Chapter 762

Although gedar and the observation posts of the second regiment on the top of the mountain reported that the troops approaching the mamayev post were wearing both our uniform and German uniform, kirilov still could not believe that what they heard was true. After all, in such a short period of time to instigate a force, and with all the prisoners of war across the enemy's blockade, it is simply an incredible thing.

But half an hour later, the mystery was solved, and safchenko called us from the headquarters of the fourth regiment. Although I knew that safchenko had made a great contribution, I was still a little angry when I heard his voice. I asked in a reproachful tone, "Comrade safchenko, why did you stop contacting us after you went to see captain Nikolay?"

Although I couldn't see safchenko's face, I could guess that he was laughing bitterly when he heard my question. He only heard him say: "report to Mr. division, there is something wrong with our communication equipment, so we can't contact the division headquarters any more."

"Now that you've convinced captain Nicholas to lead the army to surrender, why don't you contact us on their radio?" I was always a little uncomfortable without hearing safchenko's convincing explanation, so I went on to ask, "last time you and captain Karpov led a breakout, didn't you contact us with his communication equipment?"

"Sir, you don't know something." When safchenko heard that I was blaming him for this incident, he immediately explained to me: "since captain Karpov and they were killed, the German confiscated all the radio communication equipment of the east battalion in order to prevent the east battalion from getting in touch with our army through radio communication equipment. The usual contact is through wired telephone or sending messengers to deliver messages. "

Safchenko said that, but he made it clear why they lost contact with us. I then asked, "tell me, how did you persuade captain Nicholas to surrender to our army?"

When he heard my question, he laughed and said, "actually, I didn't say anything at all. After meeting captain Nikolay, he asked captain Karpov directly about his whereabouts. I told him that after Capt. Karpov led the regiment, he is now acting as deputy battalion commander of the second battalion of the first regiment. Moreover, we have fully implemented the three conditions he put forward before the regiment. After listening to me finish these words, he immediately asked the adjutant to call several of his company commanders over to discuss how to lead the troops.

At this point, I have to say that Captain Nikolay's efficiency is really high. In less than half an hour, he assigned work to the three company commanders. The first company went to deal with the officers and soldiers of the German inspection team, the second company and the third company went to release the officers and soldiers who were held in the prison camp, and the tank company started only three tanks to serve as the assault vanguard of the whole army, To attack the German front. During the release of prisoners of war, in order to prevent misunderstanding, I specially sent several soldiers to assist them.

Originally, I thought that there would be a fierce battle when breaking through the encirclement, but I didn't expect that the tank company would rush up and fire a few guns, and the soldiers behind would rush up with guns, and the enemy's defense would collapse immediately. When I rushed into the position with people, I found that there were only dozens of Italian soldiers in it. No wonder there was no combat effectiveness. "

I know the general situation, and then I asked my most concerned question: "how many people are there in the four regiments?"

"We haven't had time to make statistics. There are at least 2000 people, and there are three tanks, a dozen trucks, and a batch of military materials including weapons and ammunition seized."

When I heard that a batch of weapons and ammunition had been seized, I was in a better mood. I quickly told him: "first, send all the troops, whether they are captain Nikolay's men or the comrades rescued from the prison camp, to the third regiment of the residential area. I will inform major gordonov to receive them. After all this, you will accompany captain Nikolay and his company commanders to my division headquarters

"I understand!" Safchenko agreed loudly.

After I put down the phone, I didn't have time to tell kirilov and several of them the details, so I ordered akhromeyev: "chief of staff, call gordonov, the third chief of staff immediately, saying that Comrade safchenko will bring more than 2000 people into his defense area and let him be responsible for arranging the accommodation of these people."

As soon as I turned around, I saw kirilov and bantailiev standing behind me. They couldn't wait to know the specific situation. They quickly raised their hands to stop what they wanted to say. They said, "political commissar and deputy division commander, safchenko will come here with Captain Nikolay later. If you have anything to say, you can directly ask them face to face."

"What are you going to do now?" Kirilov asked curiously, looking at me in a hurry.

