Burning Moscow

An enemy plane was hit by anti-aircraft artillery fire on the shore and flew away with a long smoke belt. The remaining enemy plane did not dare to fight, and after firing indiscriminately, it also flapped its wings and flew north. Out of the battlefield. The fleet was now close to the shore and entered the blind area of ​​enemy artillery fire. The enemy artillery also stopped their futile artillery fire.

Due to the shelter of the hills, we could not see the specific situation on the pier in the observation station, but only the fire and smoke rising from the river. This is the burning steamboat carrying troops, and we don’t know what happened just now. How much was the cost of the 13th Guards’ casualties during the crossing of the river.

I secretly sighed and said to Kirilov: "Comrade Political Commissar, let’s go, it’s getting dark, and we won’t see anything when we stay here. Let’s go back to the headquarters, and the commander will have something to do. It’s also convenient to find us."

Kirilov did not object to my proposal, packed his belongings, followed me and left the observation post, followed the trench dug by the second regiment, and returned to the division headquarters.

The first thing I did when I entered the command center was to ask Akhromeyev: "Comrade Chief of Staff, do you have any new orders from the Group Army Command?"

Akhromeyev shook his head and said: "The headquarters has not issued any new orders to us." After finishing speaking, he picked up a telegram on the table and added: "Comrade commander, there is also a commander of the group army. The war telegram from the Ministry."

"Hurry up and show it to me." When I left the headquarters, I was catching up with the enemy's troops rushing into the city. In the past few hours, although I have been in the observation post, I have always worried about Cui Kefu and the others. Safety. As soon as I heard a telegram reporting the battle. So I can't wait to get out of Akhromeyev's hands. Snatched the telegram.

Unfold the tele-paper and take a look. I saw it read: "The enemies who attacked the city pointed their attacks directly at the Central Railway Station. The attacks they launched were unusually fierce. Despite the huge losses, the fascist invaders still rushed forward desperately. A column of infantry with cars and tanks rushed into the city. Probably, the Hitler bandits thought they had good luck, so each of them rushed to the Volga River and toward the city center. To divide the spoils. Our soldiers, snipers. Soldiers, armored soldiers, and gunners concealed themselves in houses, basements, temporary fire spots and corners of houses. From there, they saw with their own eyes how the drunk German devils jumped out of the car, played the harmonica, and screamed and chaotically on the crosswalk. jump.

Although the fascist robbers lay corpses everywhere under our attack, the follow-up troops still swarmed into the streets and alleys like a tide. Their submachine gunners gradually sneaked into the urban area east of the railway, forced into the station, and approached the expert building. The battle took place only 800 meters away from the command post of the group army.

On the left, on the outskirts of Mining, the fighting became more intense and cruel. The enemy also stepped up its offensive on my right flank. The situation is getting worse every hour. "

I put the telegram I had finished reading on the table and frowned and asked Ahromeyev in a harsh tone: "Comrade Chief of Staff. When did this telegram come?" The reason why I asked in this tone, It's because he didn't inform me of the battle in the city in time. If it's because we watch from the sidelines. And if there is any accident in the command of the group army, this battle will certainly not go on, and we will also become the sinners of history.

Akhromeyev didn’t seem to notice my anomaly, and he replied: “Reporter, this telegram was sent two hours ago. After receiving the telegram, I sent a battle to the five regiments closest to the city. Alert. After receiving the task, the regiment commander, Lieutenant Colonel Oleg, personally led a battalion force, and together with the infantry 299th division, launched a charge from the rear of the enemy. The fourth regiment also put the tank battalion into battle. After an hour of fighting, we cleared out the enemy troops on the road to the headquarters."

Although I was a little dissatisfied with Akhromeyev’s unsolicited advice, I heard that he had eliminated the enemy troops that threatened the security of the headquarters, so I had to pretend to be indifferent and praise him. "Good job! Comrade Captain, as the chief of staff of the division, when neither the political commissar nor I are in the headquarters, you have the right to issue various combat orders to the troops."

"Chief of Staff," Kirilov couldn't wait to ask as soon as I finished speaking insincerely: "Where are the five regiments and tank battalions now?"

"The fifth regiment and the tank battalion returned to their respective locations after completing their combat missions."

