Kirsto lay quietly on a pile of rubble, his dusty military uniform already perfectly integrated into it.
Today is already the third day of Kirstow's participation in the battle. His 17th Division was one of the participants in the battle to attack Kirovograd. This time, in order to attack Kirovograd, General Mandiv arranged for four
division.
Now they are engaged in arduous street fighting. The local residents, who are not willing to be defeated by the Soviet army, are still determined to delay the steps of Romania's victorious army in an attempt to obtain external reinforcements.
But how is this possible? The enemy's first two divisions of reinforcements from the north have been defeated by the armored division and the cavalry division. There are also four divisions in the south guarding the reinforcements from the Soviet Union, and the two divisions in the east
, are fighting with Alexandria's troops, and the latest battle report shows that these Soviet troops have also been blocked. Therefore, the defenders are already trapped in the pot, and they have lost hope for a long time. They can only wait for themselves and others to be eliminated.
"There were seven Soviet soldiers, two militiamen in civilian clothes, and a machine gun."
Kirstow silently calculated the situation he saw in his heart, while calculating how to capture this place.
After seeing the situation at the street clearly, he cautiously stepped back, and behind him was his subordinate Lakemond.
"Squad leader, how many people are there across the way?"
Lakemond, who looked anxious and had a full beard, asked in a low voice.
Kirstow glanced at him, and the warning look in his eyes was obvious. If he said anything at this time, he would be alarmed if he was heard.
The strong man who was warned by his eyes could only silently stop talking.
After retreating to a position not far away where other team members were waiting, Kirstow spoke in a low voice. "There were seven Soviet soldiers guarding the intersection, and two militiamen wearing civilian clothes, all using rifles.
There is also a disc machine gun guarding a window in the small building on the left."
The disc machine gun Kirstow mentioned is the Deggarev light machine gun currently widely used by the Soviet Union in World War II. This gun was designed in 1926 and was installed in the army in 1928. As the Kiev Military District with the heaviest tasks, it naturally needs to be given priority.
This machine gun was replaced to deal with the threat from Romania. Its unique bullet disc design is instantly recognizable.
After introducing the opponent's strength and weapons, Kirstow began to arrange an attack on him. "Locke, Thor, and Billy, you are responsible for attacking from the left for a while. You need to pay attention to the second building in your direction.
There is a gap in the building where someone might be hiding, so you need to pay more attention."
Facing Kirstow's words, the three of them nodded to express their understanding. After finishing speaking, Kirstow continued to assign tasks. This time he named a tall and thin soldier.
"Rick, you have the best marksmanship. You are responsible for dealing with machine guns and ensuring that we are not suppressed by firepower."
"give it to me."
After receiving Rick's definite answer, Kirstow continued, "Others follow me and be careful to shoot the enemy immediately and cause them to panic."
After Kirstow finished speaking, he was afraid of a long night and a long dream. "Now let's check the watch and launch the attack in five minutes."
After Kirstow finished speaking, everyone assigned to the task left.
Locke and the other three men moved to the left, while Rick looked for the best shooting spot and was responsible for taking down the enemy's machine gun. Kirstow, with the remaining five people, quietly moved towards the enemy's position.
They need to get as close as possible to the enemy to launch a surprise attack.
Time passed like this minute by minute. Kirstow looked at the distance between the two sides, then looked at his watch. Then he made a gesture of throwing a grenade, and the team members who understood it took out grenades and prepared to throw them.
"one"
"two"
"three"
"Grenade"
After the countdown, Kirstow shouted and threw the grenade, and the other team members followed suit and threw the grenade.
Violent explosions sounded in front of the enemy's fortifications, and the frightened defenders immediately opened fire on them. The rapidly fired bullets hit the obstacles with a banging sound, and they were unable to raise their heads.
At this time, the enemy's machine gun also opened fire, and the sound of Tetete's machine gun made the streets full of rubble play a symphony of death.
At this time, Rick, who had already aimed at the machine gun window, looked at the shooter with half of his body exposed, and pulled the trigger.
"Snapped"
After a crisp gunshot, blood splattered on the shooter's chest, and the continuous sound of machine gunfire stopped.
"Snapped"
Then the second gunshot caused the deputy shooter who wanted to continue shooting to fall down.
"Be careful, there are snipers."
Someone among the defenders shouted, which immediately made the Soviet soldiers look nervous, and the frequency of shooting also dropped a lot.
Now is a good opportunity, Kirstow thought to himself and shouted.
