When he learned that the field hospital had been attacked, Sokov couldn't help but be anxious. He was worried that something might happen to Asiya. On the way to the 182nd Division's defense area, the driver had already taken risks and drove the car very fast on the road full of craters, but Sokov still felt that the speed of the car was as slow as a snail.
The jeep was parked at the entrance of the 182nd Division. Samoylov had just opened the door and was about to go to the back to open the door for Sokov. Unexpectedly, as soon as his feet touched the ground, he saw Sokov hastily pushed open the door and jumped out, holding an assault rifle and rushing into the division headquarters.
The two sentries standing at the door saw a small convoy parked at the entrance of the division. When they were guessing the origin of the other party, they saw an officer with a gun rushing out of one of the jeeps and rushing straight into the division headquarters. . The two of them were about to reach out to stop each other, but they saw clearly that the person who was rushing in was Sokov. They quickly stopped and raised their hands to their foreheads to salute him.
When Sokov broke into the division headquarters, he saw Colonel Khokhlov, political commissar Colonel Shepilov and the chief of staff standing against the wall with their backs to the door, looking up at the map hanging above.
"Hello, fellow commanders!" Sokov walked into the room and asked the three of them, "How is the situation now?"
Hearing Sokov's voice, the three people turned around quickly and raised their hands in order to salute Sokov. Among them, Colonel Shepilov, the political commissar, said with a sad face: "I'm sorry, Comrade Commander, for alarming you so late."
Sokov was eager to know Asya's situation. He raised his hand to interrupt what Shepilov was saying and asked directly: "Can any of you tell me what happened and what is the situation in the field hospital now?"
After the three looked at each other, the chief of staff took a step forward, straightened his back and said to Sokov: "Comrade Commander, please allow me to report to you."
Sokov put the assault rifle in his hand on the table: "Tell me."
"An hour ago, I heard fierce gunfire coming from the direction of the field hospital, so I immediately called the hospital, but I couldn't get through. I knew something might have happened, so I notified the division commander and political commissar. Let the guard battalion dispatch a company to the direction of the hospital, but find out what happened."
"Comrade Chief of Staff," Sokov looked at the division chief of staff and asked calmly: "What happened there?"
"As far as I know, there is probably a platoon disguised as an enemy of our army, secretly passing through our army's defense line, trying to attack our division headquarters." The chief of staff reported to Sokov: "They He accidentally entered the location of the field hospital, was identified by the sentry on duty, and a firefight broke out."
"Has the identity been discovered by the sentry on duty?" Sokov thought that since the Germans were disguised as Soviet troops, they would definitely pay attention to the details that make it easy for them to break into gangs. Moreover, the enemy still appeared at night. How could the sentry easily see through the enemy? Well, does he have piercing eyes? He asked curiously: "How did he see through the enemy?"
"It's very simple, Comrade Commander." The chief of staff glanced at the assault rifle Sokov put on the table and continued: "Although the enemy is wearing the uniform of our army, he is also holding our army's standard weapon: Popov submachine gun and Mosin-Nagant rifles. But they never dreamed that our division had all been equipped with assault rifles before the battle of Kursk began.
In the middle of the night, a group of soldiers carrying Bobosha submachine guns and Mosin-Nagant rifles appeared in our division's defense area. Even if they were wearing our military uniforms, they would definitely arouse the suspicion of the sentries. After asking a few questions, the other party immediately revealed his secret, and a firefight broke out between the two parties. "
"Is the battle in the field hospital not over yet?" Sokov asked anxiously, listening to the gunfire and sporadic explosions in the distance: "Our wounded and medical staff will not be harmed, right?"
As soon as Sokov's words came out, the chief of staff, who was still reporting the situation eloquently, suddenly became silent. After he stopped reporting, he cast a look for help at Khokhlov and Shepilov on the side, hoping that they could rescue him.
