Chapter 945

I looked in the direction of his finger and was stunned to see that new Moscow was next to Dnepropetrovsk. However, even if they were overjoyed, if the war report on the radio was true, the German troops who had been badly damaged by Voronezh's front army were likely to be the troops of Manstein. They had just crossed the Dnieper River and had a taste of defeat in new Moscow.

Also influenced by the war report of our army, kirilov came over with a smile and sat down beside me. He looked at me and asked, "Comrade oshanina, after listening to the war report of the Soviet intelligence agency, do you have any ideas? Should we study the next action direction of our army?"

"Comrade deputy commander, let's talk about your feelings first." Instead of answering kirilov's question immediately, I kicked the ball at Romanov's feet and wanted to hear what he thought“ The most important thing is what the political commissar has just said, to study our army's next operational direction. "

"Comrade commander, I think so..." Romanov frowned and thought for a moment, then picked up a red and blue pencil on the table, drew a line from the position of kafbas to the northwest, and according to his thinking, he said: "judging from our army's war report, the main force of the German army will be tied by general Golikov's forces on the other side of the Dnieper River, near us, It's going to be hard to find the heavy German army. So that's what I'm going to do. We're going to take kilovgrad and Alexandria in two different ways. Most of the residents in these two cities have not been evacuated. After seizing the cities, we can select suitable people from the residents and workers to supplement our troops... "

"Wait a minute. Please wait a minute." Before Romanov finished, kirilov suddenly interrupted him and asked strangely, "how do you know that the residents in these two cities have not been evacuated?"

As for kirilov's question, Romanov laughed and politely replied, "Comrade political commissar, you may have forgotten my troops, but you have been fighting guerrillas in Ukraine. You know something about the situation in various cities."

"Yes, comrade deputy commander, I almost forgot if you didn't tell me." After listening to Romanov's explanation, kirilov said with embarrassment, "go on."

Romanov nodded and went on to say, "the troops occupying Alexandria can not only get the supplement from the city, but also send people to contact the guerrillas operating near znaankaduha." At this point, he stood up straight and added with a little pride, "there are about a thousand guerrillas here, almost all of them; They come from the scattered regular army, and their combat effectiveness is better than that of ordinary guerrillas. "

"Guerrillas?" Romanov's words aroused my interest. It was the first time that I heard someone suggest that I should recruit guerrillas to supplement the army. However, the composition of the guerrillas active in Ukraine is too complex, both against the Germans and the Soviet army. It was in Ukraine that vatukin was attacked by the so-called guerrillas and died. So I asked cautiously, "Comrade deputy commander, do you understand this guerrilla commander?"

Romanov was a smart man. When he heard my question, he immediately understood it and quickly replied, "Comrade commander, please rest assured that this guerrilla unit I'm talking about, like us, is composed of small units that have retreated from Belarus. There is absolutely no problem in terms of loyalty to the motherland."

When I heard that it was a trustworthy guerrilla, I nodded with satisfaction. Then I gave Romanov a chin and motioned him to continue. Romanov went on: "as long as we have control of Alexandria, we can threaten clemenzue and the city of Communist Youth on the other side of the Dnieper at any time, and contain the German forces in these two cities. Once our troops have established themselves here, we can send the troops occupying kilovgrad to continue to advance to the northwest and to Kiev. "

When I heard Romanov talking about Kiev, I could not help sneering. I said that it was OK to make trouble in the enemy's rear with our existing forces and equipment. If we attack Kiev, which is heavily fortified by the German army, we will be killed. However, I was embarrassed to attack Romanov's enthusiasm, so I had to switch the topic: "Comrade deputy commander, if we don't develop to the northwest, but attack Nikolayev in the south, and then threaten Odessa, and cut off the German supply from the sea, wouldn't the effect be better?"

