Red Moscow.

Chapter 2782: Compassion does not command troops

Korowin sighed softly and continued: "Captain Sokov, you should have heard the order from the chief of staff. Since it is an order from a superior, it cannot be discussed and can only be carried out unconditionally."

"Comrade Captain, if we launch an attack at this moment, we will be directly attacking an enemy with superior strength and equipment." Sokov explained to Korowin: "With this head-on approach, we have no chance of winning. Maybe at the end of the fight, the friendly forces will not rescue them, but will get themselves involved. "

"Then what should we do?" Korowin looked at the position still shrouded in gunpowder smoke and said worriedly: "I'm worried that the anti-tank artillery battery on the position will not be able to sustain it for too long."

Sokov was also thinking about this issue in his mind. If he wanted to rescue the anti-tank artillery company, he must attack the German army immediately, otherwise those soldiers would suffer heavy casualties. But as a result, the casualties of the mixed battalion will not be small. But if you want to find a suitable fighter plane, you can only sacrifice the artillery battery, wait for the Germans to relax their vigilance, and then launch a surprise attack, thereby achieving huge results.

"The time is not ripe now, and launching an attack rashly will be beneficial to us." Sokov said to Korovin: "Of course, if you want the mixed battalion to be wiped out, you can unconditionally follow the chief of staff's instructions. Order to attack the enemy directly."

As a soldier, Korovin has long been prepared to sacrifice for his country, but if there is a chance to survive on the battlefield, who wouldn't? He looked at Sokov and asked tentatively: "Captain Sokov, tell me, what do you think about it?"

"When the German troops occupy the friendly positions and continue to advance, their vigilance is at the lowest." Sokov said: "If we launch an attack at this time, we can catch the enemy by surprise and cause them huge damage." casualties.”

Regarding Sokov's statement, Korowin thought for a long time and finally made a difficult decision: "Okay, Captain Sokov, I will risk my life and do as you say."

Seeing that Korovin agreed to his proposal, Sokov was secretly relieved. He was really worried that the other party would attack the German army regardless of the actual situation on the battlefield. That would be to kill the enemy with an egg against a stone. . He said slowly: "But before that, we must be prepared for battle."

"What preparation?"

"Deploy all the anti-tank guns on the position to this position. Also, the heavy machine guns and mortars must be moved here. When the anti-tank guns fire at the enemy tanks, the mortars and heavy machine guns fire fiercely at the enemy infantry. Fire."

"What about the tanks?" Korowin thought that Sokov had forgotten that there was a tank platoon on the position, so he quickly reminded him: "The brigade commander also equipped our battalion with a tank platoon."

"No, no, no," Sokov shook his head and said, "The tanks are making too much noise. If they move now, they will definitely alert the enemy. The best way is to wait until we fire on the enemy and then order the tank platoon to cover the infantry attack. Expand our success."

"Okay then, just do as you say."

When Korovin urgently mobilized the main weapons and equipment, the Soviet artillery battery in the distant position was still fighting tenaciously. Although the rate of fire of anti-tank guns is slowing down, as the tanks get closer and closer to the position, the results they achieve also increase significantly. Now even without a telescope, one can see that close to ten German tanks were destroyed in front of the position.

Seeing this, Sokov couldn't help but sigh secretly. If he were the commander of an artillery company, he would never let his subordinates fire prematurely. At least the German tanks must enter a range of three hundred meters before they start shooting. Firing at such a close distance can not only increase the hit rate, but also ensure that the armor-piercing projectiles can penetrate the frontal armor of the German tanks.

Before the deployment of the mixed battalion was completed, Katukov called to investigate: "Captain Korovin, the chief of staff did not order you to immediately attack the enemy and rescue the anti-tank artillery company that was in danger. Come out? Half an hour has passed, but according to the observation post, there is no movement on your position. Please explain to me, what is going on? "

Facing Katukov's question, Korovin seemed a little hesitant and didn't know how to answer the other party. Fortunately, Sokov was by his side, so he took the initiative to reach out to him: "Comrade Captain, give me the microphone, and I will personally explain to Colonel Katukov."

