Red Moscow.

Chapter 2716: Alarming the Snake

The captain was woken up from his sleep by Sokov and seemed very impatient: "Comrade Sokov, is there something going on outside that deserves your fuss? Since the sound came from the east, it might be tanks sent from the direction of Moscow." Troops. If you don’t want to go back to sleep, I can arrange for you to go out and stand guard.”

The inexplicable return to this era was originally something that bothered Sokov. What's more, in a few days, the largest annihilation battle in the history of human warfare is about to begin in this area. He was thinking about how to escape from danger in his dreams. Unexpectedly, when the captain heard the noise coming from outside, he not only failed to raise the necessary vigilance. , but they still wishfully believed that the roar of the engines of tanks and armored vehicles outside was the Soviet tank force.

Thinking of this, Sokov temporarily forgot about the identity gap between himself and the captain, and said with a straight face: "Comrade Captain, let me remind you. Although the noise is coming from the east, it does not necessarily belong to our army. The tank troops may be troops sent by the Germans from other directions to encircle our army. "

The voices of the two woke up Andrei who was sleeping next to him. He rubbed his eyes and said sleepily: "Comrade Sokov, did you get confused in the middle of the night and come here to argue with the captain. I I think you should go back and rest quickly, so as not to affect the rest of other comrades."

Several soldiers sleeping nearby were also awakened by the sound of voices. When they opened their eyes and saw that the person who had clashed with the captain was Sokov, they all had surprised expressions on their faces. Although Sokov is a new soldier, he has found a place and food for everyone today, which is considered a kindness to everyone. If he and the captain really quarrel, whether he should help or not, since he is in a dilemma, it is better to close his eyes and pretend Sleep, as if you didn't see everything happening in front of you.

"Captain," Sokov didn't think that as a new recruit, he could command more than 70 people in the entire company, so he had to find a way to convince the captain to immediately issue a battle alarm and get everyone ready to fight. Prepare to avoid being caught off guard by the Germans: “Now During the war, even if the troops coming from the east may be our own, we cannot rule out the possibility that they are Germans. If we do not prepare the soldiers for battle, if the Germans sneak up, we will be at risk. Do you intend to be a prisoner of the Germans?"

Sokov's last words succeeded in irritating the captain. He stood up suddenly and said angrily: "What, you said that I want to be a prisoner of the Germans? If I had such an idea, I would not lead the troops who were running out of ammunition and food to forcefully kill the Germans. Encirclement.”

Seeing that the two of them were about to quarrel again, Andrei quickly stood up to smooth things over: "Captain, Captain, don't worry, I think what Sokov said makes sense. If the Germans are really here, we can stay in the bunker and not move. You will be caught off guard by the enemy who comes up to you."

"Andre, wake everyone up." When Sokov saw the captain standing there without saying a word, he bypassed him and directly gave orders to Andre: "Let everyone get ready for battle. If the person who comes is really one of our own, , I am willing to apologize to the captain." After that, before Andre could finish speaking, he turned around and walked out of the bunker. His idea was very simple. He would go back to the bunker where he was and prepare the people inside for battle. Even if Andre refused to cooperate with him, when the Germans came up, he could use heavy machine gun fire to fire on them. suppress.

When Sokov returned to his bunker, Alexey and others inside were already awake.

Seeing Sokov coming back, Alexey asked curiously: "Comrade Sokov, I just saw you get up and run out directly. Did something happen?"

Sokov said with a straight face and a serious expression: "If my guess is correct, there are Germans near us."

"Ah, there are Germans appearing near us?" Except for Sokov, who has combat experience, the rest of the people in this bunker are new recruits who have just joined the army. When they learned that Germans appeared nearby, they became a little panicked: "Will they find us?"

"If the Germans are just passing by, they may not pay much attention to this place." Sokov said to everyone: "What I am worried about is that they will use this place as a stronghold and will definitely send people to occupy it. Then the battle with them will be Inevitable."

After Alexey waited for Sokov to finish speaking, he asked tentatively: "Sokov, does the captain know about this?"

