Golia didn't know that when he sent people to reconnoiter the town, the Soviet tanks parked outside the inpatient building had been completely destroyed by German artillery fire and anti-tank grenades. The German troops rushed into the building from two directions and started a house-to-house battle with the Soviet commanders and soldiers who stayed inside.
The tank battalion commander, Major Bunch, led a dozen surviving tank soldiers when they retreated into the inpatient ward. They found that the hall on the first floor had been turned into a pot of porridge. People were shooting. From time to time, Soviet soldiers or German soldiers fell on the ground. on the ground.
Seeing this scene, the riders who followed Major Bunch into the building asked loudly: "Comrade Battalion Commander, where should we go next?"
Major Bunch looked at the fighting scenes in the hall and found that the Germans were all in groups, while the friendly soldiers basically fought alone. After seeing the scene in front of him clearly, he felt that it was only a matter of time before the hall fell, so he resolutely said to his subordinates: "Comrades, more and more enemies are rushing into the building. It seems that our people cannot hold it anymore. We Now rush to the second floor immediately to join the friendly forces standing above."
Everyone agreed, imitating Major Bunch, and while shooting at the German soldiers they saw, they quickly rushed to the stairs, trying to go upstairs as soon as possible to join the friendly forces on the second floor.
The enemies in the hall discovered Bunch and others, and immediately turned around with countless guns to shoot at them. The Tokarev pistol equipped by the tank crews has the highest muzzle velocity and high power. It can knock down almost one person with one shot within the effective range. But compared with the weapons equipped by the German army, the rate of fire is not as good as the MP40 submachine gun, and the range is not as good as the 98K rifle. Before they could reach the stairs, Major Bunch and his driver were the only ones left.
Major Bunch finished firing the bullets in his pistol and was lowering his head to change the magazine when he suddenly felt himself being pushed. He staggered a few steps back to the side, until his shoulder hit the wall, and he steadied himself. He turned around and saw that the person who pushed him away was the driver. The bayonet in the hand of a German soldier was stabbed into his abdomen.
At that moment, Major Bunch immediately understood that the driver had just pushed him away to save his life, otherwise the bayonet in the German soldier's hand would have been pierced into his body at this moment.
The German soldier drew his bayonet and hurriedly pulled the bolt of his gun, preparing to shoot Major Bunch. How could Major Bunch give him a chance to shoot? He raised the Tokarev pistol in his hand and shot all eight bullets in the chamber at the German soldier. The German soldier didn't even hum. He threw away the weapon in his hand, covered the area where he was shot, turned around in a circle, and slowly fell to the ground.
Major Bunch leaned over to check on his driver and found that the driver was dead. Feeling sad and angry, he threw away the Tokarev pistol, picked up an assault rifle next to him, and ran quickly towards the stairs.
As soon as he stepped onto the stairs, he suddenly felt several guns above his head pointed at his head. He quickly stopped, raised his hands high, looked up and shouted: "Don't shoot, it's one of our own!"
"It's Major Bunch," Guchakov's familiar voice came from upstairs: "Hurry up and let him come up."
Major Bunch, who narrowly escaped death, came to the second floor and met Guchakov, who was commanding the battle here: "Major Guchakov, all my tanks have been destroyed."
"I saw it." Guchakov said expressionlessly: "Where are your subordinates?"
"Sacrificed, all sacrificed." Major Bunch shook his head and said with a wry smile: "When we rushed into the building, there were more than a dozen people. But when we rushed to the stairs, only me and my driver were left. Two people."
"You and your driver?" After hearing what Major Bunch said, Guchakov couldn't help but look downstairs and asked curiously: "Where is he?"
"Sacrificed. He was stabbed to death by a German soldier with a bayonet in order to save me." Major Bunch said through gritted teeth: "I have killed the German soldier who killed him and avenged him."
"Major Guchakov, do you think we can hold it?"
"The enemy rushed into the building from several directions at the same time. If no reinforcements arrive, with our small strength, the fall of the building is only a matter of time." Guchakov raised his hand and looked at his watch: "It will be tomorrow. It's getting dark, and even if reinforcements arrive at this time, I'm afraid we can only fight at night."
