Chapter 1399

"Comrade commander, I'm chejerikov." Soon there was a familiar voice from the receiver. He asked respectfully, "what instructions do you have?"

"The self-propelled artillery regiment is running out of shells." I didn't hide anything from this familiar old subordinate. Instead, I told him, "as soon as their shells are exhausted, you can only rely on your existing strength to deal with the German tanks and infantry. How about blocking the German attack? "

"Don't worry, comrade commander." Shejerikov confidently said to me: "we are ready for all battles. As long as the German tanks are in range, our anti tank men will roll them one by one with rocket launchers. As for the German infantry, that's all the more important. The minefields we set up in front of the positions are enough for them to pay a lot of expenses. "

Seeing that xiejerikov was so confident, I was not able to dampen his enthusiasm. After a pause, I said, "I'll call baksov and babashin immediately and let them cover the flanks of your division."

As soon as I put down the phone, the bell rang again. I grabbed the microphone and stuck it to my ear. I heard major general baksov's voice. He said excitedly, "Comrade commander, I just saw our artillery beat the Germans. Now is it our turn to attack?"

"Don't worry, comrade baksov." Seeing baksov's eagerness to fight, I quickly said: "although the German offensive troops were attacked by our artillery. But at night, the effect of the bombardment would be greatly reduced, so the enemy's strength did not suffer much loss. If we launch a counterattack at such a time, our counterattack forces will certainly suffer a lot of casualties. Wait patiently. When they meet in front of the 51st division of the guards, you will attack from the enemy's flank. "

Before I finished, there was a loud roar in the receiver.

Hearing the sudden sound of guns, I yelled at the microphone: "Comrade General, what's the matter with you? Why is the sudden sound of guns coming out?"

After I finished, I didn't hear baksov's answer. I only heard the explosion of shells in my headphones. A moment later, baksov's voice came back to my eardrum: "Comrade commander, it's a ghost. The German army suddenly launched artillery attack on our defensive position. It seems that they are worried that we will hit them from the flank, so they use artillery fire to suppress us."

"Comrade General, this is normal." Although the German artillery attack on the 67th division of the guards made me very angry, I said to bactsov calmly: "the enemy's artillery attack on your position proves that they are afraid that you will attack their flanks. Let your men hide and be ready for the counter attack. When the Germans suffer great losses in front of the chejerikov division, you will attack immediately. "

Although I said it with ease, when I put down the phone, I was worried. If the German artillery fire is not suppressed, the attack of the 67th Division will only increase the casualties. Just when I was sad, there was a man at the door named akhromeyev. When he re entered the observation post, he said to me with a happy face: "Comrade commander, one of our 122 mm howitzer regiments has established a position two kilometers behind us. Their commander sent someone to ask for instructions. Is it necessary to immediately suppress the German artillery that is shelling our army

I really wanted to doze off, and immediately someone gave me a pillow. I didn't care to ask why the artillery regiment came so coincidentally, so I directly told akhromeyev: "well, comrade major, let them immediately counter the German artillery firing, and we must suppress the enemy's fire."

Akhromeyev went to the door, said a few words to the outside, and then came back and reported to me, "OK, comrade commander, I have conveyed your order."

When I heard akhromeyev say that, I was stunned. Then I asked, "major, didn't you say that the artillery position is two kilometers behind us? How could my orders be passed on so quickly? "

"Well, comrade commander." Akhromeyev replied with a smile: "the artillery commander sent several artillery observers here to observe. Since they are in contact by telephone, I only gave your order to one of the commanders in charge, and then he would convey the order to their leader by telephone. "

"So it is." After figuring out what was going on, I went to the lookout and raised my telescope to look into the distance. At this moment, the battle has begun in front of the 51st division of the guards. In the distance, the tanks destroyed by our army's cannon fodder are burning. The fire makes the commanders and fighters in the position can see the enemy's action clearly. When the enemy's tanks and infantry entered 200 meters in front of the trench, the heavy and heavy machine guns and mortars on the position opened fire decisively, and the anti tank men climbed out of the trench to find a suitable place to destroy the approaching tanks.

Just as the battle started in front of the 51st division of the guards, the new artillery regiment fired at the German artillery position. A moment later, it landed on the German artillery position. The deafening sound of explosion filled the sky with smoke and dust, and the German position became a sea of fire in an instant.

After a short period of confusion, the German artillery also returned fire to our artillery position. At one time, both sides are extremely hot. But in this era of artillery attack based on experience, no matter how fast the reaction is or how fast the counterattack is, it is not easy to estimate the time spent on the position of the other side's artillery positions in the counterattack, let alone the accuracy of the counterattack in a hurry, So the effect of this can be imagined. On the other hand, our army ignored the counterattack of the enemy's artillery, fired shells with the fastest speed, and destroyed the German artillery positions with intensive artillery fire.

Just then, the phone on my desk rang. I grabbed the phone and asked aloud, "I'm o'shanina. Where are you?"

