Burning Moscow

Morozov’s artillery battalion had seized several 41-type 150mm rocket launchers swaggeringly placed on an open ground, with their muzzles pointing straight to the direction of the railway station. At the same time, the soldiers of the battalion are pulling the remaining heavy howitzers into the newly established artillery positions one after another.

Vitkov looked at the artillery in the distance and asked me curiously: "Comrade Commander, what kind of artillery is that multi-barreled artillery, I have never seen it before?"

"It was a 41-type 150mm rocket launcher seized from the German army." I knew what he was asking, so I told him without looking back: "This is a standard rocket launcher equipped with German artillery. Six launches. The tubes are arranged in a hexagonal shape, assembled together, and mounted on a towable trolley. It is convenient to transfer. The ignition method is wired ignition, and the ignition cable is generally 10 meters to ensure that the rear flame does not harm the operating soldiers. Launched The interval is 2 seconds, and it takes ◎, w ± seconds to load 6 rockets."

"How powerful is it compared to our rocket launcher?" Vitkov kept asking like a curious baby.

I shrugged my shoulders and said in an uncertain tone: "It shouldn't be comparable to our rocket launchers, but it is more than enough to suppress the German troops in the railway station."

While talking, all the artillery is in place. After I saw a few soldiers ignite the ignition cord behind the rocket launcher, they ran to a safe place and hid. In a short while, the rockets flew out of the shells one after another, flying towards the train station.

The shells plunged into the sturdy station building without error, causing an earth-shattering explosion. I saw through the telescope that the building became a sea of ​​flames, and many soldiers were blown to pieces by the shells. Soldiers who were lucky enough to survive ran around in the fire. Some soldiers covered in fire jumped from the gap in the wall collapsed by artillery fire. Rolling on the ground, trying to extinguish the flame that ignited the clothes.

As soon as the firing of the rocket launcher was over, the howitzer began to fire. After the powerful artillery shells landed and exploded, the German improvised defensive positions in front of the railway station buildings were blown to pieces. Those rubble piles that could hide people were stimulated by the impact of the explosion of the shells. It had to fly around, and then fell from the sky. He smashed the German soldiers hiding behind and howled. The anti-tank gun that had just been exposed was also beaten beyond recognition by the shelling.

Although the artillery battalion's shelling continued, the offensive of the second echelon was in full swing. At the forefront, five tanks from the Persian Tank Battalion, followed by a dozen armored vehicles, drove quickly toward the gate of the railway station. After the armored vehicle drove out more than 100 meters, the infantry in groups formed into a skirmish formation and strode forward.

Seeing such an offensive combination, Vitkov couldn't help asking in surprise: "Comrade Commander, the style of the 150th Division is really special. I have never seen other units use such an offensive method."

I put down my binoculars and smiled and said to him: "Comrade Chief of Staff. This is a set of methods I have explored. It uses artillery fire to cover and armor assault. This can form a powerful assault force that can break through the German army in the shortest time. Fortifications."

"Artillery coverage and armored assault?!" After repeating what I said, Vitkov nodded thoughtfully: "This tactic is quite novel. If possible, it should be promoted throughout the army. "

As far as we have spoken, the tanks of the tank battalion have bypassed the fountain in the square and approached the German simple defensive position. To prevent accidental injuries, Morozov’s artillery battalion stopped shooting. The armored vehicles that were originally following accelerated past the tanks, and it seemed that they wanted to stop in front of the station building so that the officers and men on board could get out of the vehicle and make an assault.

"Boom", before the armored vehicles stopped, an anti-tank shell that flew out from unknown sources hit one of the armored vehicles. Amid the violent explosion, several fire fighters struggled to escape from the car, and after stumbled a few steps, they fell to the ground one after another.

Before the armored car at the back stopped, the commanders jumped from the opened door and rushed towards the train station with their weapons. Several German soldiers had just rushed out of the building with their guns in their hands. Before they could fire, they were splattered by the weapons in the soldiers' hands. As soon as the German soldiers at the door were killed, our soldiers rushed in without looking back.

