Burning Moscow

When all the people in the meeting came, I was about to announce the meeting, and Pantai Leyev suddenly asked me: "Comrade Commander, can you see if we can draw a map based on the information provided by Sergeant Adil, look like this It looks more vivid."

I did not object to Bantai Leyev’s proposal. Instead, I turned my head to look at Sederikov and Koska, and asked them: "Who can draw?"

Unexpectedly, the two leaders heard my question, looked at each other, shook their heads neatly, and replied awkwardly: "We don't understand drawing!" Hearing this answer, I immediately thought that they were all from even The position of the first-level commander was directly promoted, and it was okay to look at the map. As for the drawing, it is probably the same as me who knows nothing.

Of the four people in the command headquarters, neither I nor the two regiment leaders can draw pictures, so I can only pin my last hope on Bantai Leyev. I smiled at him and said cheeky: "Comrade deputy commander, you see, neither of the two commanders and I can draw pictures. Can you trouble you to do this for you?"

Bantai Leyev might have known my details a long time ago. Hearing my request, he immediately leaned over the table without hesitation, and began to draw a map on the paper with the help of candle lighting. Sergeikov and Kosca might never see other people's drawings, so they both leaned over to watch.

I walked to the radio operator, lowered my head and asked him, "Comrade radio operator, has the political commissar sent a telegram?"

The telegraph operator looked up at me, shook his head slowly, and said: "Reporter Chief, it is not yet time to receive the report, and the political commissar will not send the report."

When I set off, I had an agreement with Kirilov. In order to prevent the exposure of the troops deep behind enemy lines, the walkie-talkie we carried only received telegrams but did not send out, and received them once at 8 o'clock in the morning and evening. I raised my hand and looked at the watch. When it was time to receive the report in two minutes, I told the operator: "Comrade telegrapher. It's time to receive the report soon, so be ready to receive the report." After that, I don't need to wait for the report. The officer replied, and I walked out of the headquarters.

I came to the trenches outside the headquarters, the sentries standing on either side of the door quickly raised their hands to salute me, and a second lieutenant who was staying nearby also ran to me quickly. Respectfully asked: "Comrade teacher, do you have any instructions?"

I waved at him and said softly: "I'm just coming out to breathe, you can go and do your business."

The second lieutenant saluted me and walked aside.

I stand in the trenches. Looking at the steppe in the distance, I wondered in my heart, in the next few days, in which direction the troops should move, so as not to disturb the Germans, but also to get as close as possible to the marching south. The Don Front.

I thought about it for a long time, but still didn't come up with a clue. I smiled bitterly and shook my head, then turned around and returned to the division headquarters. Just stepped into the headquarters. The radio operator stood up and reported to me: "Comrade commander, I just received a call from the political commissar."

I quickly took the telegram from the operator and checked it nervously. I saw it read: "At 16:30 this afternoon, after a fierce battle in our army, the enemy occupied the central and southwestern parts of the'barricade' factory. About two battalions of enemy infantry and 17 tanks were running along the coast. Snowpresnenskaya Street approached the northwest gate of the Red October factory. The 117th regiment of the Guriyev Division fought fiercely with the enemy, but a few small groups of automatic gunmen from Hitler bandits broke into the factory floor , There was a battle with the Guards soldiers and armed workers who were standing there."

I took the telegram and came to the table. At this moment Pantai Leyev just finished drawing the simple map, and he stretched his waist. Curiously asked: "What does the political commissar's telegram say?"

"Look," I said and passed the telegram to him. At the same time, he said: "The situation in the city is very bad. The cruelest battle is still going on in the factory area. Our troops have been forced to move in many areas."

After reading the telegram quickly, Bantai Leyev asked in amazement: "Why didn't the political commissar inform us of Mamayevgang's intelligence?"

Kirilov and I have been together for a long time, and I know a lot about his character, so for Bantai Lev’s question, I replied lightly: "Since the political commissar did not mention the matter of my divisional defense zone, then It proves that Mamayev Gang is free of war today." After I said this, I changed the topic again, "Comrade Deputy Commander, has the map drawn?"

Pantai Leyev nodded and pushed the newly drawn map on the table in front of me, and I leaned down to look at the freshly made map. I have to say that people with a background like Bantai Leyev are capable. Although they are only a sketch of the area where we are stationed, they can still tell at a glance what is a hill, what is a grassland, and what is away from us. The nearest city.

Seeing me staring at the map endlessly, Pantai Leyev couldn’t help but ask: "Comrade Commander, the Germans have troops stationed in this city, what should we do? Should we find a way around or try to eliminate them? ?"

"No more detours, comrade deputy commander." I replied decisively: "In order to bypass Gorodishe, we have left a battalion to stand our way of retreat. If we bypass this city again, we will definitely stay. We will be sent down to serve as a guard. Our strength is already limited. If we continue to divide our forces, when we arrive at an area close to the friendly forces, there will be no more people left by our side. If we encounter the dominant German forces suddenly, we will be even a little bit more. There is no strength to fight back."

As soon as I finished speaking, Pantai Leyev couldn't wait to ask: "Then you mean to destroy this enemy?"

