Yevgeny waited for more than ten minutes in full view of the German troops. These ten minutes were a torture for him and the Soviet troops behind him.
Finally, he saw another person crawling out of the German trench.
The German company commander walked up arrogantly, with a hint of evil in his smile. The man stretched out his right arm in an inviting gesture, saying: "Mr. Lieutenant Colonel of the Soviet Army, our Lieutenant Colonel invites you to come in."
Our trenches, discussing surrender in the trenches."
Yevgeny sneered: "Haha, your commander is really a coward?"
"No! We don't want to be cowards, we will only do things that are beneficial to us. For example, we do not confirm whether you are a lieutenant colonel of the Soviet army, let alone whether our commander is standing in front of you. You arrange
Do the snipers know how to shoot black guns?"
"Haha? I didn't expect you to be afraid of me?" Yevgeny shook his head: "I tell you clearly, we don't have any ambush." He stretched out his arms again, "Look, I don't even have a gun."
The German platoon leader took a look and said, "It's true that you don't have any weapons, but I can see that your belly is bulging."
Yevgeny was startled, and he quickly said with humor and irony: "Indeed, you thought you could trap our 63rd Army to death, but in fact we captured a large amount of supplies from your German army. I keep getting canned beef, and I can't even think of it anymore."
Difficult. I have to say, your canned beef is really good."
The German platoon leader didn't think much. He then asked: "Please give me an answer. If you are not willing to enter the trenches and interview my commander, then don't talk about surrender. We will not negotiate with people who are insincere."
say."
Yevgeny thought for a while, and it seemed that he had no second choice. Then he continued: "Okay, I can enter your trenches, and out of courtesy my documents, translators and entourage will follow."
"Okay, then come with us."
Both the Soviet and German armies had their own evil intentions, and Yevgeny had already made up his mind that if things came to a point of no return, he would carry the German commander and die together with the grenades he had hidden. Without the commander, the enemy is likely to collapse.
The German army's thinking is more pragmatic. Muller and Griffin must know the strength of their enemy.
Yevgeny has seen big scenes, and the followers who follow him are all veterans who have narrowly escaped death. But this is the first time that everyone has stepped into the German army's positions. Who is really fearless?
Yevgeny followed the German company commander down the German trench. He deliberately looked left and right. He saw those German officers and soldiers. It was very strange that there was no so-called anger in their eyes, and only a few of them showed mocking looks. They
He didn't say anything, but looked at his group with different eyes as they entered their territory.
Here, Yevgeny also saw clearly the scene after his own rocket attack at close range. He had to sigh that the German army's civil engineering work was very good. The powerful rockets reduced some trenches to nothing, and the German army only used
A simple repair was made within a few hours.
"Don't hesitate, don't look around, just follow me." the German company commander urged.
Yevgeny said nothing. His entourage was surrounded by a platoon of German soldiers with live ammunition. The situation was indeed very dangerous.
There is no word in Russian that means "going to a meeting alone". Yevgeny knew the danger of his behavior. He was more like an officer meeting the German army in person.
Anyway, he was already here, and miraculously, the Germans did not intend to cover their eyes at all. Yevgeny took the opportunity to carefully observe the German army's deployment from close range, and remembered it in his mind. In his heart, he despised the mistakes of the German officers.
Most of the trenches were deeper than a standing person, and there were a large number of bomb shelters on both sides of the trenches. Seeing this, he completely understood why the German army still retained a large number of combat personnel. He turned left and right along the traffic trench that was one person high, and finally turned to
The command center of the German army.
Several soldiers wearing Soviet khaki uniforms appeared at the German command headquarters. The scene was very inconsistent.
Muller, Griffin, and the officer Hunterhausen sent by the SS59 regiment were all here. When they saw Yevgeny arriving, they took a closer look.
Mueller paid special attention to the white flag that was still being held up. Then he looked at the face of the visitor and asked straight to the point: "I heard that you are a lieutenant colonel. What is your position?"
