The only thing that relieved him was that the battalion commander, Berzaiv, had contacted him later on a field phone and told him: "The battalion headquarters will provide artillery support as much as possible." ”

Of course, this is also a premise, that is, Silker can accurately guide the mortar to fire, otherwise, he still has only one possibility of being crushed by the Germans.

At that time, Shine calmly lit the cigar and took a puff, which was probably the last puff for him. Ten minutes later, about 180 German infantrymen, under the cover of six No. 4 F2 tanks, slowly appeared opposite the position of the Release.

The pressure of the coming rain fell on the shoulders of Shi Nengzhi, but he did not flinch or be afraid, but calmly operated the walkie-talkie to contact the battalion headquarters. At this time, a nervous lieutenant at the battalion headquarters was in charge of contacting Shi Nengzhi, and the stammering man asked, "How far are the German devils?" ”

Shi Neng replied calmly, "Don't worry, keep talking, in two minutes, I can let you talk to these dog mongrels!" ”

Shi Neng is not joking, but it is indeed so close, under the cover of the fire of six tanks, the German infantry is advancing rapidly, at this moment of the call, the nearest German devil is only 50 meters away from Shi Neng!

At that moment, there was only one person in the open position, and he picked up his AS-30 automatic rifle, and while pouring bullets at the charging German devils, he shouted into the walkie-talkie: "Fire at me!" Shoot at me! ”

After the piercing whistling, the rain of bullets fell on the front of the Red Army position, and the fierce artillery bombardment blew up the charging German devils to the point of crying wolf. The shelling lasted about 3 minutes. When the release of the sun looked around his position again. It was gratifying to see that not a single German devil could rush in.

But the danger doesn't end there. Although the short artillery bombardment repelled the German infantry, the threat of the German tanks was still great, and the six No. 4 tanks lined up in a line, and after a puff of black smoke from the engine, slowly drove towards the position of the Relief Tank.

Mortars can repel German infantry, but they don't have much effect on German tanks, and the headache is the lack of anti-armor weapons, does he think he can take the enemy with his bare hands?

Relief is not so stupid. The last time it was successful, mainly because the T-54 attracted the attention of the German tankers, it was only because he ignored this little ant. And this time, there was nothing to help him distract from the German tanks.

Just as Leneng was considering whether to call on the artillerymen to fire again and try his luck, a strange phenomenon caught his attention, the enemy tank appeared so cautious, and immediately applied the brakes again after reaching a certain distance.

"What are they afraid of?"

This question bothered Luneng because there was really nothing to fear from his position, no anti-tank guns, no rocket launchers, no ammunition, and even anti-tank grenades were used up. What's so scary about that?

However, it soon dawned on Shi Nengzhi, and he found the reason: the Germans did not know about his predicament. They went into battle with a standard offensive cover stance.

This gave him the opportunity to continue directing the artillerymen to continue firing, while carefully dodging the accurate sniper fire of the enemy tanks. The battle was fierce, and under the precise guidance of the Shiners, the artillery was accurate, and it was difficult for the German infantry to get close to his position, and the German tankmen were also cautious, still did not "recklessly" enter the positions of the Red Army, and still remained outside the maximum range of the bazooka to provide fire support.

It's just that their fire support is still very fierce and accurate, even if the release keeps changing positions, but once he fires, he will soon receive greetings from German shells, and for a while, the German tanks almost chased his ass and bombarded him.

And the bad luck didn't stop there, under the German shelling, the AS-30 automatic rifle of Luneng was hit by a piece of shrapnel and died a glorious death. At this point, his remaining weapon was a pistol, and the pistol was undoubtedly useless.

You must know that although the artillery bombardment can suppress the German infantry, but taking advantage of the interval of the shelling, there are still small groups of German troops infiltrating in.

Shi Neng was a little anxious, his eyes kept searching for weapons on the position, but unfortunately, none of the guys who could use it were taken away when the comrades in the company retreated just now. Just when Silken was at a loss, the Germans began to infiltrate small groups again.

"Your grandma, this is going to kill Lao Tzu!"

Shi Neng scolded angrily, gritted his teeth and stomped his feet and ran towards a destroyed T-34 not far away. This is a rare T-34-57 (with a 57mm tank gun and a commander-operated anti-aircraft machine gun at the request of an immortal), which had been besieged by three No. 4 tanks in previous battles, with the turret and engine compartment penetrated. At this time, the rear half of the rear of the car was surrounded by flames.

Releases cautiously climbed aboard the burning T-34, as he found that the only weapon he could find on the battlefield was the 12.7mm anti-aircraft machine gun in the turret. However, the risks involved in doing so are considerable.

Why? Because this is a burning tank after all, the ammunition can be ignited by the flames at any time, and the explosion will be unavoidable, and fighting on such a tank is equivalent to sitting on a gas tank with the valve open and smoking. However, there was no better option for Shi Nengzhi at that time, and if he wanted to repel the enemy, he had to play with his life!

