The first thing that appeared in Koida's field of vision was a group of civilians. Driven by German soldiers, they stumbled out of the bastion filled with smoke and fire. As soon as they left the bastion, some civilians ran for their lives, trying to rush to the Soviet side in the shortest possible time so that they could be safe.
However, the civilians who fled in panic were shot down by German soldiers hiding in the crowd not far away and turned into corpses. Among these corpses were not only young people, but also old people, women and children.
Seeing civilians being defeated by the Germans in front of them, the Soviet commanders and fighters who were preparing to launch an attack were filled with indignation. They became a little restless. With civilians on the battlefield, they could not concentrate all their energy on dealing with the German troops who were as dense as locusts. . Some soldiers who could not hold their breath aimed at the exposed German soldiers and fired. But when the cunning enemy heard the sound of gunfire, he immediately crouched down and hid in the crowd, causing the bullets fired by the soldiers to miss.
Political Commissar Mashkov came to Koida and said to him: "Comrade division commander, the enemy has trapped so many civilians. We must find a good way to deal with it, otherwise the enemy will rush over."
Koida didn't want to eliminate the enemy as soon as possible and rescue the trapped civilians, but this was the first time he encountered such a situation, and he couldn't think of a good solution in a hurry. After a fierce ideological struggle, he decided to report the matter to his superiors and let Sokov make the decision.
After getting through the phone at the Army Group Headquarters, he heard Sameko's voice: "I'm Sameko, where are you from?"
"Hello, Comrade Chief of Staff." Koida said very quickly: "Is Comrade Commander here?"
"He's not here," Sameko answered simply: "He went to the front line and may now be at the division headquarters of the 182nd Division or the 84th Division."
When he learned that Sokov was not at the headquarters, Koida was as anxious as an ant on a hot pot. He kept saying: "What can we do? What can we do?"
"Colonel Koida!" After hearing what Koida said, Sameko immediately realized what had happened and quickly asked, "What happened?"
"When our division was preparing to attack the bastion, a large number of civilians were trapped by the enemy. The cunning enemy was walking behind them and was advancing towards our position!"
"These shameless Germans actually did such a despicable thing." Samek said angrily: "Have you taken any measures?"
"No, Comrade Chief of Staff." Koida replied awkwardly: "We have never encountered such a situation and have not taken any measures yet."
Koida has never encountered this kind of situation, so why has Sameko encountered it again. He frowned and thought for a while, then said to Koida: "Colonel Koida, order your troops to prepare for battle. Once the Germans use civilians as cover to attack you, they will fight back decisively."
"What should we do if civilians are accidentally injured?"
Sameko didn't know what to do, so he could only vaguely say: "You can figure it out yourself."
After ending the call with Koida, Samyko realized the seriousness of the problem and quickly ordered people to learn from the division headquarters of the 182nd Division and the 84th Division about Sokov's whereabouts.
Seeing that the war was progressing smoothly, Sokov originally wanted to leave the 84th Division and go to a new destination, but he received a call from Sameko. After listening to Samek's report, he asked in surprise: "Comrade Chief of Staff, are you telling the truth?"
"Yes, it's true, Comrade Commander." Samyko asked Sokov in embarrassment: "I just couldn't think of a solution, so I called you for help. Please think of a solution quickly. I am worried that if this delay continues, the 188th Division may be driven out of the fortress by the Germans."
"Comrade Chief of Staff, don't be anxious, don't be anxious." After hearing what Samyko said, Sokov felt panicky in his heart. He kept saying: "Let me think about it, let me think about it."
Fomenko, who was sitting not far away, saw Sokov answering a phone call. His expression suddenly became extremely solemn, and he quickly asked with concern: "Comrade Commander, what happened?"
Hearing Fomenko ask himself, Sokov thought that the situation of the Germans coercing civilians would definitely not only happen in the 188th Division's combat area, but also in other areas. He quickly covered the microphone with his hand and said to Fomenko: "The chief of staff just told me that a large number of civilians were abducted by the Germans in the combat area of the 188th Division. The enemy drove the civilians towards our position. Hurry up. Please call us and ask Frontier if anything similar has happened."
