Red Moscow

The captain was woken up by Sokov and seemed very impatient: "Comrade Sokov, what's the noise outside that's worth making such a fuss? Since the sound comes from the east, it might be the tank troops sent from Moscow. If you don't want to go back to sleep, I can arrange for you to stand guard."

Returning to this era inexplicably was something that made Sokov upset. Moreover, in a few days, the largest annihilation war in human war history will be launched in this area. He was thinking about how to get rid of danger in his dreams. Who knew that the captain heard the noise outside, not only did he not arouse the necessary vigilance, but also wishful thinking that the roar of the engines of tanks and armored vehicles outside was the tank troops of the Soviet army.

Thinking of this, Sokov temporarily forgot the difference in status between himself and the captain, and said with a straight face: "Comrade Captain, let me remind you. Although the noise came from the east, it may not be our tank troops. Maybe it is the troops sent by the Germans from other directions, preparing to encircle our army."

The voices of the two woke up Andrei who was sleeping next to him. He rubbed his eyes and said sleepily: "Comrade Sokov, did you get confused in the middle of the night and run here to quarrel with the captain. I think you should go back and rest quickly, so as not to affect the rest of other comrades."

Several soldiers sleeping next to him were also awakened by the voices. When they opened their eyes and saw clearly that the person who had a conflict with the captain was Sokov, they all showed surprised expressions on their faces. Although Sokov was a new recruit, he found accommodation and food for everyone today, which was a favor to everyone. If he and the captain really quarreled, whether he would help or not, since he was in a dilemma, he might as well close his eyes and pretend to sleep, just pretending not to see what was happening in front of him.

"Captain," Sokov didn't think that as a new recruit, he could command more than 70 people in the company, so he had to find a way to persuade the captain to immediately issue a combat alert and let everyone prepare for battle to avoid being caught off guard by the Germans: "Now is wartime, even if the troops coming from the east may be our own people, but we can't rule out the possibility that they are Germans. If we don't prepare the soldiers for battle, if the Germans sneak up, we may be wiped out. Do you plan to be a prisoner of the Germans?" Sokov's last sentence successfully angered the captain. He stood up suddenly and said angrily: "What, you said I want to be a prisoner of the Germans? If I had such an idea, I would not lead the troops with no ammunition and food to break out of the German encirclement."

Andre saw that the two were about to quarrel again, and hurriedly stood up to smooth things over: "Captain, Captain, don't worry, I think what Sokov said makes sense. If the Germans are really coming, we will be caught off guard by the enemy who comes up if we stay in the bunker without moving."

"Andre, call everyone up." Seeing that the captain was standing there without saying a word, Sokov bypassed him and gave orders directly to Andre: "Let everyone prepare for battle. If it is really our own people who come, I am willing to apologize to the captain." After speaking, he turned around and walked out of the bunker without waiting for Andre to finish. His idea was very simple. He would go back to his bunker first and let the people inside prepare for battle. Even if Andre refused to cooperate with him, when the Germans came up, he could suppress them with heavy machine gun fire.

When Sokov returned to his bunker, Alexei and others inside had already woken up.

Seeing Sokov coming back, Alexei asked curiously: "Comrade Sokov, I just saw you get up and run out directly. What happened?"

Sokov said with a serious face: "If my guess is correct, Germans appeared near us."

"Ah, Germans appeared near us?" In this bunker, except for Sokov who had combat experience, the rest of the people were recruits who had just joined the army. When they learned that Germans appeared nearby, they inevitably became a little panicked: "Will they find us?"

"If the Germans are just passing by, they may not pay much attention to this place." Sokov said to everyone: "I am worried What I am worried about is that they will use this place as a stronghold and will definitely send people to occupy it. At that time, fighting with them will be inevitable. "

After Alexei waited for Sokov to finish speaking, he asked tentatively: "Sokof, does the captain know about this?"

"What do you think I just went out for?" Sokov stared at Alexei and said: "I just heard the movement outside, so I ran over to inform the captain and asked him to immediately issue a combat alert and let everyone enter their respective combat positions."

