Chapter 71 Recommendations

It turns out that the army that is good at using "blitzkrieg" is not necessarily good at dealing with "blitzkrieg".

Because when Major Gavrilov led a group of soldiers into the German line, he was crushed by a single charge...... The Germans did not expect that an enemy would suddenly come out of their backs, and it was organized, and they even could tell which were the enemies and which were their own in the dark, so they quickly fell into confusion and were opened by the Soviets to break through a gap.

Ironically, the vanguard of the breakthrough was two tanks captured from the Germans...... They covered the Soviet troops across the German lines, and even led them to the Soviet lines.

In fact, the most important thing was to drive to the Soviet defense line, because the Soviet soldiers in the dark thought that the Germans were attacking, so they fired a dense stream of bullets without saying anything, and if it wasn't for the tanks driving in front of the cover, I don't know how many people would have fallen under the rain of bullets.

It was not until the tank crew stretched out a Soviet flag from the turret and lit it up with a flashlight that the gunfire gradually stopped...... This flag was prepared beforehand, and at the same time, it was one of the most important tasks given to the tank crew.

On the other side, Colonel Ovich was reporting to the commander of the 27th Army, Major General Mstislav.

"Sorry, Comrade General!" Colonel Ovich stepped forward and said: "We did not hold the line!" ”

"You're not just not holding the line, Ovie!" Major General Mstislav frowned with some dissatisfaction: "You have also lost nearly half of your subordinates!" ”

"That's because we're holding our ground, comrade general!" Colonel Ovich replied.

"I don't think so!" Major General Mstislav shifted his gaze from a large pile of documents to Colonel Ovich: "What happened to the 333rd regiment surrounded by the enemy? Do you know how bad it can be for our troops to break through from Brest and fall into the enemy's encirclement again in just one day under your command? ”

"They are indeed heroes, Comrade General!" "They fought valiantly, and I ordered them to retreat several times, but they were all rejected by Major Gavrilov," said Colonel Ovich...... They were also the ones who resisted the Germans the longest, but the two regiments on the left and right flanks could not do it, which was why the 333rd Regiment was surrounded! Then we lost contact with the 333rd regiment. I think maybe their radio station is broken! ”

Major General Mstislav was speechless when he listened, and he could not accuse a man of holding his ground on the battlefield as if he were at home.

"Comrade General!" Colonel Ovich continued: "I have an idea, why don't we nail planks to the pillboxes and disguise them as wooden houses? ”

"Disguised as a wooden house?" Major General Mstislav was somewhat interested in this proposal.

"Yes!" Colonel Ovich said: "Disguise the bunkers as wooden houses, so that they will be mixed in with the nearby wooden houses and the Germans will not be able to distinguish them!" ”

Major General Mstislav nodded and praised: "Very constructive idea, Comrade Ovich, we can try, maybe it will play a role in confusing the enemy!" ”

"General!" At this time, a communications soldier walked into the headquarters and reported: "We have a unit that has broken through the enemy's encirclement and fought back!" They say it's the 333rd regiment! ”

"The 333rd Regiment?" Major General Mstislav could not help but be pleasantly surprised.

"The 333rd Regiment?" Colonel Ovich's face turned as white as a piece of paper.

"Yes, the 333rd regiment!" The signal soldier replied: "They also captured two enemy tanks!" ”

"Is their commander still alive?" Colonel Ovich asked: "I mean Major Gavrilov, and Commissar Fomin!" ”

"I don't know, Comrade Colonel!" The correspondent replied.

"Great!" Major General Mstislav stood up from his chair: "Let their commander come to me!" ”

"Yes, General!"

"General!" Colonel Ovich said: "I'll go and see how they are!" ”

"No, Comrade Ovich!" Major General Mstislav said: "Don't you want to hear what happened to the 333rd regiment? ”

"I can ask for myself!" Colonel Ovich said.

"Wouldn't the commander have been more detailed?" Major General Mstislav looked at Colonel Ovich with some confusion: "Also, what is the name of their commander?" ”

"Major Gavrilov!" Colonel Ovich could only answer helplessly: "And Commissar Fuming!" ”

"Good!" Major General Mstislav said: "You will soon be able to meet them, if they are among the survivors." They're surprising, aren't they? It is a miracle that in such a situation it was possible to break through and capture two tanks! ”

"Yes, General! This...... Very unexpected! "Colonel Ovie is a little distracted.

Ten minutes, like ten seconds for Colonel Ovich...... In fact, Colonel Ovich hoped that this time would never come, or that it would not be Gavrilov and Fomin who walked into the command.

But soon he was disappointed.

It was Major Gavrilov and Commissar Fomin who lifted the black cloth and walked into the headquarters, although they were covered in blood and Major Gavrilov had new wounds...... Left hand hangs a bandage.

"Welcome back, heroes!" Colonel Ovich greeted him warmly.

"Comrade Colonel?" Political Commissar Fuming was a little surprised: "I thought it was ...... The division headquarters is occupied! ”

In fact, what Commissar Fumin wanted to say was that he thought Colonel Ovich had died.

"Yes!" Colonel Ovich replied: "The Germans attacked fiercely, they did occupy the division headquarters, and we withdrew in the battle!" ”

This made the political commissar of Fuming a little dissatisfied, because the order they received was always to "hold the position and not to take a step back", even though he knew that the 333rd Regiment was going to be surrounded, but Colonel Ovich retreated...... Although he whitewashed it as "retreating in battle."

"Welcome!" Major General Mstislav shook hands with Major Gavrilov and Commissar Fomin, respectively.

"You don't believe it!" Major General Mstislav said: "Just now, we were discussing your siege, and he appreciated your spirit of not retreating from the battlefield......

"I'm sorry at the same time!" Colonel Ovich interjected: "Because the two wings have not been able to hold and you have been surrounded by the enemy!" ”

"If it weren't for the urgency of the war!" Major General Mstislav said: "I would love to hear from you about the breakout. But I think we should first listen to Colonel Ovich's advice on 'cabin camouflage'......"

"Cabin camouflage?" Major Gavrilov raised his eyebrows.

"Colonel Ovich's suggestion?" Commissar Fomin set his sights on Colonel Ovich, who was sweating profusely.

"Any questions?" Only Major General Mstislav did not know what was happening.