Red Moscow

  Chapter 518 Factory Defense Battle (14)

  Bliski appeared in front of Sokov in less than two minutes after receiving the call. He asked respectfully, "Comrade Brigadier, what instructions do you have?"

   "Comrade Captain," Sokov said with a straight face: "In the battle just now, how about the casualties of your battalion?"

   "Twenty people were sacrificed and thirty-five were injured." Briski said with a dejected expression, "If this kind of battle happens two more times, my troops should be wiped out."

   "From now on, only one company's troops will be left on the ground," Sokov waited for him to finish speaking, and immediately went on to say, "The rest of the troops will be withdrawn to serve as reserves."

"What, put only one company in the position?" Hearing Sokov's arrangement, Briski's eyes widened in surprise, "Comrade Brigadier, if you put one company in a trench several hundred meters long, the number of people will not be large." Will it be too little?"

"I will ask Major Balshak to transfer fighters from the destroyer battalion to assist you in your defense." Sukov had already figured it out at this moment, he could not stop using this unit because of the poor combat effectiveness of the destroyer battalion, and let his own Troops are responsible for all defensive work. The result of doing this is not good for the destroyer battalion, but harm to them. If an army does not pass the test of blood and fire, how can it grow quickly? He was afraid that Briski would raise objections, so he specifically emphasized: "Although they have not undergone systematic military training, they will always shoot, right? Even if the marksmanship is inaccurate, when the Germans attacked, they hid in the trenches and fired their guns." , can still cause huge casualties to the enemy.”

   "That makes sense, Comrade Brigadier Commander, what you said makes sense." Briski agreed, "If the reorganized destroyer battalion never participates in combat, it will be difficult to improve their combat effectiveness."

   "The withdrawn troops, let them hurry up and rest." Sokov continued: "I plan to let them perform an important task tonight."

   "Important mission?!" Briski's eyes lit up when he heard Sokov say this, and he asked tentatively, "Comrade Brigadier, are you planning to let them sneak attack the enemy tonight?"

"That's right, that's how I thought about it." Sokov nodded and said, "Since the Germans can come and attack us, why can't we go and attack them? Then let the soldiers bring a few rockets and try to defeat them in one fell swoop." Drop the enemy headquarters."

   "Understood." Briski replied loudly: "Comrade Brigadier, I will arrange for the withdrawal of troops."

"Wait a minute." Seeing that Briski was about to leave in a hurry, Sokov stopped him and told him, "When the troops retreat, carry all the wounded to the basement and let Asiya help with the wounds. Seriously, arrange for people to be sent back to Mamayev Post as soon as possible.”

  Bliski knew very well in his heart that due to the blockade of the Volga River by the German army, it was also a very dangerous thing to let the wounded ride to the rear. On the contrary, although the medical conditions in the health team at Mamayev Post are not very good, the chances of recovery for the seriously wounded are quite high.

   "Don't worry, Comrade Brigadier Commander." Briski said to Sokov, "I will immediately arrange manpower and send the wounded to the basement."

After Briski left, Sokov saw that all the parts of the anti-aircraft gun had been put down from the roof, so he ran to Cousteau and asked him: "Comrade workshop director, I would like to ask, when will you be able to put the These anti-aircraft guns were reassembled."

   Cousteau glanced at the anti-aircraft gun that had become a spare part, and replied: "Comrade Major, it will take two hours at the fastest to complete the assembly, and then add debugging, etc., it will take five hours anyway."

"Okay, Comrade Workshop Director, please ask the workers to speed up the assembly." Sokov felt that the antiaircraft gun would not be able to be used directly after it was reassembled, and that it had to be debugged first, so he decided to go to Ulanova. Ask her to arrange female soldiers to participate in the debugging. "As for the debugging work, I will arrange someone to complete it."

   Before Sokov went to the basement to find Ulanova, Ulanova ran out of the basement first. Seeing the anti-aircraft gun being assembled, she immediately said emotionally: "Comrade Lieutenant Colonel, it seems that we will have another anti-aircraft gun that can be used in a short time. If the German planes don't come, as long as they appear in the The sky above the factory building, I will definitely shoot them down."

