Chapter 519

Two political workers, armed and armed with submachine guns, when they heard that Colonel vosliboynikov introduced them to trakov, went forward to salute him and reported their identities.

The little Hu Zi of medium build on the left said: "Hello, Comrade General. Clavchuk, political commissar of battalion level, reports to you and is waiting for your instructions."

When he finished, the tall and thin man on the right said, "Hello, comrade general, deputy battalion political commissar shushkovich, report to you and wait for your order."

After shaking hands with them one by one, trikov asked with concern, "you've had a smooth journey, haven't you been attacked by the enemy?"

Clutching trakov's hand in both hands, kraftchuk replied, "thank you for your concern, general. Because we all rest during the day and March at night, there is almost no loss of personnel."

"Where are the troops?"

"Report to general, it's about fifteen kilometers away. At the current marching speed, we should be able to reach the designated position at dawn. "

Trekov let go of his hand, went to the table and sat down. Then he asked, "how many people in this unit are equipped with how many weapons?"

Kravchuk turned to look at shushkovich next to him. He nodded in affirmation and then replied, "except for the troops of the two battalions escorting them, the rest of them are unarmed."

Hearing what he said, trekov jumped up from his seat. He was surprised and asked, "twenty thousand people are unarmed. What if they encounter a German on the road? Do you think our unarmed soldiers can defeat the enemy armed to the teeth? "

"Comrade General," shushkovich, who had not spoken for a long time, took over the conversation and said coldly, "when we set out, our superiors had orders. Once we met the situation you said, our escorted soldiers had the right to shoot and get rid of all these people, so that they would not be captured by the Germans or surrender to the enemy."

Shushkovic's words surprised me in a cold sweat. Twenty thousand people said that they would kill all of them without mercy. It's so rash. At this time, I also want to understand why, when we arrived just now, our division commander, Colonel wolsley boynikov, brought people out to meet us, while these ten people stayed in the headquarters. At first, I thought they didn't give trekov face, but now I understand that it was these two battalion level political commissars who were worried that the other ten soldiers from the punishment camp or Gulag concentration camp would take advantage of the opportunity to escape and stay to take care of them.

With a straight face, trikov looked at the commander standing by the wall in his new uniform and asked kraftchuk, "comrades of the political commissar at the battalion level, who are they?"

Kraftchuk looked back, shrugged and replied, "who else, Comrade General. These people were all drawn out of the correctional camp. As they had served as grass-roots commanders in the army, they were temporarily awarded military ranks to command the prisoner's army. The prisoners were divided into two hundred teams of one hundred, ten of them in charge of twenty teams. "

"What about the two hundred people in the north of the village?" Hearing that these people were all officers from the punishment camp, I could not help but arouse my interest in the two hundred people in the north of the village. So without waiting for trikov to speak, I asked in a hurry, "are they all soldiers from the punishment camp who have combat experience?"

Kraftchuk didn't answer my question. He just looked me up and down, opened his mouth, and swallowed what he wanted to say. He may want to ask me what my identity is, but seeing that trakov didn't blame me for speaking first, he became hesitant..

When he was in a dilemma, trikov said: "Comrade political commissar at battalion level, this is lieutenant commander oshanina, chief of staff of our group army. She is currently acting as chief of staff. These matters are under her jurisdiction. You can report them to her."

With the help of trakov, Kravchuk did not dare to disobey his orders, so he had to say: "yes, comrade commander, those two hundred people are soldiers from various punishment camps. Because they have participated in the battle and have certain combat experience, their superiors let them take the post of captain to manage the prisoners who have never experienced military training."

I had neither good nor bad feelings for the ten soldiers from the correctional camp who stood against the wall. I raised my chin at those people and told kraftchuk, "comrades of political commissars at battalion level, let them come and report to the commander."

Kraftchuk agreed, turned to wave his hand at the men, and said in a bad manner, "Hey, you guys, come here quickly and report to Comrade General."

The ten commanders stepped forward two steps, came to trikov, raised their hands, and stood still.

With his hands behind his back, trakov went from the right side of the line to the left side, and then from the left side to the right side. Looking at them, he asked with great interest, "comrades, why don't you talk? Who's going to take the initiative? Let's first report your life, rank, and the reason for being put in the camp. "

After hearing what trikov said, the ten commanders stood still like ten wooden piles. Seeing that no one was speaking, trikov pointed to the rightmost captain and said, "Comrade captain, let's introduce ourselves from you."

