Chapter 609 Torture
Blood, corpses, and a scream that cracked his lungs.
This is the situation of the German troops who rushed into the warehouse.
Soviet snipers were lurking in every corner of the warehouse, some were shooting out through the firing holes or observation holes in the wreckage of the tanks, some were condescending on the stacked wooden boxes, and some were hiding in the Disguise yourself among the clutter…
The German soldiers who rushed into the warehouse were as clear as lice on a bald man's head because they had no cover. They shot or threw grenades randomly in the direction of the gunshots in horror, but in fact these gunshots were probably all fake. Because it would echo in an empty room, the German soldiers did not know and could not tell the location of the target based on this.
So naturally, one after another, the German soldiers fell in a pool of blood.
The strange thing is that a considerable part of these German soldiers were not killed on the spot, because most of them were shot in the legs, hands, or abdomen.
If Major Paul was here or Second Lieutenant Bauch was not killed, they should know that this was actually done deliberately by the Soviet army, and the purpose was to let friendly troops come to rescue them.
But the purpose is not only this...
Shuerka explained to these snipers before the start of the war: "Except for officers and important targets, if you can control the situation, you should try to injure the target instead of killing it, understand?"
"Yes, Comrade Captain!" The soldiers answered one after another.
This actually does not need to be explained by Shulka, because Vasily also told them so.
On the battlefield, a wounded person is often more valuable than a dead body.
This is somewhat similar to the charge of landmines, but it is different in actual combat.
The difference is that mines are passive and "create" wounded, while snipers have the initiative.
Simply put, the sniper can choose to kill or injure.
What to do depends on the situation.
At the same time, it is often much more difficult to injure the target than to kill it, because when you hold a gun in your hand and point it at a person, you will find that the "person" is so fragile that almost every part of the body is a vital point : head, chest, abdomen, etc.
Especially at this time, rifles are generally overpowered, and a bullet will turn into a hole the size of a fist... If the rifle bullet hits a bone in the human body and rolls, it will be a hole the size of a fist when it passes through the human body.
So, if it's really not the vitals, then there are only limbs.
However, this is not difficult for snipers. After all, they are soldiers selected from the army, and their marksmanship can still be guaranteed.
As a result, there were a lot of German wounded soldiers struggling in the warehouse. The most painful ones were those who were hit in the abdomen but did not die immediately. Blood was constantly spraying from their mouths, and their entire faces were distorted in pain. out, because even a slight force will affect the wound in the abdomen and cause a sharp pain.
Another order from Shulka is: "Be careful not to break their walkie-talkies!"
This is doing the opposite, because the first thing to do in a normal battle is to kill the enemy's signal soldiers or damage the walkie-talkie so that they cannot communicate with their superiors, so they cannot cooperate in combat.
But not the battle in Warehouse 5.
Because Shulka wanted to let the German army outside know what happened in the warehouse, and let the German army know that their people inside were alive.
Sure enough, the surviving German army reported to Paul through the walkie-talkie:
"We have suffered heavy casualties, Major!" The adjutant reported: "Reinforcement is requested, reinforcement is requested!"
"Retreat!" Major Paul ordered: "All retreat!"
As long as the people are withdrawn, the German army can carry out some necessary firepower preparations, such as ordering fighter planes to bomb with aerial bombs, or reporting the coordinates to the artillery... These are the basis for Major Paul to provide cover for the main force of the German army with fewer victories and more. Of course he will not forget these.
But the adjutant's answer quickly disappointed Paul.
"We can't retreat, Major!" the adjutant reported. "We're trapped, and anyone trying to get out will be shot by them. That would be tantamount to suicide! We have so many wounded that we don't even know where they are..."
The adjutant was already a little incoherent.
The adjutant who has experienced many battles may have never experienced such a situation... Being locked up in a warehouse and being slaughtered by others, but he can't do anything. He even believes that his life is only at the enemy's order, but the enemy wants to kill him. I just don't want to.
Breathing cold sweat, the adjutant looked at the bandages wrapped around his thighs, then at the warehouse, and then suddenly raised his pistol to his temple...
But just as he was about to pull the trigger, a bullet sent the gun flying in his hand.
This shot was fired by Vasily. He wanted to keep these wounded, tortured them, and kept them alive.
The adjutant collapsed at that moment. He stood up from behind the load-bearing column, dragged his injured leg, and yelled loudly at the depths of the warehouse: "You bastards, shoot, shoot!"
But the Soviet army responded to him with silence. No one shot him, but there were a few harsh laughter faintly, like the shrill laughter of a vampire in a movie.
The adjutant slumped on the ground, he knew that this scene would not end so soon.
Major Paul outside the warehouse is now in a dilemma:
Continue to attack the warehouse. The troops sent there will probably be divided and wiped out in batches as before. This makes Paul feel that the warehouse in front of him is like a meat grinder. When a living person goes in, it becomes a whole Heaps of lifeless corpses.
Abandoning the offensive will definitely not work, because it means that the rear of the main German army will be threatened.
Let the planes, artillery bombard...Paul knew it wouldn't do anything.
This is not only because the warehouse is huge and strong, but also because there are not many enemies hiding in it.
The reasoning is obvious: low numbers mean low density, and low density means that it is difficult to hit the target with aircraft and artillery fire unless they can blow the entire building down.
But this is almost impossible for the German army's supply capacity and time at this time.
More importantly, there are still many German wounded in the warehouse.
As a result of indiscriminate bombing, the first to bear the brunt are the wounded.
If there are only one or two wounded, Major Paul may be able to ignore them.
But Major Paul knew that this was not the case. Judging from the report from the walkie-talkie, there were at least 30 German soldiers surviving inside, wounded and uninjured.
If these own people are killed without causing much damage to the enemy... This is not what the German army can bear and it is not what the German soldiers can understand.
Doing so will definitely affect the morale of the entire army, and even make them unwilling to perform offensive tasks.
Because the result of the attack is to be trapped inside and be killed by your own shells and bombs.
(end of this chapter)
