Chapter 908

After listening to oberstein's words, I nodded in agreement, and then asked seriously: "commander oberstein, what do you think we should do to make the 22nd division of the close guard recover and win zaborosh's strength?"

Before answering my question, oberstein glanced at bantaileiev, who seemed to be asking for advice. I saw bantaileiev nodding slightly with an almost imperceptible gesture, and then oberstein went on to say, "I think the priority is to let the two regiments transferred from our division return. Even if the two regiments can't be built at the same time, it's better to let major Godunov's new third regiment be built first. "

I think the reason why oberstein said this was that he had to be angry with bandeleev in advance, so he didn't beat around the Bush and said directly, "don't worry, political commissar oberstein. Long before I came here, I had ordered major Godunov to withdraw his troops from the "landing site" near Tokamak overnight and return to Kuban. As for the old third regiment of Colonel kosga, they are not allowed to use their troops because they are responsible for defending the logistic supply lines of our army. "

When I said that, oberstein and bandeleev looked at each other, with a satisfied smile on their faces. Seeing their reaction, I knew I had guessed the truth. But on second thought, it's not bad. As long as they can cooperate closely, it will be helpful to lead the 22nd division well.

The next topic to be discussed at the meeting is how to clear the enemy's artillery position. After listening to your speeches, I stood up, pointed to a temporary sketch on the table, and said solemnly: "this artillery position of the German army is just stuck in our throat leading to zaborosh. If we don't take it here, we can't push forward any more.

Let's see how much threat this defensive area, which is composed of many civil fire points, anti tank trenches, barbed wire and concealed anti-aircraft gun firing positions, poses to us. If we only send tanks and infantry to attack this position, we will not be able to seize it even if we pay a huge price. Therefore, I decided that before the formal attack, our artillery should saturate the enemy's position and destroy the anti-aircraft guns arranged by the enemy, so that our tank brigade can safely cover the infantry, attack forward and successfully seize the position. "

"Comrade commander," I said. Lieutenant commander kaverin quickly stood up and reminded me, "I have just reported to you that there are only two bases left in the army's ammunition, and it is impossible to achieve saturation artillery attack on the enemy's positions."

As for cavelin's worry, I said to him with a smile: "Comrade commander, don't worry about the shells. I believe the superior will send them to us soon. Moreover, our attack will not start until noon tomorrow or the morning after tomorrow at the fastest. You have enough time to wait for the shells to arrive. "

After the meeting, kirilov and I did not leave, but stayed here waiting for the report of the Scout. After all, this is the old army of both of us. When we stay here, we feel like going home.

When we were having dinner, bantailiev asked kirilov with some embarrassment: "old man, I heard that major akhromeyev held the post of chief of staff and chief of intelligence in the army?"

"Yes, comrade bandeleev, your information is absolutely correct." Kirilov replied with a smile: "in addition to being the director of double materials, he is now commanding almost a division of troops, fighting tenaciously in the southern suburbs of boloi, with the 11th German armored division and the 336th German infantry division, who are trying to capture the city."

"What? One of our divisions is going to deal with an armored division of the German army and an infantry division, old man. Am I right? " As for kirilov's words, bantailiev seemed to have some disbelief. He asked unconvinced: "it's OK for major akhromeyev to be a staff officer. It's estimated that he will suffer a great loss if he is allowed to command the army."

"Mr. bantailiev," I felt very uncomfortable about bantailiev's skeptical comments on akhromeyev, so I retorted impolitely: "I handed over the command of the southern suburb troops to major akhromeyev. Judging from the fighting in recent days, he performed very well. It not only severely damaged the 15th Armored Regiment of the German army, but also killed a large number of officers and men of the 336th infantry division of the German army, so that the German army spent a few days trapped in the southern suburbs, unable to pose a threat to the city of poloi that we occupied. "

Just when Bantai leiev was blushing with shame at my accusation, the chief of staff of the division, lieutenant commander Elia, came in in a hurry, raised a piece of paper in his hand and said in a loud voice, "Comrade commander, the intelligence sent back by the scouts."

I heard Elijah say so. Instead of immediately rising to pick up the telegram in his hand, I raised my hand and looked at my watch. I found that the pointer had just pointed to seven. Normally, the reconnaissance troops are sent out after dark. If they want to get the information back, they have to wait until the second half of the night. How can they get the information back so early? Thinking of this, I asked curiously, "commander Elia, the Scout should have just been sent out, but how come there is a telegram? Are you sure there is no mistake? "

"Yes, comrade commander." Commander Elia asked me to ask him in a suspicious tone and quickly explained, "this information is just sent back by our scouts."

