Red Moscow

When Sokov and Briski led the soldiers out of the basement, they found that the factory building outside had become a mess under the German artillery fire. Almost all the north-facing walls of the factory building were blown down, leaving only square reinforced concrete pillars standing still.

Seeing the fallen bricks, stones and tiles forming slopes as high as two people one after another, Briski couldn't help but said to Sokov anxiously: "Comrade Brigadier, look at the surrounding environment, how can we arrange it?" Defense? Soldiers lying on these piles of rubble, as long as they are bombarded by the Germans, even if they are not directly hit by the shells, the splashing bricks and stones will still cause us a lot of casualties."

While Briski grumbled, Sokov looked up at the roof to see if it was still intact. But unfortunately, most of the roof has collapsed, and two of the anti-aircraft guns fell down with the collapsed roof, and fell to pieces on the hard ground of the factory building, apparently unable to be used anymore.

At this time, Ulanova also came out of the basement. She saw the anti-aircraft gun falling from the roof, and her face was very ugly. She estimated the positions of the remaining anti-aircraft guns, and then said to Sokov worriedly: "Comrade Lieutenant Colonel, the situation is not very good. Although there are still four anti-aircraft guns on the roof, there are already a large number of anti-aircraft guns on the roof where they are located." If someone stepped on the cracks, the whole thing would collapse."

"What, our anti-aircraft guns can't be used?" Before Sokov could speak, Cousteau, who came out of the basement, said in a panic, "Then the enemy tanks come up again, what should we do?"

"Comrade workshop director," Seeing Cousteau's flustered expression, Sokov said with some displeasure: "Before I propose to use anti-aircraft guns to attack tanks, do you have any anti-tank weapons?" He remained silent after his own words, and he added, "Surely there are none?! Since you didn't worry about the enemy's tanks before, what is there to worry about now?"

"You are right, Comrade Lieutenant Colonel." Cousteau replied with a wry smile, "I think we will always have a way to deal with the German tanks."

"Comrade workshop director," before the German army launched an offensive, Sokov decided to ask Cousteau about his next plan: "Look, although the car was not damaged by the German bombardment, there are some Two sections of the track were blown up, making it impossible for the vehicle to move. In the next assembly, what kind of lifting machinery are you going to use to lift the tank turret and press it on the tank body?"

"Comrade Lieutenant Colonel, you don't have to worry about this, we have other local methods for hoisting." Speaking of his specialty, Cousteau lost his nervousness and began to explain to Sokov eloquently Get up: "For example, we can build a tripod with three logs, and hang a set of pulleys on it to carry out hoisting operations..."

Cousteau led his workers and began to clean up the bricks and stones that had fallen on the assembly line, while Sokov asked Briski to arrange for the soldiers to arm their defenses: "Comrade Captain, the defensive formation should not be too dense, otherwise the enemy's artillery fire will destroy you." A blow would cause heavy casualties."

"Comrade Brigadier, don't worry, I've already considered these things." After Briski finished speaking, he looked in the direction of Mamayev Hill and said to himself: "Then When will the batch of rockets arrive? If we have rockets, we won’t have to worry about enemy tanks at all.”

Although his voice was not loud, Sokov could hear him clearly, and quickly said to him: "Don't worry, Comrade Captain, the rockets should arrive soon. I won't let the soldiers wear bundles Grenades, to blow up enemy tanks."

After receiving Sokov's promise, Briski felt much more at ease in his heart. You know, he has more than 300 people under his command now. Without the assistance of rockets, if he wants to block the ferocious German attack in a place without strong fortifications, he will inevitably pay a heavy price. Maybe it can only be fought for a day or two, and my battalion can be revoked because of the casualties.

Seeing the commanders and fighters of the Fourth Battalion and the workers in the workshop start to get busy, Ulanova asked a little impatiently: "Comrade Lieutenant Colonel, I would like to ask, what is the mission of our battalion?"

Sokov looked up at the already riddled roof, turned around and said to Ulanova: "Comrade lieutenant, I think you should be very clear that the roof is in danger of collapsing at any time, and I have no right to risk your lives." Risky. So I decided, you all go back to the basement to rest first, and if there is a place for you, I will send someone to notify you."

