Red Moscow

After annihilating a small advance team of the German army, the soldiers who had never been on the battlefield could not help but develop the idea of ​​underestimating the enemy while gaining limited battlefield experience. Just like after the stock market has risen sharply, everyone feels that they are the stock gods. The feeling pervades the battlefield.

The new soldier who had killed the enemy with his own hands even said confidently while eating: "The Germans' combat effectiveness is only this, if they don't come later, that's it. If they come, I will definitely make them come back." "

His blind optimism inevitably affected the other soldiers around him: "Yes, you are right. When we charged just now, I saw a German soldier who was so scared that he fired at me. Two shots, but they didn’t even hurt my hair, and I stabbed him to death with a bayonet.”

If Sokov were here and heard the conversation of these new warriors, his lungs would probably burst with anger. He was worried about how long this patchwork of troops would be able to sustain when the Germans launched another attack. However, the new soldiers were dazzled by their recent victory and felt that the war was nothing more than this. Some were even thinking that maybe with the This small force can completely defeat the German army, which is armed to the teeth, and gain the opportunity to leave its name in history.

Sokov was in the bunker at this time, discussing with the captain and Andrei the possible battle that would happen next: "...the enemy's tactics are nothing more than aircraft bombing, artillery bombardment, and then the infantry, under the cover of tanks and armored vehicles, Launch a fierce attack on us. Now the bunker group we are in is well fortified. If the enemy does not use heavy artillery, it will definitely not be able to attack the fortifications. Therefore, when the enemy shells and bombs us, we only need to hide in the bunker to reduce casualties. To the lowest…”

"Sokov, I really can't tell, you know quite a lot." Andrei waited for Sokov to finish speaking, then said with a smile: "If you tell others that you are a recruit, I'm afraid they won't believe it. After all, even veterans who have been in the military for three or four years may not know the common sense you know about the battlefield."

Sokov said with a smile: "One of my neighbors has participated in many battles. I often chat with him. He told me all these common sense knowledge."

The captain originally had doubts about Sokov. How could a recruit who had just joined the army for one day know more than him? After listening to Sokov's explanation, he said with a sudden look on his face: "So that's it. How do you know so much common sense?"

"Captain, I have another concern."

"What are you worried about?"

"Although our fortifications are strong, the enemy's artillery fire may not be able to destroy them. However, the shock wave generated by the explosion may still kill the people in the bunker." Sokov said: "So I think after discovering the enemy's appearance, Most of the soldiers should be withdrawn to other places as soon as possible, and then allowed to return to the fortifications when the bombardment is over and the enemy begins to attack. "

After hearing Sokov's suggestion, the captain thought for a while, then shook his head and said: "No, there are no decent fortifications near the bunker group. If the enemy carries out intensive shelling here, the flying shrapnel will be enough to destroy We suffered heavy casualties. I couldn't take the risk, so it was better for everyone to hide in the fortifications when the enemy bombarded them."

Sokov wanted to persuade him again, but there was no time. The roar of tank engines came from outside, indicating that the armored troops that had stopped to rest were advancing in this direction, and the war was about to break out.

The captain ran out of the bunker and shouted outside: "Battle alert! Battle alert!! Everyone enters the bunker. No one is allowed to come out of the bunker without my order."

A few minutes later, the first batch of artillery shells landed around the bunker group and exploded. Hearing the deafening sound of artillery outside, as well as the pillars of mud and gunpowder smoke rising all around, the recruits who were staying in the bunker with Sokov were frightened. Shivering. Fortunately, the captain had issued an order not long ago, and no one was allowed to leave the bunker at will. Otherwise, the recruits would have turned around and fled the position because they could not bear the fear of the bombardment.

The shelling lasted for an unknown amount of time and finally stopped.

Sokov put down his hands covering his ears, but he still felt as if he had lost his hearing. Alexei shouted something at him, but he only saw the other person's mouth opening and closing, but could not hear what he was saying at all.

Alexey obviously realized that Sokov couldn't hear him at all, so he quickly patted him on the shoulder and pointed to the door. Sokov turned around and saw Andrei, whose face was blackened by smoke, standing at the door and gesturing to him constantly.

