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After hearing this, Bantai Laiev sneered and retorted: "Although there are one or two thousand commanders and fighters rescued from the prisoner of war camp, there must be many wounded among them, and it is still unknown how much combat effectiveness they can form. ▲∴Also, the combat effectiveness of the troops commanded by Nikolai must be strong, but they have just defected, do you dare to use such a force? ”

Seeing that the two of them were talking about the signs of collapse, Kirillov hurriedly came over to play a round: "Deputy division commander and chief of staff, don't argue between the two of you." I think it is better to disperse the Nikolai battalion and the rescued commanders and fighters to the regiments, and train them together with the newly recruited soldiers, so as to build up combat effectiveness as much as possible, so that they can be engaged in counterattack battles after three days. ”

"That's not going to work." Bandeleyev and Akhromeyev suddenly retorted in unison: "Comrade political commissar, this will not work, if the troops are temporarily disrupted and reorganized, it will inevitably affect the combat effectiveness." After the two finished speaking, they looked at each other and smiled, and the little contradiction just now disappeared.

"Since the deputy division commander and the chief of staff both said that it is not appropriate to disrupt and reorganize the troops, it is better to keep it as it is for the time being." I took over the topic and said: "Now that the German defenses near Mamayev Hill are empty, we should take advantage of this rare opportunity to quickly take the necessary military action to take the 1o7.5 heights occupied by the Germans, and at the same time let the four regiments draw their troops to occupy the forward positions of the German troops that have just been broken through by our troops." ”

As soon as my words came out, the three of them were shocked. They persuaded me one after another: "Comrade division commander. We have limited forces and combat effectiveness. And without heavy weapons, it may not be so easy to seize the enemy's strong fortified heights, right? ”

My gaze swept over the three of them, and then I smiled and said: "The factors that determine the combat effectiveness of the troops come from all aspects, whether it is the hard training in peacetime, the rich battlefield experience of the veterans, or the command level of the commanders, all of which can affect the final outcome of a battle. All of this must be improved through a series of skirmishes. Although Comrade Savchenko instigated the Nikolai battalion anyway. and broke through the positions defended by the Italian troops and managed to return to the defense zone of our army, but since the German units in this area, because of the defense of the Don Front, they had long been drained, and even if they wanted to recover, it would take time. We will take advantage of this rare opportunity to resolutely attack the enemy, believing that we will be able to achieve unexpected results. ”

After listening to my thoughts, the three of them fell silent. It seems to be pondering the feasibility of such a plan. After a while, Akhromeyev preemptively asked: "Comrade division commander." What kind of troops will we use to carry out such an attack? ”

Hearing Akhromeyev's question, I said confidently: "I asked Gaidar to draw a company of troops, plus a company of the Nikolai battalion, under the cover of three tanks, to attack from the north side of the 1o7.5 heights. At present, the 2nd Regiment is relatively intact, and I plan to transfer the Khrushov battalion to attack the southern side of the high ground, and the militia battalion of Senior Captain Trushin to attack from the eastern side. In order to reduce the casualties of the troops during the attack, Captain Mihayev's engineer company was asked to cooperate and blast the fortifications on the enemy's high ground with flying thunder guns. ”

"The second regiment has transferred two battalions at the same time, who will coordinate and command?" As soon as I finished speaking, he immediately revealed one of the loopholes and immediately mentioned it to me, "If the two battalions fight separately, it is estimated that even if they seize the high ground, they will pay a big price." ”

"I think a regimental commander should be sent to coordinate and command these two battalions." Kirillov also lost no time in expressing his opinion: "I think that the deputy commander of the 2nd regiment, Major Yaming, is competent for this post. ”

"Do you have any objections to the political commissar's suggestion?" When I heard that Kirillov was recommending Major Yamin, an officer from the Ministry of Internal Affairs, I did not express my opinion casually, but asked Pandeleyev and Akhromeyev: "If you have a suitable candidate, you can also put it forward." ”

Both shook their heads at the same time, and then replied in unison, "No objection." ”

A new battle plan has been drawn up, and the next step is to talk to Captain Nikolai, who has not yet met us, and if he does not object, our plan to capture the heights of 1o7.5 will be half successful.

