The tank driven by Lin Hua easily crashed into the German fortifications. The high-speed rotating tracks ran over the scattered sandbags, crushing the machine gunners and their machine guns pressed under the sandbags to pieces.
When a deputy machine gunner saw the tank rushing towards the fortification, he immediately got up and ran back. When the tank crashed into the German fortifications, he had already ran more than ten meters. How could Lin Hua let him escape so easily? He quickly stopped the tank, grabbed the handle of the directional machine gun, and suddenly pulled the trigger towards the back of the escaping German soldier.
In a series of crisp gunshots, the running German soldier's body shook suddenly, and his running speed suddenly slowed down. He put his hands behind his back and tried to cover the wound on his back, but he failed. He staggered forward two more steps, turned half a circle on the spot, and fell softly on the snow.
Seeing that the enemy had been killed, Lin Hua stopped, opened the hatch cover above, and leaned out half of his body to look behind. I saw that the captain and Vanya had already rushed up with their troops. The captain stopped seven or eight steps away from the tank, gave Lin Hua a thumbs up, and kept saying something. Because the roar of the tank engine was so loud, Lin Hua couldn't hear what the other party was saying.
Lin Hua got out of the turret, jumped off the tank, walked quickly to the captain and asked, "Comrade Captain, I didn't hear clearly what you just said."
The captain smiled and said: "I said you are good! I want to ask you, can you drive this tank to open the way for us in front?"
Lin Hua didn't know if another German firepower point would suddenly appear on the road ahead. After thinking for a while, he nodded in agreement.
When the captain ordered the soldiers to treat the wounded and collect the bodies of the soldiers, Asya rushed over with Vasily's third platoon. She saw Lin Hua wearing a tank hat and standing next to a tank. She quickly ran over and asked with concern: "Misha, I just heard fierce gunshots from behind. How are you? Are you not injured? ?”
Seeing Lin Hua smiling and shaking his head, indicating that he was not injured, Asiya asked curiously: "Why are you wearing a tank hat? Where did your helmet go?"
Lin Hua pursed his lips towards Vanya, who was gathering troops on the side, and said: "He's there. The reason why I wear a tank hat is because I want to drive a tank!"
"What, you drive a tank?" Asiya was stunned when she heard what Lin Hua said, and then she covered her stomach and laughed: "Misha, you can actually drive a tank. This is really ridiculous, hahaha !”
Seeing that Asiya didn't believe that he could drive a tank, Lin Hua smiled bitterly and called to Vanya who was walking towards him: "Comrade Second Lieutenant, tell our female health worker, comrade, whether I can drive a tank!"
Vanya looked at Asiya and nodded, affirming: "Yes, Comrade Company Commander can indeed drive a tank." He pointed his hand towards the destroyed sandbag fortification not far away and said to Asiya, "Look, the German fortification was destroyed by the company commander driving a tank. If the company commander hadn't taken action today, we don't know how much we would have paid."
"Oh my God!" After listening to Vanya's explanation, Asiya looked at Lin Hua with wide eyes and said in surprise: "Misha, I really didn't expect that you can actually drive a tank. You are really awesome. !" After saying that, he stepped forward to hug Lin Hua and gave him a quick kiss on the cheek.
"Hey, I'm talking about Comrade Lieutenant." The Captain came over at some point, stood a few steps away from Lin Hua and Asiya, and said jokingly: "I didn't affect your intimacy, right?"
Lin Hua quickly glanced at the location of the captain's troops and saw that they had been assembled. The lightly wounded who could move were all standing in the queue; while the seriously wounded were lying on stretchers beside them. There were two men. Hygienists are taking care of them. Seeing that the friendly forces had completed their assembly, Lin Hua quickly asked: "Comrade Captain, can we set off?"
"Yes, yes, Comrade Lieutenant, we can set off." The Captain nodded and asked in a consultative tone: "Do you mind if I sit in the tank with you?"
"I don't mind," Lin Hua shook his head and said with a smile: "Comrade Captain, please come in!" After saying that, he helped the captain climb onto the tank, then turned to tell Vanya: "Second Lieutenant, how many people are you bringing with you?" A soldier sits on the tank and can take a ride. As for you, Asiya, sit in the tank too."
The two companies followed the tank driven by Lin Hua and headed towards the city of Istria. The captain leaned close to Lin Hua's ear and asked loudly: "Comrade Lieutenant, your driving skills are pretty good. Where did you learn them?"
Naturally, Lin Hua would not tell the other party that he learned to drive a tank in a later tank museum. Instead, he said vaguely: "Comrade Captain, I used to drive a crawler tractor in a collective farm. How to drive a tank?" The method is similar to that of a crawler tractor, and since I can drive a tank, it’s not surprising at all.”
The captain did not know the details of Lin Hua and thought that he had really lived in a collective farm, so he did not inquire further. He just stared at the road ahead through the observation hole on the forehead of the tank and guided Lin Hua on where to drive.
Not long after, the troops arrived outside Istria. Lin Hua parked the tank next to a checkpoint and led his company towards the city.
Seryosha walked to Lin Hua's side and asked curiously: "Misha, I think this tank is quite good. If you want to hit any German fortifications in the future, just drive over and hit it. We can obviously stay, why? Are you going to throw it on the side of the road?"
"Seryozha," Lin Hua heard what his old friend said and felt the need to remind him: "Don't forget, we are infantry, not tank soldiers. Once the tank's fuel is exhausted, we must not If we don’t throw it away, will someone sue us for loss of military equipment and court-martial us?”
Lin Hua's words startled Seryozha. He quickly waved his hand and said, "In that case, let's leave it on the roadside to avoid being sent to a military court without any explanation."
Under the guidance of the patrol, Lin Hua led his company to the regiment command post of the 765th Regiment in the southeast of the city. He asked the soldiers to line up outside, and then walked into the command post alone. He strode to Batrakov, raised his hand to his forehead, and reported loudly: "Comrade leader, Lieutenant Sokov reports to you that the Istra Company was ordered to rush to Ister The city has come back to be built. I am waiting for your orders, please give me instructions!"
