Chapter 497

Trekov stood up and did not speak. He just glanced over everyone in the room. When he saw me, he gave me a smile. When everyone's attention was focused on him, he bowed his head and asked Abramov, "Comrade military commissar, you have just heard the battle plan put forward by lieutenant colonel oshanina. Well, now we should discuss it. Please tell us what do you think of her combat deployment and what are the loopholes? "

Abramov also stood up, supported the edge of the wooden table, leaned forward slightly, and said with a smile, "Comrade commander, I think the plan proposed by lieutenant colonel oshanina is too fanciful." As soon as his words came out, there was an uproar in the room, and the commanders began to whisper again. As soon as trikov raised his hand, he calmed down the voice in the room. Then he politely said to Abramov, "Comrade military commissar, please go on."

Abramov nodded and continued: "as we all know, what we have always emphasized is to fight the strong enemy first, so as to deter the weak enemy and realize the ultimate combat intention. But what about Comrade oshanina? But she absurdly put forward the way of letting the strong enemy go and fighting the weak enemy first. According to the common sense of commanders we have learned in various military academies, the plans put forward by lieutenant colonel oshanina are all wrong and unrealistic, so I don't think it's necessary to discuss them at all and continue to carry out the original combat plan. " Then he nodded to shumilov and trakov and sat down.

When I heard that my operational plan had been totally rejected, I felt quite disappointed. We should know that the strategy of fighting a weak enemy first has proved to be very effective when the enemy is strong and we are weak. In addition, I have also added the element of encircling support to the whole plan. In this way, the probability of success of the whole plan will be greatly improved.

Trakov did not deny Abramov's statement, but turned his eyes to another military commissar, sergeuk. With a smile, he asked, "Comrade sergeuk, military commissar, what do you think?"

Sergeuk got up and looked at me, and said friendly: "although I don't have much time to deal with lieutenant commander oshanina, I have the impression that she is a brave and experienced commander. I'm finished Sheldyuk immediately sat down. In his speech, he did not say a word about the plan I proposed, neither negating nor supporting it, which is tantamount to abstaining in disguised form.

Trekov turned his eyes to Raskin, chief of staff. Without waiting for him to speak, Colonel Raskin had already stood up and answered, "Comrade deputy commander, I think the combat plan put forward by lieutenant colonel oshanina is very appropriate."

After hearing this, trikov was stunned and asked, "why? Can you give me your reasons? "

Raskin glanced at commander shumilov, who was sitting in the middle. Seeing that he was just looking at himself with no expression, he boldly said, "just now, comrade military commissar was right. It is our army's consistent combat style to only fight the strong enemy, not the weak enemy, and to deter the weak enemy by fighting the strong enemy. At present, the Germans have mastered our usual way of fighting. If we only fight the German army instead of the Romanian army in tomorrow's counterattack, once we can't eat the enemy, the battle may fall into a stalemate. When their reinforcements arrive, we may fall into a encirclement. So I suggest that in tomorrow's battle, commander oshanina's battle plan be adopted. "

When I saw captain Ruskin sitting down, trakov still didn't express any opinions. I couldn't help but start to panic. I secretly said what trakov was doing. It was clear that you had to consult with shumilov to decide what you could do, but in front of so many people, you had to ask for the opinions of the main members of the headquarters one by one.

Trikov bent down to get close to shumilov, whispered a few words to him, stood up straight again, looked at the division commanders in front of him, and asked, "all division commanders and brigades, you can talk about the battle plan designated by the group army and that of lieutenant colonel oshanina."

As soon as trikov's words were finished, the first one to stand up was general biliukov. He was the highest ranking of these division commanders and brigades. He was the first to speak, and no one else would have any opinions. With a smile on his face, he said, "comrades commander, lieutenant commander o'shanina once held the post of commander in my division. To tell you the truth, when she first came here, I looked down upon her very much. I felt that for female commanders, the logistics department was the most suitable position. Coming to the front line not only helped, but even made trouble. Originally, I wanted to refuse, but because she was arranged by commander trakov himself, I had to accept her with a stiff head. " His words caused a light laugh in the room.

I also gave a wry smile and said that when I first went there, I guessed that general biliukov was a little reluctant when he arranged for me to be the commander. If it wasn't for trakov's forced arrangement, I would have been rejected by him.

Bilukov added: "I didn't expect that on the first night when she took office, she did something that I didn't expect. She sent an army to attack the German logistics camp at night, annihilated the garrison without any casualties, and seized enough weapons and ammunition to arm the two regiments. "

"I can prove that general biliukov reported this to me when he received the equipment." Trikov lost no time to stand up and witness for me.

