Chapter 667

After saying goodbye to trikov and rojimtev, akhromeyev and I took our guards to our defense area. When there was a distance between them, akhromeyev looked back warily. Then he came close to me and asked in a low voice, "Sir, just now general rodimzev is making trouble at you for military supplies?"

Rodimzev specially called me and trakov to talk about this matter in the empty room. How can akhromeyev, who is waiting outside, know that he has been eavesdropping on our conversation outside. Thinking of this, I can't help frowning.

Akhromeyev saw the displeasure on my face and quickly explained: "Sir, I didn't mean to eavesdrop on you. It's because the space in the building is wide and you have an echo. In addition, general rojimtev's voice is loud, so I can hear you clearly even from a long distance."

I looked back with a guilty heart, and saw that the figures of trakov and rodimzev had disappeared without a trace. After a sigh of relief, I quickly raised my hand to stop akhromeyev, who wanted to continue to speak: "Comrade chief of staff, don't talk about it. This matter has passed, and I don't want to talk about it again. In addition to the winter clothes, food, weapons and ammunition allocated to the 42nd regiment of the guards, we will continue to control the rest. "

"What are we going to do next?"

"It has just been negotiated with general rojmtsev that the defense of the Soviet street should be handed over to the 42nd regiment of the guards, and our troops should be withdrawn from the original defense area. The main task of our division at present is to stick to the mamayev post. " I wanted akhromeyev to stay in charge of the defense transfer work. When I suddenly looked up, I saw horushov, the commander of the first battalion of the second regiment, and safchenko, his political deputy commander, who were walking towards us. I immediately changed my mind. "You and I will immediately return to the Division headquarters and transfer the defense work to captain horushov and Comrade safchenko."

With these words, horushov and safchenko came to me. Although they didn't salute me, they respectfully called me: "Hello, comrade division commander, all the commanders and fighters of the first battalion of the second regiment, welcome to us."

After shaking hands with them one by one, I looked at horushov and said, "Comrade captain, the comrades of the 42nd regiment of the guards will take over the defense of the Soviet street. You are responsible for the change of defense."

After explaining the mission to horushov, I waved my head to akhromeyev and said, "let's go, chief of staff. It's getting late. We need to hurry back to the headquarters." With that, I lifted my leg and walked forward.

Just after two steps, akhromeyev stopped me at the back and asked tentatively, "Comrade division, are you going to go back to the headquarters like this?"

Listening to what he said, I couldn't help but shrivel. I said that the jeep that sent me was the one from the headquarters. Since the commander was not here, no one would take the initiative to send me back. I could only walk back.

Akhromeyev saw the displeasure in my face and said quickly, "well, comrade division, in the battle last night, we captured a German car. I mean, if we want to go back to the division headquarters, we'd better go back by car. "

I was in a better mood when I heard that there was a car for me. I said in a voice: "chief of staff, you also seized the German car. It's great! Where is the car? Let's get someone to drive here. "

The car came quickly. As soon as it appeared in my view, I found that it was a truck. It's not as comfortable as a jeep, but it's not bad. At least there are more guards in the car.

When I came back to the headquarters, I was surprised to find that shijerikov was also here. I just beat him and led a regiment to stick to the North highland. I almost never met him. I was surprised to see him here today.

After I shook hands with shijerikov, I asked him, "Comrade commander, how did you remember to come to me today?"

Xie jerikov grinned, then pulled his face and said to me seriously, "Comrade division commander, I came to the division headquarters today to ask you for combat orders. Although our regiment has fewer people, our commanders and fighters are not ambiguous at all if we want to work with the Germans

I let go of his hand, went back to the table, sat down, sighed, and said regretfully, "Lieutenant Colonel chejerikov, do you think I don't want to fight back against the German army in the front? But not now. The enemy not only has more troops than us, but also has a huge number of tanks and artillery, and firmly holds the initiative in the battlefield. If we launch a counterattack against the enemy in front of us at this time, we will undoubtedly hit the stone with the egg, or the whole army will be destroyed. "

After hearing this, Xie jerikov looked at me in surprise. After a long time, he explained: "Comrade division, I have come to ask you for a combat order, not to fight back against the enemy."

On the contrary, I was confused by xiejerikov's reply, so I asked, "since it's not counter attack, how do you plan to play?"

"Sir, my regiment has been fighting on the northern Highlands for nearly a month. Although our casualties are a little bit high, the enemy has paid more." "The main reason why we have been able to repel the enemy's attacks many times is that our fortifications have been built solidly," he said with a smile

I nodded and said with approval, "that's right. Solid fortifications have indeed greatly reduced our casualties and become an insurmountable obstacle for the enemy. If the defense system is not perfect, our commanders and fighters will pay more heavy casualties in the enemy's powerful artillery and enemy aircraft bombing. This can be confirmed by the defense of highland 107.5. Just to keep the high ground, at least two brigades and the same number of infantry regiments were destroyed by the enemy's artillery and bombing

"You're right, sir." After flattering me, shijerikov went on to say: "our fortifications are indeed very strong, but at the same time, they bring a shortcoming. Many commanders and fighters regard the position as an air raid shelter. In my opinion, the fortifications we built on the highlands are nothing more than the support for our defense, and more importantly, the purpose is to eliminate more enemies. "

"Well, comrade commander." Kirilov took the conversation and said solemnly: "judging from the current situation, commanders in many areas will emphasize the great disparity between the enemy and ourselves and try to cover up their mistakes in passive defense."

