Klementchuk's defense was not tight. The German officers and soldiers on duty did not even have any questions about an army that suddenly appeared outside the city. According to their thinking, such an army of several thousand people could only come from
The troops who have withdrawn from the front line may be suffocating from top to bottom. If they are interrogated at this time, a beating will be considered a light thing. If they encounter an angry person, they may be shot directly.
It was precisely because of the low vigilance of the defenders that the troops of the 98th Guards Division successfully entered the city. As soon as they entered the city, Chuvasov summoned several of his regiment commanders and assigned them combat areas.
They led their respective troops to seize strategic points in the city and strive to capture the entire city in the shortest possible time.
Chuvashov called Shamrih in front of him and said to him: "Comrade Major, your regiment performed very well in the battle to rescue the captured commanders and fighters."
"Thank you for the compliment, commander." After hearing what Chuvashov said to him, Shamrih immediately realized that the other party had an important task for him, and quickly said: "I wonder what combat tasks you plan to assign to our regiment."
"Comrade Major," Chuvashov said to Shamrih: "The combat mission given to our division by our superiors is not only to capture the city, but also to capture the bridges on the Dnieper River to ensure that the main force can establish a strong landing site on the right bank.
.Whether you can completely capture the bridge is related to the success or failure of our division's battle."
Shamrich replied understandingly: "Comrade division commander, I understand. We must seize the bridge before the Germans see through us."
"Although the city of Kremenchug is not big, there is still at least five or six kilometers from here to the Dnieper River Bridge." Chuvasov asked: "Is there any way you can get to the bridge quickly?"
"Comrade Commander, of course I have my own way, so don't worry."
After Shamrih returned to the army, he called Shapovarenko and Yakuda in front of him and conveyed the order issued by Chuvashov to them.
After Shamrich finished speaking, Shapovalenko frowned and said: "Comrade leader, we are five or six kilometers away from the bridge. How can we quickly cross the city and reach the bridge before the Germans notice it?"
What about above?"
Not only Shapovalenko was worried, but Yakuda was also worried: "Yes, we have no transportation and can only rely on walking. Even if there are no Germans to stop us, it will take us at least an hour to reach the Dnieper River Bridge."
Unexpectedly, Shamrih laughed: "Political Commissar, First Battalion Commander, who said we don't have transportation." He pointed at the bus driving on the street, "Isn't that our transportation?"
Shapovalenko asked in confusion: "Comrade leader, you mean, we take a bus to the bridge?"
"Yes, that's what I mean."
"But, but..." Shapovarenko said worriedly: "If we forcibly requisition these vehicles, isn't there a risk of exposure?"
"How could it be?" Shamrich patted the German uniform on his body and said confidently: "Have you forgotten that we are wearing German uniforms now?"
"Okay then," Shapovarenko felt a lot more at ease after hearing what Shamrih said: "Then we will use our status as Germans to drive the passengers out of the car, and then send out at least one company of troops.
, hitch a ride to the bridge and capture the bridge before the Germans react."
With the plan in hand, Shamrih handed over the next action to the first battalion of Yakuda. As for Yakuda, they handed over the task to the second company without hesitation. Who asked the second company commander to speak German?
It has to be so that even the Germans can't tell the difference between real and fake.
After receiving the order, the second company commander immediately led a group of soldiers to stand in the middle of the road and intercept the passing buses.
After the first bus was stopped, the second company commander and several soldiers got on the bus and shouted at the driver: "This bus has been requisitioned by us. Let everyone get off the bus immediately."
Since the second company commander shouted in German, neither the driver nor the passengers understood it, so a soldier next to him repeated it in Russian. Seeing the passengers in the car lingering and refusing to get out of the car, the second company commander had no choice but to yell at the soldier.
With a look, they drove all the passengers out of the car. All the passengers who were driven out of the car were angry and dared not speak. They could only cast hateful glances at the soldiers who drove them away.
