"Put it down, put down the guns!" Liao Enka still raised Bolshak's hand high while shouting at the red-eyed annihilation battalion soldiers: "Who gave you the right to kill?" Kill these enemies who put down their weapons? Put down your guns for me."
Hearing Liao Enka's shout, the soldiers of the annihilation battalion became hesitant. Although most of the soldiers still aimed their guns at the enemies with their hands raised, a few soldiers lowered their guns. The soldiers of the guard company didn't wait for Liao Enka's orders, and rushed up with a roar, blocking the prisoners of war to prevent the soldiers of the annihilation battalion from impulsively shooting at the prisoners.
Seeing that his men were blocking the soldiers of the annihilation battalion, Liao Enka let go of Bolshak's hand and said to him seriously: "Comrade Major, I understand your feelings, but these enemies have surrendered. We These prisoners cannot be killed casually.”
"Comrade Captain," even though Bolshak was a major, he knew very well that his status as a major was much lower than that of Liao Enka's captain. Instead of condescendingly blaming the other party, he turned around and pointed to the rear. Face said sadly and angrily: "Look, how many comrades we have sacrificed in order to eliminate this enemy."
Liao Enka looked in the direction of his finger and saw that the road from the hidden location of the annihilation camp to here was covered with the remains of soldiers who died in various postures, and the seventy or eighty soldiers who were lucky enough to survive were almost All of them were injured, and even their faces were blackened by gunpowder smoke.
Seeing this scene, Liao Enka immediately understood why Bolshak's emotions were so out of control. He raised his hand and patted the other party's shoulder lightly twice, and said understandingly: "Comrade Major, I understand your mood at the moment, but discipline is discipline. We are ordered by our superiors not to kill prisoners of war, even if there is no relationship between us and them." Even if I have deep hatred, I can’t do anything to them.”
"Did my people die in vain like this?" Hearing what Liao Enka said, Bolshak couldn't help but blood rushed to his head. He shouted at the other party: "As soon as the enemy puts down their weapons and surrenders, they will Can the crimes committed against our motherland and people be forgotten?"
"Comrade Major," Liao Enka said with some embarrassment when he saw that Bolshak was so out of control: "How to deal with these prisoners is a matter for superiors. We are only responsible for taking them to the rear and keeping them under guard until the appropriate time. Sent to prisoner of war camp. I think we should hand over the defense. You know, in order to eliminate this enemy, the division commander specially sent our guard company to perform this task. Now the division headquarters does not have many troops at all. Once it is attacked by the Germans ,The consequences could be disastrous."
The first and second companies of the annihilation battalion were almost completely destroyed in the battle, and the two company commanders also died heroically. In addition to Bolshak, the remaining commanders in the battalion also had a third company commander. He saw such an atmosphere. Embarrassed, he quickly stepped forward and pulled Bolshak's sleeve, reminding him in a low voice: "Comrade Major, maybe the Germans will attack again soon. We'd better deploy defenses as soon as possible."
Lionka glanced at the third company commander gratefully, and continued to say to Bolshak: "Comrade Major, we have to rush back to the division headquarters as soon as possible, and the defense here will be officially handed over to you. Of course, these German soldiers are ours We want to take away all the prisoners."
Bolshak nodded helplessly and said to Liao Enka: "Comrade Captain, leave the defense here to us. As long as one of us is alive, we will never take a step back."
Shortly after Liao Enka and the soldiers of the guard company left with the prisoners of war, Borshak reported the battle situation to the factory director Peter by phone. Peter was stunned when he learned that the annihilation battalion had suffered more than 300 casualties in the battle that had just ended, and that now only an incomplete third company was left.
After a while, Peter came to his senses and asked angrily: "Major Bolshak, your annihilation battalion has more than 400 people, but the enemy only has three tanks and less than 200 soldiers. As a result, you are so close." With the help of the Guard Company of the Guard Division, more than seventy of them were eliminated and captured. How did you fight the battle?"
Peter's criticism made Borschak feel a little embarrassed. He murmured: "Comrade director, it's all my fault. I'm willing to accept any punishment."
