Burning Moscow

I was afraid that I would not be able to return to the high ground before dawn, so as soon as I passed the checkpoint, I urged the driver to speed up. As a result, our convoy was stopped by a militia patrol.

The leader of the militia leader was very serious. After checking the driver’s ID, he stepped on the wheel and grabbed the baffle and stood up, took a picture of the car with a flashlight, and asked us seriously: "Which one are you? Where are the troops going?"

I looked at the captain's official business, and I touched Morozov with my arm. He immediately understood, stood up and responded: "Comrade Captain, we are an independent division, and we have to rush to the commander of the group army in an emergency. Go."

The captain shook a flashlight on his face, then it went out, and then asked dryly: "Do you have a pass?"

"Pass, what pass?" Morozov said impatiently: "Comrade Captain, haven't you heard our teacher say that we are an independent teacher? Our teacher has always been stationed in Mamayev Hill, and no one is usually there. Coming to the city, where can I find you a pass?"

The captain obviously belongs to the kind of person who has a stick. Hearing Morozov said that we do not have a pass, he said more frankly: "Sorry, according to the regulations of the City Defense Command, people without a pass cannot walk around the city after dark. "

"Comrade Captain," Morozov said to him with patience, "I told you just now that our division’s troops are stationed outside the city, and there is no pass as you mentioned. We still have important tasks to perform, please You let us pass!"

"No, you can't pass without a pass." Although the captain of the militia seemed not old, he looked like an old stubborn. He stubbornly said: "Now. I order all of you to get out of the car and be checked!"

"What? What's your identity, dare to order us to get off. Accept your inspection?" Morozov was so angry that he almost rushed over. Grabbing the sleeves and carrying the militia captain into the carriage.

Seeing the tension between the two, I was about to stand up and say a few words. A militiaman under the car ran to the captain and shouted, "Comrade Captain, look at it, the comrade who inspected is here!" "

I turned my head and looked in the direction, and saw that the ensign just now with a soldier was hurriedly passing by. Seeing that the commander at the checkpoint was coming, the militia captain let go and jumped to the ground. Stand at attention in place. When the ensign came to him, he raised his hand and saluted: "Report Comrade Ensign, most of the people in this convoy that we stopped have no passes, and I am planning to order the soldiers to detain them all."

"Mischief, it's a mess!" The captain of the militia thought that the ensign would praise him a few words, but he didn't expect the ensign to be furious at him directly, "Don't you see that the independent division's commander Colonel Oshanina is sitting in the car? Now there is an urgent task that needs to be rushed to the group army headquarters as soon as possible. But look at you, what have you done? Actually stopped her convoy, if it delays her business. Can you bear this responsibility?"

The captain of the militia was scolded so badly that he waved at his subordinates and let them flash to the side of the road obediently. The second lieutenant raised his head to salute me. At the same time, he said apologetically: "I'm sorry, comrade teacher, it took your time. Now you and your subordinates can move on."

I stood up, repaid the ensign, and said gratefully: "Thank you, Comrade Ensign, we will have some time later!"

Our team keeps going.

Although the road is wide, the masonry and rubble from the destroyed buildings and the wreckage of several destroyed German tanks. Taking up at least half of the road, the driver had to carefully bypass these nasty obstacles. Naturally, the speed will not rise fast.

When I came near the group army headquarters, I saw the three-story building that was originally strong and beautiful. Now only the bottom layer is left, and the upper two layers have been destroyed by bombs or shells.

With the help of Morozov, I got out of the carriage and looked around. I saw that there was a building with only one wall left on the opposite side of the headquarters. I told Morozov: "Comrade Captain, let the soldiers drive the prisoners. Go to the wall."

Morozov replied loudly and went to execute my order.

Seeing Morozov and the others rushing the prisoners to the wall, I tidied up my military appearance, and when I was about to lift my leg and walk towards the headquarters, a loud shout suddenly came from behind me. I turned my head and saw that the person who was yelling was Captain Poser, who had been talking to me in the car. At this moment, he was dragged against the wall by the arms of the two fighters.

Because he yelled so loudly that he alarmed the soldiers who were serving as guards in the headquarters. When I saw an officer running out of the door with four or five soldiers, I gave a bitter smile and greeted me.

