Chapter 2554

Denaris shook his head and said with a wry smile: "There are hundreds of kilometers of transportation lines, and there are guerrilla zones of the Yugoslav guerrillas along the way. It is not that easy to pass smoothly."

Sokov knew that the other party was about to start telling the story of escorting the tanker, so he did not speak, but quietly acted as a good listener.

Just listen to Denaris continue to say: "The troops responsible for the escort task, in addition to the infantry company under my command, there is also an armored company, including two Panzer IV tanks and six armored vehicles. Ordinarily, seeing the scale of our escort, the guerrillas The team did not dare to act rashly. But we were attacked just after we entered Yugoslavia.

The first tanker truck ran over a mine and exploded and caught fire; the cab of the second truck was smashed to pieces by the guerrillas' machine guns, and the people inside probably wouldn't survive. Seeing that the situation was not good, I quickly ordered the tanks to use artillery fire to suppress the guerrillas on the hilltop on the roadside, and covered the convoy's withdrawal. "

When Agelina heard this, she couldn't help but interjected and asked: "Lieutenant Denaris, you said that the cab of the second car was just smashed by machine gun bullets. Did the oil tank explode?"

"No." Denaris shook his head and said, "Both the driver and the soldiers escorting the vehicle were killed by machine guns, but the oil tank was not hit, so it did not cause an explosion."

"Since the second oil tanker abandoned on the mountain road did not explode and your convoy has withdrawn, the guerrillas will definitely send people to check. As long as they check, they will naturally find that the driver is not a German."

"Girl, you're right." Denaris agreed with Agelina's statement: "I didn't know what happened until I became a prisoner of the guerrillas. Our convoy withdrew. After the mountain road, the guerrillas sent people to clean up the battlefield and found the driver dead in the cab. They also felt strange when they saw that the driver's hands were chained to the steering wheel and he was wearing a numbered prison uniform. . Since the driver was dead, the guerrillas couldn't figure out the driver's true identity just by relying on his prison uniform and serial number.

Besides, our convoy had to change to a new road because its progress was blocked. On this new road, we would pass through a small city, so I followed the commander's order and chained the Soviet prisoners of war, and ordered them to be brought to the square for public display, so that the people in the city could come and watch.

I know that many of the onlookers must be spies of the guerrillas. After they learn the identity of the driver, they will notify the guerrillas as quickly as possible. Although the superiors did not say that the Soviet prisoners of war should be kept in the square for a long time, I felt that it would take at least several hours for the spies in the crowd to send the news to the guerrillas. Because I ordered a night's rest in the city so that the spies would have enough time to send information to the guerrillas.

The next day we were back on the road. This time it was relatively smooth. Although the guerrillas were found on the hillsides on both sides of the road, they did not attack us again and watched us pass through this area. "

"Oh, you actually passed through the guerrilla activity area smoothly." Agelina heard this and couldn't help but curiously asked: "Can the rest of the road be passed smoothly like this?"

"Agelina, it's not that easy." Seeing that Denaris seemed to be ready to explain to Agelina, Sokov said first: "If I were the commander of the guerrillas and found someone driving a tanker, It is obviously unrealistic to continue the ambush after the drivers are all Soviet prisoners of war. The best way is to destroy the roads and bridges along the way to prevent the convoy from moving forward. "

Denaris gave a thumbs up to Sokov: "Mr. General, you are really great. You actually guessed the measures taken by the guerrillas at once. Yes, although we passed the valley smoothly, we are advancing. On the way, they found that a bridge ahead was blown up and the convoy could not pass, so it had to retreat to find other roads. "

"Is there another way?"

"Yes," Denaris nodded and said, "But it will take more than thirty kilometers of detour."

Sokov was thinking that if the guerrillas continued to destroy bridges and roads along the way and forced the convoy to continue to reroute, it would inevitably increase the fuel consumption of the tanker trucks. Even if they could reach Austria smoothly, they might not be able to carry enough fuel. few. But then I thought about it, no, if the tanker convoy could reach Austria smoothly, then Denaris would not be a deserter. Next, something unexpected will definitely happen.

