Chapter 356: Capturing Red Polyana

In the movie "The Battle of Moscow", the Soviet army's counterattack on Red Polyana seems to be a very easy thing. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. biqUgE怂 INFO Soviet soldiers shouted slogans and rushed into the city from all sides, and the Germans who stood here stood stupidly on the snow, aimlessly firing their guns. Seeing that he was surrounded by Soviet troops, he immediately threw away his weapons and surrendered with his hands raised. Then the Soviets easily captured the city and captured the heavy artillery of the Germans who attempted to shell Moscow.

But the plots in the movie are all processed, which is very different from real history. After the battle began, the first troops to attack were the Moscow garrison from the city, and after a night of fighting, the fighters were seriously exhausted, so they were a little overwhelmed, and several attacks from the south were repulsed by the Germans. It was under these conditions that Rokossovsky's troops entered the battle, and after ten minutes of rapid shelling, thousands of commanders and fighters rushed towards the city from the north.

The fortifications of the Red Polyana were mainly concentrated in the north and were built to resist the German attack, and there were only a few foxholes dug by the Germans overnight in the south. There was little progress in attacking from the weakly defended south, let alone from the north. In addition, Field Marshal von Bock, the commander of Army Group Center, was inspecting the area, and the defenders of the city fought extremely stubbornly to protect his safety.

The battle in the north of the city was stalemate, and after a fierce battle, the Soviets finally occupied a position, but before they could gain a firm foothold, they were recaptured by the Germans. In this way, the various positions changed hands and fought again and again, and each attack on both sides had to pay a great price for casualties.

Rokossovsky received a call from Mironov in the command, to whom the colonel reported: "Comrade commander, the German fire is so fierce that our troops simply cannot rush in, ask for artillery support, ask for artillery support. ā€

"Colonel Mironov," Rokossovsky's eyebrows twisted into a pimple when he heard the news of the frustration of the troops' attack, and he said loudly into the microphone: "Immediately withdraw the troops and regroup, and we will provide you with artillery support immediately." ā€

As soon as he put down the phone, he called Kazakov over and asked: "Comrade Artillery Commander, can our artillery provide artillery support to the attacking troops?" ā€

Kazakov hesitated for a moment, then replied: "Comrade commander, we don't have many shells in our hands now, and the effect may be limited. ā€

"Shoot all the shells out." Rokossovsky did not hesitate to say: "The order given to us by the Supreme Commander himself is to take the Red Polyana back from the hands of the enemy before it gets dark today." You see, it's noon now, and if we don't speed up the attack, we won't be able to complete the task assigned to us by our superiors. ā€

"Comrade Commander, it's not good." As soon as Kazakov left, Malinin ran over in a hurry, handed a telegram to Rokossovsky, and said: "According to what we know, there are important German figures in the city of Red Polyana, so the main forces of the enemy are pressing over from the north, ready to join the enemy trapped by our troops in the city of Red Polyana. ā€

"Order all units to immediately launch a stubborn blockade, and absolutely not allow the enemy's reinforcements to come near the Red Polyana." After Rokossovsky finished saying this, he suddenly saw the map on the table, and hurriedly stopped Malinin, pointed to the map and ordered: "Chief of Staff, you see that there is a railway through Khimki, which can reach Red Polyana, and immediately order the special company that is holding here to build a position and prepare to block the German reinforcements." ā€

Malinin looked in the direction Rokossovsky was pointing and couldn't help frowning. He said with some embarrassment: "Comrade commander, we only have one company here, and it is simply an impossible task to rely on them to hold back the enemy's reinforcements. Do you think you have sent troops from elsewhere to reinforce them? ā€

"There's no time." Rokossovsky said anxiously: "In order to destroy the enemy in the city of Kraskopolyana, we have transferred all the troops that can be mobilized, where are the troops to reinforce Khimki." ā€

Lobachev, hearing what Malinin said, also persuaded Rokossovsky: "Comrade commander, although this special company in the town of Khimki has shown great combat effectiveness, if the Germans really rush along the railway line, they will not be able to stop it at all. ā€

"In this situation, we have to take a gamble. I only hope that we can take the Red Polyana and destroy the enemy in the city before the German reinforcements arrive. Although Rokossovsky was full of confidence, he had no confidence in his heart, and he secretly prayed: "Tian Shuzi, Tian Shuzi, whether or not you can stop the enemy going south along the railway, it depends on you." ā€

Von Bock, who was besieged in the city, ordered his lieutenant to send a telegram to the surrounding troops, ordering them to move aggressively south, quickly break through the Soviet defensive positions, and rush to the Red Polyana to join him.

