Chapter 747

Krailov asked me tentatively, "Comrade oshanina, you don't want to risk transferring the troops from mamayev post and beating them up from behind the Germans, do you?"

When krailov said that, many commanders who were standing nearby gathered around to hear what I would say.

When he saw so many people coming around, he unexpectedly didn't turn them out. Instead, he asked me again with great interest, "tell me something, comrade oshanina. I want to hear if your so-called bold plan coincides with the judgment of the chief of staff?"

It is estimated that only a madman would dare to do such a stupid thing as to withdraw the troops from the mamayev post and take part in the battle for the factory area. So after hearing trekov's question, I shook my head. After negating his judgment, I said my plan: "Comrade commander, the importance of mamayev post is very clear to you even if I don't say it. My plan is to take advantage of the night, we are attacking the German implementation of a counterattack

After hearing about my plan, the commanders who came around with great hope to listen were disappointed. Originally, they wanted to hear something exciting from me, but in the end, I put forward the old anti shock plan, so they all shook their heads and walked away from us.

Trekov looked up at the people who left, and said to me with an unhappy face: "Comrade oshanina, is this the bold night attack plan you gave me? We have to know that our troops deployed in the factory area are very difficult to defend, let alone to counter attack. "

Instead of answering trakov at once, I turned to look at berey and weinlub in the crowd and said to them, "Colonel berey and lieutenant commander weinlub, would you please come here?"

They did not expect that I would call them all of a sudden. After looking at each other, they both turned to trakov and waited for his instructions. After looking at me, trakov nodded to the two men, indicating that they would listen to me. Seeing that trakov had agreed, they had to come over with a stiff head and stood beside us helplessly.

I looked at Colonel berey, who was a head higher than me, and asked with a smile, "Comrade Colonel, I want to know how many tanks are left in your tank brigade?"

Although he didn't understand the reason why I asked, berey did not hesitate to reply: "of the 37 vehicles, five of them had broken tracks or had engine problems, so they had to stay in place as fixed fire points."

"That is to say, there are 32 more tanks that can move?" When I heard that the number of tanks left in the tank brigade was far more than I expected, I had a lot more confidence in implementing the counterattack plan. However, for the sake of safety, I continued to ask some key data: "are these tanks sufficient in ammunition and fuel?"

"Needless to say, if the enemy hadn't shelled and bombed all the time during the day, I would have put them into battle." Angered by my repeated questioning, Colonel berey said impatiently, "general oshanina, I don't understand the connection between these questions and the counterattack plan you are about to put forward."

Instead of making any excuses to berey, I turned to trakov and said, "Comrade commander, I know all the information I want to know. Next, I will tell you my battle plan." With that, I pulled the map on the table in front of trekov and me so that he could see it more clearly.

I pointed to the map and confidently said to trikov, "Comrade commander, please see that the 84th brigade of Colonel berey's tank is stationed in sculipturne park. My plan is for our tank troops to rush to the side of the German tank division along volhofstroyevskaya street and hit them hard. At this time, because of the darkness, only a few German tanks took part in the battle, and the absolute majority of them were neatly parked behind the attacking troops. After the attack, Colonel berey's tank troops went straight to the enemy's camp area and destroyed all the tanks parked here. At the same time, I will let shejerikov's regiment attack in time and cooperate with the victorious tank troops to launch an attack from the back of the German army. In this way, I am very sure that the German army attacking the "barricade" factory will be completely annihilated or severely damaged. "

After listening to my plan, Colonel berey, who had a disdainful look on his face, suddenly became stern. He was staring at the map without saying a word. I can judge from his expression that he agrees with my plan.

After listening to my plan, trakov did not directly support or oppose it. Instead, he said anxiously, "if I remember correctly, there are only two battalions left in the regiment of lieutenant colonel shejerikov. Can their attack really hurt the enemy? You know, I don't have any extra troops for you now. If there are only a few hundred people left in the 37th division of general ludev's guards, of which only 84 are left in the 114th regiment, and only 30 are left in the 117th regiment, not counting the battalion led by Lieutenant Colonel Elia. All the 45mm anti tank guns, mortars and anti tank guns of regiment artillery have been destroyed in the battle. "

On the contrary, I was relieved to hear that. I comforted him and said, "Comrade commander, please rest assured that although there are only two battalions left in a regiment, they all strengthen the establishment of battalions. One battalion has 800 people, plus the troops directly under the regiment, there are almost more than 2000 people."

"Comrades commander," said Colonel berey, who had been looking at the map before the surprised trakov spoke, "I think general oshanina's plan is feasible." He pointed to the map and added, "from our hidden area to the" barricade "factory, the streets along the way are very wide, which is very conducive to the deployment of tank troops, so we can quickly rush into the enemy's new camp and kill all the tanks parked there before they recover."

Krailov, chief of staff, also looked at the map for a long time, then said with regret: "unfortunately, there are fewer tanks. If there are even ten more tanks to attack from the junction of the tractor factory and the barricade factory, after destroying the enemy who besieged the barricade factory, they can turn around and recapture the positions occupied by the German army."

After listening to krailov's words, trakov suddenly said confidently, "as long as there are enough infantry to cooperate, about ten tanks can still be found." Then he said to Wei inlub, "Comrade commander, I order you to go to the tramwainaya Street immediately to take over the command of the 506th battalion of independent tanks. Then you will lead the remaining ten tanks of the battalion to rush out from the junction of the tractor factory and the barricade factory, and attack the tank brigade of Colonel berey from left to right, in an effort to annihilate all the German troops who besieged the barricade factory."

