Oleg listened to my words and was surprisingly silent. Because I couldn't hear his voice in the headphones, I even thought he had lost contact, so I was so anxious that I blew twice at the microphone, and then anxiously shouted: "Hey, hey, Lieutenant Colonel Oleg, are you still there?" Can you hear me? ”

"I can hear you, Comrade Division." Oleg replied slowly.

"Why don't you talk back, what are you thinking?" I asked angrily.

"Commander, please forgive me, I was thinking about something, and I was so engrossed in it that I forgot that I was talking to you on the phone."

"What are you thinking about that makes you think so much?" I asked dissatisfied.

"I was thinking that if our battalion had also worn German uniforms, we might have achieved even greater results."

As soon as Oleg finished speaking, my face turned red with shame, and I said in my heart that I disguised myself as a German army to attack by sneak attack, and I came up with it in a flash of inspiration after you all set off. But fortunately, Oleg couldn't see my embarrassed expression now, and I could still keep my composure and ask: "Where is your battalion now?" ”

Oleg replied simply and succinctly: "Two kilometers southeast of the camp that was just attacked." It was only three kilometers from the Abuganerovo station, which was occupied by the Germans. Division commander, I have an idea, can you let me lead the troops to attack this station? ”

When I heard the name, I hesitated, knowing that it took seven days and a great deal for Hort's 4th Tank Army to capture the Abuganelovo station, which shows how strong the Soviets' defensive positions were there. Now that we are attacking, it is a fool's dream to take this place with the strength of one battalion. I just wanted to refuse Oleg's suggestion. But on second thought. Due to the stubborn fighting of the defenders of the place some time ago. Let this be a defensive point familiar to the commanders of the group armies and even the front armies, and if we make any moves in this area, we will certainly be able to make a good impression on the higher leaders. Thinking of this, I no longer hesitated, and gave Oleg an order: "Okay, Lieutenant Colonel Oleg, you can take the troops to take a look." Remember, there is a huge disparity between our forces and our enemies. Your task is to attack by surprise, not by force, if you can, you can fight, if you can, you will withdraw, and you must not be entangled by the enemy, otherwise, there is a danger of total annihilation. ”

"Understood," Oleg replied affirmatively, "please rest assured, I will be careful." ”

Ending the call with Oleg, I raised my hand and looked at my watch. It's almost midnight, and I haven't received a report from Velore yet. I couldn't help but say to myself, "What did this Velore do?" It's been a few hours since I left, why hasn't there been any intelligence feedback yet. ”

Razumeeva cautiously took over the topic and said, "Division commander, maybe they are still on the march. ”

Although Vylor and the others walked on the main road, which was farther than the path Oleg and the others walked, they were riding in a truck after all, and the four wheels could not run faster than the two legs of a man, and the delay in getting Vilor's report made me nervous, and I was deeply afraid that they would encounter the German troops on the road.

I figured since Velore wouldn't contact us, we should contact her first and ask her how it was going. So I said to Razumayeva: "Second lieutenant, immediately contact the commissar of Velol, ask her, where the troops have gone?" ”

Unexpectedly, Razumeeva shook her head and said regretfully: "I'm sorry, Comrade Division Commander, I tried just now, but I couldn't get in touch, maybe they were on the march, and the radio didn't turn on." ”

Seeing my anxious appearance, Sederikov came over to comfort me: "Comrade division commander, don't worry, there is good news if there is no news, it is estimated that the political commissar Velol They have approached the camp of the German army, in order to prevent being discovered by the enemy, so the radio silence is temporarily maintained." Let's sit back and be patient, I'm sure it won't be long before good news comes. ”

Originally, my heart was like fifteen buckets of water, but when I heard Sedelikov say this, I was immediately relieved, anyway, the troops had already been sent, and Oleg's battalion had already fought a battle, although it was only a small victory, but it was enough to make the Germans tremble and sleep well.

The wait lasted for more than an hour, until one o'clock in the morning, when Razumeeva's excited cries woke me up from my drowsiness. Seeing that I came to my senses, Razumeyeva excitedly called out to me: "Division commander, I have contacted Vylor and Vicer's political commissar." ”

I rushed to the walkie-talkie, put on my headphones and shouted excitedly at the transmitter, "Hey, hey, is it Velol?" Hey, hey, can you hear me? ”

Immediately, Velol's familiar voice came from the earphones: "Yes, Leda, I'm Velol." ”

I was slightly relieved to hear her voice, and since she was able to contact me, it was clear that her troops had not been wiped out by the Germans. I suppressed my dissatisfaction with her and tried to ask in a calm tone, "Velore, where are you?" ”

Velol's excited voice came from the headphones: "Report to the division commander, I have taken back the Abuganelovo station!" ”

"What?!" Hearing this news, I was so shocked that I almost sat on the ground, I was afraid that I had heard it wrong, so I hurriedly asked: "Vylol, I didn't hear what you just said, please say it again!" ”

"Division commander, I officially report to you that I took back the Abuganerovo station from the Germans?"

