The German machine guns on the ruined bell tower fired condescendingly into the street, and the roar was interrupted by a loud shell. This shell, fired by the tank that followed the infantry charge, directly collapsed the dome on the left side of the church, and countless broken masonry tiles fell downward, and it is estimated that the people in the bell tower were smashed into meatloaf by the masonry.

The anti-tank crews, who made our tanks fearful, were probably killed by the second shelling, and the machine gun shooters of MG43 should have been killed at the same time. As for the one who shoots later, it's just a sub-shooter or an ammunition hand or something. Without the threat of nemesis, the tank swaggered to a stop a dozen meters away from the church, the turret slowly turned, and the cannon fired sharply at the closed gate.

When the smoke of the explosion cleared, the sturdy oak doors of the church had been blown to pieces. The fighters stood up one after another, shouted with their weapons in hand, and rushed to the front, led by Captain Yushchenko, who had just been lucky not to be knocked down by the machine gun.

Seeing this, I secretly breathed a sigh of relief, stood up and walked in the direction of the church. As soon as he took two steps, he was stopped by Major Dulov, who was catching up, and he said nervously: "Comrade division commander, the front is too dangerous, maybe there are still enemy snipers hiding somewhere, you better go back to the communication car!" ”

Although I was grateful for his concern, I gently broke his hand away and said to him in a casual tone, "Don't worry, I'm just going to the front to see, there won't be any danger." After speaking, he walked forward again, and after taking two steps, he suddenly thought that there was no commander on duty in the communication car, and if there was any important information coming, wouldn't it be a mistake, so he stopped again, turned around and ordered him: "Comrade Major, there needs to be a commander on duty in the communication car." Now I order you, turn back, target: communication vehicle, walk in unison! ”

Hearing my order, he smiled bitterly, then turned his head to the side and ordered loudly: "A few of you, you must be responsible for protecting the safety of the division commander, do you hear?" As soon as his words fell, seven or eight soldiers with submachine guns, out of nowhere, replied neatly: "Yes!" ”

Seeing that the warriors were already on guard around me, he saluted me and turned to leave.

I looked around and said to the soldiers in charge of the guards, "Let's go to the church." "Hearing my order, the soldiers hurriedly surrounded me and surrounded me.

As soon as Yushchenko and his men stormed the church, gunfire rang out from inside. As I walked towards the church, the gunfire inside had become sparse, and by the time I stopped by the tank, the gunfire inside had completely stopped.

The first to come out of it was Yushchenko with a submachine gun on his shoulder, I remember that when he rushed in just now, he only held a pistol in his hand, why did he even change his weapon? On closer inspection, what he was carrying was not a Bobosha submachine gun, but a German MP40 submachine gun, which seemed to have just been captured.

With my back against the tank, I instructed one of the fighters next to me: "Go and call Comrade Captain over for a while, I have something to look for him." ”

The warrior, who received the order, said yes, then trotted to Yushchenko's side and said a few words to him. Yushchenko looked in the direction of his finger and saw me standing next to the tank, hurriedly left the soldier, ran over quickly, and saluted me: "Report to Comrade Division Commander, the enemy in the church has been completely cleared, and the guard company is cleaning the battlefield, please instruct." ”

I watched the soldiers come out of the church one after another, and several of them were helped out, and I asked with concern, "What about the casualties of our army?" ”

"Seven people were killed and 19 wounded, but we have killed all the enemies in the church."

There was a rush of footsteps from behind, and it seemed that there were quite a few people. Turning his head, he saw a group of people running over the burning tank. Seeing someone approaching, the soldiers of the guards around me immediately seized the advantageous terrain, aimed their guns in that direction, and prepared to shoot as soon as they found the enemy coming.

With the help of the burning flames, I saw clearly that it was my own people who came over, and quickly raised my hand to stop the soldiers around me: "Don't shoot, it's your own people." With that, I took a few steps forward and asked aloud, "What part of you are from?" ”

The group of soldiers came to a stop only five or six paces away from me, and then a sergeant came out of the ranks, looked at my badge, and reported: "Report to Comrade Commander, that we are a mixed cadet regiment and are under order to purge the city of the remnants of the enemy. I heard a gunshot from here, so I rushed over. ”

I looked at the group, and I guessed that the sergeant in front of me was the highest-ranked, and replied, "We have destroyed all the enemy." From now on, you all listen to the command of Captain Yushchenko. ”

The sergeant listened to my words and hesitated, but the habit of obedience he had developed in the army made him agree with some embarrassment: "Yes, Comrade Commander!" We are all at your command. ”