Red Moscow

Led by the sentry, the group came to a place full of low wooden houses. The sentry led them to a larger wooden house. There was also a sentry at the door. Seeing someone approaching, he immediately pulled the bolt and asked loudly, "Stop, password!"

"Nutcracker!" The sentinel who led the way answered the password, and then said: "Response order!"

"Three sets of carriages!" The sentinel at the door came over and asked, "It's not time for the changing of the guard, why are you back?"

"It's the comrades from Platonov's guerrillas," the sentinel quickly explained to his companions, "I thought the two captains were waiting for them, so I brought them here."

"Okay, leave this to me." The sentinel at the door waved at the other party, "You should go back and continue to stand guard."

"Wait a minute," seeing the sentry about to leave, Guchakov quickly stopped him, and then said to him: "Comrade soldier, there are three German armored vehicles parked by the side of the road. People are all our soldiers. Please say hello to the soldiers on duty outside to avoid unnecessary misunderstandings."

"Don't worry, Comrade Commander." The sentinel nodded after listening, "I will greet the comrades on duty nearby, and prevent them from approaching the armored vehicle you are riding in casually."

Probably because they heard the movement outside, someone came out of the house. With the help of the moonlight, Platonov saw the other person's face clearly, and quickly went up to him: "Hello, Comrade Volfga, I'm glad to see you again!"

The person who had just come out of the house heard someone calling his name, squinted his eyes for a while, and then recognized the person who called him, and his face also showed a happy expression: "So it's Platon." Comrade Nove, what brought you here?"

"Captain Guchakov," Platonov introduced to Guchakov after giving him a warm hug, "Vovga is the deputy captain of the Ignatov brothers' guerrillas, and the captain is His brother Mihika."

After figuring out that the opponent was the deputy captain of the guerrillas, Guchakov quickly smiled and extended his hand to the opponent: "Hello, Comrade Vovga, I am Captain Guchakov from the 41st Guards Division."

"Hello, Comrade Captain." After shaking hands with Guchakov, Vovga did not let go of Guchakov's hand immediately, but pulled him into the house and said, "We thought you would answer after dawn." , I didn’t expect it to come so soon.”

After taking a few steps down the downward steps, Guchakov discovered that it was a half-buried wooden house, which occupies a small area and can be well hidden in the forest. Flying over, it is also difficult to find that there is a wooden house area here.

There was a brazier in the middle of the room, and a middle-aged man in casual clothes was sitting beside the brazier warming the fire. Hearing footsteps, he asked without raising his head, "Vovka, what's going on outside."

"Mishka," Volfga said pleasantly, "the commander of the regular army we were waiting for has arrived."

"Oh, they're here?!" Mihiga raised his head in surprise when he heard his younger brother say that the person he was waiting for had arrived. When he saw three people in German uniforms standing in front of him, he couldn't help being stunned. . But soon Platonov was recognized by him, he got up and walked around the brazier, and opened his arms to the other party: "It's you, Platonov, we haven't seen each other for a long time."

"Mishka, let me introduce you," Vovga said to his brother: "You know Comrade Platonov, so I won't introduce you. This is from the 41st Guards Division." Captain Guchakov."

"Hello, Comrade Captain." Knowing that the person in front of him was the captain of the regular army, Mishiga looked very enthusiastic: "Welcome to our Ignatov brothers' guerrillas."

After everyone sat down around the brazier, Guchakov asked curiously: "Comrade Mishiga, I would like to ask, your place is hundreds of kilometers away from the city, how do you know that our division is defending Mamayev?" Gang?"

"Comrade Captain," Mishiga replied with a smile to Guchakov's question: "Although our guerrilla area is far from the city, we can learn something from the prisoners when we attacked the German convoy. The situation in the city. The reason why I can only station your troops on Mamayev Hill is because some time ago, a German army camp not far from us lived in hundreds of wounded. Among the recruited villagers, they entered the barracks and heard from a wounded soldier that they were all wounded in the attack on Mamayev Post, and that our troops standing on Mamayev Post were Soko Colonel Husband's 41st Guards Division."

Mishiga's words made Guchakov feel a little more fond of him. With a good impression, the next cooperation will be much easier. He asked straight to the point: "Comrade Mihiga, I plan to gather guerrilla forces behind the enemy lines and launch a surprise attack on the Germans. I would like to ask, how many troops can you provide?"

"Comrade Captain!" Seeing that Guchakov was talking about business, Mishiga put away the smile on his face and asked seriously: "May I ask, what is your attack plan?"

Guchakov had been prepared for a long time. He took out a map from the satchel he was carrying, unfolded it, put it on his knees, pointed to one of the locations, and said to Mishika: "Comrade Mishika , You see, this is Nadezhda, located between the German 113th Infantry Division and the 60th Motorized Division, five kilometers directly north of it, is the 564th kilometer station; station; and to the east of it there is also the Konaya station, which is exactly in the defense zone of the 60th Motorized Division."

After listening to Guchakov's introduction, Mishiga looked at the map carefully, then nodded and said: "Yes, Comrade Captain, you are right. But what I want to find out is, where do you plan to attack?" Woolen cloth?"

"The Germans like to hoard supplies at the stations. I plan to concentrate my forces and launch an attack on these stations." Guchakov patted the map twice with his hand, "The Konaya station is located at the 60th Motorized Division. If the defense zone is attacked, the mechanized troops of the German army can come to reinforce it in the shortest time, which will make our offensive troops suffer from the enemy.

The 564th kilometer station and the Kotlu bus station are located at the junction of the two divisions of the German army. After we launched an attack on the station, even if the German army wanted to send troops to reinforce it, I am afraid that the two divisions would argue for a while and discuss who would send troops to reinforce it, so that our attacking troops would have enough time to destroy the supplies hoarded by the enemy at the station. "

After Guchakov finished his battle plan, Mishika did not express his opinion immediately, but looked up at his brother and asked, "Vovga, what do you think of the captain's plan?"

