Chapter 1237

In the second half of the night, with the arrival of the 89th division of the guards, there was also major akhromeyev, director of operations. I knew in my heart that this arrangement must have been written by chisgakov. He knows that I trust akhromeyev, and the major has a strong organizational ability. It is most appropriate for him to be responsible for the reception and deployment of the troops.

After I briefly introduced my plan to akhromeyev, I asked him to deploy the three divisions and two tank brigades he was about to arrive in the right positions according to the attack plan.

After my order was given, akhromeyev did not leave immediately, but stood in a daze. Seeing his thoughtful appearance, I guessed that he might have some other ideas, and then asked curiously, "major, do you have any different views on my plan?"

Akhromeyev raised his hand and scratched the back of his head. Then he said with some formality, "Comrade commander, I have different opinions. I don't know whether to say it or not."

"Say what you think, without scruple." In order to let him speak freely, I specially stressed: "just think you are still the chief of staff of the division for me."

When I said this, he immediately seemed a lot more natural. He pointed to the map and said to me, "Comrade commander, although the roads of the east line and the south line look similar on the map, if I really want to choose the direction of attack, I will definitely choose the South instead of the East."

"Why, major?" I can't help frowning at his statement, because according to my analysis, it is the best way to choose the east line to attack the German army. At the moment, akhromeyev has put forward the opposite proposal. In order to find out what happened, I urged him to say, "tell me your reasons quickly."

"According to the information I have, although the road to the East is not blocked by rivers and swamps, there is no forest on both sides of the road." Ahlomeyev frowned and said: "if the road is destroyed by the German army, then our marching speed will be affected. If our troops are jammed on the road, they are attacked by the German air, and there is no shelter around them, they will suffer huge losses. "

Only a few words from akhromeyev can't make me change my mind, so I tentatively asked, "if we can get air cover when we march on the east line, will the situation be better?"

Akhromeyev looked at me and said helplessly, "Comrade commander, it's good to have air cover. But if the German destroyed the road, so that our troops can not quickly advance, even with the cover of the air force, encounter German air strikes and long-range artillery, then it is still inevitable to suffer huge losses. "

Hearing that akhromeyev repeatedly tried to persuade me to change my route, my heart was slightly unhappy. After a moment of silence, I asked, "major, what will happen if you take the south route?"

"Comrade commander, according to the war reports I received, all the enemies we repulsed retreated along the road to the south." Akhromeyev pointed to the map again and said to me: "although it is possible for the German army to build a lot of defense lines along the route of ijum, the road condition is certainly better than that of the south line. After all, the German army are all concentrated in this area. In order to counter attack Kharkov, they will not casually destroy the road here."

Although akhromeyev has said so much, I still stubbornly believe that I have chosen the right route. But in order not to dampen his enthusiasm, I raised my hand, looked at my watch, and said to him, "OK, major, this will be discussed after the report of the Scout comes back. Now you go to settle the troops first. Remember, before dawn, the 52nd guard division and the 375TH Infantry Division will also arrive. You should arrange their accommodation in advance. "

"I see. I'll arrange it now." Akhromeyev finished, raised his hand cleanly and saluted, then turned and walked out of the headquarters.

Watching akhromeyev leave, tavartkilaze said to me with a smile: "Comrade commander, our combat director has a personality. He knows that launching an attack from the east line is your designated combat plan, but he still stubbornly wants to overthrow your plan."

When I just heard that akhromeyev was opposed to his plan, I was quite upset. Now I calm down and think about it. I think what he said is reasonable. He raised his hand to stop tavartkilaze and said, "Comrade General, I think we'd better wait until the report of the Scout comes back, and then we'll study which line to attack from."

After I finished, I picked up the phone from my desk and dialed the headquarters. The one who answered the phone was bezikov. When he heard my voice, he immediately asked happily, "Comrade commander, have the troops of the 89th division of the guards arrived?"

"Yes, chief of staff." After I vaguely agreed, I asked, "where is Comrade deputy commander?"

