Port of Stalingrad.

Here, the lifeline of all the Russians who guarded Stalingrad, where supplies were delivered every day, braving the heavy bombardment of the Luftwaffe and regardless of losses.

Here, the entire defense of Stalingrad was supported.

Guarding here were the Soviet 171st Infantry Division and a workers' brigade, commanded by Major General Katanosky, a staunch Bolshevik.

His faith in the Soviets and his determination to win the Great Patriotic War were unmatched by few people. Although the area has been bombed by the Luftwaffe since the Battle of Stalingrad and the Russians have suffered heavy casualties all the time, he has never wavered in his determination.

In addition to his 171st Infantry Division and Workers' Brigade, a large number of defeated soldiers who had retreated from the Terek River joined the guards of the port.

Major Lyakov - no, now Lieutenant Colonel Lyakov, one of them.

Lyukov, who was said to have shown great bravery on the battlefield and fought to command his troops to break through even when he was surrounded, was quickly promoted to lieutenant colonel and was not held accountable for the defeat at the Terek River.

It is said that at the time of the first breakout, Lyakov shouted "For Comrade Stalin, for Comrade Marshal Voroshilov" and in the second for the charge, and for the second breakout he shouted "For the beloved Comrade Stalin, for the great Soviet - charge!" ”

This also quickly attracted the attention of the Political Department after he led the troops to break through successfully. Meantime. The Political Department also noted that he had succeeded in bringing out nearly 2,000 soldiers and had managed to enter Stalingrad, so he was promoted......

He and the soldiers who managed to break through. They were arranged to assist in the guards near the harbor. And Lyukov, who arrived at the port, also quickly gained the trust of Katanovsky.

Lykov was promoted as a typical Bolshevik with a strong faith......

When the Germans left with another bombardment, the port was in shambles, and a lot of hardship was lost, and the supplies transported here in the face of enemy bombardment were once again heavily damaged.

The same thing happens every day, every day......

Look at the whirring coming. The German plane whizzed away again, Katanovski couldn't help but sigh. The losses were too great on the Volga. Those transport ships had to be bombed again and again by the enemy's air force, and ships were constantly sunk and people were killed.

It is often transported from one end of the Volga to the other. Less than half of the supplies were successfully delivered. Even so. It does not mean that the goods that successfully reach the port are safe. They were still subjected to heavy bombardment by enemy aircraft.

In order to ensure these supplies, every Soviet soldier here alive civilians, did everything in their power, at any cost.

In order to encircle Stalingrad, all made great efforts......

He saw Lieutenant Colonel Lyakov coming over: "Comrade Lyakov, is there any situation?" ”

"No, Comrade General." Lykov quickly replied: "In our vicinity, no shadow of the enemy was found. I think. The enemy is still a long way from us. ”

"But how I wish I could fight the enemy now......" Katanovski sighed again, "thinking that our comrades are fighting bloodily. The thought of them being bleeding and dying makes my heart ache faintly. ”

"Comrade General, we are fighting here as well." Lyakov comforted him.

"yes, yes." Katanovsky smiled bitterly, and he could only comfort himself like this now: "Comrade Lyakov, there is still a batch of supplies arriving in the evening, and you are still in charge." The commander of the workers' brigade, Comrade Yashinlev, will follow your command and be careful at all to ensure the safety of this batch of supplies. ”

"Yes, Comrade General, please rest assured."

Lyakov replied loudly. Of course, at this time, he was actually extremely nervous in his heart...... Just now, he had received a secret order from the German military hierarchy that a German battle group was rapidly approaching and was about to arrive. Comrade, a German infantry division, was also trying to move closer in the direction of the port, preparing to complete the capture of the port.

Lykov's task was to assist the German battle group in seizing the port and hold out until most of it arrived......

Everyone knows what the port lifeline means to Stalingrad, and its importance goes without saying, and now the Germans have clearly set their sights on it.

Lyakov became the key to this.

The 2,000-strong troops under his command were all made up of soldiers of the Free Russian Army. The Russians probably would not have imagined that the Germans would use such a large-scale, formed force to enter Stalingrad in a big way while the German army was overwhelmed.

And incredibly, they also succeeded, and were given such a great responsibility to assist in the defense of the port......

Well, that's what God means.

Lykov knew that this was the time to test himself, and that he must prove his loyalty to the Germans and restore the glory of the Chikachev family with a successful battle.

And this is the only opportunity I can grasp!

