While Sokov was talking to Bere, a crisp gunshot suddenly came from the south, followed by the sound of submachine guns and machine guns shooting.
"Damn, what's going on?" Sokov heard the dense gunfire now, and instinctively looked south, but he could not see any trace of the enemy. He quickly called Guchakov and ordered in great anger: "Guchakov, go and ask Colonel Gurdiev, what happened and why did he put guns randomly?"
Shortly after Guchakov left, the dense gunfire became sparse. Be Lei looked in the direction of the gunfire and said thoughtfully: "Comrade Brigade Commander, and also Gurdiev and others discovered the enemy's scouts, so he fired."
“敌人的侦察兵能有几个人,犯得着机枪,冲锋枪同时开火吗?”索科夫不悦地说道:“就刚刚那几分钟,我估计至少消耗了上千发子弹.要是弹药打光了,等德国人冲上来时,是不是准备和他们拼刺刀?”
Seeing Sokov getting angry, Bere quickly persuaded him: "Comrade Brigade Commander, don't worry. When I see Colonel Gurdiev later, I will criticize him a few words and tell him not to waste ammunition at will in the future. You know, we have been fighting in Orlovka for two days, and the ammunition has been consumed almost all. If you don't care about it, you may have to let the soldiers fight with the enemy for bayonets."
Guchakov, who went to inquire about the news, ran back and looked at Sokov: "Comrade Brigade Commander, I figured it out. The sentry found a German soldier riding a motorcycle and was coming towards us, so he fired."
"Nonsense, it's simply nonsense. When you see a German soldier, you will shoot randomly. Let's go and accompany me," Sokov walked a few steps along the south position along the traffic trench. Suddenly, he remembered that Bere and the liaison officer of the 292nd Division were still there. He stopped and said to Berere: "Comrade Colonel, you'll stay here. If you have any, please take a look at it and deal with it."
When he arrived at the unfinished trenches, Sokov saw the soldiers lying in the trenches with their muzzles facing away. After following Guchakov bent over and ran to Gurdiev's hidden position, he asked directly: "Comrade Colonel, what happened, why did you shoot randomly?"
"Comrade Brigade Commander," replied Gurdiev with a blushing face, "When we were repairing fortifications, the sentry on duty saw a two-wheeled motorcycle coming towards us. The driver was a German soldier, so he instinctively pulled the trigger, which caused the soldiers on the alert to open fire."
Sokov looked outside and saw that a two-wheeled motorcycle fell to the ground fifty or sixty meters away, but it was not visible. Sokov turned his head and asked Gurdiev strangely: "Comrade Colonel, where is the German motorcycle rider? Why didn't I see him?"
"In the crater, lieutenant colonel." Before Gurdiev could answer, a young soldier next to him answered first: "The Germans hid in the crater."
After figuring out that the Germans were hiding in the crater and listening to the gunshots from time to time in the trenches, Sokov frowned and said to Gurdiev: "Comrade Colonel, the bullets fired from the rifle will not turn, but they cannot hit the Germans hiding in the crater. Let the soldiers stop shooting, and don't waste precious bullets."
"Tell me my order!" Gurdiev quickly ordered the soldiers beside him: "Let everyone stop shooting!"
After the gunfire on the position stopped, Sokov saw a steel helmet rising from the crater in the distance, and quickly shrank back, perhaps because he was worried that there would be snipers on the position here. However, shortly after the helmet was retracted, a strange sound suddenly came from the crater. A soldier listened for a moment and suddenly shouted in surprise: "The Germans are singing!"
"Singing?!" Gurdiev was stunned when he heard the warrior say this, "He is about to die, so what song he still sings?"
"Don't talk." Sokov, who was lying next to him, interrupted them and said to himself: "Although I can't hear clearly what he is singing, the tune seems to be very familiar."
"It's the Internationale, comrade Lieutenant Colonel." As soon as Sokov finished speaking, the young soldier continued, "I heard it clearly, he was singing the Internationale."
"How is this possible?" Gurdiev stared at the crater in the distance and said in an incredible tone: "How could the Germans sing the Internationale?"
Sokov had no doubt about the statement of the young warrior. "The Unbreakable Alliance" would not become the national anthem of the Soviet Union until 1944, and the current national anthem is "International". After listening for a while, he heard that although the Germans were singing in German, the melody of the song was undoubtedly "International".
