When Cousteau saw Sokov arranging for someone to pick up Bolshak, he seemed a little uneasy. He and Bolshak were colleagues in the same factory, and now that he had escaped back in such a mess, as a colleague, he could not
Just be indifferent. He hesitated for a moment, and then said to Sokov: "Comrade Lieutenant Colonel, if you have no objection, I would like to follow your soldiers to greet Major Bolshak."
Naturally, Sokov would not refuse Cousteau's request, and he immediately nodded in agreement. But before Cousteau left, he stopped him again and said politely: "Comrade workshop director, can you arrange people
Can you get me a phone line? That way I can direct the troops better."
"No problem, Comrade Lieutenant Colonel." Cousteau stood on the track for a long time and found that without a phone, it was really inconvenient to give orders to the troops below. Commanding with flags can still convey orders.
, but not everyone understands semaphore. If the soldiers who understand semaphore are not present, then others will not know what orders are issued. Therefore, it is completely necessary to install a telephone line. Cousteau nodded and said: "I will immediately
Have someone put you through a direct line."
After Cousteau got off the track, he immediately ordered his subordinates to seize the time to get a direct telephone line to Sokov. Fortunately, these communication equipment were readily available. Less than ten minutes after Cousteau's order was issued, the telephone line
The line was connected. Sokov tried the phone and found that the effect was pretty good, so he said to Brisky beside him: "Comrade Captain, it's enough for me to be here. You'd better go down and command the troops."
"Comrade Brigade Commander," upon hearing Sokov's order, Briski said unexpectedly: "Your injury has not healed yet. I'd better stay here to observe the enemy's situation, and you can take command below."
"My injury doesn't matter. I still have to command the anti-aircraft artillery battalion on the roof. If I can't understand the enemy's situation in time, how can I command those female soldiers?" Sokov waved his hand to the other party and said: "Okay, you don't have to
I said, let’s go down there quickly.”
Briski understood Sokov's character of being true to his word, and knew that once the other party decided on something, it would be difficult to change his mind, so he did not persuade him, but raised his hand in salute and left with the signal soldiers.
Bolshak led more than 20 soldiers and withdrew from the position despite enemy artillery fire, moving towards the location of the assembly workshop. Due to the dragging down of the wounded, the speed of their retreat was affected, and two soldiers fell to the ground.
were caught in the enemy's artillery fire. If the responding soldiers had not arrived in time and carried the wounded back, more soldiers might have died.
Bolshak didn't know that Sokov led his troops to the assembly workshop. Because he was busy retreating, he didn't ask the officers who came to meet him about the origin of the troops, so he instinctively thought that these people were sent by Cousteau. Therefore.
As soon as he arrived at the assembly workshop and saw Cousteau who was impatiently waiting, he immediately gave him a big hug and said with mixed feelings: "Thank you, thank you, Comrade Cousteau! Not only are you
You called me to persuade me to retreat and sent someone to pick me up. I will always remember your friendship for me."
Hearing what Bolshak said, Cousteau showed an embarrassed expression on his face. After the two separated, Cousteau raised his hand and pointed at Sokov who was standing on the track, and said a little embarrassedly: "
Major Bolshak, in fact, the orders for you to retreat and to send people to meet you were orders from Lieutenant Colonel Sokov."
"Lieutenant Colonel Sokov?!" Borshak muttered this unfamiliar surname, looked up at Sokov standing above the factory building, and couldn't help but curiously asked Cousteau: "Where did this commander come from?"
Where did it come from?"
"What came out of nowhere?" Hearing what Bolshak said, Cousteau said with some displeasure: "This is the brigade commander who was stationed at Mamayev Heights. He was ordered to lead his troops there.
Here to support us.”
"Oh, that's it." When Borschak first entered the workshop, he saw many soldiers coming in and out, all wearing new or old military uniforms. He thought that the factory had transferred manpower from the assembly workshop to form a new army.
The new annihilator battalion. Thinking that my annihilator battalion has been established for a long time, but except for officers at all levels who wear military uniforms, most of the soldiers still wear casual clothes, I can't help but feel dissatisfied with the factory director Peter, feeling that he is too partial.
After listening to Cousteau's explanation, he realized that he had made a mistake. He looked at Cousteau and said: "Comrade Cousteau, accompany me up to see this commander. I want to express my gratitude to him personally.
