Seeing the expressions of Lelyuschenko and Vorobev when they saw Satan the Devil, Lieutenant Gorman smiled proudly.

After laughing, Lieutenant Gorman restrained his smile and said solemnly: "Let me introduce myself again, I am Lieutenant Jackmann of the German Navy, and you have now been captured by me, don't make unnecessary resistance." ”

Hearing Lieutenant Jackman's self-introduction, Lelyushenko's haggard old face instantly turned red, and then turned purple again.

"You actually wear our military uniforms, pretend to be our soldiers, and use this kind of indiscriminate tactics・・・・・・ do you still have a sense of honor as a soldier? Fighting openly on the battlefield and defeating each other is what a soldier should do・・・・・・" Lelyushchenko said angrily.

"I'm sorry, Comrade Commander, as a loser, you are not qualified to accuse us of being victors." Lieutenant Jackman said to Jackman with a submachine gun in his hand.

"I'm not going anywhere, you'd better kill me now." Lelyushchenko shouted hysterically.

It was the butt of the rifle in Lieutenant Jackman's hand that replied to him.

Lieutenant Jackman turned the butt of his rifle and smashed a frantic Lelyushchenko to the ground, then ordered two of his men to drag Lelyushchenko into the cellar.

Under the coercion of Lieutenant Jackman and his men, the members of the 21st Mechanized Corps, who had just left the cellar, had to return to the basement in frustration.

Outside the ruins of the villa, the guards of the military headquarters of the 21st Mechanized Army could only watch as Lelyushchenko and his party were taken into the cellar, but they did not dare to make any offensive moves.

Walking into the basement, Lieutenant Jackman's men quickly searched all the captured personnel. Loot all of their weapons and valuables. Especially maps and codebooks.

The communications corps of the commando sat down next to the captured radio station. Skillfully manipulate the radio station to change channels, and then emit radio waves.

While the communications corps was busy, Lieutenant Jackman was not idle.

Alone with Lelyuschenko in a compartment, Lieutenant Jackman said: "Mr. Major General, the battle has been going on so far, you should know that if the 21st Mechanized Army continues to fight, there will be only one result of the annihilation of the whole army. General Heinz von Rosen asked me to tell you. For the sake of the young people of Russia, and for the sake of the mothers of Russia to receive fewer death notices, you had better issue an order for your men to stop fighting. ”

Lelyushchenko endured a sharp pain in his right cheek, and Lieutenant Jackman smashed almost all the teeth on the right side of his mouth with the butt of a gun, and the swollen mouth was filled with a salty smell of blood.

"You dream that even if you use despicable means to achieve a victory, you will not be able to reverse your disadvantage. Our men are storming the city of Pustoshka, and General Rosen will soon be sent to hell with the 46th Panzer Corps. You'd better kill me as soon as possible, I'll be in front of the gates of hell. Waiting to meet your General Rosen. ”

Enduring the sharp pain in his mouth, Lelyushenko sternly refused Lieutenant Jackman's request.

"Since Mr. Major General refuses to cooperate. I had to go to someone who was willing to cooperate. There are so many people in your military headquarters, there will always be a few people in their right minds who will recognize the situation. Lieutenant Jackman said.

Keeping all the captives separated, Lieutenant Jackman personally "had a long knee-to-knee talk" with them, and soon found four sober collaborators among the captives.

Of the four collaborators, the only radio operator was brought to the radio.

Lieutenant Jackman casually wrote a telegram in Russian and handed it to the operator.

"According to this content, send it to the troops on the front line, as usual, and don't do any tricks."

The telegraph operator took the telegram and saw that it read: "The Stalin line is under attack by the overwhelming superior forces of the German army, and may be broken at any time." The 42nd Tank Division was to disengage the Germans from Pustoshka within an hour and, by 3 p.m., rush to Shebezh to coordinate the defense of the Stalinist line. The 185th Motorized Division must arrive in the area south of Lake Sheberi before 4 p.m. to defend the Stalin Line with friendly forces. ”

Before the operator could begin to deliver the report, Lieutenant Jackman had an idea, picked up his pen and wrote another telegram and handed it to the operator.

