Red Moscow

  Chapter 1616 Aid

Before the news of the victory came from everywhere, Sokov received a call from Major General Gritsenko: "Comrade Commander, according to the report of the scouts, an enemy army appeared on the road southwest of Chigirin. , it seems that they are going to reinforce Qijilin's defenders."

   "Have you figured out the enemy's number?"

   "Our scouts looked through the binoculars and found that the enemy was wearing the armbands of the Viking division."

   "Viking Division?!" Sokov frowned when he learned that the reinforcements were from the Viking Division, "How many troops do they have?"

"There is an armored regiment equipped with a certain number of Panther tanks, and a large number of other types of tanks and armored vehicles." Gritsenko reported with some excitement: "They are advancing rapidly along the road to Chigirin, according to the existing With a speed of about 40 minutes, it will reach the edge of the city."

   "Are you ready for the ambush?"

When the 188th Division launched an attack on Chijilin, Sokov felt that the enemy would not sit idly by and would definitely send troops to reinforce the city, so he called Gritsenko and ordered him to send troops to prevent enemy reinforcements from appearing. Set up ambushes on both sides of the road to cut off the connection between the Qijilin defenders and the reinforcements.

Hearing Sokov's question at this moment, Gritsenko quickly replied: "I have already dispatched the Belinsky Regiment to ambush five kilometers away from Chijilin. There is a hill on the side of the road, which is very suitable for ambushes." .”

"Since the German army is dispatching an armored regiment, and it is an elite unit like the Viking Division, it is not enough for you to send only one regiment to lay an ambush." ​​Sokov said to Gritsenko on the phone: "You should order The other two regiments, seize the time to move to the ambush site, and when the battle starts, they can enter the battle as soon as possible."

  When Sokov put down the phone, Fomenko reminded him: "Comrade Commander, since the German army has dispatched armored troops, do you want to request air force support to bomb them?"

"It's too late, General Fomenko." Sokov shook his head and said, "The enemy's armored forces are about to enter the ambush circle of the 384th Division. Once the battle starts and the enemy and us get entangled, our air force will be considered to have reached the battlefield. , I am afraid that it will not be able to provide air support to the ground forces."

"Can they stop the enemy?" Hearing what Sokov said, Fomenko began to struggle: "You know, they are facing the most elite Viking division of the German army. Even if they are fighting an ambush, the chances of winning Not too big."

Sokov looked down at the map on the table for a while, then raised his head and said to Fomenko: "General Fomenko, you don't have to worry about this, as long as Major General Gritsenko puts the remaining two regiments into battle, they will It will be able to entangle this group of enemies. After the 188th Division has captured Qijilin City, they will mobilize troops to reinforce them."

"Comrade Commander, in order to shorten the time for capturing Chigirin." Fomenko waited for Sokov to ask him to fight as soon as he finished speaking: "I ask you to put our division into battle, so that we can assist the 188th Division in the shortest possible time. In time, take the city."

"But your 254th regiment is now attacking Ratsve and Jingji, and the remaining 252nd and 258th regiments don't have many soldiers to use." Sokov asked hesitantly: "Are you really still fighting?" Can we continue to fight?"

   "Naturally." Fomenko replied confidently: "Not to mention that we still have two regiments, even if there are only two battalions left, we are fully capable of continuing to fight."

Now that Fomenko has already said this, if he refuses again, it may hurt his self-esteem and enthusiasm, so Sokov weighed the pros and cons, then nodded and said: "Okay, General Fomenko , I agree with your division to go into battle, let’s prepare now.”

Hearing that Sokov agreed to his request, Fomenko excitedly agreed, called the chief of staff to himself, and told him: "Chief of staff, immediately notify the heads of the 252nd and 258th regiments and let them Immediately lead the troops to Chijilin and assist the troops of the 188th Division to seize the city."

  The chief of staff did not hear the conversation between Sokov and Fomenko. After hearing the order, he instinctively turned his gaze to Sokov, wanting to see if he would say anything.

   Seeing the absent-minded look of the chief of staff, Fomenko said displeasedly: "Comrade chief of staff, what's the matter with you, didn't you hear my order?"

"Understood, Comrade Commander." The chief of staff quickly withdrew his gaze from Sokov, looked at Fomenko and said, "But now we only have the 252nd and 258th regiments left. I have suffered a lot of casualties, and if I enter the battle at this moment, I am afraid that the combat effectiveness will be greatly reduced."

