Burning Moscow

"Is the platoon leader already?" Sergeant Adil's words made me stunned, and I secretly said to me that the movement of the commander, Sergeikov, was quite quick. I also plan to wait until today's battle is over before adil will be promoted to platoon leader, but I didn't expect you to have done this in advance. I raised my eyebrows and asked tentatively: "Comrade Sergeant, is Lieutenant Colonel Sergeikov appointed you?"

Adil shook his head and said with a confused look: "It's not the team leader. He has so many things to worry about. How can I have time to ask me about such trivial things as platoon leader." Seeing a puzzled expression on my face, he quickly said. Explained: "Our platoon commander was killed in the battle just now, so the company commander temporarily appointed me as acting platoon commander." He said that, turning his head to look at a building that was blown down behind him, with a sad tone. Said: "The remains of the platoon leader and sacrificed comrades stopped in that building."

"How about the casualties of your platoon?" Since he talked about the sacrifice of the platoon leader, I followed his words and asked, "How many people are still left?"

"Report to comrade commander," Adil reported to me in accordance with the regulations: "All the original 56 people. After fierce fighting, 11 people were sacrificed and 25 were injured. All the seriously wounded have been evacuated. There is still fighting capacity on the field. There are 37 of them."

I just listened to Adil’s report. When I was about to speak, I suddenly saw a few people walking towards us along the trenches in the distance. The leader was a lieutenant, and there were two men with submachine guns behind me. warrior. I guessed it might be the highest commander in this position. He might have received a report from his subordinates, so he came to see in person.

Adil saw that I didn't speak, but his gaze turned to one side, and he quickly looked over there to see who came. He reported to me: "Comrade Commander, is our company commander Lieutenant Antonich."

As soon as he finished speaking, the lieutenant came to me. For fear of saluting revealing the target. He straightened his body and reported to me: "Comrade Commander, Lieutenant Antonich of the Sixth Company of the Sherebryan Inner Battalion is reporting to you. Our company is holding its position by the Dnieper River. Please give instructions!"

I smiled at the lieutenant, and then asked kindly: "Comrade lieutenant, how many people are there in your company? After the morning's battle, how many people are left now. Can you hold the position?"

Hearing my question, Lieutenant Antonich straightened his waist. Reported to me: "Comrade commander, there are 224 people in the company. 41 people were killed in the battle and 65 people were injured. In addition to the severely wounded evacuated, there are 150 people on the ground. We are currently defending from the south. Up to the pontoon, the defensive front is one kilometer.” He couldn’t help but raise his voice. “Our battalion was named after the commander of the battalion, Major Sherebryan, for this hard-won experience. Honor. Every member of our battalion cherishes it. As long as we have one soldier alive, the Germans will not want to rush through our position."

"Very well, Comrade Lieutenant. You are very good. You are good!" After I praised Antonich, I turned and looked at the soldiers standing in a row in the trenches, and said loudly, "Comrades. Guys, all of you are good." In my praise, each soldier raised his chin up high, seeming to be proud of the praise I gave them.

Leaving the forward position, I took Yushchenko to a regiment command post a few blocks away. Seeing my arrival, Sergeikov was taken aback, and then asked in a panic: "Comrade Commander. Why did you come to me? This is too dangerous. You should go back to the army headquarters?"

I waved my hand. He walked straight to the table and sat down, raised his head and asked him: "Lieutenant Colonel Sederikov. Tell me about your situation here."

Sergeikov frowned and said: "Comrade commander, although the Germans have launched several assaults on our defenders' positions by the river under the cover of mortars and machine guns. But judging from their offensive strength, It seems that the intention to seize our army's position by the river is not firm, and their offense is more like a feint to contain our army's strength."

"Fake?" Sergeikov's statement surprised me. I asked in amazement: "Comrade Lieutenant Colonel, why do you say that the enemy's attack is just a feint?"

