While Sokov was talking to Bely, a clear gunshot suddenly came from the south, followed by the sound of submachine gun and machine gun shooting.
"What the hell, what the hell is going on?" Hearing the intensive gunfire, Sokov instinctively looked south, but saw no trace of the enemy. He quickly called Guchakov and ordered with great annoyance.
He said: "Guchakov, go to Colonel Gurdiev and ask him what happened and why he fired the guns indiscriminately?"
Shortly after Guchakov left, the intensive gunfire became sparse. Bely looked in the direction of the gunfire and said thoughtfully: "Comrade Brigadier, it was Gurdiev who discovered the enemy's
Scout, that's why he shot."
"How many of the enemy's scouts are there to be able to fire machine guns and submachine guns at the same time?" Sokov said displeased: "In just those few minutes, I estimate that at least thousands of rounds of ammunition were consumed. If the ammunition runs out,
When the Germans rush up, are you ready to fight them with bayonets?"
Seeing that Sokov was angry, Bely quickly persuaded him: "Comrade Brigade Commander, don't be anxious. When I see Colonel Gurdiev later, I will criticize him for you and tell him not to waste ammunition casually in the future."
You know, we fought in Orlovka for two days, and the ammunition was almost exhausted. If we don’t use it sparingly, we may have to let the soldiers fight with the enemy with bayonets."
Guchakov, who went to inquire about the news, quickly ran back to Sokov: "Comrade Brigade Commander, we have figured it out. The sentry found a German soldier on a motorcycle coming towards us, so he
Shots fired."
"It's nonsense, it's just nonsense. When you see a German soldier, you just shoot randomly. Come on, come with me," Sokov angrily walked a few steps along the communication trench towards the south position, and suddenly thought of Belly and the 292nd Division.
The liaison officer was still there, and he stopped again and said to Bely: "Comrade Colonel, you stay here. If anything happens, you can handle it."
Arriving at the unfinished trench, Sokov saw the soldiers lying in the trench with their guns pointing into the distance. After following Guchakov, he bent down and ran to Gurdiev's hidden position.
Ask bluntly: "Comrade Colonel, what happened? Why did you shoot indiscriminately?"
"Comrade Brigadier," Gurdiev replied with a blushing face: "While we were repairing the fortifications, the sentry on duty saw a two-wheeled motorcycle approaching us. The driver of the motorcycle was a German
The soldier instinctively pulled the trigger, causing the soldiers on guard duty to open fire."
Sokov looked outside and saw a two-wheeled motorcycle lying on the ground fifty or sixty meters away, but there was no one in sight. Sokov turned around and asked Gurtier strangely.
Husband: "Comrade Colonel, where is the German motorcyclist? Why didn't I see him?"
"In the bomb crater, Comrade Lieutenant Colonel." Before Gurdiev could answer, a young soldier next to him answered first: "The Germans are hiding in the bomb crater."
After figuring out that the Germans were hiding in the crater, and then listening to the gunshots that sounded from time to time in the trenches, Sokov frowned and said to Gurdiev: "Comrade Colonel, the bullets fired from the rifles will not turn, there is no way
Hit the Germans hiding in the craters. Let the soldiers stop shooting and stop wasting precious bullets."
"Send my order!" Gurdiev quickly ordered to the soldiers around him: "Let everyone stop shooting!"
After the gunfire on the position stopped, Sokov saw a steel helmet rising from the crater in the distance, and quickly retracted it. He may be worried that there were snipers on the position here. However, shortly after the helmet was retracted, a helmet appeared in the crater.
Suddenly there was a strange sound. A soldier listened for a moment and suddenly shouted in surprise: "The Germans are singing!"
"Sing?!" Gurdiev was stunned when he heard what the soldier said. "He is already on the verge of death, why should he sing?"
"Don't talk." Sokov, who was lying next to him, interrupted them and said to himself: "Although I can't hear clearly what he sang, the tune seems very familiar."
"It's the Internationale, Comrade Lieutenant Colonel." As soon as Sokov finished speaking, the little soldier continued: "I heard clearly, he sang the Internationale."
"Hell, how is this possible?" Gurdiev stared at the crater in the distance with wide eyes and said in an unbelievable tone: "How can the Germans sing the Internationale?"
Regarding the little soldier's statement, Sokov had no doubt that "Unbreakable Union" would have to wait until 1944 to become the national anthem of the Soviet Union, and the current national anthem is "The Internationale." After listening for a moment, he heard that although the Germans were speaking in German,
Singing, but the melody of the song is undoubtedly "The Internationale".
Sokov turned to Gurdiev and said: "Comrade Colonel, send a few people over and bring the German soldier over. Remember, don't shoot, capture him alive."
