Chapter 1920

  Ten minutes later, in front of the crude position of the first battalion, apart from the corpses of the German soldiers, there were a group of captives with their hands raised high.

   "This batch of reinforcements came so timely." The instructor said to Yakuda with emotion: "If it came a few minutes later, our battalion might be completely wiped out."

"That's right," Yakuda nodded and said, "There are less than 150 people left in the battalion, including the wounded. If the friendly army arrives a few minutes later, we may be completely wiped out by the enemy." .”

   "Where is the commander?" At this time, a second lieutenant ran over from a distance, and asked loudly while running: "Where is your commander?"

  Seeing that the person coming was an unknown officer, Yakuda immediately understood that the other party was a friendly army, so he went up to him and said, "I am the battalion commander, Major Yakuda. Comrade Second Lieutenant, who is your commander?"

"We belong to the 15th Regiment of the 4th Division of the Airborne Guards." The second lieutenant knew that saluting was not allowed on the battlefield, so he could only nod to Yakuda, and then said: "The regiment leader is Lieutenant Colonel Pavel, and he is waiting for you in front. .”

  Yakuda and his instructor followed the second lieutenant to a small slope. The second lieutenant stopped in his tracks, turned his head and said to the two of them: "The regiment leader is observing the enemy's situation from above, you guys wait here, I will go up to report."

   Soon after the second lieutenant went up the mountain, he took a lieutenant colonel down the hillside.

   Still far away, the lieutenant colonel took the initiative to greet: "Is it Major Yakuda of the 98th Guards Division? I am Lieutenant Colonel Pavel, commander of the 15th Airborne Regiment."

   "Hello, Comrade Lieutenant Colonel." Yakuda stepped forward to hold Pavel's hand, and said excitedly: "Thank you for coming to the reinforcements in time. If you came one step later, we might be annihilated by the Germans."

   "Major, you played well." Pavel said, "I just looked at the terrain on the hillside. Your position is easy to attack and difficult to defend. It is really not easy to block the enemy's attack."

   Paused for a moment, then asked tentatively: "By the way, how many people are left in your battalion?"

   "Less than 150 people." Yakuda said sadly: "After repeated fierce battles, our battalion has almost exhausted its ammunition. Several times to repel the German attack, it was bayonet battle with them."

   Pavel was stunned, and then said: "It is really not easy for you to rely on bayonets to block the enemy's attack when the terrain is so unfavorable to you."

  The two were talking, when suddenly a soldier on the hillside shouted: "Comrade Commander, a troop is coming from the north, it seems to be my friendly army."

   "The troops coming from the north?" Pavel heard the soldier's report and thought to himself: "Could it be that the friendly troops from the north came to support the Yakuda camp knowing that it was in danger?"

   "Comrade Major," Pavel said to Yakuda, "accompany me to the hillside to see if you recognize the troops who came."

Several people came to the top of the mountain. Yakuda raised his binoculars and looked northward. After watching for a while, he excitedly said to Pavel: "Lieutenant Colonel Pavel, here is our regiment leader, Lieutenant Colonel Shamrih, and The other two battalions."

   "Since it's your team leader who's here, what are you doing still in a daze, why don't you hurry up and meet them?"

   A few minutes later, Pavel and Shamrih met.

  Shamrih shook hands with Pavel, thanked him, looked at Yakuda standing next to him and asked, "Major, how many people are left in your battalion?"

   "Reporting Comrade Head." Yakuda truthfully replied: "Including the wounded, there are less than 150 people."

After listening to Yakuda's report, Shamrih couldn't help but take a deep breath. You know, the first battalion is a reinforced battalion. There are more than 600 people, and now less than a quarter of them are left. How not to make him feel sad.

  He organized the vocabulary in his mind, and then asked: "Major, explain to me why your battalion deviates so far from the direction of action?"

When Yakuda heard this question, he couldn't help but blushed, and then replied with some embarrassment: "Comrade commander, there may be a problem with the compass, which caused our battalion to get lost in the forest and seriously deviated from the plan. line of defense."

   "What about the radio station?" Shamrih asked through gritted teeth, "Why haven't I been able to contact you?"

"The radio station was broken during the battle." Yakuda said: "I found that there was a problem with the radio station, and when I couldn't get in touch with the regiment headquarters, I promptly sent several communication soldiers to the regiment headquarters to deliver the letter. The regiment leader Comrade, have you not seen them?"

