Burning Moscow

The focus of the bombing by the German bombers was the Kongjiayi city on the south side of the high ground, and they did not pay attention to the high ground where we were. ￥f, Serebriani and I stood in the trench on the top of the mountain, quietly looking at the city shrouded in gunpowder in the distance.

Seeing that the enemy plane was reluctant to leave, Serebrianne couldn't help feeling a little anxious. He pointed at the group of planes hovering over the city and said angrily: "Comrade Commander, if we have an antiaircraft artillery battalion, or even a high artillery With the artillery battery, the enemy would not dare to bomb our city so unscrupulously."

I looked at the burning Kong Nian Yicheng, and said disapprovingly: "Comrade Captain, you should first count how many enemy planes there are. Even if there are not 30, there will always be more than 20 planes? To prevent so many enemy planes. Is one high artillery battalion enough for the bombing of the city?" Seeing Sherebryan shook his head, I went on to say, "Although this is a small city, we want to protect the city from enemy planes. There is only one high artillery battalion. The artillery battalion is far from enough. When our air defense force is severely insufficient, station a precious antiaircraft artillery battalion in such a city without any strategic significance, and let them lose in vain under the frenzied bombardment of enemy planes. Is it worth it?"

After I finished speaking, I pointed to the hills on both sides of the east and west and asked Serebriani: "Captain, how many troops are sent to guard the highlands on both sides?"

Hearing my question, Serebriani quickly replied clearly: "There is a platoon of troops on the hills on both sides. I put a company on the main front." In order to make me further Knowing the deployment of troops on the high ground, he specifically emphasized, "The remaining troops. I am used as a reserve team. They are placed on the southern **** of the high ground. The reason why the reserve team is placed here is to reduce the casualties during the German artillery preparation stage. "

"Comrade Captain, you are very considerate." I was very satisfied with his arrangement, so I praised him: "Keep enough reserve team in battle so that we can deal with the Germans for a longer time." As soon as I said this, I saw that the enemy planes in the air stopped bombing the city and started to return one after another, so I stopped and looked up at the enemy planes passing over our heads.

Serebriani looked at the returning enemy plane and said with joy, "Thank God. This **** plane finally left." Then he warmly invited me: "Comrade Commander, please go sit in the command post of our battalion. Sit down and eat by the way, I think you should be hungry now."

Sherebriann didn't say that I didn't feel hungry yet. As soon as he said to eat, my stomach began to groan. At this time, I would definitely not be polite with my subordinates, so I readily agreed, and said jokingly, "Okay. Comrade Captain, I will try your camp’s food today. See if it’s better than ours. The division’s is better. If so, I will eat with you every day."

My words caused a lot of laughter from the commanders around. Sereb Liangnei turned one side of his body and stretched out his hand to make a gesture of invitation: "Comrade Master, please, go this way." After finishing speaking, he walked ahead and led the way for me.

We walked some distance along the trenches and arrived at the battalion command post in Sherebryan. This is a reinforced concrete building half buried underground. When I walked down the steps into the bunker, I used two steam lamps hung on the wall to carefully observe the structure of the bunker. After reading it, I couldn't help but secretly cried out luck. Fortunately, we attacked from the southern **** where there were no fortifications. If we attacked from the north, the troops would suffer heavy casualties. It is still unknown whether we can seize the high ground.

There was a long wooden table by the wall of the command post, and a steam lamp was placed on the table to illuminate the surroundings of the wooden table very brightly. After Serebriani greeted me and sat down at the table, he immediately ordered the soldiers who followed us in: "Hey, I said, what are you still standing here, don't hurry up and help the teacher get some food."

The soldier agreed, turned and ran out. When the soldiers left, Serebriani explained to me with some embarrassment: "Comrade commander, he used to be a soldier in the company. He has just been transferred to me as an orderly soldier. I still don't understand many things. Please forgive me."

I didn't care about such trivial matters. I thought that when I inspected the position just now, I watched it casually, and didn't enter the shelter where the soldiers were staying. I didn't know if their shelter was so strong, so I was concerned. Asked: "Captain Serebriani, are there many such reinforced concrete fortifications on the ground?"

