Chapter 35: Evacuation
The battle was unfair to both sides, the Germans were caught off guard by a surprise attack, the Polish army was exhausted and underfired, but the war was not fair in the first place.
Xiao Mubai's side has a large number of people, but the heavy firepower is insufficient, and he has just experienced another battle, and now he is generally very tired. The Germans, who were small in number, were suddenly attacked, and three soldiers were shot, and for a moment they were very passive.
Gunshots rang out in the alleyways, bullets hit the walls, fell the stumbling dirt, hit the bodies of the German soldiers, and rushed blood. The yellow-orange-orange bullet casings of the Polish army fell, and the corresponding German soldiers fell one after another.
At the beginning, the Germans suffered losses, Xiao Mubai ordered the soldiers to aim and then shoot, first hit a few German soldiers at the head of the platoon, and the machine gunner with a general-purpose machine gun in the back handed over to Joseph, and a few corporals with good marksmanship to deal with.
At such a close distance, the heavy firepower of the German army was knocked out one after another, and only five people remained, including the German sergeant squad leader. The Germans were caught off guard by a surprise attack, but soon stabilized and kept retreating and firing.
Xiao Mubai picked up a rifle, pulled the bolt, put his crosshair on the German sergeant's chest to aim, took a deep breath, pulled the trigger, and the bullet shot like an arrow off the string.
Xiao Mubai was shocked by the recoil, watching the bullet hit the German sergeant in the chest, a shot hit, blood rushed out, and his body fell to the ground, foaming at the mouth, and he didn't know if he was dead.
The sergeant was dragged by the German soldiers and tried to drag him to a nearby alley, but at this time he was also shot and fell to the ground.
"Surrender! I give up! ”
At this time, only one member of the German squad of ten people was standing, and the soldier was seriously wounded in the arm, and then raised his hand and surrendered. At this point, except for one soldier who surrendered, the entire German squad was wiped out, and the Polish soldiers did not suffer any casualties.
"Wait! He surrendered! Xiao Mubai understood what the German soldiers were saying, and stopped Joseph, who wanted to shoot.
The German soldiers looked at the Polish soldiers in horror, their bodies trembling, and they didn't know how Xiao Mubai was going to treat him.
"He has the right to protection under the Geneva Conventions. You two look at him, don't let him run away, and don't let anyone hurt him. Xiao Mubai sent two people and ordered them to take care of the German soldiers.
There was no time to pay attention to the wounded German soldiers, who were lying on the ground moaning and longing for someone to come to their rescue. Xiao Mubai ordered the looting of German weapons and ammunition, and then let the wounded go. The Germans will soon rush over when they hear the gunshots, and Xiao Mubai must hurry up.
After going out from here, it doesn't take more than ten steps to reach the woods, and entering the woods means that it is safe for the time being.
When I entered the woods, I found that there were already Polish soldiers waiting, and it was the second squad soldier who arrived first.
Entering the depths of the woods safe and sound, and meeting on time, Xiao Mubai breathed a sigh of relief and let the Polish soldiers rest, and now there are only three classes of soldiers left.
Untied the olive-green steel helmet on top of his head, Xiao Mubai was steaming hot on the top of his head, and the tips of his forehead and nose were sweaty. Unbuttoned the olive green tweed military uniform and unbuttoned it, Xiao Mubai gasped for breath. Xiao Mubai took out the handkerchief in his pocket to wipe his face, the white and dry handkerchief just now turned into a flower cloth, black gunsmoke, red bloodstains, and wet sweat mixed together.
After wiping his face, Xiao Mubai was in better spirits, took a sip of water from the kettle, and sat down to take a breath.
It was now three kilometers deep in the woods, not too far from the town, and the gunshots could be faintly heard.
The town is still fighting sporadically, and I don't know if it's a row, a second row, or a third row. Those who were seriously injured, because the injuries were too serious, Xiao Mubai gave up reluctantly, leaving them in the town and leaving enough food. As soon as the Germans came, they would surrender, which was Xiao Mubai's order. When Xiao Mubai left, they knew that they had been abandoned, so the atmosphere was very dull when they left.
Xiao Mubai had to do this.
As a commander, Xiao Mubai is obliged to ensure the safety of all soldiers, and he can surrender when the situation is irretrievable, which will not be considered shameful in the West.
Xiao Mubai put aside his complicated thoughts, took a telescope to observe the surrounding terrain and terrain, and began to prepare for defense. This is the highest point in the vicinity, through which you can see far away. Temporarily stationed here, Xiao Mubai was just waiting for the Polish soldiers to meet.
