Chapter 933

It took me hours to get this thick stack of battle reports about general Petrovsky. After watching it, my first reaction was: how can the content in the war report be so different from what I saw in the film? In the movie, Petrovsky asked Marshal Timoshenko to fight on his own initiative. But in fact, he received orders from his superiors, asking him to lead the main force to cross the river and attack the German troops who rushed to the Dnieper River.

I put the war report on the table, looked up and asked kirilov and Vitkov, "political commissar, chief of staff, have you both read this information?"

After they nodded their heads in order, vetkov suggested to me, "Comrade commander, according to the war reports left by general Petrovsky, we can turn the breakthrough into an offensive."

I asked curiously, "turn a breakout into an offensive? Comrade chief of staff, it seems that when you read the war report, you also considered how our next battle should be carried out. How do you think about it? "

"It's very simple. We'd better send a reconnaissance unit to cross the river according to the way of general Petrovsky. In addition to reconnaissance, we are also responsible for cleaning up the garrison by the river." Wittkov confidently told me his idea: "when they have cleaned up the garrison by the river, the main force of our army will launch a large-scale cross river battle, quickly plunge into the depth of the German army, and completely disrupt their defense system."

"Chief of staff, your idea is very good." I saw that wittkov's proposal was not far from my original idea, so I pushed the boat forward and said, "in this case, you should immediately call the commanders of the three divisions and ask them to come to the army headquarters overnight to discuss the plan of crossing the river."

While wittkov was on the phone, I stood in front of the map on the wall and looked at the red and blue arrows, flags and other symbols representing the situation of the enemy and us. I imagined them as thousands of my commanders and fighters, silently demonstrating the offensive and defensive operations of both sides in my mind. Compared with the actual combat, we can't hear the sound of machine guns, rifles and submachine guns firing on the map, the sound of shells and bombs exploding, the sound of countless wounded people, and the bodies of the enemy and us all over the wilderness.

Kirilov came up to me and asked with concern, "Comrade oshanina, what are you thinking?"

Pointing to the map on the wall, I replied, "our army's current situation is similar to that of the 63rd infantry army at that time. Several divisions are also distributed on a wide front, fighting against German attacks from several directions. We must first shrink our forces, reorganize and adjust the deployment of our forces before we can launch an attack on the enemy forces in the West Bank. "

"O'shanina, do you think we can make it?" Kirilov asked cautiously.

Hearing his question, I thought about it a little, then nodded and said with certainty: "Comrade political commissar, I have every reason to believe that our sudden attack will certainly repeat the history set by general Petrovsky and surprise the enemy on the other side of the river."

Although I have said so, kirilov still asked uneasily, "are you really so sure?"

"Yes, yes, my political commissar." I could guess what he was worried about. I nodded and said, "I know what you are worried about, but please rest assured that the German invaders launched a fierce attack from the other side, just to contain our forces and prevent us from deploying more troops to strengthen the East and south of the city. Manstein destroyed our hope, They all depend on the imperial division and the skeleton division. He will surely think that if we want to break through the encirclement, we will choose to go eastward, open a channel from their defense line, and join the main force of the 6th group army, which is also surrounded. He never thought that we would choose the opposite direction to break through the encirclement. "

After listening to my explanation, kirilov nodded with satisfaction and called Vitkov who had just finished the call: "chief of staff, let's discuss the position of each division in the offensive battle."

Wittkov walked up to us with a smile and said humbly, "Comrade political commissar, I think it's up to Comrade commander to make up her mind. I think she already has a detailed plan."

Seeing that wittkov gave me the initiative to make the plan, I did not refuse. Looking at the map on the wall, I dictated the order: "the main task is still the 22nd guard division of major general bantailiev. After completing the task of crossing the river, the Department should quickly push westward to capture Maha City. Major general gurdyev's 308th infantry division moved northwest to cover the exposed right wing of the 22nd guard division. However, the 171st division of Colonel andreushenko stayed in zaborosh for the time being, delaying the advance of the German imperialists and skeletons to the Dnieper River

Witkov, holding a pen and a notebook, listened and recorded what I said, while nodding. It seems that he also agrees with my plan.

After we had worked out our plan and deliberated several details repeatedly, the teachers who received the notice of the meeting came to the headquarters one after another.

