Chapter 1393: race against time

  Chapter 1393 Race against time

While Guchakov was talking, a stray bullet passed by his ear and hit the wall behind him, causing Yegor to crouch down instinctively in fright, but Guchakov continued to say with a normal expression : "Second company commander, get your soldiers ready for battle, the enemy may attack us soon."

  Egor got up and agreed, then turned around and set up defenses.

When Yegor left, Guchakov couldn't help talking softly. He knew very well in his heart that his army had fallen into the encirclement of the German army. It is annihilated.

  He secretly prayed in his heart for the radio operator who went out on a motorcycle to ask for help, hoping that he could reach October Town smoothly and report the situation here to the commander of the 84th Division.

The radio operator who was ordered to go to October Town for help rode a motorcycle not far from Kazakia Compass Town when the motorcycle suddenly turned off. I don't know if it was the bullet hole made by the original owner of the motorcycle when he was shot dead, or the hole made by stray bullets when he rushed out of the town.

  None of that matters now, a motorcycle can't move without oil. In desperation, the radio operator had no choice but to abandon the motorcycle and run along the road towards Shiyue Town.

  When he was three or four kilometers away from October Town, he suddenly saw a convoy appearing in front of him. When he saw the convoy appearing, he couldn't help feeling a little bit in his heart, thinking that he had encountered the German troops withdrawn from October Town. But after observing carefully for a while, he found that the truck was a Soviet truck, and the people on board were also Soviet commanders and fighters.

   Seeing this, the radio operator rushed from the side of the road to the middle of the road. He originally wanted to shout twice, but due to the long-distance running, he was already out of breath and out of breath. He couldn't shout, so he could only wave his hands desperately, hoping that the other party could see him.

Coincidentally, Captain Grisa, the commander of the fourth company, who was sitting in the co-pilot position of the first car, saw the telegraph operator standing in the middle of the road waving his hands, and quickly said to the driver: "Comrade driver, there is someone blocking the road ahead. Stop ten meters away from him."

  The driver nodded, and stopped the car about ten meters away from the operator.

  As soon as the car stabilized, Griza pushed open the door and ran towards the opponent with an assault rifle. The operator grabbed Grisa's arm and said excitedly: "Comrade Captain, I finally found...you...you, I...I am the operator of Major Guchakov, and I am...ordered to ask you...for help of."

  Grisa took off the water bottle he was carrying, handed it to the radio operator, and comforted him, saying, "Comrade Sergeant, don't worry, drink some water first, and then speak slowly."

The operator nodded at Grisa, took the kettle, took a few sips, and after taking a few breaths, he said, "Comrade Captain, I am the operator of Major Guchakov. Now our The troops were in danger, and because the radio was broken, they could not get in touch with their superiors, so the major sent me to October Town for help."

   After hearing what the radio operator said, Griza frowned and said: "Comrade Sergeant, since Major Guchakov sent you out to ask for help, why didn't you prepare transportation for you?"

"Ready, Comrade Captain." The radio operator nodded and said, "The major personally prepared a German motorcycle for me, but as soon as I left the town, I found a hole in the fuel tank, and all the gasoline in it leaked out. I have no choice but to run over to ask for help."

   "Captain Grisa, what's going on here, why did you stop?" Major Golia, the commander of the second battalion, came from behind and asked displeasedly. Seeing Griza standing with an unfamiliar staff sergeant, he added: "Who is he?"

"Comrade Battalion Commander!" Griza turned to face Golia, straightened his body and reported, "Major Guchakov's radio operator, the First Battalion is in danger now, he was ordered to come to October Town For help."

   "Since we are in danger, why didn't we send a report to the regiment headquarters, but sent someone out to ask for help." Golia asked vigilantly, "Aren't you worried that doing so will delay the battle?"

"Comrade Major!" Hearing Goria's question, the radio operator hurriedly came to him and reported truthfully: "Our radio station was broken during the battle, and we couldn't get in touch with our superiors, so the battalion commander can only Send me out to ask for help. Since the fuel tank of the motorcycle I was driving was damaged, I had to throw away the motorcycle and ran to report to my superiors."

  After listening to the operator's explanation, Golia asked noncommittally, "Comrade Sergeant, what's your name?"

