"Boom!" A 75mm recoilless cannon fired violently, and a shiny flame appeared at the muzzle and shot towards a T-26 tank opposite.

Two seconds later, the tanks there emitted a violent explosion and the flames soared into the sky.

This seemed like a signal. With the explosion of this tank, black smoke continued to emerge from the entire Soviet army's positions.

"Da da da!" Maxim's heavy machine gun fired, and the tracer bomb drew across the sky, drawing a straight line. At the end of the line were the Soviet soldiers sleeping next to the bonfire.

The bullets hit the snow, chirping, and some hit people. The person who had just woken up from his sleep screamed loudly, watching his body that was about to be frozen, blood was ripping outward. This kind of scene is scary.

Among the sound of Maxim heavy machine guns, there were countless submachine gun shooting sounds, and all the automatic firepower was firing. Just next to the road where the Soviet Union opened its way to the Long Snake Formation, it stretched for several kilometers and became a battlefield.

There are gunfire everywhere, and there are the sound of hissings before death everywhere. This dark night is no longer silent!

"Boom!" Another shell explosion made Vinogradov lie on the ground in horror. The explosion just now was near him!

"What's going on?" Vinogradov shouted loudly: "Hurry, adjutant, report the situation!"

The adjutant rushed in from outside quickly: "Teacher, no, we are surrounded, and we are all Finns!"

Surrounded!

At this time, the gunfires around them had to believe this fact. During the march, they were surrounded by a large number of Finns. Now, they will usher in the same fate as the 163rd Division!

"Quick, turn into defense on the spot, be fast, hurry!" Venogradov shouted: "Where is our tank? It's about to open fire!"

As if he heard his shout, the driver of a T-26 tank was reacting quickly. He got into his cab and pressed the switch.

Quick, start!

He could only hear the weak gasp of the starter behind, buzzing, buzzing, and then stopped moving.

Come again!

Buzz, Buzz! Suddenly, a burnt smell came out. Not good, the motor burned!

The cold weather is cold and the engine's starting ability is beyond the engine. It is almost impossible to start with the motor before it is roasted with fire!

He crawled over anxiously from the tank. When he opened the cover of the engine compartment behind, he found that the water tank had expanded, and a large ice tumor emerged inside.

Damn it! When the engine was turned off, the water was not released! His tank engine was frozen by the expanded ice!

He crawled out of his tank and watched the captain running over: "Hurry up, start the tank!"

"The engine is broken and cannot be started!"

"Oh, no!" He watched the commander running over with his own eyes be swept down by a shuttle of bullets behind him. The commander fell into a pool of blood. The commander raised his head and finally looked here. Under his body, there was a bright red color.

"Finns, go to die!" He picked up a DT machine gun in his hand and shot violently towards the place where the fire had just emerged. Then he saw a more terrifying scene.

A recoilless cannon opened fire at him! The shells were dragging a traced arc in the dark, flying towards him accurately!

"Boom!" A violent explosion occurred in the tank. During the explosion, he felt his body floating farther and farther away. When he looked down, he found that his lower half of his body was burning on the tank. Then, his brain became pitch black.

The battle didn't last long, but the casualties of the Soviet army were very large.

Sitting in his temporary tent, Vinogradov's face turned gloomy.

"This is definitely not an ordinary guerrilla team! They have cannons and heavy machine guns. Their number is a thousand. It is obvious that the Finns have mobilized the main force of the army to siege us!" said Vinogradov: "Now, we must move into defense on the spot!"

"But, division commander, we are less than ten kilometers away from the 163rd Division. If we continue to move forward, we should be able to meet with the 163rd Division in half a day." said a subordinate.

Vinogradov shook his head: "No! There must be more traps ahead of us, the road may be destroyed, and our losses are too great to move forward."

On this day, too many changes occurred in Vinogradov's heart. From the beginning, he was proud of his desire to make achievements and be promoted to the top management. Until now, he no longer had confidence.

Before he completed the task, he suffered a great loss. At the same time, he was already timid in his heart.

He dared not move forward any more. When war, people will die. If his troops lose too much, he will not be able to hand in the work.

But if he just went back like this, that would be even worse. He could almost imagine that as long as he returned, his life would be over. So, he made the stupidest decision and stayed there!

If he continues to move forward, he can join forces with the 163rd Division and form a rope. If he is afraid, he will retreat and reduce casualties. Now, he actually ordered to stay where he is and turn to defense!

The great purge had caused too many outstanding commanders to lose to the Soviets. Vinogradov, like that, commanded at most a platoon, but now he had to command a division!

At this time, the surroundings had calmed down, but Vinogradov was scared. He did not dare to move forward or retreat. He did not know that his hesitation had really ruined the army!

In the second half of the night, the snowflakes floated again. The Soviet army did not rest. They were digging on the frozen soil and doing defensive fortifications. In the cold weather, this work was tiring and irritable.

At this time, in the woods just a few kilometers away from them, the troops that attacked had returned.

They untied their sleds on the spot and soon set up a warm tent.

These tents are foldable, and after folding, they can be easily transported in a small boat-like sled called "akhio". This sled is pulled by three skiers, and there is a person behind them to keep the sled balance while skiing.

A firewood stove was planted in the tent, and soft pine branches were laid below. Even on the coldest nights, the 20 people staying in the tent would feel very warm.
Chapter completed!