At around 10 o'clock in the morning, while the Soviet Union and Germany were fighting inextricably in several areas, Captain Hida, the commander of the 3rd Company of the Motorized Rifle Battalion of the 389th Infantry Division of the German Army, led his 187 soldiers to bypass the Soviet Union. The army's defense line at the silicate factory quietly entered the gully, preparing to pass through here to the bank of the Volga River to disrupt the Soviet army's rear.
In order to deal with the Soviet ambush or blockade, Captain Hida divided the troops into three parts. Two platoons marched on the edges of the gully on both sides of the gully; while he led the remaining troops to walk in the middle of the gully. If the Soviet army has an ambush on the edge of the ditch, the troops marching on both sides can detect it in time and fight with it; and if the Soviet army blocks the attack in the ditch, the troops walking on both sides can also take advantage of the terrain. , attack the Soviet troops in the ditch from a high position, and cover the troops in the ditch to break through the Soviet defense.
It has to be said that Captain Hida's arrangement is very reasonable. Once he encounters the Soviet army, even if he cannot win, he can still escape intact. However, the plan could not keep up with the changes. After the troops walked one or two kilometers along the gully, Captain Hida discovered that the gully was getting deeper and deeper. The depth had changed from the initial two or three meters to seven or eight meters, and there was a trend of getting deeper.
Seeing this situation, Captain Hida, who was worried that communication would be inconvenient due to terrain changes, made the most wrong decision. He ordered the troops that were originally marching on both sides of the gully to enter the bottom of the gully. After joining forces, Continue heading east along the gully filled with slag.
The company moved forward for more than half an hour, when suddenly there was heavy gunfire. Xida, who was walking in the middle of the team, couldn't help but feel a little bit in her heart, thinking to herself: Oh no, we have met a Russian. He quickly called a communications soldier and ordered: "Go to the front and see what happened?"
Before the signalmen left, the platoon leader of the leading platoon had already sent a soldier back to report to Hida: "Mr. Captain, there are Russian positions ahead, and we have started a firefight with them."
Hida listened for a moment and found that only the sound of gunfire and the explosion of grenades came from the front, which proved that the Russians did not have any heavy weapons, which made him feel more at ease: "What kind of fortifications do the Russians have?"
"The Russians blocked the intersection with mine carts and sandbags, and set up machine guns in a two-story building behind, suppressing us on the road and unable to move forward." The soldier quickly replied: "Mr. Captain, platoon leader Let me tell you, just a few mortars can quickly destroy the Russian defenses."
Captain Hida felt that the request of his subordinates was very reasonable. The company was equipped with five 50mm-caliber mortars, and each gun was equipped with 50 rounds of shells. If these shells were to hit the opponent's fortifications in one breath, , then your troops can easily break through the defense line.
Thinking of this, Hida called the mortar platoon leader and asked him to lead his men to support the leading platoon. He must use artillery fire to destroy the Soviet defense line, and the company opened a channel to the Volga River.
The mortars were quickly deployed. Following the order from the mortar platoon leader, five mortars fired at the Soviet army's crude position at the same time. The German artillery is well-trained, and at such a close range, their hit rate is very high. Two consecutive rounds of shelling blasted several gaps in the Soviet sandbag fortifications blocking the intersection.
The German soldiers who had been suppressed by Soviet firepower and were lying on the ground or lying in the ash heap jumped up, jumped over the wounded or corpses on the ground with their guns in hand, and rushed towards the area being shelled.
Seeing that his troops were still twenty or thirty meters away from the opponent's position, in order to prevent accidental damage, the mortar fire began to extend to bombard the buildings behind. The charging soldiers took advantage of the opportunity when the defenders at the intersection were unable to lift their heads under the pressure of artillery fire, and quickly rushed in through the blasted gap.
If the troops guarding the intersection are Sokov's direct descendants, they will use their sophisticated equipment to quickly eliminate or drive out the enemies who rush into the gap. However, the ones guarding here at the moment are the sailors of the Marine Corps Battalion. They are holding rifles that can be fired and pulled once, so they cannot gain an advantage in firepower. Therefore, after the sailors usually fired a shot, they rushed forward with bayonets and started hand-to-hand combat with the enemy.
Deputy Battalion Commander Yakuda, who was staying on the second floor, saw the fierce fighting going on at the intersection from the window, and quickly called Shamrih for help: "Comrade Battalion Commander, the enemy has launched an attack on our defensive position. Our soldiers Suppressed by artillery fire, requesting support, requesting support."
