The perspective shifts to the lost Tokov. Since he successfully broke out from the Germans, he has been trapped in the forest. 23US.
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His men at least brought some food, such as greasy cans of beef and bread crumbs. These were ready-to-eat, saving the effort of lighting a fire.
This company dealt with the aftermath of the large forces and successfully completed its mission, but they also paid the price of some sacrifices. Due to the brutal war, the wounded who could not be evacuated disappeared. Some seriously injured people died soon despite the successful breakout.
There are still eighty men in the company who can fight. In Tokov's opinion, his company is still very strong.
However, during the breakout process, the battery of the radio station was exhausted and the hand-cranked generator was lost. For the soldiers to carry such a heavy equipment that had outlived its usefulness was simply killing people, so they simply abandoned it.
He did not order the troops to retreat following the footsteps of the large army. In fact, this was also a strategy. Unfortunately, the Germans led the hunting dogs and did not regard them as the main force. In fact, they had no intention of chasing them!
After wandering in the forest for two days, Tokov made up his mind: "Since we can no longer contact our superiors, we will return to Novgomel on our own. But given our current situation, dozens of people have been walking south.
Our supply situation may not be good enough to hold on there. It would be better for the whole company to divert to the ruins of Homnich, where we still have defenders."
Tokov knows the geographical conditions of this forest very well. As long as he goes to the ruins of Homnich, the troops there can still provide food. More importantly, because the road is smooth, his superiors may order trucks to pick up people.
, and it doesn’t take much trouble.
Therefore, Tokov led his eighty soldiers forward in the forest. Everyone was worried about encountering the enemy, but everyone had the consciousness that if the battle was inevitable, then they would beat the Germans hard!
The results of it?
Tokov actually heard the extremely dense sound of gunfire. What could cause such a result could only mean that large troops were fighting the Germans.
"Brothers! Our ultimate goal is to return to Novgomel. Now God has favored us and allowed us to finally find the main force! Now that our comrades are in trouble, we go to help them!"
Just like that, Tokov resolutely changed his route. He knew that although his eighty brothers were limited in strength, they were still a surprise force. How could the friendly army suddenly appear as a surprise force?
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Assisting friendly forces is not only about returning to the main force, but also thinking that you can eat more food. After all, the main force carries more supplies!
Just like that, Tokov took action. They did not dare to advance rashly, and still sneaked in the forest looking for the sound of gunfire.
But the sound of gunfire became weaker and weaker, and an ominous premonition came to Tokov's mind.
"It is impossible for the whole army to be wiped out! They must have broken through! The enemy must be chasing our comrades, brothers, let us kick the Germans' butts!"
His order put an end to the soldiers' random suspicions. The soldiers believed in their commander. Now the whole company was united and rushed to the battlefield where sporadic gunshots were still heard.
Until the vanguard discovered a group of fleeing people. Their appearance had appeared before, a group of guys wearing earth-colored cotton-padded clothes and German steel helmets.
Tokov did not expect to encounter those traitors from the Eastern Battalion. In his opinion, they were a group of weak combatants. The scouts claimed that their panic was obviously a sign of a retreat, which further convinced Tokov: "
Maybe our troops will break through and scare these guys!"
He waved his hand and ordered: "Brothers, speed up and move forward. Maybe we will be able to meet up with our battalion commander soon!"
The enemy was fleeing, so someone must be chasing them, and it must be friendly forces. The originally panicked soldiers became excited one by one. They carried their rifles with stabs in their hands and continued to run towards the southwest in battle formation.
Soon, the scout discovered a new situation. A group of guys wearing gray military uniforms and German steel helmets were sitting on the ground and resting against a big tree. More importantly, they were completely defenseless.
The scouts did not dare to alert the enemy, so the two men hurriedly returned to the team and reported to Tokov: "Company Commander, we found a group of resting enemies, the number of which seems to be half a battalion. What should we do?!"
"Is the investigation true?" Tokov did not act rashly. He asked the scout carefully.
