The platoon commanders of the reconnaissance battalion, all armed with binoculars, kept a close eye on the enemy voyeurs and watched as the enemy was killed one by one.

Who's sniping by name? Soon, the fighters knew that it was Natasha Spiroskina who did it.

The entire officers and men of the reconnaissance battalion were shocked, not only by the reconnaissance battalion, but also by the Yevgeny headquarters in the southern part of the encirclement. Who did all this? Balzen thought of the girl for a moment, and when a soldier came to report on the wonders of the front, Balzen was not so shocked.

He ordered: "Hurry! Let Spiroskina and her sniper team take a trip to the regimental headquarters! ”

When the herald went to ask for someone, Natasha rested for a while. The exposed enemies made shrunken turtles one by one, and in this round of "sniper anti-tank gun" operations, Igor recorded seven records.

Natasha was very relieved that her feats were getting higher and higher, but her shoulder was aching.

The herald soon found her and informed Balzen of her orders.

"Good! I'll go right away. Igor, pull me along! ”

Natasha could already guess what Balzen would say, nothing more than an inquiry about the course of the battle, and a few words of praise. She never expected much kind words from that rough guy, nothing more than foul words like "you did a good job" and "hit the German's fart".

When she arrived at the regimental headquarters, everything was as she expected.

Balzen praised Natasha well, of course, the words were rough, and his excitement and congratulations were very straightforward.

Natasha smiled, "Sir." In fact, the credit is not only my own, but also your proper command! ”

"Haha? I? Balzen was stunned.

"Yes. Under your command we surrounded the enemy, and artillery fire and sustained machine-gun fire forced the enemy to flee to the city. That's why I shoot by name. ”

"Forehead......" Balzen grinned and asked, "Honey, when will you also learn to flatter?" If I want to say that the command is appropriate, I also follow the deployment of the command. If you want to thank you, you should thank our commander. ”

"Of course, it's the Commander's credit!" Natasha instantly became excited, she took the meritorious anti-tank gun from Igor's hand, and said excitedly: "Look, this is the gun!" The Commander himself built it for me, and it's a beautiful sniper rifle! With this weapon, enemies can kill me even if they hide behind a wall thousands of kilometers away! With it, my dream will definitely come true! ”

"Oh? Your dream? ”

"My dream, of course, is to become the best female sniper in the Soviet Union!"

Looking at Natasha's excited appearance, Balzen fully understood what the commander meant. "Now I finally understand why the Commander had to put you and some of the kids in the Cadet Battalion involved. The battle has reached this point, and you are undoubtedly a very eye-catching star warrior, and the little warrior you brought with me is also impressive. ”

Natasha immediately saluted: "Thank you for the compliment!" ”

Balzen waved his hand: "You go down and guard your post." And you, Comrade Igor, you have to take care of our heroes. ”

"It's my duty!" Igor responded, "I have one more request here. ”

"Speak."

"Commander, if you contact the command, be sure to report Natasha's achievements. You know, she's someone the commander takes very seriously. She used the special weapon developed by the commander himself to achieve seven accurate kilometer snipers in a row, and the commander will definitely be happy about this! ”

"Okay, you're a good reminder! You go back first, stick to your posts, and I'll report to the command now and report on our initial victory. And you, Natasha! ”

On the other hand, before Balzen's correspondence, Rychev on the left bank of the river had already reported his victory.

When the sun rose on June 22, Yang Mingzhi and other senior officers stayed at the headquarters in unison.

Everyone continued to analyze the map and waited for the communications room to receive information from the front line.

Yang Mingzhi suddenly learned about the discovery of an unknown guerrilla unit at the front line and the derailment of a train laden with flour, before the first round of the first echelon attack. The information was sent by the telegraph operator of the paratrooper battalion, which came at near seven o'clock, and when the command sent another telegram for inquiry, the paratrooper battalion simply went into radio silence.

Has the battle started? How's the battle going?

Finally, at half past eight in the morning, the front-line troops, who had been missing for an hour, finally sent good news.

Yang Mingzhi, Yevlov and Fumin, as well as the staff officers of the entire command. Everyone laughed excitedly, and in the first battle of the siege, the enemy was beaten into a shrunken turtle.

Yang Mingzhi was both excited and relieved, there were always many variables mixed in the battle, for example, the enemy actually learned that he was defeated and fled with all his might. If the intelligence of the local guerrillas is good, and the enemy is 1,000 men, then the combined strength of the attacking force will be almost three times that of them. It is reasonable to concentrate superior forces and superior firepower and beat the enemy to shrink his head, but they chose to break through at the first time, which shows that their commanders are either too stupid or too brave.

