Chapter 428

There was no expression on kolpakchi's face. From my point of view, it was a bit gloomy in the past, and I could see that his mind was heavy. I quietly looked at the Group Commander, and suddenly felt that he was not so good as a commander and was under great pressure. In my opinion, what should I do in the current situation? I'm really at a loss.

Kolpakchi sat at the table, looked down at the map, pondered for five minutes, looked up at gurov, and said decisively: "Comrade military commissar, I suggest that the 112th infantry division of Colonel Sologub be transferred immediately, so that they can quickly rush to the left wing of the group army to strengthen the 229th Division of the 64th regiment. Otherwise, once their positions are lost, our left wing will be exposed to the enemy, and we will be in danger of being surrounded at any time. "

When I heard the arrangement of kolpakchi, I nodded to myself. I didn't expect that the commander's overall view was very strong. He also knew the truth that his lips were dead and his teeth were cold. In the face of the German attack on his neighbor's troops, he didn't stand by, but took the initiative to send troops and provide necessary artillery support.

After listening to him, gurov said with a bitter smile: "Comrade commander, I think what I'm going to say next is really bad news for you. The 112th infantry division of Colonel Sologub was transferred from our group army to the battle sequence of the 62nd group army by commander gordov at 5 pm yesterday. "

"What? Is that true? " Kolpakchi was surprised and asked with half confidence, "Comrade military commissar, the people in the headquarters of the front army are not mistaken, are they? You know, although the 112th division used to belong to the battle sequence of the 64th group army, it belonged to our group army on the 17th of this month. At such a time, why did you assign this division to the 64th army? "

Gurov shrugged his shoulders and said helplessly, "Comrade commander, you know that this is an order. According to the regulations, orders from higher authorities are not allowed to be discussed and must be executed unconditionally. "

After a moment's pause, colpakchi rose abruptly, took off his cornice cap, threw it heavily on the table, and said angrily, "nonsense, it's nonsense. Today he is assigned to this group army, and tomorrow he is assigned to that group army. I don't know what he thinks in his mind. He lets thousands of commanders and soldiers of a division run around all day. Before they fight, the soldiers are exhausted. "

"Comrade commander," gulov promptly stopped korpakchi's complaint, looked left and right, and then said in a low voice, "others are now the red men in front of the supreme commander. We all know that his orders are wrong, and we can only implement them with a stiff head. Have you forgotten that when Comrade trakov was in our headquarters two days ago, he complained to general Zhukov about commander gordov's transfer of him from the junction of our two army groups as the 112th division of the reserve? "

Korpacci did not speak. Although he had a lot of opinions on gordov, the commander of the front army, he also understood that the superior could not afford to offend him. After a moment of silence, he said, "Comrade military commissar, what about the defense area of the 229th division? Although they are not members of our group army, if we stand by and allow the enemy to defeat or annihilate them, then the left wing of our group army will be completely exposed to the enemy. "

Gulov frowned when he heard what korpakchi said. He obviously realized that it was troublesome. If it was not handled properly, our army might be doomed.

After a while, gurov said as calmly as possible, "Comrade commander, I think you'd better call Comrade trakov and ask him how things are going there. At the same time, I also ordered the cannon regiment to provide artillery support for the 229th division to intercept the German attack. "

Kolpakchi thought for a moment and nodded his agreement, so gurov got up and called the artillery regiment, while kolpakchi stayed at the table and dialed trakov. He asked with concern, "Comrade trakov? I'm colpakchi. What's the situation over there? "

"It's not very good, comrade kolpakchi." Trekov said anxiously: "the enemy's offensive troops have wedged into our defensive position, reached the height of 155, and captured the 79th state farm. At the same time, the 229th division, located near the 155 highland, was also attacked by the German detachment. The division commander, Colonel sarin, has moved quickly with the division headquarters. At present, we have lost contact with the 783rd infantry regiment and the 2nd Battalion of the 804th infantry regiment. "

"Comrade trakov," korpakchi said difficultly, "do you think the 229th division can hold the existing defense line? As an old friend and comrade in arms, I hope to hear from you. "

