Chapter 204 German prisoners and fascist prostitutes
Gustavus led the surviving men to retreat. There were only more than 200 people left in his battalion. As for the others, there was no hope of breaking out.{［ ((〔〔({＜
They retreated very hastily. Most of the soldiers were only wearing cotton-padded clothes. They didn't take much weapons and ammunition, and they didn't even take food. If they had retreated slower, the enemy would have rushed up and they would have been dead.
Gustav could no longer care about the cold and danger. As the sky gradually dawned, he and his remaining men advanced on foot in the heavy snow, aiming for the defense line of the 715th Division.
Fortunately, his radio operators were on duty at night, and the station was successfully preserved during the retreat.
When Roshakov's troops attacked, according to Yang Mingzhi's order, this battle could not completely eliminate the German army. Some Soviet soldiers saw that the German army had left the town and retreated all the way north. They continued to pursue, with machine guns aimed at their backs.
When the soldiers still tried to annihilate them, Krabsky immediately ordered his battalion not to leave the city and allowed the broken troops to escape.
A soldier was very puzzled. The rifle he raised was pulled by his battalion commander Krabsky. "Why? Why didn't we shoot at them? Why didn't we continue to chase them? We can obviously annihilate them all.
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"I know that we can complete the annihilation, but we also need to leave people to report the news. You and your comrades, immediately defend on the spot. You and your platoon will guard the north of the town. The enemy's large forces will attack soon.
come over."
As Krabsky said, Gustav led the remnants of his troops to flee north. They ran wildly on the snow. By ten o'clock in the morning, they were already far away from the town. Many of them were panting. When one person sat down,
Everyone sat down. At this time, they were shocked and realized that they had escaped without any food. The road ahead was slow, and it would take a day at the fastest to return to the original camp! German soldiers
I have to worry about my own safety.
Gustav immediately realized this problem and ordered the radio operator: "Quick! Report to the division headquarters immediately, saying that Homnich has been lost. The Soviet army has a regiment of troops to attack fiercely, and also dispatched tanks and aircraft. We
The last remnant soldiers are out in the snow, lacking clothes and clothing."
The soldiers regarded the radio as their only hope, and the information was quickly transmitted to the division headquarters. The intelligence surprised the division commander. Schulz was shocked that a regiment of Soviet troops appeared out of nowhere. Was this Gustav's exaggeration?
No! They must not be exaggerating. The guerrillas have been harassing Homnich, and Gustav's battalion has been very passive. This time the enemy's large-scale attack is to capture this town, and the purpose must be to completely wipe out the defenders.
Gustavus and his remnants escaped by chance.
He immediately issued an order: "Order Gustav's troops to retreat immediately. Order Hoffman of the 802 Regiment and Floyd of the 785th Regiment to prepare for battle. Order the artillery regiment to deploy an artillery battalion and immediately attack Holm
Drive in the direction of Nicci.”
Gustav's troops, who were resting in the snow, did not wait for the division headquarters' promise of supplies, which meant that the soldiers could only continue to advance in the snow hungry.
Seeing that it was already ten o'clock, Gustav stood up and said, "Everyone, keep walking! We can only be safe if we go back! Now throw away the extra things, discard all the machine guns and rifles, and let's move forward lightly."
More than 200 guns were thrown directly onto the snow. At this time, the excessive weight was a burden.
On the other hand, Roshakov's troops captured more than 100 German soldiers and more than 200 civilians, many of whom were women.
The prisoners of war were like defeated roosters, kneeling in a row with their heads in their hands, waiting for unknown orders.
Ninelli's militia battalion had a completely contemptuous attitude towards these invaders. Even after the enemy surrendered, the militiamen beat them violently to vent their anger, and even killed and captured prisoners.
Ninelli led the men to capture a machine gun squad. This group of German soldiers had shot several of his soldiers with machine guns in the previous battle. Out of anger, Ninelli ordered the six men to kneel down, then held a revolver and started shooting
Shoot them one by one from behind.
His eyes were filled with anger, and when he wanted to execute the prisoners of war again, he was stopped by Roshakov who was inspecting the battlefield.
"Hey! You can't do this again. You have to kill them, preferably on the battlefield. These prisoners of war are still useful to us."
The soldiers hated the enemy, including the soldiers who were guarding the prisoners of war. They all looked angrily and wanted to stab the prisoners with a bayonet. Based on this situation, Roshakov lowered his tone and prohibited the hasty killing of prisoners.
