Although Chuikov's order to Krylov was to get him to telegraph to Shederikov. However, he was worried that the other party would not receive the telegram in time, so he still used the method of plain language to contact him. When he gave the order to Shederikov to attack, he asked me a special question: "Comrade Oshanina, do you have anything to tell Lieutenant Colonel Sederikov?" ”

I nodded, took the headset in his hand and put it on, and then shouted to Shedelikov over the microphone: "Comrade Lieutenant Colonel, the task of your regiment has been clarified. Tell the commanders and fighters, fight hard, and don't let go of an enemy. ”

"Understood, Comrade Division Commander." Shederikov replied loudly: "We promise to completely annihilate the enemy who are besieging the 'barricade' factory. ”

Although Sedjerikov spoke with confidence, I knew in my heart that this was just talking, and it was good that they were attacking from the rear of the enemy's attacking forces under the cover of tanks, and that they could inflict heavy damage, let alone total annihilation.

After returning the headphones and microphone to the operator, I looked around and saw that Chuikov and Gurov were not in the room, so I asked Krylov in a low voice: "Why are the comrades chief of staff, commanders and military commissars not here, and where have they gone?" ”

Krylov replied with a smile: "They said that they wanted to see with their own eyes that the German tank units were destroyed by us, so they all went to the observation post outside." ”

The battle in the city is not only in the factory area, but also in other places. While I was talking to Krylov, a telegraph operator suddenly raised his head and called Krylov: "Comrade Chief of Staff, it's the phone number of General Rodimtsev, commander of the 13th Guards Division." ”

Rodimtsev came to call at this time. Is something wrong? With this question. I leaned close to Krylov's ear. Listen to Rodimtsev's report: "Comrade Chief of Staff, we are in a bad situation here. , which is making a company charge at the Avenue of Soviets; And on Shakhtinskaya Street, which was defended by our division, there were also signs of heavy build-up of enemy troops. ”

Hearing this report, Krylov asked with a stern expression: "Have you figured out where this enemy on Shakhtinskaya Street came from?" ”

"We fought several skirmishes with the enemy and captured a part of the prisoners. Most of them were sappers. After our interrogation, the sapper units were airlifted here from Kerch, Mirerovo and even from the German mainland. ”

"I understand, the main task of your division now is to hold Shakhtinskaya Street, you don't have to worry, I will send another unit to destroy them."

After the end of the call with Rodimtsev, Krylov called Lyudnikov, Gorishny and others over, told them what Rodimtsev had just reported, and then asked: "What do you think the Germans are doing this?" ”

"What else," said Colonel Goryshny, the commander of the 95th Infantry Division, shrugged his shoulders and said, "nothing more than an attempt to strengthen their forces to attack the factory area." Let the troops advance to the Volga shore as much as possible. ”

"I also agree with Comrade Gorishny." Lyudnikov, echoing the opinion of his colleagues, raised his concerns: "The 13th Guards Division has limited strength. If the enemy attacked, they would not be able to stop it. If the Germans were allowed to rush over and join up with those units that were engaged with us, I fear that the operation will fail tonight. ”

"What do you think?" Krylov did not take a position, but pushed the problem to me and asked for my opinion: "If the Germans really broke through the positions of the 13th Guards Division, stormed the factory area, and joined the enemy in the area, do you think our operation tonight will be successful?" ”

I thought carefully for a moment before replying unhurriedly: "Comrade Chief of Staff, we can only find ways to hold back the enemy from the north and prevent them from entering the factory area. ”

When Krylov heard me say this, he immediately asked rhetorically: "What kind of blocking method?" It is important to know that the 13th Guards Division has limited strength, and they cannot hold off the enemy's attack in two directions at the same time. ”

"General Rodimtsev can concentrate his forces for the defense of Shakhtinskaya Street. , I can get the division to send troops to strike at the enemy's flanks and force them to retreat to the high ground. ”

"Okay, just do as you say." After Krylov finished speaking, he ordered the operator in front of him: "Operator, immediately get in touch with the division." And you, don't be idle, immediately contact General Rodimtsev, I have something to say to him. The latter sentence he said to the operator sitting across from him.

