Rokossovsky learned that the Istrian Company had rushed into the enemy's position, but he behaved calmly. He said calmly: "Comrade General, please congratulate the officers and soldiers of the Istrian Company on my behalf. Congratulations to them for their achievements in the battle to liberate Voloklamsk."
After putting down the phone, Rokossovsky said to Malinin: "Comrade Chief of Staff, this son of your and my old comrade is really extraordinary. He has actually led his troops into the German positions."
When Malinin heard the news, he asked with some surprise: "Is this the position where General Dovatore commanded the troops to attack two days ago?" Seeing Rokossovsky nodding in affirmation, he couldn't help but said with emotion, "It's not simple. , It’s really not easy. Several attacks we launched ended in failure. Unexpectedly, this little Misa rushed into the enemy’s position as soon as he took action. Comrade Commander, do you think we need to provide him with some help? ?”
"Help? What help?" Rokossovsky looked at Malinin and asked with a smile: "Isn't my acquiescence in allowing Misha to use the captured weapons and equipment to re-equip the troops not be considered the greatest help to them? Troops With more sophisticated weapons, combat effectiveness can be effectively improved."
Hearing what Rokossovsky said, Malinen suddenly realized why someone complained that Misha secretly used the seized materials to redress hundreds of officers and soldiers in the entire company, but the commander pretended not to know. In order to improve the combat effectiveness of Istria Company so that they can be used in important battles.
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When Lin Hua led three rows of soldiers past the machine gun position, he saw that the machine gunners had stopped suppressing long-range firepower against the Germans for fear of accidental injury, and were lying on the ground in a daze. He quickly stopped and shouted to them: "Comrades, don't be in a daze, move your position immediately, and follow me!" After that, he continued to charge forward with his submachine gun.
After hearing the order given by Lin Hua, the machine gunners got up from the ground one after another. The machine gunner, holding a machine gun with an ammunition chain, rushed forward behind Lin Huaer and others; after the deputy shooters organized the ammunition, they followed closely behind carrying heavy ammunition boxes.
After one row and two rows of soldiers rushed into the first trench, they quickly eliminated the enemies here, and then continued to develop in depth through the crisscrossing communication trenches.
The German commander did not expect the Soviet troops to rush into his position so quickly, and quickly called his superior for help: "Mr. Colonel, the Russians have rushed into our trenches. I ask for your support."
After the colonel heard this, he was silent for a moment and asked: "Captain, how many troops do the Russians have?"
"At least there is one regiment." The German captain quickly replied: "Not only are half of them equipped with submachine guns, there are also dozens of machine guns. The firepower is very powerful. Our company can hardly support it."
The colonel did not know that when the captain reported the situation, he greatly exaggerated the strength and equipment of the Soviet army. He really thought that the Soviet army had assembled heavy troops and launched an attack on the positions on the banks of the Rama River. He frowned and thought for a while, then said: "Captain, I am also being attacked by the Russians now and cannot mobilize troops to support you. Let's do this. In five minutes, I will let the artillery bombard the first trench. , you move all your people to the back to avoid being accidentally injured by artillery fire! Do you understand?"
"Understood, Mr. Colonel." Although he did not get the reinforcements he wanted, he was satisfied with the artillery support. He quickly called the communications soldier: "Go and pass the order immediately. In five minutes, all Everyone retreated to the trench behind."
The first and second platoons were not familiar with the terrain of the position and were stubbornly blocked by the Germans. They were unable to move forward quickly. As soon as Lin Hua and three rows of soldiers entered the first trench, German artillery shells roared towards them. Lin Hua was knocked down by the air wave of the explosion. Before he could react, the soil kicked up by the air wave buried him tightly.
After an unknown amount of time, Lin Hua woke up after being stunned. He tried with great difficulty to get his head out of the soil, but the heavy soil on his back made it impossible for him to move. Just when he was so suffocated that his eyes were filled with stars, he suddenly felt a light pressure on his back, and then several hands grabbed his limbs and pulled him out of the soil like a sack full of goods.
Although his whole body was in pain like pins and needles, at least he could breathe much easier and felt that he was indeed still alive in the world. He gasped for breath, smelling the lingering smell of blood mixed with the gunpowder smoke in the air. He felt someone in front of him shaking him vigorously and shouting something, but his ears were ringing and he couldn't hear what the other person was saying.
Lin Hua raised his hand to wipe the dirt off his face, blinked hard a few times, and then he saw clearly that the person squatting in front of him turned out to be the third platoon leader Stepan. He was shouting loudly to himself: "Company Commander, Company Commander, are you okay?"
Lin Hua shook his groggy head, spit out the dirt in his mouth, and then said feebly: "I'm fine, what happened just now?"
"We were shelled," Stepan said loudly, "We were shelled by the enemy. Fortunately, the troops entered the trenches in time, otherwise they would have suffered huge casualties."
Lin Hua held the loose and slightly hot soil with one hand and the trench wall with the other. With the help of Stepan and others, he stood up with difficulty and asked, "Where are the first and second rows?"
Stepan looked around and replied: "If I'm not mistaken, one and two rows of soldiers are moving towards the depth of the enemy's position through the communication trench."
Hearing that the soldiers from the first and second platoons had continued to advance, Lin Hua continued to ask: "Where is Saviev?" Before Stepan could answer, he continued, "Let the third platoon also continue to attack. I think the communication trenches must have been blocked by enemy fire. If you also attack from this direction, you will not be able to advance quickly. You immediately order the soldiers to leave the trenches, advance through the ground between the communication trenches, and eliminate the enemy from a high position."
When he saw the murderous third row of soldiers leaping out of the trenches and charging forward like tigers down the mountain, Lin Hua suddenly felt that although many of the third row of soldiers had never participated in such a cruel battle, regardless of the enemy's intensive firepower, The remains of their fallen comrades had a strong impact on their hearts and gave them a sense of fear. But after the test of blood and fire, they have gradually adapted to the battlefield environment. Their original timidity and fearfulness have disappeared, replaced by indomitable courage and the desire to avenge their comrades.
