Sokov led the troops to the vicinity of the transfer station and met with the reconnaissance team staying here.
When Christopher saw Sokov appearing, he quickly stepped forward to salute him and reported in accordance with the regulations: "Comrade Battalion Commander, Christopher reports to you that the reconnaissance team has successfully completed the reconnaissance mission. Please give instructions." !”
But what happened next not only surprised Christopher, but also shocked the surrounding commanders and soldiers. Sokov stepped forward, raised his fist and pointed it at Christopher's shoulder, punching him several times, knocking him staggering. Just when everyone was confused, they heard Sokov pointing at each other and saying angrily: "You led the reconnaissance team to the enemy's rear. Why didn't you contact the battalion headquarters? I thought you were sacrificed."
When Christopher was punched by Sokov, he was a little confused. He didn't know what he had done wrong, and he actually let the battalion commander hit him as soon as they met. But when he heard Sokov's voice change in tone due to excitement, and saw the other person's hand reaching out, he immediately understood that the other person was worried about his safety and was not really angry with him. His eyes were red, and he grinned and said to Sokov: "Comrade Battalion Commander, isn't this a good thing for me." After saying that, he held the other person's outstretched hand.
Sokov grabbed Christopher's hand, pulled it into his arms, and gave him a warm hug. The reason why Sokov was so out of control was because Christopher was one of the first people he met after coming to this time and space. In the battle of Khimki Town, among his comrades who fought alongside him, only Seryosha, Oleg and Christopher survived. Therefore, Sokov, who cherished this comradeship very much, had trouble sleeping and eating every day when Christopher led the team deep into the enemy's rear and there was still no news. It wasn't until he received the telegram from Christopher that the stone in his heart fell to the ground.
After the hug ended, Sokov took a step back and asked Christopher with a straight face: "Have you figured out the situation at the German transfer station?" Seeing the other party nodding in affirmation, he turned and shouted to the crowd watching the excitement. "Company commanders, come to me." Andrei and Vasily were in the crowd. When they heard Sokov's shout, they quickly squeezed out.
A few people found a secluded place to squat down. Christopher held a flashlight in one hand and drew a simplified diagram of the transfer station on the snow with the other hand, explaining the German troop distribution and firepower configuration to everyone in detail.
After Sokov waited for Christopher to finish introducing the situation, he pointed to the simple map on the ground and assigned combat missions to the two company commanders in a normal tone: "...There are only more than forty enemies in the transfer station. At this moment, there are Half of the enemies are sleeping, so the second company has to deal with only twenty enemies at most... The machine gun company is divided into two groups, ambushing on the roads on the east and west sides of the transfer station to block enemies who may come for reinforcements."
After assigning the task, he raised his head, looked at the two company commanders and asked, "Do you have any questions?"
Andre, who was in charge of the sneak attack on the transfer station, after listening to Christopher's story, already knew the situation of the attack target very well, so when he heard Sokov's question, he immediately shook his head and said: "I have no problem."
Vasily, who was responsible for the blocking mission, asked Christopher a series of questions to learn more about the distribution of German troops, suitable ambush locations, etc. After getting the answer he wanted, Vasya also raised his head and said to Sokov: "Comrade Battalion Commander, I have no questions."
"Comrade company commanders," Sokov stood up and said to the two company commanders: "Now that the tasks are clear, let's prepare for battle. I will stay here and wait for your good news."
The two company commanders also stood up quickly, straightened their backs, and answered resoundingly: "Yes!"
Sokov wanted to personally participate in the battle to seize the transfer station, but considering that the troops were fighting in an unfamiliar environment at night, chaos would easily occur, and there must be someone in the middle to coordinate and command. Therefore, he could only stay there with regrets and wait for the final result of the battle.
Platoon leader Grisa led a dozen soldiers, cut through the barbed wire fence, and got into the area where supplies were piled. They skillfully avoided the German searchlights, hiding in the shadows beyond the reach of the searchlights, and carefully observed their surroundings. Five sentries with guns in hand were walking back and forth listlessly in the aisle between the goods.
Grisa designated a target for each of his men, and then lightly scratched his neck with his index finger, signaling to kill these sentries with a knife. Several soldiers around him nodded after seeing Grisa's gesture. Each one had a target, carefully avoiding the light of the searchlight, and approached the sentry.
The Germans may have never dreamed that there would be a sneak attack here, so they were not very vigilant. It took the soldiers less than a minute to eliminate all five sentries in the goods yard. Seeing that the sentries in the cargo yard were dealt with, Grisa focused on the two sentry towers next to the cargo yard. The searchlights on the two guard towers swept back and forth, so that the road to the German soldiers' residence was always under the light.
He called the other two soldiers in front of him and ordered them in a low voice: "Each of you is responsible for a sentry tower and kill the German soldiers above. Remember, never shoot."
The sentry tower on the left was quickly occupied. But something unexpected happened when they captured the right sentry tower. When the soldiers climbed up the wooden ladder, they alerted the sentry above. The sentry raised his hand and looked at his watch. It was not even time for the changing of the guard, yet someone came up. Out of curiosity, he asked casually below.
Unexpectedly, the soldier who was climbing up did not understand German. When he heard the sentry shouting, he thought he had been discovered. He quickly pointed the submachine gun hanging on his chest at the sentry and fired a short burst. Although the sentry fell in response, the sound of gunshots that rang out in the dead of night amplified the sound countless times. The sentry at the entrance of the transfer station heard gunshots coming from the direction of the guard box and immediately realized that something was wrong. He quickly hid in the sandbag fortification and fired a warning shot in the air.
The German soldiers sleeping in the wooden house heard the gunshots outside and guessed that they might have been attacked by a sneak attack. Many of them didn't even bother to put on their clothes and rushed out with weapons in hand. Unexpectedly, as soon as they rushed to the door, they were blocked by crossfire from the left and right sentry towers, and four or five people fell immediately. The rest all retreated into the house.
The Germans did not sit still. After they retreated into the house, they smashed the window glass, extended their guns from the window, and fired aimlessly outside to prevent the sneak attack Soviet troops from rushing in. The German commander, a second lieutenant, picked up the phone hanging on the wall and tried to call for help from nearby troops. When he picked up the phone, he found that there was no sound at all, and the phone line had been cut off by the Soviet army's sneak attack.
The German troops blocked in the house by the crossfire from the guard tower turned them into turtles in a jar. Grisa led the soldiers to the window and threw a few grenades in. After a series of explosions, the resistance inside stopped. The German soldiers who were not killed hurriedly waved white flags and surrendered.
Sokov, who was waiting for news in the forest, heard intensive gunshots coming from the direction of the transfer station and couldn't help but feel anxious. He knew very well that such a big movement would definitely alert the nearby enemies. Soon, enemy reinforcements would arrive from different directions. If Andre and the others could not resolve the battle quickly, they would be attacked by the Germans. The dangers of holding a dumpling.