While waiting for the arrival of Savchenko and Nikolai, everyone was not idle, and I stood by the wall, staring intently at the map on the wall, thinking about how to carry out the offensive operation in three days. Akhromeyev was on the phone and informed the commander of the 2nd regiment, Oleg, and the commander of the 4th regiment, Gaidar, respectively, that they should transfer the troops participating in the battle, prepare them for battle, and immediately enter the battle as soon as they wait for the order from the division headquarters. Both Bandaeev and Kirillov sat at their desks, and the deputy division commander wrote a report to Chuikov about the emptiness of the enemy's forces near Mamayev Height; And the commissar wrote down in detail what happened to the Nikolai battalion anyway, and planned to send them to Gurov, the military commissar of the army group, when Klimov and Sidorin returned.

While they were still busy with their work, the long-awaited Savchenko walked into the headquarters with several officers in German uniforms. I heard the commotion, turned my head and saw a few people who had just walked into the headquarters, and hurriedly greeted Kirillov and them, and then took the lead to meet them.

I stopped in front of them, smiled at them, and asked, "Who is Captain Nikolai among you?" ”

Savchenko, who was facing me, raised his hand and saluted me, then turned to a Humpty Dumpty man on his right and said, "Captain Nikolai, let me introduce you, this is our division commander, General Oshanina." After saying that, he turned his head back and reported to me: "Comrade division commander, this is Captain Nikolai. ”

The short and fat officer hurriedly stepped forward and raised his hand to salute me: "Hello, Comrade General. I am Nikolai. ”

I didn't return the favor. Instead, he stepped forward and grabbed his hand. Shaking vigorously, he said enthusiastically: "Welcome, welcome, Comrade Nikolai used to be a friendly soldier with us in the fight against the fascist invaders, and now we are comrades in the same unit. ”

As soon as Nikolai let go of my hand, he immediately returned to his upright posture: "I'm ashamed that if it weren't for Comrade Savchenko's persuasion, I would still be working for the damned Germans with my subordinates." ”

Kirillov also came over. He took Nikolai's hand and said in a friendly voice: "Comrade Nikolai, although you have taken a detour, you have finally returned to our camp. After saying this, he asked again, as if it were a family, "Captain Nikolai, which unit were you in before?" ”

"Report to Comrade Commissar!" Nikolai glanced at the rank of political worker on Kirillov's collar badge, and quickly replied respectfully: "Before I was captured, I was from the 63rd Infantry Corps. ”

"63rd Infantry Corps?!" Bandeleyev came over to pick up the topic and said with emotion: "That's a heroic army." In July of 41. The German armored assault forces forced their way across the Dnieper, and their follow-up infantry had not yet arrived. In order to pin down the enemy. Delaying the German offensive, Petrovsky decisively decided to lead the 63rd Infantry Corps to cross the Dnieper and counterattack the enemy infantry. This bold plan was strongly supported by Timoshenko, who was in charge of the Western Front at the time, and after crossing the river, the army liberated the cities of Rogachev and Zhilobin and advanced 3o kilometers to the west, which was a relatively successful counterattack under the shape of a complete rout of our army at that time, so the Supreme Command appreciated Petrovsky's command very much, and when the Supreme Commander himself learned that Petrovsky was still a colonel, he decisively ordered him to be promoted to lieutenant general. ”

Nikolai nodded, and then said bitterly: "Although the attack of our army disrupted the enemy's offensive steps, because it was a lone army and had no reinforcements, it was surrounded by the swarming German troops soon after. On August 17, during the breakout battle southeast of Zhilobin, the army commander Petrovsky was unfortunately shot and killed while leading our charge. I and a few soldiers were with him at that time, and when we saw him fall, we found branches and tied them into a simple stretcher, ready to take his body and follow the troops in front of us to break out of the encirclement. Unfortunately, we were separated from the main force, and in the end we were not able to break out of the enemy's encirclement. ”

The last one to step forward and shake his hand was Akhromeyev, who shook hands with Nikolai and asked tentatively: "Captain Nikolai, now there is an opportunity for you to take revenge, I wonder if you are willing to try?" ”

"What chance?" Nikolai instinctively asked rhetorically.

