"How? I really don't have one." Sokov smiled bitterly and shook his head. "When the bullets run out, the only way to hold the position is to fight the enemy with bayonets."
"Misha, can we really only fight with bayonets?" Seeing Sokov repeatedly mentioning that we can only fight with bayonets with the enemy, Seryosha felt a headache. He knew very well that the German army focused on firepower output, so in
In terms of hand-to-hand combat, they are not as good as the Soviet army. But even if the German army's stabbing skills are not as good as the Soviet army, they still have a numerical advantage. Even if two or three soldiers are replaced by one of their own, the German army will be the winner in the end.
"There is another way."
Hearing what Sokov said, Seryosha seemed to grasp a life-saving straw. He quickly asked: "Misha, tell me quickly, what is the solution?"
"We can only change equipment on the battlefield." Sokov said helplessly: "Let the city send a batch of Soviet-style weapons here to replace the German-style weapons in the hands of the soldiers. But the hasty change of equipment, the soldiers
If you are not familiar with weapons, your combat effectiveness may be compromised."
"Misha, what time is it, and you are still looking forward and backward." Seryosha didn't care what weapons the troops used as long as they didn't fight with the Germans with bayonets. "Hurry up and ask the rear to send us weapons."
Sokov picked up the phone and asked the communications soldier to connect to the company command post of the defenders. However, the phone rang for a long time, but no one answered. Seeing that no one answered the phone, Sokov could only ask the communications soldier to connect the remaining company.
of three rows.
As soon as he heard the voice of the third platoon leader, Sokov said bluntly: "I am Sokov, and I am ordering you to immediately pull a cart of munitions and rush to the defensive position in the west, as fast as possible. Do you understand?
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"Understood, comrade division commander." The third platoon leader who answered the phone quickly replied: "I will organize the transportation of people immediately."
"Wait a minute," Sokov suddenly remembered that no one from the garrison company answered the phone, so he ordered the third platoon leader, "Send someone to the garrison company to have a look. I just called them, but they still can't get through."
"Comrade division commander, I was about to report this to you." The third platoon leader said hurriedly: "Some subordinates just reported to me that the garrison company is retreating."
"Retreat?" Sokov didn't understand what the third platoon leader meant, and asked: "There are no enemies in the city, where are they retreating to?"
"My subordinates reported to me that the garrison company had left the city in a car. I don't know where they went."
"These bastards who are greedy for life and afraid of death." After listening to the report of the third platoon leader, and then contacting the hesitation shown by the commander of the garrison company when he asked him to strengthen the city's defense, Sokov immediately realized that the so-called retreat,
In fact, he was running away. He cursed fiercely into the microphone: "He actually abandoned his position and ran away."
"Comrade division commander, what should we do?" The third platoon leader asked nervously: "Now that we are the only platoon left in the city, how should we defend ourselves?"
"Immediately arm the residents," Sokov said anxiously, "and set up defenses around several arms warehouses to prevent the Germans from seizing our arms after rushing into the city."
"Comrade division commander, even if we arm the residents, I'm afraid our strength is too weak." The third platoon leader said with concern: "It is not realistic to defend the arsenal."
"Blow it up if you can't hold it," Sokov said loudly: "We must not leave the armaments in the city to the Germans, and we cannot let them use our weapons to attack us. Do you understand?"
"Understood, comrade division commander." The third platoon leader replied: "I will blow up the arsenal at the last moment, and I will never let a single gun or bullet fall into the enemy's hands."
After the German army's attack on the frontal positions failed, the German commander immediately realized that if the Soviet troops on the highlands on both sides were not cleared, it would be basically impossible to break through the frontal defenses and rush into the city. So he made timely changes
He changed the tactics and changed the focus of the attack to seizing the high ground on the left and right wings.
As soon as the battle started, it entered a fierce state. The German troops, divided into two groups, launched an attack on the highlands on both sides under the cover of mortars and machine guns.
Due to the hasty deployment of the Soviet army, there were no decent fortifications on the highlands on both sides. The Soviet commanders and fighters who stood on the highlands suffered heavy casualties under the firepower of the German mortars and machine guns. However, this was not the case.
, they still used all available terrain to desperately block the German attack.
Sokov, who was staying in the frontal position, saw the fierce fighting on the highlands on both sides, and his brows knitted into a knot. He could see that although his men fought tenaciously, the Germans held the upper hand in terms of numbers and firepower.
Advantage, seizing the high ground on the left and right wings is only a matter of time.
He raised his hand and looked at his watch. There were still two hours until the reinforcements arrived. But according to his experience, the actual arrival time of the reinforcements would definitely be delayed. In other words, he had to rely on what he had in hand.
With the strength of the troops, we can hold on for two hours or even longer.
