Burning Moscow

Batov did not immediately agree to my request, but he did not refuse it either. ㈧㈠Δ』Chinese website% ん⒈ he thought about 21??, and then said to me: "Comrade Oshanina, you also know that after a long battle in my army, the consumption of various military materials is very high. It’s amazing, including ammunition. As for whether I can provide you with assistance, I don’t know yet. I need to call my deputy commander and chief of staff to find out."

"General Batov, then you can call." As soon as Bezikov heard that there was a door for supplies from Batov, he immediately grabbed the microphone from the base of the phone and handed it to Batov. At the same time, he said kindly: "I hope your deputy commander and chief of staff can bring us good news."

When Batov called, I kept staring at him intently, trying to keep abreast of the progress of things based on the changes in his facial expressions. I quickly realized that my own statement was very effective. Although I couldn't hear what the other party and Batov said, from his increasingly serious expression, I knew in my heart that things might not go as smoothly as I thought.

Sure enough, when Batov put down the phone, he smiled at me that was uglier than crying: "I'm sorry, Comrade Oshanina, I just asked the Chief of Staff. He said that all the heavy artillery shells in stock have been provided to us. You are here. There is nothing in the warehouse today except one or two thousand military coats. I'm sorry, I can't help you."

"It's all right, General Batov." After learning the real situation, although I was extremely disappointed in my heart, I still said calmly: "I understand your difficulties. After all, you have been fighting for such a long time. In China, the consumption of various military materials is also very high. It is almost your limit to be able to provide us with thousands of shells. For this, on behalf of all the commanders and soldiers of the Sixth Guards Army, I would like to express my gratitude to you." , I stood up and bowed to him.

"Comrade Oshanina," Batov didn't expect that I would bow to him suddenly, and said a little flustered: "Look at what you said, we are all friendly forces. We should have helped each other."

I saw that Batov couldn't get the supplies he wanted, and Rokosovsky couldn't give us any supplies either. Everything can only be solved by ourselves. I turned my head to look at Kistyakov and asked, "Comrade Deputy Commander, I don’t know how much ammunition we have in Smolensk?"

My question made Kistyakov stunned, but then he snarled at Bezikov and said: "The chief of staff is familiar with this matter, you can ask him."

Bezikov saw that I set my sights on him, and quickly took out a notebook from my shoulder bag, flipped through a few pages, and then replied: "The current reserve of heavy artillery shells in Smolensk can be used by the front. The artillery regiment provides no less than five base rounds."

"It's great, this is great." I didn't expect that there are still so many shells stored in Smolensk. As long as they are transported, we can crush the German army with firepower. Thinking of this, I He quickly called Akhromeyev over and told him: "Major, immediately report to the military commissar so that he can transport all the shells stored in Smolensk to us as quickly as possible. "

"Yes!" Akhromeyev agreed very simply, and then turned to report.

Less than five minutes later, Akhromeyev walked in front of me with a telegram that he had just received and reported to me: "Comrade Commander, the military commissioner has called back. He said that it was because of the wagon and the vehicle. Limited, it will take at least three to five days to bring all the shells we need."

"What, it takes three to five days?" I heard what Akhromeyev said, my heart sank suddenly, frowning and saying: "If we have to wait such a long time, then our The artillery will become idle during this time."

"No way, Comrade Commander." Bezikov and the others apparently knew the actual situation better than I did. As soon as I finished speaking, he immediately explained to me: "The train transporting troops will be unloaded at Zhilobin. Later, we drove to Moscow with a full load of the wounded. It is estimated that within a day or two, we will not be able to return. In other words, before the train returns, we can only transport the shells we urgently need here by truck. Come. You know what our road conditions are like. From my heart, three to five days are already very fast."

Seeing my disappointed expression, Kistyakov also comforted me and said, "Comrade Commander, don’t worry, maybe after we solve the enemies in the city, we can seize what we urgently need from their warehouse. The heavy artillery shells are also unclear."

Unexpectedly, just after Kistyakov’s words were said, he was rebutted by Batov. He said unceremoniously: "Comrade Kistyakov, if I remember correctly, the German army does not have a 152mm artillery. There are only 15omm artillery. Unless you capture the enemy’s artillery, these shells will be of no use even if they are captured."

I was afraid that the two would argue over the caliber of the artillery, and quickly stopped them: "Alright, you don’t need to say anything. I guess there are heavy artillery shells in the German warehouse. It is estimated that the number is also very limited and will not solve our problem. If the artillery can continue to maintain a strong firepower output, we can only wait for the artillery shells from Smolensk."

After finishing speaking, I asked Bezikov standing beside watching the excitement, "Chief of Staff, how is our troops going in the city? When will we be able to occupy the German headquarters in the center of the city?"

"At present, Division Xielujin in the north has been inserted near the German headquarters and is engaged in a fierce battle with the enemy who is standing in this area." Bezikov pointed to the map and reported to me: "And Division Lukin is close to the German army. The headquarters is only one street away, and now his troops are competing with the Germans for buildings on both sides of the street."

"Where is the Chernoff division to the west?" I stared at the map in front of me, and asked without looking up: "There are also three friendly divisions to the south, where have they advanced?"

"The Cherniv Division has advanced to the'October Square' to the west of the city center. In the square, there are many German tanks serving as fixed turrets. In the process of destroying these targets, our troops have paid a lot. As for the three divisions to the south," Bezikov stopped, turned his head and glanced at Batov, then continued: "This situation requires General Bebatov to introduce us to this situation. ." (To be continued.)