Chapter 1387 The reconnaissance battalion after the shelling
The German bombardment finally ended, and Balzen, who was in the ruins of the forest, crawled out of his body like a mole with difficulty.
"Brothers, how many are alive? Give me a shout?!"
Soon, Balzen received many responses, which made him feel slightly better.
The forest after the bombardment was filled with thick smoke, and the air was filled with the unpleasant smell of rosin. After the Soviet soldiers who were not killed got up, they quickly began to search for survivors on the battlefield. Unfortunately, they found many incomplete bodies.
Corpse.
Natasha shook her head crazily. She swept away the dirt from her hair and patted her military uniform, trying to keep it as tidy as possible.
This was not the first time she had faced enemy shelling at close range. This time her life was still saved, but her body still suffered some damage.
There was a distance between where Igor lay and Natasha. After Igor stood up like a bear, the first thing he did was to look for the girl.
He looked left and right, and was delighted to see the girl half-kneeling on the ground, thrashing about.
He shouted: "Hey! Natasha, how are you doing?"
The girl didn't respond.
"Hey! How are you?! Natasha Spiroskina?!"
However, she still didn't respond. The girl's abnormal behavior was very stressful. Could it be that her spirit was severely damaged? It wasn't until Igor walked over in person, took her arm, and asked loudly next to you that
Understand the situation.
This child suffered temporary deafness due to the violent noise caused by the enemy artillery bombardment!
Natasha is not deaf, she can hear some sounds, but the speaker has to shout loudly.
She was by no means the only one whose ears were injured. Many soldiers were temporarily deafened during the shelling. However, most of the soldiers were veterans. Everyone knew that the deafness was temporary and that they would get better after resting for a while.
Of course, Natasha understood her situation very well. She shouted in a high-pitched voice: "Igor, don't worry, my ears will heal soon. No other parts of my body are injured, and I can continue to fight."
Igor smiled happily and pulled the girl up. Seeing that she could still stand safely, it proved that what she said was true.
Natasha couldn't care less about her ears for the time being. Ten people originally came to the youth camp, but three were evacuated due to injuries. Currently, there are still seven people. Have all those young soldiers survived this bombardment?
She and Igor quickly searched in the ruins of the forest. The soldiers from the youth camp were not found for the time being. The two people with keen vision suddenly discovered some mutilated corpses. Even though Natasha already had a strong mentality, seeing this tragic moment, she
After all, he opened his eyes wide and covered his mouth.
"What? Are you sick to your stomach?" Igor asked.
"No. I feel very sad. These comrades have sacrificed their lives. It is so tragic."
"This is war, you know it. Now let's look for the other children. I really hope they are all still alive."
Natasha was worried. Finally, a familiar figure appeared in her field of vision, and her nervous face finally relaxed.
"Katraski, you are really lucky." Natasha was secretly happy. She was deeply impressed by the young Katlaski. Not only did this guy compete with her, but he was indeed a qualified fighter. For example,
The combat operation has lasted for nearly three weeks now. The guy didn't complain at all and also hit six enemies in the battle.
"Hey! Katraski!"
"It's you? Comrade instructor!" The young man turned around happily. He was fine, but his uniform was seriously damaged.
Natasha hurried over and saw five soldiers from the youth camp gathered under a big tree.
"Nina, Ruslan, Mikhail, Shura, and you, Katlarsky. Just the five of you? Also, what happened to Nina? Is she asleep?"
Mikhail quickly explained: "Instructor, he was knocked unconscious by the shell."
"real?!"
"It's true, but it's okay. I think it's just a coma."
Natasha did not dare to neglect. She had even undergone surgery. She squatted down and pressed the aorta of Nina's neck with the fingers of her right hand. She felt relieved after feeling the girl's veins. Natasha raised her head slightly and asked Ruslan
: "Including you, are there only five people gathered now? Where are the other two? Where are they?"
"They? They have died."
"Sacrificed? You want to see people alive, and you want to see your corpse when you die!"
Ruslan looked at the instructor's ferocious face and shook his head regretfully: "They really sacrificed, I saw it with my own eyes. Ivan Ivanovich was directly blown into pieces by the shell, and so was Nicholas Paolnovitch.
Same experience."
"What the hell!" Natasha stamped her foot fiercely.
"Instructor, what should we do now?"
"What should we do? Ruslan, you are the deputy battalion commander of the youth battalion. Do you know what to do? That is to follow the battalion commander, Comrade Balzen. I think this round of shelling has caused us great losses, but if the enemy comes,
, we must fight too.”
"Okay! Even if you die in battle."
"Bah! Don't say anything unlucky." Natasha pinched her waist and ordered: "Now check your weapons, protect yourself, and obey the battalion commander's orders."
On the other hand, the casualty statistics of the Soviet reconnaissance battalion ended. Tokov's company was currently out of contact. Balzen counted the remaining troops and got a bad result.
The total number of soldiers who survived to continue fighting, including some who were slightly wounded, was only 210. Another fifty-five were seriously injured, and some of the wounded could obviously be sacrificed at any time.
As a result, including the puppet soldiers who returned to the Red Army in an assault, Balzen's reconnaissance battalion was bombarded by a burst of German artillery fire. About 200 people were actually killed, and the number of personnel in each company shrank to only two
Row.
If it were a pure loss of personnel, the situation of the reconnaissance battalion would not be so pessimistic. The current situation is that they have lost a lot of supplies, some ammunition was damaged in the shelling, and there are more than 50 wounded.
Leaving the wounded behind, the troops could indeed leave the war zone quickly. However, Balzen's doing so would undoubtedly be a heavy blow to morale, and he would have to pay the price for his crime of abandoning the battle afterwards.
After gathering the troops in a surprise attack, Balzen ordered to all the soldiers: "Everyone, we will immediately evacuate to the original camp, use the backup radio there to communicate with the headquarters, and replenish food and ammunition. Comrades, take off your leggings.
, made a surprise stretcher and took away all the wounded who were still breathing. We regret that we cannot take away all the fallen soldiers. We hope that the war dead will tolerate our decision. Comrades, take action now."
Even though it was severely damaged, the reconnaissance battalion still moved very quickly. A large number of simple tents were prepared by surprise, and the wounded were put there safely, even if they were already dying.
The few soldiers from the youth camp, Ruslan and Mikhail carried the stretcher, on which lay Nina, who was still unconscious. The five of them met with Natasha and Igor and followed the large army.
Withdrawn.
Just as the entire battalion of officers and soldiers were retreating, the rumble of artillery and gunfire came from the north again. The sound was dull, indicating that the distance was somewhat far away.
Who is fighting? All the soldiers realized without thinking that many of the tough guys of Tokov Company had survived the shelling. They were using their lives to cover the retreat of the main force, and they were fighting to the death.
Balzen couldn't help but shed tears during the retreat. He pulled two soldiers over and ordered with tears in his eyes: "Run to the north immediately, tell Tokov not to fight anymore, and ask them to throw away all their heavy objects and run towards the camp at full speed!"