Sokov turned his head and said to Gurdiev, "Comrade Colonel, send a few people to bring the German soldier here. Remember, don't shoot, you must catch the living."
Gurdiev nodded, then called a lieutenant and asked him to walk towards the craters in the distance with several soldiers. The soldiers shouted loudly as they walked: "Hendhoch! Hendhoch!!"
The German hiding in the crater was very cooperative. When he heard someone shouting "Hendhoch", he quickly walked out of the crater with his hands high. Perhaps because of his concern, he was still singing the Internationale in German.
Seeing that the Germans showed no sign of resistance, the second lieutenant rushed up with his soldiers. He first searched for the German soldiers if they had weapons, and then cut him back with his hands and walked towards the position.
Sokov looked at the German soldiers who were escorted and asked Gurdiev curiously: "Comrade Colonel, who do you think he is? Why do you sing the "Internationale"? Could it be a member of the German Communist Party? I remember a few hours before the outbreak of the war, a member of the German Communist Party surrendered to our army and reported that Germany was about to attack our country in Faxi Temple."
But Gurdiev said alertly: "Comrade Brigade Commander, as soon as we arrived here, a member of the D-Germany of the German Communist Party came to surrender to us. Is this a coincidence?"
This was the first time Sokov saw this German soldier who took the initiative to surrender on the battlefield. When he heard the other party sing the Internationale, he felt a little ecstatic, thinking that the other party was his comrade. But at this time, when he heard Gurdiev say this, his thoughts were shaken again: "Comrade Colonel, who do you think he is?"
"I think he may be a spy sent by the Germans." Gurdiev said with great confidence: "I have seen more than once the spies sent by Germans to pretend to surrender, and some even carry party certificates that can be faked to be true."
"Do you have any German-speaking warriors in your division?" Sokov looked at Gurdiev and said, "We must first figure out who he is and why he appears here."
"No." Gurdiev shook his head and replied with a wry smile: "It turns out that there is a German-knowing staff in the division headquarters, but unfortunately he has died in the battle. Now there is no one who understands German in the division."
Just as Sokov was considering whether to send someone to the 24th Army Command and interrogate by someone who knew German there, he heard someone calling his name behind him. He turned his head and saw that it was Bere and Askel walking towards him along the traffic trench.
Bere came to Sokov and asked curiously: "Comrade Brigade Commander, what happened? I seemed to see our soldiers captured a German soldier."
Hearing Bere’s inquiry, Sokov told him what had just happened, and finally said regretfully: “It’s a pity that there is no one who knows German, otherwise we can also figure out who he is.”
"Ltd Colonel, I know German." Unexpectedly, as soon as Sokov finished speaking, Askel, who was the liaison officer, stepped forward and said: "I can act as an interpreter for you when you interrogate the prisoners."
Seeing that Askel actually knew German, Sokov was overjoyed. He first expressed his gratitude to the other party and prepared to interrogate the prisoners on the spot. But Bere stopped him: "Comrade Brigade Commander, it's not convenient to talk here. I think it's better to go back to the command center and interrogate the prisoners there."
When Sokov and his friends occupied the position, they hid in the command bunker. Because they did not surrender, they were killed by the soldiers with grenades. Sokov thought the smell of blood was too heavy and he was reluctant to go in. But at this moment, he heard that Bo Lei took the initiative to mention it, so he could not object anymore, so he could only agree.
Sokov and his friends came to the command center. As soon as they sat down, the prisoner was taken in. Sokov saw clearly that the other party was a young soldier with a medium figure and a short golden hair, and asked casually: "What's your name?" Askel quickly translated Sokov's words to the prisoner.
"My name is Ball." After the captive said his name, before Sokov asked again, he took the initiative to say the number of his division, as well as his military rank and position.
When Sokov learned that the other party was just an ordinary engineer corporal, he felt that he lacked interest. According to his ideas, what important military information could an ordinary soldier understand? If the other party had not surrendered voluntarily and had sang the Internationale, he might have been pulled out and shot. Anyway, there are no conditions for sheltering prisoners now.
Seeing that Sokov was a little absent-minded, Gurdiev guessed that he was not interested in this little shrimp, so he took the initiative to ask instead: "What are you doing here?"
Hearing Gurdiev’s question, Ball quickly straightened his body and replied: “Transfer the order!”
"Transfer the order?!" Sokov suddenly became interested: "What order?"
Chapter completed!