Chapter 429

Kolpakchi walked back and forth in the headquarters with his hands behind his back, as if talking to himself or asking gurov: "no matter how you look at it, a newly formed army like the 229th division can't compete with the powerful Germans at all. Can two infantry battalions without anti tank weapons defend savinsky village? Impossible, impossible. "

Gurov's eyes have been moving with korpakchi. He tried to take on: "Comrade commander, although the 64th army is adapted from the reserve army, under the leadership of an excellent commander like Comrade trakov, they can fully undertake the combat task of a region. The potential combat capability of the army can only be fully demonstrated in the cruel battle. In addition, the weaponry of the 64th group army is better than that of the general army, and its combat effectiveness is not small at a critical moment. " At this point, he found that kolpakchi had stopped to listen, and stopped at the right time.

Instead of commenting, colpakchi beckoned me to his side. I stood by the wall like a stake for a long time, but they didn't notice me. Now the commander called me. I didn't dare to neglect him. I quickly ran forward to him and politely asked, "Comrade commander, do you have any orders?"

"Comrade oshanina, the situation of the friendly troops is very bad now. What do you think we should do?" colpakchi asked

The question of kolpakchi makes me feel a little confused. I don't know how to answer it. I don't know if he really asked me for advice, or just casually asked. I was worried that the situation the other day would reappear, so I turned my eyes to gulov, who was sitting next to me. Unexpectedly, he also said: "Comrade o'shanina, talk about your ideas. Don't worry. Even if you are wrong, we won't blame you."

Since gurov had said that, I couldn't hesitate any more, so I looked at korpakchi and said, "Comrade commander, I think we should provide the necessary support for the 229th division."

After listening to my non nutritive reply, kolpakchi snorted and said impolitely, "it's easy to say the necessary support. What kind of support method? We don't have any extra troops to mobilize. The only thing we can do is to provide them with limited artillery support. "

"Comrade commander, we still have an army that has not been put into combat so far. At this time, they can be put on the stage. "

"There's another army. What army?" Korpakchi turned to look at gurov and asked, "Comrade military commissar, do you know which army commander oshanina is talking about?"

Gurov shook his head blankly and replied, "I don't know."

Kolpakchi looked at me again and said, "tell me, comrade oshanina, I really want to know which army in the group army has never been in combat."

"Yes, comrade commander." I have been staying in the headquarters these days, doing nothing, occasionally turning over war reports and important documents, so I have a general understanding of the forces under the control of the group army“ The 110th battalion of the independent rocket launcher of the close guard has never participated in any combat since it was incorporated into our group army, so I suggest that they provide artillery support for the 229th infantry division. "

"Comrade commander," he said anxiously, "in yesterday's battle, we used three cannon regiments and two close guard rocket artillery regiments to provide artillery support for the friendly forces. Although the enemy's attack was effectively restrained, the artillery forces also suffered heavy losses due to the heavy bombing by German aircraft. If we put this close guard rocket battalion into battle again today, how can we ensure that they will not be lost due to the enemy's air attack again? "

"Comrade military commissar, please rest assured." I answered with confidence: "the anti-aircraft task of this rocket battalion can be completed by the 1259th antiaircraft artillery regiment. At present, they are fully equipped and have high morale. They are sure to complete the task successfully."

After they exchanged their eyes, korpakchi nodded and said, "Lieutenant Commander o'shanina, it seems that your adjutant is quite competent and knows the troops in the battle sequence of the group army like the back of his hand. Well, just as you say. Comrade military commissar, please contact the artillery battalion and antiaircraft artillery regiment, and let them fight as soon as possible. "

One hour after the rocket battalion was put into battle, trakov called again to inform kolpakchi of the latest battle report: "just now the German army put two more tank groups into battle. A group of about 40 tanks pursued two battalions retreating towards the banks of the cheir river; Another group of tanks rushed to lower kirskaya in an attempt to break through the position of the 214th division, which was defending the area. As your artillery bombarded the German troops in this area, the attacking enemy suffered heavy losses and had to return to the starting position. "

"It's very good that you can rush to repair the fortifications and transfer troops from other areas to strengthen your defense while the enemy is retreated," korpakchi said. By the way, comrade trakov, if I remember correctly, your headquarters seems to be in the lower kirskaya region. Pay more attention to safety. "

"Don't worry, old man." Trekov confidently said: "if you can kill me, the bullets of trekov have not been made yet. We will surely wipe out all the enemies who attack."

In the afternoon, although the defensive zone of our group army was calm, the German army strengthened its attack on the trokovs. Soon the bad news came that the line of defense of the 229th division had been broken through, and the enemy was rushing towards the Qier River, advancing towards the junction of the 62nd and 64th army groups. Because of the military emergency, trakov had to transfer the 66th marine brigade and a part of the 137th tank brigade, which had originally planned to bypass the flank of the German offensive forces, back to strengthen the defensive area of the 229th division. As there are two German divisions in front of the defensive zone of our group army, the defenders on the position can not be easily mobilized, so as not to be taken advantage of by the German army. As for the situation faced by trakov, kolpakchi and gurov are very anxious. But we can only watch the fighting situation of the friendly forces develop in a direction that is not conducive to our army. The hope of victory is always generated in despair. When korpakchi and gurov, the two top commanders of the group army, thought that trakov's defeat was inevitable and that our left wing would be exposed to the German offensive forces, the situation changed unexpectedly. Our fighter planes appeared in the sky of the battlefield. The fighter planes drove away the enemy planes that bombed our army first, and then the bombers that arrived there bombed the German attack line fiercely. He saw that our air force had firmly grasped the air supremacy of the battlefield, and immediately ordered the troops in the defensive area to launch a full line counterattack against the retreating German army.