"Yes," I said affirmatively: "I will send a reconnaissance team tonight to conduct reconnaissance outside the city where the enemy is stationed. We must find ways to figure out the enemy's strength and deployment in the city."

"Whose troops are you sending?" Pantaiyev asked.

As soon as my eyes were cast on Sergeikov and Kosca, the two volunteered and said: "Comrade commander, let our reconnaissance team complete this task. We will never disappoint your trust."

"Commander, let our three regiments complete this mission. Although Sergeant Adil's reconnaissance mission failed. But the city is the reconnaissance range of our regiment, and we are capable of completing this mission."

"Okay, don't fight anymore." I interrupted the words behind the two regiment leaders and said self-consciously: "I will leave the reconnaissance mission to the first regiment to complete. Lieutenant Colonel Sederikov. Later, you call Captain Nicholas over, mobilize personnel from his battalion to form a capable squad, and quietly head to the city in the dark to find out the distribution of the enemy's forces."

After listening to my arrangement, Sergeikov’s face showed a triumphant smile, and he confidently said: "Yes. Comrade commander, I will call Captain Nikolai here later, and you will personally He deploys reconnaissance matters.” Although I promoted Nicholas from captain to captain when I placed him under the command of a regiment, I still call him captain habitually. Xiejielikov, the flatterer. Hearing that I called the wrong rank, he didn't correct me, and followed my tone of voice and called him a captain.

Before I could speak, the sentry's voice suddenly came from outside: "Who? Stop, password!"

A voice that sounded familiar to me replied: "Hey, I said Comrade Sentinel. I am not from your guard company. How do I know your password?"

The sound of the sentry pulling the bolt of the gun came from outside. Then he listened to him sternly and stopped saying: "Password, if you don't answer, I will shoot."

"I'm Captain Nicholas, the commander of a regiment and a battalion. Next to me is my deputy commander, Captain Kstrom. We have important things to report to the commander."

As soon as the people outside identified themselves, I knew who came. So I walked quickly to the door, first let the guard at the door put down the gun, then shouted at Nikolai and Kstroff who were not far from the headquarters: "Hey, it's Nikolai and Kost Comrade Rove? Come here." Finished. I turned around and went back to the headquarters.

As soon as Nikolai and Kstrov walked into the headquarters, Sederikov asked strangely: "A battalion commander. What are you two doing here?"

I saw Nikolai winking at Kstrov, who hurriedly stepped forward. Reported to us loudly: "Report Comrade Commander, we have just discovered that two enemy armored vehicles have entered that unmanned village."

"What, the enemy's armored vehicle has entered an uninhabited village?" I was sitting there, and when I heard the shocking news reported by Kstrom, I jumped out of my seat. I stepped forward and grabbed Kstrom's arm, and asked loudly, "Apart from these two armored vehicles, are there other enemies found?"

"No," Nikolai and Kstrov shook their heads together, and Nikolai replied: "We have observed carefully, except for the two armored vehicles, no other enemies were found."

"Can you read it wrong?" Sederikov asked nervously.

Nicholas shook his head again and replied: "Absolutely not, Comrade Commander, you also know that our position is on a hill with a wide view. If the enemy wants to approach, we can find it from a long distance. Except for the lights of the two armored vehicles, no other lights were found."

After learning that only two lonely armored vehicles had entered the deserted village at the foot of the mountain, Pantai Leyev seemed to have some idea. He walked up to me and asked in a low voice: "Comrade Commander, what do you think? of?"

Thinking quickly in my mind, the two armored vehicles are full of calculations, and there are only about twenty people. We can easily eliminate this enemy. Moreover, it is more than ten kilometers away from the enemy's city, even if there are gunshots, the enemy in the distance can't hear it. The only thing to watch out for is that there may be a radio on the enemy armored vehicle, so you can get in touch with distant troops at any time.

"Comrade Commander, have you thought about it?" Bantai Leyev asked again in my ear.

I made up my mind at this moment~www.wuxiaspot.com~ so I nodded, and then decisively began to give orders: "Lieutenant Colonel Sederikov, you send a battalion of troops to sneak into the village quietly and take this German Kill them all."

"Yes!" Without waiting for me to finish speaking, Xiejielikov replied loudly: "Please rest assured, teacher, I promise to complete the task."

"Wait a minute, I haven't finished my words, why are you panicking?" I said in a dissatisfied tone because he interrupted my words: "The Germans are only twenty or so, although they are more powerful than you. You are at a disadvantage, but you can't take it lightly. In battle, you must find ways to control armored vehicles as soon as possible, one can reduce the casualties of the troops, and second, you can prevent the Germans from using the armored vehicles to escape or use the on-board radio to call the police."

"Understood." Sergeikov agreed honestly, and then asked me for instructions: "Then which battalion should I send to perform this task?"

His question really made me laugh and cry, and I had to ask me for such trivial matters. I really wanted to kick him hard. However, in order to maintain my image in the minds of the commanders, I pretended to say lightly: "Comrade Lieutenant Colonel, since I have delegated this task to your regiment, as to which battalion to send to perform this task, it is of course yours. The head of the team has the final say.” (To be continued)