Chapter 646

After basmanov and mihayev led captain Yelin to leave the headquarters, kirilov's face, which was full of laughter, sank down. He threw the telegraph paper he had been holding for a long time on the table and said angrily, "what's the matter? Why did Comrade commander take the initiative to take over all the troops in the north of the city without consulting us, All assigned to the guard division? As I know, comrade rojmzev is a commander with rich combat experience. But as soon as he arrived in Stalingrad, he was not familiar with everything, so he assigned so many troops to him for command. Is this really appropriate? "

When kirilov complained, akhromeyev took the telegram and read it over and over again. Although I was very moved to see that both of them were fighting against injustice for me, there were still many signalmen in the headquarters. I was deeply afraid that the spread of the incident would leave a bad impression on the minds of the superiors and affect their future. So I had to pretend to say with a high attitude: "the political commissar, chief of staff, orders from the superiors are not allowed to be discussed. Since they are orders from the commander himself, Let's do it. "

"But teacher..." akhromeyev wanted to cry twice for me, but I stopped him in time, because I knew that no matter how we complained, the orders of the superior would not change. Besides, I was only accepted by Roy m - M - M - V, and I did not lift my post. I has the final say in the independent division.

After they were silent, I quickly assigned tasks to them: "Comrade political commissar, you should contact lieutenant colonel xiejerikov immediately, and let a regiment repair positions and fortifications at night to cope with the possible battle after dawn; Chief of staff, you contact the third regiment and ask them to withdraw from their positions and quickly enter the positions of the second regiment. "

As soon as I finished, akhromeyev was stunned. Then he suggested to me, "Comrade division commander, although there are many tunnels and hiding caves in the second regiment, it's too crowded to put thousands of people in the third regiment. I think it's better to transfer the third regiment back to its original residential area? "

Kirilov's eyebrows rose when he heard our conversation, but he didn't speak. He just looked at me and waited for me to say the answer.

I pointed to the 107.5 highland on the map and said to them, "political commissar and chief of staff, I believe you know as well as I do what's going on in this highland. Can a regiment under Colonel Yelin's command, which is not fully equipped, block the German attack in turn? "

After listening to my words, they looked at each other and shook their heads.

I continued: "once highland 107.5 is lost, the enemy will be able to rush into the city from here and join their friends. The purpose of placing the troops withdrawn from the third regiment in the second regiment's defense area is just in case. When I find that Colonel Yelin's troops can't resist, I will timely transfer the third regiment to help them keep the high ground. "

While we were talking, a soldier from the guard camp suddenly came in through the door and reported to us: "the report division commander, political commissar and deputy commander of the front army are here. Now they are waiting outside the cave."

"Here comes general Golikov?" While I was still wondering who the deputy commander of the front army was, kirilov had already got up first and walked quickly to the door. After just a few steps, he seemed to think that he should go out to meet the commander at the higher level, which should be led by the military commander of the division. He stopped, turned around and said to me with a smile, "Comrade o'xianingna, deputy commander of the front army, now we are outside the cave. Let's go out to meet him."

After we welcomed Golikov into the headquarters, he went to the table and sat down. He took off his big cornice hat and threw it on the table, revealing his big bald head. Then he said to us, "Comrade kirilov, comrade oshanina, I'm going to the East Bank of the Volga River. Before I leave, I'll see you again."

"To the east bank, why?" Kirilov and Golikov are familiar with each other, so their questions are more casual.

"Well, comrade kirilov." General Golikov turned to kirilov and said, "originally, according to the order of the front army, I stayed in the city to be in charge of the front army. When I shook hands with rodimzev, I breathed a sigh of relief. Fortunately, I found my mistake in time, otherwise I would make a joke. In fact, I am also misled by later movies. In "the bloody battle of Stalingrad", rojmzev is a short man with a round face, but the real rojmzev is a tall man with a thin face and several medals hanging on his left chest.

