Although Sokov had entered the basement many times, since there was no lighting, he only knew that bullets, grenades and guns were piled near the stairs. He really didn't know what was placed in the other corners. Since the captain had
He picked up the flashlight and prepared to come down to check again, so he also came down.
"Sokov," the captain saw Sokov following him into the basement, turned around and asked, "How did you know there was an arsenal here?"
"I also heard from a neighbor." Sokov continued to use his own perfunctory words to Andre to prevaricate the captain: "He has participated in the construction of many such defense fortifications. He said that in order to ensure the supply of ammunition supplies, usually at a distance
There will be hidden ammunition depots not far from the permanent fortifications, which contain supplies that can last for a period of time."
"Well, Sokov, you've been here a lot. Do you know what's inside?"
"Except for a few piles of supplies near the stairs, which I can confirm are bullets, grenades and guns, I didn't check the rest of the area because the lighting was too poor."
"Don't worry, I have a flashlight here. We can figure out what's going on right away."
After some inspection, the captain found food and medicine in the corner.
Perhaps for the convenience of storage, the items stored here are rusks and some canned fruits. The medicines include morphine, iodine, alcohol and some medical equipment.
After discovering the food, Sokov quickly walked to the stairs, raised his head and shouted outside: "Hey, is anyone there?"
Hearing Sokov's cry, Andrei immediately came over and asked, "Sokov, what can I do for you?"
"We found food and medicine down there." Sokov said: "Hurry up and bring a few people down to move it."
Upon learning that food and medicine had been found in the basement, the soldiers outside cheered and started running after Andre.
Sokov led a few people to where the captain was, and the captain gave them orders: "Andrei, this box contains medicines. You take them out first and give them to the health worker. Comrades, put them in the box next to them."
It’s full of rusks, you all move out.”
While Andre and others were carrying food and medicine, the captain continued to use his flashlight to check the supplies stacked in the basement. Sokov followed him closely, trying to figure out what weapons were available as soon as possible.
The captain shined his flashlight on a pile of things covered by canvas in the corner, and said to Sokov next to him: "Sokov, hurry up and lift the canvas. I think there may be something good underneath."
Sokov stepped forward quickly and lifted up the canvases one by one.
With the help of the flashlight, Sokov could not help but show an expression of ecstasy after seeing the weapons clearly. They turned out to be four Maxim heavy machine guns, two 82mm mortars, and a 45mm anti-tank gun.
The captain came over and said in surprise: "I didn't expect that there are so many good things. With these equipment, even if the same number of German troops attack, I will be sure to stop them."
When Sokov heard what the captain said, he couldn't help but shake his head secretly. You must know that although the company was reorganized and the quality of the personnel was also uneven, a force of more than 70 people with so much equipment could only block the same number of German attacks.
That would be too cowardly. If you were to take command yourself, even if the number of enemies were equal, even if there were twice as many enemies, you would still be sure to destroy them.
"Since there are heavy machine guns, there must be light machine guns nearby." The captain's flashlight pointed to other positions: "For our company, light machine guns may be more suitable."
Sokov wholeheartedly agrees with the captain's statement. Half of the company is new recruits, and they can't even use a rifle, let alone a machine gun. Moreover, the operation of the Maxim heavy machine gun is more difficult than that of the turntable light machine gun.
It’s complicated. If you let a new soldier serve as a machine gunner, he might run out of bullets and not even hit a single one.
Target. Sokov once used the Maxim heavy machine gun to kill dozens of enemies, but since he became the brigade commander, he has not had the opportunity to use this weapon again. Sokov secretly planned to ask the captain to arrange for someone to carry it out later.
With a Maxim heavy machine gun out, you can act as a shooter and use firepower to suppress the enemy in battle.
As expected, there were quite a few rotary machine guns next to them. Sokov counted them, and there were actually twelve of them.
The captain said to Sokov: "Sokov, go out and have a look to see if the people who moved the things have come back. If they come back, let them drag out these light and heavy machine guns and anti-tank guns and place them on the position."
