Chapter 772

When I went out of the headquarters with kirilov and bantailiev, we found that hundreds of commanders at all levels had gathered outside. When we saw us coming out, ahlomeyev, who came out a little earlier than us, immediately called out his orders to them. After waiting for these commanders to form a neat square array, he left the team and quickly came to us. He raised his hand and reported to me, "Comrade division commander, the commanders of all regiments have assembled."

I nodded and walked quickly to the front of the line. I didn't feel nervous in the face of the dark square array. I stood in the middle of the square, and my eyes swept slowly from right to left. I made a necessary stop at the head of each column. The reason why I did this was that bantaileiev had specifically mentioned it when he was teaching me the skills of leading soldiers in private. He said that this kind of silent eye contact must be paid attention to. Whether a commander looks at his subordinates or not has a great psychological impact on his subordinates. Before he told me the secret, I didn't understand the secret of eye contact at all. I always stood in the middle, only looked at the three or five rows of people in the middle, and habitually added the word "please" in front of the command. How can I establish my authority? People who don't come into my sight will feel left out; The people I watched were afraid that their army would be out of order, and they were so upset that the whole team was in fact loose in spirit. But after I got the biography of Bantai leiev, my eyes swept like chicken blood to the square array. All the commanders straightened up and moved with me.

After two rounds of walking in front of the square array, I stopped and said in a loud voice to the commander in front of me: "comrades, I think we all know that the current situation in Stalingrad is very bad, very bad, especially the brutal fighting in the factory area has not stopped for more than a week."

"Give an order, sir." As soon as I said that, someone in the team suddenly said in a loud voice, "all our commanders and fighters are ready for battle and can fight at any time."

When I looked at the place where the voice came from, I saw that it was major terenkov, the acting battalion commander of the Third Battalion of a regiment. Knowing that he did not understand the situation, he mistakenly thought that I was going to lead them into the city, so he quickly corrected him and said, "major terenkov, we are going to fight, but we are not going to the city, we are going north."

"Going north?" My words are like a handful of salt sprinkled on a hot pot, which makes the square array lively. "What do you want to do in the north? You know, the most intense fighting is in the city. "

"Yes, there are enemies on the north side of the mamayev post. If we go north so rashly, aren't we going to die?" I can guess that they must be the commanders of the first or third regiment without looking at them, because they all held fast on the northern highlands and knew something about the enemy.

Seeing that the scene was getting out of control, Bantai leiev walked up to me quickly and cried out, "be quiet, be quiet, everyone be quiet!" When the voice in the queue was quiet, he angrily criticized the commanders, "comrades, please pay attention to your identity. They are all soldiers. Don't you know that when the superior speaks, he should keep quiet at all times? "

After seeing the silence in the team again, I said without a hurry: "commander of the regiment, come to me, and I will convey today's task to you."

With my command, one of the commanders, shijerikov, the deputy commander, Ilya, the three commanders, Godunov, the deputy commander, vatorak, and their six battalion commanders all came to me. After glancing at the commanders around me, I said solemnly: "comrades, the higher authorities ordered our division to transfer troops to the north, in order to join forces with the troops of the Don river front army going south, forcing the enemy attacking the factory area to transfer troops to stabilize their rear."

"But the enemy in the north?" Godunov asked anxiously: "in the past, there were three divisions in the front of our division. Even if they were all transferred, there would be other troops. We only had two regiments that were not trained enough and had no heavy weapons. If we rush in like this, we will lose money."

I stared at the Grouchy Godunov and said coldly, "major, I think you should know that our independent division has always played differently from other units. My aim has always been: to fight if you can, and to leave if you can't. In such a large area to the north, the enemy's forces are limited, so it is impossible to deploy defense everywhere. We should try our best to get through their defense gap. "

"But, comrade division commander, if we are found by the enemy's armored forces, they will not be able to block the attack of the enemy's tanks in the open prairie." When Godunov knew about the task, he seemed to be afraid and stressed the possible difficulties in front of me.

I glared at him discontentedly, and suddenly heard someone shouting at me in the distance: "teacher, teacher!"

