Guchakov was still very satisfied with Narva's statement. He took out a pack of cigarettes from his pocket and handed it to the other party: "Have one!"
Narva took out a cigarette from the cigarette case and held it in his mouth, lit a match, first lit it for Guchakov, then lit the cigarette in his own mouth, and asked casually: "Comrade Battalion Commander, the main force When will the troops arrive?"
"I guess we're almost here." After Guchakov finished speaking, he turned to a communications soldier next to him: "Ask the radio operator to contact the regiment headquarters immediately and ask them when they can arrive."
After the communications troops left, Narva said to Guchakov: "I heard that what we were blocking was the Grossdeutschland Division. They are the elite of the German Wehrmacht."
"What are the elites afraid of?" Guchakov said disdainfully: "Our troops have been fighting the elites of the German army since they were formed. The Imperial Division, the Skeleton Division, and the 19th Armored Division that was annihilated not long ago, they are Not an elite? They were annihilated by our army, especially the Imperial Division, which was annihilated twice by us. I really don’t know if that mustache in Berlin will be shameless enough to form it a third time.”
"Mustache can form it if he wants to." Narva said confidently: "Once he forms it, we will annihilate it once. It depends on whether he forms a new unit faster or we annihilate it faster!"
While the two were talking, a strange scream suddenly came from the air, "Shelter, shelling!" Guchakov's face changed when he heard the sound, and he put the unfinished pipe in his hand. Throwing it on the ground, he shouted loudly: "Hide, hide quickly..."
Before he could finish shouting, a shell landed a few meters away from the trench and exploded. The huge explosion covered up his shouts, and the air wave caused him to hit the trench wall hard. Guchakov groaned and fell limply into the trench.
When Narva heard the sound of artillery shells flying over, he instinctively crouched down, thus avoiding the fate of being blown away by the blast. When he saw Guchakov lying next to him, covering his abdomen with his hands and groaning, he quickly called for a soldier to come over and dragged Guchakov into a nearby shell-proof cave.
"Comrade Captain," Narva asked impatiently as soon as he entered the shell-proof hole, "Where are you injured?"
"I wasn't injured," Guchakov said, sitting with his back against the wall, shaking his head. "I was just shaken by the air wave of the explosion. I'll be fine after a short rest."
Knowing that Guchakov was not injured, Narva's expression became relaxed. He even joked with him: "Comrade Captain, I heard that when the commander was defending Moscow, he was only in the town of Khimki." A garrison squad leader. Once the town was bombed by enemy planes, and he was stunned by the falling bombs. When he woke up, he seemed to be a completely different person. In less than two years, He became a general from a corporal.
You were shocked by the shell today, maybe you can become a new person like Comrade Commander, and then you can hope to become a general. "
Narva's words aroused good-natured laughter in the shell-proof cave.
Guchakov also had a dream of being a general in his heart, but when he heard Narva say this, he said with a straight face: "Captain Narva, Comrade Commander is my most respected superior. He has saved many people." I died twice, and I hope you won’t make fun of him in the future. Do you understand?”
Narva did not expect that a random joke he made in order to lighten the atmosphere would actually cause such a big reaction from Guchakov. He could only reply with a blushing face: "Understood!"
Fortunately, Guchakov did not pursue the matter further, but ordered him: "After the enemy's shelling is over, you immediately organize manpower to repair the fortifications, treat the wounded and dig out the soldiers buried in the soil."
Narva saw Guchakov preparing to leave after explaining the work to him. He quickly grabbed him and said nervously: "Comrade Captain, the enemy is shelling outside. You can't go out."
"It is precisely because the shelling outside continues that I have to leave." Guchakov said loudly: "I want to stay in my command post and keep in touch with my superiors."
Guchakov rushed out of the shell-proof hole and saw the fierce shelling outside. Worried about being hit by flying shrapnel, he did not dare to get up and run. Instead, he crawled towards his command post. .
When he climbed near the command post, he found that the command post had been destroyed by artillery fire. He couldn't help but tremble in his heart. Just when he thought that the contact with his superiors was cut off, he heard someone calling him loudly next to him. Turning around, he saw there was a bomb-proof cave not far away, and at the entrance squatted the communications soldier he had sent back.
