"Comrade Sergeant," a high-pitched voice came from the hole in the floor. "The German tanks are coming!"
Vasily rushed to a gap opened by a shell, looked sideways outside for a moment, then returned and reported to Sokov: "Comrade Brigade Commander, the enemy's infantry, under the cover of tanks, came from the square.
It's coming from the side. It's too dangerous here, you'd better find a safe place to take shelter."
"No, I will stay here." Sokov just said that he would stay here to watch the battle. How could he hide in a safe place before the enemy comes up? This will make himself embarrassed in front of his subordinates.
. He said firmly: "Sergeant Vasily, just pretend that I am not here and continue to direct the battle as usual."
While Sokov and Vasily were talking, Yakov also ran to the gap to look at it for a while. After returning, he said to Sokov: "Misha, the situation is not good. The German army dispatched assault guns.
There are three of them, probably specially used to deal with this building."
After listening to Yakov's words, Sokov asked in confusion: "Isn't the assault gun used to fight tanks?"
"Yes, assault guns are indeed used to fight tanks. As far as I know, a week ago, a No. 3 assault gun commanded by German Sergeant Major Kurt Pfriedner destroyed our tank in 20 minutes.
The army has nine tanks. Moreover, the main purpose of the German army's production of assault guns is to destroy strong fortifications such as bunkers and to cooperate with infantry to attack fortresses."
Listening to Yakov's explanation, Sokov vaguely remembered that in a document he had read in later generations, a German tank driver named Wittmann was mentioned because he destroyed the Soviet army in Rostov with his bicycle.
Six tanks, and was awarded the Iron Cross First Class. Also, the 2nd Assault Artillery Battalion of the Reich Armored Division led by SS-II Sturmbannführer Walterseknab was once in action in July 1943.
Between January 5 and January 17, 1944, 129 Soviet tanks were destroyed, while only two assault guns were lost.
When Sokov thought about the achievements of the German assault guns, he couldn't help frowning. He was worried that if the enemy really used the assault guns to attack the building, the building would probably turn into ruins. And with Vasily and the others now
There are only a few anti-tank rifles, which cannot penetrate the armor of the assault gun.
Yakov also thought about the problems that Sokov was worried about. He looked at Sokov and asked: "Misha, what should we do? You know, the anti-tank rifles equipped by your soldiers can reach ranges of tens of meters."
Even within such a distance, it cannot penetrate the armor of the assault gun."
"Comrade Brigade Commander, you don't have to worry." Seeing Sokov's worried look, Vasily said quickly: "We still have some anti-tank mines. I can send people to deploy them on the streets immediately. As long as the Germans
Once a tank hits it, it will be blown up immediately."
"Okay, Sergeant Vasily." Regarding Vasily's proposal, Sokov felt that it was undoubtedly the most appropriate, and quickly ordered him: "Send someone to lay mines now."
After receiving Vasily's order, the two soldiers immediately rushed out of the building holding an anti-tank mine, and using the cover of the building, they quickly rushed to the street, preparing to place the mine there.
Sokov stood in the gap and looked at the square in the distance. He saw the German infantry, covered by three assault guns, carefully crossing the square full of craters and rubble, approaching the building where he was. Sokov
Cove took the opportunity to observe the surrounding environment and found that the location of the building was really good. In front of the building was a two-story triangular building, which divided the road leading to the square from the building into two. He rushed over from the square.
The enemy must pass through this building no matter which way he comes. And the most important point is that due to the obstruction of the building in front, the enemy's artillery fire cannot destroy this building even if it is aimed directly.
After seeing the terrain clearly, Sokov nodded secretly and thought: In real history, the reason why Pavlov and his people were able to hold on here for nearly two months was probably because the building in front helped them.
Blocking most of the artillery fire, the building was able to stand resolutely even though it was riddled with holes. Thinking of this, Sokov asked Vasily: "Comrade Sergeant, do you know the building in front of you?"
What was the building originally used for?"
Vasily turned to look at Sokov and replied: "Comrade Brigadier, this is a bookstore, and it is the largest bookstore in Stalingrad. Unfortunately, after being bombed and shelled by the Germans, most of the books inside have been destroyed.
