By the time Savchenko brought someone to us, before he could speak, I had already asked coldly: "Instructor Savchenko, what fault did this fighter make, did he spread rumors or tried to become a deserter?" "Although I don't know what position Pugachev assigned to Savchenko, according to his rank, he can only be an instructor, so I took the initiative to add him the position of commander while calling him by name.

Savchenko listened to my words and immediately asked with a blank face: "What kind of rumors, what attempts to be a deserter, why don't I know anything about it?" ”

"Comrade Savchenko," it was Kirillov who asked him next this time, and he probably could hear my impatience in the tone of my question, so this time he preemptively asked before I could speak: "What did you do wrong with this soldier you brought, and why did you send someone to arrest him?" ”

"That's right, Comrade Commissar." Savchenko confronted Kirillov and briefed him on the situation: "Some fleeing civilians came to the company command post to complain that our fighters had raped a girl. Following the clues provided by the victim, we were able to capture the fighter in the pit where she had been attacked. ”

Hearing what Savchenko said, I couldn't help but be stunned, it turned out that the fighter he brought here was not arrested because of complaining or something, but because he raped a girl in the tunnel. It seems that I have just blamed Savchenko for my prejudice against political workers, and I feel like my face burns when I think about it. However, in order to ensure that there are no unjust, false and wrongful convictions, I specially asked: "Comrade instructor, has this soldier confessed to the crimes he committed?" ”

Savchenko nodded vigorously. In an affirmative tone, he said, "Yes." When we took the victim to arrest him. He voluntarily confessed his guilt. ”

"Any evidence?" Kirilov cautiously asked, "You know that it is too dark in the tunnel, can that girl see clearly who is abusing him?" ”

Kirillov's words reminded me that the hiding holes and tunnels used by the 1st and 2nd regiments to conceal their troops were all newly dug, and there was no lighting in them for the time being, how could this girl recognize at a glance that this soldier was the one who had done bad things to her? So I echoed Kirillov and asked, "Yes, Instructor Savchenko, you can't make a mistake, can you?" ”

Savchenko replied confidently: "Division commander, political commissar, there will be no mistake." The girl said. Although it was too dark in the tunnel to see the perpetrator's appearance, she scratched the opponent's neck a few times as she struggled. Look at it," Savchenko said, grabbing the warrior's head with his hand, pulling it to the side, then pointing to his neck and continuing, "these are the marks of the girl's scratches. ”

Kirillov and I leaned over to take a look. On the left side of the warrior's neck, there are really a few fresh scratches. It seems that the girl really didn't recognize the wrong person. I have always regarded the commanders and fighters of the independent division as if they were my own relatives, but when I saw the soldier in front of me who had disgraced the whole division, I was angry, and I raised my hand and slapped at the soldier fiercely. After the crisp slap, I scolded viciously: "Something that is not as good as a beast, haven't you seen a woman in a few years?" ”

Unexpectedly, the soldier stubbed his neck and said indifferently: "I haven't touched a woman for six years, what's so great about playing with a girl, if we hadn't been here to protect them, they would have fallen into the hands of the Germans." ”

"Damn it." Kirillov was originally a good-tempered man, but when he saw this unrepentant warrior, he couldn't help but be angry, and he followed my example, and stepped forward and slapped the man hard. After the fight, he walked up to my side and said angrily: "Comrade division commander, this is a time of war, and military discipline must be strict, and I think this soldier must be severely punished." You see, what to do? ”

Hearing that Kirillov handed over this contradiction to me, I couldn't help but have a little headache. If it weren't for this country, I would just have to give Savchenko an order: take this soldier who had violated military discipline to the refugees and shoot him in public. But in this country, this kind of thing is really not a big deal. I remember one of my former guards committing the same crime, and when I was about to shoot him, a bunch of people pleaded with me, but in the end it didn't work.

