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As Captain Nikolai was showing me about his achievements, I suddenly heard a strange screech in the air, from far and near. As soon as I heard this sound, I was immediately frightened, and after being on the battlefield for so long, I naturally knew that this sound was the sound of a high-speed flying shell cutting through the air. I tore open my throat and screamed, "Lie down!" He then threw himself on the ground and clasped his head with both hands. Almost as soon as I lay down, there was a loud "boom" behind me.

Hell, it's the Germans, it's the Germans who fired at us, that's my first reaction after hearing the explosion. As soon as the explosion was over, I jumped up from the ground, pulled my legs, and ran towards the trench that had been quiet for the time being.

As I ran forward, I heard a noise of footsteps coming from behind, and it seemed that there were quite a few people following me. I said in my heart that just now Corporal Mikhailov followed me with two fighters, and judging by the footsteps coming from behind, there were more than twenty people. I slowed down, turned my head to look behind me, and saw that not only Mikhailov and two fighters had followed, but even Nikolai had followed with a group of his men.

I hurriedly stopped, stretched out my hand to stop Captain Nikolai, and asked him strangely: "Comrade Captain, if you don't immediately transfer to Mamayev Gang with your troops, what are you running blindly with me?" ”

Nikolai followed me towards the position where the Dubrovsky battalion was located, and he wanted to pat me on the back, but I didn't expect that I would suddenly stop and ask him so. An embarrassed expression suddenly appeared on his face. The shell just now should have been just a test firing of German artillery. Then it was time for a heavy shelling of the positions. So I didn't want to talk to him too much, so I ordered him directly in an unquestionable tone: "Comrade Captain, while the enemy's large-scale artillery bombardment has not yet begun, immediately return to Mamayev Gang with your troops." ”

"Comrade division commander," Nikolai said with some embarrassment, "you are the supreme leader of the independent division, and you have not retreated, how can I lead the troops to withdraw first?" ”

"Carry out the order, Comrade Captain." After speaking. I didn't continue to ramble with him, but raised my legs and ran forward.

As I was about to run to the edge of the trench, I grabbed Mikhailov by the arm and shouted at him: "Comrade Corporal, you immediately go to Lieutenant Prulli and ask him to immediately evacuate our tanks and armored vehicles into hiding." For us, these things are rare and good equipment, and they cannot be lost in vain under the enemy's fire. ”

"Yes, Comrade Division Commander." Mikhailov loudly agreed, and then quickened his pace. Quickly ran towards the assembly point of the armored forces.

After jumping into the trench, I grabbed the arm of a soldier who passed by. Hurriedly asked: "Comrade warrior, do you know where the battalion commander, Captain Dubrovsky, is?" ”

The soldier I caught tried to break free from my grasp, and accidentally saw the rank on my collar badge, hurriedly stopped struggling, honestly pointed to the back, and replied loudly: "Comrade division commander, the battalion commander is in the middle section, you can find him by walking along the trench." ”

I thanked the warrior and continued along the trench. Since there were teams of commanders and fighters running back and forth in the trench from time to time, we had to stick our bodies against the wall of the trench several times to let the commanders and fighters who were being mobilized pass through the guò.

Fortunately, we didn't go far before we met Captain Dubrovsky, who was walking towards us. Seeing my appearance, the captain was taken aback, hurriedly walked up to him, and asked in surprise: "Comrade division commander, why did you come here?" ”

I didn't bother to greet him, and ordered him bluntly: "Comrade Captain, the Germans may want to start shelling our positions, and you immediately order the soldiers to prepare for artillery to avoid unnecessary casualties." ”

After hearing my words, Captain Dubrovsky replied with a wry smile: "Comrade division commander, do you know that there are no decent fortifications on this temporary position of the Germans, except for a few unstable civil and engineering fire points, a few shelter sections, and a command post. Probably, it was calculated that our troops would not attack them from the direction of the 107.5 heights, so there was simply no decent place to hide the troops, except for this trench. ”

I looked around for a while, looking at the commanders and fighters crowded into the trenches, and I couldn't help but chuckle in my heart, saying that in such a small area, there were hundreds of commanders and fighters crowded, and the enemy's shell could kill and injure more than a dozen or twenty of us. Thinking of this, I instructed Dubrovsky: "Comrade Captain, one company remains, and the other two companies immediately withdraw from their positions in batches and move to Mamayev Heights. ”

Hearing this order from me, Dubrovsky, in a hoarse and even angry voice, shouted at me impatiently: "But, comrade division commander, if we withdraw the main forces of the battalion, it will be difficult for our remaining forces to hold them back when the enemy attacks." ”