"Second Lieutenant Rogge! Why haven't they come yet? ”
It was Joseph who asked him, Xiao Mubai handed him the telescope in his hand, lit a cigarette, and said nonchalantly: "Either he is dead, or he is stopped, or he is captured, who knows?"
There is no news from Mokvi either, and it is not known whether he is dead or alive. Xiao Mubai was so angry with this superior that he didn't call for support, and now even the trace has disappeared.
If the second platoon is still fighting, the 3rd Infantry Company now has only two platoons. Xiao Mubai is not worried about the two squads of the third platoon, scattering and breaking through, and finally meeting here at the destination, the probability of completion is very high.
Sure enough, it didn't take long for Xiao Mubai's remaining three squads to come back, and he also brought a squad from the second platoon, which can be described as an unexpected joy, adding up to more than seventy troops in the woods, and if there is no battle damage, it is five infantry squads. Five infantry squads, which is exactly half an infantry company's strength.
When the third shift returned, Xiao Mubai was interrogating the surrendered German soldier. One might ask, will the German soldiers also surrender? What Xiao Mubai wants to say is that all the soldiers will surrender, the Japanese Bushido soldiers' association, the Chinese soldiers' union, and the German iron and blood tempered soldiers will also.
Without much effort, Xiao Mubai got all the information he wanted to know from the young German soldiers, although the process was very inhumane, but for the sake of all the Polish soldiers, Xiao Mubai had to do it.
In fact, the interrogation methods were not so terrifying and bloody, Xiao Mubai just held a pistol, the bullet was loaded, and the muzzle of the gun was buckled on the head of the German soldier. Although the German soldiers were young, they were not so easy to fool, and when they were resisting stubbornly, Xiao Mubai held the wound on the German soldier's arm fiercely with a pair of big hands.
The German soldiers bared their teeth in pain, tears fell out, looking at Xiao Mubai's demonic smile, he finally couldn't bear it and obediently beckoned.
"I say! I say! ”
At this time, Xiao Mubai was like a demon from hell.
The German soldier told everything he knew about the battle.
From the beginning of the battle until thirty minutes ago, a German infantry company, under the cover of two armored vehicles and a tank, set out from the border of the town to attack the position of the Polish infantry company in the town.
After the loss of one tank broke through the position, the Germans attacked the small town of Yastrovy in a big way. They were ambushed by a small group of Polish troops on the road of the town, and entered the residential area of the town shortly after being routed, and then were ambushed by a small group of Polish troops.
The two ambushes made the German commander very angry, and issued an order to search the town, and finally surrounded the commander of the Polish infantry company, Captain Mokwi, who swallowed his gun and committed suicide, and the remaining 30 Polish troops surrendered.
When Xiao Mubai led his troops to break through the siege, the German army was searching for him at that time, and he happened to encounter the German infantry squad, if it wasn't for the increase in troops, and the surprise attack to eliminate the German army in one fell swoop, maybe Xiao Mubai would not have been able to escape.
Xiao Mubai finally knew the danger of the situation, and also knew that Captain Mokwei had committed suicide.
These two pieces of news immediately silenced Xiao Mubai.
Captain Mokwei committed suicide, the platoon commander of the first platoon was killed in battle, the platoon commander of the second platoon was missing, and now Xiao Mubai is the supreme commander here, and the lives of all the soldiers are in his hands, and he must be fully responsible for this.
This is not a glorious cause, but a heavy burden, Xiao Mubai must take this responsibility and immediately take targeted measures.
The Germans will certainly enter the woods to encircle and suppress the Polish army, but when, immediately or later? Coming right away or in an hour?
Xiao Mubai couldn't guess, so he could only be prepared, set up a warning post, and respond immediately once he found the traces of the German army.
At this time, the soldiers can rest, but the non-commissioned officers and officers cannot, and they have to do their jobs well. Treating the wounded, distributing ammunition, preparing food, everything needs to be done. Xiao Mubai's job is to plan and deploy, as well as to ensure logistics and rescue work.
Xiao Mubai can also do the planning and deployment, setting up firepower points, setting up guard posts, and preparing soldiers for rest and war. Logistics and ambulance work is a big piece, there is no food, Xiao Mubai is looking for it, if the weapon is damaged and lost, Xiao Mubai is looking for Xiao Mubai to replenish the ammunition, and if the gauze hemostatic tablets are insufficient, Xiao Mubai is looking for Xiao Mubai.
All sorts of things followed.
(To be continued)
PS: I'm sorry for the change today. Thanks to Tin Bing Rock and XTMICINA for the tipping of children's shoes.