Red Moscow

  Chapter 233 Attack (5)

"Damn, what's going on?" Sokov thought to himself: his troops had been fighting east of the city for such a long time, and they should have attracted the enemy's main force long ago. Why did the friendly troops attacking from the north, Will it go unfavorable? But time was running out, so he didn't think much about it. As soon as he put down the phone, he told a guard beside him: "Comrade soldier, go and call Lieutenant Colonel Ajik, the commander of the 1139th regiment."

   Ajik happened to pass by not far away, and when he heard that Sokov had something to look for him, he rushed over immediately. Seeing him approaching, Sokov immediately said to him: "Comrade Lieutenant Colonel, the situation has changed now. The friendly forces attacking from the north of the city were stubbornly blocked by the German army and could not move forward. I now order you, Immediately after entering the city, turn to the north to support friendly forces that are blocked by the enemy."

As the order was issued, Ajik led the troops of the 1139th Regiment to the north of the city to support the 322nd Division which was in a hard fight, while Sokov took only one guard squad and came to the joint of the 1135th and 1137th Regiments. headquarters.

  Bindasov is calling the first battalion commander Jetrov, ordering him to lead the troops to advance south of the city and drive the enemy to the west of the city. Seeing Sokov walking in from the outside, he quickly covered the receiver with his hands and asked in surprise, "Comrade commander, why are you in the city?"

Pavel, who was staring at the map in front of him, heard Bindasov's exclamation, and quickly turned his head to look. Seeing that Sokov had come in front of him, he quickly straightened his body and saluted, and at the same time asked in amazement: "Mr. Comrade, when you entered the city, did you bring only a guard squad with you?"

   "The 1139th Regiment of Lieutenant Colonel Ajik went into the city with me." After finishing his answer, Sokov walked towards the window with only the window frame left, and asked casually, "How is the situation here?"

   "The progress is going very well, Comrade Division Commander." Pavel quickly replied: "According to our division of labor, after capturing the temporary headquarters of the German army, the troops of the 1135th Regiment moved west of the city, while our regiment continued to advance west..."

Bindasov quickly ended the call with Jetrov. He glanced outside the door first, but found no sign of Ajik, so he walked up to Sokov and asked curiously: "Comrade commander, can I Why didn't you see Lieutenant Colonel Ajik, where did he go?"

"When you occupied the temporary headquarters of the German army, the friendly forces in the north of the city also launched an attack on the city." Sokov turned his head and glanced at Bindasov, and continued: "However, they did not go well, and were stubbornly blocked by the German army. I sent Lieutenant Colonel Ajik's 1139th Regiment to support them."

"Strange, it's General Orlov's infantry army deployed in the north of the city." Hearing what Sokov said, Bindasov asked in puzzlement: "Plus there is also the cooperation of the tank brigade, so it stands to reason that they The advancement should be smooth, why is it not progressing smoothly?"

"I don't know, Comrade Commander didn't tell me the specific situation." Sokov didn't care much about the progress of the friendly forces at the moment, but asked the two regiment leaders: "Did you encounter any problems during the offensive? "

"No!" The two regiment leaders shook their heads at the same time, and then Pavel reported: "Comrade commander, the tactics you deployed are very effective in street fighting. The cooperation between infantry and tanks makes it possible to hide in buildings It is very difficult for the enemy in the object to cause us heavy casualties."

"Comrade Lieutenant Colonel, is everything you said true?" Even though Sokov knew some theories of street warfare in later generations, it was theory rather than reality after all, so he asked curiously when he heard Pavel say this: "Didn't the defenders cause you any casualties when you adopted the infantry-tank coordination?"

  Although both Pavel and Bindasov reported the situation in the city to Sokov, the specific details were not so detailed. Hearing Sokov's question at this moment, Pavel quickly replied: "Yes, Comrade Division Commander. The infantry covering the tanks, marching between the two tanks, they can promptly eliminate the enemies emerging from the buildings on both sides of the street." Anti-tank fighters; as for tanks, they can also kill exposed firepower points in the shortest time..."

  After listening to Pavel patiently, Sokov finally had a solid idea of ​​the tactics he had arranged in advance. He asked rhetorically, "How many tanks in the tank battalion were lost in the battle?"