Akhromeyev first glanced at me, and seeing that I had no objection, he said to Nikolai straight to the point: "Captain Nikolai, I believe you know very well about the fact that the German troops near Mamayev Hill have been evacuated, right?" Hearing this, Nikolai immediately nodded in affirmation, and Akhromeyev continued: "On the west side of Mamayev Hill there is a 1o7.5 heights occupied by the Germans, and according to our reconnaissance, there is only one company garrison on the heights. We now intend to attack immediately and take the high ground back from the enemy. In the plan, we intend to use your tank company and an infantry company, I don't know if you have any objections? ”

When Nikolai heard this, an expression of great embarrassment appeared on his face, and he turned his head to look at his men. Seeing Nikolai turn his gaze over, the expressions of the four officers were different, and some looked to the side, pretending not to see Nikolai's eyes asking for help; Someone nodded again and again, signaling Nikolai to take the task next; Of course, there were those who disagreed, and the tall, lanky officer standing at the end shook his head at an imperceptible angle, suggesting that Nikolai had refused our request.

Seeing that Nikolai's subordinates were opposed, I became a little anxious about whether Nikolai would be able to grant my request, and I thought to myself, what would we do if Nikolai refused our request?

However, it was fortunate that what we were worried about did not come to life, and Nikolai, after hesitating for a moment, finally nodded decisively and said in a tactful tone: "Well, Comrade Division Commander, I agree to transfer my troops to the battle. But wouldn't it be too little to send only a tank company and an infantry company? You must know that the German army is far from us in terms of equipment and training, and it is easy to suffer losses if you attack them with the same number of troops. ”

"Comrade Captain, you don't have to worry about this." Akhromeyev said amicably: "Your troops will attack from the north of the 1o7.5 heights. Accompanying you in the fight was a company of the 4th Regiment. The commanders and fighters of this company have a wealth of combat experience. With their cooperation, your attack will be smooth. In addition to the northern flank, we will attack simultaneously in both the east and south directions to disperse the enemy's defenses. ”

"I see." Nikolai agreed, turned and called two names. After the two officers came over, Nikolai pointed to the officer with the rank of lieutenant on his epaulette and introduced us: "This is Lieutenant Prulli, the commander of the tank company, who was captured in the defense of Smolensk. Then he pointed to another captain, the tall, thin man who had just shaken his head at him. This is Captain Glitsenko, who was the commander of a company. The company's combat effectiveness was the strongest in the battalion. ”

"Captain Glitsenko, where were you taken prisoner?" It is estimated that Gritsenko's small actions to Nikolai just now were also seen by Bandeleyev, so he asked in a somewhat dissatisfied tone, "What was your position before being captured?" ”

Glitsenko, who was named by him, hurriedly stepped forward, straightened up and honestly reported: "Report to Comrade Colonel, I turned out to be from the 16th Army, captured in the defense of Moscow. ……”

Suddenly, I heard a familiar number. It immediately piqued my interest, so I didn't wait for him to finish. I interrupted him and asked curiously: "Comrade Captain, did you say that you were originally from the 16th Army, the 16th Army under the command of General Rokossovsky?" ”

Originally, I planned to wait for him to say the affirmative answer, and then also say the salute I had once spent in the 16th Army, so as to get closer to him emotionally. Unexpectedly, after he glanced at me, he replied leisurely: "Comrade General, I'm sorry, you made a mistake. The 16th Army, commanded by General Rokossovsky, was later rebuilt, and the unit I was in was commanded by General Lukin. ”

"Lukin?!" This time it was Kirillov's turn to be surprised, "Captain Glitsenko, you're talking about Mikhail. Fedorovich. Lukin? ”

