Although Sokov found that he had no external injuries, he did not dare to move easily. He did not know whether he had suffered internal injuries. If he moved violently, his life might be in danger. Therefore, he felt that the best option at hand was to lie on the ground and wait for the search troops to greet him.
"Comrade Second Lieutenant," Sokov asked the pilot beside him with a sideways look after lying on the grass for a while: "Do you know where we are now?"
The pilot thought for a while and replied: "Comrade General, when the plane made an emergency landing, I took a rough look at the surrounding terrain. It was about ten kilometers southwest of your headquarters."
Hearing what the pilot said, Sokov immediately thought that the troops stationed southwest of the headquarters were Colonel Chuvashov's 98th Guards Division. It stands to reason that the commanders and fighters on the ground should have seen what just happened in the air. According to common practice, they should immediately send people to search for the crashed aircraft.
But before he left, he told Samyko to let Chuvashov and others go to the headquarters to collect the military flag belonging to their division. Since the division commander is not in the army, the time to send out the search team will definitely be delayed.
Sokov raised his hand and looked at his watch and found that it was already one o'clock in the afternoon, and there were only three hours left before the attack began. Although he is not in the headquarters, as long as Sameko is there, the offensive plan can proceed as scheduled. At this moment, he felt extremely regretful. He was lying in the wilderness. He didn't know when someone would come to rescue him. He couldn't know the progress of the battle in time.
While he was thinking wildly, the pilot suddenly sat up with his arms supporting his body and whispered to Sokov: "Comrade General, did you hear anything?"
The plane made an emergency landing in a forest clearing. Sokov listened for a moment, then turned to the pilot and said: "Comrade Second Lieutenant, I didn't hear anything except the sound of the wind blowing through the forest."
"It's not the wind," the pilot said, shaking his head, "Comrade General, listen carefully."
Sokov concentrated and listened quietly to the movements around him. In addition to the sound of the wind blowing through the forest, he also heard the slight crackling sound of the burning aircraft wreckage not far away. Just as he was about to tell the pilot, except for Apart from the sound of the wind and the burning plane, I really didn't see anything else. Suddenly I heard a sound coming from the forest in the distance, like the clicking sound of human feet stepping on dead branches.
"Comrade Second Lieutenant," Sokov said happily to the pilot after hearing this voice: "It should be a search and rescue team sent by the nearby army to look for us."
"That's not right, Comrade General." But the pilot still shook his head and said, "Your troops are stationed in the northeast, but the footsteps in the forest come from the forest in the southwest..."
From the pilot's words, Sokov thought of a situation he least expected to see: "Could it be the Germans?"
The pilot nodded slightly and replied with a wry smile: "I think they should be Germans."
Seeing that the pilot also thought they were Germans, Sokov's heart beat faster than expected. He pulled out the Tokarev pistol from his waist, checked it quickly, and then looked warily at the direction where the sound came from. Instinctively prepared for battle.
"Comrade General, how is your marksmanship?" the pilot asked Sokov with a wry smile: "Listen to the noise, there are still a lot of Germans. With just our two pistols, I'm afraid we won't be able to repel their attack."
"It's a pity that I didn't bring the assault rifle with me when I came out today." Sokov said angrily: "Otherwise, even if more than ten or twenty German soldiers came, I could easily handle it."
"I only have five bullets in my gun." The pilot ignored Sokov's words and asked himself, "How many bullets do you have in your gun?"
"Eight rounds." Sokov looked at the pilot and thought with some confusion. The ammunition capacity of this Tokarev pistol is eight rounds. Why does the pilot only have five rounds of bullets in the chamber?
The pilot saw Sokov's confusion and explained to him: "Comrade General, it is difficult to use the Tokarev pistols we wear, so even if we fire, we will not replenish the bullets in time. Really. I didn’t expect that I would encounter something like this today. If I had replenished my bullets in time, I would have killed at least one or two more enemies, so even if I died, I wouldn’t have any regrets.”
"Comrade Second Lieutenant, don't worry." Sokov comforted the pilot and said: "My troops are nearby. When they see a plane crashing, they will definitely send people to search and rescue them. As long as the search and rescue troops can arrive in time, then even if they come No matter how many enemies there are, don’t worry.”