When the operator politely told me that I had made contact with the division, I put on the headphones he handed over and said loudly into the microphone: "Hey, hey, hey, who are you, I'm the division commander Oshanina." ”

A moment later, Akhromeyev's surprised voice came from the headphones: "Ah, it's Comrade Division Commander. Then I heard him shouting loudly to Kirillov and Pantai Leyev, "Political commissar, deputy division commander, come here, it's a wireless call from the division commander." ”

Soon Kirillov's excited voice came from the headset again: "Hey, Comrade Oshanina, I'm Kirillov, are you okay?" According to the observation post, the direction of the factory area has been in flames and gunfire for the past two days, and we are all worried about your safety. ”

At this moment, the military situation is urgent, and it is not the time to catch up at all, so after a brief perfunctory sentence, I quickly changed the topic to the main topic: "Comrade Political Commissar, at the same time launched an attack on the defense area of the 13th Guards Division, trying to rush to the factory area and join their troops. At the moment, the Chief of Staff of the Army Group, General Krylov, is giving an order to the commander of the Rodimtsev division to concentrate his forces on the defense of Shakhtinskaya Street. It's up to you to deal with it. ”

Kirillov and I have not been partners for a long time, but we have a good understanding. I'm not done. He had already guessed the task I was going to assign: "I see. Comrade Oshanina. I immediately asked the 2nd Regiment to draw troops so that they would not dare to rush to the Soviet Avenue with impunity. ”

As soon as I finished explaining the task to Kirillov, Chuikov and Gurov, who were excited, walked in with a smile and happened to hear a few words from me. When I put down my headphones and microphone, Chuikov walked over to my side and restrained the smile on his face. "Oshanina, what's the matter, is there something going on with Sederikov?" ”

Before I could speak, Krylov preemptively replied: "Comrade commander, it has nothing to do with Lieutenant Colonel Sederikov. It was like this, General Rodimtsev reported that the enemy was rushing to their defense area in two directions. , is charging at the Avenue of Soviets; The enemy is gathering near Shakhtinskaya Street and may attack at any moment. ”

Hear Krylov say that. Gurov also came to the map on the table, and looked down with Chuikov for a long time. Then he asked with a puzzled face: "What exactly do the enemy want to do when they attack the 13th Guards Division in these two areas at the same time?" ”

Krylov was about to open his mouth to explain, but was stopped by Chuikov raising his hand, and without raising his head, he pointed his hand at me and said: "Comrade Oshanina, tell me your judgment. ”

I did not expect Chuikov to suddenly ask me, and after a moment of panic, I said without hesitation what I was thinking: "Comrade commander, I think that the tactical intentions of the enemy are quite obvious: they are trying to attract the main forces of our army group to the area of the factory and contain them there, and then they are ready to quietly carry out a surprise attack in a new section. ”

"Not bad," Chuikov immediately complimented me after listening to my analysis, and continued, "exactly as I judged." So tonight's battle, we must work hard to achieve the desired combat effect. Only by weakening the enemy's strength can we draw away the surplus forces and use them for the defense of other areas. ”

"Comrade Chief of Staff," a telegraph operator whispered, "it was Lieutenant Colonel Weyinlub, who said that there was an update on the situation of the battle. ”

Krylov hurriedly took a quick look from the operator's: "Hey, Lieutenant Colonel Weinrub? I am General Krylov, and I ask you to report immediately on the latest state of the battle. ”

Originally, there were still whispers of the commanders in the room, but after hearing Krylov's questioning, everyone consciously closed their mouths and tilted their heads sideways to listen carefully to the results of the battle that Wei Yinlub was about to report: "...... The enemy, who was attacking the 'barricade' factory, was taken by surprise by us from their flank, and their attacking line was cut off by our tanks. The enemy's infantry was so frightened that they scurried in all directions, and their tanks and armored vehicles quickly turned around in an attempt to withstand the onslaught of our tanks. As a result, they made a mistake in their busyness, and before they could open fire, their limited number of tanks were destroyed one by one by us with artillery fire. In addition, the infantry defending in the factory area attacked in time, and combined with us inside and outside, and defeated the Germans. ”