With his order, the German 2nd Tank Division and the 14th Motorized Division both launched a fierce attack on the Soviet defensive positions in front of them, in an attempt to break through the Soviet defenses in one fell swoop and rush to the Red Polyana to join the commander's troops. In the face of the ferocious offensive of the German army, the Soviet soldiers behaved extremely bravely, relying on their rudimentary weapons, repelling the German attacks again and again.

But at the same time, a regiment of the 35th Infantry Division of the German army, on a train, quickly came along the railway line towards the Red Polyana. But as they approached Khimki, they encountered obstacles set up for them by the anti-coalition forces. First, the railroad track was blown off at the turn, and the ironclad car that opened the way rushed off the track.

Before the railroad was built, the soldiers had to jump out of the stuffy tank wagons and march on foot. However, as soon as he got out of the car, an unlucky unlucky ghost stepped on a mine buried under the roadbed, and the collapsed roadbed rubble swept down the soldiers around the explosion site in pieces.

They delayed a lot of time in clearing the mines. The German commander repeatedly received urging telegrams from his superiors that the defenders of Red Polyana were in dire need of reinforcements and that they should rush to reinforcements as quickly as possible.

The German commander knew that the military situation was urgent, and it was too late to clear the mines a little. As a last resort, the soldiers were ordered to leave the roadbed and leave along the side path. The soldiers had just walked a few steps before they stepped on a mine and were blown down again.

The enraged German commander consulted with his officers, and in their minds, even if the Soviets planted more mines, it would be impossible to pave all the roads, not to mention the fierce fighting going on in Red Polyana, where it must be a small group of enemy troops responsible for interception, since there are mines on the railway and the path, then we will take a detour and try to get to Red Polyana as soon as possible. The ideal is beautiful, but the reality is cruel, even if they go around other roads, they still step on landmines, even walking in the forest, they can step on landmines.

The mad German commander sent two groups of five spearhead troops to the front of the mines. Who knew that these soldiers were not killed by mines, but were killed by bullets flying from the nearby forest. Spotting a small group of enemy troops in the forest, the German commander immediately ordered a company of soldiers to rush forward, only to step on a series of mines. Although the German offensive formation was relatively scattered, when the smoke and dust cleared, the German commander appeared in front of the dead bodies and wailing wounded soldiers all over the ground. When he saw this, he could not help but be angry, when he had suffered such a wretched spirit, his troops were killed and wounded before they could even see the shadow of the enemy.

"Damn the Russians! There's a kind of coming out to compete with us, to hide in the shadows and shoot cold guns, what's going on! The German commander pointed to the forest and cursed, and in a fit of rage vowed to hang all the captured Soviet officers and soldiers on a tree on the side of the road.

Rokossovsky could not help but smile when he learned of the results of the anti-Japanese coalition in blocking the German reinforcements, and he said to Lobachev and Malinin: "Military commissar, chief of staff, how's it going? This small army from Northeast China is not bad, right? ā€

"Amazing, just amazing!" Lobachev, who had seen the anti-coalition force commanded by Tian Shuzi, applauded: "I really didn't expect that he only had a company that was dissatisfied with the formation, and he actually blocked a regiment of the German army, which is really amazing!" At this point, he couldn't help but ask, "By the way, there are so many mines from there?" ā€

"In the vicinity of Khimki, there is a secret arsenal, where more than two thousand mines and dozens of tons of explosives are kept" Malinin, after explaining to Lobachev where the mines came from, also asked Rokossovsky with some surprise: "Comrade commander, how do you say that they were able to bury so many mines in such a short time?" ā€

