Burning Moscow

Although Karpov’s troops had descended eastward along the trenches to under the river embankment, it would take a lot of time for so many people to enter the defense zone of our army. In order to cover their retreat, Shereb lacked heavy weapons. The commanders of Liangnei Camp could only use their flesh and blood to resist the fierce offensive launched by the German army. ? .

The fortifications of Captain Sherebryan and the others were built by the German army to confront our army. The various fortifications on the position are facing the Mamayev Hill just south, and theirs is to the west. The friendly positions will naturally not build any fortifications. At this time, the German army attacked from west to east, and our troops felt pressure on the position. The commanders without strong fortifications had to lie in the crater or use the bunkers piled up with the corpses of their comrades to shoot the enemy tenaciously. With.

I went to the observation post of the Second Regiment set up on the mountainside with Kirilov and Bantai Lev, and saw the brutal fighting in the inner camp of Sherebryan. Kirilov was anxiously walking back and forth in the small observation post with his hands back and sighing from time to time; while Pantai Leyev stood in front of the observation port, holding his binoculars in both hands, looking at the fire in front of the sky. Lots, long time no words.

My mind was spinning fast, thinking hard about how to help Sherebrian's inner camp. The anti-tank guns on the four regiment positions are fine to hit enemy tanks, but if they use armor-piercing shells to hit the infantry, they have no effect. Although we still have a big killer like the "Flying Thunder Cannon", it's a bit too far to be transported now. As for the tank battalion, there is no need to think about it. The remaining seven tanks have no ammunition and no fuel, even if they want them to crush the German infantry.

Just when I was unable to do anything. Oleg came with Morozov, the artillery battalion commander. Seeing two people come uninvited. I asked strangely: "What are you doing here?"

Oleg quickly took a step forward. The report said: "Comrade commander, it's like this. Seeing the enemy is launching a fierce attack on our troops, the commanders and fighters couldn't restrain the anger in their hearts and wanted to help them."

"Help them?" I stared into Oleg's eyes, and asked dissatisfiedly: "Lieutenant Colonel Oleg, how do you plan to help them? From here to that position, there is an open area of ​​three kilometers in between. As long as As soon as our troops appear in that area, the enemy’s artillery fire will immediately smash down and wipe out all our troops exposed on the open ground."

Oleg, who was blamed by me, shook his head quickly and replied: "Comrade commander, you have misunderstood what I mean. Our infantry lacks anti-tank weapons and heavy weapons. Next, the troops will be consumed little by little."

"Then how do you think about it?" When I asked this, I glanced curiously at Morozov who was standing next to him, and said I didn't call him again. What did he come up with at this time?

Oleg glanced at Morozov. He smiled and said to me: "That's it, comrade commander. Major Morozov suggested that several heavy howitzers from the artillery battalion should be drawn to our position and bombard the attacking German infantry formation."

I turned to look at Morozov and asked, "Major, how many shells are left in the howitzer unit?"

Morozov hurriedly stepped forward and straightened his body to report to me: "Reporting to the commander, I talked to the military representative on the dock two days ago. By the way, he asked for a batch of heavy howitzer shells. Two base ammunition."

Hearing Morozov's words, Kirilov, who had been circling the room, stopped, walked over and grabbed Morozov's arm with both hands, and said excitedly, "Comrade Major, this is really great. With the support of howitzers. , Captain Serebriani and the others can hold their positions more confidently."

"Comrade Major," I heard that there were heavy artillery that could provide artillery support to the defenders ahead. Even Pantai Leyev, who was standing at the observation port, could not stand still. He put down his binoculars, walked over, and asked loudly. Said: "Where is the howitzer unit? How long will it take them to fight?"

"Report to the deputy commander, that the howitzer unit has been under the leadership of Lieutenant Proto Dyakonov and has deployed the artillery in place. It can fire on the enemy immediately after an order from the superior."

"Where is the artillery?" Although I also considered that the Second Regiment would also have a bunker for concealing artillery like the Fourth Regiment, but along the way, the tunnel exits I saw obviously couldn't allow large artillery to enter and exit, so I couldn't bear it. I asked Morozov, hoping that he could give me a definite answer.

"We built several concealed artillery positions between the hillside position and the hilltop position." Morozov said, turning and pointing upward, and looking in the direction of his finger, there were three one-meter squares on the hillside. The mouth of the black hole protruded from it. "The artillery can be there and fire at the enemy from a high level. If they encounter enemy artillery or bombardment, they will pull the artillery into a deeper hole to conceal it."