"If you are punished, will those sacrificed soldiers be able to survive?" Thinking of those sacrificed soldiers, Peter became nameless and angry. The more he spoke, the more excited he became: "Not only will I remove you and punish you, I will also remove you from your post and put you in the hospital." You are sent to a military court for trial..."
"Comrade Factory Director," the deputy factory director who was sitting aside waiting for the news saw Peter being so excited and quickly dissuaded him: "Whether he is dismissed or goes to military court, these matters will be discussed later. The top priority at the moment is to hold the position and prevent the Germans from returning. Rush in through that gap."
"Yes, yes, you are right. Our first priority right now is to guard that gap to prevent the enemy from rushing in from there again." After Peter recovered, he said loudly into the microphone: "Major Bolshak, How to deal with your affairs will be discussed later. What you have to do now is to seize the time to build fortifications to prevent the Germans from rushing in again."
"But, Comrade Factory Director," Bolschak said with some embarrassment: "I only have seventy or eighty men under my command. To defend such a wide place, we need additional manpower."
While Peter was talking to Borshak, the deputy director tilted his head and leaned closer to the phone. He heard what Borshak said in time. He quickly interrupted and said: "Comrade director, you can order the nearby workshop to dispatch workers. To reinforce Major Bolshak's destroyer battalion."
"Major, did you hear what the deputy director said?" Peter continued to say to Bolshak: "Immediately send someone to the nearby production workshop to get in touch with the workshop director and ask him to send someone to support you. .”
Hearing what the factory director said, not only did Borshak's face show no trace of joy, but he said with a look of embarrassment: "Comrade factory director, the rest of the people in that workshop are all middle-aged and elderly people in their forties and fifties. Isn’t it appropriate for them to join the battle?”
"Borschak, don't you know that most of them, as early as the civil war, under the command of Comrade Stalin, fought here with the Cossacks commanded by General Krasnov in order to defend Tsaritsyn? White Guards, have you fought tenaciously?" After Peter finished complaining, he immediately urged: "Stop talking nonsense and send someone to contact you immediately."
After the deputy factory director waited for Peter to put down the phone, he suggested to him: "Comrade factory director, since the German army can break through the wall from the north of the factory and rush in, they may also rush in from other directions. We must take countermeasures as soon as possible. "
"Comrade deputy director," Peter said awkwardly to the deputy director's proposal, "you should know that our factory is equivalent to a small and medium-sized city. I can't let all the workers stand behind the wall to protect the factory. ?”
"Comrade Director, I have an immature idea." The deputy director pointed to the schematic diagram of the factory area and said to Peter: "The buildings of several of our production workshops are only five or six hundred meters away from the wall. I We can set up machine guns in the direction facing the wall to block the enemy's path. In addition, organize a few teams of workers to be ready for battle at any time. Once fighting breaks out in any direction, we will use trucks to quickly transport them to that direction. .”
Peter quickly wrote down what the deputy director said in his notebook, and asked impatiently: "Is there anything more?"
"Although in order to defend the factory, every worker in the factory can give up his life without hesitation." The deputy factory director advocated holding on to the factory with the help of the Guards Division, but he was worried that Peter would save face. Feeling miserable, he said euphemistically: "But we lack the necessary training and combat experience, and there are no experienced non-commissioned officers and officers in the team, so our combat effectiveness cannot be compared with the Germans..."
Peter was not stupid. When the deputy director said this, he immediately guessed what he wanted to express and said bluntly: "Comrade deputy director, you want to persuade me to ask for help from the Guards Division, right?" Seeing the deputy director nodding in affirmation, he sighed softly and continued, "It was because I thought too much that Bolshak's annihilation battalion suffered so many casualties. If the Guards Division had been called for help earlier, , maybe our casualties will be much smaller."
Seeing that Peter had realized his mistake, the deputy director breathed a sigh of relief and continued: "I think a more difficult battle is still to come, so we must ask for help from the Guards Division and ask them to send commanders with rich combat experience. We will recruit cadres and combat cadres into our newly formed worker detachment to improve the combat effectiveness of the army."