"What did the captain say?"

"The captain didn't seem to believe what I said, and said I was making a fuss."

"Then what should we do?" Alexei asked.

"The view of our bunker is very good, and we can use machine gun firepower to prevent the enemy from approaching the bunker group." Sokov said: "As long as our gunshots are heard, the captain will naturally understand that I did not lie about military intelligence." Then, Sokov began to arrange for everyone to prepare for battle.

Seeing Sokov giving orders in the bunker, Alexei couldn't help but say with some concern: "Comrade Sokov, is it appropriate for us to prepare for battle before receiving orders from our superiors?"

"Alexei," Sokov knew very well that if he wanted everyone in the bunker to obey his orders, the first person he had to convince was Alexey, the deputy shooter: "If there is no order, we can only watch and watch. To watch the Germans occupy our positions and make us all their prisoners?"

After hearing Sokov's words, everyone fell silent. Although the Soviet army has been retreating steadily from the outbreak of the war to the present, no one is willing to take the initiative to be a prisoner.

After a while, Alexei said: "Comrade Sokov, I listen to you. Get ready for battle. When the Germans come up, I will cooperate with you to destroy them."

Ten minutes later, eight three-wheeled motorcycles appeared in sight, filled with German soldiers.

Sokov was planning in his mind that when he fired later, he would first shoot down the motorcycle at the front, then the motorcycle at the back. After the passages in front and behind were blocked, he would then slowly use machine gun fire. Pick up the remaining enemies.

The motorcycle team stopped on the road. Except for the motorcycle rider, the rest of the soldiers got out of the car and gathered around a man who looked like an officer, seeming to be waiting for his orders.

The officer took two steps toward the roadside and looked at the bunkers, as if wondering whether there was anyone inside.

After the officer stood on the roadside and watched for a while, he waved to the soldiers and motioned them to take a look at the bunkers.

Seeing the soldiers approaching the bunker with guns in hand, Sokov pulled the trigger without thinking.

Amidst the rattling sound of shooting, five or six walking German soldiers fell down immediately. Seeing that the situation was not good, the rest immediately fell to the ground. Because there were weeds half as tall as a man on the roadside, Sokov couldn't see their specific location clearly once they lay down.

But this didn't bother Sokov. Since the Germans couldn't see clearly after lying down, he changed the shooting targets to the motorcyclists who were still sitting on the motorcycles. The bullets fired from the heavy machine gun were like plows, plowing from the first motorcycle to the last one. Except for two clever motorcycle riders who jumped out of the car in time to escape, several other motorcycle riders were killed. The officer lying on the roadside saw that only the westernmost bunker in the entire group of bunkers was firing. He thought that the other bunkers were unoccupied, so he signaled to his nearby subordinates to spread out and try to approach Soko from different positions. The bunker where the husband was.

However, not long after they stood up, the other bunkers also started shooting. The sudden fire of light machine guns and rifles knocked down seven or eight more people.

The officer never dreamed that there were people in the bunker, which had been silent not long ago, and that the firepower was even more intense. Seeing that most of his men had been lost, and if he continued to fight, no one would be able to escape, so he quickly issued an order for the surviving soldiers to retreat.

As soon as the Germans below began to retreat, Sokov saw someone nearby rushing out of the bunker group and pounced directly on the remaining German soldiers on the road.

Facing the charging crowd, Sokov was really powerless to complain. Not only were so many people crowded together, they also blocked his shooting range. In order to avoid accidentally injuring his own people, the helpless Sokov could only stop shooting.

Seeing that Sokov stopped shooting, Alexey asked in confusion: "Comrade Sokov, why didn't you stop shooting?"

"There's no way to fight." Sokov pointed at the ragtag group of people rushing towards the Germans and said helplessly: "Look, they blocked my shooting range. If I continue to shoot, can I hit the enemy? I’m not sure, but I will definitely injure my own people by accident, so I can only choose to cease fire!”

As soon as Sokov finished, the captain rushed into the bunker and asked sharply: "Sokov, why did you stop shooting?"

