The German commander did not know that the machine gun fire that blinded his troops came from the two machine gun platoons led by Vasily; and those soldiers who charged shouting "Ula" were the main force of the Istrian battalion. But
However, he saw that the Soviet army outnumbered him and that he was no match for them in a head-to-head confrontation, so he immediately ordered a retreat.
Going back an hour, not long after Lieutenant Vasily left the high ground with his troops, Belgin, who was supposed to stay in the command post of the mountain camp, walked into the observation post with two other company commanders. The three of them walked into the observation post.
Entering in, this small observation center immediately becomes more crowded.
Sokov did not expect these three people to suddenly appear here, so he asked strangely: "Comrade Deputy Battalion Commander, why did you suddenly come to my place?"
"That's it, comrade battalion commander." Belkin explained to Sokov: "We learned that the machine gun company rushed to the high ground. We thought there was some combat mission, so we rushed here to accept your order."
Ever since he saw a firefight in the distance and the sneak attack turned into a strong attack, Sokov had been secretly regretting: There were two radio stations in his camp, but he didn't even think of bringing one to the highlands, which made him unable to do it in time.
After getting in touch with the troops at the foot of the mountain, if Vasily hadn't attacked first and taken the initiative to take the cannon battery to the high ground, he would have been able to only watch Pavel's squad fighting alone.
At this moment, when he heard that Belkin said that he had come to the high ground to accept the mission, a new hope arose in his heart: If all the troops at the foot of the mountain followed these people to the high ground, then he could take the opportunity to launch an attack on the German army.
Counterattack. So he asked tentatively: "Comrade Deputy Battalion Commander, how many of you are here?" As soon as he spoke, he was afraid that the other party would not understand what he meant, so he added, "What I'm asking is, are you three the only ones here?"
Individuals have come, as well as the main force of the battalion."
"I brought up the main force of the battalion." Belkin explained to Sokov with a smile: "Except for the remaining platoon of the machine gun company, I brought up the first company, the second company and your guard platoon.
."
"Great, this is really great." Hearing Belkin say this, Sokov suddenly felt a little fond of him. For the first time, he discovered that his political deputy battalion commander was not
So annoying. Now that the main force of the battalion has arrived on the high ground, they can take the initiative and disrupt the enemy.
He faced several commanders and said: "I am giving an order now: the third company, continue to stay on the high ground; the first company, the second company and the guard platoon, follow me to attack!"
Although Saviev was extremely dissatisfied with Sokov's deployment in his heart, he could not sing the opposite at this time. He could only bite the bullet and answered loudly like the other two company commanders: "Yes!"
Sokov turned to Belkin, smiled and said to him: "Comrade Deputy Battalion Commander, you are a political cadre and have no combat experience, so just stay on the high ground."
Unexpectedly, as soon as he finished speaking, he saw Belkin pull out his pistol and said with a serious expression: "Comrade Battalion Commander, please let me attack with you! I have fought against the Germans in Spain, and I have
Rich combat experience will never hold you back on the battlefield."
Sokov blushed. He did not expect that the political cadre he looked down on would actually fight the Germans on the Spanish battlefield. He thought to himself: Belkin is his deputy, and he
He knew nothing about his previous experience. In order to get out of this embarrassing situation, he quickly said: "Okay, Comrade Deputy Battalion Commander, since you said so, let's lead the troops to attack together."
The machine gun company that set out first had their marching speed affected by the weapons and ammunition they carried, so the first and second companies that set off later quickly caught up with them. This way, as soon as the machine guns fired, the infantry could immediately attack the enemy.
Launch a charge.
When Sokov led the guard platoon and followed the attacking troops towards the German artillery position in the distance, he suddenly heard someone calling him next to him, and then a soldier rushed in front of him. He took a closer look and saw that it was actually
Christopher. He quickly asked: "Christopher, why are you here? Where is Pavel, where is he?"
"Comrade Battalion Commander," Christopher felt a little excited when he saw Sokov leading a large force to the rescue. He said in a slightly trembling voice: "Corporal Pavel saw that the enemy's defenses were too tight, and we could not blow up
If the enemy's artillery fires, I will be ordered to take my men to withdraw first, while he and his men will cover behind."
"How many of you are left?" Sokov asked quickly: "Where is Pavel now? Has he withdrawn as well?"
"We still have six people left." Christopher turned to look in the direction of Pavel and said in a low voice: "A few minutes ago, I heard gunshots from Corporal Pavel's blocking position, but now
There was no sound, and I don't know whether he was sacrificed or captured."
"Christopher," Sokov said in a stern tone after the other party finished speaking: "I know Pavel, even if he died with the Germans, he would never be a prisoner. I guess he must be too injured.
Zhong, fainted. You take people to find him immediately, and you will see him alive or dead or his corpse. Do you understand?"
"Understood, comrade battalion commander." Christopher agreed, and took the few soldiers who had withdrawn with him to return to the original route to find the whereabouts of Pavel.
In a night battle, improper command will cause unnecessary chaos. When the German commander ordered the troops to retreat, he originally wanted to retreat to the artillery position for defense. Unexpectedly, the German soldiers saw hundreds of Soviet troops.
, under the cover of more than a dozen MG34 machine guns, rushed towards themselves and immediately disrupted their position. The retreat turned into a rout. Not only the soldiers were fleeing, but the officers were also fleeing. Everyone wished they had two extra legs, so they threw away the obstacles
The fleeing things fled towards the forest to the south, fearing that if they ran too slowly, they would be overtaken by the Soviet troops behind them.
The cannons and trucks abandoned by the German army were captured by the soldiers of the Istrian battalion; the tents, guns and various supplies they abandoned were also captured. Belkin stood on the artillery position and looked at the captured items
Five 150-meter howitzers, I couldn’t close my mouth with joy.
Sokov, under the leadership of Christopher, found the unconscious Pavel and another seriously wounded man in the blocking position. He reached out and touched Pavel's arteries and found that the other party was still alive.
He quickly ordered Christopher: "He is still alive. You should take people back to the high ground immediately and let the assistant military doctor perform rescue operations."
