Chapter 749

What Colonel berey said surprised us all. Trikov asked with concern: "Comrade Colonel, the tank was destroyed. Are you not injured?"

"Thank you for your concern. I'm fine." After reporting safety, Colonel berey also took the initiative to report the whole story to trikov: "I was talking to you just now when I suddenly felt a sudden shock of the car body, and then stopped. My driver pulled the lever a few times and didn't respond. As I found that the radio station was out of order, I decided to abandon the car. After leaving the tank, I took several crew members and ran to the place where our tanks were concentrated. The result did not run a few steps, the tank was hit by a shell. The open top turret was instantly overturned by the shell, and then ignited the remaining shells in the car. The body exploded violently, and the tankers behind me were knocked down by flying shrapnel. When I got into a tank and looked at my original car, I found that the whole tank was surrounded by a raging fire. "

"Where did the cannonball come from?" trekov asked solemnly? Was it fired by the enemy's anti tank guns hidden in the ruins? " If the enemy has an anti tank gun position nearby, it will pose a major threat to the tank troops that we take part in the counterattack.

Just as I was worried about the possible anti tank artillery positions of the enemy, Colonel berey promptly answered the question of trakov: "Comrade commander, my tank was not hit by the enemy's anti tank artillery, but was destroyed by a tank with broken tracks. The enemy in the tank was very cunning, but after the body was shot, the tankers in the tank did not immediately escape from the burning body, but continued to stay in the tank, patiently looking for fighters. In addition to my tank being destroyed, another tank was injured. However, the enemy didn't get a good deal either. After it was exposed, their tanks were suddenly hit by more than a dozen shells and turned into a pile of burning scrap iron. "

As soon as he was about to speak, trekov came up to him and handed him a note. Trakov took a look at it, then said to the transmitter, "Colonel berey, our infantry have launched an attack on the tractor factory. Your troops should rush to provide them with the necessary fire support." As he spoke to Colonel berey, he handed me the note.

I took the note and saw it read: "two battalions of a regiment have launched an attack on the tractor factory and are now engaged in a fierce battle with the enemy who occupied the factory." Because the writing was too short, I felt very uneasy. I went to the telephone that Krylov had just received. I bowed my head to the operator and said, "Comrade operator, please help me to contact the commander, Lieutenant Colonel xijerikov."

After listening to what I said, the operator did not act immediately. Instead, he looked up at krailov and waited for his order. Krailov looked at me and nodded to the operator. Seeing that the chief of staff agreed that I should contact the front-line forces, the radio operator began to call the troops in which shijerikov was working.

When the telegraph operator reported to me that he had contacted xiejerikov, I snatched the earphone and transmitter in his hand, and couldn't wait to ask xiejerikov, "Comrade commander, what's the situation, and where are the troops of your regiment?"

Shejerikov didn't expect that I would be the one talking to him. He was stunned at first. After a moment, he quickly reported to me: "report to division commander, the Third Battalion launched an attack on the enemy position besieging the tractor factory half an hour ago. Because the enemy's firepower was too fierce, the third battalion commander was shot and wounded and withdrew from the battle. Now captain grakov, the commander of the ninth company, has taken over his command position. "

"Second Battalion, Second Battalion?" As soon as he finished talking about the situation of the Third Battalion, I couldn't wait to ask about the second battalion under the command of captain shereblenner. After all, there are a group of officers and men who have just been in the second battalion. If something happens at the critical moment, the counterattack we take the risk of carrying out may fail.

"I ordered the second battalion to set up a blocking position to the north of the tractor factory in order to prevent German reinforcements in the direction of the tractor factory." Speaking of this, he suddenly changed the topic and asked anxiously, "Comrade division commander, I don't know when the tank troops supporting us will arrive? To know that we lack effective anti tank weapons, soldiers have to hold cluster grenades, rushed up and the enemy's tanks died. One of Capt. Karpov's companies, after repelling the enemy reinforcements twice, had less than half of them left. Captain shereblenne has just sent the most effective company to replace them. If they don't get the support of anti tank guns or tank troops, they won't be able to last long. "

