Under the leadership of the sentry, the group came to a place full of low wooden houses. The sentry led them to a larger wooden house. There was also a sentry at the door. When he saw someone approaching, he immediately pulled the bolt of his gun and asked loudly:
"Stop, command!"
"Nutcracker!" After the sentry leading the way answered the password, he continued: "Reply the order!"
"Troika!" The sentry at the door came over and asked: "It's not time to change the guard, why are you back?"
"Comrades from the Platonov guerrillas are here," the sentry quickly explained to his companions: "I thought the two captains were waiting for them, so I brought them over."
"Okay, leave this to me." The sentry at the door waved to the other party, "You should go back and continue to stand guard."
"Wait a minute." Seeing the sentry about to leave, Guchakov quickly stopped him, and then said to him: "Comrade soldier, there are three German armored vehicles parked on the roadside. Those in German uniforms
Everyone is our soldier. Please say hello to the soldiers on duty outside to avoid unnecessary misunderstandings."
"Don't worry, Comrade Commander." The sentry nodded after hearing this, "I will greet the comrades on duty nearby and won't let them get close to the armored vehicle you are riding in."
Maybe he heard the noise outside, and someone came out of the room. With the help of the moonlight, Platonov saw the other person's face clearly, and hurriedly greeted him: "Hello, Comrade Vovka, I'm glad to see you again.
is you!"
The person who had just come out of the house heard someone calling his name. He squinted his eyes for a while before he recognized the person calling him. A happy expression appeared on his face: "It turns out to be Platon."
Comrade Nove, what kind of wind brings you here?"
"Captain Guchakov," Platonov gave the other party a warm hug and introduced to Guchakov: "Vovka is the deputy captain of the Ignatov brothers' guerrilla group. The captain is
His brother Mihiga.”
Knowing that the other party was the deputy captain of the guerrillas, Guchakov quickly smiled and extended his hand to the other party: "Hello, Comrade Vovka, I am Captain Guchakov from the 41st Guards Division."
"Hello, Comrade Captain." After shaking hands with Guchakov, Vovgar did not let go of his hand immediately. Instead, he pulled him into the room and said, "We thought you would answer after dawn.
, I didn’t expect it to come so soon.”
After Guchakov walked a few steps down the stairs, he discovered that it turned out to be a wooden house half buried underground. It did not occupy a large area and could be well hidden in the forest. Even if the German plane came from
Flying over it, it is difficult to find that there was originally a wooden house area here.
There was a brazier in the middle of the room, and a middle-aged man in casual clothes was sitting next to the brazier to warm himself up. Hearing the sound of footsteps, he asked without looking up: "Vovka, what's going on outside?"
ah."
"Mihiga," Vovka said in surprise, "the commander of the regular army we are waiting for has arrived."
"Oh, they're here?!" Mihiga heard his brother say that the people he was waiting for had arrived, and he raised his head in surprise. When he saw three people wearing German uniforms standing in front of him, he couldn't help but be startled.
But soon Platonov was recognized by him. He stood up and walked around the brazier, opening his arms to the other party: "It's you, Platonov, we haven't seen each other for a long time."
"Mihiga, let me introduce you," Vovga took the initiative to say to his brother: "You know Comrade Platonov, so I won't introduce him. This is from the 41st Guards Division.
Captain Guchakov."
"Hello, comrade captain." Knowing that the person in front of him was a captain of the regular army, Michiga seemed particularly enthusiastic: "Welcome to our Ignatov brothers' guerrillas."
After everyone sat down around the brazier, Guchakov asked curiously: "Comrade Michiga, I want to ask, you are hundreds of kilometers away from the city, how do you know that our division is defending Mamayev?"
Post?"
"Comrade Captain," Mihiga replied with a smile to Guchakov's question: "Although our guerrilla area is far away from the city, we can learn something from the prisoners' mouths when we attack the German transport convoy.
The situation in the city. The reason why I can only station your troops at Mamayev Heights is because some time ago, there were hundreds of wounded people living in a German military camp not far from our place, and our soldiers were mixed in with them.
