According to Sokov's speculation, since the German army had completed the shelling of the three battalions, their attack on the fourth battalion should start soon, and Berkin and the reserve team arrived near the fourth battalion's position in advance and could provide timely support.

But when the German army waited left and right, the attack on the fourth battalion never launched. On the contrary, the enemy bombarded the positions of the other three battalions for a round, and even bombarded the high ground outside the positions of the fourth battalion, but never launched a ground attack.

After Karsokov called the battalion commanders of each battalion, he asked Sokov with a strange expression: "Comrade Brigade Commander, is there any error in our judgment?"

"What kind of judgment is wrong?" Sokov asked back.

"Maybe the enemy thinks that the defense zone of our brigade does not need to attack. As long as we take down the left and right wings, we can isolate us." Karsokov expressed his own opinion: "From their performance today, the three battalions' positions may be because we are worried that when they attacked the 1073rd Regiment's position, our army will attack them from the rear."

Regarding Karsokov's statement, Sokov began to ponder: Are the Germans launching shelling on the positions of the three battalions pirates and diverting their attention? Or, as the Chief of Staff said, they were worried that they would send troops to attack their rear when they attacked the 1073rd Regiment's position?

After thinking for a long time, Sokov sighed softly: "Comrade Chief of Staff, we can only wait and see what changes are now."

In the evening, the enemy still did not attack the fourth battalion's positions.

Belkin, who had been on standby behind the fourth camp position for most of the day, returned to the brigade headquarters.

As soon as he walked into the tent, he said anxiously: "Comrade Brigade Commander, I took the reserve team to wait behind the Fourth Battalion position for most of the day, but I didn't wait for the German attack. What's going on?"

For a moment, Sokov didn't know how to reply to the other party, so he could only smile bitterly at the other party.

"Comrade of Deputy Brigade Commander," Karsokov said, "I had discussed with the brigade commander in the afternoon that he felt that the Germans did not attack, and there was another possibility that they were worried that they would be attacked from the flanks of our brigade when they attacked the 1073rd Regiment. Therefore, they used artillery fire to launch artillery fire on the positions of the three battalions in order not to let us dare to leave the positions easily and support the attacked friendly forces."

When Berkin heard what Karsokov said, he nodded repeatedly and said, "Comrade Chief of Staff, what you said may also exist, otherwise it would be impossible to explain why the German army kept bombarding the positions of our three battalions during the day, but never launched a ground attack."

After saying this, he turned to Sokov and asked for instructions: "Comrade Brigade Commander, why don't you remove the reserve team first?"

"No, no." Sokov refused Belkin's request without thinking: "You know, the German army gathered a large number of armored troops in the forest in front of the Fourth Battalion. Although there was no attack today, it did not mean that they would not launch an attack tomorrow. If the reserve team was withdrawn, and the fourth battalion was at risk and then wanted to pull it up, it would probably be too late."

"But from various signs, it is unlikely that the enemy will launch an attack."

"Comrade Deputy Brigade Commander, I think you're wrong." Sokov said with a serious expression: "If the Germans do not want to make breakthroughs from the Fourth Battalion, then what are they doing to assemble so many tanks and armored vehicles in the forest? Are they putting them there for decoration?"

After hearing Sokov's words, Belkin stopped talking. He had to admit in his heart that Sokov's concerns made sense. The Germans placed so many tanks and armored vehicles in the forest in front of the fourth battalion's position, and they were definitely not used as decorations. Although not launching an attack today does not mean that they will not attack tomorrow.

"Misha, Misha!" The shouts of Tonya came from outside the tent.

When Sokov heard her voice, he immediately realized that her coming here must be related to Chivalryg. He quickly walked to the door of the tent and asked at Tonia who was standing outside, "Tonia, what's the matter with me?"

"Corporal Chivalryg wakes up, he wants to see you." Tonia glanced into the tent, then asked carefully: "Can you go there?"

Sokov thought that it was dark and the German army would not take any action. He followed Tonya to the field hospital. There should be no problem, so he turned to the person in the tent and said, "Deputy Brigade Commander, Chief of Staff, I'll go to the field hospital. If there is anything important, I'll send someone to the field hospital to find me."

