Chapter 532

I took the guard team and the reconnaissance team into the forest and walked along the forest path to the headquarters.

There were two burly sentinels at the gate of the headquarters. Seeing such a large group of us coming, they quickly took off their rifles from their shoulders and walked towards us.

Gaidar said to the sentry angrily, "what do you want to do? Don't you see the teacher coming? "

I didn't expect that a sentinel stuck his neck and said defiantly, "I don't know any division commander, so I know my commander. No one is allowed to enter the headquarters without the permission of the commander. "

The sentry's words made me laugh angrily. I simply shut my mouth and waited for Gaidar to negotiate with him.

Another sentry put his rifle on his shoulder, touched him with his arm, and whispered, "Hey, I said, you didn't see such a large group of them. Maybe they are really teachers."

"Go away! No nonsense. " The sentry glared at his companion and said, "no matter who she is, I won't let anyone in without the commander's order."

The movement outside startled sjerykov, who was in the room. He looked out and saw that it was Gaidar and I. He ran out and grabbed my hand and shook it vigorously. He said repeatedly, "Sir, I'm looking forward to your coming back!"

Then he went to shake hands with Gaidar, and after a few greetings. He fired at the soldier and said, "what's the matter? Don't you see that it's the division commander coming back? Why don't you report it and stop them without authorization? "

The soldier was a little embarrassed. He broke his gun on his shoulder and said with some embarrassment, "she, she was really a division commander!"

Shejerikov patted the broad shoulder of the sentry and said to me, "these soldiers are all selected by me from the regiment. They are in good health and have excellent military quality. They are very suitable for the security work of the regiment headquarters." Then he said to the sentry in a loud voice, "Damn, I dare to keep the division commander out of the door. I will punish you."

In fact, I know the captain said that on purpose, so that I would not blame the sentry for his impoliteness. I remember that when Zhukov went to smornie palace to take over the commander of the front army, he was stopped by the guard on duty at the gate. However, Zhukov did not criticize the sentry's behavior, but praised it. Can't I learn from my idol and put on a high profile? So I waved to shejerikov and said, "forget it, comrade captain. The sentry is doing his job, and he's doing it right. " With that, I quickly walked into the headquarters.

I was followed by Capt. shejerikov, Capt. gedar, and engineer Mikhail yev. The rest, whether they were soldiers of the guard class or members of the reconnaissance team, stayed outside.

After I sat down, I saw that both shejerikov and Gaidar sat down, while Mikhail stood upright and said to him, "engineer Mikhail, what are you still standing for? Sit down. When we study the map later, we need you to explain it to us. "

Seeing mihayev sitting next to gedar, xijerikov cautiously asked me, "Comrade division, do you want to invite captain Oleg and captain kosja here, let's have a meeting?"

I nodded a little and said slowly, "Comrade captain, go and get in touch with Oleg and kosja and ask if they have time. If so, ask them to come over

Xiejerikov immediately got up, went to the operator, gave a few orders in a low voice, and then returned to me and said, "Comrade division, I have asked the operator to contact the two commanders. I believe they will come soon."

I nodded again and took the initiative to start a new topic: "Comrade captain, how was the training of the army going during the period when I left?"

"We organized 15 commandos, and the same number of support units, to conduct targeted training in the forest during the day," he said. Judging from the effect of training, the new soldiers are not proficient in the use of firearms, and training in this area needs to be strengthened. "

I waved my hand and said, "don't worry about it. After we rush into the building, we decide to win grenades, dagger, shovel and so on. The guns are not worth what they use. So in the next two days of training, we will focus on the use of grenades and the use of daggers and shovel.

At my command, shejerikov and Gaidar stood up and answered "yes" neatly. After they sat down again, shejerikov looked at the engineer Mikhail yev opposite him and asked curiously, "Comrade teacher, is this the missing Engineer?"

"Yes, comrade captain, it's me." Mikhayev quickly stood up and replied.

"Where did you find him?" Asked chejerikov.

I saw Gaidar move and seemed to want to answer the question. I coughed quickly and said, "we found him in the forest near the settlement."

"Where does he go and what does he do in the forest near the settlement?" As she said this, she looked up and down at mihayev with suspicion.