   "Report to Comrade Major." The operator replied loudly, "My name is Losev."

"Oh, your name is Losev." Goria turned around and told a soldier behind him, "Go and find our radio operator. The radio operators of the whole regiment once studied together. If this sergeant is our One of our own, our radio operator should know him."

  A minute later, the operator of the Second Battalion appeared in front of Golia with the radio on his back: "Comrade Battalion Commander,..."

   Before the operator finished reporting according to the regulations, Golia interrupted him, pointed to Losev who was standing not far away, and asked the operator: "Comrade operator, do you know him?"

  The radio operator glanced at the other party, then nodded and replied: "Yes, Comrade Battalion Commander, he is Sergeant Losev, the radio operator of the 1st Battalion, and we have studied together before."

After confirming Losev's identity, Golia let go of his doubts. He turned to Losev and said, "Sergeant Losev, please tell me the situation in Compass Town of Kazakhya. .”

Losev nodded, and after the troops arrived at the designated location, how to join forces with the special tank battalion going south, how to ambush the reinforcements of the German army, and how to rush into the town with the rout troops, and start a battle with the superior defenders in terms of strength. fighting.

  After listening to Losev’s story, Golia said thoughtfully: “Comrade Sergeant, if what you said is true, then Major Guchakov’s situation is very bad.”

   Losev was immediately anxious when he heard what Goria said, "Comrade Major, what I said is true."

"Sergeant Losev, of course I know what you said is true, otherwise I would have ordered someone to arrest you." Goria turned around and said to the radio operator standing next to him: "Send a report to the regimental commander immediately. , said that the first battalion is in danger now, and asked for instructions on the next step."

   According to Golia's dictation, the radio operator sent an urgent telegram to the regiment command post. He quickly received a call back, and he quickly reported to Golia, "Comrade Battalion Commander, the regiment headquarters ordered us to speed up our march, and we must race against time to rush to Kazakia Compass Town to rescue the first battalion that is in critical condition."

  After listening to the commander's order, Golia waved his hand and announced loudly: "All get on the car, all the vehicles speed up, and rush to Kazakia Compass Town as soon as possible to rescue the comrades in the first battalion."

   Losev followed Griza into the cab of the first car, temporarily acting as a guide to guide the convoy.

More than half an hour later, Grisa saw the wreckage of the German tanks that were destroyed on the road ahead, still emitting black smoke, and the corpses of the German soldiers scattered all over the place. Only then did he confirm that what Losev just said was true. He quickly urged the driver: "Comrade driver, speed up, we have to rescue them before the enemy wipes out the first battalion."

  But when the convoy approached the Kazakia Compass, there was suddenly intense gunfire ahead, and several bullets pierced the windshield of the car window. Both Grisa and Losev were unharmed, but the driver, who was shot several times, threw himself backwards and forward on the steering wheel.

   Watching the car lose control and rush towards the side of the road, Grisa, who was sitting next to the driver, quickly reached out and grabbed the steering wheel, trying to prevent the car from rushing down the roadbed, and at the same time slammed on the brakes.

   Before the car stabilized, Losev pushed open the door and jumped out of the car. After lying down, he rolled on the spot and found a safe place to hide.

"Comrade Sergeant, what's going on?" Grisa jumped out of the car after stopping the car, rolled on the spot, and came to Losev's side, asking sharply, "Didn't you say that there are no people outside the town?" Enemy?"

Losev looked up at the German soldiers who were shooting in the trenches in the distance, and said in an uncertain tone: "Comrade Captain, I assure you that when I left the town, there was a squad outside guarding the outer positions of the town." Here. Since there are all Germans inside at this moment, I am afraid they have all died."

   For Losev's explanation, Griza felt that it was quite normal. A battalion was surrounded by the Germans, and how long could a squad guarding an outlying position face the enemy's siege.

  He turned his head and looked back, only to see that all the soldiers in the car got out of the car. Except for two soldiers who fell to the ground, the rest of the soldiers crouched on the side of the car, using the car to resist the German bullets.

Griza didn't blindly order his subordinates to charge. He knew very well that if he attacked the enemy without any fire cover, it would be tantamount to sending his subordinates to die, so he shouted loudly : "Machine gun, where is the machine gun?"

