Chapter 952

The German army didn't know what to do. Their motorcade was ambushed by us twice near kafbas. Although only small motorcades were lost, the enemy didn't react at all, as if they didn't find the city occupied by us at all.

When I put forward my question, vetkov said with disapproval: "Comrade commander, you may have been too careful. The time of these two ambushes was very short, and there was no radio station in the German convoy that we destroyed. Even if some soldiers missed the net, they could not spread the news of the ambush in such a short time. "

With a sneer, I replied, "Comrade chief of staff, you think things are too optimistic. If my estimation is not wrong, kafbas, as an important supply point for the German army, will surely bring in a large amount of materials every day, and a lot of materials will be transferred from here to the front line. Since we occupied the city yesterday, we have only eliminated two small-scale enemy convoys. What does that mean? " Without waiting for Vitkov to reply, I said to myself, "it shows that the enemy has sensed our capture of kafbas, so the convoy has stopped temporarily. Next, what they need to do is to mobilize troops to encircle and suppress us. "

While chatting, the telephone on the desk suddenly rang. Vetkov picked it up and listened for a moment. Then he covered the phone with his hand, turned to look at me, and said solemnly, "Comrade commander, Captain travkin, they stopped a German car. Besides the driver, there was a lieutenant commander and a captain on it. When the captain saw them appear, he didn't order to shoot because there was a white flag in their car. "

"White flag?" Hearing what wittkov said, not only me, but kirilov also got up from his seat. After looking at me, he asked in surprise, "the German car is carrying a white flag. Is it to surrender?"

"I don't think so." I was confused by the report of travkin. Judging from the current situation, the German army didn't want to surrender to us. In order to find out, I immediately gave Vitkov an order: "chief of staff, tell the captain to bring the two German officers in person. Remember to cover their eyes and not let them see the defense deployment in our city. "

After about ten minutes, I heard a car stop at the door. Soon, there were heavy and clear footsteps coming from the outside, and soon the dusty trafkin appeared in front of us. Two blindfolded Germans, with the help of four soldiers, walked into the headquarters.

When travkin reported to me, I waved to him and ordered, "Comrade captain, untie them."

While travkin was removing the blindfolded cloth, I looked at the two German officers in front of me, trying to figure out their intentions. Both of them were wearing military coats, epaulets with silver thread and cornice hats, but after standing in place, they kept standing upright.

After the strip was untied, I went to the commander who was about my height and politely asked, "Mr. commander, can you tell me who you are and what you are here for?"

"Sir," said the German Lieutenant Colonel politely to me in Russian, "I am Lieutenant Colonel Huber, adjutant to field marshal Manstein, commander of the southern army group of the German army. This is my assistant, Captain mitzlaff."

"Lieutenant Colonel Huber, please explain your intention!" I asked in a polite and stern tone, "I don't think Marshal Manstein sent you here just to chat, did he?"

Middle school Huber nodded and said, "general oshanina, we know from the intercepted telegram that your army has occupied kafbas and cut off our logistics supply line. After learning this sad news, the marshal decided to send me to talk to you. "

"Talk about it. What can I talk about?" When witkov heard this, he broke in and said, "your only choice is to lay down your arms and surrender to our army. Otherwise, when our two front armies meet on the left bank of the Dnieper, it will be too late for you to surrender. "

Commander Huber burst into laughter when he heard wittkov say so. I wanted to see what medicine he was selling in the gourd, so I stood beside him and watched his performance quietly.