I don't want too many people to know about Mikhail's capture by the German army, so as not to cause unnecessary trouble. After organizing some words in my mind, I said without hesitation: "after escaping from the hands of the Ministry of internal affairs, comrade mihayev, in a panic at night, accidentally crossed our defense line and ran to the German territory. He lost his way in the forest not far from the residential area, so he planned to stay there until daybreak, and after seeing the direction, he would find a way to return to our division. I didn't expect that I met the reconnaissance team participated by Gaidar and me. In this way, he joined us. Is this how it happened? Comrade mihayev. "

When Mikhail yev heard me say this, he was stunned at first, then nodded his head desperately, and even said, "yes, yes, that's what the teacher said. I lost my way in the forest. I wanted to wait until daybreak before I could find a way to return to the army. Unexpectedly, I met my division commander and commander Gaidar

He said this with a look of relief on his face, while gedar, who was sitting beside him, had a look of surprise on his face. Maybe he didn't understand why I wanted to cover up the truth for Mikhail. Fortunately, he just asked casually and didn't plan to study deeply. However, he was surprised to hear that I joined the reconnaissance team and went to the front to investigate the enemy situation in person. He nervously asked, "what, comrade division, did you go to the front to investigate the enemy situation in person? How can you do that? You are not an ordinary soldier, but the head of a division. Your safety is related to the life and death of our independent division. If you have any problems, what can we do for the officers and soldiers of our whole division? "

At the end of his speech, Gaidar echoed him and said, "yes, general trakov, deputy commander of the group army, division commander lyudnikov and political commissar jitov of the guard division were also persuading the division commander, but she was stubborn and had to go to the front for reconnaissance. In the end, general trakov said she couldn't help but let her go. "

I'm grateful for their concern for me, but it's obviously not the time to say these words at this moment. I quickly interrupted Gaidar's words, looked at the door, and said to shejerikov, "Captain shejerikov, go outside and see how captain Oleg and captain Koska haven't come yet. Have you been stopped by your sentry at the door again?"

Xiejerikov listened to me mention this matter, and then he stood up and said, "OK, sir, I'll go outside immediately. But the sentries outside know captain kosga, and they won't stop them any more Then he went to the door.

As soon as he got to the door, he turned to me and said with a smile, "comrades, Mr. division, they're here, kosja and Oleg."

As soon as the words fell, the two commanders appeared at the door, raised their hands to salute me, and quickly walked into the headquarters. Oleg entered the room and sat down directly in his seat, while kosja went around the table and came to me. He reached out to shake hands with me and said warmly, "Comrade division, you are back. When you're away, I'm not at ease all the time. I feel like I've lost a backbone. As soon as you come back, I'll be completely at ease. "

Cosga's flattering words immediately caused everyone's laughter, especially Gaidar pointed to cosga and said: "Hey, I say, Captain cosga, you're really not easy. You've learned to flatter me since I haven't seen you for more than a day."

After laughing, shejerikov patted cosga on the back with a straight face and said, "Captain cosga, go back to your position quickly. We're going to have a meeting."

After captain kosga was seated, I stood up, took out the map, slapped it on the table, and said to everyone, "this map is the topographic map of residential area drawn by Captain Gaidar and engineer mihayev. Let's have a look."

Seeing the reconnaissance map lying on the table, shijerikov, Oleg and kosja stood up one after another, put their heads over and studied the map carefully.

After a while, I felt that they had almost finished reading it, so I asked, "after reading this map, you can tell me what you think."

Shejerikov didn't leave the map. He wrinkled his eyes and said thoughtfully every day: "Sir, I see a thick forest near the residential area. I think so. We can take advantage of the night to move our offensive troops into this forest, and when it's daybreak, we can surprise the enemy. "

"Captain chejerikov's opinion is correct, and I fully agree with it." Captain kosga, who took over the topic, said excitedly: "in the original plan, our troops would attack the enemy's occupied residential areas from the friendly defense line five kilometers away from the target. In such a long impact distance, our offensive troops will be mercilessly killed by the enemy's firepower. When they approach the target, they will pay at least half of the casualties. Now with this forest, it's easy. " At this point, he stopped and seemed to be thinking about something. After a while, he said to himself, "if there is any way that our troops can get closer to the residential areas without casualties, our attack will be very smooth."

"Comrade captain, don't worry about that." I said lightly, "before the attack, I will let the friendly forces fire smoke bombs at the residential areas. When the enemy's sight was blocked by the smoke, our troops quietly approached the residential area. When the smoke is about to disperse, the commandos will attack the residential areas. "

"That's a good way. If our commandos can get close to the residential area within 100 meters, they can rush into the residential area with only one dash. First, throw grenades into the occupied buildings and then rush in, using assault rifles, grenades, daggers, shovel and close combat. As long as we occupy one or two buildings, our troops will have a firm foothold and can continue to develop in depth. " Captain Oleg, the second commander, seemed confident when he said these words.

