Red Moscow

  Chapter 348 The 192nd Division with many disasters

  The team led by Christopher approached the Gumrak station guarded by the Soviet army before dawn. After receiving the report from the vehicle in front, Christopher immediately ordered: "Don't disturb the defenders in the station, find a way to go around from other places." The reason why he gave such an order was because he was worried that the sentinel would find out that his counterfeit The German convoy will immediately issue an alarm. Once a misunderstanding occurs and a fight begins, it will not end well.

Driving seven or eight kilometers forward, the armored vehicle that opened the way notified Christopher with the on-board radio: "Comrade Lieutenant, a troop has been found on the road ahead, with about 300 people. There is no way around on the left and right sides. What should we do?" manage?"

   Hearing that a troop of hundreds of people appeared in front of him, Christopher hurriedly asked, "Is it ours or the Germans?"

"It's ours, Comrade Lieutenant." A staff sergeant sitting in the command of the first car reported to Christopher: "They have spotted us and are taking cover on the spot. Fire on us! What do we do now?"

  Christopher knew that there was no detour in front of him. If the armored convoy moved forward forcibly, he might fight with his own people. In desperation, he could only order the convoy to stop: "The convoy stops and stands by!"

After the car stopped, Christopher stood in the carriage, raised his binoculars and looked forward, and saw hundreds of meters away, there were hundreds of Soviet commanders lying in the ravines or grasslands by the roadside, with black muzzles All aimed at the location of the convoy. "What should I do?" Christopher asked himself in his heart: "Should I rush over by force, or retreat and find the way again?"

"Comrade Lieutenant, what should we do?" Corporal Ainuo from the fourth company, seeing that Christopher had not put down the binoculars, reminded him kindly: "If our convoy stops here, there will be no need for the meeting before." Trouble."

   Facing a dilemma, Christopher, after hearing Corporal Aino's reminder, asked casually: "Comrade Corporal, tell me, what should we do now?"

"If we advance, we will clash with our own troops." Corporal Aino said, looking ahead, "But if we turn around and look for other ways out, it will waste unnecessary time. Therefore, neither method is advisable. .”

  Corporal Aino’s words aroused Christopher’s interest, he put down his binoculars, turned his head and asked, “Comrade Corporal, what can you do?”

   Corporal Aino pointed forward with his hand and said, "The best way is to continue driving along the road."

"But you just said that once we move forward, we will clash with the troops ahead." Christopher looked at Ainuo and said coldly: "Do you really want us to fight with our own people? ?”

"Comrade Lieutenant, I just observed carefully, there should be no enemies nearby." Ainuo said to Christopher: "We just need to send someone to identify ourselves and let them make way for us. .”

   "Send someone over there to identify us?" Christopher thought for a while about Corporal Aino's bold proposal, and felt that it was better to try this plan than to remain in a stalemate. Then he asked back: "Comrade Corporal, who do you think should be sent to complete this task?"

   "Since this suggestion is made by me," Ainuo said, "Then I will be responsible for implementing it."

   After obtaining Christopher's consent, Ainuo got out of the car and found a branch on the side of the road, tied a white handkerchief to it, and walked forward with one hand raised.

  The Soviet commanders and fighters hiding on the other side thought that after encountering the German armored convoy, there would be a fierce battle. Unexpectedly, instead of fighting, the opponent sent a soldier over with a white flag. The highest rank was a captain. When he saw someone approaching with a white flag, he quickly got up from the ground and shouted to the left and right: "Don't shoot, don't shoot."

After shouting, the captain stared at the German soldiers walking towards him, and thought to himself: "What the **** is going on? After this German armored convoy encountered him, instead of firing, someone walked over holding a white flag. Are they planning to surrender to us?"

   Aino stopped a dozen steps away from the Soviet commanders and fighters, and then shouted loudly: "Who is the commander of this army?"

  Hearing the German soldiers coming with a white flag speak fluent Russian, the captain stood up and said to him, "I am Captain Goria, the company commander of the 192nd Infantry Division. Are you going to surrender to us?"

