Burning Moscow

Next, I called Sergeikov’s name again, and when he heard the sound, I ordered him cleanly: "The mission of your regiment is to use the night cover to move towards the air at full speed. It must be at three in the morning. Before this point, deploy the three battalions in the north, east, and west directions of the city, and prepare for all battles. Remember, don't disturb the Germans. We are fighting a sneak attack, not a force attack. Understand? "

"Understand!" After Xiejielikov agreed, he retreated into the queue again.

"Lieutenant Colonel Corsca!" After setting up the mission of the first regiment, I issued a combat task to Corsca: "You lead the remaining troops of the third regiment to move into the air immediately. Be sure to enter the attacking position south of the city before three o'clock And be prepared for all battles."

After the deployment of the combat mission, I raised my hand and looked at my watch, and then solemnly announced: "The offensive will be launched at four o'clock in the morning. Remember, first send a small force to sneak attack and clear the enemy's defense force at the entrance to the city. . Only when our actions are exposed can we switch from sneak attack to storm attack.” After finishing speaking, I waved at them and said, “Well, now that the mission is clear, you should all go back to the army and set off in the shortest time possible. ."

The commanders in the room replied in unison: "Yes!" Then they turned around and left the command post.

After the commanders had left, Pantai Leyev walked to my side and asked, "Comrade Commander, what about us? Should we stay in the camp and wait for news, or go to Kong Nieyi?"

"Go to Kong Nieyi!" Although this place name has been mentioned a lot tonight, I still curled my lips when I mentioned this awkward place name again to Bantai Lev. "If we stay in the camp. We can't just understand the situation on the front line."

Finished. I walked to the door and shouted at the outside: "Who is on duty outside, two people come in!"

As I shouted, the ensign on duty and two other sentries walked in, raised their hands to salute, and asked respectfully: "Comrade Commander, do you have any instructions?"

I raised my chin to the position of the operator, and told the second lieutenant to say: "Second Lieutenant, you go and help the operator clean up the radio. We are about to transfer."

Seeing the second lieutenant and the others helping the operator start to pack up the radio, Pantaiyev and I walked out of the headquarters and walked along the trenches. Pantai Leyev asked curiously: "Comrade Commander, why do you always emphasize sneak attacks in the battle tonight, instead of fighting the enemy uprightly?"

Hearing this strange question by Pantai Leyev, I asked with a wry smile: "Comrade deputy commander, do you think that with our army without heavy weapons, we have rashly launched an offensive on the city where the German army is holding on. How great is the hope of success? Even if the strength of the German army is limited. They are defending after all. If you want to successfully attack the city in the shortest time, you must use at least four to six times the strength of the defenders. Although our strength meets the requirements, but Lack of heavy weapons, even after paying a heavy price to attack the city, we must be prepared for hand-to-hand combat and house-to-house sweeps. In this way, the time we spend on capturing the city will be extended indefinitely. If we get news The German army came from several directions, what kind of ending we will face, even if I don't say anything, I believe you understand it in your heart.

What I said obviously did not convince Bantai Leyev. He opened his mouth, as if he wanted to say something to refute me. At this moment, I saw Basmanov hurriedly approaching from the front, and hurriedly asked first: "Comrade Captain, seeing you walk in such a hurry, what happened?"

Basmanov came to me and stopped and said hurriedly: "Comrade Commander, the captured German Lieutenant Braun, also wants to participate in our operation."

"No, absolutely no." As soon as Bantai Leyev heard Basmanov's words, he immediately objected: "If he is allowed to go, he screamed when the armored vehicle entered the city. Is it exposed?"

Without knowing what was going on, I did not immediately express my opinion, but asked Basmanov: "Captain, why did Lieutenant Braun suddenly say that he wants to act with you?"

"That's it, comrade commander." Basmanov honestly reported to me: "According to the guards, soldiers of the reconnaissance unit heard that they had captured the prisoners and went to see the bustle. One of the soldiers. , It is the German devil under Captain Grams. He seems to have said something to Braun, but when Braun saw that we were going to take his messenger away, he offered to act as a guide for us."

"Captain, what did that soldier say to Lieutenant Braun, do you know?"

Basmanov shook his head and said that he didn't know, and then said: "But I have asked my soldiers to bring the German devil, so that you can interrogate him personally."

"Comrade Basmanov, bring him here." I said to Basmanov lightly.

