I heard that someone stopped the car. My first reaction was that the Germans who were disbanded by our army held the pistol in their hands at speed no less than that of the cowboys when pulling out the gun during the duel. At the same time, I secretly prayed that Basmanov, who was following behind, could get up quickly to deal with the enemy. ∽↗∽↗,

But I quickly saw clearly that the people coming outside were all wearing our army uniforms, probably Baksov's subordinates. Seeing the group of soldiers walking to the side of the car, I pushed open the door and asked loudly, "Hey, Comrade Soldiers, which part of you are?"

"Who are you?" asked a second lieutenant loudly in a stern voice, pointing the submachine gun in his hand at us.

"I am Oshanina, the commander of the army." Facing the muzzle pointing at me, I slowly inserted the pistol back into the nest, and then asked in a dissatisfied tone: "Are you General Baksov's subordinates, what are you doing here?"

"Yes, Comrade Commander." The lieutenant lowered his gun and replied timidly: "We are ordered to search for the scattered scattered soldiers here. I was just a routine inspection, but I didn't expect you to be in the car."

"Okay, Comrade Lieutenant, since it's a misunderstanding, there's no need to mention this matter." I interrupted him impatiently and asked, "Where is General Baksov?"

The second lieutenant pointed to the distance and said respectfully: "Comrade Commander, your car will drive forward about a kilometer. There is a line of defense that has just been occupied by us. The division command is located in the enemy's original command."

"Thank you, Comrade Lieutenant." After saying that, I nodded to the Lieutenant, closed the car door casually, and instructed the driver: "Driver, drive! Let's go to General Baksov's division command."

A few minutes later, the jeep stopped not far from Baksov's division command. As soon as I got off the car, I heard the noise of engineer shovels and shovels excavating fortifications around me, and at the same time, I could clearly hear the sound of the soldiers chatting. I could see figures shaking in the darkness around me, which were the soldiers building fortifications.

Chisdakov walked to me and whispered: "Comrade Commander, it seems that General Baksov's troops are building fortifications."

I looked around and saw two fully armed soldiers standing in front of a hidden department nearby with lights. I guessed that this might be Baksov's division command, so I strode towards it.

The sentry standing at the door saw us walking over, holding the submachine guns slung on our chests, and walked a few steps towards us. After he saw us clearly with the dim lights from the house, he immediately stopped and raised his hand to salute us. At the same time, he said politely: "Hello, comrades generals!"

I walked up to him and stopped, pointed inside and asked, "Comrade Warrior, is the division command here?"

"Yes, Comrade Commander." The sentry recognized me immediately and quickly replied respectfully: "The division commander and several regiment commanders are all inside."

Chisdakov and I walked into the division command center and saw a group of commanders sitting around the table, having a heated discussion. As soon as we entered the door, we were seen by Baksov sitting facing the door. He quickly shouted: "Stand up!" After shouting, he stood up first.

Seeing that his commander suddenly stood up, the commander in the room suddenly realized that a person with a higher position than the commander came. He stood up in panic and turned around and looked towards us.

I ignored the gazes from the commanders who cast at me, walked straight towards Baksov, and asked, "Comrade Commander, how are you doing here? When can you take Dergach?"

The commanders around the table quickly gave up their seats for me and Chisdakov. They stood aside and waited quietly for their division commanders to answer my questions.

"Comrade Commander, it's very difficult to take Dergach tonight." Baksov greeted us and sat down, and said sadly: "The front of the German defensive position outside the city is too narrow. It's less than three hundred meters, and there are forests and swamps on both sides, so it's difficult for our troops to fully deploy. The Tank Brigade lost four tanks, all of which were destroyed in front of the anti-tank trenches..."

"How are the enemy's troops?" I continued.

"Because it was too late when we arrived here, we could not figure out the enemy's defense situation." After reporting the situation, Baksov asked me for instructions and said, "Comrade Commander. It is not realistic to take down Dergaci tonight. Can we wait until dawn tomorrow before launching an attack on the enemy?"

Hearing Baksov's request, Chisdakov said good things to him after thinking for a while: "Yes, Comrade Commander. It is unwise to let the troops fight night battles in unfamiliar places. I suggest that the attack be postponed until tomorrow?"

I have never been a stubborn person. Since I know that it is unwise to fight night battles in strange places, I will definitely not force the troops to participate in the battle. This will be of no use except for the casualties. So I said readily: "Okay, since the Deputy Commander and Commander Baksov agree, the attack will be postponed until tomorrow's day." As soon as I said that, I felt that the commanders and soldiers around me were obviously relieved, and it seemed that they were not optimistic about night battles at all.

Seeing that I agreed to postpone the attack, Baksov waved to his subordinates and ordered: "Comrades, please go back to your respective troops first. Remember, send more scouts to sneak into the German positions to conduct reconnaissance and find out the enemy's deployment. Do you understand?"

"I understand!" Several commanders replied in unison, then raised their hands to salute Chisdakov and me, and left the command center in an orderly manner.

When there were only three of us left in the command center, Chisdakov smiled and said to Baksov: "Comrade Commander, your division has performed well today. In more than two hours, it broke through the four German lines of defense."

Hearing Chisdakov's praise, Baksov smiled. After he glanced at me, he said modestly: "Comrade Deputy Commander, the reason why we can progress so smoothly is the commander's credit. Although there are several German defense lines, they have built fortifications on the plains and lacked enough anti-tank weapons. Our tanks guide the infantry to rush forward and tear their defenses open, and the next battle will be much easier."

After Baksov finished speaking, I immediately continued, "Okay, comrade, please stop praising me. If the soldiers are not brave in battle, no matter how good the tactics I propose, it will be useless. By the way, before dawn, I think each regiment can complete the reconnaissance mission, and then summon the commanders to study how to launch an attack based on the German troops they have mastered." (To be continued.)
Chapter completed!