Seeing that I didn't respond for a long time, Kirillov was a little anxious, and asked again what he had just said: "Comrade division commander, look, what should be done with him?" ”

Looking at Kirillov with an anxious face in front of me, I suddenly had an idea, since he is my political commissar, just leave such troublesome things to him, what else do I care. Thinking of this, I deliberately put on a rather embarrassed expression and said to him: "Comrade Political Commissar, when you arrived at the Independent Division, you once said that in terms of military methods, I have the final say. But at the moment, this matter has nothing to do with the military, right? As for what to do, I think it's up to you. ”

Savchenko, who had been staring at me all the time, waiting for my order to push the matter to Kirillov, did not want to wait any longer, and hurriedly asked: "Comrade commissar, what do you say, how should this matter be handled?" ”

Kirillov looked at me, then at the offending warrior, and his brow furrowed tightly. However, he did not wait for Savchenko's urging, and came up with his own solution: "In this way, Comrade Savchenko, you take this soldier back and whip him two hundred lashes in front of the common people." ”

"What, two hundred lashes?" Savchenko was taken aback by Kirillov's words, he leaned his head over and whispered: "Comrade commissar, after two hundred lashes, it is estimated that this fighter will be out of breath." ”

When I heard Savchenko's words, I snorted softly, and said in my heart that if I didn't shoot this soldier in public, it was already an extrajudicial favor, and as for whether he would die or live after receiving two hundred lashes, it would depend on his personal creation.

Kirillov did not answer Savchenko, but waved his hand impatiently, signaling to take the man away quickly. Savchenko nodded, and said to the fighters who came with him, "You take him back first." ”

After watching the soldier who committed the crime being escorted away, Kirillov asked Savchenko curiously: "Comrade instructor, how did things come about?" ”

Savchenko shrugged his shoulders. A little helplessly said: "When I was interrogated just now. The warrior said. He finished digging the fortifications outside and went back to the pit where their platoon was. Because it was too dark in the tunnel, he could only hold on to the wall and walk slowly inside. As he walked, he suddenly tripped under his feet, causing him to almost fall. He squatted down and touched something that almost tripped him, but he touched a man's body, and when he touched it up, he touched the long head. So he ......"

"Okay, Comrade Instructor, don't go on." Before he could finish, I interrupted him just in time. Then I changed my smile and said to him: "Instructor Savchenko, you did the right thing today. We must absolutely not tolerate this ugly phenomenon that undermines our independent division, and we must resolutely wage a struggle. ”

When Savchenko heard me say this, he scratched the back of his head and smiled a little embarrassedly, and said: "Division commander, political commissar. When I came just now, I was afraid that you would criticize me. said that I was so young that I was mobilizing the people. ”

"How is this a trifle, Comrade Savchenko. My opinion is the same as that of the division commander. You've done the right thing about it. If something like this happens in the future, it must be dealt with strictly. This time he will be given two hundred lashes, and the next time someone commits a crime, he will be given three hundred lashes. I would like to see how many people are not afraid of death. ”

When Kirillov finished speaking, I then asked: "Comrade Savchenko, which company are you in now?" ”

Savchenko hurriedly straightened up and replied respectfully: "Report to Comrade Division Commander, I hold the post of company instructor in the third company of the 1st battalion. ”

"Two regiments and one battalion?" Hearing this, Kirillov frowned and thought hard, as if to recall who the commander of this battalion was?

"The commander of the 1st Battalion of the 2nd Regiment is Captain Khrushov." Seeing that he didn't think about it for a long time, I hurriedly reminded him, and then said to Savchenko: "Comrade instructor, when you go back later, inform the battalion commander Captain Khrushov of this matter by the way, and ask him to send ten fighters from each company to the execution site to watch." When these soldiers returned, they would tell the soldiers of the company what they had seen, and they must avoid similar incidents from happening again. ”

After Savchenko rushed back to the company, I turned around and asked Akhromeyev, who was standing next to me without saying a word: "Comrade Chief of Staff, what do you think about this matter?" ”

Akhromeyev listened to my question and did not answer it immediately, but hesitated a little, perhaps thinking about how to answer it so that he could take advantage of our thoughts.