Sokov quickly stood up and walked over, leaned into Andre's ear and shouted loudly: "Andre, what's the matter?"

Andrei followed suit and shouted loudly into his ear: "Sokov, the captain is calling you."

Sokov followed Andre to the bunker where the captain was located. After entering, he was stunned by the scene in front of him. Several soldiers were lying on the ground. The captain was sitting against the wall, with blood flowing from the corners of his mouth and nose.

Seeing this situation, Sokov immediately realized that what he was most worried about had happened. Despite the shelling just now, the fortifications of the bunker group were not destroyed, but the door of the bunker where the captain was located was blown away, and the soldiers inside were killed and injured. Even the captain was seriously injured.

"Sokov, you're here!" Seeing Sokov appear, the captain's face showed a smile: "Come to me!"

After a few minutes of recovery, Sokov's hearing recovered somewhat, but when he heard the captain speak, he still felt like there was cotton stuffed in his ears. The voice seemed to be coming from a distant place, and it was not very clear. He quickly squatted in front of the captain and asked loudly: "Captain, what are your instructions?"

"Comrade Sokov," the captain said with a wry smile, "it seems you are right. Hiding in the bunker, the enemy's shells cannot hit us. But the shock wave generated by the explosion can kill people." If Andre hadn't been in other bunkers just now, he might have lost his life in vain just like the soldiers here. "

Sokov saw that the captain had called him over, which seemed to indicate the aftermath, so he quickly asked: "Comrade Captain, what are your instructions? Please give the order."

"I want to hand over this force to your command." The captain said weakly: "I believe that under your leadership, they can achieve more victories."

Based on his own experience, Sokov could tell that the captain's internal organs were damaged by the shelling just now, and he must not be able to sustain it for long. In order to prevent him from leaving with regrets, Sokov quickly held the other person's hand and said to him with a firm expression: "Captain, don't worry, I will definitely live up to your trust in me."

After leaving the captain under the care of the medical staff, Sokov called Andre out of the bunker and asked straight to the point: "Andre, tell me truthfully, is that anti-tank gun still there?"

"Of course." Andre nodded vigorously and said: "Before the enemy's shelling started, I had people drag the anti-tank gun into the bunker. As soon as I saw the enemy attacking, I immediately pushed the gun out of the bunker."

"Then push it out quickly." Sokov urged: "If there are no accidents, the enemy's armored forces will launch an attack soon."

"Where should we place the artillery?" Sokov pointed to a crater between the two bunkers and said: "Put the anti-tank gun in that crater."

"What, put the anti-tank gun in the crater." Regarding Sokov's order, Andrei asked in confusion: "Why?"

"The reason is very simple." Sokov explained simply and concisely: "Deploy the anti-tank gun in the crater, and you can see the German tanks, but the German tank crew can only see the barrel at best, even if it is directed towards this If you fire at a certain location, the probability of hitting the target is low, thus reducing the risk of being destroyed."

"Understood." Andre agreed, and called a few soldiers to help him push the anti-tank gun out of the bunker, and then installed it in the crater between the bunkers.

Immediately after the German shelling ended, two tanks drove onto the road near the bunker group. The black muzzles pointed at the bunkers, and the infantry that followed launched an attack.

Upon seeing this, Sokov ordered someone to notify Andre, first knocking out the enemy's tanks, and then shooting at the German infantry in a scattered formation. As long as the infantry is eliminated, the role of the tanks without infantry cover will be greatly reduced.

Under the fire of the Maxim heavy machine gun, the German infantrymen rushing towards the hillside fell one after another. The tank responsible for covering discovered that the bunker where Sokov was located was the biggest threat, and quickly turned its muzzle to bombard it.

The shell hit the thick cement wall. Although it could not effectively penetrate the target, the shock wave of the explosion still had an impact on the soldiers in the bunker. A soldier who was shooting outside with a rifle suddenly screamed and threw away the rifle in his hand. He covered his face and ran around in the bunker screaming. The cement fragments shattered by the explosion hit him all over the face. It's blood.

