Chapter 1091

Although position 4 was successfully recovered, I didn't go back to the headquarters of the group army immediately. Instead, I followed Nekrasov to the headquarters of the 52nd division. At the same time, I asked him to call all the three commanders of the division to the headquarters of the division to discuss the gains and losses of this battle.

When all the people came to the meeting, I made a sign to Nekrasov and said, "Comrade Colonel, since all the commanders are here, let's have a meeting."

Nikolasov nodded, stood up, put his hands on the edge of the table, and began to tell the commanders about the recovery of position 4 today. After briefly describing the process of recovering the position, he looked around and said to his subordinates, "you can tell us what you think of this battle."

After that, he waited for a while. Seeing that there was no one to answer, he looked at the head of 223 regiment and said, "Comrade commander, this battle took place in your regiment's defense area. Let's talk about it first."

The head of the regiment who was named stood up and looked at me with some formality. When I saw that I was looking at him quietly, I became more and more flustered, so that I could only say two words over and over again: "the commanders and fighters of our regiment are very brave today. In the face of the fierce enemy, no one has retreated..."

When he spoke for the fifth time, nikolasov couldn't listen to him any more. He raised his hand to stop him, pointed to another commander and said, "you can tell me your opinion."

After standing up, the commander gave me the same nervous look, then calmed down and said, "Comrade commander, I think the commanders and fighters of 223 regiment who participated in the counterattack have been very brave in today's battle. All the officers and men of our 225th regiment must learn from them.... "

When I heard these empty contents, I quickly raised my hand to stop him and said impatiently, "OK, comrade commander, you don't have to say any more. I know what you have to say." With that, I turned my attention to the other remaining regiment leader. At the same time, I asked curiously, "Comrade regiment leader, are you the regiment leader of 221 regiment or 227 regiment?"

Hearing my question, the tall and thin regiment leader stood up straight and said in a loud voice, "Comrade report commander, I'm lieutenant commander yershov, the 221st regiment leader." Without waiting for me to speak, he went on to say, "I think what we are going to discuss at this meeting today is not only how our army recovered position 4, but also why the position was lost, so as to avoid similar things happening in other areas."

Yershov's words made me feel fresh and fresh. I looked at him in surprise and urged, "Comrade commander, tell me what you think."

"Yes, comrade commander." Yeershoff agreed, and then began to analyze the reasons for the loss of position 4: "although the 223rd regiment stationed a company on position 4 to defend, the fortifications were not built according to the unified deployment of the group army headquarters. For example, if there are no tunnels in the positions, once they are bombarded or bombed intensively by the enemy, the troops hidden in the trenches will suffer many unnecessary casualties. Secondly, in front of the position, there was no barbed wire and no minefield, so that the Germans could walk like a walk to the bottom of the position. Last but not least, when we are on duty at night, we usually send sentries based on shifts. At the same time, there are at least two machine gun fire points in the trench. Some people are on duty 24 hours a day, but what about 223 regiment? Not only are machine gun fire sites unattended, but there are only two sentinels on guard. Once the sentry is killed by the enemy, then the enemy's sneak attack will succeed. "

After listening to yershov's words, I turned to the head of 223 regiment and asked, "Comrade commander, is what yershov said true?"

"Comrade commander," the head of the regiment quickly stood up from his seat and, like a pupil who had done something wrong, bowed his head to admit his mistake: "since we consider that the soldiers are very tired in the process of building fortifications during the day, in order to let them have a better rest, our regiment arranges very few Russian sentries at night."

"Comrade commander," after listening to the group leader's self justification, my mood became irritable. I patted the table hard, pointed to his nose and said in a loud voice, "have you ever thought that if the troops below didn't carry out your wrong orders, this No. 4 position would not be lost at all, and we would not sacrifice more than 100 experienced commanders and fighters for recovering the lost position?"

"I'm wrong, comrade commander." The commander of 223 regiment was red in the face when I scolded him. After he gave me a sneak glance, he immediately assured me: "when I go back, I can order the third battalion to build a perfect defense system on the position."

When I criticized the regiment leader, nikolasov immediately pleaded for his subordinates. He said in a flattering tone: "Comrade commander, please calm down. Since we all know how the 223 regiment's positions were lost, we will certainly learn from the bitter experience and improve the existing defense system to avoid similar incidents. "

"Yes, comrade commander." Seeing that his immediate superior was speaking for him, the head of the regiment summoned up courage and said to me, "we will learn from this serious lesson and improve our defense system. Don't worry. As soon as I go back, I'll order the third battalion to dig the tunnel overnight and try to finish it in a week. "

"And the minefield in front of the position." I waited for him to finish his statement, then added coldly.

"Yes, yes The commander replied in a panic: "the minefield will also be laid in the near future. We will never let the Germans touch our position quietly again."

After everyone was seated, I looked around for a while, and then asked, "today's battle must have been well known, even if you haven't witnessed it with your own eyes, after listening to the introduction of Mr. Nekrasov. I now ask you, what do you think of today's battle? "

The commanders of nikolasov's forces looked at the chief of staff of the division. Seeing that the other side ignored him, they turned their eyes to nikolasov for help. Seeing the embarrassment of his troops, nikolasov had to stand up again and plead with me, saying, "Comrade commander, since we all don't speak, I guess we think today's attack will be a successful one. It's impossible to beat off the Germans on the hillside."