Basmanov turned and beckoned to the back, and soon a soldier in a German uniform with a white towel tied to his arm was pushed over by the soldiers of the two guard companies with their hands behind them. Seeing them treat the surrendered fighters like this, I couldn't help but become annoyed. "What are you doing and why are you treating your comrades like this?" Let go, let go of him immediately.

Seeing that I was angry, the two soldiers hurriedly let go of the hands of the surrendered soldier, took a step back, leaning against the trench wall and dared not move casually. I walked up to the soldier, grabbed his arm gently, and asked with concern: "Comrade soldier, are you okay?"

A wry smile appeared on the soldier's face, and then replied in bad Russian: "I'm fine, thank you for your concern."

Basmanov leaned close to me and offered me a trick: "Comrade commander, we must try this German devil, and ask him what he said to Braun? See if there is any conspiracy."

I was so angry because of the soldiers' attitude toward the surrendered soldiers. At this moment, I heard Basmanov say this, but my heart was calm. I stared at him and said solemnly, "Captain Basmanov. You listen to me. From now on. I hear you call the German devil again when you call the surrendered officers and soldiers, and I will withdraw your post. Have you heard?"

"I heard it." Basmanov replied in a low voice, and stepped back quietly.

After taking a deep breath, I tried to make my expression more natural. Then I asked the surrendered soldier: "Comrade soldier, I heard that you have just visited the captured Lieutenant Braun?"

"Yes, comrade commander." The soldier replied readily.

"I don't know what you guys are talking about?" I put on a kind expression and started to confess. "Why does he suddenly want to participate in our combat operation tonight?"

"We heard that two German prisoners were captured in the battle that just ended, so a few soldiers made an appointment to have a look. After hearing us, Braun suddenly asked if we were Germans and why we were there. In the Soviet army. So we told Lieutenant Braun how we were captured and how we joined the Soviet army. Finally, I deliberately repeated what you said: After the war is over, we Will become the hero of the new Germany."

Hearing what the soldiers said, I understood in my heart why Braun's attitude had undergone such a big change, and the feelings were what I said when I instigated Grams and the others. The good results brought about. Now that things have been clarified, Braun's request. I also readily agreed: "Well, Captain Basmanov, since Lieutenant Braun is willing to participate in our operation, let him participate. Remember, let him and his messenger, one person Stay on an armored car."

After Basmanov left with his soldiers, I asked the soldier standing in front of me amiably: "Comrade soldier, I don't know what I should call you?"

"Wingell," the soldier straightened up, speaking clearly, "Corporal Wenger."

I repeated the name of the soldier and comforted him: "Corporal Wengel, I remember you. Now go back to your company. The army will fight a big battle soon. I hope you will be in the next battle. I can build my own merits in the days. Go!"

After Corporal Wengel saluted me, he turned and walked quickly down the trenches.

After the remaining soldiers of the guard company and I were assembled, Pantai Leyev and I left the camp that had been there for a day and headed towards Kong Nianyi City.

At the beginning, I still felt easy to walk, but the more I walked, the harder I felt. Soon after passing through the village, the terrain changed. The tall and messy weeds and the muddy land under my feet greatly slowed my forward speed. I squeezed away the grass blocking the front with difficulty, and walked forward with one foot and one shallow.

At this moment, I understand why the German mechanized troops are advancing so slowly on such a wide prairie. It turns out that it is because of the restrictions of the terrain. On such a road, except for infantry, trucks and armored vehicles are barely okay; if they are replaced with tanks, it is estimated that they will not travel far, and they will be stuck on muddy roads and cannot be driven.

Maybe it was because I was walking very hard, Bantai Leyev walked to my side and chatted with me to divert my attention. He smiled and asked: "Comrade commander, as far as I know, our division has the strongest siege ability. In the early stage of the formation of the troops, we successfully captured a settlement occupied by the Germans. Can you tell me about it? Do you have any experience in the city’s fortified battle?" He was afraid that I would hide my own personalities. He also specially emphasized, "Although our army is still in the defensive stage, one day it will turn to a counterattack. When the time comes, the enemy will occupy the city and it will become Our priority."

