Located west of Kiev, 75 kilometers from Rivne and 95 kilometers from Dubno, Shepetovka was an important railway junction and logistical supply center, through which much of the supplies for the garrison in present-day Smolensk were transferred.

Now the 16th Army only left the 109th Motorized Division and the 57th Tank Regiment of the 116th Tank Division of the Fifth Mechanized Army, and the rest of the troops, even Lukin doesn't know where to go, it should have arrived in Smolensk early, and now the entire command system is very chaotic, and some generals will directly mobilize the army if they cross the ranks, in short, Lukin's subordinates are just that.

The air inside the train is pretty bad, and when you get to the platform, it should be much better outside.

However, as Lukin got off the train, he couldn't help but frown.

The station was a mess, full of routs, mixed with fleeing crowds, all huddled around the station, hoping to squeeze a train to the rear to leave.

When they saw that Lukin's train had stopped, they also wanted to squeeze up, and when they saw this, the soldiers on the train immediately raised their guns and dispersed the crowd.

"Quick, call the stationmaster." Lukin shouted.

The stationmaster, a lame man who, on crutches, made his way through the crowd with difficulty.

"General, I'm the stationmaster here, Shepetovka is quite messy now, you better get on the train quickly, wait until you have refueled and water, and leave immediately." The stationmaster said to Lukin.

Pretty messy? Lukin frowned: "This is our important railway hub, how can it be so messy?" And what about the garrison here? ”

"The garrison has been broken up, and the Germans are said to be able to come over soon, general, if you don't leave quickly, I'm afraid you will be blocked by the Germans." The stationmaster said: "I received an order from my superiors, and I have been holding on here, I am an old Bolshevik, and I will definitely stick to my post, but..."

His leg was lame in the First World War, he had fought so many battles, and he had long looked down on it, but the current situation is really reassuring.

Lukin frowned.

"Order, all fighters, get out of the car at once!" Later, Lukin made a decision.

Hearing his words, the adjutant on the side immediately became anxious: "General, our task is to get to Smolensk quickly, and now we can't stay here." ”

"Yes, our goal is there, but for now, we have to protect it first." "Now, let's immediately form a defensive line outside the city to prevent the Germans from taking this place," Lukin said. ”

Lukin knew very well in his heart that this was an important railway junction, and if it was lost, it would be difficult to send reinforcements to Smolensk, although he did not receive such a military order, but his sense of responsibility made him have to defend this place.

Moreover, he is also very bold.

"Shore, take my guards, go, intercept all the defeated troops for me at once, organize them here, and reorganize them into our troops! You're responsible for delegating commanders directly to them! ”

"Ivan, take my warrant, go and open the arsenal here, take out the guns, cannons, and food, and distribute them to our troops."

Lukin gave one order after another, which made his adjutant stunned, and only after watching several officers accept the order and leave, did the adjutant whisper: "General, you don't have an order from your superiors now, just do it, if Moscow knows about it, you will be shot!" ”

Privately organizing a rout, opening the arsenal privately, not carrying out the orders of the superiors without permission, staying here, no matter any of them, is enough to shoot Lukin, and now the adjutant only dares to remind him in a whisper.

"That's going to have to be the life." Lukin said: "Now, once Shepetovka is taken by the Germans, it will directly threaten the defense of our Smolensk, and we are defending Smolensk by defending Shepetovka now." ”

Others were afraid of Stalin, and Lukin was also afraid, but he was able to get his life back unharmed from the purge, and now, in the face of the chaotic situation, Lukin must stand up!

"Horn for me!" Lukin took a loudspeaker from the stationmaster, stood on one of the station platforms, and began to shout into the chaos around the station.

"Everyone stop, I am the commander of the 16th Army, Mikhail Fedorovich Lukin, and now Moscow has given an order, as a soldier, it is your duty to defend the territory and not to retreat! All the defeated soldiers in the station, no matter which unit you come from, are now under my orders, register with Colonel Shore, receive weapons, and form a new unit, and you must take up arms and defend our Soviets! ”

Lukin's shouting immediately made the entire station quiet.

There are routs everywhere, which does not mean that these people are afraid, the main reason is the lack of command, Lao Maozi was agitated, he was not afraid of heaven and earth, but he lacked this agitated person.

Now, Lukin stepped up.

"German tanks, crushing the corpses of our compatriots, German bullets, are shooting at our people, German troops, are advancing towards our capital Moscow, at such a time, we, as the people's soldiers, as the force to defend our country, are here ready to pick up the train and retreat, are such people still worthy of being our soldiers? Don't you feel humiliated? Whoever retreats again will be corrected on the spot! ”

"Comrades, take up arms, defend Shepetovka, defend our Motherland! The great Soviets were invincible! Long live the great Soviets! ”

"Hooray!" The soldiers of the 16th Army shouted.

"Hooray!" The routs shouted as well.

The sound grew louder and louder, echoing over the whole Shepetovka, and on this day the Lukin cluster, which had never been seen before in the Soviet army, was thus formed, with a motorized infantry division and tank regiment as the backbone, organized a rout, and organized several infantry divisions to hold on to this important railway junction.

The arsenals were opened, guns, ammunition, were distributed to everyone, because there were no epaulettes, and even a white towel was tied around the arm of each commander, even if it was a sign, and they were hastily deployed to the line of defense outside Shepetovka.

At this time, an enemy appeared on the horizon.

(This book is the Third Reich, it is said that it should not promote the enemy and destroy its own prestige, but in the Great Patriotic War of the Soviet Union, after all, there were still some grassroots figures who turned the tide, the two most famous, one is Lukin, the other is Rokossovsky, so, East China Zhixiong couldn't help but write about it, of course, the future ending of the two, it was also doomed.) ）