Burning Moscow

Sergeikov’s loud voice came from the earphones, and even Kirilov and Akhromeyev standing beside me heard them, and their faces couldn't help but smile with relief. !www.23wx. My originally bad mood became happy because of Sederikov’s report.

After listening to the reports of the two regiments, I have a good understanding of the current situation: the position of the regiment has been operated for a longer period of time and the fortifications are more complete, so it can still be in the enemy’s shelling and bombing. The main position retains sufficient troops. However, the positions handed over by the original tank army received by the Third Regiment were not complete in various fortifications. Placing troops in these places during the shelling and bombing was purely to send them to death, so Godunov decided to withdraw the main force to the southern slope. , Is also understandable.

The three of us returned to the table and started discussing the counterattack against 107.5 Heights. Akhromeyev first asked: "Commander, do we need to send additional reinforcements to the third regiment?"

Hearing this question from Akhromeyev, Kirilov also turned his attention to me, waiting for my answer. I glanced at the map on the table, waved to him and said, "No, although the three regiments and one battalion have almost lost all of them, it is enough to regain the 107.5 highland with their regiment strength. You must know that the three regiments still have one. There are more than a thousand people, more than the combined total strength of the several divisions in the city."

Akhromeyev sighed and said, "Since the Third Regiment still has so many troops, there is no need to increase their troops. I have checked the height of 107.5, the width of the southern **** is too narrow. Can't spread too much The strength of the army." After speaking, he turned his gaze to Kirilov, wanting to hear his opinion.

Kirilov said lightly: "The combat power of the three regiments. It's not bad in the whole division, and besides, there are so many troops, I don't doubt their ability to regain the high ground at all."

It seems that the division leaders’ opinions are completely unified, so I instructed Akhromeyev: "Comrade Chief of Staff, you call Captain Morozov and ask him to send a heavy howitzer unit of Lieutenant Tiyakonov to immediately bombard the 107.5 heights. . The Germans must not be allowed to gain a foothold on the high ground."

After talking with Morozov on the phone for a few words, Akhromeev covered the microphone with his hand and asked me for instructions: "Comrade Commander, Captain Morozov is asking for instructions. Is it possible to use only two doors as yesterday, or to use all of them? Use all the artillery?"

"It goes without saying. Of course, all five howitzers are used." I also specifically explained to him: "It's getting dark anyway, and the German aircraft poses no threat to our artillery positions."

Akhromeyev nodded after listening. Release the hand covering the microphone. I was about to repeat my order to Morozov, but a timid voice came from the side: "Comrade Colonel, can I say a few words?"

I turned my head and saw that it was the injured pilot Captain Popkov. Hearing that he had something to say, I nodded and said in a friendly manner: "Go ahead, Comrade Captain, do not hesitate to say anything."

After getting my permission. Popkov said boldly: "Comrade Colonel, you don’t know. The German Air Force is now equipped with a large number of night planes, that is, even at night, they can bombard our positions like during the day. Indiscriminate bombing. Our troops suffered from enemy aircraft in the Battle of Kharkov a few months ago."

The words of a professional Popkov made Akhromeyev hesitate, who was about to deliver the order. He looked at me embarrassedly to see what decision I would make. I frowned and thought about Popkov’s words. If the howitzer unit is not used, the troops on the 107.5 heights will suffer heavy casualties; if they are used, it is possible that the situation described by the captain will really happen, and the enemy will be deployed at night. The aircraft came to bomb our artillery positions, and by then the heavy weapons in the division could be exhausted.

Seeing that I hadn't spoken for a long time, not only Akhromeev was anxious, but Kirilov was also a little anxious. Since Akhromeyev's position is relatively low, he dared not interrupt my thoughts casually, so he just held the microphone and looked at me anxiously, waiting for my answer. But Kirilov had no scruples. Seeing that I was delayed in answering, he asked unceremoniously: "Comrade Oshanina, have you thought about it? Is this howitzer unit used or not?"

At this moment, I finally made up my mind, so I decisively ordered Akhromeyev: "The chief of staff, the original order remains unchanged, or to put all the howitzers into battle, and tell Lieutenant Diyakonov to give full play to life and death. For the fearless revolutionary spirit of the People’s Republic of China, we must use artillery to defeat the enemy occupying the highlands in the shortest possible time and cover the counterattack carried out by the Third Regiment."

Akhromeyev nodded vigorously, and repeated my command loudly into the microphone: "Captain Godunov, the commander ordered, immediately put all the howitzers into battle, and tell Lieutenant Diyakonov to give full play to his generals. The fearless revolutionary spirit that puts life and death aside, must use artillery to defeat the enemy occupying the highlands in the shortest possible time and cover the counterattack carried out by the three regiments."

