Chapter 506: A Small, Nameless Place, Blood-Stained Sunset

Ilyich Ivanovich looked at the burning KV, and he immediately realized that he had to stabilize his morale at this time.

The best way to stabilize morale at this time is to charge.

When the charge begins, the soldiers will no longer think blindly, but will be dominated by impulse.

The best thing is that everyone saw the last performance of the KV commander just now. It is perfect to launch a charge at this time.

By the time the soldiers had recovered from the shock of a friendly act of heroism, morale would have collapsed.

So Ilyich dropped the machine gun and waved his pistol: "Fight them! Ula!"

After that, he was the first to rush out of the trench, raised his hand and shot a Corporal Prosen.

All the Ants who could still move in the trench shouted to Ula and stood up, waving whatever weapons they could get their hands on.

The Prossens who were lying not far in front of the trench stood up and tried to resist the rushing Ant soldiers. In the end, in just a few seconds, they were almost all knocked to the ground.

The remaining Plosans began to turn and flee.

Because the enemy and ourselves were mixed together, it was difficult for Proson's tanks to fire, so they could only retreat with the infantry.

Ilyich led his troops in pursuit for a while, all the way to the trench at the front of the entire position - which was unknowingly lost in the battle just now.

Ilyich rushed into the trench and shouted to the people around him: "Okay! We are at the forefront of the position! We have recaptured the entire position! Stop chasing, just shoot at the enemy in the trench together!"

As he spoke, he fired continuously with his pistol. Seeing this, others also got into the trenches and shot at the retreating enemies with their weapons.

At this time, because the two sides had distanced themselves, the enemy tanks could fire again, and high-explosive bombs continued to explode on the position.

Ilyich shrank his neck, but did not stop shouting: "We repelled the enemy's attack! As a temporary infantry division, we repelled the enemy's armored division's attack! If we can repulse the first time, we can repulse the second. !”

At this time, the enemy tank shelling also stopped.

After all, the infantry has been defeated. Without infantry cooperation, only using tanks to rush into the trenches is a bit like beating a dog. Ant's commander may do this, but the Prosins will not.

The Plosen's drill states that infantry cooperation is required when tanks attack preset positions.

The Plosans have always done a good job of observing the code of conduct.

After the sound of enemy tanks faded away, Ilyich stood up and walked along the trench, comforting the soldiers as he walked - just like he had done just before the enemy attack.

There was much less visible to the naked eye than before, and everyone had a look of exhaustion on their faces.

Ilyich patted them on the shoulders one by one: "Well done! You, well done! Alyosha, you also did well, I saw you personally destroyed a tank."

He walked along in this way until he patted Stepan on the shoulder.

Ilyich stopped and grinned at Stepan: "Survived again?"

"Yeah." Stepan also smiled, "Isn't it the same for you? I thought you would either die on the battlefield, or you would be so scared that your butt would urinate and you would be unable to function. The result is not bad."

Ilyich leaned against the wall of the trench opposite Stepan and took out a cigarette with a smile: "I was surprised too. After all, before joining the army, I was just a priest in charge of ham. I had a nightmare last night. I dreamed that today I was the only commander left on the battlefield, and then all the soldiers ran away. I followed them, waving my pistol and shouting, 'Come back, come back quickly'."

Stepan laughed loudly, and the soldiers nearby who heard Ilyich's words also laughed.

After laughing, Stepan said: "It's fine now. These recruits are already men. According to my experience, those who didn't run away in the first wave will not run away later."

The private who had been listening next to him was overjoyed: "Really? So when the enemy comes up again later, I won't wet my pants?"

Stepan: "Don't laugh, do you think this is a good thing? No, this is a bad thing, it means you are no longer human. Even if you can survive this war, you are no longer human." "

The private's eyes widened: "What do you mean? I have three heads and six arms?"

Stepan: "Ask the priest, he will understand. I am a bigot and don't understand. I just feel... Anyway, when I went home on a family vacation, I felt that my small village where dogs didn't even like barking made me feel uncomfortable everywhere. Not even comfortable.

"The clean bed, my mother-in-law's smile, and my son's crying all made me uncomfortable. I even had insomnia. Is it called insomnia? That word?"

"Come on!" The private laughed out loud, "You can still have insomnia? You slept the most soundly in the stuffy tanker. Your snoring was so loud that we couldn't even sleep!"

Stepan: "Really! It was only after I returned to the front line and got on the tank truck that I fell asleep again. The clanking sound of the tank truck was like my mother's lullaby. As soon as I closed my eyes, I didn't know anything! Yes, mother’s lullaby! That’s a good metaphor, right?”

Ilyich smiled and said: "This is called war syndrome. It's the same as shell shock. There are specialized doctors studying this. I only know a rough idea. Anyway, it's psychological trauma or something like that.

"This is a word transliterated from Onsa. It was not in our Ant language before! In short, people who fight will have shadows, nightmares, etc., but they will be restless in a safe environment."

Stepan: "Look, the priest is still the best. I don't understand these words. In short, you are also suffering from this kind of trauma disorder now. After the war is over, you will have insomnia all day long like me."

The private shook his head: "I don't believe it. You must be teasing me with the priest! I graduated from the tenth grade after all, and I have never heard of this word."

At this time, a messenger ran over: "Who is the leader of this position?"

Ilyich raised his hand: "I am!"

The messenger immediately ran over and looked him over: "Priest? I'm looking for the military commander!"

Ilyich took a puff of cigarette: "I am the military chief. Of course, you can also find the noncommissioned officer next to you. There is no one in the entire position who is better at fighting than him."

The messenger looked at Stepan, hesitated for a moment, and then said to Ilyich: "The division headquarters asked me to inform you that the division reserve has set off and will arrive in half an hour. Before that, you must block the enemy's offensive!"

Ilyich smiled: "The division headquarters can still have reserves. It's not easy. We guarantee to block the enemy's offensive."

The messenger nodded and asked, "Also, where is the phone?"

Ilyich pointed to the ruined command post: "It was blown up, together with the regimental commander."

The messenger glanced at the ruins and nodded: "Then I'll go back to the division headquarters and get you a phone. I wish you good luck."

Before Ilyich could answer, the sound of shells breaking through the air came from the air.

"Hidden!" he shouted.