  Following his shout, a machine gunner bent over and ran to his side with a rotary machine gun, squatted down and asked, "Comrade company commander, what instructions do you have?"

   "Immediately establish a machine gun position, suppress the enemy's firepower, and cover the charge of the entire company!"

  The machine gunner agreed, quickly set up the machine gun, and then started shooting at the German troops on the distant position.

As soon as the firepower of the German army was suppressed, Griza stood up from the ground, raised the assault rifle in his hand, and shouted loudly: "Brothers, come with me! Be sure to kill the comrades in the first battalion. Get out!"

  Under the leadership of Grisa, the commanders and fighters of the fourth company spread out and charged towards the German positions in the distance. The evacuated formation is the firepower of the German machine guns on the position, and it is difficult to kill a large number of attacking Soviet commanders and fighters. Although some soldiers were shot and fell down from time to time, the soldiers following behind did not stop at all. They stepped over the bodies of their comrades and continued to rush forward. As for whether the comrades lying on the ground are dead or alive, they have no time to care about it. It is the responsibility of the health workers to save lives and heal the wounded, and what they have to do is to rush into the enemy's position as soon as possible and eliminate every German they see inside.

  After suffering one-third of the casualties, the commanders and fighters of the Fourth Company finally managed to rush into the outlying positions outside the town, and started hand-to-hand combat with the enemies in the trenches.

   Before the commanders and fighters of the fourth company cleared the enemies in the trenches, the commanders and fighters of the fifth and sixth companies also rushed forward with shouts. The emergence of this new force accelerated the speed of the destruction of the German army. The entire battle lasted less than ten minutes, and all the German troops in the outer positions were wiped out, and the second battalion reoccupied the outer positions.

  After occupying the outer positions, Golia did not order the troops to rush into the town immediately, but let the commanders and fighters stay on the newly occupied positions to stand by.

   Regarding the question raised by Griza, Golia explained: "Comrade Captain, we don't know where the 1st Battalion is besieged. If we rush into the town rashly, we may also be surrounded by the enemy."

   "Then we will stay here forever." Hearing what Golia said, Griza was a little anxious: "Would you like to watch the first battalion be wiped out by the enemy?"

"Captain Grisa, let me remind you." Golia said with a straight face: "The German troops in the town are much larger than ours. If we rush to attack without waiting for the arrival of the regiment headquarters and the third battalion, we have May encounter the same ending as the First Battalion."

Seeing Grisa's unconvinced expression, he told the other party: "During the time we are waiting for the arrival of the third battalion and the regiment headquarters, you send people and the telegrapher to the town to scout and find out. Where is the First Battalion surrounded by the enemy. We can only launch a targeted attack if we know where the First Battalion is. Understood, Captain Griza?"

After listening to Golya's explanation, Griza finally understood that Golya didn't intend to stand idly by, so he nodded and replied: "Understood, Comrade Battalion Commander, I will send someone and Sergeant Losev to the town immediately." Reconnaissance, find out where the first battalion is besieged by the enemy."

   When Grisa found Losev, he happened to see the health worker bandaging his wound, and couldn't help frowning: "Sergeant Losev, are you injured?"

   Losev smiled and replied: "When I was bayoneting with the Germans, I was shot by an enemy next to me. The health worker just checked me, and there is no bone injury, and the wound will heal soon."

  Griza was full of anger when he heard Losev's words, knowing that his injury was not serious, but he still asked with concern: "Comrade Sergeant, I have a task that I want to entrust to you to complete. I wonder if you are willing to go?"

   Losev stood up abruptly and said loudly: "Comrade Captain, please give me an order."

"Very good!" After Grisa said a word, he explained the task he was going to arrange: "Although we have occupied the outer positions of the German army, we still don't know anything about the situation in the town. Trapped somewhere. Therefore, people need to go to the town to scout and find out their exact location. You know the situation in the town better than any of us. I want to send someone to scout with you. How about ,Is there a problem?"

   "No problem, Comrade Captain." Losev shook his head after figuring out the task that Griza wanted to assign to himself, and said, "Please rest assured, I promise to complete the task satisfactorily."

  (end of this chapter)