The 442nd Regiment went to the battlefield with the determination to die, and they had already made the decision to write loyalty with their blood and lives.

However, at this moment, the order to retreat came.

At such a time, he actually ordered himself to retreat? Of course not! Kelite immediately shouted: "No, we will not go to the battlefield, we will live and die with the position!" ”

Although Klitt spoke English, which many of the Soviets present could not understand, they could hear the firmness in his voice.

The entire 442 regiment will stick to the position like a nail.

"No, Commander Kolit, please carry out the order, and, entering the city of Kalinin, you will be able to fight the Germans better, it will be easier to fight the Germans in street battles, fight the German tanks, and this will become a model for the defense of Moscow in the future."

Let them retreat, of course, there are many considerations.

After all, they are reinforcements sent by the Americans, and if they have been wiped out in the Soviet-German battlefield for less than half a month, how can they explain to the Americans? Even if they knew that the Americans were using the hands of the Soviet Union to consume these Nissi, the Soviet Union would not be able to do this.

Moreover, since these people came to the battlefield, they have been fighting bravely, although they are low, but the will to fight has always been the highest, look at the present, the soldiers who went out of the position to fight the ambush are all Soviet soldiers retreating, and those Nissi are still insisting on fighting, even if they know death, they will not retreat.

They are brave and cannot let them all be heroic here.

"Please carry out the order." Grevich continued: "Retreat now in order to fight better later. ”

"Okay, I'll do the order." "Order, 442 regiment, to withdraw from the battle," Colit said. ”

He turned his head to look, and behind him, the German tank troops were surging up like a tide, and their high-spirited posture was like a wild wolf howling at the sky.

The Germans are invincible, too strong, and at this moment, such an idea actually popped up in his mind.

The soldiers of the 442 regiment, in an orderly retreat, retreated.

Kalinin city area.

The artillery fire outside the city shook the place to a loud buzz, and at this time, in the headquarters of the front, General Konev was still commanding the position calmly.

"The 442nd Regiment withdrew to the urban area, we organized layers of defense in the urban area, and we will definitely make the Germans pay a heavy sacrifice, and the Bazooka of the 442nd Regiment can be launched from the roof of the building and hit their top, I don't believe they can still protect the top." Admiral Konev said: "Kalinin will certainly not be able to hold on, but in the process we will greatly deplete the living forces of the Germans." ”

In the past, if you can't win, you can retreat, although Stalin did not agree to retreat, but his general Zhukov hoped to withdraw the army, preserve strength, and wait for a counterattack.

But now, they can't go back.

Because, behind them is Moscow.

Kalinin is equivalent to the northern gate of Moscow, if Kalinin is occupied by the Germans, then the Germans can drive straight into Moscow from the north, they want to use their blood and lives to consume a lot of German strength here, this is the task of the Kalinin Front.

Everyone is mentally prepared.

Hearing his words, Chief of Staff Kurasov said: "Yes, by withdrawing the 442nd regiment, we will be able to better fight the Germans in street battles and let them know that it is not easy to occupy our city." ”

Up to now, in the Great Patriotic War of the Soviet Union, there has not been a single resounding street battle, the historical street battle in the city of Leningrad did not take place, it was directly razed, the historical battle for the defense of Stalingrad has not yet begun, and the Turkish army in the south is marching towards Stalingrad.

"We've mobilized all the school-age youth in the city." Another commissar said: "The old people and women, children, in the city have been transferred, and everyone who is left is a warrior, and they will also live and die with the city." ”

For Lao Maozi, the most important thing is people, and at this time, it's time to block people's lives.

Let the whole Kalinin, burn!

No one was going to get out alive, including the command here, and if the Germans rushed up, it would be better to fight to the end.

"When the 442nd regiment withdraws, blow up the bridge." Admiral Konev said, and after his words were finished, the faces of those present were ugly.

Like many cities, Kalinin is a city built on the mouth of a river, where the Timaka and Flowvercha rivers join the mouth of the Volga River, and the river crosses in an east-west direction, most of the city is in the south, and only a small part of the north of the city, which is almost a suburb.

The city is divided in half by a river.

The Germans attacked from the north, so now the main defensive positions are in the north, if they blow up all the bridges in the north of the city, then the German heavy tank forces will not be able to pass at all, but this also means that their fighters who are still on the positions will not be able to retreat.

Their fate is already sealed.

Is it worth fortifying along the banks of the river and ping into battle with the Germans for months, and in order to achieve this goal, they lost the army on the north bank of the river?

Looking at the faces of the people around him, Admiral Konev's expression was normal: "In the end, everyone is leaving, it's just a matter of taking one step earlier and one step later, do you still have any opinions?" ”

So, the people present had nothing to say, yes, it was impossible for them to retreat, they could only fight to the death here, the Germans had sharp soldiers, and they could eventually reach Moscow, and those of them who stood in the way of the defense line around Moscow were destined to be cannon fodder.

It is necessary to have the consciousness of cannon fodder, they will not die in vain, their death will bring a favorable aspect to the defense of Moscow, they consume the morale of the Germans, they sum up the experience of street fighting.

At the same time, what Admiral Konev said also meant that he did not have any confidence in the defense of Kalinin at all, and under the pressure of the powerful German army, no one thought that he could defeat Germany now.

Knowing that it is death, but being willing to die, this is the most powerful.

The same was true of the 442 regiment, their retreat, not to escape, but only to better fight.

The 442nd Regiment not only had infantry, but also artillery, and when retreating, the 522nd Artillery Battalion was originally deployed in the rear, but now they went to the front.

Trucks covered with camouflage nets, towing 105mm M1 howitzers, were speeding towards the city along the roads on the outskirts of the city, and in front of them, the river was roaring.