Struggle in Soviet Russia

Berlin, Vossstrasse.

The crawler tractor crushed the road that had been completely uplifted and broken, and dragged the heavy artillery to the side of a broken wall. This was a 152 mm howitzer. The light green gun body was also marked in Russian: "Crush Fascism, Perm, 172."

Perm is a place name of the Union, and 172 is the 172nd Artillery Arsenal in Perm. Needless to say, the words on the artillery barrels were written by the workers of the 172th Artillery Arsenal when they left the factory.

The space next to the broken wall was narrow. The tractor tried to turn around under the broken wall and dragged the artillery to the gap in the wall, but at the moment when the tractor turned to turn around, a cannonball hit the air with a sharp whistling sound. , which happened to explode on the left side of the tractor's head.

After the loud explosion, the tractor lay on the ground, not only the track was blown off, but the glass of the tractor's compartment was also shattered. Outside the carriage, it seemed impossible to live.

On the south side of Voss Street, in a building half collapsed, Kuznetsov with a moustache put down the binoculars in his hand and spat fiercely on the wall beside him. Cursed and muttered something.

Vasily Ivanovich Kuznetsov, Admiral, the current commander of the 3rd Assault Army and the commander of the fastest advancing force in the city of Berlin, and his current task , is to capture the building that is only three or four hundred meters away from the opposite side - the German Chancellery.

It is obviously inaccurate to say that the German Chancellery is "one" building. More precisely, it should be said that it is a group of buildings. They are on the north side of Voss Street and extend to the intersection of this street and Wilhelmstraße. place.

Those buildings with tall and thick outer walls are like coffins, square, with a lot of windows on the top. Now, those reinforced windows have become the German army. The shooting holes, machine gun fire points, and even artillery fire points, it is almost an impossible task to rush through the open fields of hundreds of meters and rush to those buildings.

Yes, even from a distance, those who have witnessed those buildings know that it is not easy to take down these buildings, at least not without paying enough price to achieve the goal, but even so, before When the task was assigned, all the subordinate units of the entire group army strongly demanded to accept the task, and some people even fought for it.

There is no other reason for this, but because of one thing: Hitler, the Führer of German fascism, the evil leader, he himself hid in those buildings, and according to the accurate information provided by the People's Commissariat of State Security, he hid in those buildings In the bunker below, whoever can take the lead in capturing those buildings will be able to capture the devil himself.

There is no doubt that conquering Berlin is a precious honor, and in the process of conquering Berlin, if Hitler, the fascist leader, can still be captured, then the value of this honor will be doubled in situ.

There are many people who want to win this honor. The troops who wanted to be responsible for attacking the Prime Minister's Office before, in addition to the 3rd Assault Army commanded by Kuznetsov, there is also the 47th Army deployed on the right side of the army. , In addition, there is also the 8th Army of the Guards. Kuznetsov can grasp this task, which is not an easy task.

Now, he's handed that task over to the 79th Infantry Corps, but these damned guys clearly have something wrong with the rhythm of the attack, and they've been overwhelmed by the desire to capture Hitler alive.

Raising the telescope in his hand again, Kuznetsov looked towards the broken wall in front of him.

The heavy artillery has been adjusted by the soldiers relying on manpower, and the muzzle is finally facing the correct position. Don't ask, the troops in charge of the attack want to use this large-caliber heavy artillery to bombard the firepower points on those buildings at close range, or Blast a hole in the bottom wall.

Compared with the former possibility, Kuznetsov prefers his subordinates to adopt the second strategy: first blast the ground floor of the building, then fire smoke bombs into the open area in front of the building, and finally implement it charge.

Within the field of vision of the telescope, the artillerymen of the heavy artillery had begun to adjust their orientation, and the German artillery had also begun to fire frequently here, but it was difficult to hit the first shot.

"boom!"

The heavy large-caliber artillery finally roared, and with a roar, the ground around the artillery shook a large piece of dust.

Kuznetsov hurriedly adjusted the direction of the telescope, and saw a thick cloud suddenly burst out from a window on the third floor of the boxy building opposite, and countless debris of bricks and tiles. There are also some messy things, like a dam bursting, swarming out of the smoke and dust.

