Burning Moscow

When the jeep entered Soviet Avenue, I saw Cui Koff’s car parked next to a relatively complete building. He was standing under the car, his back facing us and a few commanders in brand-new cotton uniforms talking.

Akhromeyev saw me walking towards them, stopped talking with Trikov, and nodded at me. Since I gave an order in the division some time ago to not be allowed to salute the commander on the battlefield, he did not salute me, but said hello to me politely: "Master, you are here."

Cui Kefu turned his head to see me, and murmured: "Why are you so slow? I've been waiting for you for a long time." Hearing this, I really couldn't laugh or cry. I couldn't sue the driver in front of him, saying that the driver did it for To be safe, slow down when you encounter a crater, and reduce the left and right to delay the time. Fortunately, Cuikov did not continue. He waved his head at me and said, "Go, let's go to Rodimtsev, and you, Comrade Captain, come with us."

The roads leading to the "January 9th" square are all under the control of our army, so we don't have to worry about being attacked by the enemy when we walk. Trikov and I walked at the forefront of the entire team. Akhromeyev and a few guards followed us, keeping a distance of four or five steps. Such a distance not only leaves room for Tán to talk to Cui Kefu and me, but also allows us to appear by our side in time when we have something to do.

As he walked, Trikov looked back, and then praised Akhromeyev in front of me: "Oshanina, your chief of staff Akhromeyev. It is from the Volkhov Front. Second lieutenant training team, right? I just talked with him for a while. I treated him well. He is a commander with a good fighting spirit."

I looked back at Akhromeyev, and suddenly remembered the military rank, and quickly took this opportunity to ask Cuikov: "Comrade Commander, I have something to tell you."

"Let's talk about anything, you and I are so familiar with each other, you don't need to be so polite."

"Look, Comrade Akhromeyev is my chief of staff, but he is still in the rank of captain. I am afraid that he will command the following lieutenant colonel majors. Others will disobey his orders."

After hearing this, Cui Kefu chuckled and pointed his finger at me and said, "According to me, you, Comrade Oshanina, you are a Ma Daha. The last time you went to my headquarters, I gave you the ranks of four majors. Why didn’t you mention Akhromeyev’s name at the time? Forget it, anyway, you have already given so many, it won’t matter if you give one more.” At this point, he stopped ǎobù and turned his body halfway. . Waved to Akhromeyev, motioned him to come to his side.

Akhromeyev did not hear the conversation between me and Trikov. So I don't know why Cui Kefu suddenly called himself over. When he stood in front of Cuikov with a blank face, Cuikov put his hand on his shoulder, patted twice, and then said with a smile: "Comrade Akhromeev, I just met with him. When Colonel Xianina was chatting, she said that your military rank is too low, and let me promote you to the rank. I know a little bit about your ability from Oshanina and Kirilov, so I also think you deserve it. Higher rank. Now I will officially announce to you that from now on, you will be promoted to major."

Akhromeyev did not expect that Trikov would be promoted to his military rank at this time, and his face flushed with excitement. After giving me a grateful glance, he said loudly to Trikov: "Serve the Soviet motherland!"

We went forward another two to three hundred meters, and Trikov suddenly pointed to a four-story building next to the square and said to me: "Oshanina, look at it, if I'm not mistaken, Rodim Master Zefu should be in that building."

I looked at the wide square, and then at the building at the crossroads, and suddenly an idea came to my mind: Could it be that this is the famous "Pavlov Building" for later generations? In my imagination, this famous building must have seven or eight stories, or even a dozen stories high. I didn’t expect it to be just a four-story building, and the roof was blown through. Somewhat disappointed.

After Cui Kefu finished speaking, he immediately speeded up and walked towards the building. There are four unit doors in the building, and Cui Kefu went straight to the first door. Seeing that his goal is clear, I still don't understand in my heart that this is really the famous "Pavlov Building".

As soon as we walked to the door, we saw Rodimtsev greeted us with two soldiers. Rodimtsev wore a military coat, while the soldiers behind him wore cotton uniforms.