Misha immediately translated for Yevgeny.
When warring officers meet, it is a courtesy to announce their identities to each other, and it is also an opportunity to show off one's side's strength.
Yevgeny puffed up his chest and said proudly: "I am the deputy commander of the 2nd Regiment of the 284th Guards Infantry Division of the 63rd Group Army of the Soviet Workers' and Peasants' Red Army, Yevgeny Yevgeninovich Yevgenov."
The names of the Russians were very long, and Muller had no time to think about it. He especially noticed the number reported by this person, which was an awe-inspiring number - the 284th Guards Infantry Division.
That's a breathtaking number.
Muller tried not to panic, straightened his back and said: "I am William Muller, commander of the 508th Regiment of the 805th Division of the Third Reich."
Griffin also introduced himself: "I am Carl Williams Griffin, commander of the 917th Regiment of the 634th Division."
"And I am Henry Jean Hunthausen, the battalion commander of the 59th Regiment of the Waffen-SS of the Third Reich."
The translators on both sides were very dedicated, and both sides understood their exact positions and military ranks. When it came to these, Yevgeny was actually inferior to Muller.
After introducing himself, Yevgeny had a preliminary understanding of his enemy. He was very surprised that the German army in front of him was actually a mixture of three troops, including members of the SS59 regiment.
Mueller pinched his waist, put on a disdainful attitude, and asked: "It seems that your Soviet army wants to force us to surrender? So you are sent to negotiate with us?"
Yevgeny was very dissatisfied with the attitude of these officers, especially the so-called regiment leader Muller, and responded: "Yes. Our lieutenant general commander asked you to surrender, that's all."
"Haha, surrender? Why do our troops of the Third Reich surrender to you? Do you think this is realistic? You launched an artillery bombardment on our army in the morning. Even so, our army's combat effectiveness has not been substantially weakened. As you can see, we
In front of the phalanx, hundreds of your corpses are lying. Your attack has failed. Is a loser worthy of asking us to surrender?"
Muller's words were very angry, but Yevgeny just thought it was a bastard chanting sutras, and he was not angry at all.
Yevgeny let out a long sigh and said in a mysterious way: "Some people think they are the winner, but in fact, they are only one step away from complete collapse!"
"You! Are you mocking us?"
"Mr. Muller, am I wrong? Do you think that defeating a tentative attack is the final victory? Besides, why are you, the 634th Division, and the SS59th Regiment standing in front of me?
Hey! Those two officers, how did you come to this battlefield? Don’t you have any idea? "
One stone stirred up a thousand waves, and Yevgeny's rhetorical question made the three German officers suddenly calm down.
The biggest need of the German army in letting the Soviet envoys in was to understand the situation of the Soviet army and the situation of its own troops. Although the Soviet army may be bragging, they always reveal some key phrases in their few words.
Now, there is still a mystery about the German army here, and Battalion Commander Hunterhausen is even more worried. He asked urgently: "Tell me now, are our armed SS at war with you? Where are they now?
?”
"Them?" Yevgeny looked at the man's collar badge marked SS and said seriously: "Let me tell you clearly. The so-called SS59 regiment has been completely annihilated by us. Today is July 12th, that regiment
The army was completely wiped out on July 9th."
It was like a bolt from the blue hitting Hunterhausen's head. He almost fainted, and then laughed out loud at a loss: "Haha, this is not true. You are lying. Our armed SS has advanced equipment and brave soldiers, how can it be...
…How can you destroy it?”
"Are they really strong?" Yevgeny shook his head, "Mr. Griffin, you should know best how your troops got here. You were blocked by our army and retreated here. To tell you the truth, you
The Soviet troops we encountered were my troops. It can be said that I led my troops to drive you here."
"It's... it's you!? Is there such a coincidence?" Griffin couldn't believe it. The culprit who caused him to flee was standing in front of him.