"From which regiment were the commandos and support units drawn?" I went on to ask, in order to understand the combat effectiveness of these forces.

"Sir, please allow me to report this problem to you." The one who answered the question was captain kosga, the third commander. I was the temporary commander appointed before I left the station last night. I believed that he could give me a satisfactory answer, so I nodded to him and said, "since that's the case, you can come back to my question."

"Yes After giving a loud reply, kosja began to introduce the composition of the commando team to me. He only heard him say, "we have drawn troops from each regiment and organized 15 commando teams and the same number of support units. Among these commando teams, because of the large number of veterans in the second regiment, they account for the highest proportion, with eight troops from the second regiment; Of the remaining seven units, there are three in the first regiment, two in the third regiment and two in the fourth regiment.

In terms of personnel composition, we adopt the way of combining the old with the new. Each commando is 20, and 8 veteran soldiers with rich combat experience are equipped with submachine guns, grenades, dagger and shovel. There are 80 support units, including 10 Veterans. In addition to the same equipment as the commandos, they are also equipped with two light machine guns, so as to increase the defensive firepower of our army when consolidating the position.... "

Instead of interrupting him, I listened quietly to every word he said. I can't help feeling that if I had one or several capable subordinates like kosja and xiejerikov, I could really save a lot of worry. So as soon as kosga had finished, I said without hesitation, "good!" Then he glanced around the faces of several people and said, "I think captain kosga is right. Do you have anything else to add?"

When I heard this, Oleg, kosja and Gaidar looked at each other, and then answered in a neat way, "no, sir."

The three commanders all spoke, but they didn't hear Xie jielikov's voice. I turned around and saw that he was still staring at the map on the table, so I asked him: "Captain Xie jielikov, do you have any different opinions?"

Shejerikov looked up at me, first shaking his head, then nodding his head. He asked cautiously, "Comrade division, I want to ask, who will direct this battle?" His words asked everyone what they thought. As soon as they were heard, the eyes of the other three leaders fell on me.

I smile at several people and say, "what are you all watching me do? I know you all want to command this battle. Originally, I also intend to give the command of this battle to Capt. chejerikov or Capt. kosja. But now it seems that we can't give command of this battle to any of you. Because this is the first battle of our independent division, which is related to our future destiny. We can only win but not lose, so I decided to command this battle myself. "

When I said that, everyone's face showed a collective expression of disappointment. I quickly appeased them and said in a joking tone, "but you don't want to be lazy. There are so many commandos and support units without a unified command. They are not in a mess when they fight. So I decided, "speaking of this, I deliberately pause to see how people react. Hearing what I said, the four smart leaders guessed that there might be a command position left for them, and they all stood upright in the same place, waiting for me to continue.

I saw that everyone's appetite was aroused by me, and then I went on to say, "I decided that fifteen commandos, under the command of Captain Oleg, would be responsible for attacking the buildings occupied by the enemy in the residential areas."

Captain Oleg didn't expect such an important task to fall on him. He replied excitedly: "please rest assured, sir. I will command the commando team and take back the buildings in the residential area from the enemy."

I looked at the other three commanders who were eager to fight, and said calmly, "as for the support unit, I think it's most appropriate to give it to captain xiejerikov for command." At this point, I looked at the captain and asked, "what do you think? Comrade captain. "

Xie jerikov's tense face burst into laughter, and he said repeatedly: "please rest assured, sir, I will command the support team to build solid fortifications in the buildings captured by the commandos, so as to ensure that these buildings will not be captured by the enemy."

I nodded with satisfaction to his reply, then looked at Gaidar and said, "Captain Gaidar, you and engineer mihayev are familiar with the settlement. Then you will go to the forest with me and command the battle there."

Seeing that the other three commanders had been assigned tasks, Captain kosga, the third commander, reminded me immediately that he seemed to have forgotten them and said, "what about me, sir? You have assigned tasks to all three of their commanders. What is my task? "

I took a look at him and said, "Comrade captain, your task is to stay at the camp. You know, in addition to the 15 commando teams, I only need to take five more companies. There are still 60 companies left in the camp. They need someone to direct them. I'll give you the heavy responsibility. " After that, without waiting for him to speak, I stood up and announced, "this is the end of tonight's meeting." Kosga looked at me helplessly. Seeing that the matter was irreparable, he had to reluctantly reply, "yes, sir, I will obey your order."