Chapter 425: No Killing of Prisoners
Here in Vasilyev, the fighting has ceased for a while. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ļ½ļ½ļ½Uļ½Eć info The statistics of the battle losses soon became clear, the enemy seemed to have suffered heavy losses, and the Soviet troops also paid a great price, with a total of more than two hundred casualties.
The fighters carried the dead out of the trenches, and the corpses lined up were more than a hundred.
More than 30 of them are female soldiers, which is an embarrassing result.
The male soldiers of the large army have become accustomed to death, and their indifference to the female soldiers living is difficult to accept.
Joshua ordered the Female Soldier to mourn for the day of the dead sister. "They've died! We have been able to hold this position because of their sacrifices. Now we must brace ourselves and not show our cowardice to the enemy. ā
Many people wiped away their tears at this yell, and they remained in the trenches, their guns continuing to be aimed in the direction of the forest.
Yang Mingzhi immediately issued a new order after receiving the victory information, Vasilyev knew that the roundabout soldiers of the deputy division commander would definitely succeed, and the battle in the distance would start again, maybe the enemy would chase the deer like a hunter, and the enemy would burrow out of the forest and carry out another wave of attacks?
He called Joshua and other battalion commanders, and several people sat in the trenches studying the orders of the deputy division commander.
Everyone was convinced of the possible battle ahead, and there was no problem in continuing the battle now.
The question is about picking up weapons and ammunition, Vasilyev said: "We have a lot of machine guns, and if they run out of bullets, they will turn into iron bars. The deputy division commander was right, we needed to pick up the enemy's weapons, especially the bullets for the general-purpose machine gun. So who is necessary to go, and how many people are to go? ā
At this time, Joshua raised her hand without hesitation: "Let me go!" My girls need to keep going through it. ā
"That's fine, I'm worried that women will find it hard to accept the mutilated bodies that have been beaten." Vasilyev was worried that if the death was too bloody, he himself would vomit in the dark.
Joshua still showed great courage: "I will send a company, even though it is a woman, I think they will become stronger." ā
"Maybe, then I'll send a company too." Vasilyev smiled, he refused Nineli's request to send troops as well, because he still had to clean up the position, bury the dead as much as possible, and the wounded also needed care and emergency treatment.
Joshua personally led a company to jump out of position, and she ordered her girls: "Everyone be vigilant, the enemy may not have left, and if fire breaks out in the forest, you will immediately lie down." ā
The female soldiers performed reasonably well, and they put on an inverted triangle formation in order to counterattack immediately after an attack.
And one of the companies directly under Vasilyev was even more daring, and they ran directly on the battlefield, as if they were not at all afraid that the enemy would sneak attack. The company was lightly armed and ran wildly, most of the soldiers armed with rifles equipped with four-edged spears, and were the first to reach the dense area of enemy corpses.
Joshua was very surprised to find that the men were kicking some corpses, and when they looked closely, they found that the corpses were alive at all. When you kick it for a while, it's a gunshot stab!
They are torturing the enemy's wounded soldiers! "It's incomprehensible! Why are you doing this, you just give them a good time! Joshua felt that something was wrong, and immediately ordered her female soldiers to speed up.
It is unacceptable that many male soldiers are examining corpses, and when they find wounded soldiers, they begin to display brutal methods!
Joshua personally stopped the actions of the two soldiers, but was refused. In addition to being angry, she also pulled out her pistol, which deterred the soldiers from stopping the abuse.
She said: "This man is seriously injured, you can give him a shot to end his pain early, but what is the purpose of such a kick and a beating?" I think it's just you venting your anger! What's the point? ā
"These enemies deserve it, and I just want them to die a painful death!" A soldier was unceremonious.
"So you chose to torture?! On this battlefield? ā
"That's right!" The soldier did not hesitate, he straightened his back and said with great resentment: "We are Jews! They brutally killed us in the concentration camps, they killed us Jews everywhere in Kiev, in Slutsk, in Babruisk. This is our chance for revenge, and I will not give up this opportunity! ā
When Joshua heard this, she continued to ask, "But what is the difference between you and the enemy in doing this?" We are human beings, not devils. ā
At this time, the company commander of the male soldier walked over, he heard the conversation just now, and immediately joined the topic.