"Comrade deputy commander, since you want to know the common sense of the city's fortified battle, then I will tell you some of what I know." I know that he is deliberately agitating me, but there is nothing in the process of boring march anyway. I know everything about it: "I just said that after entering the city, the troops must be prepared for hand-to-hand combat and house-to-house sweeps. When attacking the enemy’s buildings, they should be in adjacent buildings. The tactics of launching multiple simultaneous attacks on the target building are the most effective. Before the troops rush into the building, they should prepare hand-to-hand weapons and smoke bombs. Once they rush into the building, they must give priority to the control of stairways, stairs and high points. After you have captured the entire building, you should not hesitate to deploy a defense to resist the enemy's counterattack. In the defense, you must pay special attention to the fact that your own supply lines and flanks should be able to withstand the German counterattacks from multiple sources." Having said that, I couldn’t help but sighed, and said regretfully, “It’s a pity that our teacher doesn’t have a flamethrower, otherwise it’s a weapon to fight from room to room. No matter how many people the enemy has in the room, as long as the fire blows in, they It's all over."

Although the road was still difficult to walk, but because of walking and chatting with Bantai Leyev to distract attention, unknowingly, he came to the small hill south of Kong Nianyi city. Seeing me and Bantai Leyev walking up the hill, the second lieutenant on duty hurriedly asked the soldiers of the guard company to guard all around us.

I found a place with a wide view, squatted in the waist-deep grass, raised my binoculars and looked into the city. I saw that except for a few places with lights on, the rest of the city was dark. From the barricade fortification at the entrance to the south of the city, one or two flares were raised from time to time to illuminate the vicinity of the fortification as if daylight. When the flares landed, the whole area plunged into darkness again.

"Comrade Commander," Bantai Leyev came to my side and squatted down and asked in a low voice, "How many things are there to attack?"

At this time, a flares rose into the air. I followed the lighting in the air, raised my hand to look at my watch, and replied to Pantai Leyev: "Comrade Deputy Commander, it is 3:40, and we still have 20 minutes to attack. It just started." After I said this, I laughed at myself with some embarrassment, "I was in the command post and told the commanders and fighters to enter the offensive position before three in the morning. Unexpectedly, we were nearly forty minutes late than them. ."

After saying this, I heard there seemed to be movement next to me, and quickly lowered my voice and asked vigilantly: "Who, who is there?"

Following my questioning, there was a rustling sound, and it seemed that someone was pushing aside the grass and walking towards us. As I put my hand on the holster around my waist, I heard a familiar voice: "Comrade Master, it is me, Wengel, Corporal Wengel."

I heard that it was Corporal Wengel, I immediately relieved my heart and removed my hand from the holster. When the other person appeared in front of me, I asked, "Comrade Corporal, why are you here?"

Corporal Wengel explained to me in a low voice: "Report to the commander, I was originally from the guard company. Some time ago, I was drawn out by the chief of staff to perform reconnaissance missions behind the enemy line. Because I have not yet returned to the building, I temporarily stay in the guard company. ."

"Comrade Corporal," I asked politely after hearing his words, "Did they get in, Captain Basmanov?"

Wengel turned his head and looked towards the south of the city, then nodded and replied, "I think we should get in, because there is no sign of fighting at the entrance of the city."

"Corporate, do you know where the headquarter of Lieutenant Colonel Kosca of the Third Regiment is located?" Bantai Leyev also leaned over and asked in a low voice.

Wenger seemed to be a little scared of Bantai Leyev, and he became flustered when he asked him. After a while, he stammered and replied: "Zhi, you know, sir, Comrade Colonel. The regiment command post of the third regiment is located in the northeast of this hillside, about three to four hundred meters away from here~ www.wuxiaspot.com~Thank you, Comrade Corporal." I thanked him politely. I wanted to send him away immediately, but suddenly thought that there was no suitable person by my side, so I decided to keep him temporarily. "The deputy commander and I need a messenger to pass our orders to commanders in other places when appropriate. Are you willing to take up this position?"

Hearing what I said, Wengel nodded like a chicken pecking rice, and said repeatedly: "Yes, yes, of course I do. Comrade teacher, please rest assured, I will definitely not disappoint your trust. "

He had just expressed his determination to me, and before I could speak, suddenly there were faint gunshots and explosions in the direction of the city. Hearing the sudden sound of gunshots and explosions, my heart tensed, and I didn’t care about being exposed. I suddenly stood up from the ground, looked at the direction of the city, and said dazedly: “Could it be that? Captain Smanov have they exposed?" (To be continued...)

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