Burning Moscow

I stood in the command center, listening to the endless rumble of cannons outside, looking at Cuikov and Krylov who were commanding troops through the radio, secretly feeling that I would become such a commanding commander of theirs, and there was so much to learn. Otherwise, the post of an independent teacher will be the end of my career.

The battle against the tractor factory was successfully completed before dawn. Sederikov lived up to expectations. With the cooperation of Colonel Bere and Lieutenant Colonel Weinrub, the German forces in the factory were basically wiped out. As soon as the battle was over, Sederikov ordered the commanders and fighters to seize the time to build new fortifications in accordance with the order of the group army.

After daybreak, I suddenly heard Cuikov tell Krylov: "Comrade Chief of Staff, I want to go outside and have a look. You and the political commissar are responsible for the affairs of the headquarters."

Hearing Cui Kefu said that he was going to see outside, I mumbled to myself, won't you ask me to accompany him again? You know, I accompanied him to the observation station yesterday. If it were not for a bit of **** luck, I would have been killed by a falling stone. I was praying secretly, hoping that Cui Koff would stop asking me to accompany him to observe the battle. Cui Koff’s gaze swept over, and then stayed on me, raised his chin at me, and said, "Comrade Oshanina, What are you still standing there for? Don’t hurry up and tidy up and follow me outside to see."

It is a blessing, not a curse, and a misfortune cannot be avoided. Although I am very reluctant to accompany Cui Kefu to observe things, since he publicly announced that he wants me to accompany him to the observation station. I had to carry the submachine gun on the wall and bite the bullet and follow him out.

I walked out of the command post and scanned the smog-bearing city as I walked. It was discovered that after a day and night of fighting, the surrounding buildings above the ground were almost destroyed by artillery fire, and only a few dense buildings were in the direction of the factory area. I followed Cui Kefu and walked cautiously along the traffic trench. When I left, I had to keep looking down at my feet so as not to trip over the abrupt bricks or corpses.

We came to a building with only half of the wall left, and Cui Kefu stopped. He raised his head and looked up, then turned his head and said to me, "Comrade Oshanina. This building is the tallest building nearby. Let's go and take a look at it."

I did not oppose his proposal, so I had to honestly agree: "Okay, Comrade Commander."

Because the stairs leading upstairs were blown up. We only climbed to the second floor with the help of the guards. I glanced at the broken stairs below, and secretly said that if the enemy shelled this place, it would not be easy for us to escape.

Since most of the surrounding buildings are turned into masonry and rubble, our view here is very wide, and everything around is within our sight.

Standing side by side with Cui Kefu in front of a bumpy window, I raised the binoculars and looked into the distance. At this moment, many people are busy nervously in the trenches in the tractor factory area. It seems to be carrying out ammunition, gathering the bodies of comrades in arms, and treating the wounded.

On the open ground outside the tractor factory, dozens of burnt tank wreckages were scattered all over the place. From the appearance point of view, the existing German tanks No. 3 and 4. There are also T-34 tanks of our army, and many commanders and fighters of our army are active near the wreckage of the tank.

Seeing this scene, Cui Kefu pointed to it and asked me curiously: "Comrade Oshanina, what are the soldiers doing around the wreckage of the enemy's tank?"

I have seen the clothes of those commanders and fighters from the telescope just now. I know that they are all under Lieutenant Colonel Sergeikov, so I know why they are wandering around the wreckage of the tank. Upon hearing Cui Kefu’s question, I quickly replied: "Comrade Commander. That's it. Those commanders and fighters are our independent divisions. They plan to build firepower points under the wreckage of the tanks, which can kill a large number of German infantry."

"Build a firepower spot under the wreckage of the tank?" After listening to my explanation, Cui Kefu frowned for a moment, then his brows stretched out and smiled and said, "Yes, this is a good way. As long as the enemy's artillery fire does not If the wreckage of the tank is overturned, the survival rate of the soldiers hiding underneath is still reckless. Even if the German army discovers these firepower points, it will take a lot of time to clear them one by one."

I saw Sergeikov’s unit, but Colonel Bere and Weinrub’s tank unit, but I did not see a trace, so I turned my observation direction to Tramvainaya Street in front of the tractor factory. And its west. After careful observation, I finally found the tank unit hidden in the rubble.

Colonel Bere’s troops were concealed two hundred meters away on both sides of the street, because the tanks were hidden in a one-person-high ruin and covered with a camouflage net. If you don’t look closely, it’s really not easy to spot. Seeing such a position set up by Colonel Bere and Lieutenant Colonel Weinrub, I can’t help but nod secretly. As a result, landmines are planted on the road. When they destroy the enemy’s tank, the German infantry will be blocked by the mine. But when the gathered enemies reach a certain number, our distant artillery can cover them without accidentally injuring our tanks.

At this moment, the enemy's shelling of the city began. Their main target was the tractor factory that had just been regained by our army, but at the same time, there were constant roaring shells falling on the explosion not far from us, and the blasting waves caused the gravel to hit the wall as a sound. . At the beginning, I would instinctively squat down to avoid the gravel that might fly over and hit people. Later, after being numb to the explosion, I followed the example of Cui Koff and stood motionless in front of the broken window, looking at the factory area in the distance.

The enemy's shelling hadn't stopped, and I felt the ground trembling slightly. This was the approaching German armored unit. I slowly turned the telescope to the west, and saw dozens of German tanks approaching aggressively. After the dust on the road was crushed by the crawler, the ground rose high into the air. Behind the tank, there was an armored car and a truck full of soldiers. Looking further away, you can see a lot of soldiers getting off the cart and walking, in loose offensive formations and marching along the road towards the tractor factory.

The artillery shells flying in from outside the city passed over the German offensive queue and landed very densely on the positions on the tractor factory guarded by our army. And those German tanks on the move did not just rush forward blindly, but stopped and fired from time to time, or opened fire while driving slowly ~www.wuxiaspot.com~ on the bombarded positions, from time to time Piles of fire and smoke were rising, and there were constantly blasted logs, parts of various firearms, and broken arms that were thrown into the air by the air waves.

"The Germans are really stingy." Although Cui Kefu, who was observing the enemy's situation, said in a contemptuous tone despite seeing the losses on our army's position, "There are obviously two tank divisions, but you can see that they were only dispatched. Twenty-odd tanks."

For Cui Kefu's statement, I just smiled, without any interface. But I was saying in my heart: If it hadn’t been for the aging tank troops of Colonel Bere and Lieutenant Colonel Weinrub last night to wipe out hundreds of enemy tanks and armored vehicles, it is estimated that what you see at this time is a torrent of black steel pressing against the tractor The factory, with our existing crude equipment, can't stop the enemy's attack at all.

When the German tanks entered the range of Colonel Bere’s troops, the tanks ambushing on both sides decisively opened fire. Amidst a series of explosions, nearly half of the German tanks that were driving emitted thick smoke or simply fell into their nests and stopped in place to explode or burn.

The German tank that was hit suddenly stopped advancing and tried to turn around to find a safe place to hide. However, because the road was blocked by many destroyed tanks, the space for movement was small, and the evasive actions performed by the remaining tanks caused a chaos on the battlefield. (To be continued)