Chapter 969

If we want to defend Kiev, which may be weak for the German army, we need the unified action of the whole army. Because, I temporarily decided to return to kilovgrad to deploy the next combat task for the troops. Romanov and andriyusenko were also commanders at the meeting, so I asked them to hand over their command to their deputy and then returned with me to kilovgrad.

On the way, andreushenko, who was sitting in the co pilot's seat, turned and asked, "Comrade commander, what kind of forces are you going to use to go to the German troops in Kiev?"

"I intend to leave a regiment in kilovgrad and a regiment in Alexandria to ensure the security of our rear." Seeing that there was no outsider in the car, I told them truthfully: "as for the main forces of the three divisions, they concentrated their forces to attack the northwest. After seizing smira, they put on a posture that our army was ready to capture cherkaser and cross the Dnieper River, so that the Germans could not understand our real intention." Speaking of this, I can't help but turn my head and ask Romanov sitting next to me, "Comrade deputy commander, have the scouts been sent?"

"Yes," said Romanov, looking up at his watch and continuing, "they should have started. In order to improve the speed of reconnaissance, I asked them to disguise as German troops and equipped them with captured motorcycles. I believe they will be able to feed back the intelligence of reconnaissance to Russia by tomorrow night. "

As soon as I got back to the headquarters, I first asked Pugachev to inform bantaileiev and kavilin, and asked them to come to the military headquarters immediately for a meeting. Kirilov, who was standing beside me, immediately asked with concern, "Rita, I heard that you took people with you this morning to exchange Ike's body for general haridonov's body and 200 captured wounded people?"

"Yes, comrade political commissar." As for kirilov's question, I answered truthfully: "after the coffin containing Ike's body was handed over to the German army, the enemy also gave us the remains of general haridonov and 200 wounded prisoners." I know that he asked this because he was worried about the adverse consequences. Before he asked again, he comforted him and said, "don't worry, my good political commissar. After the exchange, I have reported this matter to commander watujing. Nothing will happen."

Kirilov saw that I had guessed his mind. He laughed and said, "that's good, that's good." He glanced at Romanov and andriyusenko, who were talking to Vitkov, and then tentatively asked, "I see the other two teachers are also coming. Is there any big action?"

"Yes, comrade political commissar," I nodded and said with certainty, "judging from the current situation, the main forces of the German army have been basically transferred to the other side of the Dnieper River, while there seem to be only a few sporadic forces near us. The reason why the Germans will take the initiative to exchange with us may also be to stabilize us and gain precious time for them to defeat our army on the other side. "

"What? What did you say? " Kirilov was startled by my words, and his address to me changed from "you" to "you": "what did you just say? If I heard right, you said that what the German army is doing is to confuse us and make us dare not act rashly, so that they can deploy enough troops to strengthen the troops on the other side of the river, so as to defeat our army as soon as possible? "

"Well, comrade political commissar." I replied positively: "after all, we are an army of tens of thousands of people, and the German army does not have enough strength to fight on two lines for the time being. That's why the crafty man Stein gave us such a hand, so that we can't act rashly. As long as we stay in the existing place for another three to five days, then his plot will succeed. "

I said my judgment at one go, but kirilov didn't think about it at all. He murmured, "it's impossible, Rita. You know, our army is several times more than the German army. Even if we can't encircle and annihilate the main force of the German army, we won't be defeated, will we?"

"Comrade political commissar, nothing is impossible." In order to convince him, I also gave the example of the fourth guard army: "last time I took the 171 division and the 84th tank brigade to cover the flanks of friendly forces, but in the face of the fierce attack of the German imperial division, the defense line of the fourth guard army was easily broken by the enemy. We should know that although our troops are several times more than those of the German army, the technical and tactical level of our commanders and fighters is not as high as that of the German army. In addition, the lack of cooperation between the various forces and fighting on their own made it very easy to be defeated by the German forces which had local advantages. The main force of the 6th group army and the mobile forces of Popov group were defeated by the German forces, which made our defense line full of loopholes. The German forces could break through from any point to any depth. "

My words made kirilov's expression become dignified. As he was about to continue to ask some questions he cared about, Bantai leiev, who was informed, walked into the headquarters quickly. After greeting wittkov and the other two division commanders, he quickly came to me and the political commissar, raised his hand to salute us, and said respectfully: "report to the commander, political commissar, commander of the 22nd division of Jinwei. Leiev has been ordered to come and wait for your orders, please give us instructions!"

