In just a few minutes, hundreds of shells fell into the forest area where the German army gathered.

The dense artillery fire blew up the German infantry who were waiting in the forest to attack. Some of the tanks used to cover their attack were destroyed on the spot and burned in a blazing place. Even the ammunition in one tank exploded, and the flying shrapnel cut down a piece of German soldiers running around.

Some of the German officers and soldiers who were dizzy by artillery fire fled deep into the forest, but more people escaped from the forest and fled to the location of the second camp position in panic.

Polytic stood in the trenches, looking at the German defeated soldiers rushing towards the position, turned to the second battalion commander Alexa next to him: "Comrade Captain, is there any passage for your minefield opening?"

Alexa immediately shook his head and said, "Comrade Colonel, after our battalion was violently bombarded by the German army, not only were most of the fortifications destroyed, but most of the mines in the minefield ahead had been detonated. If the enemy really rushed towards our position like this, it should be able to pass through the original minefield smoothly."

After figuring out the mines in the minefield, they were basically detonated by the German artillery bombardment. Polytic suddenly felt confident. He turned around and ordered Halanchuk who was standing on the other side: "Lieutenant Colonel Halanchuk, I order you now to take the troops to attack immediately and teach the enemies who are fleeing to us a lesson."

Halanchuk agreed loudly, climbed out of the trench with his hands and feet, raised his pistol above his head, and shouted at the commanders and fighters in the trench: "Brothers of the 315th Infantry Division, advance for the motherland!!"

Seeing Haranchuk taking the lead in charge, the commanders and soldiers of the 315th Division in the trench also climbed out of the trench, holding weapons, erecting their chests, and shouting at the oncoming enemy.

The German officers and soldiers who escaped from the forest looked at the Soviet commanders and fighters rushing towards them and wanted to turn around and escape. It was obviously too late. They quickly stopped, picked up the weapons in their hands, and shot at the commanders and fighters rushing forward.

The commanders and soldiers who were charging might not have expected the Germans to shoot first. The soldiers who rushed in the front fell down one after another, and even Halanchuk was shot in the arm. He covered the bleeding wound with his hand holding the pistol and shouted loudly: "Shoot, shoot quickly!"

The warrior who heard his shouts beside him quickly slowed down, raised his weapon, and shot at the enemy ahead.

The soldier holding a rifle raised his hand and continued to walk forward. After pulling the bolt out of the shell while running, he stopped and shot at the enemy in front; while the soldier holding a submachine gun and a turntable machine gun stood in place and frantically outputted towards the enemy.

Soon, the battlefield was covered with the bodies of officers and soldiers on both sides, and the remaining people were still approaching quickly.

When the two sides were only about ten meters apart, they began to throw grenades at each other. For a moment, countless grenades were thrown around like raindrops, raising up smoke walls, and the shrapnel bursts intertwined to kill the officers and soldiers on both sides.

The second battalion commander Alexa, who was on the position, was shocked when he witnessed all this. In his impression, the infantry brigade had never fought such a battle that killed one thousand enemies and suffered 800 on their own since the day they were established. He turned his head and asked Polytic: "Comrade Colonel, will the casualties of the troops be too great if they continue to fight like this?"

Unexpectedly, Politic said disapprovingly: "Comrade Captain, there are no immortals in the war. As long as the enemy can be eliminated, it is worth it even if the price is paid."

When Alexa heard Polytic say this, she couldn't say anything else. She could only sneak back to the command post while the other party was not paying attention and reported in detail to Sokov on the phone.

After hearing this, Sokov was shocked and asked quickly: "Comrade Captain, how many people have been injured or killed in the 315th Division?"

"Comrade Brigade Commander, the battle is not over yet, I can't tell you the exact number of casualties." Alexa said: "But according to my observation, at least two or three hundred casualties have been killed and killed so far."

"I understand." Sokov's mouth twitched, and then put down the microphone in his hand.

Seeing Sokov's strange expression, Karsokov couldn't help but ask, "Comrade Brigade Commander, what happened?"

