Chapter 705

Before I called trakov, I suddenly thought of another thing, so I moved my hand away from the phone and asked savchenko tentatively, "Comrade savchenko, is there a German soldier monitoring group in the eastern battalion?"

Safchenko nodded and replied positively, "yes, according to captain Karpov, there is a soldier monitoring group of five German soldiers in the camp."

Hearing his reply, my heart suddenly became bottomless. I could not help but ask nervously, "did the Germans not find out about your entering the camp?"

Safchenko thought about it and said in an uncertain tone, "I don't think I found it."

"Yes or no? Comrade safchenko, I don't want to hear your ambiguous answer. I want to know the exact answer. " Kirilov said to safchenko in a serious tone: "because it is related to the success or failure of our counter insurgency."

Kirilov's words were very serious. Safchenko frowned and began to think hard. After a long time, he still reported in a hesitant tone: "I'm really not sure whether the teachers and political commissars have been discovered by the Germans. However, according to captain Karpov, in order to ensure the safety of artillery positions, the Germans stayed with several heavy howitzers all day long and rarely went to other places. The camp where we met was near the entrance of the camp, hundreds of meters away from the German artillery position

Kirilov's face became dignified, and he kindly advised me: "Comrade oshanina, I think we should be careful in this matter. Before we find out whether our private contact with Captain Karpov is discovered by the German, I don't think we should report to the headquarters for the time being, and at the same time, the ongoing counterinsurgency work should be suspended."

From the bottom of my heart, kirilov's proposal is the safest one. If we report to the headquarters from the front foot here, Karpov's back foot will be taken by the German. If we don't talk about it in vain, we will lose the face of the superior leaders. Based on this consideration, I can't help hesitating.

Kirilov saw that I was not in a hurry to call trikov, so he said while the iron was hot: "Comrade oshanina, I know your starting point is to change the current unfavorable situation. But have you ever thought that even if we agreed to Karpov's request and took them out, there would be only one more army with weak combat effectiveness, while the Germans would be just one less rebel force of no importance, which would not have a great impact on the situation in the whole Stalingrad area. "

"Comrade political commissar, you can't say that." I refuted kirilov's point in time. I tried to recall the historical knowledge that later generations had learned and analyze the current situation for him: "Comrade political commissar, you can't underestimate the influence of the East camp. As far as I know, after the German defeat in Moscow, the policy towards prisoners of war also changed. With Hitler's acquiescence in Xi'an, German commanders began to select people from China's ethnic minorities and prisoners of war to form the so-called "Oriental army.". So far, the German army has formed 11 battalions of Armenian army, 14 battalions of Azerbaijani army, 14 battalions of Georgia army, 5 battalions of Caucasian army, 34 battalions of Turkestan army and 8 battalions of Volga Tatar army. In August this year, after the German southern group army captured Elista, the capital of the Autonomous Republic of kalmek in the Soviet Union, Germany vigorously carried out anti Soviet propaganda in this kalmek Mongolian community, and successfully recruited 3000 kalmek Mongols who were deceived by them. "

Not only kirilov, but also akhromeyev and safchenko were stunned by the series of data I gave out. After a while, kirilov asked cautiously, "Comrade oshanina, are these data accurate?"

I nodded hard and said with certainty, "yes, what I'm talking about is just the information of early September. Maybe now the German army has set up a new east battalion, maybe." At this point, I suddenly made up my mind to report Karpov's conditions to trikov, and it was up to them to decide what to do with it. However, the first thing to do is to persuade kirilov, who has been wavering in front of him. "Comrade political commissar, in fact, the Germans are always worried about the officers and men of the eastern Legion. They are worried that they will fight back in the war. Therefore, they scattered these troops as battalions into various German forces, and sent a soldier monitoring team to achieve the purpose of control. Once the rebellion is successful, it can serve the purpose of disintegrating the Oriental army. If we give up fighting for them, it is possible for them to strengthen their confidence in playing for the Germans. In this way, we will virtually push them to our opposite side. "

After hearing this, kirilov stood up from his seat and said firmly to me, "Comrade oshanina, you are right. No matter whether our contact with Karpov is discovered by the German or not, we should report it immediately. Well, I'll call trakov myself With that, he reached for the phone on the desk.

I reached out and held his hand on the microphone, shook my head at him and said, "Comrade political commissar, I am not only the chief military officer in the division, but also the advocator of this counter campaign. Anyway, it is up to me to report this matter to the higher authorities. Even if the superior blames me and dismisses me, I can rest assured that you and akhromeyev are in the division. " With that, I gently pushed his hand, picked up the phone on the desk, and dialed the headquarters of the group army.

