After receiving Uzakov's call, Shamrih immediately ordered the entire regiment to get off the train, and after preparing to complete the formation, they would advance along the railway to Kremenchug.
Unexpectedly, while lining up, there was a sudden commotion at the location of the first battalion, and then Shamrih saw a dozen soldiers running towards the north. When he saw this, he couldn't help frowning, and quickly ordered someone to call the newly appointed commander of the first battalion, Yakuda, and asked displeasedly: "Comrade Captain, what's going on in your battalion, why are you making such a big noise? Aren’t you afraid of alerting German scouts who may be hiding nearby?”
The scolded Yakuda waited for Shamrih to finish and quickly explained to him: "Comrade commander, the situation is like this. When our battalion was gathering, the second company commander suddenly said that he saw a figure shaking nearby. , suspected that they were German scouts, so they chased them with their men."
"Oh, German scouts." Hearing Yakov say this, Shamrich also felt a little uneasy. You must know that when he got off the car, the commands given by the officers were all in Russian. If there are German scouts hidden, then the troops have been exposed.
Shamrich's attitude suddenly changed. He ordered Yakuda: "Comrade Captain, if the figure discovered by the second company commander is really a German scout, there may be more Germans nearby. You should immediately Bring someone to pick them up, and never let anyone go away."
"Understood." Yakuda agreed, summoned more than 20 soldiers, and chased in the direction where the second company commander disappeared.
"Comrade Commander," Captain Shapovalenko, the acting political commissar of the regiment, asked after Yakuda and his men left, "Do I need to report this matter to the division commander?"
"I think it's not too late to wait until the person is caught before reporting to the division commander."
Regarding Shamrih's statement, Shapovarenko immediately refuted: "Comrade commander, this matter cannot be postponed. Reporting the situation to the division commander earlier will enable the entire division to prepare for battle earlier. So that when the enemy rushes over, other commanders and fighters in the division still don’t know what happened.”
After hearing what Shapovalenko said, Shamrih realized that he should indeed report earlier. In any case, it was completely necessary to prepare the troops for battle in advance. Although there was a telephone in the carriage that led directly to the carriage behind, Shamrih felt that it would be more appropriate to report this kind of thing to Chuvashov in person.
Shamrih called the chief of staff of the regiment and told him to continue directing the troops to assemble, while he and Shapovalenko walked towards the last carriage, preparing to report the emergency to Chuvashov.
Chuvashov, who was talking to Uzhakov in the carriage, suddenly saw the appearance of Shamrih and Shapovalenko. He couldn't help being stunned, and then asked: "Major Shamrih, you are not keeping an eye on the troops. Assemble, what are you doing here here?"
"Comrade division commander," Shamrih replied quickly: "Something unexpected happened and I need to report to you immediately."
"An unexpected situation?" Chuvasov frowned and asked, "What unexpected situation?"
"That's it, comrade division commander." Shamrih quickly reported to Chuvasov and others in detail that the commander of the second company of the first battalion noticed a figure moving nearby and led his men to chase him.
After Chuvashov heard this, he turned to look at Uzakov aside: "Comrade Chief of Staff, what do you think?"
Uzhakov thought for a moment and replied: "Comrade division commander, no one has been arrested yet. It is difficult for us to determine whether the figure appearing near the railway is a German scout or a passing civilian."
Dobrushin couldn't help but asked curiously: "If it was really a civilian, how could he turn around and run away when he saw our team? I think it is very likely that he was a German scout."
"Comrade Deputy Division Commander," Shamrich said with a bit of laughter after hearing what Dobrushin said: "We are wearing German uniforms. If ordinary civilians see us, they can hide as far away as possible. , how could you come up and say hello to us?"
"That's true." Dobrushin looked at the German uniform on his body and realized that he had made a common-sense mistake. He smiled sheepishly and then said, "Civilians saw the military uniforms we wore. , will indeed be scared away.”
"Major Shamrih," Chuvashov said to Shamrih after some thought: "You and your regiment political commissar go back first, continue to assemble the troops, and get ready to go. Wait for the second company commander After you catch the person, come back and report to us.”
After Shamrih and Shapovalenko left, Chuvashov immediately ordered Uzakov: "Comrade Chief of Staff, immediately send a combat alert to the other two regiments, so that the commanders and combatants can prepare for battle to prevent the Germans from possible A sneak attack launched."
