Chapter 170 War Horse Signal Corps and Letter
The Guards Cavalry Battalion did not come.
After the news was confirmed, everyone had worried expressions on their faces.
There is a high probability that something went wrong in this situation. There are too many possibilities for encountering an ambush, air raid, or encountering a large German army.
After all, it was the commander. After knowing that the reinforcements came with less than ten people, Lieutenant Colonel Vlalyushenko adjusted his emotions in time, and in turn comforted the somewhat confused recruits, "Maybe it's just some people on the way. It’s just a delay.”
Although everyone was worried, there was no good solution at this time. Alexey and the others were taken away to rest, while He Chi stayed to learn about the situation with Vlalyushenko.
Strictly speaking, this is just a defensive node of the Mozhaisk defense line. This small town defended by a non-full regiment of 1,500 people is a strategic hub. Within 110 kilometers after the German army occupied this place, Moscow could no longer There is no danger to defend.
"Comrade Commissioner, the order we received is to hold on here for 72 hours. According to the earliest intelligence, the German army attacking here is a regiment of about 3,000 people." Commander Vlalyushenko said in front of the map introduce.
Commissar Donatolowski took over the commander’s words, “At that time, our military strength was only slightly tense, but the day before yesterday we received news that the one responsible for the attack was not a regiment, but a division, and the strength was substantial. The difference was too big, so I asked my superiors for reinforcements. , but now..."
The political commissar did not continue what he said, but He Chi knew what he meant. Even if more than 300 people from the cavalry battalion came, it would be a drop in the bucket to face the attack of a German division. , not to mention that fewer than ten of them actually arrived.
"Comrade Commissioner, please go down and rest first. We will do our best to complete the mission." The lieutenant colonel said in a decisive tone.
He Chi was stunned, and then realized that the other party actually expressed his determination to him. It seemed that it was the pass issued by Beria, which made the other party mistakenly think that he was a supervisor of the army.
As we all know, the Cheka has a bad reputation within the military.
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There was a little incident in the middle of the night.
hiss! hiss! ! Waves of neighing sounds came from the stable, causing He Chi to wake up again after he had just fallen asleep.
Putting on his clothes and picking up the kerosene lamp, He Chi walked into the stable, where Alexei and a small Soviet soldier were already inside.
In the stable, a short Mongolian horse kept waving its hooves, trying to drive the white horse Shengli that had just been brought in out of its stall. Shengli also kept shaking its head and hitting its body. to fight back against the opponent.
Unexpectedly, Shengli, who was obviously a head above his opponent, suffered a bit. He received several blows on his body, leaving several dirty hoof marks.
"I'm sorry! I'm sorry! He used to sit in his own stall. He has never shared a stall with another horse. Maybe he is not used to it today." The young soldier pulled the reins of the Mongolian horse and brought it in. Two people apologized.
"Let's pull away first and then talk about it," He Chi said.
Alexei and the young soldier each pulled their horses away, Shengli snorted constantly, looking a bit cursing, while the Mongolian horse slowly regained its composure under the comfort of the young soldier. .
"Okay, okay, no more noise, no more noise." The young soldier took out a handful of beans from his dark green satchel and handed it to the pony, accidentally shaking the contents of the bag. When he came out, a pile of snow-white things fell on the ground.
He Chi bent down to pick up one and found that they were all letters.
"Are you a communications soldier?" He Chi handed the thing in his hand back to the other party.
"Yes! Comrade Special Commissioner, Signal Soldier Ivan Petrovich of the 3rd Regiment of the 4th Infantry Division, I am waiting for your instructions!" The Signal Soldier stood at attention and saluted, trying to look serious, but the letters he had just collected were scattered again. On the contrary, it seemed a little funny. "Don't be like this, I don't have any instructions, just have a chat." After He Chi said this, he looked up and down. The little communications soldier was very young. He was probably the same age as Alexei, and his burly figure was different from other Slavs. Likewise, the Signal Corpsman appears thin and gentle.
He Chi noticed that most of the text on the letters were in the same font and asked, "Are these letters written by you?"
"Yes, comrade Some of you have difficulty writing letters, so let me help you," the young soldier said shyly.
The Soviet Union carried out large-scale literacy education after the founding of the People's Republic of China, and the literacy rate of citizens has increased significantly. However, most of the grassroots soldiers here only know a hundred or so words, which is not yet reached. The extent of writing letters. Therefore, many people would ask someone with more literacy to write for them during battle.
It is a tradition for many Soviet troops to let the youngest soldiers serve as correspondents, because when the unit is in danger of being completely wiped out, only one person has a good reason to leave - that is, the communication soldier who takes away the last information from the unit.
This person usually takes away everyone’s suicide note.
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At dawn, the Germans came.
Little black dots appeared on the horizon in the distance. They were German armored vehicles and tanks, followed by densely packed infantry.
"One tank battalion and about two infantry battalions. The Germans pulled up all the troops they could deploy at once." Lieutenant Colonel Vlalyushenko put down the telescope in his hand.
“I hope luck is on our side today.” Political Commissar Donatolovs said silently from the side,
Woooooooo~~~
Boom! ! ! Boom boom boom! ! ! ! boom! ! ! !
Continuous shelling sounded outside the town, and shells continued to fall on the Soviet army's outer defense line, plowing almost all of the Soviet army's front-line positions.
The outskirts of the town is a dry river. The Soviet army's first defensive position is an earthen slope built along the river. The terrain occupied by the Soviet army on the defensive side is higher. At the same time, the defenders built simple fortifications. , occupying a favorable location.
At this time, the Soviet soldiers were hiding their heads in the trenches. The sand and soil stirred up by the shells kept falling down, burying the soldiers inside.
After the bombardment, 10 German Panzer III tanks and 5 Panzer IV tanks formed a square formation and rushed towards the Soviet position.
Under normal circumstances, the Soviet army should have fired artillery to intercept them at this time, but at this moment there was no movement on the position.
At 2000 meters, the Panzer III began to accelerate.
At 1,500 meters, the German tank phalanx began to turn its turret to aim at the Soviet position target.
700 meters away, the first German tank began to climb over the slope.
At this moment, the three ZiS-3 anti-tank guns hidden in the dark took off their camouflage at the same time, and their muzzles were aimed at the heads of the two German tanks.
Boom! ! !
When the smoke cleared, a waiting anti-tank team directly penetrated the side armor of the No. 4 tank, destroying them just as they climbed the steep slope.
The destroyed lead vehicle blocked the advance route of the friendly forces behind, and the remaining tanks could only start to circle around.
At this time, a series of thick "super rifles" were set up on the Soviet position.
(End of this chapter)