The conscripted villagers entered the military camp and learned from a wounded soldier that they were all injured while attacking Mamayev Heights, and the troops of our army who stood firm at Mamayev Heights were Soko
Colonel Husband's 41st Guards Division."
Mihiga's words made Guchakov have a better impression of him. Once he had a good impression, the subsequent cooperation would be much easier. He asked straight to the point: "Comrade Mihiga, I plan to gather guerrilla forces behind enemy lines."
, to launch a surprise attack against the Germans, I would like to ask, how much troops can you provide?"
"Comrade Captain!" Seeing Guchakov talking about business, Michiga put away the smile on his face and asked seriously: "Can I ask, what is your attack plan?"
Guchakov had been prepared for a long time. He took out a map from the satchel he was carrying, unfolded it and put it on his knee. He pointed at one of the locations and said to Mihiga: "Comrade Mihiga
, you see, this is Nadezhda, located between the 113th Infantry Division and the 60th Motorized Division of the German Army. Five kilometers directly north of it is the 564th Kilometer Station; further north is the Kotlo Shuttle Bus
Station; to the east of it is Konnaya Station, which is located exactly in the defense area of the 60th Motorized Division."
After listening to Guchakov's introduction, Mixiga looked at the map carefully, then nodded and said: "Yes, Comrade Captain, you are right. But what I want to know is where you plan to attack.
Woolen cloth?"
"The Germans like to hoard supplies at stations. I plan to concentrate our forces and launch attacks on these stations." Guchakov tapped the map twice with his hand. "Konaya Station is located at the 60th Motorized Division.
If the defense area is attacked, the German mechanized troops can rush in for reinforcements in the shortest time, which will make our offensive troops vulnerable to enemies from both sides.
The 564th Kilometer Station and Cote Luban Station are located at the junction of the two German divisions. After we launch the attack on the station, even if the German army sends troops for reinforcements, I am afraid that the two divisions will argue for a while over who will send troops.
Reinforcements will give our offensive forces enough time to destroy the enemy's supplies hoarded at the station."
After Guchakov finished telling his battle plan, Mishiga did not express his opinion immediately. Instead, he looked up at his brother and asked: "Vovka, what do you think of the captain's plan?"
"Our camp is less than five kilometers away from the 564th kilometer station. It only takes less than two hours for the troops to reach the offensive position." Vovgar briefly talked about the distance between the camp and the station.
, then frowned and said: "But according to our reconnaissance, the enemy has heavy troops guarding these stations. If there is no cooperation from the regular army, no support from artillery and tanks, and only our guerrillas, I think it is impossible to seize these stations."
Unrealistic."
"Yes, Vovka, you are right." After Mishiga agreed with his brother's speech, he said to Guchakov: "Comrade Captain, you should understand that the normal actions of the guerrillas are nothing more than
It is to attack the German traffic lines, destroy their communication lines, kill those German soldiers who are lagging behind, etc. If you want to gather them all at once and carry out such a large-scale attack, I feel that not only is it difficult to achieve the desired effect, but it may also lead to
The entire army was destroyed."
As soon as Misiga finished speaking, Vovka spoke again, this time he said to Platonov: "Captain Platonov, you should know about the Valenikov guerrillas, right?"
"Yes, I know." Platonov nodded and replied: "If I remember correctly, their camp is about ten kilometers west of you."
"Last week," Vovka said with a heavy expression: "They launched an attack on the German troops stationed at the state farm. Due to the Germans' superiority in strength and equipment, they not only blocked their attack, but also blocked their attack in the shortest time.
Within a short period of time, the guerrillas were surrounded."
Platonov had a shocked expression on his face when he heard this. He quickly interrupted and asked: "Vovka, what happened next? How many of them stood out?"
"Breakthrough?! It's a pity that although they tried to break through, they failed." Vovka shook his head and said: "More than one hundred and twenty guerrillas, all died heroically, and there was not a single survivor. And the Germans
In order to retaliate, the SS was sent to clear out three villages near the state-owned farm. More than 500 people, including men, women, old and children, were killed without leaving any trace. They also killed several captured wounded guerrillas.
