Chapter 940

Determined the direction of attack, the next thing to discuss is how to capture the city. But before that, the first thing to do is to carry out reconnaissance to find out how many German troops there are in kafbas.

So I called captain travkin, the deputy battalion commander of the general reconnaissance battalion. In front of bantailiev and gurdyev, I told him, "Comrade captain, I order you to bring some smart and capable scouts, disguised as Germans, and quickly find out the deployment of German forces in Kafkas."

Although I was giving orders to him, he still unconsciously glanced at the two division commanders next to him from the corner of his eye, and then tentatively asked, "Comrade commander, do you want to start now?"

"Yes, comrade captain." In order to let him understand the importance of this reconnaissance operation, I said with a stern face: "you and your troops set out immediately. In order to act more like Germans, it's better to take a few more Germans with you."

As soon as I finished speaking, he immediately replied, "I see, comrade commander. I'm going to organize a twelve man reconnaissance team later, and I'm going to include the defecting Lieutenant Braun and corporal Wingle. What do you think? "

"Very well, comrade captain." Although I heard that two Germans were included in the reconnaissance team, I still confidently said to trafkin, "now that you have considered it, don't dally. Go back and set up the reconnaissance team as soon as possible."

After travkin left, I said to the two teachers: "general bantailiev, when you return to HAMA City, organize people to repair the fortifications in the city to cope with the possible German counterattack. As for you, general gurdyev, send a regiment from the town of krilova to advance to the north, find a suitable place to build fortifications, and prepare to resist the main German forces who suddenly turn south. "

Shortly after they left, the operator turned to me and said, "Comrade commander, your phone number. Comrade commander of the group army wants to talk to you."

When I heard that haridonov was going to talk to me again, I couldn't help frowning. I said in my heart, at this time, what else did he call to do? Did he want to mobilize my troops again? But the dissatisfaction in my heart can't be revealed when I speak, so when I speak to the transmitter, I still try to use a respectful tone: "Hello, comrade commander, I'm o'shanina, what's your instruction?"

"Comrade oshanina," haridonov said to me in a deliberative tone, "all the troops of the Sixth Army are now under heavy German siege. I beg you once again to send even one division from your 79th infantry to attack from the back of the German army, so as to relieve the pressure on us, will you

When I heard that haridonov spoke to me in such a low voice, I couldn't help feeling soft. I even considered whether gurtyev division should be allowed to cross the Dnieper River from other areas to attack the German rear and relieve some pressure on the main force of the group.

While I was meditating, I suddenly heard haredonov's voice again: "Hello, comrade oshanina, do you hear me? Why don't you answer me? Hello! Hello!... "

His voice awakened me from my meditation. I suddenly thought that the 79th infantry army was facing a critical moment of life and death. We must rush to the depth of the German defense emptiness to contain and eliminate more German troops. If, as I just thought, gurdyev was ordered to find a suitable place to cross the Dnieper River again and attack the rear of the main German army. Maybe in the end, not only can we not relieve the pressure for the friendly forces, but we have brought disaster to the top. Thinking of this, I gritted my teeth and said firmly: "sorry, comrade commander, I can't send a soldier to you."

"What?" Perhaps stunned by my answer, haredonov asked rudely, "Comrade oshanina, please explain to me why you are doing this?"

"It's very simple, comrade commander." I tried to control my emotions and told him the truth tactfully: "the German imperial division and the skull Division launched an attack on zaborosh at the same time. Some troops even rushed into the city and were fighting in the street with our army. Moreover, the 11th armored division and 336th infantry division of the German army are now assembled near Kuban and are on standby. If necessary, they can fight in the shortest time

I was startled by haredonov's words. He didn't speak after listening, and seemed to be digesting the bad news I told him. After two sentences, he asked difficultly, "Comrade o'xanina, are you telling the truth? Is your city really surrounded by German troops? "