The tall and thin captain stepped forward and said aloud, "Captain shejerikov, Russian. The former commander of the 34th motorized infantry brigade was captured in the battle of Kharkov in May. In June, several soldiers and I escaped from the enemy's custody. But when I went back to the army to report back, I was arrested as a deserter and sent to the punishment camp of the 149th special brigade. " Hearing the captain say that he was sent to the punishment camp because he had been captured, my heart beat faster. If the people in the interior department knew about my liuban's capture, what fate would be waiting for me, whether I would be sent to the punishment camp or punished on the spot. I was in a cold sweat when I thought about it.

Then the Yellow haired captain next to the captain reported: "Captain Oleg, Belarusian, a former company commander of the 51st army. Because after the army was defeated in the Don river, several soldiers in the company surrendered to the Germans. Because of this, I was arrested by the Ministry of interior and sent to the punishment camp. "

After hearing this, trakov didn't express any opinions. He said to another black haired captain next to the captain, "it's your turn, comrade captain. What's the reason why you were sent to the punishment camp?"

After a wary look at Kravchuk and shushkovich, the black haired captain stepped forward and said cautiously: "Captain kosja, Ukrainian, former commander of the 79th infantry division. In July, because three soldiers of the 178th infantry regiment deserted, the Ministry of interior ordered them to be arrested and shot. As a result, the lieutenant who carried out the order went to the nearby residential area and arrested three civilians to make up the number. I found them and stopped them. Later, the Ministry of the interior said that it was dangerous tenderness, so it arrested me and sent me to the punishment camp. "

Standing in front of the fourth commander, who apparently looked like a central Asian, trekov asked, "what about you, comrade lieutenant, and why were you arrested?"

The captain also stepped forward and reported: "Comrade General, Captain Gaidar reported to you that I am from Kazakhstan, originally the commander of the 302 infantry division of the 51 group army. Because one of the recruits in the camp was reported by his colleagues, saying that he once said, "if I go to the front line, I will be the first to surrender to the German army.". During his interrogation by the Ministry of the interior, he confessed to having five accomplices and gave their names. " At this point, the captain pauses, shrugs and says, "I'm one of them, so the others are executed, and I'm sent to the camp."

After listening to the experience of the four commanders, I can't help but get angry. They were all put into the punishment camp for some unwarranted charges. The Ministry of internal affairs is destroying the Great Wall by itself. Because I was angry, I didn't hear the self introduction of the following commanders clearly.

After the ten commanders had introduced themselves, trakov returned to the table and sat down. He said to the two political workers standing beside him, "Comrade krafchuk and Comrade shushkovich."

They quickly came to trikov, straightened up and asked respectfully, "Comrade deputy commander, do you have any instructions?"

Trakov waved at them and said, "now that you have sent some of the main commanders here, your mission will be completed, and now you can go back to Stalingrad."

Hearing what trikov said, the two political workers were immediately flustered. Krafchuk said with a strong attitude: "Comrade deputy commander, our task is to take care of them, so as not to..."

"In case of what?" Trikov got up on the table and said angrily, "didn't you hear what they said just now? Such excellent commanders, do you even suspect that they will surrender to the enemy? "

Kraftchuk said reluctantly, "Comrade General, maybe you have a point, but we have orders to supervise the officers from the correctional camp and the prisoners from the Gulag concentration camp. We will not leave until their bodies are completely destroyed. "

After a heavy snort, trakov sat down again and stared at the two political workers in front of him without saying a word.

Silence is a common way for leaders to show their authority and exert pressure on their subordinates, because as subordinates, facing superiors who can decide their own destiny and future, they will inevitably have the psychology of speculation and anxiety. Although the two political workers began to maintain a leisurely attitude and continued to wait patiently for trakov to change the order.

But as time went on, trakov remained silent, and the two men were obviously unable to bear it. Sweat came out on their foreheads. After looking at each other, kraftchuk bowed to trakov to admit his mistake. He said in a low voice: "since the deputy commander has given the order, we will carry it out as subordinates. But there's no basis for words. If you want to give us a written order, we can go back and do the work. "

Trikov nodded, asked for a pen and paper from Colonel vossley boynikov, wrote down the order for Kravchuk and shushkovich to return to Stalingrad, and finally signed his name. When he gave the order to kraftchuk, he specially told him: "Comrade kraftchuk, when you leave later, take those commanders from the warehouse in the north of the village with you."

