Red Moscow

  Chapter 426 Competition at the Station (Part 1)

  Vlasov got up and said to Tanasov: "Comrade Brigadier, I want to go to the first battalion to find out the specific situation, and I will report to you in detail when I come back. Allow me to leave?"

Tanasolov always felt that Vlasov was an eyesore at the command post. Seeing that he offered to go to the army, there was no reason why he refused to agree, so he quickly agreed: "I agree, Comrade Vlasov. It is necessary Should I send guards? You know, you may encounter Germans on the road at any time."

   "No, I can take two political workers from the Political Department with me." Vlasov patted the pistol on his waist, and replied coldly, "We have the ability to protect ourselves."

As soon as Vlasov left the headquarters, political commissar Andreyev came back from the outside. He saw that there were only Tanasov and a group of staff officers and communications soldiers in the headquarters, so he asked curiously: "Vrasov Where did Comrade Suof go?"

"Where else can I go? Of course I went to the first battalion. Those sailors are from the same fleet as him." Tanasoloff said angrily: "Comrade Comrade, you were not here just now, so I don't know what happened, Lemuse The 1st Battalion of the husband, without asking for instructions, launched an attack on the German-occupied station without authorization."

"What, the first battalion launched an attack on the station?" Andreyev heard gunshots and explosions from the direction of the station on the way back. He thought it was some friendly army fighting the German army. Unexpectedly, the first battalion was attacking the station. He frowned and asked, "Comrade Brigadier, has the information about the first battalion attacking the station been confirmed?"

Tanasorov handed the received telegram to Andreev and said: "Look, my Comrade Commissar, this is the telegram from the 1st Battalion, saying that they have entered the station. "

After reading the telegram, Andreev suddenly beamed with joy: "Comrade Brigadier, you must know that the order given to us by our superiors is to recover the Central Railway Station as soon as possible and restore the connection between the city center and the factory area. Now that the First Battalion has After rushing into the station, we might as well strike while the iron is hot and send another battalion to support them."

"Send another battalion to support them?" Tanasorov's first reaction when he heard the proposal was that Andreyev was playing tricks on himself, but after thinking about it, he remembered what the other party wanted to express, and he was excited Said: "Oh, I see. Now that the first battalion has entered the station building, if another battalion is sent, the chances of taking the station will be greatly increased. Whether we finally retake the station or not, the superiors will not blame us. "

   "Comrade Brigadier, now that you understand what I mean." Andreyev urged: "Then give the order quickly."

Tanasorov grabbed the phone in front of him, dialed the command post of the second battalion, and said into the microphone: "The commander of the second battalion? I am the brigade commander Tanasorov. The first battalion of Lemusev has sent The station has launched an attack, and I order you to put your troops into battle immediately and assist friendly forces in capturing the station."

  The defense area where the second battalion was stationed was not far from the first battalion. As soon as the first battalion attacked the station, it was discovered by the sailors of the second battalion. Seeing that my comrades in arms were fighting against the Germans, while I stayed here and stood by, both the soldiers and the commanders couldn't bear it any longer, so each company continued to send signal troops to the battalion headquarters to ask for a fight, but none of them It was rejected by the second battalion commander from the army because he had not received an attack order and could not act without authorization.

The battalion commander, who was in a state of desperation, was overjoyed when he received the call from Tanasorov, and quickly replied: "Comrade brigade commander, this is really great. I am having a headache because the company commanders sent people to invite them to fight." , Now it’s all right, with your combat order, I believe the sailors will be very happy. Please rest assured, we will assist the friendly forces to retake the station.”

  After putting down the phone, Tanasoloff couldn't help calling it a fluke. He thought to himself: Even if he didn't give an order, maybe the sailors of the second battalion saw that the first battalion was in a hard fight, and they would go into battle without asking for instructions. After all, the task of my brigade is to fight against the German army occupying this area. Even as the brigade commander, I cannot blame the commanders and fighters for their active pursuit of war.