After hearing Akhromeyev's words, Kirilov stomped in anxiously: "Oh, comrade chief of staff, since our troops have arrived near the headquarters, you should let them stay there and strengthen the headquarters. How can the defensive force of the army be allowed to retreat casually? After they withdraw like this, the defensive force near the headquarters will be empty again?"

Akhromeyev was a little nervous when he heard Kirilov's words like this. He quickly asked, "Then I will let the Five Regiments draw a battalion to the headquarters to strengthen the defense there." After speaking, he stretched out his hand. Go get the phone.

Before he could touch the phone with his hand, I moved the phone aside first, and said in a calm tone: "Comrade Chief of Staff, don't be so anxious. The security of the headquarters does not need us to send troops there." At this point, I turned my head and explained to Kirilov, "Commissar, you just saw the 13th Guards Division crossing the river. Although there have been some losses in the river, at least five or six thousand people have come ashore. I think There is no problem with drawing a part of the troops to take charge of the security work of the headquarters."

Hearing what I said, Kirilov asked suspiciously: "Comrade Oshanina, do you think it is possible?"

I nodded and said in an affirmative tone: "Comrade Political Commissar, this is not my speculation, but when I was still in charge of the headquarters, I heard the commander personally say that he planned to make the 13th guard The battalion serves as a guard battalion for the security of the headquarters."

Then, I walked to Razumeyeva's side and asked her to immediately contact the first and third groups. I want to know how the two groups are now. On the phone, I repeatedly emphasized to Sergeikov and Godunov: "...Although no enemy is found in front of your position, you still have to be vigilant to prevent the enemy from launching a sneak attack on us. "

Just put down the headset and microphone. I saw Basmanov wearing a big brimmed hat. Wearing a raincoat. A commander of medium stature, covered in dust and blackened by the smoke of gunpowder, walked in. I habitually looked at the other party’s collar, and found that it was actually a colonel. In an instant, I was lost for a moment. I secretly said that it was not Rodimtsev himself?

The colonel followed Basmanov to Kirilov, raised his hand to salute him, and said politely: "Hello. Comrade, regiment-level political commissar. I will introduce myself. I am the 13th Guards Division. Colonel Ye Lin, the commander of the 39th regiment, was ordered to take over the defense of the 107.5 heights in the military defense zone."

After listening to his introduction, Kirilov stretched out his hands to hold the opponent's hand, shook it vigorously, and said emotionally: "Hello, Colonel Ye Lin! I am Kirilov, political commissar of the Communist Party of China. Welcome. Come. You just crossed the river and the commanders are tired. Let’s take a rest first. Then go to 107.5 Heights to take over."

I quickly walked to the side of the two of them, and proactively reached out to Colonel Ye Lin. Said friendly: "Hello, Comrade Ye Lin. I am Colonel Oshanina, the commander of the ** Division. Welcome you and your troops to our defense zone."

Ye Lin obviously did not expect that the head of the ** teacher was actually a female. After a moment of stunned, he took my hand and said politely: "Hello, Comrade Oshanina, I really didn't expect the ** teacher's The teacher is female."

"Colonel Ye Lin, your thoughts are not good. What about women? Can you be a division commander and not be able to command troops?" Kirilov deliberately said to Ye Lin with a straight face: "You know, Ou Colonel Xia Ningna, but an excellent commander with outstanding military exploits, not only the commanders of the front and group forces are familiar with her, but even the Supreme Commander himself highly values ​​her."

Kirilov’s compliment to me made Ye Lin feel a little embarrassed. He murmured: "I'm sorry, Comrade Oshanina, I am not...no..."

In order to prevent him from being embarrassed, I promptly changed the subject: "Comrade Colonel, have all your guards crossed the river?"

Ye Lin shook his head and said, "Comrade Oshaninna, let you down. At present, only one battalion of the 34th, 42nd and 39th Regiment of Guards has crossed the river. The other two battalions and guard company of our regiment , And the Artillery Corps are still on the east bank of the Volga River, maybe they can all cross over tonight."

"Colonel Ye Lin, please come here, let me introduce you to the situation of 107.5 Heights." Akhromeyev waited for us to say everything, and walked to Ye Lin's front and asked him to come to the table. Use the map to understand the defensive area he is about to defend.