The voice is so familiar and loud, but I can't remember who it is in a hurry.

"Sir, isn't that the third commander, Lieutenant Colonel kosga? He's healed?"

"Is colonel kosga the former head of the third regiment?" Akhromeyev and bantailiev, including kirilov, have never seen kosja, so they curiously asked basmanov, who was cheering: "Captain, is that the commander in the front?"

"Yes, comrade commissar, that's Colonel kosga." Basmanov said, and a few guards around the soldiers shouting: "Hello, commander kosja, we are here!"

I fixed my eyes and saw that the commander who was walking up the traffic ditch was really kosga, followed by two Lieutenant officers. I was excited, excited and surprised to see my men back from injury.

After a while, kosga came to my front and back, raised his hand to salute, and politely said: "report to Mr. commander, commander of the third regiment, commander kosga, please give us instructions!"

I didn't return the gift. Instead, I went up to him and took his hand. I said excitedly, "commander kosga, it's a great surprise. I thought you were still recovering in the military hospital. Did you fall from the sky?"

Kosga replied with a smile, "Sir, I didn't fall from the sky. I was discharged from the hospital after my injury and came by ferry from the east bank." At this point, he looked around and asked in a low voice, "is there a combat mission?"

"Yes, our division is about to transfer troops to the north and join forces with the troops of the Don river front army going down south." After a brief introduction of the mission, I asked with concern, "Comrade commander, have you recovered from your injuries?"

"All right, all right, thank you for your concern." At this point, he suddenly stopped, pointed to kirilov and asked strangely, "Sir, who are these?"

When I heard that, I remembered that he and kirilov didn't know each other, so I took the initiative to introduce them and said, "Colonel kosga, you don't know them yet. Here, let me introduce you. This is Comrade kirilov, the political commissar of the division. He turned out to be the director of the Political Department of the group army; This is the deputy division commander, Colonel Bantai leiev, from the new division; This major is Comrade akhromeyev, who comes from the front army of volhof and is currently the chief of staff of the division. "

After hearing the introduction, kosga quickly went forward to salute and say hello to several people one by one. After that, he went back to me again and pleaded in a sincere tone: "Comrade division, I have been idle in the hospital for a month or two. Since I catch up with the army to carry out the task today, can I go together?"

"Comrade commander, your injury is just short and you can't do strenuous exercise," said akhromeyev on behalf of me, who politely refused kosja's request out of concern for his body. "I think you'd better stay and have more rest."

"Comrade chief of staff, you can't say that." After hearing akhromeyev's words, kosja was a little worried. He tried to retort, "although I have just left the hospital, my injury has already recovered, and it will not affect the battle." At this point, he turned to me for help, "Sir, what do you think?"

As for kosja's request, I thought in my heart that although he had been away from the team for some time, he still had a high degree of control over the third regiment. In particular, the commanders of the first and second battalions, who had more veterans, were almost promoted when he was commander in chief. His prestige was far higher than that of major gordonov, who was acting commander in chief, Besides, I am very dissatisfied with Godunov's timidity and hesitation in his words. Since someone is willing to take over his post, why don't I? So I pushed the boat forward and said, "well, commander kosga, since you are determined to take part in the battle, I will agree to your request. You'd better continue to be the head of the third regiment and lead your troops to set out with me."

"Sir, sir," Godunov was a little worried when he heard that I had reappointed cosga as the head of the third regiment. He immediately reminded me, "Sir, I am now the head of the third regiment. What should I do if lieutenant colonel cosga is reinstated?"

After staring at Godunov, I replied: "Comrade major, if the first and third regiments leave, the residential area will be empty. If the enemy takes the opportunity to sneak attack, it will not only insert a wedge in the rear of our division, but also threaten the safety of the Volga River Wharf at any time. So I decided to let you lead the third battalion to stay and be responsible for the defense of the settlements. Do you understand? "

"I see!" Godunov weakly agreed, then saluted me, went back to the square array, took the commander of the Third Battalion, and went down the mountain in ashes.

After I briefly explained the task to several regiment commanders, I went on to say, "Comrade commander, are the tasks clear?"

