Chapter 487

I saw Krylov and kolpakchi. They didn't come down, and they didn't stay in the building. They walked out and came to the street.

On both sides of the street, I can see pedestrians walking happily. From their faces, I can't see any tension and fear. Perhaps the superior did not make the decision to evacuate the residents in the city, giving them the illusion that the enemy could not approach the city named after the Supreme Commander himself, so they still kept their unchanging habits.

At the crossroads, there was a fortification built with sandbags and rails. Except for two soldiers standing guard with guns nearby, I didn't find any sign of anyone moving in the barricade. I also saw several big iron tripods. Maybe the soldiers on duty thought they were too inconvenient to affect the traffic, so they were moved to the roadside.

At this time, a jeep and truck came and slowly stopped outside the headquarters. Seeing the soldiers on the truck jumping down with their hands on the baffle, I suddenly had an idea. Is it that these soldiers are responsible for protecting kolpakchi and going to the front line?

Just as I was thinking about it, there was a voice calling me at the gate. Turning around, it was krailov, chief of staff of the group army. He said loudly, "Hey, I said Comrade o'shanina, you didn't say a word, and then you ran to the door. I went to your division headquarters to look for you."

I quickly ran to him and explained in a low voice, "chief of staff, I'm sorry. I just went to the duty room to pick up the weapons I left there. I don't know when you will come out, so I'll come outside for a breath."

"Come on, don't talk about it. Get on the bus. We have a long way to go." At the moment, kolpakchi is different from the moment when he was released. He has changed into a new uniform and shaved his beard. He looks very energetic.

Because there was only one jeep, kolpakchi and Krylov opened the door and sat in the back of the car, while I took the seat next to the driver. When we were all seated, the driver turned his head and asked korpakchi, "Comrade commander, where are we going?"

Kolpakchi's eyes looked at the chief of staff sitting next to him. Krailov quickly told the driver, "drive west after you get out of the city and keep going in the direction of Don river. As for where to stop, I'll tell you."

The jeep drove out of the city along the road. Through the rear-view mirror, I saw krailov spread out a map and pointed to the drawing to explain to kolpakchi: "Comrade commander, according to the information, there are our troops in this area, about three divisions, all newly assigned to the 62nd army, because the commander and political commissar are trapped in the encirclement, So these are under the command of the new director of the political department for the time being. "

When I heard about the director of the political department, I immediately thought of the group of political workers I met by the river crossing. I couldn't help turning around and asked curiously, "Comrade chief of staff, is the director of the Political Department of the group army Comrade kirilov from Moscow?"

Kolpakchi looked at me and asked curiously, "Comrade oshanina, do you know Comrade kirilov?"

I nodded hard and answered, "yes, comrade commander. When I was the head of the 678 regiment in the 214 division, I received the task of covering the Political Department of the group army led by Comrade kirilov to cross the Don river. That's where I met him. In addition, his first-class instructor, kokunov, is currently acting as the political commissar of the 678 regiment. "

After listening to this, krailov asked with great interest, "Comrade oshanina, what do you think of these political workers in the Political Department of the group army?" Then he stared at me, waiting for my reply.

His words really stopped me. I hesitated for a moment and answered carefully, "I believe that they can play an exemplary role in all aspects of the group army."

"Believe it, comrade commander." Asked kreilov, still reluctantly.

Just when I was in a dilemma, colpakchi suddenly gritted his teeth and scolded: "damn German!" It immediately distracted krailov's attention and saved me from the embarrassing situation.

"What's the matter? Comrade commander. " Krailov asked korpakchi, puzzled.

Kolpakchi pointed forward and said angrily, "you see, our troops going to the front line were bombed by enemy planes on the way again."

I followed the direction of his fingers to see, only in front of the road, there are two burning tanks in the black smoke, next to the tank lying half burnt body of tank soldiers. There were also fragments of trucks destroyed by the explosion on the road, and the broken bodies of our soldiers were scattered all around.

"Comrades commander," said kreilov, biting his back teeth, "we'll take revenge."

After passing this area, which had just been bombed, everyone's heart became heavy. No one on the bus spoke and fell into a terrible silence.

It's getting dark. Colpakchi, sitting in the back row, suddenly gave a strange order: "Comrade driver, turn off the lights." This is not only the driver, but also me. In this country where all vehicles have to turn on their headlights when driving on sunny days, what's the point of turning off the lights when it's dark?

