Frasov stood up and said to Tanasolov: "Comrade Brigade Commander, I thought of going to the First Battalion to learn about the specific situation and report it to you in detail when I come back. Are you allowed to leave?"
Tanasolov always felt that Vrasov was in the command center. At this moment, he saw that he took the initiative to ask to go to the army, and there was no reason for not agreeing, so he quickly agreed: "I am allowed, Comrade Vrasov. Do you need me to send guards? You must know that you may encounter Germans at any time on the road."
"No need, I'll just take two political workers from the political department together." Frasov patted the pistol on his waist with his hand and replied coldly: "We have the ability to protect ourselves."
As soon as Vrasov left the command center, the political commissar Andreyev returned from outside. When he saw that there were only Tanasolov and a group of staff in the command center, he asked curiously: "Where did Comrade Vrasov go?"
"Where can you go? Of course, you will go to the first battalion. The sailors are from the same fleet as him." Tanasolov said angrily: "Comrade Political Commissar, you are not here just now and don't know what happened. Lemusev's first battalion launched an attack on the station occupied by the German army without asking for instructions."
"What, the first battalion launched an attack on the station?" On the way back Andreyev heard gunshots and explosions coming from the direction of the station. He thought that a friendly army was fighting with the German army. Unexpectedly, the first battalion was attacking the station. He frowned and asked, "Comrade Brigade Commander, has the information of the first battalion attacking the station been confirmed?"
Tanasolov handed the telegram he received to Andreyev and said, "Look, my political commissar, this is the telegram sent to me by the first battalion saying that they had already entered the station."
After reading the telegram, Andreyev suddenly looked happy: "Comrade Brigade Commander, you must know that the order given to us by the superior is to recover the Central Railway Station as soon as possible and restore the connection between Shizhong District and the factory area. Now that the first battalion has rushed 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?" Tanasolov's first reaction when he heard this proposal was that Andreyev was playing tricks on himself, but when he thought about it, he thought about what the other party wanted to express. He said excitedly: "Oh, I understand. Since the first battalion has rushed into the station building, if another battalion is sent, the confidence of seizing the station will be greatly increased. Regardless of whether we finally recover the station, our superiors will not blame us."
"Comrade Brigade Commander, since you already understand what I mean," Andreyev urged, "Then give the order quickly."
Tanasolov grabbed the phone in front of him, dialed the command post of the second battalion, and said to the microphone: "Captain 2nd battalion? I am the brigade commander Tanasolov. The first battalion of Lemusev has launched an attack on the station. I order you to immediately put the troops into battle and assist friendly forces in seizing the station."
The defense area where the Second Battalion was stationed was not far from the First Battalion. At the beginning of the operation of the First Battalion to attack the station, the sailors of the Second Battalion were discovered by the second battalion. Seeing that his comrades were fighting against the Germans, but he was standing by here and watching, both soldiers and commanders could not hold back. So each company sent a communications soldier to the battalion headquarters to request the battle, but they were all rejected by the Second Battalion Commander from the Army because he had not received an offensive order and was not allowed to act without authorization.
The suffocated second battalion commander, after receiving the call from Tanasolov, was overjoyed and quickly replied: "Comrade Brigade Commander, this is really great. I am having a headache when the company commanders of each company have sent someone to fight. Now, with your combat order, I believe that the sailors will be happy. Please rest assured that we will assist friendly forces to retake the station."
After Tanasolov put down the phone, he couldn't help but secretly called luck. He thought to himself: Even if he didn't give orders, the sailors of the Second Battalion might even go into battle without asking for instructions when they saw the first battalion fall into a tough battle. After all, the task of his brigade is to fight against the German troops occupying this area. Even as the brigade commander, he cannot blame the commanders and fighters for their active pursuit of war.
He said to Andreyev: "Comrade Political Commissar, it seems you are right. The Second Battalion Commander said that the company commanders of each company were asking him for battle, and he could hardly suppress it. If I didn't make this call, maybe the sailors of the Second Battalion would really act without authorization."
Andreyev sighed and said, "Oh, it's not easy for the second battalion commander. He is the only one in the second battalion. I'm worried that he can't control the soldiers below when he really fights."
Frasov brought two political workers to the defense zone of the first battalion and asked Lemusev what happened, but here he only met the wounded and several health workers from the first battalion. He pulled a health worker and asked, "Where are your battalion commanders? Where are the other commanders?"
"Comrade Director," replied the health officer hurriedly: "They all went to the battle to attack the station."
"Nothing is nothing, nothing." Frasov continued, "Do you know where to find them?"
The health officer pointed to the end of the street and said, "Comrade Director, you walk along the street and there are fortifications built by our camp at the intersection. You should find the battalion commander there."
After thanking the health officer, Vrasov hurried to the fortifications at the intersection of the street with his two subordinates. Unexpectedly, as soon as he approached the fortifications, he heard someone shouting loudly in the darkness: "Stop, who is?"
Fearing that it would cause unnecessary misunderstandings, Vrasov quickly stopped and said to the front: "I am Vrasov, the director of the brigade political department, and I am here to find your battalion commander Captain Lemusev."
The opposite side was silent for a long time before a familiar voice came: "It turned out to be Comrade Vrasov, please come over."
When Frasov and others came to the fortifications at the intersection, they unexpectedly found that the troops stationed here were all kinds of troops. Seeing this, he couldn't help but frown, thinking where these troops came out? So he asked bluntly: "Which part of you are and why are you on the first battalion's position?"
"Comrade Vrasov, do you still know me?" An army captain walked up to Vrasov and spoke, "I am Krimov, the adjutant of General Trekov. We have met in Mamayev's hill."
