Chapter 656

Looking at the two commanders who escaped and were captured, they were escorted out by four soldiers. They thought that two clear shots would come out soon. Then a soldier would come in according to the usual passage in the movie and report to trikov: "Comrade commander, it has been carried out!"

I didn't expect that after listening for a long time, I didn't hear the gunshot coming from outside, nor did I see the soldiers coming in to report. Instead, I saw that trakov had called krailov and weinlub to the table. I quickly stepped forward two steps and came to the table. I just heard that trakov was dictating a report to krailov to the highest base camp.

When I heard that trakov wrote a report to the highest base camp, I was stunned. I shot two division level officers and reported to the headquarters of the front army. Is it necessary to report to the base camp? However, on second thought, the 92nd brigade was an additional force sent by the supreme command to Stalingrad, but soon after arriving in the city, the top commander of the force was shot by trakov. It was really necessary to give an account to the base camp.

After thinking about this link, I also calm down to listen to trakov's oral report: "tanasolov, commander of the 92nd infantry brigade, and Andreyev, political commissar, realized that they were panicked and had no command. Without the permission of their superiors, they left their command positions and shamefully abandoned the troops that trusted him, As a result, the officers and men of the brigade from the Baltic Fleet suffered great losses. Therefore, tanasolov and Andreyev betrayed the military oath, tarnished the high title of the Red Army commander, and forgot their responsibility to the motherland. Their panic and cowardice, as well as their behavior of leaving the combat post without permission, caused serious losses to the army. According to the No. 227 order of the general headquarters, the two men have been deprived of their military ranks and sentenced to execution by shooting. Commander of the 62nd army, trekov. On the evening of 13 September 1942. "

After dictating the report, trakov specially told krailov: "Comrade chief of staff, after reporting this report to the headquarters and headquarters of the front army, it will be forwarded to the commanders of the units under the group army. He also warned everyone that in the next arduous battle, no matter who violates the military oath, forgets his responsibility to the motherland, defiles the high title of Red Army soldiers, shows cowardice and panic, leaves his post without permission and surrenders to the enemy without fighting, he will be subject to the most severe and merciless punishment in military law. " With that, he waved his hand and said feebly, "well, comrade chief of staff, go and send the news."

As krailov got up to send the news, trakov leaned back, back in his chair, and closed his eyes. Wei yinlubu quickly leaned forward and said to him with concern, "Comrade commander, you haven't had a rest for several days. You'd better go to sleep inside for a while."

Trekov waved his hand, rejected his offer, and said in a weak voice, "Comrade commander, it's OK. I'll be all right in a moment."

I just know why trakov is so depressed that he hasn't had a rest for several days. Originally, I also wanted to persuade him, but when I saw that lieutenant colonel Wei yinlubu had just hit the wall, I didn't ask for any more nonsense.

After a while, krailov came back, stood beside trakov and reported to him, "commander, the telegram has been sent."

When he heard that krailov had finished sending the telegram, trakov opened his eyes, struggled to stand up, put his hands on the edge of the wooden table, and said to us, "you see, after these two days of fighting, comrade rojimtev's close guard 13th Division has lost more than half. I have just ordered the commander of the 284th infantry division, Colonel wachuk, to lead his troops, but to take over the attack of the 13th guard division on the station and the expert building. The 42nd regiment will be transferred to highland 107.5 to receive defense from the third regiment of the independent division. "

When I heard that trakov sent troops to take over the defense of 107.5 highland again, I could not help sighing. No matter how many troops he sent to defend the highland, I had to send my troops to plug the gap in the end. However, since there are people on the defensive, I can spare more troops to strengthen the defense in the direction of mamayev post, which I can't wait for.

"What about the 92nd infantry brigade? When I went to the desert island just now to bring them back, I found that there were at least seven or eight hundred people, but they were all army infantry, not sailors. "

After listening to this, trikov thought for a moment, and then said, "put these infantry and the rest of the troops on the 107.5 highland into captain Yelin's 39th regiment. After the reorganization, transfer this regiment to the vicinity of the headquarters to serve as a guard."

After arranging the fate of the remaining officers and men of the 92nd brigade, trakov assigned several tasks to krailov and weinroub. After all this, trakov sat down again. Just as I wanted to say goodbye to him, he suddenly looked up at me and asked, "Comrade oshanina, which two regiments are you holding fast to mamayev post?"

"The report commander is the first regiment of lieutenant colonel shejerikov and the second regiment of captain Pugachev."

"Why is the second commander still a captain?" Krailov murmured.

