Chapter 1248

After listening to Lukin's report, I put down the phone and prepared to go to the meeting place. However, I was stopped by tavartkilaze. He was surprised and asked, "Comrade commander, don't you plan to go to the meeting place like this?"

Tavartkilaze's words stunned me, and I stared at him and asked, "Comrade commander, is it not worth me to go to such a big event as the meeting of our troops and friendly forces?"

"Comrade commander, didn't you hear what commander Lu Jin said when you just talked to him?" Tavartkilaze explained to me with some tears and laughter: "now it's only commander Lukin's troops who have broken through the enemy's line and joined up with the friendly troops coming from the opposite side, not all our troops and friendly troops."

"What's the difference?" I became more and more confused by what tawalter killazer said.

"That is to say, at present, only Lukin is a regiment joining the friendly forces, and other forces are still fighting with the enemy." Although tavartkilaze was so upset by my reaction that he ran away quickly, he said to me patiently: "if you go there now, you will not only encounter danger on the way, but also catch up with the counterattack of the enemy at the meeting place. For your safety, please don't leave the headquarters for the time being. "

With such an explanation from tavartkiraze, I finally understood what was going on. In order not to let him worry about my safety, I had to say reluctantly, "well, since the situation ahead is still unclear, I'll stay here a little longer. I'll go there when the enemy is almost cleared up."

"Don't worry, comrade commander." Tavartkilaze assured me, "as long as the enemy in front is cleared up, I will accompany you to the meeting place to meet with the friendly commanders."

Although I can't get to the meeting place immediately to feel the exciting scene when the two armies meet, I have to report the news of the meeting to the rear immediately.

First of all, I got through to the headquarters in the city of Izumi, and when I heard chisgakov's voice, I immediately said with a smile, "Comrade deputy commander, I have good news for you. The 309th Regiment under the command of lieutenant colonel Lukin has successfully joined forces with general trakov's troops coming from the opposite side."

"Joined up?" Chisgakov was stunned at first, then exclaimed excitedly: "this is really wonderful. I will immediately inform Colonel bezikov of this good news and ask him to report the news of the meeting to the commander of the front army. "

"Wait a minute, comrade deputy commander." At this time, I suddenly thought of tavartkilaze's words. At present, only the Lukin regiment and the friendly forces join forces. If after we reported the news, the German army counterattacked the meeting place and regained control of the area, then we would be reprimanded by the superior. So I hesitated for a moment, Or he said to chisgakov tactfully: "this good news can be told to the military commissar and chief of staff first to make them happy. However, to be on the safe side, do not report to the headquarters of the front army for the time being. "

"Ah?" After hearing this, chisgakov asked curiously, "why?"

So I told him what I was worried about. After hearing this, he said, "I see. Comrade commander, you are worried that the enemy has just reported the good news, but has resumed its position. Then we may be reproached by our superiors."

"Yes, comrade deputy commander, that's what I mean." I didn't hide my point at all.

After a moment's silence, chisgakov asked, "Comrade commander, in order to solve the battle as soon as possible, I suggest that the 89th division of general sherekin's guard can fight immediately, in addition to the 375TH infantry division holding fast to ijum."

"Well, comrade deputy commander." I thought that although the defeat of the German army had been decided, there were still some variables. If one of the troops could fight again, the chance of winning would be higher. So I readily replied, "let the 89th division of general seleucin's guards take part in the battle immediately."

Having arranged for the 89th division of the guards to take part in the war, I suddenly felt that I should talk to trekov and tell him the good news of the division. Maybe he didn't know the good news at this time.

As soon as I got to the telephone, before I could tell the operator, he took off the earphone and handed it to me. He said respectfully, "Comrade commander, general trakov of the friendly army wants to speak to you!"

As soon as I put on my headphones, I heard trakov's laughter coming out, and then I heard him say out loud, "Hello, Rita, do you know? Our two troops have successfully joined forces. "

"Yes, yes, Comrade General." I also happily replied, "our 309th regiment of the 51st division of the guards has successfully joined your forces after cutting through the enemy's three defensive positions."

"Rita, although we've joined up," trekov continued, "it's not too optimistic. If the whole meeting area is only about one kilometer wide, the gap in the enemy's defense line will not be big enough. We should concentrate our forces on the two wings and expand our achievements as soon as possible. "

"Comrade General, please rest assured." I think his idea coincides with mine. He quickly added: "I have ordered the 89th division of the guards to fight..."

"Wait a minute, Rita. Please wait a minute." Before I finished, trakov couldn't wait to interrupt me. He tentatively asked, "is the 89th division of the guards you are talking about under the command of major general shelukin, the unit that first planted the red flag in the cities of Belgorod and Kharkov?"

"Yes, Comrade General." I couldn't help but wonder that trikov actually knew the name of the 89th division and its commander. I couldn't help asking, "do you know general Xie Liujin?"

"I've seen his name in the war papers, but I've never seen him in person." Trekov let out a sigh of relief, and then said, "since you put all his guards into battle, there is no suspense about the rest of the battle. I believe we can meet again after dawn. "

After I finished my call with trakov, I turned to taraze and said, "Comrade commander, as soon as general Xie Liujin's close guard division arrives, I will let them launch an attack immediately, so as to completely smash the German defense and complete the full reunion with the friendly forces."