  Hearing Sokov's question, Pavel was taken aback for a moment, then shook his head vigorously and said, "No, Comrade Commander, none of the cars were lost, and they are now parked in the square outside the church intact."

Knowing that the tank battalion did not suffer any losses during the battle, Sokov couldn't help feeling a little itchy. He planned to personally lead the troops to the north of the city to rescue the friendly troops, so he asked the two regiment leaders standing in front of him: "You How many troops do they have that can be used?"

   "We still have a battalion in our hands as a reserve team." After the report, Pavel suddenly asked in surprise: "Comrade commander, don't you want to personally participate in the battle?"

"Don't worry, Comrade Lieutenant Colonel, I won't personally lead the charge, after all, I'm the division commander now." Seeing that Pavel guessed his thoughts, Sokov truthfully said to the two of them: "Although I have sent I appointed Lieutenant Colonel Ajik to lead troops to support friendly forces, but he has no street fighting experience, and I am worried that his progress will be very limited, so I want to use the reserves of your two regiments to teach the Germans a lesson."

"Comrade Commander," knowing that Sukov really wanted to lead his troops to compete with the Germans, Bindasov quickly volunteered and said, "You are the commander of the first division, so you should stay here and take command. As for the direction to the north of the city, we will I led two battalions to support. Don't worry, I already know how to use the tactics of infantry and tank coordination in the city."

Seeing that Bindasov took the initiative to ask for a fight, Sokov knew that if he persisted, even Pavel might stand up to persuade him, so he told Bindasov: "Okay, Comrade Colonel, then I will take this mission I leave it to you. Good luck!"

   When Bindasov led two infantry battalions and a tank battalion along the street towards the north of the city, Sokov asked Pavel: "Comrade Lieutenant Colonel, what is the result of your occupation of the German Army Command?"

   "Comrade Commander," Pavel replied with some shame when he heard Sokov say this: "We can only say that the German command was destroyed, not occupied."

  Sokov heard Pavel say this, he couldn't help but thumped in his heart, and quickly asked: "Why, don't you have a commander who can capture the German army?"

"Yes, Comrade Commander." Pavel said with a blushing face, "The German troops in the church were very tenacious. Although our army repeatedly persuaded them to surrender, none of them put down their weapons, and they fought to the last bullet. The commander of the German city defense was a colonel, but after our soldiers rushed into the room where he was, we saw him kill three of his officers and a female signal soldier with a pistol, and then shot himself. "

"It's a really stubborn guy!" Sokov heard this, and punched the window sill with his fist. His heart was not for the officers who were killed by the garrison commander, but for the dead I feel sorry for the dead female signal soldier. A female soldier who was able to enter the garrison commander as a communication soldier, in addition to being proficient in telecommunications, must also have good looks, but who knows that she met a boss who didn't know how to be compassionate, and died in vain. He even thought in his heart that if I had been there, I would have shot the garrison commander in the head twice more.

  The communication soldier who came to the city with Sokov suddenly said to Sokov: "Comrade Commander, your call is from the Chief of Staff of the Group Army."

  Sokov heard that Malinin was looking for him, so he hurried over to take the headset and put it on his head, and then said into the microphone: "Hello, Comrade Chief of Staff, I'm Sokov, what instructions do you have?"

   "How is the situation in the city?" Ma Linin asked briefly.

"After capturing the temporary headquarters of the German army, the troops of the 1137th Regiment of Lieutenant Colonel Pavel are developing westward; and the 1135th Regiment of Colonel Bindasov is now clearing out the enemy in the south of the city." Although Ma Linin's question The words were brief, but Sokov knew in his heart what he wanted to know, so he took the initiative to report without waiting for him to ask: "After entering the city, the 1139th regiment of Lieutenant Colonel Ajik has turned around and headed north. Support the friendly forces in the north of the city. In order to quickly smash the resistance of the German army, after I arrived at the temporary headquarters in the city, I ordered Colonel Bindasov to lead two infantry battalions to rush to the north of the city with the cooperation of the tank battalion."

   Rokossovsky's voice came from the receiver: "Major Sokov, why did you ask Colonel Bindasov to lead the troops to support the north of the city instead of leading the troops there?"

  Sokov knew very well that what Rokossovsky said to himself was ironic, in order to warn him not to make the mistake of last time and leave his command post without authorization. So he replied with a smile: "Don't worry, Comrade Commander, I know that I am the commander of the first division, and the division headquarters is my combat position, so I will definitely not lead the troops to charge..."