Gurdiev nodded, and then called a second lieutenant and asked him to lead a few soldiers towards the crater in the distance. The soldiers shouted loudly as they walked: "Henderhoch! Henderhoch!"
!”
The German hiding in the bomb crater was very cooperative. As soon as he heard someone shouting "Henderhoch", he quickly walked out of the crater with his hands raised. Perhaps out of worry, he still sang in German.
Author of "The Internationale".
Seeing that the Germans showed no signs of resistance, the second lieutenant swarmed forward with his soldiers. First, he searched the German soldiers for weapons, then held him with his hands behind his back and led him toward the position.
Sokov looked at the escorted German soldiers and asked Gurdiev curiously: "Comrade Colonel, who do you think he is and why he sings "The Internationale"? Could he be a member of the German Communist Party? I
I remember that a few hours before the war broke out, a member of the German Communist Party surrendered to our army and reported the news of Faxi Temple that Germany was about to attack our country."
But Gurdiev said vigilantly: "Comrade Brigadier, as soon as we arrived here, a member of the German Communist Party came to surrender to us. Isn't this too much of a coincidence?"
This was the first time Sokov saw such a German soldier who surrendered on the battlefield. When he heard the other party singing "The Internationale", he felt ecstatic in his heart, thinking that the other party was his comrade. But now he heard
When Gurdiev said this, his thoughts couldn't help but waver: "Comrade Colonel, who do you think he is?"
"I think he may be a spy sent by the Germans." Gurdiev said with confidence: "I have seen more than once spies sent by the Germans to pretend to surrender, and some even carry powerful weapons.
Confusing a fake party card with a real one.”
"Are there any soldiers in your division who understand German?" Sokov looked at Gurdiev and said, "We must first find out who he is and why he is here."
"No." Gurdiev shook his head and replied with a wry smile: "It turned out that the division had a staff officer who knew German, but unfortunately he died in the battle. Now there is no one in the division who knows German."
Just when Sokov was considering whether to send someone to send the prisoners to the headquarters of the 24th Army for interrogation by people who knew German there, he heard someone calling his name from behind. When he turned around, he saw that it was Bely and As.
Kyle was walking towards him along the traffic ditch.
Bely came to Sokov and asked curiously: "Comrade Brigadier, what happened? I seem to have seen our soldiers capture a German soldier."
Upon hearing Bely's inquiry, Sokov told him what had just happened, and finally said regretfully: "It's a pity that there is no one who understands German, otherwise we could also figure out who he is."
"Comrade Lieutenant Colonel, I understand German." Unexpectedly, as soon as Sokov finished speaking, Askel, who was serving as the liaison officer, stepped forward and said: "I can act as an interpreter for you when you interrogate the prisoners."
Seeing that Askel actually understood German, Sokov couldn't help but be overjoyed. After expressing his gratitude to the other party, he was ready to interrogate the prisoners on the spot. Unexpectedly, Bely stopped him: "Comrade Brigadier, there are so many people here talking.
It’s too convenient, I think it’s better to go back to the headquarters and interrogate the prisoners there.”
When Sokov and the others occupied the position, the enemies hiding in the headquarters bunker were killed by the soldiers with grenades because they refused to surrender. Sokov thought the smell of blood there was too strong and was always reluctant to go in, but at this moment
Hearing Bie Lei take the initiative to bring it up, he couldn't object anymore, so he had no choice but to agree.
Sokov and the others arrived at the headquarters. As soon as they sat down, the prisoners were escorted in. Sokov saw clearly that the other party was a young soldier with a medium build and short blond hair, so he casually asked: "What's your name?"
?" Askel quickly translated Sokov's words to the prisoners.
"My name is Bauer." After the prisoner said his name, without waiting for Sokov to ask again, he took the initiative to tell the number of his division, as well as his rank and position.
Knowing that the other party was just an ordinary engineer corporal, Sokov felt that he was not interested. According to his idea, what important military information could an ordinary soldier know? If the other party had not surrendered voluntarily and had once sang "The Internationale", maybe
Someone had already taken him out and shot him. Anyway, there were no conditions for taking prisoners now.
Seeing that Sokov was a little absent-minded, Gurdiev guessed that he was not interested in this kind of shrimp, so he took the initiative to ask on his behalf: "What are you doing here?"
Upon hearing Gurdiev's question, Ball quickly straightened up and replied: "Convey the order!"
"Convey the order?!" Sokov suddenly became interested: "What order?"
Although Bauer didn't know Sokov's identity, he saw that the two colonels sitting next to him were respectful to him as a lieutenant colonel, so he guessed that he was the person in charge here, and quickly answered honestly
Said: "The division headquarters' order stated that due to insufficient troops, it is temporarily unable to allocate forces to strengthen the defense here. I hope they can resolutely block the Russian attack."
This chapter has been completed!