Chapter 1190

After entering tomarovka with the teacher of nikolasov, I found that I thought things too optimistic. Although all the 52nd division of the guards entered the city, they were at a disadvantage in terms of strength and equipment compared with the German troops who stuck to the city. No wonder some time ago, the 67th division of the guards rushed into the city and was expelled from the city by the German army.

While I was thinking, a staff officer standing at the window suddenly exclaimed, "look, the enemy is coming. Our guard camp is fighting with them."

The division headquarters is located on the second floor of a relatively strong building that has not been completely destroyed. The view here is very wide and you can see clearly the battles in many streets. Hearing what the staff officer said, I quickly went to the window, found a relatively safe corner, raised my telescope and looked out.

Only a few hundred meters away, an isolated two-story building was besieged by the German army. They set up several machine guns on the ruins nearby, shooting wildly with intensive cross fire. After a while, I thought I was not satisfied. I added a mortar to a flat nearby, and only two or three rounds blasted a hole in the roof of the small building.

Seeing that the roof of the building had been blown through, the German army became more and more crazy. Under the cover of machine guns and mortars, many infantry rushed to the ruins not far from the building and threw grenades into the house from the window.

After a series of explosions, several soldiers hidden inside were blown out of the window. They fell to the ground, some died at that time, some were just injured, but before they stood up, they were shot by the German nearby.

With the German artillery, strafing and grenade throwing, the walls of the building were blasted out everywhere. The German machine gun fire is more fierce, hiding in the building of the officers and men, can only lie on the ground, can avoid from the top of the head whizzing bullets.

Seeing this, Nekrasov loudly told his men: "immediately draw a platoon from the guard camp to rescue the troops in the building."

After hearing the order, his subordinates said with a sad face: "Comrade division commander, we have only one guard platoon left. If all the guards are sent out, the division headquarters will become empty. We can't handle it if the small German troops touch it. "

When he heard this, he turned to me and said seriously, "Comrade commander, it's too dangerous here. You'd better move outside the city."

"No," I said disapprovingly, looking at the small German troops still besieging the small building in the distance, "just these few Germans can't get to us." With that, I called out to the door, "major busmanov."

As I yelled, busmanov came in from the outside, quietly waiting for my order. I pointed to the building in the distance where there was a fierce battle and said to him, "major, you take the guard and destroy the enemy."

After hearing my order, basmanov hesitated for a moment, and then said, "Comrade commander, I only need to take one platoon, and the rest is to stay here to protect you."

I waved my hand and said in an indisputable tone: "Comrade major, there is also a guard platoon of the 52nd division of the guards. With them, our safety can be guaranteed. If you can wipe out the enemy that has come near us as soon as possible, then we will be safer. "

"I see, comrade commander!" Basmanov agreed loudly, then turned and ran out of the headquarters.

As soon as basmanov left, I immediately asked Nekrasov, "Colonel, have you got the line with the headquarters of the group army?"

"Hold on, comrade commander." Nekrasov led me to the table, pointed to one of the telephones above and said, "this is the one that can directly talk to the headquarters of the group army."

"Please dial for me, comrade colonel." I said politely, "I want to speak to chief of staff bezikov."

After the phone was connected, bizikov heard my voice and asked anxiously, "Comrade commander, how did you get to the city of tomarovka? Don't you know that there is street fighting there?"

"Comrade chief of staff, this is not the point." Without waiting for bezikov to finish, I interrupted him and gave him a direct order: "I found that the enemy's strength was far stronger than we expected when I got to the city, so I now order you to immediately transfer the 51st army of general tavartkilaze's guards and the 375TH infantry division of Colonel govorunanko."

"Throw the whole 23rd army of the guards into battle, comrade commander?" After listening to my order, bzikov asked cautiously, "the enemy in the city, is it really worthwhile for us to put in three guard divisions and one infantry division?"

"Yes, chief of staff." As for bezikov's question, I explained to him: "the German army's strength in tomarovka is far greater than we thought. Relying on the existing city fortifications, they are competing with us for houses and streets. And they are constantly fighting back against us. "

"There are also two friendly divisions, aren't there?" Bezikov asked in surprise, "are they still staying in the outer positions and not attacking the city?"

"Well, the two divisions on the East and West wings are engaged in a fierce battle with the German garrison. Although our army sent out air force support, it still failed to let them break through the German peripheral defense positions. " When I said this, I suddenly thought of another thing, and quickly said, "besides, there is only one tank brigade in the city, which is a little weak. Please order general Kravchenko to draw another tank brigade into the city from his fifth army of close guard tanks. "

No sooner had I put down the phone than it rang. I thought it was bezikov who didn't know anything else, so I called again to ask me. Unexpectedly, Zhukov's voice came out of the receiver.

He asked in a low voice, "Hello, Rita, what's the situation there?"

"Report to marshal." I respectfully reported to him that "at present, the troops of the 52nd division of the guards have successfully intruded into tomarovka in the north of the city and are engaged in street fighting with the enemy in the north of the city."

