Chapter 924

"No, comrade commander, we don't have a spare tank." From the receiver came andreusenko's crying voice: "the 11th armored division of the German army came over from Kuban. In order to prevent them from seizing the city and cutting off the rear of our army, major akhromeyev, with the remaining six tanks and a battalion of infantry, went to reinforce the third regiment of commander kosja who had just arrived in Kuban."

"Comrade Colonel," when I heard that Kuban had also been attacked by the German army, my heart immediately rose to my throat and asked, "do you know what kind of forces the German army is using to attack Kuban?"

On hearing my question, andreushenko was stunned for a moment, and then answered in a loud voice: "Comrade commander, we have received a call from lieutenant commander kosga, saying that German was found near his position, which may attack the city, so major akhromeyev hurriedly led the troops to set out."

"So it is. I see." Knowing that I didn't know much from him, I didn't want to ask him any more. Instead, I told him, "Comrade Colonel, you must guard the airport and resolutely block the German attack." Speaking of this, I emphasized, "if the airport is lost, then the German army can rush to the city of zaborosh."

"I understand!" After listening to my order, andreushenko immediately replied decisively, "please rest assured, as long as there is still one commander and soldier alive in the 171st division, we will be nailed to the position like nails, and we will never step back."

To save land and lose people, to lose people and land; Save people and lose land, save people and land. When I heard what andreushenko said, my brain suddenly came up with such words. At present, our weapons and equipment are not as good as those of the Germans. If we fight hard, we will certainly suffer a great loss. If we just want to hold the position and consume all the troops, how can we fight the next war? Thinking of this, I slowed down and said to andreushenko: "Comrade Colonel, judging from the current situation, under the strong attack of the German army, the airport can not be held at all. It can only slow down the German army's progress. So you should use tactics flexibly, consume as many German troops as possible, and reduce the pressure of our army in the next battle. "

"I understand." Andrewshenko agreed in a positive tone and asked carefully: "Comrade commander, if the airport is really lost, what about the German general on the plane? Take him back to zaborosh with you, or dispose of him on the spot? "

"Comrade Colonel, the next battle will be very hard, and many of our officers and men will certainly be injured or even killed." I had a way to deal with Ike in my heart for a long time. When I heard andrewshenko's question, I immediately said without hesitation, "we are very short of materials, not only weapons and ammunition, but also medicines. It's unnecessary to waste precious medicines on a dying German general. I don't know how many wounded commanders and fighters our lives can be saved by these medicines. So I now authorize you to blow up the German general and the plane as soon as the airport situation is critical. Do you understand? "

"I understand." Andreushenko replied firmly: "I promise to finish the task!"

Putting down the phone, kirilov immediately asked with concern, "o'shanina, what's the situation at the airport?"

I shook my head and said solemnly, "Comrade political commissar, the situation over there is very bad. They are being attacked by a SS unit. I think it may be the" skeleton division "that disappeared suddenly yesterday. The 171st division is short of anti tank weapons at present. It is bound to pay a great sacrifice to block the German armored forces. "

"Don't major akhromeyev have a few more tanks?" Kirilov obviously has a fresh memory of akhromeyev's armored detour tactics some time ago. Listening to the difficulties at the airport, kirilov immediately raised his own question: "he can completely use the method of playing outside the city of boloi, detour to the flank of the German offensive forces, and take advantage of the time when they are still on the March and have not yet started the battle formation, Give them a good lesson. "

After listening to kirilov's question, I waved to him and said with some helplessness: "long before the battle broke out, they received a phone call from lieutenant commander kosja saying that German troops had been found near Kuban. It seemed that there were signs of attacking the city, so major akhromeyev took the troops to reinforce them."

"German found near Kuban?" Kirilov could not help frowning after listening. He looked at the map on the desktop for a while, and said anxiously, "if Kuban fails, then our back road will be cut off, so we have to hold there now."

As for kirilov's concerns, I nodded in agreement, and then said, "Comrade political commissar, that's what I think. Once Kuban is occupied by the German army, our supplies will not be able to come in. With our existing ammunition stock, it may not take two days. If we run out of ammunition and food, we will have to stay in the city and be captives

"Comrade oshanina," kirilov said to me suddenly and seriously, "how can you say that? These are all defeatist arguments. Let alone the fact that the Germans have not cut off our way back, even if we have cut off our way back, all our commanders and fighters will fight bravely to the last one. " Then he took a pistol out of his coat pocket, held it tightly in his hand, and said firmly, "this gun has been with me since the battle of Stalingrad. As long as there is one bullet left, I will never let myself be a German prisoner."

In my impression, kirilov may have said such heavy words to me for the first time, because I complained that we would be prisoners, which made him so unhappy. Seeing this, I quickly cut off the topic: "by the way, I'm going to call lieutenant colonel kosga immediately and ask about Kuban." Then he picked up the phone on the desk.

When I got in touch with colonel kosga, I didn't talk nonsense with him. I said frankly, "Comrade commander, I'm o'shanina. Report to me immediately the German situation in your area. "

I didn't expect kosga to be silent after listening to me. When I heard that he didn't speak, I urged impatiently, "Comrade commander, why don't you speak? I'm asking you what's going on with the Germans near Kuban, have they launched an attack on the city? "

"This is the situation, comrade commander." Hearing my sternness, kosja replied in a panic, "it was my men who reported to me that German troops had been found near the city. So I decided to call Colonel andreushenko at the airport, hoping that he would send troops to support us... "

"What's the situation with Kuban?" I interrupted him and asked impolitely.