After everyone was seated, rodimzev said frankly, "Colonel oshanina, political commissar kirilov and the captain, I think you have all received the telegram from the headquarters of the group army?" Seeing that the three of us nodded at the beginning, they continued to say, "from now on, all the troops in the north of the city will be assigned to me for command. Don't you have any comments? "

The three of us answered with one voice: "no, we obey the orders of our superiors!"

"Well, since everyone has no opinion, I will send the first order after taking office. After daybreak tomorrow, the independent division, with the strength of two regiments, will attack the front 44th German division. Before noon, it must break through the front line of the German army. Can you do it? "

This time, none of the three of us spoke, but looked at each other and saw that each other's faces were sad. Seeing akhromeyev open his mouth to speak, I quickly gave him a look to shut him up. Then I stood up, looked at rojmtsev and said, "I'm sorry, Comrade General. As the commander of the independent division, I can't carry out your order."“ What Rojimzev did not expect that I would choose to disobey, his face suddenly appeared angry. After looking at me for a moment, he smashed his fist on the table and said angrily, "Colonel o'shanina, do you want to fight in the battlefield?" I didn't pay attention to him, but asked: "Comrade General, let our troops launch an attack on the well defended German position without the cover of artillery and the support of aircraft, that is to die! As the head of a division, I have no right to let my soldiers die in vain. " I said these words with a sense of anger. Rodymzev was so angry that he shivered all over. He pointed at me and didn't want to say anything for a long time. At last, he stamped his foot in anger and unconsciously felt for the holster on his waist“ Please wait a moment, comrade teacher. " Vavilov, his political commissar, saw that the situation was not good, so he quickly pressed his hand and whispered to him: "since the superior appointed captain oshanina as the division commander of the independent division, she would not be a greedy person. Since she said so, she must have her reasons." After that, Vavilov looked up at me and said to me, "Colonel oshanina, you can tell Comrade General what you think." When political commissar Vavilov gave me a step, I followed him and said, "you are right, comrade political commissar. The reason why I don't want to send troops to attack is that the independent division is not only poorly equipped, but also has insufficient training for its soldiers. If they are bombarded or attacked by the enemy in the process of attack, the troops will be easily defeated. But if they were allowed to resist the German attack with strong fortifications, they would be able to hold back the enemy who rushed to the city like a sluice gate. " As soon as I finished, kirilov also stood up and said good things for me: "yes, general rodimzev, in the battle last month, Colonel oshanina commanded the newly formed independent division, fought tenaciously with the enemy, achieved a series of results, almost completely annihilated the 29th German motorized infantry brigade, and captured the commander of the brigade, general Laize. I believe she will also achieve greater success in mamayev post. " If Vavilov has just given me a step, kirilov's speech is a step for rodimzev to step down. Rodymtsev took back his hand on the holster, supported the table with both hands, leaned down to look at the place on the table, and asked in a flat tone, "what's your plan for the next step, Colonel oshanina?" I quickly pointed at the map with my hand and said to rojimzev, "Comrade General, my plan is very simple. The first and second regiments of the independent division held fast to the mamayev post to ensure the safety of the Volga River Wharf and ensure that the transport line of the city would not be cut off by the German army. At the same time, the third regiment, which had just withdrawn from highland 107.5, was deployed on the south slope of our highland. As a reserve, it was ready to support the 39th regiment of the guards who had been attacked by the German army. The fourth and fifth regiments stationed in the residential areas near the edge of the city were responsible for covering the rear of our division, and at the same time, when necessary, they took the initiative to destroy the German troops who rushed into the city. " Rodimzev's face softened a lot when he heard my report. "I'm sorry, Colonel oshanina. I just had a bad attitude. I apologize to you. But if you have a good conscience, your arrangement is very reasonable indeed. In that case, I will cancel the wrong order just issued. As for the defense of mamayev post, I'll leave it all to you. "“ Please rest assured, as long as I am alive, no one in the independent division will give up mamayev post and retreat to the city. "