Chapter 920

After working out the plan, before I could speak, vetkov took the initiative to ask for instructions: "Comrade commander, does this combat plan need to be reported to the headquarters of the group army?"

Despite the series of recent battles conducted by our army, I did not ask for prior instructions or report afterwards to the headquarters of the group army. But this time, the situation was different. The German troops broke through the defense lines of the friendly forces and directly threatened the security of the group headquarters. I'm afraid that haridonov will temporarily send us to destroy the German troops wedged into the defense line, so we must report it, so that we won't suddenly receive the order from the superior when we are attacking zaborosh with all our strength.

As soon as wittkov finished speaking, I immediately nodded and agreed: "well, comrade chief of staff, send a report to commander haridonov immediately, and report our plan to attack zaborosh to him."

Seeing that I promised to report the plan to the group army command so cheerfully, kirilov asked strangely, "Comrade oshenina, you have been worried about the reported combat plan. Is it possible to disclose it? Why do you agree to the chief of staff's proposal and report the plan to the group army headquarters this time? "

"Comrade political commissar," in order to answer kirilov's doubts, I patiently explained to kirilov: "yesterday, the German imperial division broke through the line of defense of the Fourth Army of the close guard infantry and went straight into the headquarters of the sixth group army, where fierce fighting was still going on. If commander haridonov sent our army to reinforce, the skull division, the 11th division of the disguised armour division or the 336th division of the infantry division nearby would come up from behind us like a hungry wolf and bite us hard. In order to avoid this situation, we must report our combat plan to our superiors this time, so that they can have a clear idea of it, so as not to give us an order to mobilize our troops inexplicably and cause unnecessary confusion when our army is in the middle of fierce fighting. "

After listening to my explanation, kirilov frowned and thought about it. Then he nodded and said, "Comrade oshanina, you are very considerate. For such a big action, you need to get through with your superiors in advance. Otherwise, when our fighting gets stuck, the superior who doesn't know the situation suddenly gives an order to send our troops to reinforce, and then we will be in trouble. "

Since we need to know the reply from the superior at the first time, this combat plan is sent through the telephone in the headquarters. While waiting for a reply, wittkov asked me again: "Comrade commander, do you think the superior will agree with our combat plan?"

"Yes, comrade chief of staff." As for wittkov's question, I said with certainty: "once our army launches an attack on zaborosh, a large number of German troops will be held in the vicinity by us, so that they will not be able to mobilize forces to strengthen those troops that break through our defense line, which will greatly relieve the pressure on the main force of the group army at present, It's what they want to see. "

As we were talking, the operator suddenly yelled to us, "Comrade commander, the commander of the group army is online. He wants to speak to you."

The Group Commander wants to talk to me? When I heard the operator shouting, my first reaction was that he was wrong. But on second thought, this operator is very capable and will never make such a low-level mistake. It should really be harridonov who wants to talk to me. I hastened to the telephone, grabbed the earphone and put it on, then politely said to the transmitter: "Hello, comrade commander, I'm o'shanina, what's your instruction?"

"I just finished reading the battle plan you reported." There was a slow voice from the earphone. "So, are you going to attack zaborosh tomorrow?"

"Yes, comrade commander." When I heard him talking in Ming language, I had no scruples to tell us our battle plan. I really couldn't laugh or cry. I could only vaguely reply: "at present, there are German troops on three sides of our army. Only by launching a decisive attack can we resolve the current crisis."

Listening to my vague words, haridonov seemed to understand something. In the following words, he did not mention zaborosh again. After a few simple greetings, he said briefly: "well, comrade oshanina, I agree with your plan. Tomorrow I will be waiting for your victory in the headquarters of the group army. Good luck With that, he broke off contact.

I returned the earphone and transmitter to the operator. As soon as I turned around, I saw Pugachev hurried in from the outside. Worried about what important information he had received, he asked bluntly, "major, have you received any latest information?"

"Yes, comrade commander, it's good news." "General gurdyev has just sent a telegram saying that his search team has found Colonel bere..." Pugachev said with a happy face

When I heard the name of Colonel bere, I rushed to Pugachev with a lunge, grabbed him by the shoulder and asked, "I found Colonel bere. How is he? Are you still alive? " When I asked the last sentence, I couldn't help lowering my voice for fear of hearing the news of berey's sacrifice.

"He's still alive, comrade commander." Pugachev simply replied, "but he's hurt."

When I heard that bielei was still alive, the stone hanging in my heart fell to the ground. As long as I was still alive, no matter what kind of injury I suffered, there was hope of cure. Because of this, my next question was much easier: "where is he hurt, is he serious?"

"Don't worry, comrade commander. He can't die." "According to general gurdyev's report, his search team found Colonel bere next to a rollover tank," Pugachev said easily. After the tank was destroyed, the Colonel may have suffered a lot of injuries. After escaping from the tank, he fainted in a crater next to a rollover tank nearby. The first wave of the search team started because they were worried that there were still Germans on the battlefield. They were not careful in their search, but failed to find Colonel berey. When your order was given, the 308th sent a search team to search the possible hiding place of the Colonel carefully, and then found the wounded and dizzy colonel. After the examination of the military doctor, it was found that he had multiple skin injuries on his body, and fractured the forearm of his left arm. He was able to walk on his own

Kirilov and Vitkov, who were nearby, were both relieved after listening to Pugachev's story. Kirilov also said to himself, "thank God, Colonel bere is so lucky. After lying in the snow all night, he can still survive. It's a miracle."

