The group was busy until the middle of the night to arrange the lake a few miles wide in front of it, and the next thing to do was to build fortifications on the opposite side of the lake.

This should be considered a relatively easy job, at least for the Soviet army...... They were skilled in working in the snow and ice, and they also had a lot of experience in building fortifications, and they only had to pile up the snow and pour it up with boiled water, and with a frozen "keke" sound, a solid ice and snow trench was built.

The advantage of this kind of trench is that it can be built quickly, and it can even be shaped whatever it wants, and it basically does not collapse, just like the Eskimos live in an igloo.

The disadvantage is that it makes the trenches very smooth, which is not conducive to the maneuvering or charging of troops.

However, there are two sides to this problem, and the Germans will also face this problem when they storm the Soviet trenches.

Another lethal thing is that if the trench is shelled by the enemy, the debris will fly in all directions like shrapnel, and if you are hit by this shrapnel, you will be lucky to be a wounded or dead body who cannot find the shrapnel, because it will melt inside your body.

By one o'clock in the morning, all this was finally done, Venyakov reported to Gavrilov, and then the order was given to "stand still", and then everyone collapsed in the trenches.

But soon the fighters were reintrigued.

Leading the way was the veteran, who decided to build a hut for himself, and did, even though he was exhausted by the moment, but it seemed simple to him...... He first dug a space in the snow that was large enough for one person to sleep in, then picked up some branches and put them on top, spread a poncho, and then piled up the snow, and finally poured water on it, and an igloo that could keep out the wind and snow was completed.

The veteran spread a blanket and slipped inside, and in a moment there was a sound of snoring.

This made the soldiers follow suit, after all, you can get a good rest by taking a little time, so why not?

Captain Venyakov sat down next to Shulka and said: "It's a beautiful view, isn't it?" ”

"Yes, Comrade Captain!" Shulka replied.

Although Venyakov was Shulka's immediate boss, Shulka did not have much contact with him...... Shulka was more in direct contact with Major Gavrilov.

"I think I should thank you, Comrade Shulka!" Venyakov said.

"Thank me?" Shulka was a little puzzled.

"Yes!" Venyakov replied, then took a picture from his jacket pocket and handed it to Shulka, saying: "This is my wife, and my child who was only a few months old!" ”

The photo shows a young and beautiful mother, holding a child in her hand and smiling happily, while the child stares at the camera with curious eyes.

"Is it a boy?" Shulka asked.

"Yes, a boy!" Venyakov replied: "His birthday, it's June 23!" ”

Shulka didn't understand the meaning of this at first, but after thinking about it, he looked at Venyakov suspiciously: "The day after the battle broke out?" ”

"Yes!" Venyakov replied: "At that time she was in the city of Brest...... That's when I lost news of her, and she was in the hospital with the wounded of the army all the way to the transfer, and then survived. ”

"Great!" Shulka said.

Such luck is rare on the battlefield.

"Her name is Lizanka!" "I thought I would never see her again until I heard from her a few days ago," Venyakov said...... She saw the news of our unit in the newspapers! ”

"That is, you haven't met your son yet?" Shulka asked.

"Yes!" Venyakov took the photo and looked at it, and from time to time rubbed his son's face in the photo with his fingertips with love, and said: "I wanted to see them in my dreams, not long ago...... You know, that's why I said thank you! ”

Shulka knew what he meant.

While defending on the front line, the fierce battle made Venyakov think that he was going to die there, but Shulka's method gave them hope of life...... Although it is not known how it turned out, at least it gave Venyakov hope.

"I'm honored!" Shulka said.

Venyakov patted Shulka on the shoulder, got up and said: "Fight tomorrow's battle well, I believe that the Germans will not last long, and the victory will be ours!" ”

"Yes, Comrade Captain!"

Looking at the back of Venyakov leaving, Shulka suddenly felt much better, because he realized what he had done...... It's not just about killing, running for your life, killing again, running for your life.

There are at least some beautiful things in this cruel war, such as the birth of new life, and the reunion of relatives.

At this time, suddenly a burst of gunfire and artillery came from the front line.

Originally, Shulka thought that it was the front line, and the enemy and the enemy were shooting cold guns and cold artillery at each other.

This is a common occurrence on the battlefield, and sometimes it has something inducing, such as a sniper firing a gun that causes the enemy to return fire, and then the enemy returns fire, and so on for a while before it slowly stops.

Sometimes it doesn't even need any inducement, just a few shells for no reason, and the enemy is not to be outdone, so it will also fight for a while.

But Shulka soon discovered that this was not the case.

Because the gunfire and artillery on the front line continued for a long time without stopping, and it was rhythmic, plus the explosion of grenades...... It's more like a fight than a cold gun.

Sure enough, it didn't take long for Venyakov to shout an order: "Prepare for battle, the Germans are coming!" ”

"Ready for battle!" Shulka immediately passed the order on.

When everyone had put their weapons on the trenches, Shulka came to ask urgently: "Comrade Captain, what's the situation?" ”

"Germans!" Venyakov replied from a dozen meters away: "They launched a night attack on the front line of our army!" ”

This is not a common occurrence.

As mentioned before, the Germans had air superiority, more tanks, armored vehicles, etc. than the Soviet army, plus excellent coordination of various arms, so they rarely fought night battles with the Soviet army.

However, it is precisely because of this that the German night attack was unexpected.

Moreover, Shulka looked at his watch, which was less than an hour before dawn...... It was clear that the Germans wanted to open the way for a big battle of their armored forces after dawn.

"Attention!" At this time, Venyakov gave another order: "It may be your own people who appear first, and you are not allowed to shoot without an order!" ”

This meant that the friendly forces holding the position were routed by the Germans.

Shulka couldn't help but secretly say that it was a fluke in his heart, if it was a battalion on the front line, he was afraid that they would be the ones who would suffer defeat.