As division-level commanders of the Dzerzhinsky factory garrison, both Zorudev and Sokolov knew that Colonel Bely's tank brigade would send personnel tonight to attack the tanks in the factory area that had long been out of fuel. and ammunition for tanks and assault guns. When they first heard the news, the two of them were quite happy. They thought that as long as they killed the German tanks and assault guns, the enemy's infantry would not be able to take advantage in the daytime battle tomorrow, and their own troops might not be able to take advantage. A counterattack can restore those lost positions.
But not long after, the two of them could no longer be happy. If they wanted to counterattack the enemy, the best time was naturally at night. If the comrades of the tank brigade have just blown up the enemy's tank, and their own troops launch a counterattack, the enemy outside the factory area can only stare, because no matter whether they use artillery or air force, they will inevitably injure their own people.
Ruoludev took the initiative to call Sokolov, and after telling the other party what he was thinking, he asked tentatively: "Comrade Colonel, do you think we should call the headquarters and ask the commander to allow us to take advantage of the opportunity?" Attack at night and eliminate all enemies in the factory?"
"Comrade General," Sokolov said with surprise after waiting for Zoludev to finish speaking: "I also have this idea. If we take advantage of the favorable opportunity when the tank brigade has destroyed the enemy tanks, we can attack the enemies in the factory area. Launch a night attack, and maybe we can resolve the battle before dawn. Just when I was considering whether I should call you, your call came first."
Seeing that his proposal was supported by Sokolov, Ruoludev felt very relieved. "Comrade Colonel, let me make the call while I'm on the phone. I think the commander will seriously consider our suggestions when he knows that we both have the same ideas."
Unexpectedly, as soon as Zholudev put down the phone and had not had time to call the headquarters, Chief of Staff Brushko greeted him first: "Comrade Division Commander, I have your phone number. It's General Krylov, Chief of Staff of the Group Army. of."
Knowing that the call was from Krylov, Ruoludev quickly reached out to take the phone and said into the phone: "Hello, Comrade Chief of Staff, what can I do for you?"
"General Zholudev, good evening." Krylov said straight to the point: "I'm calling you because I have something important to inform you. After discussion with the commander, we decided to complete it at the Bely Tank Brigade. After destroying the German technical equipment, you and Sokolov's troops took the opportunity to launch a counterattack against the enemies in the factory area. You must eliminate this group of enemies who broke into the factory area before dawn."
"This is great, Comrade Chief of Staff. I was just about to call you and ask you and the commander to ask us to take advantage of the night to launch a counterattack against the enemy. I didn't expect that your call came first." Ruolu Jeff just said After saying this, I suddenly realized that my own strength was limited. Even if I really participated in the counterattack, I'm afraid it wouldn't be of much use. He hesitated for a moment and said with some embarrassment: "Comrade Chief of Staff, there is another problem. After a long period of fighting, our division has suffered a severe reduction in troop numbers. Now there are only a thousand men left in the division. With this small number of troops, we must It may be very difficult to eliminate the enemies in the factory area."
"Don't worry, General Zoludev." After listening to Zoludev's complaints, Krylov chuckled and said to him: "Comrade Commander has already considered your current situation, so from Colonel Sokov Borrow the strength of a regiment to assist you in your counterattack tonight. Comrade Commander sent his adjutant, Captain Klimov, as a liaison officer to act with this force. I don’t think it will take long for this force to enter the factory area. You'd better send someone to respond as soon as possible to avoid unnecessary misunderstandings."
"This is really great." Ruolu Jiefu was really overjoyed to learn that Chuikov had sent reinforcements to him. He quickly replied: "I will immediately send people to meet the friendly forces. I will never let myself fight with my own people." occur."
Ruo Lujev put down the microphone and was thinking about who should be sent to meet the friendly forces. Division political commissar Shcherbina stood up and asked him for help: "Comrade division commander, let me go to meet the friendly forces."