"It's clear." Everyone replied neatly.

"Well, now that the task is clear, go back and assemble the troops." As I said this, I raised my hand, looked at my watch and added, "we'll leave in twenty minutes. The marching line is the first and second battalions of the third regiment in the front, the first regiment in the back, and I and the Third Battalion of the fourth regiment in the middle. "

But after the others left, kosga and the two officers who came with him were still standing in the same place. I asked him strangely, "Comrade commander, who are they?"

After looking back, kosga explained to me with a smile: "report to division commander, they are the commanders of the 51st army. They were defeated in the battle and were evacuated to the rear to repair. They wanted to come to the battlefield, so they came with me."

After hearing what kosga said, I looked at the two young lieutenant commanders curiously and said in a calm tone, "two commanders, please tell me your names, ranks and positions you have held."

The two men came forward in turn and reported, "Captain Rosenberg, former commander of the 51st group army."“ Captain dubrovsky, commander of the 51st army. " Hearing their ranks and positions, I nodded with satisfaction, and then said to cosga, "very well, comrade commander. After the death of the first battalion commander of your regiment, this post has been concurrently held by major Godunov. Now let captain dubrovsky be the first battalion commander. As for this captain Rosenberg, you also find him a post in the first battalion. If there is a vacancy in the post of company commander, let him be company commander; If you don't have a position, you'll make him a deputy company commander first. " Hearing my arrangement, they were overjoyed, raised their hands and turned to leave. I looked at their backs and noticed that something was wrong. Captain Rosenberg seemed to be limping a little. I stopped them immediately: "commander kosga, wait a minute." They stopped and looked at me blankly. Kosga asked in surprise, "what else can I do for you, sir?" I reached out to him and said in a business like tone, "what's your discharge certificate? Show me. " When I heard the "discharge certificate" in my mouth, the three suddenly got a little flustered. Their actions made me more suspicious. I asked solemnly, "did you sneak out of the hospital before your injuries were healed?" As I said this, I pointed to the uniforms of dubrovsky and Rosenberg. "Although commander kosga is wearing the uniform of lieutenant commander, you two, one is wearing the clothes of a second lieutenant and the other is wearing the uniform of a second lieutenant, are you not other people's uniforms you took when you slipped away?" Kosja, who had been exposed by me, laughed with embarrassment and explained to me in a low voice: "Comrade division commander, the commanders and fighters of the whole division are fighting with the Communist aggressors tenaciously. How can I always lie in the hospital as a commander? Every day I listen to the rumble of guns coming from outside. I want to go back to my troops immediately and command the soldiers to eliminate the bandits who rush to the city. " Although I can understand cosga's eagerness to fight, I don't know whether his body can adapt to the long-distance attack, so I can't help hesitating. At this moment, kirilov's voice sounded in my ear: "Comrade oshanina, since Comrade kosga's mind is no longer in the hospital, even if you send someone to send him back, he will try his best to slip out in a few days." When kirilov came forward to speak for kosja, I gave up the idea of asking them to go back to the hospital to continue to recuperate. I just asked with concern, "commander kosja, we will march for a long time in the coming days. Are you sure your body can bear it? And you two, are you healthy? " Finally, I asked dubrovsky and Rosenberg. Three people heard my question, repeatedly nodded, and a strong expression of determination to me: "Comrade division, please rest assured that our body is not a problem, to ensure that the troops will not be delayed."“ Well, in that case, go back and assemble your troops. " After all the commanders left, akhromeyev came up to me and handed me a map. At the same time, he said, "Comrade division commander, according to the feedback from the reconnaissance team, I found that there was a fortification built by our army in the south of gorodyser city. At present, there is no German guard. You can pass through here." After I took the map and looked at the place he had marked, I asked casually, "how far is this fortification from the garrison in the south of the enemy city?"“ It's about two kilometers. If the troops pass in the dark, it's not easy for the enemy to find them. " After answering my question, akhromeyev took the initiative to put forward a proposal: "I feel that after the passage of the large army, a small army should be left to occupy the position and enter a state of defense, so as to prevent our army's return from being cut off by the enemy."