Chapter 1244

"Well done, comrade deputy commander." During the battle of Stalingrad, after listening to the words of bezikov, I was stunned, and then asked: "chief of staff, you should know that the soft soil in the forest in the west, coupled with the enemy's irrigation, almost turned into a swamp. Can our troops still pass?"

After listening to what I said, bizikov couldn't help laughing and said, "Comrade commander, many of our troops have experience in fighting in swamps, not to mention that the forest area is just flooded by water. Even if it is a real swamp, our commanders and fighters can pass it smoothly." Perhaps to convince me, he added, "you know, the enemy also knows the terrain very well. They know that the soil in the forest is soft and they can't go through it even after being irrigated with water, so they will relax their vigilance in this area. We took advantage of this mentality of the German army to send an army to detour back to the left wing of the enemy. When our frontal attack starts, we will launch a surprise attack from the left wing to surprise them. Maybe we can break through the enemy's defense in a moment. "

Bezikov's proposal brightened my eyes. If you think about it carefully, what he said is really reasonable. If the enemy didn't flood the forest area, maybe the defense in that direction would be very tight. But now, as soon as the enemy releases the water, he thinks that it has become a swamp, and our troops can't pass through it at all, so he won't leave too many troops for defense. At most, he will only put some guard troops at some commanding heights.

Thinking of this, I looked up at bezikov and asked, "chief of staff, which unit do you think can take up this circuitous task?"

"I suggest that Colonel babashin's 71st division of the guards do the job." While putting forward his own suggestions, bezikov also explained to me the characteristics of the division. "They have many experiences in fighting in the jungle or swamp. I think it is most appropriate for them to complete this task."

Although my heart approved the attack by the 71st division of Jinwei, I still hesitated and said, "but as soon as the 71st division of Jinwei arrived at chuhuyev, I immediately asked them to go to yikum. Moreover, after entering the forest, they would march for several kilometers in the swamp. Can the commanders and fighters bear their physical strength?"

"Please rest assured, comrade commander." After listening to my worries, Colonel babahin, who had never spoken in the headquarters, quickly stepped forward two steps and said to me, "as long as there is war, we can eliminate the Communist aggressors and defend our great motherland. No matter how hard it is, the commanders and fighters will not have any complaints."

As soon as babashin finished, sivakov, the former division commander of the 71st division of the guards, assured me: "Comrade commander, although this division has paid a lot of casualties in the recent battle, the fighting enthusiasm of the commanders and fighters is still high. As long as you give the order, they dare to break through even if there is a sea of fire ahead."

I looked at sivakov and babashin, then turned my eyes to bezikov, who recommended them, and said with a bitter smile, "well, since you are recommended by the chief of staff of the division, and you are so confident at the same time, let's have a try. When can the troops start? "

Babashin raised his hand to look at the time, then straightened up and reported to me, "Comrade commander, my troops will start in 15 minutes. Do you have any instructions?"

I went up to babashin, gave him a lot of help, raised my hand and patted him on the shoulder, and said with approval, "Comrade Colonel, since your troops are ready, let's go. I wish you success

Babashin raised his hand to salute me, then turned around and walked out of the headquarters.

Looking at babashin's back disappearing from the door, I was about to say a few words when a telephone on the desk rang. Akhromeyev, who was closest to me, picked up the phone and listened for a moment. Then he handed me the phone and said, "Comrade commander, it's for you. It's general krasovsky, commander of the air force group. "

I heard it was from the air force. I rushed to him quickly, took the microphone in his hand and put it to my ear. After taking a deep breath, I politely said, "Hello, general krasovsky. I'm glad to receive your call."

"Hello, general oshanina." Krasovsky used the same polite words: "I just received a call from general vatukin. He asked me to send a plane to cover your attack on Izumi."

"Yes, Comrade General." When I heard that, I gave him a brief introduction of the enemy's deployment on the phone, and then asked, "Comrade General, I don't know how many planes you can send out and how long you can get there?"

Krasovsky was silent for a while, and then replied: "general oshanina, at present, I can only send out two dissatisfied light bombers and two fighter regiments to cover your attack on ijum. The plane will arrive over ijum in 40 minutes. I hope your troops will do a good job in ground coordination to avoid accidental bombing. "

"All right, general krasovsky." When I heard that two light bombers could be dispatched, my heart was filled with ecstasy, but I still tried to control my mood and said in a smooth tone: "my troops have many experiences in cooperating with the air force. I believe they know how to get in touch with the air force and direct the pilots to attack targets."

After I put down the phone, I immediately told akhromeyev: "major, you call the deputy commander and tell him that the air force bombers will arrive over ijum in 40 minutes, so that he can get ready together."