"Captain, it's not that I don't want to shoot, it's just that I have no way to shoot." Sokov could only repeat what he just said to Alexei to the captain, and finally said: "The soldiers in our company are all newly recruited. They have no military training or any combat experience, so they will be in chaos when they charge. The enemies below have basically lost resistance. They will definitely win if they charge forward, but if they encounter organized resistance from the Germans, they will probably win. They will pay a big price."

After listening to Sokov's words, the captain was silent for a long time and then said: "Sokov, you are right. Our soldiers lack training, which makes it easy to suffer losses on the battlefield. Once these enemies are eliminated, I will organize everyone for training.”

When the captain left the bunker, he stopped and turned to Sokov: "Comrade Sokov, I apologize to you for that incident not long ago. You were right. If you hadn't shot decisively, , maybe we will suffer a big loss."

The battle on the road ended quickly without any suspense.

Except for two of the 24 German soldiers who were taken prisoner, the rest were killed. Three members of the company were killed and five were wounded. Seven submachine guns, one pistol and 16 rifles were seized.

After learning the result of the battle, all the soldiers in the bunker were smiling, but Sokov was frowning. Our side occupies a favorable terrain and has a numerical advantage, and it was an ambush, but it cost so many casualties. If they encounter an enemy of equal strength, they may be in danger of being annihilated.

Not long after, Andre came to the bunker and said to Sokov: "Comrade Sokov, the captain called you, come with me."

Arriving at the bunker where the captain was, the captain who was in a good mood came over, shook hands with Sokov, and said with a smile: "Comrade Sokov, you are indispensable for our ability to achieve such a victory. When there is an opportunity in the future, I will definitely ask my superiors to take credit for you.”

According to the captain's opinion, Soviet people who value honor more than their lives will definitely burst into tears when they hear what he said. But Sokov, standing in front of him now, showed a calmness that was inconsistent with his age.

"Comrade Sokov," the captain asked tentatively, "we won the battle, but you don't seem happy."

"Comrade Captain, before the battle started, I heard the roar of armored vehicles driving in the distance." Seeing that the captain was complacent about this small victory, Sokov quickly reminded him: "But we were wiped out. It was just a couple of dozen soldiers on motorcycles.”

Hearing what Sokov said, the captain also realized the seriousness of the problem: "Comrade Sokov, do you mean that these soldiers who were eliminated by our forces were just reconnaissance teams sent by the German armored forces?"

"I think this possibility is very high. I think the German armored forces may have felt a little tired after marching all night, so they stopped to rest not far from us." Seeing the captain understand his intention, Sokov said, He nodded and said: "And this motorized detachment is just a reconnaissance team sent by them. Once the gunshots here are fired, the enemies in the distance will definitely hear it. I believe it won't be long before the German armored forces It will drive here, and we will face an extremely cruel battle. "

"Then what should we do?" asked the captain.

"Let the soldiers hide in the bunkers." Sokov said helplessly: "I checked carefully and found that the bunkers are all reinforced concrete buildings one or two meters thick. Even if the German army bombarded them with tank guns, they could not destroy the bunkers. It should be safer to hide inside."

He turned his attention to Andre next to him: "Of course, we cannot blindly engage in passive defense. Don't we have a 45mm anti-tank gun now, which can be used to destroy invading German tanks and cause huge damage to the enemy? loss."

Andrei waited for Sokov to finish and asked with some worry: "Sokov, do you think we will die here?"

"Andre, to be honest, I don't know." Sokov shook his head and said: "We have lost contact with our superiors and we must not get any support. With our current strength, we can do nothing , is to find a way to slow down the enemy's advance speed, so that he cannot advance quickly into the Kiev area, and buy more time for the main force of our army. "

"So, what awaits us will be the fate of sacrifice." Andre said with a gloomy expression: "Maybe the next battle will be our last battle. Right?"

"Andre, the possibility you mentioned is very likely true." Sokov said: "So we must be mentally prepared and ready to sacrifice at any time."