Burning Moscow

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When Pantaiyev and I arrived at the camp to the south, it was already nine o'clock in the evening. A long distance away, I saw a group of people pouring out from the camp. Because the Haoyue was in the sky and the vision was good, I could easily recognize that the one walking in the front was Sederikov, and behind me were those familiar with me. A battalion company commander.

I walked in front of them and stopped, ignoring my greetings with them, and asked straightforwardly, "Lieutenant Colonel Sejjelikov, how are you preparing?"

"Report to the commander," Sergeikov reported respectfully: "We are ready long ago, and we can attack decisively only after your order."

"Very good!" After habitually complimenting him, I asked again: "Did the troops led by Lieutenant Colonel Kosca meet with Captain Dubrovsky?"

Sergeikov nodded and replied affirmatively: "Reporter Commander, Lieutenant Colonel Kosca, half an hour ago, sent a soldier back to report that they had been with Dubrovs who was staying in the defense fortifications. The base camp converges and is ready for all battles, only waiting for you to lead the troops to pass."

Although I have arranged many things well, I still have to ask them one by one before I feel at ease, so when he finishes saying ≠, w★ww., I continue to ask: "Where are Captain Nicholas' troops?"

"Captain Nikolai’s battalion is currently deployed in the northeastern part of the Romanian Cavalry Regiment’s camp." Sejerikov seemed to be very relieved of Nikolai’s troops, so he said confidently: "I believe that the Romanians will even start Strong attack. It is necessary to break through the defense of Camp Nicholas in a short time. It is not an easy task. So we have enough time to transfer."

"Except for the trucks that carry the baggage and the wounded, how many trucks are left for the soldiers?"

Regarding this new question of mine, Sederikov thought for a while, and said hesitantly: "Reporter, there should be twelve more, and each vehicle can carry twenty people. There are exactly two companies of fighters. Keep the same marching speed as the armored forces."

"Very good," I heard that there were twelve more trucks. I immediately ordered Sederikov, "Get out of a car, and I will bring two squads of soldiers to follow the armored forces."

"What, do you want to follow the armored forces?" What I said not only surprised Sederikov, even Pantai Leyev became nervous. He quickly persuaded me: "Comrade commander, you are the commander of the first division, but You can't just take risks!"

"The deputy commander is right," Sergeikov hurriedly agreed with Pantai Leyev. "You can stay behind and direct. I will be in charge of the war."

After both of them have finished talking. Only then did I clarify the reason why I wanted to go to the front to watch the battle: "The deputy commander, Lieutenant Colonel Sergeikov, the reason why I want to work with the armored forces is because we currently lack communication equipment and what happens on the battlefield cannot Feedback in time. I watch the battle at the forefront, and I can understand everything that is happening on the battlefield in time, and remedy possible omissions. There is one more point, and the most important point, but the commanders know that I am watching the battle behind them. It will definitely boost their morale and make them more courageous in the battle."

Hearing what I said, Bantai Leyev knew that it would be useless to persuade him, so he reluctantly said: "Well, comrade commander, since you have made up your mind, then I will not stop you. But please pay attention, you It is the commander of the division, not an ordinary fighter, so don't charge and fight with you."

I grabbed Bantai Leyev’s hand and shook it gently and said, “Don’t worry, comrade deputy commander, I believe that our assault operation tonight will be very smooth. The work here is left to you. After we break through the enemy's defenses, you must catch up with your successors as soon as possible."

In this way, I just arrived at the camp and parted ways with my fellow Pantai Leyev, got into the truck with the two guards led by Mikhailov, and followed with eleven other trucks full of commanders and fighters. Behind Lieutenant Pruly's armored unit, the lights were turned on and marched south.

As the car was driving, Corporal Mikhailov, who was sitting next to me, looked left and right, and then asked me in a low voice, "Comrade Commander, do you say we can break through the German position?"

I heard Mikhailov’s worry in his voice, and said jokingly: "What's the matter, comrade Corporal, are you afraid?"

Hearing what I said, Mikhailov quickly replied with a rattle on his head: "How come, comrade commander. I have participated in many battles, and I have escaped from the dead several times. How can I be afraid? I am worried that if we cannot break through the German defensive positions within a short period of time and wait for the enemy's large forces to rush up from our side, we will not be able to stop their attack without fortifications."