"As we drove forward along the new road, the shadow of the guerrillas appeared again on the hillside. At first, I thought they would be afraid of accidentally injuring Soviet prisoners of war, as they had not long ago, and did not dare to shoot. But then What happened surprised me. The machine guns mounted on the hillside were shooting at the mountain road. Their shooting targets were the tires of the cars. As the tires were blown out one by one, the convoy stopped again.

At first, our technicians got out of the car to change the tires, but they soon became the target of the guerrillas. In desperation, we had no choice but to get back on the car and drive the prisoners out of the car so that they could change the tires. tire. When the guerrillas on the hillside saw the prisoners with chains appearing, they stopped shooting and moved away in the shortest possible time.

Who knew that soon after the guerrillas withdrew, something unexpected happened. A driver had a conflict with the soldiers who were monitoring him for some reason, and then drove his car directly down the cliff, causing a huge explosion. Just when our attention was attracted by the tanker truck falling off the cliff, the driver of another car knocked out the soldier who was guarding him with a car repair tool, rushed out of the queue at full speed, and rushed forward along the road. We immediately sent an armored vehicle and several motorcycles to chase and try to stop the car.

I have just said that these are tankers transporting oil. The tanks are full of fuel. If they are fired casually, it is easy to cause an explosion. Therefore, our armored vehicles and motorcycles in pursuit missions kept a distance from the tanker trucks, and prepared to accelerate and rush up to block its way forward after reaching a spacious place.

During the pursuit, our soldiers were attacked by the guerrillas. One two-wheeled motorcycle and two three-wheeled motorcycles were destroyed, five soldiers were killed, and two were injured. Fortunately, the armored vehicles rushed up in time and eliminated the guerrillas who ambushed us with onboard machine guns. "

"Where's the tanker?" Ajelina asked impatiently, "Did he escape?"

"No." Denarius shook his head and said, "When we were chasing for more than ten kilometers, a train full of soldiers appeared in the distance. The tanker directly broke the crossbar of the railway crossing and stopped the car on the track. The speeding train saw the tanker lying across the track at the crossing, but it was obviously too late to brake, so it hit it directly, causing a huge explosion. The train derailed in the violent explosion, and the soldiers in the rear carriages suffered heavy losses. "

Hearing this, Sokov could not help but respect this unknown Soviet prisoner of war. His actions not only caused heavy casualties to the German soldiers on the train, but also destroyed the railway line, causing the enemy's transportation line to be interrupted for a certain period of time. He was really an amazing hero. Although I don't know his name, when the general writes a novel of similar theme, he will definitely use him as a prototype to create a heroic character.

"Due to the harassment of the guerrillas, Belgrade, which was originally supposed to be reached in two days, took a week to reach. After arriving at the place, we have lost more than ten tankers, and the remaining vehicles have some problems. We calculated that we would stay in Belgrade for two days to thoroughly repair the vehicles. Who knew that I received a telegram from my superiors that night, ordering me to reach Austria within five days, otherwise I would be sent to a military court. "

"Lieutenant Denarius, is it this impossible task that made you choose to become a deserter?" Sokov asked.

"No, Mr. General. "Denaris replied: "If we rush forward desperately with the cooperation of the local garrison, although it will cost a lot, we can still reach Austria within five days."

When Sokov heard this, he realized that something he didn't understand might happen next, so he didn't interrupt Denarius, but gestured to him, indicating that he should continue to tell his legendary experience.

Sure enough, what Denarius said was far beyond Sokov's imagination: "Because the tanks have some faults after a long distance, they are forced to set off without maintenance, and there is a possibility of breaking down halfway. Therefore, when they set off again, the two tanks were left in Belgrade.

The first day was calm and there was no guerrilla attack on the road. On this point, I and several officers have the same view that the guerrillas know that the driver is a Soviet prisoner of war, and their attack on the convoy will put these people in danger. In addition, not every bridge can be destroyed. Once destroyed, our convoy will indeed be unable to move forward, but it will also cause great inconvenience to local residents.

