Chapter 729

Not long after we returned to the regiment headquarters, the observation post outside called to report to gedar that the enemy's long-range artillery was shelling our warships in the Volga River.

I was not sure whether the civil bunker that had just been destroyed by the mortar was really the enemy's artillery observation point, so as soon as I heard the news, I asked Oleg to act as a guide and take me outside to observe.

When I came to a tunnel exit on the south slope, I found that I could see the situation on the Volga River. I stood at the entrance of the tunnel, raised my telescope and looked into the middle of the river.

At the moment, there are more than a dozen boats of different sizes in the river, whose chimneys are emitting thick smoke, and they are coming at full speed to the wharf beside the mamayev post. The enemy's shells fell into the water and exploded, causing water columns to soar into the sky. Perhaps because of the lack of artillery observer's guidance, the German artillery's shelling effect was not obvious, and the shells landed at a distance of more than ten meters on both sides of the fleet.

Seeing this, I can't help but feel proud. The German Civil bunker that I knocked down by chance just now, I didn't expect that the blind cat met the dead mouse, and it was really the artillery observation point.

Inadvertently, he turned his head and found that Gaidar and Morozov were also attentive to the river. Seeing that the enemy's artillery did not cause any damage to the fleet, they were all relieved. I patted Morozov on the shoulder and said, "well done, major. There's nothing for you right now. You can take your men back to the station. " Morozov nodded, turned and walked into the tunnel.

As soon as Morozov left, I put a face on my face and said to Gaidar solemnly, "Comrade commander, the recruits have been in your regiment for some time. I don't see whether the troops have formed combat effectiveness; But there are many people who say strange things behind their backs to shake the morale of the army. Moreover, these recruits are united because they are fellow countrymen. As their company commander, Captain kiricheng wants to find someone to testify for himself, but no one wants to. If it wasn't for the old veterans of the fourth regiment, I really don't know how you could end up with this. "

When Gaidar was scolded by me, he bowed his head honestly and listened to my instruction. It was not until I finished that he explained: "Comrade division, it's all my fault. In recent days, I have been busy asking those political workers in the regiment to cooperate with the commanders of the battalions and companies to carry out tactical training for the new soldiers, ignoring their political and ideological work. I didn't expect such a thing to happen. Please rest assured that I will arrange political workers to conduct ideological education for the soldiers every night. "

"All right, just know what's wrong." Instead of criticizing Gaidar on this issue, I took a final look at the fleet sailing in the Volga River, shook my head in the tunnel and said, "come on, follow me to the front position again."

We went through the tunnel and came to the location where the mortar had just been deployed. Standing here, even without binoculars, you can see that the destroyed bunker in the distance is still emitting plumes of black smoke. There are figures shaking in the nearby trenches. It is estimated that the Germans are picking up the pieces.

Gaidar said with regret: "it's a pity that there are not many artillery shells. Otherwise, dozens of shells will be smashed and at least hundreds of German soldiers will be destroyed."

Looking at the enemy swaying around under their own eyes, but they can't be eliminated, no one will feel subdued. However, there is nothing I can do about it. There are not many mortar shells left, and they need to be reserved for later defense or attack. Therefore, I can only tell Gaidar with regret: "Comrade commander, it is impossible to eliminate all the enemies in the position only by the poor ammunition base left by mortar."

Gaidar nodded, and suddenly asked on a whim: "Comrade division commander, this destroyed artillery observation point has provided accurate firing parameters for German artillery in the rear. Once we lose this observation point, I don't think the enemy will give up. Maybe they will set up a new observation point here. In order to prevent our artillery attack, the observation point may be located in a rather hidden place. What shall we do then? "

"Don't worry, they won't have another chance to build artillery observation points." Regarding Gaidar's question, I said confidently: "because I plan to send troops tonight to attack enemy's camp and destroy as many defenders as possible."

As we were talking, two streams of black smoke suddenly came out from behind the enemy's position, but I didn't hear the explosion. I quickly raised my telescope and looked at the smoking place. I saw a German truck overturned on the ground. There were many people lying around the truck. They should have fallen out of the car. Many people are just injured and not dead, rolling on the ground in pain.

"What's the matter, sir?" Asked Gaidar nervously.

"Maybe the enemy truck ran over captain mihayev's mine they buried." As I spoke, I handed him the telescope in my hand, and said, "all the infantry in the carriage fell down. It's estimated that even if they don't die, everyone will be injured."

