red moscow

Chapter 2713: Killing the Enemy with Two Shots
Upon learning that Germans were nearby, Andre's face turned livid. He grabbed the soldier's wrist and said excitedly: "I'll take you to see the captain. Follow me!"

Seeing Andrei taking the soldier to find the captain, Sokov wanted to know how the captain was going to deal with the matter, so he followed them.

Soon, the three of them came in front of the captain.

"Captain, this is bad." The soldier said anxiously, "We found Germans on the road ahead."

"What? We found the Germans." The captain, who was resting on a tree trunk, stood up abruptly after hearing the soldier's report and shouted, "Come on, let's go and have a look."

Sokov could not help but frown at the captain's way of handling the matter. "Captain, shouldn't you first ask how many Germans there are and what kind of equipment they have? Is it appropriate to rush over to check? I think we should find out the enemy's situation before deciding what to do next."

"Sokov, what's wrong with you?" Andrei saw the captain's face change, and worried that he would be angry with Sokov, so he quickly said, "What do you know as a new soldier? How dare you question the captain's decision? Get out of here quickly." Then he smiled and said to the captain, "Captain, he is just a new soldier, he doesn't know anything, don't be angry with him."

But the captain's eyes stayed on Sokov, and he asked coldly: "If you were me, how would you deal with this matter?"

"Captain, if you allow me, please let me demonstrate it to you." After seeing the captain nod slightly, indicating his agreement, Sokov turned to the soldier and asked, "Comrade Soldier, please tell me, did you see the Germans with your own eyes, or did someone tell me about it?"

"It was a refugee who told me." According to Andrei, Sokov was just a rookie who knew nothing, but somehow the soldier felt that the person standing in front of him and asking questions was a senior officer. Under his pressure, the soldier spoke incoherently: "He said he saw Germans on the road ahead."

"How many Germans were there and what kind of equipment did they have?"

"I'm not sure about that." The soldier replied in a panic, "I learned that the Germans had appeared and thought I should report it to the captain first, so I rushed back."

After asking all the questions he needed to ask, Sokov turned to the captain and said, "Comrade Captain, you heard everything. This soldier just heard a passerby say that there were Germans nearby, but he didn't confirm it, so he hurried over to report to you."

"Then tell me," the captain looked at the soldier with a reproachful look, and then asked Sokov: "What should I do next?"

"Captain, I can take someone to the east to check." Although the soldier had only heard that Germans had appeared nearby, it was still necessary to conduct reconnaissance in the vicinity to find out whether there were any Germans. If there were, they would need to be prepared in advance to avoid being surrounded by the Germans.

The captain looked at Sokov, surprised at his calm expression. He frowned and thought for a while, then turned to Andrei and asked, "Andrei, what do you think about this?"

"Captain," Andrei replied, "I can take Sokov to scout and see if there are any Germans on the road to the east."

"Well, go ahead." The captain nodded and said, "Be careful."

In this way, Sokov followed Andrei, carrying a Mosin-Nagant rifle without bullets, to carry out a reconnaissance mission on the road east of the woods.

On the way, Andrei reminded Sokov again: "Sokov, our mission is reconnaissance, not fighting with them. Don't alarm them if you can. So when you find the Germans later, don't panic, stay calm, I will protect your safety."

"Andre, can I ask you a question?"

"what is the problem?"

"How many bullets do you have in your gun?" This was the question that Sokov was most concerned about. If he encountered the enemy during a reconnaissance mission, he couldn't just turn around and run, right? Even if he ran as fast as he could, he couldn't be faster than the enemy's bullets. If there were bullets in the gun, he would be able to fight. Sokov believed that with his marksmanship, he should have no problem knocking down three or five enemies.

Andre hesitated for a moment, but finally gave the answer: "Three shots."

The muscles on Sokov's face twitched violently. "What? Only three rounds?"

"Yeah." Seeing Sokov's shocked expression, Andrei quickly explained, "When we broke out of Uman, we were almost wiped out because we ran out of ammunition. The soldiers bravely rushed towards the enemy's defense line with bayonets. Although we finally broke out of the siege, our troops were also basically wiped out."

