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Before Savchenko and Nikolai could appear, two people came to the command that surprised me. When I saw the two of them appear at the door, I thought it was my own eyes, I closed my eyes vigorously and reopened them, and I couldn't be sure if I had seen the wrong person when I was questioned, so I also seemed a little hesitant when I opened my question: "Captain Klimov, Sidorin, is it you?!" ”

The captain who was called by my name replied with a smile on his face: "Hello, Comrade Division Commander, I didn't expect us to meet again here. ”

As soon as he finished speaking, the short warrior beside him pounced on me, put his arm around my waist, and called out sweetly, "Sister Leda, we meet again." ”

Looking at Klimov, who was standing straight in front of me, I asked with concern: "Comrade Captain, when did you come back, and are all the injuries on your body healed?" ”

Klimov smiled and nodded, and said: "I came back last night, and the wounds on my body have healed, and then I can pick up a gun and continue to fight with the enemy." At this point, his gaze fell on Sidorin, who was holding me, and added: "After the military hospital on my east bank, the commander specially sent Sidorin to take care of me. Staying in the hospital with me for such a long time can suffocate the little one. When he heard that the doctor had agreed to discharge me, he immediately packed his bags and waited for the day when he would be reunited with me. ”

After a brief pleasantry, I turned to Kirillov and Bandeleyev and said, "You don't know them yet." Let me introduce you to you. This was Captain Klimov, the adjutant of Commander Chuikov. And this one. It is the herald of Comrade Commander. ”

"Hello, Captain Klimov." Kirillov walked up to shake Klimov's hand first, and explained: "I once heard Comrade Commander mention you, but he said that you were taken to the hospital because of your injuries, so you did not come with him to the 62nd Army. ”

When Kirillov shook Sidorin's hand, I thought he didn't know Sidorin, and was about to introduce him to another identity of Sidorin, but I didn't expect him to say to the others first: "You don't know it yet." The father of this little guy was the chief of operations of the 64th Army, who died a heroic death at the Don crossing in August. After his death, Sidorin Jr. and several soldiers recovered his father's body from the ferry and buried it in the martyr's cemetery, and the sixteen-year-old became Chuikov's herald. ”

After listening to Kirillov's introduction, Pandereev and Akhromeyev also stepped forward to shake Sidorin's hand, and at the same time patted him on the shoulder amicably, and said a few words of comfort. I took advantage of their greeting to call Klimov aside, because the two of them suddenly appeared in my headquarters, and they certainly didn't come to visit the door. There must be more important tasks, so I didn't go around in circles. He asked straight to the point: "Comrade Captain, the commander sent you to deliver the letter, right?" ”

Klimov restrained the smile on his face, nodded vigorously, and then took out a paper bag from his briefcase and handed it to me, and at the same time said: "This is the latest order given to you by Comrade Commander, and I originally wanted to inform you by phone, but because the fault of the telephone line has not been eliminated, and I am afraid of leaking secrets by radio communication, I will send me and Sidorin to send the order to you." ”

I took the bag and did not open it immediately, but asked rhetorically: "Comrade Captain, do you know the content of the order?" ”

After Klimov nodded and admitted, he was afraid that I would have some misunderstanding, so he quickly explained: "Comrade division commander, you also know that the shape of the city is very chaotic now, and some areas have been repeatedly fought over by the enemy and us, and no one can tell whether the defenders are our own or the Germans when we pass there. So the commander authorized me, in case of critical circumstances, to destroy the order that I carried with me. He made it so that I could tell you what was in it after I destroyed it. ”

After listening to his explanation, I nodded, and then beckoned Basmanov to come over and instructed him: "Comrade Captain, take Captain Klimov and Sidorin to rest, and prepare something for them to eat by the way." ”

Seeing Basmanov leave with Klimov and Sidorin, Karpov, who was left behind, looked a little at a loss. Seeing his uncomfortable appearance, I waved at him and said, "Comrade Captain, you should also go out first, and when Savchenko and the others come, I will send someone to call you." ”

