Beloborodov put down the phone and walked to the marching bed where the wounded were lying, and the hygienist hurriedly gave way to the side so that his division commander could squat down. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

After he squatted down, he saw that the guard lying on the marching bed was still unconscious, and he couldn't help but ask the hygienist with some concern: "Hygienist, the ambulance may have to wait a while for the ambulance to arrive, can he support it?" ”

Seeing the worried look on the division commander's face, the hygienist hurriedly replied: "Don't worry, comrade division commander, I have already bandaged his wound, and at least he can hold out for a few hours." ”

Perhaps it was the sound of the two talking that woke up the unconscious guards. He snorted and opened his eyes, and when he saw clearly that the person squatting in front of him was Beloborodov, he asked in a weak voice: "Comrade division commander, where am I?" ”

"At the company command post," Beloborodov hurriedly replied, "on the way back, we were attacked by German scouts disguised as our soldiers, and you were wounded in order to cover me. ”

When the guard heard Beloborodov say this, he hurriedly asked: "Did you catch him?" ”

"Don't worry, he can't run, our people have gone after him." Beloborodov grabbed the guard's hand and comforted him: "You are wounded and need to be immediately treated at the military hospital in the rear, I have already connected you to an ambulance." After saying this, he turned his head and asked loudly at the major standing aside, "Major, why haven't your men caught the German scouts yet?" ”

The major was taken aback by Beloborodov's stern tone, and hurriedly replied in a panic: "Don't worry, comrade division commander, my company commander has already taken a platoon to chase him, and I believe that it will not be long before he can be captured." ”

However, before the Soviets could capture Frank, the ambulance prepared by the division chief of staff for the guards arrived first. A hygienist walked briskly into the command post from the outside and asked loudly: "Where are the wounded?" ”

Beloborodov was about to ask who the other party was, but he saw two stretcher bearers carrying a stretcher following in, which immediately made the company command post crowded. He hurriedly pointed to the marching bed where the guard was lying and said, "There, he was shot in the abdomen and needs immediate surgery, you should send him to the hospital in the rear as soon as possible." ”

When the hygienist heard Beloborodov's voice, he realized that it was his division commander who was standing in front of him, and quickly straightened up and replied: "Don't worry, comrade division commander, we will definitely send him to the rear hospital as soon as possible." ”

After the hygienist and stretcher bearer had left with the guard, Beloborodov asked the major: "Where did the German scouts flee, and which battalion was the defense zone?" ”

"It's the defense area of the three battalions." The major hurriedly replied: "They are the same as us, in addition to the normal sentry posts, there are also dark sentry posts. If the German scouts did flee in that direction, they might have been caught by us. ”

Hearing the major say that there were also secret posts deployed in the defense area of the third battalion, Beloborodov's heart suddenly became much more steady. Before the 78th Infantry Division came to the existing defense area, there was no secret post at all, or because Army Commander Rokossovsky repeatedly stressed that when each unit was on duty at night, it was necessary to add one or two secret posts in addition to the normal one. At first, everyone disagreed, but in the following days, several sneak attacks by the German army failed because they were discovered by the outposts, and the units regained their attention to the outposts.

Beloborodov nodded and said: "Although I don't know when this German scout infiltrated our division's defense area, I think he must have a certain understanding of our defensive deployment." If he had been allowed to escape, the Germans would have targeted our weak points tomorrow, and we must not allow that to happen. ”

Beloborodov wanted to stay here and wait for news, but he was called back by a phone call from the chief of staff, saying that the commander was looking for him urgently. He could only briefly explain a few words to the major, and then returned to his division headquarters under the escort of the soldiers sent by the major.

As soon as he returned to the headquarters, a call came in again from the headquarters of the army group. Hearing Beloborodov's voice, Rokossovsky asked with some dissatisfaction: "Comrade Colonel, where did you go in the middle of the night?" ”

"That's right, Comrade Commander." Beloborodov heard the anger in Rokossovsky's tone, and hurriedly defended: "I went to inspect the defense overnight, but I didn't expect to be attacked by German scouts on the way. In order to seize this place as quickly as possible, I stayed at the forefront. ”

"Did you catch it?" Rokossovsky nervously said: "If you let him run away, the Germans will grasp the weakness of your division's defense and launch a targeted attack." ”

"You're right, Comrade Commander." Beloborodov said helplessly: "I think the same way, if I can't catch this German scout before dawn, I can only consider readjusting the defense." ”

"By the time dawn comes, you'll be in trouble." Rokossovsky said with a straight face: "In this case, I will give you another two hours, if at three o'clock in the morning, you still can't catch the German scouts, then your division needs to immediately adjust the defensive deployment, and the German army must not be given an opportunity." ”

"Understood, Comrade Commander." Beloborodov knew in his heart that the plan mentioned by Rokossovsky was a last resort, and in the current situation, to adjust the defense would definitely cause some unnecessary confusion, and if the German army launched an offensive at such a time, it would inevitably make its own defense line precarious. "If we can't catch the German scouts within the specified time, I will definitely adjust the defense in time."

"Very well, Comrade Colonel," Rokossovsky said in a light tone, "I wish you good luck!" After saying that, he hung up the phone directly.

Seeing that Beloborodov had finished making a phone call, his chief of staff nervously asked: "Comrade division commander, do we really want to adjust the defense of the regiments?" ”

In response to this question of the chief of staff, Beloborodov shrugged his shoulders and said helplessly: "Comrade Chief of Staff, to be honest, I don't want to adjust the defensive deployment of the troops at such a time, even if we are fully prepared, it will cause a certain degree of confusion, let alone such a hasty adjustment. ”

When the chief of staff heard him say this, he couldn't help but nervously ask: "Our fighters, can you catch the German scouts?" ”

Beloborodov shook his head and said with a wry smile: "I don't know, I can only resign myself to fate." ”