After the three division commanders sat down, vetkov did not say any nonsense and announced my battle plan to the three directly. After witkov finished speaking, gurdyev stood up first and raised his own question: "Comrade commander, although some people say that" attack is the best defense ", like our current situation, I think we should stick to it and wait for help."

"Waiting for help?" As soon as his words were finished, andreushenko, who was lower than his rank, stood up and retorted, "Comrade General, I don't know what you said about the reinforcements. How long do we have to stay in the city before the reinforcements can arrive?"

Guldyev was asked by andreushenko's series of questions. After glancing at the three of us, he said stubbornly, "Comrade Colonel, have you forgotten that the main force of our sixth group army is only ten or twenty kilometers away from us? If they advance at a high speed, I would like to stick to it for a day or two at most, They will be able to counter encircle the German troops who are attacking the city. "

"Is that so, Comrade General?" Andreushenko sneered twice and asked in a sarcastic tone: "if I remember correctly, you should have seen with your own eyes the other day how the German imperial division broke through the line of the Fourth Army of our guards? Don't you find anything different from the German attack strength suddenly strengthened today? "

"Different, what different?" This time, it's gurdyev's turn to be confused about what andreushenko said, "the German weapons are better than us, and it's not surprising that they have such attack strength."

As soon as they continued to talk, they might quarrel. I quickly raised my hand to stop them. Then he looked at andreushenko and said, "Comrade Colonel, you have observed very carefully. Today, the German army has indeed strengthened its overall offensive strength. They want to rush into the city as soon as possible and join the German army on the West Bank of the Dnieper River. And you, "I said, turning to stare at gurdyev," Comrade General, I don't intend to hide our situation from you. At present, not only our army is surrounded by the German army, but even the main force of the group army is cut off by the German army. The situation is very unfavorable to us. "

"What, the main logistics supply line of the group army has been cut off?" The shocking news made all three teachers in this room look silly. After a while, Bantai leiev asked on behalf of the other two teachers, "is this news true?"

"It's true, old man!" Kirilov then said: "this news is the group army commander General haridonov personally informed us. He had planned to move your two divisions away from zaborosh to attack the German rear. But his wrong order, "he said, turning to look at me, nodding with a smile, and going on," was rejected by our commander. "

After kirilov's words, the eyes of the three teachers turned to me. From their eyes, I saw deep worry, as if they were worried about my future. I quickly waved my hand and said with a smile, "teachers, don't worry about me. I have reported the matter of disobeying military orders to the deputy commander, Marshal Zhukov, and obtained his permission. In other words, in the next few days, whether we attack or break through, we will get permission from our superiors. "

After hearing this, the three of them breathed a sigh of relief. Andreushenko was the most exaggerated. He even took off his big cornice hat and wiped a sweat on his bald head with a handkerchief.

In order to enhance the confidence of each division commander, vetkov picked up a piece of paper on the table that excerpted Petrovsky's war report and read it to them: "general Petrovsky thinks that in order to complete the task of crossing the river on a wide front, the army's combat team should be put into combat in one echelon. On the right wing, the 61st Infantry Division was given the task of crossing the river in the zporovo area and attacking in the direction of gomini, falevitch and stileni. In order to ensure that the division's exposed right wing, after occupying ozereni, it was necessary to divide a reinforced battalion for defense to prevent counterattack from the North. In the middle, Rogachev area, where the 167th division crossed the river, their mission was to occupy Rogachev and then attack vorosevic. On the left, the 154th infantry division just arrived. After taking over the 117th division, they had to cross the river on the line of lebedevka zhylobin, occupy zhylobin, and then develop their attack along the zhylobin boboruesk railway.

On the night of July 13, various reconnaissance teams crossed the dniebe River covertly and reached the West Bank. At the same time, the first echelon of each division also reached the east bank in secret, and the troops prepared all kinds of crossing tools: fishing boats, rafts, and rubber rafts.

Early in the morning, after 20 minutes of artillery preparation, the 63rd infantry began to cross the dneb river. Because of the heat in July 1941, it was not cool at night. Therefore, the Communists did not expect that our army would suddenly launch an attack. They all hid in the houses of Rogachev and zherobin for the summer. Not only were their weapons not at hand, but many of them even took off their military uniforms. Just then our artillery fell on the enemy. Because the enemy was too insensitive, there was very little organized resistance to our army at the beginning. It was not until one of our troops arrived in the suburbs of Rogachev and zlobin that the * * elements came to their senses. Using railway subgrade, water tower and buildings as cover, they began to resist our army's attack, and their resistance became more and more tenacious.

