Chapter 754

Seeing that general Popov was in an embarrassing situation, I quickly summoned up the courage to defend him: "Comrade commander, I didn't receive the latest war report. I think I may know the reason."

My words really attracted yeliaomenko's attention. Instead of pursuing the responsibility of deputy commander Popov, he turned to me and asked, "Comrade oshanina, do you know why?"

"Comrade commander, while the enemy launched an attack on the factory area, the headquarters of the group army was also shelled and bombed. Two of the shelters were hit by bombs. Because of the more intense fighting, which was just a few hundred meters away from the headquarters, we had no time to rescue the people buried in the collapsed shelters, So that 30 buried officers and soldiers died. I think perhaps it is for this reason, coupled with the lack of smooth communication between the two sides, that individual important intelligence is not transmitted to the headquarters of the front army in time. "

For my farfetched reason, yelomienko didn't go deep into it. He just nodded without expression and didn't say anything. And Popov, who got me out, gave me a grateful smile.

Looking at Yeliao Menko, who did not say a word but looked at the war report, I planned to say something to ease the atmosphere, but I found that there was nothing to say except to report to him.

Just then, with a report coming from the door, everyone's attention was attracted in the past. I saw a haggard face of general ruolu Geoff, standing upright at the door, needless to say that this report was called by him.

Yelomienko put down the document in his hand, looked up at ruolu Geoff, and then asked drily, "is it major general ruolu Geoff, the commander of the 37th division of Jinwei?"

When ruolu Geoff heard someone talking, he narrowed his eyes and looked at us for a moment. He saw the questioner clearly. The commander of the front army replied in a loud voice: "yes, comrade commander, I'm ruolu Geoff, the division commander of the 37th division of Jinwei."

Hearing the affirmative answer given by roluev, yelielmenko slapped the table hard, stood up by the side of the table, picked up his walking stick and limped to roluev. After looking the other party up and down, he snorted discontentedly, and then asked coldly, "Comrade commander, I'll ask you, how did you leave the factory to the enemy?"

If ludev seems to have been prepared for a long time, when he heard yeliaomenko's question, he immediately answered with confidence, "Comrade commander, I can explain this to you."

"Tell me, I want to hear what's going on." Maybe it was because he knew in advance that the tractor factory had been recaptured, so yeliaomenke was very reasonable.

Ruolugeoff agreed, and then began to report the fighting situation of the 37th division of Jinwei: "our division showed unshakable firmness and a high degree of self sacrifice in the fight to defend the tractor factory. The enemy surrounded a small unit of our division in a section guarded by the 114th regiment of the guards. Although the brave guards repulsed the enemy's superior forces, the strength of the enemy's attack was not weakened. Six enemy tanks rushed to a hill position in the factory, where only a three man combat team stood. They are Red Army soldier horojuk, division chief Mo Jing and the leader, deputy director and member of the fighting group usaqiov. In the face of the enemy's siege, they were not afraid, so a battle of great disparity began. In the battle, they used anti tank rifles to shoot at the enemy's tanks, and from time to time threw bundles of grenades to blow up the enemy's tanks, burning the enemy's tanks with burning bottles. In the end, all the six tanks were killed by them, but horojuk and moggin died in the battle, and usachov was seriously injured.

In the two days of fighting, our division's officers and men inflicted heavy losses on the enemy, and the overwhelming majority of them died bravely. The glorious guards bravely defended the tractor factory. At the end of the battle, there were only a few hundred soldiers left in the division, including 84 in the 114th regiment and 30 in the 117th regiment. All the 45mm cannons, mortars and anti tank guns belonging to the regiment artillery were destroyed.

After the death of Colonel Andreyev of the 117th regiment of the guards on the 14th, by the evening of the 15th, the chief of the artillery staff of the division, Captain Pavlov, and deputy battalion political commissar sutrin, had died, and the commander of the 86th regiment of the guards, Lieutenant Colonel sobolevsky, and the Communication Director of the division, Captain solomenko, were seriously injured

When talking about his sacrificial subordinates, general ruolugeof suddenly became excited. He raised his voice unconsciously and said in a loud voice: "Comrade commander of the front army, didn't you ask why we lost the tractor factory? At that time, because the enemy sent out thousands of planes to bomb our defensive positions in turn, nearly 150 tanks rushed into us, and the tide of infantry attacked us in turn behind the tanks, but none of us left our positions. All the commanders and fighters of the division faithfully completed their tasks, and did not retreat in the face of the enemy's crazy attack. At the end of the battle, most of the soldiers and commanders had died bravely, and only then did the enemy occupy the unguarded area. In those positions where there are still guards, the cruel fighting has never stopped. "

After ruolugeof's self defense, yelimenko, leaning on his walking stick, returned to the table and sat down. Looking up at ruolugeof standing in the middle of the room, he said flatly: "the headquarters of the front army intercepted an enemy telegram in the evening of the 15th. In the telegram, the German complacently reported to their superiors that the Soviet regiment besieged in the working area of spartanovka had been eliminated and that they had occupied the whole tractor factory. After learning the news, Khrushchev and I were extremely anxious. Originally, I planned to go to the most dangerous area of Stalingrad defense, but in the end, I failed to reach this idea. Because the enemy blocked all the docks and ferries with strong artillery fire, we couldn't get on the boat at all. "

Yeliao Menko saw that everyone's faces were nervous and knew that we were thinking about his safety, so he waved his hand with a smile and said, "don't worry, I'm the commander of the front army after all. I have more important work to finish. So I'm not going to risk my own life. " At this point, he stopped for a moment, and then went on to say, "in view of the enemy's occupation of the tractor factory area and its approach to the Volga River in that area, the Supreme Command today instructed me to immediately transfer part of the 300th infantry division to temporarily strengthen the garrison of zaitsevsky and sporney island."