Prisoners may be captured in this battle. In line with the principle that labor is precious, Yang Mingzhi does not want Soviet soldiers to directly execute the troublesome prisoners as they did in the past. Because these people are still useful, just like Henschel, escorted to the military camp
They can also undergo labor reform and dig potatoes as a coolie.
The more than 100 people captured are cheap labor and will be escorted to the rear.
In addition to the prisoners, there were more than 200 civilians. As the sniper reported, some of the women here became fascist prostitutes. The soldiers were also unkind to these women, and violence broke out immediately.
The Soviet army's military discipline was difficult to maintain after the city was broken, especially some soldiers who escaped into the swamp with a narrow escape. They knew very well that this war was a narrow escape, and it was unlikely that they would survive until the war was won, so they had to cherish the immediate interests.
Especially as men's instinct, they had suppressed it for too long. When they found out that these women from the country were complicit with the Germans and had no clothes on, they exploded with anger. "We defend our country to protect the people, but you have become fascist whores."
." Based on this emotion and instinctive desire, some women were sent to the town square and were tortured beyond their appearance.
Rosakov and Krabsky were shocked. They set up the regiment headquarters in the town square and were supervising the soldiers counting the seizures.
A group of soldiers escorted two women. What was very bad was that they only wore a piece of clothing on their bodies, their faces were covered with scars, and they were walking barefoot on the snow, with red footprints on every step they took.
"What's going on! Were these two women abused by the Germans?" Rosakov asked.
A soldier saluted, pointed at the two women and said: "They are serving the Germans, they are accomplices of fascism, and they are traitors to the great motherland. So..."
"So you guys just beat them up?"
"Yes, sir!"
The two women sat on the snow, their faces frightened, and their whole bodies trembling because of the cold.
Roshakov was not someone who cared about women. She knew very well that political commissar Yelentina did not care whether these people were true traitors or were forced to do so. They were all traitors anyway, and there was only one shot for such people.
He turned around and looked at the gathered people and shouted: "How many of you are accomplices of fascism? Stand up for me!" Roshakov's words were very threatening, and many people cowered.
It's even more powerful.
"Soldier! Take that person out!" Roshakov pointed at a huddled person. When the soldier tried to pull her, he found that she was still holding her one-year-old child.
The children cried loudly, and the women also cried loudly. They cried and wailed: "You soldiers, why don't you protect us? What's wrong with me? Is there anything wrong with me to survive? The Germans insulted me and gave me food so that I could
Raise children. Do you want to kill both our mother and our children?"
When she said this, Roshakov was also stunned. What she said was reasonable. One code should be the same. This woman looked like she was serving the Germans. This was a sin. If she was killed, what would happen to the child?
Besides, she probably did it for the sake of her children.
Many soldiers were used to seeing so much blood that they were almost blinded by the killing. After being made trouble by this woman, many people were alerted. Killing the mother is equivalent to killing the child. Moreover, most of these fascist prostitutes are trying to survive.
Some of them were not voluntary at all and were completely used as slaves by the Germans.
If he were killed simply and crudely, wouldn't it be a waste of time to kill an innocent person?
Roshakov frowned and his murderous intention disappeared.
He asked Krabsky: "Man, what do you think about these women?"
"You ask me? I thought you were going to eliminate all the traitors. But we have to think long and hard about whether these people are guilty. We actually have no power to convict them. They should be interrogated by the divisional political commissar and distinguish between those who were forced and those who were voluntary or guilty.
Separate those who can’t help themselves. Besides, we don’t need to kill them all. What we lack most now is people, especially women. You must know that almost all of our military camps are men, do you want them to remain single all the time? "
Upon hearing this, Roshakov immediately became happy. He punched Krabsky with a smile. "You are very thoughtful."
After counting the results of the battle, more than 300 German soldiers were killed. There were no Soviet wounded soldiers left alive during the war. The troops seized more than 300 firearms of various types, and even ten 50 mm caliber mortars.
The soldiers even discovered the German ammunition depot and food warehouse. After inventory of the supplies, it was proved that these were enough to support a battalion of troops for two weeks.
The radio operator immediately reported to the division headquarters and the deputy division commander's headquarters who were continuing to march. Both sides received news of the great victory at Homnich.
Yevlov and Yelentina, who were guarding Catfish Village, immediately ordered: "Escort all prisoners of war and civilians back to Catfish Village, and take action immediately. Escort at least one company of troops." In order to ensure safety, a female military battalion began to send troops to Catfish Village.
Homnich enters, their task is to respond and ensure that there will be no problems during the escort. (To be continued.) 8