"What are you talking about? Why did we surrender to you?" Ainuo was not affected by Golia's higher military rank than himself, and said relentlessly: "We are from the 73rd Infantry Brigade and we are performing special tasks. Please Get out of the way."

   "The 73rd Infantry Brigade?!" Captain Goria was taken aback when he heard what Aino said, and then asked back, "Is it the unit that guarded Mamayev Post?"

   "That's right, we are indeed stationed at Mamayev Post." Aino asked pleasantly, "Have you heard of our troops?"

"Yes, I've heard of it." Goliath nodded, and said, "Our division's original task was to garrison Mamayev Post. Who knew that it was about to reach Stalingrad, but informed us that there had been The 73rd Infantry Brigade was stationed, so our division was transferred to the left bank of the Don River to block the German attack."

   "Comrade Captain, if you have no objection, you can follow me to meet our commander." Ainuo pouted at the convoy behind him and said, "He's on the armored vehicle in the middle."

   "Deputy company commander," Golia shouted to a lieutenant not far away, "Gather your troops immediately and prepare to continue on your way."

   "But, Comrade Company Commander." The second lieutenant pointed to the armored vehicle in the distance, and said awkwardly: "The armored vehicle ahead blocked our way."

  Golia said: "Don't worry, the people in the car are all our comrades, you just go on your way."

  The second lieutenant agreed, got up from the ground, and began to regroup the troops. And Goria followed Ainuo and walked towards the armored vehicle where Christopher was.

  Christopher saw Corporal Aino coming with an officer, and the other party's military rank was higher than his own, so he quickly got out of the car and stood by the car to wait. As soon as the other party came over, he immediately raised his hand to salute: "Hello, Comrade Captain. I am Lieutenant Christopher, the reconnaissance company commander of the 73rd Infantry Brigade."

   Goria returned the salute, "I am Goria, the captain and company commander of the 192nd Infantry Division! Comrade Lieutenant, may I ask, where are you going in disguise as Germans and in German armored vehicles?"

"I'm sorry," Christopher said politely in the face of Goria's curiosity, "we are on a special mission, please forgive me for having no comment. By the way, comrade captain, where are the rest of your division? , where are you planning to go?"

Golia waited for Christopher to finish, and said with a wry smile: "Comrade lieutenant, don't you see that there are only a few hundred people left in our division? Except for me and the deputy company commander, all the officers are He was sacrificed in the battle. As for your question about where we are going, I can only answer you: I don’t know! We can only go forward along the road and wait for an army to take us in.”

  Hearing Goliath's pessimistic words, Christopher couldn't help but have an idea, thinking that although this army only has a few hundred people, if they can be persuaded to join the infantry brigade, the brigade commander must be very happy. Thinking of this, Christopher said to Golia: "Comrade Captain, if you want, I can send you to Mamayev Post, where you can get rest and replenishment."

  Christopher’s words made Golia’s heart skip a beat, and he asked tentatively, “Is this appropriate?”

"Nothing inappropriate." After Christopher finished speaking, he called Aino over and told him, "Corporal Aino, you don't have to participate in this operation. Your new task is to lead the comrades of the 192nd Division." We return to Mamayev Post."

Knowing that he could not participate in the mission, Ainuo showed a troubled expression on his face, and just when he was about to say something, he heard Christopher say: "Comrade Corporal, as long as you can bring this unit to the Mamayev Gang, I believe the brigade commander and the others will be very happy. Do you understand?"

Christopher's words enlightened Ainuoru, and he immediately thought that if he really brought this army back to Mamayev Post, the contribution he made would definitely not be as good as following Christopher to go deep behind the enemy's rear , To seize the enemy's warehouse poor. Maybe when the brigade commander is happy, he will promote himself to the military rank. So he hurriedly stood at attention and replied, "Comrade Lieutenant, please rest assured, I will definitely bring them back to Mamayev Post safely."

