This should be a very normal judgment. Being surrounded means that the fortifications have lost their function, and at the same time they have lost contact with the main force and have no logistical supplies.
However, when Major Gavrilov requested a retreat from the command headquarters, he was rejected.
"No, Comrade Major!" Colonel Ovič said: "Hold your position and don't take a step back, we will stop them!"
"He is lying!" Major Gavrilov told Commissar Fomin: "I don't know why the colonel did this, but I think he is not telling the truth!"
"Relax, Major!" Political Commissar Fuming said, "Maybe the colonel can really stop the German attack!"
"Listen to the sound of the artillery, Comrade Comrade Political Commissar!" Major Gavrilov raised his head to the rear: "They are coming behind us, and the position of the bombers diving... These are all telling us that the Germans are encircling us.
Shrinking!"
Political Commissar Fomin was unable to refute, because the facts were indeed as Major Gavrilov said.
In fact, Political Commissar Fuming also became suspicious at this time, because the command of the headquarters has always been somewhat abnormal...for example, there was almost no artillery support for the 333rd Regiment.
But Political Commissar Fuming is a political cadre, and his task is to make the troops unswervingly carry out the orders of their superiors.
Therefore, he forcefully suppressed his doubts and intuition.
"Believe in the orders from your superiors, Comrade Gavrilov!" Political Commissar Fomin persuaded Major Gavrilov: "Maybe they have some plans, such as... these retreats are only temporary, and our troops will soon
Launch a counterattack!"
When political commissar Fomin said this, Major Gavrilov had nothing to say, so he could only slowly wait for news in the bunker.
From the perspective of political commissar Fuming's responsibilities, there is no problem with him choosing to believe in the command of his superiors. After all, there is indeed the possibility that political commissar Fuming said. The superiors may have other plans. Failure to obey the command will disrupt the overall plan.
But what Political Commissar Fuming doesn't know is that sometimes his superiors are not what he thinks.
Colonel Ovich actually had selfish motives when he issued this order. Needless to say, the purpose of this was to cover up his previous decision-making errors... This is like lying. After telling one lie, you need to use a hundred lies to cover it up.
.Similarly, in order to cover up one mistake, one will cover up one mistake after another.
However, this order is the most natural order given by Colonel Ovech, because he gave this order to all troops: "Don't take a step back to block them! Hold on until the last moment!"
Although anyone with a little bit of military common sense would know that the 333rd Regiment should be withdrawn, Colonel Ovitch gave the same order as a matter of course.
Of course, Colonel Ovitch would not think that his troops could really block the German attack, because in fact the bunkers stationed by the 79th Division were being destroyed one after another, and deserters even appeared uncontrollably.
He also knew that if this continued, the 333rd Regiment would be surrounded.
But this was exactly what Colonel Ovech wanted...to wipe out the 333rd Regiment with the help of the Germans, so he made no mistake.
Not only was there no mistake, Colonel Ovitch suddenly had an ingenious idea: after the 333rd Regiment was surrounded and annihilated, he could propose the "log cabin camouflage" tactic to his superiors.
Colonel Ovech, who was sweating profusely just now, couldn't help but feel proud of his "creative idea".
If this tactic can enable the entire defense line to effectively block the German attack, then what is the loss of a 333rd regiment? What is the loss of the 79th Division?
Ović will soon be a hero!
So without much thought, Colonel Ovich ignored the advice of his staff and insisted on his order: "Hold on, don't retreat! Send all the cowards who escape to the execution ground!"
Shurka, who was stationed in the bunker, also felt that something was wrong. Although his men didn't care, they were even immersed in the joy of previous victories.
"Hey, look!" The actor showed the trophies he had captured to others, two packs of German cigarettes stained with blood: "I killed five Germans to find these..."
"Forget it, Okunev!" the thief laughed: "I saw you touching their pockets among the corpses. Did you kill them all?"
"Of course not!" The actor blushed, but forcefully explained: "But the Germans I killed were among them!"
"Do you know what I found?" The thief said with disdain on his face.
"What?" The actor's curiosity was successfully aroused by the thief, but he still said hypocritically: "Forget it, Comrade Fovalikov, what else is more valuable than cigarettes?"
The thief didn't say anything, but took out a lighter from his jacket pocket and waved it.
The actor's eyes widened... This lighter was very well made. The short, wide, silver shell was engraved with an abstract eagle. When the lid was opened, it made a crisp "clang" sound, and it ignited with a light rub.
Create a charming flame.
"How is it?" the thief said proudly: "I found this thing from a tank. I think it is a command vehicle. Obviously only officers with status can own this thing!"
"Comrade Vovalkov!" the actor swallowed: "Can I... exchange cigarettes with you?"
"Of course!" the thief replied, "but it's worth at least ten packs of German cigarettes!"
"No, it's too expensive!"
“Not even one less pack!”
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While they were bargaining, the veteran became a little impatient.
"Can't you get something really useful?" The veteran lay on the ground to rest, covering his entire face with a helmet, which made his voice a little strange.
"What are useful things, Comrade Matvey?" the actor asked back: "These are useful things for me!"
The veteran took out a first-aid kit from his waist and said: "This can save your life at a critical moment, but cigarettes cannot. It will only make you die faster..."
"Did you hear gunshots and cannon fire?" Shulka interrupted the veteran.
Although the veteran is right, first aid kits are indeed useful things, but only for cigarettes and lighters.
Shulka thinks it's more important to know what's happening.
"Of course, Shulka!" the thief replied: "I hear it all the time. Is there any problem with this?"
"They are behind us!" Shulka said: "That means we are going to be surrounded!"
These words made everyone stunned on the spot. The people in the bunker... to be precise, all the officers and soldiers of the 333rd Regiment. They broke out from the encirclement again and again. Now they have a psychological shadow on the word "surrounded".