Chapter 1261 Turn the Tide (Plus 2)

Shepetovka is located west of Kyiv, 75 kilometers and 95 kilometers away from Rovno and Dubno respectively. A lot of materials are transported through here.

Only the 109th Motorized Division of the 5th Mechanized Army and the 116th Tank Regiment of the 57th Tank Division of the 16th Army Group are left. The rest of the troops, even Lukin, don't know where they are going. They should have arrived in Sri Lanka early. In Molensk, the entire command system is very chaotic now, and some generals directly mobilize the army when they leapfrog the ranks.

The air inside the train is pretty bad, when you get to the platform, it should be much better outside.

However, just as Lukin got off the train, he couldn't help frowning.

The inside of the station was a mess, and there were broken soldiers everywhere, mixed in the crowd of refugees, who were all huddling around the station, hoping to squeeze into a train to the rear to leave.

When they saw that Lu Jin's train had stopped, they also wanted to squeeze in. Seeing this, the soldiers on the train immediately raised their guns to disperse the crowd.

"Quick, call the stationmaster over here," Lukin shouted.

The stationmaster was a lame man, leaning on a cane, and in the crowd, he came to Lukin with difficulty.

"General, I'm the station master here. Shepetovka is quite messy now. You should get on the bus quickly, and leave as soon as you refuel." The station master said to Lukin.

Pretty messy? Lu Jin frowned: "This is our important railway hub, how can it be so chaotic? What about the garrison here?"

"The garrison has been dispersed, and the Germans are said to be coming soon. General, if you don't leave quickly, you may be blocked by the Germans." The station master said, "I received an order from my superiors, I've been holding on here, I'm an old Bolshevik, and I'll definitely stick to my post, just..."

His leg was lame in World War I. He has fought so many battles, and he has long been underestimated. However, the current situation is really uneasy.

Lukin frowned.

"Order, all soldiers, get out of the car immediately!" After a while, Lu Jin made a decision.

Hearing his words, the adjutant on the side immediately became anxious: "General, our mission is to reach Smolensk as soon as possible, and now we can't stay here."

"Yes, our goal is there, but now, we must protect it first." Lukin said: "Now, we immediately organize a line of defense outside the city to prevent the Germans from taking over here."

Lukin knew very well in his heart that this was an important railway junction. If this place was lost, it would be very difficult to reinforce Smolensk. Although he did not receive such an order, his sense of responsibility made him must. Keep it here.

Moreover, he is also very courageous.

"Shoer, take my guards, go, intercept all the fallen troops immediately, organize them here, reorganize them, and become our troops! You are responsible for directly assigning commanders to them!"

"Ivan, take my warrant, go and open the arsenal here, take out those guns, cannons, and food, and distribute them to our troops."

The orders that Lukin gave one after another made his adjutant bewildered, and when he saw several officers accept the orders and leave, the adjutant said in a low voice: "General, you don't have an order from your superiors, just do this, if Moscow knew about it, but he was going to be shot!"

Privately organized the defeat, privately opened the arsenal, privately did not carry out the superior's order, and stayed here, no matter what, it was enough to shoot Lu Jin, and now the adjutant only dared to remind him in a low voice.

"That would have to have this life." Lukin said: "Now, once Shepetovka is taken down by the Germans, it will directly threaten our Smolensk defense, and we are now defending Shepetovka. Vka is defending Smolensk."

Others were afraid of Stalin, and Lu Jin was also afraid, but he was safe from the purge and had already saved his life. Now, in the face of the chaotic situation, Lu Jin must stand up!

"Give me the loudspeaker!" Lukin took a loudspeaker from the station master, stood on a platform in the station, and started shouting to the chaotic station around him.

"Everyone, stop, I am the commander of the 16th Army, Mikhail Fyodorovich Lukin, now, Moscow has issued an order, as a soldier, it is the responsibility of defending the ground and not retreating! All the ruins in the station Soldiers, no matter which unit you are from, accept my order now, register with Colonel Shore, receive weapons, and form a new unit, you must take up arms and defend our Soviets!"

Lu Jin's shout made the whole station silent.

The fact that there are broken soldiers everywhere does not mean that these people are afraid. The main reason is the lack of command. Lao Maozi is agitated, and he is not afraid of the sky and the earth. It is because of the lack of people who are agitated.

Now, Lukin stood up.

"German tanks are crushing the corpses of our compatriots, German bullets are being fired at our people, the German army is advancing towards our capital Moscow, and at this time, we as soldiers of the people, as soldiers to defend our country The strength of the fighters, but here they plan to get on the train and retreat. Are such people worthy of being our warriors? Don't you feel humiliated? Whoever retreats again will be rectified on the spot!"

"Comrades, take up arms, defend Shepetovka, defend our motherland! The great Soviet is invincible! Long live the great Soviet!"

"Long live!" the soldiers of the 16th Army shouted.

"Long live!" The defeated soldiers also shouted.

The sound became louder and louder, echoing all over Shepetovka. On this day, the Lukin group, which had never been seen in the Soviet army, was formed. It was organized around a motorized infantry division and a tank regiment. The troops were defeated, and several infantry divisions were organized to hold on to this important railway hub.

The arsenal was opened, and guns and ammunition were handed out to everyone. Because there were no epaulets, even a white towel was tied around each commander's arm. Even if it was a sign, they were hastily deployed to the compound. The defensive line outside Petovka.

At this point, the enemy appeared on the horizon.

(This book is about the Third Reich. Ordinarily, it should not promote the enemy and destroy its own prestige. However, in the Great Patriotic War of the Soviet Union, after all, there were some grassroots figures who turned the tide. The most famous two are Lu Jin, The other is Rokossovsky, so the hero of East China couldn't help but write about it. Of course, the future of the two is also doomed.)