Chapter 941

In the evening, kirilov and the remnants of the 115th regiment withdrew from zaborosh and came to the island headquarters to meet me. After listening to my battle plan, he pondered for a moment, and then suggested to me, "Comrade oshanina, gather the commanders above the battalion to hold a meeting here, and tell the comrades about the battle plan for the occupation of kafbas, so that they can have a clear idea. If we keep them in the dark and take our troops around the enemy's rear, it will affect the morale and combat effectiveness of our commanders and fighters. "

As for kirilov's proposal, I nodded my head and agreed almost without thinking. I echoed: "Comrade political commissar, you have a point. We should inform commanders at all levels of our strategic objectives, and let them know that the reason why we stay in the enemy's rear is to disrupt the enemy's deployment, contain their forces, and cooperate with the main forces of our army fighting in the front battlefield. It is not because we are unable to stand out the enemy's encirclement that we have to stay. " At this point, I yelled out, "major Pugachev!"

With my shouts, Pugachev quickly ran into the headquarters, stood upright in front of me and asked respectfully, "Comrade commander, what instructions do you have?"

"Call two division commanders, bantailiev and gurdyev, and inform them to lead all battalion commanders to the headquarters for a meeting." After giving this order, it suddenly occurred to me that Lao maozi was always the same. If these two division commanders really brought all their battalion level cadres, leaving only company and platoon level commanders in the army, in case of any accident, these two troops would not even have a unified command, they added: "tell them, Don't forget to keep the battalion commander on duty. "

"Yes Pugachev agreed, turned and walked out of the headquarters.

Kirilov raised his hand, looked at his watch, and then asked, "Captain travkin, how long have they been off?"

Hearing this, I also raised my hand and looked at my watch. I replied, "they started in the morning. They have been walking for almost seven hours. I don't want to get their information very long."

"I hope so." After kirilov finished this sentence in an uncertain tone, he worried about the safety of wittkov and the other two regiments who were still in the city: "the German offensive was very fierce. Although our troops successfully used the tactics in the battle of Stalingrad, the enemy pushed forward very fast, and our headquarters had to move to the west of the city. I just hope that the chief of staff can hold on until dark, and then they can get rid of the enemy and withdraw to the West Bank. "

"Don't worry, comrade political commissar." I looked out of the window and saw that it was getting dark. I comforted him and said, "it won't be long before it gets dark. When night comes, the Germans will stop attacking the city, and then the chief of staff will be able to withdraw smoothly. "

We were just chatting when Pugachev rushed in from the outside. He raised a piece of paper in his hand excitedly and said to us excitedly: "commander, political commissar, reconnaissance unit led by Captain travkin, intelligence is back."

I heard that travkin's information had returned. Instead of reaching for Pugachev's information, I asked directly, "what did the captain say in the feedback?"

Pugachev took the paper to his eyes, stared at the contents and began to report to me: "Captain, their reconnaissance team arrived at the outskirts of kafbas at 4 p.m. they hid their motorcycles and went on foot to the edge of the forest near the city for reconnaissance. In the process of reconnaissance, one of the scouts hears what seems to be happening in the rear, turns around and looks as if some people in the distance are quietly approaching them under the cover of trees... "

"Yes, comrade major, go on, go on." When Pugachev just stopped for a moment, kirilov couldn't wait to urge him, "who are all the people coming? Were they found by the Germans?"

"The Scout immediately told captain travkin about this." When Pugachev heard kirilov's urging, he went on: "the captain immediately ordered everyone to turn around and choose their own defensive positions, ready to compete with the enemy who came to sneak attack. When they are ready for all the fighting, they may exchange fire with each other in a minute or two. Suddenly, the captain finds that most of the people who are approaching are wearing casual clothes, and a small number of people are wearing our army's uniform and holding our army's standard weapons. Seeing that it was the guerrillas who had come, the captain immediately sent someone to contact them, so that the two sides could clear up the misunderstanding. "

Guerrillas, I haven't heard this word for a long time since I left liuban. After I breathed a sigh of relief, I asked Pugachev, "did the captain say who is in command of this guerrilla group and how many people are there?"

Pugachev nodded and replied, "the guerrillas now have more than 100 people. The main members are small units of our army that were scattered after the outbreak of the war. Their commander's name is... "When he said this, he looked down at the paper in his hand and then added in a positive tone," Romanov, yes, the name of the guerrilla commander is Romanov. "

I had just sat on the stool, when I heard the name, I couldn't help jumping up from my seat. He grabbed Pugachev by the collar and asked nervously, "Romanov?! Is it general Romanov, the former commander of the 172nd infantry division? "

Pugachev was startled by my action. He instinctively wanted to step back, but because I held him too tightly, he had to stand in the same place and nervously replied, "Comrade commander, I don't know, because it's not clear in captain travkin's report. He only said that this Romanov was a division commander of our army, Wounded and captured in battle. Later, he did not know how to escape from the concentration camp with a group of soldiers and set up a guerrilla group. It may be that the superior punished the captured seriously, so they did not withdraw to our defense zone, but stayed in Ukraine to fight guerrillas. "

"Comrade major, contact captain travkin immediately." After listening to our conversation, kirilov also got up from his seat, went to Pugachev and told him, "let him find out the identity of this Romanov as soon as possible, and send someone to send him to our headquarters."

