Struggle in Soviet Russia

It was another cloudy and rainy weather. Although the rain was not heavy, it was falling very densely. Under the rain-shielding edge in front of the building, the rain fell like beads and gathered in the cracks of the bluestone slabs on the ground. The creek eventually flows to a drain not far away.

Wearing a gray Lenin costume, Victor stood under the rain-shading edge and stared at the ground not far away. There, an unknown weed grew hard in the cracks of the bluestone slabs. This rain gave Several flowers and bones were added to its somewhat haggard branches, and even if you looked at it from such a distance, you could feel the powerful vitality contained in its fragile body.

Varenka drove the car to the entrance of the building and stopped less than a step away. Victor didn't mean to get in the car. He retracted his gaze from the weed, raised his head slightly, glanced at the rain-covering edge above his head, and then stretched out a hand to block a stream of water falling from above.

When the rain hit the palm of the hand, the splashes of water splashed everywhere, some even splashed on the face, bringing a refreshing coolness.

An hour ago, the bureau had just received news from the Caucasus. Comrade Serov was attacked by a German aircraft when he returned to Novorossiysk in a mine-laying boat in Taman. As a result, the mine-laying boat was sunk by the Germans and Serov Comrades were also injured. Fortunately, subsequent news confirmed that Comrade Serov was not seriously injured, but was hit by a spattered shrapnel in his leg, and there was no danger to his life.

To be honest, in today's NKVD, if there is one person who does not want Serov to have an accident, it is probably Victor himself. This is not to say how close the friendship between the two is. The root cause is Serov’s. Existence is good for Victor. Even if Serov will not provide any help to Victor, with the presence of this person, most of the eyes of the committee will not be focused on him.

In addition to this news, Victor finally received a return from the Propiat River guerrilla area. The riot team led by Kahn and Andreas finally got rid of the German siege and hid the vast Propis. Yaji River Swamp Zone.

As the natural border between Belarus and Ukraine, the Propyat River Basin can be described as a pristine marsh area. It is not only primitive, but also has a wide range. Even if the German raids are frequent and intensive, it is impossible to threaten it. To the hidden guerrillas in this swamp area.

The other good news is that Kahn’s team not only successfully entered the swamp belt, but also brought back the traitor Kotov. This guy obviously knew that his fate would not be better, so he tried to commit suicide three times on the way. , But they were all blocked--yes, he didn't even think about running away, he just wanted to commit suicide.

The bad news they brought was that the entire rioting team suffered heavy losses during the transfer process. When they launched the riot in Kiev, the entire team had a total of nearly 1,200 people, but the only one who managed to enter the swamp zone was Fewer than 400 people, including dozens of wounded. The remaining people were either killed by the German army or dispersed. Of course, some of them were deserted.

The next step for the guerrilla area is to **** Kotov to Moscow. Although they are also in the German-occupied area, it is relatively simpler to get from there to the Soviet-occupied area.

Comrade Beria, who received the news, can’t wait to go to the Kremlin. He wants to tell Comrade Stalin the good news as soon as possible. He wants to prove one thing through this incident, that is, the shame of the NKVD, after all. It can be washed away through the efforts of the NKVD.

There were rapid footsteps behind him, and Victor retracted his hand and turned around blankly.

The visitor was a female soldier wearing a skirt made by the NKVD. She rushed to Victor, handed over a thick document in her arms, and said: "Comrade Victor, you need the direction of Stalingrad. Information on the battle situation."

Victor nodded, took the file, and passed it to Varenka, who had just rushed over, and walked towards his car.

Now Victor is no longer in charge of front-line battle command work. He is not even responsible for battlefield intelligence work. But as a rebirth, he is still very concerned about the cruel battle going on in Stalingrad. Almost every two days, he would take a look at the battle report sent back over there.

He got into the car and waited for Varenka to start the car before Victor took the document, pulled out a letterhead sandwiched in it, and looked at it roughly.

The letterhead was written by Cui Koff, commander of the 62nd Army, to the General Staff and the General Political Department. The content of the letter is a summary of the previous stage of the German offensive and an introduction to the current situation of the Army. At the end of the letter, he emphasized the artillery. As well as the importance of ammunition supply to this defensive battle, the meaning between the lines is that as long as the ammunition supply is sufficient, he will be sure to defend Stalingrad.

