When one row and two rows of soldiers rushed into the position one after another and started close combat with the German troops in the first trench, the German captain who stayed in the command post was not worried at all. Because in his memory, the Russians who rushed in were usually a group of people holding Mosin-Nagant rifles, crowded into narrow trenches, shouting and rushing together aimlessly, as long as they The soldiers rushed out and fired a burst of submachine guns to knock them all down.
But he soon discovered something was wrong. These Russians, who he thought were vulnerable, were too well-equipped. Not only did they have a submachine gun, but each squad was also equipped with a machine gun. His own men just jumped out of their hiding places. , before he had time to pull the trigger, he was shot into a sieve by random shots. Therefore, he had to ask for help from the regiment headquarters and request artillery support.
In order to prevent being accidentally injured by his own artillery fire, he ordered the surviving soldiers to retreat and hide in the concealment. However, the artillery bombardment carried out by the German regiment headquarters only lasted for two or three minutes, and ended hastily, either because they were afraid of accidentally injuring their own people or because they were short of ammunition.
As soon as the shelling stopped, the German captain sadly discovered that the shelling that had just ended not only failed to contain the Russian attack, but actually worsened the situation. The Russians who he thought would be wiped out in the artillery fire actually took the opportunity to occupy the communication ditch that he had removed from defense; and on the ground, there was also a group of Russians in civilian clothes, rushing towards his position menacingly.
He remembered that two days ago, a Russian cavalry force of more than 2,000 people launched five consecutive strong attacks on his position, but all ended in failure. In the end, they dropped five to six hundred corpses in front of the position and became dejected. Withdrew. He didn't know what went wrong. Why did the Russians break through their positions so easily today?
Seeing the Soviet attack force getting closer and closer to the headquarters, a corporal said to the captain in panic: "Mr. Captain, there are too many Russians rushing towards us. We can't hold it anymore. Should we retreat?"
"No," although the captain was also frightened when facing the Soviet commanders and fighters rushing over, he still said bravely: "You must not abandon this position before getting the order, otherwise the Russians will cross over from us. Cross the Rama River and rush to the northeast of Voloklamsk." After a pause, he then asked, "How many of us are left?"
"Less than forty people." The corporal said with a sad face: "Mr. Captain, with just this strength, we cannot hold our position at all. If we continue to fight, the entire army will be destroyed."
Hearing that there was only this small amount of troops left, the captain couldn't help but panic. He didn't expect that all his men would be defeated so soon. But he once again rejected the corporal's suggestion to retreat: "No, our army is engaged in a close combat with the Russians. If we retreat at this time, the Russians will definitely catch up with us, and none of us will be able to escape by then." Then, he pushed the corporal on the back with his hand, "Go and hold on, no one is allowed to retreat without my order."
Lin Hua, who was staying in the first trench, saw that the German resistance had become thinner, and felt that the final battle had come. He quickly shouted to the soldiers around him: "Come up with me!" After shouting, he walked along the He rushed forward towards the nearest traffic trench. Several soldiers standing around saw the company commander taking the lead and rushed forward, and hurriedly followed him.
As Lin Hua was stumbling forward along the traffic trench, suddenly a German soldier carrying a Mauser rifle appeared out of nowhere. Lin Hua instinctively ducked to the side, and then pulled the trigger at the opponent, but the gun did not fire. Just as he watched the Germans raise their guns and aim at him, two submachine guns suddenly fired against his cheeks, scaring him so much that he sat down on the ground. Above his head, two soldiers squeezed the triggers and fired all the bullets in the magazines like a competition.
After the two soldiers beat the German soldier into a pile of rotten flesh, while changing their magazines, they lowered their heads and asked Lin Hua: "Comrade Company Commander, are you okay?"
Lin Hua muttered to himself: I have never seen someone shoot someone close to the cheek. I was almost scared to death by you two. But no matter what, these two soldiers saved his life, so Lin Hua looked up at them, shook his head, and said gratefully: "I'm fine! Thank you, thank you for saving my life!"
He lowered his head to check the weapon and found that the bullets had been exhausted at some point. He quickly replaced it with a new magazine, stood up again and said to the soldiers standing next to him: "Let's go!" Although he had just encountered danger, He was still at the front of the entire team this time.
After walking another seventy or eighty meters along the traffic trench, a man suddenly appeared from the side road. Lin Hua instinctively turned his gun around. But realizing it was Vanya, he quickly removed the muzzle of the gun and asked: "Comrade Second Lieutenant, how is the situation?"
Since they were on the battlefield, Vanya did not salute Lin Hua, but answered bluntly: "There are about a dozen German soldiers trapped by us in a shelter. Their firepower is very fierce, and our people cannot rush through. Instead, seven or eight soldiers were killed or injured.”
Hearing that a group of German soldiers were trapped in the shelter, Lin Hua quickly shook his head at Vanya and said, "Comrade Second Lieutenant, take me to see them."
Vanya led Lin Hua into the traffic trench he had just come out of. After walking more than thirty meters forward, he stopped, pointed towards the corner, and said: "Comrade Company Commander, the enemy's hidden unit Right at the corner, the enemy's firepower can block the entire communication trench. As soon as our soldiers rushed over, they were knocked down by random shots."
Lin Hua looked at the soldiers hiding nearby, then looked at the corner in front, and asked: "Is the exit of the hidden department higher than the ground, or lower than the ground?"
Vanya did not expect that Lin Hua would suddenly ask such a question. After hesitating for a moment, he replied: "Comrade company commander, the exit of the shelter is in the traffic trench."
"Since we are in the traffic trench," Lin Hua waited for Vanya to finish, then continued: "You send two soldiers across the trench, to the top of the shelter, throw two grenades towards the entrance, won't you take care of them? ?”
"Yes, yes, this is a good idea." Vanya called two soldiers and ordered them to cross the trench from other areas, then go to the top of the shelter and throw grenades towards the hole below.
Not long after, a dull grenade explosion came from the corner. It was the soldiers sent by Vanya who threw several grenades into the hidden part where the German troops were hiding. As soon as the smoke cleared, Vanya immediately sent people to rush in and escorted out several surviving German soldiers from the shelter, as well as a German captain who was stunned by the explosion.