The commander walked up to me, straightened his body, and said clearly: "Captain Schenikov will report to you, Comrade Colonel, what happened here?"

In fact, I don’t know why the captive yelled, so I smiled apologetically at Senikov, turned my head and shouted Morozov: "Comrade Captain, come to me!"

Hearing my call, Morozov ran to me, raised his hand in a salute, and then politely asked: "Comrade Commander, what instructions do you have?"

I pointed at the prisoners held by the wall, and asked curiously, "Where is the tank captain Poser, where is he yelling?"

Morozov answered me with a smile on his face: "That's it, comrade commander. Didn't you order us to drive all the captives to the wall? As a result, Captain Poser misunderstood and thought we were going to drive them to the wall and shoot them to death. , So he just kept shouting:'Please, go around us, don't shoot us.'"

Morozov's words immediately caused all of us to laugh. Senikov even spit on the ground and said contemptuously: "I didn't expect these arrogant fascist bandits to be so afraid of death." Later, he asked sternly: "Comrade Colonel, may I ask if you have come to the headquarters of the group army so late, what's the matter?"

I hurriedly replied, "Comrade Captain, this is the case. I have important things to find the commander. Is he in the headquarters?"

"Of course, Comrade Commander. Of course it is!" Senikov said politely: "Please, Comrade Colonel. I will show you the way!"

When we were about to leave, Morozov suddenly asked behind him: "Comrade Commander, what should I do with these prisoners?"

Morozov’s words reminded me of my visit this time and brought more than 20 German prisoners. I can’t keep them standing opposite the group army headquarters. Thinking of this, I quickly grabbed Senikov and pointed The German prisoners said: "Comrade Captain. Did you see those prisoners? These were captured in the battle tonight, and now I officially hand them over to you."

Senikov raised his hand at the soldiers next to him, and said: "Go and guide the comrades of the Independence Division, and take these prisoners to the prisoner-of-war camp in the city." Then he made a gesture of inviting me. "Come on, Comrade Colonel."

I turned and told Morozov: "Captain, you lead the soldiers to send these prisoners to the prisoner-of-war camp, and wait for me here when you come back." Seeing Morozov nodded to express understanding, I followed Senikov to the headquarters. go with.

When I walked into the headquarters, I saw a busy scene in the room. On the wall on the left side of the door sat a telegraph and telephone correspondent, and the three of them were looking at the map with their backs to the door. I took a step forward quickly and raised my hand to my forehead. Said loudly: "Report to the commander, military comrades, comrades of the chief of staff, independent division commander, Colonel Oshanina, to report to you, and await your orders!"

When the three of them heard my voice, they all turned their heads and looked over. Cui Kefu looked at me and asked with interest: "Hey, I said, Comrade Oshanina, why did you come to my headquarters in the middle of the night?"

Before I could speak, a correspondent next to him was already yelling: "Comrade Chief of Staff. Call of Colonel Andryushenko, commander of the 115th Infantry Brigade."

As soon as Krylov walked away, another communicator called Cuikov: "Comrade Commander. It is a call from General Pozharisky, the artillery director of the Group Army."

Trikov smiled apologetically at me, and then said to military commissioner Gurov: "Dear Comrade Kuzma Akimovich. Our female colonel will be received by you for the time being." After that, he said. Walked to the correspondent to answer the phone.

When I heard people calling Gurov’s real name and father’s name in front of me again, I suddenly confronted the weak military commissar in front of me with the commander who led the troops out of Kharkov in the movie. number. He is called Kuzma in the movie, but we usually call him Gurov, so I didn't expect to be alone. Not only does he know how to do political work, he is also good at commanding troops to fight. If Stalin could obey his advice during the battle of Kharkov and stop the offensive in time, it would not have caused such great losses to the troops.

Gurov first greeted me to sit down at the table, then poured me a cup of tea, then smiled and asked me: "Comrade Oshanina, you ran from Mamayev Hill to the headquarters of the group army so late. ,What's matter?"

I was holding the teacup. Hearing his question, I quickly put the teacup on the table and stood up and replied politely: "Report to Comrade Military Commissioner that our teacher had a battle with the Germans at 107.5 Heights tonight. Twenty-odd prisoners were taken, and I sent them to the headquarters deliberately."

