I asked you to escape, but you became a soldier in World War II

Chapter 3 The war is about to break out

When everyone heard Lin Chen's words, they couldn't help but fall into deep despair, and many people even began to cry quietly.

Seeing that Lin Chen scared them like this, Pavlov wanted to stop him, but Lin Chen gently shook his head.

After a brief thought, he chose to trust Lin Chen.

"Are we just going to be at the mercy of others? No!"

"Are we doomed? No!"

"We can unite and use our weapons and the weapons captured from the Germans to give them a head-on blow!"

"Did you see these? These are the weapons and equipment captured from the Germans. They also have a head and two shoulders. If they were shot, they would be dead or disabled! Why didn't they die in our hands? Why were we the ones being slaughtered instead of them?"

Lin Chen's voice became louder and louder, and everyone's emotions became more and more excited.
"To tell you the truth, Sergeant Pavlov has sent someone to call for reinforcements. This place is so important that reinforcements will arrive after daybreak. We will definitely be able to stop the German attack here. If we win, you will all become heroes of the Soviet Union, and your descendants will be proud of you!"

Lin Chen was well versed in the carrot and stick approach of persuasion, and he ignited the hope of these people.

Seeing that the time was almost ripe, Pavlov quickly added some fuel.

"Comrades, the enemy doesn't know our details. We have enough time to prepare. As long as we unite, we can definitely win this battle!"

"Ula!"

"Kill these damn Germans!"

Everyone was finally motivated, and Pavlov and Lin Chen smiled at each other.

"You look like a veteran!" Pavlov finally couldn't help asking when no one was around.

Because he secretly took a look at Lin Chen's movements in operating the gun, which was simply not something an ordinary person could do.

"Do you suspect me?" Lin Chen asked with a smile.

"No, your ID is real, I'm just curious." Pavlov still didn't give up.

"Although I am an apprentice in the machinery factory, I am very familiar with these firearms. When there is a chance, the old masters in the factory will take us to shoot. I am a militiaman in the factory." Anyway, this battle was extremely cruel, and the probability of anyone in the factory surviving was very low. Who could prove that he was lying then?
In other words, even if it is proven to be a lie, as long as Lin Chen can defend the building, his credit will be enough to offset these minor problems.

Pavlov felt that what he said made sense, and he could not think of any other reason.

"We only have one machine gun. Can you operate it?" Pavlov had no machine gunner, so he could only ask Lin Chen for help.

"What a coincidence! I actually know how to do this, but you need to give me a secondary shooter!"

"That's easy. We don't have many bullets left. If we use them sparingly, they can still play a big role." Pavlov was very happy when he heard Lin Chen say that he could use them. "The only flaw is that the mortar's support legs were blown up by our grenades. Otherwise, we still have long-range firepower."

Hearing Pavlov's complaints, Lin Chen looked at the mortar in the corner thoughtfully.

The next step was to set up fortifications. After investigation and discussion between Lin Chen and Pavlov, all the mines were buried on the main roads where tanks and infantry might pass. Then the MG34 machine gun was placed on the roof, operated by Lin Chen himself, and equipped with three rifles and two logistics team members to load the bullets.

The first floor was under the charge of two combat teams, and Sergeant Pavlov led all the troops to heavily guard the area.

The logistics and medical teams are also in place.

The few dry food supplies were distributed uniformly. Fortunately, the building's water supply system was not damaged, and the two faucets on the first floor could still supply water.

In order to avoid repeating the mistakes of the German army, they blocked all the small doors that could be used for sneak attacks, leaving only two windows for cross-fire. There was also heavy firepower upstairs. The building had been built into an iron wall.

Day soon dawned and everyone's nerves became tense.

A large fleet consisting of Heinkel He111 and Junkers 88 once again flew over the Volga River.

The German Fourth Air Force planned to carry out tactical bombing on important coastal buildings such as the tractor factory, the "Barricade" artillery factory, and the "Red October" steel plant to support ground forces in tearing open the last line of defense in Stalingrad.

"Boom boom boom..." The Soviet anti-aircraft artillery on the Volga River opened fire, and black smoke exploded in the sky. "Da da da..." The anti-aircraft machine guns also roared. The large-caliber machine gun bullets with tail flames, under the reflection of the morning sun, together with the anti-aircraft artillery shells, formed an orange-red barrage to meet the rapidly approaching aircraft group.

Two bombers were hit, one of which was blown to pieces in the air, and the other one was hit in the right engine and plunged to the ground to the right, leaving a long trail of black smoke.

Under the threat of intensive anti-aircraft fire, the German bomber group was forced to increase its altitude, then quickly opened the hatch and dropped the heavy aerial bombs to the ground, so that they could leave this damn place before the Soviet fighters arrived.

However, because they were flying too high, the accuracy of the bombs was obviously not satisfactory. Only a few hit the target, and most of the others were off target.

Many bombs were even thrown directly over the target into the river, causing huge splashes on the surface of the river and overturning the sludge at the bottom of the river.

The rotting smell of the sludge mixed with the stench of corpses in the river, and drifted into the building guarded by Lin Chen and others along with the diffuse smoke.

Although the bombing effect was not satisfactory, the German K18 heavy artillery group once again carried out accurate salvos. These terrible artillery fires were far more efficient than air forces. The rows of heavy artillery falling made the people hiding in the building tremble, fearing that the artillery fire would directly raze the building to the ground.

Fortunately, this building is extremely sturdy. Although it was bombarded by heavy artillery, except for a few surface facilities that were destroyed, the main structure was not damaged at all. Lin Chen couldn't help but sigh that Russian things are really sturdy and durable!
The artillery fire was short and dense, and then began to extend backwards. Lin Chen understood that the real battle was about to begin.

Pavlov began to blow the whistle hanging on his chest, and everyone began to take up their combat positions. The logistics team distributed grenades one by one, and the members of the combat team also began to stare at the open area of ​​the building nervously.

Lin Chen did not operate the precious machine gun, but held a 98K rifle without a scope. For a special forces soldier like him, he could hit the target without a scope at a distance of 200 meters. He needed to kill the most valuable targets.

(End of this chapter)