Chapter 51

After recovering the position, kroshkov led the soldiers to clean the battlefield, bury the bodies, rescue the wounded and reinforce the fortifications, so I stayed in the battalion headquarters to supervise the signalmen to install the communication lines to the rear.

While waiting for the signalman to lay the line, I had nothing to do. By the faint light of the flickering candles in the room, I disassembled the bobosha submachine gun into parts and carefully wiped every part clean before reassembling it. After wiping the weapons, seeing that the signalmen were still busy, they took out the round clips and pulled out the bullets one by one. Looking around, they saw that the signalmen were busy and no one noticed me, so they polished them one by one with their saliva, and then replaced the clips.

As soon as the clip was fixed, the phone on the desk rang. I looked at the time, and it took the signalmen nearly three hours just to restore communication between the battalion command post and the rear. It seems that it is absolutely necessary to organize them to have a technical competition in order to improve their technical level.

After the communication was restored, the telephone rang all the time. Almost every call was to congratulate us on regaining the position occupied by the enemy.

Major general Panfilov, who called first, said happily on the other end of the line, "major o'shanina, you're amazing! It took only half an hour to recapture our lost position. I'll ask for your credit immediately. "

As soon as his phone was hung up, the group army commander, lieutenant general rokosovsky, got on the phone one after another. He first congratulated me on my action to recover the position, just like the division commander, and then asked with concern, "are there many casualties in your battalion?"

Looking at the report of casualties before me, I replied, "it's not big. In the counterattack, we sacrificed six soldiers, injured 15, wiped out 197 enemies, and captured two mortars and a large number of submachine guns."

On hearing this, rokosovsky was silent for a moment, and then said to me in a long tone: "Comrade Rita, we are not outsiders. I hope you can tell me the truth. How many people were killed in your camp? You should know that no matter how much you pay to defeat the enemy, it's worth it. "

"Really, comrade commander." I know that in such an offensive, it is very difficult to believe that there are only such small casualties. I hastened to explain: "our battalion has only suffered 21 casualties in this offensive. There is absolutely no falsification in this data. If you don't believe it, you can count the number of people in person. After counting the number of people, you will know whether what I said is true or false. "

"Really?" Rokosovsky asked uneasily.

"Of course it is, comrade commander." I answered him in a positive tone: "I know that in such a battle, it's incredible that there are only so few casualties, but it's true."

"Tell me, how did you do that?" There was still distrust in his tone.

"While the artillery of the group army was still bombarding the position, the German devils were suppressed in the trenches and could not observe the situation outside, I led the troops to launch the attack. At the end of the shelling, our troops were only ten meters away from the position, and a charge rushed into the trench, which caught the enemy by surprise. In addition to the well-equipped guard camp, the powerful firepower made the enemy have no power to fight back. Maybe it's the combination of these factors that will enable us to recapture the position with the least casualties. "

"I see, commander Rita, well done! Now that the position has been recaptured, hold it well and never let the enemy move forward. Good luck to you Then he put down the phone.

The phone rang again.

This time, Zhukov himself called. As soon as he got through, he said impatiently, "Rita, what's the matter with your phone? Why can't you get through all the time?"

"Hello, senior general!" I politely said hello to him, and then patiently explained to him: "just now I was talking to general rokosovsky, commander of the group army."

"I heard that you would not stay in the headquarters of the group army, but you would run to the army and charge with the soldiers! This is not what you should do. You'd better be a counsellor in the headquarters! "

"Thank you for your concern, senior general. I don't think I'm suitable to stay in the headquarters. It's better for me to work face to face with the German devils in the front line." As my rank increases, I will be able to contact more and more senior generals in the future. But if we continue to stay in the headquarters for a long time, we will inevitably be involved in the power struggle within the army. Although the front line is extremely dangerous, you at least know who your enemy is. In the headquarters, if you stand in the wrong team, you may be in a situation of irreparable doom. That's why I, as a political Xiaobai, have chosen to come to the front again and again.

After listening to my explanation, Zhukov sighed and said, "I just heard major general Panfilov say that you and your troops have recaptured the lost position of the 316 division. It's amazing! I congratulate you. " Then he said, "what are the casualties of the troops in this attack?"

"The casualties are very small, Comrade General." Then I added, "the casualties are incredibly small."

"Too small to believe?" He repeated what I said and then asked, "how small is it?"“ Six soldiers were killed and 15 wounded, and 197 German devils were wiped out. And a lot of weapons and ammunition have been seized. " I repeated to Zhukov the information I just reported to rokosovsky. After listening to my report, he hesitated and asked, "are you sure what you said is accurate?" If in future generations, I tell others like this, they will probably ask me: "you didn't open the invincible plug-in, right?"“ Exactly, Georgi konstantinovich. " I answered him in a very positive tone. I guess he should ask me why I got such a result. Sure enough, he then asked, "how could the casualties be so small? How did you do that?" So I repeated to the commander of the group army what I had just reported to him. Finally, I added: "I think that in war, as a commander, we should pay attention to some command skills. We should not blindly fight and rush. In that case, the casualties of the army will be too great. If we pay a huge price to reluctantly recapture the position and face the enemy's crazy counterattack, it will be difficult to hold without enough troops. "“ You have a point He agreed: "now that the position has been taken back, hold it well. If there's a reserve team from base camp, I'll give you a supplement. Good luck Then he hung up, too. At this time, political deputy battalion commander kroshkov came in and reported to me: "Comrade commander, all the battlefields have been cleaned up. We have collected the bodies of the enemy and buried them. The bodies of our dead soldiers and the wounded have also been sent to the rear. The original Fortifications on the positions have also been reinforced to withstand a new round of enemy attacks. "“ Let's go and take me to have a look, first-class political instructor comrade. " Then I stood up, tilted the submachine gun on my back, and led the way out. After walking along the newly dug trench, I found that the soldiers just dug up the collapsed area again, and then simply reinforced it with logs. It's OK to hide bullets in such a trench, and they will still suffer heavy losses in case of artillery attack. So I turned to kroshkov and said, "Comrade political instructor I, such fortifications are not good. As long as the enemy bombards us, our soldiers in the trenches will suffer heavy casualties."“ What should we do? Comrade commander. " Kroshkov asked for my advice with an open mind“ The bigger the pit, the better. When the enemy shelled, in addition to leaving a few observation posts, other people can hide inside, so as to avoid many unnecessary casualties. " Then I pointed to the open area in front of the position and said, "immediately organize soldiers to dig dozens of individual bunkers 20 meters in front. The deeper the bunkers, the better. They should be as deep as people can't climb out after they enter." Kroshkov heard that he was full of fog and asked curiously, "why do you dig so deep in the individual bunker? And so deep that no one can climb out? " I smile, deliberately sold a pass, do not say: "as for what use? You'll know when the German devils attack. Also, "seeing that kroshkov turned to leave, I told him," arrange manpower immediately, dig individual bunker and bullet proof pit immediately, and move quickly. "“ But, comrade commander. " He said with some embarrassment: "the soldiers are very tired and need rest. It's not appropriate to arrange them to continue to work at this time."“ Carry out the order! First class instructor comrades. " I said in a strong tone: "now is not the time to rest. You tell the soldiers to sweat more in peacetime and bleed less in wartime. Now, if you dig one more shovel of soil, you will get one less shell skin when you fight. "“ But... "Kroshkov wanted to explain something, but I immediately interrupted," there's nothing but. I am the supreme commander of the battalion, and I has the final say in my jurisdiction. Go ahead and execute it“ Yes Kroshkov saluted me and turned to arrange for the soldiers to carry out the geotechnical work I arranged.