Chapter 1156

No matter I or katukov, I am not surprised by the result. Because we both know that this new type of tank is almost invincible on the battlefield as long as it is not bombarded by German long-range heavy artillery or aircraft. It is like playing against German tanks.

Just now, when the tanks of the tank army formed a battle formation and charged forward, the whole battle was simply useless. Only a few of the shells fired by German tanks when they retreated hit our tanks, but they were not ejected. That is, our tanks, undamaged, continue to roar forward. As long as the German tanks are hit, if the situation is good, they can continue to drive for a long distance with fireworks, and then the tankers inside can abandon their cars and run for their lives; Bad luck, the turret was directly overturned, the crew inside the instant ashes.

I was looking at the smoke filled battlefield with periscope when katukov suddenly called me: "Hello, Rita, come here quickly. The general wants to talk to you."

I stood up straight, went to katukov and took the phone from him. Hearing my voice, watujing asked, "how's it going? Is there no German tank in front of oboyan? "

I don't know why vatukin asked, so I quickly turned to katukov. He opened his mouth and said in a low voice, "before I can report the war situation to the general, he will come to you."

After figuring out what was going on, I quickly replied, "report to senior general, there are only some destroyed tanks in my sight."

"Well done, comrade oshanina!" It was probably from the headquarters of the group army that vatukin learned that I had sent tank troops to support him, so he said to me with appreciation, "your soldiers are also good. Please convey my thanks to them. If you have nothing to do, don't stay with katukov. Come to me at once. "

I put down the phone and asked povsky to stay and wait for them. I asked them to follow katukov's arrangement and deploy new defensive positions around oboyan. Then he got on the jeep and rushed to the headquarters of the front army.

When I walked into the headquarters of the front army, I saw watujing calling at the door near the inner room. He yelled at the microphone: "what? Did you repel the enemy's attack? That's great. That's great, comrade shumilov. If you continue to repel the German attack tomorrow as you do today, the Germans will soon have no strength to attack korocca. "

He put down the phone, saw me standing in front of him, and immediately said happily, "Comrade o'shanina, you are here! Don't stand here. Come inside quickly. " Then he put a hand on my shoulder and took me to the house.

Entering the room inside, I saw a burly commander sitting at the table. I habitually glanced at his epaulets, and I was startled to find that he was a marshal. After I saw vasilevsky's face clearly, I broke away from vatujing's hand in a hurry and stood up to salute: "Hello, marshal, oshanina is under orders..." speaking of this, I couldn't help getting stuck. I don't know whether to say "come" or "report"? However, neither of these two statements seems to be in line with the current situation. After all, it was watujing, not him, who called me to the headquarters of the front army.

"Don't be embarrassed, comrade oshanina!" Vasilevsky said politely, "your troops have been playing well these days. Although the German troops have occupied many areas on the surface, their living strength has been greatly weakened."

As for huasilevsky's praise, I said humbly: "marshal, because of the great disparity between the enemy and ourselves, although we have consumed a lot of their strength, it may still be difficult to drive them out of our defense area."

"I know, I know, comrade oshanina, I know all that you said." "Marshal Zhukov is now commanding the forces of the central front army in the north and waging a fierce battle with the German army from the north," said vasilevsky. Although the German army broke through the junction of the 13th and 70th army, their offensive was soon restrained. As the living strength of the German army is consumed little by little, our counterattack has entered the countdown

I counted the time silently, remembering that Hitler would not transfer Manstein's troops to resist the Allies until the ninth Allied landing attack in Sicily. Before that, the German army was always actively launching attacks. If the Soviet Army wanted to carry out counterattack under the fierce German offensive, it would not play any role except to increase the casualties of the troops. However, I think about it in my heart. I dare not say it.

"Comrade oshanina, what do you think?" I was just thinking about it, when I suddenly heard that watujing asked me such a question.

"Comrade commander," in order to avoid answering the wrong questions, I had to ask in a bold way, "senior general, I didn't hear what you just asked. Can you say it again?" In order to cover up his just distracted, I also specially pointed to his ear and said, "after listening to the sound of guns for a day, my ears are a little hard to use."

Vatukin and vasilevsky looked at each other, then laughed helplessly, and repeated the question again: "Marshal told you that our southern army will launch a comprehensive counterattack against the German army tomorrow. I want to ask your opinion."

Vatujing's words startled me. My heart said that even before Prokhorovka's tank war, you want to launch a counterattack. Isn't this a suicide? After he finished, I said carefully: "Comrade General, please forgive me for saying that it's not the right time to launch a counterattack against the German army. Because their effective strength has not been really weakened, when we launch a counterattack at this time, we will not only cause a lot of casualties, but also fail to achieve the desired effect. "

After hearing this, vatukin did not make a statement. Instead, he turned to vasilevsky and asked, "marshal, comrade oshanina has already said her opinion. What do you mean?"

I stare nervously at vasilevsky, like a student waiting for the teacher to announce his exam results. Although my opinion is very appropriate under the current circumstances, it would be more abominable if I openly disagree with a senior commander.

