Blood, corpses, and hoarse, lung-splitting screams.
This was the situation of the German troops who stormed into the warehouse.
Soviet snipers were lurking in every corner of the warehouse. Some were shooting through the shooting holes or observation holes in the wreckage of the tanks. Some were suppressing them from a high position on the stacked wooden boxes, while others were hiding behind
Disguise yourself among the debris...
The German troops who rushed into the warehouse were as clear as lice on a bald man's head because they had no cover. They shot or threw grenades indiscriminately in the direction of the gunshots in fear, but in fact these gunshots were probably fake.
Because it would send echoes in an empty room, the German soldiers did not know and could not distinguish the target's location based on it.
So naturally, one German soldier after another fell in a pool of blood.
The strange thing is that quite a few of these German soldiers were not killed on the spot, because most of them were shot in the legs, hands, or abdomen.
If Major Paul or Second Lieutenant Bauch had not been killed here, they should know that this was actually a deliberate act by the Soviet army in order to allow friendly forces to rescue them.
But in fact, the purpose is not just this...
Shulka told these snipers before the war started: "Except for officers and important targets, when you can control the situation, you should try to injure the target instead of killing it. Do you understand?"
"Yes, Comrade Captain!" the soldiers replied one after another.
In fact, Shulka didn’t need to explain this, because Vasily told them the same thing.
On the battlefield, a wounded man is often more valuable than a corpse.
This is somewhat similar to the charge of landmines, but it is different in actual combat.
The difference is that mines passively "create" casualties, while snipers have the initiative.
To put it simply, the sniper can choose to kill or injure.
Exactly what to do depends on the situation.
At the same time, it is often much more difficult to injure a target than to kill it, because when you hold a gun in your hand and point it at a person, you will find that "person" is so fragile, and almost every part of the body is a vital point.
: Head, chest, abdomen, etc.
Especially at this time, rifles were generally overpowered, and a bullet would leave a fist-sized hole at every turn... If a rifle bullet hits bones in the human body and rolls around, it will create a fist-sized hole when it penetrates the human body.
Therefore, if it is true that it is not a vital part, then it is only the limbs.
However, this is not difficult for snipers. After all, they are soldiers selected from the army, and their marksmanship can still be guaranteed.
As a result, there were a lot of wounded German soldiers struggling in the warehouse. The most painful ones were those who were hit in the abdomen but did not die immediately. Blood was constantly spurting out of their mouths, and their entire faces were twisted in pain. They wanted to scream but could not.
Come out, because the slightest exertion will affect the wound on the abdomen and cause a sharp pain.
Another of Shulka's orders was: "Be careful not to break their walkie-talkies!"
This is the opposite, because the first thing to do in a normal battle is to kill the enemy's communication soldiers or break the walkie-talkies so that they can't communicate with their superiors, so they can't coordinate operations.
But the battle in Warehouse 5 was not like that.
Because Shulka wanted to let the German troops outside know what happened in the warehouse, and let the German troops know that their people were alive inside.
Sure enough, the surviving German soldiers reported to Paul via walkie-talkie:
"We have suffered heavy casualties, Major!" the adjutant reported: "Requesting reinforcements, requesting reinforcements!"
"Retreat!" Major Paul ordered: "Get everyone out!"
As long as the people are withdrawn, the German army can make some necessary fire preparations, such as ordering fighter planes to bomb with aerial bombs, or reporting the coordinates to the artillery... These are the basis for Major Paul to provide cover for the main German army by defeating more with less.
, of course he will not forget these.
But the adjutant's answer soon disappointed Paul.
"We can't retreat, Major!" the adjutant reported: "We are trapped. Anyone who tries to rush out will be shot by them. That is tantamount to suicide! We have many wounded, and we don't even know their locations...
"
The adjutant was already a little incoherent.
The adjutant, who has experienced many battles, may have never experienced such a situation... He was locked in a warehouse and allowed to be slaughtered but he could do nothing. He even believed that his life was only a matter of orders from the enemy, and he was nothing more than an enemy.
Just think about it or not.
Braving a cold sweat, the adjutant looked at the bandage on his thigh, then at the warehouse, and then suddenly raised his pistol and pointed it at his temple...
But just as he was about to pull the trigger, a bullet knocked the gun out of his hand.
This shot was fired by Vasily. He wanted to keep these wounded people, torture them, and keep them alive.
The adjutant collapsed at that moment. He stood up from behind the load-bearing column, dragged his injured leg, and shouted loudly into the depths of the warehouse: "You bastards, shoot, shoot!"
But the Soviet army responded to him with silence. No one shot at him, but there were only a few harsh laughs, just like the screams of vampires in movies.
The adjutant collapsed on the ground, knowing that the scene would not end so soon.
Major Paul was in a dilemma outside the warehouse:
Let's continue to attack the warehouse. The troops sent up will probably be divided and annihilated in batches just like before. This makes Paul feel that the warehouse in front of him is like a meat grinder. Living people go in, and then it becomes a meat grinder.
Piles of lifeless corpses.
Giving up the attack would definitely not work, because it would mean that the German main force's flanks and rear would be threatened.
Let the planes and artillery bomb it... Paul knew it would be of no use.
This is not only because the warehouse is large and sturdy, but also because there are not many enemies hiding inside.
The truth is obvious: a small number means a low density, and a low density means it is difficult to hit the target with aircraft and artillery fire, unless they can blow up the entire building.
But this is almost impossible given the German army's supply capacity and time at this time.
More importantly, there were many wounded German soldiers in the warehouse.
As a result of indiscriminate bombing, the wounded were the first to bear the brunt.
If there were only one or two wounded, Major Paul might be able to ignore them.
But Major Paul knew that was not the case. Judging from the situation reported by the walkie-talkie, there were at least thirty German soldiers surviving inside, both injured and uninjured.
If these own people are blown up, but at the same time it cannot cause much damage to the enemy... this is not what the German army can bear, and it is not what the German soldiers can understand.
Doing so will definitely affect the morale of the entire army and even make them unwilling to carry out offensive missions.
Because the result of the attack is to be trapped inside and be blown up by your own artillery shells and bombs. (To be continued)