Chapter 777

In order not to reveal the whereabouts of the troops, after sending scouts to several directions, we continued to hide in this work submerged by weeds to rest. For a whole day, it was quiet outside and there was no sound. It seems that the German army did not find our troops that quietly penetrated into their rear, otherwise it would not be so calm.

In the evening, shejerikov first walked into the division headquarters and reported to me: "Sir, all the three reconnaissance teams we sent out for reconnaissance have returned."

"Have you detected anything?" I asked.

Shijerikov shook his head and replied, "no, no German troops were found within ten kilometers of our East and south, except for the camp of the two Valet troops that were monitored last night."

As soon as the report of shejerikov was finished, kosja also entered the headquarters. He solemnly reported to me: "Comrade division, two of the three reconnaissance teams we sent have returned, and one is still missing."

"There's another one. Why hasn't he come back yet?" Bantaileiev asked strangely, "according to the regulations, should not they all return to the hiding place at this time?"

My heart sank when I heard that my whereabouts were unknown. I quickly went to kosga and asked, "which direction is this reconnaissance team in charge of?"

"Kosga replied:" it's going to the northwest. I'm afraid of encountering the enemy, so I have the most people for this reconnaissance team. There are two teams. "

When he said that, I could not help sighing. I understood that kosga was kind-hearted and had done something wrong. If there were only five people in the reconnaissance team, like other reconnaissance teams, it would not be a big target. But there are more than 20 people in this group. It is impossible to walk on the open grassland on such a scale without exposing the target. This is in the rear of the German army. If it encounters with a large army, it's not enough for other armored forces.

"Maybe this reconnaissance team can't come back." Said chejerikov in a low voice.

Seeing kosga's annoyed face, I asked casually, "who is the leader of the reconnaissance team?"

"Sergeant Adil, he's an old scout and has a lot of reconnaissance experience. That's why I sent him to lead the team. I didn't expect that... "At this point, kosga couldn't speak any more, but sighed heavily.

Within a day of his reunion with his troops, kosga somehow lost a powerful subordinate. It's strange that he was not sad. I quickly comforted him and said, "well, comrade commander, don't blame yourself. Although sergeant adir did not come back, it also showed that there were German troops in the direction of their reconnaissance. When it's dark, you'll send another reconnaissance team along sergeant adir's route to find out the enemy's strength and deployment. "

After shejerikov and kosja left, bantaileiev sighed again and said anxiously: "sergeant adir's reconnaissance troops may really have encountered the German troops. If they were all sacrificed, the Germans might think they were just small troops scattered; But if someone is captured, then our hidden forces will be completely exposed. Comrade division, I think we should have made plans early, so as not to surprise us when the enemy who knows where we are hiding rushes over. "

"Comrade Deputy teacher, how do you think about it?" I'm kicking this problem back to bandeliev.

Bantai leiev asked him to make up his mind when he saw me. He could not help hesitating and said, "otherwise, in addition to letting the two regiments transfer half of their troops to guard at any time. At the same time, another company was sent to the village to set up an outpost there. Do you think so? "

From my heart, I really don't want to send troops to the village, because the village is surrounded by open land. Once surrounded by the Germans, I can't withdraw. However, in the current situation, I can only sacrifice one army to fight for the transfer time for the big army, so I can only nod my head and agree very reluctantly: "well, since you say so, We'll send troops from the most powerful regiment to the villages overnight and build the necessary fortifications. "

While we were talking, there was a sudden sound of footsteps outside the headquarters, and the soldiers on duty rushed to the people and asked for the password loudly. Hearing the movement outside, I instinctively pulled out the pistol at my waist and then pointed to the entrance. But it was kosga who had just left, and I put the gun away.

After a while, cosga, who was full of surprise, rushed into our headquarters. Standing in front of us, he said breathlessly, "sergeant Adil is back, sir, deputy sergeant."

When I heard the news, I was stunned, and then I was ecstatic. I thought it was really good. Sergeant adir would bring us some information about the German, so I urged kosga: "Comrade commander, take us to meet sergeant adir, and ask if he has detected any important information?"

When I pulled kosga to leave, he stood still. When I looked at him with strange eyes, he said haltingly, "the reconnaissance team, including sergeant Adil, only three people came back and were injured."

"It seems that sergeant adir must have had an exchange of fire with the German army, so it's more important to find out what happened." I saw that he was still standing in the same place and urged him: "go, I have a lot to ask sergeant."

We came to the command post of the third regiment. As soon as we entered the shelter, we saw a bloody smell mixed with vodka. Under the dim candle light, there were three wounded people lying inside, and a soldier like a health worker was taking care of them. Sergeant Adil was lying near the door. Although it was cold, he took off his coat to bandage the wound. He lay on the board and allowed the health staff to clean and bandage the wound on his back. When the cotton ball dipped in vodka touched his wound, he bared his teeth and grunted.

