327 Battle of Ksheshinskaya (II)

The White Army under Shulykin regrouped, about five hundred men, and began to advance towards their target, and some of the White Army with rifles began to fire at Tavrichher Palace, but only to create some disturbance and not to hit anything.\\

The artillery under Major Alexei was getting better and better, with rare precision, throwing lethal ammunition near the barricades, explosions came and went, mixed with screams and wails, both sides of the enemy, but the mortars could not hit the machine guns in the building, and under the strafing of the machine guns, the casualties on Shulikin's side were obviously even worse.

The Whites, who did not participate in the attack, saw the casualties in the attacking ranks, and they could only pour their shots at the enemy stronghold a hundred meters away, only to be met with a more violent rain of bullets. From afar, they could see that the Bolsheviks' machine guns were firing wildly, and then the Bolsheviks, who were hiding in the barricades, also began to shoot, harvesting their own lives with their bullets.

But the Whites were still advancing, and although fear had completely reigned in their hearts, they quickened themselves under the shouts of the upper echelons and the threat of force, trying to create the illusion that they intended to break through the Bolshevik interception fire at any cost by virtue of their superiority in numbers and open a passage into the Kšesinskaya Palace.

It should be said that their performance was a success.

"Poor fools, do they think crowd tactics will work?"

Georgi laughed contemptuously. If the rebels thought they could pass through the barricades and obstacles in a dense hail of bullets, and insisted on doing so, then the defense of the Koshinskaya Palace was no longer a matter worth considering.

Another row of white troops collapsed in a barrage of Bolshevik fire, and Georgi burst into a cheerful laugh. However, this good mood lasted only a few seconds, when Rokossovsky suddenly leaned over and issued a warning: "At the current rate of firing, I'm afraid our machine guns won't last long, Comrade Georgi." We must fire with moderation!! ”

Georgi's laughter stopped abruptly - he began to miss Maxim, the water-cooled machine gun was not so much trouble, although it was inconvenient to maneuver, but for him it was now a stubborn waiting for help, and there was no need to think about maneuvering at all.

Compared to the bulky Makqin, although the PK machine gun of the Red Eagle Regiment reconnaissance company weighed less than ten kilograms, it could not fire continuously without the help of cooling water, and they would overheat. Then, the soldiers operating them had to stop. Then either change the barrel, or wait for a "long" enough time for your weapon to cool down.

Of course, there are more effective ways to use coercion to quickly cool down the guy, such as soaking the barrel of the gun in water. Of course, this is not recommended in the instructions for the use of weapons, as it will greatly reduce the life of the barrel and even risk exploding.

"Isn't there still a spare barrel?". Georgi asked.

Rokossovsky smiled bitterly: "The spare barrel is already burned red......"

It was only in a moment that Georgi had already made up his mind: "Get a few buckets of water at once, and if the machine gun gets too hot, pour water on it." ”

"But this will reduce the service life of the weapon."

"Don't worry about the longevity."

Georgi looked back at the position, where the Whites were still falling in patches like wheat being harvested, but more were still rushing forward, and the favorable situation would not last long......

As if to confirm his fears, a machine gun suddenly stopped, and Georgi shouted an order: "Go!" ”

Every Bolshevik who did not take part in the battle went into action, and everyone knew that machine guns were the guarantee to keep the White Army out of the gates. Therefore, they must not stop firing, not even for a moment.

In fact, it is not only machine guns that have problems with overheating, but also with Uzi submachine guns, which are the same, if not more serious.

Petrovsky had no choice but to stop firing, the long pouring of ammunition had already made his barrel faintly red, just now, the overly hot bolt stopped working, and jamming inevitably appeared - the temperature of the bolt had reached the maximum limit!

And Zhao Yunxia beside him felt it even deeper, and accidentally touched the faintly red lower receiver when changing the magazine, although it was only a rather brief and never intimate contact, he was still scalded and screamed.