"I'd like to say a few words," said Colonel sarin, the commander of the 229th division, with a smile on his face. "Lieutenant Commander oshanina arrived at our division just in time for us to jump out of the enemy's encirclement. On the night of the breakout, our course of action was found by the enemy's scouts, who drew artillery fire and blocked our only way to break out. At this time, it was commander o'shanina who volunteered and led the troops to take away the enemy's artillery position. Later, she transferred out the former artillery commanders and fighters, turned the muzzle and fired at the enemy's camp, destroying several enemy tanks and infantry camps in a row, greatly weakening the enemy's attack on the 62nd army after dawn. "

Then, Col. lyudnikov, Col. kuropatenko, and klobkin, who had dealt with me, all spoke in support of my plan. The commander of the marine brigade, Colonel smirlov, who had originally raised his objection, saw that there were so many heavyweight commanders, and he did not stubbornly hold his own views, but chose to be silent.

After seeing that all the people who could speak had spoken, trekov made a concluding speech: "after listening to the speeches of many commanders just now, I have deep feelings. It seems that everyone is in favor of adopting the new combat plan put forward by lieutenant colonel oshanina." At this point, he stopped for a moment, bowed his head and asked shumilov, "Comrade commander, do you think we should report this combat plan to the headquarters of the front army?"

My heart beat faster when I heard what trakov said. You know what they are going to adopt is my combat plan. If I can win this battle, I will become famous in the first World War. It's better than going to the post of temporary guest leader and division commander and fighting more than ten vicious battles.

Unexpectedly, shumilov thought about it, but shook his head and said, "no, comrade trakov. Our operational plan has been reported to the headquarters of the front army and can not be changed at will. "

Although he was a little anxious to hear that, in order not to affect shumilov's image in front of his own department, trikov tried to control his emotions and said in a smooth tone: "Comrade commander, this plan of lieutenant colonel oshanina is obviously better than our original plan of operation. I suggest that the plan should be reported to the headquarters of the front army immediately and asked to be decided by commander gordov. "

Shumilov sat still and said, "Comrade trakov, you have known general gordov for more than ten years. Do you think he is a flexible man?"

After hearing this, trakov was silent and sat in his seat for a long time.

Shumilov looked at him, then stood up and said, "although the new plan sounds good, it is unlikely that it will be approved by the headquarters of the front army. Let's carry out tomorrow's counter attack according to the original plan. Colonel Ruskin, go on and finish the original plan

Ruskin agreed, got up and went to the map. Just as he was about to begin the deployment, trakov stood up and raised his hand to stop him: "Colonel Ruskin, wait a minute." Then he turned to shumilov and said, "Comrade commander, I ask you to report commander oshanina's operational plan to the headquarters of the front army and general Zhukov respectively. After they all reply, we can decide which operational plan to adopt, OK?"

After hearing this, shumilov pondered for a while, raised his hand, waved to Ruskin, and said, "Comrade Colonel, come here. Now go to the communication room next door and report the operational plan of lieutenant commander oshanina to the headquarters of the front army and general Zhukov respectively, as general trakov said. When you get a reply, come back and report to me. "

Ruskin agreed, turned and walked out of the headquarters to the next communication room.

Seeing that shumilov adopted his own opinion, trakov let out a long breath, then waved to me and said, "Comrade oshanina, come here and explain your fighting ideas to us again."

I went to the map again, picked up the explanation stick, and told a group of middle and senior commanders about my combat plan: "Dear commanding comrades, please have a look. First of all, the deployment I have just made is based on the positions of the divisions on the map. The advantage of this is that the troops do not have to travel long distances to get to new locations, and they can maintain their physical strength to cope with the coming brutal battles. Secondly, the troops responsible for attacking the Romanian army will take the 137th brigade of tanks as the leader to launch the attack, followed by the 138th and 157th infantry divisions. After the tanks break through the enemy's positions, our infantry will rush in again and wipe out the enemy completely. Third, the 214 and 229 divisions deployed in renok area can not carry out passive defense either. They can send small troops to launch feint attacks to contain the front German forces. In this way, when they reinforce the Romanian army, they will not send all their troops. Fourth, the 154th marine brigade and the 29th Infantry Division, which are responsible for ambushing the enemy's reinforcements, immediately split into two routes after completing the task of ambushing, advancing to renok and orlovka respectively, to reinforce the friendly forces who are fighting there. "

Looking at the red and blue arrows on the map, shumilov frowned and asked, "even if the German army in renok is divided into half, there is still one regiment left. Can we eat them?"

I nodded and said with certainty, "Comrade commander, I think our troops are fully capable of accomplishing such a task."

