Chapter 619

As soon as I dropped the earphone and transmitter on the table, kirilov and akhromeyev went into the communication room. Seeing my action, kirilov asked nervously, "Comrade division, what happened to the position of the first regiment?"

Although I was upset, in front of kirilov, the political commissar, I could not get angry. I could only say angrily, "the German sent a small force to attack a regiment's position, which was found by our sentinels and fired warning shots. After the regiment political commissar oberstein found out the enemy situation, he immediately commanded his guard team to meet the enemy. At the same time, xiejerikov sent a company's troops to join the battle in time. Under their double attack, the German army made a little resistance and soon withdrew. Now the political commissar of oberstein has led his troops and followed the retreating German army

"Nonsense, it's nonsense." After listening to my introduction, kirilov said in a discontented voice: "this lieutenant colonel xijerikov is just a fool. Oberstein is not a military cadre. How can he carry out such a dangerous operation as chasing the enemy in the dark? He has been here for a short time. He is not familiar with the terrain and the regiment's commanders and fighters. What if he is ambushed by the enemy in pursuit? "

I'm worried about oberstein's accident because I'm afraid I won't be able to explain it to general meletzkov. After all, it's a bit too much to say that someone just came to my division during the day to report an accident at night. Kirilov's fear of an accident in oberstein is due to the fact that the other party is a political cadre. Perhaps it's OK for him to do political and ideological work for the soldiers, so commanding war is not his strong point.

I inadvertently looked to the door, I don't know when a group of people were standing outside. The light from the communication room made me see that there was a guard battalion commander basmanov among the people standing outside. When I went to the door, I yelled at him: "Captain basmanov, join the guard and follow me to the position of a regiment." With that, I lifted my legs and walked out.

When I just walked to the door, I suddenly remembered that now the independent division is not me has the final say, and can no longer act as he did before, then he stops and turns to Kirilov. "Comrade commissar, I go to a regiment position, and I will leave you here." Then he said to akhromeyev, who was standing beside him and somewhat at a loss, "Comrade chief of staff, what are you still doing there? You will come with me to the position of the first regiment

Basmanov, after all, spent a lot of time with me. He knew my character very well and didn't need my instructions. When he heard the gunfire and explosion from a group of positions just now, he had already judged my next action. So before I gave him an order, he gathered the guards together.

When I came out of the communication room, I saw that the soldiers of the guard company had finished forming a line beside the trench. I nodded with satisfaction, and then called to basmanov, "let's go!"

With my command, busmanov hastened to give orders to his subordinates: "everyone, listen to my command: stand at attention, turn right and walk in unison!"

As soon as we walked out, three people, Grimes, Beckman and gretka, who didn't show up one day, came to us with a flashlight. Seven or eight steps away, Grimes couldn't wait to shout a few words. Gretka quickly translated his words into Russian: "Comrade teacher, what's the matter?"

Although the light was not very good at this time, akhromeyev, who was next to me, was keenly aware that the visitor was wearing a German uniform and called out: "Sir, be careful, there are Germans." Then he stood in front of me and drew his gun at gramus and the three of them.

"Captain akhromeyev, don't get me wrong, they are all our own people!" I was so afraid of his impulse that I grabbed his elbow and lifted it up. At the same time, I yelled, "put down the gun quickly! Be careful not to let it go

Ahlomeyev held the pistol in his right hand high in the air, turned to me and said, "Sir, you see, they are wearing German uniforms and speak authentic German. Aren't they German?"

I let go of his hand and said unhappily, "Comrade captain, put down the gun first. I'll explain this to you later." Then I took a few steps to meet them and said to them in a loud voice, "you're just in time. I'd like to introduce you to captain akhromeyev, the new chief of staff of the division."

After explaining akhromeyev to grams, I introduced grams to akhromeyev: "this is former German captain grams, now the commander of the second company of guards; Lieutenant gretka, gramus's deputy, is also in the company. This is captain Beckman, the commander of the guard's third company

It's said that it's the new chief of staff. The three of them quickly came over, raised their hands and saluted him. At the same time, they politely said, "Hello, chief of staff."

Akhromeyev was confused by the scene in front of him. After he put his pistol back into the holster, he also raised his hand and gave a salute. He said with a bitter smile, "Hello, nice to meet you."

After seeing that both sides had said hello, I said to gramus, "well, just now an enemy touched the position of a regiment. Fortunately, our soldiers were on high alert and found out and repulsed them in time. At present, there is an army pursuing the enemy. I'll take the guard company to the front to have a look. "

After hearing this, Grimes gave a hum, and then asked, "Comrade division, do you want my second company to go with you?"

I waved my hand and said, "no, the battle ahead is almost over. It's enough to have a company to accompany me. You'd better go back and have a rest. Come to my headquarters after dawn tomorrow. I have something else to tell you. "

After all, the German army was the most obedient force. They raised their hands to pay homage to me and akhromeyev, then turned around and walked back the same way.