Gritsenko saw that someone had accurately said Lukin's name, and his eyebrows couldn't help but rise, and then nodded in affirmation, "You're right, it's him." Then Shi added in shock: "Before I was captured, I had been serving as the leader of his guard platoon. ”

"I heard that General Lukin was also captured by the Germans, do you know the specific situation?" In order to inquire about Lukin's whereabouts from Gritsenko, Kirillov used a rare honorific in his title, "Since you are the platoon commander of his guard platoon, you must know very well what happened before and after his capture." ”

"After being surrounded by the German army, facing an enemy more than ten times our size, there was little ammunition left, food was exhausted, the troops relied on food provided by the local population and slaughtered war horses for food, medical supplies had been used up, the remaining tents were left for the wounded, and the troops could only sleep in the open, and they rarely held out for three weeks. The fighting in the German encirclement continued until the end of October. The commander's headquarters was hit by enemy long-range artillery fire, and by the time I led someone to dig him out of the shelter, the rest of the commanders were now killed except for him. And the commander, comrade he, also lost both legs. ”

From the conversation between Glitsenko and Bandeleyev, I heard that he was not a person who was greedy for life and afraid of death, and as for the look Nikolai just now, it was probably because he was worried that we would deliberately use their troops as cannon fodder, thinking of this, I hurriedly smiled and comforted Glitsenko: "Comrade Captain, I know what you are worried about, it is nothing more than that we are afraid that we will use your troops as cannon fodder." Once your subordinates are gone, you're no availer in our eyes, right? Without waiting for him to answer, I continued, and at the same time gave them all a reassurance, "The reason why I want to put your troops into battle is because there are not many strong combat units in the division at present, and I can only rely on your help temporarily. But rest assured, I am here to assure you that I will replenish you as much as your troops have lost, and I will decide that I will not make you the commander of the light pole. ”

After I finished speaking, I looked at Nikolai and Glitsenko, and now they all showed a sense of relief. Nikolai took the opportunity to express his determination to me, and said: "Rest assured, comrade division commander, that we will fulfill the orders you have given and strive to take the high ground from the Germans as much as possible. ”

While we were talking, Basmanov and Karpov, who had received the news, walked into the headquarters. As soon as I saw Karpov appear, I hurriedly waved at him. At the same time called him: "Captain Karpov." Come to me. ”

Karpov glanced at the officers in German uniforms. Walked quickly in front of me. When he wanted to raise his hand to salute, I stopped him first, and then pointed to him and introduced them to Nikolai: "Let me introduce you to this is Captain Karpov, who led his troops to break away from the German camp some time ago, and is currently temporarily holding the post of deputy commander of the second battalion of the first regiment. But this is only temporary, and in a few days he will be in command of a battalion alone, in addition to his duties. Ranks will also be promoted accordingly. ”

Nikolai: After listening to my introduction to Karpov, the expression on his face became more and more relaxed. Nikolai shook hands with Karpov and exchanged pleasantries, then walked up to me again and solemnly asked me for instructions: "Comrade division commander, I would like to ask, where should I transfer the troops participating in the battle to assemble?" ”

Bandeleyev turned around and shook his head at Akhromeyev and said, "Comrade Chief of Staff, you will be responsible for this matter." You take Captain Nikolai's troops to the assembly position, and then you go to see the commanders and fighters who have just been rescued. After finishing speaking, he specially asked me: "Comrade division commander." Do you agree with this arrangement? ”

I nodded. Then he said to Akhromeyev: "Comrade Chief of Staff, you should take Captain Nikolai and his troops to the positions of the 4th Regiment first, according to the arrangement of the deputy division commander." Speaking of this, I looked at the German uniforms on Nikolai and the others, and then ordered: "Later, the battle to regain the heights will start from several directions at the same time, in order to avoid misunderstanding and cause unnecessary captains, you go and find some military uniforms for our army for Captain Nikolai's participating troops." ”

When Akhromeyev left with Nikolai and his party, Kirillov called Savchenko, who was left behind, aside and asked him carefully about the details of the process of instigating the Nikolai camp to reverse, so that he could supplement his report.

