"Is the commander of the 163rd Infantry Division here?"
After Wei Ran saw the unusually familiar flag, he did not rush to shoot, but pulled Mika to bend He hid in the trench.
"What's wrong?" Mika, who was busy loading the ammunition, looked at Wei Ran strangely.
"Did you notice the flag behind the trench line on the opposite side?" Wei Ran handed over the binoculars, "That seems to be the division flag of the 163rd Infantry Division."
Mika Hearing this, he took the telescope, stood up quickly, took a look, and squatted down, "I saw it, but how did you know?"
"The prisoners told me," Wei Ran said casually, " Mika, don't just focus on ordinary Soviet Red Army soldiers. Let's look for anyone wearing an officer's uniform."
"No problem!"
Mika said. He changed his position in the trench and said while searching for the target, "Victor, use the telescope to help me find their division commander."
Can I be your observer?
Wei Ran understood his job immediately. He held up his binoculars and carefully observed the battlefield on the shore of the lake outside the forest along the shooting hole.
The Soviet Red Army on this battlefield is not far from the also besieged Suao Musalmi, but the heavy firepower that Finland can support these two encirclements is only the one behind them. There are only eight artillery pieces of relatively small caliber on the small highland.
On the other hand, on the surrounded Soviet side, the Soviet position that Weiran and Mika could see contained more than a dozen artillery pieces and almost as many tanks. As for the situation on the other side of the lake, I'm afraid it's even more severe than here.
To put it simply, although Finland occupies a geographical advantage, its firepower is not strong. Although the Soviet Union has sufficient firepower, after days of attrition wars and low temperature attacks that were enough to freeze them, Their fighting morale has hit rock bottom.
In the stalemate between the two sides, time passed minute by minute. In the short daylight of less than five hours, Mika, with the help of Wei Ran, pulled the trigger again and again to kill. Suspected enemy of the commander.
Finally, when the temperatureless sun was completely covered by the horizon, the two people who worked in vain reunited with the old hunter Ino who was waiting in the rear.
"Have you found the division commander?" Ino asked while shaking the reins after the two tired young men climbed onto the sled.
“No.” Wei Ran, whose eyes were bloodshot, shook his head, “We only found the flag of the 163rd Division, but we didn’t find their division commander at all, and we’re not even sure if their division commander is here.”
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"But today we killed at least five Soviets who were holding pistols to direct the battle and a dozen Soviet artillerymen." Mika reported the results of these few hours as if he was taking credit.
The old hunter Ino was operating the sleigh and running towards the rear while comforting him, "Don't worry, I met Captain Korpi a few hours ago. He told me that now the Soviets are basicallyThey are all surrounded, so as long as there is no problem with our encirclement, they will not be able to escape at all. "
" Are they all surrounded? "Mika asked in surprise.
Ino pointed to the artillery still firing on the high ground not far away and said, "The Soviets stationed around have been cut into six pieces. We will focus on attacking today. The enemies here and Suo Musalmi are the two most powerful. As long as they are dealt with, the Soviets in the remaining four encirclement circles will soon be dealt with. "
Wei Ran looked confused, "Are all the people from the 163rd Division here? ”
Old hunter Ino shook his head, “In addition to four small encirclements around the area, I heard that there is at least one regiment of Soviet infantry being surrounded about five or six kilometers east of the lake. Now, only after we resolve the battlefield here can we go over to support them. "
No wonder...
Wei Ran muttered to himself. He was almost certain that the regiment that was surrounded six kilometers away was the 662nd Regiment of the 163rd Division, and it was not going out. Unexpectedly, the commander of the 662nd Regiment, Sharov, may soon die under the gun of his own people because he wanted to be a deserter.
However, compared to these, where is the commander of the 163rd Division? Still flirting with Wei Ran and Mika, as well as the old hunter Ino who seemed to be concentrating on driving.
Before Wei Ran could analyze the general possibility, the sleigh drove around the small high ground where the artillery was mounted. , got into the depths of the dense forest far away from the battlefield, and finally stopped in a large camp.
Compared to the Soviet Red Army in the encirclement, they had to risk being sniped even if they made a campfire. The risk of getting killed is much better here.
Not only are there hot soups and meals, but the sauna tent here is even bigger than the one in the camp Wei Ran visited before. More.
Under the supervision of Wei Ran and Mika, the old hunter Ino, who had been running transportation all day, was sent to the medical tent to re-treat the wound on his leg, and then the three of them They each packed a hearty meal, got into a warm and sweaty tent, each found an empty bed to sit down, and wolfed down their stomachs.
After eating and drinking, Wei Ran was pulled by Mika and lined up to go to the sauna. Ino, the old hunter who could only stay in the dormitory because of the wound on his leg, was not idle either. He limped from They took the tools from the sleigh and carefully maintained the weapons of Wei Ran and Mika.
When Wei Ran and Mika came back, their sleds were completely red. Being rubbed with bear oil by the old hunter Ino
Lining on the bed covered with thick animal skins, Wei Ran, who had not slept all day, did not even listen to what Ino and Mika said. , and fell into a deep sleep. Even the continuous roar of the artillery on the high ground outside the forest did not wake him up. But even so, he had no chance of sleeping until dawn, and he was killed by the old hunter Ino. He was shaken awake.
Subconsciously, he grabbed the submachine gun that he had placed beside the bed before going to bed. Wei Ran turned over and sat up to read.He looked around, and then asked sleepily, "Is it time?"
"There's something wrong with the encirclement." Father Ino said hurriedly, "You two, get your things quickly, maybe That division commander is about to run away!”
Hearing this, Wei Ran and Mika immediately regained consciousness, picked up their weapons and skis as quickly as possible under the light of the flashlight, and supported Ino. Dad rushed out of the tent and got on the sleigh with a few unknown Finnish soldiers.
Behind the sleigh, there were more than a dozen Finnish soldiers on skis. They grabbed the rope tied to the sled and pulled themselves towards the precarious battlefield.
It wasn't until the latter shouted at the reindeer to run that Wei Ran asked, "Dad Ino, what's going on?"
"Half an hour ago, there were several stocks The Soviets ran out during the counterattack. "The person who answered Wei Ran was not Ino's father, but a middle-aged soldier sitting next to him, but his familiar voice was immediately recognized by Wei Ran and Mika. This man happened to be the company commander Korpi who originally issued the sniper mission to them.