"Our camp is less than five kilometers away from the station at the 564th kilometer. It takes less than two hours for the troops to reach the attacking position." Vofuga first briefly talked about the distance between the camp and the station , He frowned again and said: "But according to our reconnaissance, the enemy is heavily guarded at these stations. If there is no cooperation from the regular army, no support from artillery fire and tanks, and only relying on our guerrillas, if we want to capture these stations, I think it will be impossible." Unrealistic."

"That's right, Vovga, you're right." After Mishiga agreed with his brother's speech, he said to Guchakov: "Comrade Captain, you should understand that the usual actions of the guerrillas are nothing more than It is to attack the communication lines of the German army, destroy their communication lines, and kill those German soldiers who have fallen behind, etc. I think it is not only difficult to achieve the desired effect if they are to gather them together for such a large-scale attack, but it may also lead to The army was wiped out."

As soon as Mishiga finished speaking, Vovga spoke again, this time to Platonov: "Captain Platonov, you should know about Valenikov's guerrillas, right?"

"Yes, I know." Platonov nodded and replied, "If I remember correctly, their camp is about ten kilometers west of you."

"Last week," Volfga said with a serious expression, "they launched an attack on the German troops stationed on the State Farm. Due to the superiority of the Germans in strength and equipment, they not only blocked their attack, but also in the shortest possible time. Within a short time, the guerrillas were surrounded."

When Platonov heard this, a shocked expression appeared on his face. He quickly interjected and asked, "Vovka, what happened next? How many of them have stood out?"

"Breakout?! Unfortunately, although they tried to break out, they failed." Vovga shook his head and said, "More than 120 guerrillas died heroically, and there was not a single survivor. And the Germans In order to retaliate, the SS troops were sent to wipe out the three villages near the state-run farm. More than 500 people, including men, women, old and children, were killed. They also captured several wounded guerrillas , hanged in the threshing floor of one of the villages."

The incident mentioned by Vovga made Guchakov realize that the opponent had scruples about his combat plan. The reason for raising this matter is probably because they are worried that if the attack fails, not only the guerrillas participating in the attack will be wiped out, but the innocent residents around will also be affected.

The atmosphere in the room suddenly became dull.

After a while, Platonov broke the silence of the room by speaking. He said to Guchakov: "Comrade commander, your subordinates are still sitting in the armored vehicles on the side of the road. I'm afraid they will freeze to death in such a cold day. Let them come to the camp to warm up by the fire. "

"Comrade Captain, you still have your subordinates outside. Why didn't you tell me about this earlier?" Mishiga heard that Guchakov still had his subordinates in the car on the roadside, so he hurriedly said enthusiastically, "Hurry up and send someone." Invite them here, the night in the forest is very cold, don't let them freeze." Then, he turned his head and looked at his brother, "Vovga, go out and meet them."

Seeing that Vovga promised to stand up, Guchakov worried that he would go alone and might have a misunderstanding with the soldiers in the car, so he hurriedly said to Tolb who was sitting not far away: "Torb, you and Comrade Volfga, let's go together, lest the soldiers in the car will shoot when they see strangers approaching."

After Volfga left with Tolb, only Guchakov, Mishika and Platonov were left in the room. Guchakov knew very well that if Mishiga could not be persuaded, it would be a dream to gather partisans to attack the enemy's station. After reorganizing the vocabulary in his mind, he said, "Comrade Mihiga, do you think that there is no chance of winning with a guerrilla with no combat effectiveness?"

"You're right, Comrade Captain." Mishiga did not deny Guchakov's guess. Anyway, there was no outsider in the room, so he confidently and boldly expressed his scruples: "With our current strength, To attack the heavily guarded station by the German army is to die. I don’t think any guerrilla will have any complaints when he sacrificed his life in order to defend the motherland. But this kind of attack is not only to send all the guerrillas to die. , and even affect the villagers in nearby villages, do you think it is really necessary?"

"Don't worry, Comrade Mishiga, I won't let your subordinates go to die." After Guchakov confirmed that his guess was correct, he began to reassure Mishiga: "The squad under my command has a It is a secret weapon that can attack the enemy at a long distance. Two days ago, we also used this weapon to destroy a field airport of the German army and wiped out all the planes in the airport."

"What?!" Mishiga stood up abruptly when he heard this, looked at Guchakov and asked in surprise: "The German army's field airport was destroyed two days ago. Did you lead the troops to do it?" After the answer, he shook his head and said with an unbelievable expression, "We have considered attacking this airport, but because the Germans are too tightly defended, our people can't get close at all. It's just unbelievable."

"Although the new weapons we carry can attack the enemy's warehouses, barracks and important facilities a few kilometers away." Guchakov said to Mishiga frankly: "But because the number of weapons we carry is limited, if the enemy hoards Materials are not ammunition, and it is not easy to destroy them all...”

When Guchakov said this, Mishiga finally understood what the other party meant: "Comrade Captain, what you mean is to attack the enemy's station with a new type of weapon, and while the enemy is in chaos, let the guerrillas Rush in and completely destroy the supplies stored in the station?"

"That's right, that's how I thought about it." Guchakov thought for a moment, and then added: "It's not necessarily necessary to destroy all those materials. If you see something useful, you can definitely move it back to your camp."

Guchakov's words finally dispelled most of Mishiga's concerns. He was silent for a moment, and said to Guchakov: "Comrade Captain, after receiving your telegram, I got in touch with the guerrillas operating nearby. We have about 600 troops at our disposal, basically They are all guerrillas with combat experience. After dawn, the captains of these guerrillas will rush to my camp to meet you."