Seeing that Guchakov noticed him, the signal soldier shouted a few more times. Although his voice was not quiet, Guchakov couldn't hear what he was saying amidst the rumbling cannons, so he crawled towards him.
"Comrade Captain," when Guchakov climbed into the artillery hole, the communications soldier shouted loudly in his ear: "There is a telegram from the regiment headquarters. They will arrive with the main force of the division in an hour."
Knowing that the main force would arrive in an hour, Guchakov felt much relieved. He looked at the bombed command post not far away and said solemnly: "Have all the people inside escaped?"
"Yes, Comrade Captain." The communications soldier replied: "As soon as the shelling started, everyone in the command post evacuated. The radio operator withdrew into another shell-proof hole carrying a walkie-talkie on his back."
Malanjin, who was on the second line of defense, saw through his telescope that the first line of defense was shrouded in dazzling fireballs and smoke. The soil thrown up by the explosion of large-caliber artillery shells was at least ten meters high.
"Comrade division commander," the division chief of staff saw this scene and asked Malanjin worriedly: "It seems that the enemy is spending a lot of money. Judging from the sound of the artillery, they must have used no less than 100 heavy artillery pieces. Do you think the friendly forces are there? How many people can survive such a bombardment?”
After taking a deep breath, Malanjin ordered the division chief of staff: "Chief of staff, call the friendly commanders on the first line of defense and ask them what the situation is there. Do they need our support?"
The division chief of staff agreed and turned to make a phone call. But when he picked up the phone, he found that there was no sound at all. He turned around and asked the busy communications company commander: "Comrade company commander, come here and listen. What's going on with the phone? Why is there no sound at all?"
The communications company commander came over, put the microphone to his ear, listened, and then replied: "Comrade Chief of Staff, the phone line may have been blown down by artillery fire. I immediately sent someone to check the line."
When the communications company commander arranged for people to check the line, the division chief of staff came back and reported to Malanjin: "Comrade division commander, the telephone line leading to the first line of defense has been broken by enemy artillery fire. The communications company commander sent people to Check the line, I’m afraid it will take a while before we can get in touch with the friendly commander in front.”
The German shelling lasted for half an hour before finally stopping. The tanks and infantry that had been preparing for attack in the distance launched another attack towards the first line of defense stationed by the Guchakov Battalion.
As soon as the enemy's shelling ended, the surviving commanders and fighters came out of the shell-proof caves and took the time to repair the fortifications, treat the wounded, and rescue their buried comrades from the collapsed shell-proof caves.
Guchakov also crawled out of the bombhole, found a position with a wide view, raised his telescope and looked into the distance. At this time, a second lieutenant came over and reported to him: "Comrade Lieutenant, all the tanks behind our position were destroyed by enemy artillery fire."
After listening to the second lieutenant's report, Guchakov turned his head and looked behind him. Although he saw the dozens of tanks used as fixed turrets, most of them had been destroyed and were burning.
Seeing this scene, Guchakov's heart sank suddenly. Without the assistance of the tank troops, it was basically impossible to block the enemy's armored troops. The rocket launchers and rocket launchers equipped in the battalion were basically impossible. The new rockets have been exhausted in the previous attack.
At this moment, the roar of aircraft engines came from the sky behind him. Guchakov turned his head and saw dozens of Soviet aircraft with five-star paint on their fuselages appearing in the sky, forming a neat formation of four aircraft and flying towards the battlefield.
The commanders and fighters in the trenches cheered when they saw the Soviet planes appearing in the sky. The appearance of so many planes at the same time was enough to give the attacking Germans a good drink. Hearing the cheers of the soldiers, Guchakov stood up straight, looked up at the planes flying overhead, and stretched out an arm to wave at them.
Narva saw Guchakov preparing to leave after explaining the work to him. He quickly grabbed him and said nervously: "Comrade Captain, the enemy is shelling outside. You can't go out."
"It is precisely because the shelling outside continues that I have to leave." Guchakov said loudly: "I want to stay in my command post and keep in touch with my superiors."
