Seeing that we were still focused on him, and knowing that everyone still wanted to know the rest of the story, Shamrich continued: "After the beginning of winter, we continued to fight the fascist invaders, and the enemy, who had suffered repeated defeats, had no choice but to say in their report that our unit was airlifted by the Soviet army from a secret base in the rear to make an attack, and then transported back by the same method. ”

Hearing this, Kirillov couldn't help but laugh, he looked around and said to everyone: "Comrades, did you all hear that? The enemy had no choice but to tell such a big lie to their own people, so that the morale of the army would be shaken. ”

"Commissar, don't talk yet, listen to Captain Shamlikh continue." Fearing that Kirillov's words would distract everyone, I immediately interrupted him and urged Shamrikh: "Comrade Captain, please continue. ”

Shamlih nodded, then added: "Our guerrillas were supported by the residents, who took the initiative to accept us and invited us into their villages to recuperate. Even if the SS and the field police surrounded the village, we would not have to move or hide, because these loyal friends would disguise us as shoemakers, fishermen or even farmers until the search was over and the area was back to normal. Then they helped to take the weapons and equipment out of hiding and sent us out of the village. ”

"And how did you leave Belarus and come to Ukraine?" Vitkov heard Shamlikh keep mentioning a series of achievements they had achieved, but he was slow to mention why they came to Ukraine. I couldn't help but ask.

Sharm who heard the question again. His face flushed to the base of his neck. He replied with some shame: "When the fighting in Ukraine subsided, the German army sent a lot of troops into Belarus and intensified the search and encirclement activities in our area of activity. Under these circumstances, there was an irresolute element in our troops, who, unable to stand the hardships of the long battles and coveting the rich rewards of the German army, secretly ran to the Germans and informed the enemy of our information. As a result, the enemy dispatched two armored regiments at once. Surrounded our campsite, an attack was launched simultaneously from several directions.

Fortunately, however, the enemy was discovered by the local villagers when they were deploying their troops, and they rushed overnight to report to us, so that we could have enough time to move to a new camp, so that the enemy's plan of encirclement and suppression failed. ……”

When Shamrih said that there were traitors in his troops, it was immediately logical for me to think that his partisans were bound to suffer heavy casualties under the encirclement of the enemy. In the end, he was desperate, so he withdrew to Ukraine with his troops. But when I heard him say they had information beforehand. When I jumped out of the enemy's encirclement before the enemy closed in, I couldn't help but let out a surprise "huh", but I didn't interrupt him casually, but quietly listened to him continue.

“…… Pounced on an empty fascist bandits and became even more frenzied. Guided by traitors, they take revenge on the villages that helped us. In addition to the usual way of gathering all the villagers together and shooting them with machine guns, they also developed many methods of killing. For example, in a small village, they would have the villagers dig a big pit themselves, then push everyone into the pit and throw grenades into it until they killed everyone. In another village in the mining area, the fascist bandits divided the villagers into small groups and brought them to the shaft, and pushed them down the shaft dozens of meters deep one by one. I arrived there three days later with my troops, and standing by the well, I could still clearly hear the voices of those who had not yet died......" At this point, Shamlih choked up and could not continue.

"Damn fascist bandits!" Hearing this, Kirillov slammed the table, stood up and said loudly: "Comrades, commanders, everyone remember, remember the heinous crimes they committed against the people of our homeland. Sooner or later, we will pay them this blood debt. ”

Kirillov's words immediately resonated with everyone, and Vitkov immediately said with righteous indignation: "We are going to kill these damned fascist invaders, these damn guys, sooner or later we will burn their Berlin to the ground and blow their Hitler to shreds!" ”

Sharmlich waited for everyone to finish before continuing what happened: "In order to prevent the Germans from continuing their frenzied retaliation, and to protect the villagers who supported us, we did not stay in the village any longer, but camped in the forest or in the valley. Due to the difficult conditions, more and more people who were not firm in their positions left the ranks one after another and became shameful deserters and traitors.

After being encircled and suppressed by the Germans several times in succession, we were greatly reduced, and the original force of more than 500 people is now reduced to less than 70 people. After my deliberations with the instructors, we decided to leave Belarus and go to a new area to carry out guerrilla warfare. So we came to the banks of the Dnieper and went south into Ukraine.

When we arrived in the Chernobyl zone, we found that the enemy was weak and there were still a large number of partisan units active. Originally, we had planned to establish a new guerrilla zone here, but I soon found out that many of the so-called guerrillas were lackeys of the Germans, and not only did they not fight the Germans, but they also often sent troops to loot villages everywhere, and even had several clashes with us. In this case, we had to choose a new guerrilla zone, and after several twists and turns, we finally came to the Znamian Kadukha area, and from the geographical point of view, after crossing the Dnieper to the north, as long as we continued to the north, we would be able to join up with our troops, so we would stay here and actively expand our strength, intending to join the main forces of our army in the north at the right time. ”

After listening to Shamrichh's account of their battle history, I looked at the military flag held in the arms of the instructor Shabvalenko, and a thought suddenly popped into my head: due to the total annihilation of the 84th tank brigade. There are no more armoured units in the army. Before the superiors re-replenished the new troops for Colonel Bere. Is it possible to concentrate the remaining tanks in the army? To rebuild a 22nd tank brigade, the brigade commander was represented by Colonel Bere, and Major Perstian's tank battalion was officially incorporated into the tank brigade structure.

