Burning Moscow

On the way back from the company command post to the regiment command, I couldn’t help but smile when I thought of Biliukov’s performance just now. I smiled and said to Lukin: "Comrade Lieutenant, we are really more interesting than Master Liukov. Because he was not at ease about his son’s safety, he personally ran to the forward command post and sat and waited for several hours. It can be seen that his son returned safely, but he didn’t say a word, just patted the child on the shoulder and turned around. left."

Lu Jin also smiled and said, "Yeah, I also felt quite surprised by the situation just now. I thought that when they met father and son, they would give a hug first, and then the commander would say a few words of encouragement to Captain Slaven. I guess, When the teacher patted his shoulder, Slaven understood what the son wanted to say to his father."

I wanted to go on and say: This is probably just a little understanding. When I was about to say it, I suddenly thought that Russia didn't seem to have this idiom, so I closed my mouth and just smiled slightly.

When he was about to walk into the regiment headquarters, Lu Jin asked cautiously: "Comrade regiment commander, do you need to adjust the deployment of your troops?"

I thought about it, shook my head and replied, "No, let’s follow your original deployment. The first company, second company, and third company stick to the regiment’s first line of defense, and the fourth company, fifth company, and sixth company are on the second line of defense. The seventh company and guard platoon were deployed near the regiment headquarters."

I opened the curtain and walked into the regiment headquarters, Lu Jin followed in, looked around, and said embarrassedly: "Sorry, comrade regiment commander, the headquarters is too simple, not even a camp bed, even thought I can't find a place to rest for you."

I waved. He said disapprovingly: "Comrade Captain, don't worry about this. I can sleep on the table for a while." Having said that, I raised my hand to look at the watch and told him: "Comrade Captain, you need to distribute weapons. Keep an eye on it, it's two o'clock in the morning, and there are still more than two hours before dawn. You must let the commanders who are familiar with the use of German equipment enter their respective combat positions before dawn."

When Lukin left, I looked around with the dim lights in the room. The command post was empty except for the wooden table in the middle and a few stools by the table. There was also a gun rack on the wall. , With two rifles mounted on it. I walked over and picked up both rifles. Pulling the bolt aside and looking at it, he saw that there were bullets inside, so he took one in his hand. Walk back to the table. Put the rifle on a stool within reach. I lay down on the table and started to sleep.

After an unknown period of time, I was awakened by the sound of gunfire. I quickly sat upright, rubbed my eyes, and raised my hand to look at my watch. As soon as five o'clock in the morning, the Germans could not wait to launch an offensive. I grabbed the gun and wanted to go out and have a look. But he was stopped by Lu Jin who came in before he left the house. He said, "Comrade commander, don’t worry, the Germans are attacking the defense of the 229th Division on the right wing of our regiment. I have issued a combat alert to the troops. The first and second companies of the first line of defense have entered a state of combat."

"Has the enemy been spotted on the front of my regiment?" I asked. I am always worried that the enemy will launch a frantic attack on our position when they discover that we have taken their main camp.

"No. I didn't see a single enemy."

"What? No enemy?" I couldn't believe Lu Jin's answer.

"Yes, comrade commander." Lukin gave me a positive answer: "After our army retreated yesterday, the German army once occupied our position. When we received the order to return to the defensive position, the German army had already withdrawn. I guess they may not have noticed that our regiment has re-occupied the position."

"Where can you see the cutting edge?" I asked.

"You are going to observe the frontier?" Lu Jin was taken aback for a moment, then came back to his senses, and said, "Comrade commander, please come with me. I will take you to the observation station. From there you can clearly see our team. All defensive positions."

Lu Jin led the way, and I followed him with my rifle and walked south along the trench. After about two to three hundred meters, we entered an observation post built in a trench. There were two soldiers observing the enemy situation. When Lu Jin and I came in, we quickly stopped our work and straightened our bodies to salute us.

Lu Jin asked the two fighters: "What's the situation?"

The eyes of the two soldiers swept over Lu Jin and me, seeming to hesitate whether to report to Lu Jin. Seeing that the two of them hadn’t responded for a long time, Lu Jin frowned and wanted to get angry, but he accidentally noticed the eyes of the two staying on me. He immediately understood why they hadn’t responded for a long time, so he ordered: "This is the captain. Lieutenant Colonel Oshanina, please report to her."

Hearing what he said, a soldier approached me and saluted and reported: "Report to the commander, comrade, that there is no trace of the enemy in front of our regiment."

