Although the guard company successfully captured the building occupied by the Germans, the entire battle on Liumian Street lasted for another half an hour. During the battle, a total of 285 enemies were eliminated, 49 were captured alive, and more than a dozen guns were seized.
Artillery and supporting ammunition.
When Sokov was ordering people to count the results of the battle and planned to report the results directly to the group army headquarters, Guchakov came in from the outside and reported to him: "Comrade division commander, Colonel Omelichenko, commander of the 109th Guards Regiment
He wants to see you outside, please let him in?"
"It goes without saying." Hearing that the leader of the friendly army was outside, Sokov could not let him go. He quickly told Guchakov: "Hurry up and ask Colonel Omelichenko to come in."
Not long after Guchakov left, he came in with a middle-aged officer. Seeing the man wearing a colonel's collar badge, Sokov guessed that the man must be Colonel Omelchenko, so he stood up and greeted him.
He said in a friendly tone: "Is this Colonel Omelchenko? Hello, I am Colonel Sokov, commander of the Guards Division."
After the battle, Colonel Omelchenko learned from the soldiers of the Marine Corps Battalion that the commander of the 41st Guards Division who came to rescue him was actually the commander of the 41st Guards Division himself. Surprised, he felt that he should visit the opponent in person in order to
Expressing his gratitude. After finding out the location of the temporary headquarters, he rushed over with two soldiers.
Unexpectedly, after entering the house, they found that the so-called commander of the Guards Division was actually a colonel who was a little too young. He couldn't help but curiously asked: "Isn't the 41st Guards Division the commander of Colonel Ivanov? Why didn't he?
it's here?"
Sokov heard the other party's question and replied calmly: "My deputy division commander is now at Mamayev Heights, where he is commanding the main force to fight the enemy."
Omelchenko is also a smart man. After hearing what Sokov said, he immediately understood that the division commander had already been replaced. He quickly apologized and said: "Sorry, Comrade Colonel, I didn't know that the personnel of the Guards Division had been adjusted.
."
"Colonel Omelchenko," Sokov did not argue with Omelchenko on this issue. After asking him to sit down, he asked with concern: "I would like to take the liberty to ask, is your regiment headquarters here?
?"
"No, my headquarters is not here." Omelichenko shook his head and replied: "My battalion commander asked me for help, saying that the enemy's offensive was too fierce and they did not have enough troops to hold on here. Therefore,
I left the chief of staff to look after the house and personally came with the regiment’s staff officers and logistics personnel to provide support.”
Sokov was planning to move immediately after repelling the enemy. When he heard what Omelchenko said, he immediately realized that he might not be able to leave here yet. He asked with a straight face: "Are the people you brought here still here?"
how much is left?"
"Almost all of the more than 130 commanders and fighters I brought with me," Omelichenko tapped the floor twice with his toes, and said with a wry smile, "were sacrificed in the battle to seize this building, and the rest are not even
20 people."
After listening to the data reported by Omelichenko, Sokov's heart suddenly sank, and he quickly asked: "Then how many troops are left in the battalion that originally stood here?"
"Including the wounded," Omelchenko replied: "There are still 43 people who can fight."
Sokov thought to himself, can such a large area be defended by more than sixty of you? It seems that he will not be able to leave before Chuikov sends new reinforcements. Thinking of this, he turned around and sat in the corner.
The radio operator inside said: "Send a report to the Army Headquarters, saying that the defenders on Liumian Street have suffered heavy casualties and may not be able to continue to hold on. We request permission from our superiors to temporarily take over the defense here until new reinforcements arrive."
While the radio operator was sending the report, Sokov said to Omelchenko: "Comrade Colonel, if your superiors agree to my request, then you can withdraw with your troops and leave the defense of Six Side Street to me.
Already."
"Colonel Sokov!" Omelichenko stood up, held Sokov's hand, and said excitedly: "On behalf of all the commanders and fighters of the regiment, I would like to thank you for your kindness."
"Colonel Omelchenko, there is no need to be so polite. We are all comrades defending Stalingrad." After Sokov said the polite words with a smile, he suddenly remembered the tactics mentioned by the prisoner and felt that he needed to
After reminding the other party, he suppressed the smile on his face and said: "By the way, Comrade Colonel, I have something important to say to you."
