Chapter 567

I turned a white eye at the chief kosga, who was selling the story. Then I said impatiently, "commander kosga, who is it? Please tell me straight away. Don't always go around and make people feel funny."

Seeing that I had signs of anger, kosja did not dare to make any further detours. Instead, he tentatively asked, "what do you think of your guard battalion commander, Captain Pugachev?"

"Pugachev?" After listening to kosga's warning, I found that up to now, I haven't seen my guard battalion commander show up. "Where is he?" I asked casually

Shejerikov hastily replied, "just now I received a report from the scouts that there was a sign of German activity in the southwest line of the position. Captain Pugachev personally took a company and rushed to the location where the German army was found."

After listening to Xie jerikov's words, I nodded in silence, and then asked kosga, "commander kosga, if you let Pugachev act as the head of the second regiment, who will be the commander of the guard camp? You know, because the terms of reference of the two forces are different, it is obviously inappropriate for captain Pugachev to take up two part-time posts. " If I say so, anyone who is not too stupid can recognize that I have acquiesced in captain Pugachev acting as the head of the second regiment.

"I've got the right person for the position of battalion commander." Said cosga with a heart of purpose.

"Oh, it's not easy, commander kosga." "I didn't expect that you could not only recommend a suitable deputy commander of the second regiment, but also the commander of the division guard battalion," said shijerikov in surprise

"You have the right person for the commander of the guard battalion?" I was surprised by cosga's amazing words, so I asked curiously, "who is this man? Do I know him?"

"The second lieutenant who was shot by my soldier. His name is... "At this point, kosja's brow wrinkled, showing a thoughtful expression, looking like he was recalling the name of lieutenant busmanov.

As soon as I talk about busmanov, I can't help thinking of the car accident caused by the shooting incident just now. I can't help thinking of the feeling that after the crash, the Qi and blood in my body were churning, and the viscera were moving. When I thought about this, I felt a slight pain in my chest. I quickly covered my chest with my hand, found a seat, looked up at kosja, and said calmly, "you mean lieutenant busmanov."

"Shooting? Commander kosga, what's going on? " Gaidar didn't wait for kosja to answer my question, so he asked about the shooting with concern.

Kosja didn't hide it either. When he went to meet us just now, the troops were resting on a hillside. It happened that we were wearing German uniforms and riding German motorcycles towards their position, so it was natural to regard us as Germans, so the sentry on duty fired without hesitation. At this point, he said happily: "fortunately, the sentry's shooting is not very good. The bullet missed and hit the driver of the division commander's car. The driver is the person I just recommended as the commander of the guard battalion. "

I took off the German helmets from my head and threw them on the table. As I took off the German uniform which was on the outside of the uniform, I added: "his name is busmanov, a platoon leader of the second regiment. Although I haven't been in touch with him for a long time, I feel that he still has certain ability. Since lieutenant colonel kosga suggested that he should be the commander of the guard camp, I have no objection. Do you have any different opinions? "

"Who is the second lieutenant, and is he competent for the post?" Said chejerikov hesitantly.

"He was originally from the 24th infantry division, surrounded by German troops in Kiev. As the flag of the 24th division was lost or captured by the German army during the breakout, the division was soon disbanded, and all the division leaders were sent to the military court, while the rest of the commanders at all levels, except for individuals, were also sent to the punishment camp. Under such circumstances, Lieutenant busmanov was sent to the correctional camp. You all know about the second lieutenant. Do you have any different opinions? "

"No The three replied in unison.

"What's the situation with the army?" I asked the three leaders to sit down and then asked what they were interested in.

"It's said that in order to cover everyone's retreat, the division commander personally took on the post-war task, which deeply moved the commanders and fighters. At present, the morale of the troops is high and they are ready to fight at any time. " Xiejerikov's answer, let me in the heart secretly scold a: flatterer! But on the surface, I can't say anything, I can only pretend to be serious and nod.

When Oleg arrived at the headquarters, Pugachev, who was just on the way to perform the mission, also came back. They walked into the room together and raised their hands to salute me. I also saluted and ignored Oleg. I just looked at Pugachev and asked, "Comrade captain, I heard that you took the troops to discover the German area to carry out the mission?"