While the two were talking, a soldier standing at the top of the stairs suddenly leaned out and shot into the stairs. Later, several other soldiers also shot towards the stairs. It was obvious that the enemy was rushing up the stairs.
Realizing that the enemy was trying to rush to the second floor, Major Bunch became a little anxious: "Major Guchakov, where are your troops? Are these the only ones left?"
"There are less than two hundred of us, scattered in this four-story inpatient building, with less than fifty people on each floor." Guchakov said with a wry smile: "What's more, there are quite a few soldiers. While preventing the enemy from rushing into the building, he died under the enemy's artillery fire and machine gun fire. As a result, the number of troops we can use on each floor is no more than thirty."
The first few German soldiers who tried to rush upstairs were shot to death, and more German soldiers gathered near the stairs. Someone shouted: "Shoot at the floor!"
His words reminded the other soldiers, who all raised their guns and fired desperately at the position on the ceiling where the Soviet commanders and fighters stood. Soon, the bullets penetrated the floor and knocked down several Soviet soldiers who were standing at the top of the stairs and shooting down.
The Soviet soldiers did not dare to show weakness. Seeing that the enemies were hiding in their blind spots, their guns could not hit the opponent. He took out the grenade, pulled the string and threw it down. The grenade landed at the top of the stairs and exploded, sending shrapnel whizzing around and inflicting heavy casualties on the German soldiers standing nearby.
Just as the battle in the hospital was heating up, Lieutenant Colonel Majewo, the commander of the 562nd Regiment, rushed to the outside of the town with his regiment headquarters and the third battalion. When he saw the Second Battalion still staying here, he had a look of astonishment on his face, and quickly ordered a staff officer: "Go and find Major Golia. I want to ask, what are they doing here?"
The staff officer quickly brought Golia over.
Seeing Golia, Majevo asked angrily: "Comrade Major, your mission is to relieve the first battalion, why are you still staying in the outer position now?"
"Comrade Commander," Golia quickly explained when he saw Majevo getting angry: "Please listen to my explanation. First, our troops are limited, and second, we don't know where the first battalion is now. If we rush into the town rashly, , it is very likely that like the first battalion, it will be surrounded by German troops."
Golia's explanation made the anger on Majevo's face slightly lessen: "Have you figured out where the 1st Battalion is?"
"The reconnaissance personnel I sent have not returned yet." Golia replied: "Only when they come back can I figure out where the first battalion is besieged by the enemy."
"How long have you had your scouts out?"
Golia raised his hand to look at his watch and replied: "About forty minutes. Since the town is full of enemies, it is very difficult for them to conduct reconnaissance. I estimate that it will take half an hour at the earliest before they can get it." Reconnaissance intelligence.”
"What, wait another half an hour?" Majevo was irritated by Golia's words: "How much longer do you think a battalion surrounded by enemies can hold on? If after half an hour, your reconnaissance The personnel haven’t come back, so do we have to continue waiting here?”
Faced with Majevo's criticism, Golia immediately blushed and didn't know how to answer the other party's question.
"Comrade Major," seeing that Golia remained silent, Majewo said in a tone that left no room for doubt: "Immediately order your troops to prepare for battle and launch an attack on the enemies in the town in five minutes."
"Comrade Commander," Golia said anxiously after hearing Majevo's order: "We still don't know where the first battalion is and in what direction we should attack?"
After Majevo looked into the town for a while, he pointed in the direction of the hospital and said to Golia: "Comrade Major, didn't you see the billowing black smoke rising in that direction and hear the gunshots and explosions coming from there? Is there any noise? We have no other troops attacking Kazachia Compass Town. The location where the fighting occurred in the town must be where the first battalion is fighting."
After listening to what Majewo said, Golia was stunned for a moment, then slapped his forehead hard with his hand, and said angrily: "Comrade leader, you are right, we do not have other troops to attack the town, there are The place where the gunshots, explosions and smoke rose must have been where the first battalion was besieged."