Seeing that Sokov's expression suddenly became serious, Omelchenko guessed that there must be something important, so he politely said: "Colonel Sokov, if you have anything to say, just say it."
"Colonel Omelchenko, here is a confession from a German prisoner, which is relevant to you. You can read it." Sokov picked up a prisoner's confession and handed it to Omelchenko, "I will answer your questions.
The battle down here is very helpful.”
After seeing the prisoner's confession, Omelichenko's face became uncertain, and he murmured: "Damn German, you are so cunning, you actually used this tactic, which caused heavy losses to my men.
"
Although Sokov had a higher position than the other party, since Omelichenko was not his subordinate, he could not say harsh words. He could only say euphemistically: "Colonel Omelichenko, the combat effectiveness of the staff and logistics personnel
, worse than ordinary soldiers. If their weapons are not readily available, rushing into battle is tantamount to letting them die. If we encounter this kind of situation in the future, we will not only provide them with weapons that are readily available to them, but also fight them with
The warriors use them together so that the advantage of numbers can be brought into play."
"What you said makes sense." After listening to Sokov's words, Omelchenko said with shame: "At that time, I was only thinking about the critical situation here, and I didn't think much about it. As soon as I gathered the people, I hurriedly
We entered the battle. This is all my fault. If I had been calmer and coordinated the personnel better, the casualties would have been much smaller."
The reply from the headquarters came quickly, and the message read: "I agree that your department will temporarily take over the defense of Liumian Street, and we must hold on until after dark today." Finally, there were the signatures of Chuikov and Krylov.
Sokov originally thought that after Chuikov received his telegram, he would let him hold on for two or three days. If that was the case, he would have to transfer the troops from the gully to strengthen the defense of Liumian Street. But since he was just holding on
By night, the existing troops would be more than enough. After reading the telegram, he looked up at Omelchenko and said: "Colonel, the reply from the headquarters has arrived. From now on, the defense of Liumian Street will be officially launched."
Hand it over to us, and you can withdraw with your people."
Omelichenko nodded, stood up, shook hands with Sokov, and said sincerely: "Colonel Sokov, I wish you good luck!" After saying that, he raised his hand in a solemn military salute, then turned and left.
Room.
"Here comes someone!" After Omelichenko left, Sokov called a communications soldier and ordered him: "Inform Lieutenant Seryosha and Captain Aglanov and ask them to come to me immediately.
Come here."
Fortunately, the area of the residential area is not too large. Within five minutes of the signal soldier leaving, the two company commanders who received the notice ran in out of breath. After the two entered the house, they raised their hands to salute Sokov.
Then he asked: "Teacher, what are your instructions?"
"The superiors have ordered us to take over the defense of Liumian Street." He called the two to the table, divided their respective defense areas for them, and continued: "Although the enemy's attack was crushed by ours, they
We will never give in, and we will definitely launch a new attack. Therefore, before dark, no matter what method you use, I must defend this place resolutely."
"Comrade Division Commander," Seryosha was embarrassed to call Sokov by his nickname in front of Aglanov, so he could only ask seriously: "What will we do if the enemy sends out tanks?"
Seryosha's words reminded Aglanov, and he nodded quickly and echoed: "Comrade division commander, I just checked and found that the ammunition left by the friendly forces is not much. If the enemy sends out tanks, we may not be able to find it."
Get enough grenades to form a cluster grenade to destroy the tank."
"What's wrong with you two?" Sokov looked at the two of them and asked strangely: "To destroy the enemy's tanks, can we only use cluster grenades?"
"Then what should we use?" asked Seryosha.
"Use anti-tank guns, idiot!" Sokov scolded with a smile: "Didn't we capture a dozen 75mm anti-tank guns? We placed them on the first floor of the building and shot at the attacking enemies from the windows. The enemies
Use it to hit our infantry. You can use this cannon not only to hit the enemy's infantry, but also to hit their tanks."
Sokov's words made both of them happy. They all knew something about the performance of this anti-tank gun: the firing speed is 14 rounds per minute, and it can penetrate 116 mm of armor at a distance of 1,000 meters; even if the enemy
Even if the new Tiger tank is deployed, it can penetrate its frontal armor at a distance of 1,500 meters.
