The German troops stationed in the town of Kazachia Compass are two regiments of the 106th Infantry Division belonging to the 11th Army of the Kef Battle Group. The assault by the Guchakov Battalion and the Bonchi Tank Battalion did plunge the enemy into chaos at first, but the Germans quickly recovered and took advantage of their strength to surround the hospital.
When the German troops rushed in from the gate, the first company that stood firm in the outpatient building shot at the enemies rushing in with machine guns and assault rifles from the windows. Intense crossfire blocked the path of the German charge. After a burst of intense gunfire, the enemies who tried to rush into the hospital were repulsed, leaving seventy or eighty corpses and wounded people at the door of the hospital.
Seeing that the German attack was repelled, Guchakov came to the clinic building, found company commander Narva on the second floor, and asked: "Captain Narva, can you hold on?"
"Don't worry, Comrade Battalion Commander." Narva replied with a smile: "Although we have fewer troops than the enemy, as long as we stick to this building, if the enemy wants to rush in, they will have to pay at least several times more than ours. cost."
After hearing this, Guchakov nodded and said to him: "Now Yegor's second company and the remaining tanks of the tank battalion are staying in the open space behind the clinic building. If the situation here is critical, they will provide you with Assisted.”
"What about the guard company commanded by Captain Seryosha?"
"They have just entered the inpatient building and are now building fortifications to prevent enemies from rushing into the hospital from other directions."
While the two were talking, a communications soldier hurried over and said to Guchakov breathlessly: "Comrade Battalion Commander, Captain Seryosha asked me to come to you, saying that some special things have appeared in the hospital building. I would like to ask you to come over and take a look at the situation.”
Knowing that there were some special circumstances at Seryosha's place, Guchakov did not dare to neglect, so he hurried to the hospital building following the messenger who came to report the news.
When they arrived at the hospital building, Seryosha was already waiting at the door.
Guchakov stepped forward and asked loudly: "Seryozha, what happened?"
"Comrade Major," Seryosha said as he led Guchakov inside: "When we occupied the building, we found that there were a large number of wounded and sick people living here."
"The wounded and sick?"
"Yes, the wounded are wounded German officers and soldiers, and the patients are residents of the town."
"How did you deal with it?"
"There are probably more than a hundred wounded in the German army. Now I have gathered them all in a room and sent a squad of soldiers to look after them. As for the patients, I have gathered them all in the basement to avoid them when the enemy shells the building. Causing unnecessary casualties."
"Captain Seryosha, your arrangements are very reasonable." After Guchakov praised Seryosha, he suddenly thought of a question and asked quickly: "By the way, where are the medical staff?"
"I detained them all in the dressing room and sent two soldiers to guard them."
"Why lock them all up?"
"Because, because," Seryosha did not expect Guchakov to ask this question. He stuttered before explaining: "Because the medical staff in the hospital are all Germans."
"Are they all Germans?" Guchakov couldn't help but frowned when he learned that the medical staff in the hospital were all Germans. His purpose of retreating to the hospital with his troops at that time was not only to use the strong buildings here for defense, but also to He wanted the medical staff in the hospital to treat his injured warriors. But I didn’t expect that the medical staff here were all Germans, so things were a bit difficult: “Take me to see them quickly.”
Seryosha led Guchakov towards the dressing room. When he came to the door, he found that only one of the two soldiers standing at the door was left silent. The other one was still standing at the door of the dressing room, looking around. Peering inside.
Seeing this, Seryosha shouted at the soldier: "What are you doing?"
The soldier was startled by Seryosha's voice. He turned around and raised his hand to salute Seryosha. He stuttered and said, "Comrade company commander, I am seeing a doctor operating on the platoon leader."
When he learned that the German doctor was operating on his platoon leader, Seryosha's expression suddenly changed. He drew his pistol and rushed to the door, shouting at the door: "Don't move! Put your hands up!"