Night is quietly falling, and the sound of cannons and gunfire can be clearly heard here. Even at night, the Germans did not stop attacking Stalingrad in the slightest.

The fierce battle continued to torment the attacking and defending troops, but at this time, the port gained a rare calm.

Once the Germans bombed less at night, it became a safer place......

"Major Myrist is about to arrive, they are all dressed in Soviet clothes now, and the major asks us if we are ready." Heisenberg came to Lykov's side and asked in a low voice.

Lykov looked at the time: "Let them start......"

After speaking. He picked up the phone: "Please help me pick up General Katanoski...... General, I'm Lyakov, we found a traitor...... I guess you have to come over for a moment. He was the man of General Chuikov...... Yes, I'm not mistaken...... I'm waiting for you......"

Lykov put down the phone and took a deep breath. It's begun, it's begun. This night will decide the lives of countless people...... Even, Stalingrad will be decided. Decide the future of the entire USSR.

They can only succeed, not fail......

He waited anxiously, about twenty minutes later. A car appeared. A moment later, Major General Katanovsky, accompanied by several guards, appeared here.

Is there a traitor? Or General Chuikov's people? Katanovsky doesn't think that's a good thing. You learned that it would have a series of terrible consequences.

"Comrade Lyakov, where is the traitor?" As soon as I saw Lykov. Katanovsky asked with a gloomy face.

"Comrade General. Please follow me. ”

Lykov took Katanovsky to his command, where a man was seated, and several soldiers were holding weapons against this man.

Katanovsky did not suspect in the slightest, he went straight to the man who was sitting: "Stand up, what's your name?" Whose orders did you take? ”

The man stood up as the general intended: "My name is Heisenberg, and I accept Ernst. Order of Marshal Braim! ”

Katanovsky was stunned, and before he could react, he suddenly found that the muzzles of the guns were all aimed at him. Then, several of his own guards were quickly disarmed.

"Lyakov. What are you doing! Katanovsky said angrily.

"Generate electricity immediately, and we will act according to the plan." Lykov ignored him, but quickly gave this order, after which he turned his gaze to Katanovsky: "Comrade General, please make a call to the defense troops, there is a force that has arrived to assist in the defense, please let them in immediately." ”

Katanovsky finally understood that there was a traitor, but the traitor was Lykov, whom he once trusted immensely!

"No!" In such a dangerous situation, Katanovsky decided to put his life and death on the line, staring at the traitor in front of him: "I will never make this call, and I will never betray my faith!" ”

"Bang-" and the gunshot rang out.

One of Katanovsky's guards lay in a pool of blood, while the muzzle of Lykov's gun was still smoking...... He raised his gun again and aimed it at another of Katanovsky's guards: "Comrade General, if you don't want to watch all the guards die, then call this lightly!" ”

Katanovsky's heart was bleeding, but he still stubbornly shook his head: "You can kill all of us, we are ready to die for the Soviets!" ”

His steadfastness is something that no one can destroy......

Liao Kefu also looked a little helpless, but he immediately smiled: "Actually, seriously, I don't necessarily need your help, have you forgotten that you have given me a lot of power?" ”

Katanovsky's face changed dramatically, and at this time he saw Lykov pick up the phone on the table: "Pick up Comrade Yakhinlev from the Workers' Brigade...... Comrade Yakhinlev? I'm Lyakov. Hello, we have a new reinforcement force that is about to arrive, please take responsibility for receiving them in...... Yes, Comrade General Katanovsky is with me...... Well, the final victory must belong to us! ”

After saying that, he put down the phone and looked at Katanovsky coldly.

"Comrade Liaokov, there is still a batch of supplies arriving in the evening, and you are still in charge. The commander of the workers' brigade, Comrade Yashinlev, will follow your command and be careful at all to ensure the safety of this batch of supplies......"

Katanovsky remembered what he had said, and it was he who had given Lykov such power......

Yashinlev, who was simple-minded and impulsive, would never have thought that his general had been kidnapped, let alone that Lyakov would be a traitor.

Now, the port, which bears the life of Stalingrad, has become precarious......

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A large number of troops dressed in Soviet uniforms appeared. Yashinlev, who had just received the order, did not have any suspicious considerations at all. In his opinion, more reinforcements would have arrived.

"Hello. I am the brigade commander of the workers' brigade Yashinlev, who are you? ”

"Don't ask me who I am, comrade, that's not what you should ask." The Soviet colonel who led the team said coldly.

