Although there were a lot of people with Yakov, the terrain in the north was complicated, with hills, forests and lakes, so it made sense that he did not encounter Samoylov who was returning during the transfer.
At this moment, Sokov did not bother to study where Yakov and the others went, but asked directly: "Second Lieutenant Samoilov, I remember that you seem to understand German, how is your level?"
Samoilov didn't know the purpose of Sokov's question, but he still answered truthfully: "I learned some basic terms before the war, and also studied with Corporal Ernst for a period of time in the past two months, and talked with the Germans
There shouldn’t be any problem with people communicating.”
"That's great." Knowing that Samoilov's German was enough to communicate with the Germans, Sokov repeatedly ordered: "You can go find a German uniform and change into it later, and then go to
Go south and help Colonel Gurdiev."
"Comrade Brigadier, why are you asking me to wear a German uniform?" Upon hearing such an inexplicable order, Samoilov asked in confusion: "If I appear on the battlefield wearing a German uniform, will the 308th Army be allowed to wear a German uniform?"
There was a misunderstanding among the division’s comrades?”
"You don't have to worry about this." Sokov saw that Samoilov was a little timid, so he comforted him and said: "Now with the trench where we are as the boundary, the soldiers on the north side are all wearing our army's clothes.
uniforms, and most of the soldiers on the south side are wearing German uniforms."
Samoilov has been with Sokov for a long time, and he knows very well that his brigade commander likes to conduct some disguised reconnaissance or sneak attacks. Now that he heard that the soldiers on the south side of the hillside were all wearing German uniforms, he couldn't help but
With his eyes shining, he asked: "Comrade Brigade Commander, are you planning to conduct a sneak attack somewhere again?"
"This is not the place to talk," Sokov saw several soldiers of the 308th Division standing in a nearby trench and called to Samoylov: "Let's go into the headquarters and talk."
After arriving at the headquarters, Sokov said to Samoylov: "If the position is full of my men, maybe I can really use these German uniforms to launch a sneak attack on the enemy. It's a pity that I stay here now.
They are all commanders and fighters of the 308th Division. If they are allowed to perform camouflage missions, it will be easy for them to get involved."
Hearing what Sokov said, Samoylov also smiled bitterly and said: "Yes, Comrade Brigadier, if Captain Vanya's battalion is here, maybe we can really use the German uniforms on us to sneak attack the German army.
, give them an unforgettable lesson.”
"Okay, stop talking nonsense and go change clothes quickly." Sokov urged the other party: "After changing clothes, go to report to Colonel Gurdiev and tell him that you know German, maybe you are very good
It will be put to great use soon."
After Samoilov raised his hand in salute, he turned around and walked out of the headquarters. Bely, who was standing at the door, folded his hands on his chest, leaned his back against the earth wall, looked at Samoilov's back, and asked with some uneasiness
He said: "Comrade Brigadier, can Second Lieutenant Samoilov's German be deceived by the Germans?"
"I once heard Corporal Ernst say that Second Lieutenant Samoilov is the most gifted language person he has ever seen." Sokov said casually: "After only two months of learning German, he can
He speaks fluent German, and if someone doesn't know his identity, they will think that he is an authentic German."
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Bauer left the position on his motorcycle. On his way to the division headquarters, he passed the village where the tank battalion once lurked. Next to this burned-to-ruin village, there were many tanks, armored vehicles and trucks parked neatly.
, there are densely packed tents nearby. It looks like there are at least one regiment of troops.
Several sentries on duty saw Ball appearing on a motorcycle and immediately aimed their guns. One of the sergeants asked loudly: "Stop, what do you do?"
Bauer was deeply afraid that his actions would irritate the opponent, so he quickly stopped his motorcycle, raised his hands high above his head, and said loudly: "Don't shoot, I am the messenger of the 94th Infantry Division."
Seeing a lone soldier here, the German sergeant never thought that this might be an enemy, and thought he was a deserter. Therefore, he did not ask his men to put down their guns, but brought two soldiers over.
He snapped at Bauer: "Take out your soldier's ID card, I want to check it!"
Bauer continued to raise one hand high, and with the other hand he slowly took out the ID from his pocket, handed it to the German sergeant, and emphasized: "Sergeant, the soldier ID contains the pass from the division headquarters."
The German sergeant took the soldier's ID card, compared Bauer with the photo above, and then looked over the pass issued by the division headquarters twice to confirm that Bauer was not a deserter, then turned around and waved to his soldiers
, signaling them to put down their weapons. When handing the ID back to Ball, the sergeant asked curiously: "Corporal Ball, what are you doing here?"
