The Germans who attacked the Liumian Street defenders did not know about the intelligence adjusted by the attack. They thought it was the 109th Guards Regiment that was defending, so after the attempted attack was repelled, they soon launched a new attack. This time the enemy dispatched two No. 4 tanks, two assault guns, and more than 200 soldiers to try to rush into Liumian Street in one fell swoop.
In the last round of battle, Porochenko felt that he wanted to destroy the enemy's tanks, and the three anti-tank guns were too few, so he used the intervals of the enemy's attack to let the communications soldiers put a telephone line on each artillery position and numbered them in turn so that he could better command the artillery in the subsequent battle.
Seeing the German tanks appearing in sight, he quickly contacted the No. 2 gun position by phone. He ordered the gunman who answered the phone: "Comrade Gunner, your mission is to destroy two German assault guns. Once they enter the range, they will fire immediately. Do you understand?"
"I understand, comrade of the company commander." The senior artillery commander quickly stated: "We will definitely eliminate all the enemy's assault guns."
Seeing that the No. 2 artillery position had already clarified its mission, he called the three artillery positions from No. 3 to No. 5, and ordered them to use high-explosive grenades to kill and kill the German infantry following the tanks and assault guns, and to kill as many of the enemy's living forces as possible.
When the German tanks were three hundred meters away from the No. 1 gun position where Porochenko was located, he decisively issued an order to fire the artillery. After the battle just now, the artillery soldiers were able to master these 75mm anti-tank guns skillfully, so the first round of shooting accurately hit one of the tanks.
Two armor-piercing bombs pierced the front armor of the tank, causing the ammunition in the car to explode. The explosion of the air waves lifted the hatch of the turret, and a flame suddenly jumped into the air. Porochenko held up the telescope and carefully observed the tank that was starting to burn. He never found any tank soldiers escaping from it. They should have been killed in the car when the ammunition was detonated.
"Good, brothers, you've done a good job!" Porochenko was very satisfied with his subordinates' performance. He shouted loudly: "As long as you kill the second tank, the enemy's attack will fail."
Just as the first tank was destroyed, three artillery positions responsible for attacking infantry also opened fire. The high-explosive grenades fell into the infantry's queue and exploded. The German soldiers near the explosion site were either blown up to pieces on the spot, but were blown away by the explosion air waves. In just one or two minutes, the infantry attacking behind the tanks and assault guns fell into chaos.
The German pilot driving the assault gun noticed that the infantry following behind was hit by Soviet artillery fire, so he accelerated his advance, trying to find the Soviet artillery position and destroy it to reduce the casualties of the infantry. They finally found an artillery position, so they stopped beside a ruin, turned the gun to prepare to destroy it.
Unexpectedly, when the German assault guns were adjusting their positions, the No. 2 gun position, which had been silent, opened fire. The building they were located was only 150 meters away from the assault guns, but they were still targeting a stationary target, and the hit rate could be imagined. After three guns, the assault guns that were adjusting their directions were adjusted and ready to shoot all burst out with thick smoke and began to burn.
The infantry staying in the building, whether they are from the Marine Battalion or from the Guard Company, think such a battle is really boring. Except for the occasional machine gun fire, most officers and soldiers do not even have the chance to shoot, and they see the attacking enemy retreating in a hurry under the attack of artillery fire.
A sailor was complaining, "When I was rushing the ditch, I fired five shots and failed to hit the enemy. I didn't see it. I thought I could get some wars when I came to Liumeng Street to reinforce, but our artillery troops repelled the enemy's two attacks. If this continues, I'm afraid that when we evacuate here, there will be no chance to destroy the enemy with our own hands."
Company Commander Agranov happened to pass by here. When he heard the warrior's complaint, he couldn't help but smile and said, "Why, aren't you used to this kind of fighting style without any casualties?"
