Chapter 973

The German shells finally landed on the front position of Moscow. No matter how long the Germans had been preparing, the attack on Moscow started at this moment.

A Soviet signalman ran into the command room of the Moscow garrison headquarters in a panic and stood at attention to announce the shocking incident that had just been released. Although this event should have happened long ago, it still makes people flustered when it comes to the end: "report! Comrade commander! The No.4 railway bridge on the upper reaches of the Moscow River... Eh, where's the commander? "

"Comrade commander has taken people to inspect the front line outside the city. Now I'm the commander here for the time being. Tell me if you have anything."

"Yes! Comrade chief of staff, just received the news from the front line that the German army has captured the position on the upper reaches of the Moscow river? One of the divisions guarding there... Suffered heavy casualties. They asked for reinforcements or to withdraw immediately. "

"Reinforcement? I want reinforcements! After all, it's just a peripheral position. There's no reinforcement! Talk about the main situation! How long does the No.4 railway bridge last? Can you blow it up in time? "

"Report to the chief of staff that most of the No. 4 railway bridge was damaged by explosives. Because of the impact of fierce fighting, the blasting did not completely destroy the bridge, but only partially destroyed it. So... "

"So it's too late to fight back, even if it's support forces! It's time to let go of that position! The troops guarding the bridge are all gathered back, and don't fight in the front of the peripheral positions and German armor. We should rely on the support of the main defensive position to slowly consume the German army. " The chief of staff of the Soviet army still has two brushes. Under the leadership of these generals who are not giving in vain, Moscow's ring defense positions are well managed. It seems that Moscow is destined to be the next Stalingrad.

"Yes The signalman quickly stood at attention to answer, and then rushed out to convey the new combat order. If we lose the No. 4 railway bridge, we will lose another large area of defense in front of Moscow. Maybe Comrade Stalin will be furious again.

With a sigh of helplessness, the chief of staff walked to the exact map of Moscow State with his hands behind his back, which was covered by dense trenches and blockhouses. It can be said that countless soldiers were holding their positions within every kilometer. The German army had to pay the price of blood to go step by step to Moscow city.

What supports the belief of Moscow's garrison is no more than 570000 elite infantry garrisons from Leningrad going south. With these garrisons, Moscow can at least hold on for a few more months. In a few months, maybe the Soviet Union will arm another million troops to fight against the German army in front of it.

"Report! Chief of staff! The infantry position of highland 66 was heavily bombarded by German artillery. The 353 regiment of the garrison called and asked us to supplement the loss of personnel, otherwise highland 66 would be in danger of being occupied by the German army. " Another signalman came into the office with a message in his hand, and he was followed by a signalman from another direction.

The second signalman didn't bring any good news either. After he stood at attention, he put the message on the commander's desk. Then he stood at attention and reported, "the artillery position deployed in tuchikovo was bombed by the German air force, causing serious losses. Please send engineers to repair it immediately!"

"Send engineers? What other engineers can we send now? Comrade Stalin of the reserve strictly forbids to move out of Moscow. The rest of the troops are basically sent to the upper reaches of the Moscow river! Is the industrial Corps directly under the front army still here? " When the chief of staff heard these requests, he marked them on the map and asked the assistant behind him.

His assistant shook his head in embarrassment and told the chief of staff the worst situation: "no, one of the two battalions under the engineering regiment has just gone to the damaged antiaircraft artillery position. The damage is more serious there. The personnel of the other battalion are repairing the waterworks destroyed by the German planes. I'm afraid they won't be able to get back for a while

When the chief of staff heard the news, he had to nod his head: "well, in order to fight for a long time, the waterworks must not lose anything. Let the troops around tuchikovo... Retreat."

Retreat? Is the chief of staff confused? That's the main direction of German attack along the road. There are a lot of armored grenadiers and tank assault guns. When the troops leave the position and retreat, they must be overtaken by the German troops with better mobility. What's the difference between this and suicide?

However, I am relieved when I think about it. In this case, every position is too busy to take care of itself. How can there be any reinforcement to keep the peripheral position like tuchikovo? If they are not allowed to retreat, will they be ordered to stick to the last one?