"Capture ...... Recaptured? Is the Abuganerovo station? "Although I have heard Vylol's words clearly, I still can't believe that this is true, when Oleg said just now that he wanted to attack the Abuganerovo station, I was still worried that they would be outnumbered, so I repeatedly emphasized that they only attacked and did not attack, and if they could fight, they would fight, and if they couldn't, they would run.

Vellore replied in the affirmative: "Absolutely correct, Comrade Division Commander, we took the station back." ”

The commanders of the regiments, who were sitting in the room waiting for news, heard me repeating the name of the Abuganerovo station, and immediately guessed that it might be some unexpected victory of our night raiding troops, and they all gathered around to hear what was going on.

It was still night, and even though the earphones were some distance from my ears, I could hear what the other person was saying, so I took them off. Removed a little from the ear. Make sure everyone around you can hear Velol. Then he asked: "Tell me, Commissar Vellere, how did you take the station?" ”

Verol agreed, and then began to report to me on the capture of the Abuganerovo station: "Report to the division commander, our convoy was moving along the road, and about an hour ago, a soldier on a reconnaissance mission in front came to report to me on a motorcycle. Not far ahead, there is the Abuganerovo station, which is occupied by the Germans, please tell me what to do? After listening to the scouts' reports, I thought that since we had already come here, we should teach the Germans at the station a hard lesson, so I ordered the convoy to stop, and all the fighters got out of the train and marched on foot to the station.

Before we could approach the station, the scouts came to report again. It is said that a large number of troops were found in ambush near the station, perhaps a secret post arranged by the German army. I took a company with me. Following the scouts, they set out for the area where the enemy was discovered. When I got to the place, I saw that there were many people near the station. As soon as we arrived, a dozen or so people approached us. I was worried that we had been discovered by the Germans, and hurriedly ordered the fighters to prepare for battle.

How to say, maybe in another minute or two, I will order the troops to open fire. Luckily, the scout next to me had sharp eyes and said that he saw that the people who came had white towels tied to their left arms, so they didn't want to be his own. So I asked the scout to meet the two men with them, and find out who they were. As a result, as soon as the two sides looked at each other, from the white towel tied to each other's arms, they were sure that it was their own people, so they did not fire casually. The scout inquired again, and it turned out that the other party was a unit led by Lieutenant Colonel Oleg. ……”

When Gaidar heard this, he couldn't help but say excitedly: "Great, our two night attack troops actually met outside the Abuganerovo station, no wonder they were able to easily take the heavily defended station of the German army." ”

"Don't speak," Shederikov said to him dissatisfiedly, "listen to Commissar Velol. ”

Gaidar smiled sheepishly, obediently shut his mouth, and continued to listen to Villore tell the story of their battle.

“…… After joining up with Lieutenant Colonel Oleg's troops, I consulted with him, and I led a unit disguised as a German soldier into the station to attack the station, while he led his troops outside to take charge of the response.

After the discussion, I asked Mihayev to take a company and swagger along the road to the station. When a German patrol outside the station spotted it, they stopped them. Without waiting for the Germans to ask, Mihayev said that he was from the 40th Tank Brigade and had come to strengthen the garrison here, and when the enemy relaxed his vigilance, he made a gesture to the fighters behind him, who swarmed up and used shovels and axes to reimburse all the German patrols.

Although Lieutenant Colonel Oleg had attacked a German camp beforehand, the news apparently did not reach the point, and the Germans at the station were not at all vigilant, and after the scattered sentry posts were killed by Mihayev's fighters, I led my troops into the station.

Originally, I thought that I could easily wipe out all the Germans in the station, but I didn't expect that a sentry hiding in a machine-gun bunker on the platform was very vigilant, and when he saw that so many people suddenly appeared on the platform, he probably instinctively sensed that something was wrong, and immediately shot at us without hesitation, knocking down a lot of fighters at the front.

Seeing that there was no way to clear the enemy from the outer station without the Germans noticing, I had no choice but to give the order to return fire. Fortunately, only one machine gun opened fire in the only machine gun bunker, and Mihayev led people to throw a dozen grenades, and reimbursed the enemy inside with guns.

Hearing the sudden sound of gunfire, the Germans in the barracks were awakened, and they rushed out with their weapons in a hurry, and their mouths were still shouting. At this time, Mihayev made an unexpected move, he rushed forward with a dozen German-speaking fighters, also shouting German and wrenching with the enemy. They then took advantage of the enemy's confusion and opened decisive fire, killing the Germans with submachine guns, rifles, grenades, shovels and axes.

Seeing that there was a fight in the station, Lieutenant Colonel Oleg also decisively ordered his troops to rush in, and our two battalions joined forces and rushed at the disorganized German troops, making them even more chaotic.