With these words, he stood up again with difficulty and said to roluev, "Comrade General, please go back to the headquarters of the 62nd group army and tell trikov that maybe when it gets dark, I will visit him in person at your headquarters of the group army and ask him to make preparations earlier."

Roluev nodded, then politely asked, "Comrade commander, may I leave?"

Seeing that ludev was about to leave, I suddenly thought of the task given to me by trikov. I was responsible for receiving yelimenko and didn't let him take risks in dangerous areas. So I didn't wait for yelimenko to make a statement and said, "Comrade commander of the front army, commander trikov ordered me to receive you, but I didn't want you to go to the most dangerous defensive areas. As a senior commander, you have no right to risk your own life. "

I didn't expect yelomienko to wave his hand at me. Instead, he directly told roluev, "go, general roluev. Don't forget to tell trakov that I will go to his headquarters soon." Ruolu Geoff gave me a look of helplessness, raised his hand and saluted Yeliao Menko, then turned and left.

"Don't worry, comrade oshanina. I'll make it clear to trikov. He won't blame you at all," he said with a smile At this point, he waved to Popov and kirilov and said, "go ahead and do your own business. I have a few words to say to Comrade oshanina in private. Come and sit beside me Yelomienko's last words were to me.

I don't know why. I sit next to yelaimenko, waiting for his instructions. Seeing my nervous appearance, yeliaomenko comforted me with a smile: "don't be nervous, comrade oshanina. I'm just talking to you. How long have you been a teacher? "

I don't know why yelaimenko asked this question suddenly. After hesitating for a moment, he replied cautiously: "Comrade report commander, I have been in the position of independent division commander for two months. But before that, I was the commander of the eighth division of the guards under the leadership of general rokosovsky

"I know all about your previous resume." "Maybe in a while, the headquarters of the front army will appoint you to a more important position," he said

I was so surprised by the unexpected good news that I suddenly stood up, but then I thought that under the current situation, the higher the position, the heavier the responsibility I would bear. Even if I was just asked to be the deputy of trekov, I could not do it. So after a moment of confusion, I said in a modest voice: "Comrade commander, my ability is limited. Even as the teacher of this independent division, I feel that I am not competent. If I am to be appointed to a higher position, I am afraid I am not competent."

"Ability can be cultivated slowly." "Anyway, it's still early before dark. I'll tell you how to be an excellent commander," Yeliao Menko said Seeing that I stood upright in front of him, I quickly raised my hand and pressed down, "don't stand, sit down. By the way, take out your notebook. What I'm talking about today is quite long. As a student, you can take good notes. "

Yeliao Menko's words let me relax. I quickly sat down, took out my notebook and pen from my briefcase and put them on the table. Then I nodded to Yeliao Menko, saying that I was ready to record.

Seeing that I was ready, Yeliao Menko nodded and began to tell me how to be an excellent Commander: "first of all, what I want to tell you is the quality that a senior commander must have: diligence. People who are not diligent can not only do things well, but also be military commanders. What you should do by yourself must be seen and done by yourself. For example, if you accept the task of sticking to the mamayev hillock, you have to go to each area on the hillock for field survey, and then deploy the defense according to the actual situation. Don't be lazy. Military commanders should never be lazy, because laziness will bring danger and failure. For example, when a military commander arrives at a new defensive zone, he shrinks into his headquarters and is indifferent to the situation outside. He is indifferent to the size of his defensive zone, the location of the whole defense line, the number of roads nearby, the situation of the enemy, whether the nearby residents have evacuated, what may happen next, and whether the troops have arrived, We don't know where the deployed sentry posts are or what the emergency plan is. In this way, if something happens in the middle of the night and the enemy suddenly attacks, there is no way. At that time, even the usually brave commanders will be helpless. As a result, they will betray the trust of their superiors and throw our positions to the enemy. In fact, in addition to the combat effectiveness and equipment of the troops, the commander's defeat is often due to his lack of ideological preparation, organizational preparation, and his laziness. Therefore, no matter what level of commander you are, you should be diligent, do not hesitate to walk, not afraid of fatigue, use your brain more, and be aware of your heart, eyes, mouth, feet and hands. Before things are done well, you can't be lazy. There is a hidden root of making mistakes.

The second point is to find out the intention of the superior. We should really understand the intentions of the higher authorities, truly understand the position and role of the tasks we receive in the overall situation of the campaign and battle. Only in this way can we give full play to our subjective initiative; Only in this way can we break the rules and have the creativity to dare and be good at finding new ways in new situations; Only in this way can we have great courage, strong and resolute determination, dare to win a complete victory, and have a strong attempt and ambition to swallow up the enemy. The bravery of the commanders is mainly manifested in their determination to annihilate the enemy and their correct understanding of the intentions of their superiors. " I can recognize that this is yelomienko's valuable experience gained in his army for decades, so I nodded and quickly wrote down everything he said in my notebook. I knew that if I understood all these things yelomienko told me, then my abilities in all aspects would be qualitatively improved.