Rodimtsev said from a distance: "Comrade Commander, why are you here? This is too close to the Germans. Standing on the window on the second floor, you can see the Germans moving on the other end of the square. Hurry up and return to the headquarters of the group army." After that, he turned his eyes on me again, and said with a serious face: "I said Colonel Oshanina. Although your troops have recovered most of the Soviet avenue, they can't. Bring the commander here?"

"Comrade Rodimtsev," Cuikov waved at him, defending me: "Comrade Oshanina did not bring me here, but I called your division headquarters, the commander who stayed behind. Tell me, that you have come to the forefront, so I called Oshanina to come and have a look with me."

With Trikov speaking for me, Rodimtsev was not good to say anything, and led us into the building. After leaving all the guards downstairs, he took me, Trikov, and Akhromeyev carefully to the third floor along the bombed stairs.

When we walked into a large room, I was taken aback by a group of soldiers who stood up from the ground. I thought that Pavlov and his soldiers were only a few people, but I didn't expect there to be so many people. I roughly counted them, and the number was at least thirty.

Rodimtsev called a young sergeant in front of Trikov and introduced him: "Comrade Commander, this is Sergeant Pavlov, the guardian of this building. He was carrying the platoon. Soldier. He took the building from the enemy." That's it. A smile appeared on Rodimtsev's face. "I heard from other fighters that after Comrade Pavlov wiped out all the enemies in the building, he stood in the window on the top floor and shouted loudly: Yakov Fedotovich, Sergeant of the Red Army of the Guards. Husband, take this motherland's building back from the enemy's hands!"

After listening to Rodimtsev’s introduction, Trikov stepped forward and shook Pavlov’s hand vigorously, saying: "Good kind, good comrade sergeant. For your bravery and tenacity, as well as from the enemy. He took back the building of the motherland in his hand. I salute you!" After speaking, he took a step back and raised his hand to pay a solemn military salute to Pavlov.

Seeing the commander of the group army saluting himself, the young sergeant and the comrades behind him were startled, and they hurriedly raised their hands to return the salute to Cui Kefu.

After they all put their hands down, I took two steps forward, zhǔdòng stretched out my hand to Pavlov, and at the same time said kindly: "Hello, Sergeant Pavlov...."

Before I could say the rest, Pavlov raised his hand to salute me. Unexpectedly, he said: "Hello, Colonel Oshanina. It's a pleasure to see you here!"

My outstretched hand froze in the air, and I said to myself what was going on. Before Rodimtsev had time to introduce me, how could this ordinary sergeant know me? Is it that my reputation has reached the level of household name?

Seeing me standing in a daze, Pavlov quickly stretched out his hands to hold mine and reminded me in a low voice: "Comrade Colonel, have you forgotten the Pavlov father and son you met in Porokino? "

When the sergeant said this, I suddenly remembered that when Cuikov and I went to inspect the front lines, we had seen a pair of Pavlov fathers and sons in the Far East Red Flag Division of Colonel Porosuhi. They seemed to be workers from the sickle and hammer factory. My father was killed in the battle shortly afterwards, and I don’t know what happened to my son. I didn't expect to meet an old person here today who has long been forgotten by me. It really made me overjoyed.

Cuikov and Rodimtsev next to them looked at each other, wondering how I knew an ordinary soldier. Finally, Trikov asked, "Oshanina, do you and this Sergeant Pavlov know each other before?"

I let go of Pavlov’s hand and explained to Trikov and Rodimtsev: “That’s it, comrades generals. During the defense of Moscow, I served as an assistant to General Zhukov and accompanied him to We have visited many places. And this Pavlovian sergeant, we met when we inspected the Polokino battlefield, when he and his father came from the sickle and hammer factory. In the next battle, although he Unfortunately, his father died gloriously, but Sergeant Pavlov and his comrades in arms turned their grief into strength and continued to fight tenaciously, repelling the enemy’s attacks again and again."

After listening to what I said, Trikov and Rodimtsev went forward to shake hands with Pavlov and paid tribute to him and his sacrificed father.

