Chapter 821 The Germans were beaten (Part 2)

The German company commander who stood guard at the station saw that there were a large number of guerrillas preparing to attack the station. In addition to leaving more than 30 people to guard the station, he took the remaining more than 100 soldiers and entered the fortifications outside the station. .

  The armored vehicle that Guchakov and Vovga were riding in was parked more than 800 meters away from the station. Here not only has a wide field of vision, but also the machine guns and mortars of the station defenders cannot hit it, so it is a very ideal command position.

   There were nearly a thousand guerrillas who followed them. According to Guchakov's prior instructions, the guerrillas would attack the station after the soldiers of the detachment destroyed the fortifications outside the station with rockets.

  But to his surprise, just as guerrillas from different regions were gathering, a guerrilla leader eager for success led his team without authorization and attacked the station first. When a group of guerrillas led by the captain shouted and charged towards the station, the emotions of the other guerrillas who were lining up were affected to some extent. Charge together.

"Damn, what's going on here?" Guchakov, who was standing on the armored vehicle observing the terrain, suddenly turned livid when he saw a guerrilla attacking first, and asked Vovga beside him. Said: "Comrade Volfga, who is the commander of this guerrilla who acted without authorization? Who gave him the right to act without authorization?"

"It's Liuzikov's guerrillas." Vovka blushed and replied, "They're not big, just over a hundred people. There are sixty-nine people participating in this operation." After a moment's pause, he added One sentence, "He has always had conflicts with us, and he has almost no contact with him. If the guerrilla headquarters had not given them an order, maybe they would not have participated in this operation."

"Comrade Vovka, send someone to call them back." Guchakov couldn't help sighing secretly when he learned that Vovka had a conflict with the other party, but for the safety of the guerrillas, he was still decisive. He said to Volfga proudly: "We are not ready to attack. To launch an attack rashly at this moment is tantamount to death."

"I'm afraid Liuzikov won't listen to me..." Vovka had just said a word, but when he saw Guchakov's cannibalistic eyes, he quickly changed his words and said, "I'll send someone to bring them back right away." With that, he turned around and got out of the armored vehicle, and called a team member to call Liuzikov back.

  Although Vovka's movements were considered nimble, after receiving Guchakov's order, he immediately got out of the car and asked someone to inform Liuzikov to return. But it was still a step too late. In just a minute or two, Lyuzikov's guerrillas had rushed to a distance of more than 200 meters from the outer positions of the station.

  The German company commander hiding in the civil bunker saw that the guerrillas on the opposite side had launched a charge, and did not immediately order to shoot, but patiently observed the strength and equipment of the attack. After seeing clearly that the rushing guerrillas had all kinds of weapons in their hands, and some of them even held grenades or shovels in their hands, his heart suddenly became more at ease. He stood up straight and said to the officers and soldiers on the left and right: "Don't worry, everyone, the guerrillas who came here are all guerrillas with little combat effectiveness. Wait for them to enter the 100-meter range before opening fire at the same time."

   Not long after, the guerrillas led by Liuzikov were less than 100 meters away from the German fortifications, and the German company commander calmly issued the firing order: "Fire!"

  The field fortifications were built outside the station, with several criss-cross trenches and three civil firepower points. If the attacking side prepares for artillery fire in advance, a single shell can level this kind of fortification. But for guerrillas without artillery fire or even machine gun cover, such simple fortifications can become an insurmountable moat.

  As the order to fire was issued, there was a burst of gunfire in the field fortifications, and the three machine guns roared loudly. The team members who were charging fell to the ground trembling as if struck by lightning amidst the sound of gunfire. If it is a regular army attack, after being intercepted by the enemy's firepower, they will usually lie down on the spot and fight back. Unfortunately, at this moment, the guerrillas who have no experience in attacking fortifications are participating in the battle. The front team members fell, and the rear team members stepped over the bodies of their comrades Continue to rush forward, and all of them fell into the fire net formed by the German firepower without exception.

   Less than two minutes later, the gunfire on the German positions fell silent, and there was no one standing in front of their fortifications. The guerrillas who charged towards the station all fell under the guns of the German army. Not all the team members died, and some wounded lay in the pile of corpses, screaming loudly.

