The tank still didn't move. It stopped at the same place and fired with guns and machine guns. The second company suffered a lot of casualties due to the explosion of the burning bottle. Several machine guns that had made the enemy in a mess were dumb. Seeing our firepower weakened, the enemy infantry were no longer as chaotic as they had just started, and they gradually ran into the safety zone behind the tanks.
Looking at the swaggering German tanks in front of the position, I couldn't help frowning and thinking bitterly: if only there were a few anti tank guns, none of these light tanks could escape. Unfortunately, now the distance is too far, the soldiers in the trench can't throw the burning bottle so far; If they attack rashly, they will be killed by German tank guns, machine guns and infantry firepower, causing heavy casualties.
Lu Jin gently touched my arm beside me. When I turned to look at him, he handed me the telephone receiver and reminded me in a low voice, "it's from my teacher."
"Lieutenant oshanina," said general biliukov in a voice of impatience and anger, "what's the matter with you? I have heard from the observation center that the Germans only have five tanks and dozens of infantry in front of your positions. What do more than 1000 people in your regiment do for food? Why haven't they been eliminated so far? "
I quickly explained to him in a low voice: "Sir, please listen to me. The reason why the enemy can't solve this problem is that their five tanks pose too great a threat to us. We are short of anti tank weapons, so we can't destroy them in a long distance. Several times we sent soldiers to bomb tanks with burning bottles, but we failed! "
"Comrade commander, how to fight is your business. I just want to know when you can wipe them out." The division commander said in an indisputable tone: "it's really strange that there are only dozens of German infantry, and thousands of people in your regiment have trampled them to death."
"Comrade division commander," I was afraid that he would hang up in a rage. I hurriedly interrupted what he said behind him and made a request to him: "can the Division provide a batch of anti tank guns for our regiment?"
"What, you want more antitank guns? To tell you the truth, commander oshanina, the whole division is only equipped with 20 anti tank guns, which have already been distributed to all regiments? "
"But we don't have any in our regiment, sir. You can't favor one over the other! You know, if we had anti tank guns, these five light tanks would have been killed long ago. Now, because of the lack of anti tank weapons, I can only send soldiers to rush up and bomb the enemy's tanks at the risk of their lives. There are a lot of casualties. Not to mention, they may not be able to kill the enemy's tanks. "
After listening to my complaints, biliukov was silent for a moment, and then said, "there are three anti tank guns in the division. I'll send someone to send them to you right away."
"Three are too few, sir. Can we give two more?" I saw that he promised to provide our regiment with anti tank guns, but I couldn't help taking the opportunity to offer some conditions.
Unexpectedly, biliukov said: "no, there are only three. If you don't want them, I'll give them to other regiments."
"Three is three, sir. Please send someone to say it. As soon as the anti tank gun arrives, I promise you that I can wipe out all the enemies in front of the position in less than ten minutes. "
"Commander oshanina, these three antitank guns are not for nothing." Biliukov's tone suddenly became more relaxed. "Your regiment seized so many weapons and ammunition from the German army last night. You are as rich as a rich man. You need to exchange one battalion's ammunition."
When bilukov said that, my jaw almost hit the ground. What? Three anti tank guns need to be replaced with weapons and equipment of one battalion. My heart says that this division commander is really black. He is even more traitorous than a unscrupulous businessman. I almost blurted out that I would not change it, but after thinking about it, I held back. After all, our regiment could not use up all the ammunition we had seized. We might as well give it to bilukov to arm the unarmed troops in the division. I took a deep breath, and when I was in a stable mood, I replied, "I understand, comrade division commander. I will send the ammunition to the division headquarters as soon as possible."
"Good. I'll send someone to take over the weapons." At this point, biliukov's tone suddenly became severe. "I remind you, comrade commander, that we must solve the battle within half an hour, or our position will be in danger when the enemy's big troops arrive."
After the call with bilukov, my mood became irritable. As soon as I put down the phone, I said to Lu Jin in a hurry, "Comrade captain, you call the third company commander and ask him why he didn't send someone to bomb the tank just now?" I was angry with my teacher and wanted to find a place to vent my anger. Unfortunately, the third company commander became a victim.
"The third company commander? I'm captain Lukin. The commander asked you, "why didn't you send someone to attack just now?"