"After the anti-aircraft gun is assembled, it may need to be debugged. I hope you can personally lead the female soldiers to complete this work." After Sukov said these words, he was silent for a moment, and then continued: "Ulanova Lieutenant, I think your anti-aircraft guns are not very effective for anti-aircraft, and it is better to use them all to fight tanks."

  Ulanova did not object to Sokov's statement, but replied very readily: "Comrade Lieutenant Colonel, I resolutely obey your orders!"

  Out of the corner of Sokov's eye, he caught a glimpse of many wounded, who were slowly heading towards the entrance of the basement with the support of their comrades. Seeing this situation, Sokov asked Ulanova hesitantly: "Comrade Lieutenant, I would like to ask, what is Asia doing now?"

"What else can she do?" Ulanova said a little annoyed when she heard Sukov's question, "You knew that there were a lot of wounded, but you only brought her a health worker. Although there are workers in the factory in the basement Doctors, but they can treat a headache and brain fever, but if they treat the wounded, they don’t know how to start. So far, Assia is doing everything by herself.”

"Really?" Sokov knew that Asya was too busy alone, and he couldn't help thinking of going to help her, but in front of Ulanova, he still tried his best to pretend that nothing had happened. Appearance: "It seems that I need to find some more assistants for them."

Seeing Sokov's anxious face, Ulanova couldn't help but chuckled, and then said to Sokov: "Don't worry, Comrade Lieutenant Colonel, there are so many female soldiers in the basement. Seeing Asiya So busy, how could they stand idly by? Now they are busy helping Assia take care of the wounded."

"That's good, that's good." Knowing that there are female soldiers from the anti-aircraft artillery battalion helping Asiya, Sokov said gratefully to Ulanova: "Comrade Lieutenant, please express my gratitude to your subordinates on my behalf. Thank you, thank you for everything they have done to help Asia."

   "Comrade Lieutenant Colonel, I think you seem to be very nervous about Asiya?" Seeing that Sokov seemed to care about Asiya, Ulanova asked tentatively, "Are you interested in her?"

   "Hehehe," Sokov smirked a few times, and said to Ulanova with some embarrassment: "Lieutenant Ulanova, to tell you the truth, Asia is my wife."

   After Ulanova heard Sokov's reply, the smile on her face gradually disappeared. She asked in surprise: "Comrade Lieutenant Colonel, is it true that you said that Asiya is your wife?" Bragging, so I deliberately asked seriously.

   "Yes, it's all true." Sokov nodded, and said in an affirmative tone: "We registered our marriage at a marriage registration office in the city center before the Germans rushed into the city."

  Knowing that Sokov was already in possession, Ulanova showed a disappointed expression on her face. She coughed softly, then lowered her head and asked Sokov: "Comrade Lieutenant Colonel, allow me to go back to the army? Now the anti-aircraft gun is being assembled, and I'm afraid I won't be able to complete this work for a while. I still have a lot of things to do." If you want to do it, don’t waste your time here.”

  What a smart person Sokov is. After seeing Ulanova's performance, he immediately understood in his heart that maybe the other party has a good impression of him. Now that he heard that he was married, his mood inevitably became depressed. Sokov deliberately changed the subject and said, "Lieutenant Ulanova, since you still have so much work to do, go back first. I will send someone to call you after the anti-aircraft gun is assembled." Ulanova Wa raised her hand to salute Sokov, then turned and left silently.

"Comrade Lieutenant Colonel, Comrade Lieutenant Colonel." As soon as Ulanova was sent away, the workshop director Cousteau hurried over and said to Sokov: "I just received a call from the factory manager, and he asked me to Immediately arrange manpower to transfer the tanks that have not been assembled to other workshops, and absolutely must not let these technical equipment fall into the hands of the enemy."

"Comrade workshop director, are you thinking too much?" Sokov kindly reminded Cousteau: "The Germans simply cannot break into the workshop, so why should you worry that these technical equipment will fall into the hands of the enemy. "

   Cousteau couldn't help raising his eyebrows when he heard what Sokov said. He tentatively asked: "Comrade Lieutenant Colonel, do you really think that the enemy cannot break into the factory building?"

