Chapter 948

I agreed to kirilov's proposal without thinking. Because we used the tactics of sneak attack to capture kafbas, and the battle just ended so quickly, it is estimated that up to now, the German army does not know that kafbas has fallen into our hands. As for the 336th infantry division of the German army following wittkov, they may think that our commanders and fighters chose the hard and inaccessible wasteland in order to escape. I did not expect that our troops would retreat to kafbas in a planned way instead of being defeated. Under such circumstances, it is entirely possible for us to ambush the Germans in the north of the city.

When I arranged the combat mission, Pugachev said with some embarrassment: "Comrade commander, our troops are limited. If we want to set up an ambush in the north of the city, then the defense strength of the city will be insufficient. Once the German forces come from the south, we will be in great danger. "

"Don't worry, major Pugachev." At present, I have a clear idea of the lack of troops in the city. When I heard Pugachev's initiative to raise this question, I immediately comforted him and said, "a guard company is set up in the south of the city, and two companies are left in the city. The rest of the troops will go to the north of the city to ambush. Even if the enemy forces are strong, as long as they can hold on for a few hours, the troops led by chief of staff Vitkov will arrive. "

"Well, I'll arrange it now." With that, Pugachev turned and left the headquarters.

Looking at Pugachev's back, Romanov said to me, "Comrade commander, I think there are too few commanders in the headquarters. Sometimes comrades like major Pugachev have to be responsible for several aspects at the same time."

"Yes, comrade deputy commander, you are right." Kirilov also agreed with his statement, but as for our current situation, we can only say with regret: "we have always lacked commanders with rich combat experience, so major Pugachev had to play the role of a generalist temporarily."

"Political commissar, deputy commander." After kirilov finished speaking, I said, "not only do our troops lack experienced commanders, but all the troops are in urgent need of such commanders and combat backbones, but we can't place our hopes on our superiors." Speaking of this, I turned my eyes to kirilov. "Comrades of the political commissar should know that major Pugachev used to be an ordinary low-level commander, and he also gradually grew up in the long-term battle. So to solve the problem of insufficient commanders at all levels, we have to rely on us to train them. "

Just then, the sound of guns came from outside. Romanov listened attentively, and then said definitely, "Comrade commander, the gunfire is coming from the south. It must be that the troops of chief of staff Vitkov and the German pursuers are on fire."

"Won't our troops suffer?" Hearing what Romanov said, kirilov could not help but ask anxiously, "do you know that our officers and men are exhausted after many battles and long journeys. Can they block the enemy's attack?"

"Comrade political commissar, please rest assured." Regarding kirilov's concerns, Romanov said confidently: "Col. Vitkov is also a commander with rich combat experience. At his level, it is estimated that the troops will not retreat blindly. He may carry out a counterattack from time to time to slow down the advance speed of the German army, so as to ensure that our army has enough time to ambush on the way forward. The gunfire we hear now may be that they are encircling and annihilating the German troops who have broken into the encirclement. "

At this time, after receiving a telegram, the operator in the headquarters came over. He stood in front of us, holding the telegram in his hand, looking at us nervously, not knowing who to give it to. At last, I took the lead in speaking. As I didn't want to read any telegrams, I said to him, "Comrade telegraph operator, please give the telegram to the deputy commander."

Romanov took the telegram from the operator's hand, looked at it a few times, and said to us happily, "commander, political commissar, the telegram is from chief of staff Vitkov. He said that the enemy had entered the ambush circle he had set up, and the battle was now fierce. He is confident that he will wipe out the enemy in an hour and end the battle. "

"Great, that's great." After hearing this, kirilov said excitedly, "chief of staff, after they have completely annihilated this enemy, they can immediately enter the city to join us, so that we will not worry about the shortage of troops."

Although the German pursuers entered our ambush circle, they were caught off guard by us. However, their combat effectiveness is strong. Facing the siege of our army in all directions, their enemies rely on their own terrain to carry out tenacious defense. The fighting went on fiercely and lasted for a long time. It was not until midnight that the whole besieged German battalion was completely wiped out by the troops under the command of wittkov.

However, when Vitkov and andryushchenko returned to my headquarters, I only exchanged a few words with them and ordered andryushchenko to set up the city's defense. As the 171st division was disabled, there were less than 2000 people left, so I gave them the defense work in the city. In the south of the city where the enemy might appear, I placed the fourth regiment of Gaidar.

Fearing that the troops ambushing in the north of the city were all light weapons, even if there were several armored vehicles in the German convoy, they would be very difficult to cope with, so they called Pugachev and told him, "there are still six tanks left in major pereskine's tank battalion. In addition to keeping two of them on guard in the city, you should send three to captain trafkin. The remaining one will be sent to gedar regiment as a fixed fort. "

Travkin led three companies and spent the night lurking on the hillside in the north of the city. He did not see the enemy's convoy to transport goods. At dawn, travkin called me to ask what to do? After thinking about it, I replied, "Captain, although there is no sign of the enemy now, the ambush circle can not be withdrawn for the time being. Well, you let the commanders and fighters take turns to rest and eat. The enemy's materials on the front line are consumed so fast that sooner or later they will send convoys to the warehouse to pick up the materials. " The north is safe, but the south is in trouble. Gaidar called and reported to me, "Comrade commander, the situation is not good. A German army is coming along the road to our regiment's defense area."“ What, the German army? " When I heard Gaidar's report, I was startled and asked, "Comrade commander, where did you get the information?"“ It was my scout who reported it to me on a walkie talkie“ How many troops does the enemy have? " When I heard that it was the scout who reported it, I asked, "what kind of equipment do you have?"“ According to the Scout's report, the enemy's convoy consisted of twenty trucks. " Gaidar said in a hurry: "because they are covered trucks, the scouts can't see how many troops there are, but behind the three trucks in the front of the convoy are towed guns, and they are all large caliber guns."“ I know, Colonel gedar According to gedar's description, the German army has at least one heavy artillery company, so I ordered him: "get the commanders and fighters ready for battle immediately, and put the tanks equipped for your regiment on the hillside, so that it can attack the German army's convoy and provide you with the necessary artillery support." Putting down the phone, I immediately said to wittkov: "Comrade chief of staff, Lieutenant Colonel Gaidar has just reported that a convoy of 20 trucks was found in the regiment's defense area, three of which later carried heavy artillery. You immediately order the tanks staying in the city to move forward to the position of the fourth regiment. " After giving the order, I looked back at kirilov and Romanov, because I planned to go to the front personally. I had to find someone to accompany me, otherwise my movement would be limited. My eyes swept on them for a long time, and finally decided to let Romanov accompany me. So I said to Romanov, "Comrade deputy commander, I'm going to go to the front. Can you come with me?"“ No problem, comrade commander. " Romanov readily agreed: "I'll go with you."