When I was daydreaming, the driver had completely turned off the lights. Fortunately, there was a moon in the sky and we could see the road clearly without affecting our driving speed. Kolpakchi said slowly: "it's dark. If we drive on the car lights again, it's easy to be found by the enemy's scouts. If they call for artillery fire to intercept us, we'll be finished."

After driving a little further, Krylov asked the driver to drive the car off the roadbed. Guided by the compass, our car drove northwest. I heard krailov say to kolpakchi, "Comrade commander, drive down this direction, and about 15 kilometers further, you will find our troops."

Just at this time, I suddenly found a light in the distance and yelled at the driver: "stop, stop The driver didn't know where to go, but he stepped on the brake. I didn't care what I said to korpakchi. I pushed the door open and got out of the car. After running for more than ten meters, I raised my telescope and looked at the light.

In the distance, a group of people were digging trenches in a hurry under the illumination of several steam lamps. In the light of the light, the shovel flashed mud out of the trench. Because I couldn't see anyone, I couldn't be sure whether the man digging the trench was his own or German.

"What's the matter? Commander o'shanina. " Colpackge came up and asked.

I quickly put down my telescope and answered him, "Comrade commander, I found that there were troops digging trenches in the distance, so I asked the driver to stop and come down to have a look."

"You are quite right!" After praising me, colpakchi took the telescope in my hand and looked in that direction. At the same time, he asked, "do you see clearly whether it's your own people or the enemy?"

I shook my head and said, "I'm sorry, comrade commander, I didn't see the man digging the trench, so I can't be sure whether it's my own man or the enemy."

Krailov murmured discontentedly: "how can this happen, comrade commander? I think you've been looking here with your telescope for a long time, but you can't even see what part of the trench digger is."

"Chief of staff, don't blame oshanina." Kerr Pa Keki solved the fence for me in time. "I saw only the shovel of digging, but none of the trenches could see it."

Just then, a soldier ran over and reported to kolpakchi, "report to commander, we found several people approaching about 200 meters to the left of the motorcade."

"Who?" Colpacci asked, putting down his telescope.

The soldier shrugged and said in an uncertain tone, "it's too far to see clearly. Anyway, it's either the enemy or our own people."

This response made colpakchi laugh angrily: "on the battlefield, the people we meet are either our own or our enemies. If we don't distinguish ourselves from the enemy first, we may not know how to die. Let's go and have a look. "

When I got back to the jeep, I found that the soldiers on the truck got out of the jeep and put a guard around the jeep. Seeing us coming, a man who looked like a commander came running. Running to the front, I saw that it was a second lieutenant. He reported to kolpakchi, "Comrade commander, there are four people here. Although they were too far apart to see clearly, they could still vaguely recognize that one of them was a prisoner, and they were escorted this way by three other men. "

"Commander o'shanina," colpakchi gave me an order without hesitation, "you take five soldiers to the front and have a look. If the prisoners are our own, bring them here. If it's the enemy, "he said with a violent downward wave of his hand," kill them all. "

"Yes I promised, and then said to the commander who had just reported his work, "Comrade lieutenant, bring four soldiers with me."

We quietly came to the four men's road and laid an ambush. I whispered to the second lieutenant, "Comrade second lieutenant, if you find your own people later, please contact them and try not to misunderstand them. If it's the enemy, kill them all. Remember, don't shoot as much as possible, because there is an army nearby, and we still don't know. If the gunfire leads them here, they will be in trouble. "

Soon, those people came into our sight. At the front was a German soldier with a submachine gun on his chest and a helmet. The two German soldiers behind him held the submachine gun in their hands and walked along a ragged man. The captured commander, with his right hand clasping his left wrist, limped and staggered forward. The German soldier next to him, from time to time, stabbed him with the barrel of a gun and growled a German I couldn't hear.

As they got closer and closer, I suddenly gave the order, "go ahead."

At my command, the commanders and soldiers who were ready to go jumped up and waved their daggers at the three German soldiers. The soldiers suddenly jumped up and scared the three German soldiers. Before they recovered, the sharp dagger had passed their necks. Then they all covered their necks and fell to the ground without saying a word.

Seeing that the commanders and fighters had solved the battle cleanly, I quickly stood up, went over to hold the shaking commander and fighters, and asked with concern, "are you OK, comrade?"

"Is that you, commander o'shanina?" I didn't expect that after the wounded commander saw me, he cried in surprise.

