The officer leading the charge upstairs with a G34 machine gun was Lieutenant Vovazov, deputy commander of the second company of the first battalion. He put the butt of the gun against his abdomen and did not pull the trigger all the way. Instead, he fired single shots or bursts. , shooting at the black shadow emerging from the front. With the sound of gunshots, 792mm bullet casings jumped out one after another and landed on the steps of the stairs, making a series of crisp impact sounds.
The sailors of the second company followed Vovazov and rushed up the stairs. They shot with their rifles and occasionally threw a few grenades to blow up the black shadows in the corridor.
The machine gun in Vovazov's hand used a fifty-round bullet chain. Even if he kept using single shots or burst fire, the bullets still ran out quickly. Vovazov threw the machine gun to the ground, bent down to pick up the submachine gun from the body of a German soldier, and continued to shoot at the black shadow shaking in the corridor.
However, just as he was getting ready to kill, a wounded German soldier who was shot but was still alive fired several shots at Vovazov. Although the wounded German soldier was quickly bayoneted to death by the soldiers who followed him, Vovazov still swayed on the spot a few times and fell to the ground. Just when the sailors thought that their deputy company commander had been sacrificed, unexpectedly he stood up again holding on to the wall, covering the wound with his left hand, holding a submachine gun in one hand, and continued to shoot forward.
With such heroic sailors, it became a matter of course to successfully recapture the station building. But before they could take a breath, the German troops rushed towards the station building from all parts of the station, trying to drive the sailors away. While Lemusev organized his men to fight back, he sent a correspondent to notify the first company occupying the nail factory building to attack from the flank of the German army to crush their attack.
The second company commander bent over and ran to Lemusev, who was standing by the window, shooting downstairs, and said loudly to him: "Comrade battalion commander, we have too few people, I'm afraid we can't withstand the enemy's attack." attack."
"Second Company Commander," Lemusev looked out the window, then retracted his body and asked, "How many people are left in your Second Company?"
"Including the wounded, there are still more than 20 people." The second company commander said with a grimace: "The situation of the third company is slightly better, they still have more than 80 people left."
The words of the second company commander made Lemusev's heart sink suddenly. He only had more than a hundred troops at his disposal, and the enemies attacking outside the building numbered at least three hundred. Can he stop them?
"Comrade Battalion Commander," the Second Company Commander saw that Lemusev was silent and continued: "We have too few people. If we continue to fight like this, we will definitely not be able to withstand it. We should ask our superiors for help!"
"Ask for help?!" After Lemusev changed the magazine, he fired another shot out of the window. After retracting his body, he said to the second company commander with a bitter face: "Don't forget, we are attacking the station here. If we act without permission from our superiors, do you think the brigade commander will send us reinforcements?"
"But didn't the liaison officer from the group army headquarters say that he could report our situation to the brigade commander?" The second company commander thought of the guard platoon brought by Kerimov and reported to Lemusev Suggestion: "By the way, didn't that liaison officer also bring a security platoon of more than fifty people? We can ask him to send troops to reinforce us."
"Can the combat effectiveness of the army be comparable to that of our sailors?" Lemusev immediately rejected the proposal of the second company commander, "What is the use of moving this platoon up? Their combat effectiveness can only be as good as our squad at best. Second Company Commander, stop talking nonsense here and go back to command your troops quickly."
Although the Soviet army captured many German submachine guns or machine guns after occupying the station building, most sailors did not have their commonly used rifles to use. This created an embarrassing situation. The sailors had to pull the bolt of the gun every time they fired, but the German soldiers using submachine guns could fire more bullets at the same time. Due to the difference in firepower, the defense deployed by the sailors on the north side of the station building was quickly broken through by the Germans. Groups of German soldiers rushed into the building along the platform.
Seeing the enemy rushing into the building, the third company commander immediately rushed forward with two platoons of soldiers and started a hand-to-hand melee with the enemy. Suddenly, in the waiting hall of the station, officers and soldiers from both sides collided violently and started fighting face to face. Don't look at the large number of German troops, but when it comes to night fighting and close combat, they are no match for well-trained sailors. German soldiers accounted for at least two-thirds of the corpses lying on the ground. Seeing that the Soviet army was fighting so tenaciously, the German officers and soldiers knew that they would not be able to take advantage if they continued to fight, so they hurriedly exited the station building.
The German army's attack on the station building did not go smoothly. The German army attacking from the flank was shot by a machine gun from the top of the nail factory building, and a large number of them were killed and injured. Just when the enemy was in chaos, a company commander led another platoon. Rush out of the factory and kill the enemy until they flee.
After repelling the enemy's attack, Lemusev finally breathed a sigh of relief, because the next German attack would be at least a few hours later, and his sailors could use this time to take a good rest.
He ordered the signal soldier to find the two company commanders and asked directly: "How many people do you have in both companies?"
"Fifteen people, eight of them are wounded." The second company commander's men replied.
After the third company commander was silent for a moment, he replied: "There are still more than fifty people in my company, half of whom are wounded. Comrade battalion commander, do you think the first company should be transferred here as well?"
"No," Lemusev shook his head and said resolutely: "If they continue to hold on to the nail factory, they can contain the German forces and prevent the enemy from attacking us with all their strength. Once they are concentrated in the station building, Our equipment, facing the fierce German attack, will soon wipe out all the troops."
Just when the three of them were in a low mood, the soldier Holor ran over in a hurry and said out of breath: "Comrade Battalion Commander, reinforcements, our reinforcements have arrived!"
"What, reinforcements are coming?" When the three heard Huo Luoer's report, they suddenly stood up from the ground and asked in an unbelievable tone: "Huo Luoer, you read that right, how come there are reinforcements?"
