Burning Moscow

After I bid farewell to Batov, as soon as I walked out of the headquarters, I bumped into Razumeyeva and the others who hurried over. The female captain pushed open the door of the truck, jumped down from the front passenger's platform, ran in front of me, raised her hand to salute and asked me for instructions: "Comrade Commander, I have already understood. The eighth guard of General Xie Liujin The headquarters of the 19th Division is located on Kirov Street in the west of the city; the headquarters of the 51st Guards Division of Colonel Sederikov is located on Minsk Street in the southwest of the city. I wonder where we should locate the communication equipment? "

I considered that in the next battle, the west of the city would be the main direction of the German army. If I set up my command there, the risk factor would be too high, so I said without hesitation: "Let's go to Minsk Street."

"But, Comrade Commander." Hearing my order, Razumeyeva's face showed an embarrassed expression. She glanced at the Lieutenant Colonel Matvi who had sent me out, and said carefully: "We all look for I don’t know if we can let Comrade Lieutenant Colonel send someone to be our guide if we don’t get there."

I just turned my head and looked at Matvi beside me, before I could speak. He had already rushed to the opposite Razumeyeva and waved his hand, "Don’t worry, comrade Captain, the order I received is to send General Oshanina to her headquarters. Your car will be with you later. It's all right behind our car."

After finishing speaking, Matvey led me to the jeep parked on the side of the road, opened the rear door with his hand, reached out in a gesture of please, and respectfully said: "Comrade General, please get in the car! "

"Thank you, Comrade Lieutenant Colonel!" After I thanked him, I bent down and got into the car. Just when he was about to help me close the car door, I stretched out my hand to block the car door, leaned out half of my body and shouted at Razumeeva behind, "Captain, follow our car." After shouting, I shrank again. Entering the car, let Mattwei close the door.

On the way to the destination of the car, from time to time you can see soldiers lined up in neat rows, or trucks with cannons approaching. Due to the narrow roads in some areas, our jeep had to stop by the side of the road time and time again to make way for them.

Matvey might be worried about parking too many times and annoyed me, so he explained to me with a smile: "Comrade General, these are all people from the mixed brigade. They are moving towards the north or east of the city to help you. The troops vacated their positions."

As I watched the heavy-footed, tired-faced, expressionless commanders and soldiers passing by our car, I was deeply grateful for the decision I made in Batov Command, and I was so exhausted and exhausted. I believe anyone with a discerning eye can see what the outcome of the fighting against the mighty German army will be.

When I arrived at the destination, I thanked Matvi and took Razumeyeva into the building where the division headquarters of Sederikov was located. Before I walked in, I saw this three-story building specifically. It may have been relatively intact because it hadn't gone through any wars, and it couldn't be more suitable to be used as my headquarters.

As soon as I walked into the building, a second lieutenant walked in front of me, saluted me and said respectfully: "Comrade Commander, Major Akhromeyev asked me to wait for you here."

"Where is the major?" I asked briefly.

"The major is in your new headquarters." The ensign said with a smile: "I'll take you to the headquarters. Please come to me."

Regarding Akhromeyev’s ability to tell the prophet, he could actually establish a headquarters for me in advance. I felt very strange, and I couldn’t help muttering in a low voice, “Strange, how does this Akhromeev know that I’m planning to set up a headquarters? Where are you here?"

"Lida, I told him." Razumeyeva, who was walking by my side, suddenly said to me in a low voice: "There is a radio in my car. On the way here, I asked the major to inform him. ."

"Oh, it turned out to be like this." After listening to Razumeyeva's explanation, I finally understood what was going on. It turned out that he was not able to tell the prophet, but was notified, so he could establish a command here for me in advance.

