Chapter 982

Before the officer of lengdi town arrived at the headquarters, general rebalko's telegram came first. Although Romanov is now the commander of the 79th infantry army, he took the telegram from the operator. Without looking at it at all, he turned and handed it to me.

I took the telegram from rebalko and looked it over carefully. The situation on the left bank of the Dnieper River is much more optimistic than I expected. The troops of the 12th tank army have quietly arrived in a small town called kanevka northeast of bruvalli; The troops of the 15th tank army had advanced to the city of Borispol, less than ten kilometers from bruvalli. As soon as it gets light, both units can attack bruvalli at the same time. At the same time, a part of the 79th division of the close guard infantry is advancing rapidly towards kaniv, and it is estimated that it will not be long before it can join the akhromeyev regiment left behind in kaniv.

After I saw the inspiring telegram, I handed it to kirilov. I looked up to talk to Romanov, but I found that he was standing by the telephone, leaning over to say something to the operator.

When he came back to me, I asked curiously, "Comrade General, have you just given any orders to the army?"

"Yes, comrade commander." Romanov replied positively: "I asked the telegraph operator to send a message to the reconnaissance unit which is hiding near Kiev at the moment, so that they can pay close attention to the movement of the enemy in the city. Report to me as soon as you find any signs of German troops moving. "

As for Romanov's preparation, I nodded with satisfaction and said, "Comrade General, you are very considerate. Although general rebalko's troops are advancing towards the enemy's defensive zone at night, it is impossible for them not to be noticed by the enemy. Facing the approaching of our army, the defenders in the city of bruvalli are bound to ask Kiev for help. The enemy should have been attracted by our fake operation in canyvo, so it is imperative for them to mobilize the garrison in the city to reinforce bruvalli. "

"Our scheme will not be seen through by the German army, will it?" Romanov asked anxiously.

While Romanov didn't pay attention, I quickly rolled my eyes at him, saying that the Germans had already understood the rigid tactics commonly used by the Soviet army, and they must have used the same tactics to deal with the Soviet army. It's strange that they didn't mobilize troops to reinforce bruvalli. Although he was dissatisfied with his skepticism, he had to say to him politely on the surface: "Comrade General, the German army never thought that obukeshiv had fallen into the hands of our army, so they would focus their defense on bruvalli in the East. By day tomorrow at the latest, Kiev's defenders will be massively reinforcing bruvalli. "

"If the enemy really goes to reinforce bruvalli," Romanov said after listening to me, he also thinks seriously, "then, when should we launch an attack on the city?"

"Although we have just captured a number of weapons and equipment, we have no air supremacy. Even if Kiev is an empty city, if we want to launch a strong attack, we will certainly pay a heavy price. " Before I talk about the arrangement of the attack, I will first tell Romanov the shortcomings of our army, so that he will not have the thought of belittling the enemy: "therefore, our attack can only be arranged at night. When the enemy is suddenly attacked by us, it is very difficult for them to organize effective resistance. In addition, without air support, it is very difficult for them to defend the city. "

Just then, a staff officer came in from the outside and reported to Romanov, "Comrade commander, the commander of the uprising Dongfang battalion has arrived. Do you need to see him immediately?"

Romanov did not immediately reply to the other side, but put the eyes of the consultation on me. When I nodded my head to show that I could, he told the staff officer, "go and call him in."

The staff officer went to the door and called out: "come in, the commanders are waiting for you inside!"

Soon, a short but strong officer in a German uniform came in quickly. After his eyes quickly swept over the three of us, he raised his hand to salute me and said respectfully, "report to general Comrade, Red Army sergeant Constantine sukhanov, your order, please!"

I didn't speak. I turned around him with my back. Then I glanced at the rank of lieutenant on his shoulder and said, "Lieutenant suhanov, it seems that you are doing well in the German army. You are promoted from sergeant to lieutenant."

When he heard me say this, he was silent for a while. Then he seemed very excited and said to me, "Comrade General, after the outbreak of the war, I took part in several fierce battles. Later, I was wounded in the battle and was captured. If I had not been injured at that time, I would never have been a prisoner. "

"Come on, Rita, don't scare him." Kirilov saw sukhanov's emotion was very excited, quickly came out to ease the atmosphere. He patted each other on the shoulder and said friendly, "Lieutenant, don't be afraid. None of us blame you for being a prisoner. After all, you were wounded before you were captured."

"Yes, I don't think it's a shame to be captured without resistance." Romanov also showed himself at the moment, he shrugged: "shortly after the outbreak of the war, I was wounded and captured by the enemy."

Hearing what Romanov said, suhanov turned his head and looked carefully at the general in front of him. After a long time, he tentatively asked, "are you general Romanov?"

Romanov was surprised that an officer who had just defected could recognize himself. He asked curiously, "why, comrade suhanov, did you know me before?"

Sukhanov nodded his head vigorously and replied in a affirmative way: "yes, comrade general, although I am not your subordinate, my troops also took part in the battle to defend mojiliov. Later, when we broke through the encirclement, our troops were scattered, and I was also captured with a group of wounded people because I was wounded. "

"There's something I'm curious about, Lieutenant sukhanov," I said to sukhanov after their reminiscence. "Can you give me an answer?"

"Comrade General, please ask." Sukhanov respectfully said: "as long as I know, I will answer truthfully."

