Chapter 923 He won’t commit suicide

This building, which may have been used as a commodity supply and marketing cooperative in the past, is relatively well-preserved. In addition to the corpses of German soldiers who died tragically on the first floor, there are also some shelves and containers of goods that have been cleared out in piles on the ground. All.

As for the whereabouts of the original items in the container shelves, Captain Varosha heard that before the Germans came, all these items had been taken out and transported away urgently, mainly food.

Most of this food was sent to the frontline soldiers as military supplies, and a small amount was kept and distributed to people in air raid shelters and various bunkers who were hiding from the war. In general, there were almost no supplies left for the Fascist invaders, which was a true use of everything.

Bang - bang bang -

After confirming that the hall on the first floor had been cleared, the Red Army soldiers were not idle. Those German soldiers who fell to the ground and still had a breath of life were quickly killed one by one by the Red Army soldiers.

In most cases, German soldiers who surrendered were able to save their lives, and those who were injured would receive basic medical treatment after surrender that would prevent them from dying of their injuries, or at least save their lives. However, there are still a few exceptions, such as today's special situation.

The huge casualties caused by the strategic counterattack on the front line have already overcrowded the Red Army field hospitals in the rear.

The entire Red Army field medical system in the direction of Stalingrad did not have extra resources to waste on the Germans. Many Red Army soldiers were waiting to die because they waited too long to go to the operating table.

It is an unwritten rule to kill the moderately and seriously wounded German soldiers on the front line to avoid wasting medical resources. There is no written order for this, but everyone knows very well and follows it truthfully, including Marat, who leads the attack. Shenke was very aware of this situation and acquiesced.

If you have to blame someone, in Malashenko's opinion, it can only be blamed on those Germans who resisted desperately and brought the blame on themselves.

Everyone will be happy if they put down their weapons and surrender obediently, and meaningless casualties will definitely be reduced a lot.

Now that you have decided to fight to the end, you must be prepared to pay the corresponding price.

How can there be such a good thing in the world when you don't pay any price, kill a lot of Red Army soldiers, and see that your hopes are shattered, and you can still get the best treatment after surrendering? Even Malashenko, whose policy towards prisoners was already relatively liberal, expressed disdain.

"Comrade Commander, when can we capture that German commander named Paulus alive?"

The time of preparing for direct-aimed artillery support at any time is a bit boring. Although I am in a state of high alert, I inevitably need something else to kill time and relieve nervous nerves.

Malashenko, who was holding the commander's periscope and concentrating on the vehicle, clearly heard Iushkin's question. It was not difficult for Malashenko to answer this question.

"Soon, it won't be long. But if you want to capture him alive, you have to get out of the car and compete with the comrades in the infantry for time. You must know that everyone wants to capture that bastard Paulus alive, and you are just one of them. "

Malashenko spoke calmly and confidently. Iushkin, who heard such an answer, was thoughtful, holding Kirill's hand on the first ammunition rack at the end of the turret, ready to load the shells at any time. Suddenly he interrupted.

"But what if he commits suicide? The Battle of Stalingrad has been going on for so long, and we have encountered many German officers who committed suicide after being surrounded, just like the time at the army headquarters. That Paulus must be a As a high-ranking official who was highly regarded by Hitler, many people speculated that he might choose to commit suicide in the end.”

What Kirill said is not completely unreasonable. From the beginning of the Great Patriotic War to the present, the entire Soviet Red Army has never captured a German general alive.

Anyone who does anything for the first time always makes people feel a little less confident. Kirill's hesitation is a normal performance. Malashenko felt that he needed to give Kirill a reassurance.

"Don't worry, that Paulus doesn't have the guts to commit suicide. We can start a small bet. The bet is half a month's worth of cigarettes. If I win, the cigarettes will be mine. If I lose, you will take away my half-month quota of cigarettes. Does anyone want to come to participate? This is a limited event for the No. 177 team, only 4 people can participate.”

Although the comrade commander's joke was unexpected, it really enlivened the atmosphere of the entire crew in the closed space and made everyone happy.

Iushkin, who always believed that he was lucky, was the first one to clamor to participate. Kirill, who was not very fond of smoking so far and was always smoked by Iushkin and Seryosha, seemed not very interested and was just interested. Happy to be a melon-eater.

Seryosha, who was staying in the driver's seat, kept shouting that Iushkin would be defeated. He chose to bet on Comrade Commander, and the entire brigade commander commanded the car to be filled with a happy atmosphere.

On the other side, Captain Varosha, who had led people to clear the hall on the first floor, began to assemble his team again.

This building, which looks like a food supply and marketing cooperative, is four stories high. Based on the situations he has encountered in the past, Captain Varosha firmly believes that there must be a lot of remaining Germans upstairs. The German field commander was also nesting upstairs.

If you just leave it alone, you may be shot in the back by these resurgent Germans as soon as you drive across the street. Any street swept by the Red Army will only have surrendered Germans and German corpses, and there will be no third kind.

It is unrealistic to expect these Germans to raise their hands and surrender obediently. The only thing that can make these bastards obediently raise their hands is more and more corpses of their companions and blood splattering everywhere. Captain Varosha knows this very well. It is the ultimate practitioner of it all.

A small iron rod was tied to the wire and a small mirror was tied to his hand. Captain Varosha, who was leaning against the wall at the corner of the only staircase leading to the second floor from the first floor, looked back at the earthenware mirror he held in his hand. The weapon quietly stretched out towards the staircase corridor, while a pair of wide eyes stared at the small mirror, looking for any valuable details.

"What did you see?"

A low-pitched question came from beside him quietly. Captain Varosha, who did not see any valuable information in the mirror, put away his treasure and responded to his comrades at the same time.

"Nothing, composite stairs, there should be another corner after the corner in front. I didn't see any trip wires in the stairwell. Bullets are loaded, eyes are wide open, everyone is ready to take action!"