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When Bandeleyev and I arrived at the camp to the south, it was already nine o'clock in the evening. Still far away, I saw a group of people pouring out of the camp, and because of the bright moon in the sky and the good vision, I could easily recognize that it was Sederikov who was walking in the front, and behind him were the battalion commanders I was familiar with.

I walked up to them and stopped, didn't bother to greet them, and asked straight to the point: "Lieutenant Colonel Sederikov, how are you preparing?" ”

"Report to the division commander," Sederikov reported respectfully, "we have long been ready, and we can strike decisively just for your order." ”

"Good!" After complimenting him habitually, I went on to ask: "Have the troops under Lieutenant Colonel Kosgaard joined up with Captain Dubrovsky?" ”

Sederikov nodded and replied affirmatively: "Report to the division commander, Lieutenant Colonel Koska, half an hour ago, sent a soldier back to report that they had joined the Dubrovsky battalion left behind in the fortifications, and were ready for battle, just waiting for you to lead the troops over." ”

Although I had already arranged many things, I still had to ask them one by one before I could feel at ease, so as soon as he finished speaking, I continued to ask, "What about Captain Nikolai's troops?" ”

"Captain Nikolai's battalion, which is currently deployed in the northeastern part of the camp of the Romanian cavalry regiment." Sederikov seemed to be at ease with Nikolai's troops, so he confidently said: "I believe that the Romanians will launch a strong attack." To break through the defenses of the Nikolai battalion in a short time. It's not an easy thing to do. So we have plenty of time to make the transfer. ”

"Aside from the trucks loaded with baggage and carrying the wounded, how many trucks are left for carrying soldiers?"

In response to my new question, Shedelikov thought for a moment and said with some hesitation: "Report to the division commander, there should be twelve more vehicles, each vehicle can carry twenty people, and exactly two companies of soldiers can maintain the same marching speed as the armored troops. ”

"Very well," I heard of twelve more trucks. I immediately ordered Sederikov, "Vacate a car to come out, I will take two squads of fighters to follow the armored forces." ”

"What, you're going to follow the armored forces?" My words surprised not only Shederikov, but even Bandeleyev became nervous, and he hurriedly persuaded me: "Comrade division commander, you are the commander of a division, you can't just take risks!" ”

"The deputy division commander is right," Sederikov hurriedly echoed Bandeleyev, "you just stay behind and command." I'll be in charge of the war. ”

After both of them finished speaking. Only then did I explain the reason why I wanted to go to the front to watch the battle: "Deputy division commander, Lieutenant Colonel Sederikov, the reason why I want to operate with the armored forces is because we lack communication equipment now, and what happened on the battlefield cannot be reported back in time. I watched the battle from the front, so I could know what was happening on the battlefield in a timely manner and remedy possible mistakes. One more, and most important, point is that the commanders and fighters know that I am watching from behind them, which will certainly boost their morale and make them more courageous in battle. ”

Hearing me say this, Bandeleyev knew that it was useless to persuade him, so he had to reluctantly say: "Okay, comrade division commander, since you have made up your mind, then I will not stop you." However, please note that you are the commander of an independent division, not an ordinary soldier, so don't follow you to charge into battle. ”

I grabbed Bandeleyev's hand, shook it gently, and said: "Don't worry, Comrade Deputy Division Commander, I am sure that our assault tonight will be very smooth." The work here is left to you, and when we break through the enemy's defenses, you must catch up with the follow-up troops as best you can. ”

In this way, as soon as I arrived at the camp, I parted ways with my fellow Bandeleyev, got into a truck with two squads of guards led by Mikhailov, and together with eleven other trucks full of commanders and fighters, followed Lieutenant Prully's armored unit, and headed south with their headlights on.

