Chapter 1261

"Colonel, before the shelling started, you were a few kilometers away from kaniv. How did you get into the city so quickly?" "What's the matter? What's the matter?" I asked

"Comrade commander, this is the situation." Shejerikov reported to me the process of seizing kaniv: "before the battle started, I remembered that in the previous battles, you often took advantage of the favorable opportunity when the enemy was being shelled by our army and could not observe the situation, let the army quietly approach the enemy's position, and when the shelling was over, you launched a decisive charge. In this way, the enemy can be caught unprepared and the casualties of our army can be greatly reduced. "

"Yes, when the enemy is suppressed by our artillery fire, sending troops to quietly approach the enemy's position is indeed my usual tactic." I nodded my head and said, "in such a time, the Germans usually leave only a few soldiers for observation, and the rest either hide in the blast hole or retreat to the second line of defense. Why, did you sneak into the city today when the enemy was shelled and unable to observe? "

"You guessed right. After our shelling started, my scouts reported to me that the enemy in the city was moving to the defensive position by the river." Shejerikov went on to say: "I think that since the enemy in the city is moving towards the river, the forces in the city will become empty. If we attack the city at this time, we can certainly contain a lot of enemy forces and cover the cross river battle of friendly forces, so that we can lead the troops to approach the city quietly.

As a result, when I arrived at the outskirts of the city, I sent someone to sneak into the city for reconnaissance. Unexpectedly, I found that the garrison in the city was so small that there was no more than one company. Seeing that the garrison in the city was so empty, I knew the opportunity was rare, so I immediately organized troops to attack the city.

Our attack blinded the defenders in the city. Only after more than ten minutes of fighting, we solved the battle. Except for a few enemies who were killed, the rest laid down their arms and surrendered to us. "

"What, only after more than ten minutes of fighting, has the battle been solved?" If shijerikov is not a subordinate I am familiar with, then I will definitely think that he is talking nonsense and lying about the military situation. The Germans are not paper-based. Even when they face the attack of a regiment, they will not give up their arms after resisting for more than ten minutes. So I asked in a more emphatic tone, "Comrade commander, is what you said true?"

"Yes, comrade commander." Obviously, shejerikov recognized the suspicion in my voice and quickly explained: "although the German army has a company in the city, there are more than a dozen serial numbers, so it is impossible to organize effective resistance in the face of our sudden attack."

"So it is." After listening to xiejerikov's explanation of the reason, I can't help feeling that his luck is really good. Originally, he thought that the capture of kaniv would be a fierce battle. Unexpectedly, he met a group of mobs. In just ten minutes, he ended the battle and successfully occupied kaniv. However, in order to prevent this lucky commander from belittling the enemy, I specially told him on the phone: "Comrade commander, at present, the 52nd division of the guards has not completely occupied the German position, and the fighting is still going on. You immediately deploy troops and send them to the riverside to support the 52nd division of the guards, so as to eliminate the enemy as soon as possible. "

After I gave this order, I was deeply afraid that he would have a fever and send out all the troops. I quickly added: "Comrade commander, I remind you that although I order you to send troops to the river to support the friendly forces, it can not affect the defense of the city. I don't want to see the enemy by the river being destroyed and the city being taken back by the enemy. "

"Comrade commander, you can rest assured." "I will immediately send two battalions to the riverside to support the friendly forces, and leave the most effective battalion in the city. I will never let the enemy enter kaniv again," he told me confidently

I put down the phone and remembered that baksov had sent two regiments to assist the 52nd division of the guards in capturing kaniv. But now that the shejerikov regiment has captured the city, whether another regiment will come or not is of little significance. On the contrary, they can be used in a more important position.

Thinking of this, I picked up the phone and contacted barksov, who was staying at the landing site. As soon as I heard baksov's voice, I asked frankly, "Comrade division, how many troops do you have in your hand?"

After a moment's hesitation, barksov replied, "Comrade commander, I still have a infantry regiment in my hand, and some divisions directly under it. There are about 3000 people left."

"Can you fight now?" I asked briefly.

My question kept baksov silent for a long time, and then he tentatively asked, "Comrade commander, I want to know what the fighting situation is like in kaniv? Have the two regiments I sent been defeated by the Germans? "

"Defeated?" When I heard baksov's worry, I couldn't help laughing and saying, "Sir, where do you want to go. You know, kaniv is now occupied by the shejerikov regiment, and the other regiment has not yet entered the battle? "

"What, Kanev is occupied by our army?" A moment later, he asked me in a puzzled voice, "Comrade commander, since kaniv has been occupied by our army, why do you ask if our army can fight immediately?"

"Although kaniv has occupied, we will attack cherkaser next." I looked at the flaming River in the distance, and then said, "you immediately lead the troops down the river, lurking in the vicinity of cherkaser, ready to cooperate with my offensive troops to take the city back from the German hands."

Barksov then asked, "Comrade commander, what will happen to the landing site after our division leaves?"

"Hand over the landing site to general Kravchenko's motorized regiment," I said with some disapproval. "Anyway, we have captured kaniv, and that landing site is useless."

At the end of baksov's call, I went to the lookout and asked nikolasov, who was standing there to observe the war situation: "Comrade division commander, what's the situation? Has your division not completely occupied the position by the river?"

"Soon, soon," said Nekrasov excitedly. "Comrade commander, almost all our river crossing troops have landed on the opposite bank. I think we can seize all the positions by the river in half an hour or even less at most."

