Chapter 1058

It was said that we were going to stay here for a rest. The chief of staff of the regiment immediately asked people to bring us steaming black tea and some simple food. When the soldiers put things neatly on the table in front of us, the commander waved them out.

I picked up my tea cup, smelled the sweet smell of tea, took a sip gently, and then asked the group leader standing at the table: "Comrade commander, did your regiment build fortifications nearby?"

Hearing what I said, the team leader did not answer immediately. Instead, he turned his eyes to kazakov. After all, neither apanashchenko nor khazakov introduced me to him just now. He didn't know my identity, so he didn't dare to answer such a matter involving military secrets.

Kazakov laughed at him and said with understanding, "this is general oshanina, the special commissioner from the base camp, who is responsible for supervising and inspecting the construction of fortifications in our defense area. You can report to her."

After getting the permission of Mr. kazakov, the commander gave me a dry smile and then said politely, "Comrade General, I'd better let my chief of staff report to you. He has always been responsible for this work."

"Yes!" I nodded with a smile, turned my head and looked at the major standing next to me. I politely asked, "Comrade chief of staff, can you tell me something about the construction of your fortifications?"

After hearing my question, the chief of staff of the tall regiment, who was in sharp contrast with the short and fat Lieutenant Colonel nearby, straightened his back and said clearly: "report to general, battalion 1 and battalion 2 are building Fortifications on the south side of our regiment's defense area Relying on the terrain, we dug a few semicircular trenches on the hills, and built a number of firepower points with covers in the trenches... "

After the chief of staff introduced the situation, apanashchenko said thoughtfully: "maybe in the near future, we will fight a defensive war with the German army here. The firmness of the fortifications determines the time we can persist here."

"Comrade deputy commander," kazakov said with a smile, "do we need to go to the field to have a look?"

Without waiting for apanashchenko to answer, the commander waved his hand and said, "no, no, comrade general, the situation there is very dangerous. The enemy artillery will fire cold artillery there in a while."

"Comrade commander," apanashchenko sneered at the chief who dissuaded us, and said in a sarcastic tone, "why, are you frightened by the enemy's cold guns?"

Kazakov saw that apanashchenko had signs of anger, so he quickly came out to make ends meet: "Comrade deputy commander, you misunderstood the meaning of the commander. He was worried that we would encounter danger when we went there."

"Yes, comrade general, that's what I want to say." Seeing that the group army commanders all spoke for themselves, the red faced lieutenant commander quickly said, "if you want to know the situation of the frontier, you don't have to go in person. I'll call the two battalion commanders and report them to you in detail. The effect is the same."

"No, I can't." When I was about to say a few words, apanashchenko had already taken the lead in saying what I wanted to say: "I'm going to go to the front to see the fortifications built by the soldiers myself."

Seeing that apanashchenko was so stubborn, kazakov had no choice but to say, "since that's the case, comrade deputy commander of the front army, I'll accompany you after eating."

But after hearing this, apanashchenko waved his hand to him and said, "no, general kazakov, let the chief of staff of the regiment lead me and general oshanina later. You'd better go back to the headquarters of the group army. There must be a lot of things waiting for you to deal with there."

"Well, in that case, I will obey your orders." Khazakov may really have something to do with the headquarters of the group army. After hearing what apanashchenko said, he did not shirk and readily agreed.

After eating, apanashchenko took his last sip of tea, put the cup aside and looked up at the major standing straight at the table: "chief of staff, let's go and see what you've built here," he said, turning his head to kazakov and adding, "I hope the fortifications you've built, Your comrades and commanders of the group army will not be disgraced. "

When the three of us came out of the regiment headquarters, apanashchenko saw Yushchenko surrounded by the soldiers of the guard class and asked for my advice: "Comrade oshanina, let's walk to the frontier fortification to have a look, OK?"

Just as I was about to answer, the chief of staff of the regiment suddenly broke in and said, "Comrade deputy commander of the front army, I'm afraid we can't walk here. We have to take a bus. It's seven or eight kilometers from here to the base of the first and second battalions. "

"All right, then get in the car!" Almost at the same time that apanashchenko issued the order, Yushchenko also heard this sentence. He immediately stopped and ordered the guards around him to get on the bus.

The chief of staff of the regiment was sitting in the sidecar of a motorcycle, driving ahead. The jeep that apanashchenko and I were in followed by the truck that Yushchenko and the guards were in.

On the way, seeing that there was no outsider in the car, I asked apanashchenko curiously, "Comrade deputy commander, do you get along well with the commander of the front army command?"

Although apanashchenko was very strange that I would ask such a question, he replied truthfully: "it's OK. Commander watujing is very kind to people. When he talks to anyone, he always has a smile on his face. As for Comrade Khrushchev, "when he said this, he stopped and made me nervously prick my ears, eager to learn more useful information from him.

After looking out of the window, he continued: "although Khrushchev is a member of the military committee of the front army and has the rank of general, he mainly maintains the demeanor of a party worker when he contacts others. He never uses the term" military rank "or" please report ". How to say, he is also a better colleague to get along with. "

After listening to apanashchenko's comments on Khrushchev, I was secretly relieved. It seems that if I have the opportunity, I still need to deal with the future leader more to leave a good impression on him. When he comes to the world, my life will be better.

Our car stopped a long way from the fortification. I looked out of the window and saw two captains standing by the side of the road talking to the chief of staff who had just got out of the sidecar.

Through the introduction of the chief of staff of the regiment, I learned that the two captains were the commanders of the first battalion and the second battalion. They had received a call from the head of the regiment and knew that we were coming to inspect, so they came to the roadside specially to wait for us.

