When he learned that the field hospital had been attacked, Sokov couldn't help but feel anxious. He was worried that something might happen to Asiya. On the way to the 182nd Division's defense area, the driver had already taken risks and drove the car as hard as possible on a road full of craters.
It was fast, but Sokov still felt that the speed of the car was as slow as a snail.
The jeep stopped at the gate of the 182nd Division. Samoylov just pushed the door open and was about to go to the back to help Sokov open the door. Unexpectedly, as soon as his feet touched the ground, he saw that Sokov was already eager to open the door.
He opened the door, jumped out, and rushed into the division headquarters with an assault rifle.
The two sentries standing at the door saw a small convoy parked at the entrance of the division. When they were guessing the origin of the other party, they saw an officer with a gun rushing out of one of the jeeps and rushing straight into the division headquarters.
The two of them were about to reach out to stop each other, but they saw clearly that the person who was rushing in was Sokov. They quickly stopped and raised their hands to their foreheads to salute him.
When Sokov broke into the division headquarters, he saw Colonel Khokhlov, political commissar Colonel Shepilov and the chief of staff standing against the wall with their backs to the door, looking up at the map hanging above.
"Hello, fellow commanders!" Sokov walked into the room and asked the three of them: "How is the situation now?"
Hearing Sokov's voice, the three people turned around quickly and raised their hands in order to salute Sokov. Among them, Colonel Shepilov, the political commissar, said with a sad face: "I'm sorry, Comrade Commander, for alarming me so late.
Got you."
Sokov was eager to know Asya's situation. He raised his hand to interrupt what Shepilov was saying and asked directly: "Can any of you tell me what happened and what is the situation in the field hospital now?"
After the three looked at each other, the chief of staff took a step forward, straightened his back and said to Sokov: "Comrade Commander, please allow me to report to you."
Sokov put the assault rifle in his hand on the table: "Let's talk."
"An hour ago, I heard fierce gunfire coming from the direction of the field hospital, so I immediately called the hospital, but I still couldn't get through. I knew something might have happened, so I notified the division commander and political commissar.
Let the security battalion dispatch a company to the direction of the hospital and find out what happened."
"Comrade Chief of Staff," Sokov looked at the division chief of staff and asked calmly: "What happened there?"
"As far as I know, there is probably a platoon disguised as an enemy of our army, secretly passing through our army's defense line, trying to attack our division headquarters." The chief of staff reported to Sokov: "They
He accidentally entered the location of the field hospital, was identified by the sentry on duty, and a firefight broke out."
"Has the identity been discovered by the sentry on duty?" Sokov thought that since the Germans were disguised as the Soviet army, they would definitely pay attention to the details that make it easy for them to break into gangs. Moreover, the enemy appeared at night, so how could the sentry easily see through the enemy?
Well, does he have piercing eyes? He asked curiously: "How does he see through the enemy?"
"It's very simple, Comrade Commander." The chief of staff glanced at the assault rifle Sokov put on the table and continued: "Although the enemy is wearing the uniform of our army, he is also holding our army's standard weapon: Popov submachine gun
and Mosin-Nagant rifles. But they never dreamed that our division had all been equipped with assault rifles before the battle of Kursk began.
In the middle of the night, a group of soldiers carrying Bobosha submachine guns and Mosin-Nagant rifles appeared in our division's defense area. Even if they were wearing our army uniforms, they would definitely arouse the suspicion of the sentry. After asking a few words, the other party immediately revealed
After getting stuffed, the two sides exchanged fire."
"Is the battle in the field hospital not over yet?" Sokov asked anxiously, listening to the gunfire and sporadic explosions in the distance: "Our wounded and medical staff will not be harmed, right?"
As soon as Sokov's words came out, the chief of staff, who was still reporting the situation eloquently, suddenly became silent. After he stopped reporting, he cast a look for help at Khokhlov and Shepilov.
I hope they can help themselves out.