"That's right, that's true." Sokov nodded and said, "However, I still suggest that you put up a barbed wire fence in front of the position to prevent German soldiers from rushing to the fortification. Anyway, densely packed barbed wire can still get entangled in the tracks of tanks.”

   "What about the mines?" Cousteau asked tentatively when he heard Sokov talking about pulling the barbed wire, "Do we need to build another minefield outside the barbed wire?"

"It's not necessary." Sokov categorically rejected his proposal, and explained: "Our landmines are limited, even if we bury them all, they will not be able to seal off the wide defensive front. And before the Germans attack, they will definitely After shelling, how many mines do you think are left after the shelling is over, and what kind of threat can they pose to the enemy?"

"Comrade Lieutenant Colonel," Sokov was discussing the Bray matter with Cousteau, and Balshak returned to Sokov, looked at him and asked, "I heard that my troops will be arranged in In the trenches, is there such a thing?"

Sokov was eager to know the real intention of the other party, so he said straight to the point: "Yes, I issued this order. Your destroyer battalion has just been reorganized and has no combat effectiveness, so I plan to let them participate in the battle. Only through personal experience of life and death can the combat effectiveness of troops be improved."

"Comrade Lieutenant Colonel, since you know that they are untrained soldiers and horses, is it appropriate to put them into battle so easily?" Bolshak asked tentatively, "I am worried that many of these soldiers will be killed when they see them." The enemy rushed towards them, their feet were so frightened that they didn't want to shoot."

"Comrade Major, I don't want to hide it from you." Sokov felt that he should make it clear to Balshak so that he would not have any worries: "I will not place the destroyer battalion alone in the trenches, beside them, And my most trusted commanders and fighters of the Fourth Battalion, they can serve as the backbone of the battle, allowing the soldiers to learn how to save their lives on the battlefield, etc..."

"Oh, I understand." After Sokov's narration, Balshak finally nodded vigorously, expressing his approval of Sokov's statement: "Comrade Lieutenant Colonel, I will immediately transfer a company of troops to Strengthen the direction of the fortifications."

"No, the number of people in a company is too small." Sokov explained to Balshak: "The destroyer battalion has just been rebuilt, and almost all of them are militiamen. They have no combat effectiveness. Seeing the enemy rushing towards them Come on, maybe some people will pee their pants in fright. If there are more people, when the enemy attacks, they will use volleys of guns to shoot, and they will cause huge losses to the Germans."

"You are right, Comrade Brigadier." For Sokov's statement, Balshak agreed: "My team is worried about the marksmanship of the militia soldiers, but if we use the method of firing guns, To destroy the enemy's vitality, I think this is very correct."

  Seeing that Borshak understood his intentions, Sokov nodded and said to him: "Since you have understood what I mean, then hurry back to the troops as soon as possible and set up offensive combat missions."

  It was dawn, and the sound of rumbling artillery came from a distance. It seemed that the enemy was preparing artillery fire elsewhere. The workers arranged by Cousteau and some soldiers of the Fourth Battalion left the trenches and walked to the area full of German corpses, preparing to collect usable weapons from them.

The officer leading the team was a lieutenant, and he kept yelling at the soldiers: "Comrades, hurry up, if the Germans find out that we are collecting their weapons, they will definitely shoot at us. Come on, we must Finish collecting weapons before the enemy fires."

Before the weapons were collected, Sokov received a call from Guriyev. The commander of the Guards Division said anxiously on the phone: "Comrade Lieutenant Colonel, my scouts found about a battalion of German troops. Infantry, advancing in your direction, I hope you can prepare for battle as soon as possible, so as not to be caught off guard by the Germans."

Sokov raised his binoculars and looked at the soldiers who were collecting weapons and ammunition. He felt that their work was almost done, so he said into the microphone: "Thank you, Comrade General, thank you for alerting us. Just need In a few minutes, our comrades who are cleaning the battlefield will withdraw to the fortifications."

  (end of this chapter)