  At noon, Aino brought the remnants of the 192nd Division to Mamayev Hill. Sokov heard that an army of hundreds of people had come to his defense zone, and hurried out of the tent.

  Golia was standing in the open field talking with Ainuo, seeing Sokov approaching, the two immediately stood at attention and raised their hands to salute each other. Aino reported: "Comrade Brigadier, this is Captain Goria of the 192nd Division. We encountered his troops on the way to carry out the mission. Lieutenant Christopher ordered me to bring us here. "

   "Welcome, Captain Goria." Sokov stepped forward to hold Goria's hand, and said with a smile: "I think you are all hungry, I will arrange for you to fill your stomach and rest."

   "Comrade Lieutenant Colonel," Goria glanced at the military rank on Sokov's collar badge, and said cautiously, "I want to ask, can you take us in?"

  Sokov couldn't help being taken aback when he heard what Goria said, and then asked: "Why, Comrade Captain, you don't plan to go back to your division anymore?"

  The expression on Golia's face became serious. He looked at Sokov and said, "Comrade Lieutenant Colonel, we are the only people left in our division."

"Comrade Captain, what's the matter, let's talk about it in the tent." Sidolin felt that something was not suitable to be said in public, so he called everyone into the tent, and at the same time told Corporal Aino: "Take them to the usual training of the guard company. Go to a place to rest, and let the cooking soldiers get them something to eat by the way."

After entering the tent, Sidolin asked Goria: "Comrade Captain, I used to serve as the chief of operations of the 64th Army. I know that the 192nd Division is deployed on the right bank of the Don River. If I remember correctly, Your line of defense is at least 120 kilometers away from here. Tell me, how did you get here?"

   "Comrade Lieutenant Colonel," Goliath stood up abruptly from his seat, stared at Sidolin with wide eyes, and asked angrily, "Do you think we are deserters?"

"Comrade Captain, don't get excited." Sokov walked up to Goria, raised his hand and patted him on the shoulder twice, and said softly, "I think you must have experienced a lot. Shall we all talk?"

Goliath sat down, raised his chin towards Sidolin, and said: "The former Comrade Chief of Operations is not wrong. Our 192nd Division was indeed deployed on the right bank of the Don River at first. But in late July , the German army broke through the defensive positions of our division and the 184th division after a strong attack. They not only sent planes to bomb our division headquarters, but also sent a small group of troops to attack. Colonel Zakharchenko, the division commander, organized staff to attack the attacking enemy He counterattacked and even shot down an enemy plane with a machine gun. Unfortunately, he was hit by a bomb dropped by the enemy plane and died on the spot.

   Just the day before yesterday, the German army, led by tank troops, once again launched a strong attack on our position. In the face of the enemy's offensive, we carried out tenacious resistance. In the battle, the new division commander, Colonel Zhularev, Chief of Staff Tarantsev and political commissar all died heroically. When the whole division entered the position, there were more than 6,000 people, but in the end, only the 300 people led by me successfully broke through the encirclement of the German army. "

   "What about the other troops on the right bank?" Sidolin asked curiously after hearing Goliath's words, "Have they escaped the encirclement of the German army and returned to the left bank?"

"Comrade Lieutenant Colonel, I don't know." Golia shook his head and said, "When we broke out, the 184th and 205th divisions on the left and right flanks were also surrounded by the German army. As for whether they broke out, I don't know." Clear."

   "What are your future plans?" Sokov asked briefly.

"Comrade Lieutenant Colonel, can you take us in?" Golia said with a gloomy expression, "The 192nd Division is almost wiped out, maybe the superiors will revoke our establishment, if you don't take us in, the rest will be They will be dismantled and assigned to other units."

"Comrade Brigadier," Belkin saw the more than three hundred soldiers. Although everyone looked tired, since they were able to stand out from the enemy's encirclement, it proved that they were all elite soldiers. It can improve the combat effectiveness of the troops, so he suggested to Sokov: "In my opinion, just keep them."

  (end of this chapter)