Rokossovsky thought for a moment, then replied: "I guess the company commander began to lay mines after the last attack on Khimki. It just so happened that we gave them the task of blocking the German reinforcements today, and they put these mines to use. ā€

"I see." After listening to Rokossovsky's explanation, Lobachev and Malinin both had expressions of sudden realization on their faces, and Lobachev also took the initiative to offer: "In recognition of the great achievements of the special company in this battle, I propose to award a medal to every commander and fighter who participated in the battle." ā€

"I agree!" Rokossovsky immediately approved of Lobachev's proposal.

Before the railroad was built, the soldiers had to jump out of the stuffy tank wagons and march on foot. However, as soon as he got out of the car, an unlucky unlucky ghost stepped on a mine buried under the roadbed, and the collapsed roadbed rubble swept down the soldiers around the explosion site in pieces.

They delayed a lot of time in clearing the mines. The German commander repeatedly received urging telegrams from his superiors that the defenders of Red Polyana were in dire need of reinforcements and that they should rush to reinforcements as quickly as possible.

The German commander knew that the military situation was urgent, and it was too late to clear the mines a little. As a last resort, the soldiers were ordered to leave the roadbed and leave along the side path. The soldiers had just walked a few steps before they stepped on a mine and were blown down again.

The enraged German commander consulted with his officers, and in their minds, even if the Soviets planted more mines, it would be impossible to pave all the roads, not to mention the fierce fighting going on in Red Polyana, where it must be a small group of enemy troops responsible for interception, since there are mines on the railway and the path, then we will take a detour and try to get to Red Polyana as soon as possible. The ideal is beautiful, but the reality is cruel, even if they go around other roads, they still step on landmines, even walking in the forest, they can step on landmines.

The mad German commander sent two groups of five spearhead troops to the front of the mines. Who knew that these soldiers were not killed by mines, but were killed by bullets flying from the nearby forest. Spotting a small group of enemy troops in the forest, the German commander immediately ordered a company of soldiers to rush forward, only to step on a series of mines. Although the German offensive formation was relatively scattered, when the smoke and dust cleared, the German commander appeared in front of the dead bodies and wailing wounded soldiers all over the ground. When he saw this, he could not help but be angry, when he had suffered such a wretched spirit, his troops were killed and wounded before they could even see the shadow of the enemy.

"Damn the Russians! There's a kind of coming out to compete with us, to hide in the shadows and shoot cold guns, what's going on! The German commander pointed to the forest and cursed, and in a fit of rage vowed to hang all the captured Soviet officers and soldiers on a tree on the side of the road.

Rokossovsky could not help but smile when he learned of the results of the anti-Japanese coalition in blocking the German reinforcements, and he said to Lobachev and Malinin: "Military commissar, chief of staff, how's it going? This small army from Northeast China is not bad, right? ā€

"Amazing, just amazing!" Lobachev, who had seen the anti-coalition force commanded by Tian Shuzi, applauded: "I really didn't expect that he only had a company that was dissatisfied with the formation, and he actually blocked a regiment of the German army, which is really amazing!" At this point, he couldn't help but ask, "By the way, there are so many mines from there?" ā€

"In the vicinity of Khimki, there is a secret arsenal, where more than two thousand mines and dozens of tons of explosives are kept" Malinin, after explaining to Lobachev where the mines came from, also asked Rokossovsky with some surprise: "Comrade commander, how do you say that they were able to bury so many mines in such a short time?" ā€

Rokossovsky thought for a moment, then replied: "I guess the company commander began to lay mines after the last attack on Khimki. It just so happened that we gave them the task of blocking the German reinforcements today, and they put these mines to use. ā€

"I see." After listening to Rokossovsky's explanation, Lobachev and Malinin both had expressions of sudden realization on their faces, and Lobachev also took the initiative to offer: "In recognition of the great achievements of the special company in this battle, I propose to award a medal to every commander and fighter who participated in the battle." ā€