Chapter 802

When I walked into the headquarters, the chief of staff, major akhromeyev, was on the phone. Seeing me, he was obviously stunned. For a while, he looked at me in a daze. When I saw his surprised expression, I couldn't help laughing and saying, "Comrade chief of staff, I haven't seen you for just a few days. Don't you know me?"

Hearing me, akhromeyev stood up abruptly, threw the phone on the table and exclaimed in surprise: "teacher, are you really back?" With that, he pushed aside the bench and rushed to meet me.

When he shook hands with me, he said to me excitedly, "Comrade teacher, you can come back. We can always think about you these days. How are you? Did you have a good journey back? "

"Not bad. It went well." When I said this, I pointed to the microphone on the table and asked, "chief of staff, are you talking to anyone?"

"Who else can it be, commander gaidal, the fourth commander?" Akhromeyev replied somewhat reluctantly: "he said that he heard the rumble of guns coming from the northwest and hoped to send a reconnaissance force to see what was going on."

"What he heard may be that the Germans were shelling our newly occupied positions at that time." After a brief account of the fighting, I added, "you're not going to make it clear to lieutenant colonel Gaidar."

"All right," akhromeyev readily agreed, and walked over to the table. "I'll tell him what's going on." When he picked up the receiver again, he said with a smile: "Hello, commander Gaidar, I'll tell you the good news first. Comrade division is back at the headquarters." After a short pause, he continued to say, "the gunfire you just heard was that the German army was shelling the positions occupied by the division commander... No, no... the division commander was all right, not even a hair was hurt. So you don't have to send any more scouts to scout. You'd better strengthen night patrol and concentrate on guarding your high ground. Don't let the Germans touch your position in the middle of the night. "

Seeing akhromeyev go away, razumeyeva and Naga, who have been sitting in front of the telephone, came to me one after another, hugged me and welcomed my smooth return.

When akhromeyev hung up, kirilov and I had both gone to the table and sat down. Akhromeyev asked with concern, "where are the troops that have been withdrawn?"

"I'll have Colonel bantelayev put them all in the third regiment." When I talked about this, I thought of something. Before I could explain it to akhromeyev, I immediately told him: "Comrade chief of staff, we have gained a lot in this operation. We have captured seven German tanks, 15 armored vehicles, nine artillery and a lot of military materials. At present, they are also stored in the third regiment. In addition to weapons and ammunition, there are also a lot of food and medicine in this batch of materials. You will inform the regiments to get the materials they need later. "

Akhromeyev agreed to stand up and prepare to get the phone on the table. At this moment, kirilov suddenly asked, "Comrade chief of staff, has the headquarters of the front army called?" He shook his head, said no, then picked up the phone to call several team leaders, told them to get their own supplies.

While akhromeyev was on the phone, I asked kirilov in a low voice, "Comrade political commissar, what do you mean by the call from the headquarters of the front army?"

Kirilov gave a wry smile and said, "what else do you mean? For you, of course. " Seeing my blank face, he went on to say, "commander yelomienko and military commissar Comrade Khrushchev call almost every day to greet you. Although I once explained to them that you personally led your troops north with the consent of commander trakov of the group army, I was scolded several times by them. " He raised his hand and looked at the watch on his wrist. He muttered to himself, "it's usually this time when I call. Why haven't I called today? Is there something to delay?"

Akhromeyev called commander Oleg of the second regiment, acting commander Godunov of the third regiment, and commander gedar of the fourth regiment in turn, informing them to go to the residence of the third regiment to collect the materials of each regiment. Even the health team I didn't mention, he specially called and asked shimakova to take people to get the medicine urgently needed by the wounded

When he put down the phone, he reported to me with a smile: "Comrade division commander, the phone call to each regiment has been finished. Several leaders said that they would send people to collect materials immediately."

Kirilov said with a smile: "I know these commanders very well. I heard that they are asked to collect materials. It is estimated that they will start to arrange manpower as soon as they put down the phone. Within half an hour, their people will be able to reach the place where the materials are stacked. By the way, Mr. division, "he said, suddenly turning to look at me and saying in a deliberative tone," I think the distribution of materials should be entrusted to Mr. Bantai leiev, deputy division commander. "

I nodded and said, "OK, I agree with you. Colonel Bantai leiev will be responsible for the distribution of materials..." before I finished, the telephone rang on the desk.