"But, Comrade Lieutenant Colonel." Hearing Sokov's arrangement, Ulanova said a little unconvinced: "We are also fighters. Even without anti-aircraft guns, we can still participate in the battle..."

"That's enough, Lieutenant Ulanova!" Sokov rudely interrupted Ulanova before she finished speaking. He still remembers in his heart that this antiaircraft artillery battalion was originally stationed in Beigang When the front line was attacked by the German army and suffered heavy casualties, in order to avoid similar incidents from happening again, he did not intend to let the girls from the Women's Antiaircraft Artillery Battalion go to the battlefield easily. So after he interrupted Ulanova, he said plausibly: "Yes, you are soldiers, but you are also women and future mothers. I will never let you take weapons until the men are dead. Go face to face with an enemy armed to the teeth."

Sensing that Ulanova still wanted to defend her superiors, Sokov raised his hand to stop her: "Lieutenant Ulanova, you don't need to say anything, this is my order, take your people to the basement immediately. Do it!"

Just when Ulanova turned around in disappointment and was about to take her subordinates back to the basement, a soldier suddenly jumped and ran over from the other side of the factory in the distance. He shouted loudly as he ran: "Comrade Brigadier, Comrade Brigadier, where are you?"

"I'm here!" Seeing the soldier's reaction, Sokov showed a displeasure expression on his face. He thought that there were German snipers hiding nearby, and the soldier's actions might make him want it. own life. Therefore, after the soldier came to him, he still tried his best to control his emotions, and tried to ask in a calm tone: "What's the matter?"

"Comrade Brigadier," the soldier didn't notice Sokov's strangeness, but reported excitedly: "The truck, the truck is back."

"Truck, what truck?" As soon as Sokov blurted out his question, he realized what the soldier was talking about, and hurriedly asked nervously, "Comrade soldier, what did you say? It's a truck carrying new rockets. It's back?" "

"Yes, Comrade Brigadier Commander, it is the truck that transports the new rockets." The soldier then reported, "In addition to asking me to report that the truck has returned, the battalion commander also asked you to go there."

"I don't need to go there. I believe that Captain Briski has the ability to keep those rockets safe." Sokov pointed at the soldier and told him, "Go back and tell him what I mean. .”

The soldier stood still, and after Sokov finished speaking, he said with a smile: "Comrade Brigadier, in fact, the main purpose of the Battalion Commander asking me to come is to invite you to meet someone."

"Meet a person?" Hearing what the soldier said, Sokov felt very curious. What kind of person would actually let Briski ask the soldier to invite him over, so he asked casually, "Who is it?"

The soldier did not answer Sokov's question directly, but said with a smile: "Comrade Brigadier Commander, the Battalion Commander said that the person who came is what you want to see very much, please be sure to go there."

Hearing what the soldier said, Sokov couldn't help but frowned and began to think about who he wanted to see: if Witkov and Sidolin wanted to stay at Mamayev Post to command the battle, it would be impossible for them to come here He came; political commissar Belkin, he was not like him, he always obeyed himself, and would never let himself take the initiative to meet him. Who could it be?

Sokov looked at the smile on the soldier's face from time to time, and suddenly thought of someone in his mind: Oh my God, she couldn't be the one here, right? Thinking of this, Sokov raised his legs and was about to leave, but he accidentally found Ulanova and a few female soldiers standing aside with their heads tilted, as if they were eavesdropping on their opponents. He gave a wry smile, then waved to Ulanova, and said, "Okay, Comrade Lieutenant, don't stay here anymore, and quickly take your soldiers to the basement." Girls, Sokov followed the soldiers who came to report, jumped up and down nimbly on the rubble, and headed for the location where the truck was parked.

The truck was parked in the south of the factory building. When Sokov arrived, Briski was directing more than 20 soldiers to unload the truck and move the wooden box containing the rockets out of the truck. Seeing Sokov's arrival, Briski hurried forward and said with a smile, "Comrade Brigadier, guess who's here?"