Bandeleyev and I stood by the wall, looked at the map hanging on the wall, and began to discuss whether we should be taken into the upcoming offensive battle and report to the army group command.

When I heard Bandeleyev remind me to report this operation to the army headquarters in a timely manner, I replied worriedly: "Comrade Deputy Division Commander, do you think that I do not want to report this operation to my superiors? If it had been reported, it would have been possible to receive artillery support from the eastern bank of the Volga. But no, my deputy division commander, don't forget that the telephone line from the division headquarters to the headquarters of the army group has been damaged in the shelling and bombardment, and if you talk by radio in guò, it is easy to leak secrets. Last time, the two regiments that participated in the counterattack were intercepted by the Germans because they were talking on the radio, and they arranged traps to wait for them, and the two regiments were almost completely wiped out. ”

After listening to my explanation, Bandeleyev was still stubborn: "But such a big action, if you don't ask for instructions, is a violation of the order." Once the superiors want to investigate it, even if they have made war exploits, they will be punished. ”

Seeing that Bandeleyev took out the regulations and said something, I couldn't refute them anymore, although these damn regulations are annoying, but if I don't obey them, I really risk getting myself into endless trouble, so I had to helplessly say: "Okay, comrade deputy division commander, since you said so, then report this matter to your superiors." ”

"How do you report it?" Bandeleyev asked me for instructions.

"Just report to the headquarters that we are about to attack the enemy near the defense zone." Although I finally agreed to Bantai Leyev's request to report to his superiors, I can still pick out the words on how to report it.

However, Bandeleyev nodded quite cooperatively and said, "Okay, just report to your superiors like this." With that, she ran to Razumeyeva's walkie-talkie.

I picked up the phone on the table, dialed the 4th regiment and found Gaidar, I asked in a loud voice: "Comrade Lieutenant Colonel, have you assembled the troops you have prepared?" ”

Hearing my question, Gaidar immediately replied: "Report to the division commander, having received the order from the chief of staff, I have sent a company of Captain Koricheng to take over the position on the north side of the heights that originally belonged to the Germans. In addition, I also drew a platoon from the guard company and reinforced it to the third battalion and seven companies, led by Comrade Xia Ping, the political commissar, to participate in the battle that was about to begin. ”

"Very well," I nodded with satisfaction at his disposition, and then instructed him, "the Chief of Staff will bring Captain Nikolai and his men to you later, and you will remember to tell the Chief of Staff." Let's just say an attack from the north side of the high ground. It was commanded by Political Commissar Xia Ping. ”

Hung up and Gaidar's phone. I dialed the second regiment again. However, the regiment commander Oleg was not there, and according to the political commissar of Velol, who answered the phone, the regiment commander personally went to gather troops. After the debriefing, Vellor asked me with some concern: "Comrade Division Commander, is it appropriate for you to ask Major Yaming to command two battalions to attack the east and south sides of the high ground?" ”

"Comrade Villol, what exactly do you want to ask?" I was confused by her question. I don't know why she asked this, so I couldn't help but ask in confusion: "Do you think this arrangement of the division headquarters is inappropriate?" ”

"Comrade division commander, have you forgotten that Major Yaming is an officer from the Ministry of Internal Affairs." Vellor lowered his voice and whispered to me: "The man of the Ministry of Internal Affairs is a layman in commanding the war, and if he ignores the actual situation and allows our commanders and fighters to rush up regardless of the enemy's dense bullets, we may fight to the end, and the high ground is not taken, and our men will all die." ”

"Comrade Vellol," although I have never had a good impression of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. However, judging from the experience of dealing with Yameen, he is not too annoying. In terms of military command, he was able to listen to different opinions when he was indecisive, and it was for this reason that I chose him to be responsible for commanding the two battalions of the 2nd Regiment in the attack on the high ground. At this moment, I heard Velore's reminder, out of solidarity, I was still saying good things for Yameen, "You can't look at people with old eyes, although Major Yamin is from the Ministry of Internal Affairs, when I came into contact with him, I felt that he was still a good commander, so I gave him such a chance to command the troops." After saying this, I felt as if I was talking a little too much, so I slowed down and said, "If you are not at ease with him, you can take a small unit near his command post, and if he is blind in command, you will immediately take over his command." ”