"
Unexpectedly, Bolshak followed Cousteau onto the track and expressed his gratitude to Sokov. Sokov could only nod at him and said: "Comrade Major, the Germans have begun to attack. If you make any more moves,
If you go slower, I'm afraid we won't be able to evacuate."
"What, the enemy has begun to attack?" Hearing what Sokov said, Bolshak couldn't help being shocked. He quickly walked to the window, raised his telescope and looked into the distance. Through the smoke-filled position, he saw
There were five or six German tanks in the distance, heading towards their original position, and behind these tanks were rows and rows of skirmishers. He began to silently calculate in his mind how many infantrymen were following the tanks.
.
Sokov put down the binoculars and turned to look at Bolshak. Seeing him muttering something quietly, he smiled faintly and then said: "Comrade Major, there is no need to count. The German army has dispatched at least one battalion of infantry. Don't worry.
Saying that you only have about twenty people left, even if the entire battalion is fully organized, it is impossible to stop them."
If someone else had said these words to Borshak, he might have become furious, but when he heard Sokov say this, he nodded silently and approved of Sokov's statement.
When the German tank was still more than a hundred meters away from the smoke-belching position, it slowed down. The infantry following behind immediately accelerated its speed. From a brisk walk to a trot, they quickly passed the tank that opened the way and rushed in.
The position of the annihilation battalion. The Germans were not lenient at all to the wounded who were not dead on the position, as well as those soldiers who were stunned. They either shot them to death or stabbed them to death with bayonets. They had no intention of taking prisoners.
Seeing his troops being massacred by the Germans, Bolshak's eyes filled with tears and his teeth gritted. When Sokov heard Bolshak's breathing become rapid and heavy, he knew what the Germans had done.
What he did had successfully angered him, so he raised his hand and patted him on the shoulder, comforting him and saying: "Comrade Major, this is a life-and-death war. Either we destroy the enemy, or the enemy kills us. Since they are attacking us
The soldiers are so cruel, we don't have to be soft on them, the blood debt must be paid with blood."
"That's right, that's right." As soon as Sokov finished speaking, Cousteau echoed loudly: "Comrade Lieutenant Colonel is right, we must treat the Germans an eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth, and let them pay with blood.
"
The smoke that covered the sky on the battlefield made the sky seem to be cloudy. Sokov looked up at the sky and felt that even under the current situation, even if the German air force was deployed, the German pilots would probably be ugly in the air.
After knowing the target on the ground, he picked up the phone placed aside and asked the operator to connect to the women's anti-aircraft artillery battalion on the roof.
As soon as he heard Ulanova's voice, Sokov immediately said: "Lieutenant Ulanova, it seems that the Germans will not be able to send out planes today. You can use all the artillery fire to destroy the enemy."
Tanks and infantry.”
"Comrade Lieutenant Colonel," Ulanova replied resoundingly: "We are ready for battle and can fire on the invading enemy at any time."
"Don't be anxious, Lieutenant Ulanova." Sokov saw that the German troops were still staying on the edge of the factory wall, nearly one kilometer away from the factory. Even if they could destroy German tanks by firing from such a distance, they would not be able to destroy them.
But it is easy to waste ammunition, so Sokov ordered: "No one is allowed to fire without my order. Wait until the enemy is close before firing. Do you understand?"
"clear!"
Cousteau knew that Sokov planned to use anti-aircraft guns to attack tanks. When he heard the conversation between him and Ulanova, the expression on his face was normal, but Bolshak did not know about this. He waited for Sokov
After putting down the phone, he asked curiously: "Comrade Lieutenant Colonel, I want to ask, why do you use anti-aircraft guns to hit tanks?"
"Comrade Major," Sokov didn't expect that Bolshak would suddenly ask such a question. He wanted to ask back at the time: Didn't your superiors tell you that you can use anti-aircraft guns to attack tanks? But out of politeness
, these words came to his lips, but he swallowed them back, but said euphemistically: "We don't have anti-tank guns, so we can only use anti-aircraft guns to replace anti-tank guns to destroy enemy tanks."
"Comrade Lieutenant Colonel, I want to ask you something." Bolshak waited for Sokov to finish speaking and then said unceremoniously: "Have you ever thought about how using anti-aircraft guns to attack tanks would affect our
air defense."
