The decisive battle against the Third Reich

There was a bloody storm near the school.

The Soviet prisoners were no match for the Germans. This was not only because the prisoners had been detained in the school for a long time without seeing the light of day, without food, clothing, or warmth, and were severely depleted of physical strength, but also because of the huge gap in equipment and preparation between the two sides.

A German battalion of troops was fully deployed, with rifles, machine guns, mortars, etc. all ready to go. There was even a steel defense line built by tanks as cover.

Although the Soviet army has a large number of troops, they have to go out of the school gap in groups to pick up weapons before they can resist. Not many can be put into the battlefield at the same time to play a role.

As a result, the open space in front of the school soon turned into a slaughterhouse. Groups of Soviet soldiers rushed forward and were knocked down by German firepower. Then groups of soldiers rushed forward, stepping on the corpses of their comrades.

The Soviet soldiers also tried to break out from other directions, but the German army surrounded the entire school. No matter how the Soviet army charged, they were beaten back by German firepower without any accident.

"Comrade Comrade Comrade!" a Soviet soldier shouted to Matevich: "What should we do?"

Matevich looked out the window in despair. There were already piles of corpses of Soviet prisoners and the number of corpses continued to increase.

In fact, there is no need to look. Matevich knew that Pukaev's plan was going to fail the moment the Germans opened fire... It was very difficult for the Soviet prisoners to even get weapons, because the German machine guns, mortars and The tanks used firepower to implement a very powerful fire blockade on the glider wreckage loaded with weapons, and many soldiers fell on the road to snatch and search for weapons.

And without weapons, the Soviet soldiers would be using their flesh and blood to collide with the German steel defense lines.

The idea of ​​surrender flashed through Matevich's mind, but he quickly rejected it.

Because he still has family, because he comes from a military family, because there are relatives in the family who hold high positions in the army...

Thinking of this, Matevich could only grit his teeth and told the Soviet soldiers a lie that even he did not believe: "Hang on, comrades, we don't need to defeat them or break through their defenses, we just We need to hold them back. Look, we have pinned down their tanks and a large number of troops. At the same time, our main force is attacking them. If they hold on for a while, they will collapse. Victory belongs to us!"

The Soviet prisoners believed Matevich's words, perhaps out of fear... The Soviet prisoners all knew that they were actually traitors to the Soviet Union. Now can be said to be their only chance. If they don't "reform", then when the Soviet army captures Holm and invades, they will "increase their crime", so the Soviet prisoners can only scream again , picked up the gun dropped by his comrades on the ground and rushed forward.

The land at the school was filled with corpses. Blood mixed with melted snow flowed along the low-lying areas into the creek next to the school, dyeing the entire creek red, and then slowly flowed to the unfrozen ground. The remaining snow along the banks of the Lovati River was dyed a shocking red.

In the end, even the battle-hardened German soldiers became soft-hearted.

Some soldiers wrote this description in their diaries after the war: "This battle seems very simple, because it is just pointing the gun at the enemy and pulling the trigger. But this is not the case... This is It is a torture, a struggle, and a torture of human nature. I tell myself again and again that those are the enemies and we should do this. But the problem is that this battle makes us feel like. When shooting at unarmed civilians instead of soldiers, I even wanted to shout to my comrades: 'Why don't we wait until they pick up their rifles? ' Of course, I know that is impossible, because this is war. , this is not a duel between warriors or gentlemen, there is no grace and mercy here, any sympathy for the enemy is stupid. "

Finally, the battle is over.

A few cold shots were fired from time to time in the school, but the tank "rumbling" went up and fired a few shots, and then the sound completely disappeared.

Qin Chuan waved his hand, and several groups of soldiers rushed over the tank. As usual, they threw a few grenades inside and then broke into the classroom, followed by another burst of gunfire.

Qin Chuan did not go in. He only saw the German soldiers dragging out the living people one by one and pulling them under the headlights in front of the tank. Ironically, the heads of Lenin and Stalin hung behind them.

"He looks like an officer, Captain!" Werner kicked one of them to the ground: "When I caught him, he was ordering the others to continue fighting!"

"Ask him what his name is?" Qin Chuan said to the translator.

The translator came forward and asked a few questions in Russian, but the Soviet officer didn't answer anything and just spat bloody saliva at him.

The angry translator stepped forward and punched him twice.

Qin Chuan stepped forward to stop the translator's rude behavior.

In any case, those who have persisted until now without breaking down and are still persisting deserve respect.

When the Soviet officer saw Qin Chuan, his eyes lit up, and then he howled like a wounded beast and rushed forward, but was quickly knocked to the ground by Keller with the butt of his gun.

"He recognizes me!" Qin Chuan said.

The translator asked Su Jun the same thing, and the answer to the question soon came.

"He knows you are the 'Legendary Sergeant,' Captain!" the translator replied.

"Oh!" Qin Chuan couldn't help but be stunned. There may be many people who know him, but not many can recognize him.

Then the translator asked the answer from other Soviet soldiers: "His name is Matevitch, captain. He is the political commissar of the 33rd Infantry Division of the Soviet Army and their commander!"

These words could not help but surprise all the German officers and soldiers, because the Soviet army would actually send such an important commander to the prisoner camp to perform such a dangerous task.

"So, it's not surprising that he recognizes you!" said the baker: "He must have planned a plan to assassinate you, and of course he has seen your photo!"

Qin Chuan nodded.

When he turned around and was about to leave, he heard Matevitch yelling unwillingly from behind, with begging eyes.

Qin Chuan looked at the translator in confusion, and the translator explained: "He hopes you can kill him!"

"Why?"

"You know!" the translator replied: "If he is captured instead of dead, he is a 'traitor' of the Soviet Union!"

Qin Chuan nodded, pulled out his pistol and walked to Matevich.

Matevich nodded gratefully towards Qin Chuan and said something. Although Qin Chuan couldn't understand it, he knew it meant thanks.

The gunfire rang out, and Matevich fell to the ground. His body twitched and then stopped moving.