Chapter 956

After hearing my order, the Kazakh operators immediately yelled at the transmitter in their own language, and then copied the feedback back to me.

Seeing the reply from Bantai leiev above, I nodded with satisfaction, and then said to Yushchenko, "Comrade captain, send two soldiers to the place where we get off to meet the coming troops."

"Can our troops arrive so soon?" Yushchenko was full of curiosity about bantailiev's quick response.

"Major perskin's tank unit is now on the road outside." Although Yushchenko's level is not high, I have a lot of things to hand over to him, so I want to make it clear to him here, "as for the infantry company, two companies will be transferred from the fourth regiment of gedar. In order to unify the command, he decided to send Godunov

"Major Godunov?" When Yushchenko heard my name, he said in surprise: "isn't he commanding the new third regiment of the 22nd division of the guards? Why doesn't the acting commander do it, but he has to run to command two infantry companies? "

"The new third regiment no longer exists, comrade captain." As for Yushchenko's question, I replied solemnly: "in the early fierce fighting, all the troops of the new third regiment were exhausted. Don't think that commanding two companies is the only way to achieve success. No matter where an excellent commander is, he can achieve good results. Don't talk nonsense. Arrange for people to meet them. "

Katerina heard my conversation with Yushchenko and quickly volunteered: "Comrade commander, let the women in our village meet the commanders. They are familiar with the road..."

Before Katerina finished, I raised my hand to stop her. If she were to send someone, it would take a lot of talking to make Peregrine trust them. So I said tactfully, "Comrade Katerina, if we only send the women of the collective farm, our commanders and fighters may not know them. Well, I'll ask the captain to send two soldiers with your men. When our soldiers receive the troops, they will be brought here by your people who are familiar with the terrain. You see, is that all right? "

Katerina listened to my suggestion and thought about it. Then she nodded her head and said, "OK, comrade commander, do as you say. I'll arrange for you to act as a guide."

After Yushchenko and Katerina left the house, the operator reported to me again: "Comrade commander, the political commissar called and said that the superior was inquiring about the whereabouts of our army. Did he ask for instructions to report truthfully?"

When I think of the German wiretapping methods that are now beyond defense, I can't confirm whether the intelligence will be mastered by the German army after I report the whereabouts of the 79th infantry army to the headquarters of the front army. I walked around the room with my hands behind my back, thinking about how to reply to my superiors.

I don't know how long it took, but the operator called me softly again: "Comrade commander!"

I stopped, looked at him and asked blankly, "is there anything else?"

"Well, comrade commander." The operator nervously replied, "the political commissar is still on the line. He is waiting for your final reply."

"Why didn't you say that earlier?" After blaming the telegraph operator, I told him, "reply to the political commissar immediately and say that I agree to report the current whereabouts of our army to the higher authorities. However, we should not disclose the direction of our army's next move. "

"Yes The operator agreed, then went back to the walkie talkie and yelled at the transmitter.

After about an hour, I heard the huge roar of tank motors outside, and I knew that it was major perskin's tank unit. Then I walked out.

As I stood at the door, I saw tanks with headlights in the distance, staggering towards me along the illuminated muddy village road. When the tank was seven or eight meters away from me, the leading tank suddenly stopped. First, the soldiers sitting on the tank body jumped down one after another to move their frozen bodies. Then, the top of the turret was lifted and a tank man in the uniform of a tank soldier emerged from inside. He stood on the car body, looked at us, jumped off the car body and ran to me. Come to me, stand at attention, salute and report: "report to commander comrade, tank battalion commander of the 22nd division of Jinwei, major peiersjian has been ordered to come, I'm waiting for your order, please give me instructions!"

"You've come very quickly, comrade major." As I took perskin's hand, I asked with concern, "are the vehicles carrying the fuel and ammunition coming up?"

"Comrade commander, you can rest assured." Although there is a big difference between the level of me and that of pelsjian, he didn't feel the slightest constraint in front of me. He pointed to the back and said, "there are seven trucks in the back, three of them are loaded with ammunition, and the other four are loaded with fuel."

After listening to Peres' report of his fortune, I said with some regret: "it's a pity that the armored vehicles of your battalion were all lost in the defense of zaborosh and the next battle. Otherwise, it's also a force that can't be underestimated in the battlefield."

Peiersjian shook his head behind him and said with pride, "Comrade commander, although our armored vehicles are all lost, our mechanized infantry are still there. You don't see, they're all sitting on tanks when they're marching. Once the battle breaks out, they can follow the tanks and charge the enemy's positions. "

I looked at the dark commanders and fighters in the distance, nodded in agreement, and said politely: "good boy, they are good boys."

Pelsky arrived, and then captain kurishenko of the artillery battalion and captain kiricheng of the infantry company arrived one after another. Instead of calling them to a meeting immediately, I asked Katerina to arrange accommodation for our new fighters. When all the soldiers lived in the houses, Godunov came late.

Seeing gordonov's muddy uniform and black face, I went over and patted him on the shoulder and said with emotion, "Comrade major, you are a good team leader. It's really good!"

