Burning Moscow

I specifically glanced at the ranks on the two captains, one captain and one captain, none of them were as high as mine. It seems that they will have to follow my command when fighting later.

Tarantsev pointed to me and introduced the two of them: "This is Lieutenant Colonel Oshanina, the deputy commander of the headquarters. She will be responsible for this counterattack. You must obey her command decidingly."

After listening to Tarantsev’s introduction, the two officers gave me a somewhat unexpected look. Then, the captain tentatively asked in an uncertain tone: "Comrade brigade commander, you mean this commander is here to direct us to fight. Did I hear it wrong?"

"Yes, Comrade Lieutenant." I knew in my heart that if these people couldn't convince me as soon as possible, it would be troublesome if I didn't listen to my command on the battlefield later, so I took it before Tarantsev spoke. After a conversation, "You heard that right, I came to command this counterattack on the order of the commander of the group army. But you don’t have to worry that I will become your burden. I have participated in many cruel battles. Rich combat experience.” At this point, I paused, pointed to my collar and medals on my chest, and then continued: “My rank and medal are obtained in battle.”

After listening to my words, the two officers glanced at my collar and medal, and looked at each other, both of them showed relaxed expressions.

At this time, Lieutenant Colonel Tarantsev coughed and re-attracted everyone’s attention to him. He calmly asked me: "Comrade Lieutenant Colonel, I would like to ask, how do you plan to attack later? hit?"

"Yes. Comrade Lieutenant Colonel." The captain echoed: "The attack just now. You must have seen it too. The German army used a dozen light and heavy machine guns to block our attack. Our commanders couldn't charge at all. Go up."

As for how to attack, I thought about it on the way here. I pointed to the German position and said: "From our place to the German position, the distance is about five or six hundred meters...."

"Comrade Lieutenant Colonel, the exact distance is 620 meters." The captain who had not spoken suddenly interrupted and said: "If you continue to charge like just now, you won't wait to rush to the enemy's position. Our people should be dead."

After thanking the captain, I went on to say: "My plan is to first line up the troops in a loose offensive formation to charge, and when they rush to the middle of the two positions, let the soldiers hide in the crater. Dense shell pits and bomb pits alternately cover the enemy's position. When the trench is only 20 to 30 meters away, the soldiers will be allowed to throw grenades to destroy the firepower spots on the position that threaten us."

After listening to my plan, Tarantsev nodded. Said with satisfaction: "Comrade Lieutenant Colonel, although your style of play is time-consuming. It can greatly reduce the casualties of the troops, and at the same time, the probability of seizing the enemy's position is higher." At this point, he raised his head to the two. The commander said: "What are you still trying to do? Hurry up and summon your company platoon commanders to convey the lieutenant colonel's style of play, so that every soldier knows what he has done."

After the two commanders left, Tarantsev patted my shoulder lightly, and said with concern: "Lieutenant Colonel Oshanina, this attack is too dangerous. I haven't attacked yet, if you want to regret it. , I'll go to the commander to intercede for you."

I was very touched by his concern, but at the moment I am struggling. Who made me talk more and more courageously in front of Kolpakchi to command this counterattack.

I smiled bitterly, and bit the bullet and replied: "Comrade Commander, I have participated in this kind of battle many times. Although it is dangerous, I won all the battles in the end. I believe this counterattack will also be won." Not to make the atmosphere too dull, I deliberately changed the subject, "Are the offensive troops all sailors?"

"No, there is only one company of sailors, and the rest are the original infantry of the 192nd Division."

"Comrade brigade commander, everything is ready!" Hearing the captain's shout from a distance, Tarantsev reached out to me and said sincerely: "Then, comrade lieutenant colonel, I wish you good luck! You! I must come back alive!"

The captain and the captain saw me running along the trenches towards them, drew the pistol from the holster around his waist, raised it high above his head, and shouted: "Comrades, for the motherland! For Stalin! Come with me. !" After shouting, he crawled out of the trench with his hands and feet and rushed to the opposite side first.

I drew the pistol and just wanted to shout like they did, but when I saw the commanders in the trenches, after shouting "Ula" in unison, they all learned the same as the two commanders. The site crawled out of the trenches. I looked around in embarrassment and saw that everyone was running out of the trenches. No one paid attention to me. I quickly inserted my pistol into the holster and followed them and crawled out of the trench.

My order was faithfully executed. When the offensive troops were two to three hundred meters away from the opposite position, they dispersed and hid in the dense bomb craters. The soldiers hid in the crater for a while. Seeing that the enemy was not moving, they jumped up, jumped out of the crater where they were hiding, ran a few steps, and quickly jumped into another crater.

The German position was completely silent. Seeing that our commanders did not line up in orderly lines to attack as before, but relying on numerous craters, gradually approaching their positions, suddenly panicked, and the light and heavy machine guns were all fired. fire.

When the distance is far, the enemy's machine gun poses little threat to us. When we approached within 100 meters, the dense firepower network composed of enemy machine guns crushed our soldiers in the crater and couldn't raise their heads. I saw several brave sailors jumping out of the crater in which they were hiding, and rushing towards the enemy's position bravely with their rifles.

The Germans immediately spotted them, and a sudden fire-breathing machine gun turned around and fired frantically at them. In just ten seconds, they were all knocked down by the dense machine gun bullets.

I sneaked out of the crater and saw a tank with its tracks broken ten meters ahead of my left. I quickly crawled out of the crater and crawled towards the tank. It wasn't until I got under the chassis of the tank that I secretly breathed a sigh of relief. The field of vision in this position was wide and it was not easy to be hit by stray bullets. I could safely hide until the end of the battle before going out.

At this moment, I heard a whistle sound from the side. I turned my head curiously. It turned out that the sound was made by the captain who was hiding in the crater next to the tank. With his whistle, the entire position was heard one after another with the sound of rifle shooting and machine gun firing lowered down.

Seeing that the whistles were all made by the sailors, I couldn't help but frown, and said to myself, when are you still having time to whistle and play~www.wuxiaspot.com~ The next scene that happened will make me unforgettable forever . The sailors who were hiding in the crater took off their helmets, took out their sailor hats with ribbons from their arms and put them on their heads, put their guns in the pit, and drew out their grenades and held them in their hands. .

With another whistle, two sailors holding hands with grenades jumped out of the crater and rushed toward the enemy's position. Unfortunately, after a few steps, the large string of bullets fired by the enemy's machine gun arrived, and the shot sailor rushed forward a few steps with inertia, and then fell headlong in the crater.

Seeing the comrades start, a sailor blushed. He stood up abruptly, pulled the string of the grenade, and rushed up with the "sizzling" smoking grenade. Just halfway out, there was a "boom". In a cloud of smoke, the living person disappeared from my sight instantly.

Although three sailors were sacrificed in succession, they did not make the surviving sailors feel timid. More sailors jumped out of their hiding place, holding grenades, and rushing toward the enemy's position one after another. Most of the sailors fell under the guns of the Germans before they rushed to the position. There were also a few lucky sailors who quickly approached the German position under the cover of the crater, then pulled the string of the grenade and jumped into the trench. After a loud noise, an enemy's firepower point was wiped out. (To be continued...)