Shamrih and Shapovarenko returned to their original positions and found that the regimental chief of staff had completed the assembly of the troops. Seeing the two men returning, the regiment chief of staff quickly came over and asked for instructions: "Comrade regiment leader, when can we set off?"
"Wait a moment." Shamrih said to the regiment's chief of staff: "We will wait until Captain Yakuda brings his people back. We must first find out who is appearing near the railway."
After waiting for seven or eight minutes, Shamrih saw a group of dark figures approaching in the distance. He couldn't help but raise his vigilance and told the Chief of Staff: "Chief of Staff, there are many people coming from a distance. Immediately order the troops to prepare for battle." .”
Just as the regiment's chief of staff was about to order the troops to prepare for battle, someone hurried over. The regiment chief of staff recognized the man as a soldier from the first battalion and guessed that he might be with Captain Yakuda. He quickly asked: "Comrade soldier, are you with Captain Yakuda?"
"Yes, Comrade Chief of Staff." The soldier replied: "We have caught the figure who appeared near the railway and are heading here. The battalion commander is worried that it is too dark and our friendly forces cannot see clearly, and unnecessary incidents will occur. There was a misunderstanding, so I sent me back to say hello to you first."
Knowing that the soldier in front of him was on a mission with Yakuda, Shamrih walked quickly to him and asked very fast: "Comrade soldier, tell me quickly, what did you catch?" people?"
"They are three prisoners wearing prison uniforms." The soldier replied: "They said they had just escaped from the prisoner of war camp. The battalion commander did not know whether what they said was true or false, and planned to bring them back for your personal interrogation."
"Prisoners who escaped from the prison camp?" Shamrih asked in surprise, "Can you confirm their identities?"
"We can't be sure at the moment." The soldier shook his head and replied, "They don't have any documents on them that can prove their identity, so we can't tell whether they are telling the truth or lies."
"Comrade commander," Shapovarenko immediately asked Shamrih for instructions after hearing this: "Do you want to report the situation to the division commander immediately?"
"Wait a minute, Comrade Political Commissar." Since everyone was brought back, Shamrih decided to interrogate him personally before making a decision. Therefore, he rejected Shapovarenko's proposal: "Since everyone has been brought back by Yaku Captain Da has brought it back, I think we should talk about it after interrogating it."
Not long after, Yakuda appeared in front of Shamrih and Shapovarenko with a group of soldiers. He reported excitedly to the two of them: "The regiment leader and political commissar captured three people who claimed to be slaves. Please screen our soldiers who have escaped from the prison camp."
Shamrih looked around and felt that it was not appropriate to interrogate the prisoners next to the train. He shook his head towards Yakuda and said, "Bring them on board and I will interrogate them slowly." Shamrih After receiving Uzakov's call, He immediately ordered the entire regiment to get off the train, and after preparing to complete the formation, they headed towards Kremenchug along the railway.
Unexpectedly, while lining up, there was a sudden commotion at the location of the first battalion, and then Shamrih saw a dozen soldiers running towards the north. When he saw this, he couldn't help frowning, and quickly ordered someone to call the newly appointed commander of the first battalion, Yakuda, and asked displeasedly: "Comrade Captain, what's going on in your battalion, why are you making such a big noise? Aren’t you afraid of alerting German scouts who may be hiding nearby?”
The scolded Yakuda waited for Shamrih to finish and quickly explained to him: "Comrade commander, the situation is like this. When our battalion was gathering, the second company commander suddenly said that he saw a figure shaking nearby. , suspected that they were German scouts, so they chased them with their men."
"Oh, German scouts." Hearing Yakov say this, Shamrich also felt a little uneasy. You must know that when he got off the car, the commands given by the officers were all in Russian. If there are German scouts hidden, then the troops have been exposed.
Shamrich's attitude suddenly changed. He ordered Yakuda: "Comrade Captain, if the figure discovered by the second company commander is really a German scout, there may be more Germans nearby. You should immediately Bring someone to pick them up, and never let anyone go away."
"Understood." Yakuda agreed, summoned more than 20 soldiers, and chased in the direction where the second company commander disappeared.
