Four hundred! This number can't help but make my heart pound, and this is a force to be reckoned with. These soldiers who stood out from the German encirclement had experienced a series of brutal battles, they were not afraid of the tanks that were simply speeding through the trenches, nor would they panic because their rear roads were cut off by the enemy, they all had a wealth of experience in fighting the German army, and if I could lead them to fight guerrilla attacks behind enemy lines, I would definitely be able to turn the enemy's rear upside down.

In the history I know, after the German army captured Yasnaya Polyana, the famous tank general Guderian set up his headquarters in Leo Tolstoy's estate. If I had led this force in an attack on the manor, I would have been able to take out the German command. If I am lucky enough to capture Guderian alive, then this military operation I commanded will surely go down in history in the future, and future generations will remember my feat. At the same time, this operation to eliminate the German headquarters and capture alive the famous German generals is bound to greatly boost the morale of the Soviet troops. The Soviet army, which has been losing and retreating at the moment, needs a victory too much now, and capturing Guderian alive is definitely a record worth showing off. As soon as this tempting idea came to me, my heart beat faster, and I was desperate to put it into action immediately, so I couldn't wait to urge Feerstov to hurry up and take me to the troops.

On the way, I asked Ferstov: "Are there any other commanders of the troops?" "The purpose of my question is that I am afraid that if there are people in the ranks higher than mine, then I will not be able to command this unit as I want.

"There is also a political worker, also from the 316th Division, even the instructor Pavlov."

When I heard that there was no one with a higher rank than me, I felt much more relieved, and then asked him: "Which army did the soldiers belong to?" Are they all from the former 16th Army? ”

"The numbers in the troops are very chaotic, except for a few soldiers of the 16th Group Army, most of the rest are from the 19th, 20th, 24th and 32nd Group Armies, which are subordinate to the former Western Front Army and the Reserve Front Army. Although they were scattered, they all managed to avoid the German resistance and break through to the east to find their own troops. Pavlov and I met them on the way to the breakout, so we took them in and formed a force. ”

As we spoke, we had come not far from the rest place of the troops, and I saw a tall young officer walking towards us with two soldiers with rifles on their backs.

After a dozen steps, the other party greeted Ferstov in a loud voice: "Hey, Comrade Ensign, where did you bring so many people here?" ”

"Comrade Company Instructor," Ferstov introduced Pavlov by pointing to me as he walked, "this is Lieutenant Colonel Oshanina, you should have heard of her, who, when she was previously the commander of the divisional guard battalion, personally led the troops to recapture the positions occupied by the Germans. ”

Company instructor Pavlov took two steps, came to me, saluted me, and reported: "Pavlov, the instructor of the 2nd Company of the 1st Battalion of the 1077th Regiment of the 316th Infantry Division, reports to you that the newly formed 1st Battalion is resting, please instruct." ”

1077 regiment?! I've never heard of the name of this unit, but I still pretended to be calm and waved my hand first, and said, "Go on and rest." Then I turned my head and quietly asked Lukin behind me: "When will there be a 1077th Regiment in the 316th Division, why don't I know the way?" ”

Lukin stepped forward, approached my side, and said softly: "Comrade commander, do you know that during the period when you were hospitalized, the 316th Division was reorganized. The new formation of the division today is the 1073rd, 1075th, and 1077th infantry regiments, plus the 857th Artillery Regiment. ”

"Oh." Listening to his explanation, I suddenly realized that there were really a lot of major events that happened in the few days I was in a coma. I turned around and asked the instructor Pavlov: "How is the equipment of the troops?" "I thought that if I was well equipped, I would take it directly to attack Guderian's headquarters.

Unexpectedly, he shook his head and said very regretfully: "We have a lot of people, but we are a little less equipped, only more than forty rifles, and most of the soldiers run out empty-handed." ”

His words suddenly shattered my dream of going down in history for a hundred years. Of the four hundred people, only one-tenth of them are equipped with weapons, and with such equipment, it is simply a fool's dream to defeat Guderian's headquarters. And even if you don't fight, such a large team will need to walk in the northeast direction for a day to reach our army's defensive line. If they encountered a large number of German troops on the road, they would not have escaped the fate of being captured. Thinking of this, I couldn't help but sigh, and secretly said in my heart that if I could replenish some equipment for them and arm them all, even if they didn't attack the manor, at least they had to have the ability to protect themselves. We've fought two small battles along the way, but our captures have been limited. The weapons seized for the first time were handed over to the captured warriors and taken away; During yesterday's battle in the village, although a dozen submachine guns were captured, except for Lukin and Sapochuk, who carried one on their backs, the rest remained in the village. Besides, even if all these weapons were given to them, it would be a drop in the bucket.

When I was in a dilemma, Sapochuk leaned into my ear and whispered: "Comrade commander, I know that there is a large arsenal about five highways from here, which was originally specially designed to provide weapons and equipment for the Fifth Army. If there is no German occupation, we can go there and find some weapons and arm them all. ”

Hearing Sapochuk say this, I was a little moved, but after thinking about it, since it was a large arsenal, maybe it would have been occupied by the Germans a long time ago, so I opened my mouth and swallowed back the words that came to my mouth. Seeing that I was silent, Sapochuk was a little anxious and said: "Comrade commander, what do you think about this matter? Anyway! ”

Seeing his anxious look, I still expressed my worries: "Since the scale of the arsenal is not small, it is estimated that it has long been occupied by the Germans, and we may not be able to find the equipment we need when we go." ”

"No, I've been to that arsenal, it's very hidden, and if no one leads the way, outsiders can't find it."

Hearing him say this, Pavlov and Ferstov next to him also became excited, and they hurriedly said: "Comrade Lieutenant Colonel, please approve this sergeant to be a guide, and we will send some people to take a look with him, and maybe we can find the equipment we urgently need." ”

"Okay!" I couldn't object to hearing them say this, but I still said what I thought: "If you can really find that arsenal, it is not enough to go to only some of the people." My idea is to have Sergeant Sapochuk as a guide, and you will bring all the troops over and take as much equipment as you can. I turned around again and called to the corporal who had just handed me the kettle for me to drink: "Resdayev!"

"Here!" Rysdayev agreed very dryly.

I pointed to a few people around me and said, "I sent an instructor and a second lieutenant with the troops, led by Sapochuk, to find the arsenal. After finding the arsenal, the troops must return immediately, regardless of whether or not they can find the weapons and equipment we need. The first rendezvous point was in the village where we camped yesterday, waiting to meet us; If you miss it, you will take them along the route we came from and return directly to the defense area of the 316th Division, understand? ”

"Very clear, Comrade Commander!"

"Alright, let's get ready to go." After giving the order to them, I shook hands with Pavlov, Ferstov, Sapochuk, and Rysdayev one by one, and said to each of them sincerely: "Good luck!" ”

The large army set off, and looking at their departing backs, Lukin, who was standing beside me, couldn't help but say worriedly: "Comrade commander, our squad is getting fewer and smaller, you see, apart from you and me, there are only two people left, Agumint and Sgolia, if we encounter the German army, we will suffer a big loss." ”

I looked at him, smiled and said, "It's okay, there are few people and small targets, so it is more difficult to be discovered by the Germans when you move." If we are really unlucky and encounter the Germans, we will fight if we can fight, and run away if we can't. ”