"Our army has a battalion of the 276th Regiment stationed on the hillside to the north. Their task is to block the Russians rushing from the north." Bauer put his ID in his pocket and replied in a panic: "
Because their radio station was broken, the division headquarters could only send me to deliver a message to them, ordering them to hold it there at all costs and never let the Russians cross their defense lines."
Bauer took out the cigarettes in his pocket, gave one to each of the sergeant and the soldiers behind him, then lit a fire for them diligently, and asked tentatively: "Sergeant, which section are you in?"
"We are from the 547th Regiment of the 389th Infantry Division." The sergeant replied: "We were ordered to come here to assist you in eliminating the Russians' Orlovka salient. Unexpectedly, when we arrived here, we found that the Russians
The human positions are deserted, and I don’t know where they went. Did you see any Russians along the way?"
When Bauer heard the German sergeant's question, he couldn't help but tremble in his heart. After all, he had just escaped from the Russians, and he still lacked confidence. He quickly shook his head and said in a panic: "How could you encounter the Russians?"
What? You know, our troops are everywhere. They can’t even hide, so how dare they show up?"
The German sergeant did not notice anything strange about Bauer, and said to himself while smoking: "What a hell. According to the intelligence from our reconnaissance, there are at least one division of Russians surrounded in the Orlovka area.
How could the military strength be gone just as soon as it was said to be gone?" Bauer did not dare to answer the conversation and just buried his head in smoking to cover up his uneasiness.
"Corporal," the German sergeant put an arm on Bauer's shoulder and said friendly: "Follow me to see the regiment commander and report to him the situation nearby."
Bauer quickly declined and said: "No, sergeant, I still have something to do and I have to rush back to the division headquarters immediately. If there is a chance in the future, I will send you to the regiment headquarters."
"Why are you such a nagging person? You will go as soon as you are told." When the sergeant saw that Bauer was unwilling to go to the regiment headquarters, he glared and said in a stern tone: "If you don't go, don't even think about it.
leave here."
Seeing this, Bauer knew that if he didn't follow the sergeant to the regiment headquarters, he would definitely not be able to escape. He could only bite the bullet and said: "Okay, sergeant, I will go with you to the regiment commander. After answering his question
After that, I need to return to the division headquarters immediately."
"I know, let's go, let's go." The sergeant said, dragging Bauer towards the direction where the tents were densely packed.
Arriving at a tent with soldiers standing guard, the sergeant asked Ball to wait for a moment. Then he stepped forward and muttered a few words to a sentry before walking into the tent. Not long after, the sergeant walked out of the tent.
He came out, shook his head at Ball, and said, "Come in, Corporal Ball, our regiment leader wants to see you."
After Ball walked into the tent, he saw a bald colonel and a lieutenant colonel wearing a military cap, standing at a table with their backs to the tent door. He quickly stepped forward and saluted loudly.
Shout: Hi, Hitler!
After hearing Ball's voice, the colonel stood up straight, turned around, faced him and asked: "Are you the communications soldier of the 94th Infantry Division?"
"Yes, Mr. Colonel." Ball quickly replied: "I was originally an engineer of the 94th Infantry Division. Because the communications corps suffered too many losses in the battle, I was temporarily assigned the task of communications corps."
"Corporal, what is your mission?" the colonel asked curiously.
"Mr. Colonel," Bauer stood as straight as a telegraph pole and replied respectfully: "I was ordered to send an order to the 1st Battalion of the 276th Infantry Regiment, asking them to hold their position at all costs. Absolutely not
The Russians take a step forward."
The colonel looked at Bauer and asked with a sneer: "Then did they do it?"
"Yes, Mr. Colonel, they did it." Before being released, Bauer had a general understanding of the battalion's results. When he heard the German commander's inquiry, he replied without hesitation: "They were in front of us."
In two days of fighting, a Russian infantry division was annihilated, while its own losses were very small, with less than a hundred casualties."
"It's really amazing to annihilate a Russian division with less than a hundred casualties." The colonel turned to look at the lieutenant colonel next to him and said, "Are you right, Chief of Staff?"
"Yes, Your Excellency, Commander, they are indeed amazing." The Chief of Staff replied respectfully: "They were able to achieve such great results with such small casualties."
"Corporal," perhaps because he heard that the troops in the north had achieved great results, the German colonel wanted to get a share of the pie, so he asked tentatively: "Do the troops there need us to reinforce them? I dare not say that there are too many, so send
There will be no problem if the two battalions pass by."
How could Bauer dare to ask the regiment commander to send troops to reinforce the position in the north? Wouldn't it be revealed immediately? He waved his hands hurriedly and said: "Mr. Colonel, the battalion commander said that they have enough troops to hold the position.
But the ammunition is consumed too much, and I hope I can apply to the division headquarters to replenish some ammunition for them, so that they can hold on to their current position longer."