German-Russian border, March 1966.

After the outbreak of the Ukrainian uprising, the Germans reacted quickly, pushing desperately into Russian territory from the previously captured Robinstert to cooperate with the Ukrainian uprising.

This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity that the Germans will not pass up easily, even if it snows heavily in damned Russia in March.

No matter what, no amount of bad weather or cold could stop the German army's advance. No one misses the chance of turning the tide of battle.

And this must rely on the tenacious and courageous spirit of the German soldiers......

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"Are you sure it's here?"

"Sure!" Simon looked cautiously at Zorn. Takot, handing over the binoculars: "Take a good look, the Russians haven't surrounded this place yet, let's go first." ”

Bringing the telescope closer to his eyes, Tackett felt its coldness, as if he were holding a piece of ice, even through his gloves...... Simon, are you dead? How did it get cold like this? Tarcot looked at him with a telescope.

We met many years ago, Simon was a child of the neighborhood, a few years younger than Tacot, but in those days the children didn't have any toys, and the children who were a few years old played together—throwing mud and stones at each other every day.

"Zorn!" Simon slapped Tacket's boots: "Give me your jug, I'm freezing." Can't open. Tarcot put down his binoculars and handed the water bottle to his waist, glancing at the dozens of brothers behind him who were lying in ambush in the snow with them. I remember when I joined the army. Simon's mother specially called Tacket aside: "Zorn, promise me to take care of 'your brother' ...... more." That's what she said at the time, and she also kissed Tacot on the cheek: "God bless you. ”

Tarcot looked at every familiar face behind him, some of whom had fought alongside him to the present. "Zorn! What do you see? Let's attack! The faces spoke to Docket, their eyes conveying this clear message to Askot. Simon's mother asked Takett to "take care of his children more", and the aunt may not know what this "more care" means on the battlefield...... Thacot also had a mother. He also wanted to come home alive.

"Zorn!" Simon took Tacotra away from his thoughts: "Assault, or the brothers will freeze to death here!" ”

Tacot took a second glance at the calm wooden house, pine forest, 200 meters away. and frozen lakes. "Brothers, prepare!" A dozen warriors who had been trembling all the time crawled up from behind and approached Thacot's side, waiting for his arrangement. "Hansen. Take Joe and Locke behind the pile of snow on the left and wait for my order to charge. Otto. Don't scratch your feet, take three people and carry a bag of explosives to the ditch on the right. Simon, the five brothers with the Brandenburg commandos followed me, and we walked frontally. Everyone throws away their loads and supplies and runs fast - those who want to eat meat, who want to smoke, run with their mouths in their mouths! "Say it. Takot turned around and patted Simon's steel helmet, "You kid aren't allowed to run in front of me!" ”

"Now on, 60 seconds to prepare for the attack. Wait for my signal. Go ahead! "The soldiers began to move in both directions.

"My bullets won't let you." Simon sneered and poked Tarcot with the butt of his rifle. It was so cold that everything froze, and Thacot couldn't even feel his legs.

The skies are overcast, and worse snow could fall at any moment.

"Now......" Askot looked to the left and right, and Hansen and Otto told Packett with their eyes that they were ready: "...... Charge! ”

Tacot got up from the ground and started running, the snow around him kicked away like ripples in the water. Behind him, Simon and several Brandenburg Commando fighters almost ran in front of Takot - even if they were only temporary, and the incredible physical strength and will of these elite German commandos always surprised Takot.

Hot air erupted from his mouth, and the morning mist clouded Thacott's vision, but he still caught a glimpse of the two groups of brothers on the left and right kicking away the snow like them, running as fast as they could to the finish line at the 200-meter mark.

The cabins and pine forests are still surprisingly quiet. For a moment, Thacot felt that his previous worries were unnecessary. He ran with his own people, towards a passage to freedom...... Or a trap that leads to death. Takot gasped and was paranoid in the hope that there would be an old hunter in a raccoon dog, or a woodcutter slouching out of the hut, too frightened by their attack...... That would make all of Thacot's concerns unnecessary.

When they advanced to 50 meters, something did come out of the wooden house - not woodcutters, but Russian bullets.

A macqin cried out from the darkness of the cabin and lit up a corner of the trap.

"Get down! Get down! Loudett shouted desperately, rolling forward, plunging his body into the snow in front of him. Takot heard the people behind him do the same, but he couldn't see anything, and the snow stung his face.

Takot immediately reached for the grenade on his waist while sticking his head out of the snow. Maxim did not focus on firing at the Germans, it turned out that Otto's group attracted their fire. This brief negligence of the Russian army was their only chance, and Thaket turned around, and before he could give his order, the soldiers of the commando team behind him had already set up their light machine guns.

"Simon! Smoke grenades! Fast! At this time, only smoke bombs can cut off Maxim's sight, and they can have a chance to fight back.

"That's it!"

"Throw!" Thacot shouted, pulled the strings, and threw a cylindrical smoke grenade into the snow 30 meters away.

