Chapter 1391: Hold on and wait for help (middle)

  Chapter 1391 Standing firm and waiting for help (2)

If it had been before, Sokov would have handed over the affairs of the headquarters to Sameko when he learned that some of his troops had lost contact, and he would personally lead the troops to search and rescue, but this time, such a situation did not occur in his mind at all. idea.

  The reason is very simple. Today he flew to the enemy's defense zone privately for reconnaissance, and was beaten down by enemy fighter jets. He had just received a lesson from Zhukov, so he dared not commit crimes against the wind again. In addition, he knew very well that as a senior commander, if he kept running to the front, not only would his life be in danger, but also due to the limited vision, he would not be able to grasp the overall situation in time and effectively perform his duties as a commander.

  Although he couldn't go to the front in person, Sokov, as the commander, couldn't ignore the loss of contact between the two elite troops. Although Fomenko promised that he would lead the troops to the direction of the Kazakia compass as soon as possible, but who knows if he will miss the opportunity for some reason?

   It was precisely because of this consideration that after a moment of contemplation, Sokov asked Sameko: "Chief of Staff, how many usable cars does our logistics department have today?"

   "Car?" Sameko was taken aback when he heard Sokov's question, and then understood his meaning: "Comrade Commander, are you planning to transport troops by car and rush to the Kazakhya Compass as soon as possible?"

   "Exactly."

  After receiving Sokov's affirmative answer, Sameko immediately picked up the phone, connected the logistics department of the group army, and asked the director of the logistics department how many cars are still available today.

   A moment later, Sameko covered the microphone and reported to Sokov: "Comrade Commander, I have already asked the director of the logistics department, and he said that within half an hour, one hundred and forty vehicles can be mobilized."

"One hundred and forty cars?" After repeating the number, Sokov said with some regret: "Although it is a little less, it is better than nothing." He raised his head and looked at Sameko, "tell the director of the logistics department, let He transferred these vehicles to the defense zone of the 188th Division in the shortest possible time."

After Waiting for Sokov to finish speaking, Sameko cautiously reminded him: "Comrade Commander, did you say something wrong? The 84th Infantry Division occupying October Town should be provided with cars, not the 84th Infantry Division that is 100 meters away from October Town." The 188th Division supported by several kilometers."

"Comrade Chief of Staff, do you think I'm confused?" Sokov said with a serious expression, "I'm worried that General Fomenko may not be able to gather troops to the Kazakh compass in a short time. And Guca The Cove Battalion belongs to the 188th Division, and Colonel Koida led the troops to rescue his subordinates, which is a matter of course."

Regarding Sokov's statement, Sameko knew very well that Guchakov was an old subordinate brought by Sokov from the 21st Army. Troops rescued from danger. Then he nodded and said: "Okay, Comrade Commander, I will convey your order to the Director of the Logistics Department." After finishing speaking, he let go of his hand covering the microphone, "Comrade Director of the Logistics Department, the Commander ordered, Immediately drive all the cars that can be mobilized to the defense area of ​​the 188th Division and transport them to the war zone."

   After calling the director of the logistics department, Sameko connected to the division headquarters of the 188th Division and relayed Sokov's latest combat order to Koida. Koyda was worrying about the loss of contact with the Guchakov camp. When he heard the order conveyed by Sameko, he immediately replied loudly: "Understood, Comrade Chief of Staff. As soon as the car from the Logistics Department arrives, I will immediately reply." Order the 562nd Regiment to wait for the car and quickly rush to the direction of the Kazakhya compass to find the Guchakov camp."

  "Misha, Misha." Before Sameko put down the phone, he heard someone anxiously calling Sokov's nickname at the door. He turned his head and saw that it was Yakov who had never been contacted.

  Seeing Yakov's appearance, Sokov showed joy on his face. He hurried forward and grabbed his arm, and said a little excitedly: "Yasha, you are back!"

"Yes, I'm back." Yakov said to Sokov apologetically: "Misha, I'm really sorry, we lost our way in the forest and delayed a lot of time. , there is a tank unit going south along the road to join the Guchakov battalion..."

   "Yasha, you mean that the Guchakov Battalion has joined forces with the Special Tank Battalion of the Guards Tank Army?"