While the car was moving, Corporal Mikhailov, who was sitting next to me, looked to the left and right, and then asked me in a low voice: "Comrade division commander, do you say that we can break through the German positions?" ”

I could hear Mikhailov's concern in his voice and said teasingly: "What's the matter, Comrade Corporal, are you afraid?" ”

When Mikhailov heard me say this, he hurriedly replied with his head like a rattle: "How so, comrade division commander. I've fought a lot of battles, and I've survived many times, so how can I be afraid? I was worried that if we could not break through the German defensive positions in a short time, and when the enemy's large forces rushed up from our flanks, we would not be able to stop their attack at all without fortifications. ”

"Don't worry, Comrade Corporal." I heard Mikhailov's so-called worry, patted him on the shoulder and smiled and comforted him: "Believe in the combat effectiveness of our armored forces, they have won several battles in a row in the past two days, and I believe that in the next battle, they will definitely have a better appearance." ”

We were chatting when the truck suddenly slowed down and stopped after a while. I frowned and asked sternly, "What's the matter, why did the truck stop?" ”

Mikhailov quickly stood up, walked to the front carriage baffle, leaned down and asked the bridge: "Hey, what's going on?" The division commander asked you why you stopped the car. ”

The driver in the bridge seemed to say yes, but I didn't listen too much, and I was about to stand up and ask. Mikhailov had already turned around and preemptively reported to me: "Report to Comrade Division Commander, the driver said that someone stopped the car in front, it seems that it is Lieutenant Colonel Kosga, the commander of the Third Regiment. ”

I walked up to Mikhailov and looked under the car, and then the lights lit up, and I saw five or six meters ahead. There were three people standing. One of them was Lieutenant Colonel Kosgaard. The other two with submachine guns were supposed to be his guards. When he saw that the car had stopped, he hurriedly ran over, stood still under the car, looked up and said to me: "Comrade division commander, the third regiment is ready for battle and can be put into battle at any time. ”

According to the original plan, the two battalions of the three regiments were to be responsible for holding the fortifications. to prevent a possible German attack from the north. However, judging from the current situation, the German 295th Division does not seem to have noticed our movements, so it seems a bit wasteful to continue to put two battalions here. Thinking of this, I shouted to Kosgaard: "Comrade Lieutenant Colonel, immediately let your battalion of Captain Dubrovsky follow our convoy and participate in assault operations in coordination with the armored forces. You, on the other hand, stayed with the 2nd Battalion, and you could not evacuate until all the troops and baggage were cleared. Do you understand? ”

"Understood," Kosgaard replied loudly under the car, "please rest assured, comrade division commander." I promise to complete the task. ”

I nodded and waved at him. He said, "Since that's the case, Comrade Lieutenant Colonel, then you should hurry back to the unit and set it up." Then he glanced at Mikhailov and motioned for him to let the driver drive. Mikhailov suddenly understood, slapped the roof of the bridge with his palm a few times, and shouted loudly: "Comrade driver, keep going!" ”

The convoy stopped about a kilometer from the German positions, and both tanks and armored vehicles left the road and formed an offensive formation in the grass. The soldiers on the truck also jumped out of the car one after another, and formed a neat queue under the command of the command.

In addition to our car, the other eleven trucks, after all the soldiers in the cars got out of the car, immediately turned the front of the car and drove in the direction from which they came, probably to pick up the commanders and fighters who were walking behind.

Mikhailov asked the fighters of the guard squad to get out of the car and set up a cordon around the car, while I continued to stand in the bed of the truck, raising my binoculars and looking at the German positions in the distance.

Except for a long trench and a few firing points of civil structures, this position was not even surrounded by barbed wire, apparently formed in haste. If we don't have any heavy weapons, this enemy position will indeed create a certain obstacle for us. But now we have tanks and armored vehicles in our hands, and these technical equipment are the nemesis of the German trenches, and there should be no problem in breaking through such a defense.

I put down my binoculars and instructed Mikhailov beside me: "Comrade corporal, you immediately go and tell Lieutenant Sù Prulli that, after breaking through the enemy's positions, you will repeatedly storm the enemy's lines with tanks and armored vehicles in order to completely destroy their resistance. and is being guarded against a possible attack by the enemy. Lieutenant Sù, at least be prepared to hold out for at least three hours, to ensure that the seriously wounded behind us can get to Guò in the air. ”

"Understood!" Mikhailov agreed, rolled out of the truck, and ran wildly towards the tank queue in front of him, to convey my latest order to Lieutenant Prully.

I raised my binoculars again and looked into the distance, and saw that the position was not as empty as it had been before, but that there were quite a few people standing in the trenches, looking at us, presumably trying to find out which side this sudden armored force belonged to.

Just two minutes later, I saw the seven tanks parked in front of me start up in turn, slowly moving towards the enemy position, while the armored vehicles behind followed closely.