The pilot looked at the forest to the northeast, and then said with a wry smile: "Comrade General, I estimate that the enemy will come faster than our people. I will save the last bullet for myself."
The footsteps became clearer and clearer, and soon a dozen people walked out of the forest to the southwest. From their clothes and the weapons they held, Sokov instantly recognized them as Germans.
Looking at the German soldiers who were holding guns and dispersed in formation, cautiously approaching, Sokov felt desperate. He knew very well that with just the two pistols in his and the pilot's hands, he could fight off the approaching soldiers. More than a dozen German soldiers are simply a fantasy.
He thought desperately in his heart: It's over, it's all over now. When the battle starts, he will soon turn into a corpse, and he will never see his subordinates again, and he will never see Asya far away in Moscow.
Seeing the enemy getting closer and closer, Sokov's heartbeat became faster and faster. He raised his pistol and aimed at a soldier walking at the front, preparing to wait for the enemy to get closer before firing, trying to make sure the bullets were not missed. Fat, this way even if you die, you can still draw a lot of German soldiers to support you.
Before the German search team could approach the burning plane, Sokov was startled by the sudden sound of gunfire. He turned to glare at the pilot and said sternly: "Comrade Second Lieutenant, the enemy is still outside the effective range. If you fire now, you are wasting our precious bullets."
"I'm sorry, Comrade General." The pilot who was criticized by Sokov said apologetically: "I was too nervous. Please forgive me."
The sudden sound of gunfire caused the German soldiers to be confused for a moment, but after all, they were well-trained and immediately fell down on the spot, lying on the ground and firing back in the direction of the bullets. For a moment, a dense barrage of bullets hit Sokov, and the dirt and grass clippings stirred up by the fierce battle were scattered all over him.
Sokov lay tightly on the ground, daring not to move for fear of being hit by enemy bullets. When the pilot saw Sokov lying on the ground motionless, he followed suit and did not fire again.
After the German soldiers in the distance fired for a while, they found that there was no movement here. They thought that the Soviet soldier who fired the gun was shot to death randomly, so two soldiers got up from the ground, bent over, and walked cautiously towards this side. .
Looking at the two German soldiers approaching, the pilot asked Sokov anxiously: "Comrade General, the enemy is coming, should we shoot now?"
"Wait a minute," Sokov knew that the pilot had no experience in ground combat, so he took this opportunity to teach him: "Our bullets are limited, wait until the enemy gets closer, so that we can hit the target more accurately."
"Comrade General, are you going to lie down like this forever?" After all, the pilot had no ground combat experience, and he had never seen German soldiers at such a close distance. Seeing that the two German soldiers were only ten meters away from the plane, Unable to resist, he fired again. Of course, with his shooting skills, the bullet flew to nowhere.
The German soldiers, who were already highly nervous, fell to the ground when they heard the sound of gunfire, holding the submachine gun in their hands and shooting wildly at the location where Sokov and the two were.
Amidst the intensive gunfire, Sokov suddenly heard the pilot behind him grunting. He quickly turned around and asked: "Comrade Second Lieutenant, what's wrong with you?"
"I was shot in the leg." The pilot gritted his teeth and said, "But it doesn't matter, it seems that no bones were injured."
Knowing that the pilot's injury was not serious, Sokov was secretly relieved and reminded him: "Comrade Second Lieutenant, the shooting accuracy of a pistol is not as good as that of a rifle. Only when the enemy is close can you hit the target." . Before I shoot, you must not shoot again. We don’t have many bullets to begin with. If we shoot them all in one go, we will become prisoners of the Germans. Do you understand?"
"Understood, Comrade General." The pilot said with a wry smile: "I still have three bullets in my gun, which means I can still fire two shots. This time, I will never shoot before you. "
The German soldiers fired again and found that Sokov and the others were motionless. They thought they had been shot to death by them this time. This time everyone stood up and walked towards Sokov's position with guns in hand.
Seeing the two German soldiers who had just explored the path, they had already walked to the burning plane. When the pilot was about to ask Sokov when he could shoot, he heard Sokov yelling: "Shoot!" As soon as he landed, Sokov had already raised his pistol and pulled the trigger at the two German soldiers.
