Burning Moscow

Chapter 1684 Conquer the fortress (part 1)

Just as Cui Kefu and I were frustrated by the result, Tkachenko, the engineering officer, walked in from the outside and reported to us with joy: “Comrades, good news, good news!”

“What good news?” Cui Kefu asked curiously.

“Although the explosive pack we just launched did not cause much damage to the German fortress, I just discovered an interesting phenomenon. In a bombed area, the German firepower was completely misfired.” Teka Chenko said happily: “I sent a soldier to reconnaissance, and he found traces of an explosion below the firepower point. It is estimated that when we fired the explosive package, one or two of them flew halfway and fell into the trench and exploded. As a result, the German firepower was destroyed by mistake.”

“What the **** is going on?” Tkachenko’s words confused me, and I asked incomprehensibly: “How can the explosives bag that fell in the trench destroy the German firepower point?”

“According to the soldier’s report, the wall on the opposite side of the trench did not collapse, but the enemy hiding in it did not shoot anymore. It should have been shocked to death in the fortification when the explosives package exploded.”

“The power of the explosive pack is enough to smash the Germans to death in the fortifications?” Cuikov questioned Tkachenko’s statement, “Know that our heavy artillery bombarded the enemy’s fortress for so long, etc. When the troops charged, the enemy’s firepower was still fierce and unusual. How could it be possible that a few explosive packs exploded and the enemy was shaken to death?”

“Comrade Commander, this is all true.” Tkachenko explained to Trikov: “Although we have repeatedly bombarded the German fortresses, the effect is inevitably compromised due to the thick concrete walls. The walls of the falling trenches and the German firepower points were not so thick, so the effect after the explosion far exceeded that of the heavy artillery.”

After listening to Tkachenko’s explanation, Trikov nodded, and then asked: “Then have your engineers figured out any good ways to break through the German defense?”

“That’s how I thought about it.” After Tkachenko sat down at the table, he took out a notebook and drew a schematic diagram on it with a pencil: “I plan to use petrol cans to load explosives, and let people push them after they are lit. In the trench, I think so many explosives exploded at the same time, at least in some areas of the defenders can be completely shaken to death, so that we can occupy several favorable positions on the opposite side, and then eliminate the German firepower one by one.”

“It sounds pretty good, but I don’t know how effective the implementation will be.” Cui Koff asked, “General Tkachenko, when can your plan be implemented?”

“Comrade Commander, I think tomorrow is the soonest.” When it comes to the specific time, Tkachenko becomes cautious: “I need to test the explosive power of the explosive overnight.”

“I think it’s ok.” I said in front of Cui Kefu: “Anyway, we haven’t completely eliminated the remnant enemies hiding in the residential area. General Tkachenko, you can slowly try the power of explosives until you find the best one. So far as the appropriate formula.”

“Lida, in that way, will it delay our time to seize the fortress?” Cui Kefu said worriedly: “If the superior is to blame, we won’t be able to explain it.”

“It doesn’t matter, if the superiors want to blame, I will take this responsibility.” After I took the responsibility on my shoulders with pride, I revealed to Cui Kefu: “If there is nothing unexpected, part of the troops of the 69th Army, I’ll be back here tomorrow to help us capture Poznan together.”

“Right,” Hearing what I said, Tkachenko immediately remembered an important thing and quickly added: “I received comrades today, and tomorrow there will be a 2nd engineer assault brigade arriving here. These commanders and fighters are wearing special clothes. Armored chest armor, equipped with assault rifles, they will take on assault missions, and the effect is much stronger than that of ordinary infantry.”

As early as the Defence of Stalingrad, Cuikov had seen the power of the engineer assault brigade, so he heard that an engineer assault brigade would arrive tomorrow, and he became calm. He thought for a moment, and then said to Tkachenko, “Well, Comrade Director of Engineering, I will leave it to you to blow up the German fortress wall. I hope you won’t let me down.”

After Tkachenko left, Trikov issued an order to Chief of Staff Vladimirov: “To stop the attack on the fortress, except for a few troops who continue to monitor the defenders of the fortress, the rest of the troops are used to clean up the fortress. The remnants of the German army hidden in residential areas completely eliminated our army’s worries during the offensive.”

After all the tasks that should be deployed were deployed, Cui Kefu could finally sit down and chat with me for a while. He pointed to the map in front of me and said: “Lida, I just feel dreaming now. At that time, I participated in the defense battle of Stalingrad, thinking that I would sacrifice at any time. I did not expect the troops under my command to be far away from Berlin. Less than three hundred kilometers. Maybe one day, I can personally direct the troops into Berlin. Thinking of this, I feel how unreal what is happening before me.”