"Comrade commander, it's me." From the receiver came baksov's relieved voice: "our artillery are really good. They successfully suppressed and attracted the German artillery. Now that the enemy's artillery has stopped bombarding our positions, should we attack them? "

"Wait a second, Comrade General." I looked at the place where there was still fierce fighting in the distance, and replied, "the German attack has not been defeated by shejerikov. Please wait a little longer. Now your first task is to rescue the wounded as soon as possible. During the shelling, many shelters must have collapsed by the German artillery. You should rescue the trapped officers and soldiers as soon as possible. Do you understand? "

"I see." Barksov replied very simply, "I'll let the commanders and fighters below to rescue those trapped comrades."

In front of the 51st division of the guards, five German tanks were approaching the position of the 2nd Battalion of the 309th regiment. Soldiers in white camouflage clothes followed the tanks with guns and rushed towards the position.

A few minutes ago, the command post where the second battalion commander was located was attacked by a German tank. Except one correspondent of the battalion survived, more than a dozen commanders including the battalion commander died. At the moment, instead of commanding the battalion commander, it was the commander, major shumakov. He looked at the approaching tanks and issued an order: "anti tank men, prepare, aim at the German tanks with bazookas! Fire

At his command, a dozen rockets with dark red tails flew out of the trench and plunged into the body of the German tank. With a series of loud noises, the five tanks were shrouded in fire and smoke. After detonating the ammunition in the vehicle, they stopped and started to burn.

Many of the soldiers who followed were cut down by the flying shrapnel, and the rest were lying on the ground, shooting forward with their guns. Seeing that all the German tanks had been killed, the commanders and fighters of the second battalion were greatly boosted. They clamped their weapons on the sandbags in front of them and fired at the German soldiers lying on the ground.

The soldiers were crushed on the ground by the bullets of our army. As soon as they raised their heads to fight back, they were hit by the sand splashed by the dense bullets, which broke on their faces and heads. They could not lift their heads at all. They lay on the ground, their guns extended forward, their wrists raised slightly, they pulled the trigger with their senses, and they shot forward in vain. This kind of shooting is more accurate for the purpose of emboldening rather than fighting back.

After a while, the German soldiers felt that if they continued to fight like this, they would not be able to fight well. As soon as the bullets in the gun ran out, they would only be captured or killed. So some experienced veterans, while lying on the ground and shooting, rubbed back under the cover of the corpses of their companions, prepared to stay further away from our army's position, jumped up and ran backward.

There is always a gap between the ideal and the reality. The soldiers rubbed back for some distance and found that under the intensive fire of our army, people around them were killed one after another, leaving only fear in their hearts. What's more, a few people could really stay in the dungeon where the corpses were executed and in the dense rain of bullets.

After a short time, some soldiers broke down. They jumped up because of their extreme fear, threw their weapons and fled back. Watching the enemy stand up and run away, our officers and men quickened their shooting speed, and the bullets nipped the German behind their buttocks and knocked them down one by one. Soon, in the snow, and covered with a layer of corpses. But in this case, it would only accelerate the escape speed of the surviving German soldiers. They all have the same idea, no matter who is killed, as long as they don't lie down.

Seeing that the German attack was repulsed, shumakov immediately called to report to shijerikov: "report to Mr. division commander, the enemy attacking the second battalion position has been repulsed by us. Now that the enemy is in a rout, I ask to lead the troops to attack immediately! "

"Strike, comrade major." When he heard that the enemy had been repulsed, he was very happy. He immediately replied, "I will send 310 regiments to meet you."

I received the report of the army's attack from shijerikov. I was satisfied with the positive performance of his action. I nodded and said, "Comrade Colonel, since the German attack has been repulsed, you should leave a regiment to hold the position and the rest of the army to fight back."

"But, comrade commander." Hearing my order, shejerikov said with some worry, "will we fall into the trap of the Germans if we go in this way alone?"

"Don't worry, comrade colonel." Seeing that he was afraid of wolves before and tigers after, I said with a smile, "I will not let you go deep alone. I will immediately order major general baksov's close guard 67th division and Colonel babashin's close guard 71st division to rush up from both wings of your division to pursue the fleeing enemy."“ Comrade commander, I have something to report to you. " As soon as I put down the phone, akhromeyev came up to me and said with embarrassment, "without your consent, I ordered the 82nd brigade of tanks to assemble and prepare to lead the troops to attack the enemy when our army launched a counterattack." As for akhromeyev's self assertion, I stared at him for a moment, and then said solemnly, "Comrade major, it is very wrong for you to mobilize troops without asking for instructions according to the regulations. However, in the current situation, your approach, "I said here, finally a little strained, with a smile on my face," is undoubtedly the most correct. " After that, I raised my hand and patted him on the arm, and said in a soft voice, "immediately give the order to the brigade commander of the tank brigade, let him lead the tanks to rush up and open the way for our infantry. We can rush as far as we can before dawn. Do you understand? " Seeing that I didn't blame myself for my self assertion, akhromeyev breathed a sigh of relief and then replied clearly, "I'll call the tank brigade right away." While akhromeyev was on the phone, I also picked up the phone on the desk, dialed the division headquarters of the 67th division of the guards, found baksov, and then said to him, "Comrade General, now that the xiejerikov Division has launched a counterattack against the enemy, you also actively take action and command your troops to follow. Remember, before daybreak, go as far as you can and occupy as many commanding heights as possible. Do you understand? "“ Understand, comrade commander, I understand. " Barksov repeatedly said, "I will direct the troops to attack immediately!"