"Yes, I'll transfer your order to the deputy commander at once." Akhromeyev said, and ran to another phone by the wall, intending to convey my order to chisgakov immediately.

Because it was vatukin who came forward to coordinate in person, after only half an hour, I heard the roar of the aircraft motor in the air. I quickly ran outside and looked up into the air. There were hundreds of our bombers flying over our heads in a neat formation, heading south to ijum.

Without waiting for all the planes to fly over my head, I quickly ran into the headquarters and urged akhromeyev: "major, call the deputy commander immediately and tell him that our plane formation has arrived and let him prepare for all battles."

Akhromeyev agreed with a happy face: "OK, I'll inform him right away."

"Comrade commander, this is a call from Colonel babahin." As soon as akhromeyev walked away, the nearby lophov called out, "his troops have reached the forest area."

When I saw lophoff with earphone and transmitter standing behind a telegraph operator, I could not help frowning and said with displeasure, "major, are you not afraid of being eavesdropped by the enemy when you make a wireless call with colonel babashin like this?"

"Don't worry, comrade commander." Lophov, who was criticized by me, said with a smile, "do you forget that many of our operators are Kazakh? They talk in their own language, and even if the Germans eavesdrop, they don't understand what they're saying. "

When lophov said that, I immediately thought of the allusion of "Whisperer". However, after the establishment of this communication force, it was not used for a long time. Almost all of it was idle. I didn't expect that it would be used unexpectedly today. Thinking of this, I quickly asked, "Colonel babahin, have they gone deep into the forest?"

"Not yet," said lophoff, shaking his head. "Their convoy has just reached the edge of the forest. The troops are getting out of the car. It is estimated that they will enter the forest in batches in ten minutes."

"Tell the colonel to speed them up, because we will soon launch a new attack on ijum." In order to make babahin aware of the importance of this mission, I specially stressed: "as our attack unfolds, the enemy's attention will be attracted to the north of the city. They should seize this favorable opportunity to attack the enemy's weak defense areas."

When I saw the Kazakh operator sitting in front of the telephone, yelling in their national language, I turned to ask bzikov, "chief of staff, when will the remaining divisions arrive?"

As for my question, bzikov said helplessly: "Comrade commander, the number of trucks we have at present is limited. We can only transport the troops of one division at a time. Originally, after the 71st division of the guards was sent here by truck, it could turn around to pick up other troops. However, according to your new operational plan, the 71st division of the guards was sent to the forest area. As a result, other troops could only drive to chuhuyev on foot. "

"It seems that the other divisions can't keep up with the battle to liberate ijum." Kirilov said with a smile: "but in this way, the divisions that took part in the war won more honor. In particular, general govoruninenko's 375TH infantry division is the only unit in our group army that is not a close guard division. It is hoped that through the liberation of ijum, they will also be promoted to a close guard division. "

"That's for sure, comrade military Commissar." In a good mood, I said, "the reason why I let general govorunanko's troops serve as vanguard forces is to give them this opportunity to make contributions. No matter when we liberate ijum, the 375TH Infantry Division will be promoted to the close guard division. It's a matter of certainty

While we were chatting, the air force bombed the German positions to the north of ijum, especially the German armored forces that had attacked the 89th division of the guards.

Chisgakov fully demonstrated his military ability. As soon as the bombing was over and the smoke of gunfire had not yet gone, he decisively directed the troops to launch an attack. In order to make the attack work, he launched two divisions at the same time in the front of the whole attack. Our officers and men, under the cover of tanks, rushed to the scattered position bombed by the air force.

Although the German army suffered heavy casualties, they still resisted tenaciously in the face of our army. Just as the battle came to a stalemate, the 71st division of the guards under the command of Colonel babashin successfully walked out of the forest and launched a fierce attack on the west side where the German defense was weak.

After more than ten minutes of fighting, the troops of the 71st division of the guards rushed into the city of ijum. In the north, the German army, who was fighting against our army, found that their rear was attacked by our army, and suddenly became confused.

Taking advantage of the enemy's lax morale and precarious defense line, chisjakov decisively put the remaining two guard divisions into battle. The addition of two new forces became the last straw to crush the German defense. When the enemy found that he could not defend his line of defense, he immediately turned around and ran towards the back, while the slow responders stayed in the position and obediently became prisoners.

After entering the German headquarters in the city, chisgakov called me and happily reported to me: "Comrade commander, ijum has been occupied by our army. There are only a few German troops in the city, and they are still carrying out sporadic resistance. But I believe our soldiers will soon be able to wipe them out. "