Chapter 66 Lies
This should be a normal judgment. Being surrounded means that the fortifications have lost their function. At the same time, they have lost contact with the main force and have no logistical supplies.
However, when Major Gavrilov made a request to retreat to the headquarters, he was rejected.
"No, Comrade Major!" Colonel Ovich said, "Hold your ground and don't take a step back, we will block them!"
"He's lying!" Major Gavrilov told Commissar Fumin: "I don't know why the colonel did that, but I don't think he's telling the truth!"
"Relax, Major!" Political Commissar Fumin said, "Maybe the Colonel can really stop the German attack!"
"Listen to the gunfire Comrade Commissar!" Major Gavrilov raised his head towards the rear: "They are coming behind us, and there are positions for bombers to dive... These are telling us that the Germans are encircling us. Zoom out!"
Commissar Fomin was powerless to refute, because the facts were indeed as Major Gavrilov said.
In fact, Commissar Fuming also became suspicious at this time, because the command of the headquarters has always been somewhat abnormal...for example, there is almost no artillery support for the 333rd regiment.
But political commissar Fuming is a political cadre, and his task is to make the troops unswervingly implement the orders of their superiors.
So, he forcibly suppressed his doubts and instincts.
"Trust the orders of your superiors, Comrade Gavrilov!" Political Commissar Fumin persuaded Major Gavrilov: "Maybe they have some plans, for example... these retreats are only temporary, and our troops will launch them soon Counterattack!"
When Commissar Fumin said so, Major Gavrilov had nothing to say, so he could only wait for the news in the bunker.
From the perspective of Commissar Fuming’s duties, he chooses to believe that there is no problem with the command of his superiors. After all, the possibility that Commissar Fuming mentioned does exist. The superiors may have other plans, and if they do not obey the command, the overall plan will be disrupted.
But what Political Commissar Fuming doesn't know is that sometimes the superiors are not what he thinks.
Colonel Ovich actually had selfish intentions when he issued this order. Needless to say, it was for the purpose of covering up his previous decision-making mistakes... It's like lying. After telling a lie, you need to use a hundred lies to cover it up. Similarly, in order to cover up a mistake, one mistake after another will be used to cover up.
However, this order is the most natural order of Colonel Ovich, because he gave this order to all troops: "Don't take a step back, block them! Hold on to the last moment!"
Although anyone with a little military common sense knew that the 333rd regiment should be withdrawn, Colonel Ovich gave the same order as a matter of course.
Of course, Colonel Ovich would not think that his troops could really stop the German attack, because in fact the bunkers stationed by the 79th Division were being destroyed one by one, and deserters even appeared uncontrollably.
He also knew that the 333rd regiment would be surrounded if this continued.
But that's exactly what Colonel Ovich wanted...to wipe out the 333rd by the hands of the Germans, so he was right.
Not only was there no mistake, Colonel Ovich suddenly had an ingenious idea: After the 333rd regiment was surrounded and wiped out, he could propose the "cabin camouflage" tactic to his superiors.
Colonel Ovich, who was sweating profusely just now, couldn't help but feel very proud of his "creative idea".
If this tactic can make the entire defense line effectively block the German attack, then what is the loss of a 333 regiment? What is the retreat of the 79th Division?
Ović will soon be a hero!
So without thinking too much, Colonel Ovich insisted on his order regardless of the persuasion of the staff: "Hold on, don't retreat! Send all those cowards who escaped to the execution ground!"
Shulka, who was stationed in the bunker, also felt that something was wrong. Although his subordinates didn't care, they were even immersed in the joy of the previous victories.
"Hey, look!" The actor showed the other trophies he captured, two packs of German cigarettes with blood on them: "I killed five Germans to find these..."
"Forget it, Okunev!" The thief laughed: "I saw you touching their pockets among a pile of corpses. Did you kill them all?"
"Of course not!" The old actor blushed, but forcefully explained: "But the German I killed was among them!"
"Do you know what I found?" The thief was full of disdain.
"What?" The actor was successfully aroused by the thief, but he still said hypocritically: "Forget it, Comrade Fovalikov, what is more valuable than cigarettes?"
The thief didn't speak, he took out a lighter from his coat pocket and flicked it.
The actor's eyes are straight... This lighter is very well-made. There is an abstract eagle engraved on the short, wide and bright silver shell. When the cover is opened, there is a crisp sound of "clang". A fascinating flame.
"How is it?" The thief said triumphantly, "I found this thing from a tank. I think it is a command vehicle. Obviously, only officers with status can own this thing!"
"Comrade Fovalikov!" The actor swallowed: "Can I... exchange cigarettes with you?"
"Of course!" The thief replied: "But it's worth at least ten packs of German cigarettes!"
"No, it's too expensive!"
"I can't do without a pack!"
…
While they were haggling, the veteran grew impatient.
"Can't you grab something that's really useful?" The old soldier lay resting on the ground, his helmet covering his entire face, which made his voice a little strange.
"What are useful things, Comrade Matvey?" the actor asked back: "For me these are useful things!"
The veteran took out a first-aid kit from his waist and said, "This can save your life at a critical moment, but cigarettes can't, it will only make you die faster..."
"Do you hear gunshots and cannon?" Shulka interrupted the veteran.
While the veteran is right, first aid kits are useful things, but only for cigarettes and lighters.
Shulka believes that it is more important to know what is happening at this time.
"Of course, Shulka!" replied the thief, "I hear it all the time, is there any problem with that?"
"They are behind us!" Shulka said: "That is to say, we are going to be surrounded!"
These words made everyone stunned on the spot. The people in the bunker...to be exact, all the officers and soldiers of the 333rd Regiment, they broke out from the encirclement again and again, and now they have a psychological shadow on the word "surrounded". .
(end of this chapter)