Next, Cui Kefu said to Pavlov in a casual tone: "Sergeant, tell me about your situation here."

Pavlov agreed, and then began to introduce the situation: "Report to the commander, in the battle last night, the platoon lieutenant and senior noncommissioned officers withdrew from the battle due to injury or sacrifice, so I took over the command of the platoon. After a fierce battle, we successfully seized this building and used it as a fortress to defend it."

"Comrade Sergeant, let me ask you, there are many buildings around here, but why do you even think of it as a fortress that you can hold on?" This question of Cui Kefu seemed to me to test Pakistan. Commanding ability of Sergeant Vlovov.

Pavlov made a gesture to Trikov and said politely: "Comrade Commander, please come here." After that, he took the lead and walked to the window, pointed outside and said: "According to my observations, this building It can be a key area to guard the city. Its tactical advantage is that it is located at a crossroads, which provides us with a view of about one kilometer to the north, south, and west. From the beginning of the occupation of the building, I was ordered to build fortifications, and Prepare to defend the building. Look, the building is surrounded by barbed wire and minefields. In every window facing the square, we have deployed machine guns."

"What should I do if the enemy's tank is here?" Cui Kefu continued to ask noncommittal.

"We are also equipped with ptrs-anti-tank rifles on the roof. This kind of gun is very effective against German tanks. You see, several destroyed tanks downstairs. They were destroyed by our anti-tank gunners hiding on the roof. Yes. As long as the enemy’s tanks get close to the building, the thinner armor on the top of their turrets is exposed to the firepower of our anti-tank guns. And because they are too close to the building to raise the elevation angle of the artillery to counterattack, they can only become ours. Shoot the target."

"It's really great!" After a heartfelt compliment, Cui Kefu asked with concern: "How many troops do you have now?"

Pavlov led us back to the middle of the house and introduced us: "After taking the building, only me, Pvt. Alexandrov, Glushchenko and Chernogolov were left in the platoon. Individual. This morning, reinforcements arrived, including Lieutenant Afanasiyev’s 7-man machine gun platoon and heavy machine guns. A 6-man anti-tank gun team headed by Sergeant Sobgaida and 3 automatic gunners, There are 3 anti-tank guns, the man mortar group led by Second Lieutenant Chernushenko, and 2 50mm mortars."

After hearing this, Trikov asked loudly to the crowd: "Who is Lieutenant Afanasyev?"

"Report to the commander, it's me." With the voice, a thin and short captain with a beard and a short stature squeezed out of the crowd and stood at attention in front of Cui Kefu.

"Comrade Lieutenant," Cui Kefu asked with a smile: "Your rank is higher than that of Sergeant Pavlov. Let you accept his command, will you have any complaints in your heart?"

Lieutenant Afanasiyev shook his head like a rattle and replied: "Please rest assured, Comrade Commander. I will obey the command of Sergeant Pavlov and firmly guard this building."

"Very good," Cui Kefu heard the lieutenant's statement, nodded in satisfaction, then patted his shoulder, and said: "After the battle is over, I will take credit for you heroes."

When Pavlov saw that Trikov gave himself the task of holding the building, he was extremely excited, and immediately expressed his determination to Trikov and Rodimtsev: "Please rest assured, commander and teacher, I Pavlov assures you. As long as we stay in this building, we will never let the enemy pass us by."

Trikov glanced at the commanders in the room, and then asked Pavlov: "How many people are there now in your team?"

Hearing Trikov's question, Pavlov hurriedly called out: "Everyone has it, lined up!"

When the commanders lined up in two neat rows, Pavlov began to introduce us to the composition of the team: "Commander, division commander, let me introduce you to our garrison.

