Chapter 489: Sneak Attack
The timing of Shulka and the others returning to the hospital and school was inopportune, as the Germans were on the offensive at the same time.
As soon as they emerged from the sewers, they entered the fiery battleground, filled with gunfire and explosions, incendiary bombs burning in flames, and screams from ignited enemies.
The rest of the soldiers in the observation company were nothing, after all, they were combatants and had participated in at least one battle.
Akimovich's face changed slightly.
Shulka had the messenger contact Andrianka before ordering the observation company to disperse and organize defenses.
The reason why you want to contact first and then organize defense is because it is easy to be misunderstood by your own people at night.
This is the most difficult, especially when observing some of the code words that the company has just entered the battle and does not know about the interconnection of the 82nd Infantry Regiment...... These code words were used to identify their own people with each other at night, and they were used as early as the beginning of the training of the 82nd Infantry Regiment, and by now they can respond without thinking.
"Lesson 2!" Shulka said: "You can't run around in the night! Unless it is ordered by a superior, do not leave the designated position easily! ”
The officers and men of the observation company only replied, "Yes, Comrade Captain," and then they were silent, and they did not know whether they were afraid or because of something else.
After a long while, Akimovich was heard asking: "Can I know why, Captain?" ”
"Because of this!" Shulka said as he raised his gun and knocked the two black shadows down with two "bangs".
"How do you know they're enemies?" Akimovich asked in surprise.
"I don't know!" Shulka replied: "So you can't leave the designated position easily, or you will be the ones who will be defeated!" ”
"You mean ......"
"Yes!" Shulka replied loudly: "Lesson three, take down all suspicious targets, and don't hesitate, even if you suspect that they are your own people!" ”
A flare hit, and Akimovich and the others couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief when they saw that the two black shadows that had fallen just now were Germans.
"You're right, Comrade Shulka!" Akimovich said.
"There's no right or wrong, understand?" Shulka said: "Especially the night fight! ”
Shulka's meaning is not to feel guilty even if he killed his own people.
"Guilt" is beneficial for a peaceful society, because only when you feel guilty about doing something wrong will you want to make amends or make amends, otherwise you will die without repentance.
But it is of no use on the battlefield at all, and even has a negative effect.
Because once you feel guilty, you will be upset, and you will want to save them to make up for the mistake when it is almost impossible to do so, and you will even think that you should pay for their lives, etc.
This is obviously extremely stupid, and they didn't actually do anything wrong.
Akimovich nodded and replied: "I understand, Comrade Shulka!" If it's your own people who fall...... They also deserve to die, because they didn't hold their positions according to the rules of night fighting! Anyone who doesn't obey the rules deserves to die! ”
Shulka nodded.
Akimovich did understand, which surprised Shulka, but it was normal to think about it.
As a staff officer, although Akimovich did not have much actual combat experience and was frightened by the tragic scenes on the battlefield, he was accustomed to looking at the sacrifice of soldiers on the battlefield from a "cold" perspective.
What is more needed on the battlefield is such "coldness".
Then the soldiers of the observation company knew what to do, they raised their guns and took aim, and all the black shadows that appeared in their sight were brought down one by one.
The battle ended after ten minutes.
Several soldiers wanted to go forward to clean up the battlefield, but Shulka organized them.
"You should learn to be patient!" Shulka said: "Don't go out to clean the battlefield at any time of the night battle unless necessary!" ”
"I know why!" Akimovich interjected: "There may still be many enemies hiding in the shadows, and we can't be sure that they are dead!" At this time, cleaning up the battlefield will cause unnecessary losses and even lead to scuffles! ”
"That's right!" Shulka praised: "You are a clever man, and I am sure you will soon learn how to deal with the enemy!" ”
Shulka put away his gun and walked with Mikhailvich to the command in the basement.
Akimovich followed behind, and asked as he went: "But, Comrade Shulka...... I wonder how you know this? I mean, these rules, you're teaching us, so who taught you? ”
"After staying on the battlefield for a long time, you will naturally know this, Comrade Akimovich!" Shulka turned to his head and replied, "If you live long enough!" ”
Mikhailvich burst out laughing.
Shulka was not telling the truth, and there were many people who, despite having lived on the battlefield for a long time and had a lot of combat experience, were unable to sort out these practical and effective "rules".
But of course, Shulka won't tell them the truth.
Walking into the headquarters, I saw Andrianka breathe a sigh of relief.
"You're finally back!" "The Germans launched two sneak attacks, and I almost thought we wouldn't be able to hold it!" ”
"We suffered losses?" Seeing Andrianka's situation, Shulka couldn't help frowning.
"Most of Buildings 7 and 12 were captured by the Germans!" Andrianka replied: "Only a small number of surviving soldiers continue to fight with the enemy, and the situation is unknown!" ”
This was a flaw in the night battles within the complex, and if the enemy captured the headquarters, it would mean that contact with it would be completely lost.
Then, how many people, where they are, etc., are all in the dark.
"How did they take these two buildings?" Mikhailvich asked suspiciously.
"Brandenburg detachment!" Adrianka replied.
"They can't fool us!" Major Mikhailvich said.
To some extent, Major Mikhailvich was right, because, as Shulka said before, in the night battle, the Soviets shot at the sight of a dark shadow, regardless of whether they were their own men or enemies...... Then the Brandenburg detachment will not be able to play much, because they simply do not have a chance to perform.
Andrianka shook her head and replied, "They didn't just come in at night, they did it during the day!" ”
"Daytime?"
"Yes!" Andrianka replied: "After you left, several groups of our men were hunted down by the Germans......"
So Shulka understood.
The Germans deliberately drove the remnants of the Soviet army into hospitals and schools, and the remnants were mixed with men from the Brandenburg detachment.