Chapter 420

After receiving the order, the staff officer turned to call gurov of the left behind headquarters. After a while, I heard the staff officer clearly saying, "Hello, comrade military Commissar. We have just received a call for help from the commander of the 229th division of our friendly neighbor, Colonel sahren, saying that the German army is attacking the 79th state farm defended by the 783rd regiment in the middle of the Department. The commander ordered the three artillery regiments of the group army to immediately provide artillery support to the division and stop the German offensive forces. "

Speaking of this, the staff officer suddenly covered the microphone and asked korpakchi, "Comrade commander, comrade military commissar, do you want the rocket artillery regiment on standby to fight?"

Colpakchi held up his telescope and said without looking back: "let the 4th and 5th regiments of the close guard Rockets go into battle, and the 47th and 83rd regiments continue to stand by." After a pause, he added: "let comrades of the military commissar contact the head of the 783rd regiment and ask them to provide firing parameters for the artillery. At the same time, let their troops pay attention to concealment, so as not to be injured by our artillery fire. "

The staff officer agreed and said to gurov in a loud voice: "Comrade military commissar, as the commander has said, please contact the head of the 783rd regiment and ask them to provide accurate firing parameters for the artillery regiment. At the same time, let the troops pay attention to concealment and avoid being injured by our artillery fire."

At this time, kolpakchi suddenly whispered in my ear: "commander oshanina, why do you say that the German army only used such a small number of troops to attack us, and retreated after a little contact?"

This question of kolpakchi has stopped me. Yes, the German vanguard attacked this area yesterday. Even if they failed yesterday's attack, it is customary for them to launch a fierce attack on our position today by virtue of their advantages in aircraft and tanks. How can they just send small troops to fight and withdraw? Is there any conspiracy?

Before I could come up with an answer, the staff officer came up to kolpakchi and whispered, "Comrade commander, general trakov of the 64th army is calling for you."

Korpakchi put down his telescope, went to pick up the receiver, and called trikov in his father's and Ben's name: "Hello, Vasili Ivanovic! You call at this time. What can I do for you? "

"Thank you, Vladimir Yakovlev!" Trakov also used the honorific title to korpakchi on the phone. "I just received a call from the commander of the 229th infantry division, Colonel sarin, saying that his troops, supported by your powerful artillery, had beaten back the enemy's crazy attack."

Colpackge said with a smile, "old man, we are friends. Since you have encountered difficulties there, it is natural for you to be supported. "

"What's the situation there?" Trekov asked.

Holding the microphone, kolpakchi glanced at the outside and said with disapproval, "just now a small German army came to attack. After being attacked by our artillery, it has retreated in dismay. Now it's calm outside."

After listening to this, trikov was silent for a while, and then said slowly, "I suggest you be on your guard. The German army will retreat after a fight like this. There must be some conspiracy."

After putting down the phone, kolpakchi came to the window again, picked up the telescope, looked out, and said to himself, "did the German turn the main direction of attack to the 64th army, so our position is so quiet?" At this point, he turned to the staff officer and said, "call the 147th and 181st divisions and ask them what's going on there?"

The staff officer returned soon after the call and reported: "Comrade commander, I have called general walshin and general Novikov, and they all reported that they could not see an enemy in front of the position."

Colpacci put down his telescope again, frowning and thinking. After a while, he went to the table and looked down at the map on it. He stared at the map for ten minutes, and when he looked up again, I saw a little more gloom on his face.

He stood up slowly and told the staff on standby: "combat staff, you should contact the combat Office of the headquarters of the front army immediately, and learn about the enemy's movements in other defensive areas from them."

Soon the staff officer came to report: "report commander, I have just received a notice from the combat Department of the front army that the defense areas of the 63rd and 64th army are being attacked by the German army. The remnants of the 28th, 38th and 57th group army were defeated by the 4th group army, which was just transferred back from the Caucasus by the German army, and are retreating towards Stalingrad. "

When I heard this, I wondered whether the German army was carrying out the tactics of breaking through one by one. Three group armies had been repulsed. If the 63rd and 64th group armies were defeated again, with their strength, they could encircle and finally annihilate the main force of the 62nd group army in the Koska line.

Thinking that the group army might be encircled, I can't help but get nervous and remind kolpakchi: "Comrade commander, I think the Germans have a conspiracy."

Cole pakchi, whose attention has never left the map, said without looking up: "what plot? Let's hear it. "

I quickly went to the table, pointed to the map on the table where our army was, and said, "Comrade commander, please have a look. The 64th group army is on the left wing of our department. Once the German forces defeat them, they can take advantage of the situation to advance to the Bank of Kiel, which will cut off our retreat and form a encirclement. " With that, I stare nervously at colpakchi, waiting for him to make a decision. Colpacci nodded, picked up a red and blue pencil, pointed to the map and said, "Comrade oshanina, you have a point. If the 64th army, which borders on us, is defeated, we will become an isolated army. In this way, the German army can attack us from both the front and the flank at the same time, making us unable to look at each other head and tail, and finally encircling and destroying us in the defensive position on the Bank of the Koska river. " Here, he threw his pencil on the table, stood up straight, and again told the staff: "the combat staff, call general walshing of the 147th division, and ask him to immediately send a regiment to move southward, go out to the 155 highland, and reinforce the 229th division." Looking at kolpakchi giving orders in the headquarters, I feel a little lost. From the beginning of the battle of the siniavino bulge to the present Don River defense, I am just a dozen soy sauce characters, and I have nothing to do in the headquarters. When the war situation is favorable to our army, those happy commanders will occasionally ask for my opinions; But once the war situation is repeated, I become a transparent person in the headquarters. If I don't take the initiative to speak, no one will talk to me. After the troops of the 147th Division set out, kolpakchi asked the combat staff to call each division every half an hour to ask if there was any German movement in front of the position. The information in the newspapers of all divisions is the same: the front of the position is very calm, and no German can see it. Just as korpakchi was worried about the complicated situation in our defense area, Colonel Saren, commander of the 229th division of our neighbor, called. When colpakchi answered the phone, I clearly heard the Colonel say excitedly on the phone, "Comrade commander, thank you so much. Today's German attack on the 79th state farm defended by the 783rd regiment of our division has been completely smashed by us due to your strong artillery support and the subsequent support of the 147th infantry regiment. The German troops, who have suffered heavy losses, have retreated to the West in dismay. " With a happy smile on his face, colpakchi asked calmly, "Comrade Colonel, what's the result?"“ After counting the results, nearly 600 soldiers were killed and 11 tanks were destroyed in the defensive area of the 783rd regiment alone. "“ Well done Kolpakchi praised the other side, and then added: "since the German army has retreated, let the 147th division return as soon as possible. I am worried that the German army may soon launch an attack on our defensive area." Before colpakchi's voice fell, there was the rumble of guns outside the house.