"Comrade Commander," seeing the troubled expression on the Chief of Staff's face, Shepilov coughed lightly and said to Sokov with some embarrassment: "Although the battle in the field hospital is still going on, we sent
The security company in the past has wiped out most of the enemy, and most of the wounded and medical staff in the hospital have been rescued."
After hearing what Shepilov said in very general terms, Sokov guessed that there were still many wounded and medical staff who had not escaped, and Asya was one of them. Although he and Asya were only nominally married, she was now alive.
How could you stand by and watch when you were in danger?
Thinking of this, Sokov stood up, grabbed the assault rifle on the table, and said to the three of them: "Send two soldiers to be my guides. I want to go to the field hospital to see for myself."
"Comrade Commander," when he learned that Sokov was going to the field hospital in person, Khokhlov quickly stopped in front of him and persuaded him: "It's too dangerous there. You can't risk your life."
"Colonel, my wife is in danger. I must rush over to rescue her immediately." Sokov glared at Khokhlov and said, "Get out of my way immediately!"
"Comrade Commander, you can't take risks." Shepilov hurriedly stood in front of Sokov and persuaded: "As for Asia, please don't worry, we will definitely rescue her safely.
"
"Get out of the way!" Sokov pushed away the two colonels standing in front of him and said angrily: "You just need to send people to be my guides. The soldiers I brought are fully capable of destroying the enemy.
"
Seeing Sokov's stubbornness, Khokhlov knew that he could not dissuade him, so he could only turn to the chief of staff and Shepilov and said: "You two stay at the division headquarters to control the overall situation. I will personally accompany the commander to the field hospital."
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When Sokov and Khokhlov walked out of the division headquarters, Samoylov came up to them. He had already learned about what happened in the field hospital from the soldiers outside the door. When he saw Sokov coming out, he got straight to the point.
Question: "Comrade Commander, there is a battle going on at the field hospital. Asiya may be in danger. Do we need to rush over to rescue her?"
"Comrade Lieutenant, you are right." Sokov nodded and replied: "Asya is in danger now, and we have to rush over to save her."
Sokov and others led the guard platoon, under the guidance of Khokhlov, to the location of the field hospital. Sporadic fighting was still taking place here. Although the visibility was not high and fighting was happening everywhere, Sokov
Or based on the sound of gunfire, the location of the German troops was accurately determined.
He turned to the guard platoon soldiers standing behind him and said: "Comrades, a group of enemies wearing our uniforms sneaked into the field hospital and started a firefight with our troops. Because they didn't know that we had all changed our uniforms.
We have an assault rifle, so the enemies who come for a sneak attack are equipped with Popov submachine guns and Mosin-Nagant rifles. As long as the sound of firing from these two weapons is heard, it is the enemy's hiding place. Your mission
Just wipe them out quickly and completely."
"Let's take action, brothers." Samoilov waited for Sokov to finish and immediately ordered his subordinates: "Asya is in danger now. Even if you sacrifice your lives, you must ensure that
Her safety."
After hearing Samoylov's words, the soldiers of the guard platoon gave a loud agreement, then separated into groups of three, formed a battle formation, and rushed towards the location where the enemy might be hidden.
Worried about Sokov's safety, Samoilov personally followed him with two soldiers and rushed forward with him. Soldiers appeared from time to time along the way. As long as they were not holding assault rifles,
Samoilov shot the opponent without hesitation. As for whether accidental injury would occur, he no longer considered that much.
The field hospital was located in a residential area. There were some two-story buildings here. But most of them were destroyed by German artillery fire or bombs. There were tents set up next to some ruined walls, and the wounded lived in these tents.
Sokov opened the door of one of the tents and immediately smelled a strong smell of blood. With the help of the firelight from the distance, he saw clearly that there were seven or eight wounded people lying in the tent, lying motionless in the cold.
On the ground, he must have been dead for a long time.
After Sokov exited the tent, a soldier pointed to a broken wall not far away and whispered to him: "Comrade Commander, I heard a sound coming from behind that broken wall."
"Is it an enemy?" Sokov asked.
The soldier shook his head and replied: "No. I seemed to hear a woman's voice."
