As time went on, the enemy's troops got closer and closer to the positions of our regiment, and I also saw the size of this force clearly, with three tanks in front, two dozen three-wheeled motorcycles in the middle, and two tanks at the end of the convoy. It is curious that the German units did not pose in offensive formations, but were just ordinary marching columns.

Seeing this, Lukin put down his binoculars and said to me: "Comrade regiment commander, it seems that these damned Germans should be passing by, they didn't find us, what should we do?" When he spoke, he kept his voice very low, as if he was afraid that the Germans on the other side would hear him, but in fact, from such a distance, even if he opened his voice and shouted, the Germans would not hear him at all.

After seeing the scale of the enemy's team, I was immediately relieved, the enemy sat three people on a motorcycle, and there were only about 70 people in the full battle. The only headache is that they have five tanks, and it will not be easy to destroy them all in a short time.

I looked at the moving German troops and instructed Lukin: "Comrade Captain, call the three company commanders of the first line of defense, tell them to prepare for the Molotov cocktails of the tanks, put the enemy closer and fight again, and strive to annihilate this group of enemies in the shortest possible time." Once the enemy was eliminated, they were asked to lay anti-tank mines in front of the position to prevent the German infantry from attacking again under the cover of tanks. ”

Small units of the enemy did not drive directly to the positions of our troops, but passed fifty meters in front of them. Twenty or so motorcycles lined up in two columns like a military parade, driving unhurriedly past the front line, like a living target.

See such a good fighter. I just wanted Lukin to order forward fire. That's when it happened. Several machine guns on the positions of our troops suddenly opened fire. Shoot at motorcyclists who have completely forgotten their guard. I could clearly see the motorcyclists falling out of their seats, and the motorcycles that had lost their drivers crashed into each other. Some of the soldiers sitting in the back seat and in the sidecar were directly killed by indiscriminate shooting; Some of them were turned out of the sidecar by great inertia and fell heavily on the dirt floor. The surviving soldiers, immediately lying on the spot, or hiding behind motorcycles, fired back at our positions.

As soon as the gunshots rang out, the five tanks in front of and behind the motorcycle queue quickly noticed something unusual. Hurriedly stopped, turned the turret and fired at our positions. As the tank shells fell, the mud pillars in front and behind the trenches were blasted into the sky. I pouted disapplausively, saying in my heart that with just these tanks, there is no way to take the position of our army, and besides, I have already evacuated and concealed the main forces on the position, even if you run out of shells, you will not cause us many casualties.

Just as I was complacent, there was a violent explosion in the middle of the position. Immediately thick black smoke rose from the trench, and several soldiers covered in fire crawled out of the trench. Running around, a few were quickly swept over by the blast of the cannonballs, and the rest didn't go far before they fell to the ground, and then the fire on their bodies burned, but they never got up.

"What's going on?" I couldn't help but shout out loud.

"It's a Molotov cocktail. Comrade regiment commander, it was the Molotov cocktails stacked in the trenches that were hit by enemy shells. That lot was defended by a second company. As soon as Lukin finished explaining to me, he grabbed the phone, shook the front line, and shouted, "Hey! Feed! Feed! I'm Captain Lukin, and I'm going to be a company commander. A company commander? You immediately organize the fighters in the company to attack and use Molotov cocktails to kill the three tanks on the left. ”

"And the two on the right." I quickly reminded him.

Lu Jin shook the phone of the third company again with a stern expression, and decisively ordered: "The commander of the third company?" I am Captain Lukin, and I order you, don't nest in your position any longer, and immediately send out your fighters to take out the two German tanks in front of your position. ”

When Lukin finished making the call, I said to him with some concern: "Comrade Captain, there was an explosion in the defense area of the Second Company just now, and I don't know what their casualties were, so please call and ask the commander of the Second Company." ”

Lu Jin nodded, dialed the phone of the second company, and asked in a friendly tone, "Is the second company commander?" I'm Captain Lukin. What happened to the explosion just now? ”

The anxious voice of the commander of the second company came from the microphone: "Report to Comrade Captain, the Molotov cocktails that we stacked in the trenches were hit by enemy shells, which caused explosions and fires, and two squads of fighters were killed or wounded. At the moment we don't have many people left, and the German infantry on the opposite side has not been completely wiped out, do you think the troops of the hidden division will be transferred out? ”

Lukin did not answer his question immediately, but turned to look at me, and said without hesitation: "The trenches are too narrow, and if too many troops are crowded together, the enemy's artillery fire will cause us heavy casualties, so it will be enough for him to transfer another platoon to the position." ”

Lukin immediately repeated my order: "The regiment commander said, don't put too many troops in the trenches, you can transfer another platoon from the shelter department into the position." ”

As soon as they were connected to the order, they immediately went into active action, and two fighters climbed out of the trenches, holding a Molotov cocktail in one hand, bent over and quickly ran towards the enemy tank. Their movements were soon discovered by enemy tanks, one of which turned its gun and opened fire on two fighters. A tank shell smashed impartially in the middle of them, and after a loud bang, the two living fighters were blown apart, and the broken Molotov cocktails fell to the ground, and immediately burst into flames.

Seeing the failure of the first attack, two more fighters climbed out of the trench and, bent over, continued to rush towards the enemy tank. A German, hiding behind a motorcycle, carried a submachine gun and fired at two fighters from the side, and one soldier was caught off guard, hit by an enemy bullet, spun around in place, and fell to the ground. Another soldier, as soon as he rushed to the burning area, another shell landed near him and exploded, shrapnel flew and dirt flew, his body suddenly stopped, weakly let go of the Molotov cocktail in his hand, covered his back with his backhand, and fell straight down.

When I saw this scene, I was really anxious, the position was fifty or sixty meters away from the enemy's tanks, and the Molotov cocktails could not be thrown that far, and there were no anti-tank guns, so I could only send people to rush over and blow them up. However, according to this method of fighting, even if all the enemy's tanks were blown up, it is estimated that the commanders and fighters on the position would almost die.

That's what I thought, and so did Lukin next to me. However, after the soldiers of the third and fourth groups who went to bomb tanks died one after another, he couldn't help but remind me loudly beside me: "Comrade regiment commander, you can't fight like this again, and if you continue to fight like this, all the people on our position will die." By the time the enemy's large forces attacked, there would be no living people on the position, how could this battle be fought, how could it be fought? (To be continued......)