Burning Moscow

Sergeikov, who received the call from me, came very quickly, and he rushed to the headquarters in less than twenty minutes. When I introduced him to Ilya, he immediately reached out to shake hands with Ilya and started a conversation.

Seeing the two people talking as usual, Kirilov smiled on his face. He walked to my side and said in a low voice: "Comrade Oshanina, look, they both behaved very friendly. , Like an old friend for many years. I think you are absolutely right to send Lieutenant Colonel Ilya to the group."

Listening to Kirilov’s words, I couldn’t help but look at the two of them. I saw Lieutenant Colonel Ilya’s frowning brows, which had stretched out at some point, and said with confidence: “I also think Comrade Ilya can help Sederikov to do a good job of the group.” Having said that, I couldn’t help but raise my hand to look at my watch, and then said to myself, “I don’t know how it is so late. Did Colonel Teleyev and their troops cross the river?"

"I called the headquarters to ask if the other two regiments of the new editor have arrived?" Kirilov saw that I was worried about Bantai Lev, and he was about to call.

I stopped him quickly and asked with concern: "Comrade Political Commissar, I want to ask you something. Do you know what is going on in the headquarters? Did they move?"

Kirilov had already grabbed the microphone. Hearing my question, he put the microphone back and sighed and said, "No, the commander is still in the original command post."

"What?!" I was puzzled by Cui Kefu's decision. The enemy's shells could hit the door of the headquarters unscrupulously. He didn't organize the transfer, so he stayed where he was. "Don't Comrade Commander know that his headquarters has been discovered by the enemy, and continue to stay there. There will be sacrifices every minute and every second."

"Since the commander insists not to transfer the headquarters, there may be deeper considerations." Kirilov said to me with a serious expression: "The communication room of the headquarters has temporarily moved to several undamaged shelters and shooting outside. Kong Li. According to the report of the scouts we sent, those telegraphers were sitting in the crater in order to maintain the radio conversation. Many people were hit by German stray bullets, holding microphones. They were sacrificed in their posts."

I wanted to say a few words, but suddenly I thought that General Golikov, the deputy commander of the front army, had also arrived in the city. If he felt that the headquarters of the group army was insecure in its current position, he would take the initiative to ask Cui Kefu to transfer. I didn’t need me to go. Nosy, thinking of this, I didn't ask anymore.

Kirilov walked to the two of Sergeikov who were chatting enthusiastically, and said to them: "Hey. I said Lieutenant Colonel Sergeikov, it's so late, should you take your deputy? Comrade commander, go back to your headquarters and let him familiarize yourself with the environment in your regiment?"

When Kirilov said this, Sejerikov suddenly woke up, knowing that this was not the place he had taken for a long time, and quickly nodded like a chicken pecking at the rice, "Understood, Comrade Political Commissar. I'll take the deputy team Take it back to the regiment."

After the two left, Kirilov and I returned to the table and sat down. Akhromeyev asked worriedly: "Comrade commander. There is another deputy commander in the division, is this appropriate?"

"Yes, Comrade Oshanina." On this issue, Kirilov also agreed with Akhromeyev. "Although Colonel Bantaiyev and I are old acquaintances, I can't make sure He will always be consistent with your opinions on military command in the future."

"Political commissar, chief of staff, you two don't have to worry so much." I know that they are out of concern for me, so they explained patiently: "The situation in the division. I don't tell you, you know very well. Each regiment There is a lack of commanders with combat experience, so our division’s combat effectiveness has now reached a bottleneck. To change this phenomenon, we must constantly add fresh blood and send as many experienced commanders as possible to the grassroots company. , To effectively improve the combat effectiveness of the troops. If more than 200 commanders under Colonel Bantaiev have joined us, at least the problem of insufficient commanders will be solved."

"But our division has run out of troops. Is it necessary to supplement so many commanders?" Akhromeyev once again raised his doubts: "Perhaps some companies will have more than a dozen commanders commanding two or three. The situation of a soldier."

I understood what Akhromeyev was worried about, and explained it more specifically: "Comrade Chief of Staff, don’t worry, don’t look at the number of people in the division now, but it won’t take much longer. Time, the superiors will supplement us. Today, we will select a regiment from the new division and give it priority to supplement us? When I was in the headquarters of the front army, I once heard the commander and the military commissioner say that as long as it is a soldier As for the supplement of weapons and ammunition, the 62nd Army is the priority to be satisfied."

"If this is really possible, it would be great." Although Kirilov said so, he still asked worriedly: "Comrade Oshanina, you really think we can stop the Germans. Offensive? Judging from the situation yesterday, the situation was really dangerous. The group army headquarters was almost killed by enemy aircraft and artillery."

"Political commissar, you don't have to worry about this kind of thing." I confidently said to him: "Although the enemy has the upper hand in the city, due to the stubborn resistance of our commanders and fighters, their attack has not progressed smoothly. Besides, their attack is not going well. The strength of the troops has been used to the extreme, and as time goes by, their attack strength will gradually weaken."

After hearing what I said, a suspicion flashed across his face, and then he asked me tentatively: "Comrade Oshanina, are you all true? The enemy's strength has been used to the limit, and Their attack strength will gradually weaken over time."

