Once you know where you are, your next actions will be much smoother. Ten minutes later, the armored convoy drove out of the forest and arrived at a forest clearing.
Guchakov stood up, raised his telescope and looked around, and soon he found the target to attack. Gumlak Station is just four or five kilometers away in the northeast. Through the lens of the telescope, you can clearly see the mountains of supplies outside the station and the long queue of trucks.
"Comrade Lieutenant," Guchakov was carefully observing the enemy's situation when he suddenly heard Samoilov's voice coming from under the car: "What are you looking at?"
"Second Lieutenant Samoilov," Guchakov put down the telescope in his hand, leaned over and said to Samoilov under the car: "I am looking at the first target we are going to attack."
"The first attack target?" Samoilov climbed into the carriage on his hands and knees and asked with some confusion: "Comrade Lieutenant, where is it?"
Guchakov handed the telescope in his hand to Samoilov and said: "In front of us is Gumlak Station, which seems to be a material transfer point for the enemy. If we destroy this place, we will attack the factory area." The enemy will face a shortage of supplies in a short period of time."
Samoilov did not express his opinion immediately, but raised his telescope and carefully observed the environment around Gumlak Station. After watching for at least seven or eight minutes, he put down the telescope, turned to Guchakov and said: "Comrade Lieutenant, the enemy's defense near the station is not tight. I think there is no big problem in destroying this material transfer point."
Seeing that Samoylov also agreed to attack the station first, Guchakov secretly breathed a sigh of relief. Even though Sokov appointed him as the commander of the team, when selecting team members, there were familiar people in the guard camp. The person told him that this second lieutenant used to be the Ministry of Internal Affairs and was named his deputy on this mission. He was actually responsible for monitoring him. Therefore, after selecting a target for attack, he must find a way to gain the other party's approval to avoid being held back.
Guchakov raised his hand and looked at his watch and said: "Let the soldiers immediately establish a launching position and prepare to launch an attack."
"What, attack the station now?" Samoilov was startled by Guchakov's words. He quickly reminded the other party: "Comrade Lieutenant, it's daytime now."
"What happened during the day?" Guchakov raised his eyebrows and asked, "Does this have anything to do with our attack on the station?"
"If we attack the station during the day, we will definitely be discovered by the enemy, and it will be troublesome to escape..."
"Comrade Second Lieutenant, you are worrying too much." Guchakov interrupted the other party before he could finish his words, "We fired rockets four or five kilometers away from the station, and before the enemy saw our Shadow, we have already moved. I don't think there is anything wrong with attacking during the day."
Others thought that Sokov sent Samoilov here to monitor Guchakov to prevent him from doing anything extraordinary. Only Samoylov knew in his heart that the division commander did not explain anything to him before setting off. In other words, he was just a deputy of Guchakov. He could only obey the orders given by the other party and had no objection at all. s right.
"Comrade Lieutenant," Samoilov adjusted his position in time and said respectfully: "Now that you have made a decision, I will resolutely obey your order."
Seeing that Samoylov agreed so readily, Guchakov was suspicious, but as long as the other party did not object to his plan, he did not want to cause trouble, and quickly ordered the gunners to set up a launching position and prepare to attack the station with rockets.
Samoilov got out of the car and saw Tavlin, wearing the uniform of a German second lieutenant, staring intently at the station in the distance, with a strange smile on his face. He walked over with curiosity and asked: "Comrade Sergeant, what are you thinking about? I see you seem very happy?"
"Comrade Second Lieutenant," Tavlin turned to look at Samoilov and said: "A few months ago, our troops were defeated by the enemy. Captain Golya withdrew with the surviving soldiers, and met the executioner near the station. The reconnaissance company of the mission. It was Lieutenant Christopher, the commander of the reconnaissance company, who sent Corporal Aino to take us to Mamayev Heights and made us a member of the 73rd Infantry Brigade."