On the way to a regiment position, akhromeyev asked me, "Comrade division commander, I don't understand why there are Germans in our division. What are their origins?"

I thought that there were a lot of soldiers behind me. Some words were not suitable for this occasion, so I could only say in general: "some of the German officers and soldiers who surrendered to us. At present, I have organized them in the guard camp."

"Is it reliable?" Asked akhromeyev cautiously, it seems that all the people are wary of them.

I said slowly, "don't worry, comrade captain. A few days ago, the garrison of 107.5 highland on the left side of the mamayev post withdrew without permission from the higher authorities. As a result, the position was occupied by the German army. At that time, the third and fourth regiments were passing by. Hearing the news that the German army had occupied our army, they took the initiative to attack this highland. As the terrain on the south slope was unfavourable to us, several attacks launched by the third regiment and the fourth regiment ended in failure, and even the third regiment commander, Lieutenant Colonel kosja, was injured. Later, I sent five commanders, Lieutenant Colonel Oleg and captain Grimes' troops, posing as German reinforcements, to swagger from the north side of the highland to the top of the slope, and then decisively opened fire, destroying all the enemies who occupied the position. "

"They fired at their own people?" Asked akhromeyev, a little unsure.

"Yes, they opened fire and killed every German in the field."

When I said this, akhromeyev felt more and more incomprehensible: "no, sir. I believe that the Germans surrendered to us; But when it comes to the fact that the Germans who have joined us shoot at their former comrades in arms, I think it is impossible. After all, their education makes it impossible for them to point their guns at their comrades in arms, even their former comrades. "

When I heard akhromeyev say that, I just shrugged my shoulders and did not continue to discuss this issue with him. As a matter of fact, only the parties concerned can know whether the surrendered German troops ever fired at their former comrades. Anyway, I know from a TV series made by later generations of German that among the five Soviet troops sent to the German occupied areas to perform special tasks, except one Soviet and one polish, the remaining three were all former German officers and soldiers. They were not merciful to their colleagues when they were performing tasks.

In order not to continue to entangle this topic, I turned to ask akhromeyev, "Comrade captain, what is the origin of the instructor oberstein who came with you?"

Akhromeyev didn't expect that my thinking was jumping so fast. After several steps forward, he took my train of thought and quickly said, "Mr. reporter, comrade oberstein was personally arranged by the senior general before we set out. I asked him afterwards that he used to work as a company instructor in a company of the 19th infantry division of the guards. He was injured in the battle of sinavino and went to a military hospital. Soon after he was discharged, he joined us in Stalingrad. "

"The 19th infantry division." I recited the familiar name with a smile on my face. "I remember that in the battle of sinavino, this army captured the station heavily guarded by the German army. Comrade oberstein comes from a heroic army. It seems that he is quite a man. " At this point, my heart suddenly felt a lot more secure, and I felt a little worried. A political worker who had been injured in the battle must have his excellent ability, so he was selected by meletskov to serve as a instructor in the training team of the second lieutenant.

By the time we got to a regiment, the gunfire had completely died down. I stood in the hillside position, watching the troops who had just finished cleaning the battlefield, holding torches, walking up the hillside. With the help of the torch lighting, I can see the two people who are talking and laughing at the front, one is chejerikov, and the other is oberstein.

Seeing that they were not far away from me, but didn't find my arrival, I said hello to them in a loud voice: "Lieutenant Colonel xijerikov and commissar oberstein, welcome back in triumph!"

When they heard my voice, they found me standing in the trench with akhromeyev and basmanov. They quickly ran a few steps and came to me. They raised their hands to salute me. Xie jerikov was surprised and asked, "Hello, sir, how did you get to the front?"

Instead of answering his question, I said to myself, "you two come to the trench first, stand at such a high position, talk to you, and lean your neck. Are you tired?"

Hearing my instructions, they didn't dare to neglect. They jumped into the trench and stood straight in front of me, waiting for my instructions. I looked up and down at them in the light of the torch, and saw that although their faces were all black with smoke, they were happy, which proved that they had just won the battle. So I asked curiously, "Comrade shijerikov, where are the Germans who came to attack the positions?"

"We killed them all." As soon as xiejerikov finished his sentence, he found that his expression did not seem to be very accurate. He quickly added: "to be exact, it was political commissar oberstein who led the troops to kill them all."

"How are the casualties of our troops?" In any case, the German troops who came to sneak attack have been destroyed. Before I ask about the achievements of our army, I first ask about the casualties of our army.

"Report to division commander," oberstein stepped forward and reported to me, "our army killed 7 people and injured 15. 47 German soldiers were killed and 2 pistols, 7 submachine guns and 38 rifles were seized. "

When I heard that the ratio of casualties between the enemy and ourselves was so great, and many of them were captured, I was immediately overjoyed. I couldn't help but ask curiously, "it's incredible that we paid such a small amount of casualties after destroying so many enemies. Tell me, how did you do it? "

Oberstein touched zejerikov with his arm and winked at him, meaning that he would report it. Seeing that his political commissar had such an attitude, he did not refuse, so he told me the whole story of the battle: "as soon as the German who came to attack us solved the position halfway up the mountain, he was found by the sentry on duty. He shot decisively as a warning. At that time, the political commissar and a class of security soldiers were patrolling nearby. When they heard the gunfire, they also found the German approaching our position and ordered the security class to open fire.