When our group walked into the new headquarters, Akhromeyev hurriedly greeted me and said to me with a smile: "Comrade Commander, this is your new headquarters. Look, are you satisfied? "

What Akhromeev chose for me should be similar to a conference room. Not only was it large in size, but the interior space was also very high. The three chandeliers on the ceiling illuminated the entire room as if it were daylight. Around the long conference table placed near the window, there is a circle of back chairs and a lot of maps are spread out on the table.

Seeing me, Akhromeyev nodded while watching. He knew that I was very satisfied with the environment here. He quickly pointed to a door on the opposite wall and said, "Comrade Commander, it is a small room. For convenience, I suggest setting up the communication room inside."

"No problem." After I agreed with Akhromeyev's proposal, I turned my head and told Razumeyeva: "Captain, your communication room is located in that small room. Then I will inform Seryukin and Xiejieli. Two division commanders, Cove, come to me for a combat meeting."

After half an hour, all the commanders who received the notice came to my headquarters. In addition to Seryukin and Sejerikov, there is also Captain Shamrih, the commander of the first battalion of the 82nd Battalion of Tanks.

Seeing that everyone had arrived, I first asked Xie Liujin: "General Xie Liujin, have all your troops entered the defensive position?"

"Yes, Comrade Commander." Upon hearing my question, Xie Liujin quickly stood up and replied: "There is a strong defensive position in the west of Zhilobin City. It appears to be a defense fortification built before the war. I put it inside. One regiment, and the remaining two regiments, I put in the city as a reserve team."

"What about you, Colonel Sejlikov." After listening to Seliujin's report, I turned my head and asked Sejlikov, who was sitting on the other side: "Are the troops deployed in place?"

"Not yet, Comrade Commander." Seeing me frowning, Sederikov hurriedly explained: "When our division got out of the car, it was originally intended to deploy us in the city center. As a result, the troops As soon as we stepped aside, we were suddenly notified that the superior had readjusted the defense zone and deployed us to the south of the city, so I led my troops back to the south of the city. Only the guards of Major Shumakov are currently deployed. The 309th regiment, the rest of the troops are still on the way."

"Tank brigade..." I just asked about the situation of the 82nd Tank Brigade. I suddenly remembered that only one battalion of this brigade had arrived in Zhlobin, so I promptly changed my words and asked: "Captain Shamrich, your tank battalion is in What position?"

"Comrade Commander, after my tank battalion got off, General Batov deployed us to the south of the city." Shamrich stood up, pointed to the map in front of me and said to me: "Look, we are deploying this place. There are forests, rivers, and hills, which are not conducive to the deployment of tank troops. On the contrary, the open area on the front of the 89th Guards Division’s defense is conducive to our tank battalion’s assault on the enemy. Comrade Commander, I request that we The battalion was immediately transferred to the location of General Xie Liujin's troops."

"Comrade Captain, please pay attention to your identity." As soon as Akhromeyev waited for Shamrich to speak, he said to him in a stern tone: "Where your tank battalion is arranged, the commander has the final say. It’s not just where you want to deploy it."

I saw that Shamrich, who had been criticized by Akhromeyev, blushed, and quickly raised his hand to stop Akhromeyev, turned my head and said to Shamrich, "Comrade Captain, from now on Judging from the situation, if the enemy wants to attack Zhilobin, their attack direction will be west of the city. If we only consider holding Zhilobin, the position of the tank battalion is irrelevant. But now I The consideration is that after our army has blocked the enemy's ferocious attack, it will launch a full counterattack against the enemy in the shortest time. In this case, your tank battalion will play the greatest role."

Hearing what I said, Shamrih's face showed a delighted expression. He patted his chest and assured me: "Comrade Commander, our battalion is equipped with all new tanks. Let alone encounter the same number of enemy tanks, even if they are several times more than us, we will still hit them all over the floor. Find teeth."

Xie Liujin, who originally had a melancholy expression on his face, was overjoyed when he heard that Shamrich’s tank battalion was equipped with all new tanks. He excitedly said to me: "Comrade Commander, as long as there is a tank battalion. I’ll report to you that no matter how many enemies come, I will defeat them."

