"Comrade Brigadier," just as Sokov watched Asiya and Ulanova enter the basement, a soldier hurried over and stood up to report to him: "The Germans have begun to attack!"
"What, the Germans have started to attack?" Although Sokov knew in his heart that the Germans would launch an attack as soon as the shelling stopped, when he actually heard the news of the enemy's attack, he felt that the enemy was coming too fast, " Take me to see it."
The driving track in the factory building was broken in two places. Naturally, it was impossible for Sokov to climb to such a high position to observe the enemy's situation. He squatted behind a pile of rubble, raised his telescope and looked into the distance. Only two to three hundred German soldiers were seen, standing in a sparse formation, carefully entering the factory through the blasted gap.
Briski, who was directing the soldiers to unload the goods, also hurried over after learning the news of the German attack. After he came to Sokov's side, he asked with some excitement: "Comrade Brigade Commander, the Germans have begun to attack. I wonder what kind of troops they sent out this time?"
Sokov casually handed him the telescope and said: "I don't know whether the Germans are afraid of suffering further losses from us and dare not use tanks, or they have already lost all the tanks they can use. This attack actually only Hundreds of infantry were dispatched.”
"Oh, there are only a few hundred infantry?!" Briski said with some surprise: "Under the cover of tanks, they can't even approach the assembly workshop. What effect can a group of infantry have?"
Although what appeared in his field of vision was only a group of German infantry, Sokov did not dare to take it lightly. He waited for Briski to see the movements of the German troops and then said: "Comrade Captain, leave the 12th Company as a reserve. , the 10th and 11th companies immediately entered combat positions and opened fire when the Germans approached the factory two hundred meters away."
"Comrade Brigadier, isn't 200 meters too strict?" After listening to Sokov's deployment, Brisky said with some reluctance: "I think we can bring the enemy closer to fight."
"The German shelling has almost cleared away the barbed wire fence and obstacles on the north side of the factory." Seeing that Briski didn't understand what he meant, Sokov explained to him: "When they attack, they can use those densely packed fences to We will approach our army's position through bomb craters, and then rush into the factory from an area without obstacles. Therefore, we must fire early to eliminate the enemy further away."
"Understood, Comrade Brigade Commander." Briski waited for Sokov to finish speaking, then straightened up and said, "I will order the troops to take positions and fire when the enemy is two hundred meters away from us."
According to Sokov's idea, the troops would block the enemy two hundred meters away, and then organize a group of sharpshooters to go to the roof or the driving track to snipe the enemies hiding in the craters, and gradually consume the attacking German troops. . Unexpectedly, the plan could not keep up with the change. When the German army entered 400 meters, they suddenly used 50 mm caliber mortars to fire a large number of smoke bombs towards the location of the factory. For a time, the inside and outside of the factory were enveloped in thick white smoke.
"Damn it! These damn Germans actually fired smoke grenades to interfere with our sight." Sokov did not expect that the Germans would actually fire smoke grenades. This was something he had never encountered in combat. Although the smoke blocked the sight of both sides, the situation was obviously more favorable to the Germans, because they only had to charge towards the location of the factory. The defending Soviet army had no idea where the enemy would appear, and seemed panicked for a while.
Soon, some soldiers who could not hold their breath fired into the smoke. When they heard someone shooting, the surrounding soldiers couldn't figure out what was going on, so they also pulled the triggers. For a moment, there was a loud sound of gunfire on the position.
Sokov quickly grabbed the phone lying next to him, connected to Briski's command post, and shouted loudly: "Comrade Captain, immediately order your soldiers to stop shooting. If you shoot aimlessly like this, soon it will be over." It will use up our precious ammunition.”
"Comrade Brigadier." Briski said in embarrassment: "Our position has been shrouded in smoke. The soldiers don't know where the enemy is or when they will suddenly appear in front of them. When they are nervous, they can't help but fire. Shot."
