Burning Moscow

"Lieutenant Colonel Oleg, what the **** is going on?" I just received a report from Gaidar, saying that German tanks bypassed the friendly highlands and let the city pounce. How quickly, Oleg did it. Report that the German armored forces cut us from the city and turned us into a lone army behind enemy lines? I asked with luck: "Just a minute ago, Lieutenant Colonel Gaidar just reported to me: There are about forty German tanks, and many armored vehicles and motorcycles are rushing towards the city in an attempt to cut off the counterattack. The back of the army, you said, is it the same army?"

"What, did Lieutenant Colonel Gaidar also reported to you?" Oleg was taken aback for a moment, and then said categorically: "Comrade Commander, I think that Lieutenant Colonel Gaidar and I have not seen the same unit. The armored unit has only a dozen tanks, seven or eight armored vehicles, and a large number of infantrymen. They came from the west. From the perspective of their advancement, they are trying to seize the ferry terminal and cut off the city from the other side of the river. contact."

I quickly recalled the deployment positions of the Gaidar and Oleg Departments in my mind. Because the three regiments and four regiments had more troops, I arranged them in the east, west, and north directions of the settlement; and the Oleg regiment, the reason I was placed to the south. In addition to the fact that the fifth regiment has a small number of troops, the more important thing is that the buildings here are only a hundred meters away from the defending positions in the city. If you encounter German attacks, you can get three regiments and four regiments from the rear. The defenders in the city can also attack from behind, giving the Germans a front and back flanking.

Thinking about it this way, my thinking gradually became clear, and Gaidar's scouts discovered that it had bypassed the 107.5 height. The armored forces attacked the city from north to south. What Oleg discovered was German troops assaulting from west to east. The goal of this force is to seize the dock. On the road to the pier. There are barricades built by the 62nd Army, which can temporarily block the forward assault of the German armored forces. Thinking of this, I decisively issued an order to Oleg: "Comrade Lieutenant Colonel, you have to send troops to attack the German infantry from the flanks and slow them down to the dock."

"But we lack the necessary anti-tank weapons," Oleg said a little embarrassed: "If you just rely on the soldiers to blast them up with cluster grenades, the casualties of the troops will be huge."

I said solemnly to him in an indisputable tone: "Comrade Lieutenant Colonel. I am here to remind you that once the German armored forces occupy the dock, then Stalingrad’s main artery will be cut off by the Germans, the reserve army. , Food, ammunition, and equipment are not available. How many days can we support? Concentrate firepower to destroy the infantry first, and then send people to bomb the tank after separating the infantry from the tank. This can reduce the casualties of the troops. Remember, you are not. When fighting alone, I will ask Lieutenant Colonel Gaidar to send someone to support you. The defenders in the city and on the pier will not watch the Germans break through our positions. They will resist desperately."

After giving the death order to Oleg, I again instructed Razumeeva with a serious expression: "Comrade Lieutenant, immediately contact the command of the group army, I want to report this news to my superiors."

After contacting the command of the group army, it was Chief of Staff Krylov who answered the call. He heard my name and hurriedly asked: "Colonel Oshanina, what happened to you?"

I didn't care to ask where Trikov had gone, so I directly told Krylov about the information reported by Heydar and Oleg. Krylov listened, and after a brief silence, he said thoughtfully: "Comrade Commander did not set off for the position of the 10th Division of the Ministry of Internal Affairs after getting the information that the German armored forces had rushed into the city. Did you take any measures for the German troops who rushed to the dock?".

Hearing his question, I quickly replied: "Report to Comrade Chief of Staff, I have ordered Lieutenant Colonel Oleg of the Fifth Regiment to send troops to flanking the German infantry and cover the friendly forces on the pier to hold their positions."

"Well done, Colonel Oshanina." General Krylov praised me, and then said: "However, this is far from enough. At present, there are only 1077 air defenses on the dock, which is composed of all female soldiers. The regiment, and the infantry of a battalion, if they want to block the armored forces of the Germans, their strength is not enough, and they need to increase their support. Then, Comrade Oshanina, you go to the dock yourself, Command the troops there to defend. Do you think it's okay?".

"I obey your orders, Comrade Chief of Staff." Krylov's order was just what I wanted. Even if he didn't say it, I would like to come to the front line to command and take over the command of the dock troops, since he has helped me think about it first. This matter, so I agreed very readily.

I then contacted Gaidar, and in addition to ordering him to send troops to attack the flanks of the German armored units that stormed the city, I also asked him to transfer troops from the third regiment to reinforce Lieutenant Colonel Oleg of the fifth regiment.

After doing all this, I explained to Razumeyeva: "Comrade Lieutenant, I want to rush to the dock immediately. You arrange a communications soldier with a walkie-talkie to act with me." After speaking, I opened up. The curtain shouted loudly outside: "Captain Basmanov, come to me."

Basmanov guessed that I would go out a long time ago, so he stayed not far from the headquarters. As soon as I finished speaking, he appeared in front of me, raised his hand to salute, and asked politely: "Comrade Master, what instructions do you have?"

