Golia did not know that when he sent people to reconnoiter the town, the Soviet tanks parked outside the inpatient building had been completely destroyed by German artillery fire and anti-tank grenades. The German troops rushed into the building from two directions.
A house-to-house battle began with the Soviet commanders and soldiers who stayed inside.
The tank battalion commander, Major Bunch, led a dozen surviving tank soldiers when they retreated into the inpatient ward. They found that the hall on the first floor had been turned into a pot of porridge. People were shooting. From time to time, Soviet soldiers or German soldiers fell on the ground.
On the ground.
Seeing this scene, the riders who followed Major Bunch into the building asked loudly: "Comrade Battalion Commander, where should we go next?"
Major Bunch looked at the fighting scene in the hall and found that the Germans were all in groups, while the friendly soldiers basically fought alone. After seeing the scene clearly in front of him, he felt that it was only a matter of time before the hall fell, so he
He resolutely said to his subordinates: "Comrades, more and more enemies are rushing into the building. It seems that our people can no longer hold on. We will rush to the second floor immediately to join the friendly forces standing above."
Everyone agreed, imitating Major Bunch, and while shooting at the German soldiers they saw, they quickly rushed to the stairs, trying to go upstairs as quickly as possible to join the friendly forces on the second floor.
The enemies in the hall discovered Bunch and others, and immediately turned around with countless guns to shoot at them. Although the Tokarev pistols equipped by the tank crews had the highest muzzle velocity and high power, they could be shot down within the effective range with almost one shot.
The next one. But compared with the weapons equipped by the German army, the rate of fire is not as good as the MP40 submachine gun, and the range is not as good as the 98K rifle. Before they could rush to the stairs, only Major Bunch and his driver were left.
Major Bunch finished firing the bullets in his pistol and was lowering his head to change the magazine when he suddenly felt himself being pushed. He staggered a few steps back to the side until his shoulder hit the wall and he stabilized his body.
.He turned around and saw that the person who pushed him away was the driver, and the bayonet in the hand of a German soldier was stabbed into his abdomen.
At that moment, Major Bunch immediately understood that the driver had just pushed him away to save his life, otherwise the bayonet in the German soldier's hand would have been pierced into his body at this moment.
The German soldier pulled out his bayonet and hurriedly pulled the bolt of his gun, preparing to shoot at Major Bunch. How could Major Bunch give him a chance to shoot? He raised the Tokarev pistol in his hand and shot the gun in one breath.
All eight bullets hit the German soldier. The German soldier didn't even grunt, then threw away the weapon in his hand, covered the area where he was hit, turned around in a circle, and slowly fell down.
On the ground.
Major Bunch leaned over to check on his driver and found that the driver was dead. Feeling sad and angry, he threw away the Tokarev pistol, picked up an assault rifle next to him, and ran quickly towards the stairs.
As soon as he stepped onto the stairs, he suddenly felt several guns above his head pointed at his head. He quickly stopped, raised his hands high, looked up and shouted: "Don't shoot, it's one of our own!"
"It's Major Bunch," Guchakov's familiar voice came from upstairs: "Hurry up and let him come up."
Major Bunch, who narrowly escaped death, came to the second floor and met Guchakov, who was commanding the battle here: "Major Guchakov, all my tanks have been destroyed."
"I saw it." Guchakov said expressionlessly: "Where are your subordinates?"
"Sacrificed, all sacrificed." Major Bunch shook his head and said with a wry smile: "When we rushed into the building, there were more than a dozen people. But when we rushed to the stairs, only me and my driver were left.
Two people."
"You and your driver?" Guchakov heard what Major Bunch said and couldn't help but look downstairs and asked curiously: "Where is he?"
"Sacrificed. He was stabbed to death by a German soldier with a bayonet in order to save me." Major Bunch gritted his teeth and said: "I have killed the German soldier who killed him and avenged him."
"Major Guchakov, do you think we can hold it?"
"The enemy rushed into the building from several directions at the same time. If no reinforcements arrive, with our small strength, the fall of the building is only a matter of time." Guchakov raised his hand and looked at his watch: "It will be tomorrow.
It's getting dark, and even if reinforcements arrive at this time, I'm afraid we can only fight at night."
