Burning Moscow

Due to the surrender of Captain Grams and Captain Beckman’s rebellion by us, with their cooperation, we were able to continue lurking at Abganerovo Station, leaving the Germans without the slightest notice, even the 103rd Regiment. The head of the regiment thought that the station was under the control of his men.

During this period of time, I did not let the Germans stop. Every night, I would send out platoon-level formed small units to harass the German communication lines, plant mines on roads and railways, and let the German transport teams suffer. , So that in a full five days, the German army only successfully transported less than half of the materials to the front line.

In the early morning of September 4th, Shura knocked on the door of my room again before I got up. As soon as she saw me appear, she immediately handed me a telegram and said excitedly: "Comrade Chief Reporter, this is a telegram sent to you by General Zhukov."

I took the telegram, looked down, and saw that it read: "Leda, you and your troops have stood firm at the Aboganerovo station for five days and have successfully completed the arduous task assigned to you by your superiors. Now I order you to act immediately, resolutely jump out from the heavy encirclement of the German army, rush back to the original defense and join the main force of the division. After handing over the position to the 70th Guards Division of Colonel Lyudnikov , You immediately led the whole division and quickly turned north, passed through the city of Stalingrad, and rushed to Mamayev Hill to take over the defense of the 35th Division of the Guards."

I walked to the table and sat down, put the tele-paper on the table, and finally felt relieved. We concealed behind the German army. In order to prevent exposure, we could only engage in small-scale activities. Although this kind of guerrilla tactics can bring a lot of trouble to the German army, it can't make the German army whose offensive momentum is vigorously wounded. If you want to completely defeat them, you have to rely on head-to-head battles.

I raised my hand and looked at the watch. The pointer was already at half past six. I figured it out in my heart. If the troops want to assemble and transfer, it will take at least an hour, plus some remedial treatment. We won't be able to leave the Abganerovo station until eight o'clock at the earliest. Thinking of this, I raised my head and ordered Shura: "Sura, you go and invite Lieutenant Colonel Oleg and Political Commissar Vellore." As she was about to go out, I stopped her and added: "There is Mikhayev. second lieutenant."

"Do you need me to tell them anything?" Shura asked cautiously.

I nodded. Said: "You can tell them that they have received the retreat order and ask them to rush to the headquarters immediately. I still have a task to assign to them."

Oleg and Vellore came very quickly, probably because they knew that I had received the order to retreat, and they were jogging all the way into the headquarters. Mikhayev's movements were not slow, and he also walked into the headquarters almost when the two of them had just sat down. Seeing that everyone who should have arrived, Oleg couldn't wait to ask: "Comrade Commander, I heard the telegraph operator Shura say. You just received the retreat order from the superior?"

"Yes, comrade lieutenant colonel." As I said, I picked up the telegraph on the table, and leaned forward slightly to pass it over. Oleg took the telegram and took a look, and he was immediately overjoyed, and said excitedly: "It's great. Comrade commander, it's really great. I can hardly live this life of pretending to be a German. The German transport convoys When we passed by on the road outside, I could only watch and couldn’t take any action. I was suffocated. It’s all right now. When we go back and meet the main force of the division, I can move away from the Germans. The fight is upright."

"Come on, Comrade Lieutenant Colonel." Vellore said in a mocking tone next to him: "You should be content, you know, during this time, the small troops we sent have achieved great results, and the German transport team lost at least half of it. Supplies."

"Okay, don't talk about it anymore." I'm afraid the two of them will be endless when they talk about it. I quickly interrupted them and began to confess the task. "The task is clear. Let us immediately break away from contact with the Germans and return to the division’s defense zone to hand over defense to the friendly forces. We quickly turned around and went north to replace the guards at Mamayev Hill. Defense of the 35th Division. Lieutenant Colonel Oleg and Political Commissar of Vellore, first of all, you tell me, how long will it take for your whole regiment to open?"