On the way to the field hospital, Sokov asked Tonia tentatively: "Donia, after Corporal Chivaryg wakes up, have you ever said anything about the position?"

"No." Donia replied very simply: "He said he would report to you in person."

"Then let's go faster," Sokov urged, "I'm eager to know what happened on the position at that time."

Not long after, the two of them arrived at the tent where Chivalryg lived, where Vera was the only one.

Seeing Sokov enter the door, Vera quickly stood up and greeted: "Comrade Brigade Commander, you are here!" Then she bent down and said to Chivaryag who was lying on the stretcher, "Comrade Corporal, the brigade commander is here. If you have anything to say, just say to him."

Chivaryg, who was lying on a stretcher, heard that Sokov was coming and struggled to sit up. Sokov quickly stepped forward and stopped him: "Comrade Corporal, you still have any injuries on your body, so let's lie down and rest."

After Chivaryag was lying down again, Sokov asked with concern: "How do you feel?"

"It's not bad, thank you for your concern."

After sitting down on the stump placed next to the Chivalryg stretcher, Sokov asked cautiously: "Comrade Corporal, can you tell me the situation on the position at that time?"

Chivaryag nodded slightly, and then told Sokov about the battle on the position at that time.

After waiting patiently for the other party’s statement, Sokov asked tentatively: “Comrade Corporal, are you sure that when the enemy attacks, you are the only one left on the position?”

"Yes, comrade comrade brigade commander, I can fully confirm this. At that time, I was the only one on the position."

"That's strange." Sokov said in a thoughtful way to find out the truth of the matter: "But when the Fourth Battalion Commander Major Vasha led his men to clean the battlefield, he also found a soldier. According to that person, he was the one who defended the position alone."

Chivaryg became anxious when he heard this. He asked with anger and blushed face: "Who, who is that person?"

Sokov hesitated for a moment and still said the man's name: "The surviving soldier is called Spinachsky, and it is said that he has only been in the army for a few months."

"Comrade Brigade Commander," Chivaryag struggled to sit up, and said emotionally: "How could he be alive? I obviously knocked him down with one shot."

This time it was Sokov's turn to be surprised: "What, did you cause the gunshot wound on him?"

"He is not dead yet, it's so cheap." Chivalryag said gritting his teeth.

Sokov asked curiously: "Why did you shoot him?"

"When the enemy started to attack, he was already panicked and scared. "Chevaryag said angrily: "The squad leader went to stop him, and was pushed hard, rolled down the slope, and was killed by the enemy's bullets. I shouted to stop him loudly, and he still ran to the back of the position. I implemented the battlefield discipline and fired a shot at him. After seeing him falling to the ground, I turned around and continued to block the enemy's attack."

"Your shot did hit him, but it didn't kill him, but just made him unconscious." Sokov continued: "When the battle ended, Major Vasha and the deputy brigade commander brought people to the position, he just woke up and was naturally regarded as a hero who stood alone."

Chivaryg raised his eyebrows and asked in confusion: "Did I no longer breathe when they cleaned the battlefield?"

"Of course not." Sokov shook his head and explained to the other party: "According to our later analysis, you may have been blown down from the high ground by the explosion of the shells on the way to transfer the position, so the commanders and soldiers who cleaned the battlefield did not find your trace."

"Oh, so that's it." Chivaryag nodded, then asked Sokov carefully: "What are you going to do with him?"

"Since he is not a lone hero who holds his position, but a coward who escapes at the fortitude, I will naturally not be polite to him." Sokov said decisively: "He will be sent to the military court and receive the punishment he deserves."

After Sokov figured out what was going on, he comforted Chivaryg for a few words, and then stood up and left the tent.

Donia chased after him, grabbed Sokov's arm and asked, "Misha, Corporal Nachivaryg, can he receive the award?"

"Of course, of course." Sokov glanced into the tent and said with a smile: "If a lone hero like him is not rewarded, wouldn't the other commanders and fighters feel disappointed? Don't worry, he will receive his honor."

