Red Moscow

  Chapter 701 Persevere (Part 1)

"Let me ask you, did you ask for a few more tanks from Director Peter?" Maybe because he was worried that Sokov would deny it, Cuikov also emphasized: "Don't try to deny it. Long there has been confirmed."

  Sokov thought to himself, you have already confirmed the news, and you still come to ask me what to do, isn’t it superfluous? However, considering that Chuikov was his superior, he still replied respectfully: "Yes, Comrade Commander. I did ask Factory Manager Peter for a few tanks to strengthen the defense of the workers' new village."

Knowing that Sokov used the tanks to defend the new workers' village, Chuikov could not get angry at him anymore, but said angrily: "Colonel Bely's tank brigade is fighting to defend the Dzerzhinsky Tractor Factory." During the war, the tanks of the whole brigade suffered heavy losses due to shelling and bombing by the enemy. Now they have less than ten tanks left. I originally planned to ask the factory manager Peter to use all the tanks produced today to supplement Peter's tank brigade Unexpectedly, director Peter told me that all the tanks were handed over to you."

  After Cuikov’s explanation, Sokov finally knew why Cuikov got angry at him for no reason. It turned out that he was the first to take away the tanks that were going to be replenished to Colonel Bely in advance. However, Chuikov got angry at himself because of this matter, which still made Sokov a little puzzled: "Comrade commander, please forgive me, the Dzerzhinsky Tractor Factory is now the largest tank production plant in our country, and it was originally from Kazakhstan. The technicians and skilled workers withdrawn from the Erkov Machinery Plant are all assigned to this plant, and they should be able to provide Colonel Bely with the tanks he needs."

"If I could get the required tanks in the Dzerzhinsky factory, would I be so angry?" Chuikov said angrily: "The enemy has already rushed into the factory area, and all production in the factory has stopped. We are taking up arms and fighting alongside our warriors."

Sokov was afraid that Chuikov would be impulsive, so he ordered himself to hand over these tanks, and quickly vaccinated Chuikov: "Comrade Commander, I have too few troops to defend the workers' new village, and I lack anti-tank weapons. If you take these tanks away again, I am afraid it will be difficult for us to stop the enemy from advancing towards the factory area. Once the enemy occupies the Red October factory, they can attack the Barricade Factory and the Dzerzhinsky workers from the south. It’s hard to say whether we can keep those two factories.”

   Chuikov really wanted to transfer all the tanks in Sokov's hands to the Dzerzhinsky factory. In any case, it is currently the largest tank production factory in the Soviet Union. If it falls, the consequences will be disastrous. But hearing Sokov's distress, he couldn't help becoming hesitant. He knew very well that once the German army occupied the Red October factory, they could launch an attack from the south and attack the Barricade Factory and Dzerzhinsi with the enemy from the west. At that time, the defenders of the two factories will be under greater pressure.

"Okay." After thinking for a while, Chuikov decided not to transfer the tank from Sokov for the time being, but told him: "Colonel Sokov, you have to promise me that under no circumstances will the enemy Occupy the Red October factory."

"I assure you, Comrade Commander." Hearing that Chuikov would not take the tank from him for the time being, Sokov let go of the boulder in his heart, and quickly replied: "As long as we have one soldier alive, we will never let the tank go." The enemy has occupied the factory."

  He has already said the bold words, but whether he can hold the workers’ new village and the Red October factory, Sokov has no confidence in his heart. After all, compared with the enemy, he is at an absolute disadvantage in terms of military strength and equipment.

  The shelling outside stopped at some point, and the German infantry, under the cover of tanks, charged towards the workers' new village again. The commanders and fighters of the 122nd regiment had just experienced, and did not shoot early to expose their hiding place. Instead, wait for the enemy to approach before shooting decisively, knocking down the infantry following the tank in pieces.

  After the German tanks discovered the firepower points in the building, they immediately stopped advancing, turned their muzzles, and bombarded those exposed firepower points. After the firepower point is eliminated by artillery fire, the infantry will rush in and occupy it.

  If it is the previous defensive tactics, the buildings destroyed by these firepower points will definitely be occupied by German infantry soon. The nearby Soviet commanders and fighters, seeing which building had German troops rushing in, immediately rushed to support through the sewer.

  The German soldiers who rushed into the building were shooting at the defenders on the second floor, trying to rush upstairs. At this moment, the commanders and fighters who came for reinforcements appeared behind them unexpectedly, and a grenade hit them, blowing them up and screaming. After the explosion was over, the soldiers rushed into the gunpowder and fired at the enemies who were still alive.

Sokov stood at the window of the observation post, raised his binoculars and looked towards the area where the fierce battle was taking place. He saw the enemy fleeing in a panic shortly after they rushed into the building. Before he had run far, he was reappeared in The soldiers at the window shot down randomly. Seeing this situation, Sokov nodded slightly. He felt that his decision to use the sewer to connect all the defensive positions could be regarded as a stroke of genius.

Since the commanders and fighters standing in the building did not have long-range anti-tank weapons, and the enemy's tanks were surrounded by German infantry, the anti-tank fighters could not blow up the tanks, and could only watch helplessly as the tanks fired at one after another. The shooting window is fired.

   Fortunately, this phenomenon did not last long, and the tank unit commanded by Agafon appeared on the battlefield. The new tank driven by Agafon and another tank group consisting of another T-34 quickly passed the central square and rushed towards the German tanks that were firing at the building, while the other four tanks were divided into two groups on the left and right. A combat team detoured from the streets on both sides, preparing to cut off the enemy's retreat.

   Seeing the Soviet tanks appearing on the battlefield, the German tanks stopped shelling the buildings, turned their guns around, and fired at Agafon's tank group. The armor-piercing projectiles hit the turrets of the new tanks, and all of them ricocheted without exception. The track of another T-34 was broken by a shell, and the tank driver slammed on the brakes. The tank that lost one side of the track immediately turned in a circle quickly on the spot.

  Agafon didn't realize that his companion's tank had been shot, and continued to charge forward. The tanks came to the west side of the square and stopped, aimed at the German tanks parked on the street and started shooting. The closest tank was the first to bear the brunt. The shell was pierced through a big hole by the armor-piercing shell, and then the ammunition in the car exploded. Flames shot out from the open turret port and the driver's lookout port, and immediately killed several Germans who were hiding nearby. Pawn turned into Pyro.

   The shot T-34 finally stopped after turning around a dozen times in situ. After suffering such a big loss, how could the commander be reconciled? He quickly adjusted the turret, pointed the muzzle at the German tanks on the street, and then started a shooting competition with the new tanks. The eight German tanks all turned into burning torches.

  (end of this chapter)