Oleg raised his hand to look at his watch, frowned and thought about it, and replied, "Comrade teacher, it will take at least three hours. You also know that some materials have not been transferred yet, so they have to arrange for manpower to bury them on the spot, so that they won’t be cheaper. German."

"At eight thirty," I interrupted Oleg, adding another half an hour to the time I had just calculated, and then instructed Oleg: "Comrade Lieutenant Colonel, the main force of the five regiments must be at eight o'clock. Thirty minutes left from the station. The whole regiment was divided into three, and the leading unit was personally commanded by me. I, Captain Grams, Captain Beckman, and Ensign Gretka, led a company of two companies and drove in front of the road. Three companies, four companies and five companies in the middle, under the command of Lieutenant Colonel Oleg. When marching, the troops formed four-way columns, letting those German soldiers who were unwilling to surrender walk in the middle, while our soldiers and those surrendered soldiers walked in the middle. On both sides, they were escorted to the defense zone of our division. The severing force of six companies and seven companies was commanded by Vellore political commissar and Lieutenant Mikhayev."

"Comrade Commander," Mikhayev said cautiously: "What should I do with the more than two hundred mines left in the warehouse of the station, and eight tons of **?"

"There are so many things that we can't take, so let's give it to the Germans." I replied without thinking.

"Ah?!" My words surprised not only Mikhayev, but even Oleg and Vellore. Seeing the three open mouths, I suddenly remembered that I hadn't made things clear. No wonder they had such exaggerated expressions. I quickly explained: "I may not have made it clear, I mean these mines and ** If you can’t take it with you, you can simply lay it in the station and see which German unit is unlucky. Walk into the station and enjoy the special treatment of flying on a local plane."

All of my words were for this purpose, and the three of them still didn't seem to understand. Seeing their blank expressions, I really felt speechless, so I could only try to explain in more detail: "Don’t you guys understand what I mean? I mean, let Mikhayev organize manpower to mine and ** They are all buried in the station. When the new Germans come in, as long as one person steps on a landmine, the whole station will be blown to ruins in an instant. Do you understand what I said?"

Although I said it in general terms this time, the three of them clearly understood it. After hearing my plan, Mikhayev suddenly became excited. He said excitedly: "Comrade Commander, you can rest assured that I will bury all mines and police in the station. Even if the Germans re-emerge. Occupying here is nothing but ruins. I dare not say anything else, but I can guarantee that as long as the earth-shattering explosion is over, the Germans will not be able to use the railway line of communication for at least three to five days."

I turned my head to look at Oleg and Vellore. Just when I was about to say something, Vellore spoke first. She hesitated and asked, "Comrade Commander, I want to ask if Captain Beckman’s subordinates are There are more than forty people who refuse to surrender. Why don't we execute them on the spot, but risk taking them back to our defense zone?"

After Beckman was captured a few days ago, although he went to persuade his subordinates to lay down their weapons, after repeated persuasion, more than forty German soldiers refused to join us. For these diehards. Whether it was Oleg or Vellore, even Captain Grams, they persuaded me several times to let me execute them on the spot, but I refused them all.

Now that Vellore brought up the matter again. I felt it necessary to take this opportunity to explain clearly to them, so I said: "Lieutenant Colonel Oleg, Political Commissar Vellore, Ensign Mikhayev, you may find it strange, since these stubborn German soldiers refuse to surrender, I Why have they been locked up and not dealt with, and now we are taking the risk to take them to our military's defense zone?"

Seeing the three nodded desperately, expressing their desire to know the answer. I went on and said, "Everyone knows that although Beckman and his seventy-odd officers and soldiers surrendered to us and expressed their willingness to join our team. But they were not at ease in their hearts and remained vigilant towards us. , Once they see us execute those former colleagues who refuse to surrender, their hearts will fluctuate. I can tell you responsibly. As long as these new Germans are shaken, they will encounter our army on the battlefield. When the situation is unfavorable, they will not hesitate to turn their guns to hit us."

After I had finished speaking, the three of them were silent for a while, and Vellore asked tentatively: "Comrade Master. Is it because of this that you risk taking these prisoners back?"

