Red Moscow

Both Lyudnikov and Sokov have overlooked an important issue: the commanders and fighters have all gone to snatch the airdrops, and the defense on the position will naturally become weak, which gives the superior German army an opportunity to take advantage of it. machine.

When Sokov was discussing with Lyudnikov how to store the airdrop supplies, a soldier with a gun broke in from outside, panting, and shouted loudly: "Comrade commander, it's not good, the enemy rushed up Already!"

"Calm down," Lyudnikov recognized the opponent as a soldier of the 768th Regiment, and quickly interrupted him, "Where is the enemy?"

"They broke through our regiment's position, and they are less than two hundred meters away from here." The soldier said excitedly, "Comrade commander, move quickly, or it will be too late."

"You bastard, the last time the enemy rushed in front of me, I didn't take a step back. There are still two hundred meters left. What can I worry about?" Lyudnikov asked the soldiers: "Your regiment of the 768th regiment Where did you grow up?"

"The leader died!"

"The commander died?!" Lyudnikov heard that one of his commanders had died, and his eyes widened in surprise. "How did he die?"

"The enemy attacking today is different from the enemy attacking in the past." The soldier replied: "They used the bomb crater as a cover, and used short leaps to quickly approach our position, and then threw grenades to block our sight with the cover. , the head of the regiment was killed by the enemy's grenade."

"Who is in command of the troops now?" Lyudnikov asked loudly.

After Sokov learned that the enemy had broken through the defense line of the 768th regiment, he called Briski while Lyudnikov was asking the soldiers about the situation. As soon as the phone was connected, he asked bluntly: "Comrade Captain, the enemy has already broken through the defense line of the 768th Regiment. Why don't you fire?"

"Comrade Commander." Briski obviously guessed that Sokov would call him, and quickly replied: "The snow outside is too heavy, we can't see the target at all, and we can't bombard."

Since artillery can't deal with the enemy, it can only be solved by infantry. Sokov put down the phone, grabbed the assault rifle lying aside, stood up and said to Lyudnikov: "Comrade Colonel, you are in charge of the overall situation here, and I will lead people to block the enemy."

Lyudnikov was taken aback for a moment, and when he came back to his senses and tried to stop Sokov, he found that Sokov had rushed into the abandoned factory building and was shouting loudly: "Comrades of the guard platoon, the enemy They are rushing towards us. Come with me and drive the enemy away."

Sokov led Samoilov's platoon of guards and rushed out of the factory shouting, jumping over the bomb crater, jumping over the twisted Maxim heavy machine gun next to the collapsed sandbag, and jumping over the guns of the officers and soldiers on both sides. The dead body, without hesitation, rushed to the battlefield where two soldiers wearing different uniforms were fighting.

It only took Sokov and the others a minute to cross the short distance of 200 meters. However, in such a short time, at least dozens of people fell down on both sides. The German army, which had a numerical advantage, became more and more fierce in its offensive, trying to completely break through the crumbling defense line of the Soviet army.

The battle had reached a critical point, and there was no time left to think or observe. Sokov raised the assault rifle in his hand and pulled the trigger on the German soldiers not far away. After a few gunshots, two German soldiers fell to the ground. The Soviet soldiers who were fighting with them rushed towards other enemies with bayonets before they had time to catch their breath.

Seeing that the division commander raised his hand and killed two German soldiers, the morale of the soldiers in the guard platoon behind them was immediately boosted. One by one, they bravely rushed into the battle group and started close combat with the enemy. Sokov stood in the distance, calmly shooting at the enemy. This time his shooting was more prepared than the shooting during the charge just now. Almost all the German soldiers he selected were shot and knocked down.

The addition of the guard platoon had an immediate effect. What's more, there was a colonel who went into battle and knocked down several German soldiers in a row. The soldiers who witnessed Sokov's astonishing performance all had intensified adrenal gland secretion, as if they had inexhaustible strength all over their bodies. With little effort, the German soldiers who had just gained the upper hand were killed and retreated step by step.