"Report to Comrade Division Commander," as the carriage shook slightly, and then Mikhailov's voice came from behind him, who panted and reported to me: "Your order has been conveyed to Lieutenant Prully, who has led the troops to attack. ”

I nodded and said lightly, "I see it." ”

The tanks and armoured vehicles began slowly, then began to accelerate towards the German positions, and behind them, more than 200 commanders and fighters rushed forward with weapons.

In this situation, the Germans finally realized that it was not their own men, but the enemy, and hurriedly set up machine guns in the trenches and preemptively opened fire on the armored units that were approaching them. A few machine guns in the trenches rattled non-stop, and the bullets hit the ground dusty, which looked scary, but I knew in my heart that these machine guns were no threat to our tanks. Even if a bullet hits the body of a tank, it will bounce off immediately.

The moving tanks were certainly not passively beaten, and the two tanks that rushed to the front stopped and decisively fired at the German positions. Two shells landed in the front and rear of the trench and exploded, stirring up a cloud of dust and startling a German machine gunner who was firing into the trench.

After the two tanks fired a shell. And he continued to rush forward. Another tank, which was following them, stopped. A shot was fired at the position where the machine gun fire was at its heaviest. This time it hit the location of a machine gun, and immediately the machine gun was dumbfounded in the explosion.

The armored car, which followed the tank, after entering the effective firing range, also decisively began to fire with the machine gun on the vehicle, and a dense stream of bullets flew to the German positions.

The sudden assault of our armored forces stunned the vast majority of the defenders. Except for a few soldiers who stubbornly resisted, many of the rest stood in the trenches with weapons in a daze. As more and more tank shells fell in the trenches and exploded. The Germans on the positions began to show signs of confusion.

At this time, I don't know which idiot commander gave the order, so that the soldiers fired a large number of flares into the air. The flares lit up in the air with a dazzling light, driving away the darkness in front of the German positions and allowing the machine gunners in our armored units to shoot at the enemy more accurately.

From time to time, the sound of fierce gunfire, the explosion of tank shells, and the shouting of slogans from our charging troops reached my ears. With the advance of the armored forces and infantry, the German position was now completely enveloped in a net of fire composed of bullets, and the dark red ballistics converged into a net of fire, which quickly covered the German soldiers in the trenches.

The resistance of the Germans lasted only a few minutes. When our infantry stormed the trenches, the battle was almost over. The Germans, devastated by our armored forces, left behind a mutilated corpse and dozens of wounded comrades. He pulled his legs and fled into the distance.

Lieutenant Prulli led tanks and armored vehicles in pursuit, shells and machine-gun bullets scattered at the fleeing enemy as if they were not asking for money. The infantry, on the other hand, entered the trenches, cleared the remnants of the enemy, collected the prisoners, and consolidated their positions, preparing to cover the troops behind them.

When Lieutenant Prulley's armored unit returned from the pursuit, eleven trucks carrying the fresh force returned. Senior Captain Dubrovsky and Company Commander Rosenberg of the 1st Battalion of the 3rd Regiment stood under my carriage, raised their hands to salute me, and reported: "Comrade Division Commander, Battalion Commander Captain Dubrovsky reports to you that the 1st Company and 2nd Company of the 1st Battalion of the 3rd Regiment have been ordered to come here to participate in the battle, and to listen to your orders, please instruct!" ”

Now that the battle was over, I no longer had to stand on the truck, so I left the car with the help of Mikhailov, came to Captain Dubrovsky, nodded at him with satisfaction, and praised: "Comrade Captain, your troops are coming quite quickly." However, it was still a step too late, the battle was over, and the enemy's positions had already broken through by our armored forces. ”

Hearing me say this, a disappointed expression appeared on the face of Captain Dubrovsky, and he muttered: "Comrade division commander, then what is the task of our battalion?" ”

I pointed with my hand to the distant position and said: "Comrade Captain, immediately take your troops there to set up defenses, we have captured the enemy's position, the enemy will definitely not give up, it is estimated that it will not be long before they concentrate their forces to pounce, so your battalion must resolutely block their attack and cover the main force." ”

After Captain Dubrovsky and the others had left, I called Mikhailov over again and instructed him: "Comrade corporal, you immediately send two clever fighters back to the Mamayev post to report that we are on the way back to the defense area, and ask the political commissar to arrange for men to be ready to respond, and do not fight with your own people." ”

"Okay, division commander, I'll arrange it." After Mikhailov finished speaking, he called the two fighters over and repeated what I had said to them again, and then emphatically said: "In order to convey the news to the commissar as much as possible, one of you will go to the 107.5 heights, and the other will go directly to Mamayev Heights." Don't hesitate, hurry up and act now. ”

The truck in charge of picking up people also brought back the news that we had successfully broken through the German lines. So half an hour later, a procession of trucks loaded with heavy baggage and wounded people came into view.