"Ahh Simon shouted angrily, and Thacot turned around to find the smoke bomb still in his hand: "The lid is frozen and can't be opened!" ”

"Get out of the way! Get out of the way! The machine gunners of the commando shouted from behind. Takot quickly rolled over to dodge, and the MG62 behind him grazed Takot's body. Tongues of fire erupt without saying anything.

The bullets from the machine guns drew a straight line in the snow and poured straight into the windows of the cabins.

Thacot's smoke grenades didn't work, and the snow around them was too thick. The snow was probably covered by the smoke bomb, and the smoke did not disperse.

"Zorn! Look in the woods! Simon climbed up to Tarcot and pointed to the pine forest behind the cabin. A group of white soldiers gradually left the shadows of the pine trees and began to join the battle.

"Let's withdraw! Let's withdraw! Thacot shouted, "This place is surrounded by enemies!" It's a trap – a trap! ”

"Can't be withdrawn!" Simon grabbed Tacot and shouted as he grabbed Tacot amid machine-gun fire. Tacot looked at him in astonishment, wondering if the boy he had known so well had been tainted with too much fanaticism.

"If we don't leave, we'll all have to die here!" Tacot pulled a grenade from his waist and retorted.

"The encirclement will get tighter and tighter - now it's withdrawn. We'll never have a chance again! Not anymore! ”

"You want to get out alive—don't you?" The sound of the machine gun made it so hard for Thacot to hear what he was shouting, and he pulled the grenade and threw it at the cabin.

"I don't want to die in this hell place - you don't want to die in this hell place either!" Simon pulls Tacot. shouted in his ear.

For a split second, Thacot saw fear in the depths of his eyes. He looked at him in surprise: "Do you want to escape?" ”

"Let's do it together!" A flash of enthusiasm flashed across Simon's face, as if all hope was in it: "Let's get out of the woods—right now!" ”

There was still a frenzied firing and shouting all around. Distance. On the left, Hansen's three men charged the pine forest. Three men were armed with submachine guns and grenades. Trying to rush towards a small dirt bag not far from the pine forest, where they might be able to hold back the Russians...... But they ran only a few steps before being shot by the Russians. Before Hansen's grenade could even be thrown, he toppled into the snow, and the grenade then exploded, splashing the snow and tearing Hassen's body to shreds.

Takot looked to the right, where Otto and his three brothers had become frozen corpses in the snow.

The soldiers of the commando team behind them continued to fight around their machine guns. I don't know if what sustains them is the desire for death or the hope of life.

Simon's gun didn't stop for a moment, and he calmly pulled the bolt. Pull the trigger and aim. Reload. Leaning on a snowy queen in front of him, the lean young man shot at the Russian troops in the pine forest like a machine...... To Thacott's surprise, we gradually gained the upper hand in this raid, and the Russians did not seem to have an absolute numerical advantage. When Thacot switched to a fourth magazine, the Russian offensive collapsed, and the survivors retreated back into the woods behind.

"Transfer—right." Takot ordered the Brandenburg Commandos behind him, and affirmed their bravery with his eyes. The latter did not say anything, panted slightly tiredly, and began to put away the mount of the MG62, and the barrel emitted strong gray smoke due to overheating.

The ground trembled faintly, like a prelude to an earthquake.

"How is it on the right side?" Simon seems to have a better idea: "We should go to the cabin and fight them in the woods!" ”

"The ground is shaking, little one." When Thacott said that, he told him again: the tanks are coming.

Thacott snatched some ammo and grenades from a fallen commando brother behind him, and even a small cake...... Then catching up with a few people, we bent our waists and moved in the snow towards the place where a few fighters of Otto on the right flank had just died.

It was quiet, and several corpses immediately turned the color of snow, as if nothing had happened.

After a series of difficult transfers, they arrived. The Russians' marksmanship was not very good, and several cold shots did not hit them. The place where Otto and the others died was a shallow depression, and Takot quickly ordered the commando soldiers to build up the corpses of several people, make improvised bunkers, and mount machine guns behind.

Otto is a veteran who cherishes his body. Whether in the rear or at the front, the elder Otto worked his muscles every night. The old guy has repeatedly claimed that he is undoubtedly the most fit man in the division. Reflecting on these interesting details, Thacot and the commandos lifted his body. Otto's body was torn apart by Makqin, and he was almost inhuman. He still clutched a grenade in his hand that didn't go out.

Thacot snatched the grenade and pinned it into his waist.

There seems to be a rare gap in the fighting. Neither side had the manpower to organize any offensive.

Takot took out his cigarette and comforted the Brandenburg Commandos before heading to the other side of the depression. "We can get out!" Tacket climbed up to Simon's side. Whispered to him. Simon was reloading his rifle, he didn't look up, but the corners of his mouth grinned: "We're going to get out of the way - as long as we don't die in the hands of this tank for a while!" ”

As soon as he said that, Tacot's smile vanished...... Beneath Otto's corpse was the unlit bag of explosives, their only hope against the tanks.

