A heavy machine gun burst forth from the direction of the village, immediately forcing the group in the ditch to stop firing and take cover. An officer, leaping from the burning armored personnel carrier, immediately fell, curled up like a discarded doll. I reloaded the grenade launcher and aimed at the group sheltering in the ditch. This time, I hit exactly where I'd aimed—the grenade exploded right in the ditch. It seemed that this enemy group was finished. Only one machine gunner remained, who had already managed to run from his cover to the first house in the village and take cover from me. I loaded a full magazine, intending to get behind the enemy. The machine guns rattled again in unison. And suddenly, everything went quiet. It seemed we had won!
I stood up and carefully moved forw