With a firm fist, Kuznetsov put down the telescope angrily. Although the shell hit the building and seemed to blow through a window on the building, he was not happy at all. Some were furious - the battlefield commander's decision was obviously different from his idea, and there were so many windows in that building, it was impossible to knock down one door by artillery, and they didn't have that much time.

Kuznetsov knew very well that every minute, every hour wasted by the attacking troops could cause them to lose the task at hand, and most importantly, it could lead to some accidents. And now, from Moscow to London, to Washington, and even the world, no one knows how many eyes are on them, and they really don't have time to waste.

As an experienced army-level commander, Kuznetsov's guess was right. Just as his troops attacked the German Chancellery, Moscow was staring at countless pairs of eyes. Originally, the attack on Berlin The battle at the Reichstag is what all parties should pay more attention to, but because there is intelligence that Hitler is hiding in the bunker of the Chancellor's Office, the battle at the Reichstag has become a secondary target.

Hundreds of kilometers away in Novo Stettin, the castle of the Dukes of Pomerania.

The golden sunlight splashed on the terrace at the top of the castle. The warm temperature was so lazily that I couldn't open my eyes.

It is said to be a terrace, but it is actually a bunker in the castle. At this time, Victor is on this towering bunker. He is lying on an antique lounge chair, basking in the sun comfortably, while the one beside him On the chair, there was also a bottle of red wine and a grilled red sausage - authentic German red sausage, which has been fried in oil and is full of fragrance.

The area of ​​the terrace is not large, it looks like 30 to 40 square meters, and behind Victor, near the arrow stack, a blond maid in a black uniform is standing there quietly. Opposite the maid, there is a partner. The Soviet soldier with the gun, the guard responsible for Viktor's personal safety.

A crisp sound of gunfire broke the peace on the terrace. The soldier with the gun was indifferent to the sound of the gunfire, but the maid had a nervous expression on her face.

The maid's name is Anneke Islak, a down-to-earth German who has been working as a maid in this castle for a long time, and even her fathers and fathers have spent their entire lives here.

Before the Soviet army advanced to Neustadding, the German army here had already retreated. Therefore, the castle was well preserved. Fortunately, this castle was requisitioned by a certain army and served as the seat of the division headquarters. Therefore, the castle was never looted by the soldiers until Victor took over the castle from the troops, and nearly 400 bottles of red wine were still preserved in the wine cellar.

Victor also doesn't know who the original owner of this castle is, but it seems that he is not a simple person. Ordinary people don't say that they own such a castle. Just the luxurious furniture and collections in the castle are enough for several lifetimes. to earn.

The gunfire did not stop quickly, but became more and more dense, and it seemed to be getting closer and closer.

The guard with the gun finally changed his face. He put his hand on his waist, held the pistol, stepped towards the arrow stack, stuck his head out, and glanced in the direction where the gunfire came from.

At this time, Victor, who was lying on the chair, also opened his eyes. He raised his hand and scratched his scalp. Then he straightened his waist and sat up from the reclining chair. However, he didn't go to check the situation, but reached out and took the red wine from the back of the chair and took a sip to his lips.

Since the Soviet army conquered the German line of defense on the Oder River, the speed of advancing to Berlin has accelerated. Many defeated German troops, even a small German stronghold entrenched somewhere, were ignored, so much so. In the rear of the Soviet front, small-scale battles continued, and some stubborn Germans even began to boldly attack the Soviet logistics supply line.

The reason for this is because the High Command has learned that the German troops fighting against the British and American allied forces on the Western Front have completely lost their will to resist, and they even began to surrender to the British and American allied forces in an organized manner, which also directly led to the Western Front. The passage to Berlin is completely open.

Fearing that the Anglo-American Allied Forces would go back on their promises and take the first step to capture Berlin, the Supreme Command issued an order requiring the two fronts attacking Berlin to speed up their advance.

According to the information provided by the intelligence department and combat troops, there are at least tens of thousands of German troops stranded in East Prussia and eastern Germany. Among these defeated soldiers, a huge part became real deserters and would not fight again, but some of them were still stubbornly resisting.

Since Victor lived in this castle, there have been four or five waves of German troops attacking here, and today is the sixth wave.

(It will be updated every day today and tomorrow. After the Chinese New Year, the two will resume the day after tomorrow. In addition, I wish everyone a Happy New Year in advance.)