Chapter 611

German planes dived from the air in turn, just like goshawks fighting rabbits, and began to hang the positions of our division's AA machine gun company. Our army has only nine anti-aircraft machine guns, but there are eight planes in the sky. This is a one-sided massacre. I watched the bombs explode in the middle of the anti-aircraft machine gun position, smashing the machine gun to pieces; The bullets from the airborne machine gun have killed our antiaircraft machine gunners.

Seeing the arrogant enemy planes in the air, and looking at the pale political commissar kirilov next to me, I grabbed the phone and tried to get through to the command post of the regiment. As soon as I heard his voice, I yelled at the top of my voice, "Lieutenant sergeant chejerikov, do you see what's going on outside?"

"Yes, sir." "I can see that the enemy planes are bombing our anti-aircraft machine gun positions. Under the enemy's bombing and strafing, I think the air defense forces can't stand it any more. We must help them, or they will be completely destroyed in a few minutes."

"Tell me what you think, comrade commander." I asked in a hurry. At the same time, I thought that if he proposed to let dozens or hundreds of soldiers lie on the hillside to shoot at the plane, I would firmly deny him. Under such bombing density of the German army, as long as two bombs are dropped, all the soldiers of one company will be reimbursed.

I didn't expect that shijerikov had the same idea as me. He was afraid that I would object to it, so he said quickly: "Sir, I plan to transfer two light machine guns from each company of the regiment and one heavy machine gun from each battalion. A commander will be in charge of the command, organize the team to shoot in the air, and reduce the pressure of the anti-aircraft machine gun company."

"Very good, comrade commander. Let's start right away." I gave an order to chejerikov through the microphone.

Putting down the phone, I went to the observation port again and looked out at the opposite hillside. I saw that the whole position of the anti-aircraft machine gun company had been shrouded by the smoke of gunpowder. My heart could not help sinking. I asked kirilov anxiously, "Comrade political commissar, what's the situation?"

Kirilov wrinkled his brow and did not speak.

At this time, the clear sound of machine gun fire rang out in the smoke. At the same time, an enemy plane that had just dived suddenly lost control, and its fuselage rolled and fell into the distance. Kirilov then waved his arm, gritted his teeth and scolded: "damn the Krauts, let you taste our power."

Although one of the enemy planes was shot down by us, the enemy planes behind us still dive down and continue to drop bombs on our air defense positions. At the same time, with the crazy strafing, they will never give up until our positions are flattened.

While the Mantis was catching the cicada and the Yellow sparrow was behind, when the enemy plane was diving to the anti-aircraft machine gun position, the machine gun position temporarily organized by Xie jerikov lost no time to open fire. After they hit the enemy plane so hard in the rear, two enemy planes that had just lowered the altitude were hit directly. A dark red flame burst out from the fuselage. Then they dragged a long smoke belt and fell into the Volga River. Then two white umbrella flowers burst out in the air. It seems that the pilot jumped the umbrella in time.

I grabbed the phone again, rang through the headquarters of the second regiment, and told Pugachev directly: "second commander, do you see those two parachutists jumping?"

"Yes, sir." Pugachev has been with me for a long time, and he knows how to figure out my ideas. Before I tell him what I'm going to say, he has already said in advance: "I'll send someone to catch the pilot right away, and I can't let them escape."

Although I knew he couldn't see my expression, I nodded with satisfaction, and then said to him, "remember, if the German pilots resist stubbornly, they will be killed decisively, and we can't be polite to these elements."

"Yes, sir. I'll deploy it immediately."

All of a sudden, three planes were shot down by our army in a row, and the rest of the enemy planes were all in a panic. They raised their heads one after another and pulled up high into the air. They did not care to continue bombing our positions. The surviving antiaircraft machine gun in the air defense position took the opportunity to fire and shot down an enemy plane that fell behind.

After the remaining four enemy planes climbed to a high place, because they were afraid of being hit by our air defense firepower again, they not only widened their distance, but also stopped diving. After circling our Highlands for two more circles, they ignored the air defense positions and highlands shrouded in smoke and turned around and flew northward.

After the enemy plane left, kirilov turned his head with a straight face and said to me with no expression: "Comrade division, let's go to the anti-aircraft machine gun company to have a look."

I didn't speak, just nodded silently.

When we both went down the hill, no one spoke. We witnessed the German air raid just now, and the air defense position became the key target of the enemy aircraft. Under the heavy bombardment of enemy planes, I believe their casualties are not small.

When we came to the air defense position, we saw that there were craters everywhere, even the grass on the hillside was burning, and the commanders and fighters sent by chejerikov were trying to put out the burning fires. There are only two of the nine AA machine guns in the AA machine gun company. Not only the soldiers in the company have been killed, but also captain Tarhan, the commander of the AA machine gun company, has been seriously injured and is lying on the tarpaulin on the ground.

