Burning Moscow

"No, resolutely no!" I denied the opinions of the two without hesitation, and said to myself: "If you don't seize these two stations, one will not be able to timely get the equipment needed for crossing the river and the equipment consumed in the battle. Weapons and ammunition are transported; second, the enemy can use the two railway stations as support points to launch unexpected attacks on us at any time. Based on these two factors, we must take down the stations at all costs."

"Well, Comrade Deputy Commander." After hearing what I said, Gusev nodded and said helplessly: "If this is the case, then we will continue to organize troops and attack the station."

When the chief of staff was about to give orders, I stopped him. In the doubtful eyes of the two, I continued: "In order not to affect the crossing of the river, let General Askarepov stop the attack on the station and leave it to other troops to complete the matter."

"Chief of Staff, near the station, which of our troops is there?" Gusev heard my idea, and his eyes lit up, and he asked the chief of staff quickly: "Let them come to replace Commander Askarepov. The offense at the station."

The chief of staff said with some embarrassment: "The 397th Infantry Division is attacking Warsaw East Station. The Wilansk station that General Askarepov is attacking is near the Wilansk station. There is no our troops, so they cannot withdraw from the station for the time being."

I waited for the chief of staff to finish talking, and after thinking for a while, I picked up the phone on the table, dialed the front army headquarters, and found Ma Lining and asked, "Comrade chief of staff, I want to ask, which unit of our army is currently in the U.S. Near Lansk Station?"

After a moment of silence, Malinen replied to me: "The 106th Infantry Division of the 70th Army has arrived to the northeast of the Vilansk Railway Station and is engaged in a fierce battle with the German troops standing there. Lida, you ask this to do. what?"

"That's it, Comrade Chief of Staff." I quickly explained to Malinin: "The troops under the command of General Askarepov are attacking the Vilansk station. The enemy in the station has made a tenacious defense. The offensive is in a stalemate. I plan to find a troop to replace them so that they can concentrate on the Polish army’s river crossing operations.”

"Leave this to me," Ma Lining said in a big way after hearing it. "You should concentrate all your energy on crossing the river."

After I put down the phone, I immediately instructed the chief of staff of the group army: "The chief of staff, give an order to General Askarepov to suspend the attack on the station, and when the friendly army to take over the attack arrives, he will immediately drive to Vis. By the Wa River, make all preparations for the battle to cross the river."

After speaking, I turned my head and said to Gusev: "General Gusev, I want to take a radio station to Warsaw. If there is anything, you remember to get in touch with me in time."

"Comrade Deputy Commander," Gusev's face changed drastically, and he persuaded nervously: "Although our troops have entered Warsaw, the city is too dangerous. You should stay here and take command."

"General Gusev, you don't have to persuade me." I waved to Gusev and said firmly: "It is precisely because the situation in Warsaw is too chaotic that I have to rush to the city myself. In order to be able to grasp everything that happened on the battlefield at the first time."

Seeing that I had made up my mind, Gusev did not persuade me any more, and immediately arranged manpower to prepare for my trip. He also deliberately asked: "Do you need to bring those recruits?"

The recruits Gusev spoke of were not the new soldiers who had just been drafted into the army, but the group of prisoners of war who had been rescued from the concentration camp. Gusev said that these people were too weak to participate in combat in the short term, so they were all incorporated into the guard regiment directly under the group army.

Considering that these fighters and the Germans have a deep-seated hatred, if they are carried around, they may be useful at critical moments, so I replied without thinking, "Bring them all!"

A few hours later, I came to a tall building next to Union Square that hadn't completely collapsed. Here, I saw Galicki again. After shook hands with him, I asked with concern: "Comrade Colonel, are the soldiers ready to cross the river?"

"May have to wait," Galicki said awkwardly: "There are too few river crossing equipment that we have arrived at so far, and we are not yet able to conduct an organized river crossing operation for the time being."

I stood at the window without window frames and raised my telescope to look into the distance. The first thing that caught my eyes was the dark water of the Vistula River. On the other side of the river, there were a few sparse buildings, but I couldn’t see anything. Lights.

I put down my binoculars, turned my head and asked Galicki: "Comrade Colonel, have you chosen where to cross the river?"