"Let them all stop and don't waste any more ammunition. Maybe when you fire, the Germans are hiding in the crater not far from them. Just wait for our soldiers to use up all the bullets, and they will rush up." Sokov angrily shouted into the microphone: "If all the ammunition is used up, you will have to fight the enemy with bayonets."
"Comrade Brigade Commander, I have a suggestion." Briskey said cautiously: "Is it possible to launch a few new rockets at the place where the enemy may gather?"
"No, Comrade Captain, don't even think about it." Sokov rejected Brisky's proposal without hesitation and said sternly: "The new rockets are used to deal with the gathering German infantry and armored forces. It must not be used to attack targets that are unclear in the smoke."
As the order was issued, the gunfire that sounded like exploding beans disappeared, and the entire battlefield became quiet again. Sokov calculated silently in his mind: four hundred meters could be completed in one and a half minutes at most; but at this moment, the smoke blocked the sight of both parties. Even if the Germans would not get lost in the smoke, their forward speed would be affected to some extent. , it would take at least twice as long for them to approach the factory. In other words, the response time left for Briskey's troops was only four or five minutes at most. If no trace of the German army can be found during this period, then it will be time to engage in close combat and hand-to-hand combat.
Thinking of this, Sokov took off the assault rifle he had been carrying on his back, turned on the safety, and was ready to fight the Germans who suddenly appeared next to him.
Fortunately, Stalingrad is a city built on the Volga River. The cold wind blowing from the river quickly thinned the smoke, allowing the commanders and soldiers who stood on the position to see clearly the smoke. The moving shadows. This time, without waiting for anyone to give an order, gunfire rang out again on the position. This time the soldiers were not aimless. They aimed at the black shadow in the smoke and pulled the trigger without haste, knocking down one German soldier after another.
In all honesty, the German tactics were completely correct. They used smoke grenades to interfere with the defenders' sight, and then appeared in front of the defenders unexpectedly, catching the opponent by surprise in order to achieve the purpose of seizing the position. Unexpectedly, the Germans ignored the cold wind on the Volga River when they launched smoke bombs, which resulted in their plan falling short.
When the smoke dissipated, at least half of the attacking German troops fell, while the rest hurriedly hid in the bomb craters and exchanged fire with the commanders and soldiers staying in the fortifications.
If it was just a crossfire, the German soldiers would have bomb craters as cover, and the Soviet army might not be able to do anything to defeat them. But what they didn't expect was that a dozen sharpshooters sent by Sokov actually hid on the roof or on the tracks, sniping down the German soldiers hiding in the craters.
The enemy can hit you, but you don't even know where the enemy is. Sokov's tactics drove the German officers and soldiers crazy, because they had never encountered any Soviet troops that would use such tactics when fighting them without even being able to fight back. Under such circumstances, how could the German soldiers continue to hold on? After firing randomly for a while, they withdrew in despair.
The German attack in the assembly workshop ended in failure again, but the attack in the family area achieved considerable results. They and the Guards Division launched a floor-by-floor, room-by-room battle in the building, trying their best to The Soviet commanders and fighters were driven out of one building after another.
After Guryev learned about this hour, he couldn't help but frown every day. He looked at Zaldyuk and asked: "Comrade Chief of Staff, what is going on? Our soldiers did not fight well before, why have they become like this now?" Vulnerable? The positions of the 112th and 117th Guards Regiments are constantly shrinking under the German attack. If we continue to fight like this, in two or three days at most, the family area will be completely occupied by the Germans."
Zaridyuk picked up a piece of intelligence he had just received, handed it to Guryev, and said: "Comrade division commander, this is the intelligence we just received from the intelligence personnel."
"What information?" Guryev took over the situation from Zaldyuk and said to himself: "Is the information provided by these intelligence officers reliable?"
"It should be reliable, comrade division commander." Zaldyuk said respectfully: "After receiving this information, I immediately sent people to conduct reconnaissance. If everything goes well, we will be able to figure out this information in half an hour. The authenticity of the intelligence.”
