When Borisova arrived at the meeting, she summoned several of her commanders to a meeting to discuss how to construct the fortifications. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

The first to speak was Lieutenant Starley, chief of staff of the Jewish regiment and commander of the 1st Battalion, who stood up and looked around, and then said: "I have examined the terrain around the Huirang station, and unfortunately find that there is not even a trench here. Today we are beating the Germans here, it can be described as a miracle......"

"Comrade Lieutenant," Borisova interrupted Starey, and said with some displeasure: "It is not a miracle that the Germans can be repelled today. It relied on the bloody battles of the fighters of the women's anti-aircraft machine gun platoon that held the camp, and the timely arrival of reinforcements from the tank company and the infantry company. If any point was missing, perhaps the Germans would have occupied the concession long ago. Okay, go ahead and what you think. ”

Starey, who was criticized by Borisova, flashed a wry smile on his lips and then continued: "We are going to build a defensive line to the north and west of the Willinghouse to resist the Germans who may come on again." According to my idea, the defensive line would consist of two circular trenches, connected by a communication trench in the middle, which would enclose the ......"

Although Borisova was a layman in commanding operations, she had a wealth of experience in building fortifications, after all, she had led the inhabitants of Vyazma to build fortifications for the troops in the west of the city. As a result, she was able to make additional comments of her own while Starley was speaking.

After talking about his plan, Starley said to everyone: "Comrade commanders, time is pressing, and we should start building fortifications immediately. In order to provide efficiency, I suggested that the fortifications should be built on the perimeter of the Huigang in shifts. ”

As soon as Borisova waited for Starey to finish, she stood up and asked: "Is there anyone else to add?" ”

"Comrade political commissar of the regiment," the commander of the infantry company, who once fought side by side with Borisova, raised his hand and asked carefully: "May I speak?" ”

"Say it!" Borisova hesitated for a moment, then remembered the other party's name: "Lieutenant Yegor, do you have any good ideas, I can tell everyone." ”

"Trenches alone are not enough." Lieutenant Yegor, who had been allowed by Borisova, stood up, smiled at Starey, and added: "We must also lay minefields in front of the trenches and draw barbed wire, so that the enemy's infantry will not rush in front of us at once." ”

"Comrade lieutenant, but the superiors didn't allocate these supplies to us." Starley was a little embarrassed and said, "We can't conjure these things out of thin air. ”

Borisova sat down and quickly wrote down "mines" and "barbed wire" in her notebook, then looked up and asked: "Is there anything else that is needed?" ”

Yegor thought for a while and said: "The firepower of our infantry is too weak, the soldiers are almost all infantry, the number of submachine guns and machine guns is very limited, even if you add the two heavy machine guns allocated to us by the superiors, the firepower output is still too weak." If we can be equipped with a little more mortar or something, our defenses can be greatly strengthened. ”

"Comrade Political Commissar of the regiment," Hearing Yegor say this, Starey couldn't help but have an idea, and immediately suggested to Borisova: "I see that the machine gun on the destroyed armored car is still usable, we can remove it and use it to strengthen the firepower of the troops." ”

Although Borisova is a layman in military affairs, she knows how to be good and how to use people. Hearing Starley's suggestion, she nodded, and then said: "Comrade Lieutenant, you will take people to remove all the weapons that can still be used on the destroyed German tanks and armored vehicles and distribute them to the troops." ”

After saying this, she was surprised to find that the commander of the tank company was eager to try, and seemed to want to speak too, so she smiled and said to him: "Captain Sergey, I don't know if you have anything else to add?" ”

Sergei stood up, pointed to the map on the table, and said to Borisova: "Comrade political commissar of the regiment, you see, seven or eight kilometers north of the Huirang Station, there is a forest, which is especially conducive to the concealment of tank troops, and I intend to deploy my tank company there. When the Germans attack the concession station, we can attack from behind them by surprise, and by the time they find themselves on their backs and want to retreat, it will be too late. ”

