Chapter 4 Victory in the first battle
The German army that rushed to the town of Himki were affiliated with the reconnaissance battalion of the 258th Infantry Division, and were all veterans with rich combat experience. Without any precautions, they were hit by unexpected blows, and five or six soldiers were killed on the spot. After a brief panic, the remaining soldiers returned to normal, and several machine guns shot at the Soviet positions to suppress the opponent's firepower. At the same time, the soldiers holding submachine guns stood up and used the cover of the snow piles beside the road to approach the Soviet positions carefully and decisively.
The bullets flying wildly made the mud and snow splash at the edge of the trench. Lin Hua held the rifle and curled up in the trench. Listening to the sound of bullets flying over his head, his whole body shook like a sieve. Fortunately, the soldiers were unable to take care of themselves at this moment, and no one noticed his embarrassment.
When Lin Hua shot and killed a German soldier, he thought that the war was just like this, but he didn't expect that after the gun, he would make no achievements. On the contrary, the German soldier's firepower was so fierce. Three or four machine guns and more than a dozen submachine guns fired at the same time, which made the soldiers in the trench not dare to appear at all. As soon as the famous soldier emerged, he was shot several times in the head. Without even shouting, he fell into the trench on his back.
Lin Hua looked up at the window on the second floor. He hoped that the machine guns of the Sidolin brothers could suppress the German firepower. But he knew in his heart that this was just a delusion. From the beginning of the German counterattack, a machine gun specifically suppressed the Sidolin brothers, making it impossible for them to shoot at the window.
A German soldier rushed to a place only twenty meters away from the trench, hid behind the snow pile, threw out a grenade, trying to kill all the Soviet troops in the trench. However, because he used too much force, the grenade flew through the trench and fell on the open space behind the trench and exploded. The air waves raised the soil on the ground high and spread it into the trench one after another.
The slightly hot soil fell on Lin Hua, making him think hard about his situation. Hiding in the trenches was just a temporary solution. Once the Germans rushed up, he would not be shot to death by random shots, and he would be killed by grenades. Instead of sitting there waiting to die, it would be better to give it a try.
Selyosha next to Lin Hua was a veteran with rich combat experience. He judged the location of the German army based on his feelings and listening to the sound of the bullets passing by around him. As soon as the bullets were pinched, he leaned up slightly and raised his hand and shot him. Regardless of whether he hit or not, he immediately retracted and lay down.
Seeing that Xie Liaosha was very organized, Lin Hua leaned out as if he was following the action and pulled the trigger towards the figure shaking in front of the trench. After firing a shot, he didn't even bother to see if he hit it. He quickly retracted his body, squatted in the trench and pulled the bolt, pushed out the shell, took two more breaths, and leaned over and shot him.
A German soldier who had just rushed out of the snow pile was hit by the bullet shot by Lin Hua. He staggered suddenly as if he had tripped by something, paused in place for a moment, and then fell down softly.
Another German soldier saw his companion fall into a pool of blood, and quickly took out a grenade and specifically blew up the Soviet army in the trenches to death. Unexpectedly, just as he pulled the string, before he could throw it out, Christopher leaned out and shot a shot with the submachine gun in his hand. The German soldier covered his chest and fell down with pain on his face. The grenade landed at his feet, exploded with a bang, blowing him up, and flew his flesh and blood.
Although the German army had an advantage in terms of numbers and weapons, it was not easy to quickly occupy the position in the face of the difficult Soviet army in front of us. Seeing this, the German commander was particularly anxious. He originally wanted to rush into the town of Shimki while the Soviet army was not prepared, but unexpectedly, a Soviet army was ambushed on their must-pass road. If the battle took too long, it would not be so easy for them to escape when the Soviet reinforcements arrived.
Although the Germans could not advance, Lin Hua and the others fought extremely hard. The Sidolin brothers on the second floor had already died, and only the seven people in the trenches were Lin Hua, Seryosha and Christopher. The difficulty of blocking more than a dozen enemies armed to the teeth with two rifles and a submachine gun is conceivable.
After shooting out the trench, Selyosha squatted down to load the bullets, he said to Lin Hua anxiously: "Misha, we only have three people, but there are more than a dozen Germans, so it is impossible to block them. Look, should we retreat?"
"Can't retreat!" Lin Hua unambiguously denies Seryosha's proposal: "As long as we retreat, the Germans will rush into the town. You should know that there is no preparation in the town at all. Once the enemy has stood firm, there will be enemies from afar and constantly entering the town, and use it as the starting point for attacking Red Square and the Kremlin. We must not let this happen. Do you understand?"
Hearing Lin Hua's words, Xie Liaosha sighed, then leaned out, shot outside, then retracted his body, and said to Lin Hua: "Misa, I understand. If the Germans want to rush into the town, they can only step on our bodies. This is our burial place."
Lin Hua had just nodded. Before he could speak, Christopher next to him suddenly yelled: "No, I have no bullets."
Seryosha also smiled bitterly and said, "I only have one bullet left."
"Collect ammunition from the sacrificed comrades," Lin Hua knew that he had not had many bullets, so he hurriedly said to the two: "We must hold the enemy as long as possible so that the people in the town can have time to prepare."
After another seven or eight minutes, Lin Hua and the other three were all out of bullets, and the shooting sounds in the trenches stopped. Seeing that there was no movement on the Soviet position, the smart German commander immediately realized that the Soviet army had no bullets and hurriedly shouted to his subordinates: "The Russians do not have bullets, just put them on me!"
Seryosha, who was squatting in the trench, saw those who put the buttstock on their waists and walked towards the trench. He slowly put the bayonet on the rifle, turned his head and smiled at Lin Hua, "Misha, although the bullets were all gone, we can still fight with the Germans for bayonets, and we must not be captured alive!"
Just as Lin Hua was installing a bayonet, Christopher also threw away the submachine gun without bullets in his hand, picked up the rifle left by a sacrificial comrade. After installing the bayonet, he turned his head and said to Lin Hua: "Comrade Corporal, it seems that we are all going to die here today."
When the war reached this point, Lin Hua's fear had already disappeared. He stood up with a bayonet rifle, faced the German soldiers who were surrounding him, and said proudly: "Even if we die, we will still pull a few more cushions."
Seryosha and Christopher also stood up straight, stared at the Germans in front of them, and shouted: "That's right, even if we are going to die, we will have to put on some cushions."
However, the bayonet scene that Lin Hua imagined did not happen. A dense gunshot suddenly sounded behind them, and several German soldiers who were only a few steps away from them fell to the ground.
"What's going on?" Lin Hua turned his head in surprise and saw a group of militia wearing casual clothes holding weapons in his hands shouting: "Ula!" They rushed out from all over the building and rushed towards the German soldiers who were staying in front of the trenches. At the front was the police lieutenant, who was holding a Teggalev machine gun in his hand and was shooting at the German army.
Seeing the crowds of militias pouring out of the town, the German soldiers dared not stay there. They turned around and ran to the place where the motorcycles were parked, trying to get on the car and escape. But the militias were not willing to let them go, and they followed them with them.
Chapter completed!