"Come on, come on," kirilov said jokingly, waving his hand to him when he looked so serious. "Old man, we are old friends for many years. Don't be so formal. I'm not at ease."

Bantai leiev chuckled twice, turned to look at the positions of Romanov and andreushenko, and then asked me in a low voice, "Comrade commander, do you have any big combat task to call all the commanders of the three divisions together?"

"Now that everyone is here, let's have a meeting." As for Bantai leiev's question, I just nodded my approval, because at this moment, kaverin also walked into the headquarters and announced loudly, "everyone, come here to the map." With that, I took the lead in walking towards the map on the wall.

When several commanders who attended the meeting gathered around me, I picked up the explanation stick placed by the wall, pointed to the map and said to you, "comrades, according to the information collected from all sides, there are no organized German troops near kilovgrad and Alexandria, and there are only sporadic garrisons in some towns and villages. The main forces of the German army, at the command of Manstein, crossed the Dnieper one after another to join the attack on our two front forces. "

"These damned Communist aggressors are just overpowering themselves." As soon as my voice fell, I heard Pugachev standing on one side muttering in a low voice: "I don't see that our army is several times more powerful than them. I'm just going to die."

Although Pugachev's voice was not loud, it was very quiet in the headquarters, so as soon as his words came out, everyone present heard them clearly. Romanov immediately frowned and retorted: "major, on the battlefield, we can't simply use mathematics to calculate the outcome of a battle. We should know that the situation on the battlefield is changing rapidly. If we can't adjust our tactics and deployment according to the specific situation, even if our troops and equipment are dominant, we will still be defeated. "

"Comrade deputy commander is right." As Romanov has not been in our army for a long time, I am afraid that his rash criticism of Pugachev will cause dissatisfaction in the hearts of other commanders. He quickly spoke in support and said: "there are many factors that determine the outcome of the battlefield, and it is not that a large number of people will win the final victory. Well, let's get down to business. I'm calling you here today to plan the next step. "

What I said was that I stopped intending to observe the expression of everyone, and that everyone's attention was focused on me. Then I continued: "since the German army has removed the main force, now we has the final say in fighting where we are fighting on the river of the nip". If we don't know how to grasp such a golden opportunity and teach the German a lesson, then even if we go to see Marx in the future, he will not forgive us. "

My words immediately caused a burst of laughter in the headquarters, and the original tense and solemn atmosphere became relaxed. Bantai leiev said: "Comrade commander, tell me, how do you plan to deal with the Germans? We will resolutely carry out your order. "

"Commander cavelin," I asked, turning to the silent cavelin, "how many guns do you have in your artillery regiment?"

After hearing my question, kaverin immediately straightened his back and reported to me: "Comrade commander, there are still 25 artillery guns in the regiment, including 14 anti tank guns, 6 76.2 mm cannons and 5 150 mm howitzers. We have added enough shells to the supplies seized from kafbas and kilovgrad. The existing artillery and ammunition reserves can attack infantry in medium-sized cities and provide sufficient artillery support. "

"Very well, comrade commander." Carvelling is also a flexible person. He can accurately guess my mind from my questions and tell me all the answers I may be interested in before I ask new questions.

After learning about the artillery, I used the tip of the explanation stick to draw a big circle on the map, which is our final destination - Kiev. Then he said in the same tone as usual: "Kiev is an important city for the German army to defend. Once we attack the city, or even find our troops marching towards Kiev, it will cause the panic of Manstein. In order not to let Kiev lose, in addition to sending troops on the other side of the river back, he may also send air forces to bomb our march line. "

When I finished, I saw no one to take over. Everyone's attention was focused on the map. It seemed that they were thinking about the reason why I valued Kiev.

"My plan of attack," I continued after a short pause, "is to concentrate the main forces of the three divisions, advance to the northwest, quickly capture the cities along the way, and give the enemy the illusion that we will attack Kiev..."