"What day is it, little one?" "Little one: that's the nickname Tacot has given him since he was a child.

The ground kept shaking, as if it was slowly approaching. Russian troops in the woods are waiting for the support of their tanks.

"Number 8." He glanced at his watch, but didn't seem to notice what Thacot was calling him.

"Number 11. Simon – If Tarcot remembers correctly, March 11th is your birthday, right? "In this calm break in the battle. Tacot took out his cigarette case, pulled out one and stuffed it into his old friend's mouth, and lit the fire.

Simon smiled wearily and squinted at Tacot, "Huh...... So many years. You remember. He held the cigarette between his two fingers. Take it out and spit out the ash smoke.

Takot noticed that his fingers were shaking.

"Where were you on March 11th of the year before last, little one?"

"On the 11th of 364, have you forgotten, Zorn, we were training at the Hausen Barracks at that time, and your physical training was not up to par...... Aha! ”

"Passed!" Thacot angrily retorted, "I just didn't get into the excellent standard – the normal person is me!" You're the one who's not normal! ”

Simon laughed, "Am I not normal...... yes, so I was drafted into the SS. And you don't. "Indeed, 64 years later. Thacot was assigned to the Wehrmacht Infantry Division, and Simon was selected for the SS's most elite division, the "Skeleton" Division.

"Did you come home and see it?" Tacket thought of Simon's mother.

"No, I never went home." He looked up at the horizon and snorted wistfully.

"And then, where were you in '65?"

"65 years...... I want to think about it...... Berlin, I was in Berlin at the time. ”

"Didn't you find a girl?" Thacot grinned evilly at him and took a drag on his cigarette.

"Alas...... Don't mention it. You Wehrmacht can go out and look for girls at will, and our Party Guards won't let you do anything...... Ji strict law...... Oh, for God's sake...... Don't mention it, Zorn. Simon lowered his head and began to smoke intently.

They had only met by chance with their friends a few weeks earlier, and they had only met when many of the troops had been mixed together. Until then, they had not heard from each other, and it seems that the experiences of the years had changed Simon, the brave and straightforward child in Tacett's memory.

They were silent for a while: "Then where do you think you will be on March 11, 66, your 23rd birthday, ha?" Takot pretended to be innocent and elbowed him, quipping.

"Hehe......" Simon smiled gloomily, looking very tired, "If we can't move on in two days...... That's probably Tacot's last birthday. "Him

He stared at Tarcot with a sneer, took the last puff of his cigarette, and then impatiently threw away the cigarette butt: "But...... Who the cares...... My birthday? Who do you think I am...... Monarch? Hehe...... No, no, no! Simon shook his head, snatched the cigarette from Tacot's mouth, and shoved it into his mouth.

Simon looked distressed, and Tacett knew it, but Thaket couldn't speak.

"Little one," Thacot patted him on the shoulder like a big brother, "I'm going to keep you alive anyway." ”

Simon looked at Docket with a sneer, and he almost laughed, but Packett knew that it wasn't sarcasm: "Really? ”

"Hey...... It's true. Takett said earnestly, patting himself on the chest, but laughed as well.

Thacot was laughing at himself, what a ridiculous promise!

Russian tanks appeared on the frozen lake ice to the right of the cabin, and the Russian troops in the pine forest resumed their offensive with the support of tanks. Several commandos braved tank fire, but the situation was not what they expected...... There were two enemy tanks.

And they only have one explosives package.

It's dead.

"Simon! Stay back! Don't here! Takot snatched the explosives bag from Simon's hand: "Stay there!" Don't move! Simon was wounded, and a bullet got into his thigh. The blood flowed out, but it instantly froze on the wound.

The shouts of the "little ones" were inaudible to Takot, the firing of machine guns was inaudible to Takot, and the cries of the Russians charging were inaudible...... Takot's mind only had two Russian tanks in front of him!

Knock them out, and ahead is the road to victory! If you can't get rid of them, everyone will have to die in this hellish place!

"Withdraw! Leave us alone! We're moving forward! Withdraw—just report that we are dead!" Fast! Takot turned back and shouted at several of the Brandenburg Commandos, but they didn't seem to hear Takot.

Underneath was ice covered with snow, and in front of them were two Russian tanks that hadn't noticed Takot. Such light tanks are lethal to the infantry.

Already close enough to one of the tanks, Tacot spotted the Germans and fired a volley of machine-gun bullets at Takot. Thacot rolled and barely dodged, the ice was so thick that no bullets had pierced it. But Takot couldn't care about that much anymore - he immediately pulled a lighter out of his pocket and finally lit the explosives pack.

No more hesitation, win or die! Tarcot screamed frantically, and then he jumped to his feet and threw out the explosive pack.

"Boom! Collapse! "The heavy ice was blown open, and the first Russian tank was still firing, but it also sank little by little with the broken ice.

It never stopped fighting, and finally disappeared into the lake like a battleship! (To be continued......)