Since the start of the Battle of Stalingrad, troops who have been dispersed and retreated to the city have been everywhere. The remaining commanders and fighters of these troops, after entering the city, were disbanded and organized into various severely attrited troops to continue to participate in the battle. As for the commanders and fighters who returned to the battle, most of them died within a day or two in the brutal battle. It can be said that there are only a handful of people like Tavlin who can survive with their beard and tail intact.
Samoilov couldn't help but sigh in his heart. If it weren't for Golia and Tavlin's good luck, they might have become one of the tens of thousands of victims in the city defense battle. He nodded and said: "Comrade Sergeant, it seems that you are very lucky to be able to become the division commander's subordinate during the retreat. I believe that you will be able to see the day when we repel the enemies attacking the city. "
These gunners who followed Guchakov on missions were all veterans with rich experience. It took them less than two minutes to set up the launch tube on the tripod launcher and lock the attack target.
Seeing that the launch site had been established, Samoilov walked up to Guchakov, looked at him and asked: "Comrade Lieutenant, how many rounds of rockets do you plan to launch at the station?"
"We came out this time with only 90 rockets. If they are not used rationally, I am afraid they will be used up within a few times." Guchakov looked at the station in the distance without looking back. Said: "We have prepared six launch tubes. We will launch one round at the station first to see how effective the attack is, and then decide whether to continue launching."
After saying these words, Guchakov decisively gave the gunner the order to fire. As the order was given, six rockets roared out of the launch tube, dragging their long flame tails and flying towards the station in the distance.
The busy German soldiers in the station heard a strange scream in the air, and then saw several things with long flaming tails flying towards the station.
"Enemy is attacking, take cover quickly..." German soldiers who had seen rockets immediately shouted at the top of their lungs, and at the same time scattered around looking for suitable bunkers to avoid the incoming rockets.
The rockets plunged into the station, and the entire station immediately became a sea of flames. There were continuous explosions. The wreckage of trucks waiting to pull supplies and the corpses of German soldiers were blown everywhere. Although what was piled in the station were not weapons and ammunition, but ordinary military supplies, there was still a raging fire.
There were bloodstains and mutilated limbs everywhere in the station. The German soldiers inside and outside the station were killed and injured by the bombing. The German soldiers who were lucky enough to survive were scurrying around like headless flies.
Seeing the station enveloped in flames and smoke, a smile appeared on Guchakov's face. Samoilov on the side went through the telescope. After watching carefully for a while, he waved his fist vigorously and said repeatedly: "It's great. Our artillery did a great job." He put down the telescope and turned to look at Gu. Chakov asked, "Comrade Lieutenant, do you need a few more rounds?"
"No need." When Guchakov heard Samoilov's question, he shook his head and said: "There are no trains in the station, and there is no ammunition, just ordinary military supplies. There is no need to waste our precious rockets."
After speaking, he shouted to the gunners who were still waiting for orders: "Put away the launcher immediately and prepare to move."
Upon hearing Guchakov's order, the artillerymen quickly removed the launch tube from the tripod and put it back into the armored vehicle.
Seeing that all the soldiers had boarded the car, Guchakov said to Samoilov, who had not recovered yet: "Comrade Second Lieutenant, what are you doing standing here? Get in the car quickly, we are about to set off."
"Ah, we are leaving so soon." Samoilov said with some surprise: "I thought it would take more than ten or twenty minutes."
"Comrade Second Lieutenant," Guchakov reminded Samoilov: "We use sneak attack tactics against the enemy, which is to hit and run so that the enemy cannot find our traces. If we stay in one place for too long, we will be The enemy has discovered it, and if we want to retreat, I'm afraid it won't be that easy."
Before Samoylov returned to his car, he asked again: "Then where should we go next?"
"Before the enemy has discovered us, we quickly bypassed Gumlak Station and rushed to the Orlovka area." Guchakov said briefly: "We will hit the enemy hard there."
After the convoy set off again, Tavlin whispered to Guchakov: "Comrade Lieutenant, when you spoke to Second Lieutenant Samoilov like that, weren't you afraid that he would snitch on you?"