The battle ended half an hour later, and we captured 39 prisoners, including Captain Grams, of the station garrison, who, after interrogation, confessed that they were the 14th Infantry Regiment attached to the 103rd Tank Division of the German Army. The soldiers were tired from the days of fighting. So the station's defenses appeared to be lax. ”

It was heard that the captured officer belonged to the 14th German tank division. I couldn't help but ask: "Are there German armored units in the station?" ”

"No tanks or armoured vehicles were found. In this regard, the prisoners said that our troops had dug deep trenches and anti-tank trenches south of the station, which greatly limited the mobility of the tanks, so the regimental commander decided to transfer the tanks and armored vehicles in the regiment to other areas. ”

After listening, I casually asked, "Is there anything in the station?" ”

"Yes, Comrade Regiment Commander." Vellore said excitedly: "I found in the warehouse at the station that there was a battalion of weapons and equipment of the German army. Now in addition to the alert troops, the remaining troops are putting supplies in the warehouse. Move to our trucks. ”

"Where's your truck?"

"Not far away, just over a kilometer away from the station, there are so many of us that it won't take long to empty all the things in the warehouse."

Hearing Vellore say this, I was so angry that I almost scolded, since the Germans have been wiped out by us, you can't let the soldiers drive the truck into the station, you have to let all the soldiers carry weapons and ammunition so far to load the goods. I gritted my back molars and said coldly to her: "Comrade Vylol, don't you think that it is more convenient for our fighters to load the supplies by driving the truck into the station?" ”

Hear me say that. Velore was visibly stunned, and it took her a long moment before she said, "Oops. Comrade division commander, if you don't say it, I forgot about it, I should drive the truck to the station, so that the soldiers can walk less. Rest assured, I'll arrange it right away. Then I heard her shouting, "Mihayev, Ensign Mihayev, please come here." ”

Soon, I faintly heard Mihayev's voice: "Comrade commissar, do you have any instructions?" ”

"According to the order of the division commander, let's drive all our trucks into the station and park next to the warehouse so that they can be loaded."

"Yes, I'll do it right away."

Then I heard Vylore's voice again: "Report to the division commander, I have already arranged, at most ten minutes, the truck can drive into the station." ”

Velol's heartless appearance made my liver hurt, and I could only hum and say: "Comrade Velol, let the soldiers hurry up and load the trucks and be ready to transfer at any time." I'll let you know if there's anything going on. ”

Putting down the headphones and microphones, I said to several regimental commanders around me: "Comrades commanders, you have all heard it, after the night raiding troops of Velol and Oleg converged, they joined forces to seize the Abuganelovo station, which was occupied by the Germans. Tell me, what's next? ”

"What else can I do?" Sederikov's face was flushed with excitement, and he said excitedly: "This is a big victory, and we should immediately report to the headquarters of the group army and ask for credit for our commanders and fighters." ”

In fact, the original purpose of my questioning was to seek their opinions, whether to let the night attack troops withdraw overnight, or to stay in the rear of the German army and constantly harass the German camps and supply lines.

However, since Shederikov had already said that he would report the results of tonight's battle, I had no choice but to bow my head and order Razumeyeva: "Comrade Second Lieutenant, immediately take over the headquarters of the army group for me and find the chief of staff, Colonel Raskin." ”

After the phone was connected, Raskin's slightly dissatisfied voice came from the earphones: "Hey, I said Comrade Oshanina, you contacted me so late, is there something wrong with your division?" ”

I hurriedly coughed, cleared my throat, and then reported clearly: "Report to Comrade Chief of Staff, tonight I sent eight companies to carry out night raids in the rear of the German army. Just now my men reported to me that, after fierce fighting, they managed to recapture the station of Abuganerovo, which was occupied by the Germans. ”

"Oh, take back the Abganerovo station from the Germans." Ruskin said lightly, and suddenly his voice trembled, and he raised his voice and said loudly: "Oshanina, what do you say, please say it again." "His reaction was similar to what I had when I first heard that the station had been recaptured.

Since he was seriously asking, I also replied earnestly: "Report to Comrade Chief of Staff, that my troops have succeeded in recapturing the Abuganerovo station, which was occupied by the Germans, and at the moment the fighters are hurrying to carry supplies from the station storehouse. After all the supplies are loaded, they will immediately return to the defense area of our division. ”

"Oshanina, ...... first Don't ...... just yet. Don't be in a hurry to let the troops withdraw, it's ...... I ...... about this I'm going to ...... right away Report to Commander Shumilov...... Report! Please...... Please wait...... Wait a minute. Ruskin was clearly stunned by the news, so nervous that he couldn't speak coherently.

After about five minutes, Shumilov's familiar voice came from the headphones: "Hello, Colonel Oshanina." ”

I quickly straightened up and replied, "Hello, Comrade Commander. ”

"I heard from Chief of Staff Raskin that your division has succeeded in retaking the Abuganerovo station from the Germans, is it true?"

"Yes, exactly, Comrade Commander." I replied respectfully.

"Very well, well done, Comrade Oshanina, I will take credit for you." After complimenting me, Shumilov changed the subject and continued: "The troops of our army group held out in the Abuganerovo station for seven days, and then were forced to abandon the position because they ran out of ammunition and food and were outnumbered. Now that you've taken the station back, I mean don't let the troops withdraw for the time being, just let them stay there. In this way, the Germans did not dare to concentrate all their forces on our positions because they had no worries. (To be continued......)