In the early morning, fog enveloped the earth. Updated soon. Balzen never had any good dreams anymore. It was almost daytime as soon as he closed his eyes and opened them again.
Throughout the night, the soldiers never found the escaped prisoners again, probably because they just stayed where they were and stared around like owls.
All Balzen received were peaceful reports, and he probably couldn't get any new information about the interrogation of the twenty people. Asanov and Semyon had already talked too much.
After daybreak, he finally saw all the escaped prisoners of war clearly. The conditions of each of them were in terrible condition. It can be imagined that they did not have any guarantee of food in the prisoner of war camp. Compared with the soldiers of the reconnaissance company, they were fat and rounded with muscles.
, these people are simply weak.
Increasing the number of troops can indeed enhance combat effectiveness, but these people cannot bear the intensity of the battle. At this time, Balzen couldn't help but have more doubts about the escape plan of the remaining prisoners of war. With such a weak appearance, could it really succeed?
Everything will be revealed in a few days, and maybe the time of their escape plan will also change.
Balzen, who was in the forest, felt that he was involved in a huge event again. "The prisoners of war are about to escape, airdrops of supplies and paratroopers from the superiors are coming soon, and more than a thousand people are heading to the front line. This is like a new battle!"
The reason why the previous battle did not continue to expand was because of logistical problems, that is, the consumption of ammunition was too high! Balzen regretted not taking the opportunity to pursue and fight, and just treated the Germans as fleeing in panic. It was really rare.
, an excellent opportunity was in front of them, but because the army lacked stamina, they watched helplessly as they escaped.
More than a thousand soldiers died, but a few days later more than 2,000 paratroopers dropped from the sky along with a large amount of supplies. If you think about it, a new battle could really begin.
"Could it be that the commander allowed me to lead the two most elite battalions and was allowed to move freely just to encourage me to start a war?" Balzen thought about it carefully and decided not to be so reckless. In any case, there are big soldiers in the enemy's position.
caliber artillery, once they find the hiding coordinates of the troops, the shelling will take everyone away in one wave!
Therefore, the reconnaissance company simply continued to rest on the spot, and the rescued people quickly ate dry food to regain their strength.
According to past experience, the two reinforcement battalions moved forward at the fastest speed, and they had to arrive the day after tomorrow, so that they could arrive before the prisoners of war escaped. Those people planned the operation in the early morning, and the possibility of successfully escaping under the cover of night was still very high.
Big ones, if the enemy counterattacks, the troops who happen to be ambushing can give the Germans a good beating!
Balzen couldn't help but admire his own strategy, and boasted to the three platoon commanders: "The deputy division commander said that you must learn war in war. I think I have been hanging around with him for a long time, and I have absorbed a lot of the art of command."
"That's right! The company commander's handling yesterday was very good. The enemy should not think that there is a group of Soviet troops directly in front of them." The second platoon leader said, taking a sip of his cigarette.
Balzen heard another voice in his words. "I hope so, I hope so, our first priority is still to wait!"
The reconnaissance company established a ring defense system, and the sentries were far away from the defense line. Some even climbed into the trees to serve as hidden sentries.
The woods are very quiet in the morning, and the soldiers who have calmed down are bored. Entertainment in the deep front lines is prohibited, and the only task of the soldiers is to guard their posts.
But a trace of noise broke all the tranquility. A soldier who climbed to the top of a tall red pine perfectly hid himself. He vaguely heard the sound of a dog and immediately became energetic.
Then there were not just dogs barking, but people shouting, and he clearly heard it was in German!
The soldier soon saw a real scene. Three men in Soviet cotton-padded clothes were running wildly and panting. After a while, there were about a squad of German soldiers, leading wolves and dogs in pursuit.
They probably thought they could not catch up, so a German soldier raised his gun and shot at the fleeing prisoners of war. One person did this, and the rest followed suit.
Frequent gunshots broke all the tranquility. After all, the sentry's position was less than one kilometer away from the reconnaissance company's defense line.
Balzen and his men were bored and could only pass the time by chatting and smoking. Suddenly and frequently gunshots came, and almost everyone shot a carp at the same time. They cheered up, and there was the sound of bullets being loaded everywhere.
"Damn it! Did the Germans find our trace?" Balzen held up the telescope, but he couldn't see anything because of the tree trunks.
Compared with the well-trained appearance of the reconnaissance company, some of the newly rescued prisoners of war had obviously received severe stimulation before, and a small camp roar actually occurred.
Two people were yelling like crazy, and even tried to snatch the guns of the soldiers who stopped them from shouting!
"Damn it! It will kill us now." The platoon commander frowned. At this most critical moment, the noise would be exposed! He pulled out the dagger very cold-bloodedly and slashed the throats of the two crazy people. It was bloody.
to solve all this.
Balzen didn't want this, but because the roars of those two idiots attracted the Germans, a firefight was inevitable.
It's a pity that he has to fight even if he doesn't want to!
After a while, outside the line of the reconnaissance company, two men wearing Soviet cotton-padded jackets were running wildly. Germans soon appeared behind them. In addition to the sound of gunfire, there were the roars of men and the barking of hounds.
Balzen was shocked when he saw the black German shepherd. He ordered: "Comrades! Fighting is inevitable, and the Germans are rushing towards us! Fire now! Kill that damn dog too!"
In an instant, there was a loud sound of gunfire. With an absolute advantage in strength, the reconnaissance company fired a volley of guns easily. The unprepared Germans were shot and fell to the ground, and the ferocious hound also died.
The two people who were being chased were dumbfounded. Several soldiers rushed forward and pointed their sharp spears at them.
The battle was completely over in just twenty seconds, but Balzen did not waste any time. He felt that he understood what happened. "The Germans have begun to capture prisoners of war, and we were completely exposed with this attack! Everyone quickly
Clean the battlefield and retreat immediately!"
The reconnaissance company performed its work neatly, including the sentries on the periphery, who also evacuated one after another. The German weapons and ammunition were taken away, and the entire reconnaissance company was about to leave.
Suddenly, the dead dog caused Balzen to become extremely worried.
"Comrades, wait a minute, you must forcefully take off the cotton-padded clothes of the people we just rescued. No one can be pulled off!"
"Why?!" the second platoon leader exclaimed in confusion!
"Go as soon as I tell you to do it! Don't delay!" Balzen shouted: "Are you letting their hunting dogs keep tracking us? The smell of the clothes of those prisoners of war is too strong!"
These soldiers suddenly realized that the prisoners of war had been stripped of their shirts and long johns, with only their shoes still on their bodies.
But the clothes were still too thin, so the Germans' woolen coats were stripped off the corpses. Unfortunately, ten of them still wore very little.
Balzen can no longer take care of so much, and now the only thing the whole company has to do is withdraw. (To be continued...) rw