, and hanged in the threshing floor of one of the villages."
The incident mentioned by Vovka made Guchakov realize that the opponent had some scruples about his battle plan. The reason why he raised this incident was probably because he was worried that if the attack failed, not only the guerrillas participating in the attack would
The team will be completely destroyed, and I'm afraid it will also harm the innocent residents around it.
The atmosphere in the room suddenly became dull.
After a while, Platonov broke the silence in the room. He said to Guchakov: "Comrade Commander, your men are still sitting in the armored vehicles on the roadside. In such a cold weather, I'm afraid they will
If people are freezing, let them come to the camp to warm themselves up by the fire."
"Comrade Captain, you still have your subordinates outside, why didn't you tell me about this earlier?" Mixiga heard that Guchakov and his subordinates were in the car on the roadside, and he quickly said enthusiastically: "Send someone quickly.
Invite them over, the night in the forest is very cold, don't let them freeze." He said, turning to look at his brother, "Vovka, go out and greet them."
Seeing Vovka agreeing to stand up, Guchakov was worried that if he went alone, he would misunderstand the soldiers in the car, so he quickly said to Torb who was sitting not far away: "Torb, you and
Comrade Vovgar, please go together, lest the soldiers in the car will shoot when strangers approach."
After Vovka left with Tolb, only Guchakov, Misiga and Platonov were left in the room. Guchakov knew very well that if Misiga could not be persuaded, then
Assembling guerrillas to attack the enemy's station is simply a fantasy. After reorganizing the vocabulary in his mind, he said: "Comrade Mihiga, do you think it is best to use guerrillas with little combat effectiveness to attack the enemy? No.
Any chance of winning?"
"You are right, Comrade Captain." Michiga did not deny Guchakov's guess. Since there were no outsiders in the room, he spoke out his concerns boldly: "With our current strength,
To attack a station heavily guarded by the German army is to risk death. I don’t think any guerrilla would complain about sacrificing his or her life to defend the motherland. But such an attack would not only cost all the guerrillas to die.
, it will even affect the villagers in nearby villages, do you think it is really necessary?"
"Don't worry, Comrade Mihiga, I won't let your men die." After Guchakov confirmed that his guess was correct, he began to reassure Mihiga: "There is a small team under my command.
It is a secret weapon that can attack the enemy from a long distance. Two days ago, we also used this weapon to destroy a German field airport and wiped out all the aircraft in the airport."
"What?!" When Mixiga heard this, he stood up suddenly, looked at Guchakov and asked in surprise: "The German field airport was destroyed two days ago. Was it you who led the troops to do it?" After getting the other party's confirmation,
After answering, he shook his head and said with an expression of disbelief, "We had considered attacking this airport, but because the German defense was too tight, our people could not get close at all. Who would have thought that you quietly destroyed it?"
It’s gone, it’s incredible.”
"Although the new weapons we carry can attack the enemy's warehouses, military camps and important facilities several kilometers away." Guchakov said frankly to Michiga: "But because the number of weapons we carry is limited, if the enemy hoards
Supplies are not ammunition, and it is not easy to destroy them all..."
With Guchakov's words in mind, Michiga finally understood what the other party meant: "Comrade Captain, what you mean is to attack the enemy's station with new weapons, and then use the guerrillas to attack the enemy's station while the enemy is in chaos.
Rush in and completely destroy the supplies stored in the station?"
"Yes, that's how I thought about it." Guchakov thought for a moment and then added: "It's not necessarily necessary to destroy all those materials. If you see anything useful, you can move it back to yours.
Camp.”
Guchakov's words finally dispelled most of Mixiga's worries. He was silent for a moment and said to Guchakov: "Comrade Captain, after receiving your telegram, I contacted the people who are active nearby.
The guerrillas have made contact. We have about 600 troops at our disposal, and they are basically all guerrillas with combat experience. After daybreak, the captains of these guerrillas will rush to my camp to talk to you.
Meet."
This chapter has been completed!