Our army's tanks and armored vehicles lined up in front of the station building, using tank guns and vehicle-mounted machine guns to suppress the firepower points that were resurrected because the shelling stopped. The following infantrymen also arrived at this time. Seeing that the infantry in front had successfully rushed into the station building, their morale was immediately boosted. They shouted over the tanks and armored vehicles that were parked on the square and fired, and rushed in groups. Entered the building.

The fighting in the station lasted for about half an hour. Vitkov next to me had sharp eyes. He suddenly pointed to the southeast of the station and yelled: "Comrade commander, look at the German garrison in the station. Defeated."

I was defeated, and when I heard the word, I couldn't help but frown slightly, and turned the telescope lens to the direction Vitkov was pointing. I saw hundreds of enemies who had escaped from the station, retreating to the southeast in an orderly manner. Although they were in the process of retreating, the troops did not appear to be chaotic at all, and hundreds of soldiers were divided into several teams to retreat. The front team first occupied a favorable position and established a defense to cover the retreat of the troops behind; after passing the position of the front team, the rear team also found a place to establish a defense to cover the retreat of the front team.

Seeing the orderly retreat of the German forces alternately covering and retreating, I couldn't help but say to Vitkov with emotion: "Comrade Chief of Staff, this German commander in charge of defensive stations seems to be quite difficult."

Hearing what I said, Vitkov did not speak, but looked at me blankly. He obviously did not understand why I said this inexplicably.

Seeing this look on his face, I had to explain to him: "The absolute majority of commanders would think that retreat is a simpler thing than offense, but that is not the case. You must know that retreats are always in an extremely disadvantaged situation. , Because retreat will depress the soldiers' emotions. If they are not well mastered, an orderly retreat will turn into a retreat." At this point. I couldn't help thinking of going to the Western Front with Zhukov. For the first time I saw a scene where Marshal Voroshilov was reprimanding Konev. When Konev defended himself at the time, he said: "Retreat is the most complicated form of combat, and it requires higher fighting qualities." At this moment, I agree with him a bit. After a short pause, I went on to say, “From a military point of view, retreat is the most complicated maneuver. Commanders must be good at mastering the situation and withdraw troops from the enemy’s nose with minimal loss in order to save and follow. The accumulation of strength is used to carry out new assaults. All of this must be in the hands of the enemy, and it is difficult to determine in which direction the enemy is going to carry out the next assault. Where you plan to set a trap for you to carry out."

Regarding my remarks, Vitkov did not make any comments, but just nodded constantly. Perhaps my getting along with me today made him understand that the independent division's style of play is very different from that of other units. There is still a long run-in period for him to get familiar with this unit.

Seeing a red flag flying on the building of the station, I knew that the station had been taken by us. At the same time, I thought about the banner of the independent division that had never been used. My heart said that now that the designation has changed, should the banner be replaced?

When I was thinking about it. The radio operator called me next to me: "Report to Comrade Commander, Colonel Bantaiyev, Commander of the 150th Division, wants to speak to you!"

I took the headset and put it on. He said loudly into the microphone, "Hello, Colonel Pantai Leyev? This is Oshanina. I have seen the whole process of your seizure of the train station. However, the fighters of the first regiment and the fourth regiment were able to fight. Very brave and tenacious. Both Perskin’s tank battalion and Morozov’s artillery battalion performed well. If they had not successfully used the tactics of coordinated infantry and tank coordination, it is estimated that they could not be captured by the Germans in such a short period of time. Occupied train station."

"Comrade Commander," Bantai Leyev asked respectfully, "Do you have any instructions next?"

Hearing Bantai Leyev’s question, I organized a vocabulary in my head, and then told him: "Comrade Colonel, hurry up and repair the fortifications of the railway station. We will make this place incapable of being attacked in the shortest time possible. The fortress of China, absolutely can’t take the train station out of our hands by the Germans.”

"understand."

"Also, the performance of the Third Regiment today disappointed me, so I must transfer commanders with rich combat experience from the First Regiment and the Fourth Regiment to the Third Regiment as soon as possible to enrich their commanding power." At this point, I couldn't help but Raised my voice: "If I find that the combat effectiveness of the three regiments is so unsatisfactory in the next battle, then I will revoke the regiment's organizational system."