Shamrih did not expect that only a few minutes after the battle started, the first company at the bottom of the ditch could not hold on any longer, and he quickly issued an attack order to the troops hidden on both sides of the ditch: "Attack immediately from both sides of the ditch. , we must completely annihilate this enemy."
As the order was issued, the commanders and soldiers who were ambushing in the gullies on both sides of the gully rushed to the edge of the gully. Since it was almost ten meters away from the bottom of the ditch, and the ash and slag could not be stood on, the soldiers did not jump down, but stood on the edge of the ditch and threw grenades to the bottom of the ditch.
Black grenades fell from the sky, landed on the ground or exploded in the air, blowing up the German soldiers crowded at the bottom of the ditch. Before the smoke dissipated, another wave of grenades was thrown down from the edge of the ditch. There were almost no dead ends and almost no interruption. The grenades seemed to be endless, and they were thrown down one after another.
The German soldiers at the bottom of the ditch were either lying down on the spot or scurrying around like headless flies when faced with grenades falling from the sky. However, no matter whether they were lying down on the spot or running around, at the bottom of the ditch with no blind spots, they were lambs waiting to be slaughtered. Just two or three minutes later, where more than a hundred German soldiers were originally crowded, there was no one moving around.
And those soldiers who broke through the Soviet defense line and were engaged in hand-to-hand combat knew that the troops behind them were doomed when they heard the earth-shattering explosions from behind and smelled the strong smell of blood mixed with the choking gunpowder smoke. Under such circumstances, they had no courage to continue fighting, so they stopped fighting one after another, threw down their weapons and raised their hands in surrender.
Shamrih felt a little complacent when he saw that his troops had defeated a German company within twenty minutes, and quickly called Sokov to report the good news. Unexpectedly, after listening to this, Sokov could only say a faint hum, without even saying a word to praise them, and then directly ordered: "Comrade Captain, seize the time to clean the battlefield, and pay attention to collecting more guns that can still be used." Ammunition. In addition, your fortifications need to be strengthened to prevent enemies from entering the gully."
"Understood, Comrade Commander." Although Sokov's attitude was a bit cold, Shamrih was not angry at all. He knew very well that his achievements were nothing in Sokov's eyes. What, so I put my mind right and assigned the task as soon as I put down the phone.
After ending the call, Sokov said to the radio operator: "Operator, send a report to the Chief of Staff, saying that we have just eliminated a German company in the ravine."
The telegraph operator immediately followed his order and reported the results of the Marine Corps battalion to Sidorin on the Mamayev Hills via telegram. Shortly after the telegram was sent, he received a call back from the division headquarters. After translating the contents of the telegram, he couldn't help but be shocked. He quickly walked up to Sokov with the telegram and said nervously: "Comrade division commander, this is It's an urgent telegram from Mamayev Heights."
"Emergency telegram?" Hearing what the operator said, Sokov couldn't help but show a surprised expression on his face. He quickly took the telegram from the other party's hand and browsed it carefully. Unexpectedly, just halfway through watching it, his face turned livid.
Seryosha, who was sitting on the mound nearby, saw Sokov's reaction and couldn't help but curiously asked: "Misha, what happened? Why did your face change?"
Holding the telegram in his hand, Sokov looked at Seryosha and said: "The Army Headquarters informed us that the enemy has broken through the defense line of the 37th Guards Division and occupied the stadium of the Dzerzhinsky Tractor Factory, which is only a few meters away from the factory. The distance is less than one kilometer. Guarding here is a battalion of the 109th Guards Regiment. Now they have been compressed by the enemy into a group of stone buildings to the south. The headquarters ordered me to immediately lead the troops to rush over to support. "
"What, let us rush to the Dzerzhinsky Tractor Factory to support?" Seryosha immediately jumped up after hearing what Sokov said, and said excitedly: "Misha, why are you taking us away from the horse?" Mayev Gang was transferred here and just wiped out a German army. Before we had time to breathe, we were asked to rush a few kilometers away to support the friendly forces in the battle. Our superiors really regarded us as a battlefield fire brigade..."