"Comrade Commander," seeing the troubled expression on the Chief of Staff's face, Shepilov coughed lightly and said to Sokov with some embarrassment: "Although the battle in the field hospital is still going on, we sent The past security company has wiped out most of the enemy, and most of the wounded and medical staff in the hospital have been rescued."
After listening to Shepilov's very general remarks, Sokov guessed that there were still many wounded and medical staff who had not escaped, and Asya was one of them. Although he and Asiya are only nominally married, she is now in danger, how can he stand by and watch.
Thinking of this, Sokov stood up, grabbed the assault rifle on the table, and said to the three of them: "Send two soldiers to be my guides. I want to go to the field hospital to see for myself."
"Comrade Commander," learning that Sokov was going to the field hospital in person, Khokhlov quickly stopped him and persuaded him: "It's too dangerous there. You can't risk your life."
"Colonel, my wife is in danger. I need to rush over to rescue her immediately." Sokov glared at Khokhlov and said, "Get out of my way immediately!"
"Comrade Commander, you can't take risks." Shepilov hurriedly stood in front of Sokov and persuaded: "As for Asia, please don't worry, we will definitely rescue her safely. "
"Get out of the way!" Sokov pushed away the two colonels standing in front of him and said angrily: "You just need to send people to be my guides. The soldiers I brought are fully capable of destroying the enemy. "
Seeing that Sokov was stubborn, Khokhlov knew that he could not dissuade him, so he could only turn to the chief of staff and Shepilov and said: "You two stay at the division headquarters to control the overall situation. I will personally accompany the commander to the field hospital." .”
When Sokov and Khokhlov came out of the division headquarters, Samoylov came up to them. He had already learned about what happened in the field hospital from the soldiers outside the door. Seeing Sokov coming out, he asked straight to the point: "Comrade Commander, there is a battle going on at the field hospital. Asiya may be in danger. Do we need to rush over to rescue her?"
"Comrade Lieutenant, you are right." Sokov nodded and replied: "Now Asiya is in danger, we have to rush over to save her."
Sokov and others led the guard platoon, under the guidance of Khokhlov, to the location of the field hospital, where sporadic fighting was still taking place. Although the visibility was not high and fighting was taking place everywhere, Sokov could still accurately determine the location of the German troops based on the sound of gunfire.
He turned to the soldiers of the guard platoon standing behind him and said: "Comrades, a group of enemies wearing our uniforms sneaked into the field hospital and started a firefight with our troops. Because they didn't know that we had all changed our uniforms. We have an assault rifle, so the enemies who come for a sneak attack are equipped with Popov submachine guns and Mosin Nagant rifles. As long as the sound of firing from these two weapons is heard, it is the enemy's hiding place. Your mission Just wipe them out quickly and completely.”
"Let's take action, brothers." Samoilov waited for Sokov to finish and immediately ordered his subordinates: "Asya is in danger now. Even if you sacrifice your lives, you must ensure that Her safety."
After hearing Samoylov's words, the soldiers of the guard platoon agreed loudly, then separated into groups of three, formed a battle formation, and rushed towards the location where the enemy might be hidden.
Worried about Sokov's safety, Samoilov personally followed him with two soldiers and rushed forward with him. Soldiers appeared from time to time along the way. As long as they were not holding assault rifles, Samoylov would shoot them down without hesitation. As for whether accidental injury would occur, he no longer considered that much.
The field hospital is located in a residential area, which is composed of two-story buildings. But most of them were destroyed by German artillery fire or bombs. Some of the ruins had tents set up next to them, and the wounded lived in these tents.
Sokov opened the door of one of the tents and immediately smelled a strong smell of blood. With the help of the firelight from the distance, he could see clearly that there were seven or eight wounded people lying in the tent, lying motionless in the cold. On the ground, he must have been dead for a long time.
After Sokov exited the tent, a soldier pointed to a broken wall not far away and whispered to him: "Comrade Commander, I heard a sound coming from behind the broken wall."
"Is it an enemy?" Sokov asked.
The soldier shook his head and replied: "No. I seemed to hear a woman's voice."