"Don't worry, Comrade Corporal." I felt very happy when I thought of being able to return to Mamayev Hill soon. I heard Mikhailov's so-called worry and patted him on the shoulder with a smile and comforted him: "Believe in the combat effectiveness of our armored forces. They have fought several victories in a row in the past two days. I believe they will have better performances in the next battle."

As we were chatting, the truck we were riding in suddenly slowed down and stopped after a while. I frowned and asked solemnly: "What's the matter, why did the truck stop?"

Mikhailov quickly stood up, walked to the front of the carriage, leaned down and asked the bridge, "Hey, what's the matter? The teacher asked you why you stopped the car."

The driver in the bridge seemed to have promised something, but I didn't hear it too seriously, and I was about to stand up and ask. Mikhailov had turned around and reported to me first: "Report to Comrade Commander, the driver said that someone was blocking the car in front of him, like Lieutenant Colonel Kosca, commander of the Third Regiment."

I walked to Mikhailov's side, looked down the car, and the lights were shining, and I saw five or six meters ahead. Three people are standing. One of them is Lieutenant Colonel Corsca. The other two with submachine guns should be his guards. Seeing the car stopped, he ran over quickly, stood still under the car, raised his head and said to me: "Comrade commander, the third regiment is ready for all battles and can go into battle at any time."

According to the original plan, the two battalions of the Third Regiment were responsible for defending defense fortifications. To prevent possible German offensive from the north. However, judging from the current situation, the German 295th Division seems to have not noticed our actions, so it seems a bit wasteful to continue to place the two battalions here. Thinking of this, I shouted to Kosca to the following: "Comrade Lieutenant Colonel, immediately let your Captain Dubrovsky Battalion follow our convoy to participate in assault operations in cooperation with the armored forces. And you, and two The battalion stays, and you can only leave after all the troops and supplies have passed. Understand?"

"Understood," Corsica replied loudly from under the car, "Please rest assured, comrade teacher. I promise to complete the task."

I nodded and waved at him. Said: "Since this is the case, comrade lieutenant colonel, then you should go back to the army and arrange it." Then he winked at Mikhailov and motioned to him to let the driver drive. Mikhailov immediately understood, slapped his palm on the roof of the bridge a few times, and shouted: "Comrade driver, keep going!"

The convoy stopped about one kilometer away from the German position. Tanks and armored vehicles drove off the road, forming an offensive formation in the grass. The soldiers on the truck also jumped out of the truck one after another, forming a neat queue under the command's command.

In addition to our car, the other eleven trucks, after all the soldiers on board got off, immediately turned their heads and drove in the direction they were coming. It should be to pick up the commanders who were walking behind them.

Mikhailov let the soldiers of the guard squad get out of the car and placed a guard ring around the car, but I continued to stand in the truck compartment, raising the binoculars and looking at the German position in the distance.

Except for a long trench and a few firepower points of civil structures, this position was not even stretched with barbed wire. It was obviously formed in haste. If we don't have any heavy weapons, the enemy's position will indeed create certain obstacles for us. But now we have tanks and armored vehicles in our hands. These technical equipment were originally the nemesis of the German trenches. There should be no problem breaking through such defenses.

I put down the telescope and told Mikhailov next to me: "Comrade Corporal, you immediately tell Lieutenant Pruly, after breaking through the enemy's position, you must repeatedly attack the enemy's defense line with tanks and armored vehicles, so as to completely destroy their resistance. . And we are being guarded to prevent the enemy from launching an offensive. Tell the lieutenant that we must at least make a plan to stand for at least three hours to ensure that the heavy wounded behind us can pass here smoothly."

"Understood!" Mikhailov agreed, turned over and got out of the truck, rushing all the way to the tank formation in front, to convey my latest order to Lieutenant Pruly.

I raised the binoculars again and looked into the distance. I saw that the position was not as empty as before. At this moment, many people were standing in the trenches, looking at us with their heads, presumably they were trying to figure it out. Which side does this armored force appear suddenly?