I remember that in the Battle of Berlin, Cui Koff’s 8th Guards Army was the absolute main force, so I comforted him and said: “General Cui Koff, this is not a dream, but a real thing. The once impossible Germans are now desperate. It’s a matter of time before we capture Berlin. According to my judgment, your troops are definitely the main force in attacking Berlin.”

“If my troops can become the main force of the offensive, that would be great.” Cui Kefu said excitedly: “I must personally direct the troops into the parliament building and capture Hitler and his gang of lackeys alive.”

When I heard Trikov advance the Capitol, I couldn’t help but think of two things. One was the commander who planted the red flag on the top floor of the Parliament. It was the 756th regiment of the 150th Division of the 79th Infantry Corps of the 3rd Assault Army of Kuznetsov. The commander or Lieutenant General Simoniak, what is going on?

In addition, the Berlin Reichstag was basically idle after the parliamentary arson case due to its narrow office space and poor radio signals. Why did the Soviet army seize this building at all costs during the Battle of Berlin? Is it really just going to plant a red flag on the roof?

Although I can’t think of the answer to these things, I don’t ask others casually, because I understand it in my heart. Except for me from the future, no one can give me a standard answer.

In the evening of the same day, the 91st Infantry Corps belonging to the 69th Army arrived in Poznan. Under the guidance of a staff officer, Lieutenant General Volko came to Cui Koff’s headquarters and asked Cui Koff about the army’s combat missions.

Cui Koff turned his gaze to me and asked carefully: “Lida, do you think we should arrange General Volko’s troops?”

Before I made a decision, I decided to understand the actual situation of the army, and then walked to Volco and asked: “Comrade General, how much strength does your army have?”

“The entire army is composed of two infantry divisions that are not full and poorly equipped, with a total strength of about 7,000.” Volco said with some shame: “But please rest assured, we are willing to accept all combat tasks.”

I heard that this army has low strength and poor equipment, and I feel particularly disappointed. If we use such strength to attack the strong German fortress, it is tantamount to letting the commanders and fighters die. Therefore, after thinking about it for a long time, I said to Volco: “Comrade General, our attack on the fortress may take two days before it begins. During this period of time, you brought your 91st Army and assisted the allies in cleaning up. The German stragglers hidden in the residential areas are roaming bravely.”

Two days later, the attack on the fortress began again.

In order to prevent the German army from concentrating all its forces in one direction to defend us, we launched an offensive from three directions at the same time from north, east, and south, deliberately leaving a gap for the German army in the west, so that they could not fully retreat. Cut off the illusion to prevent them from resisting desperately.

The 2nd Engineer Assault Brigade was arranged by us to the south of the fortress. After the battle started, we used artillery to suppress the firing point at the top of the fortress to cover the engineer’s ability to approach the trench smoothly, and use the prepared explosive barrels to destroy the opposite blockade trench. The firepower point.

The leader of the knife company was Captain Proskulin. He led the troops cautiously approaching the trench and sent a signal to the rear. The 82mm mortar company hidden in the ruins immediately lobbed into the trench, allowing the smoke from the explosion to cover the engineers throwing explosive barrels into the trench.

Seeing the smoke billowing in the trenches, Proskulin immediately issued an order to attack the soldiers nearby after the German machine gun firepower stopped firing. So the soldiers worked in pairs, rolling the heavy explosive barrels towards the side of the trench. After igniting the fuze, they pushed the barrel into the trench but four explosive barrels filled with explosives were thrown into the trench, near the trench. The engineers in, hurriedly turned around and ran back, ran straight into a safe distance, and then stopped to listen to the movement in the trench.

After a series of earth-shattering explosions, the trench was enveloped by gunpowder smoke, but the sound of shooting inside stopped completely. Proskulin sent an engineer to detect and figure out the effect of the explosion.

The engineer bent over, ran quickly to the trench, leaned down and looked at the opposite side, only to see that the opposite wall was blown down by a large piece, and the German soldier and the damaged weapon could be vaguely seen. Seeing this situation, the engineer was overjoyed, and turned around to gesticulate with Captain Proskulin who was hiding in the ruins, indicating that the explosion effect was ideal.

Captain Proskulin was very happy after seeing the signal sent by the engineers. He immediately hurried to the trench with a set and a few explosive barrels, intending to draw a gourd according to the scoop, and give the Germans another note. More ruthless.

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