"I'm going to report this to commander trakov immediately," I said to kirilov in a low voice. "Since captain Nikolay's troops have been in any case, and by the way, more than 1000 or nearly 2000 captured commanders and fighters have been rescued, I don't think it will be blamed by the superior if this matter is reported at this moment."

As he was about to walk towards the telephone, he caught a glimpse of busmanov standing at the door. He waved me to him and said, "Captain, you should call Comrade Karpov here immediately. Maybe someone wants to see him later."

"Who wants to see him?" basmanov asked Instead of answering his question, I glared at him and snorted heavily. Basmanov turned and ran out of the headquarters to find Karpov. Due to the fierce fighting, the communication system of the group army headquarters has not fully recovered. Razumeyeva yelled at the top of her voice for a long time, and finally contacted kelerov. Hearing my voice, krailov was stunned for a moment, and then asked strangely, "Comrade oshanina, you call the headquarters. What can I do for you?" When I heard him ask this question, I immediately understood that he misunderstood that I was trying to find out the whereabouts of yelaimenko. I quickly explained, "report to chief of staff. I have something important to report to commander trakov. Is he in?"“ He accompanied general yelomienko out to inspect. " Maybe it's because krailov and yelimenko came to Stalingrad together and had good personal relations with each other. Instead of calling yelimenko's post, he called him by his first name, "but the comrades of the military commissar are also in the headquarters. If you have anything, you can tell me or the military Commissar. When the commander comes back, we will tell him."“ Well, comrade chief of staff. " Since trakov was not there, it made no difference to report the incident to krailov or gurov. So I reported to him in detail that I sent safchenko to lead a small team to scout behind the enemy. Under the circumstances of wrong circumstances, I rebelled against another Oriental battalion and rescued more than 1000 and nearly 2000 captured commanders and fighters from the new German POW camp, At present, the army has broken through the enemy's line of defense and smoothly entered the defensive zone of our division. After listening to this, krailov did not immediately state his position. After a moment's silence, he said in an impassioned voice, "Comrade oshanina, wait a minute. Comrade military commissar wants to speak to you." As soon as his voice fell, gurov's familiar voice came from his earphone: "Hello, comrade oshanina? I'm gurov. I've heard what you just reported to Comrade Krylov. I congratulate you and your subordinates on your achievements When I heard that gurov didn't blame us for our good ideas, I was deeply relieved. I held my breath and continued to listen to what gurov said: "it seems that you really took the right step in instigating Karpov's East camp. With Karpov and Nikolay, I believe that in the next few days, more and more officers and soldiers of the eastern battalion will wake up, break away from the German rule, and return to the fighting sequence of our army. I already know about it. When Comrade trakov comes back, I will tell him about it. " After seeing that I put down my earphone and transmitter, kirilov and Bantai leiev immediately gathered around and asked anxiously, "what do comrades of the military commissar say about this matter?"“ Comrades of the military commissar praised us for our good work. " As I said this, I looked to the door and saw that Karpov had been called in by basmanov and was standing upright at the door. I waved at him and cried, "Captain Karpov, don't stand at the door. Come to me." When Karpov heard my call, he came up to me with a blank face. He opened his mouth a few times and seemed to want to ask something, but he didn't ask in the end. Seeing his embarrassment, I laughed silently and said to him frankly, "Comrade captain, I have something to tell you. A few hours ago, comrade safchenko instigated a rebellion against an army of the eastern battalion and rescued 1000 or 2000 captured officers and men. In a little while, the captain of the east battalion will come to the division headquarters. Because he didn't hesitate to lead the army after listening to safchenko about you. I'm sure he'll offer to see you when he comes. That's why captain busmanov called you here. "“ What's the name of the commander of the eastern battalion? " Asked Karpov cautiously“ Nikolay, Captain Nikolay, is a Ukrainian After giving out the information I knew, I asked, "Comrade Karpov, do you know him?" Karpov frowned and thought for a moment, then shook his head vigorously and replied, "no, I don't know anyone named Nikolay."