Without hesitation, he slipped into the tank and fired his anti-aircraft machine gun at the approaching Germans. And the German soldiers didn't expect anyone to be so crazy at all, and they were unprepared to be knocked down one by one by Shi Neng and couldn't figure out where this fierce side-fire came from until they died.

After a fierce battle, the Germans were again repulsed. At this time, Shi Neng Zhi breathed a sigh of relief. However, he was only relieved, because the Germans did not give up, and the next wave of attacks was only a matter of time.

Shakkang holds on to this precious time. The anti-aircraft machine gun was given a box of ammunition. And briefly checked the situation in the car. The bad news is that the fire is not small. In the words of Shakne, "The flames can burn the soles of my shoes!" "The good news is that because of the flames, Shi Nengzhi's feet, which had been frozen almost numb for a long time, began to warm up.

The Germans were somewhat depressed, originally they thought that the seizure of the positions of the Red Army under the cover of tanks would be a piece of cake. But judging from the previous battles, the enemy was quite tenacious, and the firepower was fierce and accurate, constantly driving their infantry back, and without the cooperation of the infantry, the tankmen would not dare to venture deep into the enemy positions, who knows how many bazookas and recoilless guns were hidden in the trenches opposite?

"Priority must be given to dealing with the enemy's artillery observers, such a fierce and accurate shelling is absolutely impossible without the guidance of the observers!" The German commander swore by it.

And his so-called solution is simple. Intensify the fire strike, let six No. 4 tanks plow the enemy's positions with their main guns: "Focus on the enemy positions on the edge of the forest, where the observers are likely to hide!" ”

A few minutes later, the reassigned Germans went into action, and six No. 4 tanks bombarded the opposite forest with grenades, and the heavy shelling caused a small fire. And the German infantry was not idle, using the MG-34 to constantly sweep all suspicious targets.

Interestingly, however, neither the German tanks nor the infantry ever regarded the T-34-57 in which the Silkonia was located as a suspicious target. They didn't even take a second look at the ** of this burning and smoking tank.

Sometimes it's hard to admit that the most dangerous places are often the safest places. It was because of the smoke coming out of the tank where the Silkonia was located. Coupled with the sound of shells and machine-gun fire exploding everywhere on the battlefield, the Germans never discovered his location.

Later, Shi Neng himself said: "The explosion of large-caliber shells of the German army. The sound of our mortars and the constant sound of machine-gun fire on the battlefield were so mixed that the Germans probably couldn't even hear me firing, let alone figure out where I was. ”

However, as the so-called blessing and misfortune depended, the smoke and flames provided cover for the release of the energy, but it also inevitably affected his vision, which made a part of the German army successfully detour back to the right side of the release of the energy, and the nearest distance from the release of the energy was no more than 20 meters!

But he was lucky, because the poor Germans still didn't notice his presence, and the Germans were crowded in several craters, some whispering something and others looking around. And just when the Luneng Holder discovered this group of uninvited guests, a German corporal finally found the Relief Holder with half of his body exposed on the turret!

The German corporal quickly raised his gun and tried to loudly warn his comrades, but at the same time, the Japanese quickly swirled the anti-aircraft machine gun and aimed the muzzle of the black hole at the enemy.

Sudden Sudden Rush!

Tongues of fire came out of the barrel of the gun, and the German corporal and the Releaser opened fire almost simultaneously, the difference was that the bullet fired by the corporal hit the turret, while the bullet fired by the Releaser pinned the corporal and his comrades to the battlefield forever. The 12.7mm anti-aircraft machine gun even broke part of the German army in two!

Shi Neng sighed, it was too thrilling just now, it was just a little bit worse, he was the one who died, and he really wanted to have a cigar to slow down at this time. It's a pity that the Germans didn't give Funeng a chance to smoke, they swept the battlefield with more intense firepower, and shells and machine gun bullets kept flying across the battlefield!

Suddenly, two 75-mm shells hit the tank in which the release was located. The violent explosion shook the release of energy up and down, and it was almost thrown out of the turret. However, he was still very lucky, it was only a grenade that hit the hull, although the armor of the T-34 was somewhat deformed, but most of the lethality was absorbed, and the release was only caught off guard by a bag on the forehead.

This also means that the battle will continue, and the only thing that will allow the release to stop killing is when it reloads and points to the target with the walkie-talkie. He later recalled: "The violent shaking almost made me delirious, the fire made me drowsy, it was so warm, I really wanted to sleep with him!" ”

The fierce battle continued until noon, and after the cumulus clouds in the sky receded, the Il-2, the favorite of the Red Army soldiers, finally arrived on the battlefield. At this time, this battlefield was already like a hot pot boiling in a pot, and Shi Neng Zhi, who had been fighting alone for nearly an hour, could still hear the sound of the plane, and immediately judged that it was his own person. He immediately used a walkie-talkie to direct the artillery to fire red smoke grenades to indicate targets for the Il-2.

In an instant. Several puffs of red smoke rose from the vicinity of the German tanks. The pilots immediately began to dive and strafe the bombs. Soon two No. 4 tanks were hit, and thick black smoke came out.