When I heard him say this, I frowned and was about to have an attack. Oberstein next to me quickly explained to me, "Comrade commander, please be calm. I'll tell you what's going on. After we found the enemy's artillery positions, we sent a number of reconnaissance teams to infiltrate the enemy's rear quietly to spy on military intelligence or do some damage. This intelligence should have been sent back by one of them. Comrade chief of staff, what does the telegram say? " His last sentence was addressed to lieutenant commander Elia.

Elia looked down at the telegram and reported to us the intelligence reported by the Scouts: "we found a small village occupied by the German army about four kilometers behind the anti-aircraft artillery position. After we sneaked into the village, we didn't see a villager except the German soldiers who appeared from time to time. After our careful observation, we found that all the villagers in the village were killed by the German army, and their bodies were casually thrown at the mass grave

"Touch!" Before Elijah finished reading, kirilov, who was opposite me, was so angry that he began to clap his case. He angrily scolded: "animals, animals, these damned Krauts are not human beings. They actually started the business of slaughtering civilians."

"Comrade political commissar, remember this blood debt well. One day, we will ask the Germans to repay this blood debt." I was afraid kirilov would lose his temper because of this incident, so I stopped him in time and said politely: "as long as the scouts can find out the deployment of the German forces, we can launch another attack soon."

After what I said, bantaileiev, oberstein and others also denounced the crimes committed by the German army. Kirilov, who has always been relatively calm, also said angrily: "as long as I catch this damned German, I will shoot them all."

As we were talking, another staff officer came through the door. He handed a new telegram to Elijah, and then turned away. Elijah looked down at the telegram, then looked up at me and said, "Comrade commander, the scouts have made a great discovery."

"A great discovery?" Puzzled, I asked, "is there any significant discovery in the telegram?"

Elia continued: "the scouts found the German airfield three kilometers southwest of zaborosh. In addition to a few fighters, there is also a FW-200 large four engine aircraft. According to the situation of the defense around the plane, it seems that a great person has come, because the SS soldiers in black uniforms are standing guard around the plane. And the police force at the airport is on high alert. "

"Comrade commander, tell me what kind of big man you are going to be?" "Judging by the presence of the SS in the troops on duty, I think the people who come here are at least commanders above the division level," oberstein asked cautiously

"Chief of staff, call back the reconnaissance team and ask them to find out the enemy's troop number as soon as possible." I heard that there was a big man in zaborosh. My first reaction was that he was at least equal to Manstein, otherwise he would not turn a blind eye to the troops at the airport“ If possible, let them grab a "tongue" and come back. We need to figure out what big people are coming. It can make a panicked army so capable of fighting, and block us from advancing in our present position. "

After Elijah left, bantailiev complained to me: "Comrade commander, at this time, some important people come to zaborosh to inspect. Will the German Army take big actions next?"

"You're right, comrade bandeleev." The reaction of the German army is unusual. If there is no conspiracy, it is impossible. My purpose of letting the scouts grasp the "tongue" is to find out what big people are coming and why they appear in zaborosh at this time. Did they set a trap for us“ If I'm not mistaken, if it wasn't for the appearance of this great man, the German defense line would have collapsed long ago. The remaining troops that have not been destroyed by us must be racing against the clock to cross the Dnieper River and flee to the place they think is safe. "

"Comrade o'shanina, who do you think is here?" Although kirilov had always been steady, he was also a little uneasy at the moment. He asked anxiously, "can they command the army of Manstein?"

As for kirilov's question, I shook my head with a bitter smile and said, "Comrade political commissar, I don't know that either. However, according to my analysis, the person who can improve the security level of the airport must be an important person. That's why I told the scouts to come back with a tongue. "

While we were waiting for the new telegram, Bantai leiev suddenly said to me, "Comrade commander, I have an idea. Can we send a small team to the enemy's rear quietly to attack the airport. If you can capture this mysterious big man alive, you'd better kill him if you can't. "

"Mr. bantailiev's suggestion is good, I agree with it." As soon as bantailiev finished, kirilov began to express his support.

In fact, even if bandeleev doesn't make this suggestion and kirilov doesn't agree, I'm going to do it. This mysterious great man, at least a man of the same level as Manstein, can cause great losses to the German army as long as he is killed, and our harvest is no less than winning a small-scale battle. So when I saw that everyone's eyes were focused on me, I nodded and said decisively, "I also agree with Mr. bantailiev's proposal. When the Scout sends back the prisoner's" tongue "and finds out who it is, we immediately send troops to attack the German airport."