Chapter 1133

When the battle came to an end, busmanov and I, with the guards, set foot on the highland after the fierce battle.

There are only a few craters on this side of the north slope because there are few shells dropped. When I got to the top of the hillside, I found that it was completely empty soil ploughed several times by gunfire. The gun position on the mountain has disappeared. In the smoky soil, the broken parts of the gun can be seen from time to time.

I look around, but I don't see anyone. Thinking that the artillery company might be completely destroyed, my heart could not help flustered, so I asked aloud, "where are the commanders and fighters of the artillery company?"

But there was no response.

Busmanov stepped forward, stood beside me and yelled around, "is anyone there? Is there anyone else? "

After his cry, the position was still silent.

The guard behind me saw this situation, immediately grabbed in front of us and began to look down in the virtual earth. Soon they dug out a commander and fighter from the soil, but after checking the results, it was a pity to find that the other side had already died.

I quickly told the guard: "continue to look, see if there are any living artillery brothers."

The guards agreed, bending over to search the earth for survivors. Soon two more soldiers were dug out of the soil, but none of them was alive.

Seeing this, basmanov said to me with a little worry: "Comrade commander, you see the artillery positions on the top of the mountain have been razed to the ground. There may be no survivors at all."

Although I agree with his statement, I am not reconciled to it. I just stare at the guards searching in front of me without saying a word, hoping for a miracle.

Ten minutes later, the guards put the bodies of more than 20 martyrs in front of us. I took off my helmet and made a deep bow to the body of the martyr. When I put on my helmet and was about to ask basmanov to go to the tunnel of the infantry company to have a look, I suddenly heard a guard exclaim in surprise: "look, the soil over there is moving. The people buried below must still be alive."

"Come on, come on, come on, dig him out!" Hearing what the guards said, I couldn't wait to give orders to everyone before I could see where it was.

Several guards rushed to a small mound not far from my left front and planed out the people buried below with all hands and feet. Because the rescued man was covered with soil and his clothes were ragged, I couldn't see whether he was a soldier or a commander at all. He quickly walked over and held his dusty hand tightly with both hands. He said excitedly, "Comrade artillery, you have worked hard!"

The man who was supported by two guards looked at me and said in a weak voice, "Hello, comrade commander!"

"Who are you?" Basmanov asked aloud.

"Gagkayev," the other party replied weakly, "Captain gagkayev, the fifth company commander of the 1008th anti tank annihilating artillery regiment."

"Comrade captain," busmanov went up to the captain, took his other hand, shook it hard, and said in a loud voice, "you and your men are good. As a result of your bravery and tenacity, our infantry were able to repel several German attacks in a row

"Comrade major," I said after basmanov finished, "write down the captain's name and report it to the group headquarters in the evening. It is said in the report that because he is brave and tenacious in fighting, he was awarded due honor in recognition of his brave fighting spirit. "

"Yes, comrade commander." Basmanov agreed, took out a pen and paper from his briefcase and wrote down the name of captain gagkaev.

As we have to inspect the tunnel works next, I asked the guards to take gagkaev with me, and I was going to ask the health guards of the infantry company to check him first to see if he was injured.

The position of the infantry company, though under the enemy's fire, was ploughed into a piece of empty land. More than a dozen soldiers are working in the hollowed out trenches.

As soon as we arrived, a lieutenant ran over and saluted me and busmanov. Basmanov said to me with a smile, "Comrade commander, this is the commander of the seventh company."

While shaking hands with the seventh company commander, I asked with concern: "comrade company commander, how are the casualties of your company in the battle?"

"There are 21 soldiers left in the company," the seventh company commander replied with a bitter smile, licking his dry lips. "But we still have a heavy machine gun and seven assault rifles. We can continue to fight."

I know that with the character of chejerikov, each company of the new regiment can not have only 100 people, so I asked the commander of the seventh company curiously, "how many people are there in your company?"

"197, comrade commander." The seven company commander replied in a loud voice.

After hearing this, I immediately turned to look at basmanov and ordered in an unquestionable tone: "Comrade major, the casualties of the seventh company have almost reached 90%. Immediately, a company was raised from the high ground behind to take over the defense, so that the commanders and fighters of the seventh company can go to the back for rest."

Hearing that they were to be transferred to the rear for rest, the seventh company commander was in a bit of a hurry and said in a loud voice: "Comrade commander, we don't need to rest. Really, we don't need to rest. We can go on fighting... "

Before he finished speaking, I interrupted him and said to him earnestly, "Comrade lieutenant, your task has been completed. What we need to do now is to take a rest in the back and replenish the troops as soon as possible. As long as combat effectiveness is formed, are you worried that there will be no war to fight? "

When the seventh company commander heard me say this, his face became happy again.

At this time, busmanov said to him, "commander of the seventh company, the commander wants to see your tunnel works. Please take her to visit. By the way, I'll also use your company's phone to contact captain Rosenberg. "

The seventh company commander took us and others along the half buried trench, and we came to the tunnel mouth with little effort. The exit of the tunnel may have collapsed in the German artillery bombardment. At the moment, seven or eight soldiers are cleaning up the accumulated soil at the entrance. I don't know who called out "the commander is coming!" Everyone stopped their work and gathered around.

I saw that each of them had ragged uniforms and their faces were black with smoke. Several soldiers wore bandages on their heads, shoulders, arms and even legs. With a smile on my face, I shook hands with the soldiers who had just fought with the German Army armed to the teeth, and had a simple chat with everyone.

