Chapter 441: Rushing through Biava
The Soviets discovered the intentions of the Germans and concentrated their fire on blocking under the small stone bridge. Schumacher hurriedly pulled Conrad, Lorentz, and Baier into the bridge pier, but because the current was so fast, Bayer failed to grab Schumacher's hand and was washed off the bridge by the current.
"Brothers, leave me alone, hurry up and cross the river! River! ...... quickly," Beyer shouted, deliberately leaving the stone bridge down the river and firing back at the opposite bank.
"Bayer......" Everyone was stunned by this sudden situation, and Schumacher was even more anxious, but it was too late, and he could only use this gap with tears in his eyes to lead Lorenz and Conrad to the other side desperately.
The firepower of the Soviet troops was immediately attracted by Bayer, and machine guns and rifles fired fiercely at Bayer. In the rushing water, Baier had been shot several times, but he gritted his teeth and persevered in the last moments of his life until he slowly sank into the river.
At the same time that the Soviets were shooting wildly at Baier, Schumacher and others quickly swam to the opposite bank and immediately began to look for a place to land, and when they looked back, Baier had disappeared into the river.
The Soviet firing point was behind the rocks by the river, only four or five meters from the river bank, and the three firing points could support each other, which made it extremely difficult for Schumacher to land on the shore. Fortunately, the river is full of ditches and bumps, strange rocks, and dense aquatic plants, which provide natural conditions for Schumacher and others to go ashore.
After choosing a place to go ashore, Schumacher turned back and made a gesture to Werther, and then approached the westernmost Soviet shelter with Conrad and Lorenz respectively. At this time, the Soviets also seemed to feel that the Germans had come ashore, but they couldn't confirm it, and were about to shoot and test, Werther and others immediately rushed out of the bunker and rushed to the bridgehead together, and for a while, the two sides launched fierce fire at the same time.
At this moment, Schumacher's grenades had been thrown one after another into the westernmost rocks, and with a few loud bangs, more than a dozen Soviet soldiers were killed, wounded, and all lost the ability to resist. The other two firing points saw that the situation was not good, and just as they were about to return fire, the grenades of Lorenz and Conrad also exploded on the Soviet positions at the same time.
Several Soviet soldiers came to their senses, and the two sides immediately began a fierce hand-to-hand combat.
At this time, Werther, Hank and others also quickly passed the stone bridge and rushed towards the stubborn Soviet army. After a fierce struggle, the wounded Soviet troops finally lost their strength and gave up resistance.
"Go away, let me kill them and avenge the Bair brothers!" Lorenz pushes Hank away, raising his gun to shoot.
"No! Lorentz, they have laid down their arms and can no longer kill them. Werther was quick and pushed Lorenc's submachine gun away.
"Bayer died at their hands, and now even the body can't be found...... Lorenz seems to refuse to give up.
"This is the war, the Lorenz, the Soviets and the Germans have no grudges, after the outbreak of the war, the servicemen can only obey the needs of the state. According to international conventions, no country can kill a captive casually. Werther saw that Lorenz was too excited, so he had to pull him aside to comfort him.
"Okay Lorenz, I'm sad to lose my Bayer brothers, but this is war, not revenge. The lieutenant was right, we can't kill the prisoners. Besides, it might be useful for us to keep them. Schumacher also hurried over to persuade him.
Lawrenz, still angry, rushed up again and kicked hard. Hank and Huth hurried up and pulled him away.
"What to do? Lieutenant. This was the first time we had captured a prisoner in this operation. You can't kill it, you can't put it, you see this...... You can't take them to war. Schmidt didn't know what to do.
Werther did not immediately answer Schmidt's question, and in fact, he also found it tricky.
By this time, the five Soviet soldiers were already trembling with fright, and they were talking a lot of things, as if they were begging for mercy, as if they had something to say to Werther.
Witte was no stranger to the official language of the Soviet Union, and seeing that they had something to say, he hurriedly took them to a relatively safe place and began interrogating them one by one.
Schumacher and the others were very surprised, none of them thought that the company commander who got along day and night would have such a ability.
In fact, Werther's skills came from his sales-elite father, because of his long-term travel in the Soviet Union and southern Europe, he also instilled some simple living language in Werther, which made the 17-year-old Werther have a strong interest in the official language of the Soviet Union in Adrian Middle School, and after being admitted to the Royal Military School of Danzig, he studied it more systematically, so the words of these five soldiers made him see the new warplane.