The second telegram read: "A small force of German troops has infiltrated behind the Stalinist lines, sabotaged our lines of communication and disseminated false news through the telephone network. From the time of receipt of the telegram, all the subordinate divisions of our army were subject to the radio orders of the military headquarters. Orders not issued by the military headquarters by radio are all false orders disseminated by the enemy and must not be carried out. ”

Under the coercion of the muzzle and under the supervision of the commando communicator, the Russian telegraph operator spread the two telegrams on the table and launched the telegram by radio tick.

In the basement of Lieutenant Jackman, in the city of Idrichatsa, telegram after telegram was sent, immediately causing a great wave on the western front of the city of Pustoshka to the east of the city, twenty kilometers away.

At 4:30 a.m. the day before, the 21st Mechanized Army, together with the 22nd Army and the 10th Mechanized Army, launched the last general assault on the city of Pustoshka as scheduled.

However, not long after the general offensive was launched, the offensive of the 21st Mechanized Army could not be sustained, for the simple reason that the Stalinist line to the west was in a hurry. By order of the command of the North-Western Front, Lelyushchenko had to transfer troops to support the Stalin line.

After the departure of the troops supporting the Stalinist line, the remaining combat strength of the 21st Mechanized Corps was extremely weakened, and it could only launch insignificant fortifications against the German troops in the city of Pustoska, and could not even contain them.

The second order that followed, almost broke the backbone of the 21st Mechanized Army.

The loss of the No. 9 arsenal almost drained the little remaining combat strength of the 21st Mechanized Army.

In the previous battles, the 21st Mechanized Corps had exhausted its own supplies, and it relied on the ammunition and supplies it received from the No. 9 arsenal to maintain its combat effectiveness.

In order to ensure the smooth flow of the logistics artery, Lelyushchenko had to again transfer troops from the front to recapture the No. 9 arsenal.

The second time troops were transferred from the front line, so that the 21st Mechanized Army completely lost its offensive capability.

Lacking ammunition and short of troops, the 21st Mechanized Corps was completely reduced to spectators on the battlefield.

Telegram from Lieutenant Jackman. Troops of the front line of the XXI Mechanized Corps. In particular, the 42 Tank Division and the 185 Motorized Division of the 46th Panzer Army were directly faced. Completely got rid of the embarrassment of being a spectator.

Soon after receiving the order, the staff officers of the two divisions carefully worked out a plan for retreat.

Which unit withdraws first, and which unit breaks off to resist a possible German pursuit.

After the order was conveyed to the troops in the front, all the troops began to pack up and prepare for retreat.

To the west of Pustoska, the troops of the German 10th Panzer Division, which was in close contact with the 21st Mechanized Corps, were almost immediately aware of the commotion in the Soviet positions.

The unusual actions of the Soviet troops were immediately reported to the military headquarters of the 46th Panzer Army. Admiral Schelle, who didn't know the inside story, was also confused.

Just when General Schell and his subordinates speculated whether there was a conspiracy behind the movement of the Soviet army, an uninvited guest appeared in front of him, it was His Excellency the Polish Governor General who had not been seen for a long time.

What is he here for? The sudden appearance of "Chen Dao" made Admiral Schelle's heart full of question marks.

The last time I invited His Excellency the Governor to his military headquarters and asked him in person what he thought about the next battle, the Governor said that he would go back and translate his inspiration into a battle plan, and then come back to consult with him, but he never returned.

In the early morning of the next day, the Soviet troops again launched a large-scale assault on the city of Pustoshka. He was so busy dealing with the Soviet offensive that he almost forgot about the existence of that Excellency. Now his sudden appearance, is there any indication?

"Chen Dao" walked up to Admiral Sher, put his hands behind his back and asked: "Dear Mr. General, I have come here to ask you, is there any change in the position of the Russian 21st Mechanized Army in the west of Pustoshka City?" ”

"Based on our aerial reconnaissance, and the observations of the reconnaissance battalion of the 10th Panzer Division, the enemy seems to be showing signs of retreat." Admiral Scheer said.

Chen Dao smiled and said, "Since this is the case, I am relieved." I'm here to give you two gifts. ”

"What gift?" Admiral Schell asked.

Not only Admiral Scheer, but also the staff officers around him were full of curiosity.

His Excellency the Governor of the Ming Dynasty, coming to the military headquarters to give a gift at such a critical moment will definitely not be an ordinary gift.