"Comrade Captain, don't make me go around in circles." Sokov deliberately said with a straight face: "Tell me quickly, who is here to make you so happy?"

Briski naturally wouldn't tell Sokov the answer so quickly, he turned around and shouted at the bridge: "Comrade Brigadier is here, please come down."

As soon as Briski finished speaking, the car door on the side of the co-pilot opened, and a young female health worker wearing a helmet and carrying a medical kit got out of the car and stood beside the car looking at Sokov with a smile on her face. , said softly, "Misha, it's me!"

Although Sokov had guessed in his heart that most of the people who arrived were Assia, he was still involuntarily surprised when he saw her appear in front of him. He quickly walked up to Asiya, and gave her a warm hug in front of many soldiers, causing cheers from all around.

Sokov approached Asiya's ear, and asked in a stern voice, "Asiya, why did you come here? Don't you know that this place is very dangerous?"

"Honey," Assia brought her mouth close to Sokov's ear, and said with a breath, "You are not afraid of danger. As your wife, how can I embarrass you? I heard you came After arriving here, I took the initiative to propose to the political commissar and deputy brigade commander that they came here together with the truck pulling the rockets.”

Sokov originally planned to arrange someone to escort Asiya to leave, but he changed his mind when he heard what she said: "Asiya, since you want to stay here, you must follow my arrangement, understand?"

"It's natural." Assia let go of Sokov, stepped back slightly, and blinked at him: "You are the leader of the brigade, and I am your subordinate, so naturally I have to obey your orders." order."

"Brigade Commander, Assia." Seeing that Sokov and Assia had finished embracing, Briski hurried forward and said, "It's too dangerous here, maybe there are enemy's delayed grenades nearby, you should take them with you first." Assia go to the basement."

Regarding Briski's proposal, Sokov did not object, but said to Assia smoothly: "Assia, you came just in time, there are still many wounded in the basement of the factory building, and they need to help treat them. "Sokov understands Asiya's character. If she knows that the battle here is about to start, she will definitely stay on the ground and take care of the wounded. So he used the reason that there were wounded people in the basement to let her stay in a safer place.

Assia did not guess Sokov's small thoughts, but asked with a serious face: "Misha, where is the basement, take me there quickly."

Seeing that Assia's attention was drawn to the wounded in the basement by himself, Sokov couldn't help but secretly proud of himself, and quickly said, "Assia, come with me, I'll be your guide."

When the two walked towards the basement, Assia saw that there was no one around, so she lowered her voice and said with concern, "Misha, your injury hasn't healed yet, I'll check it out for you later."

"Assia, my injury doesn't matter." Although Sokov's wound would ache from time to time, he felt that as long as it didn't affect his normal activities, it was a trivial matter, so he shook his head and said, "You Don't worry about me, let's concentrate on taking care of those wounded."

"Who are the wounded in the basement?" Assia then asked, "Are there any comrades from the Fourth Battalion?"

"No, after we got here, although we have repelled an enemy attack, there were no casualties." Sokov replied simply: "The wounded in the basement are all fighters from the factory's destroyer battalion and workers in the production workshop. , the specific situation, after you see the factory doctor of the factory, you can learn more about it from him."

The two were talking, and they came to the entrance of the basement without knowing it. Here, Sokov met Ulanova. He sternly asked, "Comrade Lieutenant, didn't I order you to go into the basement? Why are you still standing here?"

"Comrade Lieutenant Colonel," Ulanova quickly glanced at Asiya standing beside Sokov, with a surprised expression on her face, and then said absent-mindedly, "I want to see if I can help you." What are you up to?"

"Comrade Lieutenant, do you want to help?" Sokov thought that he would still be directing the battle outside, and there was no need to go into the basement, so he pointed to Asiya beside him and said to Ulanova: "This is our Assia, the health worker in the brigade, take her into the basement and treat the wounded inside."

Ulanova readily agreed to the task that Sokov arranged for herself. She stepped forward and took Assia's hand, and said with a smile, "Let's go, comrade hygienist, I'll take you to the basement. Go and see the wounded."