Ten minutes later, in front of a battalion's simple position, apart from the corpses of German soldiers, there was a group of prisoners with their hands raised high.
"This batch of reinforcements arrived just in time." The instructor said to Yakuda with emotion: "If they had arrived a few minutes later, our battalion might have been wiped out."
"Yes," Yakuda nodded and said: "Now there are less than 150 people left in the entire battalion, including the wounded. If the friendly forces arrive a few minutes later, we may really be annihilated by the enemy.
.”
"Where is the commander?" At this time, a second lieutenant ran over from a distance and asked loudly while running: "Where is your commander?"
Seeing that the person coming was an unknown officer, Yakuda immediately understood that the other party was a friendly force, so he went up to him and said, "I am the battalion commander, Major Yakuda. Comrade Second Lieutenant, who is your commander?"
"We are from the 15th Regiment of the 4th Guards Airborne Division." The second lieutenant knew that salutes were not allowed on the battlefield, so he could only nod at Yakuda, and then said: "The regiment leader is Lieutenant Colonel Pavel, and he is waiting for you in front.
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Yakuda and his instructor followed the second lieutenant and arrived in front of a small slope. The second lieutenant stopped, turned to the two of them and said: "The regiment leader is observing the enemy's situation up there. You guys, wait here, I will go up and report."
Not long after the second lieutenant went up the mountain, he walked down the hillside with a lieutenant colonel.
Still far away, the lieutenant colonel took the initiative to greet me: "I am Major Yakuda of the 98th Guards Division. I am Lieutenant Colonel Pavel, commander of the 15th Airborne Regiment."
"Hello, Comrade Lieutenant Colonel." Yakuda stepped forward and held Pavel's hand, and said excitedly: "Thank you for arriving in time for reinforcements. If we had arrived a step later, we might have been annihilated by the Germans."
"Major, you fought well." Pavel said: "I just took a look at the terrain on the hillside. Your position is easy to attack and difficult to defend. It is really not easy to be able to block the enemy's attack."
After pausing for a moment, he asked tentatively: "By the way, how many people are left in your camp?"
"Less than 150 people." Yakuda said sadly: "Our battalion has almost exhausted its ammunition after repeated fierce battles. Several times we repelled the German attacks, but we fought with them with bayonets."
Pavel was stunned, and then said: "It's really not easy for you to rely on bayonets to block the enemy's attack when the terrain is so unfavorable to you."
While the two were talking, suddenly a soldier on the hillside shouted: "Comrade commander, a unit has come from the north. It seems to be my friendly army."
"Troops coming from the north?" Pavel heard the soldier's report and thought to himself: "Could it be the friendly forces from the north who knew that the Yakuda Battalion was in danger and came here specifically to support them?"
"Comrade Major," Pavel said to Yakuda, "accompany me to the hillside to see if you recognize the troops coming."
When a few people came to the top of the mountain, Yakuda raised his telescope and looked north. After looking at it for a while, he excitedly said to Pavel: "Lieutenant Colonel Pavel, here are our regiment commander, Lieutenant Colonel Shamrih, and
Two other battalions."
"Since it's your group leader who's here, why are you standing still? Why don't you hurry up and greet them?"
A few minutes later, Pavel and Shamrih met.
Shamrih shook hands with Bavel and thanked him, then looked at Yakuda standing next to him and asked: "Major, how many people are left in your battalion?"
"Report to Comrade Head of the Regiment." Yakuda replied truthfully: "Including the wounded, there are less than 150 people."
After listening to Yakuda's report, Shamrih couldn't help but take a breath. You must know that the first battalion is a reinforced battalion with more than 600 people. Now only less than a quarter of the people are left.
How not to make him feel sad.
He organized the vocabulary in his mind, and then asked: "Major, please explain to me why your battalion deviated so far from the direction of action?"
When Yakuda heard this question, he couldn't help but blush, and then replied with some embarrassment: "Comrade leader, there may be something wrong with the compass, which is why our battalion got lost in the forest and seriously deviated from the plan.
line of defense."
"What about the radio station?" Shamrih asked through gritted teeth, "Why can't I contact you all the time?"
"The radio was damaged during the battle." Yakuda said: "I found that there was a problem with the radio and when I could not contact the regiment headquarters, I promptly sent several communication soldiers to the regiment headquarters to deliver the message. Regiment Commander
Comrade, haven't you seen them?"