   "No, I haven't seen anyone." Shamrih asked angrily, "How do you prove that you once sent a messenger to the regiment headquarters?"

   "Lieutenant Colonel Shamrih, I think I can testify to them on this matter." Pavel, who remained silent, suddenly said, "Only I can fight for them."

  Shamrih was a little confused: "Lieutenant Colonel Pavel, I don't quite understand what you mean, can you explain it more clearly?"

   "Lieutenant Colonel Shamrih, why do you think our regiment is here?"

   Pavel’s words really caught Shamrih’s question. He thought about it, but he couldn’t come up with an answer. He could only shake his head and say, “Lieutenant Colonel Pavel, I don’t know.”

"The reason is very simple." Pavel said with a smile: "Two communication soldiers who lost their way entered our regiment's defense area by mistake. After questioning, I found out that they were sent by Major Yakuda for help. I immediately reported the matter to the division headquarters. Soon, I received an order from my superiors, let us rush to rescue the Yakuda camp."

"It turned out to be like this, Major Yakuda, I'm sorry, I blamed you." After figuring out what was going on, Shamrih expressed his apology to Yakuda: "When I learned that your battalion was missing, I immediately contacted the commander. I asked him to send someone to look for you, but he refused. Fortunately, Lieutenant Colonel Pornegelin personally called the commander to report to the commander, and the division headquarters ordered our regiment to come to this area. Find your whereabouts."

   "Thank God, although you have paid a heavy price, the formation of the troops is still intact. After this battle is over, I will ask the superiors to provide you with additional troops as soon as possible."

  Yakuda has no doubts about what Shamrih said. After all, the regiment commander is someone who is valued by Commander Sokov. I believe that the next supply will definitely give priority to the battalion that suffered heavy losses.

   "Lieutenant Colonel Shamrih, what are your plans for the next step?" Pavel asked.

   "Lieutenant Colonel Pavel," Shamrih replied, "The task of our regiment is to recover the missing battalion. Now that the task has been completed, our next step is to return to the division's garrison."

   "Not far from us, there is a German defense zone." Pavel asked Shamrich: "How is it, are you interested in taking it down?"

  Hearing that he was going to attack the German stronghold, Shamrich couldn't help but feel a little anxious: "With this little force, can we take down the enemy's position?"

"I was on the hillside just now and carefully observed the movement of the enemy's defense area." Pavel said: "The enemy probably has a regiment's strength, and now at least one battalion has been killed or injured. If our two regiments cooperate, maybe we can still give Germany a large number of troops." People are hit hard."

   After staring at Pavel for a while, Shamrich suddenly made up his mind: "That's all right, I think it shouldn't be a big problem to seize the German positions with the strength of our two regiments."

However, before the action, Shamrikh felt that the matter was of great importance and he had to report it to the division commander Chuvashov: "But before the action, the matter must be reported to the superior. In case the battle starts, the superior still does not know what is going on here. what's going on."

   "Lieutenant Colonel Shamrich, what you said is very reasonable." Pavel said: "I also need to report this to the division commander, General Rumyantsev."

  The two reported the combat situation to their respective division headquarters through the radio stations they carried, and made a request, hoping to launch an attack on the German defense zone nearby.

  After receiving the telegram, what the two division commanders did almost at the same time was to call Sokov to report.

   "Comrade Commander," the first to report was Major General Rumyantsev, who said on the phone: "The 15th Guards Airborne Regiment is now fully staffed and ready to go into battle at any time. I hope you can approve it."

"I agree." Sokov knew that the officers and soldiers of the 4th Guards Airborne Division were holding back their energy after seeing their friendly troops repeatedly making military exploits. If they were given a chance to fight, they would surely be able to play a better role. Strong combat effectiveness. "But isn't the strength of a regiment too weak?"

Major General Rumyantsev heard what Sokov said, and was about to remind the other party that his subordinates were operating with the Shamrich Regiment, but he heard Sokov continue: "I think your division can send another regiment." , to participate in this offensive battle. After all, with a little more troops, we will have a better chance of winning."

  After listening to Rumyantsev, he felt that what Sokov said made sense, and quickly replied: "Understood, Comrade Commander, immediately transfer the 12th Regiment and let them also participate in the attack on the German army."