When Kirilov and Akhromeyev continued to communicate with the subordinate units, I called Popkov aside and sat down, and asked him with concern: "Comrade Captain, your injury does not matter, right?"

Popkov raised his hand and touched his gauze-wrapped forehead, smiled and shook his head, and replied indifferently: "Comrade Colonel, thank you for your concern. All I have suffered are skin injuries. The troops immediately went into battle."

Hearing him say that the injury was not serious, I was relieved a lot, and then changed the topic: "Captain Popkov, do you know where the German field airport is?"

Popkov is a clever man. Hearing my question, he immediately heard the song and got a sense of elegance. With a smile on his face, he asked tentatively: "Comrade Colonel, if I'm not mistaken, you are planning to send troops to attack the enemy. The airport?"

Talking to smart people is easy. I haven't asked the subject yet, but he actually guessed what I wanted to ask. I nodded, acquiescing to my plan to send troops to sneak attacks on the German field airport. At the same time, he asked: "Captain Popkov, do you think this plan is feasible?"

In the future, he would provide me with some details about the sneak attack, and even provide me with information on the location of the German field airport. Unexpectedly, he shook his head and said regretfully: "Comrade Colonel, although your idea is bold, in my opinion, there is no possibility of implementation at all?"

What he said surprised me, and I quickly asked, "Captain Popkov, why are you talking about it?"

Popkov stood up. He politely made a gesture to me, then came to the table first, leaned down and pointed to the map on the table and said to me: "Comrade Colonel. Please look, from the direction of the enemy plane, the German army’s The field airport must be located west of the Don River. If you want to send troops to sneak attack, you must pass through the enemy's battle queue, march one or two hundred kilometers, and then cross the Don River. And you can’t send less troops. Otherwise, it will not be able to break through the guard of the German army. A large-scale unit must march one or two hundred kilometers in the middle of the enemy's battle queue. Unless all Germans are blind and deaf, it is absolutely impossible to fail to find this unit."

After listening to Popkov’s words, Kirilov sighed and said with a worried face: "Captain Popkov is right. If the German airfield is not far from our line of defense, we will attack. There is still hope of success. However, judging from the current situation, it is most likely that the airport will be on the west bank of the Don River. It is unlikely that we want to attack again."

Although I knew what they said was reasonable, I still reluctantly asked Popkov: "Comrade Captain, has your air force bombed the enemy's airfield and logistics base?" What I thought was that infantry could not sneak attack on the German army. Airport, use our air force to bomb the head office, right? As long as the enemy’s airport is blown up and the planes on it are destroyed, at least for some time in the future, we won’t have to be blown up by the enemy’s planes.

Popkov thought for a while, and said solemnly: "We have bombed the German airport before, but due to the strong air defense force at the airport, our bomber group on mission had to be far away from the airport. Early tactical actions to evade the air defense firepower net are rarely effective in destroying enemy targets. That is to say, the air strikes we take often result in our planes going back and forth between our military airport and the bombing target in vain. ."

Listening to Popkov's mention of tactical actions to evade the air defense firepower net, my mind suddenly flashed. I thought of Curtis Limei, an air force general in the United States, and his formation of bombers and bombing techniques. The bold innovation carried out, and the famous interlaced flying formation. Thinking of this, I said to Popkov confidently: "Comrade Captain, I would like to give your air force a suggestion that will allow you to eliminate more targets with minimal loss."

Popkov listened to me and looked at me with doubts, with an expression of disbelief on his face. I can also understand his reaction. Anyway, I am an infantry commander and an out-and-out layman for the Air Force. It is indeed a bit of a trick to give them advice.

Seeing that not only Popkov, but even Kirilov and Akhromeyev’s faces showed suspicious expressions, I said to myself: "Next time you bombard the enemy. , Don’t take evasive tactics anymore."

"Comrade Colonel, what do you mean is that our bombers do not take any evasive tactics in the face of enemy ground anti-aircraft fire?"

"Yes!" I replied affirmatively.

"Do you know that, in this way, our plane may be completely shot down by the enemy's air defense fire before it reaches the destination." Popkov said angrily, if it wasn't because our rank was better than him. Because of the height, he might yell at me.

"Captain Popkov, stay calm, please sit down." After I asked him to sit down, I explained to him patiently: "I used to be an anti-aircraft gunner. I know very well that in the air defense forces and In the battle between fighters, the air defense forces are always at a disadvantage. After the aircraft performs evasive tactics, if they want to attack the opponent's target, they must finally return to the distance to face the air defense firepower net from the ground.... …"

Before I could finish my words, Popkov suddenly understood the topic and said excitedly, "Comrade Colonel, I understand that instead of wasting time in implementing evasive tactics, it is better to rush towards the target. Anyway, the enemy Although our air defense firepower network is dense, the threat posed to us is far less than we imagined. In this way, we can hit more targets with the latest losses."