Korovin, who was in a dilemma, heard what Sokov said and quickly handed the microphone in his hand to Sokov.

"Comrade Colonel, this is Sokov." Sokov said straight to the point: "It is my idea to prevent the mixed battalion from attacking the enemy."

Katukov almost cursed when he learned that the "culprit" who prevented the mixed battalion from taking action was Sokov. But when the words came to his lips, he remembered Sokov's special identity, so he could only hold back the anger in his heart, gritted his back molars and asked: "Captain Sokov, please explain to me, why Let the mixed battalion stand still?”

"Comrade Colonel, this is what I think about." Sokov said into the microphone: "The enemy has dispatched about one regiment of infantry, and there are seventy or eighty tanks to cooperate. If we attack rashly, we will reinforce the enemy's troops on the neighboring positions. The anti-tank artillery company puts the mixed battalion in danger."

"How can a war be without danger?" Katukov said in a stern tone: "Captain Sokov, you can't just let the mixed battalion stay on its own position and let the friendly troops be wiped out by the enemy just because you are afraid of danger, right?"

"You misunderstood, Comrade Colonel." Sokov knew that in order to win, he needed Katukov's support, so he explained to him: "The reason why I advised Captain Korovin to stand still is not because I am afraid of death. But waiting for the opportunity.”

"Waiting for the opportunity? Waiting for what opportunity?"

"Waiting for an opportunity to hit the enemy hard."

Katukov heard from Sokov's words what he seemed to be thinking, and asked in a slow tone: "Captain Sokov, what are your plans?"

"Only when the enemy occupies the positions of friendly neighbors and continues to advance forward will they relax their vigilance." Sokov said: "And we can take advantage of their negligence to attack them unexpectedly and hit them. "Caught off guard."

"Tell me more details."

Seeing that Katukov was interested, Sokov told the other party in detail the battle plan he had considered in advance.

After Katukov heard this, he was silent for a while and then said: "Captain Sokov, I thought about it carefully and found that your plan is feasible. But..."

"But what?" Sokov asked nervously.

"Just relying on your mixed battalion to deal with the existing German army, even if you catch them by surprise, it may not be easy to achieve final victory."

"Are you planning to send reinforcements to us?" "Yes, I will send reinforcements to you." Before Sokov could be happy, Katukov continued: "But not now, but after you start the war. . In other words, you have to hold on for at least half an hour before my reinforcements arrive."

"Don't worry, Comrade Colonel." Although the troops and equipment on the position are far inferior to the German troops in the distance, if a fight really breaks out, it will be easy to hold out for half an hour, so Sokov asked Katu "We can hold on for an hour," Kove assured.

Seeing Sokov put down the phone, Korovin asked impatiently: "Captain Sokov, what did the brigade commander say on the phone?"

"The brigade commander agreed to our combat plan." Sokov said: "At the same time, he will also send us additional reinforcements."

"Ah, send more reinforcements?" Hearing what Sokov said, Korowin's face suddenly showed an expression of surprise: "When will the reinforcements arrive?"

"The reinforcements can't set off until our battle begins, so as not to reveal our intentions prematurely." Sokov explained to Korowin: "So before the reinforcements arrive, we can only rely on our own strength. Go against the Germans alone."

Knowing that he still needed his own mixed battalion to deal with the German army alone, it was impossible for Korowin to say that he was not disappointed. However, he still tried his best to put a smile on his face and asked: "I wonder how long it will take for the reinforcements to arrive?"

"About half an hour." After Sokov said this, seeing that Korowin's face was still full of worry about gain and loss, he added: "After all, the deployed troops are still a little far away from us. The battle begins It will take some time to go out again.”

As time passed, the sound of artillery from distant positions stopped. First, the German tanks rushed into the position, and then the German infantry also poured into the position.

"Captain Sokov," Korowin looked at the German troops occupying friendly positions in the distance and asked Sokov in a low voice: "When will we take action?"

"Wait a moment." Sokov had dealt with the Germans for several years and was naturally very familiar with their tactics. He said to Korovin: "When we cross the position and continue to advance forward, we will launch a decisive attack attack."

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Ten minutes later, just as Sokov said, the German troops crossed the occupied position and continued to advance.

