Iushkin was right, the sound of gun explosions coming from the south of the train station was reverberating in the sky above the train station with increasing deafness.
He knew very well that Malashenko, who had long since lost the south side of the train station, listened carefully to the sound of artillery fire coming from the distance. This dense explosion was obviously not caused by the Germans themselves. There was no Soviet defense there.
The army was completely occupied by the German army, and it stands to reason that it would be impossible to hear such fierce explosions and firefights.
When something goes wrong, there must be a monster. The south side of the station, which has been fully occupied by the German army, is now hearing fierce gunfire. This situation indicates that something is almost ready to come out.
"It's our comrades, our comrades are here to support us!"
Kirill shouted out the real answer that was already on his lips earlier than Malashenko.
Malashenko, who thought the same thing, immediately dropped the bread in his hand without saying a word, opened the turret hatch above his head, and ran towards where the political commissar Petrov was.
At the same time, there is a completely different scene to the south of the train station.
Countless Red Army soldiers with high morale clenched their weapons and launched a ferocious charge towards the German troops who hurriedly responded to the defense. The German troops, who were obviously not expecting the sudden arrival of the Soviet army, seemed a little flustered.
The German secondary shooter was running along with an ammunition box in his hand and a chain full of bullets hanging around his neck. The German primary shooter, carrying a machine gun, had been in position for a while but couldn't wait for the bullets and was screaming anxiously.
The anti-tank guns temporarily allocated from unknown places were deployed as quickly as possible. When the German anti-tank gun crew was in a hurry to proceed with the next step, suddenly you looked at me and I looked at you, all of you were confused.
"Hans, didn't we bring our ammunition box?"
The German army, which was ill-prepared and hastily responded to the battle, gave the Soviet army, which launched an active counterattack, a great advantage for a while.
The Soviet division commander who was responsible for commanding this battle raised his telescope and watched closely the movements of the battlefield ahead. After carefully examining it for a while to confirm that the German army was really rushing to fight and was unable to parry and was not a trap, he immediately turned around and turned toward him.
The communications staff officer nearby gave the order directly.
"Inform the forward troops to concentrate superior forces in the direction of the breakthrough point and use the shortest possible time to open the door before the Germans come to their senses. Our comrades are entangled with the German army at the train station. Now is our perfect opportunity!"
"I understand, Comrade Commander, let's do it now."
The face that had finished pouring out the orders would turn around again. This familiar Soviet infantry division commander was none other than the commander Cherchenkov, a Jew who had fought side by side with Malashenko before.
After receiving the order from the Army Group Headquarters, Division Commander Cherchenkov rushed over to assist in the battle in the direction of the train station.
On the phone, the chief of staff of the group army who called in person described the situation as extremely urgent. Commander Cherchenkov, who could smell the blood at the train station through the phone, realized the seriousness of the situation and was preparing to go there.
I asked one last question casually before executing the mission.
"Which army is stationed over there at the train station now?"
Cherchenkov did not expect that he would get a result that surprised him by asking so casually.
"The First Guards Heavy Tank Breakthrough Regiment is the unit led by the tank hero Malashenko. There are still some remaining infantry units over there to assist in the defense, and there are less than one battalion left. The task of your division is to break through
The railway station area occupied by the Germans will join up with the 1st Guards Heavy Tank Breakthrough Regiment, and then drive all the Germans out of the railway station and hold on to this place to the death!"
Cherchenkov, who had fought alongside Malashenko at a young age but was known as the tank hero of the Red Army, had a profound impression of Malashenko.
He is extremely brave when charging and leads the team personally. When encountering setbacks, he can also analyze the battlefield situation and deploy some effective tactics. He also has a good personality in dealing with people and treats others sincerely.
All in all, in Cherchenkov's eyes, Malashenko is definitely a competent commander and a friend worthy of his friendship.
He was originally commanding troops and the German troops to fight a bloody battle in the city below Mamayev Hill, guarding every street and house without giving an inch.
But after hearing the news that it was Malashenko who was surrounded in the train station, Cherchenkov commanded the troops as quickly as possible to break away from the German army and withdraw, and handed over the defense area to the friendly forces who came to change the defense.
The troops immediately moved toward the train station not far away.
After fighting side by side with Malashenko, Commander Cherchenkov received a supplement. Now the infantry division under his command has integrated two regiment-level units that were beaten to a unified command, which not only made up for the previous
The loss of troops even exceeded the full strength period. In addition to the lack of some technical weapons and heavy weapons, the combat power was very strong and the morale was high.
In general, it is not unreasonable for Chuikov to transfer such an infantry division in the best condition to support Malashenko's defensive train station battle.
He only knew that part of the train station was now occupied by the Germans. As soon as Cherchenkov, who was ready for battle, arrived at the fighting position, he immediately ordered the leading troops to launch a fierce attack toward the south of the train station.
The number of the vanguard troops of the Soviet army that launched the counterattack was not large. There were only about 500 people. There were a lot of fragmented pure infantry divisions. They were not as maneuverable as Malashenko's 1st Guards Heavy Tank Breakthrough Regiment.
So quickly, Cherchenkov's main force was still marching behind.
The Soviet army's hasty counterattack was faced with the dilemma of insufficient troops. However, the German army stationed south of the train station was even more miserable.
The German army, whose attention was firmly attracted by Malashenko, was caught off guard by the counterattack commanded by Cherchenkov.
One of the two German infantry divisions participating in the battle in the direction of the railway station set up its divisional headquarters in the area south of the occupied railway station.
The German division commander's idea of doing this was naturally good. Placing the headquarters in a place where he could hear the sound of his soldiers' guns and artillery was more conducive to commanding the battle, and the entire battlefield situation could be updated and received at a glance.
But this bold and adventurous German division commander never expected that he would be raped!
The brutal fighting on Mamayev Hill and its surrounding neighborhoods continues. How did the Russians mobilize their troops to counterattack the train station when they were so short of troops?