Hearing that he understood my intentions. I nodded in satisfaction, and praised myself: Ruzi can be taught.

Popkov picked up the pen and notepad on the table, raised his head and asked me politely: "Can you?" I knew he wanted to record what he said, so I readily agreed.

Seeing him burying his head and writing quickly in the notepad, I wanted to tell him the "staggered" formation flying tactics created by General Li Mei, but I thought I only knew the term, but didn't know the specifics. Content. If he asked a few more times, I would wear a gang, so I didn't mention it again.

Razumeyeva came to me at some point. A telegram was delivered to me and reported in a low voice: "Comrade Commander, a telegram from the Group Army Command."

When I picked up the telegram and looked at it, Kirilov asked nervously, "Comrade commander. What new command does the commander have?" I understand his gaffe. It was caused by the fall of 107.5 Heights and the shooting down of its own fighter plane by anti-aircraft guns.

After reading the content of the telegram, I quickly comforted him and said, "Comrade political comrades, don’t worry. The commander informed us that the counterattack against the enemy will be launched in the early morning of the day after tomorrow. Mayevgang will not be taken by the Germans." At this point, I glanced at Popkov who was writing in a notebook. He whispered to Kirilov: "The commander probably doesn't know about the loss of the high ground and the accidental attack of our fighter plane by the anti-aircraft artillery."

Kirilov shivered after hearing this. Solicited my opinion in a low voice: "Comrade Oshanina, the incident of the anti-aircraft fire accident can be ignored for the time being. After all, it is not our responsibility, but what about the loss of the high ground? Do you need to report to the commander?"

I heard him say this, nodded quickly, and said in a positive tone: "The loss of the high ground must be reported to the commander, otherwise you and I will be in trouble when they learn about the news through other channels." Here, I called Razumeyeva over and told her: "Comrade Lieutenant, please report to the group army headquarters immediately, saying that the German army has captured our 107.5 heights and we are organizing troops to counterattack."

Although I pretended to be nonchalant on the surface, I still felt uneasy in my heart. I was afraid that Cui Kefu would dismiss me in anger when he heard the news. But my worries were obviously unnecessary. Cui Kefu's telegram came back very quickly, with only a short sentence: "When can I regain the ground?"

Holding the telegram I just received, I turned my head and ordered Akhromeyev who was standing at the table: "Comrade Chief of Staff, call the Artillery Battalion and ask them to bombard the 107.5 heights immediately." Then I turned my head around. , Said to Nadya, the telegraph operator who had been looking at me, "I immediately contacted the third regiment and said that I wanted to talk to Captain Godunov."

When Nadya called the Third Regiment, I suddenly remembered another thing, and hurriedly shouted at Akhromeyev: "By the way, Comrade Chief of Staff, let Morozov send a few more flying thunder cannon teams. On the southern **** of the high ground, even if our shells can’t hold all the enemies on the ground and blow them up, then our explosive kit can send them to see God. By the way, let them bring more explosive kits. If there is not enough manpower, let Pu Captain Gachev sent a battalion of Khorushov to help them carry explosive kits."

When everything that should be ordered was ordered, Nadya also contacted Godunov. She quickly handed the earphone and microphone to me, and said at the same time: "Master, I have already contacted the third group, Godunov The captain is waiting for your order."

My statement to Godunov was very brief: "Comrade Captain, after the artillery battalion's shelling is over, you will immediately counterattack the high ground with a company as a unit, and you must take back your position for me."

Kirilov walked to my side and asked cautiously: "Comrade Oshanina, how should the commander reply?"

He does not remind ~www.wuxiaspot.com~ I really forgot the telegram that Cui Koff had just sent. After calculating the strength of the enemy and us, I decisively ordered Razumeyeva: "Lieutenant, give power to the headquarters, say We will surely take the position back from the enemy in two hours."

"Are you really sure to take back the ground within two hours?" Kirilov asked suspiciously.

Although I am not sure whether I can regain the position at this moment, I can’t hesitate at this time. I still bit my head and replied: “Comrade political comrades, I believe in our soldiers. I believe in their fighting power and tenacious fighting. The spirit will definitely regain our position within the stipulated time." After speaking, he charged Razumeyeva and decisively ordered her, "Send this telegram to the headquarters immediately."

In this way, a telegram that read "Retake the position within two hours" was sent to the group army command by Razumeeva. When she made the report, there was a rumble of artillery from outside the cave. This was Tyakonov's heavy howitzer unit, which began to shell the German troops occupying the high ground. (To be continued...)

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