"Yes, sir." Pugachev reported to me: "I got a report from the scouts that there was a sign of German activity on the west side of our military base, so I rushed to a company of soldiers."

"When you got there, did you see the Germans?"

Pugachev nodded hard and replied, "we found a German patrol team with 15 men. After annihilating all the enemies, according to the documents on them, we can know that they belong to the 16th tank division. "

"What, the 16th tank division?" After hearing this, the expression on other people's faces did not change much, except for the artillery battalion commander who had just been assigned to our division. He said excitedly: "the 16th tank division of German lieutenant general Hube, which belongs to the 14th tank army of Paulus's 6th group army, is a highly effective force. Strange, how could they suddenly appear on the flank of our division? "

The other commanders in this room obviously knew less about the German commander than yegonovic, so after hearing that, everyone kept silent. When I saw Oleg and Pugachev standing in front of me, I made a sign for them to sit down first.

Then came captain pelsky of the tank unit, artillery battalion commander yegonovic, and artillery company commander Morozov. Almost all the people who saw that they were going to attend the meeting came, but they didn't see basmanov. I asked Oleg, "Comrade Oleg, where is your subordinate, Lieutenant basmanov?"

Oleg stood up with a blank face and said, "report, sir, he's out there. He's injured in the shoulder, and the health workers from the group army are dressing his wounds. "

"Go and get him." I said dryly.

Oleg did not dare to ask why. He went outside the headquarters and called in lieutenant busmanov.

At this time, busmanov had taken off his German uniform and hung his hand on his chest. As soon as I saw him coming in, I quickly met him and stopped in front of him. I asked him with concern, "Comrade lieutenant, how is your injury?"

The second lieutenant quickly straightened up and replied, "report to the division commander, the health officer took out the bullet for me and then bandaged the wound again. Now there is nothing wrong."

"Very well," I said, pointing to the table with my hand, "Lieutenant busmanov, you can sit next to captain Pugachev."

I went back to my position, faced the commanders present, coughed heavily, cleared my throat, and then said, "commanders, I'm very happy to see you here. For us, after finishing the task of blocking the German army, most of our division's troops were able to successfully retreat to the preset positions designated by our superiors. This is a great victory. "

When I said that, the commanders in this room all showed joy on their faces. I waited for the expression on everyone's face to remain for a few minutes, and then said, "this time, our division's task of covering the retreat of the main force, on the whole, has been completed very well. We not only withstood the attacks of several German divisions in three directions, but also severely damaged the 29th German motorized infantry division, annihilated nearly 10000 enemy troops and captured their division commander, major general Laize. "

After these words, I turned my eyes to Oleg, who was sitting on my left side, and said in an emphatic tone, "although our division has made great achievements, some hidden shortcomings have also been exposed." At this point, I gritted my teeth and asked Sergeant Sergeant Sergeant Sergeant Sergeant Sergeant Sergeant Sergeant Sergeant Sergeant Sergeant Sergeant Sergeant Sergeant Sergeant Sergeant Sergeant Sergeant Sergeant Sergeant Sergeant Sergeant Sergeant Sergeant Sergeant Sergeant Sergeant Sergeant Sergeant Sergeant Sergeant Sergeant Sergeant Sergeant Sergeant Sergeant Sergeant Sergeant Sergeant Sergeant Sergeant Sergeant

Shejerikov quickly stood up, nodded at me and said to the others, "comrades, commanders, we could have quietly completed the transfer task without disturbing the enemy. I didn't expect that someone, however, broke the rules, openly disobeyed the orders of the higher authorities, and led the troops to attack the enemy without authorization. Although one of the enemy's transport teams was annihilated and a lot of vehicles were seized, it was a pity that when they returned, they were severely intercepted by German artillery fire, causing more than 200 soldiers to die in vain. We can not tolerate such abominable behavior. "

While waiting for several commanders to come to the meeting, I told the three of them about Oleg. So they knew what happened. However, several other commanders at a lower level were not clear about the incident, and they were still whispering about what happened. Another person who knows about the situation is lieutenant busmanov, but on this occasion, people directly ignore him, and even less expect that the person who knows about the situation is sitting next to him.