When I heard krailov's question, I quickly turned to krailov before he asked new questions and said respectfully, "Comrade chief of staff, as you know, I'm just a colonel, and I can only give my subordinates the right to be promoted to the rank of captain. Therefore, although Comrade Pugachev assumes the post of head of the second regiment, he can only be wrongly promoted to the rank of captain."

"A commander is only a captain. What does it look like to promote him to major?" After listening to what I said, trikov immediately promoted Pugachev to his rank. After looking at me, he added, "is there any other commander who is a lieutenant?"

I quickly nodded and said, "yes, comrade commander, as the third commander, Lieutenant Colonel kosga, was injured, I have promoted an acting commander from the regiment, and now I am also a captain. You see? "

"Also promoted to the rank of major. By the way, I remember that your division also has artillery battalion and tank battalion. I believe that the rank of the military chief officer of these troops will not be too high, and they will all be promoted to major. "

When I heard that trakov generously promoted all my subordinates, I saluted him excitedly and said in a loud voice, "thank you, comrade commander!"

Trekov shook his head at me and said, "don't thank me. I have something else to ask you." At this point, he stopped for a moment, and then said in a puzzled tone, "in the 107.5 highland on the west side of mamayev post, I sent tank troops, the 39th regiment of guards, the 42nd infantry brigade, and the 92nd infantry brigade to defend, but before long, these troops had to withdraw because of heavy losses. However, as far as I know, the pressure of attack on the mamayev post guarded by your division is no worse than that on the 107.5 highland. However, you not only repel the enemy's attacks repeatedly, but also the casualties of the troops themselves are not large. The battle sequence that has been drawn up since we arrived at the mamayev post has not changed. What's the matter? "

"Comrade commander, it's very simple. Because regiment 1 and regiment 2 built many Fortifications on the mamayev post. In addition to hiding troops, even heavy howitzers and tanks can be concealed in the trenches, air raid shelters, bomb shelters, hideouts and tunnels built by the soldiers. "

After listening, trakov didn't speak. He just tapped the table with his fingers. After a long time, he nodded slowly and said thoughtfully, "I see."

Krailov took over his words and said: "Comrade commander, the independent division can repel the enemy's fierce attacks repeatedly under the condition of heavy bombardment by enemy planes, relying on the fortifications they built. I think this experience is worth promoting in the whole group." At this point, he sighed and said with regret, "well, if we had built fortifications like the independent division earlier, the weapons and ammunition prepared for the 13th division would not have been lost in the enemy's bombing."

After trekov nodded, he turned to kreilov and said, "chief of staff, record the order." After seeing krailov pick up the pen and paper, trakov asked again, "how many combat orders should this be from the group army?"

"Order 162, comrade commander."

After nodding again, trakov began to announce a new order: "No. 62, today, just go to command post No. 162, combat order:

In recent days, when the enemy bombed the ammunition I had exposed in the ferry area on the Volga river bank, there was a shortage of ammunition in other places.

Due to the fierce fighting and difficulties in transporting weapons and ammunition, the headquarters of the group army requires commanders at all levels to cherish every bullet, shell and grenade.

In order to prevent similar incidents from happening again, the group commander ordered:

1. Ammunition, fuel and food transported from the dock area to the ferry and unloaded from the Volga river bank will be immediately stored in a pre prepared shelter not close to 500 off shore.

2. Before September 17, 42, the troops should excavate trenches, moats and pits for concealment of ammunition, fuel and grain in every defensive position and dock (Ferry) area, and store ammunition, fuel and grain in small piles.

3, the director of the Corps Engineering Corps dispatched 50 engineers to take the shovel to the dug pit in the ferry area where the group army was located (red October ferry).

4. The excavation of pits and trenches in the ferry area on the East Bank of the Volga River was carried out in accordance with the instructions of the logistics Minister of the group army.

5. All those who do not take protective measures against the above-mentioned materials, that is, those who still leave ammunition, fuel and food outside, shall be immediately brought to the military court for trial.

6. The group army's logistics director, artillery director, armored force director and oil director, and the army commander, division commander and brigade commander should strictly check the implementation of the order, and report the inspection results to the group army commander in person before September 18, 42.

Signed by: lieutenant general trakov, commander of group army command

Major general Krylov, chief of staff of the headquarters. "

Seeing that krailov took the new order and went to the operator, he could not help feeling that trakov was really a man who worked hard. I just said two words about the advantages of fortification in the battle, and he immediately issued a similar order.

At this point, my mission to the headquarters of the group army had been completed, so I took the initiative to say to trikov, "Comrade commander, there's nothing for me here. Can I leave now?"

Trekov thought about it and said, "OK, you go back first. I'll get in touch with you if there's anything else."

