Burning Moscow

I'm glad that the enemy's offensive has been dismantled again. Even Razumeyeva, the telegraph operator sitting next to me, patted her chest and said with lingering fear: "Comrade Commander, if you are always shocked like this Sooner or later it will scare people out of heart disease. Watermark advertising test Watermark advertising test"

I smiled silently. When I was about to make fun of her, I suddenly thought that since our plane can blow up the Germans, the German plane can also blow up our tank detachment. Besides, the order I gave Perskin was for the tank detachment to block the German mechanized units attacking the artillery positions. If he saw the enemy so embarrassed by our planes, he might take the tank with his head. Detach to attack the German army. Although the 29th Division of the German Motorized Infantry was wiped out by us, it was still being shelled by our army, but with their strength, it was easy to destroy a squad with only a dozen tanks. Thinking of this, I was startled in a cold sweat, and couldn't help but yell: "Oh, awful!"

When I heard my cry, Razumeyeva and Pugachev reacted completely differently. Razumeyeva looked at me blankly, as if trying to figure out why I suddenly lost my mind; while Pughachev asked nervously: "Master, what is wrong?."

I ignored Pughachev’s question, and nervously urged Razumeyeva: "Second Lieutenant, immediately call Captain Perskin to stop his tank unit immediately and quickly return to the point of departure." Although Razumeyeva didn't know why I gave this order, she immediately adjusted the radio frequency, took the microphone, and called Perskin loudly.

At this moment, the phone on the desk rang again, and Pugachev picked it up and listened. Immediately he handed the microphone over, and said: "The report teacher, it is a call from Lieutenant Colonel Ke Sijia, commander of the third regiment."

Hearing that it was Corsgar's call, my heart shook. Xin said that the enemy in the west was not moving, right? Take the microphone. I asked nervously, "Lieutenant Colonel Corsca, is there anything you are doing there?"

"Report to the commander. The enemy in the residential area sent a reconnaissance team in the direction of our regiment. There is an armored vehicle and three motorcycles. What should we do, destroy them or let them go?"

I was thinking fast in my mind. If it fights, the third regiment will be exposed, and the German troops who were stranded near the settlement may directly come forward. But if we don't fight, our lurking troops are discovered by German scouts, and the final result is still the same.

I was conflicting, and the anxious Ke Sijia couldn't help but urge me: "Comrade Master, what should we do? Please give instructions!"

"Let the soldiers pay attention to concealment. Maybe they are here to explore the way, as long as they are not found, try not to open fire." Having said this, I hesitated. I am afraid that Corsca has misunderstood what I mean. Even if the enemy's scouts and our soldiers are face-to-face, they are not allowed to fire, that would be troublesome, so I emphasized: "Of course, if the enemy finds us, then you Fire without hesitation, don't even a German guy let them run away."

Putting down the phone, I saw Razumeyeva still calling, and couldn't help but feel a little upset, and shouted at her: "Second lieutenant, why did you do it? It's been so long and I haven't gotten up yet. Can Captain Perskin contact me?"

Razumeyeva was so yelled by me that her eyes turned red, but she replied respectfully, "I'm sorry, teacher, I haven't contacted yet, I will continue to contact." After speaking, she opened her voice and called out again.

I raised my binoculars and looked outside for a while. The commanders of the Fourth Regiment were no longer visible on the battlefield. Only the first line of defense was where many people were rushing to repair the trenches that were destroyed by artillery fire. I turned the camera to the fake artillery position behind the second line of defense, and found that it was full of large and small craters. If the artillery company was not transferred, it would be annihilated by the entire army after being covered by this gunfire.

I picked up the phone and dialed Gaidar and asked loudly, "Lieutenant Colonel Gaidar, has your regiment withdrew its fortifications?"

"Yes, comrade commander." Gaidar replied: "I have placed two companies on the first line of defense, and they are rushing to repair fortifications; the second line of defense has three companies on standby and they are on standby. If the defense line is tight, they will immediately enter the position through the traffic trenches to reinforce the forward troops."

"Where are the remaining troops in your regiment?" I silently figured it out. There are only five companies, and a dozen of them have been placed by him, so I have to ask to understand.

"Comrade Commander," he hesitated for a moment when he heard me ask, and then said cautiously: "I thought about it this way. The front fortifications are too crude. Instead of placing so many troops in the trenches and beatings, it is better to put so many troops in the trenches. Leave the reserve team behind, hide in a safe area, and then send them in when the time is right."

After hearing Gaidar’s answer, I just hummed and did not express any objection. I just exhorted: "Comrade Lieutenant Colonel, let the officers and men prepare for battle. The Germans were beaten severely by us. After they suffered such a big loss, they will definitely not be reconciled, and will definitely retaliate, so that the soldiers will be more vigilant and ready for battle."

After finishing the call with Gaidar, I found that Razumeyeva hadn’t contacted Perskin. She couldn’t help but become annoyed and her tone became harsher: "What's the matter? Comrade Lieutenant, why can’t we be contacted? Captain Perskin?"