I didn't care about his attitude, but hurriedly retorted: "Comrade Captain, the main force of your battalion is not moving, do you think that when the enemy's shelling is over, there will still be enough strength to resist the German attack?" After I said this, I saw that he was silent, and immediately struck while the iron was hot, and said, "All right, Comrade Captain, don't hesitate. Let Captain Rosenberg's company remain, and the other two companies immediately dispersed and withdrew from their positions and moved towards Mamayev Hills. ”

As soon as I finished speaking, there was another screech of cannonballs flying in the air, this time falling twenty meters in front of the trench and exploding, and the earth kicked up by the air wave fell from the air and sprinkled all over us. I shook off the dirt off my body, pointed to the crater that was still smoking in the distance, and said anxiously: "Comrade Captain, do you see it?" If this shell had exploded instead of landing in an open field, but in our trenches, you can imagine how many commanders and fighters would have sacrificed their lives. Soon after the end of the enemy's test firing, heavy shelling of our positions will be carried out. There was not much time left, immediately carry out our order, let the second and third companies withdraw from their positions and move to the Mamayev Heights. ”

Seeing the power of the shell explosion just now, Dubrovsky was no longer stubborn, and he shouted loudly to the left and right: "The company commanders have come to me." After shouting, he whispered to me, "Comrade division commander, no matter what, I want to stay with you." ”

With his shouting, in less than a minute, several company commanders ran to his side one after another. I didn't have time to listen to what they were talking about, but stared nervously to the north, praying in my heart that the German shelling would not begin until our troops had withdrawn from their positions.

Although I have the impression that Lao Maozi is very procrastinating, this retreat was very fast. With the orders of the two company commanders of the second and third companies, the soldiers of the two companies turned around and climbed out of the trenches, hunched over and carrying their weapons, and quickly ran south.

After the fighters of the two companies ran out for about two or three hundred meters, the German artillery bombardment officially began. A batch of shells whizzed down on our trenches and exploded, and in the sound of explosions that shook the ground, the whole position was filled with gunsmoke and shrapnel flew sideways. I had retracted into the trench long before the German shells hit the ground and exploded, and I was shaken by the huge shock wave from the explosion.

No sooner had the first shells exploded, and the second came one after the other, and after a dazzling flash, two long walls of fire rose up simultaneously in front of and behind our trenches.

In the interval between the explosions, Dubrovsky, who was crouching next to me, shouted at me at the top of his voice, but unfortunately the explosion outside was so loud that I couldn't hear what he was saying.

Under such a dense artillery bombardment by the Germans, although I was a little too busy to take care of myself, I was still secretly glad in my heart, fortunately I had just ordered Mikhailov to transfer Lieutenant Prully's armored troops, otherwise under such a scale of artillery fire, it is estimated that the absolute majority of tanks and armored vehicles would have to be reimbursed.

The shelling continued, and what seemed to be a never-ending stream of fire, from time to time rose in front of or in the middle of our trenches. In the area where the fire rose, the figures were either torn apart, or swept out of the deep trench by the air waves, and after a moment of flying in the air, they fell into the scorched earth and dust in front of them.

The German shelling lasted about ten minutes before coming to an abrupt halt.

Our positions had become miserable under the ravages of artillery fire, most of the trenches had collapsed, and the soldiers who stayed there were either killed and wounded, or buried deep in the earth. Even I was half buried in the floating soil, but it was Captain Dubrovsky and another soldier who stood up first to pull me out.

Captain Dubrovsky leaned into my ear and asked aloud. I could only see his lips moving, but I couldn't hear a sound. I knew that my ears were shaken by the sound of the explosion, and after rubbing them vigorously, I could barely hear the captain asking me: "Comrade division commander, what should we do next?" ”

I heard his question clearly, and shouted at Captain Dubrovsky at the top of my voice: "Comrade Captain, although the troops who withdrew first have walked for a long time, it is estimated that they have not yet reached the 107.5 height. So we have to hold out for another half hour, and if the Germans don't attack, we're organizing a retreat. ”

Captain Dubrovsky nodded, then raised his voice and shouted to the side: "The platoon commanders of each platoon should hurry up and count the casualties of each platoon, and then report to me." His command was soon repeated aloud by the warriors around him and reached every corner of the trench. (A good event for pie in the sky, cool mobile phones are waiting for you!) Follow from ~ Dian/Chinese network public account (WeChat add friends - add public account - enter ddxiaoshuo), participate now! Everyone has a prize, now pay attention to ddxiaoshuo WeChat public account! (To be continued......)