Chapter 703

I sat in the headquarters of shejerikov's regiment for less than five minutes. Before the black tea in front of me was even cold, a second lieutenant ran in in in a hurry. Without any respect, he reported to shejerikov: "Comrade commander, a German army is coming in our direction." The second lieutenant's report excited shijerikov, because it was a good time to show me the combat effectiveness of a regiment. He asked excitedly, "how many enemies have come?"“ There was probably a company, "the second lieutenant recalled." according to our soldiers' reports, only one armored vehicle was operating with the enemy infantry, and no heavy weapons were found. " Hearing that the enemy had only one company and no heavy weapons except armored vehicles, chejerikov flushed with excitement. He said to me, "Comrade division commander, the enemy has only one company. With the strength of our regiment, we can easily wipe them out." I nodded and said to him flatly, "our troops are several times as many as the enemy's. even if we can't annihilate them completely, we can still inflict heavy damage on them. Get your men together and give them orders. " After getting my permission, shejerikov raised his head and said to the second lieutenant, "Comrade second lieutenant, call the commanders of the first and second battalions immediately." The second lieutenant agreed, turned and ran out of the headquarters. In less than two minutes, the room was full of more than a dozen commanders of the first and second battalions. They were all around the table, listening to the instructions given by Xie jerikov. The first battalion was deployed on the south side of the road, within the ruins of the city; Two battalions, together with three battalions and nine companies on guard, were deployed in residential areas. When the German troops entered the ambush circle, with the sound of gunfire as the signal, the troops ambushed on both sides of the road opened fire together, striving to eliminate the absolute majority of the enemy in the shortest time. When you see a red signal bomb rising, all the troops should charge without hesitation to annihilate the remaining enemy. But after all the commanders left, xiejerikov said to me with a smile, "Comrade division, all the arrangements have been made. Do you have any instructions? " Looking at the empty headquarters, I secretly scolded the other commanders for leaving. It's useless for me to give instructions now. I snorted and said angrily, "I want to see how you can eliminate this enemy." My words startled Xie jerikov, and he quickly persuaded me: "Sir, it's too dangerous ahead. You'd better stay here and wait for the news." I said reluctantly, "how can I know the combat effectiveness of a regiment if I don't go to the battlefield to have a look? No, no matter what you say today, I'm going to fight. " Xiejerikov knew something about my stubbornness. Listening to what I said, he knew that I couldn't change my mind, so he had to harden his head and promise, "well, sir, since you are determined to go to the war, I will accompany you." In order to let me see the whole battlefield clearly, shijerikov took me to the fourth floor of the front building on the roadside. He pulled me to a hole blasted by a bomb, pointed to it and said, "Sir, you can stay here. You not only have a wide field of vision, but also are not easy to be hit by the enemy's stray bullets." I looked left and right, and found that I was in the side of the building. There were windows on the left and right. The guards I brought occupied the favorable terrain by the window, put their weapons in the window and aimed at the downstairs. When I looked across the Road downstairs, I saw a battalion of officers and men hiding in the ruins and setting up their guns. That is to say, I can see where I am. If I march on the ground, I can't find it unless I go very close. Shijerikov squatted beside me and asked in a flattering way, "Comrade division, do you still see this position clearly?" I looked ahead and asked without looking back, "when I was mobilizing my troops just now, didn't the enemy find out?"“ No, the enemy is far away from us, so we can't find it. " After answering my question, he went on to explain, "the enemy will pass under the house where we are staying later. When they enter our ambush circle, I will send out a signal to let the heavy and heavy machine guns ambush on both sides of the road to fire decisively, first to hoodwink the enemy, and then to wipe them out a little bit." After a while, the enemy appeared in my field of vision, I quickly raised the telescope to look forward. I saw an armored car slowly moving in front, followed by a large group of German infantry, but they obviously did not find our ambush, and were slowly approaching us with guns. As the enemy approached, I couldn't help yelling at the left and right guards in a low voice: "ready to fight!" I know that after listening to my praise, the faces of the commanders and fighters showed unexpected expressions, and their heads were raised high.