Chapter 1256: Survival

  Chapter 1256 Survival from Desperation

  The flames rising from the wooden house made Bisklev, who was thousands of kilometers away, seem to feel a rush of heat. "Great," he thought to himself, "whether this is the regimental headquarters or the battalion headquarters of the German Army, the people inside are probably all reimbursed."

   When Bisklev was proud, he didn't realize that he had poked a hornet's nest. If it is the German Wehrmacht, once its headquarters is taken away by the opponent, the enemy may fall into chaos because of the loss of unified command. But now they are confronting Bisklev and the others, but the SS is known for its brutality. When they found that one of their headquarters was bombarded by artillery fire, they immediately became even crazier and moved towards Bisklev and the others. The held positions launched an onslaught.

  The German battalion commander who originally commanded the troops to attack Bisklev and the others wanted to wait until after dawn, under the cover of tanks, to eliminate the Russians who had infiltrated into their defense area, so they did not fight hard. But at this moment, seeing that the regiment headquarters was killed by the Russian artillery, he was impatient and ordered his subordinates: "Concentrate all the mortars in the battalion, suppress the Russian firepower with dense artillery fire, and cover the infantry." dash forward."

  As the order was issued, the German artillery fire began to concentrate on bombarding the areas where the Soviet troops were stationed, especially the areas with dense firepower, which was the focus of the artillery fire. Even the surviving MG42 general-purpose machine gun did not escape the fate of being destroyed by artillery fire.

   Bisklev's troops were not many, even counting the wounded, there were no more than forty people. Seeing the enemy under the cover of artillery fire, using the bomb crater as cover, and using short leaps to approach the position step by step, he couldn't help but burst into bitterness. He did a simple calculation, and the enemy dispatched at least ten times as many troops as he did, and they were scattered on the wide attack surface, hitting his weak spot of insufficient troops.

  He knew that the soldiers under him were brave, but now they were at an absolute disadvantage in terms of firepower and numbers. Fortunately, I still have a 76.2mm cannon in my hand, which can use the cannon's flat fire to kill the charging German army.

  However, he also understands that once the German army finds that there is an artillery on the position, which will pose a threat to their attacking troops, they will definitely find a way to eliminate this threat first, so as to reduce their own casualties.

  The next thing, just as Bisklev expected, after the German army suffered thirty or forty casualties under the artillery fire of the Soviet army, they immediately concentrated three mortars to bombard the position of the cannon. When the cannon was destroyed by German artillery fire, several German soldiers jumped into the trenches and fought hand-to-hand with the Soviet soldiers who stood firm.

   When it comes to stabbing, the Soviet soldiers are far superior to the German officers and soldiers. In less than five minutes, more than 60 people fell in a pool of blood, and two-thirds of them were German officers and soldiers. The reason why such results can be achieved is not only the proficiency of the Soviet soldiers in stabbing skills, but more importantly, the number of German officers and soldiers equipped with rifles is limited. When soldiers with submachine guns are in close combat, they are afraid of accidentally injuring their own people, so they dare not shoot casually. The gun made the Soviet soldiers stand out when they were stabbing.

  The performance of the Soviet soldiers is indeed very good, but after all, the number is too small, and they seem a little powerless in the face of more and more enemies pouring into the trenches. I had to give up the position I was holding on to, and retreated a little bit towards the back.

   Fortunately, the bomber formation of the Air Force began to bomb the German positions that had been marked. The German officers and soldiers who were battling bayonets with the Soviet soldiers saw that the positions in the distance were bombed, and they did not dare to fight, and withdrew like the ebb tide.

   After the enemy withdrew, Bisklev counted the number of people again, and found that including himself, there were only 13 people left, and half of them were wounded. The sergeant, who was wounded in the leg, sat on the trench and raised his head and asked Bisklev: "Comrade Lieutenant, what should we do next? Should we continue to hold our ground, or retreat early before the Germans come up?"

"Comrade Lieutenant," the sergeant had just finished speaking, and immediately a wounded man with his left arm wrapped in bandages and hanging around his neck said loudly to Bisklev: "We have only 13 people left, and the enemy has at least 1,000 people left." There are hundreds of people, even if we can fight ten of them alone, we can't hold the position at all. I think we should retreat, I don't want to die here without knowing why."

"Retreat, why retreat?" Hearing what the sergeant and the wounded said, Bisklev couldn't help frowning: "If we hand over this position to the Germans, after the counterattack begins, you know that our soldiers How much will it cost to regain this place?"