"We need cold water," Zhao Yunxia suggested, covering the burned area, "or something else that can cool the barrel." If it goes on like this, the barrel can be roasted! ”

Petrovsky shrugged his shoulders with a wry smile, being at the forefront of the position, where to find cold water!

After thinking for a while, Zhao Yunxia suggested: "Comrade Leonardo, does peeing work?" ”。

Petrovsky was stunned for a moment, not knowing whether it was because of the deafness caused by the cannon shock or because he was too surprised, he asked blankly: "What did you say?" Say it again? ”

Zhao Yunxia repeated it with some embarrassment, this time Petrovsky understood, and he appreciated Zhao Yunxia's flexibility and adaptability: "Great, just do it!" ”

"Do you really want to pee?"

Zhao Yunxia really just said casually, let's not say that it is not a good habit to defecate in the open, let's just say that when bullets are raining on this battlefield, how can you get up and pee?

"The Bolsheviks were not afraid of death! For the sake of **, do it! ”

Petrovsky took the lead as a party member, and he resolutely stood up and stretched out his hand to pull out the matter - but only intentionally. Almost the next second he stood upright, a volley of bullets had flown by, some past him, others hitting the floor or sandbag.

Petrovsky quickly gave up his unrealistic idea, retracted behind the sandbag, looked out with his probe, and looked at the white army who was suppressed by machine gun fire at a distance of 100 meters, and said in confusion: "Why do I think that the bullets didn't come from the front?" ”

"Comrade Leonardo, what you said is not bad at all!" Zhao Yunxia pointed to their right side, "The enemy has come in a roundabout!" ”

Petrovsky cautiously poked his head out to look at their right, and then Zhao Yunxia also stuck her head over. Just as they could see, a large group of white troops was emerging from the building to their right. It should be said that the detour they chose was very ingenious, and it happened to be the blind spot of the front of the Koshinskaya Palace, which could not be detected at all without careful observation.

"Damn! This news must be reported to Comrade Georgi quickly! Petrovsky said as he took off the walkie-talkie hanging behind him, but no matter how he called, Georgi on the other end of the walkie-talkie did not react until Zhao Yunxia motioned him to look at the back of the walkie-talkie, and a black bullet hole told him that if the walkie-talkie hadn't blocked it just now, he would probably have died.

"What should I do?" Zhao Yunxia asked nervously, "Is there still a walkie-talkie?" ”。

"No, Comrade Georgy fired a total of two, and one of them has already died along with Comrade Ivanov in the shelling just now......," Petrovsky replied bitterly, biting his lip.

Zhao Yunxia looked at the Ksheshinskaya Palace, which was a hundred meters away behind her, and asked anxiously: "The distance is too far, even if you shout loudly, you can't hear it!" ”

Petrovsky shook his head and said: "Even if it is close, it is inaudible!" ”

"What then?"

"You go back and report immediately." Petrovsky said categorically.

It should be said that it is very dangerous to rush through a flat ground nearly 100 meters long and without cover in the rain of bullets, Petrovsky handed over such a dangerous task to Zhao Yunxia, not because he was greedy for life and afraid of death, but because his injured leg was really not powerful, with his staggering state, he didn't want to complete the task at all, so he could only go to Zhao Yunxia.

Zhao Yunxia didn't think about it so much, he nodded, gently patted Petrovsky on the shoulder twice, and then suddenly stood up and rushed towards the Kshessinskaya Palace.

Petrovsky really wanted to pay attention to Zhao Yunxia's every move, but waves of enemies poured out of the building, and if they were not suppressed, they could easily enter the Ksheshinskaya Palace. You must know that Georgi has already placed most of his defense on the frontal defensive line, and on the side of the Kšesinskaya Palace, it can be said that the defense is almost negligible.

