After talking about my opinion, I decisively ordered Akhromeyev: "Comrade Chief of Staff, please immediately call the commander of the engineer company, Lieutenant Mihayev, and ask him to come to the division headquarters. When I came, I stopped by the company headquarters of the 2nd Guard Company and invited Captain Grammers here. ”

When Akhromeyev heard my words, he did not immediately carry it out, but looked at me blankly, probably not understanding why I gave him such an order, and turned his eyes to Kirillov next to him for help.

Kirillov also had a puzzled expression, and he asked in confusion: "Comrade Oshanina, what are you doing with Lieutenant Mihayev and Captain Grams, are they also related to our rebellion?" ”

"Yes," I said to Kirillov with certainty, "we will have to deal with Karpov and them a lot in the coming days." I felt that it was better to send a real German commander to be in charge of the detachment, and with his familiarity with the German troops, he could easily get in and out of German control without fear of being recognized, and Captain Gramms was undoubtedly the best candidate. As for Mihayev, it was because he was good at German that I asked him to come over as a translator. ”

After Kirillov understood my intentions, he looked up at Akhromeyev and urged him: "Comrade Chief of Staff, what are you still doing in a daze, why don't you hurry up and call Lieutenant Mihayev and them." ”

Taking advantage of Akhromeyev's phone call, Kirillov humbly asked me: "Comrade Oshanina, after the establishment of contacts between us and Karpov, do you have any good way to take this unit." Saved from the enemy's encirclement? ”

I looked at the blue arrows representing the German army on the map in front of me. Somewhat helplessly, he said: "Now we still can't figure out how many people Karpov's troops are." What kind of equipment is there, what is the combat effectiveness, and how many people Karpov will be able to leave with him after announcing that he is anyway. Only by understanding these things can we make a targeted plan for the next step. I had two options, one was for their troops to quietly leave the camp and march east after dark. Rushed to the Volga River, joined up with our receiving troops, and went up the river from the front of the position of the 4th Regiment into the Mamayev Heights. Second, when the Germans launched an attack on our positions, they took advantage of the lax vigilance of the Germans to quietly slip out of the camp and enter our positions south through the open ground between us and the 107.5 heights. ”

After listening to me talk about these two proposals, Kirillov stared at the map for a long time, and did not express his opinion for a long time. After a while, he listened to Akhromeyev's phone call. He looked up and asked the other party: "Chief of Staff, what do you think of these two plans of the division commander?" ”

Akhromeyev thought about it with a frown. Then he said with a wry smile: "How to say, although these two plans are an improvement over the plan of sending troops to attack just now, there is an important factor that seems to have not been taken into account. ”

"Oh, there's an important factor that wasn't taken into account?" After repeating his words, I asked with interest: "Comrade Chief of Staff, I don't know what you mean, can you tell us?" ”

"Whether Karpov's troops can successfully escape after the end depends on whether their actions are discovered by the Germans." Akhromeyev pointed to the map with a pencil, "Knowing that they are surrounded by heavy German troops, I think it is almost impossible to leave the camp quietly without alarming the enemy." Even if they had killed all the soldiers who had been sent to the battalion by the Germans before the operation, not every soldier would be willing to leave with Karpov, and if one or two had escaped from the chaos, they would have reported the matter to the Germans so that they could be rewarded. ”

Before I could make a rebuttal, there was already a shout of a report at the door. I hurriedly said to Kirillov and Akhromeyev: "This matter will be discussed later." Then he turned and beckoned Mihayev and Grams, who were standing at the door, to come over.

The two of them came to us, and after standing up and saluting, Mihayev asked on behalf of Grams: "Division commander, political commissar, chief of staff, do you have any important tasks for recruiting us to the headquarters?" ”

"Yes, Comrade Lieutenant. Calling both of you here today is because you have an important task to complete. Then I briefly briefed the two of them on the preparations for the rebellion against Karpov, and solemnly handed over to Grams, who was responsible for leading a small detachment to cover the German line of Savchenko and Guò, to the Karpov camp.

When Grammers heard my order, he immediately spoke a lot, and after saying that, he motioned for Mihayev to translate it for me. Mihayev nodded, and then said to me: "Division commander, Captain Grams, what if you are identified when you pass through the German defense line?" ”

"What else can I do?!" I said in an unquestioning tone: "Shoot at once, destroy all these Germans, and the detachments will alternately cover and withdraw to our positions." ”

Grahms frowned and asked me rhetorically, "Comrade Division Commander, do you want us to openly fight against our former colleagues?" The Wehrmacht has never had a tradition of shooting at its own people. If I had forcibly ordered this precedent, I don't think I would be able to exercise effective restraint on my subordinates. Would you like to see such an outcome? ”

"Colleague?!" When I listened to Mihayev's translation, I shook my head vigorously and mercilessly dismissed Grams's statement: "Captain Grams, you are mistaken. Since you joined our side, those people have ceased to be your associates, they are just accomplices in the service of Hitler's bandits. Although the Germans currently have a partial advantage in Stalingrad, I am convinced that the final victory in this war will be ours. History is written by the victors. Believe me, when that day comes, you soldiers who stand on the same side as us will be the heroes of the rebuilding of a new Germany, and your deeds will go down in history. ”

My few words made Grams's face flush with excitement, and he was still struggling to hurt his own countrymen. At this time, these problems have long been forgotten by him. And resolutely expressed his determination to me.

