Hearing my question, Wei Yinlubu sighed and said helplessly: "The chief of staff and I have repeatedly persuaded the comrade commander to evacuate the headquarters, but he said that if he continues to stay in the headquarters in the face of the enemy's fierce attack, he will definitely establish such confidence among the soldiers: 'Since the general is also here, then he should hold on!'" In this way, the warriors will never retreat without an order, and they will fight the enemy to the last breath. ”

I was speechless at Weinrubb's words, and I really didn't know whether to praise Chuikov for his courage or scold him for his stupidity. Just thinking about it, Wei Yinlubu continued: "I think the reason why the commander is determined to stay in the headquarters may be related to his judgment of the enemy's insufficient logistics. ”

"The enemy's logistics are insufficient?" This statement of Lieutenant Colonel Weinrubb confuses me, judging by the enemy's incessant shelling and bombardment of Mamayev Heights, it does not look at all like a lack of logistics. In order to clarify this question, I carefully asked: "Comrade Lieutenant Colonel, I may ask, on what basis did Comrade Commander come to this conclusion?" ”

"That's right, when the enemy sends out infantry and tanks and launches a frenzied attack on us. Enemy planes continued to carry out intensive assaults on our army's battle formations, various crossings, and group army command posts. But enemy planes dropped not only bombs, but also metal blocks, plows, tractor wheels, rakes, empty iron drums, etc. The shrill screams and cacophony of these things, whistling down from the air, fell on the heads of our warriors. It was on the basis of this situation that Comrade Commander judged that the enemy dropped a metal object that he could reach as a bomb, which was a sign that he was running out of ammunition. They want to scare people with this method. Actually, it can't be done. ”

After listening to Wei Yinlubu explain the reasons for Chuikov's judgment. I couldn't laugh or cry. The idea of Chuikov is really outrageous, just by the fact that metal blocks, wheels, empty iron barrels and the like fell from the sky, he arbitrarily believed that the German army was short of ammunition, and he did not think at all that these things falling from the sky were completely likely to be enemy planes hit by our anti-aircraft fire, landing gear and auxiliary fuel tanks that fell. If the enemy really ran out of ammunition, they would not have launched such a fierce attack. Our army will not be pressed by them, and they will hardly be able to fight back.

However, I did not dwell with Weinlub on the question of whether the Germans lacked ammunition, but asked him curiously: "Comrade Lieutenant Colonel, what are you doing outside here instead of staying in the command to resist the German attack?" ”

Wei Yinlub pointed behind him and said, "I hurriedly brought a platoon back to reinforce after learning the news that the headquarters was attacked by the Germans. Originally, two heavy tanks were in front of us to clear the way, but after fighting along the way, one tank was destroyed by the enemy, and the other broke down and broke down. ”

I looked behind the tank and saw several burning wreckage in the streets strewn with craters and rubble. There were also many corpses of both sides lying on the ground. Seeing this scene, I couldn't help but sigh. Then he asked, "Lieutenant Colonel, how many men are left under your command?" ”

Hearing me ask, Wei Yinlubu smiled bitterly and pointed to the few soldiers gathered around him: "There are more than fifty soldiers in a platoon, and now there are only a few of them left." With this amount of troops, and the lack of heavy weapons, if we rashly attack the enemy, not only will it not help, but we will all the survivors in it. ”

"So you stop here and use the broken tanks as a fixed point of fire to intercept the German units that might pass through the crossroads. Right? "I took the initiative to say what he wanted to say, but I hid it in my heart for fear of affecting the regimental level of each other, but instead killed our tanks first.

"Colonel Oshanina, you guessed right." As for my speculation, Weinlub did not deny it, and he said without concealment: "I hide the tank here as a fixed battery, which can easily take out the German armored units passing through the crossroads, and also destroy as many of their infantry as possible." ”

While we were talking, the platoon commander of the avant-garde platoon ran over and reported to me in a loud voice: "Comrade division commander, we have rescued the tankmen from the tank, two dead and three wounded. The infantrymen who followed behind the tank were wounded four, all lightly wounded, not dead. When he said this, the platoon commander glared at Wei Yinlubu viciously.

Although Wei Yinlubu saw the platoon commander's impolite gaze towards him, he couldn't say anything, after all, it was because of his negligence that caused the accidental injury incident, and also caused two deaths and seven injuries to our troops. Seeing Wei Yinlubu's face flushed, in order to avoid his embarrassment, I hurriedly relieved him: "Okay, Comrade Lieutenant Colonel, take your subordinates and go with us, Commander, their headquarters is still under attack by the enemy." ”

Then I turned to the platoon commander of the avant-garde platoon and said, "Comrade platoon commander, you sent someone to carry a few wounded here, stay here with this tank, which acts as a fixed battery, and take on the task of covering our rear. ”

After several lightly and seriously wounded were settled, our rescue force, which had lost the cover of tanks, continued along the street in the direction of the headquarters.