When Bisklev finished speaking, he saw that the surviving commanders and fighters around him were silent, paused for a moment, and continued: "Comrades, our air force has already started bombing the enemy's positions. According to the combat plan formulated by the superior, The ground attack will officially start in three and a half hours, that is, at ten o'clock in the morning. And our task is to do everything possible to hold the position and hold on until the arrival of the main force."

For Bisklev's statement, the soldiers all felt that it was reasonable. If they chose to retreat at this moment, they might retreat completely, but if the troops participating in the counterattack want to seize this position from the enemy again, they must There will be no small casualties. And if he sticks here, although there is a high probability of sacrifice, his sacrifice is also valuable, which can reduce the casualties of the troops attacking the farm.

  The bomber formations of the Soviet Air Force bombed the enemy's positions indiscriminately, until they flew away from the battlefield one after another, and no German planes appeared. Although the Soviet planes left the battlefield, the German officers and soldiers staying in the fortifications did not dare to act rashly. They were worried that the Soviet army would soon bombard their positions.

  However, after a long wait, there was still no sign of the Soviet army attacking. The German battalion commander on the opposite side of Bisklev ordered his subordinates to launch a new attack on the position they held.

The tactics adopted by the German army this time were very insidious. Apart from attracting the attention of Bisklev and the others from the front with some troops, two platoons were drawn out to detour from the two wings of the position. Defense in several directions.

   "Comrade Lieutenant," the sergeant who was lying next to Bisklev said in a panic when he saw this situation, "The Germans are attacking from three directions at the same time, and our small number of people will definitely not be able to stop them."

"Comrade Sergeant, there is a trench more than ten meters wide next to the enemy's command post." After seeing the tactics adopted by the enemy, Bisklev couldn't help taking a breath. He said to the sergeant: "Wait When we can't resist for a while, we will all retreat to that trench and use the terrain there to resist as long as we can."

  The trench mentioned by Bisklev is connected to the command post of the German army. As long as everyone hides in it, they can block the trench with firepower. If the enemy wants to rush in, he will inevitably pay a huge price.

The enemy rushed up quickly, despite the fact that there were not many defenders left on the ground, they still put up a tenacious resistance. After paying more than 30 casualties, the German army finally rushed into the trench and marched from both sides. They approached Bisklev through the trenches. Seeing that the position could not be defended, Bisklev ordered the soldiers to retreat to the trenches agreed in advance.

  Everyone withdrew to the command post. Bisklev counted the number of people and found that including himself, there were only 7 people left. There are more than two hundred German troops outside. Seven pairs of more than two hundred people, wanting to escape unscathed is simply a dream. The only thing they can do hiding here is to delay time.

   Just as the German officers and soldiers approached Bisklev's command post cautiously along the trenches on both sides, there was a burst of roar of tank engines outside. Hearing this voice, Bisklev couldn't help frowning, thinking that the German infantry alone would be unable to deal with it. If the tank came up again, it only needed to crush it a few times on top of his head, and this crude commander could be defeated. It was so crushed that no one in the command post would be able to survive.

  Unexpectedly, at this moment, the sergeant, who had already been disappointed, exclaimed: "Comrade Lieutenant, did you hear the sound of the tank engine?"

   "Understood." Bisklev said with a wry smile, "As long as the enemy tanks drive over our heads and crush them a few times, we will be buried alive."

   "Comrade Lieutenant, haven't you heard that this voice is coming from our rear, not the enemy's side."

   "The sound came from behind us?" Bisklev stuttered, "Could it be that the enemy tanks have detoured behind us?"

"Damn it, Comrade Lieutenant, how can you think so?" The sergeant retorted, "Can't it be our tank? You know, our troops have already entered the attack position, no matter how daring the enemy is, They don’t dare to run around in front of our position, in this case, our tanks and artillery will give them a good lesson.”

  Maybe it was a footnote to what the sergeant said. As soon as he finished speaking, there was the sound of shells exploding and machine guns firing outside. After about a quarter of an hour, Bisklev heard someone shouting outside: "Hey, is there anyone? Is there anyone else? Answer me if you hear it."

   "Comrade Lieutenant," the sergeant became excited when he heard the shouts outside: "Did you hear that? Someone shouted in Russian outside. It seems that our troops have occupied this position."

  When Bisklev heard this, he couldn't bear it anymore, and rushed out of the command post with a submachine gun in hand. Seeing the figures of Soviet commanders and fighters everywhere in the trenches, he realized that what the sergeant said was correct, this place has been occupied by his own troops, and quickly shouted: "Who is in charge here?"

  (end of this chapter)