As soon as the carriage was vacated, the soldiers waiting under the car rushed into the car. Due to the limited number of seats, only one row of soldiers got on. The remaining soldiers could only stay under the car and prepare to walk to the Dnieper River Bridge.
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Seeing that the carriage was full, the Second Company Commander looked outside the car and saw that all the passengers who had been kicked out of the car had reached the street. He bent down and approached the driver and whispered: "Comrade, we are the Soviet army.
Please take us to the Dnieper River Bridge."
Hearing the German officer beside him speak such fluent Russian, the driver was stunned for a moment, and then he understood what was going on. However, he still asked cautiously: "Comrade commander, can you do it with just these few of you?"
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"We are just the vanguard, and the large forces have already entered the city." In order to allow the driver to drive with peace of mind, the second company commander first gave him a reassurance: "We were ordered to seize the bridge to prevent the Germans from jumping over the wall and flooding the Dnieper River.
The bridge was blown up."
When the driver nodded, he saw a bus approaching in the distance. He quickly turned to the second company commander: "Comrade commander, the car in front was driven by my friend. Do I need to commandeer his car?"
"
The second company commander saw that he really felt sleepy, so someone sent him a pillow. If there were one more car, it would mean that more troops could be used to occupy the bridge at the same time. He nodded vigorously and replied: "That's really true.
Very good."
After getting the consent of the second company commander, the driver quickly flashed his headlights several times and pressed the horn twice. When the oncoming bus saw the flashing lights and heard the sudden sound of the horn, he realized that he was about to meet him.
Something might have happened to the bus I was on the wrong bus, so I quickly slowed down.
When he saw clearly that his friend's car was crowded with German soldiers, the driver couldn't help but frowned. However, in order to find out what was going on, he parked the car next to the other party's car and was worried about standing next to his friend.
The German could understand Russian, so he could only ask briefly: "Voronin, what happened?"
The driver, known as Voronin, looked at the bus opposite and saw many people sitting inside. He quickly said to him: "Gasang, please get the passengers off your bus quickly. The Germans are going to requisition them."
your vehicle."
Hearing what Voronin said, not only the expressions of the passengers in the car changed drastically, but even the driver named Gasang showed a trace of anger on his face. He did not expect that his friend would actually kneel down and lick the German like this. It was simply
a shame.
Just when Gasang was about to have an attack, he saw Voronin winking at him continuously, and realized that the other person might have some intention in doing so. He turned to the passengers in the carriage and said: "Dear residents, because the Germans
If we want to commandeer this car, please get out of the car."
After Gasang finished speaking, the conductor pressed the door button and opened the door.
After the door opened, only a few passengers who were worried about causing trouble got out of the car, but most of the passengers still sat in their original seats and even cast disdainful glances at Gasang.
"Residents, the Germans want to commandeer my car." Seeing that the passengers were unwilling to get out of the car, Gasang raised his voice again and said: "Please get out of the car quickly and don't cause trouble for yourself."
When the second company commander standing next to Voronin saw this, he quickly leaned out of the bus window and waved to a platoon leader who was on the roadside, indicating that he would take people to another bus.
When Gasang's car was filled with soldiers, he realized that these officers and soldiers wearing German uniforms were actually Soviet commanders and fighters in disguise, and he suddenly became excited. He quickly turned the front of the car and followed Voronin's car.
From behind, speeding towards the Dnieper River Bridge.
Chuvashov, who was standing in the distance, could not help but be stunned when he saw the soldiers of the 296th Regiment using their fake German identities to collect vehicles on the street. After a while, he turned to Uzakov and said
: "Comrade Chief of Staff, I really didn't expect that the 296th Regiment could rush to the Dnieper River Bridge quickly in this way."
Uzhakov smiled and replied: "Comrade division commander, don't forget that many of the commanders of the 296th Regiment are the commander's old subordinates. They have followed the commander for such a long time and must have learned a lot of useful information."
Things. No, they know how to use their fake identities to collect vehicles on the streets unscrupulously in order to get to the designated place as quickly as possible."