Serebriani nodded and said affirmatively: "Reporter Commander, this should be a national defense fortification. All the shelters on the position are reinforced concrete buildings with a thickness of about one meter, which can completely resist the heavy artillery of the German army. And the bombing of airplanes."

Our words were not finished yet, and the soldiers who were going to fetch things had rushed in from outside. He came to the table and put the things he was holding on the table. I looked down and saw that in addition to the two oval-shaped loaves, there were also a few boxy things wrapped in paper, and a few cans.

Seeing these things, I couldn’t help being shocked. Two days ago, Basmanov’s soldiers with the guard company searched the abandoned village for a long time, but they didn’t find such a plentiful food. So I asked in astonishment, "Comrade Captain. , Where did you get these things?"

Unexpectedly, when I asked, I was stunned by Serebrian's question. The soldier next to him smiled and explained to him: "Report to comrade commander, these were all seized from the Germans. A part of it was seized in the shelter in the high ground, and the regimental commander told us to go to the city to collect a part. come back."

"Comrade soldier, thank you. There is nothing to do with you here. Go out first." After the soldier finished speaking, Serebriani waved him away. Then he picked up a can from the table and used a handful. The knife pierced vigorously towards the recessed place.

I saw a pile of food on the table and murmured, "Captain, this is a bit too much. The two of us shouldn't be able to eat so much."

Serebriani used a knife to pry the can, and said to me: "Comrade Commander, don't look at the food on the table, it's actually just the rations for ordinary German soldiers for a day." At this point, he said. Stop the action in your hand. Pushed two square paper bags in front of me. Explain to me further. "This paper bag contains biscuits and bread. In addition to canned meat and canned vegetables, there are also coffee, tea, sugar and salt."

I opened a paper bag and saw that it was filled with biscuits. I couldn't help but say with emotion: "Comrade Captain, it seems that you have a very clear understanding of the German rations. Let me talk about it in detail while it's okay now. "

"As far as I know: the food supply of German soldiers is divided into three levels: i-level, combat area; level, occupied area; level, local garrison. Among them, the number of i-level food is the largest, and the following is gradually decreasing. I will give it to you Briefly talk about the food in the areas where the German army was fighting." Serebriani had obviously learned about the logistics of the German army, so when I said it, it was eloquent, "Their daily quota is: 750 grams of rye bread. 250 grams of biscuits, 45 grams of butter (vegetable cream) or edible fat, 120 grams of sausage (occasionally replaced by smoked fish), 200 grams of jam or artificial honey, 750 grams of boiled potatoes or vegetables, and 120 grams of meat. Vegetables or 45 grams of animal fat, 15 grams of seasoning. 8 grams of coffee beans (sometimes replaced by black tea), 1 bag of chocolate or candy, 7 cigarette papers, and 2 cigarettes."

"Comrade Captain," as soon as he finished speaking, I quickly asked what I didn't understand: "What is the matter with cigarette paper and tobacco?"

"Cigarette paper and tobacco are used by German soldiers to smoke cigarettes." Serebriani replied briefly.

After listening to his explanation, it suddenly dawned on me that although soldiers had seen their own cigarettes before, all they used were paper torn from notebooks or flyers, so I just didn't think in that direction at all. I saw the abundant food in front of me, and said bitterly: "The German food is much better than ours. Others can eat meat every day. And I, as a teacher, have not seen what meat is for more than a month. Looks like it."

After Serebriani opened all the cans, we both ate and discussed the defensive deployment on the high ground. Before we finished eating, Corporal Zhukhovitzki ran in lightly from the outside and ran in front of me. He slapped and stood at attention, and then said to me with excitement: "Reporter, deputy commander. Comrades are back."

"The deputy commander is back?!" Hearing the news of Pantai Leyev's return, I quickly pushed aside the unfinished food in front of me, stood up abruptly, and asked Zhukhovitzki nervously: "Corporal Comrade, where is the deputy teacher?"

"Comrade Commander, I am here." Before Corporal Zhukhovitzi could answer, Pantai Leyev's loud voice came from the entrance, "I have successfully completed the task you gave me. Now I am here to report to you specially."