"Yes, Comrade Captain, this is a good idea of yours." Borisova smiled and said to Sergei: "Then do as you suggest." ”

After the meeting, when the troops began to act according to the division of labor at the meeting, Borisova called the command of the army group. Lobachev, who answered the phone, heard that it was Borisova's voice, and he asked with a smile: "Comrade Borisova, how is it, are you still adapting to your current identity?" ”

"It's okay, at least no conductor has objected to me taking this position." After a brief greeting, Borisova got back to business: "Comrade Military Commissar, I called you because I have something to ask for your help. ”

"Looking for my help?" Lobachev glanced at Rokossovsky, who was discussing the enemy situation with Malinin not far away, and then asked in a steady tone: "I don't know what I can do for you?" ”

"That's right, we are ready to establish a new defensive operation in the vicinity of the Huirangsho to defend against a possible German attack." Borisova stared at the two words on the notebook and said: "We urgently need mines and barbed wire now for laying minefields and pulling barbed wire in front of the positions, I wonder how much the army group command can provide us?" ”

"Please equal." Lobachev hurriedly covered the microphone, called Rokossovsky and Malinin in front of him, and anxiously asked the two: "Borisova said that they need mines and barbed wire, and asked how much we can provide?" ”

"We have very limited mines and barbed wire." Malinin spoke first: "It may be difficult for us to provide these supplies to the superiors until we get new supplies from them. ”

"What do you mean, Comrade Commander?" Lobachev tactfully raised Malinin's objections and quickly turned his head to ask Rokossovsky.

Hearing Lobachev's question, Rokossovsky did not answer immediately, but thought about it with a frown. The reason why he placed a defensive force there was not because he thought that the enemy would definitely appear from there, but because it was just a precautionary measure. The current material situation, as Ma Linin said, has no ability to provide these materials for the general office until it is newly replenished by the superiors. But if the Germans really passed through the lines of the 19th Army for the second time, without minefields and barbed wire to slow down the German advance, they would easily rush to the concession site.

Seeing that Rokossovsky was slow to speak, Lobachev couldn't help but get anxious, and he urged: "Comrade commander, whether to give the commissariat or not, you have to say a word, Comrade Borisova is still waiting." ”

At Lobachev's urging, Rokossovsky could only say vaguely: "Comrade Military Commissar, please tell Borisova that due to the lack of existing supplies in the army group, it will not be possible to meet their demands in the short term. But it doesn't matter, as soon as the new supplies arrive, they will be sent the ones they need. ”

Seeing that Rokossovsky said so ambiguously, Lobachev could only repeat his original words to Borisova, and finally said: "Comrade Borisova, the army group is in difficulty at present, so it cannot provide you with more supplies for the time being, please understand." ”

"I understand, I understand." Although Borisova was extremely disappointed in her heart, she still pretended to be indifferent, and said into the microphone: "Even without these two things, in the face of the enemy's fierce attack, our commanders and fighters will definitely not take half a step back." ”

Rokossovs basically thought that the supplies from Moscow would be delivered to the army group in two or three days at most, but the next day he received a call from Timoshenko. The marshal said to him in disappointment on the phone: "Comrade Rokossovsky, I regret to inform you that it will not be possible to replenish your army group in the short term, because there are more important units than you that need to be replenished on a priority basis, please try to use local resources. ”

Hearing the phrase "using local support", Rokossovsky really couldn't help laughing, since he came to the Yaltsevo region, he had already sent people to dig up the surrounding area almost three feet into the ground, and looted all the weapons and materials that could be collected, but for a battle of this scale, these weapons and supplies were far from enough.

