Chapter 702

The first regiment has added more than 2000 soldiers. Although xiejerikov has made a detailed report to us, I still have doubts about the current combat effectiveness of the first regiment. After all, it will take time to test whether it really has the kind of strong combat effectiveness that he described after adding so many soldiers.

While akhromeyev was still in oberstein, the telephone on the desk rang. I was so close to the phone that I grabbed it. Trikov's voice came from the receiver. He asked with a smile, "o'shanina, I've contacted general Petrov. He promised to send you a telegram to explain this. Don't you know you've received his telegram?"

"Yes, comrade commander." I replied respectfully: "in the telegram, general Petrov specifically mentioned captain Karpov, and said that if he had withdrawn from Odessa at that time, he would have won the red flag medal for his outstanding performance in the battlefield. Although there is no further information about captain Karpov, I think we have a chance of success in the next action he will take. "

Trekov was silent for a while, and finally said slowly, "well, since you are so confident, try it. If we fail, we have nothing to lose; But if it succeeds, it will affect the morale of the enemy. Who are you going to send to carry out this arduous task? "

"After the study of our division leaders, we decided to send Comrade safchenko. Like political commissar kirilov, he comes from the Political Department of the group army and is absolutely reliable politically. "

"Well, now that you have the right person, do it boldly. I'm waiting for the news of your success."

As soon as I put down the phone, kirilov nervously asked, "Comrade oshanina, what's the matter? What did the commander say?"

I nodded at him and replied with a smile, "don't worry, comrade political commissar and commander have agreed with us. Let's go ahead."

Xiejerikov didn't know what we were talking about. After we finished speaking, he couldn't help but ask me curiously, "Sir, are you going to carry out any big plan?"

I waved to the curious baby, shijerikov, and said with a smile: "go, go, don't pry. At your level, you are not qualified to know."

Xie jerikov was scolded twice by me, and his face was still a smiley face. He also said half jokingly and half seriously: "Sir, political commissar, I want to make an agreement with you about what war to fight. We must not forget the regiment. We must know that the combat effectiveness of our regiment is no worse than at its peak."

"Are you telling the truth, commander sergeant kirikov?" I can't help but be curious to hear that Xie jerikov once again mentioned the combat effectiveness of the regiment. Based on my understanding of him, although I didn't think he was bragging, I still asked him seriously, "can your regiment's fighting capacity now really match that of the past?"

"Comrade teacher, I will cheat you. Of course, it's true." "If you don't believe it, you can go to see it for yourself," he said

"Just have a look," he said. I really wanted to go to a regiment. "I'll go with you now. I'll see for myself how powerful your regiment is now."

When kirilov heard that I was going to a regiment, he quickly stood up to stop me: "Comrade oshanina, you have been in danger for several hours. How can you forget so soon?" In order to make me change my mind, he earnestly advised me, "you are the head of a division, and your position is in the division headquarters, rather than running around like a company commander."

When he heard kirilov's words, he immediately asked with concern, "Comrade division, you are in danger today. What's the matter?"

Akhromeyev, who had just finished his assignment to oberstein, just heard this and immediately explained to him: "at daybreak, the German army launched an attack on the position of the fourth regiment. The division commander wanted to know about the fighting, so he ran to the observation post on the hillside without even a guard. Unexpectedly, as soon as the German army's attack on the fourth regiment was repulsed, a German army in our uniform touched the mountain and exchanged fire with the officers and soldiers of the second regiment in the position. "

"Wait, are you talking about the German army in our uniform?" Oberstein, who had never spoken, suddenly said, "have you confirmed it? It can't be our deserter?"

Oberstein's words stunned me for a moment. From the beginning of the distress, I always disguised the attacking team as a German. Besides, I searched a corpse and didn't find any documents that could prove the identity of the other party.

While I was silent, akhromeyev had picked up the phone on the table. From his address, I can tell that he is calling the command post of the second regiment. After all, today's fighting took place in the defense area of the regiment, and the dozens of German corpses are still on their positions. It is most appropriate to know the identity of the attackers through the second regiment.

However, before akhromeyev asked why, I had a clear idea in my mind. I said to oberstein confidently, "I can confirm that it was the German who attacked us. Because when I was trapped in a blast hole with the second commander, Lieutenant Colonel Oleg, I heard the voices of the soldiers outside. They all spoke German. "

After akhromeyev put down the phone, he reported to me: "Comrade division commander, political commissar verol reported that more than ten military certificates were found on the bodies of the attackers. From the above, they are all from the 184th infantry division. "

"184th infantry division, Colonel coida's unit." Kirilov read the serial number akhromeyev had just given him, shook his head with a sneer, and then said with regret: "this division was ordered to withdraw to the East Bank of the Volga River for recuperation and replenishment as early as September 15 because of the serious reduction of its personnel in the battle. There is no doubt that this unit must have been disguised by the German army. Unfortunately, we don't know which unit they came from. "

I turned to shijerikov and said, "Comrade commander, political commissar oberstein will not go back with you later. He will stay and have more important work to do. During the period when he left, you were responsible for everything in the regiment. " After that, regardless of whether there was a look of resentment on his face, he turned to look at kirilov and said, "political commissar, I plan to go to a regiment to see how their regiment's actual combat power is at present."