"What I want to know is, why do your sentinels shoot as soon as they see our troops appear, and your firepower becomes more fierce when they give the German name?" I really wanted to know what sukhanov thought when he gave the order, so I asked straightforwardly, "when you hear the real number of our army, immediately cease fire, lay down your arms and surrender to our army. I haven't figured it out yet. I hope you can give me an answer. "

"Well, Comrade General." Sukhanov spoke very pure Russian and said: "although my men and I were picked out of the prison camp by the Germans, they never really trusted us, and we never worked for them wholeheartedly. Two weeks ago, when my subordinates heard about the performance of your troops along the Dnieper River, some of them left for you.

As a result, they were not lucky. As soon as they left the barracks, they were found by the German inspectors in the company. After they were captured, the Germans shot them all without saying a word, and moved our company from obukeshiv to the present town of lengdi. For fear of further German retaliation against us, I announced in the army that if we find troops approaching our town at night, we can shoot directly without warning. It is because of this order that the Sentinels, as soon as they see your presence, will decisively fire a warning, and the fire points outside the town will fire immediately. "

After listening to sukhanov, kirilov asked, "Lieutenant, I don't understand. Now that your deserters have been shot by the Germans, how will they retaliate against you? "

"Well, comrade commander." Suhannov looked at kirilov, but because he could not figure out the rank of the other party, he had to give a vague address, and then said, "I'm afraid the Germans will touch our camp in the middle of the night, and when they disarm us, they will either shoot us on the spot or send us back to the prison camp. Because I heard my subordinates say that the troops outside the town said that they were German troops. When we were asked to cease fire immediately, I made up my mind decisively. Anyway, it's a death. I just don't do it twice. No matter how many Germans I can kill, it's better than waiting to die. "

"Well, I see." Romanov added: "when you hear that the troops outside the town, not the Germans, are our troops disguised as the enemy of the city, you immediately order a cease-fire and take the initiative to disarm our troops?"

"Well, Comrade General." Sukhanov nodded his head and replied positively.

"By the way, Lieutenant sukhanov, what's the matter with the armory in the forest?" After finding out the reason why sukhanov and his family were fighting back, I continued to ask the sudden appearance of the armory: "did you or the Germans find it?"

Sukhanov replied without hesitation: "report, comrade general, the Germans don't know the Arsenal at all. Two days ago, my men found several Soviet soldiers in the forest. It happened that my men knew one of them. After a question, they found out that they were soldiers left behind in the warehouse. Because they lost contact with their superiors and didn't get orders, they had to stay. Because the forest road leading to the warehouse was destroyed by them, the Germans never found that there was such a perfect ammunition warehouse so close to Kiev. "

"How did they survive these two years?" It was said that there were still small units of our army left behind in the forest, which aroused kirilov's interest: "have they never been noticed by the Germans?"

"Well, comrade commander." Sukhanov truthfully replied: "in the past, they relied on the food in the warehouse and hunting in the forest to maintain a normal life. But now that the food in the warehouse is finished, they have to venture to the town to find something to eat. As a result, they are discovered by my people. I didn't give them to the Germans, I hid them in our troops. "

"Good job, Lieutenant sukhanov." After listening to sukhanov's story, Romanov couldn't help but be overjoyed. He came forward and slapped each other on the shoulder, praising repeatedly: "you may not think how important these weapons are to us. In this way, even if we recruit a few thousand more people among the urban residents, the weapons will be enough. "

After Romanov finished, I said to sukhanov, "Lieutenant sukhanov, you should be tired after a busy night. Go and have a rest." With that, I yelled to the staff officer who was still standing at the door, "staff officer, take lieutenant sukhanov to have a rest."

As soon as sukhanov leaves, I'll ask Romanov to call together the three division commanders, as well as the artillery commander kaverin and the tank brigade's adjutant major perskin to the headquarters to discuss the details of tomorrow's attack on Kiev. Wittkov, who stayed in smira to deal with the aftermath, returned to the headquarters before the other commanders arrived. But when he heard that we had found enough ammunition to equip two divisions, he was overjoyed and said to kirilov and me: "commander, commissar, that's great. On the way here, I'm still thinking about how to reduce the casualties of our army in the attack on Kiev by relying only on major perskin's tanks and the limited artillery of lieutenant colonel kaverin's regiment. Now, with so many weapons, especially the 30 tanks, our army's ability to attack difficult positions has been greatly improved. " With these words, the commanders who came to the meeting went to the headquarters one after another. Seeing that wittkov had successfully returned to the headquarters from smira, they also came up to greet him. When I saw that the meeting was almost over, I patted the table with my hand and announced in a loud voice, "comrades, please be quiet. We are going to have a meeting." When I heard this, the commanders, who were talking with Vitkov enthusiastically, calmed down and went back to their seats. They all focused on me, waiting for me to announce a new battle order. I coughed, cleared my throat and said, "comrades, first of all, I want to tell you the good news. General rebalko's troops on the left bank of the Dnieper River have entered the attack position one after another. Tomorrow they can launch an attack on bruvalli, which is occupied by the German army, and form a pinch attack on Kiev with our army. As for the detailed plan to attack Kiev, it is up to your commander, general Romanov, to announce it to you. " With that, I turned to Romanov and said, "Comrade General, it's up to you to assign combat tasks to them." Romanov agreed, stood up and began to announce to the commanders on the scene the operational plan that the three of us had just drawn up to seize Kiev from the enemy.