Seeing that Bolshak was so stubborn, Sokov said unceremoniously: "If German tanks rush into the factory, what's the point of our air defense on the roof?" He paused for a moment, and then said, "What's the point of our air defense on the roof?"
Yes, even if we don't use these anti-aircraft guns to attack enemy tanks, the Germans will still send planes to destroy the anti-aircraft defenses on the roof. Anyway, our anti-aircraft guns on the roof will be destroyed by German planes in a short time, so we might as well let them play their best role.
function."
Bolshak was not persuaded by Sokov's words, but considering that the other party had a higher military rank than himself and was responsible for commanding all the troops here, it would be very unwise to go against him. Thinking of this, Bolshak
He closed his mouth and acquiesced to Sokov's decision.
Sokov held the microphone in his hand and stared quietly at the tanks approaching in the distance and the infantry following behind, thinking about when to fire. When the German tanks were still four to five hundred meters away from the factory,
Sokov suddenly shouted into the microphone: "Fire, fire at the enemy tanks immediately!"
As the order was given, the six anti-aircraft guns on the roof opened fire at the same time. Although the 37mm anti-aircraft gun was not as powerful as the 85mm anti-aircraft gun, its rate of fire was astonishing and could fire at least sixty or seventy rounds per minute. Sokov soon
I saw streams of mud rising into the sky around those tanks. Soon one of the tanks was hit. The ammunition inside the vehicle caused a sudden explosion. Not only did the turret fly off, but the flying shrapnel would also follow behind.
The soldiers knocked down a group of people.
There is also an anti-aircraft gun. I don’t know whether the gunner’s skills are too poor or it is intentional. It did not attack the German tanks, but bombarded the German infantry following the tanks. The 37mm high-explosive armor-piercing projectile hit the person, and suddenly
The man was beaten into two pieces. When Sokov saw seven or eight German soldiers, their upper bodies had been beaten in an instant, he couldn't help but tremble all over, thinking that this was probably the legendary "death without a complete corpse".
Under the intense firepower of anti-aircraft guns, the German tanks turned into burning torches one after another, burning blazingly on the charred land. Due to the strong firepower of the 37mm anti-aircraft guns, some German soldiers used the corpses of their companions to block their way.
Trying to resist the attack of such high-explosive armor-piercing projectiles, however, everything they did was in vain. As long as they were hit, they would either be broken into two pieces or lose arms and legs.
For the Germans, this battle was simply unwinnable. The tanks covering their attack were all killed by Soviet artillery fire. Because the distance was too far, the opponent's anti-aircraft guns could hit them. The rifle in their hand was
The submachine guns could not hit the opponent. Some soldiers could not stand the bloody scene, so they shouted, turned around and ran back. The officer tried to stop the soldiers from fleeing and waved his pistol in front of them, but he was rushed to the ground.
The fleeing soldier pushed him to the ground. Before he could stand up, countless feet stepped on his body, causing him to almost vomit blood.
Seeing that all the soldiers under his command had fled, the officer knew that there was no point in continuing the attack. He got up from the ground on his hands and knees, rolled and fled back with the crowd.
Bolshak couldn't help but widen his eyes in surprise when he saw Sokov repelling the German attack so easily. He never dreamed that the battle could be fought like this, and the enemy was unable to fight back at all.
He said that his side had not suffered any casualties yet, but had only consumed some high-explosive armor-piercing projectiles that were originally intended to be used to fight aircraft.
"Comrade Lieutenant Colonel," Cousteau pointed to the wounded soldiers still rolling and howling on the battlefield and asked Sokov for instructions: "Although the Germans have retreated, they still left a lot of soldiers on the battlefield.
How should we deal with the wounded?"
Sokov glanced at Bolshak first, and then said meaningfully to Cousteau: "Comrade workshop director, I think you saw how the Germans dealt with the wounded in the annihilation battalion just now?"
"Yes, I saw it." Cousteau gritted his teeth and said, "They killed all the wounded who were left on the position."
"Now that you have seen how the Germans treat our wounded," Sokov said solemnly, "then it is our turn to treat their wounded in the same way."
Although Lao Maozi is all one-minded in doing things, it does not mean that they are all fools. When Cousteau heard what Sokov said, he immediately understood his voice-over and nodded quickly and said: "Don't worry,
Comrade Lieutenant Colonel, I know what to do." After saying that, he turned around and left, going down to gather his subordinates to take care of the wounded German soldiers.