The Germans took the initiative in the street fighting in Vvodava, not because their offensive went very well, but because they were stronger than the Soviets and had an advantage in weaponry.

The reason why the west of the city became the main direction of attack of the German army was that there was a perfect defense system in the east and south directions of the city, which were originally built by the Poles to prevent the Soviet attack, but now they are used by the Soviet army to resist the German invasion.

After the failure of the attack on the south and east of the city, the German commander was so uncomfortable that he could barely control his emotions when he watched the corpses and wounded being carried down, and he knew very well in his heart that if the veterans lost too much, the combat effectiveness of the troops would be greatly reduced when a large number of new soldiers were replenished. Therefore, he changed his tactics and adopted a siege of the east and south of the city, but instead of attacking, and used the main force for the attack in the west of the city.

Seeing that there was no movement on the Soviet positions, the Germans thought that after such heavy shelling, all the defenders had been wiped out by artillery fire. When they were still about fifty meters away from the position, they gradually relaxed their vigilance and slowly gathered from the hidden wall to the middle of the street.

Seeing that the enemy had gathered, Blazevich yelled violently: "Shoot!" Then he raised his hand and shot him in front.

The sound of gunfire was the signal, and the various weapons that had been aimed at the position for a long time opened fire at the same time, knocking down a large area of the enemy who had gathered together. As soon as the remaining enemy lay down, a dense array of grenades flew out of the trenches and landed on the wide street like a black crow, and the sound of short, continuous explosions was deafening, and the flying shrapnel blew up the German soldiers with heavy losses. Then the machine guns, submachine guns, and rifles on the position opened fire again, and the panicked Germans scattered and fled.

Seeing that this German army was about to be wiped out, a German tank drove in the distance. It stopped in the middle of the street, turned its guns and fired a shot at the Soviet position, and immediately one of the machine-gun fire points was destroyed.

Blazevich looked at the tanks in the distance firing with tank guns and vehicle-mounted machine guns, and at the infantry that was gradually gathering behind the tanks, and thought bitterly: "Damn the German tanks, if we had one or two anti-tank guns, at least we wouldn't be as passive as we are now." ”

A tank shell landed nearby and exploded, and the blast of the explosion lifted Blazevic to the ground. Oleg, who was standing next to him, hurriedly squatted down to help him up, and asked with concern: "Comrade division commander, are you okay?" ”

"I'm fine, Comrade Sergeant." Blazevich grabbed Oleg by the shoulder and shouted: "We must immediately kill this German tank, otherwise when it comes over, our positions will be broken through, do you understand?" ”

"Understood, Comrade Division Commander." Oleg promised to crouch down, found a couple of grenades in the floating soil at the bottom of the trench, cut the harness of the rucksack with a bayonet, and tied these grenades. After all this, he put the cluster grenade under his armpit and said to Blazevich with a wry smile: "Comrade division commander, if I don't wait to blow up the enemy tank, then please send someone again." ”

Standing in the trenches, Blazevich watched Oleg climb out of the trench, holding a grenade in one hand and crawling forward with one hand, towards the tank in front. He thought to himself that even if Oleg couldn't blow up the German tanks, then the other fighters would take the initiative to carry out this task. If the enemy wants to pass through this position, unless all the defenders are killed.

Seeing the tanks approaching, and Oleg was spotted by the German infantry, they desperately opened fire on him, pinning him down in a crater with firepower. Seeing this, Blazevich hurriedly found a few grenades as well, followed Oleg's example, and tied them together.

He stood in the trench with a bundle of cluster grenades, patiently waiting for the tank to approach. He had made up his mind that even if Oleg could not blow up the tank, then he would do it himself. He began to whisper, "Closer, closer." ”

At that moment, he heard the sound of artillery, and a puff of dirt rushed up next to the approaching tank, followed by an explosion, and several German soldiers who were following the tank were blown to the ground.

Blazevic thought strangely: "What's going on?" What's going on with the explosion next to the tank, could it be that Oleg threw the cluster grenade over? ”

Before he could figure out what was going on, a blaze erupted from the tank's body, and the billowing smoke of the tank took a few more steps forward, and the body shook violently before it stopped.

Vanya's surprised voice suddenly came from the side: "Comrade division commander, you see, it was the German soldiers themselves who fought with their own people. The new tank in the back killed the tank that was rushing at us. ”

The Germans would kill each other, and Blazevic thought it was simply incredible, and if it was a mistake, it was barely plausible. But the next scene he saw made him understand what was going on. The German tank parked at the end of the street finished firing and continued to move forward, following the two tanks that entered the street, which were clearly different from the German tanks, and the appearance was somewhat similar to the T-26 equipped with the troops.

As the tanks entered the streets, there were also hordes of German infantry, who rushed forward without saying a word, with guns in their hands. As they approached the German officers and soldiers, who were in disarray, they opened heavy fire on them with their weapons. There was not much time, and the German soldiers, who had just attacked the Soviet position, lay down on the wide streets.

"Commander, what's going on?" Seeing this unbelievable scene, the commander of the guard company ran over and asked Blazevic loudly: "Why did these new Germans kill all the Germans in front of them?" ”

Blazevic couldn't help but smile bitterly when he faced the question of the guard company commander, and he said helplessly: "Comrade Captain, I don't know what's going on, I know as much as you do." ”

"Then I'll ask." As he spoke, the commander of the guard company prepared to climb out of the trench. Unexpectedly, he was stopped by Blazevic, he hurriedly turned around, and heard his division commander say: "Captain, wait a minute, someone has already gone over to ask." ”

The commander of the guard company looked outside, and saw Oleg, who had just been suppressed in the crater by German fire, who had just crawled out and walked empty-handed towards the "German officers and soldiers" who were cleaning up the battlefield.

After a while, Oleg came back with a "German officer", who excitedly reported to Blazevich, who had just come out of the trenches: "Comrade division commander, it is not the Germans who have come, but friendly troops who have come to the rescue of us. ”

Before he could finish speaking, the officer beside him stepped forward, raised his hand and saluted Blazevich, and then reported: "Comrade division commander, Captain Grissa, deputy commander of the Ninth Mechanized Army Guard Battalion, reports to you that I have come to relieve you of the siege on the orders of Commander Rokossovsky. ”