"Ah?" Kraftchuk had a big meal when he heard the order. He asked in a puzzled way, "Comrade deputy commander, why did you take them away?" Not only kraftchuk is confused, but I am also puzzled. If we have hundreds of experienced commanders, we can save a lot of things when we command this 20000 prisoner team in the future.

Trikov chuckled, looked at him with calm expression and firm eyes, and said, "Comrade political commissar of battalion level, how can I let you take these valuable commanders back? I'm asking you to take them to take over the prisoners that are coming. Remember, when these commanders take over the troops, let them take all the people to the forest in the east of the village to hide. "

After the two political workers left dejectedly, trakov said to the ten commanders, "comrades, from now on, you are members of the 64th army. As for the nickname, "he frowned and thought for a moment, then said decisively," from right to left, they will be organized into new regiment one to new regiment ten. Captain xijerikov will be the head of new regiment one; Captain Oleg is the head of the new second regiment; Captain kosga was the head of the new third regiment; Captain Gaidar is the head of the new fourth regiment... "

When trikov announced the names of the troops and their commanders, Captain xijerikov asked with a wry smile, "Comrade General, will we be used as cannon fodder and sacrificed in the battle?"

Trikov could not help hesitating when he asked so suddenly. In a hurry, he did not know how to answer the question. Seeing the despairing expression on the captain's face, I quickly stood up and said, "Comrade captain, you think too much. You are also a member of our 64th army. We will never sacrifice you as cannon fodder. But you also know that your identity is quite special, so according to the order of the superior, you will be organized into an independent force, using your principles: move in the most dangerous direction; We are not afraid of sacrifice. I hope you can all remember that you are fighting not only for your motherland, but also for your freedom and honor! " At this point, I deliberately stopped for a moment, glanced over their faces, then raised my voice and asked, "do you understand?"

"I understand!" Ten people answered in unison.

Trekov came up to me, patted me on the shoulder and said with approval, "o'shanina, I'm very relieved of your command ability. Now you can select a few of these ten commanders and let them be under your command to form an independent division. You can serve as the division commander and take office now. Don't worry, I'll equip you with enough weapons and ammunition to train them well. Maybe they can be used in future battles. "

I feel trekov's concern and ardent hope for me. I also know that trekov has placed high hopes on me after his sincere words, hoping that I can quickly grow into an excellent commander in this campaign. He asked me to be the commander of the new independent division because I have almost played the role of soy sauce since I went from Leningrad to Stalingrad. Although I have been in the headquarters of the two group armies, I have also served as the head of the group army. Unfortunately, I have no real power. I am tied up in doing things. I am constrained everywhere and can't show my military ability. Now as an independent division commander and a real leader, I have the space to show my strength.

I looked at the ten commanders in front of me again, pointed to Capt. chejerikov, Capt. Oleg, Capt. kosja and Capt. Gaidar with my hands, and said to trikov, "Comrade commander, give me four of them. With the strength of four regiments, I can give them the power of four divisions. "

At my words, there was a happy smile on trakov's face. When I inadvertently looked at my four new subordinates, I looked at their faces with disdain. I smile and don't care with them. Anyway, there is a long way to go. As long as they are alive, they will recognize my command ability.

When I was secretly proud, I suddenly remembered something and asked, "Comrade commander, if I am going to be the commander of the independent division, who will be the chief of staff of the group army? You know, Colonel Ruskin is still outside gathering up the scattered troops. "

Trekov waved his hand and comforted me, saying, "you don't have to worry about this. Today commander shumilov and Colonel Ruskin have a phone call. He will be back to the headquarters at noon tomorrow at the latest. Then we will have the chief of staff again." After that, he said with some regret: "I wanted you to choose more troops just now, but I didn't expect you to choose four regiments. Then I will take the remaining six regiments."

"Comrade commander, how do you plan to use these six regiments?" Although I have never met these soldiers from Gulag concentration camp, I am also worried about their unknown fate.

"When the transport regiment uses it," trekov said to me in a low voice, "Colonel klobkin's tunnel doesn't need to store a lot of supplies. I'll let the soldiers of these six regiments transport supplies."

When trikov finished, he saw that the ten commanders were still standing upright, so he told them, "well, comrades, don't stand there foolishly. Let's all find a place to sit down and have a rest. As soon as it gets light, we will go to the forest to receive the troops from afar. "