Only two minutes later, I saw the seven tanks parked in the front start one after the other, slowly driving towards the enemy's position, and the armored vehicles at the back followed closely.

"Report to Comrade Commander," as the carriage shook slightly, and then Mikhailov's voice came from behind him. He breathlessly reported to me: "Your order has been delivered to Lieutenant Pruly. I led the troops to attack."

I nodded and said faintly: "I saw it."

The tanks and armored vehicles started very slowly, and then began to accelerate toward the German position. Behind them, more than two hundred combatants with weapons rushed forward.

In this situation, the Germans finally discovered that it was not their own people, but the enemy, and they quickly set up machine guns in the trenches and fired first at the armored units that were approaching them. The machine guns in the trenches kept rattling, and the bullets hit the dust on the ground. It looked scary, but I knew in my heart that these machine guns were not a threat to our tanks. Even if the bullet hits the tank body, it will bounce off immediately.

The marching tanks would certainly not be passively beaten. The two tanks in the front stopped and decisively fired at the German positions. Two artillery shells fell on the front and back of the trench and exploded, stirring up a cloud of dust, and scared a German machine gunner who was shooting into the trench.

After the two tanks fired a shell. Continue to rush forward. Another tank following them stopped. A shot was fired at the position where the machine gun fired the most. The shot was accurate this time, and it directly hit the location of a machine gun. Suddenly, the machine gun went silent in the sound of the explosion.

The armored vehicle following the tank, after entering the effective range, also decisively started shooting with the machine gun on the vehicle, and the dense bullets flew to the German position.

The sudden assault of our armored forces stunned most of the defenders. Except for a few soldiers stubbornly resisting, many others also stood in the trenches with weapons in a daze. As more and more tank shells fell in the trenches and exploded. The German troops on the ground began to show signs of chaos.

At this time, an idiot commander gave the order to cause the soldiers to launch a large number of flares into the air. The flares drew a dazzling light and ignited continuously at high altitude, driving away the darkness in front of the German positions completely, allowing the machine gun shooters in our armored forces to shoot at the enemy more accurately.

Fierce gunfire, the explosion of tank shells, and the slogans chanted by our army's assault troops, came into my ears from time to time. With the advancement of armored troops and infantry, the German positions are now completely covered by a fire net composed of bullets and rain. The dark red ballistics merged into a fire net and quickly covered the German soldiers in the trenches.

The German resistance lasted only a few minutes. When our infantry rushed into the trenches, the battle was almost over. The German army, horribly beaten by our armored forces, threw down an incomplete body and dozens of wounded comrades. Pull his leg and flee away.

Lieutenant Pruly led tanks and armored vehicles in pursuit, and shells and machine gun bullets were scattered on the fleeing enemy like money. The infantry entered the trenches, cleared the remnants of the enemy, gathered the prisoners, and consolidated their positions, preparing to cover the troops behind to pass smoothly.

When Lieutenant Pruly's armored force returned from the pursuit mission, the eleven trucks in the fresh army returned. Captain Dubrovsky and Captain Rosenberg of the First Battalion of the Third Regiment stood under my carriage, raised their hands to salute me, and reported: "Comrade Commander, Captain Dubrovsky I report to you that the first company and the second company of the three regiments, one battalion, and the second company have been ordered to participate in the battle and are waiting for your orders. Please give instructions!"

Now that the battle was over, I didn’t have to stand on the truck anymore, and with Mikhailov’s help, I left the carriage and came to Captain Dubrovsky, nodded with satisfaction at him, and said in praise: "Comrade Captain, your troops are coming very quickly. But it's still a step too late. The battle is over, and the enemy's position has been breached by our armored forces."

Hearing what I said, Captain Dubrovsky had a disappointed expression on his face. He murmured, "Comrade Commander, what is the mission of our battalion?"

I pointed to the distant position with my hand, and said, "Comrade Captain, immediately take your troops there to set up a defense. We have captured the enemy’s position. The enemy will definitely not let it go. It is estimated that it will not be long before they will. Concentrated troops rushed forward, so your battalion must resolutely block their attack and cover the smooth passage of the main force."

After Captain Dubrovsky and the others left, I called Mikhailov again and told him: "Comrade Corporal, you immediately send two clever fighters back to Mamayev Hill to report the letter. We are on the way back to the defensive zone. Please arrange for the political commissar to prepare for the response. Don't fight with your own."

