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Besides, after Shechtman put down the phone, he called his chief of staff and political commissar in front of him, and said with a solemn expression: "Chief of staff, something happened to the political commissar. Our No. 1 outpost has been occupied by the Germans."

"What, outpost No. 1 has been occupied by the enemy?" The chief of staff asked in shock after hearing this, "But the troops we deployed nearby didn't hear the sound of gunfire coming from that direction?"

"Because when our position was lost, there was no fighting at all." Shechtman said with a wry smile: "It was our commanders who took the initiative to hand over the position to the enemy."

When the chief of staff heard this, he immediately became angry: "I really didn't expect that Lieutenant Colonel Ivan's subordinates actually had traitors, and they took the initiative to hand over our army's position to the enemy."

"Comrade Chief of Staff, you have misunderstood." Before he finished speaking, Shechtman interrupted him: "Our commanders and fighters did not rebel, but they were caught in the enemy's trap, so they handed over their positions. to the enemy."

"Comrade Commander," Colonel Billing, who was sitting on the side, couldn't help asking curiously when he heard this: "What happened, can you tell us in detail?"

Shechtman told the two of them in detail what he had heard from Sokov, and finally said: "The troops that have withdrawn from the position now, and the troops that are defending with friendly troops, stay on the high ground. Nearby, prepare to take the position back from the enemy."

The chief of staff asked: "How many troops does the enemy have, and how many troops do we have?"

"The enemy probably has more than 200 people, and our two troops combined only have more than 130 people." Shechtman said: "It is obviously unrealistic to restore the positions occupied by the enemy with this force."

"Where is the main force of the friendly army?" Billing couldn't help interjecting again, "Why don't they send someone to support them."

"The location of the main force of the friendly forces is about five or six kilometers away from the No. 1 outpost." Shechtman shook his head and said, "If it is during the day, this distance is nothing at all, but if it is marching at night, It is very likely to miss the fighter plane because of getting lost."

"So what are we going to do?" Billing asked.

Before Shechtman could speak, the chief of staff suddenly showed a shocked expression: "Comrade commander, do you plan to use our secret army?"

"That's right." Shechtman nodded and said in a positive tone, "I am indeed going to use them."

"But, Comrade Commander." Hearing what Shechtman said, the chief of staff became a little anxious: "This force is what we plan to use to deal with the German headquarters during the offensive. Put them into battle so early. Does it fit?"

"There is nothing inappropriate." Shechtman said with a straight face, expressionless: "If we can't regain the lost position in a short time, I'm afraid the commander will transfer us back to the left bank. I'm afraid the next The battle will become irrelevant to us. For the honor of our division, we must regain the position as soon as possible."

Hearing what Shechtman said, the chief of staff realized the seriousness of the problem. Instead of arguing with Shechtman, he sighed and said helplessly: "Okay, Comrade Commander, I will contact the special company commander immediately. Captain Lei Bin, let him lead the troops to fight for the lost position within half an hour."

"Chief of Staff," Shechtman stopped the Chief of Staff who was about to make a call, and said to him, "Tell Captain Rebin that all the troops staying near the position are under his unified command."

For the chief of staff, if two more troops participated in the attack, the chances of winning would be higher. He quickly replied, "Understood, Comrade Commander, I will ask Captain Lei Bin to let these two troops also participate in the attack."

Captain Lei Bin, who received the order, immediately called a meeting of cadres above the platoon level of the special company. Due to time constraints, he said straight to the point: "Comrades, I have just received an order from the chief of staff of the division to let our company rush to the No. 1 outpost immediately to join the two troops below the position and assist them in retaking the enemy-occupied area." position."

Knowing that the No. 1 outpost was lost, almost all the commanders were taken aback. Therefore, the location of the company was only one kilometer away from the No. 1 outpost. If there was a battle there, it would definitely be heard here. The platoon leader first asked: "Comrade company commander, where did you get this news? You know, after dark, the surrounding area is quiet, and there is no sound of gunfire."

"You're right, second platoon leader." Lei Bin nodded and said, "The loss of outpost No. 1 was not caused by the enemy's attack. It was because the enemy disguised themselves as our army and entered the outpost No. 1." , and our comrades hastily handed over the position to them without checking their identities."