   "Isn't there still seven or eight hundred people in the troops directly under the division?" Fomenko said to his chief of staff: "Incorporate them into the Belkin Regiment to strengthen their combat effectiveness."

Hearing what Fomenko said, the chief of staff pondered in his heart. If the troops directly under the division were really added to the Belgin Regiment, the regiment's combat effectiveness would be restored by at least 70%, and it would be no problem to participate in the street fighting in the city. of.

  Belkin's regiment command post was not far from the division headquarters. After receiving the call, he rushed over immediately. As soon as he entered the door, he couldn't wait to ask Fomenko: "Comrade commander, didn't you say that we will not be allowed to participate in the battle for the time being? Why did you suddenly change your mind?"

   "Comrade Colonel," Sokov said before Fomenko, "that's what I meant, and it has nothing to do with General Fomenko."

  Belkin heard what Sokov said, walked over quickly, and asked in surprise, "Misha, is something wrong?"

"Yes, a little accident happened." Sokov called Belkin to the map, pointed to the location where the reinforcements of the Viking Division appeared, and said to him: "The armored regiment of the Viking Division is heading towards the Qijilin advanced quickly, they came to relieve the defenders."

Belkin had suffered a great loss from the Viking Division last night, and at this moment when he learned that the other party had dispatched an armored regiment, he immediately turned pale with shock: "Misha, if the armored regiment of the Viking Division is allowed to enter Qijilin, then those who are fighting in the city The 188th Division will suffer greatly."

   "So do you have any suggestions?"

   "I think that Major General Gritsenko's 384th Division should be transferred immediately to intercept the armored regiment of the Viking Division rushing towards the city, and buy time for the 188th Division to liberate the city."

"Major General Gritsenko has already ordered the Belinsky Regiment to set up an ambush on the only way the Viking Division must pass." Sokov raised his hand and looked at his watch when he said this, "If there are no accidents, the battle will be over soon." It will go off in a few minutes."

  ...

  As early as two hours ago, the Belinsky Regiment of the 384th Division all entered the hillside on one side of the road. Colonel Belinsky, the head of the regiment, set up the command post of his regiment on the top of the hillside after the troops dug a trench on the mountainside and the top of the mountain in order to facilitate the command of the battle according to the situation on the battlefield.

  In order not to expose the target prematurely, after the fortifications on the hillside were built, the commanders and fighters not only failed to clear the boundary line as usual, but moved the complete turf from behind the **** and placed it in front of the trench for camouflage.

Belinsky considered that there must be tanks and armored vehicles among the reinforcements of the German army. If weapons such as rocket launchers were placed on the mountainside, it would be difficult to destroy these big guys, so he placed several anti-tank teams on the ground. Location near the road. At the same time, a lot of electric detonating landmines were laid on the road, specially used to deal with German tanks and armored vehicles.

   When he noticed that the German reinforcements were approaching the ambush circle, Belinsky gave a covert order. The soldiers who received the order lay prone in the trench, put their weapons on the edge of the trench, and stared vigilantly at the road below. Although the weeds in front of the position somewhat blocked their sight, but at the same time they also played a very good concealment role.

  Major General Gritsenko's division observation post is located on a hillside two kilometers away from the nearby location. From here, you can see the whole ambush location.

  When he saw the long snake appearing on the road in the distance, he knew that the German armored force was about to enter the ambush circle. To be on the safe side, he picked up the phone at the observation post, dialed Belinsky's command post, and said in a calm tone: "Colonel Belinsky, the enemy will be able to enter your ambush circle in a few minutes at most. Let the commanders and fighters prepare for battle."

  Belinsky replied briefly: "Don't worry, Comrade Commander, we have already made all preparations for battle."

  The mechanized troops moved very fast, and it didn't take long for the armored regiments of the Viking Division to enter the ambush circle one after another. See clearly behind tanks and armored vehicles, motorcycles with machine guns on sidecars, and trucks full of soldiers. Belinsky put down the binoculars in his hand, turned to the chief of staff holding the microphone, and said, "Order the troops to fire, Comrade Chief of Staff!" He didn't notice his own voice when he spoke, and became hoarse with excitement.