"Of course it is." Since I said such shocking words, it is necessary to explain clearly to the two of them: "The two German armies commanded by Paulus and Hult, the weapons, ammunition and various materials consumed every day It’s an astronomical figure, and nothing will happen in the short term. Once the battle goes on for a long time, the problem of insufficient ammunition and fuel shortage will be exposed. Their logistics supply line is more than 1,000 kilometers long, and the rear To transport the goods, we can only use three channels: railways, roads and sea. Let me first talk about sea transportation. The size of the German naval fleet is limited. Such time-consuming and labor-intensive transportation methods should not be considered. The second is roads. , What is the kilometer in our country. I believe everyone knows that many areas are nominally certain highways. But as long as it rains, it is a quagmire, and the driving of vehicles is greatly affected, so the traffic volume of the highway will not be too much. The only thing left is railway transportation. Although there is a direct railway from Germany to the city of Stalingrad, the German army has mobilized a large number of wagons in the past two years to transport the kind of Jews who have been deprived of their property and freedom to the concentration camp. The troops and materials they were supposed to be sent to the front line had to stay at a distant station. They were waiting for the railway department to allocate new wagons before they could board the train."

Just like outside, they didn't question what I said, and they didn't follow up with my sources. They just specified the next battle plan based on the intelligence I put forward.

Colonel Bantai Leyev didn't show up in the headquarters with a tired face until early in the morning. Seeing his appearance, Kirilov and I went up to greet him one after another. I asked with concern: "Comrade Colonel. Why did you arrive at this time? Is the road going well?"

Pantai Leyev took off his military cap and placed it gently on the table. Then he shook his head and said, "When I led another Tuan to cross the river, the water was reddened by the hot pot, and God seemed to be embarrassing us on purpose. The moon appeared from the clouds. Then suddenly there was a dazzling light above our heads. The light was so bright that we could read the newspaper. Now, we were discovered by the enemy. They used long-range artillery to fire at us continuously. The bomb fell in the river and exploded, igniting one after another soaring water jets. I was then Just thinking: Alas! It’s over. Once hit, our ship will sink. Know that the water here is the deepest. We are in the center of the Volga River."

"Didn't you successfully land ashore?" Kirilov said jokingly, "I think your military uniform is a bit wet, and you probably didn't even hurt your hair."

Pantai Leyev said bitterly: "A ferry on our right was hit by an enemy shell. Twenty-odd officers and soldiers near the bombing point were either blown into flesh and blood, or fell into it. In the river. Another ship accidentally ran into a mine in the river while evading enemy fire. After the earth-shattering explosion, the ship sank quickly. More than three hundred soldiers on board were nearby. Only more than a hundred people were rescued under the rescue of the ship."

When I heard Bantai Leyev say this, my expression was quite calm, but Kirilov’s mouth twitched violently, and he asked nervously: "So, you have lost two dollars before entering the city. A company’s strength."

"It can be said," said Bantai Leyev sadly. "Although they lost more than two hundred people when the second group crossed the river, their losses were relatively small compared to the third group. When the third group crossed the river, they lost one after another. Two ferry boats were hit by German artillery fire. Although the sailors carried forward their tenacious fighting spirit and insisted on driving the boat to the shore, the more than 500 people on these two boats only survived 70 or 80 people. That’s the end of a camp."

After Kirilov greeted Bantai Leyev to sit down, he asked Akhromeyev to pour him a cup of hot tea, calling the other party's real name and father's name and asking with concern: "Dear Alexei. Ivanovich, have you been to the headquarters of the group army? Do you know the new position assigned to you by the head of the front army?"

Pantai Leyev held the cup, nodded and said: "I have already been to the headquarters of General Trikov, and officially handed over the troops to General Krylov, the chief of staff. The appointment of the deputy commander of the independent division was made by Cuikov himself. It was announced to me. Because there is still a lot of follow-up work to be done, I asked the commanders to stay temporarily to assist Krylov in managing the troops. After dawn, they will come here to report one after another."

"Old man, according to our research, we will dispatch your subordinates to various regiments. The two regiments will serve as deputy heads in the first regiment and the fourth regiment. The battalion commanders under them will be assigned to each regiment. Go to each battalion to serve as the battalion commander or deputy battalion commander. The remaining commanders can also go to the company to serve as the company commander or deputy company commander.” Kirilov briefly introduced our arrangements. , Also deliberately solicited the opinions of the other party: "I don't know if you are satisfied with this arrangement?"

"This arrangement is very good, I agree." After Bantai Leyev finished his statement, he looked up at me and asked: "Comrade teacher, I would like to ask, how many independent teachers are there currently?"

I turned my gaze to Akhromeyev who was standing next to him, and smiled and said, "Comrade Deputy Commander, I think it is most appropriate for the Chief of Staff Major Akhromeyev to report to you on this issue. "

"Report to Comrade Deputy Commander," because he and Pantai Lev are not yet familiar with ~www.wuxiaspot.com~, Akhromeyev reported to him in accordance with the regulations: "Independent teachers originally had more than 3,500 people, plus today's The full-compiled pioneer group that was added later, the total number of the entire division has reached 5,500."

"There are more than 5,000 people, how many people are there?" Pantai Leyev immediately suggested to me: "Comrade Oshanina, since we have so many troops, I think we are fully capable. Conduct a counter-assault on the German army."

If I hadn't stood leaning on the table, after hearing Pantai Leyev's suggestion, I guess I would have fallen to the ground. Fortunately, Kirilov was very considerate and quickly relieved me and said to Pantai Lev: "Comrade Deputy Commander, you have just arrived and you don’t know much about the situation on the ground. Let me introduce you. Come on."

Upon hearing Kirilov's briefing on the status quo of Mamayev Hill and my analysis of the battle situation just now, Kirilov promptly added: "Comrade deputy commander, because the battle situation is very unfavorable to our army, temporarily Regardless of launching a counterattack, our main task at present is to stabilize the front. We must pay close attention to the enemy's movements, guard against the enemy's tricks, strengthen the defense and security of our division's positions, and do not leave any holes for the enemy to exploit. I plan to organize a special team to transfer the subordinates of Grams and Beckman, and our troops, put on German uniforms, use German standard weapons, harass the German transportation and supply lines, and weaken the combat effectiveness of the Germans in front of our army. To be continued)