I coughed again, so that everyone's attention focused on me. I said with a straight face and heartache: "don't talk to each other any more. I'll tell you about it. Originally, according to the division's plan, the order of withdrawal was regiment 4, regiment 3, regiment 2 and regiment 1. When the withdrawal of the fourth regiment began, lieutenant commander shijerikov and I came to the defense area of the fourth regiment to receive defense, and at the same time contacted the third regiment and the second regiment to urge them to withdraw on time. What the third regiment didn't say was that when the large troops retreated, a company was left on the position to monitor the enemy. But the second regiment couldn't get in touch with them. " At this point, I slapped the table and said to Oleg in a loud voice, "commander Oleg, please tell us what's going on?"

Oleg, flushed, stood up slowly, lowered his head and chin to his chest, and whispered, "our regiment's communication equipment has been lost."

"Lost communication equipment?" After listening to his explanation, I snorted and then asked, "I'll ask you whether the loss of communication equipment was before your group's sneak attack or on the way back." I asked this because I saw an open car being blown up and somersaulted. I suspect that it was a communication class soldier on board at that time.

Sure enough, Oleg muttered, "the signalmen and communication equipment were destroyed by German artillery fire on the way back to the position. The car they were riding in was directly hit by the shell, and all the people on the car were sacrificed."

"I ask you, since your regiment's communication equipment has not been lost before the retreat, why can't you contact us?" As for the fact that I couldn't get in touch with him in the fourth regiment, I kept on asking.

He was more and more ashamed to hear my direct question. However, seeing that everyone looked down upon him, he had no choice but to honestly reply, "in the daytime, our regiment suffered heavy casualties, and thousands of officers and soldiers were sacrificed on the battlefield. So many of my commanders and fighters died in the hands of the Germans. I'm not reconciled. I want to avenge them, so I made a plan to attack the German army in spite of the opposition of my subordinates. " At this point, he looked up at me and added with some embarrassment: "Sir, I was afraid you would stop me, so I asked the signalmen to turn off the communication equipment and no longer receive any orders from the division headquarters."

"Oleg, you bastard!" Gaidar stood up and pointed to Oleg's nose and yelled, "you think you're carrying guerrillas? How can I fight if I want to be so big? Have you ever thought about it? If your actions arouse the suspicion of the German army and expose the intention of our division's retreat, and the Germans press up from behind, what should we do? Yes, we have won two battles, but you think that with our strength, we can withstand the repeated attacks of several German military divisions. You are wrong. You are very wrong! "

"Well, commander gedar, stop talking." I stopped Gaidar from going on. In front of everyone, I directly announced the punishment decision on Oleg: "since Lieutenant Colonel Oleg disobeyed the military order and caused heavy casualties in the regiment, I decided to demote him, remove the head of the second regiment and demote him to the company commander of the second regiment." With that, I glanced over everyone's faces and asked aloud, "do you have any different opinions?"

"No!" Even Oleg agreed with me, replied the commander.

"Since lieutenant commander Oleg has been demoted, the second regiment can't have no leader for a day, so I decided to, Captain Pugachev." As I said this, I turned to Pugachev.

Pugachev quickly stood up and promised loudly: "Sir, do you have any instructions?" Then he glanced straight at Oleg. It seemed that he thought I would ask him to call the guard in and take Oleg away.

I grinned and said to him, "after studying with several commanders, I have decided to appoint you as the acting commander of the second regiment."

"What, I'll be the acting head?" What I said was obviously beyond Pugachev's expectation. He asked in surprise.

"Yes, Captain Pugachev. From now on, you are the acting head of the second regiment. "

"But, comrade division commander, I'm your guard battalion commander. If I go to be the acting commander, I can't be your guard battalion commander any more. Please reconsider this appointment. "

"Don't think about it." I said firmly: "you are the acting head of the second regiment. You are the acting head. Why are you so wordy. As for the post of guard battalion commander, you don't have to worry about it. I've found the right person. "

"The right person has been found. Who is it?" Pugachev asked incredulously.

My eyes were on busmanov, and I laughed and called to him, "Lieutenant busmanov."

The second lieutenant quickly stood up, straightened up, and asked, "Sir, do you have any instructions?"

