Nine Hundred and Seventy-Four Germany Began to Attack

The shells of the German army finally landed on the front of Moscow. No matter how long the Germans had been preparing, at this moment, the battle to attack Moscow began. ╞┢.?{.

A Soviet signal soldier ran into the command room of the Moscow Garrison Command in a panic, stood at attention and reported the shocking incident that had just been released. Although this incident should have happened a long time ago, at the moment of this kind of incident, it still makes people panic: "Report! Comrade Commander! The No. 4 railway bridge on the upper reaches of the Moscow River... Hey, where is Comrade Commander? "

"Comrade Commander has brought people to inspect the front lines outside the city. Now I am the temporary commander here. If you have anything to do, just tell me."

"Yes! Comrade Chief of Staff, just received the front-line news that the German army has captured the upper reaches of the Moscow River? The divisions guarding there... suffered heavy casualties. They demanded reinforcements or retreated immediately."

"Reinforcement? I still want reinforcements! After all, it is only an outlying position, so how can there be any reinforcements! Talk about the main situation! How long will the No. 4 railway bridge be defended? Can it be blown up in time?"

"Reporting to Comrade Chief of Staff, most of the No. 4 railway bridge was destroyed by bombs. Due to the impact of fierce fighting, the blasting did not completely destroy the bridge, only part of it was blown up. So..."

"So now even if it is a support force, it is too late to counterattack! It is time to let go of that position! Bring back the troops guarding the bridge, and don't face the enemy with the German armor in that peripheral position. Rely on the main defensive position. support and slowly consume the German army." The Soviet chief of staff still has two brushes, and under the auspices of these not-for-free generals, Moscow's circular defensive positions have been managed in a decent manner, and it seems that Moscow is destined to become a The next Stalingrad.

"Yes!" The messenger quickly stood at attention and replied, then ran out in a hurry to deliver new combat orders. . The No. 4 railway bridge was lost, and a large area of ​​defense in front of Moscow was lost. Perhaps Comrade Stalin was going to be furious again.

Sighing helplessly, the chief of staff walked to the front of the accurate map of Moscow Oblast with his hands behind his back. The place was already covered by densely packed trenches and bunkers. It can be said that there are countless soldiers holding their positions within every kilometer. If you want to walk to Moscow city step by step, you have to pay the price in blood.

And what supports the belief of the Moscow defenders is nothing more than the elite infantry defenders of Wanleningrad who went south. With the addition of these defenders, Moscow can hold on for at least a few more months, and after a few months, maybe The Soviet Union will arm another million troops and fight another battle with the German army in front of it.

"Report! Comrade Chief of Staff! The infantry positions on Heights No. 1 were heavily bombarded by German artillery fire. The garrison called and asked us to make up for the loss of personnel. Otherwise, Heights No. 1 is in danger of being captured by the Germans." Another signal soldier walked in with a message between his arms. He left the office, and behind him was a signal soldier from another direction.

The second messenger soldier did not bring good news either.

After he stood at attention, he put the telegram on the commander's desk, and then he stood at attention and reported: "The artillery positions deployed in Tuchkovo were bombed by the Luftwaffe and suffered serious losses. Please send engineering troops to repair them immediately!"

"Send engineers? What else can we send engineers now? Comrade Stalin of the reserve team strictly forbids them to move out of Moscow, and the rest of the troops have basically been sent to the upper reaches of the Moscow River! Is the engineer regiment directly under the front army still there!" the chief of staff heard. These requirements were marked on the map while asking the assistant behind him.

His assistant shook his head in embarrassment, and told the comrade chief of staff the worst situation: "No, one of the two battalions under the engineering regiment has just gone to the damaged anti-aircraft artillery position, and the damage over there is even worse. .┢╪┝╪┡.(. The personnel of another battalion are rushing to repair the waterworks destroyed by the German planes, and I am afraid they will not be able to withdraw for a while!"

When the chief of staff heard the news, he had no choice but to nod: "Well, in order to fight for a long time, the water plant must not be compromised. Let the troops around Tuchkovo... retreat."

retreat? Is the chief of staff out of his mind? That is the main direction of the German army's attack along the road. Panzergrenadiers and tank assault guns are densely packed. At this time, if the troops leave their positions and retreat, they will inevitably be overtaken by the more mobile German troops-this has nothing to do with suicide. What's the difference?

But after thinking about it, it's relieved. In this case, each position is too busy to take care of itself. How can there be any reinforcements to keep the outer positions like Tuchkovo? Don't let them retreat, do you order them to stick to the last person?