Seeing that it was only a matter of time before we could wipe out the enemy by the river, I began to consider the next action plan. After staring at the map in front of me for a while, I raised my head and asked Gutman, "Comrade General, are there any units in your tank army that can set up pontoons?"

Gutman came over from the lookout, nodded his head and said, "yes, our army has a Zhouqiao battalion. After general Nekrasov's troops have destroyed the garrison by the river, I can transfer the Zhouqiao battalion to build the floating bridge. "

"Comrade General, come and have a look." I pointed to the map and said to him, "I want your Zhouqiao battalion to set up a floating bridge here as soon as possible to pass tanks."

"Isn't Kanev already occupied by us?" Hearing what I said, gertman asked, "even without my tank troops, you can enter the city smoothly?"

"Although we have won caniv, it is not enough. Then, we have to attack cherkaser I introduced my next action plan to him: "you see, after crossing the river from here, your tank brigade can go down the road to the South and directly attack cherkaser 30 kilometers away. Taking advantage of the favorable opportunity that the enemy has not recovered, it can cooperate with the 67th division of the guards hiding there to quickly seize the city."

After looking at the map for a while, gertman said with some embarrassment, "Comrade commander, please forgive me. Your plan may be difficult to implement."

"Why?" I asked, frowning.

"If you think about it, even if we seize the position on the other side, let the Zhouqiao camp come to build the bridge. Even if the bridge is built at the fastest speed, it will take at least two hours to complete a floating bridge that can let tanks pass through. " Guttman pulled his fingers to show me the possible difficulties: "it will take at least an hour for the tank brigade to complete the assembly on the other side through the pontoon. And then, with the formation of infantry and the preparation of trucks to carry soldiers, it would take an hour or two. By the time we arrive at cherkaser, it is estimated that the German army will be ready for defense. "

When I heard that he was worried that we would be delayed for too long, so that the Germans would be aware of our actions and prepare for the corresponding defense, my locked brow stretched out, "don't worry, Comrade General. I'm going to wait for your tanks to cross the river and rush down the road to cherkaser

"What, let our tanks go straight to cherkaser?" Guttman was surprised to hear me say that. He opened his eyes wide and asked, "don't you need the infantry to cover you?"

Shaking my head, I replied, "Comrade General, the enemy's defense system is full of loopholes. They never thought that we would turn around and attack cherkaser immediately after we captured kaniv. So even if you don't have infantry to cover you, you can get to the bottom of chelkather's city

Gutman was staring at me as if to see if I was joking with him. In the face of his engrossed eyes, I didn't turn my eyes to other places, because that would be regarded as the performance of guilty heart by him.

After staring at me for a while, he sighed, nodded heavily, and replied, "well, comrade commander, since you say so, I will inform Zhouqiao camp to come as soon as possible."

When Gutman contacted his Zhouqiao battalion with a telephone, I received a call from chisjakov's headquarters: "Comrade commander, the 375TH infantry division of lieutenant colonel Lukin has arrived. Do you need me to send them to kaniv to support you?"

"No, comrade deputy commander." It occurred to me that before I had time to inform chisgakov of the news of the occupation of kaniv, I hastily added: "kaniv has been occupied by our army, and the next attack target of the army is cherkaser downstream. Well, take Lukin and his troops across the river from the landing site occupied by general Kravchenko, and go down the river to take part in the battle of seizing cherkaser. "

"What, Kanev has been occupied by our army?" Hearing this news, chisgakov could not help exclaiming: "my God, you just went to the river for a few hours and brought us such amazing news. Is it true that our army really occupied kaniv? "

Hearing chisjakov's unbelievable tone, I replied with a smile, "yes, deputy commander, middle school sergeant shijerikov wants to lead his regiment, harass the defenders in the city and relieve the pressure on our river crossing troops. I didn't expect that there was only one company's garrison in the city, and it was still made up of a number of troops that didn't belong to each other. How could such troops have any combat effectiveness? So they successfully occupied the city in only ten minutes. "

"Have we occupied all the German positions by the river?" Asked chisgakov tentatively“ Unfortunately, comrade deputy commander, the fighting by the River continues. " I once again looked at the battlefield in the distance, where there was still fierce fighting, and then said, "but I have ordered shijerikov to send troops to attack from behind the enemy. I believe that in a short time, all the enemies on the kaniv river will be destroyed."“ By the way, comrade commander, I forgot to report one more thing to you. " Chisgakov continued: "the commanders of the divisions who were marching on the road sent telegrams saying that they might arrive at us before noon. I don't know how you plan to arrange them? "“ It must be tiring for the troops to march all night and walk so far again. " Considering that even if these troops are directly towed to the river, they may not be able to take part in the battle for the time being, on the contrary, it will make the place chaotic, so I decisively ordered: "let's have a rest in the city, and then decide where to deploy them according to the situation after 4 p.m." As time went on, the gunfire by the river stopped. I saw through the telescope that some surviving German soldiers, seeing that there was no point in resisting any more, came out of their hiding places with high hands and surrendered to our soldiers. Just then, the commander of the 100th tank brigade, Colonel villadley, came in in in a hurry. He raised his hand to me and gertman, and then excitedly reported: "Comrade commander, comrade commander, under the cover of the artillery fire of our brigade, the friendly forces successfully landed on the other side and wiped out all the enemies. I'm here to ask, "what's the next combat mission of our 100th tank brigade?"