Whether it was Chu Sinan or Akhromeev, it would not be surprising. This was what everyone expected. However, even so, Vigi's loss and the rapid collapse of the second defense line still silenced everyone for a while, because all this means that their future is still extremely dangerous.

"Comrade Gilnilova," Chu Sinan asked after thinking for a while, "How did you come here? Haven't you retreated with the large army?"

"We?" Gilnilova said with a wry smile. "We are all transferred from the Narochi Lake area. The German tank vanguard dispersed us and the main force. In order to avoid German searches, we were forced to enter the swamp, but without a guide, we lost our direction here and had not been able to find a way out after a day."

"Then how do you know the situation on Viji?" Chu Sinan asked in confusion.

"Oh, we have a radio station that is used to contact the superiors." Gilnilova smiled and pointed at a female soldier not far behind her. Chu Sinan looked in the direction of her finger and saw that the female soldier in a military uniform covered with mud was taking off a large square bag on her back.

Chu Sinan was overjoyed. This thing was so useful. If Suchekov had this thing in hand a few days ago, they wouldn't have to come here, and even so many soldiers wouldn't have to sacrifice. In fact, in Chu Sinan's view, countries like the Soviet Union with strong foundation should have assigned military radio stations to company-level institutions. In fact, the Soviet army had already equipped the company-level formations under its jurisdiction with military radio stations, but Suchekov's company lost it in the previous battle.

"Comrade Gilnilova," Chu Sinan suppressed the excitement in his heart, and asked, "There is a close connection between you and the superior troops. Do you know what the specific situation is now?"

"It's not optimistic," Gilnilova frowned. Her big light blue eyes were all about fatigue and sorrow. "From the outbreak of the war to the present, we have lost nearly one million troops in less than half a month, especially in the northwest, with the most heavy losses. Now almost every division of our 11th Army lost more than half of the troops, and the 27th Army lost 30%. The Eighth Army has lost contact with the Front Command, and it is very likely that the entire army has been wiped out. Although I don't know the situation of the Southwest Front, I know that the Western Front has suffered even heavier losses. The Third and Tenth Army have been forced to temporarily withdraw from the combat sequence and retreat to the east bank of the West Devina River to gather and rest. As for the other armies, they were surrounded by the German army."

Gilnilova stopped here. She glanced at Chu Sinan, and then continued: "Although the recruitment work of the troops is going well now, the recruits who come back do not have combat qualities, and they are not equipped enough, so they may not play any role."

"Then now our army has retreated to where on the east bank of the West Vinner River?" Chu Sinan seemed to be most concerned about this question, and he asked again.

"We have retreated to the front line of Delisa and Polotsk," Gilnilova replied. "Because of the huge losses in the early stage, the commander-in-chief issued an order to ask the 22nd Group Army to rush to change defenses and replace us for rest. Today is already No. 4, and the defense replacement mission is probably completed."

"No. 4, No. 4..." The news about the defense change did not make Chu Sinan pay attention to anything. Instead, this "No. 4" made him feel moved. He vaguely felt that something was related to this day, but he just couldn't remember it for a moment.

"Comrade Chu Sinan, give me something to eat," Gilnilova didn't know what Chu Sinan was thinking. She took a piece of dry bread from a female soldier, broke it in half, and handed one of them over and said.

"Thank you," Chu Sinan hadn't eaten anything decent in nearly two days. Although the bread in front of him was not very good, it was something that could be eaten at least, so he didn't care about being polite, and thanked him and took the bread.

"You're welcome, Comrade Chu Sinan," said Gilnilova with a smile, "We are comrades in the revolution and relatives in the same trench. To be honest, as a Chinese, you can join our camp and fight side by side with us and resist the fascist enemies together. From this point of view, I admire you very much. What's more, you have retreated from the front line."

Chu Sinan smiled, and was about to say something, but suddenly his face changed. He thought about why the "No. 4" touched him. In fact, what really touched him was not this "No. 4", but "July 4th". This month was very critical for the Soviet-German War.

Chu Sinan thought that if he remembered correctly, starting from July 10th, the German army's second-step offensive strategy would be launched in full swing. Although the Soviet army fought tenaciously in the Battle of Smolensk, the German army finally won the final victory. From July 10th to September 10th, in just two months, the German army advanced the front line to the Yarcewo and Daluki front line. The defensive front built by the Soviet army on the east bank of the West Vinna River collapsed completely. As of the end of this wave of offensive, the Soviet army lost more than 2 million troops and lost two important strategic points of Minsk and Smolensk.

Of course, what Chu Sinan was not concerned about the Soviet army's retreat and the German army's step by step. What he really cares about was the safety of himself and the people around him. Under the current circumstances, he undoubtedly needed to rush to the east bank of the West Vinna River before No. 9 and meet with the main Soviet army forces there, otherwise the consequences would be unimaginable.

He took out the blood-stained military map that Suchekov gave him from his military uniform pocket, spread it flat and placed it on the ground, and then observed it carefully. This is the swamp area outside Vigi. According to the proportion of the map, it is inferred from here that the Sidwina River is at least hundreds of kilometers away. If you march quickly, you will have a lot of time. But the problem is that there will undoubtedly be dangers along the way. If you encounter the German follow-up troops, their troops, which are mainly composed of female soldiers, have no combat power.

"Comrade Chu Sinan, what are you looking at?" Seeing Chu Sinan staring at the map on the ground without turning around, Gilnilova swallowed the dry bread in her mouth and asked curiously.

Chu Sinan did not answer first. After a while, he raised his head and said with a serious expression: "Comrade Gilnilova, please contact the superior commanding force immediately by radio and ask where our troops are closest to here."
Chapter completed!