Chapter 1373

After I said goodbye to Batov, as soon as I walked out of the headquarters, I met with razumeyeva, who came in a hurry. The female captain pushed open the door of the truck, jumped down from the co pilot's side, ran to me, raised her hand, saluted and asked for instructions: "Comrade commander, I have already understood. General Xie Liujin's headquarters of the 89th division of the guards are located in Kirov street in the west of the city; The headquarters of the 51st division of the guards of Colonel shejerikov is located in Minsk street, southwest of the city. I don't know where we should put our communication equipment? "

Considering that the west of the city will be the main attack direction of the German army in the next battle, if I set up my headquarters there, the risk factor will be too high, so I said without thinking, "let's go to Minsk street."

"But, comrade commander." At my command, razumeyeva's face showed a embarrassed expression. She took a look at the commander Matvey who sent me out and said carefully, "we can't find there. I don't know if we can let the commander send someone to be our guide."

I just turned and looked at Matvey beside me before I could speak. He had already waved to the opposite razumeyeva, "don't worry, comrade captain, the order I received is to send general oshanina to her headquarters. You can just follow our car later. "

With that, Matvey led me to the jeep parked on the side of the road, opened the back door, reached out and made a gesture of invitation, respectfully said: "Comrade General, please get on the bus!"

"Thank you, comrade commander!" After thanking him, I bent down and got into the car. Just as he was going to help me close the door, I reached out to block the door, leaned out and yelled to razumeyeva in the back, "Captain, follow our car." After shouting, he retreated into the car and let Matvey close the door.

On the way to the destination, from time to time, you can see soldiers in a neat line, or trucks with guns. Because of the narrow roads in some areas, our jeeps had to stop by the side of the road again and again to make way for them.

Matvey may be worried about parking too many times and make me angry, so he explained to me with a smile: "Comrade General, these are all mixed brigade people. They are moving towards the north or east of the city to make room for your troops."

When I watched the heavy footed, tired and expressionless commanders and fighters passing by, I was deeply grateful for the decision I made in Batov headquarters. I believe that anyone with a clear eye can see what the outcome will be if these exhausted and exhausted soldiers compete with the powerful German army.

When I got to my destination, after thanking Matvey, I took razumeyeva and them into the building where the headquarters of the division in shejerikov was located. Before entering, I had a special look at this three story building. It may be that it hasn't gone through any war. It's relatively intact, and it's very suitable to be used as my headquarters.

As soon as I entered the building, a second lieutenant came up to me, saluted me and said respectfully, "Comrade commander, major akhromeyev asked me to wait for you here."

"Where is the major?" I asked briefly.

"The major is in your new headquarters." The second lieutenant said with a smile, "I'll take you to the headquarters. Please come to me."

I felt very strange that akhromeyev could establish a headquarters for me ahead of time. I couldn't help muttering: "strange, how does akhromeyev know that I plan to set up a headquarters here?"

"I told him, Rita." Walking beside me, razumeyeva suddenly whispered to me, "there is a radio station in my car. On the way here, I had someone inform the major."

"Oh, so it is." After listening to razumeyeva's explanation, I finally understood what was going on. It turned out that he was not able to predict, but was informed, so he was able to set up a headquarters for me here in advance.

When we walked into the new headquarters, akhromeyev quickly came up and said to me with a smile, "Comrade commander, this is your new headquarters. Are you satisfied with it?"

Akhromeyev's choice for me should be similar to that of a conference room. Not only is it large in area, but also the interior space is very high. The three chandeliers on the ceiling illuminate the whole room like daylight. Around the long conference table placed near the window, there are a circle of armchairs, and many maps on the table.

Akhromeyev saw that I was very satisfied with the environment here when he kept nodding. He quickly pointed to a door on the opposite wall and said, "Comrade commander, it's a small room. For the sake of convenience, I suggest setting the communication room in it."

"No problem." After I agreed with akhromeyev's proposal, I turned around and told razumeyeva, "Captain, your communication room is in that small room. And then inform the two division commanders, sherekin and sherekov, to come to me for a combat meeting. "

Half an hour later, the commanders who received the notice came to my headquarters. In addition to sherekin and shejerikov, there is also captain chamrih of the first battalion of the 82nd brigade of the tank.

Seeing that all the people had arrived, I first asked Xie Liujin, "general Xie Liujin, have your troops entered the defensive position?"

"Yes, comrade commander." Hearing my question, Xie Liujin quickly stood up and answered, "there is a solid defensive position in the west of zhylobin city. It seems that it is a national defense fortification built before the war. I set up a regiment in it, and I put the remaining two regiments in the city as reserves."

"And you, Colonel shejerikov." After listening to Xie Liujin's report, I turned around and asked Xie jerikov, who was sitting on the other side, "are the troops in place?"

"Not yet, comrade commander." Shejerikov saw me frown slightly, and quickly explained: "when our division got off the bus, it was originally said that we would be deployed in the downtown area. As a result, as soon as the troops came to one side, we were suddenly informed that the superior had readjusted the defense area and deployed US in the south of the city, so I led the troops back to the south of the city. At present, only major shumakov's 309th guard regiment is deployed, and the rest are still on the way. "

"Tank brigade..." as soon as I began to ask about the 82nd tank brigade, I suddenly remembered that only one battalion of this brigade had arrived in zhylobin, so I immediately changed my tongue and asked, "Captain shamrih, where is your tank battalion?"