After kirilov finished his speech, I asked Pugachev, "major, did general gurdyev say where Colonel bere is now?"

"The general has sent a car for the colonel." When Pugachev said this, he raised his hand and looked at his watch. Then he continued: "in a few minutes, he will be at the army headquarters."

A few minutes later, berey appeared in the army headquarters. With the help of two soldiers, the Colonel staggered up to us and raised his hand to salute us. At the same time, he reported: "comrades commander, captain of the tank brigade, Colonel berey, report to you that all the commanders and fighters of the 84th tank brigade have died bravely after a tough battle."

I stepped forward, took the hand he held down from his forehead, helped him to sit down at the table, and asked with concern, "Comrade Colonel, how is your injury?"

"Please rest assured, comrade commander. My injuries are not serious. Although there are many injuries on my body, they are all skin injuries. I can recover in a few weeks. It will be more troublesome to have a broken arm. It is estimated that it will take two or three months at the fastest to recover completely. " When he said this, he might be afraid that I would let him go to the rear to take care of his injury. He specially added: "as long as the superior gives me new troops, even if the injury on my arm is not over, I can command the troops to fight."

After listening to him, I said with a smile: "Comrade Colonel, I have seen the whole process of the tank brigade fighting. If it wasn't for the sudden appearance of German planes, the victory of this battle would belong to us. Although the tank brigade has run out now, don't worry. When the campaign is over, the superior will give us a supplement. " I have also made a special explanation of his concerns“ As for now, your first task is to heal the wounded. Only by doing so can you lead a new army to carry out more arduous combat tasks. "

"Comrade commander, at such a time, I don't want to go to the rear to heal the wounded," said Colonel berey. After listening to my words, he was deeply afraid that I was perfunctory, and solemnly asked me, "you must ensure that I can return to my command post as soon as possible."

"Don't worry, comrade colonel." To tell you the truth, I am very short of commanders at all levels. How can I let go of such an excellent tank commander as Colonel berey? Seeing what he said, I quickly added: "I promise you that in half an appointment at most, your tank brigade will be rebuilt, and then you will be the commander of the tank brigade."

With these words, I waved to Pugachev, and then said to him, "Comrade major, Colonel berey needs a rest. You can find a place for him to have a good rest."

"Yes Pugachev agreed, called the two soldiers standing at the door, and asked them to help Colonel bere leave the division headquarters.

Watching Colonel bere stagger away from the headquarters, kirilov could not help sighing: "Comrade oshanina, the tank brigade is over. When we attack zaborosh, after the artillery preparation is over, we can only let the infantry charge to the city without the cover of tanks."

As soon as kirilov finished speaking, wittkov immediately said: "Comrade political commissar, although the tank brigade has run out, our infantry can still get a small amount of tank support when they attack zaborosh."

"We still have tanks?" Kirilov was surprised to hear wittkov say this and asked, "Comrade chief of staff, who told you that we still have tanks?"

"Comrade political commissar, the chief of staff is right. We should have tanks to support the infantry attack." Although wittkov didn't make it clear, I understood what he said about the tank troops in my heart, so I explained to kirilov, "don't you forget that there is a tank battalion in the 22nd division of the close guard of Bantai leiev?"

"The tank battalion under major perskin?" Kirilov asked in surprise, "aren't they under the command of major ahlomeyev, in the southern suburbs of boloi, fighting with the German army?"

"As the German forces rushed to poloi from several directions at the same time, their range of activities became narrower and narrower," I continued. "In order to ensure that our army can successfully capture zaborosh, I decided to leave the tank battalion of the 171st division behind, and major perskin's tank battalion immediately withdrew from the fighting and arrived in Kuban by this evening." In the evening, I received a call from major perskin from Kuban. His excited voice came out of the earphone: "Hello, commander, I'm peresjian. My tank battalion and I are waiting for your orders. Please give us instructions!"“ Major, "I was holding a telephone with a telephone line. I didn't have to worry about being eavesdropped by the German army, so I said to him without concealment," our troops are going to attack zaborosh tomorrow. I want to ask you, can your tank battalion fight and cover the attack of infantry? " After a short silence, peresjian replied decisively: "Comrade commander, although there are only six tanks left in our battalion, there is no problem in covering the infantry attack on zaborosh."“ Very well, comrade major. " Hearing his reply, I nodded with satisfaction, and then told him: "you and your troops will rest in Kuban for the time being, and come to the airport with major gordonov's new third regiment before dawn tomorrow." When I put down the phone, wittkov said with satisfaction: "Comrade commander, now we have an additional regiment and a tank battalion, and we are all fighting with experienced troops. With their support, I believe we have no problem in capturing zaborosh." I was about to speak when a report came from the door. I turned around and found that standing at the door was captain travkin, deputy battalion commander of the reconnaissance battalion. Looking at his clothes, he should have just returned from the reconnaissance mission. So I beckoned him to come to me and asked, "Comrade captain, how are you doing with your reconnaissance mission? Have you got a clear idea of the deployment of German forces in the German "skull division" and zaborosh? "“ Comrade commander, our reconnaissance mission has been completed, "said travkin with a serious face when answering my question." but the situation has changed unexpectedly. "“ Unexpected changes? What's the change? " Hearing this, I was shocked. I thought that the German army had increased its troops to zaborosh? If that's the case, our attack tomorrow will be to hit the stone with the egg. So he asked tentatively, "did the German army send more reinforcements to zaborosh?" After hearing this, travkin shook his head and said, "zaborosh's garrison did not get any reinforcements, but unexpectedly retreated quietly."