Kirilov listened to me and unexpectedly didn't object any more. He pondered for a moment and finally said to me solemnly, "Comrade oshanina, I don't object to your going to a regiment, but it's not safe on the road. Take more guards with you. In this case, major akhromeyev and I will feel at ease. " At this point, he turned to ahlomeyev and asked, "don't you think so, chief of staff?"

"Yes, comrade political commissar." After akhromeyev answered this sentence, he picked up the phone on the desk and said, "I'll call captain basmanov and ask him to take two guard classes and follow the division commander."

When I was about to leave with xiejerikov, kirilov pointed at me with his index finger and kindly reminded me again: "Comrade oshanina, I ask you to remember that you are a division commander. Don't try to be brave and fight face to face with the enemy like an ordinary soldier with a gun."

"Don't worry, comrade political commissar." After shejerikov looked at me, he said to kirilov, "I'm responsible for the safety of my teacher. I won't let her have an accident."

Kirilov, after listening to sergeikov's words, came over, reached out his hands, grasped his arm, and slapped him twice to express his gratitude. Then he smiles and nods at me, which is a kind of acquiescence.

When we got to the foot of the mountain, although it was not dark yet, looking around, there was no one. It was so quiet that people felt scared.

When shejerikov came, he brought five guards with him, and I brought twenty more. When the people on both sides came together, the number was really large. Shejerikov looked up at the sky and said to me in a pleading tone: "Comrade teacher, we are going together with so many people. The goal is too big. If the enemy planes show up, we will be the targets of air strikes. "

"What do you say to do?" I know that he is concerned about my comfort. Although he is dissatisfied, he temporarily gives him the command of the small troops.

"Divide the existing people into three groups, with ten people in each group. During the March, each group was separated by 30 meters. In this way, we will not have too big a goal when we march. "

"Well, well, listen to you and do as you say." I readily agreed with him.

Half an hour later, we came to the residential area where a regiment was stationed. Since I came here last time, I have been bombed many times. Some houses have been blown down, some houses have only one or two walls blown down, and the intact houses can no longer be seen.

Around a half collapsed house, came to a piece of rubble of open land, I saw here gathered a team of hundreds of people. They were forming up when we came. Seeing this scene, I couldn't help asking xiejerikov curiously: "Comrade commander, what are they doing?"

"Yes, sir." "At the roadside side of the building, we have company soldiers on duty and on guard," shejerikov explained to me. The reason for this arrangement is that the traffic is inconvenient. If there are only a few people, by the time they give the battle alarm, the enemy will have almost rushed into our camp. If the company is the unit, even if the enemy has a large force coming, it can also block the enemy while issuing the battle alarm and wait for the main force of the regiment to enter the position. "

I nodded with satisfaction at the arrangement of shejerikov, and then asked, "how often do the guard troops change posts?"

"Every eight hours. The three battalions took turns in guarding. There are three companies in each battalion, so that each company can participate in the mission. "

The appearance of such a large group of us immediately attracted the attention of the assembled commanders and fighters. The captain, who stood in front of the queue and gave orders, saw that the soldiers were standing neatly, and trotted all the way to meet us. When he came to us, he raised his hand just to salute xiejerikov. Suddenly, he found that there was a man with a higher rank next to him, and I was stunned.

Seeing the captain in a daze, xiejerikov said with a smile, "this is our division commander, Colonel oshanina. Please report to him."

The captain quickly raised his hand to salute me, and at the same time, loudly reported: "Comrade division commander, Captain grakov reports to you that the Third Battalion and the ninth company have assembled and are preparing to exchange defense with the friendly forces. Please give us your instructions!"

"Captain grakov," I replied politely, looking at the strange captain in front of me, "go on the mission."

The captain agreed, turned and ran back to the line, calling for his troops to take over the defense of the friendly forces. Looking at his back as he left, shejerikov introduced to me: "this captain is from the 87th Infantry Division. When the division was ordered to retreat and replenish on September 14, he did not leave with the troops, but stayed in the city with more than a dozen soldiers to continue fighting. Two days ago, he and his comrades in arms broke up by the enemy and inadvertently broke into the defense area of our regiment. I saw that he had rich combat experience and was also a commander, so I left him in the regiment as a company commander. " At this point, he pestered me again, "Mr. commander, our regiment is really short of commanders now. Can you find a way to transfer some to me?"