Razumeyeva burst into tears in a hurry, and her voice changed nervously: "Comrade Commander, I don’t know. It stands to reason that Captain Perskin’s car radio has been on. It should have been long ago. I got in touch. But I don’t know what to do. I called for a long time, but the other party didn’t move at all."

When I heard her say this, I couldn't help but shudder, thinking to myself that I was unfortunate enough to say that Perskin really took his tank unit and rushed towards the enemy's army?

Seeing my anxious look, Pugachev next to me cautiously reminded me: "Comrade Commander, since Captain Perskin cannot be reached, we can contact Lieutenant Colonel Oleg. He is not in a position away from the tank unit. Is it not far?"

I awakened the dreamer, and when I heard Pougatcheff say this, I patted my forehead in annoyance. Why didn't you even think about contacting Oleg when you couldn't get in touch with the tank team? You must know that the tank detachment was originally intended to cover the artillery position, and it did not retreat in time.

The call to Oleg went well. I got in touch immediately. I asked Oleg nervously through the microphone: "Lieutenant Colonel Oleg. How is your situation there?"

"Report to the commander," Oleg said emotionally: "The German troops have been retreated southward after being hit by our army. I am just about to ask you whether our regiment will strike immediately against the enemy in front of you. Implement a counterattack?"

I did not answer his question. Instead, he asked directly about the tank detachment: "I haven't been able to contact Captain Perskin here. Can I see them from you?"

"Comrade commander, you are looking for Captain Perskin." Oleg said with emotion: "He is really a brave tanker. He led a dozen tanks and rushed towards the defeated German. After the German troops attempting to capture our artillery positions repelled, he led the tank detachment and rushed towards the enemy's large forces."

I heard Oleg say so. In my heart, I scolded Perskin to be really brave. With your dozen or so tanks, do you want to fight against hundreds of German tanks? What's more, there is another anti-tank regiment, which is not a piece of cake for you. Thought of this. I anxiously ordered him: "Lieutenant Colonel Oleg, you immediately send someone to contact Captain Perskin and ask him to immediately lead the tank detachment to withdraw. With these tanks, they dare to attack the enemy's army. , Isn't that looking for death?"

"I'll send a soldier to find him on a motorcycle right away, I hope it's still too late." After Oleg finished speaking, he added: "Our fighter plane has returned home after throwing out the bombs and finishing the machine gun bullets. They have just returned. Not long after returning home, a German reconnaissance plane flew over our artillery position and hovered for a few times before leaving."

Hearing that the enemy's reconnaissance plane was dispatched, I knew in my heart that although the German air force was focusing on bombing Stalingrad in the past two days, it did not rule out that after they got the intelligence of the reconnaissance plane, they would pull out a few bombers to bring us. The artillery positions that threaten them may blow up. So I asked Oleg worriedly: "Comrade Lieutenant Colonel, how many shells are left in your cannon?"

"On average, there are about ten shells per gun. Comrade commander, I'm just about to ask you how to deal with these cannons after the shells are shot, do they return to our position?"

"Lieutenant Colonel Oleg, please send someone to tell Captain Morozov that as soon as the shells are shot, all the artillery will be blown up. At the same time, your regiment will immediately retreat and return to the defense zone of the fourth regiment to prevent the enemy from launching. A new round of offense."

"Comrade Commander, it is a shame that such a good artillery can be blown up like this. Would you like to let our soldiers drag the artillery back." Hearing that he still missed the howitzers of the two artillery battalions. I couldn’t help feeling a little anxious, and almost yelled at me, but I still held back, biting the back molar and said to him: "Comrade Oleg, these cannons without shells, what use is it for you to drag them all back? It's just a pile of scrap iron in the way. My order remains the same. Once the shells are lit up, they will explode immediately, and then your whole regiment will withdraw to the fourth regiment's position on standby."

"But we don't have enough explosives. It is difficult to blow up all these cannons." Oleg is still a little bit reluctant to bear these cannons, and is still bargaining with me.

"Blowing a cannon does not require any explosives. You only need to put a grenade into the barrel to blow the cannon." I have seen so many movies and television works in later generations, and the guns used the method of stuffing a grenade into the barrel. , So I passed this method directly to Oleg.

"But, but..." The unwilling Oleg seemed to want to say something, but he suddenly screamed: "Damn, what is going on, what is going on?"

Hearing his tone of voice, I knew in my heart that something happened to the top ten, and I quickly asked: "Lieutenant Colonel Oleg, what's the matter? Answer me."

Oleg was silent for a long time before repliing: "The report is the commander of Perskin's tank team. However, only five of the 14 tanks have returned, and one of them is still smoking. It seems It was wounded by German anti-tank artillery. Among these tanks, I did not see Captain Perskin’s tank."

