The three of us easily found the communication car parked in the middle of the forest.
The car is very spacious, and the facilities are very complete. There are many telephones, transmitters and walkie talkies. In addition to a few signalmen, there was major dolov of the 1077 regiment. When he saw us getting on the bus, he immediately stood at attention and saluted us.
Captain Yushchenko of the Ministry of the interior, who is in charge of security. Although I was particularly disgusted with the people in the interior department, when I saw Yushchenko on duty before I got on the bus, I still felt a twinkle in front of my eyes. Just now I was in the command post, because there were so many people, I didn't see what he looked like. This time, by the light from the car, I looked him up and down, and found that he was not only handsome and tall, but also a standard soldier. No matter walking, standing at attention or saluting, his every move is completely the style of a professional soldier. Not only he, but also the soldiers on duty under him were all energetic and upright in their guard positions.
I looked at dolov and asked quietly, "Why are the people from the interior department guarding outside?"
"Report to the division commander," dolov replied in a low voice, "this is the security force assigned to the division headquarters by the superior department today. General leviagin thinks that they have strong combat effectiveness and only work as security guards in the division headquarters. They are a bit overqualified, so they are sent here."
After listening to the major's words, I nodded thoughtfully, thinking that general leviagin sent the people from the interior department here, did he mean to kill them with the German knife?
Just thinking wildly, the roar of the tank motor came from the distance. In the silent night, the sound is amplified. Although it is two kilometers away from Taiyangshan City, I am still worried that the movement here will be heard by the enemies in the city.
Political commissar slavkin was a little worried and asked: "is the sound of the tank's motor so loud? Will the enemy find it? If they are prepared in advance, the tank troops may suffer heavy losses when they attack later. "
"My political commissar, you don't have to worry," said lieutenant colonel mlakintsev, who sat next to him
"Yes, comrade political commissar." Dulov echoed: "we are two kilometers away from the enemy. They can't hear us. The cross-country speed of the T-34 is 25 kilometers per hour. When the enemy hears the news, the tank has already rushed in front of them, so it can still take them by surprise. "
As we chatted, we heard the roar of the tank motors outside gradually go away. I calculate the distance. It's two kilometers. The infantry have to walk for ten minutes. It's time to let them go. So major dolov got through to chisgakov, and I gave the order of attack: "Colonel chisgakov, the tank troops have begun to attack. You should lead the mixed regiment to set out immediately. Remember, once general katukov breaks through the German line of defense, your infantry should rush up quickly and tear up the breach to occupy a favorable offensive position for the follow-up forces
"I understand!" Chisgakov agreed and hung up.
Time is waiting, passing minute by minute. Five minutes later, an explosion was heard in the distance, followed by another, and soon the explosion was heard. I went to the door of the car and looked in the direction of the explosion, where fireballs rose one by one, illuminating half of the sky.
I turned to lieutenant colonel mlakintsev and commissar slavkin, who also stood up, and said, "comrades, it's your turn to attack. Remember, the action should be quick and fierce. As long as the enemy is out of breath, we should firmly hold the initiative in the fight in our hands. Do you understand? "
"Yes! Make sure you get the job done. " Two people finish, salute, and then get off by my side, to mobilize their troops.
The battle started, and my heart began to feel uneasy. This attack is the product of my whim. Although this is in line with the intention of the superior to counter attack the enemy, I have no idea what kind of results I will achieve or what measures I should take if the attack is frustrated; Even once the enemy withstood our attack and began to fight back madly, how should we deal with it. Fortunately, today's commanders are all experienced in actual combat. Whether they succeed or fail depends on their command level and their performance.
In order to hide my nervousness, I asked dulov curiously, "Comrade major, this communication car looks very advanced. Where did it come from?"
"Report to division commander," dolov replied respectfully, "this is just assigned to the troops a few days ago. It is said that all the assistance provided by US allies."
I thought to myself, the aid from the United States has come so fast, first jeeps, now communication vehicles. Will the next step be to provide us with a large number of urgently needed tanks?
Just as he was thinking, the walkie talkie rang, and general katukov's voice came out of it. Because there was too much interference, his voice could not be heard clearly intermittently. The signalman had a great effort to convey his meaning to me completely: "our tank assault succeeded. All the 40 German tanks assembled in the south of the city were destroyed without any casualties. At present, we are continuing to assault the center of the city, hoping that the follow-up infantry can follow up and occupy important positions, Expand the breakthrough. "
After hearing the news from katukov, I felt a lot more at ease. I immediately got through to the division headquarters with walkie talkie and talked directly with rokosovsky. As soon as I heard rokosovsky's voice, I excitedly reported to him, "report commander, general katukov's tank brigade has now broken through the enemy's first line of defense and is developing in depth. Please order general priyev's second guard cavalry to fight back again against the three residential areas lost in the daytime and cooperate with our division's attack. " When he heard my good news, rokosovsky was also very happy. He was very frank and praised, "great, Rita! You are so wonderful! You have done a good job. If you have caught the enemy by surprise, I will immediately give an order to general priyev to organize the attack immediately. "