Burning Moscow

As he was talking, at first it looked like a black spot-sized tank, but now it has become almost like a Beetle. ★★★√★They stopped one after another and began to attack the side of the cavalry division with tank guns and vehicle-mounted machine guns.

Although seeing the appearance of enemy tanks, the cavalry, who was originally only running evenly, immediately leaned down and speeded up the horse, trying to get past the anti-tank trench in front of them as soon as possible, and stay away from these suddenly emerging German tanks.

But no matter how fast a horse runs, can it be faster than cannonballs and bullets? Immediately there were many cavalry commanders who were shot or hit by shrapnel, fell from the tall war horses, smashed heavily into the snow, and splashed a cloud of snow powder. There were also some commanders and fighters who were directly hit by tank shells, and their horses under their hips were blown to pieces on the spot.

"General Povsky, hurry up and order your artillery to fire." I nervously watched this scene of massacre on the battlefield with my binoculars, and at the same time shouted at Povsky, who was standing next to him in a daze, "Go on like this. Before the cavalry division rushed through the trench, most of it would be wiped out by the Germans."

"But, Comrade Commander." Povsky replied with a weeping face: "The artillery regiments and rocket artillery battalions participating in the battle have exhausted all their ammunition."

"It's impossible," Bie Lei said angrily: "I clearly saw that the rocket battalion only fired one salvo. How could it be possible to exhaust the shells?"

"General Bere," Povsky explained when his old friend fired at him, and quickly explained: "Our rocket battalion has not been replenished for at least one month. For today's offensive, I will use all the rockets. The bullets were all concentrated, only to barely make up enough for a salvo."

Hearing what they said, I couldn't help thinking of the cavalry regiment that was wiped out by the Germans during the defense of Moscow the year before. Could it be that the cavalry division faced the same fate? I thought painfully: "If the howitzer regiment had even a few shells left, the situation would not be so bad."

Suddenly Povsky pointed outside and cried out in surprise: "Look, what are these cavalry going to do?"

I quickly raised my binoculars and looked towards the battlefield again. I saw a cavalry group of about a hundred men, turning the horse's head, and rushing towards the place where the German tanks were parked to the north. From the equipment they hung on the horse, I immediately understood why they did it. I put down the binoculars, turned my head and said to Povsky and the others: "Did you see the equipment hung on the cavalry horses? If I am not mistaken, it should be a 4o bazooka. They are planning to use the horse's speed to approach. After the enemy’s tanks, use bazooka to destroy them."

Seeing the cavalry rushing over, part of the firepower of the German tanks has been attracted. Hundreds of thousands of bullets thrown out by the vehicle-mounted machine gun were intertwined into an airtight web of fire. Soldiers continued to plant their horses, and horses continued to fall over while running and trip over other horses. Together with its owner, it was rolled into the surrounding iron hoof. But even so, the high-impact war horses are constantly advancing.

"Report!" Suddenly someone shouted at the door of the observation station: "Can I come in?"

I was worrying about the fate of the cavalry division. When I heard someone call a report at the door, I immediately said, "Come in!"

As soon as my words fell, someone quickly walked behind me and reported loudly: "Comrade Commander, Major General Babajanyan, commander of the 2o Guards Mechanized Brigade, reported to you that our brigade has entered the attacking position. , You can attack the enemy at any time. I am waiting for your order, please instruct!"

Hearing it was Major General Babajanyan, I quickly put down my binoculars, turned around and shook hands with him, and then said: "General Babajanyan, you can enter the offensive position in advance, which is great. However, you can only stay here for the time being. There, you can't attack."

"Why is this, Comrade Commander?" Hearing this order, Babajanyan asked strangely: "When I came, I knew that the tank unit and the two guard divisions had broken through the German defense and were moving towards Extend in depth. In addition, the cavalry division seems to be charging towards the enemy's position."

"General Babajanyan, don't you see that the flanks of our cavalry division are being attacked by German tanks?" I patiently explained to him: "The cavalry division was bombarded by the Germans with machine guns. They have suffered a lot of casualties. If they can’t get past the anti-tank trenches as quickly as possible and enter the trenches occupied by our army to escape, there is a danger of the entire army being destroyed..."

I just said this when there was a series of huge explosions outside. I was shocked and thought to myself: "Could it be that our cavalry rushed up and blew up the enemy's tank?"

I quickly turned around and grabbed the binoculars and looked in the direction from which the explosion sounded. I saw that the German tanks parked in the north were enveloped by the exploded wall of fire, and our cavalry continued to rush towards them, but only sparsely remained. More than a dozen rides. The cavalry has not yet reached the effective attack range of the rocket launcher. The flames and smoke from the German tanks must have nothing to do with them. What is going on?

Before I could think of a reason, Babajanyan, who squeezed to the lookout, exclaimed, "The tank is our tank!"

Hearing Babajanyan calling for our tanks, I rushed to the east of the anti-tank trench and looked at the tank brigade, which is now cooperating with the infantry to attack the German second line of defense, is engaged in a fierce battle with the enemy, and there is no way to shoot Support cavalry divisions attacked by German tanks. Since it's not the tank on the east side of the trench, where did the tank pop up? It's not that our army's tank will drop from the sky, right?

Thinking of the word falling from the sky, I couldn't help feeling shocked. Suddenly I thought of the two tank brigades that hadn't arrived on the battlefield. Did they arrive at this critical moment? Thinking of this, I quickly turned the lens of the telescope to the north, carefully observing the movement there.

From this look, the difference really appeared. Behind the German tanks, in the snow further north, more black spots appeared. As soon as white gunpowder appeared in them, after a while, the German tank formation would be shrouded in fire and gunpowder.

