As Rokossovsky and his staff officer walked side by side towards the house, he casually asked: "Have you established contact with the nearby troops?" ”

The staff officer hurriedly reported: "Comrade commander, we have already made contact with General Leviakin, whose troops are currently north of the village of Peshki, although there are not many of them, but there are still some tanks. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 ｉｎｆｏ”

"Have you made contact with the headquarters?" Rokossovsky then asked.

"The operator is sending a report to the headquarters of the army group, the location of the new command will be set up, and the chief of staff will be informed."

Walking into the house, Lobachev handed Rokossovsky a telegram in his hand, and at the same time said with a worried face: "Comrade commander, I just received a telegram from the headquarters of the Front, Zhukov asked us when we could launch a counterattack on the city of Cumbre del Sol. ”

"What a joke." Rokossovsky took the telegram, and after reading the content on it, he couldn't help frowning: "At present, the troops of our army group have not entered the area specified in the order, how can they launch an attack on Sun Hill City?" ”

"But," Lobachev cautiously reminded Rokossovsky, "Zhukov has already urged several times in a row, and if we don't attack again, I'm afraid he will ......."

"Alright, Comrade Military Commissar," Rokossovsky interrupted Lobachev without waiting for him to finish, "to rashly attack the city of Cumbre del Sol when the conditions are not ripe will be of no avail except to increase casualties." Seeing Lobachev on the sidelines wanting to stop talking, he quickly added, "If the superiors blame me, I will be responsible." ”

Rokossovsky walked up to the walkie-talkie and asked the operator who had just finished sending and receiving the telegram: "Comrade operator, has the chief of staff called back?" ”

The telegraph operator turned his head to look at Rokossovsky, shook his head and said: "Not yet, but the telegram for the headquarters to be transferred to the new area has been received by the other party." ”

I heard that there was no response from Malinin, and Rokossovsky was not in a hurry, anyway, the other party had already received the report normally, and I believe that the transfer work will start soon. He then instructed the operator: "Send a telegram to General Leviagin and ask him how the deployment of troops there is." ”

Just as the operator was about to deliver the report, a gunshot suddenly rang out outside. Rokossovsky immediately looked vigilantly towards the door, and at the same time asked loudly: "What's the matter, where did the shots sound?" ”

"Comrade Commander, I'll take a look." After one of the staff officers finished speaking, he trotted out of the headquarters.

"Could it be the Germans?" As soon as Lobachev, who was standing next to Rokossovsky, said this, he immediately denied it: "Impossible, this is impossible. Leviakin's troops were just north of the village of Peshki, and if the enemy were to come from that direction, they would certainly be spotted. ”

"Nothing is impossible," Rokossovsky couldn't help but secretly complain in his heart when he heard the gunfire coming from outside, the more worried he was about what was coming, "The Germans must be coming from other directions, and we must be ready to move immediately." ”

"Comrade commander," the staff officer, who had just run out to inspect the situation, ran in in a panic and said breathlessly at Rokossovsky: "There was a dense burst of gunfire from the north side of the village, and there was also the roar of tank motors, probably the German armored units coming." ”

The intelligence of the staff officer made Rokossovsky understand that he would face a sudden danger again, and hurriedly shouted loudly: "Everyone quickly pack up your things and move immediately!" ”

As soon as he finished speaking, a rumbling explosion was heard outside the house, and it seemed that the German tanks had opened fire. Just as he was about to urge everyone to speed up, there was another loud bang, and then he was tossed to the ground by a wave of air.

"Comrade Commander, are you alright?" A moment later, several hands lifted him up from the place. He looked around and saw that the room was filled with smoke, and a huge hole appeared in the opposite wall, and several staff officers fell to the ground near the hole, rolling back and forth.

Before he could figure out what was going on, several staff officers had already carried him and Lobachev out of the hut and outside. The captain of the tank crew hurriedly ran over from the tank and said anxiously: "Comrade General, the enemy's tank has rushed into the village and is firing indiscriminately. Get on this tank, I'll take you out. ”

If Rokossovsky was alone, he would have readily agreed to the captain's request, but he still had Lobachev and so many staff officers by his side at the moment, if he left them alone to flee for his life, then he would lose his prestige in the army in the future.