"Okay, teacher, I will make arrangements." After Mikhailov finished speaking, he called two fighters over, repeating what I said to them, and then emphatically said: "In order to quickly To convey the news to the political commissar, one of you will go to 107.5 Heights, and the other will return directly to Mamayev Hill. Don’t hesitate, move fast, act immediately."

The truck that was in charge of picking up the people also sent back the news that we had successfully broken through the German defense line along the way. So half an hour later, a truck team full of baggage and wounded appeared in my field of vision.

The convoy stopped a few steps away from me, and the door of the co-pilot opened. Sergeikov jumped out from inside. He excitedly reported to me: "Report to me, comrade commander, transporting the luggage and the wounded. The convoy has arrived successfully, please indicate the next move."

"Comrade Lieutenant Colonel," due to time constraints, I didn't care to talk to him, and ordered directly: "You immediately lead this convoy through the open area between 107.5 Heights and Mamayev Hill. Enter the defense zone of the third regiment. After arriving at the place, we must organize the manpower to unload the baggage and the wounded as soon as possible. Then the convoy will turn around to pick up the troops behind."

"Understood!" Sergeikov promised, grabbing the door and stepping on the pedals to get into the car. I suddenly remembered another thing and quickly added: "By the way, at the station of the third regiment, it should be paid back. There are quite a few trucks, all of which are driven out, and they also participate in the work of transporting the troops."

After Sederikov left. Looking to the north, I mumbled to myself, presumably the German soldiers in Gorodishe knew about the battle that took place just now. What will they do next? It is to stay on the sidelines for the time being to figure out what happened before dispatching; or to recklessly gather troops to directly attack us under the cover of tanks and artillery.

Thinking of this, I couldn't help but look up at the night sky. Fortunately, no trace of the enemy plane was found at this time. The enemy's night bombers should have all gone to bomb the city. Even if the army asks them for help, it is not easy to find a target that can be bombed at night.

"Comrade commander. What are you thinking?" Maybe I was in a daze for too long. Mikhailov, who was standing next to me, asked with concern: "Are you worried about the German counterattack?"

Upon hearing Mikhailov's initiative to mention this matter, I asked curiously: "Comrade Corporal, do you think that after the German army is defeated by us, will we organize a counterattack and retake this position that belongs to them?"

After hearing my question, Mikhailov nodded first, then shook his head. After hesitating for a long time, he finally plucked up the courage to say: "Master, I think the enemy will not come tonight?"

"Won't come?" His answer aroused my curiosity: "Comrade Corporal, why are you so sure that the enemy will not come?"

"This matter is very simple, comrade commander." Mikhailov shrugged and replied: "If we attack with infantry, after a bitter battle, we will seize the German position. Then the Germans will definitely send. The troops counterattacked because they would think that we were not strong enough to seize their positions, and there was a certain element of luck. But now, our troops, under the cover of armored troops, took them just over ten minutes. In this way, the enemy will be a little bit confused about our reality. They will definitely gather troops while sending out reconnaissance teams to clarify the situation. After the matter is clear, they will decide whether to attack or not to move."

Mikhailov's words surprised me. I didn't expect that he saw the problem so thoroughly. I was originally worried about whether the German army would launch a counterattack. Listening to his analysis, I felt a little unfounded.

Although I understand in my heart that the German army is unlikely to launch a counterattack against us because we can’t understand our reality, but I dare not take it lightly, and still let the armored forces of Dubrovsky Battalion and Lieutenant Pruly continue to maintain. alert.

An hour later, Sergeikov returned with a convoy with a large number of vehicles. The troops of the first, third, and fourth regiments that had just withdrawn from the north also reached the north of the camp one after another. In order to avoid chaos when the troops waited for the train, I specially ordered Sederikov and Koska to command their respective troops to board the train in an orderly manner.

Pantai Leyev followed the guards and rushed over to join us. He saw the big scene waiting for the bus and urged me: "Comrade Commander, the troops are almost withdrawn. You should go back with the convoy, or let me stay. After breaking at the back."

