When the two came back from outside the village, Vasily pointed at the entrance of the village and said to Lin Hua: "Comrade Sergeant, we will arrange a sentry here later so that if anything happens, we can detect it in time."
"One sentry post is too few." Although judging from all the information Lin Hua obtained, the Germans would not and would not be able to launch an attack on Kryukovo Village again, but considering that the German army was now only a few kilometers away, he felt
Still needing to be vigilant enough, I pointed to the ruins of the wooden house next to me with my hand, "I also plan to arrange a hidden sentry here."
"Comrade Sergeant, you are really too cautious." After hearing Lin Hua's plan, Vasily said with a smile: "To the west of us, the 8th Guards Division, reinforced by a tank battalion, is equipped with two cannon artillery regiments.
Together with the 17th Infantry Brigade and the 44th Cavalry Division of two rocket launcher battalions, they are launching the final attack on the enemies in Kryukovo City. I don’t think the German army can spare its troops to attack the village of Kryukovo under such circumstances.
Attack."
"Comrade Second Lieutenant," Lin Hua saw that Vasily was taking things lightly and quickly reminded him: "This is a time of war. Anything can happen. We have to stay vigilant enough."
"Okay, Comrade Sergeant." Regarding Lin Hua's reminder, Vasily said disapprovingly: "Let me remind you that it is necessary to remain vigilant, but being nervous is harmful rather than helpful."
The two of them were talking and unknowingly came to the vicinity of the barn. Something happened there, and a large number of people gathered around it. Seeing this situation, Vasily muttered: "What happened, no matter what happened, everyone gathered around."
At the door of the barn." After saying that, he left Lin Hua behind and wanted to see what happened.
When Lin Hua saw squad leader Grisa standing not far away, he waved to him. When Grisa came to the front, Lin Hua asked: "Comrade Corporal, what happened? Why are there so many people around?"
At the barn door?"
Grisa glanced at the location of the barn and replied with a smile: "It's the women from the village, surrounding the door of the barn, looking at our soldiers."
Lin Hua was thinking about how to strengthen the village's defense. He didn't think about what these women were doing to see the soldiers. He directly ordered Grisa: "Comrade Corporal, this village only has two entrances, the east and west. Later you send two
A soldier went to the west entrance of the village to guard the sentry. Remember: it is not a double sentry, but one is an open sentry and the other is a secret sentry. Do you understand?"
Although Grisa didn't understand why Lin Hua arranged for a secret sentry, he readily agreed: "I understand, comrade platoon leader, I will arrange it right away."
Just as he was about to leave, Lin Hua stopped him again, pointed to a burned wooden house not far from the barn, and said to him: "Comrade Corporal, I remember that there is a machine gun in your class, let the machine gunner
Put the machine gun there and hide it."
As soon as Grisa left after accepting the order, Vasily came over with Andrei. Vasily smiled and said to Lin Hua: "Comrade Sokov, I just asked the villagers and they said they wanted to talk to you."
The soldiers held a party to welcome them to this village to garrison."
After hearing what Vasily said, Lin Hua noticed that the villagers surrounding the barn were almost all young women, and there was not a single man in sight. Seeing this, he tentatively asked Vasily: "Comrade Second Lieutenant, this
There don’t seem to be many men in the village, right?”
"That's right, except for five or six-year-old children and elderly people, there is no man." The expression on Vasily's face darkened: "As soon as the war broke out, the men in the village joined the army.
Fighting against fascist invaders occurred in many places."
From Vasily's reaction, Lin Hua guessed that the men who joined the army in the village had either died or were missing or captured. He glanced at the group of women wearing headscarves and asked cautiously: "So, they are all military relatives."
..."
"No, Comrade Sergeant." As soon as Lin Hua finished speaking, Vasily corrected him: "They are widows. Their husbands died on the battlefield. They are now a group of widows."
Lin Hua was unwilling to argue with Vasily on such a trivial matter. He waited for the other party to finish and then added: "These female villagers want to have a sorority with our soldiers?"
"Yes, that's right." Vasily nodded and said: "They suggested holding a party because they wanted to invite the soldiers to taste the wine they brewed, the bread they baked, dance with the soldiers, and listen to the soldiers
Let’s tell battle stories..."
"Okay, Second Lieutenant Vasily, you don't have to say anything." Lin Hua knew that his troops would be stationed in the village, and interactions with the villagers like this were inevitable, but he didn't want to do it on the first day of stationing in the village.
Let the soldiers have fun with these military families, so he tactfully said to Vasily: "Our soldiers are too tired, they need to rest. As for having a party, there will be plenty of opportunities in the future."
Seeing that Lin Hua was unwilling to hold a party that day, Vasily felt a little disappointed, but he still said verbally: "Comrade Sokov, you are right to do this. Our task is to hold on to Klyukovo Village.
Rather than having a party with the women in the village."
The female villagers surrounding the barn heard that the party could not be held today and dispersed in disappointment. When two fat women passed by Vasily and Lin Hua, they said loudly: "Comrade Vasily,
These soldiers came from far away to defend our village, how could we not express our gratitude to them and invite them to drink and dance?"
"That's enough," Vasily yelled at the fat woman: "If you want to drink and dance, there will be plenty of opportunities in the future. Don't you see that our soldiers are busy? Okay, go home quickly."
After blasting away the two fat women, Vasily smiled and said to Lin Hua: "Comrade Sokov, if you are done with your work, go to bed early. If we have anything to do, we will talk about it tomorrow."
The soldiers living in the barn had completely different reactions after hearing that tonight's party was canceled due to Lin Hua's objections. The soldiers from the first class and the original garrison class thought it didn't matter; the soldiers from the second class had different opinions.
Da, they thought that they finally had a good opportunity to interact with women and drink alcohol, but the platoon leader gave up, so their hearts were filled with resentment.
Although everyone except the sentries on duty outside lay down early, until midnight, most of the soldiers in the second squad were still tossing and turning. They were even considering whether they should sneak out to look for people in the village under the cover of night.
The women talked about life. But when they saw Lin Hua lying at the door of the barn, they gave up the idea, because no matter how gentle their movements were, just opening the door would disturb Lin Hua.
Just when they felt extremely regretful, a burst of gunfire suddenly came from outside. Lin Hua, who was sleeping at the door, sat up suddenly. He tilted his head and listened for a moment, and then he heard that what was shooting was a Popov submachine gun, but it
The sound of shooting was quickly suppressed by the sound of German-made rifles and MP40 submachine guns.
Hearing this sound, Lin Hua didn't understand what was going on. He jumped up suddenly and shouted loudly: "Battle alarm, battle alarm!"
Following his shout, the soldiers who were sleeping in the barn also sat up, hurriedly put on their clothes, and then picked up their weapons and prepared to charge outside.
This chapter has been completed!