After saying this, Sokov released his hand covering the microphone and said to Samyko: "Comrade Chief of Staff, please contact other divisions to see if similar situations have occurred in their areas. Yes. Please report the result to me immediately."
"Okay, Comrade Commander." Samyko couldn't find a solution from Sokov. He couldn't help but feel a little disappointed, but he could only say helplessly: "I will contact the commanders of each division immediately to see how the situation is there. .”
"Comrade Commander," Fomenko said when Sokov put down the phone: "My subordinate has encountered similar situations. Maybe his experience will be useful to you."
"Okay, call him over. I want to ask him personally if there is any way to deal with this German conspiracy."
A few minutes later, a sergeant named Lyushka came in from outside. After he entered the door, he saw not only the division commander, Major General Fomenko, but also an unfamiliar general. For a moment, he didn't know who to report to.
"Sergeant Lyushka," Fomenko introduced him: "General Sokov, the commander of the army group, you report to him."
"Comrade Commander," Lyushka faced Sokov, raised his hand in salute and reported in accordance with the order: "Sergeant Lyushka is here to report to you, please give instructions!"
"Hello, Comrade Sergeant." Sokov stepped forward and shook hands with him, and then asked: "I heard that you have seen the Germans coerce civilians and attack our positions before?"
"Yes, I did."
Knowing that the other party had indeed encountered a similar situation, Sokov asked curiously: "Then can you tell me where you encountered this situation?"
"The first week when the war broke out, it was at the Brest Fortress!"
"Brest Fortress?!" Hearing this familiar ground, Sokov became a little excited: "Then can you tell me, are you a subordinate of political commissar Fomin or a subordinate of Major Gavrilov? "
This time it was Lyushka's turn to have a look of astonishment on his face: "Comrade Commander, do you also know Political Commissar Fomin?"
"Yes, I've heard about it." Sokov was eager to know how to deal with the Germans who were holding civilians hostage. He just said something casually and then asked: "It seems that in the battle to defend the fortress, you followed Fomin. They fought as political commissars. Then under what circumstances did you encounter the German army coercing civilians?"
"Comrade Commander, the situation is like this." Lyushka explained to Sokov: "After the war broke out, I followed Comrade Fomin to stand near the Holm Gate. The enemy launched more than a dozen attacks on the area we were holding. We charged several times, but we were repulsed every time without exception.
Seeing that the enemy was still unable to conquer the Holm Gate we were holding on to, they came up with a vicious plan, which was to drive away the captured wounded, medical staff and civilians to open a path in front of them, so that we would not dare to shoot at will, so that they You can successfully capture the Holm Gate. "
"Then how did you repel them?" Sokov asked curiously.
"Political Commissar Fuming saw the wounded, medical staff and civilians walking in front, blocking our view and preventing us from shooting at the enemy. After some thought, he decided to go out alone to deal with the enemy and told another commander , once he saw the kidnapped people lying down, he would immediately shoot. When I heard him say this, I thought it was quite strange. What ability could he have to make all the kidnapped people lie down?
Political Commissar Fomin walked out of the Holm Gate and walked toward the Germans. When he was still more than 20 meters away from the trapped people, he suddenly shouted at those people: "Lie down, lie down quickly!" 'He shouted in Russian, so our personnel could naturally understand him and immediately got down on the spot; but the Germans did not understand Russian and stood there stupidly, making them targets for us to shoot at. "
"What a great job!" After hearing Lyushka's words, Fomenko slapped his leg excitedly: "Why can't I come up with such a good idea?"
"Well, this is a good idea." Although Sokov felt that this method was a bit old-fashioned, he could only act as a doctor now. After expressing his gratitude to Lyushka, he suddenly remembered a key question. : "Comrade Sergeant, I have another question. After the fortress fell, did you successfully break through, or were you captured?"
Hearing Sokov's question, Lyushka's face turned red: "I...I was captured."
Although no one in Sokov's army discriminates against commanders and fighters who have been captured, this kind of thing is always embarrassing. Fomenko stood up, patted Lyushka on the shoulder, and said to him in an encouraging tone: "Comrade sergeant, tell the commander how you came to our division."