"That's right," Frasov stared at the other party for a moment, immediately recognized that the person in front of him was Krimov, and quickly said, "I remember you took us to Mamayevgang to meet Commander Trekov." He looked behind Krimov and asked strangely, "Captain, why are you here?"
"That's right, Comrade Frasov." Krimov realized that he was paying attention to the attack on the first battalion's attack station, and forgot to communicate with Tanasolov at the brigade command. Thinking of this, he said apologetically: "Comrade Commander asked me to work as a liaison officer in your brigade and be responsible for supervising your attack."
Frasov was also a smart man. After hearing what Krimov said, he immediately guessed whether the first battalion launched an attack on the station and obtained the permission of the other party. He asked tentatively: "So, has the first battalion attacked the station obtained your approval?"
"Yes," Krimov nodded, and said with an awkward expression: "I had promised Captain Lemusev to inform Tanasolov of this matter. Who knew that I was only concerned about the progress of the first battalion and forgot about such an important matter."
When Vrasov heard Krimov say this, he couldn't help but feel relieved. In this way, the first battalion's attack on the station was not an act of unauthorized action, but obtained the permission of the liaison officer from the Group Army Command. Even if Tanasolov wants to hold Lemusev accountable after the battle, he can find something to say.
"How is the situation?" Frasov was eager to know the progress of the battle, so he did not care about this matter, but asked directly: "Have the station been taken down?"
"According to what I have learned, the Germans have arranged a lot of troops in the station building." Krimov replied: "Although the first battalion easily broke through the German defense outside the station, it may take some time to take down the station building..." Before he could finish his words, there were suddenly a sound of footsteps behind him, and hundreds of people seemed to be rushing towards him along the street.
"What's going on?" Krimov looked at the crowd on the street and asked Vrasov in surprise: "Comrade Director, what's going on? Where did this army emerge from and what are they going to do?"
When Vrasov left the brigade command, Tanasolov had not made the decision to put the Second Battalion into the battle, so he had no idea what the sudden emergence of the troops were going to do. He shook his head and said in confusion: "I'm sorry, I don't know either, comrade Captain."
After saying that, Frasov left the fortifications at the intersection, walked a few steps forward, and shouted loudly at the oncoming troops: "I am Frasov, the director of the Political Department. Who is the commander of the team? Come out and talk to me."
A sailor officer ran to Vrasov and said respectfully: "Comrade of the Report, we are from the Second Battalion. What instructions do you have?"
When he learned that the troops coming were from the Second Battalion, Vlasov was slightly stunned and asked, "What are you doing here?"
When the officer heard about Vrasov's question, he showed a surprised expression on his face: "What, Comrade Director, don't you know?"
"What do you know?" Vrasov asked blankly.
"It was the order issued by the brigade commander, saying that the first battalion was attacking the station, and the enemy's resistance was very tenacious, and ordered our battalion to rush for reinforcements." After the officer finished speaking, he called his subordinates to leave.
"Hell, why is this happening?" Frasov returned to Krimov and said puzzledly: "Captain, before I left the command center, the brigade commander firmly opposed the attack. Who knew that after only half an hour, he actually sent the Second Battalion to reinforce the First Battalion. I really don't know what he thought."
"It's good that the Second Battalion is coming." Krimov did not delve into why Tanasolov suddenly sent the Second Battalion to fight, but said to Vrasov: "From the battle situation, the troops of the First Battalion fought very hard in the station building. With the support of the Second Battalion, I believe they will be able to take the station building soon."
Lemusev led his troops to break through the German defense outside the station. When he rushed into the station building, he thought that the enemy in the building would be able to be eliminated in half an hour. Unexpectedly, as soon as he rushed into the waiting hall, he was intercepted by dense firepower. The soldiers who rushed to the front fell under the gun in large numbers. The rest hurriedly lying down on the ground, or hid behind the bench and fought back at the enemy's fire point.
The Germans not only piled up two sandbags 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 could be seen on the second floor, there were also many submachine gunmen arranged in the corridor where the hall was visible, and blocked the entire hall with fire. Some sailors jumped out of their hiding place, rushed forward with guns in a few steps, and were hit by random guns and fell into a pool of blood.
Although the German firepower was fierce, most of the sailors had rich combat experience. The surviving sailors rolled on the spot with guns in their arms. They looked for all the covers that could be found, including corpses and benches, and curled up to hide behind them. After they stopped, they quickly observed the surrounding environment and judged the location of the German soldiers hiding based on their feelings. They understood the ballistics, and took advantage of the moment when the bullets were not concerned about them, they leaned out and shot them based on their feelings. Whether they were shot or not, they immediately retracted their hiding place.
The German soldiers who were standing in the hall and the second floor were also very depressed. According to their past experience, even if they blocked the passage of advance with machine guns, the Soviet army would still use intensive sea of ​​people to charge. However, the sailors in black uniforms had different combat methods than the previous army. When they saw that the firepower was too strong, they immediately lay down and fought back instead of rushing forward with their heads buried.
Due to the poor lighting in the hall, if the sailors lie on the ground and do not move, the German machine gunners and submachine gunners could not find their location at all. Instead, they exposed their location to the Soviet army as soon as they fired their guns. The next moment, a bullet might fly over, hitting their own vitals and taking their lives.
When the sailors killed the machine gun fire point in the waiting hall, an officer jumped up from his hiding place, rushed to the fortifications, bent down and picked up the machine gun inside, swept the German submachine gunmen on the second floor, turned his head and shouted loudly in the hidden direction of the sailors: "Go forward at full speed!"
Chapter completed!