Knowing that only five of the 14 tanks that attacked had returned, and that there were no Perskin tanks among them, I couldn't help squeezing a cold sweat for him. In this case, once the tank was destroyed by the Germans. The occupants inside are generally unlikely to survive. Concerned about Perskin’s safety, I quickly told Oleg: "Comrade Lieutenant Colonel, you send someone over to ask what happened. Where is Captain Perskin? Your regiment serves as a guard except for the artillery positions. The rest of the infantry. The rest immediately retreated to the position of the Fourth Regiment. Move fast, understand? Lieutenant Colonel. I am afraid that the enemy will soon use their firepower advantage to launch a counterattack against us. Your regiment is deployed in no time. On the open ground of the fortification, it is easy to be defeated or destroyed by the enemy."

Listen to me being so serious. Oleg did not dare to continue arguing with me, so he could only honestly agree: "Understood, comrade teacher, I will immediately follow your instructions."

I just wanted to put down the microphone. Suddenly I remembered an important thing, and quickly gave him a death order: "Also, the gunners on the artillery positions. They are the treasures of our division. You have to protect me. Well, if one of them loses a vellus hair, I will definitely not spare you lightly."

The reason why I remind him of this sternly. It is because in the night raid at night, the artillery will be the protagonist. When their artillery fires the Germans in their sleep, it is when I send infantry to attack. What kind of results the guards' night attacks can achieve depends entirely on whether these high-level artillery commanders can be preserved.

My order was carried out by Lieutenant Colonel Oleg. In less than ten minutes, I used my binoculars to see the infantry retreating along with the five tanks. Since the underground tank depot had been exposed in the previous battle and could no longer be used, these tanks retreated to the defense zone of the Fourth Regiment along with the infantry.

Gaidar may have received a report from the forefront, knowing that so many troops are retreating to his defense zone, and he quickly called and asked: "Comrade commander, now the second regiment's large forces are withdrawing to our regiment's defense area. What is going on? what?"

"Lieutenant Colonel Gaidar," I did not conceal my thoughts about these few of my subordinates: "Because Lieutenant Colonel Oleg's troops used the captured artillery to attack the German assembly area after capturing the German artillery position. There was a fierce shelling. The Germans who were beaten by us were unwilling to suffer such a big loss. They will definitely retaliate. Just now, a reconnaissance plane has already conducted reconnaissance on the artillery positions of the Second Regiment. I guess The German counterattack will soon begin. The second regiment cannot stop the enemy's mechanized units on the open ground without fortifications, so I ordered them to temporarily withdraw to your regiment's defense zone until the entire regiment is assembled. Later, transfer again."

"I understand, comrade commander." Gaidar said in a very flat tone: "However, I still recommend that the Second Regiment leave the defense zone of our regiment as soon as possible. I am worried that thousands of fighters crowded in a small area will be bombed. Or shelling. Every bomb or shell of the Germans can kill dozens of us. I suggest that they drive to the former guards or the headquarters of the group army and stand there in hiding."

"Your suggestion is good, Lieutenant Colonel Gaidar." I agree with Gaidar's proposal. After praising him, I agree with him. "In this case, when Oleg comes back, I will let him lead him. The troops turned to the area you mentioned."

After another half an hour, I saw a few trucks full of commanders, rushing towards the four regiment positions, and seven or eight motorcycles followed behind the trucks. Seeing this scene, I knew in my heart that Oleg had completed the bombing mission and returned safely. I quickly asked Razumeyeva to contact Oleg, and I wanted to ask how things were going on.

After hearing my voice, Oleg quickly reported to me: "Report to comrade commander that the Second Regiment has successfully completed its mission and returned to our army position safely. I am waiting for your next order."

"Very good," I asked with concern after I said this: "Are Morozov and them all safely coming back?"

"Master, please rest assured, they are all back, everyone is unscathed."

"Does Captain Perskin have any news?" After asking the artillery~www.wuxiaspot.com~, I was concerned about the missing tank captain.

"Reporter Commander, the captain was in battle. His tank was destroyed by a German anti-tank gun. He himself was injured in his arm, but he was rescued by his soldiers. He is with us right now."

"Send him to Lieutenant Colonel Gaidar to rest. As for your troops, after the assembly is complete, immediately go to the place of the original group army headquarters and stand by. If there is any combat mission, I will contact you."

As soon as the words came to this point, it turned out that there was a rumble of cannons. Holding the microphone, I came to the observation port and looked out. I could vaguely see the direction of the gunpowder, which should be the location of our original artillery position. It seems that the Germans are conducting retaliatory artillery bombardment on that position, and the circling enemy planes can be seen in the air continuously diving down.

Oleg's undecided voice came from the earphones: "Comrade Commander, thank you for your order. After we blow up the artillery, we will immediately withdraw the troops. Otherwise, we will stay with the enemy’s current shelling and bombing intensity. All the troops in the position are dead."

Hearing what he said, I only said lightly: "Let Captain Morozov and Captain Yegonovich come to me. I have a task to give them."