Golya, who had received Sokov's authorization, without hesitation took several soldiers of the second battalion and ran to the hiding place of Ajik. Then he announced to him: "Comrade Lieutenant Colonel, because of your actions in the battle, Wrong command caused huge casualties in the third battalion. The division commander has relieved you of your duties, and I have taken over your command."
"This is impossible!" Hearing what Golia said, Ajik suddenly roared: "Even if the division commander wants to dismiss me from my post, he will send someone from the division to take over my command. How can I let you take command? The division commander knows that you Does this person exist?”
"I said it was the division commander's order, and it is naturally the division commander's order. If you want to hear the explanation, you will naturally be able to hear it when you see the division commander." Golia said, shaking his head towards the soldiers behind him. , ordered him: "Disarm comrade Lieutenant Colonel and escort him to the division headquarters."
Several soldiers squatting next to Ajik saw Golia's men preparing to forcibly disarm Ajik. They all raised their guns and pointed the black muzzles at the opponent. Not to be outdone, the soldiers of the second battalion also raised their guns.
Seeing that the two sides were at war with each other and that there was a possibility of a fight at any time, Ajik stood up quickly, waved his hand to the soldiers behind him, and ordered: "Put down your guns." After both sides put down their guns, Ajik handed over his pistol. When it arrived in Goliath's hands, he said coldly: "Comrade Major, please send someone to take me to the division headquarters."
Golia took Ajik's pistol, inserted it into his belt, and then called two soldiers and ordered: "Send Comrade Lieutenant Colonel to the division headquarters."
Golia, who took over the command, immediately ordered his subordinates after Ajik was taken away: "Put the machine gun here, suppress the enemy with firepower, and cover our soldiers as they rush forward."
As the order was issued, several light and heavy machine guns were immediately set up on both sides of the street, shooting at the exposed German firepower points. At the same time, under the cover of machine guns, the commanders and fighters of the second battalion also launched a charge along the streets littered with the corpses of their comrades. However, they no longer huddled side by side and braved the enemy's fierce firepower to launch a suicidal charge. Instead, they worked in groups, using the buildings on both sides of the street or the corpses of their comrades on the street to approach the German army step by step. .
Compared with the 1139th Regiment, the two battalions led by Bindasov made much smoother progress. As early as in the attack a few hours ago, Bindasov had seen the benefits of infantry and tank coordination in street fighting, so he followed suit and used infantry and tanks to cover each other and move towards the north of the city.
This time, half of the three squads of soldiers accompanying the tanks were equipped with new assault rifles. They marched along the street with firm steps; while observing the buildings on the left and right of the street with vigilant eyes, once they saw a German soldier sticking his head out of the window, he shot decisively.
The assault rifles in their hands have a range similar to that of a rifle, and can fire continuously like a submachine gun. Most of the German soldiers hiding in the building were equipped with bolt-action Mauser rifles. If the shot missed the target, the bolt needed to be pulled immediately before a second shot could be fired. The soldiers holding assault rifles on the street will naturally not give them a chance to shoot again. As soon as they find the target, they will shoot them into pieces in an instant.
Seeing that his troops were struggling in the north of the city, Mamendorf stamped his feet anxiously in the temporary headquarters. At this moment, a staff officer ran over and reported to him: "Comrade Division Commander, the troops of the 97th Division have entered Within the city.”
"That's great, that's great." When Mamendov heard what the staff said, he suddenly smiled and asked quickly: "Is Colonel Semyalit personally leading the team?" Seeing the staff nodding in affirmation, he then Add, "Where is he?"
The staff officer quickly replied: "He is coming towards us with a few people."
"Many buildings here were destroyed by artillery fire during the battle. Colonel Semyalit may not be able to find us here. You go over and bring him here." Mamendov just finished saying this. , must have felt something was wrong, and quickly said: "Forget it, I'll go out to greet you in person."
After Mamendov finished speaking, he took his staff and two guards and hurriedly left his temporary headquarters and went outside to greet Semyalit and his party. Not far from the headquarters, Mamendov saw a group of people in the distance, walking quickly through the ruins. The soldier wearing a helmet walking at the front was the 97th Division Commander Semyalit.
Mamendorf hurriedly came over and took Semyalit and his men to a nearby hut. Then he held each other's hands and said excitedly: "Comrade Colonel, thank you for coming to support. I believe there are With your help, we can crush the German defenses in the north of the city in the shortest possible time."
Semyalit looked at Mamendorf, whose face was blackened by gunpowder smoke, and said to him: "Colonel Mamendorf, the army commander told me before I set off that in order to cooperate with us in crushing the German army's attack in the north of the city, Defense, the troops of the 31st Guards Division have begun to move to the north of the city. What we have to do now is to get in touch with them as soon as possible and launch an internal and external attack on the enemies who are stationed in the north of the city."
Although Mamendorf was still worried about the fact that the 31st Guards Division could achieve great results in a very short period of time, at this moment he knew very well that if he did not cooperate with Sokov's troops, , even if he and the troops of the 97th Division broke through the German defenses and rushed into the city center, they would still pay a heavy price. So he nodded reluctantly and said, "Okay, I will get in touch with the 31st Guards Division as soon as possible."
Just when he ordered the radio operator to contact Sokov's division headquarters, cheers suddenly came from the window. "What's going on?" Since Mamendorf did not stay in his headquarters and could not know what was happening outside in time, he ordered the staff standing aside: "Go and find out what happened. "
The staff officer went out for less than two minutes before he rushed in again and reported emotionally: "Reporting to comrade division commander, friendly forces, our friendly forces are here!"
"Friendly forces?!" After Mamendorf repeated the word, he glanced at Semyalit and said to himself that the commander of the friendly forces was right in front of him. What should you expect when you see friendly forces appearing? Nothing comes as a surprise. "
When Mamendorf criticized his men, Semyalit, who was standing nearby, suddenly thought of a possibility. He immediately widened his eyes and nervously asked the staff: "Comrade staff, what did you just say? Friendly troops? Is it the city?" Are the friendly forces coming from the center?"
As soon as Semyalit finished speaking, the staff officer nodded and said, "Yes, Comrade Colonel, the troops of the 31st Guards Division have broken through the German defenses in the north of the city and joined our troops."
"Our troops have joined forces with friendly forces?!" As soon as the staff officer's words came out, it was Mamendorf's turn to be dumbfounded. He stared at his subordinates for a while before tentatively asking: "Comrade staff officer, are you saying that friendly forces have joined forces from They rushed out of the city and joined our attacking troops, right?"
"Absolutely correct, Comrade Division Commander." The staff officer replied with a smile: "Under the cover of tanks, the troops of the 31st Guards Division broke through the defense lines set up by the German army on the streets and have joined our offensive forces."
"It's great that we have joined forces." After Mamendorf muttered these words, he suddenly looked at the excited staff officer and said: "Comrade staff officer, since you know that we have joined forces, why are you still standing here? , why don’t you take us to meet the commander of the friendly forces quickly?”