By nightfall, all divisions were engaged in offensive fighting. To be exact, they were using bayonets and grenades to clear the prisoners hiding in houses and bunkers house by house and street by street. In these battles, many soldiers and units performed well. A battalion of the 437th infantry first broke into zhylobin. The next morning, the enemy tried to encircle the camp. Our soldiers not only did not retreat, but also made the bandits scurry. Captain batarov, the commander of the battalion, directed his battalion to carry out six attacks, two of which were cruel white-edge battles with the enemy, and finally wiped out the enemy. "

When witkov's words came to an end, bantailiev stood up again and asked, "chief of the army and political commissar, from what the chief of staff has just read, I think our attack has a great chance of success. But now I have a question, I don't know whether to say it or not? "“ Comrade division, "I looked up at him and said friendly," if you have any questions, just ask. As long as the political commissar and I can answer, we will give you a satisfactory answer. "“ In that case, I would like to ask, "how can the reconnaissance troops who crossed the river get in touch with the troops in the city?" Bantailiev asked solemnly: "if you send a message, it's too slow and easy to delay the plane; Let's talk in Ming language. It's easy to be eavesdropped by the Germans and reveal the whereabouts of our army. Our army suffered losses in this respect during the war of defense in Stalingrad. "“ General bantailiev, you have considered the problem very comprehensively! But you don't have to worry. We've already thought about what you said. " I turned to look at kirilov beside me and asked him with a smile, "comrades of the political commissar, have all the arrangements been made?" Kirilov nodded and said confidently, "don't worry, comrade oshanina. I have a clear idea of this matter." Then he stood up and said to bandeleev, "don't worry, old man. I trained a group of telegraph operators from Kazakhstan. When they were talking in Ming language, they were not afraid of being eavesdropped by the German army. It was estimated that they couldn't find anyone who understood Kazakstan in a hurry. By the time they found the right person, our offensive troops would have rushed to their door. By then, even if they decipher our conversation, what's the point? " Kirilov's words made everyone laugh, and the atmosphere in the headquarters became relaxed. Then, we discussed the reorganization and deployment of troops, as well as some details in the operational plan. After all the questions you should ask, I stood up and said, "since general Petrovsky was able to cross the Dnieper River by surprise when our army was losing and the German army was at its peak, he caught the Germans by surprise. So what we have to do now is to repeat this glorious history and teach the Germans a lesson. " With that, I raised my hand and looked at my watch. Finally, I added, "the operation will start tomorrow night. Let's go back and get ready." The three teachers stood up in unison and answered neatly, "yes, we promise to finish the task!" When the teachers walked out, I suddenly remembered another thing, and then yelled at Bantai leiev's back: "general Bantai leiev, please wait a moment, I have something to ask you." The other two teachers also heard my cry, but they only looked back at Bantai leiev and kept walking outside. Bantaileiev stood in the same place, looked at me in confusion, did not speak, quietly waiting for me to ask him questions. I walked up to him, first showed a smile, then asked: "Sir, comrade, I want to ask you, which regiment do you want to be afraid of taking the lead?"“ Third regiment. I plan to send the third regiment to be the avant-garde regiment of the whole division. " On hearing my question, bandeleev replied without hesitation. Perhaps for fear of my confusion, he also specifically stated: "it's not the new third regiment of gordonov, but the old third regiment of Colonel kosga."“ Commander kosga? " Thinking of this commander, who had been demoted to company commander by me due to poor command, I asked curiously, "why should their regiment be an avant-garde regiment?"“ Report to the commander, "bandeleev replied respectfully," because lieutenant colonel kosga is Ukrainian, and his hometown is on the West Bank of the Dnieper River. I think it is appropriate for a commander familiar with the terrain to direct the battle. Comrade commander, what do you think? " Since Bantai leiev strongly supports the third regiment of Colonel kosga as the avant-garde regiment, I can't object to it. After all, I told him that I would not interfere in the command of the 22nd division, so I had to harden my head and nod my head to agree.