Sokov turned his head and looked at his chief of staff and said with a serious expression: "Comrade Chief of Staff, I may have made an irreparable mistake in asking the 315th Division to assist us in this matter."

Karsokov was shocked when he heard this and asked quickly: "Comrade Brigade Commander, what happened?"

Sokov told Karsokov about the situation reported by Alexa, and finally said in grievance: "Now not long after the battle started, the 315th Infantry Division suffered two or three hundred casualties. By the end of the battle, the number of casualties will increase."

"Comrade Brigade Commander, this may be a different combat philosophy." Karsokov comforted Sokov and said, "What we learned in the military academy before was to win through fierce rushing. The tactics used by Colonel Polytic were exactly the same thing I learned in the military academy, and it seemed to be understandable."

Just as Sokov was about to say something, Morozova suddenly shouted excitedly: "Comrade Brigade Commander, the search team is making a call!"

Sokov walked quickly behind Morozova and told her: "Comrade Morozova, get in touch with the news immediately and hear what important situations they have to report."

Soon, a call came from the headphones: "Command! Command!! This is the search team. Please answer if you hear it! Please answer if you hear it!"

Morozova turned her head and looked at Sokov. Seeing that he nodded at him, she shouted to the sender: "This is the command center, this is the command center, please speak if you have any questions!"

According to formal regulations, radio stations should use code names and code words when making direct calls, rather than blatantly using plain language calls.

Zhu Kewen's voice soon came from the headphones: "Is it Comrade Morozova? I am Second Lieutenant Zhu Kewen, can I let the brigade commander speak?"

Sokov put on his headphones, took the sender from Morozova's hand, and said loudly: "I am Sokov! Lieutenant Zhukowen, do you have anything to report to me?"

"Yes, comrade brigade commander." Zhu Kewen reported excitedly: "The search team, under the guidance of Comrade Khabarov, successfully discovered a hidden arsenal. The ammunition stored in it was enough to equip an infantry division."

When Sokov learned that he had found an arsenal, he immediately smiled. He remembered that in order to drive the enemy out of the forest, the Second Artillery Battalion had already drained all the shells in stock. If it could not be replenished in time, then in the next battle, the Second Artillery Battalion could only watch the comrades of the First Artillery Battalion attack the enemy. So he asked tentatively: "Do you have any shells?"

"Uh, I didn't see this." Zhu Kewen asked in confusion: "Comrade Brigade Commander, what are you asking about the shells?"

"The shells of the Second Artillery Battalion have been exhausted. If they cannot be supplemented, the heavy artillery they have will become a decoration."

"Comrade Brigade Commander, I'm so embarrassed. No shells were found in the arsenal we have discovered at the moment."

"Where is Anton, where is he?" Sokov asked bluntly.

"He's not here."

"No, where did he go?"

"Comrade Brigade Commander, this is the case." Zhukowen explained to Sokov: "After we discovered this hidden arsenal, Comrade Khabarov said that there seemed to be another nearby, so he took half of the people to search. And after I completed the rough check of the arsenal, I immediately continued to contact you via the radio."

"So that's how it is." Sokov continued, "Where is the arsenal you found? I will send someone to pull the weapons and ammunition back immediately."

"It is about five kilometers away from the brigade headquarters," Zhu Kewen said: "Comrade Brigade Commander, I will report the specific coordinate position to you immediately..."

"Wait." Sokov thought that Zhu Kowen and the others were only five kilometers away from the brigade headquarters, and was worried that the content of the call would be eavesdropped by the German army, so he quickly stopped him and continued: "We are talking in Ming language, which is not safe. In order to prevent being eavesdropped by the Germans, you'd better send someone back to the brigade headquarters to report the specific location. Do you understand?"

"Okay, comrade comrade commander." Zhu Kewen said: "I will send a soldier back to report to you immediately."

Half an hour later, just as Polytic called Sokov to tell the situation of the battle, a sound of a report came from the door. Karsokov immediately said to the door: "Come in!"

Soon, Chursin walked in from outside.