"Yes, comrade commander, there is no doubt about that." I replied clearly: "the German army has broken through the field fortifications our army is becoming from two directions in the southeast, and is developing to the depth of the city, but our soldiers are using every street, every barricade fortification and every building to fight to the death with the enemies who rush into the city." However, I was worried that my disobedience would stimulate him. I also said in a euphemistic way, "Comrade commander, please rest assured, although I can't transfer troops to reinforce you for the time being. But as long as we continue to surround zaborosh, we can contain several divisions of the German army here, which can also reduce the pressure on the main force. "

"In that case," said harridonov hesitantly after hearing this, "then you don't need to send troops to reinforce us for the time being. But please bear in mind that I hope you can delay the German troops in zaborosh for a few more days and buy us a few more days to eliminate the German troops attacking us. " I can't help but laugh at what haridonov said, but at the same time, I have to pretend to be obedient and promise him: "I see, comrade commander. Please rest assured that as long as one of our 79th infantry is still alive, we will keep the German army firmly in zaborosh. " As soon as the conversation with haridonov was over, the telephone on the desk rang again. I grabbed the phone, because this line can only contact my subordinate troops, so I said aloud: "Hello, I'm o'shanina, where are you?"“ Report to the commander, "Godunov's voice came from the receiver. His troops were stationed in the town of babriga, just across the island, saying that it was to prevent the German army from rushing to the Dnieper River again, but in fact, his troops played the role of protecting the army headquarters. Hearing my voice, he asked cautiously, "well, our new third regiment still has a basic full shock Engineer Battalion in the city. I want to ask, when can they return?" When I heard Godunov's question, I hesitated for a moment, and finally told him the truth: "Comrade major, this shock Engineering Battalion may not be under your command in a short time. The German troops have already rushed into zaborosh. It is difficult to keep the city for a long time only with the strength of the 171st division, so the battalion you left in the city will play their due role in the next street battle. " Hearing what I said, Godunov sighed with disappointment and asked helplessly, "Comrade commander, in the next battle, don't you know what our regiment's new task is?" When I worked out my plan to capture kafbas, the most important consideration in my mind was which army to send as the main attack force. After thinking about all the regiments in the three divisions, I think that the new third regiment, which is under the command of gordonov and adapted from the shock Engineering Battalion, is the most suitable for this task. After all, these shock engineering battalions were specially set up by the higher authorities for the purpose of siege and street fighting. However, the first thing we need to know now is how many troops are left in the regiment. So I asked, "Comrade major, how many people are left in your two battalions?" Godunov thought for a moment and replied, "report to the commander. The original strength of the shock engineering battalion is 500. The three battalions, plus some auxiliary arms, have a total of 2000. Now the camp in the city is almost full of 567 people. The total strength of the two battalions I have now is 420. " I was a little disappointed when I heard the data reported by gordonov. I didn't expect that there were only so many troops left under him. But on second thought, even if there are only a few people left in the shock Engineering Battalion, their combat effectiveness can still be comparable to that of a regiment of ordinary troops. It seems that the task of shock can be completed by them. After a moment's deliberation, I said to Godunov straightforwardly, "Comrade major, our next task is to attack kafbas, where the German defense is idle. And the task of your regiment is to take on the main task. "“ Is our regiment the main task? " Hearing what I said about the mission, gordonov was silent. Although I can't see his expression, I guess the muscles on his face must be twitching violently, because this task is no different from death to him. Sure enough, after a while, he asked timidly, "Comrade commander, is it appropriate for us to attack the cities with German combat effectiveness by our hundreds?"“ Don't worry, comrade major. " Although we do not know the deployment of German forces in kafbas at the moment, in my estimation, the defense force there must be quite weak. It is not a big problem to seize the city with the strength of Godunov's headquarters. I said to him with a smile: "according to reliable information, the main German forces on the West Bank of the Dnieper have been drawn out, and the situation is very favorable for us. With the strength of our army, we can fight wherever we want to, so that the German army can't look at each other head to tail and turn their rear area upside down. "