Knowing that there was a woman behind the broken wall, Sokov immediately thought that maybe Asya was hiding there, and walked over quickly. When he got closer, he heard some movement behind the wall, and it seemed that the people inside were frightened.
Sokov stopped in front of the broken wall and whispered: "People inside, listen, I am one of our own, don't be afraid." After the movement inside stopped, he continued, "I want to go there No, please don’t shoot to avoid accidental injury.”
Sokov walked around the broken wall, and with the help of the firelight, he saw clearly that it was a female health worker huddled in the corner. She was so frightened that her face turned pale, and her hands and feet were trembling. She stuffed her fist into her mouth, trying not to make any sound so as not to alert possible enemies nearby, her eyes filled with tears.
"Have all the enemies left?" The female health worker saw Sokov's uniform clearly and asked in a voice like a mosquito. She was afraid that Sokov would say that the enemies were still outside.
"Don't worry, comrade health worker, we have driven away the enemies." Seeing that the person behind the broken wall was not Asiya, Sokov felt a little disappointed. Seeing that the female health worker was too frightened, he bent down, touched her head, and comforted her: "You are safe now."
After hearing Sokov's answer, the female health nurse seemed to have been drained of all her strength and began to cry loudly. Sokov knew that she was crying at the moment to relieve her tension, and there was no harm in crying properly. He turned around and glanced at Samoilov, who was following him, motioning for him to comfort the female health worker, and then turned around and left with the two soldiers.
The reason why the guard company and the troops sent by Khokhlov to protect the hospital were unable to eliminate the sneak attack German troops was entirely because the German troops wore the same uniforms as themselves, making it impossible for the soldiers to accurately distinguish between ourselves and the enemy. And Khokhlov heard what Sokov said to his subordinates.
As soon as Sokov and his men left, Khokhlov immediately called several soldiers and conveyed to the troops who were fighting the enemy how to identify the enemy through weapons.
Although some of the commanders and fighters fighting the enemy know how to identify ourselves and the enemy through weapons. But most people don't know this. Some unlucky warriors even think that the enemy is one of their own when they are face to face. Unexpectedly, as soon as he turned around, he was shot coldly by the enemy.
Nowadays, the method of how to identify friends and foes has been promoted in combat troops. Everyone knows that you can identify friends and foes through weapons. As long as you find that the weapon in the opponent's hand is different from your own, you will immediately shoot without hesitation. As for whether it was accidental injury, it is not within the scope of everyone's consideration. Even if you know that the person who was knocked down is one of your own, you can only blame the other party for being unlucky. Who told you to use the enemy's weapons.
The battle ended after half an hour, and Khokhlov sent people to begin inventorying the battlefield. At this time, Sokov's original role in ordering everyone to wear ID tags came into full play. The commanders and fighters of the 182nd Division can distinguish between ourselves and the enemy and identify the identity of the deceased based on the identity tags on the corpses in the shortest possible time.
After completing the statistics, Khokhlov came over and reported to Sokov: "Comrade Commander, the results of the battle have been calculated."
"What are the casualties of our troops?"
"Three hundred and fifty-seven people were killed, of which 240 were wounded." Khokhlov reported: "Sixty-one of the enemies were killed by us."
After hearing the number of casualties reported by Khokhlov, Sokov's mouth couldn't help but twitch violently. He really didn't expect that the enemy's sneak attack actually caused his own casualties to be six times that of the opponent. To describe it as heavy casualties, Not too much at all.
After taking a deep breath, Sokov asked tentatively: "Have you found Asiya?"
"No."
"What, not found?"
"Comrade Commander, don't be anxious." Seeing Sokov's eyes widened, Khoklov quickly comforted him and said, "I'm not here to send you a death notice. Although we didn't find Assi among the survivors. Ya, she was not found in the body."
"You can't see people alive, but you can't see corpses," Sokov asked with a frown: "Then where will she go? Has she disappeared from the world?"