"That's it, Comrade Commander Absolutely Pastor." Sergeikov pushed a map in front of me, pointed to it and explained to me: "The German army is bombarding the riverside positions of our regiment and the fourth regiment. Later, they launched several waves of offensive. If they seize the time to repair the floating bridge while our army’s attention is attracted by the infantry rushing over from the ice, then their tanks will soon be able to rush from the bridge. Come here. But the German army did not use this simple and limited offensive method, but used the infantry offensive method of exhaustion. With Manstein’s command level, would he make such a low-level mistake? I think he must have done so. A big conspiracy is brewing."

I am also confused by what Sederikov said. If Manstein voluntarily withdrew from Zaporos to lure us into the urn, then he had made a wrong decision to blow up the floating bridge. Because even if the floating bridge is still there, can we cross the bridge with our strength? And now he didn’t wait for the “skeleton division” and the “imperial division” to reach the city of Zaporos, he hurriedly ordered the troops to launch an offensive from across the Dnieper River, and even used the most stupid infantry offensive method. Aren't you afraid that all his elite troops will be exhausted in the offensive?

Before I could think of a reason, the phone on the desk rang. Sederikov picked it up and listened, then handed it to me, while whispering: "Comrade Commander, your call is from the Chief of Staff."

I took the microphone in his hand and said loudly, "Hey, Chief of Staff? I'm Oshanina, what do you want to report to me?"

"Comrade Commander, this is the situation." Vitkov didn't go around the circle, and said straightforwardly: "Major Akhromeyev called and said that a part of the German 336th Infantry Division was from the east of Kuban. Our defenders launched an offensive."

I heard that even Cuban had a firefight with the Germans. I asked nervously: "Chief of Staff, how is the situation in Cuban now? Has the enemy's offensive been repelled?"

"Yes, Comrade Commander." Vitkov said in a positive tone: "The German offensive position happened to be the company commanded by Lieutenant Colonel Kosca. Our commanders and fighters fought tenaciously in the face of the enemy's fierce attack. Lieutenant Colonel Corsgar even acted as a heavy machine gunner himself, killing dozens of enemies. He commanded his troops to launch a counter-charge against the enemy, killing nearly two hundred German soldiers. He also blew up three armored vehicles and more than a dozen. Trucks."

"I see, Comrade Chief of Staff." I heard that the enemy offensive in the direction of Kuban had been repulsed, and felt a little more at ease in my heart, so I told Vitkov: "Pay close attention to the movements of the German forces in the direction of Kuban. Call me immediately to report the new situation. Do you understand?"

"Understood, Comrade Commander." Vitkov replied briefly.

After putting down the phone, I briefly confessed to Sergeikov. He hurriedly rushed to the headquarters of Pantai Leyev's division, preparing to learn more about the defense situation of the 22nd Guards Division.

I walked into the command post and saw a busy scene inside. Lieutenant Colonel Ilya, the chief of staff, was calling loudly by the wall, while Pantai Leyev and political commissar Oberstein were facing back to me, looking at a map hung on the wall, as if they were studying something.

I walked behind them and coughed heavily. When the two turned around, I then asked, "General Bantai Leyev, Political Commissar Oberstein. What are you looking at?"

"Hello, Comrade Commander." Bantai Lev first straightened his body and saluted me, and then reported: "We are studying the deployment of the city. You know that Zaporos is not big. But we As soon as the division’s thousands of people were scattered everywhere, the strength of each defensive area appeared to be very weak. If the Germans rushed into the city, our existing strength would not be able to repel them, let alone destroy them."

Regarding Pantai Leyev’s complaint, I shrugged and said helplessly: “Comrade General, although I also want to strengthen your 22nd Guards Division, it’s not possible. My current strength is limited. The Germans also attacked us from several directions at the same time, and each defensive zone required a lot of troops. Therefore, the two regiments originally planned to be supplemented by you can only be given one."

Pantai Leyev finished listening to me. After looking at Oberstein, he replied: "Comrade commander, don't talk about a regiment, even if you only add a battalion to us, then we can deal with the Germans for a while."