The convoy stopped a few paces away from me, the door on the co-pilot's side opened, and out of it jumped out of it was Sederikov, who excitedly reported to me: "Report to the division commander, the convoy transporting the baggage and the wounded has arrived along the way, please instruct me on the next course of action." ”

"Comrade Lieutenant Colonel," I did not bother to say much to him because of the urgency of time, and gave the order bluntly: "You immediately lead this convoy to the open field between the Guò 107.5 heights and the Mamayev post. Enter the defense zone of the 3rd regiment. After arriving at the place. It is necessary to organize the manpower to unload the baggage and the wounded. Then the convoy turned around to pick up the troops behind. ”

"Understood!" Sedelikov agreed, grabbed the door with his hand and stepped on the pedal and prepared to get into the car, I suddenly remembered something again, and quickly added: "By the way, at the station of the 3rd Regiment, there should be quite a few trucks, all of which will be driven out and also participate in the work of transporting troops." ”

Wait for Shederikov to leave. I looked to the north and muttered to myself, presumably the Germans in the city of Gorodishe also knew about the battle that had just taken place, what would they do next? It is to stay on the sidelines for the time being, and figure out what is going on before going out; Or recklessly gather troops and launch a counterattack against us directly under the cover of tank artillery.

Thinking of this, I couldn't help but look up at the night sky, fortunately there was no trace of the enemy plane, at this time. The enemy's night bombers should have gone to bomb the city. It was the army that asked them for help, and it was not easy to find such a bombing target at night.

"Comrade division commander. What are you thinking? Perhaps I was in a daze for too long, and Mikhailov, who was standing next to me, asked with concern: "Are you worried about the counterattack of the German army?" ”

Hearing Mikhailov take the initiative to mention this, I curiously retorted: "Comrade Corporal, do you think that after the Germans are routed by us, they will organize troops to counterattack and retake this position that belongs to them?" ”

After listening to my question, Mikhailov first nodded, then shook his head, and after hesitating for a long time, he finally mustered up the courage to say: "Division commander, I don't think the enemy will come tonight?" ”

"Won't it come?" His answer aroused my curiosity even more: "Comrade Corporal, why are you so sure that the enemy will not come?" ”

"It's a very simple matter, Comrade Division Commander." Mikhailov shrugged his shoulders and replied: "If we had attacked with infantry, after a hard battle, we had captured the positions of the German troops. Then the Germans will definitely send troops to counterattack, because they will think that our strength is not strong, and there is a certain element of luck to seize their positions. But now, under the cover of armored forces, our troops have seized their positions in just about ten minutes. In this way, the enemy will be somewhat confused about our reality and reality. They will certainly send out reconnaissance detachments to figure out the situation while gathering troops. When things are clear, they decide whether to attack or not to move. ”

I was amazed by Mikhailov's words, I didn't expect him to see the problem so thoroughly, and I was already worried about whether the Germans would launch a counterattack, and listening to his analysis, I felt that I was a little unfounded.

Although I knew in my heart that the Germans were unlikely to launch a counterattack against us because they could not understand our reality, they did not dare to take it lightly, and still kept the armored units of Captain Dubrovsky and Lieutenant Prulli on alert.

An hour later, Shederikov returned with a convoy of vehicles, and the troops of the 1st, 3rd, and 4th regiments, which had just been withdrawn from the north, also arrived to the north of the camp one after another. In order to avoid confusion among the troops while waiting for the bus, I specially ordered Shederikov and Kosjia to command their respective troops to board the bus in an orderly manner.