Hearing such good news, all the commanders in the command headquarters had smiles on their faces. Chuikov nodded in satisfaction, and then instructed Krylov: "Comrade Chief of Staff, immediately call the commander of the 397th Anti-Tank Artillery Regiment and ask him to send a battalion to the 'barricade' factory. In a defensive battle, in the face of the enemy's armored forces, without anti-tank guns, we simply could not stop the enemy's attack. ”

The news of the victory of Weinrubb's troops came, and the news of the victory of Colonel Bere, who had more tanks than him, was even more successful. When he heard that the operator said that it was a call from Colonel Bere, Chuikov took the initiative to talk to the other party to find out how the battle was going on.

Only to hear Colonel Berey excitedly report to Chuikov: "Report to the commander, we were in the enemy's camp and destroyed all the tanks and armored vehicles parked there. When we attacked, some tankmen tried to get into the tank and compete with us. As soon as our fighters saw a moving figure, they immediately did not hesitate to strafe with their vehicle-mounted machine guns, and as for those who got into tanks or armored vehicles, we sent them to God with a shell......" Those who could hear the voice of Bere laughed out loud with his words. Those who didn't hear also laughed after asking their companions next to them.

Gurov, who had always been kind, suddenly turned his face and scolded the smiling commanders: "Don't laugh, and then listen to Comrade Bere's report." Seeing that Comrade Military Commissar was on fire, all the commanders hurriedly shut their mouths and continued to listen to the report from Colonel Bere.

“…… It may have been that Lieutenant Colonel Weinlub's tank detachment disrupted the enemy's offensive ranks, and quite a few dazed tanks and infantry rushed towards us stupidly, and our brigade took the opportunity to expand the results of the battle, and reimbursed more than 20 tanks and armored vehicles, as well as hundreds of infantrymen. ”

"Well done." Chuikov said with a relaxed expression: "But you can't be proud, after joining up with Lieutenant Colonel Weinrub's tank detachment and Lieutenant Colonel Sederikov's infantry unit, you will immediately turn around and rush to the tractor factory, and you will destroy all the enemies inside, even if you can't eliminate them cleanly, you must drive them out of the factory area." ”

"Understood, Comrade Commander." Colonel Berey confidently replied, "I will immediately order the troops to turn around and drive to the tractor factory, I promise ......" As soon as he said this, the communication was abruptly cut off.

Chuikov took off his headphones and asked the operator with an unhappy face: "What's the matter, why did the communication suddenly cut off?" ”

The operator hurriedly replied: "I'm sorry, Comrade Commander, but since our communications facilities were damaged by enemy shelling and bombardment, all radio communications were intermittent. ”

After listening to the operator's explanation, Chuikov did not blame him, but only urged him: "Hurry up and restore the contact with Colonel Bere, I want to keep abreast of the latest situation on the battlefield." ”

The operator agreed, and immediately called Colonel Bere's car radio. After calling for a long time, he shook his head in disappointment, took off his headphones and said to Chuikov: "Comrade commander, I can't get in touch, the other party has not moved at all." ”

"Keep connecting! Until you get in touch. Chuikov briefly gave a new order.

Just as the operator was calling for Belei in a hoarse voice, the operator sitting opposite stood up, handed the headset and microphone to Chuikov, and said: "Comrade commander, Colonel Bere wants to talk to you. ”

Confused, Chuikov put on the headphones and asked Belei into the microphone: "Hey, Comrade Colonel, what the hell is going on, why did the communication suddenly break off?" ”

"Report to Comrade Commander," came Bere's panting voice in the headphones, as if he had just run a hundred meters to sprint, "my tank was destroyed by enemy shells, so I had to change tanks. (To be continued!)

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