"Is it the battalion that used to belong to the 235th tank brigade?" Wei yinlubu asked tentatively. Seeing that trakov and krailov both nodded to show that he had guessed correctly, he continued: "please rest assured, commander and chief of staff. I promise to finish this counterattack mission."

Trekov looked at his watch and then told Colonel berey and lieutenant colonel weinroub, "it's getting late. You two should get to the army as soon as possible. When the attack is launched, it is set at 1:30 in the morning. "

Berey and weinlub saluted trekov, krailov, gurov and me, then turned and walked out of the headquarters side by side.

Gulov, who was regarded as a transparent man by us, was not confident at this time. He said solemnly: "Comrade commander, don't you think this plan is too risky? We should know that if there is any mistake in the cooperation of the three forces, the whole plan will be wasted. "

Gulov's words made trekov's face hesitant. However, this hesitation was only a flash, and then he chose to stand on my side and firmly supported me, saying: "Comrade military commissar, even if this plan is not successful, the situation will not be worse than now. But if we succeed, we can turn around the local situation. " At this point, he told krailov: "Comrade chief of staff, go to contact lieutenant commander xijerikov quickly, and make his troops ready to attack."

Looking at kelerov's back, gurov nodded and said with difficulty, "well, comrade commander, since you are going to take this risk, I have no objection. If anything goes wrong, if the superior wants to investigate the responsibility, you and I will bear it together. "

"Thank you, thank you for your support!" Trokov was very moved by gulov's attitude. He grabbed gulov's hand and shook it vigorously. At the same time, he kept saying some feeling words in his mouth.

"Mr. oshanina," I heard a familiar voice behind me calling me. I quickly turned my head and saw the familiar faces of lyudnikov and his political commissar jitov. They both looked at me with a smile, and the Colonel waved to me, as if to let me go to him.

When I came to them quickly, lyudnikov said with emotion: "Comrade oshanina, I have heard your counterattack plan just now. From my heart, this plan is very bold. Once it is successful, the war situation in the factory area can be reversed. But have you ever considered that in case of some accidents, such as the troops attacked by Colonel berey, they can't destroy the German tanks in time, and when they turn around and attack the German troops besieging the factories, what kind of situation will it be like for the German tanks who have got the information to rush up from behind them? "

Although lyudnikov's analysis was normal, I answered him with a clear mind: "don't worry, comrade colonel. Because the enemy's attack in the daytime was so smooth, and they took the initiative in the battlefield at the moment, they never dreamed that a mechanized army would rush out from their side. "

Seeing my stubbornness, lyudnikov looked at the political commissar jitov, then said with a bitter smile, "Comrade oshanina, since you are so confident, I wish you good luck!"

The counterattack began at 1:30 a.m. In order to facilitate the command, trakov ordered the two telephones to be moved back into the headquarters. And Colonel berey and lieutenant colonel weinroub, through the car radio station, constantly reported to us the latest war situation.

As the 84th brigade of Colonel berey's tank is the main force of the attack, it is my focus. From the earphone held by trakov, there are reports from Colonel berey: "the tank brigade has attacked", "no enemy troops are found on the way forward", "the tanks in front of us have destroyed a machine gun position of the German army", "our tank fleet is passing through volkhofstroyevskaya street, Sporadic fire from the enemy was found in the buildings on both sides. I ordered the troops to ignore it and speed up their way through the street

When I heard every report from berey, my heart would hold tight for a moment. I was afraid that something might happen. Or, as lyudnikov just said, when I arrived at the camp of the enemy's army, I didn't find any German tanks. When our tanks turned around and attacked the German troops who were besieging the "barricade" factory, The enemy's large armored forces emerged from a more hidden area behind. Just when I was worried, suddenly I heard Colonel berey's voice become shrill because of excitement: "my God, comrade commander, guess what I saw? There are hundreds of tanks and armored vehicles in a neat line. The enemy is unprepared except for a few trained soldiers nearby. " Then I heard his subordinates give orders clearly: "listen to my command, all the tanks are in battle formation, the targets are of their own choice, free shooting. I repeat, target your choice, free shooting Hearing his words, I felt relieved. Since our tank troops have rushed under the nose of the enemy, even if they come back, it's too late. Next, our tank troops can destroy the enemy's tanks and armored vehicles one by one, just like shooting targets. Then I went to another phone. This one was Krylov in contact with weinlub. As soon as I came over, I heard Wei yinlubu report: "Comrade chief of staff, our tanks have successfully rushed out of the junction of the two factories and are moving towards the main gate of the" barricade "factory."“ Did you meet the enemy on the way? " Krylov asked with concern“ We have encountered sporadic units of the enemy, which have been completely eliminated by our vehicle mounted machine guns. "“ well. Colonel berey's troops have stormed the enemy's camp and are destroying the German tanks there. You need to speed up, rush over and join them as soon as possible. Remember, keep in touch with them all the time, and don't fight with your own people. "“ Understand Wei yinlubu replied loudly“ Chief of staff, "trekov, who put down his earphone and transmitter over there, told krailov," send a telegram to Lt. Col. chejerikov to make him ready for all battles. After Col. berey joins forces with the army of weinroub, immediately attack the "barricade" factory under the cover of tanks. "