After listening to Gurov, he laughed and joked: "Comrade Oshanina, you may not come here just to send the prisoners, right? You know that after you captured the German general last time, you only sent yourself. The subordinates sent the captives. This time you came to send the captives personally. Did you catch Paulus?"

Seeing that he guessed that I was here for another purpose, I had to laugh awkwardly, and then hesitantly said: "Comrade Military Commissioner, in fact, it's not a big deal. I just want to ask the commander for manpower." In order to prevent him from misunderstanding. , I also specifically emphasized, "Not for infantry, but for tank soldiers!"

Gurov is not an arbitrary person. He didn't immediately answer me whether to give or not. He just nodded, and after beckoning me to sit down again, he brought the map on the table closer to explain the current situation for me.

"Comrade Oshaninna, take a look at the current situation facing our 62nd Army: the troops of the Paulus Sixth Army and several divisions of the 4th Hot Tank Army are attacking our Army. The enemy is individual. The troops have marched out to the Volga River near Kuporosnoye, north of Punok and south of Stalingrad. The German army, which is configured in the shape of a horseshoe, pressed our army towards the Volga from the front and the wings.

The enemy army consisted of nine combat divisions equipped with a large number of heavy weapons, in addition to several ‘Stacher’ groups. They are also supported by the German 4th Air Force, which has nearly a thousand combat aircraft of all kinds. The short-term task of this powerful group of German fascist forces is to occupy Stalingrad and advance to the Volga River, that is, to advance 5-10 kilometers after fighting and drive us down the river. "

When he was introduced here, I couldn't help but ask: "What about our troops?"

He sighed and said: "At present. The number of divisions and brigades in the group army formation does not accurately and completely reflect the number and combat effectiveness of the group army. For example, on the morning of September 4, there was a tank brigade with only one tank. , There are two tank brigades without tanks at all. They will be transferred to the east bank of the Volga River to reorganize at the latest tomorrow evening. On the evening of September 5, the mixed detachment composed of several brigades and divisions had a total of about 200 people. The number of infantry is less than that of a full infantry battalion; its neighbor is the 244th Infantry Division of Colonel Afanasyev. The number of the division does not exceed 1,500, and the number of infantry in the division is at best about the same as a full battalion; The 42nd Brigade has 666 men, of which less than 200 infantrymen. The 35th Guards Division under the command of Colonel Dubyyansky on the left has no more than 250 infantrymen. The situation of the rest of the regiments and units is similar. The tanks under the command of the 23rd Army’s brigade have a total of 40-50 tanks, of which nearly 30% have been destroyed. They can only be used as fixed firepower. Only your independent division and the NKVD under the command of Colonel Sarayev The 10th Infantry Division of the Ministry and the other three independent infantry brigades are basically full."

"We put your division in the Mamayev Hill, there is no way." Cui Kefu, who came back after the call, continued: "The current situation, you must have seen it. Although there are many names in the group army, they can be used. The army’s strength is very small. So if you are here to add something, I can only say sorry to you, because I don’t have any extra troops here."

I quickly stood up and expressed my intentions again: "Comrade Commander, I am coming to the headquarters tonight indeed to supplement the soldiers. But what I want is not infantry, but tank soldiers. Comrade the Military Commissioner also said just now. After that, there are three tank brigades in the group army. Currently there is only one tank left."

After hearing what I said, Cui Kefu asked inexplicably: "Comrade Oshanina, your division does not have tanks. What kind of tank soldiers did you come to find me for at night?"

"That's it, Comrade Commander, in the battle tonight..." I reported the battle that took place on the 107.5 heights to the two in detail, and finally said: "At present we have captured ten German tanks, and There are only 18 tank soldiers in the division. If only these tanks are activated, the current number of tank soldiers is enough. If we want to use these tanks and regroup into a tank unit of an independent division, it will become an iron fist against the enemy. If so, then the number of tank soldiers will be much worse. So..."

I didn't wait for me to finish. Krylov, who also returned to the table after the phone call, took the conversation: "So you go to the group army headquarters to ask for help, hoping to add some tankers with combat experience from the troops whose tanks have been lost. . Am I right, Comrade Oshanina?"

I nodded vigorously and replied affirmatively: "Exactly, Comrade Chief of Staff, I came to the headquarters specially to supplement the tank soldiers."