"Comrade political commissar," Pugachev was clearly speaking to kirilov, but his eyes were not on the political commissar, but on me: "is it appropriate to let the guerrilla leader leave his command post?"

"There's nothing wrong, comrade major." Since Pugachev was looking at me, I did not wait for kirilov to make a statement. I said to myself, "we are going to attack kafbas. We need to understand the reality of the German army in the city. If Comrade Romanov and his troops are fighting guerrillas nearby, he must be more familiar with the situation in the city than we are. We asked him to come and tell us about the situation in the city. What's wrong? All right, you should quickly reply to captain travkin and ask him to send Comrade Romanov to the headquarters as soon as possible. "

After Pugachev left again, kirilov asked curiously, "Comrade oshanina, have you heard of this Romanov before?"

"Yes, comrade political commissar." Although my understanding of the general is only limited to the limited scenes in the film, he is still a bit of a leader in terms of the fact that the troops under his command can tenaciously block the German attack when the Soviet army is defeated. At present, there is a shortage of Commanding Personnel like him in the army. If his guerrillas are included, then I can have another right-hand assistant. In the face of kirilov's question, I answered vaguely, "when I worked in the Western Front Army, I had heard of his name and a series of achievements." After I said these words with some guilty heart, I stared at kirilov nervously, for fear that he would break the casserole and ask to the end. If I had to ask about the achievements of general Romanov, I would not know how to answer.

Still, my worry is superfluous. Kirilov didn't find my abnormality at all. His thinking had already jumped to something else. He went to the map, spread out his palm, patted the position of kafbas, and said to me, "Comrade oshanina, it's at least 100 kilometers from us to kafbas, isn't it?"

"Yes, about 130 kilometers." I don't know the purpose of kirilov's sudden question, so I honestly replied, "there is no road between us and kafbas. If we want to go around from other directions, we have to walk at least more than 100 kilometers."

"Comrade oshanina, I'm worried about one thing. Can our troops arrive at kafbas in a day and a night after the battle order is passed on? " When it comes to the next battle, kirilov's face is more worried: "even if our commanders and fighters are all Scud, they can march hundreds of kilometers in one night, but when they arrive at kafbas, will they still have the strength to fight?"

What kirilov said is also something I am worried about. However, thinking that there are still hundreds of cars transferred from the city on the island, I pretended to be relaxed and said, "Comrade political commissar, although there is no road connection between here and kafbas, there are still many areas where vehicles can pass. Now we still have a lot of trucks in our hands, which can be used to transport the commanders and fighters to a certain area, and then let them walk, which can greatly shorten their march distance. "

"I see that's good." Kirilov nodded and said with satisfaction: "although the temperature has picked up recently, the ice and snow on the plain has not yet begun to melt. I think most sections of the line leading to kafbas can pass vehicles, so that we can quickly drop our troops near the city, effectively shorten their march distance, and let our commanders and fighters save their physical strength, After reaching the designated position, they can quickly put into battle. "

After dark, the commanders came to the meeting one after another. Because the temporary headquarters was too small to accommodate so many people, Pugachev called them to a nearby barracks. Before the barracks were requisitioned by the German army, it was a warehouse for storing crops. Although the space inside was not small, dozens of people packed the barracks as soon as they went in.

Kirilov and I had just entered the barracks when we heard a roar: "attention, salute!" Then dozens of commanders standing neatly in the room raised their hands to salute us at the same time.

I went to the front of the team, raised my hand to salute you, found a bench, stood up with kirilov's help, and said aloud, "comrades commander, we occupied zaborosh, crossed the Dnieper River, and came to the back of the Germans. Do you know what we are here for?"

After I asked, the commanders were silent. Even bantailiev and gurdyev, who knew my next battle plan, kept silent. They seemed to be waiting for me to reveal the final answer for them. When I saw that the commanders did not speak, I said to myself, "comrades commanders, according to the latest information, the German army has very few troops outside the four divisions near zaborosh and on the West Bank of the Dnieper River."“ Comrade commander, where have all the main forces of the enemy gone? " Someone in the crowd boldly asked“ The main force of the enemy is now crossing the Dnieper River from Dnepropetrovsk, ready to attack the forces of the Voronezh front army that we have occupied Kharkov. " Anyway, I have to explain the combat tasks to all the commanders next, so I have no intention to hide the latest enemy situation from them: "only a small number of German troops are left around us. When we come to the enemy's rear, we will not only clear away the small troops they left behind, but also seize the opportunity to replenish us with the combat materials that the German army hoarded. According to the information we have, there are a lot of German supplies in kafbas, 130 kilometers northwest of us. Commander comrades, you said, "what should we do next?" When I said that, the commanders were all excited, and everyone was in high spirits. They raised their chin as if there were countless honors waiting for them in front of them. I don't know who yelled again: "destroy the German devils and take kafbas!" His words immediately aroused the resonance around, and more and more people followed him and yelled: "destroy the German devils, take kafbas!" I specially turned to look at kirilov's expression. He looked at the passionate commanders with a smile and nodded with satisfaction.