Chapter 694 **

Iushkin was right. The sound of gunfire and explosions from the south of the railway station was reverberating over the railway station more and more deafeningly.

Malashenko, who knew that the south of the railway station had long been lost, tilted his ears and listened carefully to the sound of artillery fire from afar. This dense explosion was obviously not caused by the Germans themselves. There was no Soviet garrison there and it was completely occupied by the Germans. It was impossible to hear such fierce explosions and crossfire.

There must be something wrong. The south of the station, which had been fully occupied by the Germans, was now filled with fierce gunfire. This situation was almost ready to reveal something.

"It's our comrades, our comrades are here to support us!"

Kiril shouted out the real answer that was already on the tip of his tongue and ready to come out earlier than Malashenko.

Malashenko, who thought the same thing, immediately threw down the bread in his hand and opened the turret hatch on his head without saying a word, and ran all the way to where Political Commissar Petrov was.

At the same time, the south of the railway station was a completely different scene.

Countless Red Army soldiers with high morale held their weapons tightly and launched a fierce charge towards the German army who was hastily defending. The German army, which was obviously caught off guard by the sudden arrival of the Soviet army, seemed a little flustered.

The German deputy shooter, who was carrying an ammunition box in his hand and a full bullet chain around his neck, trotted all the way, and the German main shooter, who was carrying a machine gun, had been in position for a while but couldn't wait for a long time. The bullets were shouting anxiously.

The anti-tank guns that were temporarily transferred from somewhere were deployed in place as quickly as possible. When the German anti-tank gun crew was in a hurry to carry out the next step, they suddenly looked at each other and looked confused.

"Hans, didn't we bring our ammunition boxes?"

The unprepared and hasty German army gave the Soviet army, which launched an active counterattack, a great advantage for a while.

The Soviet division commander in charge of commanding this battle raised his telescope and closely watched the battlefield in front of him. After carefully observing for a while to make sure that the German army was really hasty and difficult to resist, rather than a trap, he immediately turned around and gave orders to the communications staff beside him.

"Notify the front-line troops to concentrate superior forces in the direction of the breakthrough point and tear open the gap in the shortest time before the Germans come to their senses. Our comrades are entangled with the German army in the railway station. Now is our perfect opportunity!"

"Understood, Comrade Division Commander, do it right away."

The face that had finished pouring out the order turned again. This familiar Soviet infantry division commander was the Jew, Division Commander Chelchenkov, who had fought side by side with Malashenko before.

Division Commander Chelchenkov rushed to the railway station to support the battle after receiving the order from the army group headquarters.

On the phone, the army chief of staff who called in person described the situation as extremely urgent. Division Commander Chelchenkov, who seemed to be able to smell the bloody smell at the train station through the phone, realized the seriousness of the situation and asked casually before going to perform the mission.

"Which unit is stationed at the train station now?"

Chelchenkov did not expect that his casual question would bring him a result that was enough to surprise him.

"The 1st Guards Heavy Tank Breakthrough Regiment is the unit led by the tank hero Malashenko. There are still some remaining infantry units assisting in the defense, and there are less than a battalion left. Your division's mission is to open up the railway station area occupied by the Germans and join the 1st Guards Heavy Tank Breakthrough Regiment, and then drive all the Germans out of the train station and defend this place!"

Chelchenkov, who had fought side by side with Malashenko, was very impressed by Malashenko, who was young but had the title of Red Army tank hero.

He was extremely brave in the charge and led the team himself. When he encountered setbacks, he could analyze the battlefield situation and arrange some effective tactics. He was also very good in dealing with people and was sincere.

In short, in Cherchenkov's eyes, Malashenko was definitely a competent commander and a friend worth making friends with.

He was originally commanding the troops to fight the Germans in the city below Mamayev Kurgan, defending every street and every house.

But when he heard the news that it was Malashenko who was surrounded in the train station, Cherchenkov commanded the troops to break contact with the Germans and withdraw at the fastest speed. After handing over the defense zone to the friendly troops who came to replace the defense, he immediately rushed towards the train station not far away.

After fighting side by side with Malashenko, Division Commander Chelchenkov received a reinforcement. Now his infantry division has integrated two regiment-level units that were damaged and unified their command. It not only made up for the previous loss of troops, but also exceeded the full strength period. Except for the lack of some technical weapons and heavy weapons, the combat power is very strong and the morale is high.

In general, it is not unreasonable for Chuikov to transfer such an infantry division in the best condition to support Malashenko's defense of the railway station.

It is only known that part of the railway station has been occupied by the Germans. As soon as Chelchenkov, who was ready for battle, arrived at the battle position, he immediately ordered the vanguard to launch a fierce attack towards the south of the railway station.

The number of the vanguard troops of the Soviet army that launched the counterattack was not large. There were only about 500 people. There were a lot of fragmented pure infantry divisions. They were not as maneuverable as Malashenko's 1st Guards Heavy Tank Breakthrough Regiment. So fast, Cherchenkov's main force is still marching behind.

The Soviet army's eager counterattack was faced with the dilemma of insufficient troops. However, the German army stationed south of the train station was even more miserable.

The German army, whose attention was firmly attracted by Malashenko, was caught off guard by the counterattack commanded by Cherchenkov.

One of the two German infantry divisions participating in the battle in the direction of the train station set up its divisional headquarters in the southern area of ​​the occupied train station.

The German division commander's idea of ​​​​doing this is naturally a good one. It is more conducive to commanding the battle by locating the headquarters where he can hear the sound of his soldiers' guns and artillery. It can also receive timely updates and receive a clear view of the entire battlefield situation.

But this bold and adventurous German division commander never expected that he would be raped!

The brutal fighting on Mamayev Hill and its surrounding neighborhoods is still continuing. How did the Russians mobilize their troops to counterattack the railway station when they were so short of troops?