When there were only a few of our divisional commanders and two newspaper operators Lazumayeva and Nadya left in the headquarters, I opened the Wen Jiàn bag, took out the latest order from Chuikov, and said to Kirillov: "Comrade commissar, look, this is the latest order given to us by Comrade Commander!" ”

Kirillov hurriedly took the text in my hand and looked at it at a glance. However, it took him four or five minutes to read the order. After reading it, he put down the text in his hand and said thoughtfully: "I now understand why several German divisions that confronted us have disappeared, it turns out that they were attracted by the Don Front. ”

"Don Front?!" After repeating the unfamiliar nickname, Bandereev asked tentatively: "Is it the troops under the command of General Rokossovsky?" ”

"Comrade Deputy Division Commander, your guess is completely correct, I am talking about the Don Front under the command of General Rokossovsky." Kirillov said affirmatively, and then he tapped his finger on the table and began to speak: "The formation of the Don Front under the command of General Rokossovsky includes: the 63rd Army under the command of General Kuznetsov, which occupies a 2oo kilometer-long area on the north bank of the Don River and controls 6 small landings in the Mamont area on the south bank of the Don River; The 21st Army, commanded by General Danilov, was stationed in a 15o km long section on the north bank of the Don River, and on the south bank there was a small den in the Yelanskaya, Dosty-Khoberskaya, and Serafimovich regions; The 4th Tank Army, commanded by General Krychokin, occupied a 3o km long stretch of land on the north bank of the Don River and between the Volga and Don rivers; the 24th Army, commanded by General Galanin, guarding a 5o km stretch between the two rivers; 66th Army under the command of Malinovsky. It occupies a 2o km long section between the two rivers. Its left flank was backed by the Volga.

So. Two armies occupied defensive positions on a broad front along the river, and three armies carried out active actions in the middle of the two rivers, threatening the fascist German army grouping advancing to the Volga. The 24th Army and the 66th Army between the two rivers also fought fiercely. As soon as the enemy attempted to put pressure on the defenders of Stalingrad, their troops immediately switched to the offensive in order to relieve the pressure on the 62nd and 64th armies defending in the city. In this way, General Rokossovsky's troops attracted most of the enemy's forces to the past, forcing the enemy to leave his main army group between the two rivers. Fearing that our troops would attack the rear of its troops fighting on our Stalingrad Front, Hitler's high command amassed a large number of German forces in the section between the Don and Volga rivers.

The troops of the Don Front held two positions on the south bank of the Don River, and this is of great significance to us. On more than one occasion, the enemy tried in vain to squeeze our troops out of the 6th field of Deng. Therefore, the fierceness of the fighting in this area was no worse than in Stalingrad.

Taking into account the current difficult situation of the 62nd Army, the base camp ordered General Rokossovsky to carry out an offensive campaign in January, with the participation of troops of two fronts. The Don Front carried out active operations from the Don to 6 to pin down the enemy forces and make it impossible for them to send reinforcements to Stalingrad. At the same time, the 24th Army of this front, with its left flank, coordinated with the 66th Army, routed the enemy north of Stalingrad and joined forces with our army. ”

After Kirillov's words were spoken, the task was clear. Chuikov gave us the order to attack the enemy in front of the Mamayev Heights. To achieve the purpose of the campaign to join the divisions of the Don Front army moving south.

After listening to Kirillov's command, both Bandeliev and Akhromeyev sat in their positions in silence. It seems that we are thinking about how to complete the tasks assigned to us by our superiors. I looked at Kirillov and asked: "Comrade commissar, on what day will General Rokossovsky's offensive begin?" ”

Kirillov picked up the text and looked at it again, and then replied to me: "The time for the start of the battle is 6 o'clock in the morning on January 21, that is, we only have three days to prepare. ”

Hearing the start time of the battle, Akhromeyev said in surprise: "What, time is so tight, only give us three days?" You must know that the total strength of our three regiments is only 3,000 when we are fully fought, and they have not been reinforced by tanks and artillery, and if we put all these forces into a counterattack, once they are entangled by the enemy, the Mamayev Gang will be dangerous. ”