"Yes." Yakov nodded, and said in an affirmative tone: "After they joined forces, they drove south along the road, supposedly to seize the Kazakia compass. I saw that there was nothing wrong, so I took my men The man is back in the hovercraft."

  Knowing that the Guchakov Battalion and the Special Tank Battalion have joined forces, Sokov feels more at ease. But not long after he relaxed, his expression became serious again: "Yasha, the chief of staff said he has been calling for you, but he still can't get in touch. What's going on?"

"Misha, I'm all responsible for the failure to get in touch." After hearing Sokov's question, Yakov took the initiative to admit his mistake to him: "The hovercraft was traveling too fast, which caused poor radio reception, so we The order is that the radio should be turned off during the driving process, and it cannot be turned on again until we stop at a certain place."

"Comrade Commander," Sameko, who had finished talking on the phone with Koyda, heard what Yakov said, and reported to Sokov: "I have given the order to Colonel Koyda. As soon as the car arrives, set off immediately."

Yakov stayed in Sokov's army for a long time, so he naturally knew the names of the commanders of the divisions. Hearing that Sameko said that Koida's troops were about to leave, he asked curiously: "Misha, are you going to send Where is the 188th Division transferred to?"

   "Where else can be transferred, it is naturally the direction of Compass Town in Kazakhya." Sokov explained to Yakov: "The Guchakov Battalion and the Special Tank Battalion have lost contact for almost an hour."

   "What, the Guchakov Battalion and the Tank Battalion have lost contact?" Yakov was shocked after hearing this: "Misha, what is going on?"

   "I don't know either." Sokov shook his head and said, "We have never been able to get in touch with them, so I can only send the 188th Division to rush there for reinforcements."

   "But when the two troops joined forces, there were no enemies around." Yakov asked with some wonder, "Why did they lose contact inexplicably?"

"I don't know the specific situation," Sokov said thoughtfully: "But I guess they may have exchanged fire with the enemy in the direction of Compass Town in Kazakia, and the situation is still very bad, otherwise They’re not going to suddenly lose contact.”

   "Lost contact?" Sokov's words reminded Yakov of the humiliating scene when he was captured, so he tentatively asked: "Misha, tell me, have they been wiped out by the enemy?"

"Annihilated by the enemy?" Yakov's bold idea shocked Sokov, but he quickly waved his hands and said: "Impossible, it is absolutely impossible. Don't look at the compass heading to Kazakhia." The troops towards the town consisted of only one infantry battalion and one undersized tank battalion, but even if the enemy's strength was several times larger than theirs, it was impossible for them to be annihilated by the enemy in such a short period of time. I guess they have already fallen into Surrounded by the German army, they are struggling to hold on, waiting for our rescue."

   "Since they have not been eliminated by the enemy, why can't they be contacted?" Yakov continued to ask.

   Regarding Yakov’s question, Sokov immediately contacted the film and television dramas he had watched in later generations. The main reason why the troops who went deep into the enemy’s rear and lost contact with the rear was a problem with the radio station. So he said thoughtfully: "It may be that the battery of the radio is dead, or that the radio was broken during the battle."

   "What about the tank battalion?" Yakov continued to ask: "Even if the radio station of the infantry battalion is broken during the battle, can the tank battalion always be connected?"

   "We still can't get in touch," Sameko interjected, glanced at Sokov, and said cautiously, "If the commander's analysis is followed, the command tank of the tank battalion may have been destroyed by the Germans during the battle."

   "Is there really such a coincidence?"

"It's entirely possible." Sameko found out the intelligence sent back by the scouts yesterday, and he shook the intelligence and said to Yakov: "Comrade Colonel, this is the intelligence sent back by our scouts. According to their For reconnaissance, the German army deployed two regiments of the 106th Infantry Division in the town of Kazakhya Compass. If the Guchakov Battalion and the Tank Battalion rush into the town, the possibility of being encircled by the enemy is very high."

   "So that's the case. How long will it take for the reinforcements of the 188th Division to reach Kazakia Compass Town?"

Sameko glanced at the map and replied: "It is about 50 kilometers from the 188th Division's garrison to the compass town of Kazakhia. Counting from the start of assembly, it will take about two hours to arrive in Kazakhstan." Zakia Compass Town."

