When Peter recognized that the person calling him was Zalidyuk, he asked before the other party explained the reason: "Lieutenant Colonel Zalidyuk, I saw smoke in the direction of the residential area. Is the situation there very dangerous?" ?”
"Comrade Factory Director," Zaldyuk did not answer Peter's question directly, but replied in a very official tone: "Our soldiers are fighting tenaciously against Japanese invaders in residential areas. fighting……"
"Comrade Chief of Staff," Peter interrupted Zaldyuk impatiently before he could finish his words, "As the director of the Red October Tractor Factory, I have the right to know the real war situation in residential areas."
After Peter's reminder, Zalijuk realized that the person he was talking to was the director of the factory that his troops wanted to protect. There was really no need to hide anything from him about the situation on the battlefield. He organized the vocabulary in his mind and said solemnly: "Comrade Factory Director, the situation on the battlefield is very unfavorable to our army. According to the intelligence we have obtained, the Germans have added another infantry division in order to seize the factory. In front of us, we The area controlled by the division in residential areas is constantly shrinking under the pressure of the German army."
Although Peter was mentally prepared for the deterioration of the situation in the residential areas, after listening to Zaldyuk's introduction, he still couldn't help but gasped: "Comrade Lieutenant Colonel, is the situation really so critical?"
"Yes, Comrade Factory Director, the situation is very critical." Zaldyuk said euphemistically: "In the next two or three days, our situation will be very difficult, but we can still withstand the enemy's attack. But... "
Zalyzyuk suddenly stopped talking at this point, which made Peter anxious: "Comrade Lieutenant Colonel, but what, you should hurry up and say it!"
"In any case, those who guard the residential areas and the main entrance of the factory are regular troops. The soldiers have rich combat experience and know how to deal with the enemy." Zaldyuk said with some embarrassment: "But those who guard the factory area are militiamen. , you also know that they were temporarily armed and lacked necessary military training and little combat experience. Although some officers and combat cadres have been sent to you, if you want to improve their combat effectiveness in a short period of time, It is also unrealistic. Therefore, we are now worried that the enemy will break through from other parts of the factory area, and then the factory will be in danger of being lost."
Peter was also a smart man. He heard the implication of Zaldyuk’s words and asked tentatively: “Lieutenant Colonel Zaldyuk, if I understand correctly, do you think the enemy will break into the factory from other areas, such as To the north of the factory where the assembly shop is located. Am I right?"
"Yes, Comrade Factory Director, you are right. The German army has opened a breakthrough in the north of the factory. Although they cannot develop in depth for the time being, they will continue to invest troops here until they completely occupy the assembly workshop. ." Zaldyuk said worriedly: "The division commander, General Guryev, has gone to the assembly workshop and is preparing to talk to Lieutenant Colonel Sokov who is leading the troops to stay there to see how many days they can hold on there. Because once the Germans occupy Without the assembly workshop, our division will face the danger of being attacked from both sides."
If there was an emergency in another area, Peter might still feel panicked, but when he heard the location named by Zalidyuk, it turned out to be the assembly workshop, his mood suddenly became lighter: "Lieutenant Colonel Zalidyuk, you are overthinking. You must know that the commander who led the troops to defend the assembly workshop was Lieutenant Colonel Sokov, who was good at defensive warfare. Before you called, I had just received a report from the workshop director Cousteau, saying that they had successfully repulsed The two German attacks resulted in very few casualties."
Since Zalijuk could not directly contact the assembly workshop, they could only judge the battle to the north of the factory based on the rising smoke. The thicker the smoke, the fiercer the fighting there, and vice versa. As for what kind of results the defenders achieved, it is unknown.
Zalyzyuk said "Oh" in surprise, and then asked: "Comrade director, did they really repulse two German attacks in a row?"