"Yes, Comrade Deputy Commander." Galicki squatted down, illuminated the map on the ground with a flashlight, and introduced to me: "I plan to cross the river from the southwest of Union Square. On the other side of the river is Lazienki Palace is surrounded by woods and grasslands along the river. After crossing the river, our troops can use this place to regroup."

When I heard this, I couldn't help but ask curiously: "Is Lazienki Palace the palace of the King of Poland?"

Galicki replied affirmatively: "Yes, here the villa of the last Polish king S. O. Poniatowski was originally a palace of Baroque architecture."

"Since it is a palace," I waited for him to finish, and then asked: "Will the Germans build a line of defense?"

Regarding my worry, Galicki replied with a serious expression: "According to the information we have obtained, the Germans ransacked the palace not long ago and robbed the paintings, artworks, clocks and statues stored here. After it was over, many buildings were set on fire, so they would not stay here at all."

"Where will the insurgents in that city contact you?"

"It's right here," Galicki said to me, pointing to the Lazienki Palace on the map: "Because the enemy abandoned the Lazienki Palace, the comrades of the Lyudov Army chose the place of contact here."

"Then how to contact?" I continued to ask.

"According to the prior agreement, before we cross the river, we will use a flashlight to signal the other side, three long and one short." Galicki explained to me: "If everything goes well, the other party will use three shorts and two longs; Use one long and one short."

"Well, I was very considerate." Seeing that Galicki and the others are ready, they only owe the east wind. They can start crossing the river in a big way only after the equipment for crossing the river is ready, so I also feel a lot more at ease in my heart. I turned my head and asked the communicator sitting in the corner: "Did you get in touch with General Askarepov?"

"Not yet, Comrade Deputy Commander." The communicator who was holding the radio and shouting hastily stopped to report to me: "But I have been trying to establish contact with them."

I nodded, and then told Galicki: "Comrade Colonel, is the crossing unit ready for communication equipment?"

"Yes, Comrade Deputy Commander," Galicki replied, nodding his head, "The communication equipment of the Crossing Troop is equipped to the battalion level, so even if we stay here, we can keep abreast of what is happening on the other side."

Since the river crossing equipment has not yet arrived, I have time to continue to learn about the division from Galicki: "After the daytime battle, how many people are left in the division?"

"There are more than 4,500 people left in the whole division." Galicki replied: "Because there are still enough guards in the east of the river, there are only more than 3,000 troops involved in crossing the river."

"What about weapons and equipment?"

"The whole division is equipped with submachine guns, rifles, and machine guns. Each company has two machine guns and the same number of anti-tank rifles."

"Do you have artillery?"

"There are only five mortars. There are no artillery of other calibers. Even if there are, the ships we use to cross the river cannot transport these artillery to the other side."

After he finished speaking, I pondered for a moment, and then said: "Comrade Colonel, your weapons are not good enough. Since it's just a battle with the Germans in the building, it doesn't matter. If you encounter an enemy tank, You will become helpless."

"The river crossing troops have anti-tank rifles..."

I didn’t wait for Galicki to finish, and interrupted his words: “Comrade Colonel, you may not know that the anti-tank rifle you are equipped with can only deal with the old German No. 3 or No. 4 tanks. If you encounter it. Tiger or Panther tanks, these anti-tank guns are useless at all."

Hearing what I said, the expression on Galicki’s face also became serious: "Comrade Deputy Commander, what should we do? You must know that because the enemy blew up all the bridges on the Vistula, we simply Can't transport tanks and artillery over."

"In the past two years, our troops are equipped with 40 rocket launchers. The anti-tank effect of this new weapon is no worse than that of anti-tank guns." Because I am not sure whether there are such weapons in the 47th Army, I can only vaguely say. Said: "I will ask the superior to equip you with this weapon as soon as possible."

We were talking, and the phone ringing next to me suddenly rang. Galicki quickly reached out and grabbed the phone, and said loudly, "I'm Colonel Galicki!...What? The river crossing equipment is all there?...This is really great, Major Hubbar, great."

He covered the microphone, looked at me and said: "Comrade Deputy Commander, my eighth regiment commander, Major Hubal, reported to me that all the equipment for crossing the river has reached the river, and the river crossing operation can be carried out at any time."