As we got closer to the headquarters, the gunfire became more and more intense. When Wei Yinlubu heard the sound of gunfire in front of him, he couldn't help but panic, and urged us one after another: "Hurry up, comrades, hurry up." The enemy is attacking our headquarters, and if we don't increase our speed, it's too late. ”

We ran forward for a few dozen meters, and our vision suddenly opened up, and the buildings on both sides of the street had already collapsed under the bombardment of enemy planes and artillery. The distance of more than two hundred meters from us to the headquarters can be said to be an open field if we ignore the piles of rubble in the east and the piles in the west. At this moment, the direction of the headquarters was in flames, and the enemy's tanks and mortars were firing non-stop, covering the attack of the hordes of infantry.

No sooner had our party left the building-obscured street than it was discovered by the enemy. Mortar and heavy machine-gun fire poured in, blocking our path. I threw myself behind a pile of rubble. Hide behind enemy bullets and artillery fire.

Although I was safely hidden. But the warriors who followed me weren't as lucky as I was. Dense machine-gun bullets pierced through their fragile bodies, lifting them to the ground, and one of the fighters fell headlong at my feet. In the choking smoke, the pungent blood rushed towards me, and I couldn't help coughing violently.

A German tank turned around, fired a shot at our side, and then rushed straight towards us. Thirty or so German soldiers also got up from the ground when they saw their tanks rushing towards us. Rush forward with the back of the tank.

Looking at the German tanks and infantry that were getting closer and closer, I couldn't help but panic, not to mention weapons like anti-tank guns and anti-tank grenades around me, not even a grenade. If the German tanks rushed over, I would really be helpless against such a behemoth.

Through the sound of gunfire, I could clearly hear the rumbling of the tank's tracks, which unexpectedly made the enemy tanks move further and further away from me. At this moment, a soldier hiding behind a pile of rubble across the street grabbed a Molotov cocktail that was placed on the ground. He straightened up and raised the Molotov cocktail above his head. He was about to throw at the approaching tank, when suddenly a vicious bullet flew from somewhere, hitting the bottle in his hand. The bullet shattered the bottle, and the liquid dripped, and the fire burned all over his body.

Seeing that the warrior was covered in fire, I couldn't help but close my eyes, and I couldn't bear to see this warrior being burned alive in front of me. Unexpectedly, what came to my ears next was not the screams of the warrior at all, but his roar. I quickly opened my eyes to see what was going on, only to see him bend down and grab the second Molotov cocktail, jump out from behind the rubble, go straight to the German tank, and throw the Molotov cocktail into the grille of the tank's engine. In an instant, fire and smoke engulfed our heroes and enemy tanks.

The bravery of the warriors inspired those of us who were still alive, and we all poked our heads out of our hiding places, raised our weapons and fired at the enemies who were following behind the tanks. I also grabbed the rifle in the hand of the soldier lying at my feet, aimed at the enemy not far away, and pulled the trigger without hesitation.

I should perhaps thank O'Shanen, whom I have only met once, for training the real Leda to be a sharpshooter, and I am fortunate enough to inherit her talent for shooting. After five shots, at least three German soldiers became my snatched ghosts.

Seeing that I had a good shooting performance, Wei Yinlubu bent over and ran over with a soldier, and after squatting down beside me, he gave me a thumbs up and praised me repeatedly: "Well done, Colonel Oshanina, you are good at it!" The marksmanship was so accurate that he actually killed three enemies in a row. ”

I pressed five more rounds into the magazine, and without bothering to speak to him, I raised my hand and knocked away the steel helmet of a German soldier who was hiding behind a pile of rubble, more than 20 meters away. After the steel helmets of the German soldiers were knocked away by me, they quickly shrank behind the rubble, and did not dare to raise their heads again.

After I finished this shot, I also retracted my body, leaned against the pile of rubble, and asked Wei Yinlubu, who was squatting in front of me: "Comrade Lieutenant Colonel, do you have any bullets there?" ”

When I received the three clips of bullets handed over by Wei Yinlubu, I couldn't help but say: "Comrade Lieutenant Colonel, your fighters are all good. If he hadn't died with the German tanks, it is estimated that we, lacking anti-tank weapons, would have been routed by the enemy's tanks and the infantry rushing up. ”

After hearing this, Wei Yinlubu sighed and said, "His heroic performance, after the battle is introduced, I will report it to the headquarters, and let the headquarters give him credit!" ”

At this moment our troops had recovered from the initial confusion, and the warriors took advantage of the terrain and launched a counterattack on the enemy. In a nearby crater, the fighters of the 2nd Regiment even mounted a machine gun and were using accurate point fire to eliminate the German soldiers who were rushing forward at the risk of death.