"Okay," even though the commander leading the friendly forces was just a regiment commander, Ruo Lujief put the other party on an equal footing with himself, so he was not satisfied with the division political commissar's initiative to meet the friendly forces. He readily agreed: "Comrade Political Commissar, I'd like you to go there in person."
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When Ruoludev sent his political commissar to meet Belkin's troops, the combat group led by Alitai had already approached a German tank parking point.
The soldier in charge of the reconnaissance came back and reported to Alitai: "Comrade Lieutenant, I checked carefully. There are two German tanks in front, guarded by five soldiers. The remaining soldiers are in the ruins fifty or sixty meters away. Two bonfires have been set up and we are warming up and eating."
After Alitai waited for the soldier to finish speaking, he asked, "How many German soldiers are there warming themselves by the fire?"
"I was afraid of exposing the target, so I didn't dare to get too close to the target." The soldier in charge of the reconnaissance replied in a panic: "Probably, maybe, maybe about twenty people."
Alitai glared at the other party and criticized him in a serious tone: "As a scout, your responsibility is to report accurate information to the commander, rather than using vague words like probably, maybe, maybe, etc." Your reconnaissance results are likely to affect the judgment of military commanders. Do you understand?"
"I understand, Comrade Lieutenant." After being criticized, the scout counted on his fingers for a while, then looked up at Alitai and said, "Comrade Lieutenant, I roughly calculated that there should be twenty-five Germans warming up. To twenty-eight people.”
Although the scout did not give an accurate number, Alitai had already mentally calculated the enemy's total strength: "There are five sentries guarding the tanks, and another 25 to 28 people warming themselves by the fire. In other words, the enemy The total strength of our troops is about thirty. And we only have seven people. Once we are entangled by the enemy, it will not be that easy to retreat."
Seeing Alitai's silence for a long time, the scout asked in a low voice: "Comrade Lieutenant, the number of enemies is several times greater than ours. I'm worried that even if we blow up the tanks, it will not be easy to retreat."
"Comrades, let me divide the work now." After careful consideration, Alitai felt that although the Germans were more numerous than him, he was still sure of victory despite the mental arithmetic. He called the soldiers in front of him and said to them: "Later, I will take three submachine gunners and sneak near the enemy who are warming up. The remaining comrades, led by the scouts, will blow up the German tanks. "
Ali Tai emphasized to the scouts: "Later, when you see me leading people close to the position where the German troops are warming up, I will decisively use submachine guns to kill the soldiers standing guard next to the tanks, and then use Molotov cocktails to burn the enemy tanks. The enemy warming up the fire When I hear the gunfire from your side, I will definitely not be able to recover for a while, and will stand there in a daze for a while. Then we will throw our weapons at the enemy and shoot them with submachine guns..."
After assigning the combat mission, Alitai asked again: "Do you understand everything?"
"I understand!" the soldiers replied neatly.
"Now that we understand everything, let's go." With a wave of his hand, Alitai and the three soldiers disappeared into the night, quietly walking towards the ruins where the German army was roasting.
The scout took the remaining two soldiers and quietly came to the ruins more than thirty meters away from the German tank. He asked two soldiers to be on guard with guns, but he looked in the direction where Alitai disappeared. When he saw the lieutenant leading people approaching the enemy who was warming up, he decisively ordered the soldiers to shoot.
After waiting for an unknown amount of time, he finally saw several black figures approaching the ruins of the fire. It must be Alitai and the others entering the designated location. He turned around and said to the two soldiers: "The lieutenant is already in place, let's prepare to shoot. How about killing all the enemies at the first time?"
"There are difficulties." One of the soldiers shook his head and whispered: "The five German soldiers are scattered far apart. Even if we fire at the same time, it will be difficult to kill them all."
The scout heard that not being able to eliminate all the sentries at once would mean that he, who was responsible for bombing the tanks, would be in danger. He stared at the sentries walking back and forth for a long time, and finally gritted his teeth and said to the soldiers: "You shoot first and kill the enemy closest to the tank. Then I can rush out and throw Molotov cocktails. If I see any German soldiers preparing to shoot at me, When shooting, you give priority to killing him. Do you understand?"