Pavel, who was standing on the side, turned his head away quickly when he heard what Sokov said, raised his binoculars and pretended to look into the distance, and complained in his heart: "If Colonel Bindasov didn't take the initiative to ask Leading troops to the north of the city to support, it is estimated that you have led the troops to fight the enemy in the north of the city at this moment."

   First, he led his troops to the north of the city to support Ajik. Because he had no experience in street fighting, he urged the troops to quickly rush to the fighting area in the north of the city as soon as he entered the city. Unexpectedly, as soon as they entered the October Street in the north of the city, they were attacked by fire from both sides of the street, and the commanders and fighters who were caught off guard fell in pieces under the guns of the German army.

   Ajik, who was following behind the team, saw that the troops were suppressed by the enemy's firepower, and he couldn't help but widen his eyes in surprise. He shouted at a battalion commander beside him: "Major, immediately order the soldiers to rush over and wipe out the enemy's firepower."

   "Comrade Commander," the battalion commander saw the firepower formed by the machine guns and submachine guns on both sides of the street, and had tightly blocked the street. Not only the soldiers who rushed up would be knocked down by the dense bullets; even the corpses lying on the street were also beating non-stop under the impact of the bullets. He even rushed up like this, except for increasing casualties, it would have no effect at all, so he said to Ajik with a bitter face: "The enemy's firepower is too strong, and our soldiers can't charge up."

Unexpectedly, Ajik didn't listen to his explanation at all, but said in a stern tone: "Comrade battalion commander, I will give you two choices: one is to lead people up immediately; the other is to find someone who can lead people up Officer, to take your place."

Hearing what Ajik said, the battalion commander couldn't help the blood rushing to his head. Regardless of the fact that the street in front of him was blocked by German firepower, he stood up abruptly and shouted to the commanders and fighters lying nearby: "Brothers, don't be afraid! Come with me! For Stalin! For the motherland! Forward~!"

  Seeing that the Soviet army launched a charge, the German army fired more violently. The battalion commander and a group of soldiers who rushed to the front quickly fell down on the street, but the soldiers who followed continued to step over the corpses of their comrades without fear and broke into the dense firepower network of the German army. The brave warriors fell in pieces, their corpses overlapping the fallen comrades in a pile like a hill.

Seeing that Ajik ordered the troops to charge recklessly, causing the soldiers to fall in pieces on the street, and the blood of the martyrs stained the stones on the ground red, a battalion commander couldn't stand it anymore, and hurriedly told him The communications soldier beside him said: "Get in touch with the division commander immediately and tell him what happened here."

  When the communications soldier saw the pile of corpses of his comrades-in-arms, he was so frightened that his legs trembled. Hearing the command of the battalion commander, he hurriedly opened a book and called the division headquarters tremblingly. After contacting Sokov, the battalion commander said a little excitedly: "Comrade commander, we were stopped by the German army on our way to the north of the city."

   "Stopped by the German army?" Sokov immediately asked vigilantly after listening to the battalion commander's report, "Who are you? Why didn't Lieutenant Colonel Ajik report the situation to me?"

"Comrade Commander, Lieutenant Colonel Ajik has gone crazy." The battalion commander reported in a tearful tone: "The German troops hiding in the buildings on both sides of the street have blocked the street with firepower, and then the regiment commander ordered us to rush to the city. In the past. In just a few minutes, the more than 600 people in the third battalion were almost wiped out."

"Damn Ajik, how did you command the battle? Knowing that the enemy's firepower is so fierce, you actually ordered the soldiers to go up to die." After scolding Ajik in his heart, Sukov asked the battalion commander: " Comrade Chang, what's your name?"

   "Gorya," the battalion commander replied quickly when he heard Sokov's question, "I am Major Gorya, the commander of the second battalion."

   "Major Goria, listen up." Sokov knew that every minute is precious now, and if Ajik continued to mess around, the 1139th regiment would be wiped out before the battle was over. So he decisively ordered: "From now on, you are the acting commander of the 1139th Regiment, and you will be in charge of the next battle. The first thing you need to do is to send someone to guard Lieutenant Colonel Ajik. Do you understand?" ?”

  (end of this chapter)