Chapter 791

Night falls and the moon rises.

I sat in the command post with bantaileiev and shereblenny, studying the possible retaliation measures taken by the enemy after our ambush around the map on the table.

Bantaileiev is the most experienced of the three of us. He said solemnly: "Comrade division, once the enemy has been successfully ambushed, I suggest that the tanks and armored vehicles should be moved to the back of the high ground to hide, so as not to be destroyed by German aircraft."

As for bantailiev's proposal, I think it is very reasonable. On the grassland in front of the highland, if the armored troops who have completed the mission still stay there, they will easily become the live target of German aircraft. So I agreed almost without thinking, "I agree with the deputy division commander, when the battle is over, Let our armored forces, under the cover of night, come around behind the high ground. Comrade captain, do you dig a shelter for tanks? " My last question is about shereblenny, who is sitting next to me.

After listening to my question, he shook his head with a wry smile and replied, "I'm sorry, comrade division commander. Since the commanders and fighters have been busy reinforcing the fortifications on the high ground since they entered the position, they can't send any manpower to dig the shelter that can hide tanks or armored vehicles."

When I learned that there was no shelter to hide heavy technical equipment on the highland, I sighed and said with disappointment: "since there is no shelter, we can only scatter these technical equipment on the grass behind the highland and try to camouflage better. In the next battle, if we don't have heavy weapons and face the enemy's crazy attack, we will pay a heavy price. How many of us will be able to return to mamayev post by then is also an unknown number. "

As we were talking, corporal joowitzki came panting from the outside, handed a telegram to me, and said, "Comrade division, this is a telegram sent by lieutenant colonel kosja." Seeing the man who had received the telegram, I stared at him suspiciously and hastily added, "according to the messenger, Lieutenant Colonel kosga is now in the headquarters of the provisional division, so our operator is with him."

Corporal joowitzki's explanation made me understand why the important telegrams were sent by kosga. I looked down at the words on the telegram and frowned tightly.

Seeing the change of expression on my face, Bantai leiev asked with concern: "Comrade teacher, who sent the telegram and what happened?"

I handed him the telegram in my hand and said in a heavy tone: "it was from political commissar kirilov. He said that the German army sent out planes to bombard mamayev post in the afternoon. In particular, the southern highland where the division headquarters was located was the focus of the enemy's bombing. There were several howitzers hidden in the cave. They were hit by the falling bombs and were killed in the explosion, All the cannons were destroyed and the artillery suffered heavy casualties. "

After reading the telegram, he put it on the desk and said excitedly, "Comrade division commander, this is really great. The group army headquarters affirmed and praised us for our unexpected attack on the enemy and our successful recapture of kongyi." Seeing that I was still a sad expression, he comforted me and said, "if you lose a few cannons, you will lose them. Anyway, the cannons without shells are a pile of scrap iron in the position. It's bombed by the enemy today, so we'll capture it tomorrow. Besides, when we liberated the city, didn't we seize several cannons? If we try to pull these guns back, we can also strengthen the defensive firepower of mamayev post. "

Without waiting for me to speak, there was a voice calling for a report at the door. We all turned around and saw a soldier of the second battalion standing at the door. Bantai leiev and I were standing in the same place, but shereblenny quickly welcomed us.

After saying a few words to the soldier, shereblenny sent him away. Then he answered our side and reported to us: "Comrade division commander, the soldier who went to contact with commander xiejerikov is back. He reported that our troops have been concealed and ready for all combat. As soon as the enemy appears, they can decisively attack and destroy the enemy. "

"It's late at night. It must be cold outside." Bantaileiev asked anxiously, "it's almost November. Maybe it will snow these two days. Soldiers lie on the grassland all night, won't there be frostbite? "

"Comrade deputy division commander, please rest assured that it will be all right." "I saw that the regimental commander was ready for the cold before he set out. He asked each soldier to bring an extra German military coat. He said that when he was hiding, he could use it as a cushion under his body or as a quilt over his body."

Bandeleev felt a little relieved by shereblenny's words. He nodded his head and said, "Lt. Col. chejerikov is also a commander with rich experience. I don't believe he will make such a low-level mistake and let hundreds of commanders and fighters freeze all night in the cold suburbs."

