Chapter 465

It was dark when we got to Stalingrad.

Although Stalingrad had not been attacked by the German army at that time, the streets were full of bunkers made of sandbags and wood, tripod iron frames for anti tank, anti-aircraft guns on the roof pointed to the sky, gray anti-aircraft balloons floated over the city, and the windows of the buildings on the street were pasted with anti shatter strips.

On both sides of the road, in addition to the heavily armed patrols, we can see ordinary people in twos and threes from time to time. From their indifferent expressions, I guess that in their hearts, they must think that those German troops who are rushing to the Don River Valley will be blocked by our troops and will not affect their lives at all.

"Comrade commander, you see," trekov's driver saw the happy pedestrians on the roadside, and shared the same view with me, "the residents here are very calm, as if they are not worried that the enemy will approach our heroic city."

Trekov looked out of the window and said with emotion, "yes, although our army is fighting fiercely with the enemy in the Don River Valley, there is no obvious panic atmosphere in the city. For the residents of the city, this is understandable in Chengdu. It's hard for the citizens of Stalingrad to believe that their city will soon become a battlefield of fierce fighting. They don't believe that our army can't stop the enemy in the Don river. "

After a series of checks, our car arrived at the headquarters of the front army.

After we got out of the car, trakov ordered the others to stay where they were and wait for him. Then he took me into the headquarters.

As soon as he entered the building, a short, fat general came up to him. As soon as he saw him, he immediately opened his hands and said to him excitedly: "Hello, dear Vasili Ivanovich, welcome to the headquarters of the front army."

Trikov also smiles and greets each other: "Hello, general nikishev." Then they gave a warm hug.

After they separated, trikov took the initiative to introduce the general and me to each other: "Comrade oshanina, let me introduce you. This is major general nikishev, chief of staff of the front army. Comrade general, this is lieutenant colonel oshanina, who was sent by Zhukov to the 62nd group army to serve as an adjutant to general korpakchi. However, she is now transferred to work in my 64th group army, and she once acted as a commander not long ago. "

When I heard that the chief of staff of the front army was in front of me, I immediately raised my hand to salute and respectfully said, "Hello, comrade general, nice to meet you."

Nikishev just nodded to me and said, "Hello, commander oshanina." Then he said to trakov, "come on, dear Vasili Ivanovich, the commander is still waiting for you. He's swearing at the headquarters when he sees that you're late. "

We soon came to gordov's office. The door was not closed tightly. We could hear a loud voice roaring. The group of commanders outside who were waiting for the audience looked very serious. Obviously, they were worried that they would suffer the same fate when they entered the room.

A lieutenant on duty at the door, seeing our arrival, got up to welcome us. After saluting nikishev, he said in a low voice, "chief of staff, the commander is swearing. Look, are you going in later?"

Nikishev waved his hand and said, "don't worry, comrade lieutenant. General trakov, whom the commander has been waiting for, has arrived. I have been ordered to bring Comrade trakov to see the commander immediately after he arrives. This is urgent."

After listening to nikishev's words, the lieutenant had no choice but to say, "well, chief of staff, I'll go to ask you for a report." With that, the lieutenant turned, pushed the door open, went in, and closed the door with his backhand. After a while, the door was opened. The lieutenant came out of the room, came to us, made a gesture of please, and said, "please, chief of staff. The commander said he would see general trakov immediately."

I wanted to stay at the door, but trekov waved his head at me and said, "Comrade oshanina, come in. There are some things you need to know."

There are two commanders standing in the room. One is a young major general. Judging from his uniform, he should belong to the air force. Another gray haired old general, needless to say, may be general gordov who has been waiting for trakov.

Seeing that trakov and nikishev both raised their hands to salute the old general, I was more sure of my own judgment and saluted the general just like them.

Gordov took a look at me, put a face on his face, and scolded trakov: "Comrade trakov, I called you to the headquarters because I wanted to discuss something important with you. Why are you so late? Without my permission, I brought a female commander to my office. When will even women in our army be able to participate in decision-making? "

Gordov's words were very serious, which immediately made me feel extremely embarrassed. If he was not the superior, maybe I would turn around and leave immediately. I looked up at trakov and saw that he still kept his face and calmly responded to gordov's censure: "Comrade report commander, this is lieutenant commander oshanina. She was sent to the 62nd army by general Zhukov and is currently seconded to work in my army. As far as I know, comrade Zhukov sent her to the front army of Stalingrad with the consent of the Supreme Commander himself. "

When he heard that trakov carried out the supreme commander and Zhukov, gordoff did not continue to struggle with the details. Instead, he turned the topic, pointed to the major general in the room, and introduced him to him: "Comrade trakov, I'd like to introduce you. This is the commander of the eighth group army of the air force, major general heliukin of the air force." Trekov reached out to the other side and said in a friendly way, "Hello, general kheliukin. I'm trekov, commander of the 64th army. Nice to meet you." After the two sides got to know each other, gordov went on to say to us, "comrades, at present, the enemy has fallen into the defensive position of our army. You should cooperate well and strive to annihilate them in the shortest time." As soon as gordov said this, trakov broke in and said, "Comrade commander, I have different opinions. At present, the enemy's forces are too strong, but our forces are still at a disadvantage compared with them. It's unrealistic for us to launch a war of annihilation in a short time... "Unexpectedly, gordov interrupted the words behind trakov and said impolitely:" Comrade trakov, I know no less about the front line than you! I have called you here to explain why the right wing of the 64th army retreated across the cheir river? "“ It's a last resort to retreat Trekov replied, "we didn't have time to deploy the whole army. Only half of the 229th division took part in the defensive war... "Gordoff didn't let trikov finish, so he snapped," give me a written report! In writing Seeing that things have become such a state, trikov has no choice but to ask gordov: "Comrade commander, will you allow me to rush back to the army now? In that case, I can write detailed written reports based on operational maps and documents. " Gordov waved impatiently and said, "go ahead and hand in the report as soon as possible." With a loud promise, trakov turned around and planned to take me away. At this moment, gordov stopped him again and said sternly: "general trakov, I remind you that Comrade Stalin issued Order No. 227 on July 28, pointing out that if we want to save the situation and defend the motherland, we must establish strict order and iron discipline in the army... The panicked and the timid should be shot on the spot. From now on, every commander, Red Army soldier and political worker should abide by this iron discipline: no one is allowed to step back without the order of the supreme command. " Trekov nodded and replied, "yes, comrade commander, I have also received this order, and I will immediately convey it to the army."“ It is necessary to convey Comrade Stalin's orders. But what we have to do now is to transfer your troops who have withdrawn from the Qier river back to the front position. If any commander does not carry out the order, he will not be sent to the military court and all of them will be shot on the spot. "