The soldier had fought bayonets with Romanian soldiers in Beigang a few days ago and stabbed two enemies to death with his own hands. He was really uncomfortable with sitting on the battlefield to watch others fight. He heard the company commander asking himself, he quickly stood up and said, "Comrade Commander, look, the enemy has launched two attacks in a row. But except for the artillery fighting, only the machine guns on the upper floors have been fired twice. As for us, because the range is not enough, the rifle cannot hit the enemy, so we can only stay here to watch the fun."
"I understand your mood. It is indeed a very embarrassing thing to watch others destroy the enemy on the battlefield and do nothing." Agranov raised his hand and patted the warriors on the shoulders, comforting him and said: "But don't worry, the artillery shells in the artillery company are not infinite. Once their shells are exhausted, we can only rely on our infantry to block the enemy's attack."
With the destruction of tanks and assault guns, the German second attack ended in failure again. During this attack, they lost two No. 4 tanks and two assault guns, as well as more than one hundred soldiers.
Just as Sokov was planning to report the results to Cui Kov through a telegram, the radio operator handed him a telegram sent by Cidolin. The content on the telegram was very simple: "In the battle that just ended, a tiger tank was seized."
Sokov was shocked when he saw this telegram. He clearly remembered that because the German tank soldiers strictly implemented Hitler's orders, they all destroyed the abandoned Tiger tanks. It was not until early February 1943 that the British army fighting the German army in Tunisia, by accident, seized a Tiger tank from the German army by accident. Therefore, he doubted the authenticity of the telegram by Cidolin.
He looked at the radio operator and asked, "Comrade radio operator, are you sure the telegram was sent from Mamayevgang?"
"Yes, comrade instructor." Although the radio operator did not understand why Sokov asked, he answered truthfully: "I can confirm that the message was indeed sent from Mamayevgang."
Since the radio operator said this, Sokov knew that he would definitely not make a mistake. If a radio operator often receives telegrams from a fixed radio operator, he would definitely understand the style of the other party's sending newspapers, which no one could disguise. In order to figure out the ins and outs of the seizure of the Tiger tank, he asked the radio operator to call back to Cidolin. The content above was very simple: "Please report the detailed process of seizure of the Tiger tank."
After waiting for five or six minutes, Cidolin's call came back, which read: "The German army dispatched a Tiger tank and two No. 4 tanks to cover their infantry to attack Mamayevgang. After being attacked by our thunder cannons, the enemy with heavy casualties had to withdraw from the battle. After being sent to check the Tiger tanks left on the battlefield, they found that although the tanks were intact, the tank crew inside had been shocked to death."
Sokov remembered that in order to form a tank battalion to defend the Red October factory some time ago, he had handed over all the tank soldiers in the brigade to Belei to command. Now Belei has been transferred to another location by Cuikov. It is probably unrealistic to let his tank soldiers return to build.
Without tank soldiers, no one could drive the captured Tiger tank. But Sokov was not willing to let it stop in front of Mamayev's post. He picked up the phone on the table and asked the communications soldiers to help him connect to the Army Command, preparing to let Cui Kov handle the tank matters.
Hearing Krelov's voice coming from the receiver, Sokov hurriedly said, "Hello, Comrade Chief of Staff, I have something to report to you."
"Speak up if you have anything," Krelov said impatiently: "I'm so busy."
"That's right, Comrade Chief of Staff." Sokov originally planned to find Cuikov directly, but when he heard Krelov say this, he felt that it would be the same to tell him the matter, so he continued: "The defenders stationed in Mamayev's hill seized a tiger tank in the battle that just ended. You know, I don't have tank soldiers in my hand..."
Krelov, who was dizzy in his busyness, obviously did not realize what it meant to seize a Tiger tank, but said unhappily: "Col. Sokov, do you call me just to seize a Tiger tank? If nothing else, I will hang up."
After saying that, Krelov hung up the phone without waiting for Sokov to say anything else. Holding the microphone that came from a blind voice, Sokov was really amused and crying. Unexpectedly, Krelov didn't care about the matter of seizing the Tiger tank. If no one drove away the Tiger tank, then there were only two fates waiting for it. One was that the Germans directly used long-range artillery fire to destroy it in order to prevent the Soviet army from seizing this tank; the other was that in order not to allow the Germans to retake the Tiger tank, the Soviet army could only blow it up with their own hands.