"Misha, the enemy has rushed to the high ground on the left and right wings." Seryosha saw through the telescope that the battle in the distance had moved from the foot of the mountain to the top of the mountain. He couldn't help but asked Sokov worriedly, "What should we do?"
"Persevere, you can only persist." Sokov knew that if he gave the retreat order to the troops on the left and right highlands at this moment, it would inevitably lead to the collapse of the defense line. He could only bite the bullet and said: "Now is the time when the enemy and we are competing for fighting will. As long as we
A warrior who fights tenaciously can withstand the enemy's attack."
The battle lasted for more than half an hour. The enemy's attack was finally contained by the defenders, and the enemies who rushed to the top of the mountain were also driven down. Seeing that the enemy was repulsed, Sokov breathed a sigh of relief and said to Seryosha
Said: "Seryozha, immediately call the first and second platoons and order them to withdraw to the frontal positions immediately."
"What, tell them to withdraw to the frontal position?" Seryosha did not understand Sokov's order: "Misha, the high ground on the left and right flanks are still in the hands of our army, why should we give up?"
"Our troops are limited and are now divided into three areas for defense. No matter where we are attacked, we will not be able to receive support." Sokov explained to Seryosha: "In the end, we will be eliminated by the enemy one by one. Don't
If you are stalling, give them orders quickly, otherwise when the German attack restarts, they will not be able to withdraw even if they want to."
"Comrade division commander, your phone number." Sokov was explaining the mission to Seryosha. The radio operator who was staying in the company command post suddenly leaned out and said to Sokov: "This is Lieutenant Colonel Papuchenko's phone number.
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"Comrade Lieutenant Colonel," Sokov rushed into the company command post, took the earphone and microphone from the operator's hand, and asked impatiently: "Where are your troops?"
"Comrade division commander," Lieutenant Colonel Papuchenko replied loudly: "We are still seventy kilometers away from your place, and we hope to arrive within two hours. How is the situation there?"
"It's very bad, Comrade Lieutenant Colonel." Sokov said in a serious tone: "After a fierce battle, the guard company suffered a lot of casualties. We have been forced to abandon the high ground on the left and right wings and shrink our troops towards the main position."
Knowing that Sokov and his friends were in a difficult situation, Lieutenant Colonel Papuchenko's expression became serious. He pondered for a moment, and then said: "Comrade Commander, how long can you probably hold on?"
"Judging from the intensity of the German attack, we can hold on to the main position for at most one hour." After weighing the situation silently in his mind, Sokov said to Papchenko: "Then we can only retreat to the city.
, engage in street fighting with the enemy, and hold on until your regiment arrives."
After Papuchenko ended his call with Sokov, he immediately called a messenger and told him: "You immediately rush to the front on a motorcycle and tell the commander of the vanguard that the division commander is in danger now.
, told them to speed up their march."
Watching the messenger riding away on his motorcycle, the regiment chief of staff asked tentatively: "Comrade regiment leader, can we make it in time?"
"Yes." Papuchenko turned to look at his chief of staff and said decisively: "I believe that the vanguard troops will arrive in time to rescue the division commander and the others. Don't forget, the battalion commander leading the team is Captain Vasily
, he is an old subordinate of the division commander, and when he learned that the division commander was in danger, he naturally had a way to speed up the march."
Papuchenko's judgment was correct. The troops marching at the front with two companies were indeed led by Captain Vasily, the original commander of the first battalion of the downsizing regiment. When he heard the news brought by the messenger, he couldn't help but
In a hurry, he quickly ordered someone to call the two company commanders to come to him.
Coincidentally, these two company commanders are also Sokov's old subordinates. One is the former commander of the first company, Captain Paulkoski, and the other is the commander of the ninth company, Captain Guchakov. After the two arrived,
Vasily said to them: "Comrades, company commanders, the messenger sent by the regiment commander just now said that the situation at the division commander's place is dangerous and that it may not last long. I am ordering you now to find a way to overcome all difficulties and to do so in the shortest possible time.
, rush to the guard company's position and relieve the division commander."
If someone else had given this order, the two company commanders might have complained to him, saying that their troops had reached their limit and it was impossible to speed up the march. But now that they heard that the division commander was in danger, how could the two company commanders still
After being able to calm down, they quickly ran back to their respective companies and issued orders to the commanders and soldiers to speed up the march.
A few minutes later, slogans of "The division commander is in danger, hurry up and save the division commander" rang out one after another between the two companies. When the car got stuck in the snowdrift and couldn't move, only a few soldiers stepped forward to help push it.
.But now that I heard that the division commander was in trouble, everyone was as if they were on fire. When the car got stuck in a snowdrift, they all immediately jumped out and pushed the car out in three clicks.
Sokov didn't know anything about what happened to the reinforcements here. Because after the enemy completed the occupation of the highlands on the left and right flanks, they launched an attack on the only remaining frontal position.