"Comrade Commander," the behavior of the Shamrich regiment reminded Uzakov, and he quickly suggested to Chuvashov: "Although Kleminchug is not big, even if there is no obstruction from the Germans,
It will take at least one or two hours for us to occupy the entire city. If we have a large number of transportation vehicles, we can shorten the time to occupy the city."
Chuvashov agreed with Uzhakov's proposal: "I remember that there was a bus station about one kilometer west of us. I believe you can find enough transportation there."
"Comrade Division Commander," Deputy Division Commander Dobrushin lost his temper. He took the initiative and said to Chuvashov: "How about I take a troop to occupy the bus station?"
"Okay." Chuvasov felt that since the establishment of the Guards Division, Dobrushin seemed to have no chance to perform. If this continues, I am afraid that the other party will only be able to stand still in the position of deputy division commander. Therefore, for him
The request was agreed to simply: "I will give you a company of troops to seize the bus station to the west."
The defenders did not pay enough attention to the sudden appearance of this large force in the city. They knew that the current battle was still taking place in the Poltava area, which was almost hundreds of kilometers away. Unless the Russians
Put on your wings, otherwise you will never be able to appear near Kremenchug.
It was precisely because of the carelessness of the German army that the 98th Guards Division entered the city without any danger. As long as the troops led by Dobrushin successfully captured the bus station, they would have enough transportation tools to transport the troops
Delivered to every corner of the city in a short time.
But what happened next was far beyond everyone's expectations. Dobrushin led his troops to seize the bus station. It didn't look like a difficult task. After all, the Germans were not aware of it.
The Soviet army entered the city, and there was only one squad of German troops at the bus station.
But just as Dobrushen was preparing to enter the bus station with his men, an accident happened. A German corporal standing guard at the door saw a second lieutenant officer's pistol hanging on the right side of his belt.
When the officer passed by, he reminded the officer: "Mr. Second Lieutenant, your pistol is hung in the wrong position."
But the second lieutenant seemed not to hear him and walked past him. The corporal quickly ran two steps after him and reminded the second lieutenant again: "Mr. second lieutenant, your pistol is hung in the wrong position." Logically speaking,
After hearing what he said, the other party would respond with a sentence or two, but the officer turned his head and smiled at the German corporal and continued to move forward.
The German corporal immediately realized that something was wrong, took a step back, pulled the bolt of his rifle, and shouted loudly: "Don't move, put your hands up!"
If the German corporal faced a few people or even a dozen people, he might be able to intimidate the opponent. But now he is facing more than a hundred Soviet commanders and fighters. Even if he has three heads and six arms, he is no match. One soldier left
He reached behind him, covered his mouth with his hand, slashed his neck with a dagger, and then let go.
The German corporal stared at the troops passing in front of him with wide eyes. He covered the bleeding wound with his hands and wanted to speak, but his trachea had been severed and he could only make some sounds that did not sound like human voices. In just ten seconds,
Afterwards, he fell softly to the ground, and the blood from the wound stained the ground red.
But what happened at the door was discovered by a German soldier not far away. He blew his voice, pulled the bolt of his gun, and fired at the Soviet soldiers entering the station. The bullets flew into the dense crowd, and immediately a
The unlucky soldier fell to the ground.
Hearing the sudden gunfire, Dobrushin was still confused: "What's going on? Why did the Germans shoot?"
The company commander leading the team quickly explained to him: "Comrade Deputy Division Commander, we have been discovered by the enemy."
"We were discovered by the enemy. How is this possible?" Dobrushin hid behind a bus and asked the company commander: "How did the enemy discover us?"
Looking at the second lieutenant who was shooting at the Germans and the position of the holster on his waist, the company commander couldn't help but shook his head, smiled bitterly and said to Dobrushin: "Comrade Deputy Division Commander, he is a platoon under my command.
Long, the position of the pistol on his waist was wrong. The Germans always had their pistols on the left side of their waists, but he pinned them on the right side, so the enemy saw the flaw."