Burning Moscow

　　 When I was chatting with Katukov, I glanced at Major Xedulin who was calling next to me from the corner of my eyes. He seemed to be about to call the regiment headquarters and was reporting to the other party: "...My battalion has wiped out all the enemies on the front after the battle just now! What, the casualties of the troops? The casualties are not large, sacrificed 5 people and wounded 18 people. Destroyed 159 enemies and captured 147. What, it’s impossible? Really, comrade commander, please believe me, everything I say is true! If you don’t believe me, you can ask comrade commander personally. She was the one who fought just now. In command, the Guards Tank Brigade of General Katukov cooperated with our offensive. What, do you want to speak with Comrade Commander in person? Okay, please wait a moment!"

　　 Xie Dulin handed the microphone over to me and said, "Comrade commander, this is the phone number of Lieutenant Colonel Serebryakov, the head of the division. He wants to talk to you!"

　　 I stepped forward to answer the phone, "Hello! Head of Serebryakov, I’m Oshanina!"

　　 "Hello! Comrade Commander," after the other party asked politely, he went straight to the point to verify the results reported by Xie Dulin. "Just now I heard from Major Xie Dulin, deputy commander and third battalion commander, that the German army in front of the position had been wiped out by our army, and the position lost yesterday was restored by our army. I want to ask you, is his report accurate? "

"Yes, what he said is true!" I did not hesitate to give him an affirmative answer, "General Katukov used two captured German tanks to impersonate enemy reinforcements and swaggered close to them. When they were negligent to guard their positions, they attacked decisively and attacked them. In one fell swoop, all the armored vehicles that threatened our army were killed. Major Xie Dulin seized the opportunity in time and led the troops to follow the subsequent tanks to attack the enemy's position The entire battle time..." At this point, I calculated the battle time silently in my heart, and then continued: "The entire battle took about 20 minutes. More than a hundred enemies were eliminated, and all the remaining prisoners were taken."

"This is really incredible." The other party still said with that kind of suspicion: "But according to our prior reconnaissance, there are more than 300 German troops occupying our army's position, and Major Xie Dulin's third battalion only has the same number. Strength. You must know that if you want to launch an offensive with roughly equal strength, even with the support of the tank brigade, it will take a long time and a huge price to achieve such a victory."

"Comrade Commander, please pay attention!" Hearing that he was still doubting the authenticity of the battle results, I was already a little impatient. In a stern tone, he said, "You have too little confidence in your soldiers. , Greatly underestimated their fighting enthusiasm and the extraordinary combat power that they stimulated. You must know that a soldier armed with Stalin's thought is invincible by any enemy!" After saying this ruthless sentence, I directly issued to him Issued an order: "Comrade commander, I have important information to report to the commander immediately, but the phone number of this battalion headquarters cannot contact the division headquarters. I order you to contact the division headquarters immediately and ask the political commissar or General Leviakin to give I'll call back. Remember, move fast, I'm short on time." After finishing speaking, before he could respond, I hung up the phone involuntarily.

Putting down the phone, I suddenly found the three commanders in the room staring at me like alien monsters. They looked at me. I couldn't help asking curiously: "What are you looking at me for? What's so interesting? "

Katukov stood up, walked in front of me, raised his thumb, praised me and said, "Lieutenant Colonel Oshanina, you really admire me. I really didn’t expect you to say so well. He repeated the sentence in my tone: "A soldier armed with Stalin’s thought is invincible by any enemy. This sentence is so good, I must write it down, and then tell it. My tank soldiers, let them all remember this sentence."

　　 "Yes! Comrade teacher." Kistyakov and Xie Dulin also joined the ranks of worshiping me. com "We will also remember what you said, and then let all the cadres and soldiers of the division know what you said."

　　 was just a word spoken in a hurry, but it was regarded as a good word by them. Hearing them all say this, I couldn't help feeling cold and sweaty. Fortunately, the timely ringing of the telephone ringing helped me out. I quickly grabbed the microphone to cover up my embarrassment: "I am Teacher Oshanina, who are you?"

　　 "What do you mean by who you are? I'm Rokosowski." The commander's dissatisfied voice came from the microphone. It seemed that the battle in Sun Mountain City was not going well, which caused him to be in a bad mood. What he said next confirmed my statement: "I said! Lida, how is the situation on your side, can you resolve the battle before dark? You know that the situation in Sun Mountain City is very unfavorable for our army, Puri The soldiers of the 2nd Cavalry Corps of Guards led by General Yev have been engaged in tug-of-war with the enemy in the three settlements of Sverchikovo, Selisevo and Multnovo. The remaining offensive troops are currently All were blocked by the enemy at the starting point. Because the enemy had tanks and aircraft to assist in the battle, the troops suffered heavy casualties. In order to turn the tide of the battle as quickly as possible, I plan to put the anti-tank artillery regiment and tank brigade into the battle, if you can’t solve the battle before dark , I will take back both Katukov’s tank brigade and Yevremenko’s anti-tank artillery regiment. At that time, you will only have infantry without heavy weapons to provide fire cover to attack the enemy’s strong positions. You Think about it, time is running out."

Hearing him say this, I quickly replied: "Comrade Commander, please rest assured that the battle is over, the enemy has been wiped out, and our army's position has been retaken. But even if the mission is completed, I will not take the tank brigade. Return it to you and the anti-tank artillery regiment. I want to keep it for great use."