I greeted me, stretched out my hands, clasped Pantaiyev's four hands, and said with some excitement: "Comrade deputy commander, it's hard work, hard work." After speaking, I let go of my right hand and walked into the room. He made a gesture of invitation: "You must be hungry after a busy day. Come and eat with us." After speaking, he took his hand and walked towards the table.

Perhaps Pantai Leyev was patronizing the commander and went to war. He didn't care about eating. Seeing so much food on the table, he didn't agree with us, so he sat down and ate. While he was eating, Serebriani gave him a brief introduction to these things that were just the basic rations of the two German soldiers.

After listening to what Serebriani said, Pantai Leyev also said sourly: "I didn't expect that the **** German not only has better equipment than us, but also eats better than our commanders. Since he became an independent division. From now on, I haven't seen Xun Xuan, and sometimes I even think that I have become a monk and become an ascetic monk."

After Pantai Leyev finished his grievance, I asked sternly: "Comrade deputy commander, can you report to me the situation of your fighting today?"

Pantai Leyev just used a spoon to dig a piece of meat out of the can, and when he was about to look at his mouth, when he heard me ask, he quickly put the spoon back in the can, looked up at me and replied: "Okay, comrade commander, I will report to you. After I arrived at our temporary camp with tanks and armored units, I contacted the battalion commander of the third battalion of the Fourth Regiment and asked him to leave two platoons of soldiers outside. , The remaining troops will all follow me to perform combat missions.

Because the speed of infantry is different from that of tanks and armored vehicles, I ordered the infantry battalion commander to lead the infantry to go ahead and stand by in a hidden place one kilometer away from the enemy's camp, waiting for our tanks to rush into the enemy's camp. The infantry attacked again.

When the infantry set off. I let the soldiers driving tanks and armored vehicles take time to rest. In order to be refreshed in the next battle. After resting for an hour, I guessed that the infantry was almost close to the enemy’s camp, and ordered the tanks and armored vehicles to leave.

When our armored forces approached the Romanian camp, the sentry who heard the movement just looked at us for a while, and then came over lazily. When the sentry was approaching, not only did the tank driving in front fail to decelerate, but rushed over with a blow on the throttle, crushing the sentry under the track. Then quickly rushed to the camp.

The Romanian troops did not expect that the German tanks and armored vehicles that appeared outside the camp would rush in in such a reckless manner and be at a loss for a while. Most of the soldiers outside the camp were standing in a daze stupidly. It wasn't until the machine guns on our tanks and armored vehicles started shooting that the Romanians understood that they had been attacked by the enemy. At this time, if you want to fight back, it is obviously too late. Especially when we saw our hordes of infantry pouring in from outside the camp, the short and futile resistance stopped. "

A battalion fought a company of Romanians, and there were tanks and armored vehicles to assist in the battle. The outcome was already doomed. What I care about is how many trucks have been seized from the enemy’s camp during this battle. Can the supplies rescued from the city be transported back to Mamayev Hill, so I cautiously asked: "Comrade deputy commander, how many trucks did you seize in the camp?"

Pantai Lev sighed and said regretfully: "I interrogated the company commander of the Romanian army. According to his confession, there were 60 trucks in the camp. A number of trucks were transferred. As a result, we only seized 25 trucks."

25 trucks, when I heard this number, I couldn't help but frown slightly. With these trucks alone, even if we let our commanders and soldiers walk home, they couldn't pull all the supplies back all at once.

Seeing my brows tightening, Pantai Leyev also said bitterly: "Comrade Commander, what should I do with so many supplies in the city? I also know that only these 25 trucks can be shipped at least four or five times. The convoy had to pass through the German defense zone to reach Mamayev Hill. Unless the enemy is blind and deaf, it is impossible not to be discovered by them."

"Deputy Commander, we don’t have so many supplies." I saw that Pantai Leyev didn’t seem to be very clear about the loss of materials in the city during the air raid. He explained to him specifically: "Shortly after you took the troops away, the enemy We bombed our city. Fortunately, even if the air defense posts set up in the army fired the alarm, it gave us time to evacuate the officers and men who carried supplies in the city, but most of the supplies were destroyed by the German bombing. ."

Just as Pantai Leyev was grateful for the troops to withdraw from the city in time, Sergeikov's familiar voice came from the door: "Are you comrade commander?"

