Shepetovka is located west of Kiev, with a straight-line distance of 75 kilometers and 95 kilometers from Rovno and Dubno respectively. It is an important railway hub and logistics supply center. Many of the materials leading to the current Smolensk garrison are transported here.

The 16th Army now has only the 109th Motorized Division and the 57th Tank Division, which belongs to the Fifth Mechanized Army, and the 116th Tank Regiment of the 57th Tank Division. The rest of the troops, even Lu Jin, didn't know where they went. They probably arrived in Smolensk early. The entire command system is now very chaotic. Some generals will directly mobilize their troops after crossing the level. In short, Lu Jin has only these people.

The air inside the train was quite bad, and when it arrived on the platform, it should be much better outside.

However, just as Lu Jin got off the train, he couldn't help but frown.

The station was messy, with defeated soldiers everywhere, mixed with fleeing crowds. They were all squeezing around the train station, hoping to squeeze onto a train behind and leave.

When they saw Lu Jin's train stop, they also wanted to squeeze in. Seeing this, the soldiers on the train immediately raised their guns and dispersed the crowd.

"Hurry up, call the webmaster here." Lu Jin shouted.

The webmaster was a cripple. He came to Lu Jin in the crowd with difficulty with a crutch.

"General, I am the webmaster here. Now Shepetovka is quite in a mess. You might as well get on the bus quickly. After adding oil and water, you will leave immediately." The webmaster said to Lu Jin.

Very messy? Lu Jin frowned: "This is our important railway hub, why is it so messy? What about the garrison here?"

"The garrison has been disbanded, and the Germans are said to be able to fight soon. General, if you don't leave quickly, you will probably be blocked by the Germans." The webmaster said: "I received the order from my superiors and have been persisting here. I am an old Bolshevik and will definitely stick to my post, but..."

His legs were just lame in the first battle. He had fought so many battles and had long been indifferent. However, the current situation is really unreliable.

Lu Jin frowned.

"Order, all soldiers, get out of the car immediately!" Later, Lu Jin made a decision.

Hearing his words, the adjutant beside him immediately became anxious: "General, our mission is to arrive in Smolensk quickly, and we cannot stay here now."

"Yes, our goal is there, but now, we must protect it first." Lujin said: "Now, we will immediately organize a line of defense outside the city to prevent the Germans from capturing it."

Lu Jin knew very well that this was an important railway hub. If it was lost, it would be difficult to reinforce Smolensk. Although he had not received such a military order, his sense of responsibility made him have to guard the place.

Moreover, he is very brave.

"Shall, take my guard and intercept all the defeated soldiers immediately, organize them here, reorganize them and become our troops! You are responsible for appointing commanders directly to them!"

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

The orders issued by Lu Jin were stunned by his adjutant. When he saw several officers accepting the order and leaving, the adjutant whispered: "General, you don't have the order from your superiors now, just do this. If Moscow finds out, you will be shot!"

He organized the defeated soldiers privately, opened the arsenal privately, and did not execute the orders of his superiors. He stayed here, no matter what, it was enough to shoot Lu Jin. Now the adjutant dared to remind him in a low voice.

"That's a life," Lujin said: "Now, once Shepetovka is taken down by the Germans, it will directly threaten our Smolensk defense. We are defending Shepetovka now, which is defending Smolensk."

Others are afraid of Stalin, and Lu Jin is also afraid, but he came out of the Great Purge safely and had already saved his life. Now, facing the chaotic situation, Lu Jin must stand up!

"Give me the speaker!" Lu Jin brought a tweeter from the station master, stood on a platform at the station, and began to shout at the chaotic station around.

"Everyone stopped. I am the commander of the 16th Army, Mikhail Feodorovitch Lukin. Now, Moscow has issued an order. As a soldier, it is the responsibility to defend the territory and cannot retreat! All the defeated soldiers in the station, no matter which unit you come from, now accept my orders uniformly, go to Colonel Shor to register, get weapons, and organize new troops. You must take up weapons and defend our Soviets!"

Lu Jin's shouting immediately made the entire station quiet.

There are defeated soldiers everywhere, which does not mean that these people are afraid. The main reason is that they lack command. The Russians are agitated, not afraid of heaven or earth, but they lack this agitated person.

Now, Lu Jin stood up.

"German tanks are crushing the bodies of our compatriots, German bullets are shooting towards our people, and German troops are advancing towards our capital Moscow. At this time, as the people's soldiers and the forces to defend our country, we plan to take the train and retreat here. Are such people worthy of being our soldiers? Don't you feel humiliated? Whoever retreats will be mortified on the spot!"

"Comrades, take up your weapons, defend Shepetovka, and defend our motherland! The great Soviet is invincible! Long live the great Soviet!"

"Long live!" the soldiers of the 16th Army shouted.

"Long live!" The defeated soldiers also shouted.

The sound became louder and louder, echoing over the entire Shepetovka. On this day, the Lujin cluster, which had never been seen in the Soviet army, was established in this way. It was built with a motorcycle division and a tank regiment as the main trunk, organized several infantry divisions, and held on this important railway hub.

The arsenal was opened, and guns and ammunition were sent to everyone's hands, because there were no erectile slaps, and even a white towel was tied to the arm of each commander. Even if it was a sign, they were hurriedly deployed to the defense line outside Shepetovka.

At this moment, an enemy appeared on the horizon.
Chapter completed!