Knowing that there was a woman behind the broken wall, Sokov immediately thought that maybe Asya was hiding there, and walked over quickly. When he got closer, he heard some movement behind the wall, which seemed to be
The people inside were frightened.
Sokov stopped in front of the broken wall and whispered: "People inside, listen, I am one of our own, don't be afraid." After the movement inside stopped, he continued, "I want to go there.
Now, please don’t shoot to avoid accidental injury.”
Sokov walked around the broken wall, and with the help of the firelight, he saw clearly that it was a female health worker huddled in the corner. She was so frightened that her face turned pale, and her hands and feet were trembling. She stuffed her mouth with her fist, trying not to let out any words.
He raised his voice to avoid alerting possible enemies nearby, and his eyes were filled with tears.
"Have the enemies left?" the female health worker asked with a voice like a mosquito after seeing Sokov's uniform clearly. She was afraid that Sokov would say that the enemies were still outside.
"Don't worry, comrade health worker, we have driven away the enemies." Seeing that the person behind the broken wall was not Asiya, Sokov felt a little disappointed. Seeing that the female health worker was too frightened, he bent down and touched
He touched her head and comforted her: "You are safe now."
Hearing Sokov's answer, the female health nurse seemed to have been drained of all her strength, and she began to cry loudly. Sokov knew that she was crying at this moment to relieve her nervousness, and there was no harm in crying appropriately.
. He turned around and glanced at Samoilov, who was following him, motioning for him to comfort the female health worker, and then turned around and left with the two soldiers.
The reason why the guard company and the troops sent by Khokhlov to protect the hospital were unable to eliminate the sneak attack German troops was entirely because the German troops wore the same uniforms as himself, which made it impossible for the soldiers to accurately distinguish between ourselves and the enemy. Sokov gave himself
Khokhlov heard what his subordinates said.
As soon as Sokov and his men left, Khokhlov immediately called several soldiers to convey to the troops who were fighting the enemy how to identify the enemy through weapons.
Although some of the commanders and fighters fighting the enemy know how to identify ourselves and the enemy through weapons, the vast majority of them do not know this. Some unlucky soldiers even think that the enemy is one of their own when they are face to face.
.Unexpectedly, as soon as he turned around, he was shot coldly by the enemy.
Nowadays, the method of how to identify ourselves and the enemy has been popularized in combat troops. Everyone knows that we can identify ourselves and the enemy through weapons. As long as we find that the weapon in the opponent's hand is different from our own, we will immediately shoot without hesitation. As for whether it is an accidental injury.
, is not within the scope of everyone's consideration. Even if you know that the person being defeated is one of your own, you can only blame the other party for being unlucky. Who will let you use the enemy's weapons.
The battle ended half an hour later, and Khokhlov sent people to begin inventorying the battlefield. At this time, Sokov's original role in ordering everyone to wear ID tags came into full play. The commanders and fighters of the 182nd Division could be in the shortest possible time.
Within a period of time, based on the identity tag on the corpse, we can distinguish between friend and foe and identify the identity of the deceased.
After completing the statistics, Khokhlov came over and reported to Sokov: "Comrade Commander, the results of the battle have been calculated."
"What are the casualties of our troops?"
"Three hundred and fifty-seven people were killed, of which 240 were wounded." Khoklov reported: "Sixty-one of the enemies were killed by us."
After hearing the number of casualties reported by Khokhlov, Sokov couldn't help but twitch the corner of his mouth violently. He really didn't expect that the enemy's sneak attack actually caused his own casualties to be six times that of the opponent. To describe it as heavy casualties,
Not too much at all.
After taking a deep breath, Sokov asked tentatively: "Have you found Asiya?"
"No."
"What, not found?"
"Comrade Commander, don't be anxious." Seeing Sokov's eyes widened, Khoklov quickly comforted him and said, "I'm not here to send you a death notice. Although we didn't find Assi among the survivors.
Ya, she was not found in the body."
"You can't see people alive, but you can't see corpses," Sokov asked with a frown: "Then where will she go? Has she disappeared from the world?"