When I heard trakov's voice, I gave him a detailed report on my contact with Karpov and the other party's four conditions. After that, I added: "Comrade commander, this is the situation. I personally think that we can accept the four conditions proposed by Karpov. "

After listening to me, trekov unexpectedly didn't speak. After a long silence, he sighed softly and said helplessly: "I can achieve the rest of the conditions, but I have to ensure the safety of my dependents. I can't make decisions at will. As you know, according to the orders issued by the supreme command, almost all the families of deserters and captured soldiers are exiled. What's more, we don't know where the officers and soldiers under Karpov are from, what's their name, and how to help them find the whereabouts of their relatives? "

After listening to trakov's euphemism, I hesitated to suggest to him, "when I get in touch with him next time, I'll ask Karpov to remove this condition and change it to a new condition that we can accept?"

"New conditions?" After listening to what I said, trekov became interested again. He asked curiously, "o'shanina, what kind of new terms do you think he would put forward if he changed his terms?"

I thought hard and answered trakov, "if you ask me to make conditions, I will propose that we should be transferred to other combat areas after the troops are out of order, so as to avoid direct fighting with other Eastern battalion troops."

Trekov gave a hum, and then said thoughtfully, "I also think that if you ask him to raise the condition again, it's really possible to raise the condition you said. Although the commanders of the eastern battalions come from different places, the soldiers below are inextricably linked. If they are allowed to turn their guns to fight with their fellow countrymen or friends, the troops may have internal strife. "

"Comrade commander, since you have agreed to the other party's three conditions in principle." When do you think I should send someone to make a second contact

"No, it's not urgent for the time being." "At present, I can't give you an accurate answer. I need to ask the superior for instructions. I'll let you know when there is a result," he said noncommittally

After I put down the phone, akhromeyev couldn't wait to ask, "Comrade division commander, what did the commander say? Did he agree to the other party's terms?"

"The commander said that the matter should be postponed until he asks for instructions from his superiors."

"Why Akhromeyev asked mistily.

"Cough," kirilov next to him coughed twice. When everyone's attention was focused on him, he turned to safchenko standing next to him and said kindly, "Comrade safchenko, you've been busy all night, are you tired? Go back quickly and have a good rest. I'll send someone to let you know if there's anything

Safchenko said nothing, raised his hand to salute and turned to leave.

As soon as safchenko left, kirilov sighed and said leisurely, "commander trakov has done right. This matter matters a lot. If there is no agreement from a higher level leader and there is any mistake in the future, none of us can run away."

As for kirilov's statement, akhromeyev said unconvinced: "Comrade political commissar, I don't see any mistake in doing so? Moreover, if we succeed, we will not only strengthen our enemies and weaken them, but also severely damage their morale. "

"What do you know?" Kirilov snorted heavily at akhromeyev and said angrily, "have you forgotten about Marshal Kulik?"

Kirilov's words were like a forbidden spell on akhromeyev. He immediately closed his mouth and sat back in his place without saying a word.

Seeing this scene, I was confused and asked kirilov, "Comrade political commissar, what's the matter? What happened to marshal Kulik? " In my memory, apart from killing three marshals during the Great Purge, Stalin never killed another marshal. Besides, the name of Kulik doesn't sound familiar.

Kirilov looked around warily, then said in a voice only audible to the three of us: "after the Great Patriotic War, the Supreme Commander himself sent three of his five marshals to the central front to supervise the western front. Krakov is the representative of the base camp. Like marshal bujoni, his personal bravery is beyond doubt. Unfortunately, almost as soon as Kulik went to the battlefield, he fell into chaos and even lost contact with the rear. For a long time, Stalin and the Soviet supreme command were afraid that he would be surrounded by the German army or even captured by the German army, so they sent several groups of people to look for him. When he finally found Kulik in the chaotic battlefield, he found that the representative of the supreme command was not commanding the battle in the headquarters, but performing the duty of a company commander, busy intercepting and organizing the retreating scattered soldiers, and retreating while fighting. After this incident, comrade Stalin began to have doubts about his old comrade in arms' ability to master the troops and cope with complicated situations.