There are 2 people in our army, all of which are composed of multiple ethnic groups. They are Russians: Alexandrov, Afanasiev, Bondarenko, Vorolov, Grikin, and Kiselev. , Sarayev, Svirin, Sobgaida, Chernushenko;

Ukrainians: Glushchenko, Dovzhenko, Ivashenko, Chernogolov, Shapovalov, Yakinako;

Georgian: Insia Shvili;

Kazakh: Murzayev;

Uzbek: Turdeev;

Tajik: Turgunov;

Tatars: Romazhanov

Jews: Hunter. "

When Pavlov introduced to us, I unexpectedly discovered that there was a young female hygienist behind the team. I quickly walked over, took her hand, and asked kindly: "Comrade female hygienist, your name is What order!"

The female hygienist came and stood at attention quickly and replied loudly: "Report to Comrade Colonel. I am the hygienist Maria Ulyanova. I am waiting for your order. Please tell me!"

Thinking that this building will be under continuous German attacks in the next few months, I couldn’t help but worry about the young girl in front of me, so I turned my head and said to Cui Koff: “Comrade Commander, this place is too dangerous. I tíyì let this comrade hygienist go back."

Before Cuikov could speak, Ulyanova said: "Comrade Colonel, thank you for your kindness. I am a health worker, and my responsibility is to rescue the wounded on the battlefield. As long as there is one of our soldiers here, I will absolutely I will not leave my post."

I wanted to persuade the hygienist again. Cui Kefu spoke from behind, "Oshanina, the hygienist is right. Her job is to treat the wounded. If she wants to stay, let her stay."

After Pavlov introduced all the commanders and fighters to us, he arranged for his own defensive positions. When everyone hulled away, the room was apart from me, Trikov, Rodimtsev, Akhromeyev, Pavlov, Ulyanova, and another soldier with arms hanging on his chest.

After listening to Pavlov’s introduction, Trikov thought that this was an important defensive zone, so he especially urged Rodimtsev: "Comrade General, in order to ensure that our army can keep this building, I hope you can provide them with Enough weapons and ammunition."

"Comrade Commander," Ulyanova, who heard Cuikov's words, suddenly said boldly: "In addition to weapons and ammunition, we also need food and water. You must know that this place is far from the river, and the water supply system was also bombed. Destroyed, so the water problem must be solved."

After the female hygienist finished speaking, Rodimtsev suddenly looked back at me and asked, "Colonel Oshanina, I have a question. I want to ask you."

Since he is my immediate boss, I can only say very politely: "Please tell me, Comrade General."

"Your troops have been holding Mamayev Hill for almost a month. Although I also know that you often collect weapons and ammunition from the bodies of enemies, it is a drop in the bucket for a division. What I want to ask is , Where do your division’s weapons, ammunition and food supplies come from?"

Rodimtsev's question really stopped me. Since I have the political commissar and chief of staff, I no longer have to do everything as before, so I don't know how to answer this question yet. When I was embarrassed, I caught a glimpse of Akhromeyev standing aside, and quickly pushed him out: "Comrade General, these matters are all taken care of by my chief of staff, Major Akhromeyev. Let him Come and explain for you."

Rodimtsev's question ~www.wuxiaspot.com~ also caught Cuikov's attention. He stared at Akhromeyev who was pushed out by me with interest, waiting for him to explain to everyone.

Fortunately, Akhromeyev is a qualified chief of staff. I don’t know how to answer the question. He gave a report to the two without hesitation: "Report to comrades, there are two channels for the supply of ammunition in our division. : One is to rely on the inventory of friendly arms and some of the munitions transported across the river to the dock. For example, when we entered the Mamayev Hill, we once received an munitions storage site from the 35th Division of the Guards. Almost a regiment’s weapons and ammunition were replenished there; secondly, the weapons and ammunition transported from across the river. I usually ask the logistics unit for some to supplement the consumption of the troops."

"What about another channel?" Cui Kefu asked.

"Another method is to rely on seizures. As General Rodimtsev said, the weapons and ammunition we collected on the enemy's corpses are too small to equip the troops. The seizures I mentioned are from the independent division. Before the 6th Army was transferred to the 62nd Army, it had seized a lot of weapons and ammunition. These things were stored in the settlements behind the high ground, providing supplements for the troops on the high ground at any time. "To be continued...)

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