When Ivan and the three company commanders walked into the regiment command post, the regiment commander Batrakov had just finished making a phone call. Seeing Ivan and the others entering the door, he immediately greeted them with a smile and said: "Major Ivan
, I would like to congratulate you and congratulate your battalion on the great results achieved in today's battle."
After saying that, he shook hands with Ivan and others one by one, and kept saying: "Thank you, thank you for your contribution to defending the motherland." When he shook hands with Lin Hua, he also used his empty hand to shake hands.
He patted Lin Hua's arm twice with his left hand and said approvingly: "Misha, you are doing well. I can clearly see your performance on the battlefield just now."
Seeing Lin Hua's tattered military coat covered in blood, he couldn't help but asked worriedly: "Misha, are you injured?"
Lin Hua grinned, shook his head and said: "Comrade leader, I am not injured. These bloodstains are all from the Germans."
After hearing what Lin Hua said, Batrakov turned around and looked around the room, and then called a staff officer: "Comrade Lieutenant, do you have any extra military coats there?"
When the staff officer heard Batrakov's question, he nodded quickly and replied: "Yes, comrade commander, I still have an extra military coat." He knew very well the purpose of Batrakov's question.
He quickly glanced at Lin Hua aside and added, "He is about the same height as me, and his clothes should fit him very well."
"If that's the case, then why are you still standing here?" Batrakov smiled and said to the staff: "Why don't you go get your military coat and put it on Lieutenant Sokov."
After the staff officer left, Batrakov put his hand on Lin Hua's shoulder, took him towards the wooden table with the map, and said: "Misha, let me explain to you the next battle.
Mission."
When Lin Hua stood in front of the table, he couldn't help but glanced at Ivan with some worry, and thought anxiously: "If there are any new combat tasks, Batrakov should hand them over to the battalion commander, so why not call me over?"
What's going on? Major Ivan won't be angry, right?" But he didn't see the slightest expression of displeasure on the faces of Ivan and the other two company commanders. He seemed to think that Batrakov was giving him orders directly.
A matter of course.
"Misha, where are you looking?" Seeing Lin Hua's absent-minded look, Batrakov tapped his hand on the table a few times and said unhappily: "I am talking to you, you are staring.
What are you battalion commander looking at?" Seeing that Batrakov was unhappy, Lin Hua quickly focused on the map in front of him and listened to the tasks assigned to him.
"This is the Istria Reservoir. It not only provides clean drinking water to Moscow, but also provides electricity to half of the city's factories and residential areas." Batrakov pointed to a location on the map.
He said to Lin Hua: "I just received a call from the division headquarters, saying that the enemy may blow up the dam if it cannot stop our attack. And you, Lieutenant Sokov, your mission is to lead your people
, to stop the Germans' sabotage actions and preserve the reservoir intact."
"Stop the enemy's sabotage?!" Lin Hua couldn't help frowning when he heard this, and thought to himself: "You can't let me take twenty soldiers to attack a reservoir heavily guarded by the German army, can I? That way?
, what’s the difference between sending yourself to death?”
In order to let Lin Hua understand the importance of this mission, Batrakov also specifically emphasized: "At the end of November, when the main force of the 16th Army retreated toward Moscow, the German army had already begun to step on the thick water on the Istria Reservoir.
They cut through the ice and took a shortcut to catch up. At the critical moment, Commander Rokossovsky decisively ordered the 9th Guards Division behind him to open the gate of the reservoir. Three-meter-high water flowed along the Istria Valley.
Rushing down, it cascaded for hundreds of kilometers. Due to the sharp drop in the water level of the reservoir, the ice above collapsed rapidly, forcing the Germans to stop their advance, delaying the fighter plane for several days. Our army used this precious
Time has taken hold of a new favorable position."
"I understand, Comrade Commander." Lin Hua learned from Batrakov's story what consequences would result if the dam was blown up by the Germans. Therefore, he waited for the other party to finish speaking and then immediately added
: "If the German army blows up the dam, the rushing water will block our army's path, allowing the enemy to successfully escape from the battlefield."
"Yes, you understand it correctly." Batrakov nodded, and then said: "It seems that the superior's decision to let you complete this task is very correct. By the way, how many people are there in your company?"
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Lin Hua replied with a sad face: "There are twenty-five people who can still fight, including the wounded."
"Only twenty-five people left?!" Hearing that there were only so many people left in the Third Company, Batrakov couldn't help but frown slightly, and then said: "Although there are a few people, your mission this time is just
It should be a sneak attack, not a forceful attack, and the troops should be enough." At this point, he pointed at the map and said, "Your company will go through the forest from here and walk about three kilometers to reach the vicinity of the dam. You have to find a way to find it.
The location where the Germans planted their explosives to prevent them from damaging the dam."
Lin Hua quickly straightened his back and replied loudly: "Captain, please rest assured, we promise to complete the mission!"
Regarding Lin Hua's answer, Batrakov nodded with satisfaction, and then said: "If your company successfully completes this mission, I will definitely report it to my superiors and reward every cadre and soldier." p>
"Comrade Commander," Batrakov had just finished explaining the task to Lin Hua when he heard the staff officer who had just left report to him: "I brought the military coat."
Batrakov took the military coat that had only been worn once or twice from the staff, handed it to Lin Hua, and said at the same time: "Misha, you can't even wear the clothes you are wearing. Hurry up and put on this one."
Bar,"
After Lin Hua put on the staff's military coat, Batrakov walked around him twice, looked him up and down, and said with a smile: "You will look like a real company commander when you put on this clothes."
." He paused for a moment, then added, "I have arranged for you two scouts to be your guides, and they are waiting for you outside. There is knee-deep snow everywhere in the forest, and the roads are difficult to walk.
, you’d better leave as soon as possible.”
Lin Hua quickly agreed. He first raised his hand to salute Batrakov, and then saluted Ivan who was standing aside. Then he turned around and strode out of the regiment command post, preparing to carry out this arduous task. p>
