Chapter 549

Klobkin came forward and looked at the young woman with short silver hair and freckles on her round face. She asked solemnly, "where did you catch our wounded in the cave?" The next translator translated his words in a hurry.

Carla glanced at him contemptuously and replied humbly, "Mr. Colonel, those people used to stick to the tunnel. After our troops entered, most of the soldiers were killed by us, and only a dozen of them were seriously injured. The commander of our army was merciful. Instead of having these prisoners shot, he put them together with our wounded for treatment

"Comrade Colonel, what about the female health workers and the wounded?" After listening to the translation, the chief of staff of the division went to klobkin and asked him in a low voice.

Colombo waved his hand and looked at me. "These captives are captured by Colonel O Natsu Chaanning Aa, and they are the ones who has the final say."

When the chief of staff of the division heard what klobkin said, he turned to look at me and asked, "commander oshanina, what's your plan and what are you going to do with this female health worker?"

Seeing that everyone's eyes were on me, I could not help but secretly scold that klobkin was a slippery old man who had pushed such a big trouble to me. In the past, we captured prisoners. Under special circumstances, we usually executed them on the spot. This time, we caught a young female health worker, not to mention dozens of wounded German soldiers. It is estimated that no one on the scene could do anything except the internal affairs department's supervision team, so they left this big trouble to me.

I walked around the German female health workers, and then said, "what else can I decide? How did you deal with the German prisoners before, and how do you deal with them now?" Speaking of this, I also specially remind the chief of staff of the division: "Comrade chief of staff, I once promised this female health worker not to hurt any German prisoners. I hope you also tell the soldiers not to harass the captured wounded as much as possible. "

When the chief of staff heard me say this, he couldn't help complaining: "but after the battle, our soldiers are exhausted. If we want them to carry these German wounded, I'm afraid everyone will be in a mood."

"Comrade chief of staff," klobkin gave the female health worker a disgusting look, and then told his chief of staff, "let the German prisoners carry their own wounded. They are not qualified to let our soldiers work on it any more."

Klobgin left the division chief of staff to deal with the prisoners, and I left Oleg to gather the troops and count the casualties. After everything was arranged, I went back with a squad of guards and soldiers.

When I passed the German hillside position, I stopped to check the enemy's fortifications to see how they reduced their losses under our artillery bombardment.

At this glance, we can really see the fame. I don't know if there are capable men in the German army, or if they completely copy my ideas in the fortifications occupied by them. Every 50 meters in the trench, there is a gun hole. Without exception, these holes are dug down. Not to mention the light artillery used in today's artillery, they can resist even the heavy artillery.

On the way back to highland 165 after leaving the fortification, klobkin suddenly asked, "Comrade oshanina, I know you are smart and have rich combat experience. That's why the superior gave you the power to act as commander in chief in the last counterattack. At that time, I was still a little unconvinced. I thought it was a very shameless thing for us to obey the command of a young girl when we were a group of veteran soldiers for more than 20 years. Originally, I thought that if I didn't fight well, I would give a good scolding. I didn't expect that we won the counterattack. It seems that the superior's vision is good, and we can see further than us. "

When I heard that he flattered me like this, I thought he had something to say, so I asked directly, "Comrade Colonel, I have known you for a day or two. If you have anything to say, don't flatter me

Klobkin said with a smile: "in fact, it's nothing. I just want to ask, what do you think of today's battle?"

In fact, he didn't ask. I also want to discuss the gains and losses of this battle with him at the right time. Now that he's asking, I'll take this opportunity to have a chat with him. I thought about it and said, "although we have won this battle and successfully recaptured the positions occupied by the German army, many problems have also been exposed."

"What's the problem?" klobkin said with great interest

"First of all, our army's offensive firepower is insufficient. Our artillery bombarded the enemy for half an hour before the attack. Facts have proved that such shelling has little effect on the fortifications built by the enemy. So that after the artillery stopped and our army launched an attack, the enemy could calmly deploy mortars and heavy and heavy machine guns to kill our attacking troops in a long and medium range. "

Klobkin listened carefully to what I said. Next, trakov asked klobkin about his problems in this battle. When I was just on the road, I talked to klobkin about this. So when he asked, he could tell him all the problems in the battle one by one.

After listening, trakov added, "Comrade Colonel, what you said is not complete enough. Although we have a small number of artillery, we are not at a loss for the enemy's firepower. Don't you see that the two guns under Comrade o'shanina have made great achievements? Other people use direct fire to destroy the enemy's mortar fire points one by one, clearing the way for our troops to move forward. This is very good. I think you can sum it up and let the artillery in your division learn from others. "

As soon as trikov finished, the chief of staff, Col. Ruskin, continued: "let me add a little bit. In fact, I think the tunnel bombing method invented by lieutenant colonel oshanina is very effective. If we fight with the enemy in the future, it will be of great use. So, Colonel klobkin, you have to make the soldiers master this method of dropping bombs as soon as possible. "

Klobkin quickly agreed: "OK, comrade chief of staff of the group army, I've remembered what you said."

Trekov turned his eyes to me and asked with concern, "o'shanina, how are the casualties of your special battalion in this battle?"