"Yes, Political Commissar Vellore." I said sternly, "Although only Captain Grams, Captain Beckman, Lieutenant Greteka, and more than one hundred soldiers under them have joined our team. As more and more German troops are captured, their strength will become stronger and stronger, and they will become a force that cannot be underestimated at that time."

"Since this is the case, comrade commander." After listening to my explanation, Oleg suddenly expressed his stance: "Please rest assured, I will bring these German prisoners back to our defense zone smoothly."

"Now that the task is clear, let's carry it out." After finishing speaking, I waved at a few of them and told them to return to their respective troops.

At half past eight, the vanguard troops led by me departed.

Our fleet consists of ten trucks plus one car and two three-wheeled motorcycles. Captain Beckman and I were sitting in the cab of the first truck, and Captain Grams was sitting in the cab of the last truck. And his subordinate, Lieutenant Gretka, was sitting in a car driven by Boris, following the two motorcycles that opened the road, driving at the forefront of the entire convoy.

As the car was driving on the road, I asked Beckman curiously: "Mr. Captain, your Russian is great! I don’t know where you learned it before?" Among the Germans I have dealt with, I speak Russian. There are a lot of people in, there is Von Tolmann in the distance, Beckmann in front of him, and Lieutenant Gretka who opened the way ahead, so I am particularly curious about where they learned Russian from. All of them have come to Russia to read, right?

Beckman, who was looking out the window, was swinging his head with the shaking of the body. After listening to my question, he turned his head, with a smile on his face, and said to me in a friendly manner: "Your Excellency, my troops are in the cloth After Lester and the Russian military team joined forces, as a member of the military delegation, I used to stay in your army for almost a year. I learned Russian during that period."

After listening to him, I secretly said to myself that this is the case. If I conquer Berlin in the future, I will stay there for a few years as a commander of the occupying forces. I wonder if I can also speak fluent German.

While thinking about it, Beckman suddenly asked: "Your Excellency, I want to ask you a question in private, okay?"

I nodded at him and said politely: "Mr. Captain. Just ask if you have any questions. As long as I can answer, I will give you a satisfactory answer."

"Do you think the Russian army can really block the attack from both sides of the 6th Army of General Paulus and the 4th Army of Tanks of General Hote, and defend Stalingrad?"

See what I said the other day. He did not really convince Beckman. His submission was only a stopgap measure. In order to dispel his unrealistic illusions, I resolutely replied: "Yes, Captain Beckman. I will answer you seriously again. Although now the forces of General Paulus and Hort are taking the initiative on the battlefield, their offensive momentum is weakening little by little, and our army’s reserve forces are gradually gathering towards the Volga River basin, declining from one to the other. Below, the victory or defeat of the war. Can't you still see it?"

Beckman obviously wouldn’t be persuaded by my brief one or two words. He continued unconvincedly: "The combat effectiveness of the 4th Army of General Holt’s tanks, I just don’t say it, presumably you also know that they once set a new one. The division defeated and annihilated the brilliant record of five or six divisions of the Russian Army."

"So what?" I said disapprovingly: "Don't Hult's troops still get bloodshed in front of my military division? You know the second day after the 29th Division of Motorized Infantry was hit hard by my division. .Hot dispatched three divisions and attacked our division’s defense areas from three directions. What was the result? Except for damaging troops and breaking generals, not even a trench was occupied, let alone encircled or systematically eliminated even one of me. The regiment’s troops."

Hearing what I said, Beckman was silent for a long time. He said with difficulty: "Your Excellency, maybe you are right. But the victory or defeat of this battle is still the only way to let time tell."

As he was talking, there was the sound of guns in front of him. Hearing the sudden sound of guns and guns, my heart trembled. Did the Army of Difficulties start an all-out attack on the defense zone of our division? In this case. Isn't our plan to return to the defense zone to fail? Thinking of this, I quickly ordered the driver: "Stop!"

