Two German patrols, soldiers leading dogs, quickly moved to the place where the gunshots were heard. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

It is not unusual to catch yesterday's escaped prisoners of war in the forest, but this shot is so undeserved. Because it was not a few sporadic sounds, the patrol soldiers clearly heard the continuous fire of machine guns.

At 10 a.m., more than a dozen German search teams were ordered to search the forest, and they were divided into squads, each carrying a hunting dog. The dog's nose is much more sensitive than the human nose, and after asking the prisoners of war about their cotton clothes, they determined the direction of pursuit.

Twenty people came to the scene of the shooting, and at this moment they were already five kilometers away from the position!

It had been reduced to a small battlefield, and on the way they found a prisoner of war who had been shot, and as the hounds pursued them, they saw a search party that had all been killed.

The German soldiers were shocked, and they found the bodies of ten people, apparently all German soldiers. It's just dog tags, weapons and ammunition, and even clothes that have been stripped away. This scene couldn't help but worry some of the veterans in the team, "Hell, we met that unit. ”

Suddenly, a fear of death filled the minds of these people, and this sense of fear spread, and the muzzles of the guns were pointed in all directions, and the first ten men almost opened fire on the other search party that followed closely!

The soldiers calmed down for a moment before they began to inspect the battlefield, and they pulled the bodies together, including the dead hound.

At this point, the hounds with sharp noses stopped their pursuit, but they found the cotton clothes that smelled of "prisoner of war camp". Their noses failed, and the German soldiers concluded that there had been a brief ambush here, and that the attackers had killed an entire squad of soldiers, put on new clothes, and withdrew!

At this moment, it turned out that the real German officers and soldiers faintly heard the gunfire in the forest.

The regiment commander, Herzman, the chief of staff, Haldeman, and others were all waiting for news from the search team. Their ears were sharper than the others, and Haldeman was now more confident, and he said to the regimental commander who was crouching in the trench and staring at the periscope with all his might: "Now I can conclude that the abnormal noise is the sound of gunfire." None of our men were carrying a machine gun, the gunfire was too dense! The partisans of the Soviets have been exposed. ”

Cold sweat oozed from Lotharheim's forehead, he was a veteran of the 707th Division! The infantry division had suffered heavy losses a few months earlier, and after the troops had rested, his position was raised, and Lothaheim was no more than a company commander.

Whether this person has the ability to command the actions of an infantry regiment is debatable, at least as a former junior officer, he has really experienced the brutal war.

He sighed, "We're going to have to come into contact with them sooner or later, and I pray that the bastards will be quiet, apparently they've already deployed people right under our noses." ”

"There's no way around it, we're building a long line of defense here, and those people won't be watching our walls seal them down! I'm worried......" Haldeman didn't continue.

Lotahim turned his head sharply, he still wanted to say a few words, and looked at his old friend who wanted to say something.

The Soviet 284th Infantry Division, like a strange flower, bloomed in the Pripet marsh, and three German infantry divisions paid a huge price. The 707th Division did not want to repeat the mistakes of the past, and Lothaheim became increasingly worried about the situation of his infantry regiment in the future.

Soon, a telegram from the forest reached the regimental headquarters, and Lothaheim finally understood exactly what was going on in the forest.

A search party may have engaged in an encounter with the Soviet partisans, and the result was shocking, with an infantry squad wiped out. The reason why it was concluded that the Soviet army did a good job was because many shells of Soviet-made weapons were found in this area.

Therefore, the search teams were ordered to withdraw completely, and the capture of prisoners was suspended, and the discovery of intelligence on Soviet armed personnel was the most important thing!

However, several search teams were able to capture individual prisoners of war who had fled before, and immediately retreated with their findings after the summarous execution.

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An urgent meeting was unfolded, and at the forward headquarters of the infantry regiment in the semi-crypt, the battalion commanders and all staff officers were all informed.

Lotharheim looked at the crowd sitting in a neat row, and said in his deep voice: "Gentlemen, our search party has returned, but there is no one!" Because, they have already been killed by the Soviets! What you have just heard is indeed the sound of gunfire, gunfire from the enemy. ”

As soon as these words came out, everyone was completely in high spirits. These battalion commanders are all veterans of the 707th Division, and they are lucky to have survived in the first place! For example, the lucky Lawrence, who was attacked by the escort goods, survived the various battles that followed, and his life was saved. But in his position, his luck was much worse. Lothaheim, who was originally the company commander, became the regiment commander, and he was still a battalion commander......

Lothaheim still had a tense face, and he had to say more about the previous.

Like revealing a scar, war, casualties, shame, iron and blood, like a slideshow, unfold in everyone's mind. At the moment of recuperation, the 707th Division suffered huge casualties, compared with the honor gained by indiscriminately slaughtering villagers and risking meritorious service, it instantly became a passing cloud, and it could not be more appropriate to describe it as "the shame of the Third Reich".

Therefore, many recruits were assigned to this unit and there were many complaints, but fortunately, the guerrillas in that swamp were really "powerful", and the two infantry divisions suffered heavy losses, not to mention, the group of madmen actually hit the city......

It had been some bad meetings, and Lothaheim slapped the table and said, "Gentlemen, we've all had previous failures. Our allies have always thought that the guerrillas are nothing more than a bunch of stragglers. Only we know best how effective they are. As you can see, in a short encounter, one of our infantry squads was killed in an instant, and their combat effectiveness was really strong

Just over a month ago, the airfield deployed in this area was destroyed by a small group of enemies, and believe it or not, this is a reality!

The enemy has come, they are in ambush in the forest, gentlemen, you must be ready for battle now! We are at the forefront of the battle, and I am afraid that we will have to go through a bloody battle. ”

Not everyone is dwelling on previous failures, and in any case, today's 707 Division is not weak.

Lawrence stood up and said, "Commander, if it is a forest field battle, we may not be able to fight the enemy well. They are very good at sneak attacks, or forest combat. The willingness is due to the dense woods, and they have excellent hiding places, so the battle always starts suddenly at a short distance, and our men die without time to prepare! ”

His summary was easily recognized by the junior officers, and Lothaheim was completely right. "What's the new insight you have?"

Lawrence actually looked down on this Lothaheim in his heart, just because this person could brag, received a high education, and talked about military tactics one after another. His true talent has not been reflected in the previous battles, and Lawrence, on the contrary, has always believed that his talent has been buried.

So now is his chance to perform!

"Yes, I have some insights. It is believed that the enemy will try to break through our defenses no matter what, but it is unknown whether to seek a breakthrough point in the jurisdiction of our regiment, at least in the event of such an incident. We have now added several large-caliber guns, and we have set up quite a few 75-mm gun fire points in the front-line positions. In terms of positional warfare, our combat effectiveness is not weak, and those flesh-and-blood Soviets should risk being slaughtered and attack our positions? ”

"Of course they can't be so stupid!" Lothaheim smiled slightly, his expression relaxed.

But Lawrence still looked calm. "Nope! They have a chance now! Because the farthest from the position to the forest is only 500 meters! At such a distance, a lightly armed soldier can run through it in two minutes! All of you who are doing it, you can! ”

"Keep talking!" Haldeman said quickly.