Shumilov turned to trikov and said, "Lt. Col. oshanina is right, but I don't know what will happen after the fight. Comrade trakov, we are here waiting for a reply from our superiors. If the new operational plan is rejected, then we will carry out it according to the original plan. "

When I heard what shumilov said, I couldn't help but sweat. To know the battle plan reported by the commander of the group army and the plan proposed by an ordinary officer, the superior usually adopts those plans of high-level commanders, because in their minds, the higher the level, the more comprehensive the problems will be.

Time in the long wait a little bit in the past, the longer the waiting time, my mood becomes more and more uneasy. Just when I was as anxious as an ant on a hot pot, the chief of staff, raskinhing, rushed in and handed a telegram to shumilov. At the same time, he said in a low voice, "report to commander, the headquarters of the front army is calling. The new plan will not be adopted, and the anti assault action will be carried out according to the original plan."

Shumilov pushed the telegram to trekov and said in a smooth voice, "look, comrade trekov, this is the reply from the headquarters of the front army. No matter how reasonable the new plan is, general gordov will stick to the original plan

After reading the contents of the telegram, trakov turned to look at me and said helplessly, "Comrade oshanina, there's nothing for you here. Go back to your seat."

When I heard him say that, my heart sank, and I was rejected. After I promised, I leaned the stick against the wall and turned back to my seat. Colonel smirlov, sitting next to me, saw that I was dejected. He raised his hand and patted me gently on the shoulder. He said in a friendly way, "commander o'shanina, I think your plan is quite good and feasible. Although this time did not use, but you do not lose heart, I think there will be opportunities in the future

My eyes were fixed on Ruskin who was explaining the battle plan in front of the map. Although I saw his lips moving, I couldn't hear a word he said.

When he put down the explanation stick and stood upright in front of the map, shumilov left his seat and walked in front of him, then turned to face us and made the final speech: "comrades, are the tasks clear?"

"Clear, comrade commander." The present Division brigade commander replied in unison.

"Now that it's clear, you'll go back to your respective units and set up tomorrow's counterattack."

As soon as shumilov finished, all the commanders stood up in unison. Seeing that everyone stood up, I was embarrassed to sit again, so I stood up. When they were heard shouting "yes" in order At the same time, I also followed a whisper.

Just as everyone was about to leave, an officer came in in a panic and called out, "report to the commander, the emergency telegram from the headquarters of the front army!"

Hearing the word "emergency telegram", the commanders who were going out stopped one after another, hoping to know in time what important orders the headquarters of the front army had to give.

Shumilov took a look, his face changed, and he gave the telegraph paper to trikov. Trikov took it and looked at it only a few times. He was very happy. He raised the telegram in his hand and said, "comrades, please return to your position for a while. I have something important to announce."

In this way, except for trakov and shumilov, all of them returned to their positions, waiting for trakov to announce the so-called important things.

"Comrades, the headquarters of the front army has just sent us a telegram saying that it has passed the operational plan formulated by lieutenant commander o'shanina, and that the anti assault after dawn will be based on the new plan," he said in a loud voice

Hearing the news, everyone was like a frying pan. It's really strange that in the telegram from the headquarters of the front army just now, they are still opposed to the new operational plan. How long has it been? It's really confusing to hear another telegram with opposite opinions.

Some impatient people asked anxiously: "Comrade commander, did the headquarters of the front army oppose the new plan just now? How did it turn into agreement in a twinkling of an eye? What's the matter? "

"Yes! Yes! Comrade commander, tell us what's going on? " A large group of people who can't figure out the state are echoing.

Shumilov looked at the officer standing next to him with an iron blue face and asked in a blunt voice, "what's the matter? Why did you receive two telegrams with different contents from the headquarters of the front army in such a short time? "

The communication officer was frightened by shumilov's attitude. He timidly replied, "there is another telegram from Moscow, which was sent by general Zhukov himself."

"You fool, don't show it to me." Shumilov roared angrily at the other side. I think if there were not so many people present, the communication officer might have been beaten by shumilov.

The communication officer opened the folder in his hand, took out another telegram from it, carefully handed it to shumilov, and then stood upright and honest.

After reading the telegram, shumilov handed it to trakov and said, "Comrade trakov, I understand everything. Our new plan was rejected by the headquarters of the front army, but it was approved by general Zhukov. I think it was the senior general who personally talked to general gordov to persuade him to carry out the counterattack according to the new plan. If so, it can explain why we received two telegrams with very different contents in such a short period of time. " With a knowing smile on his face, trikov nodded and said, "Comrade commander, you are right. Now that the headquarters of the front army has agreed to the operational plan of lieutenant commander o'shanina, our counterattack will be carried out according to the new plan. "