Chapter 425

As I followed them to the trench and passed by the bodies of our soldiers and German soldiers who had not had time to clean up, I couldn't help recalling the thrilling fighting scenes I had just witnessed.

It was getting dark. Although we took back the position from the German, the fighting did not stop. Fierce gunfire was constantly heard from the north and south sides of the position. It was the German army attacking the lines of the 147th and 181st divisions on both sides of the 192nd division.

As soon as I entered the command post, I smelled a strong smell of blood. Several sailors were cleaning up the place. They carried away the bodies of the German soldiers who had been killed, and then found water to wash away the blood stains on the tables and chairs.

The captain put down a clean stool in front of me, and then politely called me: "please sit down, comrade commander, you must be tired. Sit down and have a rest. I think the soldiers should be able to clean it up soon. "

Instead of sitting down immediately, I politely said to the wounded captain, "Comrade captain, you'd better take this seat. After all, you are the wounded."

Unexpectedly, the captain repeatedly waved his hand and said, "no, no, I won't sit. You'd better sit!"

We gave in to each other for a long time, but at last no one sat down. Fortunately, the sailors had cleaned up the command post, and the three of us sat down around the table.

The captain took out a map from his briefcase, spread it on the table, looked at me and asked, "Comrade commander, what shall we do next?"

I glanced at the map and saw that it was the defense map of the 192nd division. I quickly found our position on the map and pointed to the captain and said, "Comrade captain, in addition to letting the soldiers take the lead in fortifications, we should also organize people to dig anti tank trenches and lay minefields, so that when the enemy attacks again, we can be sure to block them."

After hearing this, the captain nodded and said thoughtfully, "the fortifications have already been repaired. Only a few sections of the anti tank trench were blown down, and it won't take much time to repair. The most troublesome is the minefield. After the enemy's shelling and bombing, almost all the infantry mines and anti tank mines in the minefield have exploded. We need engineers to mine again. "

Just as we were talking, the messenger in charge of restoring communication had brought in the telephone line again. As soon as the captain saw it, he quickly stood up and said, "Lieutenant, Captain, I'll call the brigade commander and ask him to send an engineering battalion to support us."

The captain didn't answer him immediately. Instead, he looked at me and saw that I nodded slightly. Then he said to the captain, "OK, you'll call the brigade commander and report our situation to him. At the same time, you'll ask the engineering battalion to help us mine."

Commander tarantsev got through quickly. He readily agreed to our request. Finally, he told the captain that he had received an order from commander General kolpakchi to rush back to the headquarters immediately.

Hearing this order, the captain said with some regret: "Comrade commander, I thought we could continue to fight side by side, but I didn't expect that the commander personally ordered you to go back to the headquarters. What a pity!" At this point, he held out his hand to me, "but the orders of the superior are not allowed to be discussed and can only be implemented unconditionally, so we can only say goodbye now, comrade commander. Good luck!"

When I shook hands with him, I asked with some embarrassment, "Comrade captain, may I ask, what should I call you?" To be honest, I still don't know the names of the captain in front of me and the captain sitting there. I'm going to leave soon. If I don't ask, I don't think I'll have any chance in the future. Once I leave, I may say goodbye to them. We should know that in the brutal battle of Stalingrad, not to mention captains and captains, even colonels and major generals were often precarious.

The captain laughed and replied, "Comrade commander, my name is Oleg." Then he pointed to the captain next to him, "this is my deputy battalion commander yeffim."

After hearing their names, I laughed and said, "they are all good names‘ The meaning of Oleg is sacred‘ Yeffim is kind-hearted I raised my hand, looked at my watch and said to the captain, "Captain Oleg, it's getting late. I should go back to the headquarters."

Yefim stood up and said, "I'll arrange two soldiers to escort you back." After that, without waiting for my opinion, he ran to the door, called two sailors in, and told them: "listen, I'll give you a task to escort the commander back to the headquarters safely. Do you understand? "

The two sailors snapped to attention and answered in a loud voice, "please rest assured that the battalion commander and deputy battalion commander will complete the task."

Escorted by two sailors, I returned safely to the headquarters in kolpakchi last night.

When I went into the headquarters, I wanted to report to kolpakchi immediately, but when I saw that he was on the phone, I stood by the wall without saying a word, waiting patiently for him to finish his call.