"Take a guard company to follow me. We have to rush to the pier immediately."

After I finished my order, I found that Basmanov was standing there and not moving. I couldn't help asking strangely: "Comrade Captain, why are you standing here if you don't gather the team?"

Basmanov said with some embarrassment: "Comrade Commander, I want to ask, which guard company to take with you?" He asked for a reason. After talking to Grams and Beckman yesterday, I gave After the two companies each added fifty people, they were reorganized into the second company of the guard battalion.

Hearing this question from him, I said almost without hesitation: "That is to say, of course it is our own company." Although Grams and Beckman are on our side, they are brought with them during this extraordinary period. If they go out, whether they will turn back. I still have no idea. Therefore, it is still safe to bring your own troops.

When I hurried to the east side of the pier with my troops along the ridge. Basmanov asked curiously behind him: "Comrade Commander, how are we going to the pier?"

"A German armored unit is rushing towards the pier. I was ordered to gather the troops on the pier and command them to repel the German attack."

Perhaps it was the sound of guns getting closer, frightening the residents who were waiting to board the ship on the pier, and they were plunged into extreme chaos. The crowd blocked our way, so my soldiers and I had to squeeze a way out of the crowd and squeeze towards the buildings next to the pier. According to my experience, the headquarters of the troops are usually located in these buildings.

Due to too many people, we squeezed for a long time, but only moved a few tens of meters forward, and there was still a hundred meters away from the buildings next to the pier. At this moment, with the sound of a siren, the pressure around us suddenly loosened, and the pace of moving forward was quickened. I looked around curiously and found that there was a ferry docking, and the residents standing on the shore jumped into the cold water in a panic. Rushed to the boat.

Although I know that there will be a series of chaos surrounding the boarding. But at this time I can no longer care about so much, I have more important things to do. I grabbed a female soldier running in front of me and asked her loudly, "Comrade soldier, where is your regiment leader?"

The female soldier who was suddenly caught by me was taken aback for a moment, and then pointed to a building not far away and said to me: "The regiment political commissar is staying at the ticket office at the dock. As for the regiment leader, you have to go to heaven to find her. In yesterday’s bombing, it was sacrificed."

I followed the direction pointed by the female soldier and came to the outside of the building. I asked Basmanov to wait outside with the soldiers. I took Vera and the three female soldiers into the building. After asking about the two female soldiers I met, I went to the pier smoothly. Ticket office.

As soon as I pushed it away, I saw a middle-aged female soldier without a hat, holding a microphone and shouting hoarsely: "... German tanks are coming towards us. If there is no reinforcement, we can't support it. How long..." When she looked up, she saw me standing at the door, and quickly covered the microphone, asking strangely: "What's the matter with you?".

I glanced at the rank on her collar. She was a deputy battalion-level political commissar, and said politely: "Hello, comrade political comrade of the regiment. I am Colonel Oshanina, the commander of the military division. I am ordered to replace the pier troops. In other words, in addition to your 1077 Artillery Regiment, even a battalion of the 10th Infantry Division of the Ministry of Internal Affairs will also be under my command. I will command you to repel the German troops’ attack on the dock."

The regiment political commissar looked me up and down with suspicion, and said blankly: "I'm sorry, Comrade Colonel, I have not received any relevant orders."

"Even if you have received it now, Comrade Political Commissar of the regiment." After speaking, I walked over and took the phone from her hand, pressed it to my ear, and blew into the microphone, when I heard a sound from the headset. , Said decisively and simply: "I am Colonel Oshanina, the commander of the military division. I am ordered by General Krylov, Chief of Staff of the Group Army, to take over the command of all the troops on the dock."

When the other party heard me say this, he was stunned for a while, and then said politely: "Hello, comrade colonel, I am the division political commissar and regiment-level political commissar of the 10th Infantry Division of the People’s Committee of the Interior, Kuznetsov. I did not answer. It’s your order to command the dock troops."

"Even if you officially received it now, comrade, regiment-level political commissar." When I thought that I could command the troops of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, although there was only one battalion, there was a feeling of elation. Then I said to the political commissar of the division in an orderly tone. "Comrade Kuznetsov, the current situation is very critical. German tanks may rush to the pier at any time. So please contact the infantry battalion commander on the pier immediately and tell them that I will be in charge. Battered the fighter."

Listening to me being so serious, Kuznetsov dared not neglect, and quickly replied: "Okay, Comrade Colonel, I will immediately notify the battalion commander in charge of the pier guard task, and let him report to you as soon as possible."

After putting down the phone, I turned around and asked the regiment political comrade: "Comrade regiment political comrade, let me ask you, how many anti-aircraft guns are there in your regiment?"

The regiment’s political commissar put the military cap on and replied: “Report to comrade commander that due to the recent air strikes by the Luftwaffe, our regiment has suffered heavy losses. Currently there are only eight anti-aircraft guns left. And 15 anti-aircraft machine guns.”