"The commanders on the ground are really confused," the deputy company commander said angrily. "How can you hand over such an important thing as defense without verification? Now let us clean up this mess."

"Okay, comrade deputy company commander." Lei Bin worried that the words of the deputy company commander would cause unnecessary trouble, so he quickly stopped him and said, "The position has been lost, and it is useless to complain. You Still think about how to take the position back from the hands of the Germans."

The deputy company commander muttered softly: "When the division commander formed our special company, didn't he say that he planned to use us in special operations? Now it is a waste to ask us to attack the enemy's positions like an ordinary company?"

Lei Bin heard the complaint of the deputy company commander, and quickly said seriously: "Comrade deputy company commander, the division commander also has his own difficulties. He promised the comrade commander that he would regain the lost position within an hour. Think about it, such a If the combat tasks are given to ordinary companies, can they complete them?"

Hearing what Lei Bin said, the mood of the deputy company commander suddenly changed. Yes, I am a special company. Even if it is used as an ordinary army to attack the enemy's position, I am afraid that its performance will be far better than that of ordinary troops. company. He quickly straightened his body and asked Lei Bin: "Comrade company commander, how should we regain the position? Do you have any good plans?"

"A frontal attack will not only pay a heavy price, but the battle will take a long time." Lei Bin had a plan in mind before calling his subordinates for a meeting. Hearing the deputy company commander's question in public, he simply said it out. : "After arriving at the No. 1 frontier outpost and joining the friendly troops staying nearby, the deputy company commander led the troops to carry out a feint attack from the front, and I led a platoon of troops to detour to the rear of the position and attack from the enemy's rear. Pinching."

After formulating the battle plan and assigning tasks to each platoon, Lei Bin set off with the troops.

When they walked halfway, Lei Bin and the deputy company commander split up into two groups. The deputy company commander led people to join the friendly forces near the position, while Lei Bin led a platoon, trying to find a way to touch the enemy's position from behind.

The deputy company commander led two platoons to the vicinity of the position and joined the friendly troops hiding here. He directly asked the soldiers of the fifth company of the 21st brigade: "Who is the commander among you?"

After hearing the question from the deputy company commander, the fifth company commander walked out from the crowd: "I am the company commander, who are you?"

"Comrade Lieutenant." The second squad leader who had been staying here happened to know the deputy company commander, so he quickly introduced to the fifth company commander: "This is the deputy company commander of our special company."

"Special company?!" After hearing the strange number, the fifth company commander asked in surprise, "Why is the number so strange, Comrade Captain, what do you do?"

"Comrade Lieutenant," the deputy company commander said with displeasure on his face when he heard the fifth company commander say this: "This involves confidentiality, I can't tell you."

The commander of the fifth company saw that the rank of the deputy company commander of the special company was captain, and his own company commander was only a lieutenant. This shows the importance of the opponent's troops. Originally, he still had feelings of resistance to his superior ordering him to accept the other party's command, but now his thoughts changed. He tentatively asked the deputy company commander: "Comrade Captain, what should we do later?"

"Launch an attack on the enemy's position." Since the joint operations are going to be fought, the deputy company commander did not hide the prepared battle plan. He said to the lieutenant: "After the battle starts, the more noise we have here, the better. to attract the attention of the enemy."

Hearing this, the fifth company commander couldn't help but look at the people brought by the deputy company commander, and asked tentatively: "Comrade captain, the people you brought and mine combined are only more than two hundred people. It may not be an easy task to recapture the lost position from an enemy of roughly equal numbers, right?"

"You're right, Comrade Lieutenant." The deputy company commander did not deny the worries of the fifth company commander, but said truthfully: "The enemy's strength is comparable to ours, and they have solid fortifications. It is indeed not an easy task to win the position, and we will pay a heavy price."

"Comrade Captain," the fifth company commander quickly suggested to him after hearing what the deputy company commander said: "Our main force is rushing here by car, why don't we wait for them to arrive before launching an attack on the enemy's position. "

"No, we don't have that much time." The deputy company commander shook his head and explained to the fifth company commander: "The enemies on the high ground must have noticed our arrival, and they will seize the time to consolidate their defenses. Among other things, if we If they lay minefields on our offensive road, I am afraid that even if they do not shoot a single shot, they will cause us to pay huge casualties."

