When night fell, the German bombing finally came to an end. The areas under bombing were filled with fire and smoke. The surviving soldiers came out of the soil with temperature, and then reached out to pluck the soil next to them, and rescued the comrades who were still buried in the soil.
Just as the soldiers were busy rescuing their comrades, a small group of Germans quietly touched them with the cover of gunpowder. They tried to launch a sneak attack before the Soviet army could wake up from the bombing. Just as they were only more than twenty meters away from the front of the 895th Regiment of the 193rd Division, a soldier who stood up from the trench saw the gradually approaching enemy and shouted in panic: "Enemma, the enemy is coming!" After shouting, he quickly pulled the bolt and fired a shot at the place where the figure was shaking.
Maybe he was too nervous, he didn't hit the target. Before he could pull the bolt and fire a second shot, the German soldier who was rushing in front fired at him with a submachine gun. The soldier got five or six guns, and the rifle in his hand fell to the ground, then turned half a circle in the spot, and then collapsed softly in the trenches.
Fortunately, the warrior's timely warning made the soldiers in the trench discover the enemy they were touching, and gunfire sounds were heard on the position. As soon as the gunshots sounded, the German soldiers who were rushing to the front could not dodge. They were hit by the hot gun bullets and fell to the ground with a scream. The remaining soldiers hurriedly lying down on the ground and shot at the commanders and soldiers in the trench.
After the two sides fired for a while, the Germans were in a position with few people and were in a disadvantageous terrain, and the casualties were much greater than those of the Soviet army. Seeing the German gunshots becoming sparse, a Soviet lieutenant jumped out of the trench with a bayonet rifle, turned around and shouted loudly to the soldiers in the trench: "Brothers, for the sake of the motherland and Stalin, follow me!"
Although the enemy on the opposite side was still lying on the ground and shooting continuously, the soldiers in the trench, after hearing the lieutenant's shout, jumped out of the trench with weapons. They ignored the bullets coming in front of them, and did not slow down because of their comrades who fell on the charge road, but rushed to the enemy in one breath and nailed them to the ground with the bayonet in their hands.
The entire battle lasted only for more than ten minutes, and dozens of enemies who came to attack the 193rd Division's position were all wiped out. The division commander Major General Smekhotvorov saw the battle with a telescope in the regiment command post. He put down the telescope and asked the commander of the 895th Regiment standing beside him: "Comrade Colonel, who is the lieutenant who just took the charge?"
The regiment commander quickly replied: "It is Lieutenant Kissid, the company commander of the 5th Company of the Second Battalion."
"Good, really good." Smehotwarov nodded with satisfaction: "To defend Stalingrad, such a brave commander is needed. By the way, Comrade Colonel, didn't the second battalion commander of your regiment die in the battle? I think, let this Lieutenant Kissed be the second battalion commander."
Who knew that after Smehotwarov finished speaking, he did not receive a response: "Well?! Comrade Colonel, what's going on? Are you not satisfied with my appointment?"
"No, Comrade Commander." The regiment commander replied in a panic: "His military rank is too low, and it may be a bit inappropriate to be the battalion commander."
"Comrade Colonel, when is it that you are still calculating small matters like military rank with me. Don't you know that what we need most now is a commander who can command wars?" Smekhotvorov hesitated for a moment and then continued, "If you think his rank is too low, then okay, I will be promoted to the rank of captain now, and there will be no problem as battalion commander in this way?"
The commander did not dare to argue with Smekhotvorov, so he could only agree quickly: "No problem, comrade of the division commander."
"Since there is no problem, hurry up and repair the fortifications. Maybe tomorrow morning, the enemy will launch a new attack on us." Smekhotvorov said, waved at the regiment commander, and prepared to leave the regiment command post.
But as soon as he reached the door, the regiment commander called him, who hesitated and said: "Comrade Commander, the enemy bombed the positions of our regiment for four or five hours. Our casualties were too heavy. I wonder if you can add some troops to us?"
"Comrade Colonel, whether your regiment's position was bombed by enemy planes, the defense areas of the entire division were bombed. Not only were you suffering heavy losses, but the other two regiments also suffered considerable losses." Smekhotvorov spread his hands and said helplessly: "I don't have any reserve team in my hand, but I can't replenish you."
"Comrade Commander," said the commander with a bitter face: "Although I haven't had time to count the number of survivors, after the battle just now, we have reduced at least fifty or sixty people. If you don't add us, I'm worried that there will be insufficient troops to defend the existing position."
The commander's words made Smehotwarov feel embarrassed. After thinking for a long time, he said to the commander: "Comrade Colonel, I will draw twenty staff and logistics personnel to support you later. The rest of the troops can only be found by yourself."
Although Smekhotvorov gave a little extra army, it was better than nothing. The regiment commander didn't care about it. He nodded vigorously and said to Smekhotvorov: "Comrade Commander, please send them here early, so that we can have more staff to repair the fortifications."
"You, you!" Smekhotvorov pointed at the regiment commander twice with his hand, and left the regiment command post with a wry smile.
Compared with the heavy losses in various parts of the army, the 41st Guard Division, which was standing in Mamayev's post, issued an air raid alarm in time, causing all the commanders and soldiers to retreat into the tunnel, so casualties were almost negligible.
Although he had long guessed that the troops were not seriously injured, Sokov was still uneasy. As soon as the enemy plane bombing was over, he immediately called the regiments to inquire. He learned that except for the initial shock waves of more than a dozen soldiers in Beigang, who were shocked by the explosion, and some soldiers in Nangang were stunned, there were no more casualties. He felt a little relieved.
"Comrade Commander, the troops who were standing on Mamayev's posts, all the casualties were very small." Sidolin said to Sokov: "Now there are only the Third Battalion in the Old Town and the 122nd Guards Regiment in the Workers' New Village."
"Captain Vasily's defense zone was not bombed by enemy planes, so they could ignore it." Sokov ordered Cydolin: "Chief of Staff, call Lieutenant Colonel Papchinko and ask him what the casualties were there?"
The phone was quickly answered, and Cidolin asked bluntly: "Ltd. Colonel Papchinko, the division commander asked me to ask you, how are the casualties of your regiment?"
Sokov put his ear close to the microphone and heard Papchinko reply loudly: "Comrade Chief of Staff, the enemy's bombing caused several sewers to collapse, blocking many soldiers into the pipes inside and could not get out. We are organizing rescue."
Sokov quickly took the microphone from Cidolin and said, "Lieutenant Colonel, if necessary, reopen the blocked passages so that the trapped soldiers can escape as soon as possible."
"I understand, comrade of the division commander." Papuchinko replied: "I immediately ordered people to open the closed passages and rescue all the trapped soldiers."
After Sokov put down the phone, he said to Sidolin and Ivanov: "Chief of Staff, Deputy Division Commander, the enemy has carried out intensive bombings on the factory area today. I estimate that the defenders who are standing in those areas have suffered heavy losses. In order to defend the city, the superiors may call our division to reinforce somewhere. While the order has not been issued, let's first study what troops can be used."
Just as Sokov and his friends were discussing the ability to mobilize those troops to reinforce friendly forces, Chief of Staff Krelov in the Army Command on the Volga River said to Cuikov with a bitter face: "Comrade Commander, the bombing carried out by the German army on us has caused us to lose at least one-third of our existing troops. If we cannot obtain troops from the East Coast, we can only transfer part of Sokov's 41st Guard Division to strengthen important defensive areas."
Chapter completed!