Chapter 1115

When bhuttovo was lost, Yakovlev was attacked by the German army, which made me headache. At this time, Danilov mentioned the old story again: "Comrade commander, it seems that the situation of the 51st division of the guards is very dangerous. Maybe they can't hold the position under the attack of the enemy. Therefore, I suggest that the 89th and 92nd divisions of the guards directly under the group army be put into combat immediately. "

"I don't agree, comrade deputy commander." After listening to his words, I was not famous immediately. However, in order to worry about my image, I didn't fly into a rage. I just said sternly: "the two divisions you just mentioned are our general reserves. They can't be used easily until the last moment. Moreover, it's about 50 kilometers from their station to Yakovlev. Even if they take a bus, it will take two hours at the fastest. Now the enemy planes are flying over us. If there is a convoy of more than 200 trucks on the road, it will be the target of the enemy planes. It is estimated that before they arrive at Yakovlev, they will be defeated by the heavy bombardment of enemy planes. "

Who knows Danilov said with disapproval: "Comrade commander, if we do not reinforce the 51st division of the guards in time, I am afraid they will not be able to withstand the German attack. Moreover, in order to ensure that the defense line is not broken by the German army, I think it is worth the sacrifice. "

After listening to what he said, I shrunk my mouth and laughed bitterly in my heart: "this is the fixed thinking of the older generation of soldiers. In order to win, they only rely on their personal courage and enthusiasm. For them, as long as they can get the final victory, even if they pay a big sacrifice. And what I have to do is to win the most at the least cost. "

While I was still thinking about how to reply, povsky, who received a phone call next to me, suddenly reported to me: "Comrade commander, according to the artillery observer, the positions of the group artillery during the early morning shelling were heavily bombed by the German air force a few minutes ago. Several heavy guns that had not yet been transferred were all destroyed in the bombing, with nearly 100 artillery casualties. "

When I heard the bad news, I slapped the table on the table and started to attack povsky: "Comrade Colonel, didn't I ask you to order the artillery to withdraw to the original defense area immediately after finishing the shelling? Why are the artillery and artillery still in their original positions? Didn't you expect that the enemy would retaliate by shelling or bombing the area? "

Bowski, who was criticized by me, bowed his head and replied in shame: "Comrade commander, this is the situation. After the early morning shelling, the heavy artillery battalion was ordered to move. As a result of the transfer process, a truck towing artillery had a problem and dropped anchor in the middle. In order to wait for the car, the battalion commander ordered the whole battalion to stop. Who knows, the car was not repaired, but the German plane came first. "

"Captain, remove the battalion commander immediately and take him to military court." I heard that it was a wrong order from an artillery battalion commander, which directly led to the destruction of several heavy guns of our army and the tragedy of hundreds of casualties. I couldn't help but get angry. I pointed to povsky and said to him, "go and give this order at once."

When povsky heard my order, he said with a bitter face, "Comrade commander, please forgive me. I don't think it's possible to send this artillery battalion commander to the military court?"

"Why?" I asked angrily. At the same time, I thought that even if the artillery battalion commander had something to do with it, I would never forgive him.

"Because, because..." after two consecutive reasons, povsky suddenly summoned up courage and then said: "in the bombing of the enemy plane, the truck of the artillery battalion commander was directly hit by the bomb, which led to the death of the shells in the carriage. He was blown to the bone."

Since the battalion commander who gave the wrong order had died, I would not worry about it any more. Instead, I told him, "Comrade Colonel, at present our air force has not been able to control the air in the battlefield, so our artillery should pay attention to concealment and not become the target of enemy planes. If the artillery is completely destroyed, we will not be able to fight the next battle. "

"Don't worry, comrade commander." Povsky assured me solemnly, "I'll say hello to the heads of the regiments again to avoid similar things happening again."

I turned to Yakovlev again. "Colonel, the German army is now rushing to the position of the tavartkilaze division. Can our artillery help them?"

"No problem." Povsky agreed very readily, "in the rear of the first line of defense, we have deployed a cannon regiment and a close guard rocket battalion. Except for the shelling in the early morning, they have been on standby. I can order them to intercept the German army line attacking Yakovlev."