"Comrade Lieutenant Colonel, I am here." Hearing Sederikov's familiar voice, I immediately understood that he was bringing the troops to report to me, and hurriedly greeted him, "Come in."

Sergeikov came over and saluted me and Pantai Lev who was sitting at the table. He respectfully reported: "Comrade Commander, I have brought two companies from the third battalion. Please arrange the battle. task."

I glanced behind him and found that there was no one else besides him, and asked strangely: "Lieutenant Colonel Sejerikov, didn't I ask you and Lieutenant Colonel Kosca to send a unit over? Why did you come here and didn't see Kesijia, where did he go?"

"That's it, comrade commander." Seeing that I had a warning sign of anger, Sergeikov explained quickly: "The chaos outside the city is currently, and the materials and prisoners have to be guarded. There is no regiment commander left. In that case, the situation is not easy to control. So after I discussed with Lieutenant Colonel Corsca, he stayed there, and I took two companies from the third battalion of the first regiment and one company from the second battalion of the third regiment to the high ground. Come, accept the task you have assigned."

"Comrade Commander," because Pantaiyev hasn't been back long yet, and I haven't had time to tell him the plan to ambush the German troops, he heard Sergeikov's words and asked unexpectedly: "Are you going to attack the enemy somewhere again?"

I nodded, stretched out my hand to take the German map that he had seized from Serebriani, pushed aside the food in front of Pantai Lev, spread the map on the table, and said, pointing to where we are. "Comrade deputy commander. According to our observations. In the direction of the highlands. It is an endless prairie. Maybe it is because of the inaccessibility. The weeds on the prairie are very high. So I plan to lie in ambush on the prairie. Two troops to deal with the German troops that are about to attack us."

"How do you plan to deploy these two forces?" Bantaiyev asked curiously.

"Comrade deputy commander, come and see." I pointed to the map and said to him: "The highway from Kongkouyi City, after bypassing our high ground from the west, extends through the grassland in front of it. According to our judgment, attacking our enemy will definitely come along this road. So I plan to ambush a troop on the east and west sides of the road, and come to the nearby German troops who invade. After camouflaged tanks, armored vehicles and Two companies of infantry concealed in the grassland on the east side of the road. Their task was that when the German marching formation passed in front of them, the tanks fired first, destroying the tanks and armored vehicles and artillery in the enemy formation, and then our infantry. Under the cover of armored vehicles, attacked the enemy on the road. After the enemy was beaten suddenly, he would definitely rush forward along the road. At this time, our troops ambushing on the **** on the west side of the road opened fire again. Interception will definitely make the enemy more chaotic. Under our two forces, the enemy will definitely be defeated by us. This is my entire plan, Comrade Deputy Commander, do you see anything I need to add?"

Pantai Leyev stared at the map in front of him for a long time in deep thought. Then he slowly shook his head and said, "Comrade Commander, you have considered thoroughly and I have no different opinions. If there is any regret, it is us. It is impossible to deploy artillery positions on high ground, otherwise this incoming enemy may be completely wiped out by us."

Seeing that my plan was approved by Bantai Leyev, I called Sederikov in front of me, repeated what I said just now, and specifically said: "I mean to bring you with you. The two companies of the first regiment that came were concealed in the grass with the tanks and armored vehicles; and the **** near the high ground should be guarded by the commanders of the second battalion of the third regiment."

"Comrade Commander," Hearing that I handed over the task of setting up ambushes on the **** to the third regiment, Bantai Leyev reminded me with some worry: "Is it appropriate to hand this task to the third regiment?"

There are people with this kind of worry, in addition to Bantai Leyev, there are also Sederikov and Sherebryan, they all looked at me nervously, to see if I would be because of Bantai Leyev. Words, and change the original decision.

Since my order has been issued, if the order is changed, it will have a certain impact on my authority, so I resolutely said: "Comrade deputy commander, please rest assured, I believe that the soldiers of the three regiments performed in two consecutive battles. It’s not good. I’ve been holding back a lot of energy and wanted to show it well. This time it’s just a rare opportunity for them.” After saying this, I found that everyone was still looking at me with a serious expression and could only be patient. Xingzi explained to them, "Don’t worry, the three regiments are located very close to the high ground. Even if the German army breaks through from them, our troops standing on the high ground can easily defeat this German army that has lost its establishment. ."