"No, I haven't seen anyone." Shamrih asked angrily: "How can you prove that you have sent communications troops to the regiment headquarters?"
"Lieutenant Colonel Shamrih, I think I can vouch for them on this matter." Pavel, who had remained silent, suddenly said, "Only I can fight for them."
Shamrih was a little confused: "Lieutenant Colonel Pavel, I don't quite understand what you mean. Can you explain it more clearly?"
"Lieutenant Colonel Shamrih, why do you think our regiment is here?"
Pavel's words really stopped Shamrih from asking. He thought for a while, but couldn't come up with an answer. He could only shake his head and said: "Lieutenant Colonel Pavel, I don't know."
"The reason is very simple." Pavel said with a smile: "Two lost communications soldiers entered our regiment's defense area by mistake. After interrogation, I found out that they were sent by Major Yakuda for help.
I immediately reported the matter to the division headquarters. Soon, I received an order from my superiors to rush over to rescue the Yakuda camp."
"So that's it, Major Yakuda, I'm sorry, I wrongly blamed you." After figuring out what happened, Shamrih expressed his apology to Yakuda: "When I learned that your battalion was missing, I immediately informed the division commander.
I made a report and asked him to send someone to look for you, but he refused. Fortunately, after Lieutenant Colonel Ponejelin learned about the matter, he personally called the commander to report it, and the division headquarters ordered our regiment to come to this area.
Looking for your whereabouts."
"Thank God, although you paid a heavy price, the organization of the army is still intact. After this battle is over, I will ask my superiors to provide you with additional troops as soon as possible."
Yakuda did not doubt what Shamrih said. After all, the regiment commander was the person Commander Sokov valued. He believed that the next supply would give priority to the battalion that suffered heavy losses.
"Lieutenant Colonel Shamrih, what are your next plans?" Pavel asked.
"Lieutenant Colonel Pavel," Shamrih replied: "The mission of our regiment is to find the missing battalion. Now that the mission has been completed, our next step is to return to the division's station."
"Not far from us, there is a German defense area." Pavel asked Shamrich: "How is it? Are you interested in taking it down?"
Hearing that he was going to attack the German stronghold, Shamrih couldn't help but feel a little scared: "With just this few troops, can we capture the enemy's position?"
"I have just been on the hillside and carefully observed the movements of the enemy's defense area." Pavel said: "The enemy has about one regiment of troops, and now there are at least one battalion casualties. If our two regiments cooperate, we may be able to give Germany
People are severely injured."
After Shamrich stared at Pavel for a while, he suddenly made up his mind: "Okay, I think with the strength of our two regiments, there shouldn't be much problem in seizing the German position."
However, before taking action, Shamrih felt that the matter was of great importance and must report it to the division commander Chuvashov: "But before taking action, we must report this matter to our superiors. In case the superiors are not clear about what is going on here after the battle starts,
what's going on."
"Lieutenant Colonel Shamrih, what you said makes perfect sense." Pavel said, "I also need to report this matter to the division commander, General Rumyantsev."
The two men reported the combat situation to their respective division headquarters through the radios they carried, and made requests, hoping to launch an attack on the German defense area nearby.
After receiving the telegram, what the two division commanders did almost at the same time was to call Sokov to report.
"Comrade Commander," the first person to report was Major General Rumyantsev, who said on the phone: "The 15th Guards Airborne Regiment is now fully staffed and ready to go into battle at any time. I hope you can approve it."
"I agree." Sokov knew that the officers and soldiers of the 4th Guards Airborne Division were feeling motivated after seeing their friendly forces repeatedly making military exploits. If they were given a chance to fight, they would surely be able to display greater capabilities.
Strong combat effectiveness. "But wouldn't the strength of one regiment be too weak?"
Major General Rumyantsev heard what Sokov said and was about to remind the other party that his men were acting together with the Shamrich regiment, but he heard Sokov continue: "I think your division can send another regiment.
, to participate in this offensive battle. After all, with more troops, we will have a better chance of winning."
After hearing this, Rumyantsev felt that what Sokov said was reasonable, and quickly replied: "Understood, Comrade Commander, immediately transfer the 12th Regiment over and let them also participate in the attack on the German army."
