The gasoline burned for more than 20 minutes, during which the Soviet soldiers added some scrap tires and the like to the gasoline in order to make it produce more choking black smoke.
Seeing that the fire was almost gone, Shulka ordered his men to take action...
Snipers wearing gas masks slid along the ropes from other gaps to the first floor, and then gunfire soon started.
One thing that is certain is that the German army will not be a match for the Soviet army.
Although the Germans had many soldiers, they also had tanks, armored vehicles, half-tracks, and much stronger firepower.
The problem is that the ventilation of the warehouse is not good to begin with. The burning of gasoline consumes a large amount of oxygen, which makes the oxygen in the room even thinner. Coupled with the thick smoke poured into it, the surviving German soldiers have long been comatose or even dead.
This is indeed the case. The Soviet snipers who went down encountered little resistance. Most of the surviving German soldiers were concentrated in the middle of the warehouse... The middle part is the farthest from the fire at the entrance of the warehouse and is the safest place.
Shurka originally wanted to open a gap in the middle, and then set a fire when they gathered here.
But after thinking about it, I felt that it was not very necessary.
"They will die from lack of oxygen!" Shulka said: "If we are lucky, we can also capture a batch of armored vehicles!"
Shulka guessed correctly, the German soldiers died due to lack of oxygen, so they did not think of blowing up the armored vehicles... Not all German soldiers died, there were still a few strong ones struggling, and some were even watching
When he saw the Soviet soldiers, he still wanted to raise his gun.
But it makes no difference, the Soviet soldiers will soon turn them into corpses.
Then, one tank, three armored vehicles and five half-tracks fell into the hands of the Soviet army.
This was a huge asset to the blockaded Soviet army, especially the five half-tracks, which reminded Shurka of the scene when he formed a mechanized force in the 1st Tank Guards Brigade.
But now the equipment was obviously not enough to do this. Shurka immediately ordered Vavinovich to send people to drive the equipment to the second line and deploy drivers and crews to test the vehicles... The 8th Infantry Regiment and the 1st Tank Guards Brigade
different.
The 1st Tank Guards Brigade and even the soldiers Shulka brought out from the Brest Fortress could easily find soldiers who could drive cars and tanks.
But everyone in the 8th Infantry Regiment was a country bumpkin. Before that, most of them used horse-drawn carriages. It was barely feasible to ask a few people to drive them... In fact, the drivers who could get the few tanks and armored vehicles to drive away all had to come from
Deserters from the 4th Infantry Brigade were selected.
Therefore, Shulka never thought of using them on the spot to form combat effectiveness.
What Shulka didn't know was that the seized equipment caused a sensation as soon as it was sent to the second line.
Captain Detrijevich, who originally wanted to seize power, couldn't help but ask at this moment: "How many people do you have in the warehouse?"
"A platoon!" Vavinovich answered.
"One platoon?" Captain Detrijevich couldn't help but exclaimed: "This is impossible... can one platoon block the German attack and capture these?"
Captain Detrijevich knew that these equipment meant at least one German armored company, and there was also German infantry to coordinate with them. In any case, there were two companies.
But there was only one platoon of Soviet troops in the warehouse. This platoon not only blocked the enemy's attack but also captured a lot of enviable equipment, including even a tank?!
"Didn't you see it, Comrade Captain?" Vavinovich replied: "It happened in front of you."
Captain Detrijevich still shook his head in disbelief.
He indeed saw the entire battle, but he didn't believe there was only one platoon in the warehouse.
Vavinovich seemed to see through his thoughts, smiled, and said: "The point is not how many people are in the warehouse, but who is in the warehouse, understand?"
"Who?" asked Captain Detrijevich.
"Have you heard of the 'Breakout Hero'?" Vavinovich proudly replied: "He is commanding in the warehouse, and we are all his soldiers! Now, Comrade Detrijevich, do you think we should
Do I follow your command?"
Captain Detrijevich couldn't help being stunned when he heard this, and then he felt cold from head to toe in an instant.
Captain Detrijevich knew very well that deserters who were stopped by others might be covered up or deceived by relying on connections.
But if the other party is a "breakout hero"... no one dares to take the risk of helping him cover up or fool him, because "breakout hero" means high exposure, and his heroic deeds can be published in newspapers or even spread to Moscow at any time.
Therefore, he, a deserter officer, will be a model who will be severely punished.
This almost sentenced Captain Detrijevich to death.
Of course, it doesn't matter whether Captain Detrijevich is dead or alive.
The important news was immediately conveyed to the 10th Division headquarters... This was organized by Vavinovich, who asked the deserters to get in touch with their superiors on a telephone line.
It is very difficult for the cadet troops to do this.
Because they were not part of the 10th Division at all, even if they were connected to the phone line, they would be considered German spies because of code issues and other issues.
The deserters of the 4th Infantry Brigade were originally commanded by the 10th Division, and their communications troops had received route training before that, knowing which routes led to the headquarters and how to report.
So I got in touch with the headquarters within half an hour.
After receiving the call, the staff officer excitedly told Major General Batrakov, commander of the 10th Division: "Comrade General, we guarded the granary! In addition, they also seized a number of armored vehicles and even a tank. They asked us to send more
Crew receiving equipment!”
Major General Batrakov couldn't help but be stunned when he heard this, and then immediately found the location of the granary on the map, and then couldn't help but said with joy: "These bastards, finally have good news, order them to hold their positions firmly and not to retreat.
One step! Send reinforcements to them immediately!"
"Yes, Comrade General!"
"That's right!" Then Major General Batrakov asked again: "Which unit guarded the granary?"
"From the 4th Infantry Brigade!" the staff officer replied: "But it is said... that they are now commanded by the 'Breakout Hero'!"
"Shulka?" Major General Batrakov was so surprised that his jaw almost dropped.
Then he remembered what Shulka had said to him before.
Then the more I thought about it, the more I felt that this "breakout hero" was not simple... Not only did this guy predict the German attack before the battle started, he might even have predicted the general direction of the battle.
Therefore, he can lead his troops to prepare at important positions.
Compared with this "breakout hero", my own helplessness can be said to be in sharp contrast. (To be continued)