"It's not enough to just deal with the Germans." When I said this, I walked to the bench by the table and sat down and continued: "We have to find a way to eliminate their vital power as much as possible in order to be the super resource empire. Otherwise. When we break through in a few days, we will fight very hard."

"Break through?!" This word shocked both Bantai Leyev and Oberstein. After they looked at each other again, Oberstein asked: "Comrade commander, our army now has ten thousand. There are more than 20,000 people, and the weapons and equipment are not bad. They are fully capable of defending this city. Why should you consider breaking through?

I glanced at Pantai Leyev and saw him staring at me intently, seeming to be waiting for my answer, so I coughed softly, cleared my throat, and said to the two of them: "You may think that it depends on us. With the current strength, even if the Germans cannot be eliminated, they can be contained under Zaporos. When the main forces of our two front armies arrive and surround them, it will be another battle for the defense of Stalingrad. 'Style victory?"

Seeing that they both nodded at the same time, I knew that they, like Khalitonov, were too optimistic about the current situation, so I specifically reminded them: “Don’t forget, during the Defence of Stalingrad, we have A wide Volga River prevented the German army from copying us from behind. At the same time, it was able to continuously bring soldiers, weapons, ammunition and various materials into the city. But what do we have now? The German army rushed from all sides. Coming over, the only place our army maintains contact with the outside world is Cuban, which is about to be fiercely attacked by the German army at this moment. Once this channel with the outside world is blocked, we will be left alone and helpless. Some weapons, ammunition and materials can last for a few days in the battle? When we run out of ammunition and food, it is estimated that we will be annihilated." Because of the mention of being a prisoner in front of Kirilov, it was annoying. He turned his face, so when in front of the two, I carefully avoided the word "captive" and replaced it with another "annihilated".

After the two of them listened to my analysis, their faces became difficult to look. After a while, Bantai Leyev asked first: "Comrade Commander, our army has several times more troops in Ukraine than the German army, is it really helpless with the Germans?"

"Yes, comrade commander," Oberstein also echoed: "Our commanders are just a few of the Germans, and we will win the final victory." At this point, his voice suddenly lowered. , "Did you consider things too pessimistic?"

"Political Commissar of Oberstein," Although Oberstein's words sound harsh, I still exercise restraint and try to make them understand the current situation. "The'skeleton division' and the'imperial division' around us They are two strong German troops, and there are still several of the same troops in Ukraine at the moment. With their combat power, one division can easily defeat one of us. The "Imperial Division" defeated the guards a few days ago. The 4th Infantry Army is a lesson for us. In this case, it is unrealistic to imagine how to eliminate them. What we have to consider is how to maintain ourselves under the strong offensive of the German army and find the enemy at the right time. Weak links, decisively highlight the encirclement. Do you understand?"

Although I don't know if the two of them really listened to what I said, they replied in unison: "Understood."

I changed the topic and asked Oberstein: "Comrade Political Commissar, have you sent someone to search nearby to see if there are any materials left by the German army?"

As soon as my words fell~www.wuxiaspot.com~ Oberstein shook his head like a rattle: "Comrade Commander, since our troops entered the city, I sent a lot of search troops to check the original German army. In the warehouse, are there any missing arms or supplies that we urgently need?" At this point, he shrugged and said regretfully, "Unfortunately, the German army moved the warehouse very clean and left us nothing."

"Yes, comrade commander." As soon as Oberstein finished speaking, Bantai Lev continued: "The residents of Zaporoš may have been evacuated to the rear before the German army captured the city. Nothing. With the residents, even if we want to find some food, it is impossible."

We were talking, and there was another rumble of cannons outside. Pantai Leyev turned his head and asked Lieutenant Colonel Ilya, who had been on the phone, "Chief of Staff, where are the Germans bombarding?"

Ilya hurriedly stood up straight, covered the microphone with her hand, and reported to us: "Report to comrades, commanders and division commanders. According to the report from the observation post, the Germans have begun shelling the riverside positions of the first and fourth regiments again, and they are probably preparing to launch. New offense." (to be continued)

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