Then he remembered something and quickly said to Tonia: "Donia, can you find the warhead taken out of Spinach Ski?"

When Dongniya heard this, she immediately understood what was going on and said quickly: "Misha, do you want to see if that warhead is our army's bullet or the German army's bullet?"

"Yes, that's how I thought about it."

"I'll go and ask immediately to see if the warhead is still there."

When Sokov returned to the brigade headquarters, Belkin asked with some urgency: "Comrade Brigade Commander, is that corporal Chivaryg awake?"

"Yes, I've woken up."

"Then did he say anything?" Belkin asked timidly: "Who is the lone hero who sticks to the high ground?"

"Of course it was Corporal Chivaryag." Sokov replied: "As for that Spinachsky, he was just a panicked coward, a shameful deserter."

"Desergeant?" Belkin asked in surprise: "He ran away on the battlefield?"

"That's right." Sokov nodded and said in a positive tone: "Corporate Chivalryg told me that when Spinach Ski escaped, he pushed the eighth squad leader who blocked him down the slope. The opponent was shot and died. As the deputy squad leader, Corporate Chivalryg called Spinach Ski back to the battle post, but the other party ignored him, so he had to shoot and implement battlefield discipline."

After listening to Sokov's story, Karsokov suddenly said with a sudden look: "No wonder, the brigade commander said that based on the wound on Spinach Ski's back, it can be concluded that the bullet was shot from above. If it weren't for internal organs, it would be very likely to be penetrated from the abdomen. At that time, I thought it was quite strange, how could the angle of the injury be so strange? Now I understand that Spinach Ski is a coward who is afraid of death, and he actually dares to be a deserter on the battlefield. If it were me, I would definitely shoot him."

Belkin's face was full of shame, and he felt very regretful. Because of his hastyness, he couldn't wait to report the matter to the Army Command before he could figure out the truth, and as a result, a deserter almost turned into a lone hero. If Sokov hadn't noticed something was wrong and stopped the awarding and promotion ceremony in time, perhaps Spinach Ski had already received the medal and became an officer.

If Spinach Ski won the medal and was promoted to an officer, once the matter was revealed in the future, I am afraid that his deputy brigade commander would be implicated, and even Sokov would be criticized by his superiors. Thinking of this, Belkin couldn't help but sweat in a cold sweat. He apologized to Sokov: "Comrade Brigade Commander, I'm so sorry, because my recklessness almost caused a big mistake."

Karsokov answered from the side: "Comrade Brigade Commander, what are you going to deal with this spinach Sky?"

"Of course he was sent to the military court and received the punishment he deserved."

Unexpectedly, after saying this, Karsokov shook his head and retorted: "Comrade Brigade Commander, Sakya Sakya is just a private. He has no qualifications to go to the military court. He just greeted the fourth battalion commander and asked him to take Sakya Sakya back to implement battlefield discipline."

"That's OK." Sokov felt that what Karsokov said made sense. A private like Spinachsky asked him to go to the military court, which was simply a policing him. He just gave him to Major Vasha for treatment: "Let's leave it to Major Vasha for treatment."

After receiving Sokov's order, Karsokov picked up the phone and connected to the command post of the Fourth Battalion.

Vasia heard it was Karsokov's voice, and thought the other party asked if there was any movement in the German army in the forest, so she took the initiative to say: "Comrade Chief of Staff, my subordinates closely monitor the movement in the direction of the forest. If there is any movement in the enemy, they will report it to the brigade headquarters in time."

Who knew that as soon as he finished speaking, Karsokov said, "Major Vasia, you're wrong. I'm calling you not to ask about the enemy's movements, but to have another thing to hand over to you?"

"What's the matter?" Vasia asked in wonder.

"Do you still remember Spinach Ski?" Karsokov might be worried that Vasia would not remember this person, and he specifically reminded him: "It is the warrior you and the deputy brigade commander went up to clean the battlefield after the enemy's attack on the high ground was repelled."

"Remember, of course," Vasia said: "Although the deputy brigade commander said he was a lone hero who sticks to the high ground, I doubted the matter, so I went to the brigade department several times to figure out this matter."
Chapter completed!