After sending Grims away. Mihayev stood still. I stared at him curiously and asked, "Comrade Lieutenant, why are you still here, is there something wrong?" ”

"Yes, Comrade Division Commander." As he spoke, Mihayev took out a neatly folded drawing from his bag, walked over to the table, opened it and laid it on the table, and said to us: "This is a fortification that I have recently studied, and I would like you to see if there is anything that needs to be improved." ”

I walked over to the table and looked down at the drawing on the table. This look. I couldn't take my eyes off it, Mihayev was an excellent architectural engineer, and the defense company he designed was simply fantastic.

Seeing that several of us were staring intently at the drawings on the table, Mihayev was afraid that we would not understand, and patiently explained to us: "Look, this is a fortification I designed in a three-story building. In the basement of the building, we can set up a 45mm anti-tank gun in the direction of the street, which can be used to bombard German tanks or armored vehicles that come into range. Window on the first floor, deployment of machine-gun sandbag bunkers. Laying sand on the floor protects against enemy shrapnel. On the second floor, there are ordinary warriors to guard it. Not only can they shoot at enemies from the window, but they can also throw grenades from below. The third floor is the position of the commander and sniper, who can observe the enemy's movements and snipe at the enemy's commander. As for the attic, don't waste it, you can set up 82 mortars, pass through the blasted roof, and shell the enemy's dense infantry ranks. ”

After listening to this, Akhromeyev thought about it and put forward his opinion to Mihayev: "Comrade lieutenant, I would like to ask, is such a defensive fortress isolated or connected to other defensive positions around it? And how do the defenders in different parts of the building move? Will the mortar position in the attic collapse the floor slab? ”

Mihayev had long been prepared for this series of questions raised by Akhromeyev, and he replied confidently: "Comrade Chief of Staff, I have taken into account all the problems you have said. This defensive fortress was not isolated, it was a covered trench that connected with the outside world. There are small holes in the walls of the building, which can be easily transferred by the commanders and fighters who hold on at any time. As for your worries that the floor slab of the attic will collapse, don't worry about it, I'm going to put a few wooden stakes under the mortar position, so that it will be much more stable. There is also the fact that the windows and entrances that are not used are blocked with sandbags to prevent the Germans from rushing in from these places. ”

After I waited for Mihayev to finish, I quickly nodded in recognition of his design: "Yes, Lieutenant Mihayev, this design of yours is very good. Although it is said that such fortifications are vulnerable under the bombardment of German heavy artillery. But now the Germans who rushed into the city were mixed with our troops, and the defensive lines were so intertwined that the enemy did not dare to use their heavy artillery at will, so that we could use this kind of fortifications converted from residential buildings to hold off the enemy. ”

Kirillov echoed: "Yes, it is impossible for all the Germans who stormed the city to carry heavy artillery, so they will pay a terrible price in front of such fortifications." And according to Lieutenant Mihayev's explanation just now, I don't think there is too much need to put too many troops in it, just throw an infantry platoon at random. Even with such a small number of troops, the Germans did not withdraw from them, and at least several times the number of troops had to be used to capture them. ”

Originally, I called Mihayev to be the interpreter for our communication with Grams, but I didn't expect that the design of the fortification he brought out made several of us admire. The anxious Akhromeyev had even called the 3rd and 1st regiments stationed in the settlement, explained Mihayev's design intentions to the two regiment commanders, and told them to immediately dispatch men and seize the time to build these new types of fortifications.

After Akhromeyev finished calling, I ordered him again: "Comrade Chief of Staff, by the way, I will call the headquarters of the army group again, and I will report to the commander about this new type of fortification." ”

After the phone at the headquarters was connected, it was Krylov who answered the phone, and when he heard my voice, he couldn't help but be stunned for a moment: "Ah, it's Colonel Oshanina, please wait, I'll let Comrade Commander answer the phone immediately." ”

After a lot of effort, Chuikov's voice came from the earpiece: "Hello, Comrade Oshanina. ”

"Hello, Comrade Commander." I was not used to being so polite to me all of a sudden, but I politely said to him, "I have something to report to you." ”

"Did General Zhukov call you?" Instead of asking me if I had anything to report, Chuikov asked with concern, "What did he say on the phone that he officially agreed to the plan you proposed?" ”

"Agreed, Comrade Commander, General Zhukov fully agreed with the rebellion of our division against Captain Karpov." At this point, I paused slightly, and then changed my head: "I have another important matter to report to you. ”

"Something important?!" Chuikov's voice from the earpiece unexpectedly brought a hint of trill, and he nervously asked, "Did you come up with some whimsical plan with another slap on the head?" ”

"No, Comrade Commander." When I heard him ask, I understood why he was nervous, and he was worried that I would come up with another plan to poke a big hole in the sky if I was careless, and hastened to report: "My engineer company commander, Lieutenant Mihayev, has designed a new type of fortification, and the reason why I report to you is that I want this kind of fortification to be popularized in the city." ”

Captain Chuikov sighed, and then said disapprehantly: "Tell me, what kind of fortifications are worthy of you, the division commander, calling me personally to report to me?" ”

When he listened to me explain in detail the construction of the new fortifications, he immediately became excited, and exclaimed: "Great, great, Colonel Oshanina, this is very good." With such fortifications, our troops will be able to destroy more enemies while preserving themselves. By the way, what is the name of the commander who designed the fortifications? ”

"Lieutenant Mihayev, the commander of the engineer company of my division." I replied briefly.

"What rank is he, lieutenant? It's too low, the commander of the engineer company under the independent division, why did you give someone the rank of lieutenant? No, the rank is too low, promote him to the rank of captain. "Chuikov just said it casually, and Lieutenant Mihayev, who had just recommended us to a new type of fortification, became Captain Mihayev as a matter of course. (To be continued......)

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