"What the hell, what's going on?" Sokov thought to himself: His troops have been fighting in the east of the city for such a long time, and they should have attracted the enemy's main force. Why are the friendly forces attacking from the north?
Will the progress be unfavorable? However, time was tight, and he couldn't think too much. As soon as he put down the phone, he ordered a guard beside him: "Comrade soldier, go and call the commander of the 1139th Regiment, Lieutenant Colonel Ajik."
Ajik happened to be passing by not far away. Hearing that Sokov had something to ask him, he rushed over immediately. Seeing him coming, Sokov immediately said to him: "Comrade Lieutenant Colonel, the situation has changed now. From now on
The friendly forces that launched an attack from the north of the city were stubbornly blocked by the Germans and were unable to move forward. I now order you to turn north immediately after entering the city to support the friendly forces that were blocked by the enemy."
As the order was issued, Ajik led the troops of the 1139th Regiment and rushed to the north of the city to support the 322nd Division, which was in a bitter battle. However, Sokov only brought a guard squad to the joint of the 1135th and 1137th Regiments.
Headquarters.
Bindasov was making a call to the commander of the first battalion, Jetrov, ordering him to lead his troops to advance to the south of the city and drive the enemy to the west of the city. When he saw Sokov coming in from outside, he quickly covered the phone with his hand, surprised.
He asked: "Comrade Commander, why are you in the city?"
Pavel, who was staring at the map in front of him, heard Bindasov's exclamation. He quickly turned around and saw that Sokov had already arrived in front of him. He quickly straightened his body and saluted, and at the same time asked in surprise: "Master."
Comrade, when you entered the city, did you only take one guard squad with you?"
"Lieutenant Colonel Ajik's 1139th Regiment came into the city with me." After Sokov finished answering, he walked towards the window with only the window frame left, and asked casually: "How is the situation here?"
"It's going very smoothly, Comrade Division Commander." Pavel quickly replied: "According to our division of labor, after capturing the German temporary headquarters, the troops of the 1135th Regiment developed to the west of the city, while our regiment continued to advance westward..."
Bindasov quickly ended the call with Jetrov. He first looked out the door and found no trace of Ajik. Then he walked to Sokov and asked curiously: "Comrade Division Commander, I
Why didn’t you see Lieutenant Colonel Ajik? I wonder where he went?”
"When you occupied the German temporary headquarters, the friendly forces in the north of the city also launched an attack on the city." Sokov turned to look at Bindasov and continued: "However, their progress was not smooth and they were stubbornly blocked by the German army.
I then sent Lieutenant Colonel Ajik’s 1139th Regiment to support them.”
"Strange, the infantry corps of General Orlov is deployed in the north of the city." Hearing what Sokov said, Bindasov asked in confusion: "In addition, there is also the cooperation of the tank brigade, so it stands to reason that they
The progress should be going smoothly, why is it not going smoothly?"
"I don't know. Comrade Commander didn't tell me the specific situation." Sokov was not too concerned about the progress of the friendly forces at the moment, but asked the two regiment commanders: "Did you encounter any problems during the attack?
"
"No!" The two regiment leaders shook their heads at the same time, and then Pavel reported: "Comrade division commander, your deployment tactics are very effective in street fighting. The cooperation between infantry and tanks makes it possible to hide in buildings
It is difficult for the enemy in the creature to cause us heavy casualties."
"Comrade Lieutenant Colonel, are everything you said true?" Although Sokov knew some of the theories of street fighting in later generations, they were theories rather than reality after all. So when he heard Pavel say this, he asked curiously:
"When you used infantry and tank coordination, didn't the defenders cause any casualties to you?"
Although both Pavel and Bindasov reported the situation in the city to Sokov, the specific details were not so detailed. Upon hearing Sokov's question, Pavel quickly replied: "Yes, Comrade Division Commander.
The infantry covering the tanks, marching between the two tanks, can promptly eliminate the anti-tank fighters emerging from the buildings on both sides of the street; and the tanks can also kill the exposed fire points in the shortest possible time.
…”
After listening patiently to Pavel, Sokov finally had a firm grasp on the tactics he had deployed in advance. He asked rhetorically: "How many tanks of the tank battalion were lost in the battle?"
Hearing Sokov's question, Pavel was stunned for a moment, then shook his head vigorously and said: "No, Comrade Division Commander, none of them were lost. They are all parked in the square outside the church intact now."