"Ah, yes." Yashinlev was a little embarrassed: "I'll take you to Comrade General now." ”

"We know how to go, comrade brigade commander, please stick to your post."

When this sentence is finished. Without looking, the colonel walked in front of the soldiers of the workers' brigade with his own team held high......

"It's really unbelievable, they seem to look down on everyone." Someone muttered under his breath.

"This is the regular army." Yakhinlev was very appreciative: "We should be happy to have them." Defense here will become more assured......"

Yakhinlev probably didn't think that this group of reinforcements that suddenly appeared was simply a group of elite German commandos in makeup.

And the "arrogant" colonel, his name is Myristal......

Mylistre didn't expect to be so easy to get into. It seems that that Lyakov is still trustworthy. And this is another proof of the level of confusion of the Russians in Stalingrad.

When he met Lyakov. Lykov did a great job, not only kidnapping Katanovsky, but also successfully leading his 2,000 men, taking advantage of the special rights given to him by Katanovsky, and successfully controlling the vital position of the port.

Now, the only thing left to do was whether they could wait for the arrival of the main German forces......

"We're in a position where we can block the fleet of ships carrying supplies as they arrive. It can also block the enemy who is trying to retake it. Lykov didn't say much of a pleasantry, but quickly brought Mylistre to the map: "Major." You see, in order to prepare for the German attack, all the fortifications here were very well constructed, easy to defend and difficult to attack, and I have ordered my men in advance, with the orders of General Katanovsky, to disarm the enemy and take control of this place. ”

Speaking of which, he deliberately looked at Katanovsky, who was tied up with five flowers, and found that the general's eyes were full of anger. He smiled, and then went on to Mylistre: "Here are also the main artillery forces of the port defense force, and it will be very advantageous for us if we can take them......

"Well done, Lyakov." Mylistel looked very satisfied: "Immediately send a direct message to Field Marshal Ernst, we have completed the first step of control of the port, and ask our troops to arrive as soon as possible." Now let's score our own work. Lyakov, you will be in charge of meeting the enemy's upcoming frontal challenge, while I will take my men to their artillery positions and capture all their artillery! ”

"Yes, Major." Lyakov nodded: "I think our air force should also increase its assistance. After all, once the enemy loses his position and port, he will do everything to recapture it. ”

"Yes, Air Force General, our greatest reliance ......," Myristel replied faintly......

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Gunfire rang out like firecrackers in the port artillery unit, and the gunners could never have dreamed that a group of "Soviet" soldiers dressed in their own clothes would suddenly appear here and shoot without warning.

The requisite infantry protection was lacking, and when the Mylistre commandos launched a surprise attack, the entire artillery unit was completely engulfed in a horrific massacre.

Large numbers of gunners were shot and killed unprepared, and they had no power to return fire. Blood stained the place red.

The submachine guns in the hands of the German commandos roared terribly. In order to ensure a successful infiltration of the port, most of these commandos used Russian Bobosha submachine guns. Now it seems that the performance of the Bobosha submachine gun is still relatively reliable.

It seems that it is also a good feeling to shoot Russians with Russian weapons......

In less than half an hour, almost all the artillerymen here were killed, and the artillery positions, which were vital to the port, fell into the hands of the Germans.

There was no sense of ease in Mylistre's heart, it was not difficult to seize the artillery position, the difficult thing was how to hold it firmly.

While ordering his team to quickly clear the battlefield, he used the radio to urgently send a message to Ernst Brown. Marshal Bram reported on the situation here.

And when he was busy, the phone in the artillery headquarters rang, Mylistre pointed the captured Soviet artillery colonel with the muzzle, and the colonel grabbed the phone with a rather ugly face: "I'm Colonel Jetasev, ah, nothing, there was some misunderstanding here just now, it doesn't matter, the matter has been dealt with......"

Just as Mylistre breathed a sigh of relief, Colonel Jetasv shouted into the phone: "The Germans—the Germans have taken this place!" ”

"Suddenly", behind him there was the sound of Milistel's gunshots, and Colonel Jetasev, who was holding the phone, fell.

Mylistre smiled bitterly, although he would be discovered sooner or later, he still wanted to use the Russian colonel to buy himself as much time as possible, but now it seemed that this idea had become unrealistic.

In an hour at most, the Russians will figure out what the hell is going on here, and then a large-scale battle for the port will break out here! (To be continued......)