Chapter 335

"When the house leaks, it rains at night, and when the boat is late, it blows."

Before the day when all the men of Col. tsoliv left, Capt. vitorganov and Lt. akhromeyev entered the command post together. When I saw them coming in, I suddenly had a bad feeling about something big. However, I was lucky enough to ask, "how did you two come together?"

As they looked at each other, Captain vitorganov stepped forward and reported to me, "Comrade major, we have bad news for you. Just now, I received an order from the brigade commander through the car radio station, saying that the German army was launching an attack on the miasnebol area. I was ordered to immediately lead the whole battalion back along the original road to attack the flank of the German army. "

When he finished, I turned my eyes to akhromeyev, who was standing beside him, and asked, "what about you? Comrade lieutenant, did you get the same order as him? "

On hearing my question, akhromeyev nodded awkwardly and said, "yes, comrade major, I have received the same order. I will immediately lead my troops back to rescue the attacked 59th army."

This is the end of the matter. I can't go back. If they want to leave, they have to let them go. I took a deep breath, stabilized myself, stood up and waved to them, pretending to be generous and said, "now that you have received the order, go ahead and carry it out. We should know that the orders of the superior are not allowed to be discussed or delayed. "

They silently raised their hands, saluted me and turned to leave the command post.

After all the people in the command post were gone, my mood was still not calm for a long time. It never occurred to me that the German offensives in other places led to a sharp decline in the situation, and the easy victory turned into nothing. What's more, the commanders of the front army didn't know what they thought. The 52nd and 59th army groups, with more than 100000 troops in the field, were evenly deployed on both sides of the supply line, which was tens of kilometers long. On the surface, these 100000 people defend the traffic lines like iron barrels, but in fact there are loopholes everywhere. The Germans can launch attacks from any location, while our troops, who defend the traffic lines, can only carry out passive defense and give up the initiative of the battlefield to the Germans.

Not long after akhromeyev left, Lieutenant ugad, Lieutenant miducci and captain kozala came in again. Three people lined up in front of me. Captain kozhala first said, "Comrade major, I have something to report to you."

When I heard him say that, I couldn't help clapping in my heart. I secretly said that not even his troops would be transferred away, right? When I thought about it, I became more and more depressed. I asked feebly, "Comrade captain, have you received any instructions from your superiors?"

Kozala nodded with great certainty and said, "yes, comrade major. The messenger sent by the division headquarters just now sent me a personal letter from the division commander, who ordered me to immediately lead the Eugene regiment, quickly move closer to the division headquarters and accept new combat tasks. "

I slapped the table and interrupted him with a roar: "enough, comrade captain! Needless to say I got up and walked back and forth in the room with my hands on my back. The 58th brigade of zhechouliv has left, the tank battalion of captain vitorganov has left, and the second lieutenant training team of lieutenant akhromeyev has also left. Today, even the yevgeni regiment, which has only a few hundred people left, is not spared. If they all withdraw, there will be only 40 or 50 men left in seven or eight companies. I don't care if the battalion commander becomes the platoon leader, as long as he has someone who can command. What I am worried about is that once the Germans find that their defense is weak and launch another attack, we will not be able to hold on at all, and the channel that is hard to open will be cut off by the enemy.

I sat down again, my fingers tapping gently on the table, my brain running rapidly, thinking about the countermeasures. If it just made me feel lost that Col. zhizolifu, Lt. vitorganov and Lt. akhromeyev left with their troops, then at this moment I feel that I am almost besieged. Don't expect to attack. It's good to hold the position under the fierce German attack.

"Comrade major, comrade major." Captain kozhala's cry brought me back from my meditation. I remembered that the captain was still in the command post, waiting for my reply. So I quickly forced out a smile and said apologetically, "Comrade captain, I'm sorry, I shouldn't have been angry with you just now." At the moment, I know very well in my heart that since the division commander has personally given orders, it is impossible to keep their troops. It's better to be generous and let them go. Of course, you can't let captain kozhala take all the people away. You have to leave some troops for me, or I will become a bare commander. I went on to say, "I think so. Because the northern highland is only a few hundred meters away from the German position, it is likely to be attacked at any time. Now there are only more than 100 people on the position, half of them belong to your regiment. If you withdraw the people, then the defense force will be greatly weakened, and once attacked, it will not be able to defend at all. So I suggest that you only lead the troops stationed on the south slope to leave, and leave all the soldiers on the north slope. I wonder if you agree? "

When the captain heard what I said, he bowed his head and thought for a moment. Then he nodded his head vigorously and answered decisively, "Comrade major, I will obey your order. I'm going to leave with my troops on the south slope and let all the soldiers on the north slope stay. If the division commander asks, I will tell him that because there are German people close to the opening of the breakthrough corridor, in order to ensure the smooth passage, I sent troops to the dangerous area to guard. "

"Thank you, comrade captain." I went up and held his hand tightly, shaking it hard. You should know that he left troops to me without authorization, but he also had to bear the risk. If an enemy informs me, he may even be in danger of going to a military court. The captain said faintly, "Comrade major, please take care. I hope we can meet again soon. " With that, he took his hand back, saluted me and turned away. After the captain went out, I looked at lieutenant ugad and lieutenant miducci standing straight in front of me, frowned and asked, "what's the matter with you? Did you also receive the order from the commander, Lieutenant Colonel habi, or the division commander, Colonel anchufiev, that you should lead the troops to move When I asked this, I kept beating drums in my heart. If they wanted to withdraw, I would really become a bare commander. Lieutenant wugad grinned and said, "Comrade major, seeing that so many troops are going to leave, the soldiers are not sure. I've specially asked you to decide whether we should follow or stay." Perhaps for fear of my misunderstanding, he said in a more emphatic tone, "I will resolutely obey your order, whether it is to defend or to withdraw." I gave him a hard blow on the chest and said with a smile, "Comrade lieutenant, now you know, no matter what other people think, I'll stay and stick to the position." At this point, I put on a face and said seriously, "go back and tell the soldiers that even if there is only one person left, they should be nailed to the position like nails, and they are not allowed to retreat. We need to know that behind us is the breakthrough channel which is related to the life and death of the group army. We have no way back. " Wugad and miducci raised their hands to salute and answered in a loud voice: "please rest assured, major. As long as there is a living soldier in the position, we will never let the enemy take over the position!"