After reading a letter, the car had stopped in front of the small building in the alley across the square. Victor waited for Valenka to open the car door for him, then got out with the file and walked up the stairs quickly.

"Go back and rest, and pick me up tomorrow morning," Victor told Varenka while standing in front of the building, then turned and walked in.

As soon as he walked in, Victor saw a pair of tall military boots placed in the hallway, and on the coat rack at the corner of the hallway, there was a big blue brimmed hat of the People’s Committee of the Interior, which obviously did not belong to For Ji Ana, if nothing else, Safina should have come.

Thinking of Diana, who was still living here for the time being, Victor had a faint headache. He didn't know how to deal with the next scene.

After changing his shoes at the door, Victor walked into the living room with the documents. Fortunately, there was no one in the living room. It was deserted. On the coffee table in the center of the living room, there were some fruits and desserts. There was also a special committee department. The briefcase, that should belong to Safina.

Putting the papers in his hand on the coffee table, Victor tiptoed upstairs. In the corridor on the second floor, he heard the voice of a woman talking. It belonged to Ji Ana. She was telling her situation when she was trained. , Um, it sounds like the two women talked pretty well.

Victor quietly found the room where the sound was coming from, and found that the door of the room was hidden, leaving a gap between the door and the door frame. He leaned over like a voyeur, took a cautious look into the room, and saw two women facing each other, each sitting on the carpet with their knees on their knees.

With her back to the door is Ji Ana. She is still wearing the purple pajamas belonging to Safina, and Safina is facing the door. She changed into a creamy-white pajamas, this pajamas Victor I didn't see her go through, it should have just been brought here.

Victor has stayed in the ministry for the past two days and has not come back. It is not the first time that these two women have seen each other.

Victor, who always wanted to enjoy the blessing of the people in the past, was persuaded at this moment. Instead of joining the chat, he chose to retreat quietly, leaving the space on the second floor to two women.

Back downstairs, Victor threw his tired body on the sofa, and just lay on his stomach for a while, and then he got up on his back and started to look through the document on the coffee table after about two or three minutes.

Below Cuikov's letterhead is a piece of information obtained by the General Staff Intelligence Bureau from Berlin, which Victor has read before, and its general content is the plan for the Battle of Stalingrad by the German High Command.

According to this campaign plan more than a month ago, the German attack on Stalingrad was an auxiliary offensive. Its operational purpose was to contain the Soviet forces on the Volga River and launch it in the direction of the Caucasus. The offense provides cover.

But more than a month later, the Battle of Stalingrad has been fought to the present level. Both the Soviets and the Germans paid an extremely heavy price. The Germans’ characterization of the Battle of Stalingrad has changed. It seems that From the auxiliary attack, it changed to another main attack direction.

Previously, after the end of the Moscow campaign, the Germans were actually unable to carry out major offensives in two directions at the same time. This time they changed their strategy again, which is probably related to the huge losses suffered by the Soviets in Kharkov.

Putting this information aside, Victor's real concern is the next document, which records the losses suffered by the Soviet army in the past month or so.

In his previous life, Victor knew about the cruelty of the Battle of Stalingrad. After all, there were too many films and TV dramas reflecting the battle. The plot is treated as a reproduction of historical facts. But now he understands that the movie is pure nonsense, and it has nothing to do with reality.

In this fierce battle surrounding Stalingrad, most of the losses of the Soviet army hit the stage of operations on the periphery of the city, and there were several river crossing assault operations around Stalingrad, and in the real urban street fighting. , The Soviet army's losses were not great, compared with the Germans' losses were much greater.

Cui Kefu and his staff team are obviously experienced. They used artillery on a large scale in this city street battle. The 62nd Army deployed a large-scale heavy artillery group on the east bank of the city and Jiangxin Island. There is also an equally large group of Katyusha artillery. For any focal battle in urban street fighting, the Soviet combat team can get support from artillery, especially in Mamayev Hill, the focus area of ​​contention. Every German attack will be attacked by the Soviet artillery. Suffered huge losses.