I looked up the south slope and saw that from the hillside to the foot of the mountain, there were abandoned German bodies everywhere. They were lying on the hillside in all kinds of postures, laying most of the hillside in disorder. I pointed to the bottom and frowned at basmanov and said, "major, when the incoming troops arrive, let them clean up the German corpses below, so as not to cause epidemic disease after the corpses decay."

"I see." For my order, basmanov immediately drew inferences from one instance, "I asked the troops to dig a few big pits below and throw the German bodies in and bury them."

"That will do." Knowing that it was the most convenient way to do so when there were not enough people, I agreed and added, "don't forget to leave all the weapons that the Germans can use."

After leaving the highland, I drove along the road to the division headquarters of the 51st division of Jinwei. As our army has just inflicted heavy damage on the German troops in this area, on the road, I saw not only the bombed tanks and the killed soldiers, but also a captive team composed of nearly 100 German officers and soldiers walking towards the rear under the escort of our commanders and fighters. For them, the ongoing war has come to an early end.

In the division headquarters of the 51st division, I saw not only major general tavartkilaze, commander of the tank army, Colonel bere, commander of the 90th division, Chernoff, but also apanashchenko, deputy commander of the front army. When he saw me coming, he nodded with a smile and said, "Comrade o'shanina, you are here."

"Senior general," although his rank is higher than mine, I spoke sternly to him in this situation: "how can you run to the front? Don't you know how dangerous it is here?"

Apanashchenko didn't care about my attitude. He turned his head and looked at them. He turned his head, shrugged his shoulders and said, "Comrade oshanina, although the front line is very dangerous, as long as the senior commanders and soldiers stay together, it can boost the morale and stabilize the morale of the army."

I can't laugh or cry about apanashchenko's theory. If you are killed by the German army in the front, it will definitely boost the morale of the German army, and our side will be in a panic. I took a deep breath, tried to restrain my impulse, and tried to say to him in a smooth tone: "Comrade General, you didn't inform commander watujing in advance when you came out this time, so that he couldn't find anyone to discuss the battle plan with you. That's why I'm ordered to come to the front to find you

Apanashchenko was a little embarrassed by my half true and half false words. In order to get rid of the embarrassment, he turned the topic to the cooperative air ground combat that just ended not long ago: "Comrade oshanina, you just played very well. The cooperation between the air force and the army is perfect. As soon as the German tanks were concentrated, our bombers flew over and dropped bombs to blow them up. Before the smoke of the bombing dispersed, our tanks rushed up again and easily beat the rest of the tanks to pieces.... "

Although I saw this sudden air ground cooperative operation in the telescope, I was very interested to hear apanashchenko talking about it at the moment. As soon as he finished, I turned to bere and Chernoff, who were standing beside me: "comrades of the two colonels, I want to ask, which German army has just been repulsed by you?"

My words surprised several people present. After a while, Colonel berey timidly asked me, "Comrade commander, don't you really know which army we defeated?"

I shook my head and said with some embarrassment, "after I left the highland, I came here directly. I really didn't have time to ask which army was the captured prisoner."

Tavartkiraze stepped forward and said to me respectfully, "Comrade commander, please allow me to report to you." Seeing that I nodded my approval, he said with a certain degree of pride on his face, "the army that was defeated by the 90th tank army and the guards division is the German imperial division.". When they were defeated and retreated to our division's defensive area, they disrupted the line of the "Hitler division" which was attacking our division's position. Now the two German SS divisions, under our joint attack, have retreated to the west of Yakovlev. At present, we have gradually restored the lost positions No. 2 and No. 3. "“ Comrades in the air force have made great achievements in this battle. " Apanashchenko added with emotion: "due to their heroic performance, the German army was defeated and could not stop the effective resistance." At this point, he stopped for a moment, then said with a trace of regret, "it's a pity that we could use too few troops at that time, otherwise we might be able to drive all the enemies back to Belgorod." I didn't express any opinions on apanashchenko's optimistic speculation, but just gave a faint smile. I knew in my heart that the reason why the German army was so embarrassed by us was not that our strength was far beyond that of the other side, but that the sudden appearance of the air force caught the German army by surprise. When they come back and take the necessary measures, we can achieve very little. In order to let apanashchenko return to the headquarters of the front army obediently, I turned my eyes and came up with a good idea. Then I said to him with a smile, "Comrade General, in order to let commander watujing understand the detailed process of our defeat of the Hitler division and the imperial division as soon as possible, I think it is necessary for you to return to the headquarters of the front army immediately, Report to him personally the details of the whole battle. " In order to increase the persuasion, I deliberately made a regretful expression, "if I didn't want to stay and command the troops, I would like to report the great victory to commander watujing personally. After all, the report in the telegram is too dry." After hearing what I said, apanashchenko was cheated by my little trick. He stood up and said, "Comrade oshanina, you are right. You still have more important things to do when you stay in the front line. I will report to general watujing about the fighting. But you must remember to send a telegram to the commander first, so that he can have a clear idea“ No problem, senior general. I'll arrange the telegram right away. " "Do you want me to send someone to escort you back?" I asked in a flattering tone“ No need, "apanashchenko said with a wave of his hand." the road I'm going to take is under the control of our army. There should be no danger. The front line needs manpower. You'd better use the soldiers you want to arrange in more important places. " Watching apanashchenko leave, I finally put down the stone in my heart. Then he called them all to the table, pointed to the map on it and gave them a new defense zone.