After Baharov gave the order to attack, the 170th tank brigade was the first to attack. This brigade fought fiercely with the armored regiment of the Skull Division during the day. Although it defeated more than a dozen German tanks, the losses it incurred were several times that of the enemy.
.Such a huge battle loss ratio made the tank soldiers of the brigade feel angry.
After receiving the order to attack, the remaining thirty or so tanks, in battalion units, formed a battle formation, turned on their headlights, and galloped towards the area where the German troops were stationed. According to the brigade commander's idea, tonight's attack on the skeletons
If the division's armored regiment launches an assault, it will definitely be a fierce battle. Maybe by dawn, my unit will only have an empty number left.
Unexpectedly, after the battle started, the German resistance turned out to be very weak. The tanks parked behind the trenches fired a few shots at the rushing Soviet tanks, but there was no sound. Even the infantry hiding in the trenches were sparsely visible.
After beating for a while, he fell silent.
Faced with the abnormal behavior on the German position, the tank brigade commander felt that there might be some conspiracy, and quickly ordered the troops to stop the attack and stop in place. After the tanks stopped advancing, the brigade commander reported the situation here to Baharov.
Report, and finally asked for instructions: "Comrade Commander, I think the Germans may have some conspiracy, so I ordered the troops to stop the attack and temporarily stop where they are. What should we do next?"
Knowing that the German resistance was very weak, Baharov also felt that something was wrong. After a brief thought, he ordered the brigade commander: "Your brigade will temporarily stop the attack and immediately send personnel to conduct deep reconnaissance on the enemy's position to find out what the enemy is up to."
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Although Baharov ordered the tank brigade to conduct reconnaissance of the enemy, he was still uneasy. At this time, he thought of the reconnaissance team that first entered the October Farm before the counterattack, and quickly ordered his staff
Commander: "Chief of Staff, before we attacked October Farm, what was the name of the scout commander who led his small team deep into the enemy's defense area?"
The chief of staff couldn't remember the name of an ordinary officer below him. He couldn't help but blush and said to Baharov: "Comrade Commander, I can't remember his name. I'll look it up for you right away."
The chief of staff made several phone calls and finally found out the commander's name. He quickly reported to Bakharov: "Comrade Commander, I have found out. First led the reconnaissance team into the October Farm, and relied on
The commander of the defensive position is named Bisklev, and he is a lieutenant."
"Call him to the army headquarters immediately." Baharov felt that in order to find out the enemy's true intentions, a scout like Lieutenant Bisklev must take action: "I have a task to entrust to him."
After receiving the order, Bisklev soon appeared in front of Baharov. He straightened his back and raised his chin slightly, waiting for Baharov to give him the order.
Baharov circled around Bisklev, looked at him carefully and said: "Comrade Lieutenant, I heard that before our army counterattacked the October Farm, you led a small force to sneak into the farm.
Not only did they occupy the temporary positions built by the German army, but they also used captured artillery to blast away the German command post with a few shots, causing the enemy to fall into chaos after losing their unified command. This laid a great foundation for our army to successfully seize the farm.
of credit.”
Hearing Baharov's affirmation of himself, Bisklev's face showed a smile. But when he thought of those comrades who had sacrificed their lives, the expression on his face became serious again: "Comrade Commander, I am not the only one who deserves the credit.
It belongs to the people, but to our whole squad. In order to hold the position, most of the soldiers in the squad died."
"We will remember them," Baharov continued: "After the Battle of Kursk is over, I will order someone to build a monument on the farm and engrave the names of the commanders and fighters who died for the liberation of October Farm.
On the monument.”
Knowing that Baharov wanted to erect a monument for the fallen commanders and soldiers, Bisklev was very moved: "Comrade Commander, on behalf of those fallen comrades, thank you!"
"Comrade Lieutenant, I called you here today because I have an important task for you." After Baharov finished laying the groundwork, he got back to business: "Friendly forces are attacking the enemy opposite us from the south, and we need to cooperate with them.
, to annihilate this group of enemies. But something has happened now. Our 170th Tank Brigade, which carried out the main assault, did not find any decent resistance during the attack. I am worried that the enemy may have some conspiracy."
Although Baharov hadn't finished speaking, Bisklev guessed what he meant: "Do you want me to lead a team to conduct reconnaissance deep into the enemy's defense area?"
"Yes, that's how I think about it." Baharov reminded Bisklev: "Comrade Lieutenant, time is pressing. You must seize the time to conduct reconnaissance. It is best to understand the enemy's defense situation on the front before dawn.