It seems that Karpov's troops have fought tenaciously and even suffered heavy casualties in the face of the surging Germans. It seems that they are unlikely to rebel. When I heard that xiejerikov was constantly complaining, I quickly responded to him and said, "Comrade commander, you must hold on. In a few minutes at most, Colonel berey's tank troops will follow the road from the "barricade" factory to the tractor factory. As soon as they arrive, the threat posed by the enemy's armored forces will be greatly reduced. "

"Yes, sir. We'll hold on until the tanks arrive. "

Before I put down my earphone and transmitter, I suddenly thought of another thing and told sergeant nikov: "Comrade commander, although our army has a large number of people, its equipment is still inferior to that of the Germans. Yes, in the next battle, you should know how to use forces reasonably for attack and defense. Only by first preserving ourselves can we destroy the enemy in battle. In addition, you should attack the enemy in the tractor factory quickly, otherwise it will be difficult to eat the enemy in front of you when the enemy's plane appears at dawn. "

"I see, sir." "Before daybreak, I will wipe out all the enemies who occupy the tractor factory," he said to me in a firm voice After I finished the call, I reported the situation of shejerikov's report to trakov and krailov, and took the initiative to put forward my own suggestions: "commander, chief of staff, now Colonel berey and the tank troops of Lieutenant Colonel Wei inlub are fighting against the tractor factory along the road, and the troops of Lieutenant colonel shejerikov are also attacking the German troops in the factory. Do you think it is possible for the troops in the factory to launch local counterattacks appropriately and coordinate the offensive actions of the peripheral troops? "“ It's very difficult! " As soon as krailov heard my suggestion, he frowned and complained: "at present, there are only a few hundred soldiers left in the 37th division of the guards who are trapped in the tractor factory, and there are only less than 600 soldiers in the 112th division of the infantry who cooperate with them. In addition, Commander Elia's troops, although there are more than 1000 soldiers, still have a lot of fighting capacity. It's hard to say. Let them fight back, It's a bit unrealistic. "“ No matter how difficult it is, we have to fight! " "This is the only chance for us to drive the enemy out of the tractor factory and recapture the factory. Chief of staff, you should contact the troops in the factory, and let them launch counter charge against the enemy in the factory at the right time, cooperate with the troops of lieutenant colonel xiejerikov, and eliminate the remaining enemy in the factory. " Seeing that trakov's attitude was firm, krailov had to nod his head and call obediently. At this time, the commander of the 37th division of Jinwei, general ruolugeoff, came up to us and asked with a frown: "Comrade commander, if we recapture the tractor factory in the battle at night, but in the coming days, where should we deploy our troops to stick to it?" As soon as I heard that ludev asked this question, I would complain in my heart. My heart said that trakov would not make a direct statement, but put the problem on me. Sure enough, a moment later, trakov turned to look at me and asked, "Comrade oshanina, tell me, how can we hold the tractor factory after our army takes it back?" I can only be dumb to eat Coptis chinensis Franch for trikov's practice. After hard thinking, I solemnly said, "Comrade commander, I think so. In addition to building new fortifications in the factory area, we should also deploy anti tank artillery units, so that when our officers and men are attacked by the enemy's armored forces, they don't have to die with the enemy's tanks with their own flesh and blood. In addition, due to the enemy's long-term shelling and bombing, almost all the buildings on both sides of the road from the enemy's starting position to the factory area have been destroyed. I think we should hide Colonel berey's tanks in these ruins, and when the enemy's armored forces pass in front of them, we can attack the enemy at a short distance. "“ After listening to the suggestion, krailov gazed at the map for a while and first expressed his opinion: "in addition to deploying anti tank artillery units in the factory area and ambushing our tanks on both sides of the road, I think we should lay mines on the road to slow down the German advance. When their large forces gather here, waiting for the engineers to open up a passage for them in the minefield, general hogarsky can let the rocket battalion cover the area. "“ Yes, this kind of deployment is very considerate. I have no objection. " After listening to the opinions expressed by krailov and me, trakov nodded his head and agreed, and specially told krailov: "chief of staff, after taking back the tractor factory, the defense of the factory will do as you say. Don't forget to put the plan in the memo later. "