At that time, I was studying the map in the regiment headquarters. After hearing the gunshots and the explosion of grenades, I guessed that it might be the Germans who came to sneak attack. I contacted the leading company by telephone in time, and ordered the company leader to send a platoon to stop the sneak attack in the front. The remaining two platoons sneaked out quietly and beat them hard from west to East.

The Germans didn't expect that they would be attacked back and forth as soon as we found out. After a while, they hastily retreated. When comrades of the political commissar saw that the enemy was about to flee, they led the troops in their positions to follow them.

As soon as the fleeing enemy fled to the foot of the mountain, he was stopped by the platoon I deployed at the foot of the mountain and was caught off guard. At this time, the troops led by the political commissar also rushed down from the hillside position and surrounded all the enemies. By the time I got there with the guard company, the battle was almost over. Because the political commissars fought so hard, the rest of the Germans were killed before they could even raise their hands to surrender. "

"Well done, comrade oberstein." After listening to the report of Xie jerikov, I gave oberstein a thumbs up, and at the same time, I sincerely praised him: "well done, really good job!"

Oberstein grinned shyly and said to me, "Mr. division, I thank you for assigning me to a regiment as its political commissar. As far as I know, the first regiment is the most effective force in the whole independent division, and the commander of the regiment, Lt. Col. chejerikov, is a commander with outstanding achievements. I am very excited that I can be assigned to such a heroic regiment to serve as political commissar. When I came here, I secretly decided to learn from this brave commander in battle. "

"Comrade political commissar, look what you said." Thanks to oberstein's praise, xiejerikov became embarrassed. He said to me, "don't you know, sir? As soon as oberstein's political commissar arrived in the regiment, he offered me how to do political and ideological work. He said that in addition to fighting, we should encourage our commanders and fighters to fight. At ordinary times, especially in the evening, soldiers are more willing to open their hearts, so the political commissar can seize this opportunity to have a one-on-one conversation with them and go into their soul. " At this point, he turned his head to look back, and then said: "come on, take the small suitcase of the Commissar."

With his order, a soldier soon came to us with a small suitcase. Xiejerikov opened the lid of the suitcase, pointed to the inside and said to me, "Sir, in addition to the pamphlets and books for publicity, there are also some fish products such as checkers and dominoes in the suitcase. The political commissar said that the purpose of his heart to heart talk and entertainment with the soldiers is to let the soldiers no longer be driven by fear in battle, but to let them understand that they should overcome pain with their own political consciousness. "

Although I don't understand what xiejerikov said, I also know in my heart that sending oberstein to a regiment as political commissar is the most correct thing I have done. At least with the participation of these political workers, the combat effectiveness of the army will be improved to varying degrees.

Thinking of this, I stepped forward two steps, raised my hands, patted oberstein's upper arm gently, and said in a friendly way, "good job, comrade oberstein. I believe that with you and several other political workers in the first regiment, the overall combat effectiveness of the army will go up to a new level. "

Hearing my praise, oberstein straightened his chest and replied flatly: "willing to serve the Soviet motherland!"

Thinking that there are only a few political workers in the regiment, if one-on-one private talks with the soldiers are really to be carried out, it is estimated that they will not have any rest time, so I then asked with concern, "Comrade oberstein, do you have enough hands?"

Oberstein shook his head and said slowly, "Mr. reporter, if you want to have a good one-on-one heart to heart talk with the soldiers, you must at least make sure that each company has three political workers. But now, as you know, there are only four political workers in the whole regiment, including me, which is far from enough. "

His words made me difficult. Before, I was not interested in political workers. I was afraid that someone would force me a few, so when I could shirk, I would shirk without hesitation. I didn't expect that my mind had changed. When I was going to find more political workers to supplement the army, I found that I couldn't transfer enough people from other places. After walking back and forth in the trench with my hands behind my back, I finally came up with a compromise. Then I said to chejerikov and oberstein, "I can supply you with soldiers and weapons, but I really can't supply you with political workers. Therefore, the only way now is for you to select suitable personnel from the regiment for relevant training, so that they can become qualified political workers as soon as possible in a short period of time. " Listen to me, oberstein's face showed a happy expression, quickly and loudly agreed: "I understand, sir, I will start to deal with this matter tomorrow." Seeing that xiejerikov didn't speak, I thought he didn't want to. After all, he came out of the punishment camp and had a natural resistance to the political workers, just like me. So he immediately told him, "Comrade commander, I order you to accompany the political commissar to each company tomorrow to select the staff. Do you understand?" Unexpectedly, xiejerikov readily agreed: "yes, sir, I promise to complete the task."