  The German soldiers on the ground turned their heads to look at the company commander on the side, and asked him for instructions, should they go out and capture some prisoners? Seeing the intentions of his subordinates, the German company commander shook his head and said, "Our troops are insufficient and we don't have the ability to take prisoners. I think the Russians on the opposite side will not send anyone to rescue them for the time being after seeing the tragic situation of their comrades." They. You give these wounded a happy, don't let them suffer again. "

  Hearing the company commander's order, several soldiers with good marksmanship quickly aimed their guns at the wounded who were still squirming in the pile of corpses, and pulled the trigger from time to time to relieve the pain of the other party.

  Everything the German soldiers did to Liuzikov's partisans was seen by the partisans who were preparing to attack in the distance. They were shocked when they saw their comrades fall under the guns of the enemy; they were angry when they saw the enemy shoot at the wounded.

  Several guerrillas rushed to the front of the armored vehicle and shouted at Guchakov who was standing on the vehicle: "Comrade commander, the Germans are slaughtering our comrades. What are you waiting for, hurry up and order the attack?"

   It took less than five minutes from when Guchakov discovered that Lyuzikov had acted without authorization to when the guerrilla was wiped out by the enemy. In such a short period of time, it is obviously impossible to complete the assembly of troops. Seeing his comrades fall under the enemy's guns, but he was helpless, Guchakov was also very sad. However, he also understood that if he rushed to attack without being prepared, the fate of Liuzikov's guerrillas would be a lesson for his large army.

Thinking of this, he said to the captains under the car with a straight face: "Don't worry, we will attack the station after we destroy the enemy's field fortifications." He ordered the accompanying gunner, "What are you dawdling about, set up the launch tube immediately and fire rockets at the enemy's position."

  The gunner raised his head and asked Guchakov: "Comrade Captain, how many rounds did you fire today?"

   Guchakov replied without hesitation: "Three barrels are used to fire three rockets per barrel! We must destroy the German fortifications outside the station."

   "Understood!" The gunner agreed, calling his companions to set up the launch tube and start aiming at the target.

   Returning to Vovga on the armored vehicle, seeing the gunner setting up the launching tube, he asked Guchakov curiously: "Comrade commander, can you use this to destroy the German fortification?"

   Before Guchakov could reply, the gunner was already facing the armored vehicle, straightened his body and reported to Guchakov: "Comrade Captain, the launching tube has been set up and the target has been locked. Please instruct!"

   After listening to the gunner's report, Guchakov raised his hand above his head, swung it down violently, and ordered loudly: "Fire!"

Not to mention ordinary guerrillas, even Vovga had never seen the power of new rockets. When he saw three rockets with long flame tails heading towards the field fortifications outside the station, he thought that at best That's the power of the mortar.

   Unexpectedly, as soon as the rocket landed, it covered the entire German position. One of the firepower points was directly destroyed. In the rising flames and smoke, the body of the machine gunner was flying in the air, with stumps, broken legs and machine gun parts scattered all over the ground. Then the surviving German soldiers in the fortification crawled out of the smoky trench in embarrassment, and fled towards the station in a panic. But before they ran far, the second wave of rockets came one after another, covering them directly in the flames and smoke of the explosion.

Seeing the fortifications of the German army, under the attack of rockets, if they were as fragile as paper toys, Volfga was so surprised that his eyeballs almost fell out, and he kept muttering: "My God, I really didn't expect This thing is so powerful that it destroyed the German position in one fell swoop."

   "Stop shooting!" Guchakov saw that two rounds of rocket attacks had completely destroyed the simple field fortifications of the German army. He felt that there was no need to waste precious new rockets, so he ordered the gunners to stop loading in time. Then he said to Fufuga: "Comrade Fufuga, what are you still doing here? The enemy's fortifications have been destroyed by me, and the task of capturing the station will be completed by the comrades of the guerrillas. "

Guchakov's words made Vovga wake up from the shock. He nodded, got out of the armored vehicle again, rushed to the front of the team, and shouted loudly to the team members: "Comrades, the enemy's fortifications at the station have been destroyed. Comrades in the regular army destroyed. Come on, brothers, avenge the comrades who just died!"