Bandeleyev rushed over with the guard company to join us, and when he saw the big scene of waiting for the car, he urged me: "Comrade division commander, the troops have almost withdrawn, you should go back with the convoy first, or I will stay behind and cut off." ”

"No, Comrade Deputy Division Commander." As I spoke, I looked down at his leg and excused myself, "You have a wound on your body, so you should take the troops back first, and I will stay behind and break the back." After saying that, I called Basmanov, who was standing behind him, over and ordered: "Comrade Captain, I will leave the safety of the deputy division commander to you, and you must promise me that you will return him to the division headquarters unscathed." ”

"Yes, Comrade Division Commander." Basmanov replied loudly: "I promise to complete the task you have given me." With that, he turned around and called the two fighters, and without saying a word, he carried Bandeleyev into the cab of a nearby truck.

Our large forces, with the help of the convoy, moved quickly. I silently calculated in my heart that the troops of the baggage, the wounded, and the prisoners had passed, and all that was left was the Nicholas battalion, which was still behind the palace, and I did not know if they had fought tonight. If you are entangled by the Romanian cavalry, it will not be so easy to retreat.

I looked up at my watch, ready to send Lieutenant Prulli's armored unit to pick it up if things didn't go well. Mikhailov, who was standing beside me, saw that I was constantly facing west, guessed what I was worried about, and hurriedly comforted me and said: "Comrade division commander, don't worry, Captain Nikolai's troops are not weak in combat effectiveness, and there should be no problem in dealing with a cavalry regiment of the Romanian army." ”

"In the open field, infantry meets cavalry, and it is a one-sided slaughter." I was very apprehensive when I thought that the Romanian troops were all cavalry, so Mikhailov did not listen to my persuasion at all.

Just when we were worried, there was a movement on the road in the distance, which immediately caught our attention. I looked in the direction from which the voice came, and saw countless dark shadows on the road, walking towards us. Mikhailov saw a figure in the distance, pointed his finger and said excitedly to me: "Comrade division commander, you see, it must be Captain Nikolai and they are coming." ”

After another seven or eight minutes, the group of people was getting closer and closer to us, and although they could not see their faces clearly, judging from the military uniforms they were wearing, they were indeed our troops. It seemed that Camp Nikolai had really returned, and the thought of it made me feel happy.

Mikhailov said to me: "Comrade division commander, it's our own unit, I'll go and see if it's Captain Nikolai or not." With that, he ran along the highway with one of his warriors.

Looking at Mikhailov's back, I looked to the north again worriedly, and secretly prayed in my heart that the Germans would not attack us at such a time.

When I looked back to the west again, Mikhailov and a few others were already only twenty or thirty meters away from me. The corporal opened his throat and shouted excitedly: "Division commander, division commander, it's really Captain Nikolai and they're back." ”

After listening to Mikhailov's shout, a smile appeared on my face, and before I could make any moves, several people around Mikhailov had already quickened their pace and walked towards me. He stopped two or three steps away from me, did not salute me, but stood up in a neat manner, and at the same time reported loudly: "Comrade division commander, Captain Nikolai, commander of the 1st regiment and 1st battalion, reports to you that my battalion has completed its mission and returned smoothly, and is waiting for your orders, please instruct!" ”

I greeted them with a smile on my face, shook hands with several commanders who had just returned, and said to them with a smile: "Comrades, welcome, welcome back safely." Then he asked, "Comrade Captain, how is the situation?" After discovering our actions, the Romanian cavalry regiments were dispatched? ”

Captain Nikolai nodded and said affirmatively: "Yes, Comrade Division Commander." Our marching troops were apparently discovered by the Romanian scouts, who sent out a battalion of troops to attack our flank. Speaking of this, Nikolai turned his head to look at several subordinates beside him, with a smug expression on his face, and said: "They didn't expect that we had already laid an ambush on their passage, when their cavalry entered our ambush circle. At my command, hundreds of commanders and fighters opened fire at the same time, and the cavalry fell from their horses like autumn leaves. The fighting power of these Romanian cavalry was really not good, and after being repulsed by us for the first time, they retreated and rested for a while, and attacked us again, but we still repulsed. In this way, they completely shrank back and did not dare to go out again. I sent people to reconnoiter and learned that the enemy was hiding in the camp and did not dare to move, so I ordered the troops to move. (A pie-in-the-sky event, cool phones are waiting for you!) Follow from ~ Dian/Chinese network public account (WeChat add friends - add public account - enter ddxiaoshuo), participate now! Everyone has a prize, now pay attention to ddxiaoshuo WeChat public account! (To be continued......)

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