Soon after, Stalin transferred him to Leningrad as commander of the 54th army. As the 54th group army is an independent group army directly under the headquarters, which is responsible for the operations in volhof and the MGA bulge, its strength far exceeds that of the general group army. Moreover, the commander of Leningrad's front army who had the right to guide him in combat at that time was marshal voloshlov, Kulik's old superior. But soon, general Zhukov was ordered to take over the command of Leningrad's front army from voroshlov, and soon clashed with Kulik. At that time, Zhukov asked Kulik to immediately launch an attack from the outside to the MGA bulge, in order to contain the German offensive to Leningrad and ease the dilemma of the Leningrad garrison. Kulik believes that with his current strength and equipment, the attack is only possible to fail, so he has repeatedly delayed. From the situation of the enemy and ourselves at that time, Kulik might be right, but Zhukov thought from the overall situation of the campaign. Even if Kulik's offensive was defeated, it could still help the situation in Leningrad. Oshanina, you have been dealing with general Zhukov for quite a long time. You should know that he has a very tough personality. Even though Kulik's rank is higher than him and he is directly under the base camp, he still sticks to his own opinions and tries to command Kulik. In the end, the lawsuit reached the Supreme Commander himself. Stalin transferred Kulik from the front line of Leningrad and gave Zhukov full power to command all the troops in Leningrad.

Marshal Kulik was sent to the Kerch Peninsula to command the battle. Unexpectedly, in just a few days, because of his command error, the entire crimson Peninsula except Sevastopol was occupied. This time, marshal Kulik thoroughly angered the benefactor of the supreme commander, and soon he was deprived of his rank of Marshal, the title of Soviet hero and all state-level rewards by the special court of the Supreme Court of the Soviet Union and the rostrum of the Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union for the charges of ineffective fighting and defeatism, and was demoted to private soldier. "

When I heard that the Marshal's rank had been stripped to the end, I became a private soldier. When I think about the past when I was demoted from major general to major, I feel very lucky. I feel much luckier than him. Then I asked kirilov curiously in a low voice, "Comrade political commissar, where was Kulik transferred after he was demoted to private?"

Kirilov heard my question, shrugged his shoulders and said, "he was reappointed as major general one month after he was demoted. It seems that he went to a newly formed army to be the artillery commander. After all, he is the founder of the artillery of the Red Army. He is known as the artillery king of charijin."

I learned from kirilov's seemingly irrelevant long speech that no matter how capable you were before, once the supreme commander had a bad impression on you, your future would be almost over. But at the same time, kirilov also suggested that Zhukov is the most favorite in front of the supreme commander. Many things are possible to succeed as long as they pass through the new deputy commander.

Just as I was thinking about whether I should send a telegram to Zhukov to report my situation to the old superior, the telephone on the desk rang first. Hearing the sudden ringing of the bell, I can't help but clatter in my heart. I said in secret that there would be nothing wrong with it?

Akhromeyev picked up the phone and just said a few words. He suddenly stood up from his seat and handed me the phone in his hands. At the same time, he respectfully said, "Comrade teacher, it's general Zhukov. He wants to talk to you in person."

When I heard that it was Zhukov's phone call, I couldn't help but be stunned. What did he call for? Then he thought that it was trekov who reported the rebellion to him, and he called in person to ask. He quickly grabbed the microphone in akhromeyev's hand, drew close to his ear, took a deep breath, and said respectfully, "Hello, senior general. I'm oshanina. Do you have any instructions?"

When talking, Zhukov would never be polite, nor would he exchange greetings with the caller first. Every time, Zhukov was straight to the point, and this time was no exception. He just asked in a loud voice: "Comrade trakov called me and said that you are trying to plot against a rebel army that betrays the motherland. Tell me, what do you think? "

As soon as Zhukov opened his mouth, he identified Karpov's troops as rebels. If I was ready, I didn't know what to say. Seeing my delay in speaking, Zhukov urged impatiently, "Hello, Rita, why don't you speak? My time is precious. I can only give you a few minutes to explain your reasons. If you can't convince me, then your plan must be cancelled unconditionally. "

After Zhukov's attack, I calmed down. After sorting out my thoughts, I said with a smile: "senior general, maybe many people have told you that the officers and soldiers of the Dongfang battalion are not effective. However, no matter how poor their combat effectiveness is, they are also soldiers who have fought. As long as we fight with them, even if we have the advantage, there will still be losses. It can be imagined that if we can make them turn their guns to attack the Germans, we will certainly let the Germans deploy some troops to guard against them. In this way, we will be able to reduce the pressure on the front, put the saved troops into the areas in urgent need, and even change the contrast between the enemy and ourselves on the local battlefield. "

"Even if you plot against this battalion, their forces are limited, which will not have a great impact on the balance of forces between the enemy and ourselves in the whole Stalingrad area. Is it necessary to work so hard? " From Zhukov's words, I can see that although he is a little moved, he has obvious scruples at the same time.