After a few words, I realized that the call was from general walshing of the 147th division. He was complaining to the commander that the regiment sent to reinforce the 229th division had been raided by German tanks on the way back. Due to the lack of enough anti tank weapons, after a short period of fighting, the army was defeated by German tanks, and then surrounded and annihilated by a large number of German infantry. As a result of the division's line of defense, because of the transfer of a regiment, the defense force is weak. At present, the first line of defense is also occupied by the German army.

Hearing the bad news, kolpakchi was furious and yelled at each other: "what, you lost your position to the Germans. Comrade general, I warn you, this is a crime. I command you to immediately organize forces to take the position back to me. " With that, he hung up the phone angrily. He turned to find me standing on one side, looked me up and down, and asked with concern, "why, commander o'shanina, are you injured?" I didn't expect that he didn't say coldly like other senior commanders: you're back. And then there's no more. It's about whether I'm hurt or not. I was slightly stunned. I quickly stepped forward and reported: "Hello, comrade commander, lieutenant commander o'shanina. I have finished the task of assisting the 192nd division to recover the position. I'm here to report to you and wait for your order." After the report according to the regulations, I said in a low voice, "Comrade commander, thank you for your concern. I'm fine. I'm not hurt. I'm covered in the blood of other soldiers. " Before he could speak, the telephone on the desk rang. This time it was general Novikov, division commander of 181st division. As soon as the phone rang, kolpakchi asked with a smile, "Dear general, have you brought me any good news?" After a moment's silence, the other party replied, "I'm sorry, comrade commander. I think what I brought you is bad news. Ten minutes ago, the German infantry, under the cover of tanks, had captured the first line of defense in our division's defensive zone. At present, the enemy is pouncing on the second line, and our commanders and fighters are engaged in a fierce battle with them. " After hearing the bad news, colpakchi pursed his lips, and his round face was particularly firm. After a long time, he said, "general Novikov, I order you to hold the second position at all costs. When it's dark, we'll organize our troops to counter attack, and we must take back the lost positions. " After putting down the phone, kolpakchi walked back and forth in the room with his hands on his back for several times, then picked up the phone again and contacted gurov who was staying in the group army headquarters: "Hello, comrade military Commissar." Gurov also said politely, "Hello, comrade commander of the group army."“ I'd like to ask, "when will the reinforcements sent to the Koska River defense reach the designated position?"“ The regiments you dispatched were heavily attacked by German planes shortly after they set out. In order to avoid unnecessary losses, I ordered them to stand by for the time being and wait until dark. It is estimated that around 4 a.m., the reinforcements will be able to reach the designated position. " Then kolpakchi called captain shamikov, who stayed in the 85th infantry regiment. As soon as he got on the phone, he asked with concern, "Comrade captain, what's the situation over there?" The captain's voice was a little hoarse: "report to the commander, after a day's fighting, there are only less than 50 people left in the 85th infantry regiment. At present, their positions are taken over by two regiments sent by Colonel avelin's 196th division. " Colpakchi was not interested in the number of casualties at all. He asked straightforwardly, "what's your result?"“ In front of our position, there are 37 destroyed tanks and armored vehicles, and the bodies of nearly 800 German infantry“ Can you still hold on? " Hearing this question, the captain hesitated for a moment, and then replied, "yes, comrade commander, as long as we have enough troops, I want to hold the position on the hill, there should be no problem."“ In this case, comrade captain, let's continue to fight. If you have anything, please contact me in time. " I didn't expect that when the three divisions of the Koska River defense line were defeated, one of the troops left behind by kolpakchi's whim actually achieved great results. It seems that he really has some real skills to be the commander. Kolpakchi then called more than a dozen artillery regiments of the group army to inquire about their artillery supply, and gave them tomorrow's operational orders. When I saw him smoking at the table after calling, I thought today's work should come to an end. Unexpectedly, he put out his two or three puffs of cigarette in the ashtray, picked up the phone again, and said in a loud voice, "I'm commander kolpakchi. Connect me with the 160th pontoon camp and let their commander answer the phone." Zhouqiao camp? When I heard this number, I was stunned. I didn't expect that there was Zhouqiao battalion in the establishment of the group army. But when the commander calls their commander at this time, what tasks will he give them? They're not going to take the pontoon, are they?