After learning that the tank battalion had suffered no losses during the battle, Sokov couldn't help but feel a little itchy. He planned to lead his troops to the north of the city to rescue the friendly troops, so he asked the two regiment commanders standing in front of him: "You guys
How many troops do the two of them have that they can use?"
"We still have a battalion as a reserve force." After the report, Pavel suddenly asked in surprise: "Comrade division commander, don't you want to personally participate in the battle?"
"Don't worry, Comrade Lieutenant Colonel, I will not personally lead the charge. After all, I am the division commander now." Seeing that Pavel had guessed what he was thinking, Sokov said to the two of them truthfully: "Although I have sent
Lieutenant Colonel Ajik led his troops to support the friendly forces, but he has little experience in street fighting. I am worried that the progress he can make will be very limited, so I want to use the reserve teams of your two regiments to teach the Germans a lesson."
"Comrade Division Commander," knowing that Sokov really wanted to lead his troops to compete with the Germans in person, Bindasov quickly took the initiative and said: "You are the commander of a division, so you should stay here and take command. As for the north direction of the city,
I led two battalions to rush to support. Don't worry, I already know how to use infantry-tank coordinated combat tactics in the city."
Seeing Bindasov taking the initiative to ask for a fight, Sokov knew that if he persisted, even Pavel might have to stand up to persuade him, so he ordered Bindasov: "Okay, comrade colonel, then I will take this task
Over to you. Good luck!"
When Bindasov led two infantry battalions and tank battalions along the street toward the north of the city, Sokov asked Pavel: "Comrade Lieutenant Colonel, what was the result when you occupied the German headquarters?"
"Comrade Division Commander," Pavel replied with some shame after hearing what Sokov said: "We can only say that we destroyed the German headquarters, not occupied it."
When Sokov heard what Pavel said, he couldn't help but feel a little bit in his heart, and quickly asked: "Why, don't you have a commander who can capture the German army?"
"Yes, Comrade Division Commander." Pavel said with a blushing face: "The German troops in the church were very tenacious. Although our troops repeatedly tried to persuade them to surrender, no one put down their weapons and fought until the last bullet.
The German city defense commander was a colonel, but after our soldiers rushed into the room where he was, we saw with our own eyes that he shot to death three of his officers and a female signal soldier with a pistol, and then drank the bullet himself.
"
"What a stubborn guy!" When Sokov heard this, he punched the window sill hard with his fist. He felt uncomfortable not for the officers who were killed by the garrison commander, but for the dead man.
The retired female communications soldiers feel regretful. Female soldiers who can join the garrison commander as communications soldiers must not only be proficient in telecommunications skills, but also have good looks. Who knows, but they encounter a boss who does not know how to show mercy and cherish the beauty, and her beauty is in vain.
Xiaoyu died. He was even thinking that if I had been there at that time, I would definitely have pointed my gun at the garrison commander's head and shot him twice more.
The communications soldier who came to the city with Sokov suddenly said to Sokov: "Comrade division commander, your call is from the chief of staff of the group army."
When Sokov heard that Malinin was looking for him, he quickly walked over, took the earphones, put them on his head, and said into the microphone: "Hello, Comrade Chief of Staff, I am Sokov. What instructions do you have?"
"How is the situation in the city?" Malinen asked briefly.
"After seizing the German temporary headquarters, the troops of Lieutenant Colonel Pavel's 1137th Regiment are developing westward; and Colonel Bindasov's 1135th Regiment is now clearing out the enemies in the south of the city." Although Malinin's question
The words were brief, but Sokov knew very well what he wanted to know, so before he could ask in detail, he took the initiative to report: "After Lieutenant Colonel Ajik's 1139th Regiment entered the city, they turned around and headed north.
Support the friendly forces in the north of the city. In order to quickly crush the German resistance, after arriving at the temporary headquarters in the city, I ordered Colonel Bindasov to lead two infantry battalions and rush to the north of the city with the cooperation of the tank battalion."
Rokossovsky's voice came from the receiver: "Major Sokov, why did you let Colonel Bindasov lead the troops to support the north of the city instead of leading the troops there himself?"
Sokov knew very well that what Rokossovsky said to him was all irony, and was intended to warn him not to make the same mistake as last time and leave his command post without authorization. So he replied with a smile: "Don't worry, Commander.
