The explosion first alerted the sentry on duty. Just as he was standing at the sentry post looking towards the explosion point, he suddenly heard someone behind him asking: "What's going on? Where did the explosion come from?"
The sentry turned around and saw that it was the company commander who was checking the sentry. He straightened up hurriedly and replied: "Report to Comrade Commander, it was the mine used for warning in the north that exploded."
When the company commander heard what the sentry said, he quickly walked to the sentry post and looked into the distance, but because there was no moonlight, all he saw was a vast expanse of white, without any moving objects.
"Comrade Company Commander," the sentry approached him and asked in a low voice, "Is it a small animal that came out to look for food and accidentally stepped on the mine we laid?"
"This is impossible." As soon as the sentry's words came out, he was overruled by the company commander: "The only animals that can be seen in this area are hares. You know, rabbits are more cunning animals than foxes. How can they guess landmines. No, I need to report this situation to the battalion commander immediately."
After receiving the report, the commander of the second battalion guarding the high ground did not dare to neglect. He called the regiment headquarters and reported the matter to Glushiko who was on duty.
After listening to the report of the second battalion commander, Glushko remembered that Sokov had mentioned many times that Highland 239 might become the focus of the German attack. At this moment, the landmine used as a warning in the distance suddenly exploded. Maybe it was A small enemy force came over. In order to find out what was going on, he ordered the second battalion commander: "Comrade Major, you immediately order the mortar platoon to fire a few rounds at the location where the mine exploded to see if there is any movement."
The second battalion commander was a little hesitant about the order issued by Glushko: "Comrade deputy commander, is it too loud to fire at the explosion site at this moment? How about I send a few people over to check it out?"
"No." Glushko said forcefully: "Since we have guessed that the enemy may come for a sneak attack, sending soldiers over to check now is equivalent to letting them die."
"But if we fire rashly and our superiors blame us, what should I do?"
"Comrade Major, I think it is necessary to remind you. I am the deputy commander of the 126th Regiment. The battalion commander must obey the orders of the deputy commander, not the other way around. Do you understand?" Glushko continued: "If it is true If something goes wrong and my superiors want to hold me accountable, I will take the responsibility."
With Glushko's words, the second battalion commander did not dare to neglect and quickly ordered the mortar platoon to enter the position and prepare to shell the place where the mine exploded. In order to obtain first-hand information, the second battalion commander personally came to the position, raised his telescope and looked into the distance, trying to figure out what was going on.
"Fire!" Following the artillery commander's order, four 82mm-caliber mortars began to fire. The shells that came out of the barrel made a "whoosh" sound through the air and flew quickly towards the target.
The second battalion commander saw through the telescope that the artillery shells fell on the snow and exploded, lifting up large areas of snow and shooting up several dazzling fireballs at the same time. After the explosion, the bushes near the explosion point were ignited. With the help of firelight, he observed the nearby snow and found that it was quiet and there was no movement at all.
After the mortar platoon leader directed the mortar to fire three rounds, he came to the second battalion commander and asked him for instructions: "Comrade battalion commander, should we continue shooting?"
Seeing that there was no movement after the shelling, the commander of the second battalion thought that the new deputy commander must be a little nervous, so he said to the mortar platoon leader: "Stay where you are and wait for my further orders."
Then the second battalion commander picked up the phone on the side and reported the situation to Grushiko: "Comrade deputy commander, we fired three rounds per gun at the area where the mine exploded, but no movement was found near the explosion point. There was no sign of people or animals. The landmine explosion just now was probably just an accident."
"Comrade Major, it's not up to you to decide whether it was an accident or not." But Glushko said rudely: "A three-shot burst for each gun is too few, so we need to fire six shells each."
The first level of the official rank was overwhelming. Although the second battalion commander did not believe in Glushiko's judgment, the other party was his superior, and he really did not dare to disobey the orders he gave. After putting down the phone, he called the artillery platoon leader in front of him and ordered: "Comrade Lieutenant, aim at the target just now, and fire six more shells for each gun."
The shelling of Highland 239 not only awakened Lieutenant Colonel Harin, the commander of the 126th Regiment, but also awakened Kurishenko in the division headquarters. He sat up from the cot, looked at Sidorin who was sitting at the table on the phone and asked: "Comrade Chief of Staff, what happened outside? Where is the artillery fire?"