As soon as he finished speaking, an officer ran over to him and reported: "Comrade Battalion Commander, one of the soldiers we sent out for reconnaissance has returned."
"Oh, the scout is back?" Golia asked in surprise: "Where is he? Come and see me quickly."
Not long after, a soldier whose face was blackened by gunpowder smoke came to Goliath. He did not notice Majevo standing aside, but still reported to Golia: "Comrade Battalion Commander, we entered the town and found intensive gunshots and explosions coming from the direction of the hospital, as well as billowing thick smoke. When the smoke rises, that should be where the first battalion is besieged."
"Where's your captain?"
"Together with Staff Sergeant Losev, he continued to penetrate deeper into the town to prepare for more accurate information."
At this moment, Golia felt that there was no need to continue reconnaissance. He only needed to lead his troops towards the direction where there was smoke and gunfire, and he would be able to find the first battalion. He quickly ordered Grisa: "Fourth company commander, immediately assemble your troops, quietly enter the town, and then move in the direction of the sound of gunfire."
"Comrade Commander," Golia quickly explained when he saw Majevo getting angry: "Please listen to my explanation. First, our troops are limited, and second, we don't know where the first battalion is now. If we rush into the town rashly, , it is very likely that like the first battalion, it will be surrounded by German troops."
Golia's explanation made the anger on Majevo's face lessen slightly: "Have you figured out where the 1st Battalion is?"
"The reconnaissance personnel I sent have not returned yet." Golia replied: "Only when they come back can I figure out where the first battalion is besieged by the enemy."
"How long have you had your scouts out?"
Golia raised his hand to look at his watch and replied: "About forty minutes. Since the town is full of enemies, it is very difficult for them to conduct reconnaissance. I estimate that it will take half an hour at the earliest before they can get it." Reconnaissance intelligence.”
"What, wait another half an hour?" Majevo was irritated by Golia's words: "How much longer do you think a battalion surrounded by enemies can hold on? If after half an hour, your reconnaissance The personnel haven’t come back, so do we have to continue waiting here?”
Faced with Majewo's criticism, Golia suddenly blushed and didn't know how to answer the other party's question.
"Comrade Major," seeing that Golia remained silent, Majewo said in a tone that left no room for doubt: "Immediately order your troops to prepare for battle and launch an attack on the enemies in the town in five minutes."
"Comrade Commander," Golia said anxiously after hearing Majevo's order: "We still don't know where the first battalion is and in what direction we should attack?"
After Majevo looked into the town for a while, he pointed in the direction of the hospital and said to Golia: "Comrade Major, didn't you see the billowing black smoke rising in that direction and hear the gunshots and explosions coming from there? Is there any noise? We have no other troops attacking Kazachia Compass Town. The location where the fighting occurred in the town must be where the first battalion is fighting."
After listening to what Majewo said, Golia was stunned for a moment, then slapped his forehead hard with his hand, and said angrily: "Comrade leader, you are right, we do not have other troops to attack the town, there are The place where the gunshots, explosions and smoke rose must have been where the first battalion was besieged."
As soon as he finished speaking, an officer ran over to him and reported: "Comrade Battalion Commander, one of the soldiers we sent out for reconnaissance has returned."
"Oh, the scout is back?" Golia asked in surprise: "Where is he? Come and see me quickly."
Not long after, a soldier whose face was blackened by gunpowder smoke came to Goliath. He did not notice Majevo standing aside, but still reported to Golia: "Comrade Battalion Commander, we entered the town and found intensive gunshots and explosions coming from the direction of the hospital, as well as billowing thick smoke. When the smoke rises, that should be where the first battalion is besieged."
"Where's your captain?"
"Together with Staff Sergeant Losev, he continued to penetrate deeper into the town to prepare for more accurate information."
At this moment, Golia felt that there was no need to continue reconnaissance. He only needed to lead his troops towards the direction where there was smoke and gunfire, and he would be able to find the first battalion. He quickly ordered Grisa: "Fourth company commander, immediately assemble your troops, quietly enter the town, and then move in the direction of the sound of gunfire."