After looking at it for a while, Gaidar said excitedly, "Captain mihayev is so wonderful that he thought of burying mines in the rear of the enemy's position. This unlucky truck just drove over foolishly and was blown over. "

When we were happy about the results of Mikhail yev's action last night, we suddenly heard chaos in the tunnel, where someone was shouting in a loud voice: "catch him, catch him, don't let him run away."

Before I knew it, there was a man rushing out of the tunnel. He rushed between Gaidar and me. He jumped out of the trench and ran down the hill. At this time, a group of people burst out of the tunnel, shouting: "the big man has run, the big man has run!"

After I understood what they were saying, I was shocked and looked up the hillside. I saw that it was no one else who was running to the foot of the mountain. It was the big man who had just shaken the morale of the army. At the moment, he was 30 or 40 meters away. I quickly took off the submachine gun slung on my shoulder and yelled: "stand, if you don't stop, I'll shoot." After shouting, I fired two shots into the sky with my submachine gun.

Unexpectedly, after hearing the shouts and gunshots, he not only didn't stop, but quickened his pace. Seeing that he was getting farther and farther away from me, I couldn't care more. I aimed my submachine gun at his back and pulled the trigger without thinking. Maybe for a long time, I didn't use the German submachine gun. My hands were a little rusty, and the bullets I shot were beating with the muzzle of the gun. I didn't know where they were flying.

At this time, the commanders and fighters who came out of the tunnel saw that I was shooting at the big man who was running away. They raised their weapons and pulled the trigger at the big man's back.

If the big man is running on the ground, maybe he can get away with our bullets. But in downhill, in order to avoid falling, his speed and smooth running must be a little slower. When he was about to run to the foot of the mountain, dense bullets caught up with him. A dozen rifle and machine gun bullets hit him on the back. His body faltered and fell to the ground.

Seeing that the big man was knocked down, the firing on the position stopped. I slung my submachine gun on my shoulder again, turned to koricheng, who was standing beside Gaidar, and yelled, "Captain, can you tell me what's going on, why do your soldiers run to the enemy?"

Curry Cheng lowered his head and said nothing, his body trembling like chaff. When I saw his virtue, I wanted to get angry again. Suddenly, I remembered that several soldiers of the second regiment defected last time. Kirilov lost his temper and asked Pugachev to shoot the company commander and the platoon leader of the deserter. Now the soldiers under kiricheng are running towards the enemy's position in front of me, which is even worse. He is not afraid of ghosts.

Seeing that he was frightened, I couldn't bear it, so I went forward and patted him on the shoulder and said with a kind face: "Captain kiricheng, remember this painful lesson. Go back and cooperate well with the political workers in your company, and carry out necessary political and ideological work to the new soldiers, so as to avoid similar things happening again. "

Listen to me, kiricheng looks up with an incredible expression on his face. Maybe he didn't expect me to let him go so easily. He opened his mouth as if he had something to say, but he didn't say it in the end, so he turned his eyes to Gaidar. From his eyes, Gaidar understood what he meant. He coughed and asked me tentatively, "what are you going to do with captain kiricheng, sir?"

"Isn't it all dealt with?" I asked, "do you think I punished him too lightly and want to punish him myself?"

"No, no, No. Comrade teacher, you have misunderstood. " Gaidar quickly put his hand and explained to me, "there are not many commanders in the regiment. Kiricheng is a very experienced commander, so I'm afraid that if you want to deal with him severely, there will be no commander in the regiment."

I snorted and started to walk into the tunnel. After a few steps, he found that all the people were still standing in the same place in a daze. He stopped and said to Gaidar, "Comrade commander, what are you still doing there? Please follow me to the regiment headquarters." And then I pointed at kiricheng with my hand: "and you, Captain kiricheng, come along, too."

In this way, Gaidar and kiricheng followed me to the regiment headquarters with a restless mood.

Xia Ping was the only one in the headquarters. When he saw us coming in, he nervously asked, "what happened just now? How can I hear the guns outside

"There was a soldier who wanted to escape to the Germans and had been shot to death." After I said this lightly, I bypassed Gaidar and directly told koricheng, "Comrade captain, I have an important task to give you. I don't know if you want to make atonement."

"Yes, yes, of course I will." Without waiting for me to say what the mission was, Cory Cheng agreed in a voice.

"Come and see, captain." I called kericheng to the table, pointed to the map on the table and said to him, "after dark, you take your company down the river bank, enter the enemy's trench from here, and use cold weapons to clear the enemy's position as much as possible. Are you confident of completing the task? "

"I promise to finish the task." Currichen replied confidently.

When I heard his reply, I nodded and said in my heart that as long as some of the enemies in this forward position were eliminated, Karpov's troops could break out of the German encirclement from this weak defensive area and smoothly return to our defense area.