Seeing that Akhromeyev didn't speak, Kirillov also helped beside him: "Let's talk about it, Captain Akhromeyev, after all, you are the chief of staff of the division, and the division commander and I also want to hear what you say, how will you deal with this matter?" ”

"Say, Captain Akhromeyev, say whatever comes to mind, without scruples." I wasted no time in encouraging him.

Seeing that Kirilov and I wanted him to express his opinion, Akhromeyev stopped prevaricating and said clearly: "Division commander, political commissar, although the independent division is a new unit, if you want to do your best to form combat effectiveness, I think military discipline must be strict. The punishment that the political commissar said just now was to whip 200 lashes in public, and I decided that it was too light, and that this kind of black sheep should be shot without hesitation to set an example. ”

Unexpectedly, Akhromeyev thought the same as me, and I nodded slowly with a smile on my face. But Kirillov disagreed with his opinion: "Comrade Captain, you must know that the punishment I sentenced him to 200 lashes is already very severe. ”

While we were talking, Second Lieutenant Mihayev, who was wearing only a white overcoat, hurriedly came to us and excitedly reported to us: "Report to the division commander and political commissar, the new division headquarters has been built, and you can officially settle in." ”

Hearing that the new headquarters had been repaired, we didn't bother to discuss the punishment of the soldier, and hurriedly followed Mihayev and walked towards the headquarters.

The entrance of the new headquarters is next to the old headquarters, and we walked along a two-meter-high, one-meter-wide corridor to the inside, walking seven or eight meters, and suddenly it became clear that the entire headquarters was more than 20 square meters in size. According to Mihayev, there is a layer of soil several meters thick on the roof, and whether shells or bombs fall on it, it will not pose any threat to us.

See the spacious new headquarters. Kirillov excitedly patted Mihayev on the shoulder. Satisfied, he said, "Great." Comrade Second Lieutenant, your engineer company is so capable, it's only been a few hours, and you've built such a great command for us. Speaking of this, the political commissar turned his head and said to me in a consultative tone: "Comrade division commander, I want to discuss something with you. ”

"Say it, Comrade Commissar. If you have anything, please tell me. I responded politely.

"Comrade Mihayev is the company commander of the engineer company, but he is only a second lieutenant, is his rank a little lower?" Seeing that I nodded in agreement, Kirillov begged me: "I want to promote him to the rank of lieutenant, I wonder if you agree?" ”

"No problem, I agree, and Comrade Mihayev will be promoted to the rank of lieutenant." The last time I adjusted my ranks, if I hadn't been afraid that Mihayev would have been promoted too quickly and would have been difficult to convince the public, I wouldn't have given him just the rank of second lieutenant. Since today he was given a promotion to the ranks. Then I can't forget Razumeyeva, who I spent day and night with, so I also said to Kirillov: "That's right. There was also the company commander of the communications company, Second Lieutenant Lazumeyeva, whose rank was also too low. I will promote her to the rank of lieutenant, Comrade Political Commissar, you have no opinion, right? ”

"No opinion, Comrade Division Commander. I think Comrade Razumeyeva's military rank should have been promoted a long time ago, and since you also feel that it is time to be promoted, then promote both her and Comrade Mihayev to the rank of lieutenant. "In our understatement conversation, Mihayev and Razumeyeva were promoted from second lieutenant to lieutenant.

The new command was quickly put into use, and Mihayev was a good construction engineer after all, although the headquarters had only doors and no windows, but he did not feel bored at all when he stayed inside.