I shivered when I saw the bloody wounds on his back. Just when I was so nervous that I didn't know how to open my mouth, fortunately, he found out our arrival and took the initiative to say hello to me: "Hello, comrade teacher."

I quickly took another step forward, stood beside his board, lowered my head and asked with concern, "Comrade sergeant, is your injury OK?"

Sergeant Adil quickly shook his head twice and replied, "thank you for your concern. I'm fine, but I've cut a few holes on my back with stones."

"Tell me, comrade sergeant." I didn't forget my purpose of coming here. After caring about his injury, I went on to ask them about the enemy they had detected“ What happened to your reconnaissance team in the course of reconnaissance? "

By this time, the health worker had cleaned the wound on his back, helped him up and sat down, and began to bandage the wound for him. Adil sat up straight and reported to me, "Comrade division, we took my team northward, walked about 15 kilometers, came to a hill, and saw a small town in front of us from a distance. In order to find out whether there were enemies in the city, I divided the team into two parts. I led one part of the team to approach the city from the East, while the other team entered the city from the West.

I didn't expect that on a small hill one kilometer away from the city, we found that the city was full of Germans, about two battalions of troops. I planned to go to other places to have a look, so I sent a signal to the team in the west to get closer to us. Unexpectedly, when they were only two or three hundred meters away from us, they suddenly met a patrol team composed of two armored vehicles. As soon as the enemy found them, the machine guns on the armored vehicles immediately opened fire on them without hesitation. Three soldiers died on the spot, and the rest of them retreated while fighting. The German soldiers on the bus also jumped down one after another and rushed towards our soldiers with guns. "

When I heard him say that, my heart was bleeding. My heart said that when you encounter the enemy's armored car in the open field, is it possible to escape? At the same time, suspicions arose in my heart. The reconnaissance team only came back with three wounded people. It's not because sergeant adir rushed to rescue his comrades with the rest of the soldiers on impulse, right? Sergeant adir's next story confirmed my conjecture, "seeing that our comrades in arms are in danger, we naturally can't stand by, so I took my soldiers to rush towards the enemy and hit them hard from the side."

I just scolded sergeant Adil for his behavior: extremely stupid! Unexpectedly, Bantai leiev said loudly: "sergeant, you are right. Seeing that your comrades in arms are in danger, as a brave Red Army soldier, you should rush up decisively to destroy the enemy and rescue your comrades."

I didn't say yes or no to Bantai leyev's praise, but asked faintly, "Comrade sergeant, what's next? Have you wiped out the enemy? Have you rescued those comrades in arms who are in danger? "

My series of questions made Adil blush. He replied in a low voice: "no, we rushed up and knocked down five or six enemies, but the machine gun on one of the enemy's armored vehicles turned around and shot us. Immediately, four or five soldiers were shot and fell to the ground. Seeing that the situation was not right, I had to order the soldiers around me to retreat. When I stepped back, I fell into a long ditch in the grass on my back. When I hit the ground on my back, I was cut several wounds by the stones in the ditch. I saw that there were few soldiers left, so I ordered the remaining soldiers to jump down and run south along the ditch with me. After a long run, we didn't stop until we couldn't hear anything

"Sergeant adir," I said impolitely after he finished his statement, "it's a brave act to see my comrades in arms in danger and go to rescue them bravely. As a person, I admire you. But as a teacher, I will criticize you severely. Your task is to spy on the enemy, not to fight against the enemy. If you and the two surviving soldiers do not happen to escape into a long ditch, it is estimated that your reconnaissance team will be completely destroyed. In this way, the task assigned to you by the superior cannot be completed, but we have to send another unit to carry out the reconnaissance task that should have been completed by you. "

Sergeant Adil, who was criticized by me, lowered his head deeply and blushed to me: "I'm sorry, sir, I'm wrong. In the future, I will definitely distinguish between the heavy and the heavy, and I will never make similar mistakes next time. "

"All right, comrade teacher." Bantai leiev came out in time and said a good word for sergeant adir: "although Sergeant they made mistakes on impulse, his starting point is good. After all, they still know the location and general strength of the enemy. These are very useful for us." At this point, he approached me and suggested in a low voice, "Comrade division, since the enemy situation is generally clear, should we go back to study the next action plan?"

I nodded, turned, pointed to kosga and said, "commander, come with us to division headquarters." Then he told basmanov, "Captain, go to the command of the first regiment and inform lieutenant colonel shejerikov to come to the command of the division for a temporary military meeting."