I nodded, walked to the observation hole, raised the telescope and looked into the distance. The location of this observation post has a wide field of vision. From here, you can clearly see the two lines of defense of our regiment. The front of the position is calm, and you can’t even see a person in the distance. Perhaps the Germans thought this area was not guarded by our army, so No troops were sent to attack our regiment's position.

Seeing the densely crowded commanders, I couldn't help frowning. Such a dense formation crowded in the simple trenches would inevitably suffer heavy casualties if they were shelled by the Germans. Seeing this, I put down my binoculars, turned and called Lu Jin to come over, and asked him in a serious tone: "Comrade Captain, are there any bunkers such as anti-cannon holes in our army's position?"

Although Lu Jin didn't understand why I asked, he nodded and said, "Yes, although we don't have strong fortifications on our positions, there are still quite a few hidden units that can be used to garrison troops."

I asked him to come to the observation hole and pointed to the distant trench and said to him: "Comrade Captain, come and see. Hundreds of commanders and fighters are crowded in the narrow trenches. It is difficult to even turn around. If the enemy reconnaissance plane finds out. Now, if the enemy’s artillery fires, our casualties will never be small."

Lu Jin raised his binoculars and looked at him for a moment, and his face was flushed with shame. He quickly explained to me: "Comrade Commander, you also know that almost all new fighters are in the regiment. They lack sufficient combat experience..."

I raised my hand to interrupt the words behind him, and ordered: "Comrade Captain, you immediately call the company commanders in the front position and ask them to leave one in line as a guard, and the rest will return to the shelter first. , Wait until the battle begins."

Lu Jin agreed and ran aside to call.

A few minutes later, Lu Jin returned to my side. After wiping the sweat from his forehead, he reported to me: "Comrade commander, the order has been sent to the army."

Almost at the same time as he reported, the number of people in the trenches began to slowly decrease. After only a few minutes, the crowded trenches became a bit empty. The soldiers who continued to stay in the trenches lined up, and everyone defended for a distance of three meters wide.

Seeing the loose defensive formation in the trenches, I nodded with satisfaction, and said, "It seems that one company on each line of defense is enough. The remaining two companies can be used as reserve teams and can be put into battle at a suitable time. ."

Lu Jin and I stood in front of the observation hole for two or three hours. Although there were fierce gunfire from both sides, there was still no movement in front of our regiment's position. I couldn’t help losing my patience. I thrust the binoculars into Lukin’s hand, walked to the only stool in the observation post and sat down, and asked the soldier standing upright next to him: "I said, Comrade soldier, is there any water? Give me. Have a drink."

The soldier said: "Comrade commander, please wait a moment, I will pour water for you." Then he ran out of the observation post.

Looking at his leaving back, I asked Lu Jin casually: "Comrade Captain, is there anything wrong?"

Lu Jin did not put down the binoculars, shook his head with his back to me, and replied, "There is still silence in front of the position, no one can see it. Could the enemy really forget our place?"

I looked out the door boredly, and saw that the soldier who had just left, with a teapot in one hand and two tea pots in the other, was walking towards the observation post and hurriedly greeted Lu Jin: "Okay, Comrade Lieutenant. , Take a break and drink some tea before continuing to observe."

Lu Jin put down his binoculars, turned around and said to me: "Comrade Commander, please wait a moment, I will look at it for the last time~www.wuxiaspot.com~If there is no hostility, I will go over and drink water." Then he picked up the binoculars and looked out. Looking at it, he kept murmuring: "No, or nothing, no enemy can see it...." At this point, he fell silent suddenly, and after a while, he suddenly raised his voice loudly. Shouted: "The enemy is the enemy's motorized troops!"

Hearing his shout, I jumped up from the stool, dashed to the observation hole, snatched my binoculars from his hand, and asked, "Where is the enemy?"

Lu Jin pointed me to the side and said, "Comrade commander, look a little bit, the enemy is there."

I followed the position he pointed, and saw dust flying in the distance. It seemed that a mechanized unit was marching at high speed, because the dust was so high that it affected my vision, and I couldn’t see the size of the enemy’s army, so hurry up. Instructed Lukin: "Comrade Captain, you immediately call the company commanders to prepare them for battle. The enemy is not allowed to open fire at will before the enemy is within 100 meters of the position. Go!"

I ordered Lukin in such anxiousness because we lacked enough anti-tank weapons. Not to mention anti-tank guns, the whole regiment had only a few hundred incendiary bottles and anti-tank mines, not even one anti-tank gun. If the target is exposed prematurely, the enemy's tanks only need to stop a few hundred meters away from the position, and then they can attack our army in an unhurried manner.