After two gunshots, the two German soldiers fell to the ground, and then Sokov ran towards the corpse of the German soldier on his hands and knees. He carefully pulled out a submachine gun from the corpse, took out the magazine and looked at it, then reloaded it, then hid behind the corpse of the German soldier and shot at the German soldiers who were coming in a dispersed formation.
The German soldiers originally thought that the pilots only had pistols and did not care about their enemies at all. As a result, Sokov shot down four or five soldiers, and the remaining soldiers were so frightened that they had to lie on the ground and shoot back at Sokov.
After Sokov finished firing a magazine, he grabbed another submachine gun and fired at the German soldiers lying on the ground in the distance. Unintentionally, he turned around and saw the pilot crawling up to him at some point. He fired and asked loudly: "Comrade Second Lieutenant, can you change the magazine?"
"Yes, Comrade General." The pilot quickly replied: "Although my marksmanship is not good, I can change the magazine."
After the German soldiers in the distance fired for a while, they found that there was no movement here. They thought that the Soviet soldier who fired the gun was shot to death randomly, so two soldiers got up from the ground, bent over, and walked cautiously towards this side. .
Looking at the two German soldiers approaching, the pilot asked Sokov anxiously: "Comrade General, the enemy is coming, should we shoot now?"
"Wait a minute," Sokov knew that the pilot had no experience in ground combat, so he took this opportunity to teach him: "Our bullets are limited, wait until the enemy gets closer, so that we can hit the target more accurately."
"Comrade General, are you going to lie down like this forever?" After all, the pilot had no ground combat experience, and he had never seen German soldiers at such a close distance. Seeing that the two German soldiers were only ten meters away from the plane, Unable to resist, he fired again. Of course, with his shooting skills, the bullet flew to nowhere.
The German soldiers, who were already highly nervous, fell to the ground when they heard the sound of gunfire, holding the submachine gun in their hands and shooting wildly at the location where Sokov and the two were.
Amidst the intensive gunfire, Sokov suddenly heard the pilot behind him grunting. He quickly turned around and asked: "Comrade Second Lieutenant, what's wrong with you?"
"I was shot in the leg." The pilot gritted his teeth and said, "But it doesn't matter, it seems that no bones were injured."
Knowing that the pilot's injury was not serious, Sokov was secretly relieved and reminded him: "Comrade Second Lieutenant, the shooting accuracy of a pistol is not as good as that of a rifle. Only when the enemy is close can you hit the target." . Before I shoot, you must not shoot again. We don’t have many bullets to begin with. If we shoot them all in one go, we will become prisoners of the Germans. Do you understand?"
"Understood, Comrade General." The pilot said with a wry smile: "I still have three bullets in my gun, which means I can still fire two shots. This time, I will never shoot before you. "
The German soldiers fired again and found that Sokov and the others were motionless. They thought they had been shot to death by them this time. This time everyone stood up and walked towards Sokov's position with guns in hand.
Seeing the two German soldiers who had just explored the path, they had already walked to the burning plane. When the pilot was about to ask Sokov when he could shoot, he heard Sokov yelling: "Shoot!" As soon as he landed, Sokov had already raised his pistol and pulled the trigger at the two German soldiers.
After two gunshots, the two German soldiers fell to the ground, and then Sokov ran towards the corpse of the German soldier on his hands and knees. He carefully pulled out a submachine gun from the corpse's hand, took out the magazine and looked at it, then reloaded it, then hid behind the corpse of the German soldier and shot at the German soldiers who were coming in a dispersed formation.
The German soldiers originally thought that the pilots only had pistols and did not care about their enemies at all. As a result, Sokov shot down four or five soldiers, and the remaining soldiers were so frightened that they had to lie on the ground and shoot back at Sokov.
After Sokov finished firing a magazine, he grabbed another submachine gun and fired at the German soldiers lying on the ground in the distance. Unintentionally, he turned around and saw that the pilot had climbed up to him at some point. He fired and asked loudly: "Comrade Second Lieutenant, can you change the magazine?"
"Yes, Comrade General." The pilot replied quickly: "Although my marksmanship is not good, I can change the magazine."