Hearing what the deputy company commander said, the fifth company commander felt that it seemed reasonable. He hesitated for a moment, then asked: "Comrade Captain, when do you plan to launch an attack?"

"Reorganize the troops immediately, and attack the enemy in five minutes." After the deputy company commander finished speaking, he turned and asked the second squad leader: "Comrade sergeant, where is the platoon leader who lost his position?"

Soon, the platoon leader was called to the deputy company commander. Seeing his pitiful appearance, the deputy company commander was still furious. He raised his hand and slapped the other party, angrily scolding: "Second Lieutenant, do you know that it's because of your negligence, Our important outpost has fallen into the hands of the Germans. To recapture it now will cost us great casualties."

"Comrade Captain," the platoon leader who was slapped raised his head, looked at the deputy company commander, and said expressionlessly: "I request that I lead the troops to take the lead. Since it is the position I lost, even if I die, I will kill you." Retake the position."

After hearing what the other party said, the deputy company commander sighed softly, then raised his hand and patted him on the shoulder, "Comrade Second Lieutenant, you can lead your platoon to take the lead later. If you can regain the position, Maybe we can intercede for you, so that your punishment will be lighter; if you can't regain the position, I'm afraid it's God coming, and you won't be able to save your life."

"Understood, Comrade Captain." The platoon leader assured the deputy company commander: "Please rest assured, if the position cannot be taken, none of the soldiers in our platoon will withdraw from the battle alive."

The offensive battle began, and the platoon leader led his soldiers to attack the high ground first. Although they knew that the enemy on the high ground had spotted them a long time ago, no one yelled when they attacked. Instead, they formed a scattered formation and quickly approached the position at the top of the hillside.

When they were about a hundred meters away from the trench, the Germans on the ground opened fire. The dense firepower network composed of machine guns, submachine guns, and rifles immediately knocked down more than a dozen attacking soldiers, and the remaining soldiers quickly lay down on the spot and fired back at the position on the top of the mountain relying on the terrain.

The deputy company commander at the foot of the mountain, seeing the enemy firing on the ground, suppressed the attacking troops on the hillside and couldn't move, he quickly called the mortar platoon leader: "Comrade Lieutenant, immediately fire at the fire point exposed on the hillside." , We must suppress the enemy's firepower."

But the mortar platoon leader listened, looked around, and asked the deputy company commander in a low voice: "Comrade deputy company commander, didn't the company commander lead someone to touch it from behind? Will we fire now?" Will it hurt them by mistake?"

"Comrade lieutenant, this is not something you should worry about." The deputy company commander said seriously: "Your task now is to suppress the enemy's firepower at the top of the hillside with artillery fire, and cover our soldiers close to the position."

The mortar platoon leader agreed, returned to the position of his subordinates, commanded the only four mortars, and fired at the exposed firepower point on the top of the hillside.

After hearing the platoon leader's order, the four mortars fired one after another, and the discharged shells drew arcs in the air before falling on the enemy's position and exploding. The gunner who can be selected for the special company is naturally not too bad, and the four shells immediately silenced the four firepower points.

"Good job." Seeing the precise shooting of the mortar, the deputy company commander called out, and then ordered: "Keep firing and destroy all the firepower points you see."

The fifth company commander saw that the German firepower on the top of the mountain was suppressed by the special company's artillery fire, and the small troops that had stayed on the hillside continued to attack upwards, so he couldn't hold back anymore. After greeting the deputy company commander, He took his troops into the attack.

Seeing that the friendly troops were also engaged in the battle, the second platoon leader walked up to the deputy company commander and asked with some concern: "Comrade deputy company commander, although the German firepower on the hillside was suppressed by us, their strength is still strong. Friendly troops If we invest in the attack at this moment, I am afraid that we will pay a lot of casualties."

The deputy company commander replied: "Second platoon commander, if the friendly troops attack, it can make the momentum bigger and make the enemy concentrate all their attention on our side. In this way, the company commander and the others touch the position from behind. It is not easy to be detected by the enemy."