  When the chief of staff of the regiment conveyed Belinsky's order, a red signal flare rose into the air, representing the official start of the battle. The engineers assigned to the regiment were the first to act. They pressed the button in the detonator, and an explosion without warning exploded from the long snake-like German army.

   Countless explosion points erupted suddenly, and the armored regiment of the Viking Division seemed to be sitting in the crater of an eruption, tightly wrapped in black smoke. The explosions in the black smoke rang out, explosions everywhere, and flames everywhere.

  The tanks and armored vehicles at the front of the team were thrown into the air like toys in the explosion of anti-tank mines, and then fell to pieces with fireworks, smashing the motorcyclists into meat paste. The terrified and desperate soldiers in the convoy behind jumped off the burning truck one after another, scurrying around like headless chickens, and some curled up on the ground holding their heads and screaming desperately, and were soon swarmed by newly detonated landmines. blow up.

  Some tanks that were lucky enough not to be blown up, drove at full power, bypassed the still burning tanks and armored vehicles, and drove forward desperately, trying to escape this death zone. But what the German tankers didn't expect was that the Soviet anti-tank team carrying the rocket launcher was hiding on the side of the road ahead and waiting for them.

  Major General Gritsenko in the distance saw the German officers and soldiers swaying in the smoke through the binoculars. After the initial panic, he began to run in groups towards the open area on the other side. Although they were blown dizzy, they did not forget the cat's low body tactical action.

Seeing this, Gritsenko put down his binoculars and said to his political commissar, Lieutenant Colonel Jaynego: "Comrade political commissar, you have seen it. Although the Germans were caught off guard by us, if they stopped reinforcing Chijilin, But if we turn around and run away, it will be difficult for us to keep them."

"Comrade Commander," Deinego said with a frown after Gritsenko finished speaking, "Look, the German tanks are rushing forward regardless. Belinsky's anti-tank deployment on the side of the road The group is too small, and it is impossible to block the rapid assault of the surviving enemies. If this continues, in less than ten minutes, a considerable number of enemies will rush out of the ambush circle."

   Gritsenko felt that what his political commissar said made sense, so he turned to the division chief of staff: "Comrade chief of staff, how far are the other two regiments from the nearby area?"

   "It will take half an hour at the fastest to reach the war zone."

   "No, it's too slow." Gritsenko shook his head and said, "By the time they arrive, the rest of the enemy has already rushed out of the Belinsky regiment's ambush circle."

   "So what should we do?"

"Immediately order them to build fortifications on the spot." Gritsenko felt that due to the slow movement of his troops, the original plan had to be adjusted, so he ordered the chief of staff: "Let them use the new fortifications to stop the enemy, and absolutely not let them attack the enemy." Enter Qijilin City, otherwise the consequences are beyond what you and I can bear."

  The chief of staff of the division did not dare to neglect, and quickly contacted the heads of the other two regiments through the radio, ordering them to stop advancing, build fortifications in place, and prepare to fight against the enemy who rushed out of the ambush circle of the Belinsky regiment.

At this time, the explosions in the ambush circle had stopped, and Belinsky shouted to his chief of staff: "Chief of staff, immediately order all light and heavy machine guns to fire, regardless of the consumption of ammunition. Our first task is to Kill as many of this German force down the hill as you can. Do you hear me?"

"Understood, Comrade Commander!" Although the command post of the regiment was far away from the bombing point, the chief of staff of the regiment was still a little deaf from the shock. After listening to Belinsky's order, he replied loudly: "I Immediately order the commanders and fighters to block the road with firepower and destroy more Germans."

As the order was issued, the machine guns deployed in the hillside positions roared loudly, and more than 80 light and heavy machine guns in the regiment opened fire on the chaotic German officers and soldiers down the hillside at the same time on the wide front that was one kilometer long. .

  The machine guns on the hillside sprayed bullets from front to back over and over again, beating the German officers and soldiers who hadn't woken up to blood. In the suffocating smoke, the dark red whips drawn by the bullets stretched forward like plowing the ground, and the chirps and chirps of the bullets pierced into the soil followed one after another, splashing big waves in the crowd. Puffy blood mist. Many officers and soldiers who survived the explosion were knocked down by the dense bullets, and even the corpses of the dead soldiers were bounced non-stop by the dense bullets.

  (end of this chapter)