The decisive battle against the Third Reich

"We can do a good job of reconnaissance!" Pukayev said: "Determine which places are suitable for landing, and then let the pilots prepare!"

"But we can't land by air on a large scale!" Matevich said: "The space in Holm is limited, and there can't be too many soldiers who can land by air!"

"Yes!" Pukayev replied: "So I plan to airborne a company, and they will take ten gliders to carry out this mission!"

"A company..." Matevich said worriedly: "Even if they all land successfully, it won't be enough to cause much impact on the Germans!"

"You are right, Matevich!" Pukayev said: "So they are not the main force of this plan!"

"Is there anyone else?" Matevich looked at Pukaev in disbelief.

"You seem to have forgotten that the Germans still hold many prisoners in Holm!" Pukaev pointed to Holm Middle School on the map and said, "There should be more than two thousand people by now!"

Then Matevich understood: "So, the airborne troops are going to rescue these prisoners?"

"You can say that!" Pukayev replied: "It can also be said that it is not. The airborne troops only have one company, and the German troops defending the middle school have two companies. They may have been attacked by the Germans before they reached the middle school. Destroyed!"

"Then..." Matevich sounded a little confused.

"The airborne troops are just to divert the attention of the Germans!" Pukayev explained: "At that time, we will airdrop and airborne weapons and equipment to the school, and use artillery fire to provide cover for the prisoners, so that they can escape and put themselves Arm yourself and attack the Germans from within!"

Matevitch thought for a while, then shook his head and said: "Comrade Pukaev, my opinion is...it is difficult for the prisoners to organize and launch an attack as we planned!"

There is no doubt about this. As mentioned before, the Soviet Union was very harsh on soldiers. They required officers and soldiers to fight until the last moment. Surrendering and becoming prisoners was a "traitor" and an "enemy."

So, the prisoners imprisoned in Holm have been characterized as "enemies" and "traitors", why should they still work for Stalin and fight for the Soviet Union? Anyway, after returning to the motherland, they will be shot or used as cannon fodder and sent to the battlefield.

"So..." Pukayev patted Matevich on the shoulder and said in a more serious tone: "The motherland needs you, Comrade Matevitch!"

"I don't understand, Comrade Pukaev!" Matovich looked at Pukaev with a confused look. Until now, he still didn't understand that this plan had anything to do with him.

"It's up to you, and some of the political commissars and political instructors you lead, to persuade and organize these prisoners!"

"But, Comrade Pukaev!" asked Matevich, "how can we get into Holm to do this work?"

"Of course you can't enter Holm like this!" Pukayev said: "But you can enter as prisoners!"

Hearing this, Matevich couldn't help but open his mouth for a long time and couldn't close it... He had never heard of such a crazy plan, which actually allowed them to become German prisoners and sneak into the prisoner camp.

"Of course!" Pukayev added: "You should change your identity, because I heard that the Germans will shoot them on the spot after catching political commissars and political instructors. Even if this is not the case, they will be more wary of you. So...you should become ordinary soldiers before that!"

After a pause, Pukayev continued: "When you arrive at the prisoner camp, you will reveal your identity secretly. Many prisoners know you, so they will believe your true identity. Then, you must let them know that the motherland has no Even Comrade Stalin did not abandon them. As long as they help us win this battle, they will still be heroes of the Soviet Union. Do you understand?"

"Understood, Comrade Pukaev!" Matevitch stepped forward and replied.

Although it was dangerous to do so, Matevich knew that this might indeed be their only chance to capture Holm, as Pukaev said.

So, that night, the Soviet army launched an attack on Holm.

Of course, this attack was repelled by the German army as usual. The German army captured some prisoners in the battle as usual, but there were a lot of prisoners tonight, more than fifty people.

"Captain!" Werner excitedly said to Qin Chuan after returning to the cellar: "I captured two prisoners tonight. These Bolsheviks have obviously been frightened by our new weapons, and the number of people surrendering has been increasing! "

"Well done!" Qin Chuan complimented him casually.

"I think this is a Soviet conspiracy!" the baker continued.

"What conspiracy?" Werner asked.

"They must want to use prisoners to eat up our supplies!" the baker replied.

The German soldiers in the cellar laughed at the baker's words.

"The Soviets must think so!" Dominic said.

"Yes, of course!" Werner said: "The Soviets can do anything, Thomas..."

As he spoke, Werner raised his head towards Thomas, who was sitting silently in the corner, and said, "I heard about this from a pilot. Like you, he also flew a glider to deliver supplies to us. I think You might be interested to know!"

"What's the matter?" The soldiers were intrigued by Werner's mysteriousness.

"I wonder if you have noticed something strange!" Werner said: "When our planes bomb and straf the enemy, planes often attack uninhabited ground!"

When Werner said this, the soldiers nodded.

"Aren't they attacking a target we didn't find?" asked the baker.

"No, no." Werner shook his head: "If you think so, you are wrong. The pilots were indeed attacking targets we didn't find, but they soon found out that they had been fooled!"

"Why?" the soldiers asked curiously.

"Because..." Werner explained: "After attacking these targets, the pilots found that they would not bleed or escape at all, which means... they were false targets!"

The soldiers hissed in disappointment.

"This is normal, isn't it?" The baker said, "It's just a false target. Are you sure you're not telling a bad joke?"

"If you knew what these false targets were, you wouldn't say this!" Werner said.

"What else could it be?" said the baker, "a wooden man in military uniform, and something else!"

Werner smiled and shook his head and said, "It's a corpse!"

The soldiers were all stunned when they heard this.

"Yes!" Werner said: "They lined up the corpses of their comrades face down in a row, pretending to attack and used them as false targets!"