"Yes, they are our reinforcements." Holor said confidently: "They are coming towards us. In order to prevent misunderstandings, they are shouting 'full speed forward' as they advance." His voice just finished. As soon as he fell, there was a burst of noisy shouting outside the station.
Lemusev listened for a while, and the people outside were indeed shouting "Full speed ahead!" Hearing such shouts, his eyes couldn't help but moisten: "Yes, they are our people. Only our sailors are attacking, That's why you shout such slogans! Let's go out and see which army is coming."
Lemusev took the two company commanders to the entrance of the station building and saw a group of sailors in navy uniforms pouring in. The second company commander had sharp eyes and recognized several of his acquaintances at once. He couldn't help but said excitedly: "Yes, they are our people. I know a few of them. They are all from the second battalion."
"Where is your commander?" Lemusev grabbed a sailor passing by and asked loudly: "What are you doing here?"
"Comrade Captain," the sailor didn't know Lemusev, but recognized the rank on his collar, so he took the initiative to report: "We are from the second battalion, and we were ordered to come here to reinforce the first battalion. As for the commander, he should be here Behind us."
Lemusev ordered the two company commanders to take these newly arrived sailors to take over the defensive positions of the troops, while he stayed at the doorway full of ruins, waiting for the commander of the second battalion to arrive.
After only waiting for a moment, Lemusev heard someone shouting loudly: "Captain Lemusev, where are you?" He hurriedly replied, "I am here."
Soon, several officers and soldiers wearing army uniforms appeared in front of Lemusev. The major who walked at the front wearing a big-brimmed hat was the commander of the second battalion. He arrogantly said to Lemusev: "Comrade Captain, your battalion's mission has been completed. Please hand over the defense of the station building to our battalion as soon as possible, and then withdraw to the back to rest."
"No, Comrade Major, we cannot retreat." When Lemusev saw the other party coming, he asked himself to hand over the station building that was occupied by countless sailors who shed their last drops of blood. Naturally, he was not willing to agree easily, so he retorted: " In order to seize this station building, we sacrificed more than two hundred sailors. If we withdraw like this, how can we be worthy of those comrades who sacrificed their lives?"
Although the second battalion commander was a major, since both of them were battalion commanders, he really couldn't command Lemusev. He could only say helplessly: "Okay, Captain Lemusev, since the station building is Your battalion captured it, so you must be very familiar with the environment here. Please order your men to help my men familiarize themselves with the environment here, so that in the next battle, they can make full use of these terrains to severely defeat to attack the Germans."
While the two were talking, Hollor hurried over again and reported to Lemusev: "Comrade Battalion Commander, there was a small accident. Please come over."
"What happened?" Lemusev couldn't help but feel a little nervous when he heard what Hollor said. He thought there was something wrong with the defense line he had deployed, or that there was a conflict between his subordinates and the sailors of the second battalion. Like that, he quickly told Hollor: "Take me to see it quickly."
On the way, Lemusev asked Holor: "Holor, what happened? Could it be that there was a conflict between our soldiers and the comrades of the second battalion?"
"No, Comrade Battalion Commander." Seeing that Lemusev had misunderstood, Hollor quickly explained to him: "I found a few figures on the platform. They shouted to us, saying that they were our own people and asked them to Let’s not shoot.”
"Our own people?! How is this possible?" Lemusev couldn't help but frowned when he heard what Holor said, "The enemy has occupied the station for a long time, how come there are still our own people? I Look, maybe it’s a German pretending to be one.”
"Captain Lemusev," as soon as he finished speaking, he heard someone next to him echo: "You are right, those people on the platform outside must be fake Germans, they just want to sneak in. Station building, and then cooperate with the Germans who are preparing to attack next."
If the second battalion commander had not said this, Lemusev might have really thought that the figures on the platform were Germans preparing to attack. The reason why they pretended to be Soviet commanders and fighters was to sneak into the station building and cause damage. . But after hearing what the second battalion commander said, he changed his mind again and felt that the German attack had just been repelled. According to usual practice, it was impossible for them to launch another attack within a few hours. At this time, even if you send a few people to pretend to be your own people and sneak into the station building, it will not be of much use. You can completely disarm these people and then send special personnel to guard them.
Lemusev followed Hollor to the exit leading to the platform and came to the back of a sandbag fortification. Sure enough, he heard someone on the platform shouting loudly in Russian: "Don't shoot, don't shoot, we are One of our own!"
From the pronunciation of those people, Lemusev heard that they were authentic Russians, and they also had a bit of a St. Petersburg accent. After confirming that the other party was a Russian, Lemusev shouted loudly towards the platform: "Captain Lemusev, commander of our garrison battalion, which unit are you from?"
Lemusev spoke very skillfully. He stated his position and military rank without revealing the true number of the unit. If the other party was really one of their own, they would know how to answer. After a while, a voice came from the other side again: "We are from the 42nd Guards Regiment of the 13th Guards Division of General Rodimtsev."
As the troops moved here, Lemusev heard that the troops holding on in this area were General Rodimtsev's 13th Guards Division. After the situation worsened, they had lost contact with the army headquarters. I made contact, but I didn't expect that his troops would still exist here. Lemusev shouted to the opposite side: "Come here, move slowly to avoid unnecessary misunderstandings."
Those who called themselves Guards soldiers came out of their hiding places on the platform after hearing Lemusev's shouts and walked slowly along the platform towards the entrance of the station building.
When they entered the station building, a group of sailors immediately surrounded them and pointed their black guns at them. Lemusev counted and found that there were fifteen people. He walked up to them and raised his voice and said, "I am Captain Lemusev. Who is the commander here?"
As soon as he finished speaking, a sergeant walked out of the crowd and said somewhat cautiously: "Comrade Captain, I think I am the person with the highest military rank here. If you have any questions, you can ask me directly."