"What do you think I did when I went out just now?" Sokov stared at Alexey and said, "I just heard the noise outside, so I ran over to inform the captain and asked him to immediately issue a combat alarm and let everyone enter their respective areas. combat position."

"What did the Captain say?"

"The captain didn't seem to believe what I said and said I was making a fuss."

"What should we do?" Alexey asked.

"The location of our bunker has a very good view, and we can use machine gun fire to prevent the enemy from approaching the bunker group." Sokov said: "As soon as our gunfire rings, the captain will naturally understand that I did not lie about the military situation." Then. , Sokov began to prepare everyone for battle.

Seeing Sokov giving orders in the bunker, Alexey couldn't help but said worriedly: "Comrade Sokov, is it appropriate for us to prepare for battle before we get orders from our superiors?"

"Alexei," Sokov knew very well that if he wanted everyone in the bunker to obey his orders, the first person he had to convince was Alexey, the deputy shooter: "If there is no order, we can only watch and watch. To watch the Germans occupy our positions and make us all their prisoners?"

After hearing Sokov's words, everyone fell silent. Although the Soviet army has been retreating steadily from the outbreak of the war to the present, no one is willing to take the initiative to be a prisoner.

After a while, Alexei said: "Comrade Sokov, I listen to you. Get ready for battle. When the Germans come up, I will cooperate with you to destroy them."

Ten minutes later, eight three-wheeled motorcycles appeared in sight, filled with German soldiers.

Sokov was planning in his mind that when he fired later, he would first shoot down the motorcycle at the front, then the motorcycle at the back. After the passages in front and behind were blocked, he would then use machine gun fire slowly and slowly. Pick up the remaining enemies.

The motorcycle team stopped on the road. Except for the motorcycle rider, the rest of the soldiers got out of the car and gathered around a man who looked like an officer, seeming to be waiting for his order.

The officer took two steps toward the roadside and looked at the bunkers, as if wondering whether there was anyone inside.

After the officer stood on the roadside and watched for a while, he waved to the soldiers and motioned them to take a look at the bunkers.

Seeing the soldiers approaching the bunker with guns in hand, Sokov pulled the trigger without thinking.

Amidst the rattling sound of shooting, five or six walking German soldiers fell down immediately. Seeing that the situation was not good, the rest immediately fell to the ground. Due to the weeds half a man's height on the roadside, Sokov couldn't see their exact location once they lay down.

But this didn't bother Sokov. Since the Germans couldn't see their position clearly after they lay down, he changed his shooting targets to the motorcyclists who were still sitting on their motorcycles. The bullets fired from the heavy machine gun were like plows, plowing from the first motorcycle to the last one. Except for two clever motorcycle riders who jumped out of the car in time to escape, several other motorcycle riders were killed. The officer lying on the roadside saw that only the westernmost bunker in the entire group of bunkers was firing. He thought that the other bunkers were unoccupied, so he signaled to his nearby subordinates to spread out and try to approach Soko from different positions. The bunker where the husband was.

However, not long after they stood up, the other bunkers also started shooting. The sudden fire of light machine guns and rifles knocked down seven or eight more people.

The officer never dreamed that there were people in the bunker, which had been silent not long ago, and that the firepower was even more intense. Seeing that most of his men had been lost, and if he continued to fight, no one would be able to escape, so he quickly issued an order for the surviving soldiers to retreat.

As soon as the Germans below began to retreat, Sokov saw someone nearby rushing out of the bunker group and pounced directly on the remaining German soldiers on the road.

Facing the charging crowd, Sokov was really powerless to complain. Not only were so many people crowded together, they also blocked his shooting range. In order to avoid accidentally injuring his own people, the helpless Sokov could only stop shooting.

Seeing that Sokov stopped shooting, Alexey asked in confusion: "Comrade Sokov, why didn't you stop shooting?"

"There's no way to fight." Sokov pointed at the ragtag group of people rushing towards the Germans and said helplessly: "Look, they blocked my shooting range. If I continue to shoot, can I hit the enemy? I’m not sure, but I will definitely injure my own people by accident, so I can only choose to cease fire!”