Guchakov rushed out of the shell-proof hole and saw the fierce shelling outside. Worried about being hit by flying shrapnel, he did not dare to get up and run. Instead, he crawled towards his command post. .
When he climbed near the command post, he found that the command post had been destroyed by artillery fire. He couldn't help but tremble in his heart. Just when he thought that the contact with his superiors was cut off, he heard someone calling him loudly next to him. Turning around, he saw there was a bomb-proof cave not far away, and at the entrance squatted the communications soldier he had sent back.
Seeing that Guchakov noticed him, the signal soldier shouted a few more times. Although his voice was not quiet, Guchakov couldn't hear what he was saying amidst the rumbling cannons, so he crawled towards him.
"Comrade Captain," when Guchakov climbed into the artillery hole, the communications soldier shouted loudly in his ear: "There is a telegram from the regiment headquarters. They will arrive with the main force of the division in an hour."
Knowing that the main force would arrive in an hour, Guchakov felt much relieved. He looked at the bombed command post not far away and said solemnly: "Have all the people inside escaped?"
"Yes, Comrade Captain." The communications soldier replied: "As soon as the shelling started, everyone in the command post evacuated. The radio operator withdrew into another shell-proof hole carrying a walkie-talkie on his back."
Malanjin, who was on the second line of defense, saw through his telescope that the first line of defense was shrouded in dazzling fireballs and smoke. The soil thrown up by the explosion of large-caliber artillery shells was at least ten meters high.
"Comrade division commander," the division chief of staff saw this scene and asked Malanjin worriedly: "It seems that the enemy is spending a lot of money. Judging from the sound of the artillery, they must have used no less than 100 heavy artillery pieces. Do you think the friendly forces are there? How many people can survive such a bombardment?”
After taking a deep breath, Malanjin ordered the division chief of staff: "Chief of staff, call the friendly commanders on the first line of defense and ask them what the situation is there. Do they need our support?"
The division chief of staff agreed and turned to make a phone call. But when he picked up the phone, he found that there was no sound at all. He turned around and asked the busy communications company commander: "Comrade company commander, come here and listen. What's going on with the phone? Why is there no sound at all?"
The communications company commander came over, put the microphone to his ear, listened, and then replied: "Comrade Chief of Staff, the phone line may have been blown down by artillery fire. I immediately sent someone to check the line."
When the communications company commander arranged for people to check the line, the division chief of staff came back and reported to Malanjin: "Comrade division commander, the telephone line leading to the first line of defense has been broken by enemy artillery fire. The communications company commander sent people to Check the line, I’m afraid it will take a while before we can get in touch with the friendly commander in front.”
The German shelling lasted for half an hour before finally stopping. The tanks and infantry that had been preparing for attack in the distance launched another attack towards the first line of defense stationed by the Guchakov Battalion.
As soon as the enemy's shelling ended, the surviving commanders and fighters came out of the shell-proof caves and took the time to repair the fortifications, treat the wounded, and rescue their buried comrades from the collapsed shell-proof caves.
Guchakov also crawled out of the bombhole, found a position with a wide view, raised his telescope and looked into the distance. At this time, a second lieutenant came over and reported to him: "Comrade Lieutenant, all the tanks behind our position were destroyed by enemy artillery fire."
After listening to the second lieutenant's report, Guchakov turned his head and looked behind him. Although he saw the dozens of tanks used as fixed turrets, most of them had been destroyed and were burning.
Seeing this scene, Guchakov's heart sank suddenly. Without the assistance of the tank troops, it was basically impossible to block the enemy's armored troops. The rocket launchers and rocket launchers equipped in the battalion were basically impossible. The new rockets have been exhausted in the previous attack.
At this moment, the roar of aircraft engines came from the sky behind him. Guchakov turned his head and saw dozens of Soviet aircraft with five-star paint on their fuselages appearing in the sky, forming a neat formation of four aircraft and flying towards the battlefield.
The commanders and fighters in the trenches cheered when they saw the Soviet planes appearing in the sky. The appearance of so many planes at the same time was enough to give the attacking Germans a good drink. Hearing the cheers of the soldiers, Guchakov stood up straight, looked up at the planes flying overhead, and stretched out an arm to wave at them.
