Chapter 330

Breaking through the German siege was originally a happy thing, but I felt a little uneasy. If the Germans were so easy to deal with, it is estimated that the encirclement would have been broken by other forces long ago, and the second shock group army, which was once strong and powerful, would not be in danger of running out of ammunition and food.

After chatting with lieutenant akhromeyev for a while, I went up the hill with him to see the commanding heights on both sides of the passage we had just captured.

We walked up the hillside on the left, past the bodies of the Soviet and German soldiers who had not been cleaned up. Coming to the top of the slope, we can see that there are crisscross trenches everywhere, and the corpses are piled up in the trenches. It seems that even with the firepower support from our tanks, the troops attacking the positions still paid huge casualties.

Akhromeyev and I found a relatively clean trench and raised our telescope to observe the enemy situation in the north, because it is said that the surviving German soldiers ran in this direction. I don't know. I was startled to see that there was a German position in the north. I could clearly see the helmets shaking in the trenches.

When I was thinking about whether to let akhromeyev and I join forces to open the way with the tanks of the 29th tank brigade and launch a round of attack on the German position, Sergeant grasimenko, who I sent to the division headquarters to report, hurried back to recover his life.

Under the leadership of the soldiers, Sergeant grasimenko came to me and said in a loud voice, "Comrade major, I have been ordered to report to the division headquarters. I have completed my task and returned safely. I'm waiting for your order."

I put down my telescope, turned to look at him and asked, "do you have any latest orders from the division headquarters?"

"Yes, comrade major." Sergeant gracimenko replied, "Sir, I have brought you the latest orders. The task is: to organize the soldiers of yevgeni regiment and the former three battalions, and set up Fortifications on the highlands on both sides of the passage. Because the Germans may attempt a counterattack. They are not allowed to step back without orders. All the troops must be nailed to the positions like nails! Similarly, the troops are not allowed to move forward until they get further orders from the division headquarters. "

After listening to the sergeant's command, I asked akhromeyev, who was still holding a telescope to observe the enemy situation in the distance: "Comrade lieutenant, what do you think of this command? If we join forces and make a surprise attack on the Germans in the north, we will certainly be able to inflict heavy damage on them. " The reason why I say this is that during the observation just now, I found that the German troops were in motion. If they had completed the build-up of their forces and then launched a large-scale counter offensive, it was still a question whether we could stop them with our existing forces. Therefore, I intend to use the tanks and infantry sent by the front army to organize an attack on the German army and drive them as far away as possible to ensure the safety of the passage.

After the last battle, I think the lieutenant is an excellent commander who not only has fighting spirit, but also knows how to grasp fighters. If he can agree to send troops to cooperate with us, we will be sure to defeat the former German army again.

This time, however, akhromeyev's reaction was somewhat unexpected. He put down his telescope, remained silent for a while, sighed, and replied clearly, "Comrade major, I'm sorry that although your proposal is very good, I can't agree with it. You know, the order I received was to assault from east to west along the narrow gauge railway to meet the breakout forces of the second assault group army. Once the two armies meet, my task is to defend in place, and never retreat or attack until I get new orders. " At this point, he stopped for a moment and kindly reminded me, "Comrade major, I know you are a very good commander, but the orders of the superior are not allowed to be discussed. Since the orders you have received are the same as mine, I suggest that you immediately let your soldiers reinforce the existing fortifications to deal with the possible counterattack of the Germans. "

Akhromeyev said that. I was so angry that I felt the impulse to smash the telescope in my hand directly on his face. I presume that you are still a young and promising commander. You are also sticking to the rules and don't know how to adapt to circumstances. You don't even know how to grasp such a good fighter plane.

Although there is an impulse to beat him in my heart, I can only think about it and can't really put it into practice. You should know that he is only an executor. In his education, the orders of the superior must be carried out in all circumstances, and no one is allowed to question or discuss them.

With a snort, I did not pay any attention to him. Instead, I raised my telescope again indignantly and observed the movement of the German army in the distance quietly. There were more and more figures shaking in the trenches, but I didn't find any tanks or artillery on the enemy's position, so I could hold the position even if I started fighting.

Seeing that there was no sign of the enemy's attack for the time being, I put down my telescope, called captain kozhala and lieutenant ugad who were not far away, and began to give them orders: "Captain kozhala, leave a hundred soldiers here, and then you take the remaining two hundred people to the hillside over there to build fortifications, so as to prevent the possible German attack." Then I said to ugad, "Comrade lieutenant, now the seven and eight companies are merged, and the 100 people drawn from the yevgeni regiment are responsible for fortifying this hillside. Remember, when fortifying fortifications, more blasting holes should be dug to reduce the casualties of soldiers when they are attacked by German artillery. Do you understand? "

Two people agree neatly: "assure to finish a task!" Next, they took their own troops into designated positions and began to reinforce and improve the fortifications. I turned my eyes to akhromeyev, who was standing on one side, and said coldly, "Comrade lieutenant, since your task is to cooperate with us in fortifying and defending. Then take your troops to the high ground on the right and help captain kozhala defend When akhromeyev saw that my attitude towards him suddenly became extremely cold, he was stunned for a moment and immediately understood what was going on. With a bitter smile, he stood at attention and saluted me. He replied loudly, "yes, comrade major. I'm going to assemble the team and go into the position with captain kozala. " After sending captain kozala and lieutenant akhromeyev away, I raised my telescope again to look around. There are forests and swamps on both sides of the highland. If the Germans want to cut off our traffic, they must attack from the north. After watching for a long time, I didn't see that the Germans wanted to attack. I couldn't help feeling sleepy. After yawning a few times, I found a shelter that belonged to the German army and went to sleep. Before going to bed, I specially told grasimenko standing at the door: "sergeant, I'll have a rest first. If it's nothing serious, don't let anyone disturb me. Do you understand? "“ Yes, comrade major. Please rest assured that I will not let anyone disturb you until you wake up. " I nodded with satisfaction, got into the shelter, lay down on a march bed in the corner and began to make up for my doze. I didn't have a good rest for several days. As soon as I got to bed, I fell asleep unconsciously. I don't know how long later, I was woken up by the noise outside. I raised my hand and looked at the time. It was already ten o'clock in the morning. In order to find out why it's so noisy outside, I sat up, rubbed my face with my hands, went out and asked aloud, "Comrade sergeant, what's going on outside, why it's so noisy?" Sergeant grasimenko, who was on guard at the gate, saluted me and replied, "report to the major that the succeeding troops are retreating from the passageway at the foot of the hill. There are too many people to wake you up." I climbed out of the trench and stood at a high place to look down. The narrow track passage down the slope was full of retreating troops. Without locomotives and wagons, the retreating troops had to leave on foot. At present, the troops passing through from below should belong to the field hospital. In the middle is a carriage, some carrying the wounded, some carrying drugs and medical equipment; On the left side is a stretcher team composed of soldiers. They carry the heavy wounded who can't move and move forward slowly with the team; The right side of the light wounded, or head bandage or arm hanging in front of the chest, can walk independently, moving forward their own feet, slightly injured, put their hands on the shoulders of the soldiers, supported by them. Just at this time, there was the shrill whistling of shells in the air“ Shelling I suddenly had this idea in my mind. Almost at the same time, the shell exploded on the hillside and lifted the soil high. I turned and ran into the trench. Without a few steps, a shell fell on the place where I was standing and exploded. The blast with a strong force, hard hit my back, will bring my body forward, hard fell into the trench.