The answer came out quickly. After reading it, Zaldyuk couldn't help being secretly surprised. But he quickly returned to normal, and he said to Guryev: "Comrade Division Commander, after our verification, the information provided by the intelligence personnel operating behind the enemy's rear is completely correct. The Germans put Dr. Kofis' The 295th Infantry Division has also been transferred over to participate in the attack on us."
"It's already a headache for us to deal with one 100th Jäger Division." Guriev said with a grimace: "Now there is another 295th Infantry Division, and we can't deal with two German divisions. Maybe we can only Retreat to the factory area and compete with them inside."
"Comrade Division Commander, I haven't finished speaking yet." Zaldyuk waited for Guryev to finish his words before continuing: "In the intelligence, it was also mentioned that a German armored division is gathering and will probably go north soon. , to participate in the attack on the factory area."
"Hell, it's really hell." Hearing this, Guryev was so angry that he slapped his hand on the table twice, and then said feebly: "The flat terrain of the factory area is conducive to the deployment of armored forces. If they put the main With all the power being used here, we estimate that this family area cannot be defended at all."
"Comrade Division Commander, due to the limitations of the terrain, our troops in the family area can completely contain the German attack." As the chief of staff of the division, Zaldyuk felt that he needed to remind the other party: "What we are worried about now is , which is exactly the factory area behind us. Once Lieutenant Colonel Sokov’s troops cannot defend the assembly workshop, the Germans will cut off our retreat, surround us all, and destroy us.”
"Comrade Chief of Staff, I leave this to you." Guryev stood up, picked up a helmet and put it on his head, and said to Zaldyuk: "I need to go out for a walk."
Seeing that Guryev was leaving, Zaldyuk was surprised. He quickly asked: "Comrade Commander, where do you plan to go?"
"I'm going to the assembly workshop and ask Lieutenant Colonel Sokov personally how long they can last there." Guryev said: "I want to find out whether they can prevent us from being attacked from both sides. Tragic fate.”
"What, Comrade Commander, you actually want to go to the assembly workshop now?" Hearing Guryev say this, Zalidyuk couldn't help but widen his eyes in surprise: "Didn't you say you would go after dark? How could you? Suddenly the time was advanced?"
"My Comrade Chief of Staff," Guryev said with a wry smile: "Today's war situation has undergone unexpected changes. The Germans suddenly sent a large number of troops to us. In other words, their purpose of fighting is to occupy us. Obtaining a starting point for the attack directly threatens the ferry on the Volga River. I went to see Lieutenant Colonel Sokov just to find out how many days he can hold on there with his strength, which is related to whether we can hold the Red October Tractor. factory."
Zalidyuk felt that what Guryev said made sense, so he did not persuade him any more, but took the initiative to express his position and said: "Comrade Commander, since you said so, then feel free to go to the assembly workshop. I have everything here. I am absolutely No Germans would rush in through the front entrance of the factory.”
Guryev picked up the phone and after getting through the guard company, he said into the phone: "I am Guryev, immediately prepare two jeeps for me, along with a guard squad, and follow me to the assembly workshop. "
Not long after he put down the phone, the guard company commander ran in, saluted Guryev and said: "Comrade division commander, I have prepared the jeep and guard squad you need, and they are available at any time." Set off."
"Let's go, Comrade Captain." Guryev raised his hand and looked at his watch, then stood up and said to his guard company commander: "It's getting late, we have to rush to the assembly workshop as soon as possible." The guard company commander agreed. He shouted and was about to say something when he saw Guryev striding outside. He didn't dare to neglect and hurriedly chased after him.
Seeing Guriyev and the guard company commander leaving the headquarters, Zaldyuk remembered that he should give the factory a message and let them know that Guriyev had gone to the assembly workshop to avoid unnecessary misunderstandings on the way.
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