He was silent for a moment, and then asked Timoshenko: "Comrade Marshal, can I ask, to which army group have all these supplies originally intended for us to be replenished?" ”

"19th Army." Timoshenko said in a serious tone: "The German army suddenly launched a fierce offensive against the defense area of the 19th Army yesterday afternoon. General Konev fought very hard, not only with heavy casualties among his troops, but also with an astonishing consumption of weapons, ammunition and all kinds of materiel, so we had to replenish them with limited supplies as a matter of priority. ”

"I see, Comrade Marshal." After Rokossovsky figured out what was going on, he could only sigh and say a few high-sounding clichés, and then hung up the phone.

He put down the phone, turned to Lobachev and said: "Comrade Military Commissar, the situation is not good. The enemy launched an attack on the defense zone of the 19th Army, and as soon as the friendly forces were repulsed by the enemy, then our relinquishment would be directly exposed to the enemy, and the flanks of the 108th Infantry Division would be seriously threatened. ”

"So what are we going to do?" Lobachev was taken aback by this sudden bad news and couldn't help but ask in a bit of a panic: "Is there anything that needs to be done?" ”

"Now that the fighting continues, none of us knows whether the troops of the 19th Army will be able to hold their existing positions." Rokossovsky said hesitantly: "So in the current situation, we can only wait and see what happens." ”

"Do you need to call Borisova and ask them to be vigilant?" Lobachev hurriedly asked.

Rokossovsky nodded and said, "It is necessary to remind them that they are ready for all battles, so as not to be caught off guard by the enemy who suddenly moves south." ”

As soon as he heard Borisova's voice, Rokossovsky asked bluntly: "Comrade Borisova, how are your fortifications there?" ”

"We dug two ring trenches overnight, but because the time was too hasty, we didn't have time to build a solid fire point......" Borisova sensed something wrong from Rokossovsky's words and quickly asked: "Comrade commander, you called me at this time, is something wrong?" ”

"It's not going to happen yet, but it's going to be soon." Rokossovsky said with a solemn expression: "The enemy is attacking the defense area of the 19th Army, and I am worried that once they break through the defense area of the friendly army, they will draw part of their forces to turn south and rush straight to the surrender, so you must prepare for battle as soon as possible." ”

"Don't worry, Comrade Commander," Borisova assured Rokossovsky: "Although none of the fighters of the Jewish Regiment took part in regular battles, I am sure that they will not act panicked in the face of the rushing enemy, and will be able to resolutely hold the enemy back." ”

Rokossovsky did not dare to take Borisova's assurances lightly, and he specially advised: "As soon as the battle starts, I will send troops to reinforce you." As long as you can support for two hours, reinforcements will arrive. ”

As soon as Rokossovsky put down the phone, he called Malinin over and asked him: "Chief of staff, what other troops do we have in our hands that can be mobilized at the moment?" ”

"Colonel Lidyukov's 1st Moscow Motorized Infantry Division." Ma Linin immediately replied without hesitation: "They are only about ten kilometers away from the retreat, and if they march in a hurry, they can arrive in an hour and a half." ”

Rokossovsky nodded after hearing this, and then instructed Malinin: "Call Colonel Lidyukov immediately, tell them to be ready, and as soon as they receive an order, they will immediately go to the headquarters to provide support." ”

As soon as Borisova put down the phone, she called one of her company commanders and instructed him: "Comrade company commander, you send men to the north and west of the headquarters to conduct reconnaissance, and report to me as soon as you discover the enemy's movements." Do you understand? ”

"Understood." After the company commander finished speaking, he raised his hand and saluted, then turned around and ran out.

Early the next morning, the company commander came to Borisova's command with a scout and reported to her: "Comrade commissar of the regiment, my scouts have returned. He said he found about fifteen trucks full of soldiers, guided by six tanks, heading towards us. In two hours, the enemy would arrive at the retreat. ”

After waiting for the company commander to finish speaking, Borisova learned some details from the scouts, and then called a meeting of all the company commanders. When everyone had arrived, she explained the current situation of the enemy and then announced in a loud voice: "All the commanders shall return to their respective units at once, prepare for battle, and prepare to meet the invading enemy." Meeting! (To be continued.) )