"Comrade commander, it is not advisable for us to attack south." After he said this, he stopped to observe my reaction. Seeing that I was just staring at him without expression, he continued: "if we occupy Nikolayev, our troops will have to bear the attack from several directions. One is the German army on the other side of the Dnieper River, and the other is the German army from Romania. And the German warships moored near the port will also bombard us with their guns. "

"Comrade o'shanina, I think the deputy commander is very reasonable." After Romanov finished his speech, kirilov slowly expressed his views: "in addition to the reasons he just said, I would like to add that we are now fighting alone behind the enemy lines and can not get any support from the outside world. We can only rely on ourselves. Similarly, there is no rear operation. I agree with the deputy commander's proposal. Although moving to the northwest will also lead to fierce fighting, it is relatively close to the area under our own control. Even if we are surrounded by the German army, we can break through in the direction of Moscow. As for Nikolayev, "he said, shaking his head and in a low voice," once our troops are surrounded by the German army here, let alone break through, even if the enemy gives us a way to retreat, we will not be able to reach our defense area in three or five days. "

As soon as kirilov finished speaking, I immediately nodded and said, "political commissar and deputy commander, you two are quite right. Going south is a dead end. Attacking Northwest can disturb the German rear and take the initiative in the battlefield. It's up to us, not the Germans, to decide where and how to play. Next, let's talk about the 171st division of Colonel andreushenko and the two regiments we have on the Dnieper River? Do you want to stay and stick to your present position, or do you want to withdraw and join us and concentrate on attacking the northwest? " As soon as my question came out, kirilov and Romanov were silent. After they looked at each other, no one said anything. They just looked at me as if they were waiting for my final decision. Although Romanov gave me a good first impression, I don't know much about his command ability. In order to find out his level, I intentionally asked him, "Comrade deputy commander, how do you think about it?" After a moment's silence, Romanov said calmly, "Comrade commander, at present our troops are limited. I think we should concentrate all our troops."“ Oh, gather the troops together. " When I heard that his idea was close to mine, I asked with great interest, "if we withdraw all the troops by the river, what will we do if the German troops on the other side cross the river to catch up?" Hearing my question, a smile suddenly appeared on Romanov's face. Seeing my blank smile on his face, he then explained: "Comrade commander, you may forget that there is no road from the island to kafbas. The reason why our troops can reach the outside of the city and launch an attack in such a fast time is that this section of the road that could not be walked is frozen. Now the weather is getting warmer, and maybe tomorrow night, or even in the afternoon, the roads here will become muddy and impassable again. "“ I see, comrade deputy commander. " When kirilov heard this, he couldn't help interrupting and saying, "you mean that our troops should seize the time to pass through this area quickly before the road freezes and come to kafbas to join us. Even if the German troops cross the river to pursue, they will be slowed down by the muddy road, so that we have enough time to build defense and implement the next battle plan. "“ Exactly, comrade political commissar. " For kirilov's supplement, Romanov nodded approvingly and said definitely: "we just need to make a time difference skillfully when the enemy doesn't notice. When the Krauts come back and try to pursue our troops, they will find it's too late. " Seeing that everyone agreed, I cried out to the door, "major Pugachev." With my shouts, Pugachev quickly ran into the headquarters, stood in front of us and asked, "Comrade commander, what instructions do you have?"“ Send a telegram to the chief of staff immediately. "Because of the time constraint, I didn't say anything nonsense. I said to Pugachev straightforwardly," let him immediately lead the 171st division and the two regiments on the river to withdraw to kafbas before dark. "“ Yes Pugachev promised that he did not leave immediately, but stayed in the same place and reported to me: "Comrade commander, the troops led by general bantailiev and general gurdyev have arrived. I believe they will report to you at the army headquarters in a short time."“ I see I waved to Pugachev and told him, "major, don't stand here foolishly. Go and send a telegram to the chief of staff immediately, so that they can gather their troops and prepare for the transfer." This time, without hesitation, Pugachev raised his hand to salute the three of us, then turned and left the headquarters and went back to the telegraph room next door.