Amidst the rumbling sound of artillery, the soldiers of Position 19, under the command of the Aleutian company commander, pushed the two heavy mortars weighing 280 kilograms into the specially dug bunker, and even the five Zis-3
Anti-tank guns are also tightly protected by layers of sandbags.
But the strange thing is that after a brief counterattack of less than five minutes, the Germans once again stopped making any movement!
Wei Ran, who was fortunate enough to enter the command post for the first time at the invitation of the Aleutian company commander, asked doubtfully, "Why are these Germans so honest today?"
"It's really too honest," Vanya said with the same doubt.
Before Captain Aleutian could say anything, the phone on the table in the center of the command post rang suddenly. The former and Vanya looked at each other, and then picked up the receiver.
"What did you say?!"
The Aleutian company commander exclaimed, and then quickly said, "Okay, I understand."
"Bang!" hung up the phone, and the Aleutian company commander urgently pulled up a map and said, "I just received news from the rear. Artillery observer Kaze, who set out an hour ago, discovered that the Germans had withdrawn from their position.
There is a large number of troops, but now there are less than 100 people at most in the position opposite!"
"Should we go up and eat them?" Vanya said excitedly.
The Aleutian company commander shook his head, "In addition, there is bad news. The German army has begun to attack from the east side of the army group's position, and they seem to be preparing to forcefully cross the Don River from there.
For this reason, positions 18 and 14 next to us will be transferred to the main battlefield, and only we and position 17, one kilometer away, will perform defensive tasks here."
"Is there a scam?" Wei Ran reminded worriedly.
Aleutian shook his head, "It's not clear yet, but the order should have been sent to those two positions. In addition, soon, a radio will be sent to us from the rear so that we can directly contact Kaze and the others."
The more I listen to it, the more it sounds like I am trying to lure the tiger away from the mountain...
Wei Ran muttered to himself, he didn't believe that the cowhide notebook would be kind enough to send him over for vacation. And the most critical evidence is that there are no shields on the only five Zis-3 anti-tank guns on the position.
Who gets the nine five-pointed stars that represent the performance?
What does this mean?
This shows that there will definitely be fighting next, and given that on July 29, the 64th Group Army will be forced to retreat to the east bank of the Don River, so based on all the clues, one of the anti-tank guns can accumulate enough
The battle for the nine five-pointed stars will take place in the next five days!
"No matter what conspiracy the other party is planning, please inform everyone to be on guard!"
"Aleutian, how about I take a team of people to the opposite side..."
Before Vanya could finish speaking, Aleutian once again rejected his proposal, "Don't take risks. We don't have many people and we can't afford any losses. At this time, stabilizing the current front is more important than anything else."
Having said this, Aleutian looked at Zoya and said, "I'll take you back to the rear."
But Zoya shook her head and said with a smile, "I'll stay with you."
Aleutian was about to say something, but Weiran and Vanya had already voluntarily left the humid command post, leaving space for the man and woman.
About half an hour later, the radio sent from the rear was placed on the table in the center of the command post, but Kaze, the artillery observer who sneaked to the rear of the German position to conduct reconnaissance, did not send back any news all night long.
While everyone waited anxiously, the whole night passed safely, but the sound of firefights on the east side of the Don River position became more and more intense, and there was no sign of stopping even until the sun rose again.
As daylight dawned, the radio that had been silent all night suddenly rang Kaze's call. Wei Ran, who had been pulled over before dawn in the early morning, immediately woke up Vanya who was sleeping in the corner.
But on the radio channel, Kaze was not calling Position 19, but the artillery in the rear of the entire Don River position.
Less than two minutes after the brief exchange between the two sides ended, the rumbling sound of artillery came from the direction behind them. The artillery shells with whistles passed through the sky above Position 19 and hit the rear of the German position hard.
In the radio channel, artillery observers notified the Soviet artillery to adjust the bombardment range again and again, and the whistle above the head was also changing slightly.
After a while, the Aleutian company commander and Zoya also returned to the command post, and happened to hear the good news from Kaze - the German artillery position had been blown up!
The Aleutian company commander let out a long sigh and said, "Now our pressure is much less."
"Should Kaze command the artillery to plow the German position opposite us?" Vanya encouraged, still obsessed with the German position on the other side.
"never mind"
Captain Aleutian shook his head without thinking, "It was already very difficult for the three of them to find the German position. Don't let them take the risk of being exposed and come back to deal with the Germans on the opposite side. It's not worth it."
Okay, you two go to rest, and Zoya and I will be responsible for listening."
After hearing this, Vanya immediately took the small bag that was originally used as a pillow, pulled Wei Ran away from the command post, found a relatively dry bunker and got into it.
"Aren't you going to continue sleeping?"
Wei Ran, who was already lying down, looked at Vanya curiously and saw that the other person was holding a small file in one hand and was about to take something out of the bag with the other hand.
"I'm not going to sleep anymore. You should go to sleep first." Vanya made a move and stuffed the file in her hand into the satchel she had just opened.
Wei Ran didn't care. He turned over and leaned on his arm and closed his eyes. Although there was no exchange of fire in the past two days due to the rain and the possible conspiracy of the Germans on the other side, he talked about it for two consecutive nights.
He helped watch the radio station for two hours in the early morning, and he was already too sleepy to open his eyes.
Soon after, Wei Ran's snoring sounded in the bunker, but Vanya, who had her eyes closed, opened them and quietly took out a file and a piece of copper cut from the shell shell from her bag.
He quietly walked out of the bunker, found a dry and cool place, and evasively used a small file to file down finely divided light yellow metal powder on the piece of copper skin.
At the same time, the Kaze trio, who were heading towards position 19 and had completed the artillery guidance task, were hiding at the edge of the damp forest, taking turns observing the damage effects with a telescope.
"Would you like to come and see my house?" Cyril, the veterinarian, asked in a low voice, and at the same time stretched out his finger to point in the direction, "It's in a village not far from here."
"Don't take this risk." Artillery observer Kaze shook his head and whispered, "If there are Germans stationed there, we will not be able to complete the next mission."
"We didn't bring much food with us when we came out. How about you wait here while I go back and get some food?"
Cyril, the veterinarian, opened his sack bag and showed it to the two of them. In addition to a set of tattered civilian clothes, there was only a squashed boiled potato and a small pitiful iron shell.
Canned food, but even so, it was found from a German corpse near the position when we set off.
Artillery observer Kaze hesitated for a moment and finally nodded, "Be careful. If you don't come back before dark, Beshev and I will move immediately."
"Don't worry, I'm very familiar with this place."
After the veterinarian Cyril finished speaking, he immediately poured out all the contents of the bag, then put on the old clothes he had brought with him when he set out, restored himself to the desolate appearance he had before joining the army, and then got into the depths of the forest and ran away.