"Understood." Both soldiers nodded and replied in unison: "We will ensure your safety."
Seeing that the time had come, the scout nodded to the two soldiers and decisively gave the order to shoot: "Fire!"
As the order was given, two submachine guns clicked. In the silent night, the sound of gunfire was particularly deafening. Two unlucky German soldiers fell down at the sound. The remaining three soldiers quickly chose a hiding place to lie down and fired back in the direction where the bullets flew.
The scout jumped up from his hiding place and rushed towards the tank parked in front at a sprint speed of 100 meters. Before the German sentry could recover, he had already rushed ten meters away from the tank. He raised his hand and a Molotov cocktail came out of his hand. After rolling several times in the air, it landed on the tank body and shattered. As soon as the bottle was broken, the liquid inside immediately flowed everywhere. As soon as the white phosphorus inside saw the air, it immediately burned violently. In less than five seconds, the entire tank was enveloped in flames.
Seeing that a tank had been ignited, the scout was immediately encouraged. He raised the second Molotov cocktail and threw it out. Unfortunately, this time too much force was used, and the Molotov cocktail flew directly over the tank, falling to the ground and shattering. A German soldier hiding next to him was splashed with countless gasoline and immediately turned into a burning fire. Man, he jumped up from the ground, threw away the weapon in his hand, and ran towards the distance, trying to find a place to extinguish the fire on his body.
How could two soldiers who were shooting give up such an obvious target so easily? They aimed at the burning man at the same time and pulled the trigger hard. A moment later, Pyro, who had been shot several times, fell to the ground and lay there motionless, letting the fire on his body continue to burn. The scout took the opportunity to throw a third Molotov cocktail. This time it hit the tank's turret, which soon set the body on fire.
The German soldiers who were warming themselves by the fire in the ruins had already begun to feel sleepy. When they heard the gunshots coming from where the tanks were parked, they had not yet reacted. When he saw one of the tanks burst into flames, the German commander, even a fool, understood that he had been attacked by the Soviet army. He stood up suddenly and shouted loudly: "Russians, the Russians are here to attack." !”
The soldiers who were napping by the fire heard the officer's shout and stood up from the fire. They picked up their weapons and were ready to rush to the tank parking area to reinforce the sentries there. However, as soon as they stood up, the sound of shooting from several submachine guns rang out nearby. The dense bullets immediately knocked down a dozen soldiers. The rest quickly fell down and fired back randomly in the direction where the bullets flew.
But as soon as they fired a few shots, they were knocked unconscious by grenades thrown at them. In order to avoid grenades, some soldiers risked getting up from the ground and trying to find a safe place, but they were often knocked down by bullets flying from the darkness as soon as they got up.
The battle here lasted less than ten minutes and ended with the complete annihilation of the German army.
After Alitai gathered everyone together, he began to count the results and found that his combat team killed thirty-one German soldiers and blew up two tanks without any casualties. Seeing such results, Alitai was naturally overjoyed. He quickly ordered one of his soldiers: "Send a signal flare immediately to tell other combat teams that our mission has been successfully completed."
Before setting off, Alitai had told the leaders of each combat team that once the mission was completed, a green flare would be fired into the air; if the mission failed, a white flare would be fired, and nearby combat teams would rush over. support. The soldier who heard the order quickly fired a green flare into the air to tell nearby combat groups and the tank brigade headquarters that his combat mission had been completed.
The sneak attack carried out by Alitai's combat group was extremely smooth, and the rest of the groups were no exception. They all successfully eliminated the German tanks and assault guns, as well as the German infantry guarding these technical equipment. However, not every team had zero casualties. In one team, except for one wounded person who narrowly escaped, the rest were all sacrificed.
After seeing six green flares appearing in the sky, Alitai breathed a sigh of relief. He said to the soldiers of the combat team: "Comrades, our mission has been completed and we can go back."
As soon as he finished speaking, three red flares suddenly rose in the air. Alitai was dumbfounded when he saw the flare in the air: "What's going on? Who fired the flare? What does the red flare mean?"
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