Chapter 499

As soon as I entered the headquarters, I immediately felt the tension before the war.

Originally in the communication room next door, it seems that all of them have moved to the headquarters. A long table was set up along the wooden wall. Several communication staff officers were sitting around the table, guarding a military telephone, so that they could contact several divisions at any time. Two telephone operators, in the corner near the map, wearing earphones, are on standby.

Just now, on the wooden table where the commanders were sitting at the meeting, there was a high-frequency telephone and a military map. The chief of staff was leaning over the table and staring at the map. It seemed that they were still further confirming the battle plan and finding out the possible omissions.

I went to the table and coughed softly. Raskin raised his head, moved his eyes from the map to me, nodded at me and said faintly, "commander o'shanina, you're here!"

I looked left and right. In the headquarters, except for Colonel Raskin, communications staff officer and newspaperman, I didn't see the figures of trakov, shumilov and military commissars. So I couldn't help asking, "chief of staff, commander, they're not here?"

Raskin looked up at his watch and said, "it's three o'clock. Our attack time is set at four in the morning. That is to say, commander, they will return to the headquarters before four o'clock. " Then he looked down at the map.

Although Colonel Ruskin did not say where they had gone, I knew in my heart that they must have gone to rest. After all, people are not machines, and sometimes they are tired.

Since they haven't come yet, I just take this opportunity to study my deployment with the chief of staff. Standing next to the chief of staff, I leaned down and humbly asked, "Comrade Colonel, do you think there are any omissions in my deployment?"

Raskin pointed to the renok area on the ground and said without hesitation: "I think the two German legions that are placed here are the most worrying. What if they let us eat the Romanian army and concentrate our forces to attack the 214 and 229 divisions directly? Although we have two divisions in name, you should be as clear as I am about the number of troops that can be used. In the face of the enemy's crazy attack, I am afraid that the troops of general biliukov and Colonel sarren will not be able to withstand it. "

What Raskin said sounded reasonable and made me waver in my plan. But on second thought, I think what he said is right and correct. Right? It's because the enemy, through aerial reconnaissance, knew that our army had no solid fortifications in this area, so they dared to let the two regiments' troops wedge into our defense zone. No, according to the original operational plan, our army will be divided into several echelons and attack the enemy in turn. Once the attack is frustrated, the enemy will still launch a crazy counter attack on us.

"Colonel Ruskin, don't use your judgment to influence the confidence of lieutenant commander oshanina." Trekov didn't know when he came to the door. When he heard my conversation with Ruskin, he couldn't help interrupting. With that, he marched into the headquarters, followed by general shumilov and two military commissioners. When they saw the commander coming, the communication staff and the radio operator sitting in the room stood up and raised their hands to salute them.

After calling shumilov and the military commissar to sit down, trikov took off the big cornice hat on his head, used his hand as a comb to trim his hair, and solemnly and calmly told the staff, "try the line."

Although trakov was only the deputy commander of the group army, because he stayed in the army much longer than shumilov, his prestige was also high. With his order, the staff immediately shook the phone and called outside to check whether the line was normal. Soon they put down the phone one after another and reported one by one: "report to deputy commander, the line is unblocked."

Trikov sat down in his position, turned to shumilov and said, "Comrade commander, what we can do next is to sit here and wait patiently for the attack time."

Shumilov nodded, and without saying anything, he lowered his head and began to look at the map.

Trikov looked at Ruskin, who was frowning at the map, and said jokingly, "Hey, chief of staff, why do you always frown? If you do this, you will become a little old man by the end of today's battle. " His words immediately attracted a few colleagues around the light laughter.

Raskin sighed after hearing this and said: "general trakov, I always feel that the feasibility of the implementation of lieutenant colonel oshanina's plan is not high. At least the 214 and 229 divisions on the left may encounter danger when the battle is going on."

Trekov waved his hand and stopped what he said: "Comrade chief of staff, you don't need to say that. Since lieutenant commander oshanina's counterattack plan was approved by general Zhukov himself, it proves that the Supreme Command approved the plan. If the counterattack plan formulated by o'shanina is successful, then she will have the opportunity to take on a more important position. "

From what trakov said, I could hear something implied. You should know that my previous promotion was too fast, which led to my unstable foundation, coupled with my shallow qualifications, which were enough to become a stumbling block on my way forward. Or in other people's eyes, or even in trakov's view, my promotion depends more on luck than ability. Now that I have such a good chance, it can be regarded as the most severe test for me.

After a while, trakov looked up at his watch and nodded to Raskin. Raskin immediately ordered the communications staff to "connect the command posts of the divisions immediately."

