Chapter 238

The tank with the broken track stopped in the same place. Smoke and fire were burning beside it, but no one pushed the top cover of the turret or escaped from under the tank. The slanting muzzle pointed to the front of the road“ Did all the crew in the tank die? " I couldn't help thinking.

The tanks that followed stopped, turned the muzzle and fired in the direction of the rocket. Under the cover of tank fire, the infantry who had been charging behind the tank rushed over the tank and rushed to the trench.

The infantry rushed very fast. If they ran more than ten steps, they could reach a blockhouse that had been shot through and was still smoking. At this moment, a row of bullets suddenly shot out of the shooting hole, rushed to the front of several soldiers, shook a few, and then fell to the ground. The soldier who followed quickly fell down and fired back at the hole.

I moved the lens of the telescope from the intersection where I was fighting to another place. Colin has no city walls. He can directly see the orderly buildings in the city. I know that behind the windows of the buildings facing us, there must be countless enemies with loaded weapons. As soon as our soldiers enter their range, they will not hesitate to stand in front of the window, carrying weapons to pour out their death to our soldiers.

There were two trenches outside the city, as Colonel hapsaffo said, and the figures were shaking. It seemed that there were still a large number of German soldiers defending inside. The snow in front of the trench was so deep that only a small half of the wooden posts with barbed wire were exposed. In front of the barbed wire, in addition to the fallen bodies of our soldiers, there were even several tanks destroyed by the German army burning in flames. Perhaps the first two attacks were launched from this direction, but the attack ended in failure because of the thick snow.

I turned my attention back to the road where I was fighting and found that the situation was getting worse. The tanks and infantry attacking from the road were attacked by the German troops in the trenches on both sides. The dense bullets and the roaring mortar shells formed an insurmountable barrier, but the soldiers were still rushing forward regardless of the casualties. Several tanks without infantry cover were destroyed by anti tank fighters hidden in buildings as soon as they rushed into the streets of the city.

Seeing such a futile and increasing casualty attack, I couldn't help turning my head and asking the nearby chisgakov, "which army is attacking now?"

Instead of putting down his telescope, chisgakov replied directly, "he was a soldier of the Far East independent division."

I stared at the front of the enemy's dense fire network in the fallen soldiers, biting the teeth, said: "the attack must stop immediately, can not fight like this."

"Why? Comrade teachers. " Chisjakov put down his telescope and asked unexpectedly, "you see how brave the soldiers are. Even in the face of the enemy's intensive fire, they are still rushing forward without hesitation."

In the face of chisgakov's indifference to the life and death of the soldiers, I said indignantly: "if we fight like this, the soldiers of the independent division will die, and they will not be able to fight." With that, I turned to one of the staff officers standing behind me and said, "Comrade second lieutenant, please go to inform Colonel hapsaffo immediately and ask him to stop this meaningless attack immediately."

"Yes The second lieutenant's staff officer promised to turn around and run away. I called him back and said, "go and inform the heads of several cannon regiments and tank brigades waiting here to come to my tent for a meeting. By the way, don't forget to call commander Valeri, the deputy division commander of the seventh division of the guards

Seeing the staff officers running to deliver orders, I said to chisgakov, "let's go back and wait for them first." With that, he took the lead to go to the tent prepared for me.

As soon as I got to the door of the tent, a staff officer ran out and reported to me, "chief of staff, the commander wants to talk to you."

I quickly lifted the curtain and flashed into the door. In the hands of the signalman sitting on the walkie talkie, I got headphones and microphones and said, "Hello, comrade commander! I'm oshanina

"How's Colin?" Vlasov's anxious voice came from the earphone.

"Very bad, comrade commander." I solemnly reported the situation here to him: "the German army strengthened its defense by using our original defense system in klin, and the snow and cold affected the mobility of our armored forces. So far, the Far East independent infantry division, with the help of a small number of tanks, has launched three attacks on Colin through the road connecting the city, all of which have failed. I'm going to call you together to study how to fight this battle? "

"You did the right thing!" Vlasov praised me unexpectedly: "in war, we should not blindly fight and rush, we should know how to think. First of all, you should sum up the experience and lessons of today's battle and find out the problems, so that you can avoid making similar mistakes in the next attack. " He talked to me for a few more words. Just as he was about to break off contact, I couldn't help hesitating and asked, "Comrade commander, can I ask what's the situation of the 16th army?"

Hearing my question, he was silent for a moment and seemed to be organizing language. The 16th group army is our right wing. If they are defeated, we may be attacked by the German army from the rear. It took a long time for him to reply, "the situation is very bad. According to intelligence, general rokosovsky's troops are engaged in a seesaw war with the German army in the lyalovo area, and have not yet entered the starting position of the counter offensive." He also specially reminded me: "I suggest that you deploy troops in the rear side of the group army to monitor the enemies at war with the 16th group army and prevent them from sneaking attacks from the rear."

