Under the strict orders of Korpakic, Tarantsev's 192nd Division officially began the counterattack after a short period of preparation. A red signal flare flew into the sky in the position, and then, the commanders and fighters who saw the attack signal immediately jumped up from the waiting trench and launched a charge to the first line of defense with a shout.

The two lines of defense were 600 meters apart, and the originally dense attacking team became loose after running more than 200 meters. In the attacking force of about a battalion, at the forefront were sailors in black uniforms and beanies, and those commanders and fighters who were slightly behind, wearing hooded raincoats, should be the infantry of the 192nd Division.

When they were still more than a hundred meters from the trenches, the Germans opened fire. More than a dozen light and heavy machine guns fired at the charging commanders and fighters, and the sailors who rushed to the front suffered casualties in an instant, and the corpses of seventy or eighty soldiers were lying down in front of the position, and the living commanders and fighters hurriedly lay down or hid behind the destroyed tanks and fired at the enemy in the trenches.

When I saw this scene, I was secretly glad that the German tanks were not there, and they were all transferred to the defense zone of the 147th and 181st Divisions to assist the infantry in the attack, otherwise the commanders and fighters of the charge would have suffered even more heavy casualties. However, the situation of our troops was not much better, and the shells of several artillery regiments were almost completely exhausted yesterday and today when they were carrying out artillery support to friendly troops, otherwise it would have covered the infantry to regain their positions with just a burst of artillery fire.

After some time of firing between our troops and the Germans, in order to break the stalemate, one of the commanders bravely stood up and beckoned the fighters to get up from the ground. Bending down, the attack on the enemy's positions was launched again.

The commanders and fighters were very heroic. But flesh and blood can't stop bullets. The charging team rushed forward not far, and the commanders and fighters in the front row fell under the enemy's guns in pieces, and the commanders and fighters in the back row had no choice but to hide in the crater and continue to fire at the Germans in the trenches. After feeling that the German firepower was weakened, the troops attacked again, but they still failed unexpectedly, there was not enough fire to cover, and such a charge was to send the soldiers to death. But after the commander who led the charge fell. The surviving commanders and fighters realized that such an attack could not be successful, and had to retreat to the second line of defense in disgrace.

After seeing the commanders and fighters retreating into the trenches, there was no movement. Korpakic, who was watching the battle in the observation post, couldn't hold his breath, called Tarantsev with a phone call, and asked loudly: "Comrade Lieutenant Colonel, what's the matter, why don't you continue the attack?" What, the casualties are too great? I don't want your casualty figures, I just want positions. I'll give you another five minutes to prepare, and when the time comes. Your troops must attack again, or I will remove you from your post. "Finished. He hung up the phone in a huff.

I was a little unsure when I heard this death order from Kolpacchi, and I feared that in order to keep his position, Tarantsev might order his troops to charge the German positions at any cost, in which case, I wonder how many soldiers would die in vain. Thinking of this, I couldn't help but take a step forward and muster up the courage to persuade Kolpacic: "Comrade Commander,......"

Unexpectedly, as soon as I opened my mouth, he unceremoniously interrupted me: "Lieutenant Colonel Oshanina, I know what you want to say." No matter how heavy the casualties are, the positions must be recaptured. ”

His words stunned me on the spot, and I was stunned for more than ten seconds before I defended myself and said: "Comrade commander, in fact, I want you to send me to assist Lieutenant Colonel Tarantsev in the counterattack. "As soon as I said that, I regretted it a little, I didn't want to stay in the observation post and watch the excitement, and volunteered to jump out and say that I wanted to help Tarantsev what to do, isn't this looking for death? Thinking about it, I can't help but want to slap myself in a big mouth.

Korpakč was a little surprised to hear me say this, he looked me up and down, nodded and said, "I have heard that you have participated in many battles, and the medal on your chest also shows that you are an excellent commander with a fighting spirit. Well, I agreed to your request, and I will send you to Tarantsev. ”

Ten minutes later, I followed one of the fighters assigned by Kolpacic to the trenches of the second line of defense.

The attack just now, which had cost almost two companies of commanders and fighters, had some impact on the morale of the troops, and Tarantsev personally came to the trenches and addressed the soldiers who were about to attack, so as to achieve the purpose of boosting morale.

As I walked over, Tarantsev was nearing the end of his speech, and I heard only his last few words: "...... Go brave and fight, comrades! Remember, glory belongs to those brave and fearless warriors in battle! Fight, fight to the death with your enemies, brave warriors! Let the battle banner of your glorious victory fly high forever! ......" his speech ended with the sound of the fighters' "Ula".

I walked up to Tarantsev, raised my hand to salute him, and politely said: "Hello, Comrade Division Commander. Lieutenant Colonel Oshanina has come to report to you and is waiting for your orders! ”

When Tarantsev saw me appear in front of him, he was stunned for a moment, and then explained: "Comrade Lieutenant Colonel, let me explain to you that the troops have been assembled and are ready to fight back, and I am making a combat mobilization to them just now. Please go back and report to the commander, and we will definitely take back the position. ”

When he said this, I immediately understood that he had misunderstood, and that he must have thought that I had been sent by Kolpacic to oversee the war, so he was in a hurry to report to me. I waved my hand and explained to him; "Comrade division commander, I think you are mistaken. Comrade Commander did not send me to your division to urge you to fight. ”

He looked at me suspiciously, and asked puzzledly: "Comrade Oshanina, since you are not here to supervise the war, what are you here for?" ”

"I'm here to assist you in your counteroffensive."

"Assist me in my counteroffensive?" Still with a blank face, Tarantsev asked, "What kind of assistance method?" ”

"I will go out with your troops and command them to take the enemy's position!"

"What? You go out with the troops? Hearing me say this, Tarantsev shook his head like a rattle, "How can you let a woman charge with your troops?" No, it's absolutely not going to work! ”

"Comrade division commander, this is an order from the commander. According to the regulations, orders from superiors are not allowed to be discussed, but can only be carried out. I replied lightly.

"Yes!" Tarantsev reluctantly agreed. Then he waved into the distance, and soon two commanders came running along the trench, judging by their uniforms, both sailors, presumably descendants of Tarantsev.

The two commanders ran up to Tarantsev, raised their hands and saluted, and asked: "Comrade brigade commander, what other instructions do you have?" "My guess is correct, these are officers of the 102nd Naval Infantry Brigade in Tarantsev. (To be continued......)

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