The communications staff quickly reported that they were ready and that the commanders of the divisions and brigades were waiting for orders to attack. Trekov then turned his eyes to me and said, "Comrade oshanina, all the offensive units of the group army are ready and waiting for your order to attack."

I nodded nervously, went to the communication staff, took a deep breath, stabilized my mood, and said aloud, "attack!"

The communications staff agreed, and immediately conveyed my words to the commanders of the divisions and brigades.

The unbearable wait was over and the battle began.

After giving the order, I went back to the wooden table and wanted to command through the map. To tell you the truth, it was the order given by the communication staff just now. It's not like giving orders. It's like spreading messages for others. There's no momentum at all.

Because we are too far away from the battlefield, we can't hear the roar of guns even though we have given the order to attack. The next thing we can do is to wait for the war reports sent back by the front forces. Then we can grasp the progress of our army according to these war reports, and further adjust our deployment according to these information.

Before the battle started, there was no accident, which satisfied me. Before the attack, I was concerned about whether the battle could start smoothly, and after that, I was concerned about how to win.

It took at least twenty minutes to get a call from Colonel lyudnikov. In the phone, he excitedly reported: "report to commander oshanina, our division's troops have broken through the enemy's first line of defense under the cover of tanks, and are now advancing towards the second line of defense."

"How are the casualties in the army?" First of all, I asked about the casualties of the troops, because it has a bearing on whether the division can continue to fight

"Because the enemy didn't have strong fortifications, we easily broke through the enemy's lines, and the casualties were almost negligible. Now the enemy is fleeing, and our officers and men are following us. "

"Well done, comrade colonel." I praised him first, then reminded him: "control the speed of attack, don't eat the enemy too fast. In that case, we will not be able to mobilize the German forces in renok

"Yes, comrade commander." Lyudnikov responded very readily.

I put down the receiver and asked the communications staff to take the phone away. Then I made a few strokes in orlovka with red and blue pencils and reported to them: "according to Colonel lyudnikov's report, his troops have defeated the defenders of the enemy's first line of defense and are developing in depth. In order for the Romanian army to send a distress signal to the German army, I have asked Col. lyudnikov to slow down the attack speed in order to transfer to the German army. "

After listening, trekov nodded and said, "I agree with you. If the Romanian army is annihilated by us too soon, the German army will give up the rescue of the friendly army and concentrate on attacking the renok area. In that case, our troops in the area will be in danger. "

From the beginning of receiving lyudnikov's battle report, the battle reports of the troops were put on the table like flowing water. The 214th and 229th divisions in renok sent small companies to harass the German army. As soon as the German attacked, they retreated. As soon as the German army withdrew, they immediately entangled them again, which made them very upset.

Then the good news that I had been looking forward to finally came. The telegraph operator sent a phone call from the scouts, saying that the German army had sent out almost two battalions of infantry, taking trucks, under the cover of three tanks and seven armored vehicles, heading for the orlovka area.

Seeing the telegram, shumilov slapped the table excitedly and said in a loud voice, "that's great! Commander oshanina's fishing plan is successful. As long as the German reinforcements enter our ambush circle, then our army can launch a full-scale attack in renok area. "

The battle proceeded according to my imagination, and the stone hanging in my heart fell to the ground. I immediately called Colonel lyudnikov and told them, "Comrade division, the German reinforcements are moving towards you. It is estimated that they will enter our ambush circle in an hour. I want to ask you, when will you be able to end the fighting and send troops to renok? "

"Renok area?" When lyudnikov heard this place name, he was obviously stunned for a moment and asked, "isn't there a 214 division and 229 division?"

"Yes, comrade Colonel, you are right. These two divisions are responsible for frontal attack. I hope you and Col. kuropachenko's troops will leave the 66th marine brigade to clean up the battlefield after the battle is over, and your two divisions, together with the 137th tank brigade, will quickly turn south, join the 29th division and the 154th marine brigade that ambushed the German reinforcements, and then quickly rush to renok to encircle the remaining German troops. "

"I see, comrade commander."

Before I hung up, I suddenly remembered something and asked, "Comrade Colonel, how is the morale of the army?"

"Comrade commander, please rest assured that the commanders and fighters are full of fighting passion. When we meet the enemy's stubborn resistance and our attack is frustrated, there are always soldiers standing up and shouting: comrades, brothers, don't forget our compatriots who were killed by the enemy. We will avenge them and sacrifice them with the enemy's blood. With such a shout, the officers and men who were unable to move under the enemy's firepower stood up bravely one after another and rushed forward, whistling, and then the enemy was defeated. Comrade commander, the effect of your pre war agitation last night is really wonderful! "

Trekov obviously heard what lyudnikov said. When I put down the phone, he raised his hand and patted me on the shoulder, praising: "Comrade oshanina, you did a good job. I didn't expect that your encouragement last night really mobilized the enthusiasm of the commanders and fighters."

