Chapter 701

After kirilov finished reading his signature, he was obviously stunned for a moment, and then said to himself, "Damn it, comrade oshanina didn't mean that after he was transferred to kirilov, he put the telegram on the table, looked up and said to me," Comrade oshanina, after reading this telegram from general Petrov, I think that your plan of treason is still feasible, It's worth the risk. "

"The political commissar is right," akhromeyev echoed in a timely manner: "from the contents of the telegram, this captain Karpov is also a brave and excellent commander. Maybe after being captured, he saw our army's gradual retreat and more and more prisoners of war in the prison camp. His thoughts wavered and he doubted our vision of final victory, That's why I'm willing to play for the Germans. If we can send someone to talk to him and try to communicate, it may have an unexpected effect. " In order to enhance the effect, he deliberately lowered his voice, pretending to whisper mysteriously: "don't forget that in their camp, there are artillery positions that we all miss."

The leaders of our three divisions have reached an agreement on the issue of instigating rebellion. The next thing we need to consider is who should be sent to Dongfang camp to test Karpov's real attitude. Although I can't wait to see the former deputy artillery commander, whom general Petrov never forgets, I kept it in my heart and didn't say it, because I knew that even if I said it, it would be strongly opposed by kirilov and the two of them. Besides, I've never met this Karpov before. I can't just walk into his camp and sit across the street and tell him, "I'm here to rebel against you." In that case, he was either shot by Karpov's men or tied up by his men and sent directly to the Germans for a reward.

When I first proposed who should be sent to test Karpov's attitude, kirilov and akhromeyev looked at safchenko at the same time. Seeing that we were all looking at him, safchenko quickly got up and asked us to fight: "division commander, political commissar, chief of staff, if you think I'm suitable, you can give me this task. After all, I just came back from behind the enemy's lines. I know a lot about the situation of the Dongfang camp. Even if I go to work, I know how to start. "

Kirilov was very satisfied with safchenko's attitude. He nodded with a smile and said, "well, comrade safchenko, since you have asked to carry out this task on your own initiative, I now give you this glorious and arduous task on behalf of the division leaders. You've just come back from carrying out a mission behind enemy lines. You must be tired. Go back and have a rest first. When it's dark, take today's detachment and set out to sneak into the German rear again. "

"Yes, I promise to finish the task." Safchenko straightened his chest and replied loudly.

Not long after safchenko left, Lieutenant Colonel shejerikov and political commissar oberstein walked into the headquarters side by side. After they saluted us, they came to the table and sat down.

After they sat down, I asked with concern, "how many people are there in your regiment now?" Before I transferred a regiment to its present position, I knew that there were not many people left. Even if the third company of security guards and other troops were added, the total strength was no more than 300. Therefore, when the new regiment was added this time, I plan to give priority to the first regiment.

On hearing my question, shijerikov stood up abruptly and replied in a loud voice, "report to division commander, our regiment has 2700 troops and sufficient weapons and ammunition, ready to fight at any time."

His words made me almost sit on the ground. In just a few days, there were more than 2000 people in a regiment, even more than the total force of the division we just counted. I don't know where they were recruited?

When I saw that kirilov and akhromeyev were also stunned, I asked on behalf of them, "Comrade commander, I want to ask you, where are so many people recruited from?"

"Some are personnel of retreated organs and factories, some are scattered troops, and some are refugees who have escaped from enemy occupied areas."

After listening to Xie jielikov's reply, my brow could not help wrinkling. With such a complex composition, can the combat effectiveness of the army be strong? So I asked in a skeptical tone, "commander shijerikov, although there are a lot of people in your regiment, do they all have combat experience? We need commanders and fighters who know how to fight, so that our troops can have a strong fighting capacity. "

Shejerikov and oberstein looked at each other and said to me with a smile, "Comrade teacher, your worry is totally unnecessary. I just said that many of the new recruits came from the scattered troops. We all know that these officers and men who leave their positions without authorization and retreat backward will have an impact on the morale of those troops who continue to hold on to their positions. Moreover, if all the retreating commanders and fighters are dealt with in strict accordance with the No. 227 order, they should be held responsible for their retreat and punished accordingly. But after discussing with the political commissar, I think that the value of these surviving commanders and fighters is worth our use. Those who survived the cruel battle should be regarded as the backbone of the battle. They have received good training and have rich battlefield experience. Although they withdrew from the position, it was not their fault. They just couldn't stop the enemy rushing towards them. After all, compared with the enemy, we have no air supremacy, and even the technical equipment such as tanks and artillery are very few. We can't blame them at all. But if we put them among the inexperienced recruits such as government officials, factory workers and urban residents, they will become strong pillars. "

Kirilov, after listening to the slightly confused explanation, nodded, looked at oberstein and said with deep feeling, "Comrade oberstein, it's really not easy for you to come up with such a good idea. We should know that the officers and men who have left their positions are not facing a long interrogation, but participating in the reconstituted troops. If you do this, the commanders and fighters will be grateful for your trust and care for them, so that they can become a great force, even if they go through fire and water, they will not hesitate. " After these words, kirilov turned to look at me and said with a smile, "Comrade teacher, it seems that we have chosen Comrade oberstein correctly. He is really the only one to do that job." When oberstein heard kirilov talking about him with me, he quickly stood up and asked, "teacher, commissar, don't you know what important task you have to give me?"“ Commissar oberstein, let me tell you about this. " Before I could speak to kirilov, akhromeyev had spoken first. It is more appropriate to think that they are from the front army of volhoff together, and that the chief of staff will personally give him the task. So instead of standing up, I sat in my seat and listened quietly to akhromeyev's assignment to him. When shejerikov heard that soon after, a new regiment was going to join the independent division, he could not help clapping his thigh and even yelling that he would suffer a loss. He also said that if he spoke later, maybe the division would be divided into several hundred recruits. After listening, kirilov made fun of him and said, "Comrade commander, it's only because you are not steady enough. If you speak a few minutes later, maybe the division commander will give you one third of the new regiment. But I don't need it now. Anyway, you have more than 2000 or nearly 3000 people, so there is no need to supplement them at all. We'd better assign these soldiers to other regiments. In the recent battle, they have also been severely reduced. " Xiejerikov refused to give up the fat and asked kirilov with a smile: "is it OK to give me 100 veterans to enrich the fighting backbone of the regiment?"“ Comrade commander, there is no backbone of the new regiment. " I stood up and said to shijerikov solemnly, "they are all new recruits who have just been recruited from the city and the countryside. They can't even use weapons. That's why we have to transfer oberstein political commissar to be specially responsible for the training of these recruits."