Guchakov received a telegram and learned that when Mamayevgang was bombed by enemy planes, a bomb penetrated a layer of more than ten meters thick and landed at the gate of the division command. After almost killing the entire division headquarters, he was immediately scared to death.
He knew very well that he could now command a small team to carry out important tasks behind enemy lines, and get awards and promotions, all of which were closely related to Sokov. If something happened to the other party, then everything he had now would be possible to lose at any time.
After reading the telegram, Guchakov handed it to Samoilov who was standing beside him, and said with a serious expression: "Comrade Lieutenant, look at this telegram just sent by the division headquarters."
"Damn!" Samoilov was also shocked after reading the contents of the telegram quickly. "I really didn't expect that the German army bombed Mamayev's hills, and one of the bombs almost directly took off the division headquarters."
"Comrade Lieutenant," Guchakov looked at Samoilov and said solemnly: "The enemy bombed Mamayev's hill, probably in order to retaliate against us for destroying the airport. It was understandable that the Germans did this in the war. But they almost made the division commander have an accident, which is untolerable. We need to do something immediately, vent our anger and teach the Germans a lesson."
"The telegram from the division headquarters was originally intended to order us to attack the command center behind the enemy and disrupt the enemy's attack deployment." Samoilov guessed that Guchakov might have some special thoughts, so he asked curiously: "Captain, what are you going to do?"
"Comrade Pratonov," Guchakov did not answer Samoilov's question immediately, but called the guerrilla captain over and asked politely: "How many people are there in your guerrilla team?"
"There are seventy-five people, including me." After answering Guchakov's question, Pradonov asked in surprise: "Comrade Commander, what are you asking about this?"
"Seventy-five people!" Guchakov repeated the number and asked, "Comrade Captain, can you tell me how many people are with combat effectiveness?"
"Twenty-nine." Pradonov replied without hesitation: "They are almost all from the broken regular army."
After listening to Pradonov's answer, Guchakov felt a little disappointed. He really didn't expect that in a guerrilla team with more than 70 people, there were less than 30 people who were truly combat-capable. His heart suddenly sank, thinking that the plan he had thought might not be realized, but he still asked with the last glimmer of hope: "Is there any guerrilla team around that can be contacted?"
"Comrade Commander, come here." Pratonov squatted in front of the map spread on the ground, drew a circle in several positions with his hands, and looked up to Guchakov and said: "There are guerrilla activities in these places, and their scale is much larger than ours. Compared with them, we can only be considered a destruction group at best."
Pradonov's words ignited a glimmer of hope in Guchakov's heart. He quickly asked: "Comrade Captain, can you tell me about the approximate scale of these guerrillas?"
"The Ignatov brothers are active here." Pradonov pointed to the first position to draw the circle and said, "The captain and the deputy captain are a pair of brothers. They used to be fitters in the machining factory. After the enemy occupied the factory, they led more than 300 workers who had not had time to evacuate, fought guerrillas with the enemy in this area, and fought many victories,..."
After Pradonov's words came to an end, Guchakov hurriedly asked: "Comrade Captain, can you contact them?"
"No problem, we have been in contact with them through the radio." Pradonov understood a little at this time. Guchakov asked some guerrillas nearby and what kind of big actions they might take. He asked tentatively: "Comrade Commander, can you tell me what are you looking for so many guerrillas?"
Guchakov asked about the situation of the guerrillas, and wanted to gather enough troops to launch a small-scale attack in the rear of the German army. The impact of this was no less than the operation to destroy the German field airport. Seeing Pratonov ask, considering the next thing that the other party needs to cooperate, he did not hide his true thoughts, but said truthfully: "I plan to gather the nearby guerrillas and launch a small-scale attack to turn the enemy's rear into earth."
"Comrade Commander," Pradonov was tired of the guerrilla life in front of him, and wanted to fight face to face with the German army. Unfortunately, his guerrilla force was too weak, and these things could only be thought about in his heart, but could not be implemented. At this moment, when he heard that Guchakov planned to launch a small-scale offensive battle behind enemy lines, he immediately became interested: "I wonder how many troops are needed to take such an action?"
"According to our reconnaissance, the enemy's defense in the rear is very weak. If we want to launch an attack that will be enough to disrupt their rear, at least five hundred people will be needed." After Guchakov said this, he was very afraid that Pradonov would misinterpret his meaning, and he added specifically: "These five hundred people must be combat-capable people."
"Five hundred people may be in trouble." After hearing Guchakov's words, Pradonov said thoughtfully: "In a radius of 150 kilometers, several guerrillas are moving, and the total number is at least a thousand. But I estimate that no more than three hundred people can be allowed to take up weapons and fight face to face with the enemy."
"Captain Guchakov," Samoilov, who had been listening to him for a long time, saw that Guchakov actually wanted to organize troops to attack the German army, and quickly reminded him: "The mission given to us by our superiors is to attack important targets behind enemy lines, causing trouble to the enemy and preventing them from launching an attack on the city with all their might. Isn't it a bit too risky for you to organize troops to attack the enemy now?"
"Lieutenant Samoilov," Guchakov understood very well that the actions he would take next required Samoilov's strong cooperation, so he explained to him: "We are just a small team. Even if we are equipped with armored vehicles, the area of ​​activity is still not large. If we want to pose a huge threat to the enemy, we must expand the scale of the operation. If the guerrillas can gather enough troops and launch an attack on some important targets of the enemy with the cooperation of our new rockets, it will cause panic. In this way, we can not only complete the tasks assigned to us by the division headquarters, but also give the enemy an unforgettable lesson."
Chapter completed!