Seeing that Lieutenant Lopatin was the first to rush forward, the fighters who stayed in the trenches also climbed up to the breastwork, shouted "Ula" loudly, and bravely rushed towards the enemy with their weapons in hand.

The Germans apparently did not expect that anyone would survive the intensive shelling of the post, and they were immediately caught off guard by the non-stop machine guns on the position. Seeing a group of Soviet soldiers rushing out of the position, rushing towards him with a fierce momentum, some of them reacted quickly, and hurriedly half-squatted and shot at them; And the slow to react, when Luo Pajing rushed to their side, he was still standing in a daze.

Lopatin emptied the bullets from his pistol in one go, knocking down two enemies in quick succession. He didn't have time to change his bullets, so he casually threw his pistol at the enemy. While the opponent was dodging sideways, he bent down and grabbed a rifle with a bayonet on the ground, and fought the bayonet with the enemy who rushed up.

Immediately afterwards, the soldiers who followed the charge also rushed forward, and the soldiers on both sides slammed into each other, their bayonets against bayonets, chest to chest, and fought each other, and the duel on the battlefield was like that between cold weapons in the Middle Ages.

Although the Germans had the advantage in numbers, the two sides fought inextricably. The reason for this situation is entirely related to the different characteristics and habits of the Soviet and German armies in infantry combat. The German army has had a tradition of heavy firepower and light white blades since the time of Frederick the Great, while the Soviet army believes in the truth that "the bayonet is a good man, and the bullet is a fool", so Lieutenant Lopatin, who is well aware of the advantages and disadvantages of both the enemy and the enemy, came up with this method of fighting directly with a white-knuckle assault without fighting firepower.

After a while of fighting between the two sides, the Germans felt that they could not support it, and they turned around and ran back, and Lopatin did not pursue, but ordered the soldiers to stand in place, pick up the weapons on the corpses of the enemy, and shoot at the fleeing enemy in the distance. When the troops returned to their positions, Lopatin counted the results and found that three had been killed during the charge, and seven others had been killed in the white-knuckle battle. And the Germans left more than fifty corpses in front of the position.

While bandaging the wound on Lopatin's arm, Misha said proudly: "Comrade lieutenant, the Germans thought that we were all killed by their shells, but they did not expect that we would kill so many people at once. At this, he turned his head and glanced into the distance, "The Germans must not be reconciled, and they may attack again in a moment." ”

"That's right, Misha." Lopatin affirmed: "No one wants to fight an easy battle, the Germans will certainly not give up so easily, and will definitely launch a new offensive soon." ”

As he was talking, a piercing scream suddenly sounded in the sky, and Lopatin hurriedly stood up and shouted loudly at the soldiers in the trenches: "Shelling, hurry up and lie down!" Before he could finish speaking, a shell exploded not far away, spilling dirt all over his face.

Misha hurriedly pulled him to crouch down, and together they huddled in the trenches to avoid enemy shelling. Lopatin looked up at the dirt that shot up into the sky like a fountain outside, and his heart contracted for a while, and his whole body couldn't help but tremble. In the thrilling explosion of the shells, he secretly estimated in his heart, this one fell in front of the position, which one would fly over the trench, and then the shells that flew over, where would they fall?

After the shelling stopped, the German commander in the distance raised his binoculars and looked at the defensive positions outside the Soviet outpost. I saw that there was not a single figure to be seen on the position where the smoke and dust had not yet cleared, and there seemed to be no living creatures left on the land that had been plowed by artillery fire. He waved his hand and motioned for the troops standing behind him to attack again.

When the German officers and men bent down and spread out in formation and cautiously approached the post, Second Lieutenant Julda bent over and ran to Lopatin's side and asked in a low voice: "Comrade lieutenant, in the shelling just now, a machine gun was damaged. What to do now, can we stop them? ”

"Surely you can block it," Lopatin whispered, and then he ordered Misha: "Hey, Misha, you go to the position of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and see if you can find a machine gun, whether it is a heavy machine gun or a light machine gun." ”

Misha agreed, and then crawled out of the trench, crawling from crater to crater, and skillfully crawling towards the positions of the internal troops in the distance.