"From now on, comrade busmanov," I said solemnly, "you are my battalion commander. The rank is no longer a second lieutenant, but a captain. " It's the most enjoyable thing for me to be able to promote my subordinates to military ranks at will.

Basmanov was not as surprised as I believe, but was silent for a moment and said cautiously: "but Comrade division commander, I only command the platoon, and suddenly promoted to your guard battalion commander. I'm afraid I can't do it well!"

"No one is born to be a senior commander. You can learn what you don't know." Seeing that he still hesitated, I said in an emphatic tone, "this is the order given to you by the superior. You can't discuss it or refuse it. You can only implement it unconditionally."

Seeing that my attitude was so firm, basmanov did not shirk. After saluting me, he replied loudly, "yes! Sir, I'm determined to obey your orders. "

After I spread out the map on the desktop, I said to you, "next, we should discuss how to strengthen our existing defensive positions." After that, seeing Oleg leaning over the map on the table, he said to him coldly, "Comrade Oleg, now the leaders of the regiment are in a meeting. Your level is not qualified to attend the meeting. You can leave." With that, I didn't look at him anymore, just looked down at the map in front of me.

From the corner of my eye, I saw Oleg was stunned. He got up and went to the gate of the headquarters. Before he stepped on the stage, he turned and saluted me. I didn't look up, I just waved to his position.

After Oleg left, I pointed the map with a red and blue pencil and said to everyone, "our division's defense focus will be in the South and West. Shejerikov's regiment is responsible for defending the south; The third regiment of Colonel kosga, on the other hand, was responsible for defending westward. In these two days of fighting, the second and fourth regiments have suffered a great loss. Before they are replenished with new soldiers, they will stay in the back as reserve forces of the whole division and stand by. " Before I finished, razumeyeva, who was sitting in the corner of the wall, got up and walked over, raised her hand to salute me, and then reported, "Comrade division commander, general trakov, deputy commander of the group army, is online. He wants to speak to you."“ Hello, comrade commander I picked up the transmitter and said politely. In the whole army, I'm probably the only one who calls trakov commander, while others call his real rank deputy commander“ Have all the independent divisions been removed? " Trekov asked with concern“ Yes, comrade commander. The four infantry regiments, tank units and artillery battalions have all retreated to their designated positions. "“ Is there any difficulty? "“ Yes, comrade commander. " Naturally, I will not let go of the chance to raise conditions. "The second regiment suffered heavy casualties in the battle. At present, there are less than 300 people left, so it is urgent to make up for them. I don't know when the new recruits will arrive at our division? "“ I have six thousand recruits in my hand now. "As soon as trekov spoke, I was overjoyed. I only wanted eight hundred people, but he said six thousand. He was happy for less than a minute, and then he heard trakov say, "but they are all from Gulag concentration camp. They arrived during the day today. No military training, no combat experience. Even if all of them are added to your division, you can only gather a few people in a short period of time, not form combat effectiveness. " After hearing this, I was disappointed. Even if the recruits who don't know anything are added to the army, their role is really limited. Maybe the enemy's shells will fall one kilometer away from them and explode, and they will be scared to flee“ Sir, what did general trakov say? " "Asked sergerykov and the others, not far from me, in a voice so low that only the two of us could hear it. I quickly covered the transmitter and said to him, "general trakov said that he could supply us with 6000 people..." before I finished speaking, I saw the faces of the commanders around me showed a happy expression. I quickly finished saying, "but they are all new people from Gulag concentration camp, without military training or any combat experience." As soon as I finished speaking, people's faces showed disappointment. I bowed my head and thought that although they were prisoners without any experience, if they had to be trained by backbone fighters and grass-roots commanders, their combat effectiveness could be formed quickly. Moreover, Zhukov had promised to ask meletskov for the training team of the second lieutenant for me, so there was nothing to worry about. Thinking of this, I released my transmitter and said to trikov, "Comrade commander, I want all the 6000 people. I don't know when I can add them to our division. " Trekov was startled by what I said. He asked in disbelief, "oshanina, are you sure you can accept all these 6000 people?"“ Yes, comrade commander, "I replied decisively," the independent division has lost a lot of troops in these two days of fighting. We need to continue to replenish a large number of troops. Otherwise, we'll have to fight for another two days and all of them will be wiped out. "