Just before the two signalmen left the headquarters, the third soldier came in from outside in a hurry: "report! Chief of staff! The army near tuchikovo lost contact. It is estimated that it has been occupied. The last telegram was sent by the political commissar there, saying that he swore to live or die with the position... Then the contact was interrupted! "

It's really hard to rely on the hasty defensive positions to fight against the German armored forces in the field. Even with towns like tuchikovo as their backing, they were defeated by German armored forces within hours. The chief of staff of the Soviet Army gave a bitter smile. He didn't know what to say.

His assistant was not as calm as he was. Hearing the news that the first front position had been broken through, he was shocked and said, "what? You said contact was broken? That's an army of more than 7000 people in three divisions! Even two hours did not withstand, was completely annihilated? How could it be so fast? "

How could it not be that fast? The German armored vehicles and tanks on the other side covered the infantry and directly pressed them forward. With a large number of air forces and heavy artillery, the Soviet army could not lift its head. Relying on the flesh and blood for more than an hour, it's worth showing off. Don't you want the infantry to repel the tanks? A major general in the room seemed to have been to tuchikovo, so he had to stand up and help the front-line troops explain their tragic experience: "comrades may not know the situation. I have been to the front-line personally. Sometimes, the German army used hundreds of armored vehicles and stun guns to cover their infantry attack in turn. It is the result of fighting bravely that our inferior forces can hold on for more than an hour. " The chief of staff had studied the German tactics in Stalingrad. At this moment, he nodded his head and agreed with the major general's conjecture: "the tutchkovo position has been able to hold for such a long time, and the crisis has lasted for such a long time. I'm afraid it's the consumption trap of those damned Germans who deliberately lured us to reinforce our troops. We don't have been fooled, and their plan is not likely to succeed, It was only in the end that the garrison was directly annihilated... "The major general was also a general who knew the soldiers. At this time, he had no choice but to put forward his own idea:" it's too late to mobilize troops to fight back, and it's the first priority to stick to the position! There's no need to investigate the lost positions. It's just right to reinforce the existing defensive positions as soon as possible! "“ That's right The chief of staff took a look at the major general and quickly nodded his head to agree with him: "immediately urge the construction personnel in the nearby positions to strengthen the defensive positions and report the battle situation on the front line to the Kremlin! Go He suddenly thought of something else, and then stopped the last signalman who left: "go and ask me clearly, the main position of the antiaircraft gun and the waterworks can't be lost, when to repair it, there must be a time! Ask clearly! Go“ Yes! I'm going to ask! " The signalman rushed out of the headquarters. Looking at his men who ran out in a panic, the major general also felt that he had no light on his face. However, at this time, they are already hard-working people tied up with the fate of Moscow, and they are really not in the mood to investigate. So the major general lamented: "what a bunch of rubbish!" A car was parked in front of the headquarters. Inside was general vatukin, the supreme commander of the Soviet army in the direction of Moscow. He was the last barrier between Stalin and the German army, but at this time, his troops were too short to prevent the German army from attacking Moscow further. The general, who had just returned from the inspection of the second line of defense, jumped out of his car and summoned his adjutant. Regardless of fatigue, he gave an order: "let the technicians sent by the United States adjust the radar air defense system. Yesterday, the German bombing destroyed a radar station, and there was a loophole in our air defense network." Yesterday, the German bombing destroyed a radar station built by the United States to Moscow. As a result, there was no guidance for the anti-aircraft gun positions. As a direct result, an important waterworks was bombed by the German army. Stalin personally called and reprimanded all the personnel in the defense headquarters“ Even if you blow up the radar station... It's just blowing up a whole air defense artillery group. Can't any position detect the German aircraft's attack in advance? Now this is the front line! Are they so careless that they have to see the German army to know that danger is coming? " As he walked into his headquarters, vatukin yelled at the officers who were following him“ Comrade general, if there is no radar for bombing at night, the antiaircraft artillery dare not fire indiscriminately. After all, the fire will reveal our defensive position, and every move will be calculated by 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 strips... "Watujing is not a technician, Hearing this technical explanation, I felt annoyed: "shut up! If you have time to explain, it's better to think about how to improve our air defense network! But the German army has begun to attack in full force! "