When we and Ye Lin were around the table, Akhromeyev began to introduce the situation: "Comrade Colonel, the 107.5 highland is located two kilometers west of the Mamayev Hill. It is characterized by its gentle north **** and easy attack. It is difficult to defend, and the southern **** is steep and easy to defend and difficult to attack. That is to say, once the highland falls, we will launch a counterattack from the direction of the southern slope, and we will pay a painful price."

After listening, Ye Lin asked blankly, "What is behind the high ground?"

"About one kilometer away from the high ground is Soviet Avenue. The nearby residential buildings are the dormitories of the family members of the State Consumer Cooperative Association. There is also a flour mill nearby. There is a tall chimney in the middle of the mill and an observation post can be set up on it. , To monitor the movement of the enemy within a few kilometers around."

This is the first time I heard that there is a flour mill behind the 107.5 plateau, and there is a tall chimney in the flour mill. Hearing this, I couldn't help but curse Godunov in my heart. Since an observation post is set up on the chimney, it can monitor the enemy's situation within a few kilometers around. But why are you still being attacked by the German army, causing the loss of your position?

After Akhromeyev finished introducing the situation, I habitually asked: "Colonel Ye Lin, if you have any difficulties, even if you raise them, as long as they are within our ability, we will definitely solve them for you."

Unexpectedly, after hearing what we said, Ye Lin's old face blushed, and he hesitated: "Comrade Oshanina, Political Commissar Kirilo, I really have something embarrassing, I want to ask you to help!"

Before I had time to ask the other party about any difficulties, Kirilov had already stated his position first: "Comrade Ye Lin, we are all friendly forces. If you have any difficulties, please mention it, and we will try our best to solve it for you."

Seeing that Kirilov and I both stated that they would help themselves to solve the problem, Ye Lin boldly said: "That's it. Although our guards are fully staffed. There are more than 10,000 soldiers. But the weapons and ammunition are equipped. It's not good. The whole division has more than a thousand soldiers without even weapons. The battalion I brought has 500 people, of which two hundred have no weapons. I just want to ask you to provide weapons for our department."

Hearing his request, I was dumbfounded at the time. I must know that the military division’s current equipment is half Soviet-style weapons, and half is seized German, Italian, Romanian, and Hungarian equipment. For the 39th regiment. In the next battle, many of our fighters could only charge the enemy with their bare hands. When I thought of charging the enemy with my bare hands, I suddenly remembered the movie "Arrived at the City" related to the Battle of Stalingrad in later generations. When the famous sniper Vasily entered the battlefield, didn't he also grabbed five bullets and even a gun in his hand. If they didn't, they just bite the bullet and followed the large forces to attack the enemy. If it were not for his luck, he might have been killed by a bullet from the German army or killed by a machine gun bullet from the supervising team. The Guards had thousands of unequipped fighters. Could it be that Vasily is in this unit?

Thinking of this, I couldn't help but want to ask Colonel Ye Lin directly. Is there a Siberian hunter Vasily in his army? But my mouth opened a few times, and I still couldn't speak. You must know that Vasily I know is just a hero created in the movie. Whether there is such a person or not is yet to be verified. If I asked rashly, it would definitely arouse everyone's suspicion, so I chose to remain silent in the end.

But Ye Lin saw my expression in his eyes. He thought I was going to say something, so he quickly looked at me, smiled and asked politely: "Colonel Oshanina, do you have anything to say?"

When he asked, he immediately put me in an awkward position. Seeing that everyone was looking at me, I had no choice but to laugh and covertly said: "I want to ask Colonel Ye Lin, are two hundred rifles enough?"

Hearing what I said, Ye Lin nodded hurriedly and said: "Enough, enough, two hundred rifles are enough!"

"Okay, then, when the third regiment changes defense, I will leave you with two hundred rifles, and at the same time I will leave you with a walkie-talkie, so that you can keep in touch.

Seeing that I had promised two hundred rifles for the 39th regiment, Akhromeyev's face showed a surprised expression. He moved his lips at me a few times. Although there was no sound, I understood what he said. Meaning: "Master, the third regiment has no extra weapons. Where can I find two hundred rifles for them?"

