Sokov held his gun and sat motionless in the trench, listening to the gunshots, explosions and screams coming from the left and right. He knew very well in his heart that at this moment, every movement was worse than silence, there was smoke everywhere, and everyone's visibility was limited. They were all relying on their own instincts to continue fighting. It would be unjust if he stood up rashly and was killed by a stray bullet. .
Although he was unwilling to cause trouble in this situation, he still heard someone running towards him along the trench. He concentrated on looking in the direction where the footsteps came from, and his gun was instinctively aimed in that direction. Not long after, he saw a vague shadow breaking into his line of sight. It only took less than a second for Sokov to see clearly that the person was holding what seemed to be a submachine gun, and he did not hesitate. He pulled the trigger and knocked the opponent down in the trench.
Before leading the charge, Sokov saw that almost all the soldiers on the position were using rifles with bayonets. Only Gladshev and Samoilov used submachine guns. Therefore, he felt that the people he saw wielding submachine guns in the trenches were almost all enemies, which was why he shot so decisively. As for other soldiers picking up German submachine guns, or Samoilov and his two being knocked down by him as Germans, there is nothing he can do about it. After all, this is on the battlefield, and any brief hesitation will ruin himself. life.
The sound of gunfire and explosions soon stopped. I don't know whether the Germans were all wiped out, or whether the two sides were afraid of accidental damage and resorted to traps, temporarily stopping the fighting. As soon as the gunfire here stopped, the mortar gunners in the distance also stopped firing smoke grenades here. The smoke covering the trench gradually became thinner due to the river wind. Sitting in the trench, Sokov could clearly see the bodies lying seven or eight meters away and the wounded who were still struggling.
"Stop shooting, stop shooting!" Soon, Gladshev's shout came from nearby: "The enemy has been eliminated by us, don't shoot anymore to avoid accidental injuries!" Although the shooting had stopped long ago, the major For safety reasons, I shouted again and again.
Sokov sat on the ground for a while, then Samoylov came over. As soon as he saw Sokov sitting on the ground, he immediately walked a few steps quickly, bent down and asked nervously: "Comrade division commander, are you not injured?"
"Have all the enemies been eliminated?" Sokov stood up holding on to the wall of the trench, looked at Samoilov and asked: "Are our casualties high?"
"They should have all been wiped out." Samoilov replied hesitantly: "Both sides were wearing the same uniforms. In such a chaotic situation, there was really no way to tell them apart."
"Comrade Second Lieutenant," Sokov felt that after the melee just now, there must be Germans who survived, but the troublesome thing was that they were all wearing Soviet uniforms, and it was really impossible to identify them at a glance. This unit is the security battalion of the headquarters. If one or two Germans are really allowed to sneak in, just throw a grenade into the room where Chuikov and the others are, then the 62nd Army may lose command and fall into chaos. Therefore, Sokov felt that the remaining Germans should be eliminated immediately, so he ordered Samoilov: "Let Major Gladshev gather everyone, and I will help screen whether there are Germans among them."
Regarding Sokov's statement, even Samoilov, who had always admired him, was still skeptical: "Comrade division commander, can you identify hidden enemies among people wearing the same uniform?"
"Yes, I have a way to screen it." Sokov said, pushing Samoilov on the shoulder and urging: "Go to Major Gladshev quickly, it's taking too long. I'm worried that some Germans will take advantage of the chaos and get away."
After Samoylov left, Sokov suddenly remembered that something seemed to hit his abdomen when he was charging, and he lowered his head to check. At first glance, he had a look of surprise on his face. He saw two or three holes in his coat. At first, he thought they were scratched when he fell into the trench, but when he took a closer look, he found that the holes were there. There were burnt marks on the edges, proving that they were not scratched but pierced by bullets.
In order to understand why he felt no pain at all when he was hit by a bullet but only had holes in his military coat, Sokov quickly untied his military coat and carefully examined the area where he was hit. I found a few small white spots on the metal armor worn inside, which should be the locations where bullets hit me.
After seeing it clearly, he couldn't help but take a breath, thinking that the armor given to him by that person from the parallel space was really made of vibranium material, and could it really block the enemy's bullets? Hearing the sound of footsteps, he hurriedly buttoned up his clothes. Such a treasure could not be seen by others.
