Chapter 1058 Offensive Combat (Part 2)

   When the commanders and fighters rushed to the distance of seventy or eighty meters from the entrance of the village, sporadic gunfire sounded in the village.

  Colonel Ruhlie, who was watching the battle at the back, heard gunshots from the village, basically the sound of rifles firing, sporadically there were two submachine guns firing, and there were no machine guns. He judged immediately that there would not be more than two squads of Germans in the village.

The chief of staff standing next to Ruhlie also noticed this problem, and quickly suggested to him: "Comrade brigade commander, judging by the gunshots, there are not many enemies in the village. In order to solve the battle as soon as possible, I suggest that the whole brigade be put in fighting."

"It's not necessary." Ruhlie denied the chief of staff's proposal: "There are more than 400 people in the vanguard battalion, and they are enough to deal with this group of enemies. If all the troops are put into battle, I'm afraid it will cause dissatisfaction." Necessary confusion."

The battalion commander of the leading battalion is still very capable. Although there are not many enemies in the village and the firepower is not strong, he still has a few machine guns outside the village to suppress the firepower of the exposed shooting positions in the village and cover the soldiers. their attack.

  The three companies of the vanguard battalion rushed into the village from different positions. Soon, the sound of gunfire from the village, the explosion of grenades and the screams of those who were shot were intertwined.

  The German army in the village is the remnant of the 61st Motorcycle Battalion. After they were defeated by the breakout troops, they fled here. Unexpectedly, after staying for a short time, he was attacked by the tank brigade. Although they put up a tenacious resistance, due to the difference in the number of troops and weapons, the whole battle lasted less than half an hour and ended.

  The results of the battle were quickly counted. The tank brigade sacrificed 16 people and injured 29 people. The German army killed 17 people and seized 2 submachine guns, 14 rifles, 1 pistol, and 6 three-wheeled motorcycles.

   As for the captives, there were none. Even if Ruhlie didn't explain anything in advance, the soldiers knew very well that the next breakout battle would be extremely difficult, and it was unrealistic to march with the prisoners. Therefore, in battle, even if the enemy puts down his weapon and surrenders, he will still shoot at the opponent.

  The accidentally seized motorcycle made Ruhlie overjoyed. He said to the chief of staff: "Comrade chief of staff, put all our seriously wounded people into the sidecars of motorcycles. Although the march is a bit bumpy, it is better than walking."

   "Shall we start now?" The chief of staff asked tentatively, "It's almost dark, I think we should rest in the village for a night and then start tomorrow."

"No way, Comrade Chief of Staff." Ruhlie said: "Although the scale of the battle here is small, it may have already alarmed the enemy. agreed."

Through the attitude of the chief of staff, Rukhle realized that there should be a large number of commanders in the brigade who had similar ideas, so he ordered, "Call together all the company commanders, and I will explain to them the reason for the overnight march. "

Ruhlie's judgment is accurate. The commanders and fighters in the brigade participated in two battles today, and walked so far, and finally occupied a village. Although it is a little small, everyone hopes to rest here overnight , and leave after dawn tomorrow.

  Unexpectedly, after cleaning the battlefield, the order received was to transfer overnight. In this regard, not only the soldiers do not understand, but even the commanders at all levels have great opinions. After receiving the notice from the chief of staff, everyone dared not neglect, and immediately appeared in front of Ruhlie as quickly as possible, trying to figure out what was going on.

"Commanders, comrades," seeing that almost all the company commanders under him had arrived, Ruhlie said, "I know that everyone doesn't understand the order I issued for the overnight march, so I make you anxious. Let me explain it to you. I hope that after you return to your respective units, you will also truthfully tell the soldiers about this matter, so that they will know what they are doing."

  The commanders who came to the meeting originally wanted to put forward their opinions to Ruhlie, hoping that the already very tired troops could rest in this village overnight and set off after dawn. But when Lu Helie said that, no one spoke, but quietly looked at Lu Helie, wanting to hear what he would say.

"I know that after two battles and such a long journey today, most of the commanders and fighters have become exhausted. Many people hope to have a good night's rest in this village tonight, and wait for tomorrow's dawn Let's start again." Ruhlie said: "But it can't be done, comrades, you must know that we are still surrounded by the German army. The reason why the commander chose to break through to the east is nothing more than the enemy's defense in this direction. We are weak, and there are still friendly forces in Luhansk to meet us. But now the enemy has discovered our intention to break out, and the troops originally deployed in several other directions have already pressed us.

  If we stay in the village for one night, maybe by dawn, the chasing enemies will have surrounded us. Therefore, in order for everyone to jump out of the enemy's encirclement smoothly, we must rush all night and throw the chasing enemies as far as possible. "

The commander, who was still resistant to Ruhlie's order, realized after listening to Ruhlie's detailed explanation that his troops were still under siege. The possibility of encirclement by the enemy. Ke Guoer, the second battalion commander who had just joined the tank brigade, walked out of the crowd, straightened his body and said to Ruhlie: "Comrade brigade commander, you are right, we are still surrounded by the Germans. Thinking about our friendly forces, we will either be completely annihilated or become prisoners of the enemy. I will return to my troops immediately and convey your words to the soldiers so that they can understand our current situation."

Now that someone expressed his attitude first, the rest of the commanders also realized that resting here is indeed an inappropriate thing, and they all expressed their opinions: "Comrade Brigadier, we resolutely obey your order and lead the troops to transfer overnight. Never give the enemy a chance to encircle us."

Seeing that all the commanders realized the seriousness of the problem, Ruhlie couldn't help secretly heaving a sigh of relief, then he waved to everyone and said, "Since everyone understands the meaning of traveling overnight, let's go back to our respective units." .Remember, in the present situation, the faster we move, the better our chances of successfully jumping out of the enemy's encirclement."

After    and other commanders at all levels left one after another, the chief of staff asked Lu Helie for instructions: "Comrade brigade commander, shall we move closer to the main force according to the original plan?"

"No, if we want to break through the siege successfully, we must not move closer to the main force, but should move as far as possible to the north." Rukhle said: "In this way, we can get rid of the enemies coming from different directions, and the people who live in Donetsk. The defenders of the city."

   "Comrade Brigadier," the chief of staff was a little uneasy when he heard Ruhlie's order, "You changed the breakout route without authorization. If your superiors blame you in the future, I'm afraid you can't afford it."

"Comrade Chief of Staff, I want to remind you of one thing." Seeing that the Chief of Staff didn't understand what he meant, Ruhlie explained to him: "As long as we can jump out of the enemy's encirclement and choose a route, we can completely base our actions on the battlefield. specific situation to make the final decision.”

  (end of this chapter)