Chapter XXVIII

Minutes and seconds passed.

Shulka believes that if there was a watch, he must have watched the hands beat again and again to approach the time to attack.

But now, he could only hold the cold rifle in his hand and stare nervously ahead.

In the darkness, there seemed to be several figures jumping, and it was the Germans who were actively preparing for battle by transporting ammunition.

The Germans were very professional in this area, they were all veterans of many battles, while the Soviet troops were mostly rookies like Shulka.

This made Shulka a little weak, after all, the Soviets used to hide in the trenches to fight defensive battles, which was obviously easier for rookies, because it only had to hide in the trenches and pull the trigger towards the target.

But now, they were going to attack the Germans......

However, they can't seem to be called rookies, because they have been fighting for two days and still survived.

Finally, with a few soft sounds of "Tu Tu", three red signal flares rose into the sky.

Then the gunfire soon rang out, and the vicinity of the Bright Bridge, which had been quiet just a moment ago, immediately exploded, with German guns and Soviet soldiers. But it's probably all a random call, because neither side actually saw anyone.

It was a few seconds before the flares rose into the air, and the vicinity of the Bright Bridge was soon covered in snow, and the fighting and trenches between the enemy and the enemy came into view as if they had been pulled out of hell.

"Bang!" With a burst of recoil from the shoulder, a bullet flew out in the direction of the Germans, and a German soldier fell in response.

After two days of fighting, Shulka had gradually adapted to the environment of the battlefield, although he still couldn't help but be nervous before the battle.

In fact, Shulka found it interesting that the pre-battle is often the most intense, once the battle begins, the mind is how to kill the enemy and make sure that he will not die under the enemy's gun, there is no room for tension at all.

So, sometimes Shulka also wants to get into the fight early, because the waiting process is more torturous.

"Bang!" Another gunshot rang out, and a German soldier who was screaming nervously in front of the walkie-talkie collapsed on his walkie-talkie.

Shulka found himself improving.

In previous battles, Shulka had chosen his target more intuitively, or it could be said that he didn't choose a target...... He simply finds an enemy, then aims his crosshair at him and pulls the trigger.

hit, Shulka will add a number to his heart.

With no hit, Shulka tries to catch up on a shot or look for another target.

But now, Shulka suddenly found himself observing the battlefield as a spectator beyond the battle...... As the so-called bystander clears, he can quickly find out which ones are more worthy of hunting.

For example, this communication soldier who is on the phone, he seems to be reporting an emergency to his superiors, or calling for artillery support.

Who knows? He's dead!

"Bang!" After knocking down an officer who had pounced on the walkie-talkie, Shulka suddenly realized what the Germans were reporting.

The Germans stationed at the Bright Bridge did not expect to be flanked by the Soviets on both sides, and the fire was so fierce.

So, Shulka thinks he's aiming for the right thing and he should keep locking on the walkie-talkie.

But then, Shulka found that he could make sure that the Germans could not get the word out in a simpler way...... That's to give the walkie-talkie a shot.

The Soviets did throw their main forces into the Bright Bridge.

The total strength of the Kobrin fortress consisted of more than 700 people, of whom 600 were transferred in this direction, while the 500 surviving men of the central fortress were left behind in the rear buildings, and the rest were almost entirely devoted to the Brett Bridge...... The rear buildings had to be guarded, otherwise the Germans from other directions would have entered their camp from the rear with a single charge.

And the Germans had only one company of more than 100 men at the Bright Bridge.

This is the result of their underestimation or arguably a miscalculation...... The German commander thought that the Soviets would throw their main forces to the north to break through instead of here.

Perhaps for a quick victory, Captain Venyakov gave the order a few minutes after the battle broke out: "Get on the bayonet!" ”

This choice was correct, the forces were overwhelmingly superior, and the Germans were taken by surprise, and at the same time it was a night battle, so as not to cause any extraneous problems, it was indeed necessary to launch a charge and finish off the enemy in one go.

However, Shulka hesitated again when he pulled the bayonet from his waist and stuck it on the bayonet mount...... Rushing out means being exposed to enemy fire, and Shulka's mind can't help but flash the scene of the black hole muzzle pointed at the enemy, but now it's a different role.

At this moment, Shulka asked himself a few questions:

Do you want to do the "Z" shape leap like the German army?

Will comrades-in-arms coordinate with themselves to cover each other?

How to fight hand-to-hand combat......

It turns out that Shulka is overthinking.

"Comrades!" Captain Venyakov shouted: "The last moment! Soldier, rush! ”

"Rush!"

With a shout, the soldiers scrambled out of the trenches and rushed in the direction of the enemy.

Shulka was a little late, he wanted to see how his comrades charged, and then he would learn to do it...... But it soon became clear that the charge was undisciplined, and it was completely a swarm of bees.

Then Shulka also jumped out of the trenches.

His brain was blank, all the tactics, the moves, and the coordination were all thrown out of the clouds, and Shulka only knew how to rush forward after his comrades with bayonets.

Everyone shouted like crazy: "Ulla, Ulla! ”

Although Shulka could feel the cold sweat running down his back from the back of his neck as he ran, although Shulka tried to pretend to fall to the ground several times, although the fear in his heart made Shulka wish never to reach the enemy...... But he still strode uncontrollably like a robot towards the enemy, followed by a shout that he didn't even recognize.

"Da Da Da" A burst of machine guns swept by, and several comrades fell next to Shulka, and blood even spilled on Shulka's face, warm and damp.

Then there was the whistling of mortars, shrapnel flying around Shulka like poisonous bees, tearing at human bodies and the earth, and occasionally a few corpses falling from the sky to block their path.

It was supposed to be a good time for Shulka to lie down, but for some reason, as if under hypnosis, Shulka actually jumped over the corpses and continued to rush forward, and it was still accelerating.

In hindsight, Shulka thinks this is what is often referred to as the group effect...... When everyone else is doing this, I can't help but join in.