He said to Andreev: "Comrade Commissar, it seems that you are right. The commander of the second battalion said that the company commanders of all companies are asking him to fight, and he is almost overwhelmed. If I don't make this call, maybe The sailors of the Second Battalion really acted on their own."

  Andreyev sighed, and said: "Oh, the commander of the second battalion is not easy. He is the only one from the army in the whole second battalion. I am worried that if there is a real battle, he will not be able to control the soldiers below."

   Vlasov took two political workers to the defense area of ​​the first battalion and asked Lemusev what happened, but here, he only encountered the wounded from the first battalion and a few health workers. He pulled a health worker over and asked, "Where is your battalion commander? Where are the other commanders?"

   "Comrade Director," the health worker hurriedly replied, "They have all participated in the battle to attack the station."

   "Nonsense, it's just nonsense." Vlasov continued to ask: "Do you know where they can be found?"

  The health worker pointed to the end of the street and said: "Comrade Director, you go forward along the street. There is a fortification built by our battalion at the corner of the street. You should find the battalion commander there."

   After thanking the health worker, Vlasov hurried to the fortification at the intersection with two subordinates. Unexpectedly, as soon as he approached the fortification, he heard someone shouting loudly in the darkness: "Stop, who is it?"

   Vlasov was afraid of causing unnecessary misunderstanding, so he stopped quickly and said to the front: "I am Vlasov, the director of the political department of the brigade, and I am specially looking for your battalion commander, Captain Remusev."

   There was silence on the other side for a long time before a familiar voice came: "So it's Comrade Vlasov, please come here."

   When Vlasov and others came to the fortifications at the intersection, they were surprised to find that the troops stationed here were all army troops. Seeing this, he couldn't help frowning, wondering where did these armies come from? So he asked bluntly: "Which part do you belong to, and why are you in the position of the first battalion?"

"Comrade Vlasov, do you still know me?" An army captain walked up to Vlasov and said, "I am General Chuikov's adjutant Klimov, and I will meet you at Mamayev Post." face to face."

"That's right, that's right," Vlasov stared at the other party for a moment, and immediately recognized the person in front of him as Klimov, and said hastily, "I remember you took us to Mamayev Post, and Commander Chuikov I met you." He glanced behind Klimov and asked strangely, "Comrade Captain, why are you here?"

"That's right, Comrade Vlasov." When Klimov saw Vlasov who suddenly appeared, he realized that he was too busy paying attention to the first battalion's attack on the station, and actually forgot to go to the brigade headquarters and Tanasov. Love communicated things. Thinking of this, he said apologetically, "Comrade Commander asked me to serve as a liaison officer in your brigade, responsible for supervising your offensive."

Vlasov is also a smart man. Hearing what Klimov said, he immediately guessed whether the first battalion had obtained permission from the other party to attack the station, and asked tentatively: "So, the first battalion attacked the station. Did you approve it?"

"Yes," Klimov nodded, and said with embarrassment: "I promised Captain Lemusev to report this to Tanasov. Progress, forget about such an important thing."

Hearing what Klimov said, Vlasov couldn't help secretly heaving a sigh of relief. In this way, the first battalion's attack on the station was not acted without authorization, but was obtained by the liaison officer from the Army Group Command. license. Even if Tanasorov wants to hold Lemusev accountable after the battle, he can find something to say.

   "How is the situation?" Vlasov was eager to know the progress of the battle, so he didn't care about it, but asked directly: "Has the station been taken down?"

"According to what I know, the Germans have deployed a lot of troops in the station building." Klimov replied: "Although the first battalion easily broke through the German defenses outside the station, if we want to take the station The building may take a while..." Before he could finish his words, there was a sudden sound of footsteps behind him, as if hundreds of people were rushing towards him along the street.

"What's going on here?" Klimov looked at the crowd on the street, and asked Vlasov in some surprise: "Comrade director, what's going on here, where did this army come from?" Yes, what are they going to do?"