Kirilov saw the air defense position with heavy casualties and said with emotion: "Comrade division, the battle just now was really cruel. Look, how many casualties did we have? I think we should find a way to add up the AA machine gun company as soon as possible. "

I just nodded noncommittally and didn't speak. But I said in my heart, this is just the beginning. When the German artillery and the plane come to battle, you will know what kind of battle is cruel.

Kirilov, seeing that I did not answer, turned and wanted to say something to me. He opened his mouth. Before he could say anything, he looked straight behind me with a look of surprise on his face.

Seeing his expression, I turned back curiously. Seeing this, I immediately understood why he had such an expression, because at this moment, when the commander of the guard battalion saw the end of the enemy's air raid on the Highlands, he took the second and third company of the guard to the air defense position, preparing to rescue the wounded and deal with the aftermath.

There was nothing wrong with basmanov's doing this, but the problem is that half of the two guard companies were wearing German uniforms. In particular, the commanders behind basmanov, Capt. gramus, Capt. Beckman and Lt. gretka, were all real German commanders.

Kirilov pointed to the troops coming here and asked angrily, "Comrade division, where did the Germans come from? Why did they walk with our soldiers?"

I turned my head and said to kirilov with a smile, "don't be nervous, comrade political commissar. It's all my own people. Your time is too short. I haven't had time to tell you that this is a German army that surrendered to our army. After I replenished the staff, I put them in my guard camp. "

"What? Comrade division commander, you actually put the Germans in our army's combat sequence? Do you report this to the group command? " Kirilov asked, still frowning and angry.

Kirilov's words made me feel a little guilty. I really made my own decision to incorporate the defected German officers and men into my army, and I didn't report it to the higher authorities. When I think of kirilov's identity, I can't help sweating. It can be big or small. If someone with ulterior motives knows about it and makes an article on it, I'll be in big trouble.

"Why don't you say it?" Kirilov used a honorific name for me, but it was not a sign of respect, but a sign of alienation.

As for kirilov's question, I had to falter and say, "Comrade political commissar, this is a bit complicated. I'll explain it to you later when I'm free."

"No, comrade oshanina." Kirilov said sternly, "I want to hear your explanation now."

In my heart, I secretly complained that I had bad luck to urge. OK, I'll ask trekov for a political commissar. If I don't speak, maybe he won't send kirilov to my division as Commissar. Now that the commissar is here, as soon as he runs in, he grabs my handle and wants to cut me off.

I took a deep breath to stabilize my mood. Anyway, my superiors will know about my adaptation of German officers and soldiers sooner or later. Otherwise, I will simply explain it to kirilov first, and then consider how to report it to trikov. So I said slowly: "Comrade political commissar, these German officers and men were captured by me and the fifth regiment while holding the station. After our education, they are willing to leave Hitler's camp and stand on our side to fight with us. "

"Fight side by side?" After hearing this, kirilov gave a cold hum and said with disdain, "will the Germans accept credit? You know, it was because of their blatant tearing up the Soviet German non aggression treaty and undeclared war that we were caught off guard by them. You take them in by your own side, are you not afraid that they will give you a temporary defection? "

Kirilov's words surprised me in a cold sweat. I have to say that this possibility always exists. But now that I have incorporated the German army, even if there are unexpected changes in the future, I have to speak up for them now. Otherwise, it will not be easy for gramus to chill their hearts and try to recruit the German army in the future. So I gritted my teeth and said decisively, "Comrade political commissar, Captain gramus, they fought side by side with us after they surrendered to our army. I believe in them. "

When I was talking to kirilov, basmanov and others came close to us. Several German commanders of gramus were standing not far away from me. Our conversation was clearly heard by several people.

Kirilov snorted heavily after hearing this, and then walked away.

Looking at kirilov's departure, basmanov came up to me and asked quietly, "Comrade division, what's the matter? How did the new political commissar get angry?"

I tried to squeeze a smile on my face and said to busmanov as if nothing had happened: "it's OK. I had a little dispute with the Commissar. It's ok now. Take the soldiers of the guard company to help rescue the soldiers of the anti-aircraft machine gun company. After dressing the wounded, send the seriously wounded to the rear as soon as possible. "

Basmanov promised that he would order his ministry to carry out the order. I stopped him and specially told him: "remember, the soldiers who send the seriously wounded into the city must be our own soldiers, so as to avoid misunderstanding with the garrison." My worry is also reasonable. If the garrison saw a group of German soldiers carrying the wounded to the city, it would have shot without saying a word from a long distance.

When I finished, I nodded to gramus and they were going to the headquarters. But when gramus came up to me and stopped, he raised his hand and saluted me solemnly. Then he said, "thank you!" in broken Russian With that, he waved his head to the soldiers behind him and followed basmanov to the air defense position.