Hearing my praise, Godunov bowed his head and said with some embarrassment, "Comrade commander, you flatter me. I'm not competent as a commander. You gave me the three most elite shock engineer battalions, and now there are less than 50 people left. "

"Comrade major, since the fighting during this period has been quite brutal, not only you but also all divisions have been downsized to varying degrees. It's not easy for you to reserve some seeds for the shock Engineer Battalion." After comforting him for a few words, I couldn't help asking the whereabouts of the remaining commanders and fighters, "by the way, Godunov, you just said that there are still 50 soldiers left. Where are they now?"

"They came with me to the village, where people are arranging accommodation for them." After finishing this sentence, gordonov suddenly suggested to me, "Comrade commander, I don't think there are many guards around you. Let them stay with you and be responsible for your safety."

"The arrangement of these commanders and fighters will be discussed later." I turned around and told Yushchenko, who was standing beside me, "go and call the other commanders here. Let's hold a military meeting as soon as possible."

When everyone came into the room, our temporary meeting officially began. First of all, I said to them, "comrades, more than ten kilometers to the west of the village, there is an enemy town. It is said that there are many troops stationed there. Once the German army found out that we had abandoned kafbas and retreated to kilovgrad and Alexandria, they would send troops to encircle us from all sides. As long as the fighting starts, this village will become an important defensive support for us. "

"Comrade commander, can I ask you a question?" It's captain kiricheng, the commander of the fourth regiment. With my permission, he stood up and asked, "with all due respect, it's almost impossible to build a fortification in a short period of time with our current strength."

After what he said, although other people didn't follow suit, I can see from the eyes they looked at me that they all had the same concerns as captain kiricheng, but they were sorry to say it to my old superior.

"Comrade Katerina of the village once told me that in the west of the village, there was a national defense fortification built by our army before the outbreak of the war. In addition to a trench several kilometers long, there were many reinforced concrete blockhouses." After informing several people of Katerina's situation, I confidently said, "after we set up garrisons in these blockhouses, the enemy will not be able to pass through this area without paying several times the price."

"Built before the war?" Godunov asked suspiciously, "it's almost two years now. Can these blockhouses and fortifications still be used?"

"According to a woman in the village, she visited her relatives in the town some time ago. When she returned, she encountered a snowstorm and spent a night in one of the blockhouses temporarily." In order to increase everyone's confidence, I very seriously quoted what the woman said: "according to her, except for a lot of cobwebs in the bunker, the rest of the facilities have not been damaged. A simple repair can put them into normal use."

After what I said, there was a moment of silence, and then Godunov spoke on behalf of you. He stood up and said to me, "Comrade commander, if the enemy takes town as the starting point of attack and adopts armored assault, can we hold it?"

"I don't think it's a big problem." Seeing that all of them were worried, I quickly comforted them and said, "comrades, although we don't have as many tanks and artillery as the Germans, and we don't have the right to control the air, as long as we use the tactics properly and have the collective farm members who support our army, we are still likely to win."

As for what I said, Godunov was the first one to stand up and make a statement: "since Comrade commander said so, I will resolutely obey the order. As long as we have one more person, we will never let the Germans pass from our position. " After his words, the rest of the commanders also stood up to me and said they would obey my arrangement.

Seeing that everyone's opinions were unified, I began to assign tasks again. I took out the map that Katerina had drawn for me, spread it out on the table, and let everyone around the table. Then I told them about my troop plan: "there is a forest to the north of the position, where major perskin's tank unit can lurk, wait until the enemy's tank passes in front of you, and then attack decisively, Cut off the connection between German tanks and infantry, and beat the enemy from behind their tanks. "

"Please don't worry about the commander," perlsjian said to me immediately after hearing the order. "I will never let a tank run back intact."

I nodded and then arranged the characters: "major Godunov, the two infantry companies under your command are deployed in the defense fortifications in the west of the village. Remember, when the machine guns are placed in the blockhouse, the losses of our heavy and heavy machine guns can be minimized in the enemy's shelling and bombing. "“ Yes Gordonov also stood up to show his attitude“ And you, Captain kurishenko. " I pointed to the southwest position of the fortification and said to him, "you put the artillery battalion here. When you see the enemy's tanks appear, you immediately fire at them and completely disrupt their attack formation, so as to cover major perskin's tank unit to launch a surprise attack from the side." Kurishenko didn't answer me immediately. He looked at the map on the table for a moment, and then asked me a question: "Comrade commander, the temperature is getting warmer now, and many areas are becoming muddy. If we want to lay out qualified artillery positions, we must cut down some trees to strengthen the artillery positions. "“ It's a question you've raised, captain After I said this, I thought about it, and then said, "I can ask Katerina to take people from the village to help you cut down trees and reinforce fortifications."“ Is that all right? " Captain kurishenko said with some embarrassment, "they are all women."“ What happened to women? " At this moment, I can't help humming: "women can still hold up half of the sky. There is no need to discuss this matter, so it is decided. After the meeting, I'll go to China. Katerina said it. Do you have any other questions? If not, the meeting will be over. "“ Comrade commander, please wait. I have a problem. " This time it was Godunov, who was in charge of the infantry. I stare at him, some not angry to ask: "major, tell me, what do you have not understand?"“ Comrade commander, "I don't know if gordonov didn't recognize the dissatisfaction in my tone, or he deliberately ignored it. Anyway, he still asked politely," how can I arrange the fifty commanders and fighters I brought? "