  When Vlasov left the brigade headquarters, Tanasolov hadn't made a decision to send the second battalion into battle, so he didn't know what this sudden force was going to do. He shook his head and said, equally bewildered, "Excuse me, Comrade Captain, I don't know either."

After finishing speaking, Vlasov left the fortification at the intersection of the street, took a few steps forward, and shouted loudly at the oncoming troops: "I am Vlasov, the director of the Political Department, who is the leader of the team?" Commander, come out and talk to me."

  A sailor officer ran up to Vlasov and said respectfully, "Comrade Director, we are from the Second Battalion. Do you have any instructions?"

   Knowing that the troops coming were from the Second Battalion, Vlasov was slightly taken aback, and then asked, "What are you doing here?"

  When the officer heard Vlasov's question, a surprised expression appeared on his face: "Why, Comrade Director, don't you know?"

   "Know what?" Vlasov asked blankly.

   "It was an order from the brigade commander, saying that the first battalion was attacking the station, and the enemy's resistance was very tenacious. He ordered our battalion to rush for reinforcements." After the officer finished speaking, he greeted his subordinates and left.

"Damn it, why did it happen?" Vlasov returned to Klimov, wondering, "Comrade Captain, before I left the headquarters, the brigade commander was still firmly opposed to the offensive. In an hour, he actually sent the second battalion to reinforce the first battalion, I really don't know what he thinks."

"It's good that the second battalion is here." Klimov didn't go into why Tanasorov suddenly sent the second battalion to fight, but said to Vlasov: "From the perspective of the battle, the troops of the first battalion are at the station. The fight in the building was tough, and with the support of the Second Battalion, I believe they will be able to take the station building soon."

  Lemusev led the troops to break through the German defenses outside the station, and when they rushed into the station building, they thought that the enemy inside the building would be wiped out within half an hour at most. Unexpectedly, as soon as he rushed into the waiting hall, he was intercepted by intensive firepower head-on. The soldiers who rushed to the front fell in groups under the guns, and the rest quickly lay down on the spot or hid behind the benches. , to fight back at the enemy's firepower point.

  The German army not only piled up two sandbag fortifications in the hall, but also blocked the entrance of the station with two machine guns. At the same time, on the corridor where the hall can be seen on the second floor, there were also many submachine gunners, condescending and blocking the entire hall with firepower. Some sailors jumped out of their hiding places and rushed forward a few steps with their guns in hand. They were shot by random guns and fell into a pool of blood.

Regardless of the fierce firepower of the German army, most of the sailors have rich combat experience. The surviving sailors rolled on the spot holding their guns. They searched for all possible shelters including corpses and benches, and curled up The body hides behind. After they stopped, they quickly observed the surrounding environment and judged by their feelings where the German soldiers were hiding. They listened to the trajectory of the bullet, took advantage of the moment when the bullet didn't care about them, leaned out and fired a shot based on feeling, no matter whether it missed or missed, they immediately retracted to their hiding place.

  The German soldiers standing guard in the hall and the second floor were also quite depressed. According to their past experience, even if they blocked the advancing passage with machine guns, the Soviet army would still use dense crowd tactics to charge. But the sailors in black uniforms in front of them fought differently from the previous army. When they saw the firepower was too fierce, they immediately fell down and fought back instead of rushing forward with their heads buried.

  Due to the poor light in the hall, if the sailors lay on the ground and did not move, the German machine gunners and submachine gunners would not be able to find their positions at all. Instead, as soon as he fired the shot, he exposed his location to the Soviet army, and a bullet might fly in the next moment, hitting his vitals impartially and taking his life.

When the sailors killed the machine gun fire points in the waiting hall, an officer jumped up from his hiding place, rushed to the front of the fortification, bent down and picked up the machine gun inside, and swept towards the German submachine gunners on the second floor. After a shuttle, he turned his head and shouted loudly in the direction where the sailors were hiding: "Full speed ahead!"

  The shout was an order, and the sailors who were still lying on the ground heard the officer's shout, and they also shouted: "Full speed forward!" Holding the weapon in hand, they rushed towards the second floor.

  (end of this chapter)