When the second platoon leader led the soldiers to the first row of positions, with the help of the light emitted by the flaming logs, he could clearly see that many German soldiers had rushed into the position and were engaging in hand-to-hand combat with their comrades. He quickly shouted: "Comrades, drive the enemy out of the trenches." After shouting, he raised his hand and shot down a German soldier who was rushing over.
The casualties of a platoon of soldiers in the battle were not too great, but they seemed a little panicked when they discovered that German troops had rushed into the trenches. Just as they were struggling to hold on, they saw their comrades in the second platoon rushing forward with shouts, and their morale was immediately boosted. In just a few minutes, more than thirty German soldiers who rushed into the trench were either killed or taken prisoner. After eliminating the enemies in the trenches, the soldiers rushed to their shooting positions and shot at the enemies who rushed towards the position.
Seeing that the attack was ineffective, the surviving German officers and soldiers retreated to the river embankment. They prepared to wait for reinforcements from across the river to arrive before launching an attack on the Soviet position. After all, in the recent attack, they once broke through the Soviet position. If they had had more troops at that time, they might have gained a firm foothold in the position.
However, the wooden boat on which their reinforcements were riding was still in the middle of the river, and a series of screams suddenly sounded in the sky. Just when the thought of "the Russians started shelling" flashed through the minds of the German officers and soldiers on the river embankment, the river surface was already suddenly hit by The cannonball exploded, and in the violent explosion, water columns shot up into the sky, causing the ship's hull to shake violently in the river; the wooden boat hit by the cannonball was instantly blown to pieces. Seeing that the situation was not good, the soldiers on the boat jumped off the boat one after another to escape, and splashed desperately in the river water that was like a boiling pot. The officers and soldiers, who were good at water and good at life, swam back to the other side, but more people drowned in the splash. Or killed by a cannonball.
The German officers and soldiers who stayed on the river embankment saw that the reinforcements were almost completely wiped out by the sudden artillery fire. They were deeply afraid that the next artillery fire would fall on them. They dared to stop wherever they could and just shouted. They scattered upstream and downstream and fled.
The second platoon leader on the position saw that the German troops on the embankment were scared away by artillery fire. After discussing with the first platoon leader, he called Grisa for instructions: "Comrade company commander, our artillery fire destroyed the German reinforcements." , the enemies who stayed on the river embankment saw that the situation was not good and had already scattered in all directions. Do you think we should attack immediately? "
"Attack?" Grisa heard the second platoon leader say this and sneered: "Now that the Germans have escaped, how can we pursue them in the dark? Also, what do you want our soldiers to do in the flooded area of several hundred meters in front of the position? Passage?"
Seeing that his request was rejected, the second platoon leader blushed and asked, "Then what should we do?"
"Treat the wounded, repair the fortifications, and count the ammunition consumption of the troops." Grisa told the other party: "In addition, after daybreak, send people to the position to count the results and find out how many enemies have been eliminated."
As soon as it dawned, Grisa called Sokov and reported the detailed results to him: "Comrade Brigadier, during the battle in the early morning, our company killed a total of 213 Germans. As for those who were killed in the river, It is impossible to count the number of German soldiers killed by our artillery fire, but it is estimated that the number will not be less than 100. Three mortars, 2 G34 machine guns, 157 rifles, 7 pistols and 31 submachine guns were seized... "
"Lieutenant Grisa, you have already reported the results of the battle. Now tell me, how many casualties did your company suffer in this battle?" Sokov waited for Grisa to finish and asked with a straight face: " Also, how much ammunition did you consume?”
"Our company lost 34 people in the battle and was wounded 41. As for ammunition," Grisa said quite smoothly when reporting the number of casualties, but when it came to the ammunition consumed, he became hesitant: "It took more than I expected."
"More than you expected?" Sokov heard Grisa say this and immediately raised his voice and asked: "Lieutenant Grisa, I want to know the exact number."
Griza hesitated for a moment, and finally said: "In this battle, our company consumed a total of more than 49,000 rounds of ammunition."
"What? Forty-nine thousand rounds of ammunition were consumed?" Although Sokov considered that there would be a waste of bullets in the battle due to the large number of recruits in Grisa's company, he never imagined that such a small-intensity battle would The battle actually consumed nearly 50,000 rounds of ammunition, which is equivalent to one hundred rounds of ammunition for each soldier of the company. Sokov thought of the red army in China. Each soldier had only five bullets in his gun. When charging, he would charge with one shot for a period of time. After firing three shots, he would fight the Japanese invaders with two remaining rounds of ammunition. . If they could have such a huge amount of bullets, they would be able to kill at least ten times more enemies.
The muscles on Sokov's face twitched violently for a few times, and then he suppressed the anger in his heart and asked: "Lieutenant Grisa, I want to ask, why did you consume so many bullets?"
Faced with Sokov's question, Grisa replied with a blushing face: "Comrade Brigade Commander, you also know that three-quarters of my company are new recruits. They have little combat experience, and they only have to keep fighting in the battle." Only by shooting on the ground can you resolve the fear in your heart. Especially the new soldiers who use submachine guns, they almost always hold the trigger, and the drum of 71 bullets is completely discharged in just ten seconds. It’s lit.”
After listening to Grisa's explanation, Sokov said to himself that if not only German-made weapons but also Soviet-made weapons were found in the occupied German warehouse, then if today's battle continues, the commanders and soldiers of the 2nd Battalion and 1st Company will We, in the next battle, can only fight the enemy with bayonets with rifles without bullets.
"Lieutenant Griza, since your company has suffered so many casualties, please withdraw and rest for a few days." Sokov considered that Griza's company had added too many new recruits, which diluted the unit's combat effectiveness, so he decided to move them Change out and rest, and seize the time to train, so as not to waste ammunition like this again in the next battle. "I will let the company sent by Captain Vasily take over your defense."
"Comrade Brigadier, you can't do this!" Grisa became anxious when he heard that Sokov was about to replace his company to rest. "Although our company has made certain sacrifices in the battle, we still have We have enough strength to hold on to our current position. Comrade Brigadier, please, don’t withdraw us."
"This is an order, there is no room for bargaining." In response to Grisa's plea, Sokov said in an unquestionable tone: "Get ready to execute it immediately!" After ending the call with Grisa, Sokov picked up another A phone was connected to the headquarters of the Second Battalion. "I am Lieutenant Colonel Sokov. Let Captain Vasily answer the phone. I have important matters to see him."
