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It was already eleven o'clock in the evening, and on the east bank of the Dnieper, the headquarters of the Central Front was still brightly lit.

Khrushchev's eyes were covered with cobweb-like bloodshots, and his dry eyes stinged from time to time, but he could only relieve the discomfort by constantly blinking.

"The Germans captured about a tenth of the city, a little faster than we thought. At present, the German army in the north is moving more slowly, and the German army in the center and south is moving faster. Khrushchev said.

The commander of the Front, Colonel-General Yefremov, said: "Let them go deeper, and when our people are mixed with them, their artillery and air force will not dare to bomb the city with impunity, and at that time, our opportunity will come." ”

"Well, that's it. The pressure on us is too great to resist Kleist in the north, to cooperate with friendly forces to destroy Rommel in the east, and to hold Kiev・・・・・・ I have to call Kirponos again and ask him to send reinforcements as soon as possible. Khrushchev said.

The two men had a clear division of labor, Yefremov went to study combat tactics with the staff officers, and Khrushchev called the command of the Southwestern Front.

"Dear Comrade Kirponos, when will the 284 Infantry Division, which you seconded to us, arrive?" Khrushchev asked.

On the phone, General Kirponos scolded: "You bastard, you are not satisfied with taking the 62nd Group Army from me, and you have gone to the general secretary to make a black report, and you want to take away a complete infantry division of mine, you can simply put the Southwestern Front Army under your command." I will resist Guderian in the west, and Rommel in the east, and you will be behind my back at this time, and if my front collapses, you will be half responsible. ”

Khrushchev's facial muscles twitched a few times by Admiral Kirponos, who has always had a good temper, and it seems that the pressure he encountered was really great.

Patiently waiting for Kirponos to finish, Khrushchev said: "I promise, this is the last time, the 284th Infantry Division ・・・・・・"

"It's almost time for you now, don't bother me anymore, I don't want to hear your voice."

Listening to the busy tone on the phone, Khrushchev shrugged his shoulders, sighed and hung up the phone.

An hour and a half later, on the bridge connecting the east and west banks of the city of Kiev, the soldiers of the 1027th Regiment of the 284th Infantry Division walked quickly across the bridge in a neat queue.

In the procession, Sergeant Kulikov said: "I did not expect that the Germans would leave us a bridge. ”

"yes, I thought we were going to swim across the Dnieper, but I didn't expect it to be walking. I really want to thank the Germans, even though I came from the navy, I don't want to get wet. Ensign Vasily Zaitsev said.

Two young soldiers, following the large army, circled around the city of Kyiv along the way, and finally turned to the north of the city.

Looking at the broken buildings, the rough roads, the heavily fortified fortifications and the soldiers, Second Lieutenant Zaitsev said: "Those Germans should pray at this time, and it is better not to appear within 500 meters of me." ”

The 284th Division reached the north of Kiev and was assigned to the 15th Infantry Corps of the Fifth Army to reinforce the infantry corps, which had been fighting for days and had suffered heavy casualties.

Before entering the position, the two officers inquired all the way to find Zaitsev.

After confirming Vasily Zaitsev's full name and his unit, the lieutenant took off the Mosinagan rifle he was carrying behind his back and handed it to Zaitsev.

"Comrade regiment commander said that the young man named Zaitsev is the best marksman in the regiment, you should use this guy and let those Germans follow you to learn marksmanship, it is better to go to hell to learn."

Under the envious gaze of Kulikov beside him, Zaitsev took the Mosinagan rifle with a scope, weighed it in his hand a few times, and put it behind his back.

"Comrade Lieutenant, please thank Comrade Regiment Commander for me, I will make the notches all over the butt."

As is customary for snipers, every time they kill an enemy, they draw a scratch on the butt.

The lieutenant nodded approvingly and turned to leave.

After the 1027th regiment was stationed in the divided block, the company commander, Captain Daninov, called Zaitsev and Kulikov to the company headquarters.

"I already know about the sniper rifle given to you by Comrade Commander of the regiment, and in order to congratulate you, I will also give you a gift. You don't have to be stationed in a fixed position like other comrades, you can go wherever you want. It's just that you have to report back to me once a day. Comrade Kulikov, you follow him and don't let him get lost in the city of Kyiv. ”

After the explanation, the two were driven out of the company.

Looking at the city of Kiev under the cover of night, Zaitsev and Kulikov suddenly realized that the company commander was an old bird.

"Have you been to Kyiv before?" Zaitsev asked.

"Nope."

"I haven't been here either, where are we going to find the Germans?" Zaitsev said, scratching his broad head.

Kulikov also found that in the huge city of Kiev, the two had become lost lambs.

Fortunately, the two of them were still bright in their heads, and they were not difficult by the simple question of getting lost.

There were still many citizens in the city, and the two found a nearby militia organization, and after telling them what the problem was, they were immediately warmly received.

As a result of the warm reception, there was an extra petite figure in the team of the two.

"Tania, how far do we have to go?"

"Turn the building in front of you, and you're at the forefront of the battle." Said the young female soldier named Tania.

"Okay, let's find a good place." Zaitsev said.

・・・・・・

After a hard battle, Lieutenant Rabin finally led his men to clear the remnants of the building, only to find that there were only 14 people left in the platoon.

After giving the company commander a report that he needed reinforcements, Lieutenant Rabin and his men stayed in the building to prepare for tomorrow's battle.

The night was quiet, no night raids or anything like that.

As soon as it was dawn, the rear orderlies worked in pairs and carried stainless steel buckets into the building to bring Lieutenant Rabin a much-needed hot meal.

Sipping hot sausage and mushroom soup and munching bread, Lieutenant Rabin walked to the window and leaned against the wall to look southeast of the city.

What catches your eye is an endless stretch of high-rise buildings.

It took most of the day yesterday to take down this high-rise building, and there are so many buildings in front of it, when will it be hit?

Retracting his gaze, Lieutenant Rabin leaned against the wall, munching on sausages and bread, feeling his strength visibly regaining his strength.

On the wall opposite the window, Abraham is also clinging to the wall, enjoying a cigarette after a meal and living a happy life as a living immortal.

"It's dawn, when are we going to attack." Abraham asked.

"Wait for the company commander's order."

"Where are we going to be next?"

Abraham stuck his head out and shook his head and looked out the window.

"It's probably one of the buildings you're looking at."

Lieutenant Rabin slurred as he shoved the rest of the sausage into his mouth, however, he did not receive an answer, only a gunshot.

With his cheeks puffed out, looking at Abraham, who was lying on his back and facing him, Lieutenant Rabin stood for a few seconds, then swallowed the sausage in his mouth with difficulty, crouched down, stroked it with his left hand, and closed Abraham's dead right eye.

As for the left eye・・・・・・ there was no left eye, only a bullet hole with blood running down the ground. (To be continued.) )