I deliberately pretended not to see Akhromeyev’s expression, turned my head to look at Kirilov, but saw that he was talking and laughing with Ye Lin, it seems that I promised to give weapons to the 39th regiment, and he too There is light.

In this case, I was overwhelmed by a tiger, so I had no choice but to bite the bullet and instruct Akhromeyev: "Comrade Chief of Staff, call Captain Godunov of the Third Regiment and ask him to call the 39th Regiment when he changes defense. Comrades keep two hundred rifles and, if possible, two more machine guns."

Ye Lin heard what I told Akhromeev next to him, and immediately shook my hand again and gratefully said: "Thank you, Colonel Oshanina. With these weapons, I believe us. The troops will be more confident in holding their positions."

When I shook hands with him, I told Akhromeyev again: "The chief of staff, and also call Lieutenant Mikhayev and ask him to come to the division headquarters."

When I let go of Ye Lin's hand, I pointed to a place next to him and said to him with some worry: "Comrade Ye Lin, the German army has been very cautious in the two days of offensive due to the recent losses of our division. Once they find that the 107.5 highland defenders have changed people, they may adopt the old style of attack, which is to attack in the middle and turn around on the two wings. Let us be responsible for the safety of your right wing. We decided not to watch. The enemy passed under our noses and went around behind you. In addition, if you want to hold the high ground, the fortifications must be strengthened. I have called the company commander of the division engineering company to come over and let him explain to you how to build Strong fortifications."

Ye Lin nodded thoughtfully, and said, "When I came, I saw the commanders of the military division repairing fortifications along the way. According to my estimation, the reason why the Germans have repeatedly failed in front of your positions is because You have strong fortifications."

Mikhayev rushed to the headquarters quickly. I called him to Ye Lin. After introducing the two of them, I told Mikhayev: "Comrade Lieutenant, Colonel Ye Lin’s troops will be here soon. 107.5 Highland defense, you can give him a brief introduction to our division’s experience in building fortifications."

When Mikhayev began to introduce Ye Lin's experience in building fortifications, I accidentally saw Razumeyeva receiving the report, guessing that it might be a telegram from the headquarters of the group army, and walked towards her. Standing by her side and waiting for the telegram, Mikhayev's voice kept coming into my ears; "...The entrance to the fortification should not be too big, it is best to only allow one person to enter and exit, and the entrance to the fortification, It’s best to be connected to a corridor. Every two or three meters in the corridor, there is a thick curtain covered with water, which can effectively absorb and stop the explosion shock wave of shells or bombs. In order to avoid the explosion shock wave and shrapnel from the entrance Kill our soldiers..."

Before I could hear what Mikhayev said, Razumeyeva had raised her head and handed me a telegram. I took it and saw that it turned out to be a new order issued by the Command of the Group Army: "From now on, all the troops in the Mamayev Hill, the railway ring line to the Tsaritsa River section will obey the commander of the 13th Guards Division Luo Ji. Commanded by General Mtsev. Trikov."

When I saw this telegram, I couldn't help being stunned. Originally, I thought that after the 13th Guards Division came, even if they were to send troops to take over the defense of the 107.5 heights, the military division and them would be independent and non-interference, but Cui Kefu suddenly sent such an order~www.wuxiaspot. com~ All combat troops in the north of my city, including the military division, will be placed under the command of Rodimtsev.

I stood beside the radio for a long time, so that Kirilov called me several times, but I didn't hear it. Razumeyeva, who was sitting next to me, gave me a few pushes, and then I recovered and heard her remind me in a low voice: "Teacher, Comrade Political Commissar is calling you!"

I quickly coughed, squeezed a little smile on my face, and walked over to Kirilov and the others. At the same time, I raised the telegram in my hand and said loudly: "The telegram just sent by the headquarters is officially official. Let us know that from now on, our military division has been placed under the command of General Rodimtsev!"

After hearing this, Kirilov gave a serious grunt, took the telegram in my hand and looked down, the more he saw his brows frowned.

But Ye Lin was extremely happy when he heard the news, and said excitedly: "This is really great. Since it is all under the command of Master Rodimtsev, then we can fight side by side in the future."

"Yes, yeah, comrade colonel, you are very striving." I said with a strong smile: "I hope that under the leadership of the general, we will cooperate sincerely and defeat the German aggressors as soon as possible." (To be continued...)()