After listening to my report, he was silent for a moment, and said, "the German defense in the tomarovka area is more tenacious than we thought. Although your left and right wings, under the cover of artillery, air force and tanks, launched a fierce attack on the German positions. But so far, it has not been able to break through the German peripheral positions. In order to ensure that your troops will not be expelled from the city by the Germans, it is better to join the reserve immediately. "

"Comrade marshal, the German forces are constantly fighting back against us in the city. Our attack has almost stopped." In order to let Zhukov have a clear understanding of the situation in tomarovka, I report the situation in the city to him in detail: "in order to strengthen the troops' ability to attack fortified positions, in addition to the 71st guard division which is rushing to tomarovka, I have just ordered chief of staff bezikov to put the 51st guard division and the 375TH infantry division into combat. In addition, in order to strengthen the offensive capability of the troops, I asked general Kravchenko to send a tank brigade to support us. "

"Rita, you made the right decision." After hearing this, Zhukov immediately agreed with the arrangement I made. "I will call the commander of the fifth group army and the commander of the mechanized army immediately, so that they can speed up their attack. They must rush into the city as soon as possible to join you and annihilate the German garrison in tomarovka."

After I finished my call with Zhukov, nikolasov came over and asked curiously, "Comrade commander, what does Marshal Zhukov say? Is it to let the friendly forces increase their offensive strength and join us as soon as possible?"

"Yes, it is, comrade colonel." After giving him a brief introduction of the conversation I had just made with Zhukov and bezikov, I went on to say, "before our reserves arrive, you'd better shrink your forces, so that they won't be broken through by the German army because their forces are too weak. Well, look over there. I don't want to see the Germans around the headquarters. "

When I said this, Nekrasov blushed with shame. He said with some embarrassment, "don't worry, comrade commander. I promise you that in the future, the German detachment will never appear near the division finger again."

I nodded, and then told him: "please call the three commanders immediately, and let them appropriately shrink their troops and organize a new defense."

"Comrade commander, it's a bit difficult to handle." As soon as I finished, I found that there was an expression of embarrassment on his face. He murmured, "as you know, the troops have been very scattered since the battle. It's not easy to close them up. A little carelessness may even cause confusion. If the German forces seize this opportunity to fight back, our troops will be defeated. "

"What about that?" Listening to what he said, I can't help worrying that if the troops are really like sheep herding, one company here and one platoon there will fight separately and can't support each other, they will be defeated by the German army. Think of here, I can't help a little crazy, heart said, can't we just see our living power is consumed?

Just then, several commanders came in. One of the leaders came directly to me, raised his hand to salute, and reported: "Comrade commander, division commander sivakov of the 71st division of Jinwei has been ordered to come. I'm waiting for your order to fight. Please give me instructions!"

Seeing the sudden appearance of sivakov, I was overjoyed. I grabbed him by the shoulder and shook him two times. Then I said excitedly, "Comrade Colonel, you are so timely. According to our observation, the strength of the German army in the city is far beyond our imagination. At present, the forces of the 52nd division of the guards are too scattered, and may be defeated by the counterattack Germans individually. So I order you to immediately send out the troops and strengthen the existing occupied positions. "

"Comrade commander." When I finished speaking, sivakov immediately reminded me, "our troops have just entered the city and don't know anything about the situation in the city. If they rashly break into the German firepower network, they will not only help the friendly troops, but also pay unnecessary casualties."

"Don't worry, Colonel sivakov." As soon as his words were finished, nikolasov beside him said with a smile, "I'll send someone to show you the way, so that you can quickly enter the battle position."

"That's great," sivakov said to nikolasov, pointing to the commander behind him. "They are all my commanders. Please send someone to be their guide." Although I am not familiar with these leaders under sivakov, I still shake hands with them one by one and say a few words of encouragement: "Comrade leader, whether we can liberate tomarovka quickly depends on your performance." After listening to what I said, the commanders all expressed their determination to me and said, "Comrade commander, please rest assured that our regiment will firmly stick to its position like a nail and never step back." These commanders may have been used to fighting defensive battles. After hearing my instructions, they all thought of holding their positions. However, I did not correct them. Instead, I followed their words: "comrades, please hold your positions for at least two hours. When our reserves arrive, we can launch a comprehensive attack on the German army."“ Please rest assured, comrades of the commander, "several leaders said with one voice," we promise to complete the task you have given us. " Before the commanders had time to leave, the staff officer standing at the window cheerfully called out: "Comrade commander, come and see, the guard company you sent has wiped out the German army who fled to the headquarters." I walked quickly to the window, but I didn't care if my position was safe, so I picked up the telescope and looked ahead. The battle in Xiaolou was over, and a dozen dejected German prisoners, escorted by the guard company of major busmanov, were coming towards us“ Comrades, come and see. " I called several commanders to the window, pointed to the German prisoners coming in the distance, and said to them, "these enemies came here because of their weak defense. I hope your troops will not let any German soldiers pass after they enter the position. Can you do it? "“ Please rest assured, comrade commander. " The commanders replied neatly, "we can do it. We will never let a German pass through our defense." I nodded, waved my hand to them, and ordered, "let's go, comrades in charge!"