Sokov, who was shooting, did not care about what was happening behind him. He concentrated on shooting at the approaching German soldiers, trying to eliminate more enemies. The tank that fired towards the bunker was destroyed by Andre's anti-tank gun after just one shot. Thick smoke billowed out of the tank first, and then it began to burn. The tank soldiers in the tank started from the bottom of the tank or opened the top cover of the turret, and ran towards the back covered with fire. But they did not escape far before they were knocked to the ground by bullets fired from other bunkers.

Another tank that was preparing to fire at Sokov's bunker saw that the other tank was destroyed and immediately targeted the anti-tank gun position. However, since the anti-tank gun was placed in the crater, only the barrel and part of the shield were exposed on the ground. The tank fired two shots in succession. The shells passed over the anti-tank gun, landed in the grass behind, and exploded. It didn't cause any harm to Andre and the others.

The battle lasted for more than ten minutes and ended. The two tanks parked on the road were all destroyed. The two infantry platoons involved in the attack also suffered heavy casualties. There were no less than fifty German corpses lying on the hillside.

"Sokov, Sokov." Just after the battle, Andrei ran over to Sokov: "The shells are out."

"What, all the shells are out?" Sokov asked in surprise: "Didn't this gun have fifty rounds of shells at that time? How come it was all out so quickly?"

"Sokov, you don't know something." Andre explained: "During the German shelling, some shells exploded, and we only had 12 shells available."

"Since there are no more artillery shells, quickly send people to the underground arsenal to move them." Sokov urged: "Remember to bring the captain's flashlight."

"Okay. I'll go right away."

When Andre was about to leave, Sokov stopped him again: "By the way, how is the captain doing now?"

"It's still the same." Andrei sighed and said, "The mouth and nose are still bleeding. The medical staff has given him medicine. The situation is very dangerous. I don't know how long he can hold on."

"Well, I know." Sokov knew very well that if a wounded soldier like the captain who was shocked by the artillery fire was sent to the military hospital for emergency treatment at this moment, there would still be hope of survival. But now there is no village in front and no shop behind. Even if he wants to send him to the hospital, he doesn't know where to send him. Whether he can survive depends on his personal fate.

When Andrei led people to the underground arsenal to move artillery shells, the roar of tank engines came from afar.

Sokov, whose hearing was almost completely restored, heard that this sound came from the west, and he was immediately frightened and broke into a cold sweat. He thought to himself that the Germans could go around to his rear from other places. In this way, he would be attacked from the front and back by the Germans, and then he would be annihilated.

He hurriedly walked out of the bunker and looked to the west.

Soon, he saw two tanks appear in his field of vision, one was the T-34 he was most familiar with, and the second was the outdated T-26 light tank. Perhaps because they were worried about misunderstandings with their own people, a red flag was inserted on the body of the first tank. Behind the two tanks, there were two armored vehicles, and behind the tanks and armored vehicles was a long ambulance convoy, each with a red cross logo.

Seeing clearly that the convoy was from the Soviet army, Sokov was suddenly ecstatic. With tanks, at least they had the strength to compete with the German armored forces. But soon, his expression dimmed. This was obviously a convoy to transport the wounded. Except for the tanks and armored vehicles leading the way, the rest of the vehicles had no combat power at all.

"Comrade Sokov," Alexei also came out of the bunker. After seeing the convoy appearing in the west, he carefully reminded Sokov: "It seems to be our own convoy. Should we send someone to contact them?"

After hearing what Alexei said, Sokov realized what he should do next. He nodded and said to Alexei: "I will go to meet the convoy. You continue to be vigilant, so as not to be caught off guard by the Germans."

After explaining, Sokov jumped out of the communication trench and ran in the direction of the convoy.

In order to avoid misunderstandings, when he reached more than 50 meters away from the tank that opened the road, he stopped and stood on the side of the road, waving desperately, trying to attract the attention of the other party.

Sokov, who was standing on the side of the road, was soon seen by the tank driver sitting in the tank. When the driver turned the machine gun and was about to shoot, the commander stopped him: "Don't shoot, it seems to be one of our own."