Seeing Akhromeyev's flustered expression, I hurriedly comforted him and said: "Comrade Chief of Staff, don't be nervous, although time is a little tight, but this counterattack is not without the possibility of success." Seeing that not only him, but also Kirillov and Bandereev had a dazed expression on their faces, I continued, "Based on our reconnaissance of the enemy's position last night, and the fact that Savchenko brought the commanders and fighters in the prisoner of war camp back to the defense area after instigating Nikolai's Eastern Battalion anyway, the strength of the three divisions that originally confronted us has been transferred to the direction of the Don River at this moment, preparing to intercept the Don Front moving south. At the present we were dealing with defensive areas that had been temporarily abandoned by the Germans, and if we had attacked, we could easily traverse these sectors and get as close as possible to the southbound forces of friendly forces. ”

The sudden receipt of an order to enter a counteroffensive not only gave Akhromeyev a headache, but even the deputy division commander Bandereev had feelings: "To carry out such a large-scale counterattack against the enemy, a large number of troops is indispensable. Judging from the current situation, there are only 3,000 people in our three regiments, and even if all of them are thrown into it, we will not be able to make much waves in such a large area. If the higher authorities do not give us additional troops and weapons and equipment, the probability of winning this battle is not high. ”

When Kirillov heard this, he hurriedly raised his hand to stop Bandereev's complaints: "Comrade Deputy Division Commander, it is impossible to ask the superiors to replenish us with troops and weapons, because the main force of the group army is pinned down by the enemy in the factory area and cannot get out. The only thing we can do now is to call the commander and ask for a regiment to be rebuilt, so that we will have much more troops to carry out a counterattack. ”

When I heard Kirillov say this, I smiled bitterly in my heart, and said to myself: "When is this time, you still want to get a lump back?" If it weren't for the importance of the location of the Mamayev Height, it is estimated that Chuikov would have wanted to throw our entire independent division into the battle in the factory area. ”

However, in order not to disappoint Kirillov's upset, I deliberately followed his words and said: "Well, Comrade Political Commissar, since you think that it will be more beneficial for us to accomplish the tasks assigned to us by our superiors by transferring the regiment back, then it is up to you to negotiate on behalf of the independent division and the army group command." ”

When Kirillov saw that I agreed with his proposal, he immediately stood up and walked quickly to Razumeyeva's side and instructed her: "Comrade lieutenant, immediately get in touch with the headquarters of the army group, and say that there is important information to report. ”

While Kirillov was in contact with the command, Akhromeyev picked up the document on the table and read it carefully. I also wanted to see what Chuikov's order said, but when I saw that Akhromeyev had already taken Wen Jiàn in his hand, I didn't insist any longer, so I could only turn my head to look at Kirillov, who was working with his comrades in the headquarters.

"Chuikov fought this battle?" Kirillov put down his headphones and microphone and walked back to the table, sighing softly. "You must know that the combat effectiveness of the 3,000 commanders of the regiment is not weak, and it is no problem to resist the Germans on the Mamayev post for a week. But once it was transferred to the factory area, it was almost all sold out in less than two days. At present, only Shederikov and a few battalion commanders remained, as well as seventy or eighty fighters in the whole regiment, half of whom were lightly or seriously wounded. ”

I knew very well in my heart that under the frenzied bombardment of the German army and the blow of long-range artillery fire, the fate of the loss of the tractor factory was already doomed, and the addition of Sederikov's unit only delayed the loss for a day or two. In order not to affect everyone's feelings, I just smiled and didn't pick up.

When Bantai Leev heard the bad news, he couldn't help but shudder, and he asked nervously: "So, a mess can't be counted on?" So what do we do with the counterattack after three days? ”

"Comrade Deputy Division Commander, you don't have to worry about the number of soldiers." Akhromeyev, who had been reading the text, suddenly said: "Although the regiment is gone, isn't there still the Eastern Battalion that has just been corrected, and the one or two thousand soldiers who have been rescued from the prisoner of war camp?" (My novel "Burning Moscow" will have more fresh content on the official WeChat platform, and there will also be a 1oo% lucky draw for everyone!) Open WeChat now, click on the "+" sign in the upper right corner "Add Friends", search for the official account "qdread" and follow, hurry up! (To be continued!)

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