As soon as Sokov finished, the captain rushed into the bunker and asked sharply: "Sokov, why did you stop shooting?"

"Captain, it's not that I don't want to shoot, it's just that I have no way to shoot." Sokov could only repeat what he just said to Alexei to the captain, and finally said: "The soldiers in our company are all newly recruited. They have no military training or any combat experience, so they will be in chaos when they charge. The enemies below have basically lost resistance. They will definitely win if they charge forward, but if they encounter organized resistance from the Germans, they will probably win. They will pay a big price."

After listening to Sokov's words, the captain was silent for a long time and then said: "Sokov, you are right. Our soldiers lack training, which makes it easy to suffer losses on the battlefield. Once these enemies are eliminated, I will organize everyone for training.”

When the captain left the bunker, he stopped and turned to Sokov and said: "Comrade Sokov, I apologize to you for that incident not long ago. You were right. If you hadn't shot decisively, , maybe we will suffer a big loss."

The battle on the road ended quickly without any suspense.

Except for two of the 24 German soldiers who were taken prisoner, the rest were killed. Three members of the company were killed and five were injured. Seven submachine guns, one pistol and 16 rifles were seized.

After learning the result of the battle, all the soldiers in the bunker were smiling, but Sokov was frowning. Our side occupies a favorable terrain and has a numerical advantage, and it was an ambush, but it cost so many casualties. If they encounter an enemy of equal strength, they may be in danger of being annihilated.

Not long after, Andre came to the bunker and said to Sokov: "Comrade Sokov, the captain called you, come with me."

Arriving at the bunker where the captain was, the captain who was in a good mood came over, shook hands with Sokov, and said with a smile: "Comrade Sokov, you are indispensable for our ability to achieve such a victory. When there is an opportunity in the future, I will definitely ask my superiors for credit."

According to the captain's opinion, the Soviets, who value honor more than their lives, will definitely burst into tears when they hear what he said. But Sokov, standing in front of him now, showed a calmness that was inconsistent with his age.

"Comrade Sokov," the captain asked tentatively, "we won the battle, but you don't seem happy."

"Comrade Captain, before the battle started, I heard the roar of armored vehicles driving in the distance." Seeing that the captain was complacent about this small victory, Sokov quickly reminded him: "But we were wiped out. It was just a couple of dozen soldiers on motorcycles.”

Hearing what Sokov said, the captain also realized the seriousness of the problem: "Comrade Sokov, do you mean that these soldiers who were eliminated by our forces were just reconnaissance teams sent by the German armored forces?"

"I think this possibility is very high. I think the German armored forces may have felt a little tired after marching all night, so they stopped to rest not far from us." Seeing the captain understand his intention, Sokov said, He nodded and said: "And this motorized detachment is just a reconnaissance team sent by them. Once the gunshots here are fired, the enemies in the distance will definitely hear it. I believe it won't be long before the German armored forces It will drive here, and we will face an extremely cruel battle. "

"Then what should we do?" asked the captain.

"Let the soldiers hide in the bunkers." Sokov said helplessly: "I checked carefully and found that the bunkers are all reinforced concrete buildings one or two meters thick. Even if the German army bombarded them with tank guns, they could not destroy the bunkers. It should be safer to hide inside."

He turned his attention to Andre next to him: "Of course, we can't just carry out passive defense. Don't we have a 45mm anti-tank gun now, which can be used to destroy invading German tanks and cause huge damage to the enemy? loss."

Andrei waited for Sokov to finish and asked with some worry: "Sokov, do you think we will die here?"

"Andre, to be honest, I don't know." Sokov shook his head and said: "We have lost contact with our superiors, and we must not get any support. With our current strength, we can do nothing , is to find a way to slow down the enemy's advance speed, so that he cannot advance quickly into the Kiev area and buy more time for the main force of our army. "

"So, what awaits us will be the fate of sacrifice." Andre said with a gloomy expression: "Maybe the next battle will be our last battle. Right?"

"Andre, the possibility you mentioned is very likely true." Sokov said: "So we must be mentally prepared and ready to sacrifice at any time."

(End of chapter)