Sidorin quickly covered the microphone with his hand and reported to Kurishenko: "Comrade division commander, Glushko, deputy commander of the 126th Regiment, reported that a warning mine planted in the northeast of the highland exploded. He suspected that there must be hidden enemies nearby, and was ordering mortars to bombard that area to find out whether there were any enemies lurking."
"Absurd, simply ridiculous." After listening to Sidorin's words, Kurishenko said unhappily: "The Germans are trying to break out of the encirclement in the north, how could they appear here? This new deputy The regimental commander was really confused. He didn’t know what was going on and sent people to check, but he ordered people to fire. If the neighboring troops were alerted, I would have to shamelessly explain to others. "
"Comrade Commander." Sidorin had an ominous premonition in his heart from the moment he heard the sound of cannon fire. Seeing Kurishenko's impatient look at this moment, he quickly reminded him carefully: "How about we report this matter to Comrade Commander?"
"I think it's okay." Kurishenko thought gloatingly, and reported the matter to the Army Group Headquarters to see how the new commander handled the emergency: "Comrade Chief of Staff, it's up to you to report this matter. Bar."
Sokov was quite angry when he was woken up from his dream. But as soon as he heard that the situation was discovered in the direction of Highland 239, his whole body suddenly became energetic, and even the anger that was building up disappeared without a trace.
He took the microphone from Smirnov's hand, and when he heard Sidorin's voice, he asked straight to the point: "Sidolin, what happened?"
"Comrade Division Commander," Sidorin habitually addressed Sokov's former position: "I received a report from Lieutenant Colonel Glushko, deputy commander of the 126th Regiment. He said that a mine exploded northeast of the highland. , which was a warning mine. To find out what was going on, he ordered a mortar platoon to shell the area."
From Sidorin's tone of voice, Sokov guessed that the shelling must have had no effect. However, in order to find out what was going on, he still asked knowingly: "Did you find anything after the shelling?"
"No, nothing was found." Sidorin replied: "The Second Battalion stationed on the high ground carefully observed the shelled area, but there was still no movement. I thought something might have happened somewhere. question."
"Comrade Sidorin, don't jump to conclusions so easily." Sokov thought for a while and then asked: "How far is the shelling area from the high ground?"
"Please wait a moment, Comrade Commander." Sidorin said: "Let me ask Lieutenant Colonel Glushko."
Less than a minute later, Sidorin's voice came from the receiver again: "Comrade division commander, I have already asked. They use 82mm mortars. The muzzle velocity of this artillery is 196 meters per second. The rate of fire can be as high as 20 rounds per minute, and the maximum range is 2,850 meters. Their shelling position is about 900 meters to 1,200 meters away from the high ground."
"Sidolin," Sokov asked again after Sidorin finished speaking: "If you were a German commander and wanted to carry out a night attack on our positions, how far away would you lurk your troops on the high ground? ?”
"If I want to achieve a surprise effect, I will definitely ambush the assault troops within 500 meters of the high ground." Sidorin said: "In this way, we can rush into the opponent's position in the shortest time."
The explosion first alerted the sentry on duty. Just as he was standing at the sentry post looking towards the explosion point, he suddenly heard someone behind him asking: "What's going on? Where did the explosion come from?"
The sentry turned around and saw that it was the company commander who was checking the sentry. He straightened up hurriedly and replied: "Report to Comrade Commander, it was the mine used for warning in the north that exploded."
When the company commander heard what the sentry said, he quickly walked to the sentry post and looked into the distance, but because there was no moonlight, all he saw was a vast expanse of white, without any moving objects.
"Comrade Company Commander," the sentry approached him and asked in a low voice, "Is it a small animal that came out to look for food and accidentally stepped on the mine we laid?"
"This is impossible." As soon as the sentry's words came out, he was overruled by the company commander: "The only animals that can be seen in this area are hares. You know, rabbits are more cunning animals than foxes. How can they guess landmines. No, I need to report this situation to the battalion commander immediately."
After receiving the report, the commander of the second battalion guarding the high ground did not dare to neglect. He called the regiment headquarters and reported the matter to Glushiko who was on duty.