However, not long after they were happy, their faces were filled with sorrow again: "Comrade division commander, although there are more than a dozen artillery pieces, we don't have that many artillery to operate them."
Sokov thought to himself: Even if an anti-tank gun only requires four men, a dozen guns would require almost 60 men. Now the two companies add up to only 400 men. Where can we find so many gunners?
Thinking of this, he turned to look at the radio operator and ordered him: "Send a report to the division headquarters, saying that we need artillery here, and ask them to send fifty people to support immediately."
Ivanov looked at the telegram sent by Sokov and asked Sidorin with a confused look: "Comrade Chief of Staff, what do you think the division commander wants so many artillery? Do you want to fight with the enemy in the gully?"
An artillery battle?"
Sidorin had been dealing with Sokov for a long time, and knew that there must be a reason for the other party to issue such an order. He immediately picked up the phone, found the artillery company commander, Lieutenant Porochenko, and asked bluntly: "Comrade Lieutenant,
How many artillery pieces do you have now?"
Porochenko, who had been idle, heard Sidorin's question and immediately realized that he had an opportunity to go to the battlefield. He quickly replied: "Report to Comrade Chief of Staff, I still have more than 70 artillerymen.
, but most of them are new recruits with little combat experience..."
"Okay, you gather them together immediately and rush to Liumian Street south of the Dzerzhinsky Tractor Factory as quickly as possible." Sidorin said on the phone: "Comrade Division Commander is waiting for you there.
"
When Porochenko heard that Sidorin asked them to rush to Liumian Street, he wanted to ask the reason, but when he heard him mention the division commander in the next sentence, he immediately understood what was going on and quickly replied loudly: "Understood."
Alright, Comrade Chief of Staff, we will set off in ten minutes and rush to Liumian Street as quickly as possible."
After Sidorin confirmed that Porochenko and the others had sufficient numbers, he immediately ordered the telegraph operator to call Sokov back, saying that the artillery they needed would arrive at their destination within two hours. After all this was done
, he explained to Ivanov, who was still puzzled: "Comrade Deputy Division Commander, according to my understanding of the division commander, after he led the troops to the rescue on Liumian Street, he most likely captured the enemy's artillery.
That’s why we were asked to send artillery to them.”
"So that's it," Sidorin's explanation made Ivanov suddenly realize: "Although the division commander took a lot of people with them and their combat effectiveness was quite strong, it is probably very difficult to pick out a few gunners from them.
Only then did he choose to ask the division headquarters for help."
"I'm very worried," Sidorin glanced at the map on the table and said worriedly: "Six-sided Street is to the south of the Dzerzhinsky Tractor Factory. Once it falls, the enemy will have an offensive to attack the tractor factory.
Starting point. In order to achieve this goal, they will definitely launch ferocious fortifications. With the little strength of the division commander, can they stop the enemy?"
Ivanov also fully agreed with Sidorin's concerns. He frowned and thought for a while, then asked tentatively: "How about we send him more troops from Mamayev Heights.
"
Sidorin didn't want to send at least one regiment to Six Side Street to support Sokov, and give the Germans a lesson there. But when he thought about Sokov repeatedly emphasizing to him the importance of Mamayev Heights,
It is important to try not to use the defenders here under any circumstances. Sidorin couldn't help but sigh, looked at Ivanov and said: "Comrade Deputy Division Commander, my mood is the same as yours at the moment. I can't wait to send out a force immediately."
Troops, rush to support the division commander. But it doesn’t work. The division commander once emphasized that Mamayev Hill is the focus of our defense. Without his permission, no one is allowed to easily transfer the troops here."
Ivanov understood that Sidorin was telling the truth. Ever since he came to Mamayev Heights, he had witnessed the crazy attacks launched by the enemy in order to capture this place. With the current strength, could he hold Mamayev Heights for a long time?
Mayev Gang is a problem, not to mention the removal of part of the fresh troops, which will further weaken the existing defense force.
Therefore, Ivanov could only raise his head and sigh, and said with a wry smile: "Since we cannot mobilize troops to support the division commander, we can only pray for his good luck and return to Mamaye safely after repelling the enemy's attack."
Fu Gang."
This chapter has been completed!