When Shurka first entered the forest, he only felt darkness. It took him a while to get used to it and he could vaguely see something.
Shulka became nervous for no reason, because he couldn't tell the difference even if the person standing next to him was an enemy.
However, Shulka soon discovered that this worry was unnecessary, because there was a faint light deep in the forest... Although the light was very blurry, it was still very obvious in the dark forest. It allowed the soldiers to see their destination and at the same time, somewhere.
To this extent, we can also distinguish between ourselves and the enemy.
"Germans!" Pukarev said in a low voice, and he could tell that the whispers inside were in German.
"Can we go back?" Long Legs asked.
It seems that Shulka is not the only one who is afraid.
"No, Abramovich!" Pukarev replied: "We must at least find out what kind of troops they are and how many there are!"
Pukarev is right, the reconnaissance should not be done for nothing. Otherwise, how should they report it when they go back?
Report to the major, are there Germans in the forest?
So a group of people spread out and crawled forward cautiously.
On the way, Shulka felt something was not right, because there were traces of tank tracks, and he also found several knocked down trees...
"Tank!" Shulka whispered to Pukarev.
Pukarev nodded and gestured to Shulka to stop talking. They were already very close to the target.
Suddenly, the sound of a match being struck sounded in front, and the fire illuminated the faces of two German sentries. They came together to light a cigarette... This saved Pukarev and his party, otherwise they would not know the location at all.
There are sentries lurking.
Then things became relatively simple: the two German sentries were talking and puffing away smoke, the flames from their cigarettes exposed their positions, and Shulka could even see a little light reflected from their helmets.
Then, several Soviet soldiers jumped out of the darkness and pushed them down to the ground, and stabbed them with several military thorns.
Afterwards, the soldiers realized that this was not what Pukarev wanted. Pukarev hoped to capture a living person so that they could really go back and learn about the situation by interrogating the prisoners.
From this point of view, the soldiers were obviously not professional enough, which made Pukarev sigh in frustration and ordered the soldiers to move on.
In order not to be discovered by the enemy, the soldiers moved very slowly, and it took them more than ten minutes to climb to their destination.
Only then did they breathe a sigh of relief... There were more than a dozen cars parked in the forest, and more than twenty car soldiers gathered together to rest under the trees.
Shulka thought that they must be the logistics troops who had traveled a long way to get here. Because the leading troops were in front and did not need supplies for the time being, they hid in the forest to rest. Two of them were wearing cloth-covered soldiers.
Use a flashlight to write a diary...the light comes from the flashlight.
There are more than 20 people, and they are also a logistics force.
Pukarev didn't think much. He stood up suddenly with a submachine gun and shouted: "Hands up, you fools! Don't shoot, you'll catch us alive..."
The latter sentence was shouted to his subordinates. Pukarev was worried that the highly nervous Soviet soldiers would wipe out all these enemies with a burst of gunfire... They needed to capture a few prisoners and ask about the situation, and they did not dare to do so easily.
Expose your position, because no one can be sure if there are other enemies nearby.
The German soldiers who were suddenly surrounded were all stunned. One of them turned around to get his gun, but was quickly knocked to the ground by the Soviet soldier who came out of the darkness with the butt of his rifle.
"Be honest!" Pukarev ordered: "Raise your hands!"
Although the Germans could not understand Russian, they could still understand the warning, so they raised their hands one after another... Although the German army fought very bravely, the same was not true for the logistics troops who had not received much professional training, let alone in this kind of situation.
In case they have no chance at all.
Soon, after receiving the notice, Major Gavrilov and others also led the troops into the forest.
"Good job!" Major Gavrilov praised Pukarev, and then asked people to remove the supplies from the trunk of the car for inspection.
The results of the inspection were disappointing. They were all ammunition and gasoline... This should be said to be normal. These are what the front line needs most, especially the mechanized troops at the forefront.
The problem is that these things are garbage to Soviet soldiers.
"It would be great if they had a cart of food!" Political Commissar Fuming said, "That way we can return to the swamp and move on!"
"Gasoline and grenades are still useful!" Captain Venyakov said: "And explosives..."
Major Gavrilov was not concerned about that. He gestured awkwardly to the German soldiers because no one in the Soviet army could speak German and no one among the prisoners could speak Russian, so the interrogation was very difficult, even with a gun pointed at him.
Holding the prisoner's head didn't help either.
Shulka was so anxious that he asked in English: "Does any of you know English?"
This not only surprised the German prisoners, but also Major Gavrilov and others cast doubtful glances at Shulka... This made Shulka realize that he should find an excuse for this.
The German prisoners hesitated for a moment, and then a second lieutenant nodded and replied in English: "Yes, I know English!"
So the interrogation can proceed normally, but this is not a good thing.
because……
"In front is an armored battalion belonging to the 13th Armored Division of the 1st Armored Army Group!" Shulka reported: "They have at least thirty-five tanks!"
"Thirty-five tanks..."
Everyone gasped after hearing this number.
The Soviet army only had 500 people. Even if they captured the German gasoline, grenades, and explosives, and launched an attack from the rear, they would not be able to have much effect.
"In addition!" Shulka then reported: "Their follow-up troops are coming all the way here, and they may arrive in just half an hour!"
Shurka believes this is true, because this is the German blitzkrieg... In order to catch the enemy by surprise before they are ready, the German troops usually rush forward day and night, including tank troops and automobile troops.
It is common to stay awake for several days and nights.
This is one of the reasons why these auto soldiers would hide in the forest to rest and be captured by Shulka and others.
"Great!" Venyakov laughed at himself: "We fell into the enemy's encirclement again!"
"I think the situation now is much better than before!" Major Gavrilov said: "At least we are very close to our own troops, and all we have to do... is to pass through the enemy's front!"
Although it sounds easy to say it, everyone knows that it will be different in practice, and it can even be said that there is no chance.