"Everything is true. The enemy was unprepared. These Germans must not know our existence."
He knows that his people can't lie. They are all veterans. He can tell whether the enemy is strong or weak at a glance.
"God is really helping me!" Tokov ordered all the half-kneeling soldiers in hiding to stand up. "Brothers, we encountered a group of resting Germans. This is beef in our mouths. We can't bite it.
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"Of course I bit him!" said a young soldier.
"Okay, let's kill them and replenish ammunition by the way. This is probably the battlefield where we just fought. Our main force must have broken through. Let's beat these tired enemies again." With that, Tokov stretched out his right hand.
He punched his fist and ordered in a low voice: "Comrades, don't say anything when charging. When we fight, just shout "Ula" at the top of your lungs. Now follow me forward!"
Just like that, Speer, who was resting, discovered that it was already too late when the Soviets attacked.
Because of the cover of the forest and because the Germans only cared about resting, no defensive measures were taken at all (they believed that the Soviets and the Eastern Battalion had all escaped). Until grenades exploded in the resting place, taking away a group of unprepared people.
s life.
Many German soldiers held their wounds and groaned, and then heard a deafening sound of urrah.
Just after the battle, the German army suffered heavy losses.
The Soviet soldiers holding submachine guns fired at the unarmed enemies indiscriminately. They had no time to pick up the rifles. Some were even dismantling the firearms and cleaning the chambers! Only two machine gunners responded quickly.
After a while, they fired a barrage of fire at the attacking Soviet troops, but this was not enough to complete the blockade.
Speer's infantry battalion suddenly exploded! How many Soviet troops fell to the ground in the forest? Or did they not escape at all, but waited for them to rest here before fighting back?!
Ordinary soldiers had no time to analyze how a group of people came from the northeast. In short, they concluded that this was the main force of the Soviet army coming back to kill them. Those who did not want to die must withdraw! They went to meet with the large army in another forest to sign up.
Speer immediately understood his situation. The troops were now out of control!
"Everyone, fight for me! The enemy has thrown himself into a trap, you are not allowed to escape! Take up arms and fight!!!"
In anger, he shot two fleeing soldiers, but unfortunately he could not stop the large-scale evacuation. The Soviet army was like a tiger suddenly jumping out of the forest. Speer was shocked to see some soldiers kneeling on the ground with their hands raised in surrender.
.However, this group of Soviet troops is simply a group of ghosts raised by Satan, leaving no one alive at all!
The entire battalion was stunned by the surprise attack. The company commander who had just admonished Speer staggered over and shouted: "Batalion Commander, retreat quickly! If we don't retreat, we will be in trouble!"
"No! You fight for me! Do you fear the Soviets like mice?"
The company commander put on this ferocious face with grief and anger, even though his chin was being stared at by his battalion commander with a pistol. "Batalion Commander, if you are angry, just shoot! Look at our brothers, they are not prepared at all."
, now the Soviets are fighting hand-to-hand here! Our losses have been too serious, do you want our entire battalion to be wiped out?!"
Speer immediately let go, "Damn it, these Soviets really know how to pick the moment, they are just setting a trap for me."
There are really not many people who are willing to fight with the enemy. Speer also understands that his orders are rarely carried out. More than a hundred people are already running on the flat ground towards the forest opposite, which scares the group of corpse collectors and starts running wildly.
"Everyone, withdraw with me. We will no longer fight the Soviets here!"
After giving the order, the entire infantry battalion made a tactical retreat. Tokov was shocked to see this large group of people running towards the south.
Through the gaps in the woods, covered in enemy blood, he held up his binoculars and saw corpses on the plain. "This is really the battlefield just now. The large army should have really broken through! They must not all die there.
here!"
"Company commander! What should we do now? Should we continue the pursuit?!" a soldier asked.
"No, the whole company will continue to go southwest. This place is too dangerous and we have no time to continue fighting with the Germans. Now look for usable things and retreat immediately in two minutes. Let's turn around and go to Homnich!" (To be completed!)