Sokov turned his head and glanced at the woods where the troops were resting, and humbly asked Andrei: "Andrei, what is the captain's plan next? Where is he going to take us?"

"I don't know." Andre shook his head and said, "The captain said that we should stay where we are and wait until we receive orders from our superiors."

After listening to Andrei, Sokov couldn't help but raise his hand to his forehead, thinking that you have lost contact with your superiors, who will give you orders? If you continue to stay where you are, you will be wiped out by the Germans who have surrounded you in a few days.

"But you have lost contact with your superiors, and no one knows you are in this forest," Sokov reminded, "Are you going to stay there forever, waiting for orders and supplies that may arrive at any time?"

Andrei didn't say anything, but Sokov realized from the change in his facial expression that his words had a certain impact on him, so he struck while the iron was hot and said, "Apart from ammunition, I noticed that you don't have much food with you. If you don't get supplies from your superiors, do you all have to stay in the forest and wait to die?"

"Sokov, you are right." Andrei finally nodded in agreement with Sokov and said, "After completing the reconnaissance mission, I will go back and tell the captain about this."

The two walked forward for a distance and came out of the woods. Sokov looked down at his rifle, which had no bullets in his hand, and asked tentatively: "Andrei, can you give me two bullets?"

Hearing Sokov's question, Andrei asked cautiously: "What do you want the bullet for?"

"It's like this, Andrei." Sokov knew that if he couldn't convince Andrei, he wouldn't be able to get bullets from him, so he organized his words in his mind and continued, "I used to shoot at a shooting range, and my shooting skills were pretty good. If there were bullets in my gun, I might be able to kill one or two enemies when I encounter them."

Unexpectedly, Andrei laughed after hearing this: "Sokov, you really take it for granted. Fighting on the battlefield and shooting on the shooting range are two completely different things. We had a soldier in our company before who was the city's shooting champion before joining the army. However, after he went to the battlefield, when he saw the enemy rushing towards him, his hands kept shaking and he couldn't even pull the trigger. If the squad leader next to him hadn't kicked him and scolded him a few times, I'm afraid he wouldn't even know how he died."

Sokov knew from Andrei's tone that the shooting champion had died later, so he asked curiously, "Did the shooting champion die?"

"Yes." Andre nodded, his expression darkening. "During the breakout in Uman, he heroically sacrificed his life to save me."

At this moment, the roar of a motorcycle suddenly came from the road ahead that was hidden in the woods.

"Andrei, it might be an enemy." Sokov quickly pulled Andrei into the bushes on the side of the road and continued, "Hide quickly and don't let the enemy find us." Soon, a three-wheeled motorcycle drove out along the dirt road in the woods.

There were only two German soldiers on the bus, a motorcyclist driving with goggles on, and a soldier sitting in the sidecar with a submachine gun.

When the motorcycle was about thirty or forty meters away from the two people, it suddenly stopped.

"Sokov, what's going on?" Andrei asked tremblingly, "Did they discover us?"

After Sokov saw the soldier sitting in the sidecar get off the vehicle, he slung his submachine gun over his shoulder, took out a cigarette case from his pocket and handed it to the motorcyclist. The two of them held a cigarette each and began to smoke.

"It's okay, they just got out of the car to smoke."

Andre raised his gun and aimed at the two German soldiers, but after aiming for a long time, he did not shoot.

When Sokov saw this situation, he immediately thought of the scene in the movie "Enemy at the Gates" where the political worker and Vasily hid in the fountain outside the Stalingrad station. The political worker raised his gun and aimed at the German officer, but was hesitant to shoot. In the end, he gave the gun to Vasily, allowing him to complete his first pentakill in his life, laying a good foundation for him to become a famous sniper in the future.

Seeing Andrei aiming the gun for a long time and finally putting it down while still breathing heavily, Sokov knew in his heart that the other party might hand the gun to him later.

Sure enough, the next moment, Andrei asked Sokov in a low voice: "Comrade Sokov, are you sure you can hit the target?"