While the two were talking, a soldier standing at the top of the stairs suddenly leaned out and shot into the stairs. Then, several other soldiers also shot towards the stairs. It was obvious that the enemy was heading up the stairs.
rush.
Realizing that the enemy was trying to rush to the second floor, Major Bunch became a little anxious: "Major Guchakov, where are your troops? Are these the only ones left?"
"There are less than two hundred of us, scattered in this four-story inpatient building, with less than fifty people on each floor." Guchakov said with a wry smile: "What's more, there are quite a few soldiers.
While preventing the enemy from rushing into the building, he died under the enemy's artillery fire and machine gun fire. As a result, the number of troops we can use on each floor is no more than thirty at most."
The first few German soldiers who tried to rush upstairs were shot to death. More German soldiers gathered near the stairs. Someone shouted: "Shoot on the floor!"
His words reminded the other soldiers. They all raised their guns and fired desperately at the position where the Soviet commanders and soldiers were standing on the ceiling. Soon, the bullets penetrated the floor and killed several people standing at the top of the stairs.
The Soviet soldiers who fired downwards were beaten to the point where they were knocked upside down.
The Soviet soldiers did not dare to show weakness. Seeing that the enemies were hiding in their blind spots and their guns could not hit the enemy, they took out a grenade, pulled the string and threw it down. The grenade landed at the top of the stairs and exploded, sending shrapnel whizzing around.
It flew down and caused heavy casualties to the German soldiers standing nearby.
Just as the battle in the hospital was heating up, Lieutenant Colonel Majevo, the commander of the 562nd Regiment, rushed to the outside of the town with his regiment headquarters and the third battalion. When he saw the second battalion still staying here, he had a look of astonishment on his face.
With an expression on his face, he quickly ordered a staff officer: "Go and find Major Golia. I want to ask what they are doing here."
The staff officer quickly brought Golia over.
Seeing Golia, Majevo asked angrily: "Comrade Major, your mission is to relieve the first battalion, why are you still staying in the outer position now?"
"Comrade Commander," Golya saw that Majevo was angry and quickly explained: "Please listen to my explanation. First, our troops are limited, and second, we don't know where the first battalion is now. If we rush into the town rashly,
, it is very possible to fall into the siege of the German army like the first battalion."
Golia's explanation made the anger on Majevo's face slightly lessen: "Have you figured out where the 1st Battalion is?"
"The reconnaissance personnel I sent have not returned yet." Golia replied: "Only after they come back can I find out exactly where the first battalion was besieged by the enemy."
"How long have you had your scouts out?"
Golia raised his hand to look at his watch and replied: "About forty minutes. Since the town is full of enemies, it is very difficult for them to conduct reconnaissance. I estimate that it will take half an hour at the earliest before they can get it."
Reconnaissance intelligence.”
"What, wait another half an hour?" Majevo was irritated by Golia's words: "How much longer do you think a battalion surrounded by enemies can hold on? If after half an hour, your reconnaissance
The staff has not returned, so do we have to continue waiting here?"
Faced with Majewo's criticism, Golia immediately blushed and didn't know how to answer the other party's question.
"Comrade Major," seeing Golia not speaking, Majevo said in a tone that left no room for doubt: "Immediately order your troops to prepare for battle and launch an attack on the enemies in the town in five minutes."
"Comrade Commander," Golia said anxiously after hearing Majevo's order: "We still don't know where the first battalion is and in what direction we should attack?"
After Majevo looked into the town for a while, he pointed in the direction of the hospital and said to Golia: "Comrade Major, didn't you see the billowing black smoke rising in that direction and hear the gunshots and explosions coming from there?
Are you saying that? We have no other troops attacking Kazachia Compass Town. The location where the fighting occurred in the town must be where the first battalion is fighting."
After hearing what Majewo said, Golia was stunned for a moment, then slapped himself hard on the forehead and said angrily: "Comrade leader, you are right, we have no other troops to attack the town.
The place where the gunshots, explosions and smoke rose must have been the place where the first battalion was besieged."
As soon as he finished speaking, an officer ran over to him and reported: "Comrade Battalion Commander, one of the soldiers we sent out for reconnaissance has returned."
