Time passed in Beloborodov's anxious waiting, minute by second, but the good news he had been waiting for was delayed. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 Seeing that the hour hand was pointing to three o'clock, he sighed softly, turned his head and said to the chief of staff who had been waiting for his order: "Comrade Chief of Staff, call the commanders of the regiments and ask them to immediately make deployment adjustments and make all preparations for battle. ”

"Comrade division commander," the chief of staff asked, looking at Beloborodov pitifully, "is there really no room for redemption?" It is necessary to know that three regiments are adjusted at the same time, and there will inevitably be confusion......"

Before he could finish his sentence, the ringing of a telephone next to him rang. The chief of staff grabbed the microphone and put it in his ear and said loudly: "Hey, I'm the chief of staff of the division, where are you?" After listening for a moment, he suddenly handed the microphone to Beloborodov, and at the same time said in surprise, "Comrade division commander, the major said that the German scout had been found. ”

Beloborodov, who had just made a difficult decision, couldn't help but be overjoyed when he heard the chief of staff say this, he took the phone and asked with a smile: "Major, did you catch that German scout?" ”

Unexpectedly, the major actually replied: "No, Comrade Division Commander, we didn't catch him......"

"Smack!" Hearing the major say this, Beloborodov slapped heavily on the table and said angrily: "Then why did you just tell the chief of staff that you had found the German scouts?" ”

"That's right, Comrade Division Commander, although we didn't catch the German scout, we found him," said the major with a little panting, "to be precise, we found his body." ”

"Found his body?!" The major's words confused Beloborodov, and he frowned and asked puzzled: "Who killed him?" ”

"Who didn't kill him. Our fighters heard several explosions in the minefield at the front, ran over to check, and found a body. The major continued: "After inspection, he should be the German scout we pursued in the middle of the night. ”

Beloborodov did not take it lightly, but cautiously asked: "Major, can you confirm it?" ”

"That's right, Comrade Division Commander, I can confirm it." The major said in an affirmative tone: "We searched the body and found several maps from his body, all of which were the defensive deployment maps of our division. ”

"Very well, Comrade Major, well done!" Although Beloborodov heard the major say that he had found a defensive deployment map from the corpse, he was still a little unsteady in his heart, so he decisively ordered: "You immediately send someone to send the map to me, quickly, understand?!" ”

"Understood, Comrade Division Commander." The major replied very dryly: "I will send it myself, and in five minutes at most, I will be able to deliver the map to you." ”

As soon as Belorodov put down the phone, the chief of staff immediately asked him for instructions: "Comrade division commander, since we have found the German scouts, then we don't need to order the regiments to adjust the deployment of troops, right?" ”

"Wait a minute, Comrade Chief of Staff." Beloborodov said to the chief of staff with a serious expression: "We are not to take any action until the major has brought the captured defense deployment map." ”

After a few minutes, the major ran into the command headquarters out of breath, handed several hand-drawn maps in his hand to Beloborodov, and said breathlessly: "Division... Comrade division commander, I... The land we seized... Maps, all... It's all here. ”

Beloborodov nodded, placed the hand-drawn maps on the table, and examined them carefully with the chief of staff. After looking at it for a while, the two raised their heads and glanced at each other, and they both saw a relieved look in each other's eyes, and finally the chief of staff spoke first: "Comrade division commander, that's right, these are the troop deployment maps of each regiment in our division's defense area." Since the information has not been leaked, I don't think the regiments will be notified to adjust their deployments, right? ”

"Now that the troop deployment map has been returned," Beloborodo said in a relaxed tone, "then there is no need to let the regiments adjust the troop deployment." ”

Before he could finish speaking, the ringing of a telephone set in front of him rang. While grabbing the microphone, he secretly thought to himself: This call can't be from the commander, right? As soon as he heard the other person speak, he knew that he had guessed correctly.

When Rokossovsky heard his voice, he immediately asked impatiently: "Comrade Colonel, have you captured the German scouts?" ”

"Report to Comrade Commander." Beloborodov looked down at the hand-drawn map on the table, and reported in a calm tone: "The German scouts stepped on a mine and were killed when they tried to cross our line and return to their side. The defensive deployment map he was carrying was also captured by our fighters. ”

"Very well, since your defensive deployment is not known to the Germans, then continue to prepare for battle." When Rokossovsky heard that the German scouts had been killed, he felt much more relieved, and he solemnly ordered: "Whatever the enemy attacks you, I hope you can hold them back." How, do you have faith? ”

"Don't worry, Comrade Commander." Beloborodov patted his chest and assured Rokossovsky that "as long as there is one soldier alive in my division, the enemy will never be allowed to pass through our defense zone." ”

After ending the call with Rokossovsky, Beloborodov held the microphone and thought for a while, then slowly put down the microphone, turned his head and ordered the chief of staff: "Chief of staff, I estimate that after dawn, the enemy will launch a fierce attack on our defense area, you tell the commanders of each regiment to bombard their infantry with mortars when the enemy's attacking troops enter the range of 500 meters; When they get closer, they can also send a small force to carry out a counter-assault on them......"

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As soon as it was dawn, the Germans began to shell the defensive area of the 78th Infantry Division. After the shelling, without waiting for the smoke to clear, their infantry, under the cover of tanks, launched a charge on the Soviet positions.

After learning that the Germans had begun to attack the defense area of the 78th Infantry Division, Malinin also asked Rokossovsky with a worried face: "Comrade commander, Colonel Beloborodov's troops have been reduced by nearly half after this period of fighting, can they hold back the enemy's attack?" ”

"Don't worry, Comrade Chief of Staff." In response to Malinin's concerns, Rokossovsky comforted him and said: "Based on the performance of the Beloborodov division in the early stage, I believe that they are fully capable of blocking the enemy's attacks. ”

The tenacity shown by Beloborodov's troops in the face of the frantic German offensive made Rokossovsky's words a reality. Although the enemy continued to intensify their offensive, they held their positions and were able to carry out counter-attacks in individual sections, so that the Germans did not break through the defensive lines of a single regiment for a whole day.