"Who are you?" With the help of moonlight, I looked at the commander in front of me and asked, "how do you know me?" He grinned at me with a bloody swollen mouth and replied, "Comrade commander, you don't recognize me? I'm general trakov's adjutant, Captain kerimov

"Captain Klimov?! It's you. " I exclaimed in surprise and then asked, "what's the matter? Where is Comrade commander? How could you be captured? "

"It's hard to say, comrade commander. By the way, can you take me to see your superior? I have important information to report to him. "

"Come on I yelled at the soldier standing next to me, "help the captain to the car."

With the help of two soldiers, Captain Klimov came to the jeep. When kolpakchi saw us helping a man back, he probably understood eight or nine points. He asked Klimov, "what part are you from?"

Klimov broke away from the support of the two soldiers, straightened his body with difficulty, raised his hand to korpakki, and then respectfully reported: "report to general korpakki, I'm captain Klimov, the adjutant of commander trakov."

"My God, Captain crimov, it's you After hearing his identity, kolpakchi was surprised. He quickly came up to help him and asked with concern, "what's the matter? Where is Comrade trakov? " After that, he called two soldiers to come and helped the captain to the pedal of the jeep.

The captain took a breath and said, "during the day, I followed commander trakov outside to inspect the troops. On the way, I met the enemy's air attack. After the tire of the jeep on which the commander was riding was blasted by the machine gun of the enemy plane, two soldiers and I pulled him down from the jeep. As soon as we ran out, the jeep was destroyed by the bomb dropped by the enemy plane. We have lost all our vehicles and communication equipment, and we can only follow the direction of the compass to go where we want to go. As a result, a few kilometers away from here, and the enemy's search forces encountered, fighting. In the battle, most of the guards and staff members were killed, and I was stunned by the explosion of grenades. When I woke up, I found myself captured by the enemy. "

"Do you know where general trakov is?" Krylov came over, grabbed captain krymov by the collar, and asked fiercely, as if to swallow him.

The captain nodded difficultly and replied, "I think I know. During the retreat, the commander told us a gathering place, saying that once it was scattered, we would go there to meet. "

Kolpakchi took out the map from the car, spread it out in front of kerimov, pressed the flashlight, and couldn't wait to ask, "show me where it is."

Klimov's fingers move around on the map. Just as kolpakchi shows his impatience, he points to a place decisively and affirms: "it's in this village."

After having a look at it, kolpakchi put the map away, and then said, "immediately, let's go." Because of Klimov's serious injury, korpakchi was afraid that he would be uncomfortable sitting in the jeep, so he asked the soldiers to carry him into the truck compartment.

Guided by the compass, our team spent nearly an hour outside a small village, and kolpakchi asked the driver to stop. Looking at the dark village, kolpakchi said to himself, "why is it so dark everywhere? Is trekov here?"

I volunteered and said, "Comrade commander, I'll take some people to have a look."

Korpacki nodded and said, "well, anyway, trekov knows you. If he sees you, he will come out to see you even if he hides. When you enter a village, you should be alert and pay attention to your own safety. "

I took the second lieutenant and four soldiers to the village. This is a very small village. There are only about twenty wooden houses. A muddy road passes through the middle of the village. I stood in the middle of the road, looking at the wooden house without any light. I had no illusions about whether trakov was hiding here.

The second lieutenant came up to me and asked in a low voice, "Comrade commander, what shall we do?"

I looked around, pointed to the wooden house beside me, and said, "no way, we can only take our chances. We can find commander trakov room by room." With that, I took the lead in walking towards the wooden house.

When I came to the wooden house, my hand just touched the wooden door. Suddenly, a low voice came from inside: "Hello, who's outside? Soviet or German? "

When I heard that the people in the room were speaking Russian, I felt a lot more confident. I raised my hand to stop the second lieutenant who was going to push the door. I said to him, "we are from the 62nd army. Which part are you from?"

Hearing my voice, the people inside became excited: "it's commander o'shanina. I'm sidtorin! Do you remember me

"Cedorin?" Hearing this name, I was overjoyed. This man was trakov's messenger. He knew about trakov's whereabouts nine times out of ten. He quickly asked, "yes, I'm lieutenant commander oshanina. Are you the messenger sidtorin?"

The wooden door opened from the inside, and sidtorin appeared in front of me. He grabbed my arm and said excitedly, "Comrade commander, I thought I was dead. I didn't expect to see you again. It's so good." Although the herald was an acquaintance, it was obviously not the time for reminiscence. I asked him quickly, "Comrade sidtorin, do you know where the commander is?"“ I'm here, comrade oshanina. " As soon as trakov's voice fell, his figure appeared at the door.