"Captain, in that case, what are you doing here?" When I heard bofsky's proposal, I urged him: "give the artillery a firing order quickly, and try to destroy more German tanks in the open field."

The phone on the desk in front of me rang again when povsky assigned his men a task. Danilov picked it up and listened for a moment. Then he put his hand over the phone and handed it to me. At the same time, he kindly reminded me, "it's commander watujing. His attitude is not friendly."

I am very clear that vatukin's call at this time is probably for the sake of bhuttovo's fall. So I silently took the call from Danilov, put it in my ear, and respectfully said, "Hello, comrade commander of the front army, I'm oshanina. Do you have any instructions?" A moment later, vatukin's roaring voice almost broke my eardrum, so that I had to move the receiver away from my ear, only to hear him say angrily: "Comrade oshanina, please explain to me why you lost bhuttovo, why don't you report it to me in time? If I had not seen the news of the German occupation of butovo from the intelligence intercepted by the intelligence department, I would not have known that our front line had been broken through by the German forces. " I can't laugh or cry about vatukin's responsibilities. I reported to him when bhuttovo was bombed by German troops and attacked by ground armored forces, and asked him to send air force support. I didn't expect that at the moment, he would blame me for butovo's failure. However, when he finished speaking, I had to be careful and say: "Comrade commander, I have ordered the commander of the 67th division of the guards, Colonel baksov, to organize the troops to fight back and ask him to take back butovo before dark." After listening to my reply, vatukin snorted coldly and said impolitely, "Comrade oshanina, remember that although the German offensive is fierce, you must keep butovo anyway. Even if we can't hold on, we have to drag the enemy there for at least three days. Do you understand? "“ I see, comrade commander. " I raised my hand to look at my watch and explained to him, "I've sent a new regiment of lieutenant colonel chejerikov to help the barksov division fight back against bhuttovo. I'm sure I can get the city back."“ Is this leader reliable? " After listening to what I said, vatukin hesitated and asked, "what do I mean? Is Lt. Col. chejerikov reliable? Does he have relevant combat experience?"“ Don't worry, comrade commander. " Shejerikov has always been one of my highly valued subordinates. No matter in defensive or offensive warfare, he has a good set of skills. At this moment, when I hear watujing's question, I naturally want to say a few good words for him: "Lieutenant Colonel shejerikov has been my subordinate since the establishment of the independent division in Stalingrad. He is an excellent commander with rich combat experience." After I introduced shijerikov, I heard that vatukin was obviously relieved, and then he said, "in that case, in three hours, that is, at two o'clock in the afternoon, you can report to me the information about the attack on butovo." Danilov saw me put down the phone, hesitated for a moment, then said to me: "Comrade commander, the current situation is not optimistic, our first line of defense is in danger, we must provide some help to our commanders and fighters. Why don't you transfer Colonel cheroff's 90th division to strengthen the 67th division? " I stare at Danilov and don't speak. I feel extremely ambivalent at the moment. It's just like a shareholder who has just bought a ticket and immediately encounters the drop limit. Is it a brave man who will be resolute? Or wait patiently until break even? However, before making this decision, I must first make it clear whether this slump is a general trend or a technical adjustment. After walking back and forth in the room, my thinking gradually became clear: the battle of Kursk ended with the victory of the Soviet army and the defeat of the German army, so the current difficulties are temporary. With the strength of my own, I should be able to block the German army's attack or counterattack bhuttovo. Thinking of this, I stopped, turned around, walked quickly to the table, and said to Danilov, "Comrade deputy commander, I have made up my mind. The reserves will not move." Seeing what he wanted to say, I quickly raised my hand to stop him and said to myself, "I believe that either general tavartkilaze or Colonel baksov can defend Yakovlev or recover butovo with their strength." Seeing that I was so stubborn, Danilov had no choice but to hold his nose and promise, "well, comrade commander, since you say so, I respect your decision." Towards twelve o'clock, the director of communications, lophov, sent two telegrams: one from major general tavartkiraze and the other from Colonel baksov. "The German attack has been shattered by our brave guards," tavartkiraze wrote in his telegram. They left nearly 40 burning tanks and more than 500 corpses in front of our position, and then they went back to their starting position Baksov's telegram was simpler: "bhuttovo has recovered!"