"What's so scary?" Guchakov said disapprovingly: "Since we have completed the sneak attack mission, if we don't move quickly, why don't we still stay in the same place and wait for the German planes to bomb? Even if he reported it to the division commander , I believe the teacher will not blame me."
After the convoy drove forward for more than 20 kilometers along the bumpy road, the armored vehicle suddenly slowed down. "What's going on?" Guchakov asked loudly to the driver: "Why slow down?"
"Comrade Lieutenant," the driver turned around and said to Guchakov with a grimace: "We don't have much fuel. We can only drive two or three kilometers before abandoning the vehicle."
"Hell, how can we go so far behind the enemy lines and abandon the vehicles?" Guchakov suddenly became angry when he heard what the driver said: "Without vehicles to travel, what should we do with so many rockets on the vehicle? Are they all left behind?" To the Germans?”
"Comrade Lieutenant, don't get excited." Seeing Guchakov being so excited, Tavlin quickly persuaded him: "We can find a way to solve the fuel problem."
"How to solve the fuel problem?" Guchakov frowned and said, "Comrade Sergeant, can you let the Germans refuel our armored vehicles?"
"There is nothing impossible about this, Comrade Lieutenant." Tavlin replied with a smile: "Don't forget, we are wearing German uniforms and riding in German armored vehicles. Even if we go to a German supply point to refuel, , it’s not impossible.”
After hearing what Taflin said, Guchakov asked hesitantly: "Is this possible?"
"Comrade Lieutenant, I estimate that you will encounter a German mobile supply point not far ahead." Tavlin was deeply afraid that Guchakov didn't know what the German supply point looked like, so he went out of his way to educate him: "Passing by The German troops could eat and refuel their vehicles at these supply points. After traveling all night, we could eat something at the German supply points and refuel our armored vehicles at the same time."
"Is this possible?" Although what Tavlin said was particularly tempting, Guchakov was dubious.
"It's all up to me later." Tavlin said carelessly: "I will definitely let the comrades fill their bellies at the supply point." After a moment of pause, he added, "But you have to go with me. The comrades in the other two vehicles said hello to prevent them from directly attacking the enemy's mobile supply point without any explanation later. Not only would we not have food, but we would also be in danger of being exposed."
"Don't worry, I will greet the people behind." After saying that, Guchakov used the car radio to contact the two cars behind, conveyed Tavlin's words to them, and warned them not to attack casually. Enemy's mobile supply point.
Turning around the hillside ahead, I saw a mobile supply point. Two tank trucks were parked on the roadside, refueling passing vehicles. Further away, there are more than a dozen tents, which should be where the passing German troops eat.
Three armored vehicles stopped near the supply point. Tavlin stood up and shouted to a corporal standing next to the tanker: "Corporal, come here."
The corporal heard the shout and trotted to the armored vehicle. He looked up at Tavlin above and asked respectfully: "Mr. Second Lieutenant, what are your instructions?"
"It's all up to me later." Tavlin said carelessly: "I will definitely let the comrades fill their bellies at the supply point." After a pause, he added, "But you have to go with me. The comrades in the other two vehicles said hello to prevent them from directly attacking the enemy's mobile supply point without any explanation later. Not only would we be without food, but we would also be in danger of being exposed."
"Don't worry, I will greet the people behind." After saying that, Guchakov used the car radio to contact the two cars behind, conveyed Tavlin's words to them, and warned them not to attack casually. Enemy's mobile supply point.
Turning around the hillside ahead, I saw a mobile supply point. Two tank trucks were parked on the roadside, refueling passing vehicles. Further away, there are more than a dozen tents, which should be where the passing German troops eat.
Three armored vehicles stopped near the supply point. Tavlin stood up and shouted to a corporal standing next to the tanker: "Corporal, come here."
The corporal heard the shout and trotted to the armored vehicle. He looked up at Tavlin above and asked respectfully: "Mr. Second Lieutenant, what are your instructions?"