"superior"
After speaking, he led his team members to move a certain distance away from the Soviet troops on the position under the cover of the explosion smoke.
It needs to be explained here that what Kirsto and others threw was Romania's new No. 2 offensive grenade. This grenade is mainly prepared for street fighting. In addition to having the same lethality as other grenades, it also has one more function. That
The smoke is very loud. This grenade developed by the Bucharest Arsenal was particularly popular with the soldiers when they attacked Kirovograd. It was wanted to be exposed to the enemy's sight, so that Kirsto and others all carried it
This grenade also proves the development and growth of Romania's military industry.
At this time, the three Locke men who were outflanking the left wing also launched an attack. After three gunshots, a Soviet soldier fell down holding his neck. This caused the Soviet soldiers on the position to quickly turn their guns and shoot at the three soldiers.
People started shooting.
"Grenade"
Kirsto's roar came from the smoke, and there were several explosions in front of the position.
"Throw a grenade"
A Soviet veteran on the position heard the direction from which the sound of beating came, and estimated that the approaching enemy was approaching, so he also shouted to his comrades.
So the two sides were throwing grenades at each other, and the front of the fortifications exploded with a loud bang. As the commander of the defenders, this veteran dealt with it well. If the soldiers had just participated in the battle, they might have been hit by the grenades.
The explosion caused heavy losses. However, Kirstow had participated in many battles and already knew the Soviet army's response well, so the veteran's actions were what he expected.
In fact, Kirstow and others were still quite far away from the position. The previous shout was to make the defenders think that they had launched a charge and consume the enemy's grenades. Because of many days of street fighting, they had already been informed
Thanks to him, the grenade machine gun is extremely powerful in street fighting. If used well, it can instantly break the enemy's fighting spirit.
So after consuming a wave of enemy grenades, Kirstow yelled a few more times and threw a few grenades. After a battle of wits and courage with the defenders, he felt that it was almost done. Kirstow yelled again.
"rush"
This time it became real.
Unexpectedly, the defenders were attacked by Kirstow and others who rushed out of the smoke. The submachine gun held by Kirstow at close range was a powerful weapon. Three Soviet soldiers were attacked.
He fell to the ground from close range.
The team members who rushed into the position also started a bloody battle with the defenders.
This kind of small-scale battle is bloody and short, and tests every soldier's combat skills and weapons and equipment. In this regard, Kirstow and others have an absolute advantage.
By the time the battle was over, all the Soviet troops had fallen. Of course, Kirstow and others were not unscathed, and some of them were more or less injured.
"Monitor, Billy can't survive."
Lakemond, covered in gunpowder, reported the bad news to Kirstow.
"Let's go and have a look."
Kirsto, who didn't have time to take a rest, immediately rushed to the street on the left under the guidance of Lakemund.
Kirstow pushed aside the soldiers surrounding him and saw that Billy was vomiting blood. On the gauze on his abdomen stained red by blood, Locke, who had the best relationship with him, was helping him suppress the blood that emerged.
"Billy, nothing will happen to you. I told you that I would like to visit your hometown, and you also want to introduce your sister to me."
Locke, with a nervous look on his face, couldn't help but cry at the end.
Kirstow understood Locke's mood, and the two of them had the best relationship in his class. Who could not shed tears when his best comrade died.
So Kirstow handed a gray handkerchief to Locke. "Let me have a word with Billy."
"Um"
Kirstow looked at Billy, who was about to die, and asked with a calm expression. "Billy, do you have any other wishes?"
"I want... mom... and sister."
Billy used all his strength to say this sentence.
"Don't worry, we will take you back to your hometown. You can see them every day."
After hearing Kirstow's words, the satisfied Billy breathed his last.
"May you rest in peace, Billy."
After making the blessing gesture, Kirstow saw that the other people present looked a little heavy. He had to say to Locke. "I will leave the task of bringing Billy back to his hometown to you. But before that, you need to wait for others.
Just replace us. I know you are sad, you and your good Belgian brothers are the same, and so am I. But now is a time of war, and we can only save ourselves first before we can take Billy back."
"Thank you monitor, I want to stay with Billy for a while."
"no problem."
Such battles are happening in Kirovograd at any time, and ordinary officers and soldiers like Kirstow can only complete their tasks in the war and try to protect themselves. No one can always be shrouded in a halo of luck.
The brutal battle in Kirovograd is still going on, and they still need to continue fighting.
