While I was chatting with Katukov, I glanced out of the corner of my eye at Major Shedurin, who was on the phone next to me. He seemed to have just been about to call the regiment headquarters and was reporting to the other party: "...... Our battalion has just finished fighting and has wiped out all the enemies in front of us! What, the casualties of the troops? The casualties were not significant, 5 were killed and 18 were wounded, 159 enemies were killed and 147 were captured. What, impossible? Really, Comrade Regiment Commander, believe me, everything I say is true! If you don't believe me, you can personally ask Comrade Division Commander that she personally commanded the battle just now, and General Katukov's Guards Tank Brigade cooperated with our attack. What, you want to talk to the division commander in person? Wait! ”

Shedurin handed me the microphone and said: "Comrade division commander, it's the phone number of the regiment commander, Lieutenant Colonel Serebryakov, he wants to talk to you!" ”

I stepped forward and took the phone, "Hello! Regimental Commander Sherebryakov, I'm Oshanina! ”

"Hello! Comrade division commander, "After the other party politely greeted him, he went straight to the point to verify the results of the battle reported by Xie Dulin just now. "Just now I heard Major Schedurin, deputy regiment commander and commander of the third battalion, say that the German troops in front of the positions have been completely annihilated by our troops, and the positions lost yesterday have also been restored by our troops. I would like to ask you, is the situation he reported accurately? ”

"Yes, what he said is true!" I did not hesitate to give him an affirmative answer, "General Katukov used two captured German tanks to pretend to be enemy reinforcements, swaggered close to their positions, and took advantage of their negligence to attack them unprepared, and in one fell swoop wiped out all the armored vehicles that posed the greatest threat to our army." Major Shedurin seized the opportunity in time and led his troops to attack the enemy's positions with the arriving tanks. The whole battle took ...... time" Speaking of this, I silently calculated the time of the battle in my mind before I continued: "The whole battle took about twenty minutes, and more than a hundred enemies were destroyed, and all the remaining prisoners were taken. ”

"It's incredible." The other party still said in that skeptical tone: "But according to our reconnaissance in advance, the German army occupying our position has more than 300 people, and the three battalions of Major Schedurin are only the same strength. It is important to know that if the army is roughly equal, if it were to launch an attack, even with the support of the tank brigade, it would take a long time and pay a huge price to achieve such a victory. ”

"Comrade Regiment Commander, please pay attention!" Hearing that he was still doubting the authenticity of the results, I was already a little impatient, and said in a stern tone: "You have too little confidence in your soldiers, and you have greatly underestimated their fighting enthusiasm and the extraordinary combat power they have stimulated. After saying this cruel remark, I directly gave him an order: "Comrade regiment commander, I have important information to report to the commander immediately, but the phone number of this battalion headquarters cannot contact the division headquarters. I order you to get in touch with the division headquarters at once, and ask the commissar or General Leviakin to call me back. Remember, move fast, I'm pressed for time. After saying that, before he could react, I hung up the phone without saying a word.

Putting down the phone, I suddenly noticed that the three commanders in the room were looking at me like alien monsters, and I couldn't help but ask curiously, "What are you watching me do?" What's there to see? ”

Katukov stood up, walked up to me, gave me a thumbs up, and praised me: "Lieutenant Colonel Oshanina, you really impress me so much, I really didn't expect you to be able to say such a good thing," he repeated in my tone: "Fighters armed with Stalinist ideas are invincible to any enemy." How well this is said, I must write it down, and then tell my tank soldiers to make them all remember it. ”

"Yes! Comrade division commander. Chistyakov and Shedurin also joined in the worship of me, "We will also remember what you said, and then let the cadres and fighters of the whole division know about your words." ”

It's just a sentence that was said in a hurry, but it was taken as a good word by them. When I heard them say that, I couldn't help but feel a cold sweat break out. Fortunately, the phone rang in time to relieve me, and I quickly grabbed the microphone to hide my embarrassment: "I'm the division commander Oshanina, who are you?" ”

"Who are you? I'm Rokossovsky. The voice of the commander of dissatisfaction came from the microphone, and it seemed that the battle in Cumbre del Sol was not going well, which caused him to be in a bad mood. What he said next corroborated my claim: "I said! Leda, how's the situation on your end, can you settle the battle before dark? Knowing that the situation in the city of Mount Del Sol was very unfavorable for our army, General Priev led the soldiers of the 2nd Guards Cavalry Corps and engaged in a tug-of-war with the enemy in the three settlements of Sverchikovo, Selishevo and Maltnovo. The rest of the attacking forces, for the time being, are stopped by the enemy at the starting point. Due to the fact that the enemy had tanks and aircraft to assist in the battle, the casualties of the troops were heavy. In order to turn the tide of the battle as soon as possible, I intend to put the anti-tank artillery regiment and the tank brigade into the battle as well, and if you can't settle the battle before dark, I will take back both Katukov's tank brigade and Yevremenko's anti-tank artillery regiment. At that point, you'll be left with infantry without heavy weapons to cover your fire to attack the enemy's fortified positions. Think about it, time is running out. ”

Hearing him say this, I hurriedly replied: "Comrade commander, please rest assured that the battle has long been over, the enemy has been completely annihilated, and the positions of our troops have been recaptured. But even if the mission is completed, I will not return the tank brigade and the anti-tank artillery regiment to you, I will keep it to great use. ”