"Go ahead, Comrade Colonel." I heard that the river crossing equipment was ready, and I couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief, and then ordered: "Let the Polish soldiers start crossing the river."

Galicki released his hand covering the microphone: "Hey, Major Huber, listen, and immediately contact the other side. After getting a response, ask the soldiers to put all the river crossing equipment into the water. The lighter, the better, so as not to disturb the Germans on the other side. After everyone gets on the boat, I have to use the energy of milking and row the boat to the other side as fast as possible. Understand?"

Galitzi and I were at the window of the base station, raised the telescope and looked towards the Lazienki Palace. After waiting for a long time, we finally saw that a long-agreed contact signal came out in a dark wood.

Galicki put down his binoculars and said to me with a smile on his face: "Comrade Deputy Commander, Comrades of the Lyudov Army are ready to respond. As long as our soldiers can pass through the Uyghur Army in the shortest possible time. Swa River, then we can gain a foothold on the west bank of the river."

I just wanted to speak, but I heard the correspondent calling me: "Comrade Deputy Commander, I have contacted General Askarepov, and he wants to talk to you."

Although I have always wanted to see the scene of a hundred boats fighting for the ferry, Askarepov’s phone call could not be answered, so I had to put down the binoculars with a trace of regret, walked quickly in front of the correspondent, and took him. Microphone: "Hello, General Askarepov? This is Oshanina. How is the situation with you?"

"Report to Comrade Deputy Commander," Askarepov replied in a hoarse voice, "My troops have withdrawn from the Vilansk station and are advancing towards the zoo on the Vistula River."

Thinking that his attack on the train station lasted for several hours, but there was no progress. Instead, there were many casualties. I couldn't help asking: "How about the casualties of the troops?"

"One battalion has withdrawn from the battle," Askarepov replied with some embarrassment: "The casualties in the other battalion also exceeded one-third."

I knew in my heart that withdrawing from the battle meant that this troop could be abolished. This shows how cruel the battle for the railway station is. After a pause, I then asked: "Can you still carry out the river crossing operation as originally planned?"

"Yes, Comrade Deputy Commander." Askarepov heard my question and immediately replied affirmatively: "I still have four battalions in my hand. We can land from the Marie Curie Museum and visit Set up a landing field there..."

Before he finished speaking, I heard a strange voice in the sky, and then the headquarters without a roof where I was located was illuminated. Damn it, it was the flares. The troops crossing the river were discovered by the Germans. This was my first reaction after seeing the flares.

After talking a few more words with Askarepov, we threw the microphone to the communicator, and rushed to the window with a vigorous step, and asked Galicki anxiously: "Comrade Colonel, what's going on, our river crossing unit Has it been discovered by the Germans?"

"I think so," Galicki replied with a serious expression: "If I am not mistaken, the Germans will soon be shelling our river crossing troops."

As soon as his words fell, the German artillery deployed in the city opened fire. The shell fell in the middle of the river and stirred up a black jet of water, but fortunately, none of the boats crossing the river were hit.

"This is a test firing of the enemy's artillery." Galicki said worriedly: "Soon they will continue to intensive shelling. I hope our troops can rush to the other side as soon as possible."

The flares in the sky have just been extinguished ~www.wuxiaspot.com~ More flares have been raised, illuminating the surface of the river crossing the river like daylight. After the enemy's test firing, more cannons fired, and the rising water column caused the water of the Vistula River, which was originally flat, to boil like a pot. In the lens of my telescope, one or two small boats can be seen from time to time being shattered by artillery shells. The soldiers on the boat were lifted into the air and smashed into the river again.

"There are still two hundred meters away from the river bank," Galicki said nervously, holding a telescope. "As long as our soldiers work harder, they will be able to get out of the range of German artillery and successfully land on the other side of the river."

But what was unexpected was that when a dozen small boats rushed out of the German shelling area and gradually approached the river bank, they were suddenly strafed by machine guns from the woods. The long dark red fireworks of the machine gun, like a whip, lashed the boat fiercely, causing the soldiers on the boat to plunge into the water one after another.

"Damn it, who can tell me what the **** is going on?" Galicki couldn't help being dumbfounded when he saw this scene. He shouted loudly, "Why do the rebels fire on our soldiers?"

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