It was Gladshev himself who came over. After he saw Sokov clearly, he quickly stood at attention on the spot, straightened his body and reported: "Comrade Colonel, my troops are gathering not far away. Please go over and help us identify them." Are there any enemies?"
Sokov nodded and followed Gladshev with his gun in hand to where the troops gathered. As he walked, he asked: "Comrade Major, do you know all the people in the camp?"
This question made Gladshev look embarrassed. He replied with a grimace: "Comrade Colonel, people in my guard camp are transferred or sacrificed every day, and people join every day. I really don't have any." Find a way to identify them all." After a pause, he asked tentatively, "Do you have any good ideas?"
Sokov did not satisfy his curiosity immediately, but replied casually: "Comrade Major, don't be anxious, you will know when you get to the place."
The two quickly arrived at the place where the troops were gathering. Sokov took a look and saw that there were still about 20 surviving soldiers, neatly arranged in two rows. It seemed that in the battle that had just ended, their casualties were not high. big.
Sokov came to the queue and did not speak, but glanced at each soldier one by one. It may be that Sokov took the lead in charging and gained the respect of the soldiers, but when Sokov met their eyes, he could see curiosity and admiration on the faces of the soldiers who were looking at him; and the eyes of two soldiers But they seemed dissociated. They looked ahead expressionlessly, but when Sokov looked at them, they immediately looked elsewhere.
"Comrade Colonel," Gladshev came to Sokov's side and asked in a low voice: "Can you identify those fake Germans?"
Sokov did not answer him, but pointed at the two soldiers who were looking away, raised his voice and said: "Those two soldiers, please come out!"
The two soldiers whose names he called reluctantly walked out of the crowd and came to stand in front of Sokov. Sokov winked at Samoilov, who was standing aside, and told him to keep an eye on the two men. Samoylov saw Sokov's eyes, nodded understandingly, and immediately pointed his guns at the two men with several of his subordinates.
When the two men saw that several soldiers under Sokov were pointing their guns at them, they asked preemptively: "Comrade Colonel, what is going on? Why are they pointing their guns at us? Are we Are you German?"
Sokov ignored the two men, but faced the soldiers and asked: "Comrades, do any of you know these two people?"
Upon hearing Sokov's question, the team fell silent, and no one spoke. Gladshev thought that the soldiers did not hear Sokov's question clearly, so he took a step forward and asked: "Comrade Colonel, I ask you, who knows these two people?" He was still silent.
Under this situation, no matter how stupid Gladshev was, he knew that there was something wrong with these two men, so he quickly called two more familiar soldiers in the front row to disarm the German soldiers wearing Soviet uniforms. Then he said to Sokov in an admiring tone: "Comrade Colonel, you are really amazing. You were able to catch the Germans pretending to be us so quickly."
Sokov felt that there might be more than these two surviving Germans, so he continued to ask the soldiers in the queue: "Comrades, there may be Germans hiding among you. Please look to your left and right to see if you recognize the ones around you." people?"
Gladshev did not expect that Sokov's methods of identifying enemies would be so endless, and he quickly shouted: "Have you heard what the colonel said? Look carefully at the people around you. Are they comrades you know?"
The soldiers in the queue, after hearing Sokov and Gladshev's orders, looked left and right to confirm whether they were comrades fighting alongside them. Just like that, within a moment, another hidden German soldier was uncovered.
Gladshev looked at the three German soldiers who were pulled out and asked Sokov for instructions: "Comrade Colonel, what should we do with these prisoners?"
"Major," Sokov said lightly, considering that this was not his territory and it was not his turn to dictate how to deal with the prisoners, "They are your prisoners, and it is up to you to decide how to deal with them. I We have to rush to the headquarters immediately, the commander is probably impatient."
Hearing that Sokov was about to go to the headquarters, Gladshev quickly asked respectfully: "Comrade Colonel, do you want me to send someone to be your guide?"
"No need." Sokov waved his hand and said to Samoilov: "My guard platoon leader knows the location of the headquarters. Let him lead the way for me."
When Sokov led Samoilov and the others towards the headquarters, Samoilov asked curiously: "Comrade division commander, tell me, what will Major Gladshev do with these prisoners?"
"The enemies wearing our military uniforms should be spies." Sokov smiled faintly and replied: "In war, spies are directly sentenced to death." As soon as he finished speaking, there was a sound coming from behind him. Several gunshots were fired, which provided the best explanation for what he said.
