Red Moscow

  Chapter 55 Attack

  The soldiers hiding in the trench also jumped out of the trench one after another, followed behind the two platoon leaders, shouted "Ula" loudly, and rushed towards the enemy's position in the distance.

  It was dawn at this time, and Lin Hua, who was staying in the company's observation station, saw through the binoculars that one or two hundred meters in front of the enemy's position, there were densely packed bomb craters and corpses scattered everywhere. He looked carefully, and based on the dead horses next to the corpse, and the sabers and lances scattered around, he judged that these sacrificed soldiers should all belong to a certain cavalry unit.

  When the soldiers were only more than two hundred meters away from the position, the German machine guns began to shoot wildly. The soldiers in the first row and the second row were of good military quality. Almost at the same time as the gunfire sounded, they immediately rolled around and spread out to hide. As for the guerrillas who had just joined, because they had no formal combat experience, they could not respond in time to the German machine gun fire, and were knocked down in pieces by dense bullets.

  Experienced soldiers, using the corpses of men and horses on the battlefield, and bullet craters as cover, quickly checked the condition of their guns and ammunition, and began to fight back against the enemy. Seeing the guerrilla fighter with his head folded like a frightened ostrich lying on the open space without any shelter, they couldn't help shouting loudly: "Climb over quickly!"

   Amidst the roars of the veterans, the guerrilla fighters imitated their appearance and rolled forward clumsily on their stomachs. If they were lucky, they successfully rolled into the crater and came to the side of the veteran, or climbed to hide beside the dead horse; those who were unlucky were killed by enemy bullets after climbing a few steps, and lay there for a long time. at every turn.

  Lin Hua saw soldiers in the first and second platoons being suppressed by the firepower of the German army. Although most of them were guerrillas in plain clothes, he was still heartbroken to see such a large number of casualties.

"Comrade Company Commander," at this moment, he suddenly heard Savyev's loud voice: "You see, the first and second platoons were suppressed by the enemy's fire, and may not be able to complete the offensive mission. You should let them Let's line up."

"Don't worry, Comrade Savyev." For Savyev, who was eager to fight, Lin Hua directly rejected his request, and said to him: "The enemy's firepower is too fierce, wait for the machine guns to go up and suppress the enemy's firepower. "

From Lin Hua's tone of voice, Saviyev could hear that he was somewhat perfunctory, and couldn't help but feel a little annoyed, so he said bluntly: "Comrade company commander, you have been reluctant to send us to the platoon for so long. Isn’t it because we are guerrillas? Worrying that our fighters have never fought a regular battle with the enemy, and when they hear bullets flying overhead, they will be frightened into disgraceful deserters and embarrass the Istria Company?”

Faced with Savyev's series of questioning, Lin Hua quickly comforted him and said, "Comrade Savyev, you are overthinking. I know about this guerrilla group named after you. When I was in Sk, I actively cooperated with the Eighth Guards Division, bravely attacked the enemy, and achieved considerable results. I believe that in the battle of our army to liberate the city, you can also make greater achievements."

  Hearing Lin Hua's praise, Savyev showed a smug smile on his face. After a while, he asked again: "Comrade company commander, when do you plan to send our platoon to fight?"

Lin Hua, standing in front of the observation port, pointed to the place where the fierce battle was taking place in front of him: "The soldiers in the first and second rows are engaged in a fierce battle with the enemy. If they still can't make any progress in half an hour, I will personally Take your platoon to charge."

   Savyev, who received a satisfactory answer, left the observation post happily. But Lin Hua, who was holding up the binoculars, was not happy at all. Seeing that the killing effect of machine guns on the Soviet army began to weaken, the German army standing on the ground bombarded it with mortars. Puffs of smoke rose from the area where the first and second rows of fighters were hiding. Objects near the bombing point were thrown high into the air; the remains of the sacrificed soldiers were also blown to pieces...

  Seeing this situation, Lin Hua began to hesitate in his heart. Should he call Andryushenko and ask the artillery to provide artillery cover again? But before he could call, Andryushchenko called first: "Hey, Lieutenant Sokov, why are your soldiers lying down?"

"Comrade Lieutenant Colonel," Lin Hua put the handset to his ear, and quickly glanced at the troops under the double blow of German artillery fire and machine gun fire, and replied, "The German firepower is very fierce. Our attacking troops are suppressed Can't move on the hillside."

"Lieutenant Sokov," said Andryushenko in a stern tone, "it will be a waste of time to delay. I order you to get the soldiers to stand up immediately and continue to attack the enemy's position. Understand? "

  Lin Hua knew very well in his heart that attacking the enemy's well-defended positions without fire cover was purely death. But in the Soviet army in the hierarchical forest, the order of the superior is the imperial decree, even if it is wrong, it can only be carried out unconditionally. He was silent for a moment, gritted his molars and said, "Understood, Comrade Lieutenant Colonel, I will organize troops to attack immediately."

  After putting down the phone, Lin Hua stood on the spot and thought for a while. The machine gun platoon was moving towards the enemy's position. Only Savyev's three platoons and Vasily's engineer platoon remained on the position. If you want to attack, you can only take three platoons, leaving the engineering platoon to stand firm.

Thinking of this, he quickly walked out of the observation post, found Savyev and Vasily who were chatting nearby, and said to the two with serious expressions: "The two platoon leaders, comrades, just received a call from the brigade headquarters and ordered We immediately resumed our offensive."

  Vassia picked up the binoculars, looked at the German positions in the distance, and asked with some surprise: "Comrade company commander, aren't our troops fighting against the enemy?"

"The first and second platoons were suppressed by the enemy's firepower and could no longer move forward." Lin Hua began to issue orders to the two platoon leaders: "Comrade Savyev, take your third platoon and go up to support the first platoon." And the second platoon. And you, Second Lieutenant Vasily, lead the soldiers of the engineer platoon to hold the position. Understand?"

   "Comrade Company Commander." Vasily was a little unhappy when he heard that he was going to be arranged to stand firm. He immediately begged Lin Hua, "Please let me lead the troops to join the battle, too?"

"No, Comrade Second Lieutenant, you and the engineering platoon must stay on the ground." After rejecting Vasily's request, Lin Hua said kindly, "If our attack fails and the Germans take the opportunity to launch a counterattack, if everyone on the ground No, then who will stop them?"

Hearing what Lin Hua said, Vasili had no choice but to nod his head, and said helplessly: "Okay, Comrade Company Commander, then I will lead the engineering platoon to stand firm. I assure you that the Germans want to pass through our position unless they step on the ground." Only our dead bodies can pass."

  (end of this chapter)