The 333rd Regiment then deployed behind the junction, with the 1073rd Regiment on the left and the 1075th Regiment on the right.
The front of the 333rd Regiment at this time was a bit strange. Its trenches were generally a horseshoe shape with tank bunkers as supporting points, that is, an encirclement was formed around the joint. 8 to 10 tanks were arranged in each direction... on both wings.
Arrange 8 vehicles and 10 vehicles on the front, so that the front is obviously wider and the width of the defense is about one kilometer.
The reason for this arrangement was to open the pocket wider and attract more German troops into the encirclement.
The rest of the tanks are used as reserves. They are hidden in tank bunkers like other tanks... This kind of tank bunker cannot be lazy. The frozen soil below must be dug down and even built like the one before.
That is to say, the tank can take one step forward to shoot and take one step back to hide in the ladder bunker of the trench.
After doing this, put a layer of canvas over the tank bunker. Even if the infantry walked up to it, they might not be able to find anything, let alone the German pilots flying through the sky at high speed.
"The Germans haven't noticed our deployment, have they?" The instructor stuck his head out and looked out, but was pulled back by Shulka.
"Be careful of snipers!" Shulka said: "When we attacked just now, we found German snipers lurking in the snow, and we lost several people because of this!"
"Yes, comrade instructor!" the veteran said: "Franz (referring to the Germans) has received professional sniper training. They can easily send bullets into the target from a few hundred meters away!"
"Besides, what can you tell?" Shulka said: "If you stick your head out, can you tell whether the Germans have discovered our deployment?"
The instructor touched his military cap awkwardly and replied: "That's just a habitual action, Comrade Shulka! Thank you for reminding me!"
At this time, there was a "bang" gunshot, and then a scream came from the trench. Not far away, a Soviet soldier grabbed his bloody right hand... That right hand had several roots knocked out from the base of the palm.
finger.
Those were soldiers of the 1073rd Regiment. The horseshoe-shaped defense line of the 333rd Regiment was located at the junction, which overlapped with the defense lines of the two regiments. Shurka's third company was located at the junction with the 1073rd Regiment.
"You're right, Comrade Shulka!" The instructor withdrew his gaze with lingering fear: "They do have snipers outside!"
Shulka just smiled. The instructor with little combat experience was completely unaware of one thing. On the battlefield, especially in the trenches, it is very difficult for the enemy to hit the palm of your hand and knock off a few fingers... because the hand always
It's under the head, and the area of the head is much larger than the hand.
In other words, if you can hit the hand, it will be much easier to aim for the head.
There is only one possibility for this phenomenon to occur: the soldier intentionally stretched out his hand to be "hit" by the enemy, so that he could become a wounded person and no longer need to fight.
This is a very effective way to evade responsibility because it is more difficult or even undetectable than other methods of self-harm.
Shulka didn't point it out.
This was not a big deal at first, but Shulka knew that the soldier must have been frightened by the situation in front of him... The German army was several times larger than the Soviet army, and they also had a large number of tanks, and they also had air superiority.
On the other hand, the previous battles were fierce. They used infantrymen holding explosive bags and grenades to blow back the German tanks at close range. This can be seen from the wreckage of German tanks in front and behind the trenches.
came out, which meant that the German tanks had crossed the Soviet trenches.
Therefore, it is inevitable that some soldiers will shrink back in this situation and choose to "sacrifice" their right hands in exchange for their lives.
But Shulka knew that if this situation was not stopped, more people would choose to do this, which would affect the morale of the entire army.
After thinking about it, Shulka took off his hat and tore off the five-pointed star on the hat while the instructor looked at him with confusion. After putting the hat on his head, he turned the white cape up to cover the military cap...and then carefully picked it up.
The gun slowly poked its head out.
Shurka did not change his position, because at any point in the trench there might be someone who might be noticed by the enemy. Changing the position for the first time did not mean much, it was just some kind of psychological comfort for himself.
The battlefield is completely white, and the blood and corpses have been covered by the snowflakes falling from the sky. At a glance, even the tank wreckage has become a part of nature and integrated with the surroundings, not to mention the German snipers carefully hidden in it.
.
Shulka just waited, motionless, staring at the battlefield ahead through the crosshairs, and assessing the general direction of the gunshot just now.
At this time, there was a "bang", gunshots rang out again, and another scream came from the trench.
Obviously, it was another person who stretched out his hand to "intentionally hurt".
Shulka believed that the German sniper was knowing the intentions of the Soviet soldiers and cooperating to "help"... His purpose was certainly not to break a soldier's finger, but to achieve a psychological warfare effect.
The morale of the Soviet army.
Simply put, if the Soviet soldiers stretched out their hands and the Germans ignored them, then not many Soviet soldiers would reach out and certainly no one would want to desert in this way.
However, if German snipers responded to Soviet soldiers' requests, this method of desertion would soon spread and even affect the entire army.
As Shulka said before, this will undoubtedly be a blow to the morale of the Soviet army.
But the German sniper will soon regret this shot, because Shulka has already seen the green smoke coming out of his muzzle, even though the smoke is not obvious against the white background, and it will soon
It was blown away by the cold wind.
If Shulka was not prepared and looked in other directions, he might still not be able to find him at this time.
But this was not the case, Shurka had already found his big position and waited.
So, after a flash of blue smoke, Shulka immediately knew his exact location.
The muzzle, the length of the Mauser rifle, the angle...
Shurka aimed the sight at a distance of about one meter behind the green smoke, and then pulled the trigger.
There was a "bang" and a scream came from the other side.
Shulka hit him, but not the vital part. It was difficult to hit the vital point in this case, because the white snow had no idea where the person was.
But this soon became no longer a problem. The injured German sniper couldn't help but move because of the severe pain. This movement completely exposed himself, so Shulka fired another bullet.