Red Moscow

  Chapter 2101 Trap

Just as the troops of the 3rd Polish Infantry Division were gathering at the Vistula River, the guard soldiers suddenly found several black spots in the river. After a closer look, they turned out to be three people. They were heading towards the bank where they were. Swim over here. The soldiers didn't dare to be negligent, and quickly reported the incident to their company commander, and the company commander saw the people swimming in the water clearly, and quickly reported it to the battalion commander. Soon, the division commander, Colonel Galitsky, got the information that someone was swimming towards the right bank.

  When he came to the shore, the three people in the water were only seventy or eighty meters away from the shore, and they could vaguely hear their paddling. It may be that the distance traveled was too long, and the three of them seemed a little powerless. One of them began to float and sink, and seemed to be sinking to the bottom soon.

   Seeing this, Galitsky quickly ordered his subordinates: "Immediately put a boat into the river to fetch the three of them."

  The three people in the river seemed to be unable to hold on any longer. When they saw the boat put into the river, they immediately became excited as if they had been pumped with chicken blood. They speeded up their paddling and swam towards the boat.

   When the three were rescued and climbed to the shore, Bellinger rushed to the shore with his chief of staff Korcica, military commissar Zawacki and others.

   Krzysztov, who came with Bellinger, saw the faces of the three of them clearly, and asked in surprise: "Damn, Muller, why are you? How did you come here?"

The man named Muller looked up and saw Krzysztov squatting in front of him, and he couldn't help being surprised: "Krzysztov, why is it you? It doesn't mean that everyone who went to the meeting was arrested by Krzysztof. Did the husband's army kill them?"

"That's right, when we arrived at the meeting place, we didn't see General Bull, but we were shot by a group of unknown gunmen. Most of them were killed on the spot. I escaped from the window by luck." Krzysztof After the husband briefly talked about his experience, he asked back: "Mueller, tell me quickly, why did you appear here?"

"When the news of your accident came out, the brothers were in a mess. I don't know what happened. Why did the Krajov army attack you." Mueller said: "Kenner brought more than 30 brothers , went to the Krajov army, and wanted to find out what happened. Unexpectedly, they were ambushed as soon as they walked halfway. Cornell was robbed and killed on the spot. Among the brothers who went with him, only a few The injured escaped back.

   Not long after they came back, the Krajov army rushed over and swept up our garrison. At that time, our team of more than 50 people fought and walked, and retreated in the direction of the Vistula River, because we knew that there was a 300-man Ludov Guard at the Lazienki Palace, and they planned to join them Then, think about how to go next. "

   "Then why didn't you join forces with Lazienki Palace?" Bellinger couldn't help interjecting when he heard this, "Do you want to cross the river to the right bank in such embarrassment?"

"Mr. General!" Mueller said: "When we were about to Lazienki Palace, we encountered a German army. They had armored vehicles and machine guns. We were all light weapons. We were not their opponents at all. We were quickly dispersed. Yes. The three of us managed to escape to the river, but seeing that there was really nowhere to go, we had to risk swimming and join the Russians... Oh, no, it was the Soviet army."

  To be honest, Bellinger still has some suspicions about Krzysztov who suddenly appeared. But at this moment, hearing what Mueller said, I felt that the two did not appear at the same time, and what they said was roughly the same. It seemed that I was overwhelmed. Thinking of this, he turned his head and said to the commander of the 3rd Division: "Colonel Galitsky, immediately send a battalion of troops across the river and rush to Lazienki Palace to join the comrades of the Ludov Guards there."

"Comrade General," Krzysztov said to Bellinger, "I am familiar with the terrain, and I am also familiar with the commander of the Lyudov Guards who is standing in the Lazienki Palace. Let me accompany your advance troops to cross the river." Bar."

Seeing that Krzysztov offered to invite Ying, Bellinger could not spoil the other party's interest, so he nodded and agreed: "Okay, Comrade Krzysztov, I will trouble you. But the other side is too dangerous. Be careful."

"Comrade General, I have one more request." Seeing that Bellinger agreed to his request, Krzysztov continued: "I hope you can let Mueller and the three of them cross the river with us, so that even if I unfortunately die Now, they can continue to serve as guides for you."

   Bellinger thought about it, what was he most worried about when his troops crossed the river? It's just that no one responds, and I don't know what direction to develop. Now that someone is willing to take the initiative to act as a guide, it is natural to ask for it: "I think it is possible. I will say the same thing, after you reach the other side of the river, you must be more careful."