"General Xie Liujin, don't be too excited." I think Xie Liujin was a little too excited, and quickly poured him a pot of cold water: "The enemy is coming fiercely. If we fight head-on with them, we will win even if we win. So in the early stages of the battle, You will not receive the support of the tank battalion. You must rely on your own strength to block the enemy, wear down their vigor and consume their vital power. When the enemy's offensive appears to be inadequate, we will unexpectedly launch a counterattack to give the enemy Serious damage. If possible, we will take Kalinković in one go."

After hearing what I said, Xie Liujin glanced at Sederikov who was sitting opposite him, then turned to look at him, and said bitterly: "Comrade Commander, if you want to play like this, wait. After this battle is fought, our division will have more than half of the casualties, and may not be able to participate in the next battle."

I looked at Xie Liujin and asked in a mocking tone: "What's wrong with you, General Xie Liujin, are you afraid?"

"Comrade Commander, I am not on the battlefield for the first time. How could I be afraid?" Xie Liujin stood up abruptly and said to me with a blushing face: "Don't talk about blocking the German attack of several divisions, even if blocking the attack of a group of them. , I believe our soldiers will not complain at all. I am worried that if our division consumes too much in the early stage, then in the later stage, our commanders and fighters can only watch the friendly forces do their best."

Seeing that Xie Liujin was worried about this, I couldn't help laughing. He didn't know why I was laughing, he just looked at me blankly. After I laughed, I announced the answer to him: "General Xie Liujin, don’t forget, you are not fighting alone. Not to mention that there is the 51st Guards Division of Colonel Sejerikov in the west of the city, our more troops, We are rushing to Zhilobin by rail and road, and within three days at most, our entire group army will be able to arrive here. When the enemy and our forces are reversed, it will be our turn to clean them up."

After I finished speaking, Xie Liujin finally showed a relaxed expression on his face: "It's great, this is really great. If the main force of the group army can arrive in time, the Germans will be able to withstand even a few more divisions. ."

"Also," to reassure him, I added: "When the enemy's armored forces launch an assault on your position, I will order the air force to dispatch and attack the enemy's tanks."

Next, after I explained some defensive precautions to Selyukin and Sederikov, I sent them back to the army. Seeing that Shamrich was still standing there and not leaving, I knew that he must have something to report to me alone. After Xie Liujin and their backs stood at the door for an hour, I asked: "Captain, what else do you have? Something?"

"That's it, Comrade Commander." Shamrich walked in front of me and said to me: "Although the tanks in our battalion are all the latest, they are beyond the enemy's tanks, but there are still some problems. , I hope Comrade Commander can help us solve it."

"Come on, Comrade Captain," I let go of the notebook in front of me, picked up a pencil and prepared to record ~www.wuxiaspot.com~ and then looked up at Shamrich and said, "If you have any questions, please tell me. I."

"One is the problem of logistical supplies, and the other is the problem of tank maintenance." When it comes to his professionalism, Shamrich was a little eloquent. He held his finger and said to me: "We come here this time, there is only one base. The ammunition and fuel in the fuel tank. If the logistics cannot be guaranteed, our tank will not be able to start soon. Another point is that after the tank has traveled to a certain number of kilometers, it needs to be maintained, so I want to ask you to Set up a maintenance station in the battalion. When there is no battle, only routine maintenance of the tanks is carried out; once a battle begins, it is necessary to repair the tanks that were destroyed on the battlefield...."

After I wrote down his opinions one by one, I looked up and asked: "Comrade Captain, I will record what you said, and I will arrange the supplies for you as soon as possible, and send a maintenance team to follow you. Action. Anything else?"

"Nothing." After Shamrich answered this sentence, he straightened his waist and asked me: "Comrade Commander, allow me to go back to the army?"

"Go ahead, Captain Shamrich." I waved at him, smiled and said, "Good luck!" (To be continued.)

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