After I raised my hand and saluted trakov, I was just about to turn around and leave when I was stopped by kreilov, who had just returned. "Hey, Captain o'shanina, don't hurry. I have something else to ask you."

When krailov called me, I had to stop and turn around obediently, waiting for the order of the group chief of staff.

Seeing that krailov kept me again, trekov asked curiously, "chief of staff, do you want to ask Comrade o'shanina to stay? Is there anything else to explain?"

Krailov quickly explained to trikov: "Comrade commander, it's like this. During the day, comrade oshanina sent more than 20 small teams and 20 snipers into the city to fight an urban guerrilla war with the Germans. I have received a report from kirilov, the political commissar of the independent division, who is the director of the Political Department of the group army, that they have killed more than 400 enemies, while our army has only killed 10 people. " At this point, krailov's emotion became excited. "Commander, the battle damage ratio is 1:40. The enemy has killed 40 people, but our army has only lost one. What a remarkable result!"

After listening to krailov's words, trikov suddenly stood up, stared at me, and asked in an unbelievable voice, "Comrade oshanina, is this true?"

I nodded in embarrassment and answered positively, "yes, comrade commander. When you ordered me to lead the troops to reinforce the 92nd brigade in the afternoon, you reported it to you. Have you forgotten? "

As soon as I finished, trakov slapped himself on the forehead and said, "yes, yes, Colonel oshanina, I'm a little impressed by what you said. But I'm also dizzy. Before you finish speaking, I interrupt your report. Blame me, blame me. It's all my fault. "

After he finished talking with me, he turned to krailov and said, "I really didn't expect that the results of guerrilla warfare in this city were so great, more than the enemy killed by a brigade or even a division."

After listening to this, Krylov just nodded with a smile, and then asked me, "Comrade oshanina, I want to hear, do you have any new ideas in the next battle?"

After thinking about it, I hesitated and said, "there are two plans."

"Oh, there are two plans. Let's hear them!" When I heard that I had new ideas, not only Krylov, but also trakov got excited and urged me to "speak quickly."

"The first plan is that the commander can draw a large number of sharpshooters from the group army, train them into snipers, and then distribute them to all corners of the city to hunt and kill German soldiers. Although the result of each sniper will not be too big, there are many snipers who can't stand us. Maybe they can achieve more than we can achieve by launching a large-scale counterattack. "

After writing down what I said in his notebook, trakov asked without looking up: "this plan is good. I think it can be implemented immediately. What about another one? "

"There's another plan." When I was about to go on with my second plan, I suddenly thought of kirilov's expression after hearing my plan. I couldn't help hesitating.

Seeing that I didn't speak for a long time, trekov and krailov turned their attention away from their current books, looked up at me, and after a look at each other, krailov asked in a puzzled way: "say, comrade o'shanina, why don't you say it? Your first plan is very good. I believe the second plan will be better! "

"Come on, comrade oshanina," trekov echoed, "they're all old acquaintances. You can say whatever you think. Don't have any scruples. Even if you're wrong, we won't blame you."

As soon as trikov's words came out, I knew I was in a dilemma. So I gritted my teeth, pointed to the position of mamayev post on the map, and said to them, "my second plan is to replace soldiers with water, that is, to blow up the river embankment 500 or 600 meters in front of mamayev post, let the Volga River flood, and bring the area of more than 100 square kilometers, It's a swamp that's hard to cross. "

After that, I stepped back two steps, straightened up, and prepared for the stormy fury of trekov and Krylov.

I didn't expect that two or three minutes later, they were still bent over the table, absorbed in the study of the map. Even commander Wei yinlubu, who had been playing soy sauce beside them, came to see what they were looking at.

After a long time, trikov stood up straight and asked me with no expression: "Captain oshanina, this so-called" replacing soldiers with water "plan is what you call the second plan?"

"Yes." Hearing trekov's question, I quickly replied, "once a large area of river flooding area has been formed on the grassland to the north of mamayev post, the German armored forces will not be able to launch attacks on the north of our city as recklessly as they are now. In this way, our defensive pressure will be reduced, and at the same time, we will be able to dispatch extra troops, To reinforce other dangerous areas. "

Instead of commenting on my groundbreaking plan, trakov turned and asked krailov, who was still reading the map, "what do you think, chief of staff?"

Krailov looked at the map for a while, then stood up straight and said, "Comrade commander, the water flow in the area chosen by Colonel o'shanina is gentle. Even if the levee is blasted, it is difficult to achieve the effect she said." After listening to krailov's statement, trakov nodded with approval and said: "to tell you the truth, this plan sounds very attractive, but it's not so easy to implement. The river bank, which is tens of meters thick, can't be exploded without ten or twenty tons of explosives."