"Except for the anti-aircraft guns. The rest of the anti-aircraft guns were immediately transferred to the fortification side of the dock. We lack anti-tank weapons, so we can only use these anti-aircraft guns as anti-tank guns."

Hearing what I said, the regiment’s political commissar said with a look of embarrassment: “Comrade commander, if you move all the anti-aircraft guns away, the air defense mission on the dock cannot be guaranteed.”

Recalling the situation where German planes swooped and bombed the pier unscrupulously yesterday, I was so angry that I said coldly: "Comrades of the regiment political comrade, if the German tanks rushed to the pier. At that time our so-called so-called. What's the point of air defense?"

Seeing that the regiment’s political commissar was speechless by me, I turned and told Vera: “Vera, you go out and tell Captain Basmanov to let the male soldiers help the female soldiers and push the anti-aircraft artillery to the barricade fortifications. "

After Vera turned and left, I rushed to the regiment political commissar and waved her head and said, "Let’s go, comrade regiment political commissar, please accompany me to the garrison camp to take over the command."

As we walked to the defensive zone of the garrison camp, I glanced at the depressed political commissar of the women's league around me. Politely asked: "Comrade political comrade of the regiment, don't know what to call you?"

"Li Jiya. Li Jiya, deputy battalion-level political commissar."

"How about the fortifications on the dock, can it block the German tanks?". To be honest, even though I was authorized to take over the command of the dock troops, I still had a smattering of what the situation was here, so I should hurry up and check with the regiment political commissar.

"On the road leading to the pier, there are two concrete bunkers built with reinforced concrete one meter later. German tank shells cannot be penetrated. Each bunker is guarded by a squad of defenders and equipped with firepower. I'm not sure, but it should be able to stop the Germans."

"What if you can't stop it?" I asked rhetorically.

Li Jiya smiled awkwardly and replied: "Comrade Teacher, I think I should be able to hold it. I think everyone knows the meaning of this city named after the Supreme Commander himself, even if they sacrifice their lives. , Will not let the enemy move forward."

"The idea is good, comrade political commissar of the regiment." I said disapprovingly: "It is not enough to have fighting enthusiasm. Our fighters must first have the ability to block the enemy. Otherwise, the German tanks cannot be swaggered. Drove to the city of Stalingrad."

My words irritated Li Jiya. Regardless of my higher rank, she said angrily: "Comrade Colonel, whoever gives you the right to insult our soldiers, you must know that we are sacrificing our lives and cannot give up Stalingrad. , We just want to use our bodies to keep the enemy out of the city." After that, she walked forward alone and whispering.

When I was hesitating whether to step forward to apologize to her, a commander wearing a steel helmet ran to us like this. He ran to Li Jiya's side, pulling her arm as if asking something anxiously. Li Jiya forced her arm out of his hand, pointed angrily in this direction, and then stood on the side of the road with her back facing me, sulking.

The commander ran to me and stood up and saluted. He reported: "Comrade Colonel, I am Captain Prokop, the battalion commander of the 10th Infantry Division of the Ministry of the Interior. I just received a call from the political commissar from the division, saying that from now on, You will take over the command of the dock troops. I am here to report to you and I am waiting for your next instructions!"

I waved forward and said, "Let’s go, Comrade Lieutenant, let’s talk as we go." After finishing speaking, I walked towards the direction where the Lieutenant came. As I passed by Li Jiya, I grabbed her hand and forced her and I walk forward together.

On the way, I started to get to know the situation with Captain Prokop: "Comrade Captain, how is your defense zone now?"

Prokop quickly replied: "Report to Comrade Colonel that the Germans had launched an offensive against us just now. But because their rear was attacked by our troops, the tank had to stop just before it rushed to the concrete bunker on our position. Go forward, turn around and withdraw. The soldiers standing in the bunker attacked decisively, using anti-tank grenades to blow up two tanks, and also smashed the tracks of one of the tanks. When the tank soldiers inside escaped, they were all caught by our soldiers. Killed with a machine gun."

"Good job~www.wuxiaspot.com~ Comrade Captain." After I praised the Captain, I began to understand the deployment of the battalion: "Apart from the two concrete bunkers, do you have other fortifications?".

"Yes, Comrade Colonel." Captain Prokop replied clearly: "Behind the two bunkers, we have built trenches and a dozen barricades made of sandbag logs. Nearby buildings. Here, there are our soldiers concealed inside. Even if the German tanks break through our line of defense, the soldiers hiding in the building can continue to fight the German infantry."

When the captain said this, there was a smug expression on his face, but the more I listened, the more dissatisfied I became. I frowned unknowingly, and when the captain was finished, I criticized him unceremoniously: "Captain. Comrades, your task is to guard the dock. Whether it is German infantry or German tanks, they cannot enter our dock."

Hearing this, Prokop opened his mouth wide, and for a long time he retorted weakly: "But, comrade Colonel, we lack anti-tank weapons and can't stop the tanks that are rushing towards us at all?" (to be continued) ...)

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