At noon the next day, something unexpected happened. When our convoy entered an uphill section, the two vehicles in front suddenly stopped. First, the bodies of the soldiers escorting the vehicles were thrown down, and then the prisoners holding weapons jumped out of the driving platform and ran to the back of the car to open the valve of the tanker. The fuel that flowed out of the valve soon filled the entire mountain road. At least half of the vehicles entered the area where the fuel flowed. As long as there was a spark, it could cause a huge fire.

Faced with this situation, I was helpless and didn't know how to deal with it. Who knew that at this time, the figures of guerrillas appeared on the hillside on one side, and some even shouted for us to surrender. If we refused to surrender, they would ignite the fuel on the mountain road and burn all of us to death. "

Vasherigov, who had just walked over, happened to hear the latter part, and couldn't help but interrupt and asked: "Then did you surrender?"

Denaris glanced at Vasherigov, not knowing who he was, so he remained silent. Sokov next to him hurriedly said: "This is Major Vasherigov, who is responsible for protecting my safety. "

After confirming Vaserigov's identity, Denarius continued: "The guerrillas are only more than 20 people, and including the prisoners of war who made trouble, there are less than 30 people. If there is an exchange of fire, even if we will pay a heavy price, we will definitely be the final winner.

Just when I was hesitating, the roar of an airplane engine suddenly came from the sky. I looked in the direction of the sound and found that more than a dozen bombers appeared in the distance, all of them were Soviet aircraft. If they find the convoy on the mountain road, they will definitely bomb it, and then we will be in danger of being wiped out.

Judging from the situation at the time, it was definitely unrealistic to continue to push forward. Rebellious prisoners of war and guerrillas can ignite the fuel on the mountain road and turn it into a sea of ​​​​fire. Even if they don't fire, they will drop bombs when the bombers reach our sky. Whether it was guerrilla attacks or plane bombing, the tanker convoy would definitely not be saved. If I lose my tanker fleet, even if I make it to Austria alive, I will probably be shot for dereliction of duty. Therefore, after weighing the situation, I decisively gave the soldiers the order to surrender, asking them to untie the Soviet prisoners of war who were locked on the steering wheel and take them to the hillside with them. "

"Why do we need to transfer?" Agelina asked puzzledly: "Can't we just keep driving in the car?"

"The bombers will arrive soon. Once they find the convoy parked on the mountain road, they will bomb it. However, the guerrillas obviously have no way to communicate with the air force and cannot prevent the bombing. If we continue to stay on the mountain road, we will die.

After we came to the hillside and met the guerrillas, Soviet bombers began to bomb the oil tankers parked on the mountain road. The entire mountain road turned into a sea of ​​fire. Although we were hiding on the other side of the hillside, we could still feel Until the heat wave hits. "

"You said that the prisoner-of-war drivers in the two cars in front rioted. I'm very curious. How did they break free since you chained them to the steering wheel?" Vaselgov asked curiously.

"I didn't figure out what happened until I arrived at the guerrilla camp." Denaris said: "Someone among them got a file through some unknown means and broke the iron chain that locked them. The driver who drove the oil tanker toward the cliff may have discovered that the chain had been broken by the soldiers who were monitoring him. In order to prevent this secret from being known to us, he decisively chose to sacrifice himself to conceal their attempt. The truth about the riot.”

"What an amazing warrior." Vaserigov said with emotion: "In order to prevent his comrades from being exposed, he decisively chose to sacrifice himself."

"I stayed in the prisoner of war camp until September. I heard that the Soviet army invaded Yugoslavia, and the guerrillas intended to hand us over to the Soviet army." Denaris said with some embarrassment: "I'm worried about falling into your hands. I was afraid that I would not even be able to save my life, so I found an opportunity to escape from the guerrilla camp. I knew very well that if I returned to the army at this time, I would definitely be sent to a military court, so I decisively chose to be a deserter because of the risk of returning to Germany. There were many checkpoints along the way, and I was afraid that my life would be in danger if I was caught. In order to avoid being discovered, I dressed up as a commoner and blended in with the fleeing people. It took me five months to finally return. Near Berlin.”