"What do you want to say?" Werther tried to make his tone as relaxed as possible.
"Sir, we don't want a war, this war was imposed on us by you Germans. We protest! One of the Soviet soldiers shouted.
"Well, corporal, first of all you should understand that this is Polish land, which you forcibly occupied, and you are the initiators of this war. Now that you have become prisoners of the Germans, you should submit to the control of the Germans, otherwise no one will dare to guarantee your safety. Witt was particularly amused, he really didn't know where the Soviet soldier got his confidence.
The soldier bowed his head and suddenly said with a sense of urgency: "Poland belongs to the category of the Third International, and we are obliged to defend Poland, but Germany is not." ”
"If you talk nonsense, I'll let you feed the fish, corporal. Look at our brothers, they could tear you to shreds at any moment. You have done all kinds of evil in this land, accumulated grudges and hatreds, and dared to say that you were defending the country for the Poles? But the Poles have been resisting, is this what you call the good Third International? Witt immediately scolded.
"There's nothing to say to them, Lieutenant. Done them a hundred! Seeing Werther lose his temper, Laurenz immediately rushed over.
Werther hurriedly stopped, and Schmidt and Schumacher also rushed over and pulled Laurenz away.
"I will give you two ways now, first, cooperate with us and tell us the truth about the deployment of the Soviet troops in the city. Second, you can choose silence and confrontation, and for the sake of peace of mind, we can only do it all. Werther said very seriously.
"The Germans can't do that, we've laid down our arms and we're no longer soldiers, honorable sir." Said another Soviet soldier.
"Okay, let's be honest with you, I left you because I thought you were still useful, and if you didn't want to cooperate, then I had to send you on my way." Werther slowly stood up and made a gesture that he was ready to do anything.
"Wait, sir. We are willing to cooperate, but how are you going to keep our lives safe? "The soldier was clearly tempted.
"Walk with us to the central square, clear all the hidden firepower points on the way, and then give you the money to go home, it's as simple as that." Witt said solemnly: "But you must not play tricks, otherwise, I will make you die an ugly death first." ”
"All right, sir. If you really mean what you say, we're ready to go now. However, I have to say that the city is very chaotic now, and the previous deployment may change, but we will find a way to persuade those brothers to give up resistance. "The Soviet soldiers seemed to be sure.
"Alright, let's get started now!" Werther jumped off the rock: "Schmidt, Huth, these people will be handed over to you, if they have any tricks, they will be shot at any time." Check your gear and let's go! ”
Several Soviet soldiers were in front, Schmidt and Hutt followed closely, and Witte led Schumacher, Hank, Conrad, and Lorenz to the rear as they continued their search.
At this time, the artillery fire in the city was still very fierce, and a large number of dive bombers appeared in the sky at the same time. Witte took out dry rations, including five Soviet soldiers, and gave one to each of them, and everyone advanced to the central square while eating.
Suddenly, the bomber flew over with a scream and dropped several bombs.
"Lie down!" Witt rushed forward, first protecting several Soviet soldiers.
There were several loud bangs, and the rubble on the ground flew everywhere, and several deep pits soon appeared on the ground. When everyone got up from the ground, they found Werther lying motionless on the ground.
"Lieutenant......" Schumacher rushed over, and Hank followed.
Witt gently raised his right hand and shook it, signaling that everyone should not worry, and then slowly got up. At this time, everyone realized that his shoulder was grazed by shrapnel.
"Damn, is the Air Force blind, dropping bombs on their own heads......" Schumacher looked confused. While bandaging Werther's wounds, he complained loudly.
"It's no wonder, because we were in front of a couple of Soviet soldiers, and our air force probably dropped bombs without looking closely." Witte smiled bitterly and said: "Maybe such a misunderstanding will happen again, we should move forward in concealment, and this situation must not happen again." ”
At this time, the five Soviet soldiers also felt very ashamed, after all, Witt was wounded for them. So, one by one, they stood silently in place, waiting for Werther to fall.
"Okay, it's not your fault, let's move on and try to settle the ......battle as soon as possible," Werther patted the dust off his body and instructed everyone to walk close to the wall to avoid being bombed again.