The sharp pain in my chest made me sit on the ground and not move. At this time, not to mention standing up and continuing to walk forward, even if you breathe a little harder, you will feel a tingling pain in your heart. Many warriors rushed past me, but no one stopped or even looked back.

I'm not at all annoyed by everyone's ignorance, after all, this is on the battlefield, and for the soldiers, bloodshed and death have long been commonplace. No one knows whether he will be knocked down by a bullet or shrapnel in the next moment, and who will care whether he is an ordinary private or an officer who falls to the ground in this situation of self-care.

After the pain subsided slightly, I gently unbuttoned my shirt and looked down at the injured area. I saw a black shrapnel embedded in the long-handled copper key hanging on my chest, the key has been seriously deformed, it seems that my life is really big, it is the key that helped me block the deadly shrapnel. However, the fair and smooth skin around the key was already red and swollen, and I felt the pain of piercing my heart when I pressed it lightly.

I rubbed my chest and struggled to stand up, only to find that the pistol in my hand had long since disappeared. After looking left and right, I saw a dead German soldier lying not far away, holding a submachine gun in his hand. I staggered over, bent down to grab the submachine gun, and grabbed it into my own hands with a hard pull.

I'm not going to fight the enemy with bayonets, that's what men do. Not to mention that I am a petite woman now, even in my previous life, this kind of technical work that requires courage and skill is not suitable for me. I hung the submachine gun on my chest, put my right hand on the trigger, and gently rubbed the wounded part with my left hand, and staggered forward.

By the time we reached the edge of the trench, the battle was nearing its end. Most of the German devils were either shot indiscriminately or stabbed to death with bayonets by the soldiers. Most of the German troops were armed with submachine guns, and the number of people using rifles was very small, and when used for fortification, the firepower was very strong. However, in hand-to-hand combat, the German soldiers with depleted submachine guns could not defeat the soldiers with rifles with bayonets.

There was no normal color of soil in the trenches, the ground was either purple or red, and the flesh was completely smeared here. The German soldiers cried and cried there, the soldiers shouted loudly to kill, and it was like a hell on earth, and in it, there was nothing but despair and tyranny.

I pulled the trigger and knocked down a wounded German soldier who was struggling to pounce on me, without the slightest mercy in my heart. On the battlefield of your life and death, you can't have the slightest kindness of a woman, otherwise, you don't know how to die in the end.

When the trenches returned to the hands of our troops, I, who had just taken the lead in the charge, did not know what to do at this time, but fortunately, the deputy company commander, Second Lieutenant Savchenko, was experienced, and he commanded the soldiers to strengthen the fortifications and begin to treat the wounded.

I looked expressionlessly at the artillery fire that continued to stretch towards the German positions in front of me, and wherever the artillery fire passed, I could no longer see the German soldiers standing. I thought that today's battle was really enough, and the German devils actually broke through our army's defense line so easily, if it were not for the successful counterattack with the artillery support of the group army, it is estimated that this high ground would have been lost by now. After the Germans occupied the unnamed heights, they would use this as a starting position and launch an attack on the main peak position from the flank. Once the main peak was lost, the Soviet defense line completely collapsed, and the Germans were able to drive straight into the city of Leningrad.

"Comrade Lieutenant," a soldier next to me touched me and said to me in a loud voice: "There is a telephone in the shelter department, it is from the headquarters of the group army, and the other party wants to talk to a commander." ”

I followed him into the shelter, picked up the phone on the table, and began to report my name: "I am Lieutenant Oshanina, the commander of the anti-aircraft artillery company, and I am directing the battle, please instruct." ”

"What's going on with you?" The other party said in a very unceremonious tone: "Where is Captain Kholopov?" ”

"Comrade Captain died." I didn't know who the other side was, and I couldn't get angry, so I tried to report the situation to him in a calm tone: "The Germans, under the cover of tanks, once captured the first line of defense of our army. After destroying the tanks with anti-aircraft fire, our company, with the support of the artillery fire of the group army, has recaptured the lost positions through counterattacks. ”

"Where is Captain Khlopov, a political instructor of the first rank?" The other party groaned for a moment and asked again.

"Sacrificed too." The other party was slow to reveal his identity, and I didn't want to say more to him, so after saying this, I remained silent.

"I'm Major General Fedyuninsky, commander of the army group," and after a while, another person's voice came over the phone headset, "report on your current situation." ”

"The casualties among the fighters are heavy, almost all the officers have died, and we need support." I was not sure when the Germans would attack again, and with their current strength and equipment, they would not be able to stop a new German attack, so I also politely asked the commander for reinforcements.

"I'll send a company of sailors to replenish you at once," he paused, and then added, "in about an hour, you can enter the position." ”

"Yes." When I heard that reinforcements would soon come, the stone in my heart fell to the ground.

"You'll take command right away, and you'll be in command of the new troops, understand?" Fedyuninsky categorically ordered.

"Yes, Comrade Commander."

"I order: at all costs, hold your ground! If reinforcements are needed – call. "Before I could speak, there was no sound in the headphones.

An hour later, the fighters of the sailor company entered the position, and the company commander, Captain Pastukhov, who led the team, went directly to the shelter and reported to me.

Two platoons of sailors were placed by me in the first trench to assist the original troops in the defense, under the command of Captain Pastukhov. And the remaining platoon, together with the remaining fighters of the anti-aircraft artillery company, retreated to the second line of trenches.

After the artillery fire of the army group ceased, there was silence on the positions of the German troops. Until dark, the Germans did not organize a new offensive.

I breathed a sigh of relief, and knew very clearly in my heart: the high ground is held!