Just before the two signal soldiers left the headquarters, a third soldier hurried in from the outside: "Report! Comrade Chief of Staff! The army near Tuchkovo has lost contact. It is estimated that it has fallen there. The last letter The telegram came from the political commissar there, saying that he vowed to live and die with the position... Then, the contact was cut off!"

Relying on hastily arranged defensive positions to fight against German armored forces in the wild seems to be quite difficult. Even with the support of towns like Tuchkovo, they were defeated by German armored forces within a few hours. The chief of staff of the Soviet army smiled wryly, not knowing what to say.

His assistant was not as calm as he was. Hearing the news that the first frontal position had been breached, he said in shock, "What? You said that the communication was cut off? It was a force with more than three divisions! They didn't stand up for an hour, and they were wiped out? How could it be so fast?"

How could it not be so fast? The German armored vehicles and tanks over there covered the infantry and directly pressed forward. Accompanied by a large number of air forces and heavy artillery, the Soviet army couldn't even lift their heads. Relying on flesh and blood to persist there for more than an hour is already an achievement worth showing off. Do you still want the infantry to repel the tank?

A major general in the room seemed to have been to Tuchkovo, so he had no choice but to stand up and explain their tragic experience to the troops on the front line: "Comrades may not know the situation, but I have been to the front line in person. Sometimes the German army To attack, hundreds of armored vehicles and assault guns were used, and the infantry who covered them took turns to charge. Our army's inferior forces were able to hold on for more than an hour, which is already the result of valiant fighting."

The chief of staff had already studied the tactics of the German army in Stalingrad, and nodded at this moment in agreement with the major general's speculation: "The Tuchkovo position has been able to hold on for so long, and the crisis has lasted for such a long time. The Germans deliberately lured us into the attrition trap of continuous reinforcements. Seeing that we were not fooled and their plan had no chance of success, they directly annihilated the defenders there at the end..."

That major general can be regarded as a general who knows the soldiers. At this time, he had no choice but to bite the bullet and come up with his own idea: "It is too late to mobilize the troops to fight back. The top priority is to hold the position! There is no need to pursue the lost position, or It is reasonable to quickly strengthen the existing defensive positions!"

"That's right!" The chief of staff glanced at the major general, and quickly nodded in agreement with him: "Immediately urge the construction workers in the nearby positions to hurry up and consolidate the defensive positions, and report the battle situation on the front line to the Kremlin! go!"

He suddenly remembered something, and then stopped the last signal soldier who left: "Go and ask me clearly, the main position of the anti-aircraft artillery and the water plant must not be lost, and there must be some time when it will be repaired! Ask clearly! Quickly." go!"

"Yes! I'll ask right away!" The signal soldier hurried out of the headquarters.

Looking at his subordinates who ran out in a panic, the major general also felt that he was shameless. But at this time, they are already hard-working people tied to the fate of Moscow, and they really have no mood to pursue it. So the major general yelled, "What a bunch of trash!"

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A car stopped in front of the command headquarters, and inside the car was General Vatutin, the supreme commander of the Soviet army in the direction of Moscow. He was already the last barrier between Stalin and the German army, but at this time his forces were stretched, and there was really no way to prevent the German army from further attacking Moscow.

The general, who had just returned from some inspections on the second line of defense, jumped out of his car, summoned his adjutant, and issued an order regardless of fatigue: "Let the technicians sent by the United States adjust the radar air defense system. The bombing of the bombing destroyed a radar station and opened a hole in our air defense network."

Yesterday, the German bombing destroyed a radar station built with American aid to Moscow. As a result, the anti-aircraft artillery positions had no guidance. The direct consequence was that an important waterworks was bombed by the Germans. Stalin himself called and reprimanded all the defense headquarters. staff.

"Even if the radar station is blown up... that's just blowing up one, the whole anti-aircraft artillery regiment. Can no position detect the German aircraft attack in advance? Now this is the front line! They are still so careless, do they want to Do you know the danger is approaching only when you see the German army?" Vatutin walked into his headquarters, while yelling at the officers who followed him.

"Comrade General, if there is no radar in the night bombing, the anti-aircraft artillery would not dare to fire indiscriminately. After all, the fire will reveal our defensive position, and every move is under the calculation of others... The Germans are too advanced in the field of high technology. They know the nature of radar, and interfere with our radar system by throwing platinum bars..."

Vatutin is not a technician. Hearing this kind of technical explanation, he felt annoyed: "Shut up! If you have time to explain, it's better to think about how to improve our air defense network! The German army has already started an all-out attack!"

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