"Oh, the scout is back?" Golia asked in surprise: "Where is he? Bring him to me quickly."
Not long after, a soldier whose face was blackened by gunpowder smoke came to Goliath. He did not notice Majewo standing aside, but reported to Golya: "Comrade Battalion Commander,
We entered the town and found intensive gunshots and explosions coming from the direction of the hospital, as well as billowing smoke, which should be where the first battalion was besieged."
"Where's your captain?"
"Together with Sergeant Losev, he continued to go deep into the town to prepare for more accurate information."
At this moment, Golia felt that there was no need to continue reconnaissance. He only needed to lead his troops in the direction where there was smoke and gunfire, and he would find the first battalion. He quickly ordered Grisa: "Fourth Company
Commander, immediately assemble your troops, quietly enter the town, and then move in the direction of the sound of gunfire."
"Major Golia," Majewo who was standing nearby heard Golia's order and quickly interjected: "Just one company is not enough. You should put the whole battalion into battle immediately. In addition, I will
Two companies will be transferred from the third battalion to your command. You must rush into the hospital in the shortest possible time and join the first battalion staying inside."
"I understand, Comrade Commander." Golia replied seriously: "I immediately led the troops into the town myself and rushed to the direction of the hospital to join the first battalion."
Golia led five companies of troops to leave the outer positions and attack the interior of the town, quickly moving towards the hospital where the fiercest fighting had been.
Shortly after Golia's troops left, Lieutenant Colonel Kleba, commander of the 564th Regiment, led his troops to the outer positions.
As soon as he saw Majewo, he couldn't wait to ask: "Lieutenant Colonel Majewo, how is the situation here? Have you contacted your first battalion?"
"Not yet, Lieutenant Colonel Kleba." Majewo shook his head and said, "But I already know that the 1st Battalion is in the direction of the town hospital, fighting with the enemy."
Creba looked at the commanders and soldiers in the trench and found that there were not many troops here, so he asked tentatively: "Have you sent anyone to rescue?"
"Yes, I sent the second battalion commander with five companies to rush for rescue." Majewo replied affirmatively: "Listen, the crisp gunshots and dull explosions are when they are encountering enemies along the way.
The enemy has arrived to fight."
"Lieutenant Colonel Majevo, it's already dark. If we don't speed up the attack, our troops will have to fight the enemy at night." After Kleba said this, he turned around and ordered his regiment chief of staff: "
Comrade Chief of Staff, immediately order the first and second battalions to go into battle to assist the 562nd Regiment in rescuing our comrades trapped in the hospital."
"Yes." After the chief of staff agreed, he asked tentatively: "Send two battalions at the same time. If there is no unified command, I am worried that there will be a situation where each of them will fight independently."
"This is easy to handle." Kleba said carelessly: "Comrade Chief of Staff, you will be responsible for commanding these two battalions. My request is very simple. We must join forces with the trapped friendly forces as soon as possible."
"Don't worry, comrade leader." The regiment chief of staff said confidently, "I will never let you down."
After the regiment's chief of staff led the two battalions to attack, Kleba said to Majevo: "Lieutenant Colonel Majevo, the division commander and the political commissar are leading the 568th regiment towards the Compass Town of Kazachya. I don't know if they are on their way."
By then, will our troops be able to join forces with the besieged troops?"
"I think there should be no problem. If you think about it, in order to eat up a battalion as quickly as possible, the enemy must have mobilized the main force to the direction of the hospital." Majewo said with some pride: "So many of our troops attacked their flanks at the same time.
In the rear, the enemy will definitely be caught off guard. As long as the enemy falls into chaos, our reinforcements can quickly rush into the hospital and join forces with the first battalion standing inside."
Kleba listened to the gunshots and explosions nearby, and suddenly remembered a key question, and asked Majewo: "Lieutenant Colonel Majevo, after your troops arrived here, did you send a telegram to the division headquarters?"
, report the intelligence here to the division commander and political commissar?"
"Not yet." Majewo replied truthfully: "We just arrived here not long ago and we don't understand the situation in the town yet, so we didn't report the situation here to avoid misleading the superior commanders and making them make decisions.