After entering the tent, he raised his hand to salute Sokov and Karsokov, and said respectfully: "Comrade Brigade Commander, Comrade Chief of Staff. It was Second Lieutenant Zhu Kewen who sent me back to report to you the specific location of the arsenal."

Karsokov glanced at Sokov who was still calling and said to Churcin: "Tell me where is the arsenal?"

Chursin stared at the map for a while, then pointed to a location and said in a positive tone: "Comrade Chief of Staff, here!"

"How much munitions are stored in the arsenal?"

"According to Second Lieutenant Zhu Kewen, at least one fully equipped infantry division can be equipped."

"Are you sure?"

"Comrade Chief of Staff," Churxin saw that Karsokov had questioned his report and quickly explained: "The arsenal is a concrete building buried underground, and it was obvious that it was a project that had been built with great effort. I followed Lieutenant Zhu Kewen and felt that the equipment of a division was somewhat conservative."

After Sokov made the phone call, he happened to hear what Chursin said later, so he ordered Karsokov: "Chief of Staff, call the quarantine officer and ask him to lead the convoy and Chursin to the location where he discovered the arsenal, and transport all the weapons and equipment and various materials inside to facilitate timely replenishment of the troops' consumption in combat."

"Okay, comrade brigade commander, I'll call Captain Popov now."

After Karsokov called, he said to Sokov: "Comrade Brigade Commander, I immediately told Captain Popov about the situation. Now, can I let Comrade Chursin go over and act as a guide for Captain Popov and others?"

"Of course, of course." Sokov readily agreed to Karsokov's proposal.

After Chursin left, Sokov began to tell Karsokov about the content of the call with Polytic: "Col. Polytic just said on the phone that nearly 700 people were injured and killed, of which more than 230 were sacrificed."

Karsokov was shocked when he heard this: "Ah, so many casualties?"

"Yes, Comrade Chief of Staff." Sokov nodded and said with a serious expression: "The main thing is that the tactics are used improperly, and the enemy is head-on, and the breakfast is filled with unnecessary casualties."

"In this way, the 315th Infantry Division may not be able to participate in the next battle for a long time."

"That's right, Comrade Chief of Staff, you're right." Sokov agreed with Karsokov's statement: "After today's battle, they still have more than 2,000 left, and the commanders and fighters have become exhausted after a long battle and cannot continue fighting. I believe that they need at least three months to half a year to rest and replenish their combat effectiveness before they can rebuild their combat effectiveness."

"Oh, it's a pity." Karsokov said regretfully: "If the superior transfers them away, it will be a considerable loss for us."

Sokov raised his hand and looked at the time, saying, "It's still two hours before dark, but I guess there will be no more battles. I will set off to the Army Command now to see what the commander is doing to me."

"Comrade Brigade Commander, please feel free to go there." Karsokov said: "I am watching the things in the brigade, so you don't have to worry."

After handing over the work to Karsokov, Sokov took several guards and drove to the Army Command.

When Sokov walked into the Army Command, Rokosovsky was stunned. He turned his head and looked out the window. Seeing that it was not dark, he couldn't help but ask in surprise: "Misha, didn't I ask you to come after it's dark? Why did you come so early?"

"The enemy's attack on us has stopped. It seems that there will be no new attacks today." Sokov briefly explained to Rokosovsky and explained his purpose: "I thought there is nothing big anyway, so I came here early to see what you have to do with me."

Before Rokosovsky could speak, Malinin interrupted, "Lieutenant Colonel Sokov, according to the situation I have learned, you used artillery to bombard the enemies gathered in the forest in front of your positions, and let Colonel Polytic's 315th infantry division launch a frontal attack on this enemy. Is that true?"

Sokov remembered that he had not reported this to the headquarters, indicating that Malining knew about it from other sources of information. He did not hide it, but nodded and said in a positive tone: "Yes, Comrade Chief of Staff, I did ask Colonel Polytic's troops to assist us in attacking the enemy in front of the second battalion position."
Chapter completed!