After shaking hands with the two captains, apanashchenko said without expression, "take us to see what you've built to see if it's satisfactory."

We first inspected the fortifications of the second battalion. The commander of the second battalion led the way ahead. Apanashchenko and I followed him. The chief of staff of the regiment and the commander of the first battalion were five or six steps behind us. Further away, Yushchenko and the soldiers of the guard class.

After the second battalion commander showed us around the fortifications built by the second battalion, we came to the defensive zone of the first battalion. To tell you the truth, although I have been ordered to inspect the construction of the fortifications, I am a layman. It's OK to see the bustle. I can't tell if I want to point out the problems in the construction of the fortifications.

But thanks to apanashchenko's help, I'm much less worried. He not only stood on the ground to observe the various fire points, but also went into the trench to measure the height and width of the trench with his own figure. From time to time, he used his fist to knock on the wood of the fortification to see if it was firmly fixed.

When the inspection was almost finished, apanashchenko stopped and said to the first battalion commander who was a guide, "Comrade captain, your battalion and the second battalion are well built. It's good, it's very good."

I stood on the south side of the trench and looked into the distance, trying to see if I could see the German positions in the distance. As a result, I could not see any German fortifications except the wide plain. I waved to the chief of staff. When he stood beside me, I pointed to the distance and asked, "Comrade chief of staff, how far is it from the German defense line?"

"At least five kilometers apart, Comrade General." The chief of staff gave a very sharp answer.

I looked around. A hundred meters away from the front left, there was a small earth slope. It was only twenty or thirty meters high. The width of the front was only about one hundred meters, and the depth was only seventy or eighty meters. At the moment, many people were building fortifications nervously.

Apanashchenko came up to me and asked curiously, "Comrade oshanina, what are you looking at?"

I pointed to the slope I was looking at and said to apanashchenko, "no, comrade deputy commander, there is a small slope. It seems that the comrades of the first battalion are going to transform it into a firepower support point."

Apanashchenko took a look over there, and then said, "yes, I can see it too. It can be a firepower support point. When the enemy attacks the main position of a battalion, it will kill the enemy from the side."

After listening to apanashchenko's words, I slowly shook my head and said, "Comrade deputy commander, I don't think it's wise to take this place as a fire support point."

"Why?" When I said that, apanashchenko frowned and asked, "Comrade oshanina, can you give me your reasons?"

I pointed to the slope in the distance and said to apanashchenko, "Comrade deputy commander, look, the slope is gentle and narrow. There were too few troops on it to attack the German flanks; Too many troops will cause heavy casualties in the enemy's artillery or bombing. Since it is such a terrain that is easy to attack but difficult to defend, there is no need to build defensive positions on it. "

"But Comrade o'shanina." Apanashchenko retorted to me discontentedly, saying: "can we just watch the Germans occupy there and turn it into the starting point of attack and do nothing?"

"Comrade deputy commander, please listen to my explanation." Not only did apanashchenko's face show dissatisfaction, but several other commanders joined in and whispered. I coughed and said to them in a loud voice: "although there is no need to build any fortifications for this small highland which is not easy to defend at the front, we can send small troops to carry submachine guns, machine guns and other automatic firearms for defense. When the enemy attacks us, first use firepower to kill the enemy as much as possible, and then retreat to the main position in a decentralized and covert way. "

When I said this, I found that apanashchenko's tight brows were stretched out, and his face also showed a smile, so I struck while the iron was hot and said, "when the enemy's position is not stable, he will cover the high ground with heavy artillery fire, and then take back the high ground with counter attack. In this repeated tug of war, a lot of the enemy's living strength is consumed. "“ I get it. I get it. " After listening to my words, a battalion commander nearby couldn't help crying excitedly. The chief of staff of the regiment came up to him and slapped him on the back. At the same time, he scolded him and said, "what are you calling for?" Apanashchenko, however, waved his hand to the chief of staff of the regiment and asked the first battalion commander with a smile: "Comrade captain, what do you understand? Let's listen to it. " A battalion commander looked at us and said with some embarrassment, "Comrade General, the reason why he just didn't suggest that we build fortifications on the small highlands was that he was afraid that the German army would use these fortifications to resist tenaciously after occupying the Highlands, so as to increase the casualties of our counterattack troops."“ Yes, comrade captain I waited for a battalion commander to finish, immediately gave him a thumbs up, and added: "although the enemy attack, we can only defend. However, we should not only defend for the sake of defense, but also take advantage of all kinds of favorable opportunities to counterattack the enemy. Do you understand? "“ I see! " The chief of staff and the two battalion commanders replied neatly“ Now that I understand, what are you doing here? " Apanashchenko obviously accepted my proposal and immediately ordered the first battalion commander: "Comrade captain, if you don't send someone to take back the soldiers who repaired the fortifications, I believe they are tired after so long work, let them have a rest first. As for the slope, you can leave a squad as a guard“ Yes, I'll give the order right away After a loud promise, the battalion commander turned and left. Apanashchenko went up to the chief of staff and said to him, "Comrade chief of staff, you have heard what general oshanina said." Seeing that the other side nodded his approval, he then said, "now that I have heard this, I will immediately promote this new type of defense deployment to the battalions, and give up the fortification of those small highlands that are not easy to defend in the front." After apanashchenko finished, the chief of staff of the regiment first nodded his head to show obedience to the order, and then complained to him: "Comrade deputy commander of the front army, since our army is newly established, our equipment is very poor. Although every soldier has weapons in his hand, there are few automatic weapons such as submachine guns and machine guns. I don't know when the superior can change our equipment for us?"