The strength of the paratrooper battalion was smaller than that of the enemy, and if the bridge was not blown up in time, the enemy would have taken advantage of the chaos to escape, so that the siege battle would have turned into a siege, and the deployment of the army behind it would have to be adjusted.

After all, the enemy who intended to flee was driven back, the bridge was blown up, and the entire Loyev was already surrounded by Soviet troops and turned into an urn, and the enemy was the turtle.

Rychev reported like this, and presumably Balzen will report it well.

At half past nine in the morning, the battle had completely turned into a very sporadic exchange of fire, at which point Balzen reported to the command the outcome of the battle, as well as all the information he had on his side.

The message was translated onto paper, and the female correspondent trotted all the way to the large office.

Yang Mingzhi squinted his eyes and saw that he was satisfied: "Very good!" Very good! Balzen lived up to my trust. ”

"How's they doing?" Yevlov leaned over.

Yang Mingzhi put the message on the table, "You can read the article for yourself. I'm going straight to the communication room now, I'm going to communicate with them in plain language! ”

Thanks to the radio signal amplifier built in the Blacksmith Village and the communication base station built at the Khhomnich Station, even with a radio station with average performance, the Blacksmith Village and Loyev can communicate very clearly.

The communication was completely connected, and Yang Mingzhi congratulated Sanlian as soon as he came up, which made Balzen a little flattered.

"Commander, I think we have completed your initial plan perfectly, and the situation is completely beyond my expectations, this group of enemies is too unbeatable! I think we will prepare another artillery fire, send two or three companies to charge, and the whole city will be occupied by our troops. ”

"Huh! I think you just want to fight a big battle, and your heart is itching! Don't worry, you can continue to surround the city for me now, the enemy's reinforcements will definitely come to the rescue, and then it will be the moment you are looking forward to! ”

"Yes! No matter how many enemies come, it is even a division, and I am confident that I will drive them back. ”

"You're talking a lot!"

"No, it's not! Comrade Commander, I have full confidence in victory, after all, it is the tradition of our army to win more with less, and we have this strength. It's just that we need more food and ammunition supplies, and only then can we defeat the enemy several times over. ”

"Supplies?" Since he talked about this, Yang Mingzhi did not hesitate to talk about the seizure of Rychev's side, "Just now the paratrooper battalion also sent a good news, they have seized eighteen pieces of flour that can be eaten, and more than 150 tons of flour can be eaten. It seems that your main force has not captured as much as the paratrooper battalion!

I know that our gunboats are also involved in the battle, and you should order the paratrooper battalion, with the help of the gunboats, to transport you some flour.

As for more food and ammunition supplies, they are already on their way to transport. The second echelon of troops also started the operation today, you don't have any doubts, everything is going according to plan. ”

Hearing the commander mention the capture of the paratroopers, Balzen felt a little unhappy. The paratroopers didn't just capture flour, they killed more than a hundred enemies in a negligible battle, and then blew up the bridge. The paratrooper battalion seems to be the protagonist of this morning's battle, and the main force on the right bank of the river, it seems that only Natasha's magical sniper can overshadow them.

Yang Mingzhi continued to issue specific orders: "According to the plan, all types of your artillery will carry out a round of shelling every two hours to swear your existence. The machine gunners should also fire at the right time! Even at night, you have to harass with fire to make sure that the enemy is terrified of your troops who are approaching the city. ”

"Yes!"

"Alright! Is there anything else you would like to report? ”

"Uh...... And one more! ”

"Tell me."

"It's about Comrade Spyroskina, she's ......"

"How is she? Don't tell me she's hurt! ”

Of course, Balzen knew the Commander's affection for Natasha, but he couldn't imagine it, just mentioning the girl's name, and the Commander was like a fried cat. He hastened to explain: "Comrade Commander! Natasha is not only very healthy, but also has made new achievements! With your anti-tank gun, she hit multiple enemies at a distance of kilometers! ”

"What? Are you telling the truth? ”

"Totally true! All officers with binoculars were her witnesses! Commander, I looked at her record for today, and she killed fifteen enemies! ”

"Really? That's great! Where is Natasha now? ”

"Her battalion is back on combat duty."

"Quick! Call her back, I'm going to communicate with her personally......"