Knowing the current situation of the 16th army, I can't help feeling that things are a little tricky. If the German army wants to attack us from the rear, it will definitely pass through sun mountain city. Since the eighth division took part in the counterattack, the defense of the city has been handed over to leviagin's 133rd division and Cadet regiment. Their strength is limited. It seems that I need to send troops to reinforce them.

At the end of his communication with Vlasov, looking back, he saw the commanders coming to the meeting coming in one after another. Chisjakov was busy asking them to sit around the simple wooden table in the middle of the tent.

After waiting for another two minutes, I saw all the people coming except the independent division commander hapsafu. I think he may be arranging for the troops to stop the attack, so he didn't wait for him to announce the start of the meeting.

First of all, chisgakov introduced to you three failed attacks. Just at this time, Colonel hapsafu broke into the tent and yelled: "Comrade chief of staff, why should we stop the attack? Now the soldiers are enthusiastic about fighting. Maybe in a little while, we can attack the city..."

His voice interrupted chisjakov's story, and everyone in the room looked at him with dissatisfaction. I raised my hand to stop what he wanted to say: "Comrade Colonel, please sit down first." Although hapsaffo wanted to say something else, he could only sit down in an empty seat when he saw everyone's reproachful look.

After chisjakov finished, I added: "in today's battle, the bravery and tenacity shown by the soldiers of the independent division are obvious to all of you." At this point, my eyes from the presence of the face swept, everyone nodded in agreement. Seeing that all the people affirmed the performance of the independent division in the battle, hapsafu, as the division commander, was also proud of you, and his face was much more relaxed than just now.

Seeing that he was not so excited, I then turned to him and criticized him, saying, "but Comrade Colonel, just because our soldiers are brave, we can't let them die at all costs." I pointed to the map and said to him, "because of the snow and cold, we can only attack the city along this road. But the German army is hiding in the positions on both sides of the road, constantly shooting at our soldiers from the side, and we have to pay a huge price for every step forward. "

"But the German army in the city is limited. As long as we continue to march forward, we will soon take over the city." For my criticism, the colonel was still a little unconvinced and continued to struggle with me.

I asked quietly, "how many enemy troops are there in the city?"

The Colonel hesitated for a moment, then replied, "according to the intelligence, the German armored forces have all gone south to fight the 16th army. There are only two infantry battalions left in the city. Two battalions, only seven or eight hundred, and my Division has eight thousand. I can afford to compete with them. "

With a sneer, I said, "Comrade Colonel, don't you know that the German army is different from ours? There are 700 to 1000 people in one battalion, including three infantry companies, one artillery company, battalion headquarters, communication company and engineering company. Now there may be nearly 2000 German troops in the city. With their fighting capacity, it is possible to annihilate your division in defense. "

When the Colonel heard me say this, he was immediately dumbfounded. He opened his mouth and wanted to say something, but he didn't say it at last. "Comrade chief of staff, how do you say this battle should be fought?" a lieutenant commander next to him asked

"We'll talk about the war later. Now we'll announce the new deployment." In my heart, I always have the German Armored Regiment going south. In case they kill me, the 133rd division, which is seriously understaffed by general leviagin, will not be able to defend the sun mountain city. We have to send troops to reinforce it“ The Far East independent division immediately went south to Taiyangshan city to join the garrison in the city to prevent the German armored forces from sneaking attack. "

As soon as he said this, Colonel hapsaffo could not wait to interrupt me: "Comrade chief of staff, my Division has been transferred away, so who will attack klin? What's more, we have sacrificed so many soldiers here. Suddenly we say we will not fight, but we have to turn to other directions. I'm afraid the soldiers will have emotions. "

"I think it's you who are in the mood!" Said chisgakov in a sarcastic tone.

"All right!" Seeing that hapsappho had signs of rage, I quickly stopped him and said coldly, "I'll send other troops to the attack of Colin. Your task is to cooperate with general leviagin of the 133rd division to firmly guard Taiyangshan city and ensure the safety of the rear of our army. Do you understand? "

"Yes Now that I have said this, he has no choice but to agree.

I said to a middle-aged, white and chubby officer next to me, "Lieutenant Commander Valeri, the task of attacking Colin is to be completed by your seventh guard division. Is there any difficulty? "

Lieutenant commander Valeri stood up and answered in a loud voice, "please rest assured, chief of staff. There is no problem. Our division will complete the task of liberating klin."

I nodded with satisfaction, and then said, "well, let's prepare for the artillery fire first. After the artillery kill the enemy's garrison, we can attack the city with infantry." I looked at the four heads of cannon regiment sitting together and asked with a smile, "are there any problems with the four heads of artillery?"

The four stood up in unison and answered in a loud voice, "no problem, we promise to finish the task!"“ Good I stood up abruptly and said decisively, "then go back to the army immediately and get ready for battle. Remember, don't be stingy with shells, aim at the enemy's position, "said here, my fist heavily hit the map," give me a hard hit! "