Sokov held the gun and walked forward step by step, pulling the trigger every step. Every time a shot was fired, one unlucky German soldier was shot and fell. But he didn't notice that a wounded German officer was lying in the crater. Seeing him pass by the crater, he raised his pistol and aimed at him.

The German officer pulled the trigger, and the bullet hit Sokov's waist. He was only shocked, but did not fall down. When the German officer was wondering why the opponent didn't fall down after being shot, Sokov turned his head and found the officer lying in the crater. He turned his gun and fired several shots at him, killing him in the crater. .

Colonel Wenzel, who directed the attack from the rear, saw his second battalion through a telescope, and was about to break through the Soviet defense line, but the appearance of a small unit reversed the situation. "How did this happen?" Wenzel put down the binoculars and asked Captain Schwarzer, the commander of the Second Battalion, "Why were your men driven back by the Russians?"

Schwarzer raised his binoculars to observe carefully for a while, and said to Wenzel: "Mr. Colonel, it is said that there is a reinforcement army from Mamayev Hill in the barricade factory. Could it be this army that repelled us?"

The officers of the 305th regiment heard about the troublesome incident of Sokov leading troops into the barricade factory. Although they did not get confirmation from the division commander, everyone knew very well that if they continued to attack the barricade factory, sooner or later they would die. Meet this team. Unexpectedly, Maoxue's attack today was about to succeed, but because of the appearance of this army, all previous efforts were wiped out.

Seeing that Wenzel did not speak, Schwarzer asked cautiously: "Mr. Colonel, do you order the troops to continue attacking?"

"Since Sokov's troops have already been dispatched, it is obviously unwise to continue to attack." Wenzel shook his head and snorted softly twice in his nostrils: "Hmph, count the luck of these Russians today, let's not Let them go, and clean them up another day."

Seeing that Wenzel did not intend to attack, Schwarzer quickly ordered someone to send a signal to retreat to the struggling troops ahead. The German soldiers, who were retreating steadily, breathed a sigh of relief when they heard the signal to retreat, and retreated like a tide.

Seeing that the enemy retreated, Sokov did not order the troops to pursue, but shouted loudly at the soldiers: "Comrades, the enemy has been repulsed by us. Immediately hurry up to rescue the wounded, strengthen the fortifications, and prepare to meet the enemy New attack."

Although Sokov was not the superior of these soldiers, the soldiers all knew Sokov, so they followed his orders very simply. Seeing that the soldiers were busy, Sokov worried that their strength was not enough, so he left Samoilov's guard platoon here to assist in the defense, and returned to the headquarters along the traffic trench by himself.

Seeing Sokov coming in from the outside with a gun, Lyudnikov immediately stood up from his seat and asked with concern: "Colonel Sokov, you are back, are you not injured?"

Sokov leaned the assault rifle against the table and touched the shot site, thinking to himself: If he was not wearing the bulletproof vest he gave him from another time and space, I am afraid that he should be taken down as a wounded person at this moment up. But in order not to make Lyudnikov worry about himself, he shook his head and replied with a smile: "Comrade Colonel, thank you for your concern. I am fine and I am not injured."

However, considering that the enemy may attack again at any time, he reminded Lyudnikov: "Comrade Colonel, although the enemy's attack was repulsed by us, we don't know when they will attack again, so wait for those As soon as the troops who snatched the airdrops come back, they must be deployed to the position immediately."

"You're right." Lyudnikov said with a wry smile: "There are still a few days before a big operation. If I lose the barricade factory at this time, I don't need the commander to send me to a court-martial. You can just shoot yourself in the head with a pistol." Since there was still a telegraph operator in the room, Lyudnikov did not easily talk about the counterattack, but replaced it with a big action, anyway, he knew how to solve the problem. Cove can understand.

"Yes, there are only a few short days left." Sokov understood Lyudnikov's meaning in seconds, and echoed: "Before the big operation starts, we must not make any mistakes here. "

The radio operator on the side heard the two teachers talking like a riddle, with a look of astonishment on their faces. He wanted to ask what it was, but when he thought of the secrecy regulations in the military, he obediently shut his mouth.