As for his question, trekov was silent for a long time before he replied, "it's very difficult, old man. At present, there are only four battalions of the 229th division in the fighting area, and there is neither artillery cover nor air force support. It is almost impossible to hold the position. However, under the indomitable resistance of the soldiers, it can effectively slow down the enemy's advance speed. "

Kolpakchi's face changed greatly: "if the 229th division can't hold the position, the flank of our group army will be completely exposed in front of the enemy." At this time, gurov, who had finished the call, went up to him and nodded, indicating that he had given the order to the cannon regiment. Kolpakchi continued: "in order to ensure that the defense line does not collapse, I will provide you with the necessary artillery support. But whether you can hold the position depends on when you can put the reserve team into battle. "

Just as the 64th army's defensive zone was in full swing, Captain shmikov called kolpakchi and said in a loud voice, "Comrade commander, the German army concentrated 30 guns and 150 tanks and began to bombard our defensive position fiercely. After an hour of shelling, their fire began to extend and continue to suppress my deep position. At the same time, the infantry, under the cover of tanks, began to charge the positions on the hills. "“ What's the situation now? " Asked colpackge anxiously“ Due to the heavy artillery fire of the German army and the fact that our army has not received any effective artillery support, we are now suffering heavy casualties. We have to give up the two lines of defense at the foot of the mountain and the hillside and retreat to the last line of defense on the hill. " When gulov heard this, he couldn't help interrupting and asked, "Comrade commander, how many people are left?" Colpakchi quickly repeated the question through the microphone: "Comrade captain, how many people are there left? Can you hold the position? " Shamikov was silent for a moment and replied, "we still have two complete battalions with a total force of about 1000 people. Because of the narrow area in front of the last line of defense, only two companies can be deployed at most at a time, so the enemy and us can only adopt the tactic of increasing troops step by step, one company, or even one platoon, to fight. I don't think it's a big problem to persist until dark. " Korpakchi covered the microphone, turned his head to gurov, and asked for his opinion: "Comrade military commissar, Captain shamikov, their troops contain an infantry division and a tank division of the German army. Do you think we should give them more troops and let them continue to fight? " Gurov shook his head and said, "Comrade commander, I think it's better for them to withdraw from their present positions after dark. There, we put in three regiments, with a total force of 8000. But as you have just heard, shamikov said that there are still 1000 people left in the position, and I estimate that there are also many heavy and heavy casualties. In just one or two days, 7000 people were injured and killed, which is too large a proportion. Instead of sacrificing precious troops in such a war of attrition, it is better to withdraw them and strengthen more important defensive areas. " After listening, korpakchi moved his hand away from the microphone and decisively gave an order to shamikov: "Comrade captain, you must firmly hold the position now, and you can't let the enemy move forward. After dark, we will quietly withdraw from our positions and rush to join us. " In the afternoon, trakov took the initiative to call and inform korpakchi of the war situation: "after the German tanks broke into our defense line, they met with the tanks that our army rushed to reinforce. After a fierce battle, our heavy tanks withstood the impact of the enemy, but the light tanks lost a lot, and the rest retreated along the valley. The infantry situation was not good either. The head of the 783rd regiment died in the battle, the political commissar was injured, and the troops retreated eastward under alternate cover. Colonel sarren put the two battalions that the 804th regiment had just arrived into battle, trying to stop the enemy's attack. But their attack was blocked by German tanks. Half an hour ago, they were attacked again by enemy infantry and tanks. Because they didn't have time to dig trenches, they couldn't withstand the enemy's attack on the open plain. They were forced to give up two highlands 161 and 156 to retreat from savinsky village on the right bank of the Qier river. I have given orders to Colonel sarren to have these two battalions fortified in the village to cover the flanks of the 62nd army. " Listening to their conversation, I could not help nodding my head. I said that these senior commanders had a strong overall view. They didn't just focus on their own three-thirds of an acre, and they were always paying attention to the defense zones of the neighboring troops. As soon as you see the other party in danger, you can respond in time and provide the necessary support for the other party.