Chapter 980

Without waiting for my answer, there was a faint sound of gunfire in the distance. Although the sound is not too loud, but for me, it is no different from a thunder around.

I yelled, "stop the car!"

As I yelled, the driver slammed on the brake, and the huge inertia almost knocked my body into the back of the chair in front of me. I supported the back of the chair in front of me and listened to the sound of guns outside. At the same time, I said to kirilov, "political commissar and commander, do you two listen to the exchange of fire?"

Shejerikov listened for a moment, and immediately cried out: "Oh, no, this voice is from Lutsk. Is the troops attacking there discovered by the German army?"

Hearing this, I felt even more flustered. I quickly raised my hand and patted the driver on the shoulder, urging him: "driver, drive quickly, and go to the army headquarters immediately."

Under the guidance of chejerikov, the driver drove along the wide street quickly, and soon stopped at the gate of Romanov's army headquarters. As soon as the car stopped, I immediately pushed the door open, jumped down and trotted into the building. I couldn't take care of the commanders and soldiers standing at the door to salute me.

As I gasped for breath to march into the headquarters, I found that there was a mess of messengers on the wall, some shouting at the transmitter, some sending telegrams. And in front of the wooden table in the middle, a large group of commanders were discussing something nervously.

I stopped and looked at it for a while, then walked quickly behind Romanov and asked aloud, "general Romanov, what's the matter?"

Hearing my voice, the commanders standing at the table turned their heads together. It was me who saw the visitor. Romanov quickly came to me, nodded and reported to me: "Comrade commander, after our troops entered luzk, they found three small patrol boats parked by the river, so they planned to go up to disarm the enemy. I didn't expect that the troops on board were not the general national defense forces, but the SS. So when our soldiers tried to board the ship, they were immediately rejected by the other side. Undue delay may bring trouble. The captain of the brigade, who is afraid of having more dreams, will force the boat to go on board. The soldiers will rush to shovel the enemy on the patrol boat with daggers, bayonets and spades.

When our soldiers forced to board the ship, the German soldiers on guard saw the troops and immediately fired at our soldiers. At the sound of the gun, our whereabouts were completely exposed, so the soldiers of the first battalion also shot back and soon killed more than a dozen SS soldiers on board.

But as a result, the gunfire alerted the German troops in the nearby barracks. The enemy immediately realized that they had been attacked by us, so they rushed out of the barracks and began to shoot at our troops.

Seeing the failure of the sneak attack, Captain horushov decisively changed the sneak attack into a strong attack and ordered the first company to act as a guard against other directions, while the second, third and fourth companies organized firepower to launch a strong attack, preparing to resolutely destroy the enemy in the barracks.

The German commander saw that the offensive of our army was very fierce, and on the one hand, he commanded the troops to rely on the fortifications in the barracks to resist tenaciously. At the same time, he also called the nearby troops for help. After we captured obukeshiv, we kept all the enemy's communication systems, leaving trustworthy German defectors on guard. Just now, they also received a call for help from Lutsk. "

"How far is Lutsk from the nearest town?" After listening to Romanov's report, I asked angrily, "will the enemy nearby be disturbed by such a big noise along the river?"

After listening to my question, Romanov showed an embarrassed expression on his face: "Comrade commander, luzk is only three or four kilometers away from buliujin. I think even if luzk's SS doesn't ask buliujin's garrison for help, as long as the enemies in buliujin town are not deaf, they can hear the sound of guns coming from the river bank of luzk."

"What measures did you take after this happened?" I asked sternly.

"Report to commander," commander Oleg, the leader of the second regiment, came out of the crowd. He respectfully reported to me, "after hearing the gunfire from Lutsk, I immediately sent captain trushen's camp to the river to reinforce captain horushov."

"Lieutenant commander, have you ever thought that if the garrison of burukin sent out a large force to attack our army in Lutsk," Oleg said that it was captain trushen's militia battalion that was sent to Lutsk for reinforcement. I immediately said in an emphatic tone, "do you think they can stop the enemy?" My words silenced commander Oleg.

"Comrade commander," a messenger quickly ran to Romanov and handed him a telegram he had just received.

After looking at it, Romanov raised his head and said to me, "commander, there is a small German army which has started from buliujin and directly attacked Lutsk. It seems that it is going to reinforce the garrison in the city and attack one of our battalions."

"There should be several armored vehicles in the city. Send them out immediately." Although Romanov is now the commander of the army, I can't help but carry out a super command at such an urgent moment. "With the support of armored vehicles, I believe we can eliminate Lutsk and the enemy reinforced by buliujin in the shortest time."

"Yes, I'll arrange it immediately." With these words, Romanov turned around and called a commander and explained his task to the other side.

After the commander who had received the order left, I saw that there were bantaileiev, andrushenko and the newly appointed commander of the 171 division, Colonel gorohov, standing in the room.

Kirilov and I sat down one after another, and then asked the rest of the commanders to sit down. After everyone was seated, I turned to Romanov and asked, "Comrade General, what are your plans after the garrison in Lutsk is completely annihilated by us?"

