"Get out of the car, get out of the car for me!" Just as the infantry on the tank body were trying to dodge, a roar came from not far away, and they turned their heads to see that it was a lieutenant who had jumped off the body of the second tank and strode towards their location, while giving the order to get them out of the vehicle.

The infantry fighters did not dare to slack off and jumped off the tanks one after another. Just when they were habitually trying to line up next to the tanks, the lieutenant yelled at them again: "What line, do you want the Germans to shoot you as a target?" Immediately spread out and search along the mountain trails! ”

As soon as the infantry in the back came up, the lieutenant led the group of soldiers to disperse in formation and search along the mountain road. The tank, which was parked on the road, turned its turret and headed in the direction where the shells had just flew, ready to fire without hesitation as soon as it spotted the target.

However, it was quiet on both the mountain road and the hillside, and the enemy did not fire any more artillery or shots, and there was no movement at all. It was as if the mortar shells that had just shelled the tank, and the bullets that killed the tank battalion commander, were just hallucinations.

Seeing that the enemy had not moved for a long time, they could not help but be a little lax when they searched for the advancing soldiers on the mountain road, and they thought in their hearts that it was the work of the German stragglers, who ran away with a single shot, as they had seen in the past.

At this moment, everyone suddenly heard a "boom", and then a soldier who walked in the front flew into the air with his hands dancing. When his body hit the ground, a series of explosions sounded, shaking the soldiers marching on the mountain road to lie on the ground.

The lieutenant, seeing the fighters being blown to pieces, gritted his teeth and said: "Hell, this is a minefield for the Germans." With that, he turned his head and instructed one of the soldiers behind him, "Go and get the sappers, we need them to help us clear the road." ”

"Comrade company commander," the soldier said to the lieutenant, "the Germans should have laid infantry mines on the mountain roads, so it is better to let the tanks open the way in front and detonate all the enemy's mines." ”

"Nonsense, it's nonsense." Hearing the soldier's proposal, the lieutenant glared at him and said: "You see how wide this mountain road is, if the enemy lays anti-tank mines in front and blows up our tanks, the entire mountain road will be blocked, and then how will we go up the mountain?" ”

"Alright, don't bother. Hurry up and get the sappers. After the company commander finished speaking, he raised his foot and kicked the soldier, urging: "Remember, it's not that kind of assault sapper, but a sapper who specializes in paving bridges and building roads." ”

Considering that this was a base for clearing the enemy in the mountains, the Soviet brigade commander was worried that the roads or bridges would be damaged by the enemy, so he specially sent an engineer company to follow the infantry and tanks. As soon as the sappers received a call for help from the commander of the infantry company, they hurried over.

Seeing the sappers rushing over, the company commander pointed to the road ahead and said to the engineer platoon commander: "Comrade platoon commander, the enemy has laid a large number of mines on this mountain road, please clean it up, and be sure to open a passage for us within ten minutes." ”

The engineer platoon commander looked at the mountain road in front of him, and an embarrassed expression appeared on his face: "Comrade lieutenant, I don't know how many mines the enemy has laid on the mountain road, how wide the minefield is, and it will definitely not be possible to open a road for you in ten minutes." ”

"Something's wrong." Just when the engineer platoon commander was in a dilemma, he suddenly heard someone behind him questioning, and when he turned his head, it turned out to be a captain. The engineer platoon commander recognized this as the commander of the infantry battalion and hurriedly stepped forward to report to him, "Comrade Captain, the enemy's minefield has been discovered in front, and Comrade Lieutenant has asked us to open a passage in ten minutes......"

"Comrade platoon commander," the battalion commander interrupted his later words and asked, "Are you sure that within ten minutes, you will open a passage for my troops?" ”

"It's hard to say, Comrade Captain." In the presence of the battalion commander, the engineer platoon commander was extremely cautious: "We do not know how many mines the enemy has laid on this mountain road and how wide the minefield is, so it is impossible to open a passage for the infantry in such a short time. ”

The captain turned his head to look at the tank parked on the side of the road, and asked tentatively: "Comrade engineer platoon commander, why don't we let the tank open the way in front and help us crush those mines?" ”

"Comrade battalion commander, this is not appropriate." Seeing that the battalion commander actually wanted to use a method that was denied by himself, the lieutenant hurriedly persuaded: "If there are anti-tank mines planted on the road ahead, once the tanks that open the road are blown up, it will block our way forward." Let's take another approach, right? ”

"Is there anything better you can do?" The battalion commander stared at his subordinates and said, "If there is, I will immediately adopt your method." ”

"Nope." The lieutenant hurriedly shook his head and replied in embarrassment: "I can't think of a better way than to let the sappers clear the mines." ”

"Since you don't have any good ideas, just keep your mouth shut." After the battalion commander unceremoniously reprimanded the lieutenant, he looked at the engineer platoon commander and asked, "Comrade engineer platoon commander, what do you think of the method I said?" ”

"You can try." The engineer platoon commander nodded and said: "This is the road to the mountains, and the enemy himself has to go, so the mines they have planted should be very single, and I think the method of letting the tanks open the way in front can be tried." ”

"However, if the enemy really planted anti-tank mines on the mountain road and blew up the tanks that opened the way." The lieutenant felt that he could not stand idly by, but he still expressed his scruples in front of the battalion commander: "Once the tank is blown up, this mountain road will be blocked, and then we will not be able to enter the mountain." ”

"Comrade Lieutenant, you don't have to worry about that." The engineer platoon commander comforted him and said: "If it is really blown up by a mine, we can let the tanks behind us come up and push the destroyed tanks to the bottom of the cliff." ”

Seeing that the engineer platoon commander had taken all the issues that should be considered, the lieutenant no longer raised any meaning, but watched with amazement as the engineer platoon commander ran to the tanks behind and begged them to open a way for the infantry in front.

The battalion commander of the tank corps was killed by enemy snipers, and they searched for a long time, but they did not find the shadow of the enemy, and they were holding back a fire in their hearts, and when they heard the request of the engineer platoon commander, they started the tank without saying a word, and rumbled towards the minefield, preparing to open a safe passage for the infantry.

In the sound of "boom, boom" explosions, if a Soviet tank of a steel monster drove forward without hesitation along the mountain road. Wherever it passed, as long as there were mines planted by the enemy, they were detonated without exception.

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