At about ten o'clock in the evening, some soldiers ran in and reported to shereblenny, "Comrade battalion commander, there is a light on the road in the distance. It should be the German troops."

"The Germans are here at last." When he heard the news, Bantai leiev's face showed a smile. He waved his head at me and asked in a consultative tone, "Comrade teacher, shall we go to the observation post?"

I nodded in agreement, and then told shereblenny: "Comrade captain, command the commanders and fighters in the position to prepare for battle. Once the defeated Germans rush to our high ground, we will teach them a lesson with your weapons."“ I understand "I'll give you your order at once," replied sherebrian, with a common face Bantai leiev and I came to the observation post, stood in front of the observation port, raised our telescope and looked into the distance. Because of the good moonlight tonight, our vision is very broad. Even if we don't deliberately look at the tank lights in the distance, we can see the general marching line of the German army. Hundreds of infantry formed two columns on both sides of the road, with German tanks and armored vehicles in the middle of the road. After observing for a while, bantaileiev said to me in a low voice, "Comrade division commander, the enemy has about one battalion of infantry, seven tanks and the same number of armored vehicles. Their armor is about the same as ours. If we fight, our winning rate is very high. " As for his analysis, I just hummed a little to show my agreement. If I can't succeed in attacking the German area with the same number of people and equipment, then I will assign this ambush in vain. It seems that the German troops did not expect that they would be attacked by us near the Highlands, so they set out the usual March line and slowly approached our ambush circle. Seeing that the German tanks and troops were only two or three hundred meters away from the small slope, bantailiev said impatiently, "what's the matter with shijerikov? The enemy is almost out of our ambush circle. Why hasn't he opened fire?" Although I am as anxious as Bantai leiev, I can only pretend to be calm at the moment and say, "don't worry, comrade deputy division commander. Lieutenant commander xiejerikov is a very experienced commander. He knows when to launch the attack, so we'd better wait patiently. Maybe it will start soon!" As soon as I spoke, there was a fire on the body of a tank in my field of vision, and then an explosion came into the observation post“ Mr. and comrade, you are really amazing Bantai leiev saw that the battle started outside, and he immediately cried to me excitedly, "you said sergeant chejerikov, they were going to open fire, but they really opened fire."“ Comrade deputy division commander, "seeing that Sergei rykov has begun to attack, my mood is getting better and better. I said to bandeleev with pride," let's have a good look at Sergei rykov's performance and see how he eliminated all the Germans. " The shells flying out of the grass either landed on the enemy's tanks and armored bodies or on the enemy's March line. The firelight from the explosion lit up the nearby sky and lit up a flustered face of Zhang Dejun. They were blinded by the sudden attack and ran around like headless flies. When he saw that the enemy was in chaos, he immediately commanded the troops to launch a charge. The soldiers sprang up from the ground, followed by the armored vehicles and rushed to the road, while the tanks stopped and continued to fire, providing the necessary artillery cover for the attacking troops. The German troops, who were in chaos on the road, saw our officers and men rushing towards them under the cover of armored vehicles, and ran noisily along the road towards the high ground. Seeing this scene, my heart can't help mentioning that if these hundreds of enemies all rush to the small slope, can the soldiers of the third regiment stick to it stop them? When the German army's rout was about one or two hundred meters away from the slope, the hidden soldiers on the slope began to fire. Dense bullets poured down the German line, making large and small gaps in the crowd. The soldiers in front of them were knocked down. Later, the soldiers running for their lives kept pouring in. After a pause, the gaps made by bullets were filled. Bantailiev was also nervous at the moment. He said anxiously: "Comrade division commander, we only had one company on the slope, and we were the weakest recruits of the third regiment. Was it a little too careless that if the Germans continued to rush forward regardless of death, maybe they would rush up the slope and wipe out our inferior troops?" When I was thinking about how to answer bandeleev, in the lens of the telescope, I suddenly saw a dark little thing flying on the earth slope, and I could see Mars popping up on it“ It's a grenade I had this idea in my head right away.