"These results were reported to me by Comrade Cousteau, the workshop director. I believe he would not lie to me about this kind of thing." Peter said: "If they can continue to maintain this state, I think they can hold on for four or five days." , there should be no problem. As soon as the reinforcements from the other side of the river arrive, we can launch a counterattack against the enemy."
Regarding the counterattack mentioned by Peter, Zalijuk felt that it was too early to speak. With the existing strength of the Guards Division, it was already thankful to God that the Red October Tractor Factory could be held. How could one dare to hope for a counterattack. Considering that Guryev had already set off, in order to avoid misunderstandings, he quickly added: "Comrade factory director, please inform Comrade Cousteau about the division commander's visit to the assembly workshop to avoid misunderstandings."
But before Peter had time to call Cousteau, the jeep Guriev was riding in had already arrived outside the assembly workshop. He sat in the car, looking at the burning German tanks in the distance and the corpses everywhere in front of the factory. He couldn't help but raise his eyebrows, and then said to himself: "Hell, how could this happen? In such a short time How could they destroy so many enemies in such a short period of time?"
After Sokov received a report from the soldiers below and learned that a general had arrived, he immediately trotted out to greet him. Although he had never met Guliyev, he recognized him as a major general from the two gold stars on his diamond-shaped collar badge. And the generals who would appear in the factory at this time would most likely be from the Guards Division. Division commander Major General Guryev. He quickly stood up to attention and reported to the other party: "Hello, comrade general, I am Lieutenant Colonel Sokov, commander of the infantry brigade. We are performing combat duties. Please give us your instructions!"
"You are Lieutenant Colonel Sokov." Guryev nodded to Sokov, and then stretched out his hand: "Let me introduce myself. I am Major General Guriev, commander of the Guards Division. I came here specifically to find you."
"Looking for me?" When Sokov heard what Guryev said, he thought to himself: "I'm not familiar with you, and you came here to find me. What will happen?" Although he was uneasy in his heart, but on the surface The commander still pretended to be calm and asked: "Comrade General, do you have anything to do with me?"
"This is not the place to talk." Guryev looked around and said, "Let's talk somewhere else."
Sokov was about to take Guryev to the headquarters in the basement when he suddenly heard Guryev say: "Comrade Lieutenant Colonel, call the other commanders over. I have important things to tell you all." .”
Sokov called a soldier and told him to inform Briski, Bolshak and Cousteau that there were important things to discuss and asked them to come to the basement as soon as possible.
A few minutes later, Brischi was notified and rushed to the basement first. He saw Sokov and Guryev sitting in the room. When he was about to say something, Guryev pointed to the empty seat next to him. , said: "Comrade Captain, please sit down first and wait until everyone has arrived."
After Briski sat down at the empty seat, he cast a questioning look at Sokov, trying to figure out why Guryev called him here. Unexpectedly, when Sokov saw the look in his eyes, he shook his head and smiled bitterly, saying that he didn't know what was going on.
Borschak and Cousteau walked into the room together, and when they saw Guryev sitting in the room, they both had surprised expressions on their faces. Bolshak stepped forward, stretched out his hand to Guryev, and asked curiously: "Comrade General, why are you here?"
"Comrade commanders," Guryev stretched out his hand to shake Bolshak's hand, and then faced everyone and said, "I called you all here today because the situation on the battlefield is going against me. development of the military.”
Guryev's words surprised everyone. Bolshak asked first: "Comrade General, can you tell us what happened?"
"Okay, I'll tell you the answer now." Guryev nodded and continued: "Before I came here, I got news that the enemy had transferred troops from other places in order to seize the Red October Tractor Factory. An infantry division participated in the attack. If they only attack the front direction of residential areas and factories, my troops are still capable of blocking them. But if they attack from other areas, it will be very detrimental to us. Once the Germans rush into the factory area, If we gain a firm foothold, our division will be in a situation of being attacked from both sides."