Peter was convinced by the deputy director's statement. He nodded and said, "I will call General Guryev and ask them for assistance."
When Peter picked up the phone and was about to call Guryev, he suddenly remembered the suggestion just made by the deputy director, and said to him: "Comrade deputy director, please call the workshop director below and ask them to use the workshop The factory was fortified to prevent Germans from rushing into the factory from other areas."
After the deputy director left, Peter contacted the division headquarters of the 39th Guards Division. When Guryev heard that the call was from Peter, he waved his hand to the chief of staff who answered the phone, indicating that he was not there. The chief of staff spoke into the microphone with understanding: "I'm sorry, Director Peter, our division commander went to the front for inspection and hasn't come back yet."
Peter felt a little disappointed when he learned that Guryev was not here, but he still asked reluctantly: "Comrade Chief of Staff, since General Guryev is not here, I will do the same to you..."
Unexpectedly, before he finished speaking, the chief of staff hurriedly said: "I'm sorry, Director Peter, I'm very busy here. I have to continue directing the battle. I'll talk to you another day." After that, he was ready to hang up. Unexpectedly, the phone call was blocked by the division political commissar Chernyshev.
Chernyshev said to the Chief of Staff: "Comrade Chief of Staff, give me the microphone." When he said this, he intentionally turned his head and glanced at Guryev who was sitting next to him smoking. After taking the microphone, he said politely: "Hello, Director Peter, I am the division political commissar Chernyshev. What can I do for you?"
"Comrade Political Commissar, first of all, on behalf of all the workers of the Red October Tractor Factory, I would like to express my gratitude to you." Although Peter did not find Guryev, he was very satisfied to have Chernyshev answer the phone. He said respectfully: "If it weren't for your selfless help, we might not have driven the enemy out of the factory until now."
"So that's what happened," Chernyshov replied calmly: "Comrade director, we are friendly forces. Helping you means helping ourselves, so there is no need to be so polite."
Seeing that Chernyshev was so easy to talk to, Peter struck while the iron was hot and said: "Comrade Political Commissar, I have another unkind request. I hope you can agree."
Hearing what Peter said, Chernyshev couldn't help but frowned slightly, thinking that no wonder the teacher didn't want to answer his call. It turned out to be because he was afraid that he would make any unreasonable requests. However, Chernyshov had a good temper and tried his best to ask in a calm tone: "Comrade Director, I wonder if we can help you?"
"That's it, Comrade Political Commissar." Peter had already thought clearly at this moment that without the help of the Guards Division, it would be almost impossible to defend the factory purely by relying on the strength of the workers' armed forces, so he continued: "In order to better hold on to the factory, I decided to temporarily form several teams of workers, ready to put them into the most critical places at any time." At this point, he slowed down and said cautiously, "But, you also know, our Most of the workers have not received military training and have little combat experience. Even if such a unit is deployed on the battlefield, it will not be of much use. Therefore, I would like to ask you to send us some grassroots officers and combat cadres to strengthen our military capabilities. to these workers’ detachments to increase their fighting capacity.”
In response to Peter's request, Chernyshev did not dare to make the decision without authorization. He could only cover the microphone with his hand, quickly repeated Peter's words to Guryev who was sitting next to him, and finally asked for instructions: "Comrade Commander, I How should I answer him?"
Guryev frowned and thought for a while, then stretched out his hand to Chernyshev: "Comrade political commissar, give me the phone, and I will speak to Director Peter in person."
Guryev took the microphone from Chernyshev's hand, put it to his ear and said: "Director Peter, I agree with your request. I will send you five officers and twenty officers before dark. non-commissioned officers, and thirty combat cadres to enrich your newly formed worker detachment.”
Peter originally thought that his request would be rejected by Guryev, but Guryev actually agreed so readily, which made him overjoyed and said repeatedly: "Thank you, thank you, Comrade General. With the gift you sent I believe this group of officers and combat cadres, and these newly formed workers’ detachments, will soon be able to form combat effectiveness.”
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