"Plan, what plan?" Romanov asked me this unexpected question. After a while, he tentatively said to me: "because our army had a fierce battle with the enemy's defenders in the battle of seizing Lutsk. In this way, there is no need for us to continue to hide in obukeshiv. I suggest attacking Kiev overnight before the enemy is fully prepared. "

"Comrades commander," bantailiev echoed as soon as Romanov's words were finished: "I think general Romanov is right. We should launch an attack on Kiev as soon as possible and take Kiev out of their hands before the enemy can recover."

After listening to bantailiev's words, I couldn't help sneering, and then said, "general bantailiev, I want to draw your attention to one thing. In Kiev, the German army has 5000 defenders and 70 tanks. With our current strength, even if we carry out a sneak attack, do you think we can win?"

My words choked bantaileiev. Seeing the old man's face, kirilov was a little impatient. He quickly came out and said, "Rita, at present, the enemy has found our action in Lutsk. Kiev's defenders are bound to strengthen their defense. If so, even if general rebalko's troops arrive at the designated attack site, the German army may not easily take out the garrison in the city. "

"Comrade political commissar, don't be so pessimistic. There is still room for things to turn around." After I said this, I saw that all the people's faces were surprised. Without waiting for them to ask, I took the initiative to say: "general bantailiev, you will personally call captain horushov later and tell him that once the enemy is eliminated, we must try every means to seize the enemy's radio station or other communication equipment. If Kiev calls for information, it will be up to captain gramus's department to take care of them. "

Romanov seemed to have guessed what I thought when I said that. He tentatively asked, "Comrade commander, do you mean that when the enemy calls or sends a telegram to ask what happened to Lutsk, we can make an issue about it?"

"Yes, Comrade General." Seeing that he understood my intention, I nodded with satisfaction, and then said, "when the enemy asked, our soldiers told each other that Lutsk had been attacked by a small group of guerrillas, and that after being reinforced by the brigands, all the guerrillas had been destroyed."

"That's great. That's great." After listening to my idea, Romanov could not help clapping his hands and exclaiming: "in this way, the German army in Kiev will not put too many troops in the defensive zone towards us. And once general rebalko's forces attack bruvalli, the enemy will transfer the forces in Kiev to the area to fight against our fierce offensive. " With these words, he called a messenger and asked him to send what I had just said to horushov in the form of a telegram.

As Romanov is now the commander of the 79th infantry army, I can't do anything for him, so I will give him full responsibility for directing the battle.

When kirilov and I were alone at the table, he looked around and then whispered to me, "Rita, do you think it's appropriate for the superior to appoint general Romanov as commander of the 79th infantry?"

I saw Romanov standing by a telephone and talking to the commander below. I lowered my voice and asked, "general Romanov was a general in the early days of the war. If he had not been captured midway, but stayed in the army all the time, he might have become commander of the Group Army long ago, and at worst he would have been awarded the rank of lieutenant general. "

"I just want to talk about his capture," kirilov said in a lower voice. "Don't you know that the officers and men who have been captured must be examined? This time he can be promoted to commander, it is estimated that Marshal Zhukov made such a decision just because of your face. Don't you ever worry that when the situation is dangerous, he will turn around? "

After listening to kirilov's doubt, I quickly shook my head to defend Romanov: "Comrade political commissar, you think too much. Although I haven't known general Romanov for a long time, I absolutely trust him. " Speaking of this, I said in my heart that if Romanov wanted to be a traitor, he would not have been killed by the German army in 1943 in real history. By the way, to dispel kirilov's doubts, I added in an emphatic tone: "Comrade political commissar, we have been working together for quite a long time. You should know what I think of people. I said that general Romanov is an excellent commander, his loyalty to the motherland is beyond doubt, that is absolutely right. Please don't use the assumed tone to evaluate an important commander in the future. It will make him cold. "

After my long speech, kirilov nodded: "I know you very well, Rita. Since you say so, I will trust general Romanov unconditionally like you in the future. " As soon as he had finished, Romanov walked quickly back to the table. I looked up at him and asked, "Comrade General, is there any good news to tell us?"“ Yes, yes, yes! Comrade commander, there is indeed good news. " Romanov leaned forward, holding the edge of the table in both hands, and reported to kirilov and me: "according to captain horushov's report, with the help of captain trushen's battalion, they annihilated the enemy in Lutsk's barracks, and then turned around to encircle and annihilate the enemy reinforced from buliujin. None of the prisoners ran away, and they successfully captured all their communication equipment. "“ Have the enemies of Kiev made contact with the enemies of Lutsk? " Kirilov asked nervously as soon as he finished. Romanov nodded again and said, "I have contacted you. Captain horushov replied to the enemy according to your instructions. He said that there was a pro German guerrilla group. I don't know why there was a rebellion. As a result, this unit was completely annihilated in a fierce battle."“ This captain horushov is good, "I immediately praised horushov after listening to Romanov's report." I believe his answer will not arouse German suspicion. In the process of waiting for general rebalko, the enemy will not find our main forces hidden in obukeshiv. By the way, general rebalko, do you have any news? "“ Operator, "Romanov stood up straight, turned to the back and yelled," do you have any news from general rebalko? " The operator, who was called by him, quickly took off his earphone, stood up from his seat and truthfully reported to him, "report to the commander, I haven't received any message from the friendly army yet."“ Comrade telegraph operator, go on with your work. " Romanov waved to him and said, "report to me as soon as you have any news."