Yulda lay down beside Lopatin and said worriedly: "Comrade Lieutenant, the enemy is too numerous, and we have lost four more men in the shelling just now, and now there are only twenty-five people left, including the wounded, can we beat them?" ”

"There were a lot of them, but the attack we launched was repulsed by us, and we threw so many corpses in front of the position." Lopatin knew in his heart that he was the supreme commander here, and his performance would determine the fate and lives of the remaining commanders and fighters at the outpost, and also affect the morale of the soldiers, so he tried his best to say in a calm tone: "It is not the number of people who determines victory or defeat, but courage." As long as our fighters do not panic, they will be able to repel the enemy's attack. ”

Although Lopatin spoke with confidence, Yulda looked at the enemy outside again, and said listlessly: "Alas, Comrade Lieutenant, look, how many Germans there were, one company or two companies, or a battalion?" If they rush over, I think we're going to be finished. ”

Lopatin grabbed Yulda's shoulder with his uninjured hand and shook it vigorously, saying, "Comrade Ensign, throw away this ridiculous idea! It is impossible for the enemy to rush past our positions, perhaps the field troops are rushing towards us, and if we repel one or two more enemy attacks, our reinforcements will arrive. ”

"I understand, Comrade Lieutenant." After listening to Lopatin's words, Yulda said with a bitter face, "Since you say so, we will continue to fight." As long as there is one person left, the Germans will never be allowed to pass through our posts. ”

The Germans were particularly cautious in this attack, and they bent over and took small steps, little by little, approaching the positions outside the post. But when they were still more than 100 meters from the trench, the officers in the ranks shouted a few words loudly, and the German soldiers immediately began to change from slow walking to fast running. As they ran, they fired at the bombed-up fortifications with their weapons.

"Hit!" Lopatin jerked to his feet and roared, and then he opened fire on the enemy with his captured submachine gun.

The only remaining machine gun opened fire, and so did all the fighters in the trenches. The Germans who rushed to the front were cut down in pieces like wheat, but the soldiers behind still rushed forward without hesitation.

Although the soldiers were constantly shooting, they could not stand the Germans, and seeing that they were getting closer and closer to their positions, they could jump into the trenches and engage the defenders in close combat as long as they waited for even two or three seconds. In every battle, there will be a moment that determines the outcome of the battle. Just as the Germans were about to rush into the trenches, the positions of the internal troops in the distance suddenly sounded a dense gunfire, and a fan-shaped fire net sprayed by a heavy machine gun and a light machine gun immediately covered the enemy who rushed to the front. The Germans, who were suddenly attacked from both sides, could not support themselves and hurriedly retreated.

After the enemy was far away, Lopatin looked at the position in the distance in surprise, he didn't understand in his heart, he only sent Misha alone, how could there be two machine guns fired at the same time? However, his doubts did not last long, when he saw Misha and another soldier from the Ministry of Internal Affairs crawl out of the trench over there, and then bent over and ran quickly.

After Misha and the others jumped into the trench, Lopatin looked at the soldiers of the Ministry of Internal Affairs behind him and asked curiously: "Misha, what the hell is going on?" Why did a living person come out of the battlefield again? ”

The soldiers of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, whose faces were covered with gunpowder, raised their hands and saluted Lopatin, and replied: "Comrade lieutenant, as soon as we entered the position, we were hit by German artillery fire, and most of the commanders and fighters were killed on the spot, while I and two other machine gunners were stunned. It wasn't until just now when Misha came looking for a machine gun that we came to our senses. ”

"Good!" Although Lopatin did not like the people of the Ministry of Internal Affairs very much, at this moment one more person gave him more strength, and he immediately ordered the other party: "Comrade soldiers, bring your machine guns here at once, and when the Germans attack the next time, we will give them a lesson that will last a lifetime." ”

The warrior heard his command, but stood still. Seeing the confusion on Lopatin's face, he explained: "Comrade lieutenant, the Germans will soon be shelling again. In order to reduce unnecessary casualties, we should immediately move to the outpost, use the underground fortifications there to resist, and wait for reinforcements to arrive. ”