"No problem, we may not be able to get the tank, but there are some tank soldiers." When Cui Koff heard that I wanted to reorganize a new tank unit, the expression on his face became richer. He turned his head and said to Krylov, "Comrade Chief of Staff. All the tanks of the 42nd Brigade of Independent Tanks were lost in the previous two days of battle. According to the plan, this brigade will retreat to the east bank of the Volga River tomorrow evening to reorganize. So, you immediately give Brigadier Batlako Husband and political commissar Xia Ping called and asked them to send 100 tankers over and hand them over to Colonel Oshanina to command." After giving instructions to Krylov, he also asked me specifically: "Comrade Oshanina, enough Is it? If it is not enough, I will transfer you 50 tankers from the 169th tank brigade."

Hearing that Cui Kefu was so generous, I was shocked. I waved my hand and said, "Enough is enough, Comrade Commander. Our division now only has ten tanks. If you don’t have that many people, you can give me 30 tankers. Up."

My words caused the three of them to laugh kindly. Gurov pointed at me with his finger, and said with a smile: "You, you, Comrade Oshanina, you are so petty. Since you can seize ten cars today Tanks, then tomorrow and the day after tomorrow, you can seize twenty, thirty, or even fifty tanks. If you want a tanker then, it will not be as easy as it is now."

Listening to Gurov's words, I mumbled to myself: Do you think German tanks are shells on the beach, waiting for you to pick them up? But in front of the superiors, I still kept a strong smile.

Seeing that Krylov was still standing on the spot, Trikov urged him: "Comrade Chief of Staff, what are you still standing here? Call Colonel Batlakov immediately and ask him to transfer 100 people. A tanker with rich combat experience, led by the political commissar, Comrade Xia Ping, will report to the headquarters of the group army!"

Krylov agreed and turned around to call. I quickly opened my mouth to stop him: "Comrade Chief of Staff, please wait!" I called him for the purpose of asking for two more political workers from the tank brigade. , To enrich Perskin’s tank detachment. If I didn't explain it in advance, it would be the political commissar of the tank brigade who led the team. No matter how thick-skinned I am, it is impossible for a regiment-level political commissar to act as an instructor in a unit of my division.

Krylov stopped and asked me curiously: "Comrade Oshanina, is there anything else for you?"

I looked at Trikov and Gurov, and summoned the courage to say to Krylov: "Comrade Chief of Staff, when you call Colonel Batlakov, can he send me two political workers?"

After Krylov heard this, he nodded without thinking, and went straight to call. Instead, Cui Kefu asked curiously: "I said, Comrade Oshanina, in my impression, you are the most annoying political workers. This is why I have not taught you to accompany the political commissar. When were you? Turned around, and actually took the initiative to ask us for political workers?"

I didn’t know how to answer Cui Kefu’s question, so I changed the subject promptly: “By the way, Comrade Commander, there is one more thing. I want to ask you clearly.”

"whats the matter?"

"Why does the new order you issued stipulate: When contacting the command of the group army, the divisions cannot communicate in plain language, but can only telegraph or make a phone call?" Although Kirilov has analyzed the order issued by the superior for me The reason, but in this case, I still want to ask exactly.

"It turned out to be this." Cui Kefu replied lightly after listening: "This order was issued by the Supreme Commander to the front army headquarters and then issued to me. As for the reason~www.wuxiaspot.com~ I guess the superior It may be a decision made to prevent the German army from intercepting our communication signals and to prevent the disclosure of military codes."

When we were talking, Krylov came over after the phone call and reported to Cuikov: "Report to Comrade Commander, I have already called Colonel Batlakov. He said that the troops will be fine in 20 minutes. Arrivals."

Cui Kefu nodded, and then asked me: "Comrade Oshanina, tell us about your flying thunder cannon, is it really that powerful?" It seems that he has been obsessed with what I said. .

In order to satisfy his curiosity, I once again reported the power of the flying thunder cannon in the battle to the three leaders, and finally concluded: "This kind of weapon is very effective for attacking fortifications. Even the enemy The strong fortifications that took a month to build, we only need to use flying thunder cannons to fire hundreds or thousands of explosive packs to razor their positions to the ground."

Just as the three of them were filled with emotion, a loud voice rang out in the room: "Report, the political commissar of the 42nd Brigade of Independent Tank Xia Ping is ordered to come and listen to your orders!" (to be continued)

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