At the same time, Georgi did not realize that there was a huge hole in the defensive line he hastily arranged, and although he had blocked all the main streets leading to the Ksheshinskaya Palace, there was nothing he could do about the buildings on both sides of the street, not because he did not want to control them, but because he was simply understaffed.

At this time, Georgi was more concerned about whether the machine gun could exert continuous firepower, and after taking emergency water cooling measures, every machine gun was still firing, and the durability of the PK machine gun was really good! Their bullets rained down an impassable line of death in front of the White Army. Looking at the white troops who rushed forward and then fell before the dead line, Georgi felt that he should be able to defend the center.

But what stunned him was that the white army didn't seem to care about sacrifice at all, and rushed up one after another, and the white army that fell under their guns was not hundreds, but thousands, or more, but they were still rushing up, as if driven by some mysterious magic. This crazy move of the enemy gave him a creepy feeling.

In fact, Georgi guessed correctly, the reason why the White Army is so crazy is largely because Shu Lijin is making trouble, and without the support of his spells, the White Army would have collapsed long ago.

"Comrade Georgi!"

Zhao Yunxia's voice made Georgi wake up from the shock, he frowned and looked at the panting Zhao Yunxia, and asked dissatisfiedly: "Aren't you Zhao from China?" If you don't kill the enemy on the front line, how did you run back? Are you going to be a deserter! ”

Although the distance of 100 meters is not long, Zhao Yunxia sprinted over with all the strength of his body, especially the rain of bullets along the way made his adrenaline hormones soar, and he was out of breath for a while.

"Comrade Leonardo's walkie-talkie was broken...... The enemy made a detour from the flank...... Comrade Leonardo let me inform you......"

Zhao Yunxia's Russian was not good, and she became even more stammering when she was nervous, but Georgi still guessed the truth from his intermittent words.

"What!"

Georgi screamed, regardless of the danger, poked his head out and looked in the direction of Zhao Yunxia's finger, and sure enough, a large number of enemies were charging towards the Ksheshinskaya Palace with the help of the cover of the building, if they were not repulsed, the consequences would be unimaginable!

It wasn't just Georgi who realized the danger, Rokossovsky's face turned white. A frontal feint attack, a flank attack? Well, although this trick is old, it did work, their attention was attracted to the front, and the defense in several other directions was greatly weakened, if it wasn't for Zhao Yunxia's timely report, they probably wouldn't have realized that the danger had come at all.

"Comrade Georgi, please give me a squad of fighters, and I will personally lead them to repel the enemy." Rokossovsky pleaded firmly.

Georgy smiled bitterly: "Now there are still people, all the comrades who can fight have already gone to the front, and the Ksheshinskaya Palace, except for the old comrades of the Central Committee, that is, women comrades, can never ......"

Rokossovsky's face became even more pale, the battle was fought to this extent, the result was almost doomed, now I am afraid that the only thing they can do is to abandon the city and flee, but they have fled in the rear, what will happen to the soldiers in front? You can't just watch them fall into the jaws of the tiger, can you?

Rokossovsky had made up his mind, and seemed to have made up his mind, and begged again: "Comrade Georgi, if there is not one class, then give me five people, no, three people will do!" It will take time for the central government to retreat, and we must resist it! ”

Georgi looked at Rokossovsky, who was full of determination, and sighed: "I can only give you two people, please take them and Comrade Zhao to set off together, please be sure to buy a little more time!" ”

Rokossovsky nodded solemnly, grabbed the Uzi submachine gun with a wave of his hand, and took the lead in rushing out. And Georgi did not delay, and hurried to Lenin, who had to get the Central Committee to move immediately.

Lenin had been watching the battle all the time, and at first he easily repelled the enemy's attack, he was both happy and proud, and full of confidence in the prospect of victory. Think that you can easily overthrow the rule of the bourgeoisie and usher in a new era, just like the one-sided war situation in front of you.

However, as the battle deepened, with the arrival of enemy reinforcements, and with the enemy's fearless reactionary wave after wave of charges, his optimism soon faded completely, especially when bad news continued to come from the front line, and the Mentor's heart was completely entangled.

