Chapter 458

Looking at the back of a battalion's officers and soldiers leaving, I couldn't help thinking, is this really the only person left in a battalion? At this time, a soldier in the guard platoon next to me asked me carefully: "Comrade commander, shall we go back to the observation post?"

I glared at the soldier and said, "go back to the observation post, stay and continue to look for any surviving soldiers." Speaking of this, I glanced at the soldiers around me and said in a loud voice, "what are you still doing here? Don't look for it soon!"

When the soldiers around saw that I was angry, they agreed in good order, and then they scattered one after another, shouting along the bombed trench: "anyone else? Is there anyone else? "

I sat on a mound and looked at the soldiers who were looking for survivors along the collapsed trench. I still had a sense of fluke in my heart. Although there were only three companies in the first battalion, these companies were reorganized after the enemy planes attacked the river. The number of the companies was nearly double that of the normal companies. There were more than 40 people left in the 400 strong battalion, I didn't want to believe that, so I ordered the soldiers in the guard platoon to search for survivors.

After half an hour's search, the soldiers began to return one after another. When they passed me, they all cried and shook their heads, indicating that no survivors were found. Seeing more and more security platoon soldiers returning without success, my heart sank a little bit, thinking that my first battalion was over?

At this time, a soldier came up to me and stood at attention to salute. He panted and said, "Comrade commander, Captain Lu Jin, please go back to the observation post immediately. The division commander has an important call for you."

I stood up and saw the trench buried by the floating soil for the last time. I had no illusions about finding the survivors. As soon as I gritted my teeth and stamped my feet, I said to the soldiers in the guard platoon around me, "let's go back to the observation post." Then I turned around and followed, and told my soldiers to follow me to the observation station.

As soon as I got to the gate of the observation post, I saw Lukin and Slaven coming out. I was stunned to see Slaven appear here. However, since Lu Jin sent someone to inform me that the division commander would call me, there must be something important to order, so he didn't care to ask why he was here. He asked Lu Jin straightforwardly, "Comrade captain, does the division commander have a call for me?" Then he went to the observation center.

Lu Jin nodded and followed me as I walked into the room, saying, "yes, comrade commander, the division commander just called to ask our regiment to withdraw from the position immediately and go to the Dun River to deploy."

Hearing this inexplicable order, I could not help but stop and asked anxiously, "our regiment is going to withdraw. What should we do when the enemy comes?"? You know, a few hundred meters behind our observation post, there are still many regiments of weapons and equipment. Are they all given to the Germans for nothing? "

Lu Jin replied with a wry smile: "that's what the teacher ordered. As you know, orders from higher authorities are not allowed to be discussed and can only be executed unconditionally. "

I said, "I'll call my teacher and ask what's going on?" Speaking of the orders issued by biliukov, I was full of fire. First, I ordered our regiment to hold the position at all costs, and then ordered us to withdraw from the position after fighting. Now, I can't see the shadow of the attacking enemy, so I ordered us to withdraw to the new defense area.

"Comrade division commander, I want to ask why we have to order our regiment to withdraw from the position at this time. We should know that as soon as the enemy's shelling is over, perhaps the enemy's infantry will soon attack under the cover of tanks." As soon as I got on the phone, I complained to bilukov.

"Lieutenant Commander o'shanina, this is an order issued by the commander of the group army. We are not allowed to talk about it. We must implement it immediately and unconditionally." Perhaps he felt that his tone was too stiff. When bilukov said this, he stopped for a moment and continued to say in a relatively mild tone: "your regiment only needs to persist until dark, even if it has completed the task, and then follow those troops across the Don River to find a suitable position on the left bank of the river to build a defensive position."

"What about the seized weapons and ammunition?"

Biliukov was silent for a moment and replied, "I'll send a battalion to take over your defense area immediately. You ask captain Lukin to stay and take charge of the handover of weapons and ammunition."

Seeing this, I could only reluctantly promise: "I understand, sir. I asked Comrade Lu Jin and the guard platoon to stay, and then I took the seventh company to the Dun River to join the main force of the regiment. "

Putting down the phone, I called Lu Jin in front of me and said, "Comrade captain, the division commander said to send a battalion to take over our defense area immediately. You stay with the guard platoon to contact them and hand over the weapons and ammunition we seized. Do you understand? "

Lu Jin nodded vigorously and said aloud, "please rest assured, commander. I promise to finish the task."

When Slaven and I left the observation post, I couldn't help asking, "Comrade captain, what do you do when you come to the observation post instead of commanding the troops in your position?"

Slaven laughed sheepishly and replied, "Comrade commander, when you were away just now, Captain Lukin called me and asked me to accept the task at the observation station. After ordering me to withdraw from the first and second battalions, I led the seventh company to stay behind. The regimental political commissar saluted me and then extended his hand to me. He held one hand with me and patted the other hand on the back of my hand. He said with a smile, "Comrade o'xanina, you may not know me yet. Let me introduce myself. I'm kirilov from the Central Committee. I'm the new director of the Political Department of the 62nd army. "

I felt a little uncomfortable with his intimacy, but it was not easy to get rid of his hand, so I had to smile awkwardly and say, "sorry, comrade political commissar of regiment level, I didn't seem to have seen you before. I don't know how you recognized me?" Kirilov replied, "you've been to the Kremlin twice before, and that's when I met you. You know, there are not many female officers in the army. Besides, I have been informed that you will lead the troops to cover our crossing. So I recognized you as soon as you showed up. "