"Where can I get it for you?" I was not angry and said: "otherwise, I'll come to be your company commander."

"No, no," I said, shaking his hand and saying in a voice. "At your level, if I want to be a company commander in my regiment, I can only be a soldier in my regiment." Then he continued to plead and said, "think of a way, sir. I'm still short of a battalion commander in the second battalion, so you can help me solve the problem, OK?"

"Where can I find a battalion commander for you?"?! I'm not going to be a big change... "I just said that, suddenly thinking of a candidate, I stopped what I said in time. Instead, I cautiously said," if you really want a battalion commander, I have a suitable candidate? "

Hearing this, sherry cofton was overjoyed and asked repeatedly, "who is it? Do I know him? "

"That man's name is shereblenny. He's a second lieutenant in the second regiment. Some time ago, I asked him to lead his troops into the Soviet street to help the 42nd regiment defend. In order to strengthen their determination to hold the position, I promoted shereblenny to lieutenant at that time, and publicly announced that if they could hold on until October 5, I would give each person in the company a rank. "

After listening to me, Xie jerikov first looked happy, then a little worried, and then hesitated to ask: "Sir, you have transferred the commander of the second regiment to my regiment, won't Colonel Oleg have any opinion?"

"Don't worry, comrade commander." I said carelessly, "when shereblenny and his department were demoted to Soviet street, commander Oleg was still the fifth commander in your current station. He didn't know that shereblenny was there. That's it. After the fifth, I'll transfer captain shereblenny and his company to you

"Sir, didn't you just say Lieutenant? Why did you become captain again?" Asked chejerikov, mistily.

I was so angry that I gave him a kick and scolded, "what did you do when I was talking just now? Didn't you hear me say that if his troops stick to the Soviet street until October 5th, I will give them all a rank."

Just then, the soldiers who were replaced by Jiulian came out of several buildings nearby. Looking at these miscellaneous troops in different clothes and with different types of weapons, I asked with great interest, "Comrade commander, these are the troops that you have just collected? Looking at their clothes and weapons in a mess, I don't know what their combat effectiveness is? "

"Don't worry about it," shejerikov confidently said to me. "Although many of them just took up arms, they all trained very hard. In less than one day, they all learned to shoot."

When I heard what Xie jerikov said, I couldn't help rolling a white eye at him. My heart said that when I participated in military training in school, I learned to shoot guns in only ten minutes, and I could dismantle guns skillfully in one day. When I was about to reproach him, I suddenly saw a young girl with a bandage on her head, carrying a rifle, passing in front of me.

I quickly called out: "girl, please wait a moment."

The girl stopped, turned around and looked me up and down. The round faced girl raised her hand and saluted me with a less standard military salute. With a smile, she politely asked, "Comrade commander, did you call me?"

I nodded, pointed to the bandage on her head and asked, "how did you get that injury on your head?"

The girl's smile froze on her face. She gritted her teeth and said, "it was they who hurt her."

"Who? Who is it? " The girl's words made me suddenly angry. I wondered in my heart whether it was a soldier who wanted to be rude to her because he saw other people's beauty, and then hurt her because of resistance. So I looked around and asked angrily, "who did it?"

My fierce expression startled all the people present. After a while, xiejerikov, who was standing beside me, first came back to himself and explained to me with a smile: "Comrade teacher, you misunderstood me. The girl's head was injured by a German. "

"Yes, comrade commander, he was wounded by the German." The girl also understood that I had made trouble and said to me in a hurry, "my place is occupied by the Germans. The Germans have caught me and my neighbors who are hiding in the basement. When they asked us to dig fortifications, I took advantage of the fact that the German soldiers on guard didn't pay attention, called several companions, and ran out along the half dug trench. As a result, in the middle of the race, they were found by the Germans. Their machine guns on the armored car swept towards us. Several of their companions were killed on the spot, and I was also injured. Fortunately, there was a crater beside me. I jumped in without hesitation and escaped“ Are you used to it here? " "Shall I arrange for you to go to the East Bank of the Volga?" I asked The girl shook her head like a rattle and answered firmly, "commander, thank you for your kindness. I'll stay here and fight against the German devils with you to avenge our sacrifice." Then he turned around and ran away without looking back. Looking at the girl's back, I asked him thoughtfully, "are there many women soldiers like this in your regiment?" Shejerikov shook his head and said, "not much, only a dozen. Because they have been trained by the militia and know some military skills, I have temporarily incorporated them into the fighting forces. "“ Let them stay in the fighting forces for a while, "I sighed." after a while, we'll arrange for them to go to the health team or the communications company. For female soldiers, those units are the most suitable for them. "“ Yes, I will arrange it myself. " After saying this, he looked left and right, and then said to me in a pleading tone, "Comrade division, it's not safe outside. Let's go to the regiment headquarters first."