During the early harassment war, Sokov's troops seized a large number of German weapons, ammunition and various materials, including several small radio stations. In order to keep in touch with Brisky's troops at any time, he left one of the radio stations and two radio operators. He also agreed with the other party to contact them on time at 8 o'clock every night.
Watching Sokov leave with the main force, a lieutenant squad leader walked to Brisky and asked cautiously: "Comrade Captain, has Major Sokov abandoned us? Let us stay here to attract the Germans to fight cannon fodder, but he fled with his men."
Although Brisky was the rank of captain, he was just a platoon leader in Istria and was barely qualified to participate in a military meeting. The lieutenants and lieutenants under his command could only think of ordinary soldiers, and after their superiors held the meeting, they would come back to convey the end of the meeting to him. Due to the haste, Brisky had not had time to convey the content of the meeting to his subordinates after he came back, so the lieutenants in front of him had a misunderstanding, which was inevitable.
"Second lieutenant," Brisky felt it necessary to explain to everyone what was going on in order to prevent the morale of the army: "Major Sokov did not lead people to retreat, but went deep into the rear of the enemy to harass and destroy their traffic lines. And our mission was to stay here and deal with the German troops who came to encircle and suppress them, so that they thought that the Istrian camp was still in this area. Do you understand?"
When the second lieutenant heard Brisky say this, he immediately realized that he had made a mistake. He quickly blushed and apologized to Brisky and said, "I'm sorry, comrade Captain, I made a mistake. I apologize to you."
"Okay, Comrade Lieutenant, you don't have to say anything more." Brisky waved his hand at the other party and said, "The task of your class is to be responsible for alerting Dim's direction. Once the enemy is found moving towards our resident, he will immediately come back and report."
What happened in the camp was that Sokov, who was marching with his troops, did not know that he was discussing with Vanya: "Captain, it is more than a hundred kilometers from here to Kursk. If we continue to advance in the forests and swamps, the speed of the march will be affected."
"What should we do?" Wanya looked at Sokov and asked, "Will you let the soldiers march on the road?"
"It's not impossible," Sokov looked up at the gray sky and continued: "In such weather, it is impossible for German reconnaissance planes to be deployed. We can completely march on the highway."
"But, Comrade Battalion Commander." Wanya was frightened by Sokov's words and sweated: "What if we encounter the enemy during the march?"
"When we march on the highway, you send vanguards to explore the road ahead." Sokov said confidently: "Once you find an enemy on the highway, immediately send a signal to the troops behind you so that everyone can quickly hide in the forests or gullies on both sides of the road to avoid being discovered by the enemy."
"This is a good idea." After hearing Sokov's thoughts, Vanya couldn't help but lit up. He quickly called a platoon leader and ordered: "A platoon leader, we will march on the road next. You can pick a few smart warriors and go to the front to serve as vanguards for the exploration of the way. Once you find the whereabouts of the enemy, you will immediately send us a signal."
Vanya's order was soon implemented. The commanders and fighters who marched in the forest and swamps all came to the highway. A team of hundreds of people was divided into two echelons and marched on the rarely-traveled highway. As long as the German army did not conduct special reconnaissance on this area, it would be difficult to discover this unit.
Since the troops started marching on the road, Belkin's heart became uneasy. He was originally working with the third company in the second echelon, but in order to persuade Sokov not to adopt this risky behavior, he rushed to the first echelon. As soon as he saw Sokov, he said excitedly: "Comrade Major, stop your risky behavior quickly. We marched on the road in such a swagger. Once we were discovered by the enemy's reconnaissance plane, their bombers would immediately come, enough to blow us up and destroy us in a very short time."
"You're thinking too much, Comrade Belkin." Sokov said disapprovingly about Belkin's concern: "In such weather, it is impossible for the enemy's plane to be dispatched. As for the German ground troops, there is no need to worry. Once they are vanguards and find enemies appearing in front of them, they will immediately send a signal to hide the troops marching into the forests or gullies on both sides of the road."
As he was talking, Vanya suddenly ran over and said to Sokov: "Comrade Battalion Commander, the vanguard in front sent a signal that a German transport convoy appeared on the road and was coming in our direction."