Comrade Communist Party member, I know that I am the commander of a division, and the division headquarters is my combat position, so I will never personally lead the troops to charge..."
Pavel, who was standing aside, when he heard Sokov's words, quickly turned his head to the side, raised his telescope and pretended to look into the distance, complaining in his heart: "If Colonel Bindasov hadn't requested it,
Lead your troops to the north of the city to provide support. It is estimated that you have already led your troops to fight the enemy in the north of the city."
Ajik, who first led his troops to the north of the city for support, had little experience in street fighting, so as soon as he entered the city, he urged his troops to quickly rush to the fighting area in the north of the city. Unexpectedly, as soon as he entered October Street in the north of the city, he was attacked.
Seeing fire from both sides of the street, the officers and soldiers who were caught off guard fell in pieces under the gunfire of the Germans.
Ajik, who was following the team, could not help but widen his eyes in surprise when he saw that the troops were suppressed by the enemy's firepower. He shouted at a battalion commander beside him: "Major, immediately order the soldiers to rush over and kill the enemy."
The enemy's firepower points were eliminated."
"Comrade Commander," the battalion commander saw that the firepower from machine guns and submachine guns on both sides of the street had tightly blocked the street. Not only the soldiers who rushed forward would be knocked down by the dense bullets; even those lying on the street
The corpse on top was also beating constantly under the impact of bullets. Even if he rushed up like this, it would have no effect at all except increasing casualties. He said to Ajik with a grimace: "The enemy's
The firepower is too strong and our soldiers cannot charge forward."
Unexpectedly, Ajik didn't listen to his explanation at all, but said in a stern tone: "Comrade Battalion Commander, I give you two choices: one is to lead the people to rush up immediately; the other is to find someone who can lead the people to rush up.
Officer, come and take your place."
When the battalion commander heard what Ajik said, he couldn't help but blood rushed to his head. Regardless of the fact that the street ahead was blocked by German firepower, he stood up suddenly and shouted to the commanders and soldiers lying nearby: "Brothers, don't be afraid.
Come with me! For Stalin! For the motherland! Move forward~!"
Seeing the Soviet army launching a charge, the Germans fired more fiercely. The battalion commander and a group of soldiers who were charging at the front quickly fell to the street, but the soldiers who followed continued to step over their comrades without fear.
The corpses advanced and broke into the dense German firepower. The brave soldiers fell in pieces, and their corpses overlapped on those of their fallen comrades, forming a pile like a hill.
Seeing that Ajik desperately ordered the troops to charge, causing the soldiers to fall in pieces on the street, and the blood of the martyrs dyed the stones on the ground red, a battalion commander couldn't stand it anymore, and quickly said to
The communications soldier beside him said: "Get in touch with the division commander immediately and tell him what happened here."
When the communications soldier saw the pile of corpses of his comrades, his legs were shaking with fear. When he heard the battalion commander's instructions, he quickly opened a book and called the division headquarters with a trembling trembling. After contacting Sokov, the battalion commander said excitedly: "
Comrade Division Commander, on our way to the north of the city, we were blocked by the German army."
"Are they blocked by the Germans?" After listening to the battalion commander's report, Sokov immediately asked vigilantly: "Who are you? Why didn't Lieutenant Colonel Ajik report the situation to me?"
"Comrade division commander, Lieutenant Colonel Ajik has gone crazy." The battalion commander reported with a cry: "The German troops hiding in the buildings on both sides of the street have blocked the street with firepower, and then the regiment commander desperately ordered us to rush forward.
In just a few minutes, more than 600 people in the third battalion were almost wiped out."
"Damn Ajik, how did he direct the battle? He knew that the enemy's firepower was so fierce, but he actually ordered the soldiers to go up and die." After scolding Ajik in his heart, Sokov asked the battalion commander: "The battalion commander
Comrade Chang, what’s your name?”
"Goria," the battalion commander heard Sokov's question and quickly replied: "I am Major Golya, commander of the second battalion."
"Major Golya, listen." Sokov knew that every minute was precious now. If Ajik continued to mess around, the 1139th Regiment would be wiped out before the battle was over. So he was decisive.
He ordered: "From now on, you are the acting commander of the 1139th Regiment, and the next battle will be directed by you. The first thing you have to do is to send someone to take care of Lieutenant Colonel Ajik. Do you understand?"
