Although Yushchenko had only received so many fighters, he just glanced at it casually, without the slightest joy on his face, and turned his head to me and asked: "Comrade division commander, what is our next task?" ”

"Division commander?! She is actually the division commander? The new group of warriors were surprised to hear him call me, and they began to whisper.

"Quiet, everybody!" I stopped the private chatter of the warriors and looked left and right at my surroundings. The dense gunfire was no longer heard in the city, and with the sporadic sound of gunfire and occasional grenade explosions, it seemed that our offensive battle was nearing its end.

Almost without thinking, I said to Yushchenko: "Comrade Captain, take these fighters along the streets and carry out a search mission, and if you encounter the remnants of the enemy, capture them alive if you can, and destroy them all if you can't." ”

"But we're all gone, who's going to keep you safe?" Although he heard my order, Yushchenko did not immediately carry it out, but still remembered his duty and specially reminded me.

I waved my hand disapprovingly and said, "Go with confidence, aren't there still seven or eight warriors in charge of protecting me?" ”

He looked at the soldiers standing around me, and thought that such guards were strong enough to keep me safe, so he gave me a military salute and shouted, "Come with me!" After shouting, he ran forward down the street, and when he heard his shout, both the newly arrived warriors and his former men ran after him. In addition to me and the guards, there were a few soldiers who had just come out of the church and were bandaging their wounds.

Seeing Yushchenko's troops moving away, I said to a few guards soldiers: "Let's go, let's go back to the communication van." Just as he was about to take a step, a voice came from overhead: "Comrade commander, what shall we do?" ”

When I looked up, it turned out to be a tank crew emerging from the turret, looking at me pitifully, waiting for my orders. I looked at the troops that had disappeared into the night, and thought that maybe Yushchenko and they would encounter a small army of the enemy in front, and that it would be easier for them to deal with it if they had tanks to help, so I instructed him: "Comrade tankers, you keep up with the troops in front and cover them to clear out the remnants of the enemy." ”

"Yes!" The tankmen saluted me and got into the tank.

I returned to the position where the signal car was parked with a few fighters, and after letting them act as guards, I got into the car alone. Seeing Major Dulov in the car, I hurriedly asked: "Comrade Major, how is the situation in the city?"

"Report to the Divisional Commander!" With an irrepressible smile on his face, he replied: "Colonel Chistyakov and Lieutenant Colonel Mlagintsev have successively reported that the city has been occupied almost entirely by us, and that there is no fierce resistance from the enemy, and that the troops are currently clearing the city of the lurking remnants of the enemy. ”

I had guessed this situation as early as when I heard no heavy gunfire in the city, so I was not surprised at all, I was concerned about whether the troops sent by Rokossovsky had entered the city, so I specifically asked: "Have you made contact with the commander?" Where is the cavalry corps of General Pliev, which fought with us, now? ”

At this moment, a soldier sitting in front of the walkie-talkie turned his head and said loudly: "Report to the division commander, Comrade Commander wants to talk to you!" ”

I hurriedly stepped forward, took the headset and microphone handed by the soldier, and said loudly: "Hello, Comrade Commander! ”

"Leda!" Rokossovsky's voice sounded a little hoarse: "How's the battle going on your side?" Without waiting for me to answer, he went straight down and said: "General Pliev's cavalry corps has regained three settlements after fierce fighting, and according to the plan, they should attack quickly to cooperate with your counterattack on Sun Hill City, but something is wrong at present, and the cavalry corps has to withdraw from the battle immediately." ”

Hearing him say this, I couldn't help but ask in surprise, "What happened?" ”

He replied in a heavy tone: "I just received a telegram from the Front that the Germans had captured the Red Village during the day and were preparing to deploy long-range artillery there to shell the Kremlin. So Zhukov ordered us to immediately counterattack the enemy occupying the Red Village at all costs, and to drive them out of the village, if not completely, if not completely exterminating them. At present, I have not many troops in my hands to mobilize, so I have to transfer the cavalry corps with the strongest combat effectiveness. At this point, he paused, and then reminded me: "If your division's counterattack on Sun Hill City does not go well, you must immediately stop the attack and draw troops to participate in the counterattack of Red Village." ”

I coughed and cleared my throat before replying unhurriedly: "Comrade commander, please rest assured that our division's counterattack on Sun Hill City is going well. After the battle, the troops have captured the entire city and are currently clearing the remnants of the enemy. ”

"What?" Rokossovsky asked in disbelief: "Already occupied the city?" You can't be mistaken, right? ”

"You can't be mistaken, Comrade Commander!" I replied in the affirmative, "I'm in Cumbre del Sol right now, and I've just fought in a skirmish. ”

"Great! That's great! "I was not in the communication vehicle just now, and Major Dulov probably did not dare to overstep his bounds, so he did not report the battle situation to Lu Shang in a timely manner, but now when he heard my good news, Rokossovsky suddenly became excited, and he said excitedly: "I will immediately report this good news to Comrade Zhukov." He immediately reminded me: "Immediately report the list of commanders who participated in this battle, and I will ask for credit for them!" ”

I had already memorized the names of all the commanders who participated in the battle when the combat mission was assigned, and when I heard Rokossovsky say this, I quickly dictated to him the list of these people. While recording and saying, "These commanders are all heroes, and I want to ask for credit from my superiors for them." In addition to receiving medals, they also have the opportunity to earn a higher rank. ”