Burnt down.”
"Bookstore?" Sokov carefully looked at the half-collapsed building, but found that there was no mark on it, indicating that it was once a bookstore: "Sergeant Vasily, how do you know that it was a bookstore?"
"The residents in the building told me." Vasily grinned and said, "You know, it's quite boring to stay here when not fighting. We always have to find something to do. So, the residents in the building
The residents took us to the building opposite to find books and then moved back to read them.”
"What kind of books are there?" Sokov asked with interest: "Can you tell me?"
Vasily shrugged his shoulders and said: "Many, such as Tolstoy's "War and Peace", "Anna Karenina", Ostrovsky's "How Steel Was Tempered",
Lermontov's collection of poems..."
Before Vasily finished speaking, there was suddenly a violent explosion outside the building, which was also mixed with the sound of machine guns and submachine guns. Sokov quickly looked out from the gap, only to find the two men who were preparing to stand at the street entrance.
The soldiers who were laying mines were discovered by the enemy, and the assault guns were firing at them. The submachine gunners also hid behind the assault guns and fired at them.
The two soldiers were caught unawares. Although they escaped the shrapnel from flying artillery shells, they were unable to escape the fire from machine guns and submachine guns. They fell one after another into the rubble on the roadside.
"Hell!" Seeing the two soldiers laying mines being knocked down by enemy bullets, the muscles on Sokov's face couldn't help but twitch a few times. If the mines couldn't be mined, the German assault guns would be able to rush to the street and shoot towards them.
The building's exposed firepower point opened fire. After seeing this, Vasily couldn't help shouting, and then arranged for two more soldiers to go out and continue laying mines: "You two put mines on the street to organize the enemy's assault
The gun is approaching..."
"Wait a minute, Sergeant Vasily, don't let them out yet." Sokov stopped Vasily at this moment and said to him: "There are two roads from the square. We don't know about the enemy's attack.
Which way will the cannon go? It's better to wait and wait until it gets closer and use anti-tank grenades to blow them up. Now, you first order the soldiers to open fire and kill the infantry hiding behind the assault gun."
The infantry hid behind the assault guns to prevent them from being killed by light fire from the front. However, if the defenders were shooting from a high position, there would be very little room for them to hide. Following Vasily’s order, they were deployed on the third and fourth positions.
The machine guns, submachine guns, and rifles of the building opened fire at the same time, knocking down the infantry hiding behind the assault guns in droves. Seeing that the situation was not good, the German soldiers quickly fell down on the spot. They lay on the ground. If the bullets wanted to hit them again, it would be impossible.
It was a little difficult, but there were two mortars deployed on the fourth floor. Under the command of Second Lieutenant Chernushenko, the shells landed accurately where the German troops were concentrated. The air waves from the explosion hit the soldiers lying on the ground one after another.
Pull it up from the ground, throw it high into the air, and then fall down hard.
Seeing this situation, Yakov said loudly to Sokov: "Misha, if we can let the rocket launcher battalion fire a salvo here at this time, all the Germans in the square should be wiped out.
Already."
Sokov estimated the distance, then looked at the strength of the German troops. He shook his head and said: "No, the enemy only dispatched three assault guns and one company of infantry. It is a bit wasteful to use a rocket launcher battalion for such a small amount of troops."
.And they are only about 300 meters away from us. The accuracy of rockets has always been low and the error is too large. It would be bad if they hit one of our own people."
Hearing what Sokov said, Yakov could not say anything else. He could only sigh and said regretfully: "So, we can only rely on the troops in the building to destroy these enemies."
The firepower composed of machine guns, submachine guns, rifles and mortars upstairs could only stop the advance of the German infantry, but it did not pose much of a threat to the assault guns. The three assault guns lined up and continued to move towards the location of the building.
Coming. One of the fastest assault guns quickly drove into the street on the left. Because the road was full of bricks and rubble, or the wreckage of destroyed tanks, armored vehicles, and cars, it had to put it down.
Slowed down the driving speed.