During the period when Sokov was commanding the troops to counterattack, Lyudnikov worried that the barricade factory might fall, so he called Chuikov and reported to him the situation of the airdrop and the current difficulties the factory was facing. When Chuikov learned that Sokov personally led the charge, he couldn't help being furious: "Colonel Lyudnikov, how can you let a division commander lead the charge in person? If something happens to him, then Mamayev Isn’t Gang’s 41st Guards Division leaderless?”

At that time Lyudnikov replied in a panic: "Comrade commander, I can't blame me. Colonel Sokov heard that the enemy had rushed to a place less than 200 meters away from the headquarters, so he took his guards with him without saying a word." Platoon to fight back against the enemy."

Chuikov was silent for a long time after Lyudnikov finished speaking, and then said displeasedly: "When Sokov comes back, you ask him to call me immediately."

Lyudnikov saw that Sokov had come back in full, and he was secretly relieved. He remembered Chuikov's instructions, and quickly said to Sokov: "Colonel Sokov, Commander Chuikov was on the phone just now. Li said, as soon as you come back, call him immediately."

As soon as Sokov called the headquarters, Chuikov scolded his head and face: "Colonel Sokov, what's wrong with you, have you forgotten what I reminded you before? You know, you are a division commander. Not a company commander. Your responsibility is to sit in the headquarters and command the troops to fight, but like a company commander, lead the team to charge. If you make similar mistakes in the future, I will demote you to a company commander. Let you charge every day..."

Regarding Chuikov's storm, Sokov knew that the other party was out of concern for him, and he would not really reduce himself to a company commander to charge. He quickly said with a smile: "I'm sorry, Comrade Commander, I was wrong. I mainly saw that the enemy had rushed to a place several hundred meters away from the headquarters, and Colonel Lyudnikov wanted to take over the overall situation, and I couldn’t leave, so I took my subordinates to stop the enemy. I assure you that similar things will never happen again in the future.”

Hearing Sokov's promise to himself, Chuikov smiled wryly and shook his head. He knew Sokov's character very well, and if he encountered a similar situation next time, he would definitely rush forward without hesitation. He held the microphone and thought for a while, then finally made up his mind, and said into the microphone: "Colonel Sokov, I think that in the overall situation, you should go back to Mamayev Post. The role you play there must be Far greater than staying in the barricade factory."

"What, let me go back to Mamayev Post?" Sokov didn't expect Chuikov to say that suddenly, and couldn't help being stunned: "Comrade Commander, why?"

"This is a decision made by the Military Committee of the Group Army." Cui Kefu gritted his teeth and continued: "As a subordinate, you have no right to discuss orders and can only obey unconditionally. Do you understand?"

Sokov knew very well that the reason why Cuikov suddenly issued such an order was entirely out of love for himself. Although he said that he was unwilling to leave the barricade factory at this moment, but considering that if he disobeyed orders, Chuikov would be unable to step down, so he could only bite the bullet and say: "Yes, Comrade Commander, I will return to Mamayev Post as soon as possible. "

"When do you plan to return to Mamayev Post?" Chuikov asked relentlessly.

"I want to stay for another two days." Sokov thought that he still had a lot of things to deal with, and he couldn't leave just because he had to deal with it before he could return to Mamayev Post with peace of mind, so he tentatively asked Chuikov: "OK ?"

"No." Chuikov said in an unquestionable tone: "After dark tonight, you must return to Mamayev Post."

"Okay, Comrade Commander." Seeing that Chuikov's attitude was so tough, Sokov could not refute it, so he could only reply with a bitter face: "I obey your order and return to Mamayev as soon as it gets dark." post."

After finishing the call with Chuikov, Sokov picked up the phone that could contact Belkin again. After dialing, he said into the microphone: "Comrade my political commissar, I just spoke to the commander, and he ordered me to return to Mamayev post after dark. You immediately ask Lieutenant Vasya to come to me , before I leave, I have a task to explain to him."