For Sokov, killing the two German soldiers standing next to the motorcycle and smoking was easier than shooting at a fixed target in the shooting range. Moreover, the two German soldiers were only 30 or 40 meters away from him, so killing them was a piece of cake. So he nodded and said, "No problem, give me the gun."

But just when Sokov's hand had already touched the rifle, Andrei took the gun back and asked worriedly: "Sokov, are you sure?"

Sokov was so angry that he laughed. Since he was asked to destroy the enemy but he didn't trust him, what a joke. So he withdrew his hand and said unhappily, "Andre, if you are worried, you can fight by yourself."

Andre said awkwardly: "If I could shoot accurately, I would have shot long ago."

"Then why are you still hesitating?" Seeing the other party's hesitation, Sokov immediately got angry and grabbed the gun in his hand and took it away, saying dissatisfiedly: "Just watch me deal with these two German soldiers."

After getting the gun in his hand, Sokov did not shoot blindly. Instead, he opened the magazine and took a look. After seeing that there were indeed three bullets in it, he closed the magazine, lay on the ground and aimed at the two German soldiers smoking in the distance.

The first target to be hit was the enemy in the sidecar. When he was shot dead, the motorcyclist on the motorcycle would definitely not have time to take off the submachine gun on his back to suppress fire at his position; nor would he be able to turn around and drive away in time, so he could only watch as he became his own target.

Having made up his mind, Sokov aimed at the German soldier's chest and pulled the trigger. After completing the shooting action, he did not immediately check whether he hit the target, but pulled the bolt to load the bullet and pulled the trigger directly at the motorcyclist.

After two gunshots, the two German soldiers, who had not yet finished smoking their cigarettes, fell to the ground one after another.

Seeing Sokov kill two German soldiers so neatly, Andrei's face changed, and surprise flashed in his eyes. After a long while, he asked in a flattering manner: "Did you practice at the shooting range?"

Sokov was stunned for a moment, then quickly nodded: "Well, I practiced my marksmanship at the shooting range."

After Sokov shot and killed the two German soldiers, he was still thinking about how to explain to Andrei why he was such a good shooter. Since Andrei had already given him an excuse, he said, "Yes, I've been to the shooting range many times, and I learned my marksmanship there."

After saying this, Sokov returned the rifle in his hand to Andrei, then stood up and ran towards the two dead German soldiers. As long as he looted their weapons, he wouldn't have to carry a fire poker to the battlefield.

After Sokov collected the submachine guns and a dozen magazines from the two German soldiers, Andrei trotted over with two rifles.

"Sokov, this is your gun."

But Sokov shook his head and said, "Andrei, you should keep it. I think submachine guns can play a greater role on the battlefield."

Seeing that Sokov had already carried two submachine guns on his back, Andrei was nothing but envious. However, these were Sokov's trophies, and he didn't have the face to compete with him for them.

After a pause, Andre asked tentatively: "Sokoff, where are we going next?"

"Can you ride a motorcycle?"

"Yes." Sokov said to Andrei, "You ride this car and take me to the front to scout and see if we can find our troops."

"Sokov, you don't want to ride a German motorcycle, do you?"

"Is it not possible?" Sokov looked at Andrei and reminded him, "The captain's mission for the two of us is to scout the enemy. You have a ready-made motorcycle, but you still want to walk to carry out the mission?"

After hearing what Sokov said, Andrei felt that what he said made sense, so he got on his motorcycle and turned around to drive in the direction where the German soldiers were coming from.

Sokov, sitting in the sidecar, held a submachine gun and observed the surrounding environment vigilantly. Once he found anything suspicious, he would shoot without hesitation. After all, it was a war era, and if you didn't want to die too early, you needed to be vigilant at all times, detect and avoid risks in time.

"Sokov," Andrei turned his head and asked Sokov loudly, "Where are we going?"

"Keep going along the road," Sokov said. "When you hear me say stop, stop the car. Do you understand?"

"Understood!"

(End of this chapter)