"That's enough!" Sokov knew that if he didn't stop Seryosha, he didn't know how long he would keep nagging him. He quickly stopped him and said in a stern tone: "The enemy's troops that were just wiped out were Captain Shamrich's Marine Battalion, not your Guard Company of Seryosha. Stop talking nonsense and assemble the troops immediately. We need to rush there immediately to a place called Six Sides Street, which is a support point for friendly forces. They We are engaged in repeated tug-of-war with the enemy."
"Misha, do we have too few people?" Although he was scolded by Sokov, Seryosha relied on his friendship with Sokov and said with a playful smile: "How about you find someone again?" Captain Shamrih wants someone?"
"Captain Shamrich," in fact, even if Seryosha hadn't mentioned it, Sokov would have mobilized troops from the Marine Corps battalion to act with him. He would not have just led more than a hundred people and foolishly rushed to the end of the battle. Help in intense places. Therefore, he decisively took over Shamrih's command post and said straight to the point: "I will take the guard company and the second company north of the gully to perform the mission, and you will continue to stay where you are with the remaining troops."
Hearing that Sokov was about to transfer one of his companies, Shamrih didn't ask anything, but directly assured Sokov: "Don't worry, comrade division commander, we will never let an enemy pass through the gully and reach On the banks of the Volga.”
The reason why Sokov wanted to bring the Second Company of the Marine Battalion was, firstly, because the other party was stationed closest to him; secondly, because the company had more than 300 people and was the most complete unit in the battalion. Including the guard company, there are about 500 people in the two companies. When going to Liumian Street to support the friendly forces, there will be no shortage of troops.
Ten minutes later, Captain Aglanov, commander of the second company, appeared in front of Sokov. He did not salute, but straightened his back and reported briefly: "Comrade division commander, the second company has been ordered to come, please give instructions!"
"Captain Aglanov," Sokov knew the company commander, so he called out his name without difficulty and began to assign tasks to him: "Our friendly forces are trapped two kilometers away from here. It's a complex of stone buildings. In order to hold on there, they are engaged in repeated tug-of-war with the Germans. Your company's mission is to rush over to support them and drive the enemy out of the neighborhood. How are you, are you having any difficulties?"
"No difficulty!" Aglanov replied briefly.
"Very good!" Sokov was very satisfied with Aglanov's answer. He nodded, then waved his hand and said: "Since there is no problem, let's set off. Before the enemy attacks our Get to your destination as quickly as possible before friendly forces are eliminated or driven away from the neighborhood."
"Captain Shamrich," in fact, even if Seryosha hadn't mentioned it, Sokov would have mobilized troops from the Marine Corps battalion to act with him. He would not have just led more than a hundred people and foolishly rushed to the end of the battle. Help in intense places. Therefore, he decisively took over Shamrih's command post and said straight to the point: "I will take the guard company and the second company north of the gully to perform the mission, and you will continue to stay where you are with the remaining troops."
Hearing that Sokov was about to transfer one of his companies, Shamrih didn't ask anything, but directly assured Sokov: "Don't worry, comrade division commander, we will never let an enemy pass through the gully and reach On the banks of the Volga.”
The reason why Sokov wanted to take the Second Company of the Marine Corps Battalion was, firstly, because the other party was stationed closest to him; secondly, because the company had more than 300 people and was the most complete unit in the battalion. Including the guard company, there are about 500 people in the two companies. When going to Liumian Street to support the friendly forces, there will be no shortage of troops.
Ten minutes later, Captain Aglanov, commander of the second company, appeared in front of Sokov. He did not salute, but straightened his back and reported briefly: "Comrade division commander, the second company has been ordered to come, please give instructions!"
"Captain Aglanov," Sokov knew the company commander, so he called out his name without difficulty and began to assign tasks to him: "Our friendly forces are trapped two kilometers away from here. It's a complex of stone buildings. In order to hold on there, they are engaged in repeated tug-of-war with the Germans. Your company's mission is to rush over to support them and drive the enemy out of the neighborhood. How are you, are you having any difficulties?"
"No difficulty!" Aglanov replied briefly.
"Very good!" Sokov was very satisfied with Aglanov's answer. He nodded, then waved his hand and said: "Since there is no problem, let's set off. Before the enemy attacks our Get to your destination as quickly as possible before friendly forces are eliminated or driven away from the neighborhood."
"Very good!" Sokov was very satisfied with Aglanov's answer. He nodded, then waved his hand and said: "Since there is no problem, let's set off. Before the enemy attacks our Get to your destination as quickly as possible before friendly forces are eliminated or driven away from the neighborhood."