"Yes!" Bantai Leyev was obviously frightened by what I said, and quickly replied: "Please rest assured, Comrade Commander, I will appoint commanders with rich combat experience from the first and fourth regiments as soon as possible to enrich the third regiment. ."

After finishing the call with Pantai Leyev, I took the initiative to call Cui Koff and reported to him the good news that our army had successfully retaken the station. After hearing Cui Kefu's voice, I immediately said loudly: "Report Comrade Commander, after fierce fighting, the 150th Division successfully seized the train station from the enemy."

"It's great, this is great." After Cui Kefu heard the news that the train station had been recovered, he was extremely excited. He repeatedly said: "Comrade Oshanina, you did a great job. Now that it has been retaken. Once the train station is reached, you must hold it well, and you must never let the Germans take it over."

"Comrade Commander please rest assured, I assure you that as long as there is one soldier alive in the 150th Division, the Germans will never take the train station away." Having said this, I suddenly remembered an important thing. He quickly reported to him: "Comrade Commander, I also discovered a strange phenomenon."

"What strange phenomenon?" Cui Kefu asked curiously.

"The enemy's ammunition seems to be insufficient." I said cautiously: "According to the interrogation prisoners learned that they all received an order that they can only shoot if they are under attack."

"Well, other troops have also reported the situation you mentioned." Cui Kefu said in a mocking tone: "Paulus's troops are surrounded by us. If they want to get supplies, they can only rely on airdrops. Now they don't. The few airdrops are in our hands. They can't get enough supplies, and it's normal for them to have insufficient ammunition, medicine, and even food."

"Comrade Commander, what should we do next?" Seeing that Cui Koff knew very well about the current situation of the German army, I was afraid that he would have any new ideas, so I specifically asked: "Should I continue to attack the streets occupied by the German army, or Consolidate the current position and trap the German army to death in the city?"

Cui Koff was silent for a moment and replied: "Although the German army has insufficient ammunition and materials, compared with us, they still occupy a huge advantage in terms of strength and equipment. Therefore, my opinion is to consolidate the existing positions and at the same time. Supplemented by a small-scale offensive, it bit by bit cannibalize the area occupied by the Germans." At this point, he suddenly remembered another important thing and quickly reminded me, "By the way, I almost forgot. Half an hour ago, Comrade Vasilyev, your military and political commissar, called me and said that Colonel Vachuk’s 284th Division was attacking the enemy’s defensive positions. If you have time, you can go to the front."

Hearing that Colonel Vachuk led the troops to launch an attack without my permission, I suddenly became flustered and quickly agreed to Cui Kefu: "Okay, Comrade Commander, I will go to the front to see the offensive. The progress."

After finishing the call, I told Vitkov: "Comrade Chief of Staff, you stay here and wait for the 150th Regiment to clean up today’s results. I want to rush to the 284th Division immediately~www.wuxiaspot.com~Speaking of which, I couldn't help adding angrily, "This Colonel Vachuk, who didn't even say hello to me, led the troops to attack the German position in front of him without authorization. "

When I rushed to Vachuk’s command post, his troops just launched a second offensive. More than a hundred officers and soldiers shouted "Ula", and rushed towards a lonely building more than two hundred meters away with their weapons. Behind them, several mortars that provided artillery support fired a few rounds and then stopped.

Seeing the fallen corpses of our soldiers everywhere in the snow in front of the building, I couldn’t help but anxiously asked Vachuk: “Comrade Colonel, why doesn’t the mortar fire anymore? Without the support of artillery, these attacking soldiers, They will be completely knocked down by the Germans as targets on the snow."

Vachuk shrugged his shoulders, spread his hands out, and said helplessly: "Comrade Commander, do you think I don't cherish the lives of soldiers? But there is no way. The artillery of our division was almost lost some time ago. There are a few mortars left, and the shells are all fired. The only thing I can do for the infantry is this." (To be continued...)

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