But he took a silent attitude to my question.

Seeing that he didn't answer my question for a long time, I couldn't help getting angry. I raised my voice and asked, "commander, what's the matter with you? You're deaf. Why don't you answer my question?"

"Comrade commander!" Cosga finally calmed down and told me clearly: "it was a company commander stationed in the East who called me. He said with certainty that the Germans... "

"What kind of forces are the Germans, using tanks and artillery?" Listening to kosja's report, I realized that akhromeyev's reinforcement might have been wrong, so I interrupted him impatiently again.

"I'm not sure yet." Kosga's reply became a little hesitant, but he went on in a polite way: "but I heard that there are Germans nearby. I think we must seize the opportunity to ask for help from friendly forces, so as not to delay the fight."

"Comrade commander," kosga's report made me more and more angry. "I'll give you five minutes to find out the situation before reporting to me. Remember, it's only five minutes. " With that, I didn't want to listen to his nonsense and hung up directly.

Putting down the phone, I said to kirilov and wittkov standing nearby: "Lieutenant Colonel kosja didn't know the details at all. He just heard one of his company commanders say that there were Germans nearby, so he called Colonel andreushenko in a hurry to ask for reinforcements."

"Comrade commander," wittkov said cautiously after listening to me, "if so, major akhromeyev's troops may have gone for nothing. But it was because of Col. kosga's irresponsible phone call that he transferred the airport's important defense forces. As a result, the defensive pressure of the garrison increased. At this time, I think this kind of thing should be dealt with seriously. "

"I agree with the chief of staff." As soon as wittkov's words were finished, kirilov agreed in time: "if the loss of the airport occurs because major akhromeyev's troops leave the airport for reinforcement, then commander kosja should be sent to the military court to accept the most severe punishment. What's your opinion, comrade o'shanina? "

As for kirilov's question, I nodded and said with approval, "I also agree to take commander kosga seriously. It turned out that he had a good command of war, and he was very brave in the battle. But since he was injured in the attack on 107.5 highland, he was discharged from hospital and returned to the army, it was like a new man. Not only do they fear their head and feet, but also their command level is greatly reduced, which makes the third regiment the weakest force in the 22nd division. Kuban, for us, is a very important city. We must not lose it easily. But I don't think it's appropriate for commander kosga to continue to be the top commander of Kuban's garrison. We should find someone to replace him

"Who is fit to take over the post?" After listening to my proposal, wittkov began to think with a frown.

"I think major akhromeyev will take the post." Kirilov said suddenly, "I have worked with the major. I know his level. It's more than enough to be a commander. Moreover, he is leading his troops to Kuban, and it is most appropriate for him to take over the command. "

After discussing who would be the top commander of Kuban's garrison, I gazed at the map and announced a new order: "except one of the 308th division's troops continued to hold its original position and resist the imperial division's attack, the remaining two regiments, one regiment continued to withdraw into zaborosh according to the opportunity, while the other regiment changed its march direction, They will be deployed in the area between Kuban and the airport as a reserve of the whole army. "

"But, comrade commander." Hearing my arrangement, wittkov said with an embarrassed face: "if we do this, the defense force in zaborosh will be weakened, and the German attack may not be able to be stopped..."

"Comrade chief of staff," I interrupted him and said to myself, "at present, our 308th and 171st divisions have restrained the two SS divisions of the German army respectively, so the current attacks on the city are only from the north and the West. The pontoon on the river was blown up by the German army. Heavy equipment such as tanks could not pass through the ice. They had to rely on infantry to charge us. With the fighting power of the first and fourth regiments, it was not difficult to stop them. "

We were talking when the phone on the desk rang. I picked up the phone at any time, put the receiver close to my ear and said in a loud voice, "Hello, I'm o'shanina. Where are you?"“ Yes, comrade commander. " From the receiver came the timid voice of Colonel kosga: "I am reporting to you the German movement near Kuban."“ Go ahead, comrade commander. " "What kind of forces is the enemy?" I said coldly, emphasizing business“ The enemy is probably a reconnaissance team, with three motorcycles and seven people. " "After a short battle, they have all been wiped out," kosga reported in a loud voice over the phone“ Commander kosga, remove the company commander who first reported the enemy to you, and let him be an ordinary fighter in the class. " If it wasn't for the current critical situation, I would not hesitate to order the company commander to be shot and killed. Now, I want him to be an ordinary soldier and give him a chance to commit crimes. Whether I can grasp it depends on him“ Yes, comrade commander. " "I'll remove him immediately and put him down to be an ordinary soldier in the class," cosga replied“ And you, commander kosga. " After the disposal of the unknown company commander, it was cosga's turn. I said angrily, "because of your mistake, the garrison at the airport was in danger. You should also be punished for this. "“ Comrade commander, I'm wrong. " "I'm willing to take all the responsibility and accept your punishment," kosga said in a low voice“ Well, in that case, I'll dismiss you as the commander and take over the post of company commander. " After announcing his punishment, I asked, "where is major akhromeyev?"“ The major is right next to me. He has just led his troops to Kuban Cosga replied quickly“ Give him the phone I said briefly. Soon, akhromeyev's voice came out of the receiver: "Hello, comrade commander, I'm akhromeyev. What instructions do you have? "“ Major, I officially announce to you that from now on, you will officially take over the post of head of the third regiment and be responsible for the defense work in the Kuban area. Do you understand? "“ I understand, comrade commander! "