When Sokov learned that an enemy had appeared on the highway, he immediately ordered: "Send a signal to the troops behind immediately so that everyone can hide immediately." After seeing the hidden signals sent in front of him, the troops quickly spread out to both sides of the highway and hid in the gullies blocked by bushes.
A few minutes later, a convoy of five trucks with tents appeared in Sokov's vision, and they drove along the road towards their hiding place. However, the convoy drove to a place fifty or sixty meters away from Sokov's hiding and stopped. The door of the cab opened, and the driver and the soldiers sitting on the bridge got out of the car and stood on the side of the road to chat.
Seeing that there were only a dozen enemies, Sokov was about to order the troops to attack and destroy the enemy, he suddenly saw the truck leading by, and the tarp on the bridge was lifted up, and an officer wearing a big brimmed hat poked his head out. Sokov's eyes were sharp, and he saw clearly that the carriage was full of shaking helmets. It turned out that this was a truck full of soldiers. He was afraid that the soldiers lying ambushed on both sides of the road would be unable to hold on and would shoot without authorization. He quickly whispered to the soldiers next to him, saying, "Send it down, no one is allowed to shoot."
"Major, what should we do?" Belkin said to Sokov with some concern when he saw the soldiers coming out of the carriage. "It seems that there are nearly a hundred enemies on these five trucks. Once the fight starts, if they cannot be eaten quickly, they will attract nearby enemies."
If there were only a dozen enemies, Sokov was confident that he would deal with the enemy without robbing them, and then use these trucks to transport his subordinates to Kursk. But at this moment, he saw that the car was full of enemies. Although his troops had the advantage in number and was a sneak attack, it was still unrealistic to resolve the battle as soon as possible.
Thinking of this, Sokov bit his back teeth and said, "You are lucky. Let you go today. I won't be so polite when I meet you next time."
I thought the enemy parked here just to move his hands and feet, and to do something small, and it would take a long time to leave. Unexpectedly, the enemy actually moved wood from the carriage and set fire to cook things on the side of the road. It seemed that he would not leave for a while. Seeing this situation, Sokov couldn't help but feel anxious. He was worried that the enemy would stay here for too long and would find the warrior hidden beside the road.
"What should I do, Comrade Battalion Commander." Wanya carefully climbed to Sokov's side and asked him in a low voice: "The enemy doesn't know how long it will be here. I'm worried that the soldiers will be exposed and shoot?"
Sokov looked at the enemy not far away through the bushes, thinking quickly in his mind: Should he order the troops to continue lurking, or would he decisively open fire to eliminate the enemy?
Just as he was indecisive, Belkin suddenly whispered "Huh". Sokov turned his head to look at him, and asked in a low voice: "Comrade Belkin, what's wrong?" When he asked this, the expression on his face looked ugly. He was worried that Belkin would make a fuss about something small and would alarm the enemy not far away.
Belkin pointed his finger at the enemy sitting by the fire in the distance and asked Sokov in a low voice: "Comrade Major, have you heard them speak?"
Sokov had long heard the sound of the enemy speaking, so when he heard Belkin's question, he nodded and asked in confusion: "I heard, is there any problem?"
"Major, listen carefully." A surprise expression appeared on Belkin's face: "They speak Russian."
"Speak Russian?!" Hearing Belkin say this, Sokov quickly turned his ear and listened carefully. Sure enough, he vaguely heard the group of enemies talking in Russian. He asked Belkin in confusion: "It's really a ghost, how could the Germans chat in Russian..." As soon as he said this, he was stunned and stared at Belkin, "You mean, these enemies are not Germans, but the 'Oriental Camp' composed of scum among prisoners of war?"
Belkin didn't say anything, just nodded, indicating that Sokov's guess was correct. Then he asked in a low voice: "Major, since they are Eastern Camp, we might as well take risks. Maybe it will take only ten minutes to resolve the battle."
"No, we don't need to exchange fire with them." After learning that the other party was an Eastern Camp, Sokov immediately had a better idea in his heart, so he refused Belkin's proposal without hesitation, but said to himself: "I have already thought of a better way to deal with them."
In Berkin's surprised eyes, Sokov ordered a soldier: "Comrade Warrior, call Corporal Ernst here immediately. I have important tasks to hand over to him."
Chapter completed!