"Wait a minute, Captain." Sokov heard what the Captain said and quickly stopped him: "The anti-tank guns can be pulled out. After all, the Germans may send out tanks or armored vehicles to attack the bunker group we occupy. As for
As for light and heavy machine guns, we only need two rotary machine guns and one Maxim heavy machine gun."
"Why?" the captain frowned and asked, "Are all these weapons just thrown here for display when they are not used to deal with the enemy?"
"Captain," Sokov looked at the captain and said, "Most of the soldiers in the company are new recruits like me, and they don't even know how to shoot. Machine guns are much more difficult to control than rifles, even if they are equipped with these weapons.
, I’m afraid it won’t be of much use on the battlefield. So I suggest taking out two rotary machine guns and one Maxim heavy machine gun, which is enough.”
"Sokov, you said that you have never been a soldier and have no military training, but your behavior today is not like it." The captain said: "I heard Andre said that when you encountered those two German soldiers
, you killed them all with two shots. I’m afraid even I can’t compare to such shooting skills.”
Sokov blushed. Fortunately, the light in the basement was too dark and the captain could not see the change in the expression on his face, so he shamelessly continued to lie: "My marksmanship was all practiced on the shooting range. The two men at that time
The German soldier was standing next to a motorcycle dozens of meters away, smoking. It was a perfect target, and it would be strange if he missed it."
After listening to Sokov's explanation, the captain did not speak, but continued to check the weapons in the basement.
After just checking the weapons in the basement, Andre and others returned to the basement and asked the captain for instructions: "Comrade Captain, what else should be moved out?"
"Did all the medicines go to the health workers?"
"Yes." Andre nodded and said, "Captain, didn't you see the hygienist's expression when he saw the batch of medicines? He almost shed tears. He said that if we could find this batch of medicines yesterday, maybe we would
Two fewer wounded people will be sacrificed." As he spoke, his eyes unconsciously glanced at Sokov who was standing next to him.
Because the light was too dark, Sokov did not notice Andre's eyes turned to him, but took the initiative to introduce to the captain: "Captain, the light and heavy machine guns can be pulled out after a while, but the anti-tank guns must be pulled out first.
You know, the Germans opened the way with armored troops, and if we didn't have anti-tank guns, we wouldn't be able to stop their attack."
"Sokov, what you said makes sense." The captain waited for Sokov to finish and then ordered Andrei: "You guys take that anti-tank gun out first, maybe it will be put to use soon."
Andre was also a person who had been on the battlefield, so he naturally understood what would happen if infantry faced enemy tanks without anti-tank weapons. He quickly agreed and called a few soldiers to move the anti-tank guns out of the basement first.
After several hours of work, the weapons and ammunition brought out from the basement have been equipped for the entire company of soldiers. The veterans who got the bullets and the recruits who got the weapons were all smiling.
Sokov had the heavy machine gun moved into the westernmost bunker, preparing to block the entire road with firepower from here. As for the anti-tank gun, the captain handed it over to Andrei and two other veterans, who were in charge of it.
Against German armored forces.
After the equipment was distributed and they had eaten and drank enough, someone suggested to the captain: "Captain, look, the bunkers are overgrown with weeds because no one has been stationed there for a long time. Looking from a distance, I thought they were abandoned.
.How about we clean up the surrounding area and at least clear up the weeds nearby?"
When the man spoke, Sokov happened to be standing nearby. Hearing what he said, he was immediately frightened. The bunkers were overgrown with weeds, and the German troops passing by on the road would mistakenly think that no one was stationed here.
After all, in the early days of the war, in the area occupied by the German army, there were a large number of half-renovated and unmanned defense fortifications. But if the nearby weeds were cleared, it would not mean telling the Germans that Soviet troops were stationed here.
, you should be more vigilant when passing by.
"Comrade Captain, I think that the status quo of the bunker group should be maintained." Sokov rushed to say: "This way, when enemies appear nearby, they will not have doubts about this place. When they pass by the road next to them with confidence and boldness,
Only then can we catch them off guard and cause them greater casualties."
After hearing what the two said, the captain looked at Sokov and then at the old subordinate. After thinking for a long time, he asked Andrei beside him: "Andrei, what do you think?"