When I returned to the division headquarters, as soon as I lifted the curtain, I saw kirilov sitting at the table sulking. When I came in, I snorted heavily again, then turned my head to one side, with an expression that I ignored you.

I smile a little, go to his opposite sit down, eyes looking at him, tone gently said: "political commissar comrade, I know you are still angry, but you want to listen to me to explain ah."

Kirilov said without looking back, "if you have something to say. Anyway, I don't think it's right for you to take in the Germans. The best destination for these German prisoners is the prison camp in Siberia, where they should be allowed to live and die on their own. "

"Comrade commissar," I said, trying to keep my voice level, "do you think our troops in Stalingrad are right?"

After listening to my question, kirilov bowed his head for a moment, turned to me and said, "in the early fighting, our troops lost a lot. To tell you the truth, it may be enough to defend the city, but it is not enough to fight back. "

Seeing that he did not shy away from the fact that our army was weakened, I felt a lot more secure. At least he could see the situation clearly. So I said to him earnestly, "Comrade political commissar, there is a big gap between the enemy and us on the battlefield. It is obviously unrealistic to reach a close balance in a short period of time. Therefore, we need to find ways to weaken the enemy."

"Weaken the enemy? How to weaken it? " My words aroused kirilov's curiosity.

"Unite all forces that can be united." These words are very common in the Chinese dynasty, but here I feel a special difficulty in saying, "we need not only military means, but also political means to break up the enemy and bring more people to our side. Even if they can't, try to keep them neutral. In this way, the enemy will be weakened invisibly, and our strength will be strengthened. "

Kirilov frowned again after listening to me, and then fell into deep thought.

I was afraid to disturb his thinking, so I didn't speak. Instead, I looked at him silently, waiting for him to understand.

After a long time, kirilov raised his head and said in a suspicious tone, "Comrade oshanina, I can not ask you about the recruitment of German officers and soldiers. But when are you going to report it to your superiors? If the Ministry of interior finds out, not only are you in trouble, but also the group commander and the military commissar will be in trouble. To put it mildly, it is a good idea; Seriously, this is cooperation with the enemy. If the people in the interior department put the charge of complicity on your head, what kind of outcome will you have? I don't want to say that, can you think of it? "

Kirilov's words startled me. I didn't expect such serious consequences. When I saw that gramus and his family were included at that time, I really didn't think about it. I should at least vent on trikov. However, it's not too late now. I can put it off that there are too many changes in the army. For a moment, I forgot to report this to the higher authorities.

However, in the current situation, I still play fat face, pretending to be calm and said to kirilov: "I understand, comrade political commissar, thank you for your reminding. I'll report to commander trekov. " With that, I turned around and told razumeyeva, "Comrade lieutenant, contact the headquarters of the group army immediately and say that I have something important to report to the commander."

Razumeyeva agreed and began to call the headquarters of the group army. After a while, she handed over the earphone and transmitter and said, "Comrade division commander, comrade military commissar of the group army is online. He wants to talk to you."

When I heard that it was gurov who was going to talk to me, I became uneasy. Although I have a lot of time to deal with gurov, after all, I am not so familiar with trekov. I can't predict the consequences of reporting this incident.

As I had been thinking about how to explain this to gurov, I forgot to speak. When gurov heard that there was nothing in the earphone, he raised his voice and called to me: "Hello, Hello, Colonel oshanina, can you hear me?"

His voice immediately revived me. I quickly replied, "yes, comrade military Commissar." Then I asked a little flustered, "is Comrade commander in?"

"Commander trakov went to central station to check the fortifications. He said that it might become a key area of German attack and the defense must be strengthened." Gurov finished his sentence, then asked with concern: "I heard the staff report that the enemy planes carried out air strikes on your highlands. How about the casualties of the troops?"

"Report to the military commissar that the German army dispatched ten planes to carry out air strikes on our mamayev post. Under the attack of the heroic anti-aircraft machine gun company, the German army lost six planes and fled in ashes. "

"Great, comrade oshanina." After listening to my report, gurov said with joy: "I congratulate you on the fact that you have shot so many enemy planes at one time. I would like to thank the officers and men of the AA machine gun company. You should report their names to me as soon as possible so that I can fill in the meritorious service application form for them. By the way, I have another thing to tell you. Yesterday, the political instructor of grasimov and the commander of the front army of the anti tank company of the 101st regiment of the German armored forces, who were with you, personally inquired about his meritorious service and decided to award him the title of "Soviet hero."

"Soviet hero"! When I heard that grasimov won this honor, my heart beat faster. Grasimov and his anti tank destroyed 11 German tanks in a row, and he was awarded the title of "Soviet hero". Then I have a chance to win the same honor, don't I?

"Well, well, Colonel o'shanina, why don't you talk again?" Guloff's voice came out of the earphone, which brought me back and forth from my imagination to reality.