However, the doctors inside were not frightened by Seryozha and continued to do whatever they were supposed to do. The guard platoon commander, who was lying on the hospital bed, tilted his head and looked at Seryosha, and asked with some confusion: "Comrade company commander, what happened?"
Seryosha did not answer, but rushed forward, grabbed the doctor's collar, and pressed the muzzle of his gun against the doctor's chin.
The doctor calmly threw the instruments in his hand into the plate next to him and asked in fluent Russian: "Mr. Officer, what do you want to do?"
Seryozha was stunned by the doctor's question, and for a moment he didn't know what to say.
"Mr. Officer, please let go of your hand, okay?" The doctor pushed Seryosha's hand calmly, "I'm just a doctor, you don't need to be so nervous. In my eyes, there is only one thing between a patient and a normal person. When he comes to my place, no matter he is German or Russian, I will treat them all equally, because they are all my patients!"
Hearing what the doctor said, Seryosha loosened his collar and took a step back, his eyes unconsciously looking at his subordinate lying on the hospital bed.
"Comrade commander, don't worry, this doctor's skills are good." The platoon commander, who was lying on the hospital bed, pointed to the tray on the bedside table next to him and said to Seryosha: "Look, he has already taken out the bullet. .”
The platoon leader was unfortunately shot in the leg when he was evacuating the hospital, so Seryosha arranged for him and another soldier to guard the German medical staff here. After looking at the other party carefully, he found that the injured calf had been bandaged. In the tray on the bedside table, in addition to the bloody scalpel and gauze, there was also a deformed bullet head.
Seeing that he had wrongly blamed the doctor, Seryozha quickly apologized to the other party and said: "I'm sorry, doctor, I was too reckless. I just went too far, please forgive me."
"Mr. Officer," the doctor responded politely: "As a doctor, it is my responsibility to save lives and heal the wounded. If you still have wounded, you can send them all here, and I will be responsible for treating them."
"Great, this is really great." Guchakov, who followed him in, heard and saw everything that happened in the dressing room. He stepped forward and held the doctor's hand, saying gratefully: "Thank you, doctor, I will send someone to send the wounded over immediately."
Although the German doctor was not a military doctor, he had been dealing with people in the army for a long time and was familiar with military ranks. He could tell at a glance that Guchakov's military rank was higher than that of the man who just pointed the gun at him, and smiled slightly. Then he said politely: "Mr. officer, it seems that you have the highest military rank here."
"That's right." Guchakov nodded and replied: "The troops occupying the hospital are under my command."
The doctor said with a serious expression: "Mr. Officer, since all the Russian troops in the hospital are now under your command, can you agree to one condition?"
"What conditions?" Guchakov asked with a straight face.
"Mr. Officer, before your troops rushed into this hospital, there were more than a hundred wounded German troops living in the hospital building. Now they are all locked in a large room by your people." The doctor said emotionally. : "So many people are crowded into one ward, and it is difficult to even turn around. This is very detrimental to their recovery from injuries."
"No, doctor, I absolutely cannot agree to the conditions you proposed." Regarding the conditions proposed by the doctor, Guchakov rejected them without hesitation: "Our troops are limited. If the wounded German soldiers are allowed to return to their original rooms, , where do we have so many manpower to take care of them?"
"That's right," Seryozha agreed: "If someone resists, we won't be able to take care of it at all."
After understanding what they were worried about, the doctor immediately and solemnly made a guarantee: "Two officers, I assure you on my own honor that the wounded will never take any action after they return to their original wards. Your hostile actions.”
Seeing that the doctor was willing to use his reputation as a guarantee, Guchakov couldn't help but start to feel worried. There were more than a hundred wounded in the German army. Although there were many seriously wounded who could not move, there were also many with minor injuries. The wounded, if they did some damage to the building during the German attack, Seryosha's men would be exhausted.
The soldier was startled by Seryosha's voice. He turned around and raised his hand to salute Seryosha. He stuttered and said, "Comrade company commander, I am seeing a doctor operating on the platoon leader."