Do not think that this is a victory, because the German offensive under Hitler's pressure and Manstein's urging was quite tenacious. Even though they were hindered (in fact, their opponent was only one person), but they still fought for their lives.

After towing away the damaged tanks, the Germans regrouped their attack formations and launched an even more ferocious third wave. At this point, the Germans seemed to have discovered the presence of the Release, and the machine gun bullets made the T-34-57 clang. From time to time, shells exploded around him, and at one point he was relieved to retreat into the turret to dodge.

But in such a dangerous situation, Shi Neng did not give in, let alone give up, and once again shouted through the walkie-talkie: "Target, the area where I am sitting, gather fire and shoot!" After the war, when a reporter asked him why he was so brave at that time, Shi Neng replied humorously: "I think if the Germans are lucky enough to dodge those deadly shells, then I can too, because I am so close to them!" ”

The Relief Left the Germans with nothing but merciless killing. It's a deep depression. After being ravaged by one accurate and ferocious barrage after another, the Germans finally came to their senses. There must have been Red Army artillery observers and a number of very concealed machine-gun side-firing positions in the vicinity, but they were unable to locate these "invisible men". In desperation, the German commander ordered his men to outflank and prepare to bypass the elusive Red Army position.

But what's more funny is that the detour point chosen by the German commander was on the right side of the position of the Release, and you can imagine how happy he would be when more than a hundred German soldiers buried their heads and cautiously crawled forward under the nose of the Release.

What followed was a total slaughter, with the release using all the bullets in the ammo box, killing more than fifty enemies, while the remaining ones fled in a swarm. The infantry artillery was on the way, and the No. 4 tank did not dare to stay on this terrible battlefield, and soon the driver waited for a sharp kick of the accelerator, and the girl also ran away.

The enemy retreated, and Lunengzhi could finally breathe a sigh of relief, by which time he was already sweating profusely, half from the scorching fire, and the other half from the fierce battle in a short period of time. It took all his strength to climb out of the T-34-57, and by this time the tank was almost completely enveloped in flames.

With difficulty on his feet, he staggered back, recalling, "I was so tired, so tired. So much so that I don't even have the strength to be happy. I turned around and walked with difficulty in the direction of the German retreat, not thinking at all about whether I would be discovered by the enemy. ”

Less than a hundred meters away, he heard the loud explosion of ammunition in the T-34-57 he had just hidden, and he saw that the turret was lifted into the air and fell to the ground.

Shi Neng had to lament that his luck was so good, if he had evacuated the tank a few minutes later, he would have disappeared forever along with the gunners and loaders who had died in the T-34-57.

When Shi Nengzhi staggered to his company, his comrades couldn't help but cheer. At that time, his face was pale, his body was full of smoke, and there were drops of blood on his sleeves.

At that moment all the fighters were shouting for him: "Hygienist! Hygienist! ”

After a careful examination, the hygienist gave all the soldiers a stunned result: "It's okay, it's the old wound of the company commander last month, it's just that the wound is torn!" ”

Indeed, Shi Nengzhi was surprisingly lucky, his uniform was pierced by bullets five or six holes, but not a single bullet scratched even a single bit of his skin. But this is not the most surprising, the most shocking thing is the damage he inflicted on the German army.

According to post-war statistics, in this battle, Shine killed 75 German devils with his own hands, and led the artillery and air force to kill and wound more than 50 other devils and two No. 4 tanks, almost single-handedly holding the position.

Zhukov's heroic deeds soon alarmed Zhukov, and the commander of the short-tempered group army was stunned by the brilliant achievements of Shi Nengzhi, and was silent for about a minute before he let out a burst of cheers: "Fuck you, that's what Lao Tzu wants!" Give someone a pat on the back! Awards! ”

Zhukov personally applied for the Order of Lenin and the title of Hero of the Soviet Union for Shan Nengzhi, in which he wrote: "In the two-hour battle, Comrade Shi Neng Zhi single-handedly blocked six enemy tanks and a reinforced company, kept the vital flank positions of our army, and blocked the enemy's attempt to cut off our army in a roundabout way. In this battle, the enemy exhausted all weapons but could not destroy Comrade Shanengzhi, and his accurate artillery instructions killed many enemies, and even killed 75 German devils with his own hands! With the indomitable courage of his comrades and his determination to hold his ground, he saved his company and saved the Fifth Army! ”

And the Central Committee of the CPSU did not disappoint the hero, and awarded him the Order of Lenin at the first time, and then again half a year later awarded him the title of Hero of the Soviet Union, the Order of the Golden Star. Inadvertently, Shi Neng also made history, he became the first Chinese to receive the title of Hero of the Soviet Union, and what is more remarkable is that this will not be his last meritorious service, on the day of victory in this long war, he actually pinned three shining gold stars on his left chest! (To be continued......)

PS: Bow and thank you to the Xuanyuan Extreme Saint Emperor, SC-VX and Comrade Juventus!