Since the Germans did not discover the mixed battalion position hidden a few hundred meters away, they did not maintain sufficient vigilance when passing through the occupied position. The tanks were driving slowly in front, and the infantry lined up in neat queues and pushed forward together with the tanks.

"Comrade Captain." Upon seeing this, Sokov immediately said to Korovin: "The time is ripe to take action."

As the order was given, the anti-tank guns, mortars and heavy machine guns deployed in the positions opened fire.

The target of the anti-tank gun was the German tank. At this time, the German tanks were moving slowly and were simply the best targets for anti-tank gunners. The first round of four shells fired directly hit two tanks, one of which was destroyed on the spot. After the other car drove forward for a certain distance, it also stopped and started burning.

The infantry following the tanks were bombarded by mortars and machine-gun fire, and fell directly. The rest were also beaten dizzy, and they were suddenly in chaos like ants on a hot pot, wandering around aimlessly. Running around.

Sokov and other anti-tank guns fired two more rounds, and after defeating three German tanks again, he said to Korowin: "Comrade Captain, while the enemy is in chaos, immediately let our troops attack and let the tank platoon The four tanks acted as guides in front, followed by the infantry, charging towards the German troops in the distance.

"Okay!" Korowin agreed loudly, and then issued an order to his three company commanders through the phone: "The first company holds its position, and the second and third companies follow me to attack!"

After the order was given, Korovin pulled out the pistol from his waist and crawled out of the trench on his hands and knees. Then he half-turned around and shouted to the commanders and soldiers in the trench: "Comrades, for Stalin! For the Soviet motherland! Follow me!"

Although his voice was covered by the sound of gunfire, few people heard what he was shouting clearly. But seeing the battalion commander personally leading the charge, the commanders and soldiers still didn't understand what it meant, so they scrambled out of the trenches and rushed forward, shouting.

Sokov found that except for the anti-tank gunners, mortar crews and heavy machine gunners, the rest of the commanders and fighters followed Korovin in launching a charge, and he stayed alone in the trench, which seemed a bit nondescript. In desperation, he could only pull out his pistol and crawl out of the trench. Cursing in his heart, he trotted to catch up with the troops in front.

After running two to three hundred meters forward, Sokov saw that the troops led by Korovin had rushed into the position occupied by the Germans and started close combat and hand-to-hand combat with the enemy.

Sokov only had a pistol in his hand now, so he rushed forward. Once the bullets in the gun were empty, he would become a lamb to be slaughtered. He quickly slowed down, inserted the pistol into his waist, then bent down to pick up a rifle with a bayonet from the ground, and then accelerated forward again, preparing to participate in the ongoing hand-to-hand combat.

When he passed a T-3 tank with its tracks blown off, he heard someone above him calling him: "Captain, comrade captain."

Sokov quickly stopped and looked up. He saw the hatch of the tank turret open, and a tank soldier shouted at him: "Comrade Captain, the tracks of my tank have been interrupted. Can you abandon the vehicle?" Participate in infantry fighting?"

Although from the outbreak of the war to the present, it is not uncommon for tank soldiers to take up arms and use them as infantry because their tanks have been destroyed, but Sokov feels that it is simply a waste to use excellent tank soldiers as infantry. When he heard the tank soldier's words, he immediately asked: "Do you still have ammunition?"

"Yes, Comrade Captain." The tank soldier nodded and said, "Not only are there enough artillery shells, but there are also a lot of bullets left."

"Since you have enough ammunition, why should you abandon the vehicle? Isn't this a waste?" Sokov ordered to the other party with a straight face: "Tell your vehicle commander to bombard the enemy's tanks with tank cannons and shoot the enemy's infantry with machine guns. Even if you If the tank cannot move, it can also be used as a fixed firepower point. "

Soon, the tanks were firing at the German tanks in the distance. As people often say, tanks are the best anti-tank weapons. This tank destroyed a German tank with two shots, and the machine gun mopped up a dozen German soldiers.

But the tank soldier jumped out of the tank at this time, holding a sledgehammer in his hand: "Comrade Captain, let me see if I can repair the tracks!"

(End of chapter)