"My first gift to you is good news. One of my units managed to penetrate into the enemy's interior and capture the headquarters of the 21st Mechanized Corps in the city of Idrichatsa, and the commander of the 21st Mechanized Corps, Lelyushchenko, became our prisoner. Not only that, but in the name of Lelyushchenko, they gave some very interesting orders to the troops at the front. I think that the enemy's retreat must have something to do with those orders. ”

The tone of "Chen Dao" was very calm, as if he was talking about a trivial matter, but the expressions of General Scheer and his subordinate staff officers were very wonderful.

Surprise, joy, suspicion, dullness・・・・・・ all kinds of expressions appeared on the faces of Admiral Scheer and others, and "Chen Dao" saw the expressions of everyone in his eyes, and his heart was full of a sense of accomplishment.

Admiral Scheer was the first to recover from the shock and asked, "Is this true, the military headquarters of the 21st Mechanized Army was killed by us?" How do you do that? ”

"Chen Dao" said seemingly reservedly: "To be precise, it is captured alive, not killed." That night, after I parted ways with Mr. General, after some careful consideration, I came up with a battle plan to behead the headquarters of the 21st Mechanized Army. However, this plan is very risky and the success rate is not very high. Out of prudence, I did not disclose it to Mr. General, and did not tell you until the commando operation was successful, and I ask you to understand my approach. As for Mr. Admiral, I want to know how I did it, and I will explain it to you in detail when this battle is over. ”

The reserve of "Chen Dao" became unfathomable in the eyes of General Scheer and the staff officers around him.

In less than two days, the fact that His Excellency the Governor in front of them had quietly carried out such a large-scale action was completely beyond their understanding.

If it is said that a small detachment is sent to take out the enemy's military headquarters by means of a surprise attack, the staff officers are acceptable.

However, the Governor-General, by some means, actually captured one of the enemy's military headquarters.

This method of using troops, it is estimated that even if Napoleon is resurrected, it will be difficult to compare.

Chen Dao enjoyed the reverent gaze of the people around him, and he took out a blank piece of paper from his pocket and handed it to Admiral Scheer.

"This is the radio channel of the commando, the commando team and those prisoners are still in the city of Idrica and are surrounded by the enemy's superior forces, you better rush to the city of Itrica to meet them as soon as possible."

Handing the blank paper to the chief of staff beside him, General Scheer said: "I will immediately ask the 10th Panzer Division to form a battle group, as soon as the Soviet troops in the west leave, they will immediately advance to the city of Idritsia." ”

"Very well, that's it, when we take over the city of Itrica from the Russians, I will bring those warriors to you, and you can ask them personally about the details of their mission."

"I can't wait to see those warriors." Admiral Scheer said.

The Soviet troops west of the city did not allow Admiral Scheer to wait too long.

After aerial reconnaissance confirmed that the Soviet troops had retreated, the 10th Panzer Division drew a tank battalion, a motorized infantry battalion, and a self-propelled artillery battalion, and then attached to the corresponding engineering and reconnaissance units to form a regimental battle group and march along the road of Soviet retreat to the city of Iditsa.

Along the way, the battle group cleared the minefields set up by the Soviets and cleared the wreckage of the tanks blocking the road, and it was not until two o'clock in the afternoon that they reached the outskirts of the city of Idricsa.

At this time, the city of Idritsa had fallen into unprecedented panic.

The capture of Lelyushchenko and Vorobev caused the Soviet troops in the city of Itridsa to lose their command, like a man losing his brain, and all actions were out of coordination.

More than 200 guards surrounded the ruins of the villa, but did not dare to attack for the safety of the hostages.

From time to time on the streets of the city, units of the 42 Tank Division passed through the city and headed for the Stalinist line to the west.

When the second wave of bombers summoned by Lieutenant Jackman arrived in the city of Idrisa, the noise and chaos in the city reached its peak.

Waiting for the dense aerial bombs to fall, the Soviet guards surrounding the ruins of the villa scattered in a hurry, looking for a hiding place in all directions.

On the roads inside the city, the marching convoy of the 42nd Tank Division burst into countless flames, and the powerful air wave even lifted the truck into the air.

Amid the rising smoke and explosions, the streets of the city of Idritsa were littered with corpses of all kinds of death.

As the earth shook again and again, Lieutenant Jackman finally heard the voices of friendly troops on the radio.

"Lieutenant Jackman, I'm Colonel Max of the 10th Panzer Division, and I'm out of town right now. Please be patient with your men, as we will attack the city as soon as the air raid is over, and we look forward to meeting you. (To be continued.) )