  Due to the limited number of boats, the first battalion was the first to cross the river. There were more than 500 people in the battalion. The battalion commander, Captain Tomas, was a platoon leader of the Polish army before the war. Soon after the war broke out, he became a prisoner of the Soviet army. After three years in a prisoner-of-war camp, he voluntarily joined the newly formed Polish Army. Because of his outstanding military exploits, he was exceptionally promoted to battalion commander.

Before the troops set off, Colonel Galitsky told him: "Lieutenant, your battalion is the vanguard of the whole division. After arriving on the other side, you must join up with the Liudov Guards standing in Lazienki Palace as soon as possible, and With their help, strengthen the defensive position of the Lazienki Palace to support the main force to cross the river, understand?"

   "Understood, Colonel." Tomash replied: "Please rest assured, our battalion will control the Lazienki Palace as soon as possible, and the main force will cross the river."

  The boat went down the river, and the officers and soldiers boarded the boat. It took almost half an hour for the boat to dock on the left bank of the Vistula River. After the officers and soldiers of the first battalion got off the boat, someone rowed the boat to the right bank, ready to meet the new troops to cross the river.

   Krzysztov and others who were operating with the first battalion saw that the first battalion had completed the assembly, so they said to Tomas: "Comrade Captain, please follow me, and I will take you to Lazienki Palace."

   After walking along the road for more than ten minutes, everyone saw a palace in front of them. Krzysztov pointed to the location of the palace and said to Tomas: "Comrade Captain, have you seen that palace? That is the Lazienki Palace we are going to."

But when the troops were two or three hundred meters away from the Lazienki Palace, Krzysztov said to Tomas: "Comrade Captain, please wait here with your people, I will go in and communicate with the people inside." , lest they see an army coming, and it would be bad if there was any misunderstanding."

Regarding Krzysztov's statement, Tomash nodded and said: "Comrade Krzysztov, you are right, a large group of us entering the palace directly may cause misunderstandings among the troops inside." , then I would trouble you to get in touch with them first, and it will not be too late for us to enter the palace."

When Krzysztov, Muller and others walked towards the palace, Captain Sally, the company commander, walked up to Tomash and said jokingly: "Comrade battalion commander, tell me, will there be any soldiers in the palace?" Countless guns are aimed at us? Just wait for Krzysztov and the others to open fire on us as soon as they enter the palace?"

"Don't talk nonsense," Tomas glared at Sally, and said dissatisfiedly: "Krzysztov is our comrade, and the Liudov guards in the palace are also our allies. shall we shoot?"

I saw Krzysztoff come to the entrance of the palace, the originally closed door opened, and a young man in civilian clothes with a weapon in his hand came out from the inside, and talked to Krzysztoff for a few minutes. After saying this, he invited them into the palace, and then closed the gate of the palace casually.

Seeing Krzysztov enter the palace, Tomasz pouted in that direction and said, "Captain, do you see that? The guards of the palace are dressed in civilian clothes, obviously from the Ludov Guards." Comrade, how can they be against us?"

   After waiting for a while, Tomash did not see Krzysztov and others coming out of the palace. On the contrary, several windows on the second floor of the palace were opened, and a figure could be vaguely seen moving inside. At this moment, an ominous premonition suddenly surged in Tomash's heart: "Captain Sally, I feel that something is wrong, let the troops disperse and hide."

  But before Sally conveyed Tomash's order to the soldiers, a strange scream came from the air. "No, it's shelling!" Hearing this voice, Tomash's expression changed drastically, and he shouted loudly, "Hide, hide quickly."

   But it was already too late. Swarms of shells drew arcs and smashed down on the troops staying in the open space. Amidst the sound of explosions, screams from the troops could be heard.

  When the mortar bombarded the formation of a battalion, three general-purpose machine guns protruding from the window began to fire wildly. Although the distance of 200 meters is a little far away with a rifle, it is the best range for the German MG42 machine gun. Some fighters who were lucky enough to escape the shelling and did not have time to lie down fell under the machine gun fire.

Seeing his subordinates fall down one after another, Sally couldn't help the blood rushing to his head, he raised his pistol, fired two shots into the air, and shouted at the soldiers behind him: "Brothers, follow me! Rush into the palace and destroy the enemies inside." Unexpectedly, just after he shouted, a bullet penetrated into his forehead, and flew out from the back of his head with blood foam.