Although I haven't had time to count the casualty data, I went to the opposite highland and saw the remaining officers and men in the army. I also had a general idea about the number of casualties. Hearing trekov's question, I said with a bitter smile, "Comrade commander, the casualties are not small. This time, we have five companies, and now there are still combat officers and men, so we have a little more than one company. " At this point, I couldn't help asking: "I don't know when our division's troops will be able to withdraw from the residential areas? You know, after this period of fighting, there are only 500 or 600 troops left in the original 2000 troops. One more victory like today's will wipe out all my troops. "

After listening, trakov was silent, just tapping his fingers on the table. Raskin said hastily, "Comrade oshanina, you may not know that today the enemy concentrated its superior forces and launched a fierce attack on the renok area where our 214 and 229 divisions were stationed. It is very likely that they will not stop without breaking through their positions. In the orlovka area, there are also signs of the enemy's troop mobilization. "

Although I heard that the enemy was only attacking renok, I understood that it was only a matter of time before the enemy attacked orlovka. Perhaps the German army also understood that as long as they broke through one of our defense lines, the rest of the forces in the defense area might be forced to withdraw, so that their campaign objectives could be achieved and they could further approach Stalingrad.

After thinking for a long time, trakov looked up at me and said, "Comrade oshanina, when the troops of the special battalion are gathered up, you will immediately take them back to the residential area, and with the troops inside, you will withdraw to your division, waiting for the further combat tasks of the group army headquarters."

"Yes I quickly and loudly agreed.

"Comrade trakov," Raskin heard that trakov had ordered me to lead the troops to retreat. He couldn't help persuading him to cancel the order: "you know that there are not enough troops in the front line now, we need fresh troops to strengthen them. But you asked Comrade o'shanina to withdraw from the battle with her more effective troops. Would you like to think about that again? "

Instead of paying attention to Ruskin, trakov raised his hand, looked at his watch, and then asked me, "o'shanina, how soon can you gather your troops?"

"An hour, no faster. It's not so easy to gather the troops as they are still cleaning the battlefield. "

"Well, I'll give you an hour. As soon as the time comes, you must take your troops out of the 29th division and return to the independent division as soon as possible. I would like to remind you that the combat effectiveness of the remaining troops should be improved as soon as possible. Perhaps soon, your division will be used in the main combat direction. "

"I see, comrade commander." When I said this, I took the initiative to ask trekov, "there is one more thing I want to ask for your opinion. Do you think I can send a message to the troops stationed in the residential areas, so that they can quickly withdraw to the defense area of the guard division, and I can take the troops to get in touch with them. In this way, we can save some time. "

"Well, that's it." Trekov agreed very readily, and then added, "do you have anything else to add?"

When I thought about the flag, I took the opportunity to say, "Comrade commander, my independent division has been established for some time, and has participated in several battles and achieved good results. I wonder if you can grant my division a flag?"

"The flag?" My words made trakov's face look embarrassed. Perhaps in order not to dampen my enthusiasm, he said vaguely, "I remember. When I go back, I will discuss the flag issue with commander shumilov. You go to contact the troops in the residential area first, and ask them to withdraw as soon as possible and rush to the defense area of the guard division to join you. "

When I got to the radio station and asked the operator to help me send the news, I saw that trakov and klobkin chatted again. It seemed that he was being assigned some important task.

The operator soon got in touch with razumeyeva. I said to the transmitter, "Hello, sergeant. I'm commander, lieutenant commander o'shanina. Is major shejerikov or major gedar at the command post? "

"Yes, sir. Please wait a moment. I'll call them for you right away." Then I heard razumeyeva's voice calling xijerikov: "Comrade major, please come here. Comrade division commander is online. She has something important to talk to you." Soon, Xie jerikov's voice came out of the earphone: "Hello, sir, congratulations on your great victory." When I heard him say this, I was stunned, and then asked: "Comrade major, are you a good eye or a good ear? How can we know that we have won the battle so far away? "“ Because, like major Gaidar, I am full of confidence in you and believe that as long as you come forward, you will surely win a great victory. " At this point, he turned the topic and asked cautiously, "Comrade teacher, do you have any important tasks to assign to me when you come to see me at this time? Just say it in a low voice, and don't let Gaidar hear it, or he'll have to compete with me later. " I was amused by his words. After laughing, I said with a straight face: "Comrade major, just received the order from the higher authorities, let our division give up the residential area immediately and retreat to the garrison of the guard division immediately."“ What, retreat? " Chejerikov exclaimed in surprise. He asked in a puzzled way, "we have given this residential area which we have managed to get back to the German people for nothing."“ Don't ask so much. It's an order. " I replied dryly, "we have only a few hundred people in the settlement, and we are short of heavy weapons. If the German army attacks on a large scale, we will not be able to hold on. Don't talk about it. Let's get the order down immediately and let the commanders and fighters pack up for departure. When we get to the garrison of Jinwei division, don't leave. When we arrive, we will return to the garrison of independent division. Do you understand? "“ I see. I'll set it up right away. " When I came back to trakov and told him in a low voice that the troops in the settlement were preparing to retreat, he nodded and said to me as if he had made up his mind: "oshanina, I've thought about the flag carefully. I'll help you solve it as soon as possible, so you don't have to worry about it. What you have to do now is to withdraw the troops to the base as soon as possible and improve their combat effectiveness. This is your primary task. "