Without the suppression of German firepower, the commanders and fighters of the second battalion swarmed forward and quickly occupied the barricade in the middle of the street.
Major Ivan walked into the building next to the barricade and happened to meet Lin Hua and others who had just walked down the stairs. He quickly stepped forward to hold Lin Hua's hand and said excitedly: "Well done, Misha.
Well done!" Then he waved to the soldiers standing on the stairs, "Comrades, you are all good. Without your heroic performance, it would have been very difficult for us to take down this German barricade.
An easy thing."
After Lin Hua waited for Ivan to finish his words of encouragement to the soldiers, he immediately asked: "Comrade Battalion Commander, what is our next task?"
Ivan glanced at the soldiers on the stairs and asked: "Misha, what were the casualties of your platoon in the battle just now?"
Lin Hua proudly replied, "Except for the first time when the inner wall was blown up, a few soldiers were hit twice by the splashed gravel, there were no casualties."
Hearing Lin Hua's answer, Ivan's eyes widened in surprise: "In the battle just now, you didn't suffer any casualties?"
"Yes, Comrade Major." Lin Hua nodded and said in a firm tone: "Our platoon has no casualties and can enter new battles at any time."
At this moment, two commanders walked in from outside. Lin Hua recognized one of them as the second company commander who had helped him carry the grenade, and smiled politely at him. The second company commander had just entered the building,
He had not yet adapted to the light in the building and did not see Lin Hua's overtures to him. He asked Ivan directly: "Comrade Battalion Commander, what should we do next?"
"What else can we do, my Captain Leskov?" Ivan pointed to Lin Hua next to him and said: "Just now, the comrades from the garrison platoon have demonstrated to us with practical actions how to fight street fighting. Your Second Company
You are responsible for approaching the German barricade at the end of the street using wall-breaking tactics in the building on the left side of the street. And you, Captain Bukov, and your company are responsible for advancing from the building on the right." p>
After the two company commanders left, Ivan smiled and said to Lin Hua: "Misha, the next battle will be completed by the other two companies. The task you have scheduled now is to have a good rest. Wait until you need it.
When you arrive, I will send someone to call you."
Due to the new tactics adopted by the Second Battalion, Gogol Street was quickly occupied. When Ivan called Shedulin to report the results of the battle, he was shocked: "Major, what are you talking about? Your battalion has already
Occupying the entire Gogol Street? How is this possible? You know, an hour ago, you were complaining to me, saying that you lost a whole company in order to capture the barricades in the middle. And now, you actually
Tell me, you said that your troops have captured Gogol Street. What is going on?"
"Comrade Commander," Ivan said triumphantly: "The reason why our battalion was able to seize Gogol Street so quickly was entirely because of the adoption of Sergeant Sokov's 'breaking the wall and opening a road' tactic."
"Break the wall and open the way?" Hearing this unfamiliar term, Xie Dulin asked confusedly: "Comrade Major, what is going on? You have confused me." After Ivan finished introducing him in detail
After seeing the situation on the battlefield, Xie Dulin couldn't help but be a little stunned, thinking to himself, I thought Sokov was bragging when he said he could capture the German positions, but I didn't expect that he actually did it
"Comrade leader," Ivan saw that after he finished speaking, there was no sound in the receiver. He thought Xie Dulin had put down the phone, so he quickly asked loudly: "Comrade leader, are you still there?"
"I'm still here." Ivan's shout woke up Shchedulin from his reverie, and he said decisively into the microphone: "Comrade Major, didn't your third company commander die in the battle? I now officially declare,
Sokov was appointed commander of the third company and promoted to lieutenant."
"Great, Comrade Commander, this is great." After Ivan saw Lin Hua's ability, he was worried that Xie Dulin would transfer him to another battalion to be the company commander. Now he heard Xie Dulin's appointment.
, was immediately overjoyed: "I immediately conveyed the good news to him."
"Comrade Major." After announcing the appointment, Shedulin continued to assign tasks to Ivan: "Currently, your battalion is the closest unit to the Klyukovo Church. I order you to immediately launch an attack on the church and strive to capture this commanding height of the city.
Seize it."
"I understand, comrade leader." Ivan, who was full of confidence, replied resoundingly: "Just wait to hear our good news."
Kryukovo Church is located 400 meters west of Gogol Street. It is built on a gentle slope. The church building is square and the bell tower on the top is round. Since this is the commanding height of the city, the German army placed a machine gun fire point on the bell tower.
, In this way, no matter which direction the Soviet army attacks from, they can shoot from a high position.
Major Ivan called Lin Hua and the two company commanders to him, and said to him with a smile: "Misha, congratulations. When I just spoke to the regiment leader, he officially announced your appointment. From now on, you
He is the commander of the third company."
"Comrade Sokov," the first person to congratulate him was Captain Leskov, commander of the second company, "please accept my sincere congratulations on becoming the commander of our battalion." Then Bukov, the commander of the first company, also congratulated him.
Lin Hua expressed congratulations.
After announcing the appointment, Ivan said to the other two company commanders: "The order given to us by the regiment is to immediately attack the church and capture it in the shortest possible time. The strength of the third company has already reached its limit.
There is not much left. The combat mission of capturing the church will be completed by your two companies. How about it, are you confident?"
As soon as Ivan finished speaking, the two company commanders replied resoundingly: "Promise to complete the mission."
Watching the first and second companies gathering in a safe area, Lin Hua curiously asked Ivan: "Comrade Battalion Commander, what is the mission of our third company?"
"Misha, we cannot put all our troops into the attack." Ivan explained to Lin Hua: "We must leave troops to hold on to the occupied area, so as not to have no strength to defend when the attack is frustrated and the Germans launch a counterattack." A few minutes later, the assembled Soviet troops left Gogol Street and dispersed in formation towards the church. The German troops in the church remained silent until the Soviet soldiers were only 150 meters away from the church.
Shooting violently, knocking down the soldiers at the front in pieces, and the remaining soldiers quickly fell down on the spot.
Lin Hua saw that the German firepower on the church was not weak, and he was worried that the soldiers of the second battalion would suffer. He quickly said to Ivan: "Comrade Major, the German firepower is too strong, and our troops have no fire cover. If we attack by force,
There will be a huge price to pay."
Ivan looked at the German firepower point above the church and knew that if he continued to order the troops to charge without fire cover, there would be a danger of the entire army being destroyed. So, he quickly ordered someone to send a signal to the troops in front to let them
Pull back first and regroup before launching an attack.