"Division commander and political commissar, when I come to the division headquarters today, I want to tell you that our troops have been less active at night recently." Shejerikov also shrunk his smile and said: "because of the complete cessation of our night harassment, the enemy can have a good sleep. In this way, in the daytime, they can destroy our fortifications with aircraft and artillery, and infantry, under the cover of tanks, launch wave after wave of attacks on our positions. And after dark, the enemy is not idle, occasionally will send a small team to harass us. This kind of phenomenon is not normal. You know, what the independent division is good at is night attack. Major general Leize, commander of the 29th German motorized infantry brigade, was captured during our night attack. "

After listening to this, I asked with a fixed look, "Lieutenant Commander xiejerikov, I'd like to hear what you suggest for this abnormal phenomenon?"

"The division commander, the political commissar and the chief of staff, my opinion," said shijerikov in a firm tone, "from now on, we will send several small teams every night to carry out night activities in different areas and attack the enemy's camp. On Russian soil, we, not the aggressors, should take the initiative in fighting. "

I was very satisfied with his words. I couldn't help looking him up and down. I nodded with satisfaction and said to him with a smile, "well done! Sergeant chejerikov, we are stepping on the land of our motherland. We must not let the German aggressors do whatever they want. I've agreed to your request. As soon as it gets dark, you'll send troops to harass the enemy's camp and turn them upside down to see that they don't have the energy to attack the mamayev post tomorrow. "

After listening to me, shijerikov seized my hand excitedly, shook it vigorously and said, "great, comrade teacher, this is really great! As soon as it gets dark, I'll send a small team to harass the German camp. "

Akhromeyev, after shajerikov and I finished shaking hands, specially emphasized to him: "Comrade commander, I suggest you send a platoon to have a try tonight. After the platoon returns and draws lessons, we will consider more troops. "

After xiejerikov left, kirilov said to me with emotion: "Comrade oshanina, it's really not easy for your commanders to know how to propose a battle plan to you! I have also been in other divisions. Those regimental commanders have no opinion of their own. They have to ask the division leaders for instructions no matter what the major or minor matters are. Only after they get permission can they implement them in an orderly way. "

I laughed and jokingly said to him, "Comrade political commissar, you are not right. What? Isn't my commander also your commander? You know, you are the commissar of the independent division. If you listen to what you say, you will be transferred away because of you. "

After hearing this, kirilov patted his forehead with his hand and said with embarrassment, "Oh, comrade o'shanina, you see I said something wrong. Yes, I'm still the commissar of the independent division. I'm also a subordinate of a headquarters like commander chejerikov. "

His words caused a great deal of laughter in the headquarters. Kirilov also chuckled in the friendly laughter.

When the laughter stopped, I asked kirilov, "Comrade political commissar, what's the situation in the northern highlands? How many attacks have the enemy launched today? "

After hearing this, kirilov shook his head and said, "except for the short shelling, the enemy did not attack the positions of the fourth regiment today. According to my judgment, the enemy will no longer launch ground attacks on the mamayev post in the short term. "

"Why?" I can't help but wonder at his conjecture.

"I went to the fourth regiment today." Kirilov said slowly, "from the foot of the hill to the north of the highland to the open field two or three kilometers away, there are nearly 200 wrecks of tanks, armored vehicles and trucks that we destroyed. If the enemy doesn't clear the road, it will be very difficult for their armored forces to get close to our high ground. "

With nearly 200 tanks, armored vehicles and trucks, I didn't expect that in less than a month, we had achieved such a great success, which was far beyond my imagination. I murmured to myself that if only the tank repair station I met last time was nearby, we could let the mechanics pull back the damaged German tanks and give them to us for repair.

"What are you thinking, sir?" Akhromeyev suddenly opened his mouth and interrupted my meditation.

I coughed quickly, calmed down and said, "political commissar, chief of staff, I'm thinking about such a thing. Since the damaged tanks, armored vehicles and trucks in front of the positions have become obstacles for the enemy's armored forces to attack, we should try our best to make these obstacles continue to exist and pick up the defensive pressure of the front forces. "

"What should we do?" Kirilov asked curiously.

"It's easy." Although this proposal was put forward temporarily, I had a complete plan in mind: "let the mortar company and the anti tank rifle company deploy their personnel to the forward position to cooperate with the fourth regiment in defense. As soon as you see the enemy's maintenance forces trying to drag away or move the debris in front of the position, fire immediately to stop them from working. "

"What about the body of the enemy in front of the position?" Akhromeyev then asked: "although we have cleaned up several times, there are still seven or eight hundred bodies in front of the position. It's a little bit cold now, but if we don't deal with it as soon as possible and wait for the corpses to rot, it may lead to the spread of the plague. "

"It's not easy. Let the soldiers dig a few big pits and bury the bodies." I said with disapproval, "can't we set up a monument for them?"