"Understood, Comrade Division Commander." After fully comprehending my spirit, Velore replied decisively: "Later, when the regimental commander returns, I will take a guard platoon with me, and as long as Major Yaming is in charge and takes the lives of our regiment commanders and fighters, I will immediately deprive him of his command." ”

As soon as I put down the phone here, Bantai Laiev shouted again: "Comrade division commander, please come here, Comrade Chief of Staff of the Group Army wants to talk to you." ”

I guessed that Krylov probably wanted to know about our upcoming offensive, so he came to the walkie-talkie in a few arrows, took the headset from Bantai Leyev's hand and put it on, and then politely shouted at the microphone: "Hey, hey, is it Comrade Chief of Staff, I'm Oshanina!" ”

"Oshanina, what's going on? I heard Comrade Bandeleyev say, are you ready to attack? I don't know how Bandeleyev reported to Krylov just now, I still seemed confused when I heard the other party's tone, "What the hell is going on?" ”

"That's right, Comrade Chief of Staff." For fear of leaking the secrets of the Ming Yu call, I could only say vaguely: "The enemy on the left side of our division's position has always been a threat to us. After reconnaissance, we found that they were not many in number, and with our strength, we could easily deal with them, so we formulated this attack plan. ”

"Are you sure?" When Krylov heard that I was vague, he didn't ask for more details, but asked: "How many troops are you going to use, do you have heavy weapons?" ”

I quickly replied briefly: "In this battle, we will put in three battalions of infantry and a tank company, and I believe that it will not be long before the battle will be over." ”

"Three battalions?" Krylov asked in confusion: "As far as I know, your troops are limited, and if you are entangled by the enemy and the enemy attacks your defense area, what should you do?" ”

"Rest assured, Comrade Chief of Staff," I was afraid that he would ask in too much detail for me to answer, so I could only say briefly: "We are fully prepared to ensure that in the course of the attack, the position we hold will never be attacked by the enemy." ”

Seeing that my tone was so firm, Krylov stopped asking any more questions, but said casually: "Well, since this is the case, as soon as the battle has a result, report it to the command immediately." Good luck! ”

I put down my headphones and microphone, and seeing that the conversation between Kirillov and Savchenko was over, I beckoned Pantai Leyev to come to the table and said to them: "Today's attack on the 1o7.5 heights is just to test the existing combat effectiveness of our division. There is a lot of work to be done, starting with the dispersal of the rescued commanders and fighters to the regiments, and at the same time, the work of sheltering the scattered stragglers and armed residents must also proceed according to the plan. Commanders at all levels should seize the time to train their troops and strive to build up combat effectiveness in the shortest possible time to meet the more brutal battles that will follow. ”

After listening to my arrangement, Kirillov first nodded, and then asked: "Comrade Oshanina, how is Lieutenant Colonel Shederikov's regiment?" According to information received from the command of the army group, except for a few commanders and fighters, the rest of the fighters either died or withdrew from the battle because they were wounded. ”

I was worried that Shederikov's life would be in danger if he continued to stay in the factory area, so I made a bold request to Kirillov: "Comrade Political Commissar, you can call Comrade Military Commissar and see if you can ask him to discuss with the commander and let Lieutenant Colonel Shederikov and the surviving commanders and fighters return to the factory first, after all, we also lack enough manpower here." ”

After hearing this, Kirillov immediately nodded and said solemnly: "Okay, I'll go and call the military commissar and ask him to do his best to let Sederikov's regiment be rebuilt." (My novel "Burning Moscow" will have more fresh content on the official WeChat platform, and there will also be a 1oo% lucky draw for everyone!) Open WeChat now, click on the "+" sign in the upper right corner "Add Friends", search for the official account "qdread" and follow, hurry up! (To be continued!)

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