Seeing that the German tanks began to turn around noisily, Bere also noticed something strange. After observing for a while, he tentatively said to me: "Comrade Commander, I think there are two possibilities. One is that they are attacking Fastiv. The friendly forces to the east and north came to support us; the second was the units of the 1oo and 2oo tank brigade, just rushing to the battlefield, seeing the German tanks attacking our cavalry division, they slammed behind the Germans’ ass. Beat them hard."

No matter where the troops are coming from, I at least understand that our cavalry division is free from the danger of the entire army being destroyed. I hurriedly called a staff officer and said: "You take a jeep to contact the commander of the tank unit to find out which part they are." The staff officer agreed and turned and walked out of the observation post.

Seeing that I seemed to have forgotten him, Babajianyan quickly coughed. After attracting all of us, he quickly said: "Comrade Commander, you haven't said what the mission of our brigade is? "

"General Babajanyan, don't worry." Thinking that two guard divisions are attacking the second line of defense of the German army, plus the cavalry division is going up again, it feels a bit superfluous to send another mechanized brigade, so I euphemistically Said: "The commanders of your brigade have become very tired after a long march. They should have more rest. When it is time for you to go, I will notify you."

"Comrade Commander, our officers and fighters have taken too long a break." Babajanyan continued, "I think we can go into battle."

"Comrade Babajanyan," I said to him a little impatiently when he saw him asking me to fight again and again, "We have overall arrangements for which unit will go into battle. Now the offensive force is sufficient, but for the time being. You do not need your brigade to participate in the battle, so you should continue to stay in the offensive position and stand by.

"Comrade Commander," Babajanyan waited for me to finish and said anxiously: "Other troops are fighting the Germans in full swing, but our brigade stays on the offensive position to watch the excitement. What does this mean? Isn't it uncomfortable for you?! You know we came from so far..."

"Wait a minute, General Babajanyan." I knew what he would say next, so I interrupted him first, and said in a severe tone, "I once told you that good steel needs to be used. On the blade. Now the attack on the German army has just begun, and no one can predict which direction the battle will take next. So I must leave a strong combat force in my hand to prevent possible situations. Deteriorating. Do you understand?"

Listening to me speaking to myself in such harsh words, Babajanyan immediately admitted to me: "Comrade Commander, I am wrong. I am eager to fight, so I will repeatedly ask you to let my troops go into battle. Therefore, it has affected your deployment, and I apologize to you."

"Okay, okay, General Babajanyan, you don't need to say it." Bere then came out and said, "Everyone is right, all for victory."

After I killed Babajanyan, I asked Bere: "Are there any latest news from the frontier?"

Bielei nodded and replied: "The Germans deployed a large number of 88mm anti-aircraft guns on the second line of defense to deal with our tanks. In our previous attack, we lost more than 20 tanks. The troops are regrouping, ready to attack the enemy's position again."

I know that at this time, the artillery can't count on it, so I said disappointedly: "Without the support of artillery, even with the support of tanks, let our troops attack the enemy's position, the chance of success is still not high."

Pointing to the battlefield where gunpowder was still in the distance, Bie Lei suggested to me: "Comrade Commander, isn't this a friendly tank to support us? If we combine their tanks with our tanks, they will attack the enemy. Attack, so that the odds of winning can be greatly improved."

"General Bele, if we are fighting a decisive battle with German tanks on the plains, then the more tanks we have, the better. But now we are attacking the strong German defense positions, and a lot of 88 mm are deployed in the fortifications. Anti-aircraft guns, that’s the nemesis of our tanks.” At this point, I paused, thought about it, and said, “Moreover, within a narrow range of a few kilometers, more than two hundred tanks were concentrated on the enemy’s position to carry out assaults. The long-range artillery can turn them all into burning scrap iron."

Biely turned his head and glanced at the embarrassed Povsky, and then said with a serious expression: "Then what should we do? Wouldn't we be able to attack without the support of artillery?"

"The offensive must continue." Seeing the two of them looking helpless, I smiled and said: "Without artillery, don't we still have the air force? I can ask General Rokosovsky to dispatch the air force, yes. The German outlying positions to the west of Fastif were bombed to destroy the technical equipment that threatened our tanks the most, clearing the way for the next attack."

When Bie Lei heard me say this, his eyes lit up, and he yelled again and again: "Yes, that's right, how did I forget about our air force's control of battlefield air supremacy." He grinned and laughed self-deprecatingly. Said, "This is mainly because we were bombarded by the Germans some time ago so much that we forgot to get air support."

I waited for him to finish ~www.wuxiaspot.com~ and immediately commanded: "Give orders to the front-line troops to temporarily stop the offensive, and wait until the air force bombards the enemy's positions before launching a new offensive."

Belei can directly communicate with the forward tank brigade through the walkie-talkie, and convey the order directly. And I want to contact Rokosovsky, but only by telegram. Seeing that the operator had finished the call, Povsky asked nervously: "Comrade Commander, I don't know when our bomber will arrive?"

I raised my hand and looked at my watch, and then said, "It may take about half an hour at the earliest. Our troops just took advantage of this time to take a short rest."

Bere quickly ended the conversation with the front line, and then reported to me: "Comrade Commander, the front tank unit has stopped its offensive and rested on the spot. After our air force is bombed, it can re-attack the enemy. Attack from the defensive positions."

I walked to the observation port, raised my telescope and looked on the battlefield, and saw that the menacing German tanks had almost turned into piles of burning debris. The newly arrived tanks of our army are passing through the burning German tanks and are driving towards us. The remaining commanders and fighters of the cavalry division also passed the simple bridge erected on the trench and entered the position occupied by our army. (To be continued.)