It was with this consideration that he waved his hand and ordered the tank captain: "No, Comrade Captain, I will not go." Before the enemy has formed a siege around the village, you immediately rush out from the north with your tank, where our troops are located. After meeting General Leviakin, I conveyed to him my order to immediately build a defense on the road, and even if there was only one person left, it was absolutely impossible to retreat. Otherwise, our line of defense will crumble, and the enemy will rush directly into Moscow. Just go! Convey my orders immediately. ”

The captain raised his hand and saluted, turned and ran back to the tank, climbed into the tank, closed the top cover, and galloped away as fast as he could.

After watching the tank leave, Rokossovsky remembered what happened in the house and asked one of his staff officers: "What just happened?" ”

"It was a shell fired by a German tank that landed next to the wooden house and exploded." When the staff officer heard Rokossovsky's question, he hurriedly replied: "A hole was blown open by air waves and shrapnel, and several staff officers who were close to the wall were injured by the broken wooden planks. ”

"What are you still standing here?" When Lobachev was set up by the staff officers, he probably didn't figure out what was going on in the house, and after figuring out the state at this moment, he immediately ordered the staff officers: "Don't hurry up and save people!" ”

Who knew that the staff officers who were holding him and Rokossovsky stood still and did not move, but stubbornly said: "Military commissar, commander, it's too dangerous here, let's move as soon as possible, right?" ”

"Transfer, where to transfer?" Listening to the dense gunfire and the sound of explosions one after another, Lobachev said in a bit of a panic: "How do you know where there are no Germans?"

At this time, one of the fighters, armed with his weapon, rushed over and wanted Rokossovsky to report: "Comrade commander, no, five German tanks, and almost a company of German soldiers, are rushing along the road towards the village, and we are blocking it to the north. However, the enemy's strength is too strong, I don't think we can hold it for long, so you better move quickly. ”

Although it was not the first time that Rokossovsky had encountered such danger, after listening to the soldier's report, he still had a feeling that there was no master, and he quickly thought in his mind: "Where else are our troops except to the north?" Where is our car, and is it still in good condition? ”

At this time, another tank shell whistled and flew over, exploding more than 30 meters away, shaking the ground under Rokossovsky's feet slightly.

Realizing that this was not a place to stay for a long time, Rokossovsky decided to take the risk and take everyone to the parking place to try their luck, which was better than staying here to suffer German shells, so he decisively ordered: "Everyone obey my orders, immediately move in the direction of the south of the village, and get on the bus there." ”

The staff officers and soldiers gathered around, hearing Rokossovsky's order, immediately prepared to turn around and retreat in the direction of the south of the village, Lobachev suddenly raised his voice and added: "Everyone should not huddle together and scatter, but keep a distance from each other and quietly retreat to the south of the village!" ”

As soon as everyone dispersed, they heard the roar of tanks from far and near, and Rokossovsky turned his head to see a German short-barreled tank appear in his field of vision. The tank stopped in the middle of the road, slowly turned its turret, and before everyone could react, it opened fire.

Rokossovsky watched as the shells flew over his head and towards a wooden house in the distance. With a loud bang, the wooden house was blown apart, and the remaining frame burst into flames and began to burn. Seeing that a wooden house had been destroyed with a single shot, the German tanks adjusted their muzzles again and aimed at the commanders and fighters who had not had time to escape.

Before the German tank could fire, a dazzling fire erupted from its body, and then the tank was enveloped in smoke and flames. Seeing a T-34 rushing out of the side path, Rokossovsky remembered that the tank captain had told him that the T-34 that had a tank deployed in the east of the village and destroyed the German tank should be the tank that the captain was talking about.

"Let's go!" Rokossovsky yelled at the commanders and fighters who were stunned, and then rushed towards the south of the village. Those commanders and fighters who had just woken up from a dream saw that the commander was taking the lead, and they also followed with a hula.

However, the situation was much better than Rokossovsky had thought, and the drivers did not abandon them, but started the car and parked outside the village and waited, just waiting for them to get into the car, and they could immediately drive at full speed and quickly get out of contact with the Germans.

Rokossovsky's driver was a bold man, he drove the jeep directly in front of Rokossovsky and Lobachev and stopped, then pushed the back door open and shouted outside: "Commander, military commissar, hurry up and get in the car." ”

Rokossovsky threw himself into the car from the open back, and Lobachev did not show weakness, grabbed the door, got into the co-pilot's position, and then closed the door and commanded loudly: "Quick, there is an enemy in the north, hurry up and move to the south!" ”