After the enemy plane flew away from the battlefield, Yershakov quickly sent more people to help fill the crater so that the tank driver could drive the Tiger tank to a safe place in the shortest possible time. , to avoid being shelled and bombed by the enemy again.
Ivanov received a report from the observation post that Lieutenant Colonel Yershakov had sent a large number of manpower and were busy at the north post of Mamayev Hill, and hurriedly came to the observation post on the top of the mountain. When he saw that there were at least 300 officers and men filling bomb craters at the foot of the mountain, he quickly called Yershakov and said bluntly: "Comrade Lieutenant Colonel, what are you doing? Why are there so many people at the foot of the mountain? It's so dense. In such a formation, the enemy can kill and injure dozens of you with just one artillery shell flying over."
Considering that Ivanov might not understand the situation, Yershakov reported to him: "In order to prevent us from capturing the tank, the enemy did not bombard us with artillery, and even sent out aircraft to bomb. If the crater is not filled as soon as possible, the enemy will If the tank crew from the headquarters drives the tank away, there is a possibility that it will be blown up by the enemy.”
Ivanov knew very well the significance of this captured German tank. He could not say anything more, so he could only sigh softly and said: "Lieutenant Colonel Yershakov, Please tell the soldiers who are busy at the foot of the mountain that once the enemy launches artillery bombardment or air raid, they need to take cover immediately to avoid unnecessary casualties. Do you understand?"
"Understood, Comrade Deputy Division Commander."
"Also," Ivanov was about to hang up the phone. Considering that Sokov would soon withdraw, he greeted Yershakov and said, "Comrade Division Commander may lead his troops to withdraw. You order The observation posts on the top of the mountain should be smart and report immediately when they see the division commander."
While Mamayev Hill was busy, the German army launched its third attack on Liumian Street. They learned from the lessons of the previous two times and used heavy artillery fire to bombard buildings they felt were dangerous before attacking. They did not attack again until those buildings were on fire or even collapsed under the artillery fire.
Sokov couldn't help but feel distressed when he saw two buildings equipped with anti-tank guns collapsing under enemy shelling. He knew that it was the defense area of the Second Company, so he quickly picked up the phone to contact Aglanov and asked directly: "Comrade Captain, I saw two buildings where artillery was deployed, which were destroyed by enemy artillery fire. What's going on? Have all the artillery soldiers inside withdrawn?"
"I'm sorry, Comrade Division Commander." Hearing Sokov's question, Aglanov replied with some embarrassment: "I don't know, I haven't gotten the specific casualty data yet."
"Then hurry up and make statistics." Seeing that the other party didn't even know the casualties of his subordinates, Sokov couldn't help but get angry and shouted into the microphone: "I'll give you five minutes to count the casualties and losses immediately." come out."
Seryosha, who had just walked in from outside the house, was startled when he saw Sokov getting angry at the microphone. Seeing Sokov put down the phone, he asked tentatively: "Misha, what happened to make you so angry?"
"Who else," Sokov said angrily: "The enemy's shelling has ended for several minutes, but Aglanov has not counted the number of casualties until now."
"Misha, don't worry." Seryosha understood the reason for Sokov's anger and quickly advised: "I know you want to know the casualties of the artillery, but you should not ask Aglanov about this. Ask Porochenko. He is the artillery company commander, and he should know best what the artillery situation is like."
A word that woke up the dreamer. Seryosha's words reminded Sokov. He raised his hand and slapped himself on the forehead, then picked up the phone and called Porochenko. Asked: "Comrade Lieutenant, what are your casualties?"
"The buildings where the No. 3 and No. 4 artillery positions are located were destroyed by enemy artillery fire." Porochenko reported to Sokov: "Both positions used high-explosive grenades to attack the enemy infantry. They lost their "It is obviously unrealistic to rely solely on artillery to suppress the enemy. To repel the enemy's attack, we must rely on our infantry brothers."
"How are your losses?" After Sokov said this, he realized that his expression was not accurate enough, and quickly added: "I saw those two buildings were destroyed by enemy artillery fire. I want to ask , have all the artillerymen in the building been safely evacuated?"
"Except for the two victims, the rest of the people were evacuated safely." Porochenko replied on the phone: "It is a pity that all the artillery in the building was lost."
"Don't worry, we will capture more artillery from the enemy in the future." Considering that these artillerymen are the treasures of the division, Sokov emphasized to him: "As long as people are alive, they are stronger than anything else." .Understand?"
"Understood." Porochenko replied loudly: "I will convey your intention to the soldiers."
Sokov put down the phone, looked at Seryosha standing in front of him, and asked curiously: "Seryosa, you are not commanding the troops outside, why did you come to me?"
"Misha, I have good news and bad news to tell you." Seryosha said mysteriously: "Which one do you want to hear first?"
"Let me tell you the good news first."
"I have ordered people to build two platforms in the basement and moved two anti-tank guns inside." Seryosha said proudly: "The artillery can use the transom exposed on the ground to shoot at the overcoming enemy tanks or tanks. The infantry fired, and the enemy had a hard time hitting us.”
"This is indeed good news." Seeing that Seryosha had turned his defense idea into reality, Sokov was very happy, but when he thought of another bad news, he couldn't help but frowned: "Good news Now that’s it, what about the bad news?”
"The artillery doesn't have many shells left." Seryosha sighed and said: "Each gun has only two or three armor-piercing shells left and seven or eight high-explosive grenades. It is estimated that after repelling the enemy attack this time, our anti-tank The cannon will become a decoration because there are no cannonballs."
"Anyway, we only need to hold on until dark, and the friendly forces who come to take over the defense will arrive." Sokov said, raising his hand and looking at his watch, he saw that there were less than two hours until dark: "Now it is less than two hours before dark. There are still two hours of darkness, Seryosha, you should return to your troops immediately and command the soldiers to survive these two hours."
"Misha, do you really think that friendly forces will take over our defense after dark?" Seryosha shook his head and said: "According to my speculation, there will definitely be many uncertain factors in the future. Let things take an unexpected turn. According to the worst possibility, our army will be completely lost in Six Side Street."
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