"That's right, General Rumyantsev." Satisfied with Rumyantsev's answer, Sokov nodded his head twice, and then said: "As long as this German position is occupied, then Sokiria The two cities of Ni and Murovani Kurilivchi are truly connected."

  Sokov's words gave Rumyantsev a new thought. Since the significance of this attack is so great, he must not use his hands to others, but must direct the battle himself.

  As soon as he put down the phone, Rumyantsev called his chief of staff and said to him: "Chief of staff, I will take the 12th regiment to support the 15th regiment, and take down the German positions by the way."

  When the chief of staff heard this, he asked in a daze: "Comrade commander, just leave this kind of matter to the commander below, and you don't have to do it yourself."

"Chief of Staff, you don't know something." Rumyantsev said: "If the German positions cannot be captured as soon as possible, then the two cities of Sokiriani and Murovani Kurilivchi cannot be connected as a whole. ...which meant that we had to place a defensive force between the two cities, and at the same time worry about the enemy's sneak attack from behind us as we continued to push west."

"So that's what happened." After figuring out what was going on, the chief of staff also agreed with Rumyantsev's thoughts: "I stay here with the 9th regiment to defend against possible German attacks. Go with ease."

   And Chuvashov's main force is currently stationed in the city of Murovani Kurilivchi, and it is certain that it will not be able to mobilize more forces to support Shamrih. In desperation, after reporting to Sokov, he said cautiously: "Comrade Commander, I wonder if you can tell Lieutenant Colonel Ponejerin to see if you can transfer a regiment of troops from another division, Rush to support Shamrih?"

"Okay." Sokov knew very well that even though Chuvashov's military rank was higher than that of Poniedelin, it was impossible for him to mobilize troops that did not belong to him. Nedelin, a lieutenant colonel commanding three divisions. "I'll be in touch with Lieutenant Colonel Pornegelin now."

After contacting Ponegerin, Sokov said straight to the point: "Lieutenant Colonel Ponegerin, the missing battalion has been found, but at the same time, there is a German defensive position nearby. If you can occupy the German position , then the two cities can be connected into a whole, which is very beneficial to our next attack."

Ponegerin first learned about the location of the German positions from Sokov, and after careful study, he said: "Comrade Commander, you are right, if we take this German position, the two The cities can indeed be joined together, and then we will have a wide and strong landing field on the right bank of the Transnistria."

   "Since you already understand the importance of connecting the two cities into one whole, don't hesitate." Sokov said: "As soon as possible, deploy troops to the area to participate in the attack on the German positions."

   An hour later, the offensive area concentrated the 12th and 15th Regiments of the 4th Guards Airborne Division, the 296th Regiment of the 98th Guards Division, and the 764th Regiment of the 254th Infantry Division. As for Major General Rumyantsev, because he was the person with the highest military rank and position among many commanders, he logically became the former commander-in-chief of the enemy, responsible for directing the attack on the German positions.

   When arranging the offensive mission, considering that the 12th Regiment and the 764th Regiment had just arrived, and the physical strength of the commanders and fighters had not yet recovered, they were organized into the second echelon. The 15th and 296th regiments became the first echelon, responsible for attacking German positions.

  Although there was no artillery support during the attack, the commanders and fighters of these troops can be regarded as elite. What they are facing now is just a group of terrified German officers and soldiers, and the resistance encountered during the attack is minimal.

Rumyantsev, who was watching the battle from behind, saw that the troops of the first echelon broke through the German defense line so easily. He was taken aback for a moment, and then gave orders to the heads of the other two regiments to immediately enter through the gap opened by the friendly troops. On the battlefield, continue to attack the lost German army.

  The whole battle didn't even take half an hour, and the Soviet commanders and fighters of the four regiments occupied all the positions of the German army. Seeing this, Rumyantsev couldn't help but shook his head with a wry smile. The German defense line, which he thought was a hard bone, broke through effortlessly. The fierce battle imagined did not happen at all.

  Those commanders and fighters who rushed slowly, when they rushed into the enemy's position, they found that the friendly forces had already done all the work they should do. What they can do after they go up is to help take in prisoners of war and collect usable weapons.

   "Reporter," Rumyantsev was naturally happy since the war ended so easily. The next thing to do was to report the battle report to the superiors so that they could make overall arrangements for the next work.

  (end of this chapter)