"That's right, General Rumyantsev." Sokov was very satisfied with Rumyantsev's answer. He nodded gently twice, and then said: "As long as this German position is occupied, then Sokiriya
The two cities of Ni and Murovany Kullivtsi are truly connected.”
Sokov's words gave Rumyantsev a new idea in his mind. Since this attack was of such great significance, he must not rely on others and must personally direct the battle.
As soon as he put down the phone, Rumyantsev called his chief of staff and said to him: "Chief of Staff, I will take the 12th Regiment to support the 15th Regiment and take down the German positions by the way."
Upon hearing this, the chief of staff asked confusedly: "Comrade division commander, just leave this kind of matter to the commander below. You don't have to do it yourself."
"Chief of Staff, you don't know something." Rumyantsev said: "If the German positions cannot be captured as soon as possible, then the two cities of Sokyryani and Murovany Kurilivtsi will not be able to be connected as a whole.
.This means that we must deploy defensive forces between the two cities, and at the same time we must worry about the enemy's sneak attack from behind us as we continue to advance westward."
"So that's what happened." After figuring out what was going on, the chief of staff also agreed with Rumyantsev's idea: "I and the 9th Regiment will stay here to defend against possible attacks by the Germans. Comrade Division Commander, you can
Go with peace of mind."
Chuvashov's main force was currently stationed in the city of Murovany Kullivtsi, and he would definitely not be able to mobilize more forces to support Shamrich. In desperation, after he reported to Sokov,
He said cautiously: "Comrade Commander, I wonder if you could tell Lieutenant Colonel Ponedelin to see if a regiment of troops from another division can be mobilized to support Shamrih?"
"Okay." Sokov knew very well that even though Chuvashov had a higher military rank than Ponedelin, it was impossible for him to mobilize troops that did not belong to him. He could only rely on waves.
Nedelin, the lieutenant colonel who commands three divisions. "I will contact Lieutenant Colonel Ponijelin now."
After contacting Ponedelin, Sokov said straight to the point: "Lieutenant Colonel Ponedelin, the missing battalion has been found, but at the same time it was also discovered that there was a German defensive position nearby. If we can occupy the German position
, then the two cities can be connected into a whole, which will be very beneficial to our next attack."
Ponejelin first asked Sokov about the location of the German position, and after studying it carefully, he said: "Comrade Commander, you are right, if we take this German position, both sides will
The cities can indeed be connected together, and then we will have a wide and solid landing site on the right bank of the Dniester River."
"Now that you understand the importance of connecting the two cities as a whole, don't hesitate." Sokov said: "Deploy troops to the area as soon as possible to participate in the attack on the German positions."
An hour later, the attack area concentrated on the 12th and 15th regiments of the 4th Guards Airborne Division, the 296th regiment of the 98th Guards Division, and the 764th Regiment of the 254th Infantry Division. Major General Rumyantsev, because
He was the person with the highest military rank and position among many commanders, so he naturally became the former enemy commander-in-chief, responsible for directing this attack on the German positions.
When arranging the offensive mission, considering that the 12th Regiment and the 764th Regiment had just arrived and the physical strength of the commanders and soldiers had not yet recovered, they were organized into the second echelon. The 15th Regiment and the 296th Regiment became
It became the first echelon, responsible for launching attacks on German positions.
Although there was no artillery support during the attack, the commanders and fighters of these troops were considered elite. What they faced now was just a group of frightened German officers and soldiers, and the resistance they encountered during the attack was minimal.
Rumyantsev, who was watching the battle from behind, was stunned when he saw that the first echelon troops had broken through the German defense line so easily. Then he gave an order to the commanders of the other two regiments to immediately enter through the gap opened by the friendly forces.
On the battlefield, they continued to attack the German army that had lost its strength.
The entire battle did not even take half an hour. The Soviet commanders and fighters of the four regiments occupied all the German positions. Seeing this, Rumyantsev couldn't help but shook his head with a wry smile. He thought it was a solid German defense line.
He actually broke through effortlessly. The fierce battle he imagined didn't happen at all.
Those commanders and fighters who were slow to rush into the enemy's position found that the friendly forces had already done all the work they should do. After they went up, all they could do was help take in the prisoners of war and collect weapons that could still be used.
"Operator," since the war ended so easily, Rumyantsev was naturally happy. The next thing he had to do was to submit the battle report to his superiors so that they could make overall arrangements for the next work.