After listening to the report of the second battalion commander, Glushko remembered that Sokov had mentioned many times that Highland 239 might become the focus of the German attack. At this moment, the landmine used as a warning in the distance suddenly exploded. Maybe it was A small enemy force came over. In order to find out what was going on, he ordered the second battalion commander: "Comrade Major, you immediately order the mortar platoon to fire a few rounds at the location where the mine exploded to see if there is any movement."
The second battalion commander was a little hesitant about the order issued by Glushko: "Comrade deputy commander, is it too loud to fire at the explosion site at this moment? How about I send a few people over to check it out?"
"No." Glushko said forcefully: "Since we have guessed that the enemy may come for a sneak attack, sending soldiers over to check now is equivalent to letting them die."
"But if we fire rashly and our superiors blame us, what should I do?"
"Comrade Major, I think it is necessary to remind you. I am the deputy commander of the 126th Regiment. The battalion commander must obey the orders of the deputy commander, not the other way around. Do you understand?" Glushko continued: "If it is true If something goes wrong and my superiors want to hold me accountable, I will take the responsibility."
With Glushko's words, the second battalion commander did not dare to neglect and quickly ordered the mortar platoon to enter the position and prepare to shell the place where the mine exploded. In order to obtain first-hand information, the second battalion commander personally came to the position, raised his telescope and looked into the distance, trying to figure out what was going on.
"Fire!" Following the artillery commander's order, four 82mm-caliber mortars began to fire. The shells that came out of the barrel made a "whoosh" sound through the air and flew quickly towards the target.
The second battalion commander saw through the telescope that the artillery shells fell on the snow and exploded, lifting up large areas of snow and shooting up several dazzling fireballs at the same time. After the explosion, the bushes near the explosion point were ignited. With the help of firelight, he observed the nearby snow and found that it was quiet and there was no movement at all.
After the mortar platoon leader directed the mortar to fire three rounds, he came to the second battalion commander and asked him for instructions: "Comrade battalion commander, should we continue shooting?"
Seeing that there was no movement after the shelling, the commander of the second battalion thought that the new deputy commander must be a little nervous, so he said to the mortar platoon leader: "Stay where you are and wait for my further orders."
Then the second battalion commander picked up the phone on the side and reported the situation to Grushiko: "Comrade deputy commander, we fired three rounds per gun at the area where the mine exploded, but no movement was found near the explosion point. There was no sign of people or animals. The landmine explosion just now was probably just an accident."
"Comrade Major, it's not up to you to decide whether it was an accident or not." But Glushko said rudely: "A three-shot burst for each gun is too few, so we need to fire six shells each."
The first level of the official rank was overwhelming. Although the second battalion commander did not believe in Glushiko's judgment, the other party was his superior, and he really did not dare to disobey the orders he gave. After putting down the phone, he called the artillery platoon leader in front of him and ordered: "Comrade Lieutenant, aim at the target just now, and fire six more shells for each gun."
The shelling of Highland 239 not only awakened Lieutenant Colonel Harin, the commander of the 126th Regiment, but also awakened Kurishenko in the division headquarters. He sat up from the cot, looked at Sidorin who was sitting at the table on the phone and asked: "Comrade Chief of Staff, what happened outside? Where is the artillery fire?"
Sidorin quickly covered the microphone with his hand and reported to Kurishenko: "Comrade division commander, Glushko, deputy commander of the 126th Regiment, reported that a warning mine planted in the northeast of the highland exploded. He suspected that there must be hidden enemies nearby, and was ordering mortars to bombard that area to find out whether there were any enemies lurking."
"Absurd, simply ridiculous." After listening to Sidorin's words, Kurishenko said unhappily: "The Germans are trying to break out of the encirclement in the north, how could they appear here? This new deputy The regimental commander was really confused. He didn’t know what was going on and sent people to check, but he ordered people to fire. If the neighboring troops were alerted, I would have to shamelessly explain to others. "
"Comrade Commander." Sidorin had an ominous premonition in his heart from the moment he heard the sound of cannon fire. Seeing Kurishenko's impatient look at this moment, he quickly reminded him carefully: "How about we report this matter to Comrade Commander?"
"I think it's okay." Kurishenko thought gloatingly, and reported the matter to the Army Group Headquarters to see how the new commander handled the emergency: "Comrade Chief of Staff, it's up to you to report this matter. Bar."
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