"There are so many corpses, the workload is not small." Akhromeyev said with some worry: "if the body is buried, it will cause unnecessary casualties if it is shelled or air raided by the enemy."

Hearing akhromeyev's worry, I waved my hand and said impatiently, "since the chief of staff thinks it's too troublesome to dig a pit, then send a company of soldiers to throw the bodies of these aggressors into the Volga River."

As soon as my voice fell, kirilov jumped up and strongly opposed my proposal: "Comrade oshanina, how can we throw the bodies of these dirty invaders into the great rivers of our motherland? No, I strongly disagree with your proposal. "

After kirilov expressed his opinion, akhromeyev also expressed his idea tactfully: "Sir, comrade, I think the political commissar is right. In any case, the German bodies should not be thrown into the Volga River."

When I saw that they were united against me, I became impatient: "this is not good, that is not good? How to deal with the hundreds of German corpses in front of the position? Can the German army collect the corpses themselves? " In the middle of this, I stopped, thinking that maybe this is a good way.

Kirilov saw that I didn't speak. He quickly guessed what I was thinking and asked me carefully, "Comrade oshanina, do you really want the Germans to send someone to collect the body?"

I looked at kirilov and asked with a smile, "Comrade political commissar, do you have a better way?"

Kirilov shook his head, grinned bitterly and said, "no, I really can't think of a better way."

"Sir, do you have any other plans for the German to collect the corpse?" Akhromeyev asked abruptly.

As for akhromeyev's keen thinking, I nodded with approval and said definitely, "yes, I plan to send someone to contact the Germans and ask them to send someone to stop the German corpses. The person in charge of the liaison should not only be proficient in German, but also know how to draw maps, so that he can draw the enemy's deployment in detail. "

"It may be a bit difficult to see the German deployment." Akhromeyev considered the issue from a different perspective. He said uneasily: "even if the people we sent can enter the German camp, I think nine out of ten will be blindfolded and can't see anything."

"So far, I have to gamble. Even if his eyes are blindfolded, his ears will not be blocked. In this way, he can hear something valuable. "

At the moment when I was talking to akhromeyev, kirilov had already called lieutenant mihayev on his own initiative. When the lieutenant came in, kirilov quickly explained to me, "Comrade oshanina, I think lieutenant mihayev is the best candidate for the task you mentioned."

To tell you the truth, although there are not a few teachers who know German, the best candidate in my heart is Mikhail yev. Seeing that he was standing in front of me at the moment, I turned my head and told akhromeyev, "chief of staff, you should explain the task to lieutenant mihayev later."

Kirilov came up to me and asked in a low voice, "Comrade division commander, I think this matter should be reported to the headquarters of the group army. Otherwise, once you know it with ulterior motives, you will be in trouble."

After listening, I gave kirilov a grateful smile. Then I picked up the phone and dialed the headquarters of the group army. At this time, trekov has not returned to the headquarters, and the one who answers the phone is Krylov. As soon as I heard his voice, I immediately reported to him, "Comrade chief of staff of the group army, I have something important to report to you."

"Come on, I'm listening."

"The enemy left seven or eight hundred bodies in front of the Highlands north of the mamayev post. We have three plans for the disposal of these bodies and would like to report them to you. 1、 It is to send people to the German camp and ask the German side to send people to restrain their dead officers and soldiers... "

"What, let the enemy collect the corpse?" When krailov heard this, he suddenly interrupted me in a loud voice and said in an unquestionable voice, "I can't agree to your request." Listening to what he said so simply, I gave a wry smile, but continued to say: "second, dig a hole on the spot and bury the hundreds of corpses. Of course, the amount of work is certainly not small. As for whether our troops will be shelled or air raided by the enemy when burying bodies, I don't know. 3、 The easiest way is to throw the bodies of the enemy into the Volga River. You can choose one of the three ways. " If he refuses the first way, he can only choose one of the latter two. The third way, kirilov has just rejected it without hesitation. I believe krailov's choice will be the same as his. He will never let the dirty bodies of the aggressors pollute the sacred rivers of his motherland. The second method, obviously, is not a good one. In order to bury the bodies of the enemy and let our commanders and fighters give their precious lives, I believe he may not choose it. He hesitated for a long time before he asked cautiously, "Colonel oshanina, tell me honestly, do you have any other... Intention to send someone to contact the Germans?" Although he said the word "intention", I knew that he might want to say the word "attempt". I was worried that he might misunderstand something, so I said honestly: "Comrade chief of staff, I plan to send someone to inform the German corpse collectors and spy on the German deployment by the way, so that I can deploy counter attacks."“ Oh, so it is. I see. " Perhaps the counterattack action I said changed krailov's view from opposition to support: "you can rest assured to do it. When the commander and the military commissar come back, I will report this to them."