Burning Moscow

As soon as the car started, I saw Cui Kefu in the rearview mirror and leaned back, leaning on the back of the seat and closing my eyes to rest. The car fell silent. The driver's eyes were fixed ahead, and he drove the car intently.

I looked at the scenery outside the window boringly for a while, and couldn't help but whispered to the driver curiously: "Comrade Sergeant, how long will it take me to get to Stalingrad?"

The driver shrugged his shoulders and said helplessly, "This is hard to say, Comrade Lieutenant Colonel. It depends on the road conditions and whether it will be bombarded by enemy planes. If everything goes well, within five hours, we should Can rush to Stalingrad."

"Comrade Oshanina." Cui Kefu said suddenly.

I quickly turned my head and looked back, only to see that Cui Kefu was still resting his eyes closed and leaning back against the chair. I was wondering if I had heard it wrong, and he called me again: "Comrade Oshanina."

I quickly agreed: "Comrade Commander, I am here, do you have any instructions?"

Cui Kefu still did not open his eyes, and said to himself: "Maybe you are very strange, you have been well in the first line of troops, why would I let you transfer the command of the regiment to the deputy and let you go with me? Stalingrad."

I really couldn't guess why Cui Kefu did this, so I had to shook his head. After shaking it twice, I suddenly remembered that Cui Kefu closed his eyes and couldn't see me shaking his head, and said honestly: "Comrade Commander, I really can't think of it."

"When General Zhukov called me yesterday, he specifically mentioned you."

"General Zhukov!" Hearing this familiar name, I was a little excited, "What did he say to me?"

"Zhukov said you were brave in battle. You acted very bravely on the battlefield. And you have an unbelievable mindset, things that other people can't think of. You can think of it. But based on his observations, he found that you still have many unsatisfactory places."

When I heard Cui Kefu say this, my heart beat faster. I cared very much about my impression in Zhukov’s eyes, so I asked nervously, "I don’t know where Comrade General said I’m not satisfactory?"

Cui Kefu opened his eyes. He looked at me and said: "He said that your abilities are a little lacking, and you lack the overall picture, and you are not suitable for the position of top leader. Let you be a company commander, a battalion commander or even a regimental commander. When you are a high-level commander, your shortcomings of insufficient ability are exposed."

When I heard Cui Kefu's retelling of Zhukov's words, my heart was cold. I didn't expect that I worked hard for a long time, and it was in Zhukov's mouth. Still got a lack of ability, lack of overall view of the comment.

When I was frustrated, Cui Kefu continued: "Comrade Zhukov analyzed that the scale of this battle will not be small, and the duration will be quite long. In such a long battle time, it is entirely possible to put an ability The lack of commanders will accompany them to become excellent commanders in our army. In order to train you, Comrade Zhukov specially sent you to work in the headquarters at all levels. I hope you can learn from the senior commanders when you work in these places. To useful things, you will accumulate the necessary experience for you to assume higher positions in the future."

I heard what Cui Kefu said later, which was hinting that I passed this battle. I will have the opportunity to be promoted. Hearing what he said, the originally gloomy mood suddenly became clear.

"Understand?" Seeing that I was not talking, Cui Kefu stared at me and asked.

I hurriedly raised my chest and replied loudly, "Understood, Comrade Commander."

Cui Kefu nodded with satisfaction and said, "Very good. Just understand. Take advantage of the opportunity this battle brings you. I believe that in the near future, you will turn from Lieutenant Colonel Oshanina to Oshanina again. General's."

Cui Kefu's words are already so clear, if I don't understand it anymore, I will worry about my IQ. But hearing what he said, I couldn’t help but be moved. During the defense of Moscow, I was promoted directly from lieutenant colonel to major general. This time the war had just begun, and I was already a lieutenant colonel, so I just left the general. Not far away.

After a while, I curiously asked Cui Kefu: "Comrade Commander, how is the battle on the other side of the river?"

"All day yesterday and this morning, the combat operations of our army were mainly concentrated on the right wing, namely the Great Osinovka, Yeritsky, and Upper Kirskaya areas. The enemy tried hard to break through from this area. Chapter 462 The rear of the regiment, after encircling the friendly forces, approached the ferry crossings of the Don River in the Logowski and Karachi areas.

I was in the observation post on a high ground north of the Rechkowski Railway Station yesterday, keeping in touch with the Chapter 462 Regimental Command and other troops.

The battle became a stalemate, and both sides had their own victories. If the German Chapter 462 group bombarded and suffered heavy losses, then yesterday's battle, we can almost be regarded as a complete victory.

"Oshanina, what are you thinking about?" Cui Kefu's voice made me sober in contemplation. I only felt hot on my face, and then changed the subject and said, "Comrade Commander, the group army unit that was in combat the day before yesterday. Suddenly retreat, have you found out the specific reason?" As soon as I finished speaking, I realized that I had said the wrong thing. I was Cui Kefu's subordinate, but I was questioning him in the tone of the superior, and I couldn't help but burst into cold sweat.

Fortunately, Trikov didn’t care about this. He explained to me patiently: “The reason has been found out. At that time, I was at the Observation Post in Lower Kirskaya and stayed in the command of the group army located in Ilimen-Chirsky. The Chief of Staff Novikov of the Ministry and Abramov, a military commissar and division-level political commissar, saw that the enemy’s offensive was fierce and feared that the fighting troops would be encircled. They passed without asking me for instructions. It was only when the radio station reported this to the headquarters of the Chapter 462 Infantry Regiment." At this point, he couldn't help but sighed long.

I understand the reason why he sighed because of this order, thousands of commanders and fighters crowded to the bank of the Don River. After crossing the river, they were attacked by enemy planes ~ www.wuxiaspot.com ~ and suffered heavy casualties. General Kolpakchi, the commander of the Chapter 462 regiment, learned of this situation. He thought that Trikov’s troops had been defeated by the enemy. He personally took Captain Semikov and I to Cuikov’s observation post to understand the situation. As a result, I was seconded to the Chapter 462 Regiment Army, and the commanders of the Chapter 462 Regiment Army who acted as the temporary agent of the Chapter 462 Regiment Army were very brave. They fought bravely against the enemy and blocked the enemy from leading to the Chil River and Dun. On the road to the river. Judging from the current situation, the danger of the enemy's direct assault on Stalingrad from the Lower Kirskaya area has been eliminated. "

Cui Kefu nodded and asked me: "Lieutenant Colonel Oshanina, did your regiment cross the river smoothly? How many people are there in the army?"

I was silent for a moment before answering: "Report to Comrade Commander that our regiment had suffered heavy shelling from enemy artillery groups before evacuating to the river to build new fortifications. More than half of the troops were casualties. When crossing the river this morning, the second battalion and The Seventh Company crossed the Don River smoothly, but the ferry I was on was bombed and strafed by enemy planes and sank. The guard platoon, engineer platoon, and sailors on the ferry had more than 100 people. In the end, Only a dozen people successfully landed on the left bank of the Don River."

After hearing what I said, Cui Kefu looked me up and down, nodded and said, "Comrade Oshanina, the ferry was sunk, and you can escape the danger successfully. I have to say, you are so lucky."