Sokov, who was directing the battle on the position, said to Seryosha: "Seryosa, now we have more than 60 people left. We can't put them all in the trenches. We should immediately take out 20 people and find a place to hide in the back.
Rise up as our reserve team."
"Misha, our number is already small. If you take away twenty more people, I'm afraid we won't be able to hold this position."
"Seryozha, haven't you seen that the enemies occupying the high ground on the left and right wings have set up mortars on the high ground and are bombarding us from above?" Sokov said loudly: "If you put all the people away,
In the trenches, it is easy to become the target of the enemy. If our soldiers suffer heavy casualties under the enemy's artillery fire, they will not be able to last for two hours."
"Misha, do you really think the reinforcements will arrive in time?" Seryosha looked around and saw the operator sitting in the corner with headphones on his head, receiving information. He should not be able to hear what he said.
Then he suggested to Sokov in a low voice: "How about we retreat too?"
"Seryozha, what are you talking about?" When Sokov heard what Seryosha said, he grabbed his collar and said angrily: "Do you know that you are shaking the morale of the army by saying this?
I can shoot you."
Seryosha thought that based on his friendship with Sokov, he would ask the other party to retreat, and the other party might agree. However, he did not expect Sokov's reaction to joining forces, and he was immediately startled. He quickly said: "Misha, I'm just going to
It’s just a joke, don’t be angry, I will accompany you to hold the position.”
"Remember, I can think you are joking this time. But if you dare to say something like this again to shake the morale of the military," Sokov said, putting the assault rifle that was always with him on the table, "then don't blame me for not reading it.
Friendship."
As soon as twenty soldiers were transferred to the back as a reserve team, Samoilov rushed in from the outside. He reported breathlessly: "Comrade division commander, it's bad, the enemy has rushed into our position. One platoon
The commander led his soldiers and started hand-to-hand combat with them."
"Let's go take a look." Sokov learned that the enemy had rushed into the position and there was nowhere to stay, so he rushed out with an assault rifle. Samoilov was worried about what danger Sokov was in, so he said without thinking
Then he rushed out. But Seryozha hesitated for a long time, then opened the curtain and walked out with his gun in hand.
When Sokov arrived at the area where the first platoon was located, he found that more than a dozen German soldiers had rushed into the position and were fighting bayonets with the commanders and fighters of the first platoon. When Sokov was about to step forward to help, suddenly a black shadow came from behind.
Someone rushed over from beside him, and without thinking, he turned the muzzle of his gun, fired a short burst, and immediately knocked the opponent to the ground.
He looked down and saw that it was a German soldier. At first, he was worried about accidentally injuring one of his own, but now he saw that the man who fell to the ground was a German, and he felt much more at ease.
Sokov had a special body armor on him. As long as the bullets did not hit his head or limbs, he was basically in no danger. Therefore, he walked forward boldly along the trench and saw Germans blocking the way.
, he shot them down with one shot; when he saw that his soldiers were at a disadvantage, he shot down the enemies who were fighting with them with bayonets. In this way, in less than three minutes, more than 20 enemies who rushed into the position were captured.
Cove and a platoon of soldiers teamed up to kill him.
After eliminating the enemies who rushed into the position, Sokov called the platoon commander in front of him and asked: "Platoon commander, how many people are there in your platoon?"
"Report to the division commander," the platoon leader replied respectfully: "Including me, there are still twelve people."
"I'll send you ten people later." Although twenty people had just been assigned to the reserve team, seeing the situation in the first row, Sokov knew that it would be difficult for them to hold on, so he could only bite the bullet and draw ten.
Someone came over to strengthen their defense here: "Also, you ask the soldiers to collect usable weapons and ammunition."
"Comrade division commander," Seryosha ran over and reported to Sokov: "There are fifteen soldiers from the third platoon delivering ammunition. How should we arrange them?"
"They came just in time." Sokov was worried that there were not enough people, so he quickly ordered Seryosha: "Let them come here to strengthen the defense and be sure to block the enemy's attack."
The German attack was repelled, but within half an hour, they launched another attack. This time because the attack distance was short, they quickly rushed to the position, and there were only more than 40 defenders left in the position.
, unable to withstand their attack at all.
At this moment, explosions and intensive gunfire came from the rear of the German army. Then, the sound of "Ula", muffled by the gunfire and artillery, also came from the rear of the enemy. He was holding an assault rifle and
Sokov, who was fighting together with the soldiers, had surprise on his face after hearing this voice.
He shouted loudly to the left and right: "Comrades, our reinforcements have arrived. Beat them hard, and don't let a single German go."
The deeply inspired commanders and soldiers immediately boosted their morale. They aimed their weapons at the enemies who were in a state of confusion and shot desperately, knocking them to the ground in pieces.
