On a high-speed armored vehicle, throwing anti-tank grenades at a stationary tank is still a technical job. An anti-tank grenade weighs 1.2 kilograms and can generally only be thrown 15 to 20 meters. If you throw it too early, the grenade will fall directly to the ground before it reaches the tank; if you throw it too late, the fragments of the grenade explosion will rebound. Come back and hurt the person who dropped the bomb.
Due to inexperience, most of the anti-tank grenades thrown missed the target. The armored vehicle circled around the tanks several times and managed to blow up four tanks. However, three of the five soldiers in the carriage were killed and two were injured, and only the last anti-tank grenade was left.
As the soldiers in the car lost their combat effectiveness, Sokov had no choice but to take action himself. He knelt on one knee in the carriage, holding the grenade in his hand, staring closely at the rapidly approaching tank, mentally calculating where to throw the grenade. When he was still about ten meters away from the tank, he stood up straight and threw the grenade.
After the grenade drew a beautiful arc in the air, it landed on the tank body and exploded with a bang, causing the tank to immediately burst into flames. However, because the distance was too close, the air wave of the explosion rushed towards him. Sokov felt as if he had been slapped in the chest. The huge inertia made his body jerk back, and then he fell heavily. He fell into the carriage, his eyes darkened and he completely lost consciousness.
When Sokov regained consciousness, he found himself lying in a dark room. He tried to sit up and figure out where he was. Unexpectedly, as soon as he moved, he felt pain in every bone in his body. It hurt so much. He couldn't help but snort.
Although the sound Sokov made was very small, it alerted the people next to him. He felt someone squatting down next to him, and then a familiar voice sounded: "Thank God, dear, you finally woke up."
When Sokov heard this voice, he couldn't help but trembled. He quickly turned his head and looked in the direction of the voice, and saw a person squatting next to him. After careful identification, he recognized that the speaker was actually Assi. Ya. He looked at Asiya and asked in surprise: "Asiya, why are you here?"
Asiya held Sokov's right hand and said with tears: "My dear, you finally woke up."
"Asia, where am I?" Some monks in Sokov asked confusedly: "Why are you here?"
"My dear, this is the health team in the tunnel of Mamayev Hill. Of course I am here." Asiya replied: "You were injured in the battle. It was Captain Golia and the others who sent you back."
Hearing Asiya mention Captain Golya, Sokov immediately remembered that before he fell into coma, he was standing in an armored vehicle throwing grenades at German tanks, and quickly asked: "Where is Captain Golya? Is he okay?" Right?" The reason Sokov asked this was because he and his men only blew up five tanks. Even if the German army only had two tanks left, it would be enough to suppress Golia's troops behind the hillside and be unable to move. Once they Unable to quickly break away from contact with the enemy, when the enemy's infantry arrives, disaster awaits them.
"Don't worry, Captain Golya and the others have returned to Mamayev Heights safely." When Asia heard Sokov's question, she immediately guessed what he was thinking, and asked understandingly: "We need him Did you find him?"
"Yes," Sokov nodded vigorously and said in a positive tone: "I want to ask him how we returned to Mamayev Heights."
Seeing that Sokov was anxious to see Captain Goliath, Asia quickly stood up and shouted towards the door. Following her shout, a male hygienist walked in from outside the door, looked at Asiya and asked: "Comrade Asiya, do you have any instructions?"
"Please call the political commissar Belkin and the chief of staff Sidorin," Asiya said to the male health worker: "Even if the brigade commander is already awake, he wants to see Captain Golia immediately."
After the male hygienist left, Asiya came back to squat next to Sokov and asked with concern: "My dear, are you hungry? I'll get you something to eat."
Knowing that Goliya and others had safely returned to Mamayev Heights, Sokov felt much more at ease. When he heard Asiya's question, he noticed that his stomach was growling, and he Somewhat embarrassedly, she said, "Asiya, I'm really hungry. Can you find something to eat for me?"
"It has been prepared for you a long time ago." Asiya picked up the oatmeal that was placed aside, took a spoonful and handed it to Sokov's mouth, saying in a commanding tone: "Open your mouth!"
As soon as Asya finished feeding Sokov a bowl of oatmeal, Belkin strode in from outside. Seeing that Sokov had regained consciousness, Belgin said excitedly: "Comrade Brigadier, we are so happy to see you have regained consciousness." After that, he quickly walked to Sokov's side and squatted down, showing concern. He asked, "How do you feel?"
"I feel like my bones are aching all over my body," Sokov replied with a wry smile, "Maybe he fell when he fell to the ground."
"Comrade Brigadier, what do you want me to say about you?" Belkin said sadly: "Don't forget, you are the commander of the infantry brigade, but you are not an anti-tank fighter. How can you personally blow up the enemy?" Where is the tank? Fortunately, you were lucky, you were just knocked unconscious by the blast of air. If you had been hit by a few shrapnel, you might be lying on the operating table for first aid at the moment."
Don't look at what Asya told Sokov just now, saying that Captain Golya returned to Mamayev Heights safely. But Sokov was worried about the safety of other soldiers in his heart. At this moment, seeing Belkin beside him, he quickly asked anxiously: "Have all the commanders and fighters of the 192nd Battalion withdrawn safely?"
"Yes, they basically withdrew safely." Belkin said with emotion: "I heard them say that if you hadn't figured out how to use armored vehicles to carry soldiers to rush over and blow up enemy tanks, maybe they would have all the weapons. The army is in danger of being destroyed. Comrade Brigadier, I'm curious, how did you come up with this method to blow up the enemy's tanks?"
"At that time, I saw the troops blocked behind the hillside by enemy artillery fire, unable to move, so I decided to take a risk." Sokov's mind once again thought that before he fell into coma, there were still two German tanks that had not been blown up. How many casualties did they cause to their own troops? He asked tentatively: "Comrade Political Commissar, I would like to ask, have the remaining two tanks been blown up?"
"Yes, Comrade Brigade Commander, those two tanks were also blown up." Belkin nodded and said in a positive tone: "After you were injured, a company commander happened to rush back from the north with two armored vehicles. I just happened to witness the whole process of you blowing up tanks. So the first company commander imitated your example and made the armored vehicles rush towards the enemy tanks quickly and blew up the tanks with anti-tank grenades. After all the enemy tanks were blown up, Golia felt that It was not suitable for Erlovka to stay for a long time, so he decisively led his troops to withdraw."
Sokov remembered that it was more than thirty miles from Orlovka to Mamayev Heights, and during the entire retreat, he actually felt nothing at all, which proved that he had been unconscious for a long time. Thinking of this, he curiously asked Belkin: "Comrade Political Commissar, how long have I been unconscious?"
"Comrade Brigadier, you have been unconscious for a day and a night." Belkin explained with a grimace: "You don't know that during the period when you were unconscious, Commander Chuikov called us many times to inquire and ask us I understand your injuries. I just received a call and learned that you have woken up. I asked Sidorin to report to the commander, and I will rush over to see you immediately."