The third company commander who answered the phone hesitated and said, "report to Comrade captain, I see that the enemy's firepower is too fierce. Even if the soldiers go out, they will only die in vain, so they cancel the attack plan."
Hearing what the third company commander said, I was furious and raised my voice. Lu Jin said, "Comrade captain, tell the third company commander to send someone to attack immediately and kill the two German tanks in front of his position. If you dare not attack again, I will send someone to enforce the battlefield discipline immediately." Maybe it's because I'm too excited. I'm a little hoarse.
When I heard that I was furious, some of the three company commanders who were passive in avoiding the war did not dare to neglect me. They quickly sent two groups of soldiers out of the trench with burning bottles and rushed to the enemy's tanks. Then they were all knocked down by the enemy's bullets and shrapnel in the open field. The two soldiers in the third group learned from the failure of the first two groups. After climbing out of the trench, they did not bend down to rush at the enemy's tanks, but fell down on the spot and crawled to the enemy's tanks. The machine guns on the enemy's tanks kept beating. Because the two soldiers were very smart, they crawled forward for more than 20 meters and were still safe. Watching them climb forward for another ten meters, they can throw the burning bottle into the enemy's tank. My heart beat faster. At this time, the tank next to a rush of soil, sounded a low explosion“ What's going on? Where is the shooting? Is it division headquarters that supports us with artillery fire? " This thought flashed through my mind“ Comrade commander, look at the enemy's tanks. " Lukin also saw the shell beside the tank explode, excitedly said to me: "see? It must have been fired by seven companies. "“ Seven companies? " I frowned and asked Lu Jin without looking back: "Comrade captain, you said seven companies fired guns. Where did captain Slaven get the guns, and where did he find the artillery? " While speaking, several shells fell around the enemy tank and exploded. The shock wave of a shell explosion lifted out a soldier hiding behind the tank. After a beautiful forward somersault in the air, the soldier fell heavily on the earth, and then did not move“ Comrade commander, have you forgotten that there was an artillery company in our original independent battalion? " Seeing my blank face, Lu Jin quickly explained to me: "in the battle at the station, many artillery soldiers were injured and sent to the military hospital. After recovering from the injury, they were incorporated into the reserve army in the outskirts of Moscow. When we reorganized into the 64th army this time, these artillery troops were incorporated into general biliukov's 214th division. Coincidentally, they were all in captain Slaven's company I'm a little impressed by what Lukin said. He told me last night that there were many independent Battalion soldiers in Slaven's company. They were artillery soldiers. I put down my telescope, turned around and asked, "but where did they get the gun?" Lu Jin looked at me with wide eyes and said in surprise: "Comrade commander, do you forget that we captured ten mortars from the enemy's logistics camp last night. During your rest, I decided to assign all these mortars to Slaven company, and at the same time, I picked out the original artillery and made up a new mortar platoon. " I laughed and did not speak. I raised my telescope and continued to observe the situation on the battlefield. Slaven's mortar platoon directly aimed at the tanks in front of the third company. The shells landed around the tanks one after another and exploded, making the soldiers hiding behind the tanks cry and howl. Although the effect of mortars on tanks is not good, the dense shrapnel makes the enemy's tanks jingle, and the smoke from the explosion seriously affects the sight of tankers. The two soldiers seized the favorable opportunity, jumped up from the ground, rushed forward a few steps, and threw the burning bottle at the tank. The flask fell on the tank's armor and smashed. The liquid in it flowed quickly on the body. Then the tank burst into flames and began to burn. The two soldiers who finished the task immediately turned around and ran to our army. A few meters away from the trench, a soldier was hit by a bullet from the machine gun on the other side of the tank. He rushed forward with inertia and fell in front of the trench. And another soldier quickly a fish jump, directly into the trench. Soon the soldier leaned out again, with the help of other comrades in arms, dragged the soldier who fell in front of the trench into the trench. Seeing that the tank on one side was killed, I gasped and asked Lukin to call Slaven for me. While waiting for the phone call, I saw another two soldiers sent by the first company. They also learned from the soldiers of the third company. As soon as they got out of the trench, they immediately fell down on the spot, and then crawled to the enemy's tanks. As soon as the seventh company got on the phone, I said in a loud voice, "well done, Captain Slaven, let the artillery platoon fight like this. Now I order you to turn their guns around and fire at the three German tanks on the left side to cover the company to complete the task. "