As soon as I blushed, I quickly disguised and said, "Comrade military commissar, I'm just happy that instructor grasimov won the honor of" Soviet hero ", so I'm lost in my mind for a moment. Please forgive me

"Nothing, comrade oshanina. In fact, he is not the only one who has won the honor. You have also won the same reward for successfully defending the dock. "

Gurov's words made me almost unable to breathe in a moment. My body shook for a moment. If it wasn't for razumeyeva's timely support, I really didn't know if I would fall. She also asked me with concern: "Comrade teacher, are you ok?"

I waved to razumeyeva and nervously asked gurov, "Comrade military commissar, can you repeat what you just said?"

Gurov laughed twice and said friendly, "Comrade oshanina, I want to congratulate you. When commander yelomienko reported the heroic deeds of the political instructor to general Zhukov and Comrade Stalin, he was instructed to confer the glorious title of "Soviet hero" on you two. Comrade oshanina, I would like to express my heartfelt congratulations to you. "

"Thank you, comrade military Commissar." After I finished this sentence incoherently, I suddenly remembered that my purpose of contacting the headquarters was to report the unauthorized recruitment of German troops. I coughed and said cautiously after my mood was slightly stabilized: "I have one more thing to report to you and commander trakov."

"Comrade commander is not here. I don't know when he will come back. If you have anything, just tell me. I'll tell him when he comes back. "

"Well, comrade military commissar, I, I," although I wanted to confess everything to gurov, I was still nervous when I said it. I hesitated and said, "there's something I've always wanted to report to the headquarters of the group army, but because the war is too busy, I haven't had time to say."

"Say what you want, Colonel o'shanina." Guloff may have recognized the abnormality in my tone, and he cheered me up for fear of my nervousness.

"My troops and I once captured a group of German officers and soldiers when we were holding the station behind the enemy lines..."

Before I had finished speaking, gurov suddenly broke in and said, "but I haven't heard commander trakov talk about the captives? Do you think it's inconvenient for you to carry the prisoners when you jump out from behind the enemy, so you executed them all on the spot? If that is the case, I can tell you responsibly that you are doing the right thing. If we let these prisoners escape when we break through the encirclement, we will have to work hard to eliminate them in the future. "

"It's not like that, comrade military Commissar." Hearing gurov's analysis, I quickly retorted, "I didn't kill any of these prisoners."

"Where are they now?" Gurov asked warily, listening to me.

I turned to look at kirilov sitting at the table. He looked at me with a worried face. It seemed that he was also worried about my future. I looked back, took a deep breath again, summoned up courage and said, "I didn't kill any of these prisoners. Instead, I reorganized them and incorporated them into my guard camp."

"What do you say, Colonel o'shanina?" Gurov's voice suddenly became severe. "You repeat what you just said. What's wrong with them?"

At the moment, I calmed down, and I said steadily: "report to the military commissar, I did not kill or release these captured German officers and men. Instead, after education, I incorporated them into my guard camp."

Gulov was silent when he heard me.

I'm most afraid of the sudden silence of my superiors when talking to me. In this way, it usually won't do any good. So I nervously yelled to the transmitter: "Hello, Hello, comrade military commissar, are you still there?"

After several shouts, gulov's lazy voice came from the earphone: "Captain oshanina, I'm still here." After that, he stopped for a moment and continued, "I'll report this to my superiors. But in this way, I think the honor you have won may be cancelled. "

What? The honor of "Soviet hero" that will be awarded to me will be cancelled. At this moment, I have a mind to hit the wall. When I was transferred from the 64th army to the 62nd army, I didn't meet him once or twice. Why didn't I tell him about it earlier? Now it's good. The honor we're about to get is gone.

Before interrupting the call, gurov gave me another unexpected wake-up call: "by the way, Colonel oshanina, there's another thing I almost forgot. I have just been informed that the second lieutenant training team from the front army of warhoff will arrive at the headquarters of the group army tonight. I will send this team to you as soon as possible to enrich your grassroots commander team. Well, that's all I have to say. Good luck With that, he ended the call.

When I took off my earphone and put down my transmitter, kirilov, who was sitting at the table, came up and asked with concern, "Comrade o'shanina, what's the situation? What do comrades of the military commissar say? " With a long sigh, I said reluctantly, "the military commissar told me that because of the excellent performance in the battle of defending the dock yesterday, instructor grasimov and I were both awarded the title of" Soviet hero ". Now he knows about my unauthorized reorganization of German officers and soldiers, and temporarily decides to cancel the honor I have won." When I heard that my glorious title of "Soviet hero" turned into a boiled duck and flew away, not only kirilov, but also razumeyeva felt that it was not worth it for me. Kirilov said with regret: "it's a pity, comrade oshanina. Not everyone is entitled to this honor. I didn't expect you to lose it like this. It's a pity."