A few hours later, at 8:30 a.m., I received a call from Xie Liujin from the front. He said to me excitedly, "Comrade commander, our troops have wiped out all the German troops that can be seen in sight. You and commander tavartkiraze can come to the meeting place."

I sat in the front command for several hours, waiting for this moment. As soon as I put down the phone, I directly told tavartkilaze, "Comrade commander, please go to prepare the vehicles. We need to get to the meeting place immediately."

After listening to my instructions, tavartkiraze immediately went to the door and called a soldier on guard. After a few words of explanation, he came back and said to me, "Comrade commander, I have already given the explanation. Five minutes at most, they can get the car ready. By the way, do you need the deputy commander to go with you? "

If it wasn't for tawalter killazer's reminder, I would have forgotten chisgakov who stayed behind in the city of ijum. As soon as I patted my forehead, I chagrined and said, "Damn, how could I forget such an important thing." With that, I went to the table and grabbed the phone.

When I heard chisgakov's voice coming out of the receiver, I immediately said, "Hello, comrade deputy commander. General tavartkiraze and I are going to see the meeting place. Would you like to join us

"Is that true, comrade commander?" When hearing my question, she said excitedly, "how can such an exciting scene be without me? Please wait in the headquarters for a moment. I'll be there in five minutes

I raised my hand and looked at my watch. Looking back on the road I saw when I came here, I knew that he would never arrive in five minutes, but I followed his meaning and said, "well, comrade deputy commander, I'll wait for you in the headquarters. When you arrive, we'll go to the meeting place together. "

As soon as I put down the phone, busmanov came in from the outside, straightened up and reported to me, "Comrade commander, your car is ready. When are you going to start?"

"Comrade major," I said with a smile, looking at basmanov, "would you please wait a moment? Because we have to wait for the deputy commander. When he comes, we'll set out together. "

"Comrades commander," tavartkilaze said to me as soon as I finished saying, "it will take at least half an hour to get to the meeting place from here because the road condition is so bad. For example, I'll stay here and wait for the deputy commander. Will you take the bus first

"No, no, general tavartkiraze." Although his words touched my heart, I thought that I had just promised chisgakov that I would wait for him here, so I had to say with regret, "since I said that I would go with him when the deputy commander arrives, I'll stay here for a while."

Tavartkilaze saw that I was so stubborn that he couldn't say anything more. He only nodded in silence, then waved to basmanov and asked him to wait for us outside the door.

By the time chisgakov appeared, fifteen minutes had passed. I waited for him to enter the headquarters. After a few simple greetings, I waved and said, "Comrade deputy commander, it's getting late. Let's go."

Our jeep, surrounded by several armored vehicles, drove towards the meeting place ahead. Along the way, I saw craters, large and small, and scattered corpses, both of the enemy's and our army's commanders and fighters, and even destroyed tanks and artillery on both sides of the road.

Looking at the soldiers cleaning the battlefield outside, chisjakov said with emotion: "Comrade commander, it seems that the battle last night was really fierce."

"Yes." I nodded my head and said, "we are the final winners."

After I finished, chisgakov suddenly asked, "what are we going to do next?"

I looked at him and asked, "Comrade deputy commander, I don't understand what you mean?"

"Comrade commander, I mean what new tasks will be assigned to us by the higher authorities after the liberation of ijum and the reunion with the friendly forces?" Chisjakov said with some frustration: "if there is such an offensive battle again, it is estimated that it will be difficult to achieve any brilliant results with the strength of our group army." Hearing this, tawalter killazer, sitting in the front co pilot's seat, turned and opened his mouth as if to say something, but in the end, nothing came out and turned his head again“ Comrade deputy commander, I'm sorry, I don't know. " After I understood the implication of his words, I answered truthfully: "after a series of large-scale attacks, the strength of our group army has been greatly weakened, and the ammunition has almost been exhausted. Under such circumstances, if the superior gives us any more offensive orders, it is estimated that we will not be able to achieve any results. " Speaking of this, I suddenly thought of a thing. I quickly raised my hand and patted the driver on the shoulder, and cried out: "driver, stop, stop by the side of the road!" When the car stopped, both chisjakov and tavartkiraze looked at me in surprise. Without waiting for the two men to ask, I hastened to say, "I just left in such a hurry that I didn't even have time to report the good news that the main German forces were destroyed and the division area expanded. At this time, we can let him report the good news of the division to the headquarters of the front army, and make commander watujing happy. " After listening to me, tavartkilaze opened the car door, got out of the car and headed for an armored car parked behind us, because there was a radio station on the car, which could contact the group headquarters directly. Two minutes later, tavartkilaze returned to the car, turned to me and said, "Comrade commander, I have asked the telegraph operator to report the good news to Colonel bzikov." Then he turned to the driver and said, "Comrade driver, drive!" Our jeep bumped on the road for more than 20 minutes. As more and more commanders and fighters appeared in front of us, our car had to stop. Tavartkilaze opened the car door and yelled at a soldier passing by from a distance: "Hello, comrade soldier, I ask you, where is the meeting place?" The other side glanced at his epaulets, and then quickly came to attention in the same place. Then he respectfully replied, "report general, comrade, here we are. The meeting place between us and the friendly forces is here."