"Well, Comrade Major, stop talking." Kirilov said hurriedly: "You immediately order the artillery to fire on the enemy's battle formation, first destroy their mortar positions, and then attack their infantry. Suppose. The enemy sent a tank, and you are also responsible for destroying the enemy's tank." Although he had already given detailed instructions, he was still worried, and turned to Pantai Lev and said, "Old man, I think it's you. Go to the gun position personally and instruct them on how to provide the necessary artillery support for our infantry."

As the heavy artillery in the hidden artillery bays fired, destroying the enemy's mortar positions, and then shelling the attacking German infantry, the pressure on the inner battalion of Sherebryan was greatly reduced. I saw from the telescope that there were successively formed units, withdrawing from the frontmost position along the trenches towards the Volga River. Halfway through the withdrawal, they relied on existing fortifications, trenches, and craters to build a new line of defense. After they were all deployed, the troops left on the front line withdrew from their positions one after another and also withdrew to the river. Seeing that the Sherebrian camp began to withdraw to the riverside alternately and in an orderly manner, I felt a little more at ease.

I planned to stay in the observation post and saw the Sherebryan inner camp safely withdrew from the fighting before leaving. I didn’t expect Akhromeyev to call first and tell me: "Comrade Commander, you and the political commissar Can you come back soon? Captain Karpov has now arrived at the division headquarters."

Hearing this good news, I didn’t even have time to put down the phone, so I couldn’t wait to say to Kirilov: “Commissar, good news, Captain Karpov is now at our headquarters. Let’s go, we’ll see you now. He." After speaking, put the phone on the base, dragged him and left.

When we returned to the headquarters, there were a few officers and soldiers in German uniforms with white towels tied to their left arms. Hearing the sound of us entering the door, several people turned their heads in unison. The moment they turned their heads, they recognized Karpov who was standing in the middle of them, and quickly stretched out his hands to greet him. He grabbed Karpov's hand and shook it vigorously, saying, "Great, this is really great. Welcome, Captain Karpov, welcome to bring your troops back to our camp."

Karpov's eyes were red, and tears almost came out of his eyes. He closed his eyes vigorously, suffocated the tears, and said to me choked up, "I'm sorry, comrade commander, I didn't pull all the troops out. Because the walk was so sudden, there was no time to explain our Whereabouts, many officers and soldiers were shaken or even fled when they were pursued by the German army. If it hadn't been for the response troops you sent to arrive in time, it is estimated that my battalion would have collapsed."

Savchenko, who was in charge of contacting Karpov, also came forward, saluted me after standing at attention, and said with a shame: "I'm sorry, comrade commander, I didn't complete the task. The entire Eastern Camp was broken and disintegrated Apart from the casualties, only more than two hundred people remained, and the number of attritions reached half."

Although I was a little disappointed when I heard that the number of people who finally arrived at our army's position was only a mere two hundred people, but it was soon relieved. Anyway, the political significance of the Karpov camp is far greater than its military significance. Even if Karpov alone comes in the end, the blow to the enemy’s morale will be fatal, and it will make the officers and soldiers of the Dongfang Battalion who are already facing Qin Muchu become Shake up.

I forced a smile on my face and said to the two of them: "Captain Karpov and Comrade Savchenko, although the troops have suffered a lot of casualties and attrition anyway, you can successfully bring so many troops to the enemy under the pursuit of the enemy. Coming to Mamayevgang, this is an amazing thing in itself~www.wuxiaspot.com~ I congratulate you! I will report this matter to the commander of the group army as soon as possible, and let them grant you the honor you deserve."

While talking about the commander of the group army, Razumeyeva suddenly called me: "Comrade commander, a call from the group army headquarters."

After I put on the headphones, I just said "Hey!" into the microphone. Before I could say anything else, Cui Kefu was interrupted impatiently, and his serious voice came from the headphones: "Oshanin Comrade Na, did your teacher frequently use the walkie-talkie for plain language calls today?"

"Yes, Comrade Commander!" This is a fact. It is an urgent matter. I have to repeatedly communicate with Sherebrian camp and even Karpov camp through the radio. So Cuikov asked me. Without denying, I honestly replied: "We have conducted many wireless calls today. Because of the emergency, we used plain language calls."

Cui Kefu snorted and said only one sentence: "Wait, I'll go to you right away." After that, the communication was interrupted, and I was left in a daze holding the microphone in a foolish manner. (To be continued...)

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