"Two hours?" Yakov closed his eyes and recalled the two troops he had seen, nodded slightly and said: "With the strength of these two troops, we must persist for two more when surrounded by the enemy. Hours, it shouldn't be a big problem."

   Just when Sokov and others were worried about the fate of Guchakov's troops and were nervously dispatching troops, the Soviet troops besieged in the hospital in Compass Town, Kazakhia, were being attacked by German troops.

  The hospital in the town covers an area of ​​about 30 hectares, surrounded by iron fences, with only two entrances, front and back. Coincidentally, the three-story outpatient building was facing the front. The Soviet commanders and fighters occupying the building could block the main entrance with firepower from the windows, causing the enemy who tried to rush in from here to pay a huge price.

  The four-story inpatient building is facing the back, and the guard company soldiers standing inside can also block the back door with firepower, so that the enemy cannot enter the hospital smoothly.

  The remaining seven tanks of the tank battalion and the commanders and fighters of the second company stayed in the green belt between the two buildings, using the flower beds and fountains here as cover to eliminate the German soldiers who tried to turn over the fence.

When the German division commander learned that his subordinates' attacks all ended in failure, he couldn't help becoming angry from embarrassment, and called the regimental commander in charge of the main attack to him and scolded him: "Major, there are only two or three hundred Russians in the hospital, and you have enough of them." A regiment, but it has been unable to attack for a long time, what is going on?",

   "Your Excellency, Commander," the German regiment commander said with a sad face, "The Russians hiding in the outpatient building are too powerful. My troops rushed in several times, but they failed to rush in."

   "What about the tanks? Don't you have a few tanks in your regiment? Why don't you use tanks when attacking?"

"Master Commander, it's not that you don't know that we are an infantry division, not an armored division." The head of the regiment hurriedly explained: "Our regiment only has two tank companies, all of which are equipped with outdated No. 3 and No. 4 tanks. Before the previous attack, I dispatched a Panzer IV to cover the infantry charge towards the hospital. Unexpectedly, as soon as it hit the gate, it was destroyed by the Russians in the building with anti-tank weapons."

  "Anti-tank weapon?" The division commander asked in surprise, "What anti-tank weapon?"

   "It seems to be called a bazooka. It is said that the destruction of the Imperial Division, the Skeleton Division, and several armored divisions was a big loss from this anti-tank weapon."

  Although the division commander has not seen the Soviet rocket launcher with his own eyes, he has learned about it through other channels and knows that what the regiment commander said is true. He hesitated for a moment, then said: "Since the attack at the front door is frustrated, you can choose to attack from the back door?"

   "I also tried the back door, and the Russians in the building are still equipped with this kind of weapon." The head of the regiment quickly reported: "Of the three armored vehicles we sent, two were destroyed by the rocket launcher, and only one escaped by chance."

"Neither the main entrance nor the back entrance can enter the hospital," the German commander said unwillingly: "Then you can try to knock down the fence of the hospital with tanks so that the infantry can rush in. You know, their strength is limited, and they cannot block the hospital at the same time." We attack in several directions."

"I'm sorry, sir, this method still doesn't work." The head of the regiment said dumbfoundedly: "They have placed a few tanks in the green belt between the two buildings, and as soon as they see our tanks appear, they will immediately fire... "

"If their tanks are firing, our tanks can also be firing!" Hearing this, the division commander became anxious: "Although our tanks are not as powerful as them, they far exceed them in number. Two tanks attack one at the same time. I don't believe there is no way to destroy them?"

"Your Excellency, the tanks of the Russians seem to be the latest models. Our Panzer III and Panzer IV fired at five hundred meters, and the armor-piercing projectiles they fired couldn't penetrate their armor at all. And it only needs to fire one shot and hit the tank." If it is the target, it can destroy our Panzer III or Panzer IV."

"Damn, what a hell." After hearing what the regimental commander said, the German division commander was furious, and he shouted at the division chief of staff standing aside: "Chief of staff, immediately call the artillery regiment and order them to fire at the hospital." Blow up the hospital into ruins." He said grimly, "I don't believe that the Russians in the hospital can still survive after the hospital is in ruins."

  (end of this chapter)