"No, comrade deputy commander." When I spoke, I looked down at his leg and retorted: "You have injuries. You should return with the troops first. I will stay behind and break it." After finishing speaking, I said. Called Basmanov, who was standing behind him, and ordered: "Comrade Captain, I will leave the safety of the deputy commander to you. You must assure me that you must send him back to the division unscathed. Command."

"Yes, comrade commander." Basmanov replied loudly, "I promise to complete the task you gave me." After that, he turned around and called two fighters, and without any explanation, he framed Bantai Lev. He got into the cab of a truck next to him.

With the help of the convoy, our large forces moved quickly. I figured it out in my heart. The heavy, wounded, and captured troops have passed. All that is left is the Nicholas Camp, which is still in the back. I don't know if they have fought tonight. If you are entangled by the Romanian cavalry, it is not so easy to withdraw.

I raised my hand and looked at my watch, planning to send Lieutenant Pruly’s armored unit to respond when things were not going well. Standing by my side, Mikhailov saw me constantly heading west, guessing what I was worried about, and quickly comforted me: "Comrade Commander, don’t worry, Captain Nikolai’s troops are not weak. There should be no problem in dealing with a cavalry regiment of the Romanian army."

"On the open ground, the infantry meets the cavalry, that is a one-sided slaughter." I thought that the Romanian troops were all cavalry, and my heart was particularly alarmed, so Mikhailov couldn't listen to what I was trying to persuade me.

When we were worried, there was movement from the distant road, which immediately attracted our attention. I looked in the direction of the sound, and saw countless black shadows appearing on the road, walking towards us. Mikhailov saw the figure in the distance and pointed his finger to me excitedly: "Comrade Commander, look, it must be Captain Nikolai and the others."

After another seven or eight minutes, the group of people got closer and closer to us. Although they could not see their faces, judging from the uniforms they wore, they were indeed our troops. It seems that Camp Nicholas really came back. Thinking about this, my mood suddenly became happy.

Mikhailov said to me: "Comrade commander, it is our own army. I will go and see if it is Captain Nikolai or the others." After that, he ran along the road with a soldier.

Seeing Mikhailov running away from the back, I looked to the north again worriedly, and secretly prayed in my heart that the Germans would never attack us at this time.

When I turned around and looked west again, Mikhailov and a few others were already only twenty or thirty meters away from me. The corporal shouted excitedly, "Master, Master, it's really Captain Nicholas and they are back."

After Mikhailov yelled, a smile appeared on my face. Before I could do anything, several people around Mikhailov had quickened their pace and walked towards me. Stopped at a place two or three steps away from me, did not salute me, but stood up neatly, and at the same time reported loudly: "Comrade Commander, Captain Nicholas of the 1st Regiment and 1st Battalion will report to you, our battalion After successfully completing the mission and returning, I am waiting for your order, please give instructions!"

I greeted me with a smile on my face, shook hands with several commanders who had just returned, and smiled and said to them: "Comrades, welcome you~www.wuxiaspot.com~ welcome you back safely." Then I asked: " Comrade Captain, how is the situation? After discovering our actions, did the Romanian Cavalry Regiment be dispatched?"

Captain Nicholas nodded and said affirmatively: "Yes, comrade commander. Our marching troops were obviously discovered by the Romanian scout cavalry. They dispatched a battalion of troops to attack our flanks." Here, Nikolai turned his head and looked at the men next to him, with a triumphant expression on his face, and said: "They didn't expect us to ambush in their passage long ago, when their cavalry entered our ambush circle. Later, when I gave an order, hundreds of commanders and fighters opened fire at the same time, and the cavalry fell from their horses like autumn leaves. The combat effectiveness of these Romanian cavalry was really not good. They were beaten back by us for the first time. After going back to rest for a while, they attacked us again, but we were beaten back. In this way, they completely retracted and never dared to move out again. I sent someone to reconnaissance and knew that the enemy was hiding. I didn’t dare to move in the camp, so I ordered the troops to move.” (A pie-dropping activity in the sky, a cool mobile phone is waiting for you! Follow it~ click/public account (you can add a friend on WeChat and add a public account to enter), right away Participate! Everyone has a prize, now follow the WeChat public account immediately!)

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