"Comrade General, I think so." For a leader as familiar as Zhukov, I have much less scruples when I speak, so I know everything I can say. "If captain Karpov's troops Succeed anyway, the significance is not only that the forces of the enemy and us have changed, but also that it is important to strike the morale of the German Army against the rest of the eastern battalion troops. From then on, the German army will be wary of the rest of the eastern battalions. They will no longer be allowed to take part in the battle directly, or even be transferred far away from our army. In this way, the pressure we are facing will be reduced to varying degrees. " Finally, he added: "senior general, it's not a day or two since I have this idea. I think we should not only strike the enemy militarily, but also fight a political war with them. We should separate those troops who are separated from them and strive for all the forces we can fight for to strengthen us. Even if those troops can't be on the same front with us, we should make sure that they remain neutral in our fight with the German army, so as to reduce the pressure on us in our fight. "

"You have a point." Zhukov finally said a word of praise to me, and then he talked about their views like an old friend: "although trakov reported to me yesterday about the plot you mentioned, he and you have two different views. You want to pull Karpov's troops over, and trekov just wants to use them. Anyway, he uses the artillery in their camp to bombard the German camp around him. As for how many troops can finally emerge from the German encirclement, it's natural. "

Zhukov's words scared me into a cold sweat. I didn't expect that they just wanted to use Karpov once and for all. After using them, they were left to their own survival. Thinking of this, I asked Zhukov nervously, "Comrade General, I don't know what you plan to do with Karpov's troops?"

"I can agree to captain Karpov's four conditions except that of his dependents." Zhukov said decisively, "if you have time one day, I suggest you go to his camp in person and talk to him face to face to confirm his determination anyway. And they. Anyway, you must send the strongest troops to meet them. Even if all the troops dispatched are exhausted, it is necessary to ensure that Karpov's troops will not suffer losses and minimize losses. As you have just said, the significance of Karpov's east battalion is not only to change the forces of the enemy and us in some parts of the battlefield, but also to shake the enemy's morale and effectively attack the enemy's morale. "

Zhukov's words made me feel like a spring breeze. Thanks to his clear-cut support, I became more confident in the next rebellion. I vowed to him: "senior general, please rest assured that I will complete the task you have given me."

When I put down the phone, I saw that kirilov and akhromeyev's faces were filled with uncontrollable smiles. Knowing that they might have heard my conversation with Zhukov more or less, I said to them, "political commissar, chief of staff, general Zhukov, you must have heard my conversation just now, right?" Seeing that both of them nodded and admitted, I went on to say, "since our plan of plotting a rebellion has the support of senior general comrades, I believe that when we meet with Karpov again, we can strengthen his determination. Next, let's discuss how we can take them out of danger if Dongfang camp is in any case? "

No matter which direction they rush out from, they will inevitably have an exchange of fire with the German troops in one of the directions. Moreover, the German army's battle formation in this area is particularly dense. Once the battle starts, if they can't stand out the encirclement in the shortest time, the only thing waiting for them is the end of the whole army. Even if we send our troops, we will send more people to die.

Akhromeyev saw us discuss for a long time, but he didn't come up with a reasonable way. He was so angry that he patted the table and complained: "it's really troublesome. Karpov's east battalion is sandwiched between the three German divisions. If he wants to meet them, he must fight with the German troops. In the absence of air supremacy and tanks and artillery, if we want to enter the enemy's heavily fortified areas, let alone a regiment, even if a division fills in, we will not be able to open a gap. "

Although akhromeyev's words were angry, they were also true. I looked at the map on the table and thought about the various ideas I had just discussed. I found that there was really no other way to take over the Karpov camp except for a strong attack. It seemed that I was too wishful thinking. At the thought of this, I can't help feeling very depressed.

After complaining, akhromeyev turned to kirilov and asked him, "Comrade political commissar, do you have any idea?"

Kirilov sneered and said with disapproval, "since our troops can't fight in and Karpov's troops can't fight out, otherwise just follow the train of thought of commander trakov. Karpov's troops will kill the members of the soldier inspection team sent by the German army to the camp after all, and then turn the muzzle and fire towards the nearby German camp, As much as can be destroyed. When the shells are finished, we can find a way to break through the siege in the direction of mamayev post. What we can get out is what we can get out. "

"No, not at all!" As soon as kirilov's words were finished, I rejected them without hesitation: "we have spent so much effort to plot against the Karpov battalion. Although the change of forces between the enemy and us is only a small change, it can strike down the morale of the enemy and break the morale of the remaining Eastern army. Once we give up camp Karpov easily, those Eastern legions will die. These troops who are cold hearted to our performance will completely fall to the Germans and become a big trouble for us. So I firmly disagree with the political commissar. "