"Comrade Commander," Captain Shapovalenko, the acting political commissar of the regiment, asked after Yakuda and his men left, "Do I need to report this matter to the division commander?"
"I think it's not too late to wait until the person is caught before reporting to the division commander."
Regarding Shamrih's statement, Shapovarenko immediately refuted: "Comrade commander, this matter cannot be postponed. Reporting the situation to the division commander earlier will enable the entire division to prepare for battle earlier. So that when the enemy rushes over, other commanders and fighters in the division still don’t know what happened.”
After hearing what Shapovalenko said, Shamrih realized that he should indeed report earlier. In any case, it was completely necessary to prepare the troops for battle in advance. Although there was a telephone in the carriage that led directly to the carriage behind, Shamrih felt that it would be more appropriate to report this kind of thing to Chuvashov in person.
Shamrih called the chief of staff of the regiment and told him to continue directing the troops to assemble, while he and Shapovalenko walked towards the last carriage, preparing to report the emergency to Chuvashov.
Chuvashov, who was talking to Uzhakov in the carriage, suddenly saw the appearance of Shamrih and Shapovalenko. He couldn't help being stunned, and then asked: "Major Shamrih, you are not keeping an eye on the troops. Assemble, what are you doing here here?"
"Comrade division commander," Shamrih replied quickly: "Something unexpected happened and I need to report to you immediately."
"An unexpected situation?" Chuvasov frowned and asked, "What unexpected situation?"
"That's it, comrade division commander." Shamrih quickly reported to Chuvasov and others in detail that the commander of the second company of the first battalion noticed a figure moving nearby and led his men to chase him.
After Chuvashov heard this, he turned to look at Uzakov aside: "Comrade Chief of Staff, what do you think?"
Uzhakov thought for a moment and replied: "Comrade division commander, no one has been arrested yet. It is difficult for us to determine whether the figure appearing near the railway is a German scout or a passing civilian."
Dobrushin couldn't help but asked curiously: "If it was really a civilian, how could he turn around and run away when he saw our team? I think it is very likely that he was a German scout."
"Comrade Deputy Division Commander," Shamrich said with a bit of laughter after hearing what Dobrushin said: "We are wearing German uniforms. If ordinary civilians see us, they can hide as far away as possible. , how could you come up and say hello to us?"
"That's true." Dobrushin looked at the German uniform on his body and realized that he had made a common-sense mistake. He smiled sheepishly and then said, "Civilians saw the military uniforms we wore. , will indeed be scared away.”
"Major Shamrih," Chuvashov said to Shamrih after some thought: "You and your regiment political commissar go back first, continue to assemble the troops, and get ready to go. Wait for the second company commander After you catch the person, come back and report to us.”
After Shamrih and Shapovalenko left, Chuvashov immediately ordered Uzakov: "Comrade Chief of Staff, immediately send a combat alert to the other two regiments, so that the commanders and combatants can prepare for battle to prevent the Germans from possible A sneak attack launched."
Shamrih and Shapovarenko returned to their original positions and found that the regimental chief of staff had completed the assembly of the troops. Seeing the two men returning, the regiment chief of staff quickly came over and asked for instructions: "Comrade regiment leader, when can we set off?"
"Wait a moment." Shamrih said to the regiment's chief of staff: "We will wait until Captain Yakuda brings his people back. We must first find out who is appearing near the railway."
After waiting for seven or eight minutes, Shamrih saw a group of dark figures approaching in the distance. He couldn't help but increase his vigilance and ordered the Chief of Staff: "Chief of Staff, there are many people coming from a distance. Immediately order the troops to prepare for battle." .”
Just as the regiment's chief of staff was about to order the troops to prepare for battle, someone hurried over. The regiment chief of staff recognized the man as a soldier from the first battalion and guessed that he might be with Captain Yakuda. He quickly asked: "Comrade soldier, are you with Captain Yakuda?"
"Yes, Comrade Chief of Staff." The soldier replied: "We have caught the figure that appeared near the railway and are heading here. The battalion commander is worried that it is too dark and our friendly forces cannot see clearly, and unnecessary incidents will occur. There was a misunderstanding, so I sent me back to say hello to you first."
Knowing that the soldier in front of him was on a mission with Yakuda, Shamrih walked quickly to him and asked very fast: "Comrade soldier, tell me quickly, what are you grabbing?" people?"