"Comrade commander, after my tank battalion got off the train, general Batov deployed us to the south of the city." Shamrih stood up, pointed to the map in front of me and said to me, "you see, there are forests, rivers and hills in this place, which is not conducive to the deployment of tank troops. On the contrary, in the front of the 89th division of the close guard, there was an open area, which was conducive to our tank battalion's assault on the enemy. Comrade commander, I request that our battalion be transferred immediately to the area where the general's troops are located. "

"Comrade captain, please pay attention to your identity." Aharhas the final say to him, he spoke sternly to him: "what is the location of your tank battalion, and the commander has the final say. It's not where you want to be. "

I saw that shamrih, who had been criticized by akhromeyev, turned red and quickly raised his hand to stop him. He turned to shamrih and said, "Comrade captain, judging from the current situation, if the enemy is going to attack zlobin, their attack direction will be in the west of the city. It doesn't matter where the tank battalion will be if we just think about holding on to zlobin. But now I think that after our army has blocked the fierce attack of the enemy, we will launch a comprehensive counterattack against the enemy in the shortest time. In this case, your tank battalion will play the greatest role. "

When I said that, there was a look of joy on shamrih's face. He patted his chest and assured me, "Comrade commander, our battalion is all equipped with new tanks. Let alone encounter the same number of enemy tanks, even if they are several times more than us, we will still beat them all over the ground."

Originally, there was a trace of melancholy on his face. When he heard that the tank battalion in shamrih was equipped with all new tanks, he couldn't help but be overjoyed. He said excitedly to me, "Comrade commander, as long as there is support from the tank battalion, I will report to you that no matter how many enemies come, I will defeat them."

"General sherekin, don't get too excited." In my opinion, Xie Liujin was a little too excited and quickly poured cold water on him: "the enemy is coming fiercely. If we meet them hard, even if we win, we will win miserably. Therefore, in the early stage of the battle, you will not get the support of the tank battalion. You must rely on your own strength to stop the enemy, wear away their spirit and consume their living strength. When the enemy's attack seems inadequate, we will strike back unexpectedly to inflict heavy damage on the enemy. If it is possible, we will go all out to take kalinkovic

After hearing what I said, Xie Liujin took a look at xiejerikov, who was sitting opposite him. Then he turned his head and said bitterly, "Comrade commander, if we want to fight like this, our division will lose more than half of its casualties when this battle comes to an end, and we may not be able to take part in the next battle."

I looked at Xie Liujin and asked in a sarcastic tone, "what's the matter with you, general Xie Liujin? Are you afraid?"

"Comrade commander, it's not my first time to go to the battlefield. How can I be afraid?" Xie Liujin stood up abruptly and said to me with a red face: "don't block the German attack of several divisions. Even if we block the attack of a group army, I believe our soldiers won't have any complaints. I am worried that if our division consumes too much in the early stage, then in the later stage, our commanders and fighters will have to watch the friendly forces make contributions. "

When I saw that Xie Liujin was worried about it, I couldn't help laughing. He didn't know why I was laughing, just looked at me blankly. After I laughed, I revealed the answer to him: "general Xie Liujin, don't forget that you are not fighting alone. In the west of the city, not to mention the 51st guard division of Colonel chejerikov, more of our troops are coming to zhylobin by railway and road. In three days at most, all our troops of the whole group army can arrive here. When the enemy and our forces are reversed, it is our turn to deal with them. "

After my words, Xie Liujin's face finally showed a relaxed expression: "great, this is really great. If the main force of the group army can arrive in time, we will be able to withstand even more divisions. "“ Also, "to reassure him, I added," when the enemy's armored forces attack your positions, I will order the air force to attack the enemy's tanks. " Next, after I explained some defensive precautions to the two men, sheiliujin and sheijerikov, I sent them back to the army. Seeing that shamrih was still standing in the same place, I knew that he must have something to report to me alone. One hour after their backs came from the door, I asked, "Captain, do you have anything else?"“ Well, comrade commander. " Shamrih came up to me and said to me, "although the tanks in our battalion are of the latest type, which can't be matched by the enemy's tanks, there are still some problems. I hope the commander can help us solve them."“ Come on, comrade captain, "I let go of the book in front of me, picked up my pencil and prepared for the record. Then I looked up at shamrih and said," let me know if you have any problems. "“ One is the problem of logistics supply, and the other is the problem of tank maintenance. " As soon as he talked about his major, shamrih kept on talking. He pointed to me and said, "we only have one base number of ammunition and fuel in the tank this time. If logistics can't guarantee it, our tanks won't be able to start soon. On the other hand, the tank needs to be maintained after a certain number of kilometers, so I would like to ask you to build a repair station in our camp. When there is no battle, only the tanks are maintained daily; Once a battle begins, it is necessary to repair the tanks that have been damaged on the battlefield After I wrote down his opinions one by one, I raised my head and asked, "Comrade captain, I have recorded what you said. I will arrange the later supply for you as soon as possible, and send a maintenance team to follow you. Anything else? "“ No more After answering these words, shamrih immediately straightened his waist and asked me, "Comrade commander, will you allow me to go back to the army?"“ Go ahead, Captain shamrih. " I waved at him and said with a smile, "good luck!"