As soon as the idea came to me, I decided to put it into practice immediately, so I turned to Kirillov and Vitkov and said: "Commissar, chief of staff, I have an idea that I would like to share with you. ”

Hearing what I had to say, Kirillov smiled and said, "Please say it." Lida. ”

"I intend to reorganize Captain Shamrikh, their 22nd tank brigade." After I said this, I paid special attention to the expressions of Captain Shamlikh and Shabvalenko, and saw that both of them were whispering excitedly because of this sudden good news. He continued: "Each of the three divisions under the army has its own tank battalion, and although our tanks are almost completely lost at present, we can still concentrate the tank crews who have lost their tanks, build the framework of the tank brigade first, and wait for the rest of the tanks to wait until the conditions are ripe." ”

"What about the 84th Tank Brigade?" After listening to my words, Vitkov asked: "Although in the battle some time ago. All the tanks were lost, but after all, the brigade commander, Colonel Bere, and quite a few tank crews were still alive. Do you want them to cancel their number? ”

"Comrade Chief of Staff, didn't you hear it clearly?" Lieutenant Colonel Sverin, who had not finished speaking, said to Vitkov: "Comrade commander said that after the 22nd Tank Brigade was rebuilt, Colonel Beray was only temporarily appointed as the brigade commander, and once the 84th Tank Brigade was replenished, someone else would take over this position." ”

I nodded my head in agreement with Sverin's interpretation, and then said to Vitkov: "Although the 22nd Tank Brigade has only a few of them left in Shamlikh and not a single tank, they have overcome all difficulties and preserved their glorious flag, and even for this point, the tank brigade should be rebuilt as soon as possible." ”

"I agree with the commander!" After I finished speaking, the first to speak was Kirillov, who said to everyone: "The commanders and fighters of the 22nd Tank Brigade, who have been fighting tenaciously in the enemy's rear for almost two years without contact with the main forces, I think they should be commended for their achievements. And in the shortest possible time, the reconstruction of this heroic tank brigade is the greatest affirmation of them. When I say this, do you have different opinions? ”

As soon as he finished speaking, I immediately expressed my attitude: "I have no opinion!" ”

Then Sverin and Pugachev also expressed their position: "I agree with the opinion of the commissar!" "I strongly agree with the army commander and the commissar!"

And Vitkov, who was half a beat slower, also said after several people who were qualified to express his position said: "I don't disagree either. But should I ask my superiors for instructions on this matter? ”

"Excuse me, to whom?" When I heard Vitkov say such irresponsible words, I was dissatisfied and a little unhappy, so I asked rhetorically: "Don't you know that the headquarters of our army group has been defeated, and if there are any orders, the head of the front army personally gives us orders?" And at this time, rashly send a report to the superiors, once the intelligence is intercepted by the German army, then our details will be all exposed to the enemy. ”

For my consistent practice of cutting first and then playing, Vitkov, who had long been immune, had no choice but to reluctantly say: "Okay, comrade commander, since this is the case, then let's first form the 22nd tank brigade, wait for the right time, and then report to the superiors." ”

Seeing that Vitkov could comprehend my intentions, I still felt a little proud in my heart, and then instructed Pugachev: "Major, I will leave the matter of rebuilding the tank brigade to you." You hurry up and gather the tank crews of all divisions. By the way, Colonel Bere, who is still recovering from his wounds, you should also personally inform him to see if he can attend this reconstruction ceremony in person. ”

"And what about Major Persten's tank battalion?" After Pugachev waited for me to finish, he asked a crucial question: "They are stationed in the village of Zofia at the moment, if they are withdrawn, will it have an impact on the defense of the area?" ”

"Bring them back." I thought back to the battle a few hours ago and felt that it was a bit of a stretch to put a tank detachment there. The attacking Germans had just been wiped out by us, and we didn't know how long it would take to relaunch a new offensive, so instead of letting them stay there and do nothing, it was better to return to the city to assist in the defense. Having made up my mind, I said to Pugachev: "Major, transfer them back first." The tank brigade rebuilt such a large site, if there is not even a tank, what is the matter? ”

Then I said to the three of them, who were in tears next to me, Shamrichh: "Comrade Captain, you three go with the Major, if you need any help, just tell him that the Major will take care of it for you." ”

"Thank you, thank you, Comrade General." The three Shamrichh, who thanked me emotionally, followed Pugachev and left the headquarters.

When only the leaders of our three corps and the division commissar of the 308th Division, Svering, were left in the headquarters, I looked at Sverin and asked, "Comrade Lieutenant Colonel, can you tell me about Alexandria's situation?" "The reason why I only ask this question now is because from the moment I entered the command headquarters, I found that his expression was very indifferent, and I knew that there was nothing important in the defense area of the 308th Division, and he would not personally bring three commanders to the army headquarters.

"Comrade Commander," said Svering, who quickly got up from his seat and reported to me, "the enemy, who had pounced on the city from several directions, had exchanged fire with our garrison and then withdrew. According to the reports of the scouts, the enemy left only a small number of troops in the north, west and east directions of the city to monitor the movements of our troops, while the rest of the main forces, turning north, were crossing the Dnieper on a large scale. ”

"Comrade Army Commander, since the enemy's main force crossed the river to the north, what should we do next?" Vitkov took a look at my reaction, and then asked cautiously: "Do you continue to hold on to the two cities you are now, or do you look for suitable fighters to fight the enemy, or find a suitable location to cross the river to join up with friendly forces?" ”

I pondered for a moment, and then replied: "As long as the German troops on this side of the river are reduced, then the pressure on our next move, whether it is a battle or a defense, will be greatly reduced." Since the Germans have left their troops to monitor our troops, let's stay put, and when the Germans cross the river with peace of mind, we will find an opportunity to make a mess in their rear. (To be continued......)

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