  Nearly a thousand guerrillas saw the enemy's fortifications with their own eyes. Under the attack of the new weapons of the regular army, they were wiped out in an instant. Although they have maintained a dense formation this time, there is no need to worry about any danger. The German soldiers in the field fortifications have almost been wiped out under the attack of two rounds of rockets.

  The guerrillas with high morale rushed to the trenches that were still billowing smoke in less than three minutes. Seeing the Germans lying on the ground, no matter they were dead or alive, they would stab them down with the bayonets in their hands, expressing their anger for the sacrificed comrades.

  The more than 30 German soldiers in the station, facing the flood of guerrillas, desperately pulled the trigger, trying to prevent them from rushing into the station. Their tenacious resistance caused some of the front-runners to roll over to the ground, but then more rushed up and killed them all with bayonets or rifle butts.

  The battle to capture the station lasted only fifteen minutes and ended with the victory of the guerrillas. When Vovga reported to Guchakov who came by car, he said with emotion: "Comrade commander, if Liuzikov and the others hadn't acted without authorization and affected the morale of the troops, maybe our casualties would have been much smaller."

  After listening to Vovka's words, Guchakov didn't follow his words, but asked directly: "Have you sent someone to check the warehouse?"

"After we occupied the station, we found two railway employees who took the initiative to cooperate with our comrades to check the warehouses of the Germans in the station." Vovga reported to Guchakov with some pride: "We are on the platform. On the road, a large amount of military supplies were also found, which should not be long after the Germans unloaded the truck."

   Guchakov first ordered the radio operator to send a report to Mishiga to learn about the attack on their side. Then he asked Fufuga: "Comrade Vofuga, if you were the commander, how do you plan to dispose of this batch of supplies?"

   Hearing the question Guchakov asked himself, Vovga was taken aback for a moment, and then replied: "Does it need to be said, it must be burned in one fire, and it must not be left to the Germans."

"If it's just a fire, then we can attack the station with rockets." Guchakov obviously disagreed with Vovga, shaking his head and said: "Why bother to mobilize troops and use so many bombs?" How about such a large-scale offensive behind enemy lines?"

  Vovga was a little puzzled, and he asked inexplicably: "Comrade commander, tell me, how should we dispose of the mountains of supplies at the station?"

"I think there must be trucks at the station, and you can organize people to remove useful things." Guchakov replied confidently: "If you really can't move things, it's not too late to burn them before we evacuate. "

  ...

  The operator of the German army at the station, before being killed by the guerrillas, sent out the news of the fall of the Kotlu bus station in the form of a telegram. After seeing the telegram, the commander of the 113th Infantry Division found it unbelievable that a small guerrilla could actually capture the station?

  In order to find out what was going on, he asked the head of the regiment to call the commander of the garrison at the Kotlu bus station and ask what the situation at the station was like. When he learned that the telephone line of the station had been completely cut off, he confirmed the fact that the station had fallen. He didn't dare to hide such a big thing, and quickly reported it to the army headquarters.

  Paulus was in the headquarters discussing with several army commanders how to smash the Soviet offensive. A communications staff officer came over and handed a telegram to Schmid with a serious expression. When Paulus saw it, he immediately stopped talking, looked at Schmid and asked, "Chief of Staff, what happened?"

   "Your Excellency, Commander!" Schmid walked towards Paulus with a telegram and said, "Kotlu bus station has fallen."

  As soon as Schmid's voice fell, the whole room fell into an awkward and suffocating silence. Although it was only a short ten seconds, everyone was shocked: What, the Kotlu bus station fell? Who did it, did the Russians fall from the sky?

Paulus didn't answer the telegram in Schmid's hand, but asked with a straight face: "Chief of Staff, what's going on? The Russians who came out of nowhere actually captured the Kotlu bus that we hoarded a lot of supplies. stand?"

   "It's the guerrillas, Your Excellency Commander!" Schmid quickly replied: "According to the report of the commander of the 113th Infantry Division, a large number of guerrillas attacked and captured the station."

  (end of this chapter)