Vasilevsky bowed his head and thought about it, then said slowly: "judging from the current situation, although the German forces have been weakened, their overall strength is still very strong, which can be seen from today's fighting situation. So I agree with Rita that this is not a good time to fight back against the German army. "

I was relieved to hear that vasilevsky used my nickname when addressing me. Especially when he said that he agreed with me, he completely put down the big stone in his heart.

Watujing took a look at me, then turned his attention to vasilevsky and asked carefully: "marshal, when do you think I can launch a counterattack is the most appropriate time?"

Vasilevsky didn't answer his question, but looked at me and said, "Rita, if I'm not wrong, you should have a more complete idea in your heart, right?"

His words also attracted watujing's attention. The latter looked at me and said, "Comrade oshanina, tell me what you think, so as to give me a reference."

"Comrade marshal, Comrade General." Since both of them wanted me to talk about their views, it would be impossible for them not to express any opinions, so I politely said, "if we want to launch a comprehensive counterattack, the first thing to solve is the German armored forces."

"German armored forces?" Vatukin may have been reminded of the sad past by me. A few months ago, the southwest front army under his command was defeated by the German SS equipment troops. It is estimated that he would have wanted to avenge this for a long time. Otherwise, he would not have gnashed his teeth like now“ We have many excellent commanders who died bravely when fighting against them. We will get revenge sooner or later. "

"Tell me, Rita, how we're going to wipe out the SS Panzer." Vasilevsky looked at me and continued.

I saw a big map spread out on the table. When I came in, vasilevsky was looking at it. After staring at the map for a moment, I found the place I wanted to find, pointed to it, and said, "marshal, please see, Prokhorovka, the guard tank of the grassland front army and the defense of the fifth group army, will be the focus of the German army's next attack. According to our reconnaissance, the main forces of the German "Hitler division", "imperial division" and "skull division" are gathering in this direction. It seems that they want to fight with our main forces here and repeat the scene of the battle of Kharkov. "

"These damned bandits, I will never let them succeed in their treachery." In an unusual way, watujing bit his back teeth and cursed: "last time we suffered a great loss from them, this time I will teach them a lesson."

"What kind of situation do you think this battle will take?" After looking at the map for a while, vasilevsky looked up at me and asked, "what's the final result?"

"Marshal," I know they are more familiar with the terrain of this area than I am, so I didn't waste my breath to introduce them, but said directly, "south of Prokhorovka, there are open plains, which are suitable for mechanized troops. Therefore, I think that in the next battle, both sides will definitely compete with a large number of tanks. "

After hearing this, vasilevsky thought about it, and then asked thoughtfully, "Rita, do you think our tanks can have an advantage over German tanks?"

"Marshal," as I said this, I glanced at vatukin in the corner of my eye. I don't know if he has the authority to know the origin of these tanks, so I can only say vaguely, "if our new tanks face-to-face with German tanks, we will surely win.". In today's battle, the tanks of the close guard tank army have destroyed dozens of German tanks, but only a dozen of them have suffered minor injuries. After simple repair, they can immediately return to battle. "

Listen to me, whether it's vasilevsky or watu Kyoto nodded, with a satisfied smile on his face. Vasilevsky continued: "if we put hundreds of such tanks into battle at the same time, against the same number of German tanks, is the final winner reliable for us?"

I wanted to go on with what vasilevsky said and flatter him by the way, but as soon as I said it, it turned into something else: "sorry, marshal, I don't think so. I think if we want to defeat the German armored forces, especially the most elite SS armored forces, it depends on the number of our tank maintenance stations and the luck to see if God is on our side. "

Both of them were stunned by my strange statement. After a while, vatukin asked, "if you say our tanks are better than German tanks, why do you still have no confidence?"“ Comrade General. " I patiently explained to vatukin: "although our new tank is very advanced, not only in armor but also in firepower, which is superior to the German Tiger tank, because the time of equipping troops is not long, the tank soldiers are still unable to master this new weapon skillfully. If the German army has planes and cannons to assist in the battle, our tanks can easily become the targets of the enemy's attack in the distance from several thousand meters to several hundred meters. In yesterday's and today's battles, the tanks of the mechanized third army were completely destroyed because they were attacked by German heavy artillery and aircraft. " After my words, the expressions on the two faces became dignified. After a long time, vasilevsky then asked: "you just said that the number of tank maintenance stations is also the key to success. What do you mean?"“ Marshal, if there are enough tank maintenance stations, we can repair our destroyed tanks in time. The German army was far away from the rear, and one tank was destroyed, one less. Our tank maintenance station is close to the battlefield, and can repair the destroyed tanks at any time. In this situation, the strength of both sides will be reversed, and the time will come for us to counterattack. " After what I said, vassilevsky immediately told vatukin, "Comrade vatukin, it's better to finish the work of tank maintenance station today, so that the fifth group army of close guard tanks can open up its hands and compare with the armored forces of the German SS."“ Don't worry, comrade marshal. " "I'm going to arrange for the establishment of enough tank maintenance stations in Prokhorovka area by noon tomorrow," watujing said with a smile