  The tactics that just got up from the ground, saw that their company commander was headshot by a sniper, and suddenly panicked. No one dared to rush in the direction of the palace, but lay down on the ground again to avoid flying shells and bullets.

  Thomas, who was hiding behind a sculpture, yelled at the radio operator not far away: "Hurry up and call the division headquarters, saying that we were led into a trap by Krzysztov, and the troops suffered a large number of casualties."

   When the radio operator started calling, the troops staying on the right bank of the river waiting to cross the river also heard the sound of guns coming from the direction of Lazienki Palace. Bellinger frowned and said to Korcica: "Chief of Staff, did you hear the gunfire from the other side?"

   "Yes, Comrade Commander." Korchica nodded and said, "I heard it!"

"Don't you think it's strange that Krzysztov took a battalion to Lazienki Palace and joined forces with the Liudov Guards who stood there." Bellinger said solemnly: "Why did guns appear? What about the sound, did they have a misunderstanding?"

   "Probably not." Korchica said: "With Krzysztov and his Liudov army leading the way, the troops staying in the palace should not have any misunderstandings with the first battalion."

  As soon as he finished speaking, Colonel Galitsky hurried over and said repeatedly: "Comrade Commander, Comrade Commander, something happened! Something happened!"

  Bellinger couldn't help being startled when he saw this, and hurriedly asked, "What happened?"

   "Lieutenant Tomas reported that their troops were attacked by the defenders inside as soon as they approached the Lazienki Palace." Colonel Galitsky said: "Now the first battalion has suffered relatively large casualties."

   "What?" Bellinger was taken aback when he heard it, and asked back, "Is there some misunderstanding?"

"It's not a misunderstanding." Colonel Galitsky shook his head and said, "According to Captain Tomas's report, this was obviously a premeditated action, and it happened after Krzysztov and others entered the palace. He seriously It is suspected that they have entered a trap set by the enemy in advance."

  Bellinger's face turned ashen. When Krzysztoff appeared, he felt a little strange. After all, this person appeared too abruptly. Although he took the other party to see Sokov, he just wanted to find out the details of the other party. After receiving the order to cross the river, he also wanted to keep Krzysztov by his side to monitor. But the three people rescued from the river dispelled the speculation in his heart. Thinking about it now, those three people had also been arranged in advance, and the purpose of letting them appear before the troops crossed the river was to better conceal Krzysztov's true identity.

After trying to figure out what was going on, he knew that if the first battalion was allowed to stay on the left bank, then the entire army might be wiped out. He quickly ordered Colonel Galitsky to say: "Colonel, immediately order the second battalion to cross the river and go to meet them." One battalion retreats."

"The second battalion is boarding the boat, and it will take half an hour at the earliest to reach the other side." Colonel Galitsky asked Bellinger for instructions: "Comrade commander, can you see if the first battalion should retreat to the river first, so that it will be easier for the second battalion to retreat?" Response from the battalion?"

   "I think it's okay." Bellinger knew that if the first battalion were to stay near the Lazienki Palace, it would be a lamb waiting to be slaughtered. Only by choosing to retreat and finding a suitable place to establish a blocking position can more lives be saved, so he decisively ordered: "Immediately order the first battalion to withdraw from the battle and retreat to the position by the river."

  After Thomas received the retreat order, he immediately asked the soldiers to retreat to the river. But at this moment, the number of machine guns on the window has increased to five, and the dark red muzzle flames are like the scythe of death, constantly waving at the retreating soldiers. In just a moment, seventy or eighty soldiers fell in a pool of blood middle.

Some soldiers saw that their way of retreat was blocked by intensive machine gun fire. If they forced their way through, there would be only a dead end. They simply lay down in the pile of corpses and pretended to be dead. They were ready to wait for the enemy's machine gun fire to stop, and then find a chance to escape from the danger. .

  When the Second Battalion Commander Captain Warhill led his troops to the left bank, Thomas stumbled to the river with the remaining soldiers. After the two met, Walhir quickly put his troops on alert, and then asked Thomas with concern: "Thomas, how are the casualties in your battalion?"

  Thomas turned his head and glanced at the forty or fifty soldiers behind him, smiled wryly and said to Warhill, "Worhill, all the survivors of our battalion are here."

  (end of this chapter)