Major Gavrilov did not agree to the requests of the wounded in the end, even though the final result was almost certain.
It is sometimes difficult to tell clearly what is cruelty and what is kindness, and there is no choice.
Soon, the time given by the Germans was up... Shulka discovered an interesting thing. Even on the battlefield, the Germans were still trying to implement what they had said. This was very smart, because they knew that if used
If you threaten your enemy time and time again without taking action, subsequent threats will have no effect.
Therefore, the Germans counted down the seconds on the loudspeaker very accurately before pouring piles of artillery shells on the central fortress again, including gasoline barrels dropped by bombers, because Shulka saw fire burning outside.
However, because the basement was very solidly built, the German artillery fire failed to "end everything" as they said, even though they once again invested 600mm mortars.
Amidst the rumbling cannons, Shulka began to hate this fortress.
The fortress is actually incompatible with modern warfare and can even be said to be something that should not exist...
It is more suitable for combat in the cold weapon era, where the enemy holds swords, guns, or cavalry, which prevents the enemy from harming the defenders hiding in the fortress.
However, as the equipment becomes more and more advanced, the role of the fortress becomes smaller and smaller, and it even becomes a cocoon:
Enemy artillery fire and aircraft can easily cross the city wall and penetrate into the fortress. Then, as long as a few places such as bridges are blocked, or a small number of troops are stationed on the river bank, more enemies can easily be surrounded in the fortress.
Even the fortress could not play its due role... The original intention of building the fortress was to block this traffic artery and prevent the enemy from advancing, but the main force of the German army bypassed the fortress and attacked the hinterland of the Soviet Union.
Unless it is connected into one and tightly seals the entire gap like the Maginot Line, it will be of little use. However, facts have proven that even the Maginot Line can be bypassed.
The situation at this time was like this, it was Shulka who suffered the most or the one who was surrounded.
The sound of artillery gradually faded away, but the situation remained serious.
The biggest problem is drinking water.
When we were preparing to cross the river, everyone was thinking about breaking out and did not take the opportunity to load more water. At this time, the water bottles were gradually empty. Especially the wounded and their families needed a lot of water... The wounded's need for water was not only for cleaning wounds, but also for those who had lost too much blood.
The wounded need to be hydrated. Needless to say, no one can stand the longing eyes of those children and the pleas from their mothers.
In this case, the major had to send people to the river to fetch water as before.
However, the Germans' blockade of the river was much tighter than before. When carrying out water collection tasks, they often sent out only one or two squads to come back alive.
"It's Artu!" Major Gavrilov said bitterly: "He knows our weaknesses very well and is very familiar with the terrain in this area!"
Major Gavrilov's guess is reasonable. Others may tell the Germans that Brest is short of water, but they cannot tell the Germans which locations are suitable for collecting water and where to deploy targeted fire blockades... Anyone who knows this
There are only officers like instructors.
There was no need to guess the next second, because the instructor’s voice came from the loudspeaker:
"Comrades, I am the instructor, Yermak Artu!"
The soldiers couldn't help but be stunned when they heard this.
Major Gavrilov couldn't help but cursed: "This bastard, he actually calls himself 'instructor'!"
Political Commissar Fuming also cursed loudly.
But regardless of whether everyone was willing to listen or not, the instructor's voice came clearly from the other end of the speaker:
"I have to admit that resistance is meaningless!" the instructor said on the loudspeaker: "Because at this moment, the Germans are almost reaching Minsk... Do you know what this means? From where you are.
Since then, all 350 kilometers have been occupied by the Germans, and as time goes by it will get further. Even if you succeed in breaking through, where can you go? There is no place for you anymore, comrades, surrender! Even if you don't
For your own sake, you should also think about your family, your wife, and your children..."
The instructor is a person who specializes in ideological work, and he understands the Soviet soldiers, so he is much smarter than the Germans' harsh countdowns and threats. These words are like a sharp sword that penetrates the city wall and penetrates the most vulnerable hearts of the soldiers.
That part made the Soviet soldiers lower their heads silently, and a few sobs came from the darkness.
Of course there was also anger, because many people knew what the instructor was and what he said was just for his own benefit, just like what he said to the Soviet soldiers before surrendering.
This also includes Shulka, but he is not more resentful, because even now, Shulka still thinks that this is not his war.
Shulka just felt sick. He couldn't imagine how someone in this world could do such a shameless thing and still be so angry and not feel ashamed at all.
No matter what Shulka thought, it was inevitable that... more and more Soviet soldiers sneaked out in the dark and fled towards the German camp.
Even Major Gavrilov and Commissar Fomin were powerless to stop it.
In fact, they don't have much intention to stop it.
If there is no hope of staying here, it makes no difference whether there are more people or fewer people. The result is the same, so why force them to stay together to die?
After a long silence, Political Commissar Fomin said to Major Gavrilov: "Maybe we should send the women and children out!"
Major Gavrilov was stunned for a moment, and then silently nodded in agreement. Although he knew that sending them out would not be easy, it would be better than waiting to die here.
So, under the orders of the political commissar Fuming's organization, women, old people and children walked out of the basement cautiously, holding up trembling hands, slowly walked towards the German camp, and then slowly disappeared into the darkness
middle.
Shulka smiled bitterly. This had happened in history, but he didn't expect it would happen again.
But there were still more than a dozen people who stayed, which surprised Shulka.
Matvey gave the answer: "They are single and beautiful!"
Then Shulka understood.
Being single means that there are no children to take care of, otherwise they have to take the children with them anyway. Being beautiful means that it is difficult for them to escape the humiliation of the Germans, so they should stay with the soldiers, even if they know the final result.
This is a bit cruel, but there is nothing you can do about it.