As soon as the driver stepped on the brakes, our truck stopped directly on the road. Lieutenant Gretka's car in front also stopped, and he yelled something to the soldiers on the motorcycle, and the motorcyclist nodded. As soon as he hit the accelerator, he rushed forward quickly.

Seeing that Lieutenant Gretka had sent someone to conduct reconnaissance, Beckman and I got out of the cab and stood beside the truck, quietly waiting for the motorcycle rider's reconnaissance report. Seeing that the convoy came to a sudden stop, Captain Grams, who was on the last truck, was not relieved. He ran all the way and asked anxiously: "What's the matter, why did you stop?"

After Captain Beckman did an interpreter for me, he began to introduce the situation to Grams in German. Listening to the sound of guns in front of me, I became more and more nervous. If the front really turned into a battlefield, then we would not be able to return to the defense zone in a short time.

The two motorcycles that went to the reconnaissance soon returned. After stopping in front of Lieutenant Greteka and saying a few words, a soldier got off the motorcycle and walked towards me following the second lieutenant.

The second lieutenant reported to me: "Report to comrade commander that there are about two infantry companies in front of them attacking the position of the Russian army?"

I didn't care to correct Ensign Gretka that he should not use the Russian army to call our army, but anxiously asked: "What weapons does the German army have?"

The soldiers who went to reconnaissance quickly replied: "The German army originally had five or six tanks and two armored vehicles, but they have been blown up by our soldiers. The attacking troops are all infantry. They have just been repelled by our army. They are gathering one kilometer away from here, ready to attack again."

I heard that the opponent did not have heavy weapons, and I felt a lot more at ease, so I quickly called the commanders who had just surrounded me, Grams, Beckman, and Greetka, and gave them the latest combat. Order: "Comrades commanders, according to the report of the scouts, there are about two German infantry companies in front of me who are attacking my position. Our task is to launch an attack unexpectedly from behind them. They were caught off guard."

As soon as I finished talking, the company commander couldn't wait to say: "I immediately let the soldiers get out of the car and assemble, and then attack from behind the Germans."

I stopped him and said, "Comrade company commander, don’t get out of the car. The Germans have no heavy weapons. Now they line up the trucks and attack from behind the enemy. When charging, the soldiers only need to stand in the truck’s compartment. , Shooting with machine guns, submachine guns, and rifles."

"Is this appropriate?" a company commander asked uncertainly.

"Appropriate, of course appropriate. Don't say more, go back to their respective troops." After I said this, I specifically told Lieutenant Greteka: "Second Lieutenant, you also go to the truck's compartment and put the small The car stays here."

When everyone dispersed and Beckman and I were the only ones left by the truck, I asked him with concern: "Mr. Captain, are you going back to the bridge or into the car like me?"

Beckman replied almost without hesitation: "Your Excellency, wherever you go, I will go wherever you go. I will be consistent with you."

Ten cars lined up to increase the throttle ~www.wuxiaspot.com~ rushed to the battlefield. From a distance, I saw a large group of black German soldiers striding over to our army's position with their weapons in their hands.

When I saw that there was more than 50 meters away from the enemy, I yelled, "Fire!" The machine gun on the bridge roof beside me opened fire first, and then the soldiers in my car opened fire again and again. Shot at them behind the Germans.

The sound of gunfire is the order. Seeing that we have sent a signal here, the other nine cars also opened fire. There was almost no need to aim at such a close range, and under such intensive firepower, the unprepared German soldiers were caught off guard. Whether it is a machine gun, a submachine gun, or a rifle, as long as it fires, it can almost hit the target. The German soldiers were knocked down by us in pieces, whether they were striding forward, or lying in the crater with a machine gun ready to shoot, they were all sifted by our dense bullets.

When our truck convoy rushed past the German offensive queue, the previously overwhelmed offensive team had disappeared and turned into corpses lying on the ground.

Perhaps we saw us shooting from behind the German army. A group of soldiers standing still did not shoot, but a few commanders and fighters climbed out of the trenches and stood outside the trenches waving signal flags to us. ()