After niekrasov finished, povsky, who had been silent, said, "Comrade niekrasov, can I say a few words?" Seeing that the other side nodded blankly, he stood up and said, "today's battle, comrade commander and I saw the whole process together in the regiment observation station. First of all, I would like to say that the officers and men of the 223rd regiment are all good. In the face of the enemy's barrage of bullets, no one shrinks, but bravely advances. "

Povsky's words surprised me. How did he become a lobbyist for nikolasov? However, I soon found that my judgment was wrong. I just heard povsky continue to say: "in fact, after the position was covered by our rockets, the German garrison on the position was very limited. But with just a little remnant of German forces, our brave guards still suffered heavy casualties. "

"Comrade artillery commander," I don't know why povsky suddenly made such a long speech and stopped him immediately, saying, "what are you trying to explain?"

"Step gun cooperation!" Then he continued: "when our counterattack troops reached the middle of the open field, the rocket barracks launched two volleys, causing heavy damage to the German troops in the position. Originally, according to the plan made before the battle, when the troops arrived at the foot of the mountain, the Rockets would not be designed for fear of injuring their own people. At this time, only mortars can be used. "

At this point, he sighed deeply, and then said, "but what I see is that brave soldiers bravely rush up the hillside with bullets from the enemy and flying grenade fragments. Many of the officers and men fell into a pool of blood, and with their blood and even their lives, they wrote about their boundless loyalty to the motherland and their incomparable hatred of the Communist aggressors. "

When povsky said these words, I was very surprised. I didn't expect that the artillery commander sent to me by the superior was so eloquent. If he was allowed to serve as political commissar in any division, he would have a better development.

Instead of interrupting him, I listened patiently to his point of view. All the commanders, including nikolasov, did not stop nodding when they heard his high opinion.

When povsky and I left the 52nd division headquarters of Jinwei and returned to the group army headquarters, I couldn't help asking povsky, "Comrade artillery commander, what did you do before the war broke out?"

After listening to what I said, povsky shrugged and replied with a smile, "Comrade commander, what else can I do? Of course, I'm a teacher."

"I don't know what major I teach?" I heard that he used to be a teacher. I can't help feeling a lot. I didn't expect that an ordinary teacher would be easily competent for the position of artillery commander. I even wonder if he used to be a teacher in Moscow or Leningrad? Because I was thinking about it, I couldn't help asking, "which school did you teach in?"

"Not the kind of university you think." Povsky may have guessed my mind and specially explained to me, "I used to be a lecturer at Tula Artillery Academy. After the outbreak of the war, due to the lack of sufficient artillery commanders in the army, I was transferred from school to an artillery regiment as a deputy, and with which regiment, I fought with the Germans in many places. Not long ago, I was officially appointed as the artillery commander of the 6th group army

After listening to his account, I nodded and said, "yes, Colonel povsky, I think you are fully qualified for the position of artillery commander." After that, I thought about it and asked him, "if the German army launches a blitz against our defense area, how do you plan to use the artillery within the scope of the group army?"

Without thinking, povsky replied, "I plan to send someone to survey the terrain and mark each section of the defense area one by one. Once the enemy rushes into our defense area, it only needs to fire at the designated area, and then it can give them heavy damage. "

As for povsky's statement, I said noncommittally: "Comrade Colonel, since you have given thorough consideration, I will give you full responsibility for the artillery work. Is that all right? "

"No problem." Povsky agreed very simply. Then he reached out to me and said gratefully, "Comrade commander, thank you for your trust in me. I will live up to your expectations." As soon as he entered the headquarters, Danilov met him and asked with concern, "Comrade commander, what's the situation in position 4?" Danilov's words confused me. My heart said, didn't povsky just forget to call him and turn to the matter that I asked him to send a telegram? But on second thought, it's impossible, because I was always there when povsky called. Bzikov noticed my abnormality and explained to me immediately, "Comrade commander, after receiving the call from Colonel povsky, we immediately sent a message to the headquarters of the front army as soon as possible, informing them of the recovery of position 4." He took a look at Danilov, who was a little worried, and explained to me with a smile, "Comrade deputy commander, I'm afraid that you are afraid that the superior will blame you, so before we recover the position, let's send this telegram of victory." Bzikov's explanation made me understand why Danilov was so abnormal. So I said to Danilov with a smile, "Comrade deputy commander, what are you worried about? Are you worried that I will lie about the results of the war and deceive my superiors? " Although I said this in a joking tone, Danilov waved his hand in a panic and said to himself, "in the past, it took four or five hours, two or three days, or even longer to recover lost territory like this. And it took you just over an hour to recover your position. It's a bit incredible. " I laughed at Danilov's query, and then said to him solemnly, "Comrade deputy commander, if you partner with me for a long time, you will find that there will be some differences between the troops I command and other troops. You need to adapt slowly, but you can't make such a fuss as now." Danilov may not have understood me at all, but he nodded and said, "I see, comrade commander, I will try my best to cooperate with you in all the work of the group army."