Huber laughed for a while. Seeing that all the people on our side kept silent, he coughed awkwardly and bluntly said to wittkov, "Mr. Colonel, although you have many times more troops than us, our army will not be defeated by you under the guidance of a good commander like Manstein. Maybe in three or five days, you will be completely defeated by us. By the way, I almost forgot to tell you something. Your Popov group has been defeated by our 40th armored force. Moreover, our "Adolf Hitler" Division also killed the commander of your sixth group army, haridonov, this morning, and annihilated many 7000 officers and soldiers.... "

"Nonsense, you are making a rumor!" When kirilov heard this, he could not help but burst into a fit. He thumped the table with his fist and said angrily, "our troops are many times more than you. How can we be defeated by you. What you said is all lies and shameless rumors! "

After kirilov's attack, Huber shrugged his shoulders and said to me, "Sir, although I admit that your soldiers are brave, the factors that determine the outcome of the war are not only bravery, but also equipment and tactics. Without enough heavy weapons, how can the flesh and blood of your soldiers compete with the torrent of our armor? Even if you double your strength, we will defeat or destroy you in the end. "“ Mr. commander I was deeply afraid that Huber would tell us more embarrassing information when he went on, so I interrupted him and asked impatiently, "please tell me your origin."“ Yes, sir Huber's face returned to calm. He looked at me and said politely, "Marshal Manstein asked me to give you a message. He admired your opponents very much. Now you have become a lonely army whose retreat has been cut off. Even if you continue to run in our rear, it will not have any effect. Therefore, Mr. marshal, I suggest that you immediately lead your troops to surrender to our army. We are making a formal promise to you that we will ensure the safety of everyone's life. "“ Mr. commander, are you here to persuade me to surrender? " After I understood Huber's meaning, I could not help sneering. I glanced at him with disdain, and then said in a sarcastic tone, "how can you and your Marshal Manstein be sure that our army is at the end of its tether?"“ Yes, sir Huber didn't see my sarcasm, and continued to faithfully carry out his mission: "you and your troops have shown great admiration for your courage and ability in the battle of encircling mamayev post. So he ordered the reinforcements from Romania to temporarily stop advancing to kafbas, hoping that you would voluntarily lay down your arms and surrender to us, so as to avoid more blood flow... "Before he finished, my mouth gently spat out a word:" get out! " Hu Bo was stunned when he heard what I said. Seeing him standing in a daze, I raised my voice and yelled at him: "get out of here!" Then he winked at travkin and motioned to him to take the two Germans away. After the two German officers were blindfolded again and taken away, wittkov nervously asked me, "Comrade commander, do you think what the Germans said is true? Is it true that our Popov group has been defeated by them, that the 6th group army has been seriously damaged by them, and that the commander of the group army, general haridonov, has really died? " As for wittkov's long list of questions, kirilov coughed and said with a bit of self deception: "Comrade chief of staff, don't you see that this is a German plot? He lies in front of us in an attempt to shake our morale and achieve their ulterior goal. " I raised my hand to interrupt kirilov's words, and said weakly, "let's leave these unconfirmed news alone for the moment. The first thing to know is whether general Romanov has arrived in Alexandria, organized troops to repel the enemy and consolidate his position." Wittkov nodded, turned and went to the door, shouting out, "major Pugachev, major, come here." Soon, I saw Pugachev run to Vitkov and accept his instructions. I turned to kirilov and said in a low voice, "Comrade political commissar, I think what the Germans said is probably true. If necessary, we need to send a telegram to the headquarters of the front army for verification. "“ Is that all right? " Kirilov seemed hesitant about my proposal“ Comrade political commissar, don't you find that the orders of the higher authorities in the past two days were directly sent to us by the headquarters of the front army, and they didn't pass the level of the group army? " Anyway, there was no outsider nearby, so I said all my guesses: "maybe the superior worried that the news of general haridonov's sacrifice would shake our morale, so they didn't inform us."“ Well, when you say that, I think it's really like that. " After listening to my analysis, kirilov nodded in agreement with me and said, "if so, should we reconsider our way out in the future?"“ Political commissar, you are right. "At the moment, I also realize that our army is in danger. We are surrounded by German troops, and German reinforcements are coming from Romania. In any case, our present military strength is limited, and we can't make waves in the enemy's rear. Instead of being consumed by the enemy, we'd better plan ahead and find a way to break out of the encirclement. At this moment, wittkov came over from the door and reported to us: "the commander, political commissar, major Pugachev reported that general Romanov had officially taken over the army and repulsed the German attack. But now they find that the enemy has encircled Alexandria from several directions, and there are still a lot of troops. There will be a vicious battle next. "