When he learned that the German doctor was operating on his platoon leader, Seryosha's expression suddenly changed. He drew his pistol and rushed to the door, shouting at the door: "Don't move! Put your hands up!"
However, the doctors inside were not frightened by Seryozha and continued to do whatever they were supposed to do. The guard platoon commander, who was lying on the hospital bed, tilted his head and looked at Seryosha, and asked with some confusion: "Comrade company commander, what happened?"
Seryosha did not answer, but rushed forward, grabbed the doctor's collar, and pressed the muzzle of his gun against the doctor's chin.
The doctor calmly threw the instruments in his hand into the plate next to him and asked in fluent Russian: "Mr. Officer, what do you want to do?"
Seryozha was stunned by the doctor's question, and for a moment he didn't know what to say.
"Mr. Officer, please let go of your hand, okay?" The doctor pushed Seryosha's hand calmly, "I'm just a doctor, you don't need to be so nervous. In my eyes, there is only one thing between a patient and a normal person. When he comes to my place, no matter he is German or Russian, I will treat them all equally, because they are all my patients!"
Hearing what the doctor said, Seryosha loosened his collar and took a step back, his eyes unconsciously looking at his subordinate lying on the hospital bed.
"Comrade commander, don't worry, this doctor's skills are good." The platoon commander, who was lying on the hospital bed, pointed to the tray on the bedside table next to him and said to Seryosha: "Look, he has already taken out the bullet. .”
The platoon leader was unfortunately shot in the leg when he was evacuating the hospital, so Seryosha arranged for him and another soldier to guard the German medical staff here. After looking at the other party carefully, he found that the injured calf had been bandaged. In the tray on the bedside table, in addition to the bloody scalpel and gauze, there was also a deformed bullet head.
Seeing that he had wrongly blamed the doctor, Seryozha quickly apologized to the other party and said: "I'm sorry, doctor, I was too reckless. I just went too far, please forgive me."
"Mr. Officer," the doctor responded politely: "As a doctor, it is my responsibility to save lives and heal the wounded. If you still have wounded, you can send them all here, and I will be responsible for treating them."
"Great, this is really great." Guchakov, who followed him in, heard and saw everything that happened in the dressing room. He stepped forward and held the doctor's hand, saying gratefully: "Thank you, doctor, I will send someone to send the wounded over immediately."
Although the German doctor was not a military doctor, he had been dealing with people in the army for a long time and was familiar with military ranks. He could tell at a glance that Guchakov's military rank was higher than that of the man who just pointed the gun at him, and smiled slightly. Then he said politely: "Mr. officer, it seems that you have the highest military rank here."
"That's right." Guchakov nodded and replied: "The troops occupying the hospital are under my command."
The doctor said with a serious expression: "Mr. Officer, since all the Russian troops in the hospital are now under your command, can you agree to one condition?"
"What conditions?" Guchakov asked with a straight face.
"Mr. Officer, before your troops rushed into this hospital, there were more than a hundred wounded German troops living in the hospital building. Now they are all locked in a large room by your people." The doctor said emotionally. : "So many people are crowded into one ward, and it is difficult to even turn around. This is very detrimental to their recovery from injuries."
"No, doctor, I absolutely cannot agree to the conditions you proposed." Regarding the conditions proposed by the doctor, Guchakov rejected them without hesitation: "Our troops are limited. If the wounded German soldiers are allowed to return to their original rooms, , where do we have so many manpower to take care of them?"
"That's right," Seryozha agreed: "If someone resists, we won't be able to take care of it at all."
After understanding what they were worried about, the doctor immediately and solemnly made a guarantee: "Two officers, I assure you on my own honor that the wounded will never take any and all measures when they return to their original wards. Your hostile actions.”
Seeing that the doctor was willing to use his reputation as a guarantee, Guchakov couldn't help but start to feel worried. There were more than a hundred wounded in the German army. Although there were many seriously wounded who could not move, there were also many with minor injuries. The wounded, if they did some damage to the building during the German attack, Seryosha's men would be exhausted.
