Chapter 16

The pain from my chest made me sit on the ground and dare not move. At this time, do not say to stand up and continue to move forward, is the strength of breathing a little bit larger, the parts of the heart also feel bursts of pain. Many soldiers rushed past me, but no one stopped or even looked back.

I'm not annoyed at everyone's neglect. After all, it's on the battlefield. It's common for soldiers to bleed to death. No one knows whether he will be knocked down by a bullet or shrapnel in the next moment. In this situation, who cares whether he is an ordinary private soldier or an officer.

After the pain abated a little, I gently unbuttoned my coat and looked down at the injured part. I saw a piece of black shrapnel inlaid on the long handled copper key hanging from my chest. The key had seriously changed its shape. It seemed that my life was really big. It was the key that helped me block the deadly shrapnel. However, the white and smooth skin around the key has already been red and swollen. When you press it gently, you will feel pain.

I rubbed my chest and stood up with difficulty, only to find that I had lost my pistol. Looking around, I saw a dead German soldier lying not far away, holding a submachine gun in his hand. I stumbled over, bent over and grabbed the submachine gun, pulled it hard and caught it in my hand.

I'm not going to bayonet the enemy. It's what men do. Don't say I'm a petite woman now. Even in my previous life, this kind of technical work which requires courage and skill is not suitable for me. I hung the submachine gun on my chest, put my right hand on the trigger, gently rubbed the injured part with my left hand, and staggered forward.

By the time we got to the edge of the trench, the battle was drawing to a close. Most of the German devils were either killed by random guns or stabbed to death by soldiers with bayonets. Most of the German troops are equipped with submachine guns. The number of people who use rifles is very small. If they are used to attack fortifications, their firepower is very strong. But in close combat, the German soldiers with their submachine guns that have run out of bullets can't beat the soldiers with their bayonet rifles.

The soil of normal color can no longer be seen in the trench. The ground is either purple or red. The flesh and blood have been completely smeared here. The German soldiers cry and cry there, and the soldiers shout and kill there. The heaven and the earth are like hell on earth, in which there is nothing but desperation but tyranny.

I pulled the trigger and knocked down a wounded German soldier who was struggling to come at me, without any pity in my heart. On the battlefield of life and death, we can't have any benevolence. Otherwise, we don't know how to die in the end.

When the trench returned to our army, I, who had just taken the lead in the charge, did not know what to do. Fortunately, second lieutenant sapchenko, the deputy company commander, had rich experience. He directed the soldiers to reinforce the fortifications and began to treat the wounded at the same time.

I looked at the artillery fire that continued to extend to the German position in front of me without expression. Where the artillery fire passed, there was no German soldier standing. I thought that today's battle was really weak. The German devils broke through our defense line so easily. If the counterattack was not successful with the support of the artillery of the group army, the highland would have been lost now. After the German occupied the unknown highland, they would take it as their starting position and attack the main peak position from their flanks. Once the main peak was lost, the Soviet line of defense collapsed completely, and the German army could drive straight into Leningrad.

"Comrade lieutenant," a soldier next to me touched me and said to me in a loud voice, "there's a phone in the shelter department. It's from the headquarters of the group army. 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'm lieutenant o'shanina, commander of the antiaircraft artillery company. I'm commanding the battle. Please give me your instructions."

"What's the matter with you?" "Where's captain horopov?" he said in a very impolite tone

"Comrade captain died." I didn't know who the other side was, and I couldn't get angry. I tried to report the situation to him in a smooth tone: "the German army once occupied the first line of defense of our army under the cover of tanks. After destroying the tanks with anti-aircraft fire, with the support of the artillery fire of the group army, we have recovered the lost positions by counterattack. "

"Where is captain helopov, political instructor I?" The other side pondered and asked again.

"And sacrificed." The other party didn't show his identity, and I didn't want to talk to him. After that, I kept silent.

"I'm major general feijiuningsky, commander of the group army," another voice came from the phone after a while, "report your current situation."

"The soldiers suffered a lot of casualties. Almost all the officers died. We need support." I'm not sure when the German army will attack again. With the current strength and equipment, I can't resist the new attack of the German army. So I impolitely asked the commander for reinforcements.

"I'll send a company of Marines to replenish you right away," he said after a pause. "In about an hour, you can enter the position."

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

"You will take over the command immediately, and the new troops will be under your command, understand?" Said fejiuningsky flatly“ Yes, comrade commander. "“ I order: do not hesitate to sacrifice, stick to the position! If you need reinforcements - call. " Before I could speak, there was no sound in the earphone. An hour later, the soldiers of the company entered the position, and the commander of the company, Captain pastuhov, went directly to the shelter and told me. Two platoons of marines were placed in the first trench by me to assist the original troops in defense, under the command of captain pastuhov. The remaining platoon, along with the rest of the company, retreated to the second trench. The German position was silent after the group fire stopped. Until dark, the German army did not organize another attack. I breathed a sigh of relief and knew very clearly in my heart: the highland has been held!