Akhromeyev quickly grabbed the phone and said in a loud voice, "Hello, this is division headquarters. I'm major akhromeyev, chief of staff. Where are you?" With these words, he was silent, as if listening to what the other side said.

"Hello, comrade military commissar, comrade division commander has just returned to the headquarters," akhromeyev replied urgently, "I just wanted to report to you, your phone call came..." I heard akhromeyev's nervous voice, and I knew that the person who was talking to him was Comrade Khrushchev, military commissar of the army. Sure enough, a moment later, akhromeyev put his hand over the microphone and handed it to me. At the same time, he reminded me in a low voice, "Comrade division commander, it's the phone of the military commissar of the front army..." before he finished, I took the microphone in his hand and said politely, "Hello, military commissar of the front army..." unexpectedly, Khrushchev interrupted me, He roared at me: "major general oshanina, I would like to draw your attention to your own identity. Now you are the division commander and general of the red flag independent division, commanding a division. It's not that when you were a regiment commander or battalion commander, you could go out if you wanted to lead the troops to attack by yourself. You are a division commander and your post is in your own command post. You have no qualification or right to take risks with your own life. Do you understand? " Because the sound from the headphones was too loud, I had to move the microphone away from my ears to avoid deafness. When his words finally came to an end, I began to defend myself: "Comrade military commissar, please listen to my explanation?"“ Come on, "said Khrushchev angrily," I want to hear what you have to explain. " Kirilov and akhromeyev stood beside me and looked at me sympathetically, but I could only make a helpless gesture to them, and then explained to Khrushchev, "Comrade military commissar, it's like this. It is very important for our division to join up with the friendly forces of the Don front army. If we let others go, I am not sure. In addition, in order to prevent exposure, the radio kept silent most of the time, so that even if there was any emergency, it could not ask the division headquarters for instructions. If I go, I can overcome this problem. I can adjust my deployment in time according to the changes in the situation of the enemy and myself. "“ What's the result of your going out this time? " Although there was still anger in Khrushchev's voice, his tone was obviously softened. Although I clearly know that the telegram I sent to kirilov was soon forwarded to yelolmenko and Khrushchev by trekov and them, I honestly described the battles I had experienced and the results I had achieved in the past few days. At the end of the day, he added: "in fact, I personally led the troops to the north. I didn't make any good suggestions. I asked commander trakov and military commissar Comrade gulov to get their permission before leading the troops to set out." After listening to me, Khrushchev said to me kindly, "never again. Remember, even if it's approved by trakov, it won't work. Before the men in the front army are dead, you must not take risks in the enemy's rear with your women alone. Otherwise, what can I do when I assign captain Bantai leiev to your division as deputy division commander? " When I heard that Khrushchev's tone had obviously changed, I was deeply relieved. At the same time, I said with a smile, "I understand. Comrade military commissar, I will pay attention to it in the future. I will never let similar things happen again."“ Now that you're back, have a good rest. " Khrushchev's tone at this time completely returned to stability, "tomorrow I will personally go to mamayev post to see you." Then he hung up without waiting for me to speak. After Khrushchev hung up the phone, I was still in a daze, holding the phone. I thought to myself, since he already knew that I was back and scolded me, why would he risk crossing the Volga River to mamayev post tomorrow? Kirilov saw that I was in a daze and asked with concern: "Comrade teacher, what's the matter with you?" Akhromeyev thoughtfully took the phone from me and put it on the base of the phone. I repeated what Khrushchev had just said to them, and then asked them in a puzzled way, "what are you two talking about? The military commissar said that he wanted to go to mamayev post, what is it for?"“ I don't want to see what you've captured and what you've captured? " Akhromeyev said tentatively“ No way, "kirilov immediately denied his conjecture." Comrade Khrushchev has so much work every day. How can he risk crossing the Volga River to mamayev post for such a small matter? I think there must be something important about his coming this time. "