"Human nature, I'm afraid that there is no need for humanity on the battlefield, what is needed is the only belief that the battle will go down and complete the task." The company commander was armed with a pistol, and he had already killed several wounded soldiers. He himself was not Jewish, but he had quite a few subordinates. He undoubtedly connived at his Jewish subordinates, and it seemed to him nothing wrong with letting them vent their anger.
It's just that his subordinates actually confronted a battalion commander face to face, which is really undisciplined.
He immediately restrained his soldiers, saluted Joshua, and said, "Now I am in charge of this place, and I agree with you." With that, the man raised his pistol and shot it at the groaning wounded Germans.
"Look, I'm done with it all! Now you're satisfied. ā
Joshua didn't know how to answer, after all, it was such a close killing, and the guy in front of him was still killing with peace of mind. Who can afford it, he and his soldiers have become killing machines!
Joshua nodded, and her lack of speech was a tacit acquiescence to the male soldier's actions.
There were still many wounded in the German army on the battlefield, and when the Soviet soldiers found them, they should have fired another shot to end their lives. Joshua's female soldiers couldn't do this kind of thing, and even ordered their subordinates: "We can't learn from them, and the wounded we find are not seriously injured, so we will bring them back." Maybe these people still have some information in their mouths. ā
So, in addition to collecting ammunition and rations, the female soldiers also took the dog tags around the necks of the enemy's corpses as proof of their achievements.
Several strong female soldiers found five wounded soldiers with relatively minor injuries, who had been shot in their limbs and chose to play dead in order to survive but were still found. The refill did not take place, and the five men pleaded in German, and they were tied up and carried back to their positions by Joshua himself.
"What a Virgin Mary this woman is?!" Vasilyev did not agree with Joshua's actions, he watched through a telescope, thinking about what to do.
When Joshua personally brought the five men to Vasilyev with an angry face, he directly asked: "Why don't you kill them?" They're going to die anyway, and you should fire even if it's a refill gun! ā
"It's so bloody, my girl wouldn't dare shoot at such a close range!" Joshua said without hesitation.
"Then I'll help you complete the task!" As he spoke, Vasilyev pulled out his pistol and instantly loaded the Maklov, aiming the muzzle at the wounded soldier.
Seeing this, Joshua immediately grabbed the pistol and pointed it at the blue sky with Vasilyev's hand, and remembered the sound of the gunshot.
"You can't be so impulsive! It can't be so bloody! They can obviously save again, but it's inhumane to shoot them like this! ā
Vasilyev's face was furious, and he said viciously: "Mercy for the enemy is cruelty to us!" ā
"But without humanity, we are beasts that can only kill!"
"No more bestiality! We are a flock of sheep to be slaughtered! Vasilyev simply roared! He knew that he shouldn't be so impulsive towards women, and in his heart he was absolutely against this excessive compassion, so he lost his temper in front of the female soldiers. He calmed down and dropped the gun. He continued: "There were many Jews among my people, and many of the regular army fighters also escaped from the enemy's prisoner of war camps. They are killing people everywhere, treating us as garbage and women as tools to vent their desires. If you knew what happened to those Jewish women who died, you wouldn't be so merciful. ā
Joshua really didn't understand that the violence of the Germans against women had been heard a lot, but she had never seen it with her own eyes (if she had seen her, she would have died a long time ago!). ļ¼ć But this man is speaking from the bottom of his heart, and it doesn't really make much sense to defend these Germans, who are the invaders after all.
But Joshua still felt that it could not be solved hastily. "Let's all calm down, these five people can be saved. I don't think they should be killed if they are willing to cooperate. There were still so many German prisoners in the village who served as our laborers! Let's not be presumptuous, think about the future! ā
"Alright! You do have a lot of truth in saying that. Vasilyev made some concessions, because if he went any further, he would hurt his peace!
Seeing the commotion here, Balzen and Ninelli both came. The two of them immediately acted as mediators to calm the angry two.
Balzen said directly: "These five people are not seriously injured, they are considered prisoners." They should be interrogated, and finally brought back, leaving Yerentina in charge, and then it will be up to the division to decide whether to kill or chop up. ā
"Then let the division political commissar decide, and for the sake of the heroes, spare their lives." Vasilyev stopped doing this, and he ordered his men to stop mistreating him. Hurry up and collect weapons and ammunition, and be happy if you encounter the enemy's wounded soldiers.
Joshua breathed a sigh of relief as the five men were stared at by German-speaking soldiers, whose female soldiers had all received simple medical techniques and had also taken bullets and bandaged the German wounded. (To be continued.) )