When the assault gun drove into the street and drove forward fifty or sixty meters, a soldier with blood loss suddenly stood up from the rubble next to the street. After he straightened his body, he roared loudly and stood in front of him.
He turned around in a circle and threw the round anti-tank mine in his hand like a discus. The flying discus, no, it was an anti-tank mine that hit the assault gun's body heavily. "Boom"
With a loud bang, the assault gun was enveloped in fire and thick smoke.
Seeing an anti-tank mine and destroying an assault gun, Sokov couldn't help shouting: "Well done!" But when he saw the soldier who had seen through the mine, the smile on his face disappeared instantly, and he saw only
The soldier was lying on his back motionless on the ground. Seeing this situation, Sokov immediately remembered the scene some time ago when he took several soldiers in an armored vehicle to blow up a German tank. When the sacrificed soldiers fell, they
Is this the posture you maintain?
Sokov turned his head and glanced at Vasily, who was shooting outwards with a submachine gun, and shouted to him loudly: "Sergeant Vasily!"
Vasily, who was shooting, did not immediately hear Sokov's shout. It was not until Yakov who was standing next to him gave him a push that he realized that Sokov was calling him. At this moment, the bullets in his drum were
Already lighted, he crouched down quickly, changed the magazine, and asked Sokov loudly: "Comrade Brigadier, what's the matter?"
"Have you seen that soldier who died?" Sokov pointed with his hand at the soldier who died after blowing up the assault gun, and said loudly: "When the enemy is defeated, we must take away the body of that soldier.
Get it back. Do you understand?"
Vasily had been in the city for a long time, and he knew very well that if the bodies were not cleaned up and left on the street, they would be blown to pieces by artillery shells and bombs in a short time; even if they could escape the shelling and bombing
, may also be crushed to pieces by German tanks, so after every battle, he would send people to collect the bodies of his comrades and place them in hidden locations. Upon hearing Sokov's order, he immediately shouted loudly
He replied: "Comrade Brigadier, don't worry. Once we repulse the enemy's attack, I will personally bring his body back." After saying that, he stood up suddenly, pointed his submachine gun at the enemy in the distance.
Keep shooting.
Due to their poor field of vision, the other two assault guns only saw the assault gun in front of them burst into flames and exploded inexplicably, but they did not see how it was blown up. However, relying on their thick armor, they still rushed forward without hesitation.
Soon, they drove into the street on the left one after another.
"Sergeant Vasily," although Sokov was unwilling to interfere with Vasily's command, after seeing two assault guns breaking into the street, he couldn't help shouting at him: "Send someone quickly.
Blow them up."
"Hunt, Khant!" Vasily fired a few more shots, then retracted his body and shouted loudly toward the inside: "Come to me immediately!"
Following Vasily's shout, a thin soldier ran over, squatted in front of Vasily, and asked: "Comrade Sergeant, what's the matter?"
"Did you see those two tanks outside?" Vasily probably didn't think of the word "assault gun" at the moment. When he spoke to Hunter, he still used the term "tank": "Go and kill them immediately."
All blown up."
After Hunter quickly leaned forward and glanced at the street below, he immediately replied resoundingly: "Yes, I'm going to blow them all up right now." After saying that, he quickly jumped to the wall with his hands and feet and picked up the ones on the ground.
There was an anti-tank mine, and he was about to rush out, but Vasily stopped him: "Wait, don't use anti-tank mines, you can blow them all up with hand grenades."
Hunter agreed, put down the mines in his hands, picked up two more grenades, and rushed out of the room. Not long after, Sokov saw Hunter rushing out of the building with two grenades in his hands, walking along the
He rushed down the street towards the two assault guns.
The tank crew of the assault gun spotted the charging Hunter and immediately fired with machine guns, but Hunter easily dodged them. Hunter hid behind a pile of rubble and let go of the assault gun in front, waiting for the one behind.
When the assault gun came over, he threw an anti-tank grenade and accurately destroyed the assault gun. As soon as the assault gun was destroyed, Hunter turned around again and chased the assault gun towards the building.
, when he was seven or eight meters away, he decisively threw the remaining grenade.