No matter what the situation was, Sokov didn't want to see it. He put down the microphone and thought to himself that if he really couldn't find the tank's hand, he would take action himself and drive the tank to a hidden place to hide it. When he had the chance in the future, he would find someone to study this new German tank.
Just as Sokov secretly made up his mind and waited for his superiors to send troops to take over the defense, he immediately rushed back to Mamayev's post and drove the tank to a safe place to hide. After the war stabilized, he asked professionals to study it. The phone ringing on the table rang, and he quickly picked up the microphone and put it in his ear and said, "I am Sokov, where are you?"
The reason he asked this was because after he arrived here, he used the original telephone line of the 37th Guard Division. Although he could not contact Mamayevgang, he could contact the Group Army Command and the battalion-level command posts of the 37th Guard Division. Therefore, after the phone rang, he had to find out where the call was called.
"Hello, Colonel Sokov." A familiar voice came from the receiver: "I am Orel."
When Sokov heard the other party's name, he thought for a moment, and then he remembered that the other party was the chief of the armored soldiers of the group army. He quickly asked politely: "Hello, General Orel, what instructions do you have?"
"I just heard from the Chief of Staff," Orel asked hesitantly: "You seized a Tiger tank, is it true?"
"Of course it's true, Comrade General."
"Where is the tank now?"
Sokov replied with shame: "Since no one knows how to drive a tank, the tank is still parked at the foot of the North Gang of Mamayevgang."
"Col. Sokov, as far as I know, this new tank is also a strictly confidential technical equipment in the German army." When he learned that the tank was still at the foot of the mountain, Orel couldn't help but feel anxious: "In order to prevent this tank from falling into the hands of our army, the Germans will definitely send troops to take it back. Even if it cannot be recaptured, they will find a way to blow it up. Therefore, you must send people to transfer it to a safe place as soon as possible."
"Comrade General, I'm afraid I can't fulfill your request." Sokov emphasized again: "Now there is no one who can drive tanks in Mamayevgang, so we cannot transfer the tanks to a safe place."
"I can provide you with a few tank soldiers, who will arrive at Mamayev in half an hour." Orel said on the phone: "You say hello to the comrades on the position, so that the soldiers will not see them on the battlefield and will fight them as enemies."
"Don't worry, Comrade General." Since Orel agreed to send someone to receive the captured Tiger tank, Sokov readily agreed: "I will greet the commanders and fighters on the position."
After putting down the phone, Sokov said to the radio operator: "The radio operator sent a telegram to the Chief of Staff, saying that the Army Command was about to send someone to receive the tank and asked him to send someone to help to avoid accidental injuries."
When the radio operator was sending a message, a soldier from the guard company came in from outside and reported to Sokov: "Comrade Commander, there is a commander outside who wants to see you."
After hearing the other party's report, Sokov couldn't help but be stunned for a moment, and asked back: "Is it from the Marine Battalion or the Guard Company?"
The soldier shook his head and said, "None of them are, they are commanders from friendly forces."
"Let him come in."
After a moment, a captain officer walked into the room under the agent of the soldier. When he saw Sokov, he quickly stood at attention, raised his hand to salute, and said respectfully: "Hello, Comrade Colonel, I am Captain Ataman, the deputy battalion commander of the 2nd Battalion of the 768th Regiment of the 138th Infantry Division, and I am ordered to take over your defense."
"138th Infantry Division?" After hearing the unit's number clearly, Sokov asked curiously: "Is it Colonel Lyudnikov's troops?"
"Yes, comrade Colonel." Seeing that Sokov actually knew his division commander's name, Ataman asked in surprise: "Do you know my division commander?"
"I have seen it several times, and have fought side by side." Sokov nodded and replied with a smile: "Captain, can you tell me where he is now?"
"The main force of our division is now deployed to the north of the barricade factory." Ataman replied briefly: "The division commander is commanding the troops and fighting tenaciously with the Germans."
Chapter completed!