The orders of both divisions were conveyed, and they both continued the pursuit. 23US.
The fastest update, but considering that night has fallen, the troops must rest.
For this operation, Hertzman and Florid negotiated and finally determined that the 7th Division would be the main force, with Battalion Commander Safire as the commander.
Although the chief of staff of the 707th Division was dissatisfied with the division commander's decision, Hertzman had made up his mind.
However, the German troops on the front line were very friendly. Speer and Drach regarded their friendly troops as divine weapons. On this battlefield littered with corpses, the German troops and the Eastern Battalion camped again.
Like the Soviet army nearly 20 kilometers away, the German army also camped on the spot. The difference was that the German army could not only find military supplies on the battlefield, but also send the wounded back. The Soviet army could only allow the seriously wounded to die. For these people
, the soldiers who had not yet slept could only numbly bury him on the spot.
Sitting at the campfire, Balzen was drowsy. Several soldiers around him were either curled up and snoring, or smoking cigarettes indifferently.
Lavrenti was wrapped in a blanket and dressed like a bear. He rushed over and said: "Five more are dead. We have brought more than a hundred wounded, and now there are less than fifty left."
"So many? We have only been out of the war zone for more than ten kilometers, and half of the wounded are dead? Where are our military doctors? Those girls in the youth camp are all nurses. Don't we still have Bessika?"
Lavrenti shook his head: "We have done all the surgeries that can be done, and we only have Besika, the army surgeon. As you can see, she is also exhausted. It is impossible for her to do any surgery because of her fatigue."
"Then she can't hold on a little longer? We're still losing brothers now!"
Seeing that he was a little excited, Laf Lianji comforted him: "We have done everything we can. We can't expect a girl to save all our wounded. If something goes wrong with Besica, it will be a big deal. Think about her identity!"
Balzen's spirit recovered a lot. After thinking about it, it was true that the girl had basically exhausted her energy in the battle. How could she still save the wounded? Many of the wounded could not make it back. Not only was the return journey difficult, but also because of the injuries.
Seriously, I am afraid that even with good rescue, I may not be able to go home.
Thinking of this, a feeling of being loved as a soldier came to his mind, and he asked the most critical question: "How many troops do we have now? Not counting Tokov's people who have not returned yet."
"There are 50 people who are not injured at all, and there are 70 people who are slightly injured but can fight. In addition, there are 0 people who are not life-threatening but can't fight. The rest..." At this point, Lavrenti shook his head.
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"We have lost so many people!" Balzen took a breath, "The total number of troops I have commanded in the past ten days has exceeded 1,400, and now only half of them are left. The most elite troops,
The invincible division in the hands of the deputy division commander has been wasted by me, a mediocre person! I am stubborn and stubborn. If I had not attacked the enemy's positions, so many brothers would not have died! What is the situation of the brothers who are alive now?"
"Yevgeny is already asleep, and so are his soldiers. You can also hear the snoring of my men. As for the children in your direct troops and youth camp, you know their situation better than I do."
"Yes, the losses are huge. To comfort myself, the elite troops are still there. But if we continue to fight the enemy fiercely, the casualties will rise sharply."
"In that case, take the initiative to contact the division headquarters!" Lavrenti remembered that the troops had only communicated with the division headquarters once since setting up camp at night, which was just to briefly describe the status of the troops.
It’s already past eight in the evening, so we should contact you again!
Hearing what he said, Balzen shook his head with a wry smile: "I'm really unlucky. I lost my spare battery while crossing the pond. The correspondent lost his footing and fell into the mud. He's fine, but we only have one battery to use now."
"So you told me the battery was dead?!"
"Yes! So the soldier is tinkering with the hand generator to recharge it."
At the most critical moment, the troops were at risk of losing contact? Lavrenti had to think of many, many bad things. The more he thought about it, the more terrifying it became, and he even became rude.
Nervous, he impulsively pulled Balzen's collar closer and asked: "What should we do now? Look at our soldiers sleeping together, we need to go home quickly, we need bread and milk for our beds! Now we are the weakest
, it will be terrible once the enemy comes over!"
"Were you frightened by the artillery fire during the battle? Are you afraid of the Germans?" Balzen pulled off the collar of his comrade with a strong hand, and with a ferocious face, he said viciously: "Lavrenti, our current danger has not been eliminated.
, a battle may happen at any time, your thoughts are just extravagant hopes. We now have night vision devices, and the enemy has nowhere to hide in the dark. As for the possibility of losing contact, that is impossible! Soon the battery will be fully charged, and we will be able to contact you. But
If the enemy appears, we must fight immediately!"
"I hope so! I hope so!" Lavrenti's mood gradually calmed down. "The war is too terrible. I am very nervous now. I get nervous when it is stimulated. I don't want to offend you. But I don't dare to say some of your words.
Agreed, I am not a coward, do you think I will be one?" Then, he pulled his comrade's arm away, his face extremely serious.
"Hehe, I also made a mistake." Balzen let go in good faith and patted his comrade on the back: "You and I should go and have a rest. The German army will not advance at night. Some of them are also Tokov's people, maybe two or three
They will be back by then. When the ten-minute soldiers wake me up, we can request reinforcements from the division. As for tomorrow morning, I plan to go straight to the ruins of Homnich, what do you think?"
"Go straight there? That place is a tomb! I think our soldiers will have psychological shadow. According to my idea, we don't need to take a detour to go there. We can just go all the way south. We know this forest well."
"Whether we go to Homnage or go directly south, I hope our road ahead won't be troublesome again."
Balzen was indeed tired, and his eyes were already bloodshot. As a commander, he should have maintained a high degree of vigilance, but he also had to rest now.
His rest is destined not to last long.
Balzen just felt like he had just laid down and closed his eyes a few seconds ago, and he was woken up again almost instantly.
"Hey! I just lay down, did I ask you to wake me up immediately?!"
His harsh words did not stop the soldier. It was not until he rubbed his eyes that he saw clearly that it was the telegraph operator Misha.
"Sir, it's already ten minutes."
"What? Ten?" The alert Balzen immediately sat up and rolled up his sleeves. The hour hand on the mechanical watch had already passed ten. He quickly asked: "Have Tokov's people come back now? Your batteries
Is charging completed?"
Misha answered truthfully, the so-called Tokov really seemed to be missing. Logically, they carried a radio, but there was no reply for several hours. A bad thought came to his mind, I am afraid that the entire infantry company was eventually wiped out.
The only good news is that the battery is fully charged and you can contact the division headquarters immediately. (To be continued...)