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Although it was less than ten hours before dawn, it was difficult to figure out the deployment of the German troops on the front, but seeing that Baharov trusted him so much, Bisklev straightened his back and replied loudly: "Commander, please."
Don’t worry, comrade, I will definitely find out the enemy’s deployment before dawn tomorrow.”
The reconnaissance detachment originally commanded by Bisklev was basically wiped out in the previous two days of fighting. However, due to the special nature of the reconnaissance unit, the relevant departments replenished him with some more manpower. Now the total number of the entire detachment has reached 25
He returned to the detachment, briefly described the reconnaissance mission, and then led the detachment to set off.
They passed through the tanks parked about five or six hundred meters away from the German position, and under the cover of night, they sneaked into the enemy's position. At first, Bisklev thought that no matter how careful he was, his actions might be blocked.
The hidden sentry of the German army was discovered. Unexpectedly, when they reached the vicinity of the trench, they still heard no gunshots.
A corporal lying next to Bisklev asked in a low voice: "Comrade Lieutenant, what is going on? We are all at the enemy's trench. Why is there no movement from the enemy? Are they all hiding in the trench?"
sleeping?"
Bisklev listened to the sound of gunfire from the south, then shook his head and said: "This is impossible. As far as I know, not long ago, the 170th Tank Brigade launched an attack on the enemy's position, but due to
The enemy's resistance was too weak. The tank brigade commander thought that the enemy might have some conspiracy, so he ordered the troops to stop the attack. The mission given to us by the commander of the army was to come here to detect the enemy's troop deployment and find out what conspiracy they had.
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After the corporal waited for Bisklev to finish speaking, he paused for a moment and then volunteered: "Comrade Lieutenant, how about I take two people to crawl into the enemy's trench to see what the situation is like inside?"
"Okay." Bisklev readily agreed to the corporal's proposal and told the other party: "You must pay attention to safety. If you find anything wrong, send someone back to report to us immediately."
After the corporal and two soldiers climbed into the trench, they saw many black figures lying on the edge of the trench, with the weapons in their hands pointing forward, ready to shoot at any time. The corporal and others hurriedly lay down at the bottom of the trench and did not dare to move.
He was deeply afraid of being discovered by the enemy. But after waiting for a while, he found that the black shadows had not moved for a long time. The corporal felt that something was wrong, so he asked the two soldiers to stay and touched them carefully.
He came behind a dark figure and put his hand on the other person's shoulder, trying to fish in troubled waters. But as soon as he put his hand on the other person's shoulder, the dark figure fell to the side. The corporal was startled, and he stared at
The dark figure lying at the bottom of the trench did not dare to move for fear of alarming nearby enemies.
After a while, he cautiously stretched out his hand to touch the black figure lying at the bottom of the trench. His tentacles felt cold, as if it was a dead person. The corporal quickly looked closer and saw that it was indeed a corpse, with half of its face blown off.
After seeing clearly that what was in front of him was a German corpse, the corporal felt a chill rising from his spine and rushing directly to the back of his head.
After he sat in the trench in a daze for a while, in order to figure out what was going on, he could only muster the courage to stand up and rush over to check other black figures. Soon, he found that these were lying on the edge of the trench.
The black shadows are all corpses that have been dead for a long time. There are a few figures moving in the distance. They should be the only living people on the position. They placed these corpses on the edge of the trench.
The corporal returned to Bisklev and reported to him: "Comrade Lieutenant, I checked carefully. Except for a few German soldiers in the trench, the rest are corpses. The enemy is very cunning. They put the corpses
Weapons were also placed on the edge of the trench. Looking from a distance, it seemed as if there was an army waiting in formation."
"The cunning German guy actually came up with such a trick." Bisklev cursed angrily and asked, "Have you seen their tanks?"
"No." The corporal shook his head and replied: "I found that the enemy used corpses to create a fascination array. I felt it was necessary to come back and report to you immediately, so I did not continue the reconnaissance."
"It's not enough to know the situation in the enemy's trenches." Bisklev said to the corporal: "We need to find out the enemy's entire defense situation. Okay, don't lie down, let's move forward to find out the enemy's tanks.
Where are they all?"
However, as the team continued to move forward, Bisklev did not forget to tell the operator: "Immediately send a telegram to the army headquarters and report the situation we detected to the army commander."
After receiving the telegram from Bisklev's reconnaissance team, Baharov frowned and asked his chief of staff: "Chief of staff, tell me, what is going on? Why did the enemy put the corpses there?
What about pretending to be soldiers in the trenches?”