"Comrade commander, I have a question." The one who interrupted me was no one else. It was chief of staff Vitkov. He asked in a puzzled way, "you said to create a false impression on the enemy. Then do we fight Kiev or not?"

"At present, the situation in Kiev is still unclear. We do not know how many troops the enemy has there, nor how effective these troops are. If we rush to attack Kiev," he said Although I'm talking to wittkov, I'm also talking to all the commanders about my own ideas: "if we can't solve the battle in the shortest time and get entangled by the enemy, then our offensive troops will soon be surrounded by the enemy coming from all directions, and finally the whole army will be annihilated by the enemy's attack."

I will lean the stick against the wall, return to the table and sit down. In a leisurely voice, I will say the simplest and most common thing: "maybe some people will ask, since our success rate in attacking Kiev is not high, why should we go to Kiev?" With these words, I stopped for a moment, waiting for the commanders who were sitting down at the table to ask their own questions. After they sat down, no one said anything, so I went on: "because this can help the friendly troops fighting with the German army on the other side of the Dnieper River, and make the German army dare not transfer their troops to the other side without fear."“ Comrade commander, let's talk about your specific deployment. " Romanov saw that everyone was silent. As soon as I finished speaking, he immediately stood up to help me out, "so that all the commanders can have a clear idea."“ My idea is to leave a regiment defense in kilovgrad and Alexandria, and then concentrate the main force of the three divisions to advance northwestward along the kilometer to capture smira and threaten the German city on the Bank of the Dnieper, cherkaser. After the replenishment of troops in smira, we will meet again and go north to make a direct approach to Kiev and disrupt the deployment of Manstein on the other side of the Dnieper River. "“ Comrade commander, I have a question. " After listening to my plan, Bantai leiev said carefully, "if we are advancing towards Kiev, and the German forces concentrate their superior forces to press us from behind, what should we do?" I couldn't help smiling when I heard Bantai leiev's question. It seems that the commander doesn't only know how to obey, but also how to pick out some problems from my plan. I replied without delay: "general bantailiev, if the situation you said really happens, then we will continue to march to the northwest, occupy munivka, and send troops to attack kaniv on the Bank of the Dnieper River. The river here is narrow and the current is not fast, which is conducive to the strong crossing of troops. " As soon as I finished, wittkov stood up and said with emotion, "the plan of the commander is really wonderful. We set out to march towards Kiev to attract the main German forces on the other side to come back. If the enemy does not come back, we can turn the false into the true and attack Kiev; If the enemy comes back and the Kiev garrison is on guard, then we can quickly cross the Dnieper River and turn towards Moscow after we have captured kaniv. " With such an analysis by the chief of staff, the commanders in the room suddenly understood the real purpose of my plan“ When the main force goes north, the two regiments left behind are also crucial. The 22nd division of the guards can keep commander Gaidar's four regiments; The 171 and 308 divisions each drew two battalions to form a mixed regiment, which was responsible for the defense of Alexandria. Do you understand? "“ I see! " The three teachers answered in unison“ Now that everyone's tasks are clear, let's go back to the army and get ready for all battles. " I raised my hand, looked at my watch and said, "it's four o'clock in the afternoon. I hope your troops will be on the way to smira at seven o'clock. As long as we seize smira before dawn tomorrow, we can achieve the purpose of threatening Kiev and mobilizing German troops. "“ Comrade commander, I have another question. " Seeing that the commanders all stood up and prepared to go out, Bantai leiev suddenly asked, "I want to ask, are the artillery regiment and the newly formed 22nd tank brigade also following our division to smira?"“ Exactly, general bandeleev. " Even if he doesn't, I'm going to arrange it like this. Although both the 171st and 308th divisions lacked heavy weapons, they needed artillery and tank support during the attack. But now, if the tank brigade and the artillery regiment travel tens of kilometers to Alexandria and Romanov, their troops will join and then move to smira. I don't want to talk about the delay, and it's easy to cause them to come back, so I finally decided to let them follow the guards' 22nd division and drive to smira city“ When the tank brigade and artillery regiment arrive outside smira, they will give you temporary command. "