"He went to the 52nd division of the guards and said that he would urge general Nekrasov to speed up the assembly and try to get to chuhuyev before dawn." He might have guessed that I would ask kirilov next, and hastily added: "Comrade military commissar went to the 375TH infantry division. He said that he would do political and ideological work for the commanders and fighters. What can I do for you? "

"That's it, Colonel bzikov." It's said that the two main leaders are not here, so I can only tell bezikov what I want to do. "I want to contact General trakov of the eighth group army of the guards, but now the communication power here is insufficient. I plan to ask them to send major lophov, the communication director first."“ I see, comrade commander. " "Although neither of them is here, I can decide this matter. I'll send major lophov to you right away," he said With my orders, less than an hour later, the dusty major lophoff appeared in front of me. He was accompanied by a communication group with two telephones. While the signalmen were setting up the lines and placing the telephones, lophoff came to salute me and asked respectfully, "Comrade commander, do you want to contact General trakov now?"“ Yes, comrade major. " "I want to know what's going on there," I said in an official voice Lophov turned to look at his subordinates and said to me apologetically, "Comrade commander, please wait for a quarter of an hour. After the telephone is installed, I can contact the eighth group army of the guards."“ Can I speak to general trakov directly? " I asked tentatively. Lophoff shook his head and said regretfully, "sorry, comrade commander, although you can communicate with each other wirelessly with the telegraph, the contents of the conversation are easily eavesdropped by the German army, which leads to the leakage of secrets. So you can only contact General trakov in the form of telegram."“ What about calling? " "It's always OK to call him directly from this kind of phone with a telephone line," tavartkiraze asked curiously“ Neither, Comrade General. " Looking at tavartkilaze, lophov replied with a little bewilderment: "we don't have a telephone line to the eighth group army, so we can't make a direct call. The only way is to send a telegram."“ All right, telegram, telegram. " Knowing that the desire to talk directly with trakov could not be achieved, I said to lophov helplessly, "let the soldiers speed up and contact the friendly forces as soon as possible." It was said that it would only take a quarter of an hour, but it was almost an hour before lophov and trakov got in touch. However, the telegram sent by lophov himself was answered only a few minutes later. "We will attack the enemies of the North Donets at dawn today," wrote trakov's telegram. If you can cooperate, our attack will be more smooth After reading the telegram, I turned to tavartkilaze and asked, "Comrade General, do you have any news from the scouts sent by the 309th regiment?" Tavartkilaze shook his head and said, "so far, I haven't received any relevant information." When he saw me frowning, he said, "I'll call lieutenant colonel Lukin and ask if there's any progress." When tavartkilaze went to call somewhere else, lophoff looked at me and asked, "Comrade commander, how can we call general trakov back?"“ Major, call back to trakov. "I saw that lophoff's finger was on the button of the transmitter, and I began to dictate the message:" because our army has not yet completed the assembly, and the enemy's situation is unknown, we can not provide you with the necessary support when you attack the German Army. " As soon as the telegram was sent, tavart killazer came over. From his serious expression, I knew something was wrong. I quickly asked, "Comrade General, how did lieutenant commander Lu Jin report to you?"“ Comrade commander, a situation discovered by the Scouts is basically consistent with the situation just analyzed by major akhromeyev. " Tavartkilaze said anxiously: "the area where chuhuyev started ten kilometers east was destroyed by the German army. They cut off the road every 500 meters and filled it with water. The Scout walked seven or eight kilometers and found that the road conditions were all like this. In order to find out how long the German army has destroyed the road, the scouts are still moving eastward. "“ What about the situation in the south? " When I heard that the German army had destroyed the road in the East, my heart sank and I asked, "was the road also destroyed by the German?"“ No, the road to the south is still in good condition. " Tavartkilaze reported to me, but then he said in embarrassment: "however, the enemy has built fortifications in many areas. If we want to pass, we are bound to go through fierce fighting."