Facing the question raised by the captain, Andrei pondered for a moment, and then answered decisively: "I think Sokov is right. We are stationed here to block the Germans rushing towards Kiev. If it is exposed prematurely,
Once we have reached the target, a single shelling by the German tanks is enough for us to drink a pot. If we don’t clear the weeds in the bunker group, the Germans passing by will think that this is another abandoned defense fortification.
Thus entering our fire range unsuspectingly."
"Andre, what you said makes sense." The captain nodded and said, "You have the same idea as me. In order to avoid exposing our target, the weeds around the bunker group will not be cleared."
Sokov was quite happy to see that the captain had adopted his opinion. He was just worried that the other party would have a whim, so he organized everyone to do a general cleaning, clean up the weeds around the bunker group, and then re-strengthen the fortifications. Once there,
At that time, not to mention the German scouts who appeared nearby, even the reconnaissance planes flying over could easily discover that Soviet troops were stationed in this group of bunkers on the roadside, and they would find a way to send troops there.
Pull out this nail and clear the road to Kiev.
"Sokov," even though Sokov has only joined the company for less than a day, the captain still has trust in him: "Tell me, what should we do next?"
"Of course it's training." Sokov said: "The company is basically composed of new recruits. Since everyone has weapons and enough ammunition, we can let the veterans teach them how to use the weapons in their hands.
In this way, when you see the enemy appear, you can calmly fight with the enemy, instead of panicking and running away in fear."
The captain raised his hand to look at the time, and then said: "It's getting late today, let's all rest first. It won't be too late to train again during the day tomorrow."
After everyone dispersed, they each returned to their assigned bunkers.
When Sokov returned to the bunker, the deputy gunner assigned to him by the captain asked curiously: "Comrade Sokov, when do you think the Germans will show up?"
"It's hard to say." Although Sokov knew when the Battle of Kiev started, it was impossible to know when the battles took place in some small places. Therefore, he could only shrug his shoulders and spread his hands in response to the questions raised by the other party.
: "I'm not a senior commander, so how can I know the movements of the Germans. So what we can do now is wait here, wait for our superiors to give us orders, and wait for the Germans to appear."
The deputy shooter's name is Alexey, a recruit who just joined the army yesterday. He looked at the gradually darkening sky outside the shooting hole and said with a gloomy expression: "I hope the Germans will never appear on that road outside, otherwise we will never see anything.
Can't stop them."
"Alexei, why do you say that?" Sokov looked at the other party and asked in surprise: "Have you ever seen a German?"
"That's right." Alexey nodded and said in a positive tone: "I'm from Zhytomyr. I fled with my relatives before the Germans broke into the city. On the way to escape, we met
The Germans, I was smarter at the time, hid in a ravine on the roadside and were not discovered by the Germans. However, the refugees who were fleeing together were driven to a grassy area by the Germans, and then they fired at them with machine guns.
"
Sokov raised his hand and patted the barrel of the Maxim heavy machine gun, and said to Alexei: "Alexei, we have this. If the Germans don't come, that's it. Once they come, I will definitely
Let them pay a heavy price."
But Alexey was obviously not as optimistic as Sokov. After hearing this, he just said lightly: "I hope so."
There were three other soldiers in the bunker, all of whom were ammunition carriers assigned to Sokov by the captain. However, they were all leaning against the wall with their eyes closed at the moment, seemingly paying no attention to the conversation between Sokov and Alexey.
interest.
Sokov chatted with Alexei for a few more words, and found that this was a young man who was full of pessimism about the future. He knew that no matter what he said, the other party might not be able to listen. In this case, why bother?
As for his lips and tongue. He found a place where no one was around, and lay down in a more comfortable position to sleep.
After sleeping for an unknown amount of time, Sokov was suddenly awakened by a strange sound. He sat up straight and listened. His expression suddenly changed. According to his experience, it should be an armored force heading towards
Advance towards the position of the bunker group.
After listening for a while, he realized that the sound was getting louder and louder. Sokov felt that he should remind the captain and let the soldiers prepare for battle, so as not to be caught off guard by the Germans. So he got up and walked out of the bunker, heading towards the captain's temporary