The enemy's tank guns and mortars stopped shelling the headquarters, but instead aimed at us, covering the infantry charge at us with dense artillery fire. The Heavy in the crater was having a good time, when he suddenly exposed the upper body of the crater and threw himself back sharply, and he fell into the pit. As soon as the Heavy fell, his deputy grabbed the machine gun, took the Gunner's place, and continued to fire at the enemy. Just after firing a magazine, the sub-machine gunner was changing magazines when a German shell landed near him and exploded. The flying shrapnel hit him and he fell into the crater with a machine gun.

Saw that the sub-heavy also fell. I couldn't help but scream. Just as he was about to send someone to take his place, the platoon commander of the avant-garde platoon had already jumped out of the crater behind him at a brisk pace, rushed past me quickly, jumped into the crater, re-set up the machine gun, and strafed the enemy infantry.

After a while, the platoon commander also fell next to the machine gun. Not long after he fell, another warrior stepped forward. Jumping out of his hiding place, rushing into the crater, taking the platoon commander's place, and then machine-gunning the oncoming enemy.

As the enemy's attention was drawn to the machine gun in the crater, I was able to calmly hide behind the rubble and shoot at the German soldiers who came into my range. By the time I had used all my bullets, at least fifteen German soldiers had fallen under my guns.

Although the enemy's infantry was wiped out by us little by little, we had nothing to do with the three tanks and numerous mortars that kept shelling us. So although we gradually gained the upper hand in numbers, because of the storage of this tank. We still can't move on to the command.

Just as Weinlubu came to me to discuss whether to send someone with Molotov cocktails to blow up the enemy's tank. A German tank was suddenly enveloped in fire and smoke. When I saw this scene, I first muttered to myself: Could it be that the enemy's tankmen did not operate properly, causing the ammunition in the car to explode? But I quickly dismissed the speculation and understood that it must have been a detour from another route.

I lay on the rubble, cautiously looking in the direction where the shells had just flew, and as I expected, two tanks with swastika on their bodies pulled out of another street, followed by a group of our commanders and fighters.

Before the remaining two German tanks could understand what was going on, they were hit one after another by shells fired by our tanks and began to burn.

The enemy's tanks were cleared, and the remaining mortars were nothing to worry about. The enemy's mortars hit our tanks, but they had no effect, and although the shells kept exploding around the tanks, they only barely slowed down our tankmen without any major damage. However, our tanks hit mortars, but they were accurate one by one, and after a few shots, the enemy's mortar positions were almost completely destroyed.

Seeing the tank and another infantry unit driven by Persjian, I stood up and shouted at the commanders and fighters who were still hidden behind: "Comrades, it is our tank that has come up, the enemy is almost unable to support it, rush with me!" After shouting, I brandished my rifle and took the lead and rushed out.

After rushing out of more than twenty or thirty meters, our charging party was blocked by the German firing point, and the enemy's crossfire consisting of one machine gun and seven or eight submachine guns suppressed us. I hid in a crater, cautiously poked my head out, looked at the position of the tank, and found that the enemy's fire was very well concealed, because there was tank wreckage and rubble piles to cover it, right in the blind spot of our tanks, so it could not be cleared in the first place.

While in a hurry, a mortar group ran behind a pile of rubble not far from me and began to set up mortars. Seeing their actions, I shouted at them, ignoring the danger of being hit by bullets: "Hey, artillery comrades, hurry up and get rid of that fire point, otherwise we won't be able to rush through at all!" ”

The gunner set up the mortar with his hands and feet, and after simply aiming, he opened fire decisively. The mortar shell made a beautiful arc in the air and landed accurately in the middle of the enemy, and the machine gun hiding behind the rubble was scattered in a huge explosion, and the flying shrapnel blew up the German soldiers near the blast site.

This time before it was my turn to stand up, Weinrubb, hidden in another crater, jumped out first, brandished his weapon and rushed forward with his soldiers to destroy the surviving German soldiers.

The battle was soon over, and the Germans who had invaded the headquarters of the army group, except for a few who ran fast with long legs, were either killed or captured by us. While I was cleaning up the battlefield, Wei Yinlubu walked towards me with a few men. I saw from a distance that there were no Chuikov, Gurov, and Krylov in it, and I thought it was just an ordinary staff officer in the headquarters of the group army, so I didn't care, and continued to direct the soldiers to treat the wounded.

When they got closer, I realized that Wei Yinlubu was followed by a group of political workers, and there was even a brigade-level political commissar, who was higher than Kirillov's, and I hurriedly stepped forward, although I didn't know who they were, but I still raised my hand to salute them first.

Seeing that I saluted them, the group of political workers also raised their hands and returned the salute. Wei Yinlubu hurriedly pulled me in front of the brigade-level political commissar and introduced me: "Colonel Oshanina, let me introduce to you, this is Comrade Vasilyev, the newly appointed director of the political department of the group army and brigade-level political commissar yesterday, and he will take over Comrade Kirillov's previous work. ”

Vasilyev stretched out his hand to me and said in a friendly voice: "Colonel Oshanina, thank you for bringing troops to relieve us of the siege. Let's go, go to the headquarters, where the commander and the military commissar are waiting for you. (To be continued......)

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