"How is the battle on Trotsky's side?" He asked anxiously.

Sverdlov's face was melancholy, and his tone was full of anxiety: "The situation is still not ideal, several of their attacks have been repulsed by the enemy, and now they are still unable to take the Winter Palace." ”

Lenin asked again: "What about the Pyotr Pavlovsky regiment?" ”

Sverdlov sighed: "They are blocked by the enemy on the outskirts and are engaged in street fighting, and I am afraid that there will be no results for a while." ”

This time it was Lenin's turn to sigh, and with a glimmer of hope he asked again: "What about Andrei's Red Eagle Regiment?" ”

Sverdlov smiled bitterly and reminded: "Comrade Lenin, the Red Eagle Regiment is the farthest from Petrograd, and even if they go into action immediately, they will not be able to arrive in a few hours!" ”

"I know the way!" Lenin sighed again and muttered: "I just hold on to one in ten thousand hopes, hoping that Andrei will work another miracle!" ”

At this moment, Georgi hurriedly burst in, "Sorry, Comrade Lenin! "The enemy's strength is stronger than we thought, they have broken through our defenses, Comrade Rokossovsky has tried to stop them with the most powerful force, but at most it can only delay a little, I solemnly ask you, as well as the comrades of the Central Committee, to evacuate the Koshinskaya Palace immediately!" ”

"What!"

This news surprised the already extremely anxious mentor, and he rushed to the window in two steps, observed for a while, and wondered, "Isn't the enemy blocked?" ”。

Georgi explained: "The enemy in front is not to be feared, but they have come back from the side, and we really don't have the strength to stop them!" Please don't hesitate any longer and evacuate quickly! ”

Lenin thought about it for only a second, and then flatly rejected Georgi's proposal, emphasizing with great certainty: "I will not go anywhere, the Kšesinskaya Palace is the seat of the Central Committee of the Bolsheviks, and if it falls, the repercussions will be very bad!" Our enemies will take advantage of this...... That's why I tell you very firmly, Comrade Georgi, the Kyshinskaya Palace must be defended, even if I personally carry a gun to the front! ”

Speaking of this, Lenin categorically ordered Sverdlov: "Mobilize all the forces that can be mobilized, and let all comrades take up arms against our enemies!" ”

Without waiting for Sverdlov to answer, Georgy preemptively replied: "Comrade Lenin, all the young and strong male comrades in the Kšesinskaya Palace have been mobilized, and we must not have old comrades and female comrades go to the front!" ”

Lenin looked at Georgi firmly and ordered without question: "Why can't you?" Lesbians are also Bolsheviks, and in order to defend the party, they will never refuse to contribute their strength! I still say what I said just now, if necessary, I and my comrades from the Central Committee can also go to the front! The Koshinskaya Palace must be defended at all costs! ”

At this point, Georgi knew that Lenin's will might have been shaken, and since the mentor had the determination to fight to the death, what else did they have to say, he solemnly saluted Lenin and said resolutely: "Comrade Lenin, I assure you that as long as I have a breath, I will never let the enemy step into the Kshessinskaya Palace!" ”

Georgi came and went in a hurry, his determination was very touching, but Sverdlov had to think more, even if it was a last resort, he would never allow the Mentor to carry a gun.

"Comrade Lenin, even if we mobilize both old comrades and female comrades, we will not be able to do enough......"

Lenin frowned unhappily, "Comrade Yakov, my attitude is very clear, it is necessary to hold the Khsessinskaya Palace, and any proposal to retreat at this time is an anti-** argument!" ”

Sverdlov sighed and said, "I know that it is indeed very important to defend the Ksheshinskaya Palace, but it is not enough to rely on the existing strength...... My suggestion is whether to take some of the forces from the 1st Machine Gun Regiment, the situation is not very urgent there......"

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