The officers and soldiers of the 7th Division quickly found the real Soviet camp. 23US.
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Because it was a hasty retreat, a lot of debris was still left here, such as the still warm campfire and scattered beef cans. Each can was marked in German, and the German soldiers who picked it up felt so familiar.
, they have the same goods in their backpacks at this time!
Obviously, the Soviet army robbed the German military supplies, which further clarified the exact identity of this group of Soviet soldiers.
In addition to this, Safire also surprisingly discovered some dead people. Judging from the nondescript clothes they wore, these were Soviet soldiers.
The corpses were lifted up by the German soldiers and placed side by side in a row. Safire pinched his waist and said with a puzzled face: "What's going on with these people? They are wearing our shirts and their cotton coats and shoes."
It’s ours too.”
"Saphire, don't you know that these poor guerrillas have a bad habit of ripping off dead people's clothes?" Battalion Commander Buffalo reminded, "Since the time of Tsarist Russia, Russian soldiers have always behaved like a group of bandits.
, Robbery is their habit. But seeing these corpses, I think they can only take daily necessities from our fallen soldiers, otherwise nature will kill them."
"Maybe! The enemy's large force has escaped, we should continue the pursuit!"
"But the enemy is in the forest, and our ability to fight in the forest is indeed inferior to them. Do we have to wait for the people of the 707th Division?"
"Wait for them? Those cowards?!" Safir became angry when he heard this. He pointed to the north, "Do you think I thought highly of them because I spoke politely to them before? What if they acted like a sniper this time?
Of course I will change my attitude if I eat tigers, but it’s a pity that these are a group of fools who just want us to fight to the death on the front and enjoy the benefits.”
Of course, Buffalo would not say anything good to the 707th Division, but from a practical point of view, allowing the German soldiers to face off against the Soviet army, which was good at forest warfare, was indeed a matter of using one's own shortcomings to attack the other's strengths. He suggested decisively:
: "No matter what, the enemy's whereabouts cannot escape the noses of more than a dozen hunting dogs in our troops. But it really shouldn't be allowed for our people to be the vanguard. We have Estonians who hate the Soviet Union as much as we do. Maybe it's not possible
Their fighting passion will bring incredible results!"
"This is a way!" Saffir ordered on the spot, Hendrik's Estonian Eastern Volunteers opened the way ahead, and the German troops followed closely behind.
The 7th Division only stayed at the Soviet camp for ten minutes, and a new pursuit began again.
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Meanwhile, Balzen was running wildly through the forest like the others.
He has been calling on everyone to speed up the retreat, but the battles these days are too frequent, and the huge physical exertion requires a lot of food to supplement, and enough sleep to relax the muscles. It is a pity that these are not available.
All soldiers are overloading their body organs. Even if the soldiers undergo rigorous armed cross-country training on a daily basis, the human body has its limit after all.
There are still more than 600 people under Balzen's command, and there are more than 100 people who disappeared in the forest and are still out of contact. Tokov's men did successfully break through, but they did not meet up with the main force. Balzen still firmly believes that,
Those hundred brothers must also be heading towards the ruins of Homnich, but the direction is slightly off.
The soldiers moved forward as fast as possible, and they soon reached the edge of the forest.
At this moment, the morning fog has dispersed somewhat, the sun has risen, and the entire earth is enveloped in golden light.
Balzen breathed a long sigh of relief. There was such a rising sun and there were no clouds in the sky. It must be a warm and sunny day today. The weather was good and people were in good spirits. Balzen raised his submachine gun and gave an order: "Comrades, follow me through this side."
plain, we enter another forest, and when we get there we continue moving forward!"
When they heard that they were still going forward, many people grumbled. Some girls in the youth camp simply sat on the ground and complained: "How long are we going to go? If we go on like this, our legs will be broken."
Of course, the physical strength of female soldiers is not as good as that of male soldiers, not to mention that these are still children. The current situation of male soldiers is not good either. Everyone is barely holding on with their strong bodies. Of course, they are very dissatisfied. What else can they do?
Seeing that the troops had paused slightly, Yang Tao did not hesitate to lean down against a tree, put the rifle on her waist, opened the kettle and drank from it.
This water is collected from streams, and even after boiling it still smells like mud and is unpleasant to drink, you still have to drink it.
The only thing that the girl is thankful for is that as a Chinese, she popularized the habit of boiling water to these old people. They always thought that this was unnecessary, until they found out that after doing so, they no longer have to worry about diarrhea after drinking wild water.
The soldiers were very tired. Lavrenti approached Balzen and said: "Although we are very good at fighting, our physical strength is indeed limited. If we continue to run, we will stagger like a lost dog. It is better to fight than to do that."
In fact, why doesn't Balzen want to fight? Fighting also depends on the occasion. Under the current situation, the troops may not be able to continue fighting.
Whether to fight or continue to retreat, perhaps we should listen to the soldiers' opinions.
Balzen turned around and asked the exhausted soldiers: "Comrades, are you very tired?"
He paused for a moment, but only a few voices were heard.
"Okay! I understand everything! I understand everything! Then I ask you again, if we defend on the spot, are you willing to fight the enemy? Even if we may have to face many enemies in this battle?"
As soon as he finished speaking, someone yelled the word "fight" at the top of his lungs. Then, the sound of "Ula" resounded through the forest, and the birds were frightened and flew around.
This roar was also heard by the pursuing German troops. Saffir was greatly surprised, and the German troops began to accelerate their pursuit.
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"Now you see, I know you hope that as many of our troops can withdraw as much as possible. The war really cannot be completely according to our wishes. The idea of comrades is very simple. Rather than running away like a lost dog,
It is better to stop and fight the enemy." Lavrenti continued.
At this time, Balzen finally strengthened his belief and ordered: "Comrades! The enemy is pursuing us, and we can no longer retreat." He pointed to the south: "That is Novgomel, our large army.
We urgently need time to assemble. The enemy is obviously launching a new round of offensive! We are the first line to stop them. If we escape, who will defend Novgomel? Who will defend our people?
Now follow my orders, the whole army passes through the plain in front of us, and we enter the forest on the opposite side, where we set up a defense line, set up all the machine guns, and block all incoming enemies!" (To be continued...)