Seeing that the other party was not skinny and skinny, nor did he look like he had just been rescued from a prisoner of war camp, Sokov asked curiously: "Comrade Sergeant, tell me, how did you come to the 84th Division?"
"Comrade Commander," Lyushka raised his head and looked at Sokov and said: "Although I was captured by the Germans, during the escort process, I and several comrades who were in relatively good physical condition took advantage of the Germans' absence. Pay attention and fled into the nearby forest. Two of them were killed by the German search team while fleeing; the remaining three comrades and I spent more than a month fleeing to Kiev and joining the Southwest Front."
After hearing that the other party was out of danger, he actually came to Kiev. Thinking of the Southwest Front, which was almost completely wiped out by the Germans in the area, Sokov couldn't help but shake his head with a wry smile. I thought that Lyushka was really a loser. He had just escaped from the Brest Fortress and came to Kiev, which was about to fall. I wonder if he would be a prisoner again this time. The first thing that appeared in Koida's field of vision was a group of civilians. Driven by German soldiers, they stumbled out of the bastion filled with smoke and fire. As soon as they left the bastion, some civilians ran for their lives, trying to rush to the Soviet side in the shortest possible time so that they could be safe.
However, the civilians who fled in panic were shot down by German soldiers hiding in the crowd not far away and turned into corpses. Among these corpses were not only young people, but also old people, women and children.
Seeing civilians being defeated by the Germans in front of them, the Soviet commanders and fighters who were preparing to launch an attack were filled with indignation. They became a little restless. With civilians on the battlefield, they could not concentrate all their energy on dealing with the German troops who were as dense as locusts. . Some soldiers who could not hold their breath aimed at the exposed German soldiers and fired. But when the cunning enemy heard the sound of gunfire, he immediately crouched down and hid in the crowd, causing the bullets fired by the soldiers to miss.
Political Commissar Mashkov came to Koida and said to him: "Comrade division commander, the enemy has trapped so many civilians. We must find a good way to deal with it, otherwise the enemy will rush over."
Koida didn't want to eliminate the enemy as soon as possible and rescue the trapped civilians, but this was the first time he encountered such a situation, and he couldn't think of a good solution in a hurry. After a fierce ideological struggle, he decided to report the matter to his superiors and let Sokov make the decision.
After getting through the phone at the Army Group Headquarters, he heard Sameko's voice: "I'm Sameko, where are you from?"
"Hello, Comrade Chief of Staff." Koida said very quickly: "Is Comrade Commander here?"
"He's not here," Sameko answered simply: "He went to the front line and may now be at the division headquarters of the 182nd Division or the 84th Division."
Knowing that Sokov was not at the headquarters, Koida was as anxious as an ant on a hot pot. He kept saying: "What can we do? What can we do?"
"Colonel Koida!" After hearing what Koida said, Sameko immediately realized what had happened and quickly asked, "What happened?"
"When our division was preparing to attack the bastion, a large number of civilians were trapped by the enemy. The cunning enemy was walking behind them and was advancing towards our position!"
"These shameless Germans actually did such a despicable thing." Sammeko said angrily: "Have you taken any measures?"
"No, Comrade Chief of Staff." Koida replied awkwardly: "We have never encountered such a situation and have not taken any measures yet."
Koida has never encountered this kind of situation, so why has Sameko encountered it again. He frowned and thought for a while, then said to Koida: "Colonel Koida, order your troops to be ready for battle. Once the Germans use civilians as cover to attack you, they will fight back decisively."
"What should we do if civilians are accidentally injured?"
Sameko didn't know what to do, so he could only vaguely say: "You can figure it out yourself."
After ending the call with Koida, Samyko realized the seriousness of the problem and quickly ordered people to find out Sokov's whereabouts from the division headquarters of the 182nd Division and the 84th Division.
Seeing that the war was progressing smoothly, Sokov originally wanted to leave the 84th Division and go to a new destination, but he received a call from Samyko. After listening to Samek's report, he asked in surprise: "Comrade Chief of Staff, are you telling the truth?"
