Chapter 1240

Chisgakov's combat deployment was in order, but my heart was never stable. After all, I didn't want to use this kind of frontal attack. In the battle of liberating Kharkov, I used the frontal attack method of attacking many times and breaking through many points. Although it greatly accelerated the attack speed, at the same time, it also made the casualties of the troops reach a level that I could not accept.

Thinking of this, I picked up the phone on my desk and let the signalman get through to the command post of the 309th regiment. When Lukin's voice came out of the receiver, I asked, "Hello, comrade commander, I want to ask you, what's the terrain like near ijum?"

When Lukin heard my question, he was stunned for a moment and then replied, "Comrade commander, the German army has built three lines of defense in the north of ijum, which are connected by traffic trenches. As long as we can occupy their first line of defense, we can divide them into two lines. On one side, they continued to attack along the highway, while on the other side, they made full use of the German traffic trenches to develop their defense depth. "

"Comrade commander, I have learned from your information about the German defense to the north of ijum." When I heard him say this, I knew that he had misunderstood me and quickly explained, "I want to know what the terrain of the other three sides of ijum is like."

"The other three sides of the terrain?" Lu Jin was surprised to hear me say this, but he replied truthfully: "according to the reconnaissance, the West and south of iqumu are thick forests, and the soil inside is soft, so it is impossible to pass the technical equipment. In the East, there is a plain, but there is no shelter there. If you choose a commanding point to set up an observation post, you can see the situation within ten kilometers. "

Lu Jin said that the soft soil in the forest made me understand that the plan of sending tanks through the forest was unrealistic. Although the terrain in the East is flat, which is conducive to the deployment of large-scale tank troops, if the enemy sets up observation posts on the commanding heights, then our every move will be under the enemy's surveillance.

Seeing that I was in a daze with a microphone, chisjakov patted me on the shoulder and kindly reminded me, "Hello, comrade commander, lieutenant commander Lukin is still waiting for your order."

After listening to chisgakov's words, I remembered that I was talking to lieutenant commander Lukin, and then I said to him, "OK, comrade commander, this is the end of our conversation. I'll call you when I think of something to ask. "

"Comrade commander, please wait a moment." Hearing that I wanted to hang up, Lu Jin quickly stopped me, and then asked with a little embarrassment, "I heard that you let the 375TH infantry division be the avant-garde. I don't know when we can join the regiment?"

"Don't worry, comrade commander." For Lu Jin, who was eager to fight, I said with a smile: "when it's your turn to play, I will let you go up naturally. Tell the commanders and fighters not to think about fighting, but to take advantage of the current rare rest time to have a good rest, so that when you put your regiment into battle, you can break out the strongest fighting capacity. "

"I see, comrade commander." Lu Jin also replied with a smile: "I will convey your words to the soldiers."

When I put down the phone, chisjakov tentatively asked, "why, comrade commander, do you plan to attack from other directions as well as from the front?"

"Yes, comrade deputy commander." I didn't hide my true thoughts from chisgakov, just like saying on the ground: "although we have tank battalions for every infantry regiment, it is very difficult to break through the German defense line quickly. I'm afraid that it will be like the 53rd group army attacking Kharkov from the front. It's been fighting for more than ten days, killing 20000 or 30000 people, but only advancing less than five kilometers. "

"Comrade commander, you've been worrying too much." Chisgakov said to me with a smile: "as far as I know, the German defense in ijum is far less solid than that of Kharkov. Even if the 375TH infantry division couldn't break through the German line, what about the 51st, 52nd and 89th guards? Can't the repeated attacks of these three close guard divisions tear open a gap in the enemy's weak defense line? "

"I hope so." Seeing that chisgakov was so optimistic, I couldn't dampen his interest. I could only follow him and say: "you know, these close guard divisions are the main forces to attack Belgorod and Kharkov. I believe they can also achieve brilliant results by seizing a small city like ijum."

Just then, I saw akhromeyev come in from the outside. He went straight up to me, raised his hand to salute me, and then reported, "Comrade commander, I have arranged all the new divisions."

"Well done, comrade major." After praising akhromeyev, I asked him, "major, do you have any plans for German troops to set up fortifications to the north of ijum?"

"Yes, comrade commander." Akhromeyev nodded his head and said definitely, "but it's not very comprehensive."

Chisgakov heard him say so, immediately said: "major, quickly get the map."

Akhromeyev went out for about two or three minutes, then came in with a roll of map in his hand. He went to the table, spread out the map on the table, and then introduced the situation to us: "two comrades, please have a look. The enemy built three lines of defense to the north of ijum, each consisting of two trenches. The top of the half man high trench is covered with a top cover of different strength, which can not only prevent the damage of shrapnel, but also play a camouflage role.

The trenches are connected by traffic trenches extending in all directions, with barbed wire and minefields in front. In the depth of defense, at the commanding heights, residential areas and forest edges, there are supporting points to form their own circular defense and maintain mutual firepower contact. "

After akhromeyev introduced the defense situation of the German army, both chisjakov and I became serious. It seems that we greatly underestimated the strength of the German army when we just arranged the combat mission. Such fortifications are difficult to break through if they are not covered by artillery fire in advance and only rely on tanks to guide infantry to attack.