Seeing my stubborn opinion, both Pantai Leyev and Sederikov can only admit their fate. After Sergeikov saluted me, he turned and left the command post, and went to assign tasks to the commanders who participated in the battle.

In the evening, Sergeikov sent someone to report to Pantaiyev and me, saying that all the troops have been deployed and they are ready for battle.

Hearing Sergeikov’s report, Pantai Leyev couldn’t sit still in the command post in Serebryan, and he kept saying to me: "Comrade Commander, let Lieutenant Colonel Sergeikov’ The troops are concealed in the grass beside the road. Is this appropriate? Will they not be spotted by the enemy's scouts?"

I was still unsure of Pantai Leyev’s concerns, but I still pretended to be calm and said: "Comrade Deputy Commander, Lieutenant Colonel Sergeikov is a commander with many battles. I believe that he To perform this combat mission, there should be no mistakes."

"But..." Although I had already said it very clearly, Pantai Leyev was still restless like an ant on a hot pot. After going around the room for a few times, I just said a word, and I stopped the conversation: "Comrade deputy commander, there is nothing to worry about. If you are not at ease, we might as well go to the battlefield and take a look. . Maybe after you read it, your heart will feel at ease."

Bantai Leyev probably wanted to look outside a long time ago, but I didn’t speak, he was embarrassed to say it, and when I said that, he nodded and said, “If that’s the case, then we will be there. Go up and take a look. If you don't see Sederikov and their troops well hidden, I will never feel at ease in my heart."

Under the leadership of Serebriani, the two of us came to a nearby observation post. I stood side by side in front of the observatory with Pantai Leyev, raising the telescope and looking into the distance.

But I pulled my camera back and forth several times, except for the vast prairie, I couldn't see where Sederikov and his troops were hidden. I put down my binoculars, touched Pantai Leyev with my elbow, and asked him in a low voice, "Hey, Comrade Deputy Commander, have you seen Lieutenant Colonel Sergeikov and them?"

Pantai Leyev also put down his binoculars, shook his head blankly, and replied: "No, I have looked for my lens several times, but I have never seen our hidden troops." When he said this, he suddenly asked Said: "Comrade teacher, do you think they haven't entered the hidden position at all?"

Hearing what Bantai Leyev said, I waved my hand quickly and denied his guess: "Comrade Deputy Commander, this is absolutely impossible. I think Lieutenant Colonel Xiejelikov has not been so courageous yet, so he dare not. The troops were brought into a concealed position. It must be because they were too well concealed, so we didn't find them." With that, I raised the binoculars and looked into the distance again.

This time, I learned the lesson just now. Instead of searching aimlessly ~www.wuxiaspot.com~, I started from the small soil **** and searched eastward little by little. I did this, and it quickly had an effect. In the grass about two kilometers east of Xiaotupo, there are a few places where the grass is particularly dense. After I checked it carefully, I found that there were actually a few tanks and armored vehicles covered with weeds. If I hadn't paid special attention to them, I might have missed them again.

I found the concealed place of Lieutenant Colonel Sergeikov, I quickly raised my hand and patted Pantai Leyev on the shoulder, pointed to the position I just found, and said to him: "Comrade Deputy Commander, look in that direction. . In those protruding haystacks, our tanks and armored vehicles are concealed."

Pantai Leyev moved the telescope in the direction I was pointing, and after repeated observations, he exclaimed in surprise: "It's great, great, really great!" Then he put down the telescope and excitedly said I said, "Comrade Commander, Lieutenant Colonel Sergeikov is so concealed. Let alone the Germans, we won’t even be able to spot them if we don’t observe them carefully. In this case, the Germans do not come. We will definitely be caught off guard. Teacher, do you think the Germans are back?" When he said the last sentence, he obviously lacked confidence.

"Yes, Comrade Deputy Commander." I replied firmly, "The Germans will definitely come. Either tonight or tomorrow morning, they will definitely come back." (To be continued...)-60440+ d4z5w+15985836-->