When Sokov heard this, he immediately understood the purpose of Guryev's visit. The other party was worried that he would not be able to defend this place at all, causing the Guards Division to fall into an encirclement by the German army. After he waited for Guryev to finish speaking, he coughed lightly and said without changing his expression: "Comrade General, I understand what you are worried about. You are worried that we cannot stop the enemy's attack at all, so you came here specifically. "Understanding the situation of the defenders, we are eager to know how many days we can hold out under such a fierce German attack, so that we can adjust your existing defense arrangements."
When Guryev heard Sokov say these words, he had a shocked expression on his face. He never dreamed that Sokov could see his thoughts so clearly. Fortunately, he quickly returned to normal, nodded and said: "Yes, Lieutenant Colonel Sokov, since you have guessed my intention, then I want to ask you, how many days can your troops hold out here?" ?”
"Comrade General, you are looking down on us too much." Briski felt very unconvinced when he heard what Guryev said. Regardless of the fact that his military rank was much lower than that of Guryev, he plausibly said: "Don't talk about it for a few days. With our current troops, if we can stay here for half a month, I don’t think it will be a big problem.”
"Captain Brisky, why are you so rude? Didn't you see that I was talking to General Guryev?" Sokov pretended to reprimand Brisky, and then said to Guryev with a smile on his face: "Comrade General, I know what you are worried about. I can tell you responsibly that as long as there is one infantry brigade soldier alive, they will never let the Germans break into the assembly workshop."
Guryev couldn't help but sneered and asked in a mocking tone: "Lieutenant Colonel Sokov, as far as I know, you don't even have anti-tank guns. In the next battle, how do you plan to deal with the incoming tide?" Where are the Germans?"
"If this is what you are worried about, Comrade General, then please rest assured." Although from the tone of Guryev's words, Sokov heard that the other party did not seem to trust him, he said without any discouragement: "No matter Germany No matter how many tanks there are, we are confident of destroying them."
Seeing Sokov's arrogance, Guryev was about to mock him again when the phone on the table rang. A livid Cousteau picked up the phone, put it to his ear and asked, "I'm Cousteau, where are you from?" I don't know what the other end of the phone said, and the expression on his face immediately became rich. Getting up, he raised his head and looked at Sokov, and said excitedly: "Comrade Lieutenant Colonel, tanks, our tanks are here!"
"Tank, what tank?" When Guryev heard what Cousteau said, he asked in confusion: "Is it a tank from the other side of the Volga River?"
"Of course not, Comrade General." Cousteau said proudly: "If you are interested, you can go out and have a look. After you look at it, you will understand what is going on."
The group of people left the basement and came to the outside of the factory. As expected, they saw a dozen tanks divided into two groups, driving toward the factory in a menacing manner. When Guryev first saw the tank, he was startled. He instinctively reached to his waist and prepared to pull out his pistol and shoot at the tank. But when they saw Sokov and the others looking calm, they realized that the approaching tanks were not German tanks, but T-34s that were common in the Soviet army.
"Comrade Cousteau," Sokov said loudly to Cousteau: "Send a motorcycle over and guide the tanks to circle around the factory. This will give the Germans the illusion that it is us. Reinforcements have arrived."
After Cousteau had gone away, Guriyev asked in confusion: "Lieutenant Colonel Sokov, can you explain to me where these tanks came out from? It's daytime now, in order to avoid the Germans." Shelling and bombing, the other side will never take the risk of transporting so many tanks across the river."
"You guessed it right, Comrade General." Sokov nodded and said: "These tanks are indeed not from the other side, but new tanks recently produced in the factory."
"What, new tanks produced in the factory?" Guriyev asked with his eyes widened: "Not only do these tanks have no artillery shells, they don't even have machine gun bullets. How do you plan to let them destroy the enemy?"
Sokov laughed and then said: "Comrade General, we do know that these tanks have no ammunition, but the Germans don't know. They saw tanks circling around the factory and thought they were supported by an armored brigade, so They'll be hesitant to attack here, which will buy us valuable time to solidify our direction."
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