After dark, after dinner, Kirillov and Akhromeyev and I were around the table studying the map, when suddenly a faint gunshot was heard outside. In Akhromeyev's ears, he turned his head to the side, looked out of the command, and said vigilantly: "It's gunshots!" Is something wrong? ”

"No, Comrade Chief of Staff." Kirillov said with some disbelief: "According to our reconnaissance, there is no trace of the enemy in this vicinity at all, what will happen somewhere, I think it may be that the sentry's gun has gone off." ”

I didn't know which of them was right, when two more gunshots rang out outside, and then gunshots and explosions rang out. By this time, even a deaf person can hear that something is going on outside. I quickly rushed out of the headquarters, turned into the old headquarters, which had been converted into a communications room, and shouted at Razumeeva, who was about to walk out: "Lieutenant Lazumeeva, is there any information from the regiments?" ”

Razumeyeva shook her head and said, "No, I was going to go out to see what the guns were firing, and then I thought it was very regimentally connected." ”

Hearing Razumeeva say this, I slapped myself on the forehead fiercely, and said in my heart that I was really in a hurry, and even Razumeeva knew to observe the situation outside first, and then feel that I contacted which regiment to ask what was going on, and I, without even figuring out where the gunshots rang out, ran to the communication room in a panic.

Razumeyeva and I walked out of the communications room, while Kirillov and Akhromeyev were also standing outside, holding up their binoculars and looking at the group. When I saw this scene, my heart couldn't help but sink down, could it be that something happened over there?

I walked quickly to Akhromeyev's side and asked in a loud voice: "Chief of Staff, are the shots and explosions coming from the direction of a group?" ”

"Yes, Comrade Division Commander." Akhromeyev handed me the binoculars in his hand as he spoke, and said: "I suspect that a small group of German troops who are sneaking up on the attack were found by our sentinels, so there was an exchange of fire." ”

I raised my binoculars and looked at the hillside where the clump was located, and although it was late, I could clearly see the muzzle flame of the gun and the fire from the grenade explosion, and it seemed that Akhromeyev's analysis was correct. I put down my binoculars and instructed Lazumeeva, who was standing behind me, "Comrade lieutenant, immediately get in touch with the regiment and ask them how the situation is on their side." ”

Razumeyeva agreed, walked to the door of the communication room, lifted the curtain, and shouted inside: "Girls, immediately contact a group and ask them what is going on there?" "Seeing that Razumeeva did not enter the communication room, but stood at the door to give orders, I remembered that today my superiors sent us a few more female signal soldiers, and now they are all staying in the communication room.

After a few minutes, the sound of gunfire and grenade explosions on the positions of the regiment gradually became quieter, and Razumeeva came to my side and reported to me: "Comrade division commander, I have made contact with Lieutenant Colonel Sederikov of the 1st regiment. He reported that about fifty Germans attempted to sneak up on our positions, only to be seen by the sentries on duty, and that was the result of an exchange of fire. ”

"Is the lieutenant colonel on the line?" I asked, turning my head.

"Yes, he's still waiting for your order."

Hearing Razumeyeva say this, I shoved the telescope into Akhromeyev's hand and ran quickly into the communications room. I shouted into the microphone: "Hey, hey, Lieutenant Colonel Sederikov?" I'm Oshanina, how's your situation going? ”

"Report to the division commander that about fifty Germans attempted to sneak up on our positions, only to be spotted by our sentries and fired warning shots. Comrade Oberstein, the political commissar who was on patrol, heard the gunshots and immediately rushed forward with the guard squad and exchanged fire with the Germans. When I heard the fight outside, I also sent a company to attack in time and cooperated with the political commissar to repel this group of enemies. ”

"Where is Commissar Oberstein now?" I asked nervously, because in my influence, the level of command of the political workers was limited, and the slightest mistake in such encounters would pay a heavy price, so I asked Sedelikov bluntly if he knew the whereabouts of his commissar.

"After the enemy was repulsed, Commissar Oberstein chased down with a company, and the exchange of fire is still ongoing."

As soon as I heard this, I became angry, and shouted at Sederikov: "I order you to immediately lead a company to support the commissar of Oberstan, and if anything happens to him, you, the regiment commander, do not have to do it." (To be continued......)

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