USSR 1941

Then the first round of artillery coverage by the German army stunned the recruits.

It was still dark at that time, around 3:30 in the morning.

After marching all the way and taking more than two hours to complete the construction, the 333rd regiment finally got a little rest.

Shulka and a group of his original subordinates fell asleep... Although they are not experienced in the war, but the battlefield is the best training ground. The "skill" that fell asleep in it.

Having said that, if you haven't learned this by now, it means that you can't fall asleep for more than ten days, then I'm afraid that people will not be human and ghosts, and the game will be over without the enemy's hands.

Not so with recruits.

At this time, they are entering the stage of "pre-war syndrome"... This name is said by the veteran Matvey. Shulka doesn't know if there is such a name in medicine, but this phenomenon does exist.

This is the personal experience of Shulka and others. To put it simply, everyone’s performance is different when they know that the battle is coming... For example, some recruits at this time are so nervous that they can’t speak, and some Some people held their guns and dared not leave the darkness in front of them for a moment, some seemed very excited, and some tried their best to appear indifferent.

But all of them are for the same reason: nervousness, fear.

These are of course not what Shuerka needs to care about... Even if Shuerka wants to care, he can't care. There are more than a dozen recruits in a platoon, and sleeping is something that even if you put a gun to their heads, you can't help it.

"They need to be trained on the battlefield!" Shulka told himself: "Just like everyone else!"

So Shulka nestled in the trench with peace of mind, covered his head and face with a marching blanket and forced himself to sleep.

But it wasn't long before Shulka was woken up.

"Bang..." There was a gunshot.

Then someone shouted: "It's the enemy, the enemy is coming!"

Then there were several "bang bang" shots. Everyone picked up their rifles and lay down in front of the trenches to prepare for battle. Shulka also turned over and pointed his guns forward.

But soon someone shouted: "Don't shoot, it's your own! Don't shoot!"

"Who fired the shot?" Second Lieutenant Davydov cursed from a distance away from another section of the trench: "I told you that you are not allowed to shoot without an order!"

Shulka took a closer look, and it turned out that the person coming from the opposite side was his own man in the uniform of the Soviet army... To be precise, he was withdrawn, and the defense line was built in the rear to allow the troops on the front line to retreat smoothly.

At this time, they were obviously frightened by the gunshots, and they all lay down on the ground not daring to move. Occasionally, there were a few wails and curses from the officers.

"Who fired the shot?" Shulka also asked.

"Comrade Sergeant!" A recruit who caused trouble himself replied palely, "It was me... I thought they were enemies!"

Shulka couldn't help feeling bitter for a while, although this should be said to be normal in battle, of course something will happen to recruits who go to the battlefield without training.

The problem is...someone has been wounded, maybe even killed.

This is not something Shulka can handle.

While Shulka was having a headache, there was a sudden whistling of shells in the air... The enemy shelled.

"Cover!" Shulka yelled, retracting his head into the trench involuntarily.

A row of cannonballs exploded nearby, followed by several rows of shells, one after another, and then more and more violently.

Obviously, the German army found that the Soviet army was retreating in the dark and began to chase after the victory... This is very common on the battlefield. Although the German army usually does not choose to fight at night, the enemy's retreat is a good opportunity to attack, which may be pursued all the way. The killing achieved unexpected results, and the well-trained German army certainly knew this.

The retreating Soviet army became chaotic at the moment of shelling,

They fled back desperately under fire.

We all know that it is taboo to get up and run around when you are bombarded by enemy artillery, even recruits know this.

But sometimes it's hard to tell whether it's right or wrong.

The reason is that when the Germans used artillery fire to blockade the depths, the other side must have also launched a fierce attack.

Lying still can indeed avoid the bombardment of shells, but it won't be long before the German army will cover up and kill them from behind, and then they will not only face shells.

As a result, the originally peaceful wilderness turned into hell in an instant: there were flames from shells everywhere, Soviet soldiers thrown into the air everywhere, pieces of corpses and stumps fell from the sky, and Many Soviet soldiers were knocked down by shrapnel as soon as they ran to the top of the trench, so they fell in rows in the trench, and it didn't take long for the corpses to almost level the trench.

The bombing lasted for thirty minutes before it gradually stopped.

What followed were screams and howls... In fact, a considerable part of the screams cannot be called screams and howls. Many recruits hiding in the trenches were not injured, they were just frightened. Shout.

This is a normal physiological reaction. When the fear is too much to bear, shouting can relieve the psychological burden.

Shulka asked the squad leaders to count the number of people and casualties. He was surprised to know that only two people were missing.

Garrisoned in the trenches, and the trenches were not seriously damaged, disappearance almost meant escape.

Originally, Shulka thought that at least half of the recruits would flee in disorder. After all, this was a good opportunity.

This should be a gratifying good thing, but when Shulka saw those recruits huddled in the trenches trembling, he knew that it was nothing to be gratified...they didn't escape more because they didn't have the courage to step out of this place. Road trenches.

Therefore, Shulka should catch up with the two escaped recruits and tell them that they are actually qualified soldiers with potential and hope to become heroes.

Of course, this is just thinking about it, and Shulka has no time to do it, because there are already bursts of gunfire and the sound of tank motors ahead... The vanguard of the German army has already killed here.

From this we can see how fast the German army moved. In just thirty minutes, they broke through the Soviet defense line and advanced ten kilometers forward.

Or it can also be said that the retreat of the Soviet army was quickly turned into a rout after being discovered by the German army.

But in any case, the German army has already reached the front, and the next step is the problem of the "roller" line of defense.

"Get ready to fight!" Second Lieutenant Davydov ordered loudly: "Be careful, don't accidentally injure your own comrades!"

At this time, Shulka remembered the incident of accidental injury of the recruits because of nervousness.

But now no one will pursue it, so for the recruits, this cannon fire came at the right time.