"Comrade commander." After thinking for a while, chisgakov said to me solemnly, "why don't we wait for the artillery to come up and prepare for the enemy's defensive zone before launching an attack?"

"No, absolutely not." Without hesitation, I denied chisjakov's proposal and said to him solemnly, "Comrade deputy commander, when our artillery attacked Kharkov, we almost ran out of shells in stock. Now, even if we transfer them up, it won't help much. "

"Is that still the original operational deployment?" After hearing this, chisjakov frowned and then asked, "if it's not successful to rely on tank impact alone, what should we do?"

As for whether I can break through the German defense line, I have no idea at the moment. When I heard the question of chisgakov, I could only say vaguely: "now, we have to try."

More than two hours later, lophoff, who was sitting by the telephone, stood up and came over to give me a telegram. At the same time, he reported: "Comrade commander, the eighth group army of the guards has launched an attack on the enemy's line of defense."

"Great, that's great!" He took the telegram from my hand, looked at it carefully twice, looked up at me and said, "if general trakov's troops can draw the attention of the main German forces to their direction, then we may break through the German defense line quickly."

I didn't say anything about this analysis of chisgakov. I just nodded. Then I told lophov, "major, you are closely following the movement of the eighth group army of the guards. If you have any new information, please report it to me immediately."

"Yes, comrade commander." Perhaps inspired by the news of our attack, lophoff replied with high spirits.

"Comrade commander," chisgakov asked me eagerly as soon as lophov left, "do you think general trakov's troops can break through the German line?"

"What's the matter with you, comrade deputy commander?" Seeing that he was worried about gain and loss, I could not help but ask in a strange way: "you and I all know the strength of the eighth group army. Even if other troops can't tear a gap in the German line of defense, I think general trakov's troops can succeed. "

Listening to my confidence, chisjakov nodded with a bitter smile and said helplessly: "Comrade commander, let's wait and see when general trakov's troops can break through the German defense line."

I raised my hand and looked at my watch. It was six o'clock in the morning, but tavartkilaze, who had left the headquarters for several hours, neither returned to the headquarters nor received any phone calls from him. For a moment, I could not help worrying about his safety. After all, we had not occupied chuhuyev for a long time. There might be sporadic German troops in the city. If he was attacked on the road, we would lose a lot.

Thinking of this, I raised my head and asked chisgakov, "Comrade deputy commander, have you heard from general tavartkiraze? He's been away from the headquarters for hours, but he hasn't come back yet. "

Chisgakov heard me say this, walked quickly to the door, and cried out to the outside, "Hello, where's major basmanov? Come to me

Soon, I heard basmanov's voice outside the door: "Hello, comrade deputy commander, do you have any instructions?"

"General tavartkiraze has been away from the headquarters for several hours, but he has not come back yet." Only listen to chisgakov give busmanov an order: "major, you immediately send some soldiers out to look for him. If you meet him, ask him to come back to the headquarters immediately. Do you understand? "

"I see." After busmanov agreed, I heard a rapid step from near to far, and then I could not hear any more.

Chisgakov came back to me and said to me solemnly, "Comrade commander, I've sent the guard camp out to look for general tavartkiraze. I believe there will be a report soon."

In my heart, I prayed for general tavartkiraze to appear in the headquarters as soon as possible. In a few hours, the army will start. If something happens to a commander at the military level at this time, it will be a blow to the morale of the army.

Trakov's troops launched a fierce attack on the enemy's defensive positions at six o'clock. At seven o'clock, the first wave of war reports came. It is said that the enemy's first line of defense was torn open by the guards, one kilometer wide, and wedged into the German army, two kilometers deep.

Seeing such a battle report, chiska cofton was very happy. He said to me excitedly: "Comrade commander, general trakov's troops are really powerful. In just one hour, they broke through the German position and are developing in depth. Do you think we need to order the troops to set out and help them? " After thinking for a moment about this proposal, I resolutely rejected it: "no, comrade deputy commander, this is not the time for us to send troops. On the contrary, we should continue to stand still and give the enemy in the south a false impression that our commanders and fighters have become exhausted and unable to continue to attack after successively liberating Kharkov and chuhuyev. In this way, they may be used to guard our troops, draw some of them out to the southeast, counter general trakov's troops, and try to fill the gap that has been broken through. " After listening to my analysis, chisjakov nodded and said with approval, "Comrade commander, you are right. After their attack, general trakov estimated that the enemy to the north of ijumu was also in the first level of combat readiness, ready to attack our troops from the south of chuhuyev. At this time, we deliberately stood still and let the enemy have an illusion, so that they could transfer troops from the defense line to strengthen the defense line in the southeast of the city. " I waited for chisgakov to finish, then turned my eyes to akhromeyev: "major, we are north of ijum. Are there any reconnaissance troops?"“ Yes, comrade commander. " Akhromeyev and I have been together for a long time. From my brief questions, I immediately guessed my intention, and quickly replied, "there are two reconnaissance teams at present, which are in the forest west of Izumi. They all carry radio stations, and they can send back the information they have detected at any time. "“ Major, send them a message immediately. " When I heard that there was a reconnaissance team near ijum, I was confident. I told akhromeyev, "let them closely monitor the movement of the German army, and report to the headquarters as soon as they find the enemy moving."