Chumilov and the two military commissars were puzzled by his words and asked what was going on. So trakov told them all about what happened last night and heard shumilov, sheldyuk and Abramov give me a thumbs up.

Colonel klobkin of the 29th Division also called trakov soon. He excitedly reported on the phone: "report commander, after the enemy reinforcements entered our ambush circle, I decisively ordered the troops to open fire. Under the powerful fire of us and the 154th marine brigade, many enemies were killed in trucks without even coming back. When we destroyed the tanks and armored vehicles that covered the convoy, the commanders and fighters had rushed onto the road and were engaged in close combat with the enemy. "

"That's great, Colonel klobkin." Trekov exclaimed excitedly, "how much time do you think you'll have to solve the battle completely?"

"Twenty minutes, comrade commander. In half an hour at most, I can completely eliminate the enemy on the road. "

"That's great, comrade klobkin. After annihilating the enemy, let the marine brigade stay to clean the battlefield. You immediately take your soldiers back to renok in an undamaged truck and cut off the retreat of the German army. By the way, the troops of lyudnikov and kuropatenko will soon be able to wipe out the Romanian army in front of them, and then they will rush to renok to join you. Remember to ask the marine brigade to clear the road so that we can get through in a convoy of commanders and fighters. "

When trakov put down the phone, I felt completely at ease. Although there were German regiments and battalions in renok, they had become turtles in a jar. When the other divisions arrived, they had no way back.

Seeing that the effect of the combat deployment was almost achieved, I picked up the phone, called bilukov and sarin at the same time, and said to them, "general bilukov and Colonel sarin, I have two good news for you. First, the Romanian army has been severely damaged by the forces of lyudnikov and kuropatenko, and it is only a matter of time before it is completely annihilated; Second, the German troops who went to reinforce the Romanian army were basically wiped out. Soon the 29th, 138th and 157th divisions will rush to renok to encircle and annihilate the German army with you. Now I order you to immediately attack the German troops in front of you. You must restrain them and do not let them escape. "

The all-round attack launched by the 214 and 229 divisions is the final battle of today's battle. Whether the enemy troops can be completely annihilated depends on how well the two divisions fight.

At the beginning, the fighting went well. Because the German army of the first line of defense thought that it was another harassing force and did not take it to heart. It was because they underestimated the enemy too much that the first line of defense changed hands in an instant when they were attacked by several battalions of our army.

The next battle became more and more cruel. In order to ensure that the enemy would not be eaten by our army, the enemy sent out the air force to bomb and strafe our offensive troops. Our attack fell into a state of stagnation.

Soon the bad news of the war came. A telegraph operator ran over and said with a nervous look: "Comrade report commander, the 678th regiment was bombarded by enemy planes in turn during the attack, causing heavy casualties. The regiment commander was injured and the political commissar died. Captain Slaven, the fourth battalion commander, is commanding the troops instead of the regiment commander. "

When I heard that the army's attack was blocked and captain Lu Jin was injured, I was shocked. I secretly said that this was the second time he was injured. God bless him, he must be OK.

I went up to the operator and said, "let me talk to captain Slaven." Then he took the transmitter and headphones in his hand. He put the earphone to his ear, raised the transmitter in one hand and said aloud, "Comrade Slaven? I'm lieutenant commander o'shanina

In the earphone first came the violent gunfire, then came the familiar voice of Slaven: "Hello, comrade commander, it's me, what's your instruction?"

"Comrade captain, you are right! Let the attacking forces disperse and use the crater to approach the enemy's position step by step. Remember that your task is to entangle the enemy at all costs, so that they can not easily escape from the battlefield, and when the friendly forces arrive, wipe them out. " Speaking of this, I turned around and asked trakov and shumilov, "comrades commander, what else do you need to add?"

Trekov shook his head and said, "no!"

Shumilov nodded in complete agreement. So I simply added, "go ahead now, comrade captain." After returning the transmitter and earphone to the operator, I went up to them and nervously said, "comrades, the situation has changed. If we can't get air force support, today's attack may fail. We will not be able to wipe out the enemy completely even though we have paid a lot of casualties. That will be a bit more than we have gained. " Without talking to trikov, shumilov stood up and said decisively, "I'm going to call general gordov and ask him to send the air force to support us."