Chapter 1264

Kirilov was stunned to learn that the tank brigade of Colonel villadeley had been rampaging in the streets of cherkaser. After a while, he said tentatively, "Rita, it's unbelievable that our tank brigade rushed into cherkaser in just a few minutes. It's a bit unbelievable."

"Yes, the comrades of the military commissar have a point." After kirilov finished, nikolasov, the commander of the 52nd division of the close guard, said: "if the Germans are really so vulnerable, will we pay such a high price in Belgorod and Kharkov to defeat them? I think there must be a conspiracy. "

"Conspiracy, what conspiracy?" After listening to this, Gutman said to nikolasov, "Comrade General, do you still think that our army, as it was at the beginning of the war, is far inferior to the German in terms of equipment, technology and tactics? We should know that since the battle of Kursk, our army has gradually grasped the initiative of strategic attack as well as the air supremacy on the battlefield. "

"General Gutman, even if the situation is as you say, the enemy can't be vulnerable." Niekrasov retorted somewhat reluctantly: "it is entirely possible for the enemy to block our troops for half an hour or even an hour even if they have a regiment in cherkasse's garrison. But now? Just a few minutes, a few minutes, our tanks swaggered into the city

"Then tell me, what plot will the enemy have?" Gertman looked at nikolasov, who was a head higher than himself, and asked in a discontented way, "will the enemy arrange a pocket array near cherkaser to put us in?"

When they were arguing, I kept silent. At the same time, my brain was trying to think about why the German army of cherkaser was so weak because of the repeated defeats, which led to the demoralization of the soldiers? Or, as niekrasov analyzed, did the Germans set a trap for us in cherkaser and wait for us to jump in?

Before I could think of it, kirilov called out to me, "Rita, I want to hear your opinion. What do you think of the fact that the tank brigade rushed into cherkaser almost without fighting? "

Seeing that everyone's eyes are focused on themselves, I know that if they don't express their own judgment, they will not be reconciled. After a moment's silence, he began to say carefully: "I don't think what Mr. Nekrasov said is likely to happen. We should know that once we have captured chercas, we will not be surrounded by the enemy with our backs on the Dnieper River. If we want to destroy us, we must make a frontal attack. If we can't hold on, we can come back from the other side of the river. "

After listening to my analysis, niekrasov thought about it, then nodded and said, "Comrade commander, your analysis is very convincing. However, I still don't understand that even if our troops are superior and they are caught off guard, they can't be so vulnerable. "

This question of niekrasov really bothers me. I gave him a wry smile and then said perfunctorily, "don't worry, sir. Everything will be clear. When baktsov, Lukin or viladelle have wiped out the remaining German troops and occupied the city, they will give us a clear answer. "

After I had said these words, I told the operator beside me: "send a message to general baksov, so that he can report the whole battle to me immediately after he has eliminated the enemy and completely occupied cherkaser."

While the telegraph operator was sending the news, I called chisjakov and asked, "Comrade deputy commander, how many troops have arrived there?"

"Commander tavartkiraze and his 51st guard division have just arrived." Chisgakov asked me, "in which direction should I send this division, Kanev or cherkaser?"

"I'm going to take them to chelkarther." No matter whether the German army has set a trap in the direction of cherkaser or not, I will send the 51st division of the close guard to make the troops there strong, and even if they are attacked by the German army, they will be able to resist for a while“ However, general tavartkilaze does not have to go with him. I have appointed Colonel shejerikov of the 67th division of the guards as the new division commander of the 51st division of the guards. "

For my appointment, chisgakov did not show too much surprise. After all, it is still during the war. For various reasons, it is very common for a person to get a sudden promotion. What's more, the ability that shijerikov has shown in the past few months of fighting is obvious to all. He is well-known as the commander of this close guard division.

As soon as I finished my call with chisgakov, I called the new guard division commander, Sergeant chejerikov: "sergeant chejerikov!"

Hearing my address like this, shijerikov reminded me in a hurry: "Comrade commander, I'm a lieutenant commander, not a colonel."

"From now on, you are not only the colonel, but also the commander of the 51st division tonight." I said in an unquestionable voice, "hand over the troops to your deputy commander immediately, and then rush to the cherkaser area to take over your troops."

After a series of phone calls, I turned my eyes to gertman and asked in a friendly way, "Comrade General, can your Zhouqiao battalion continue to work?" As soon as Guttman heard this, he shook his head desperately and said, "Comrade commander, I understand what you want to say, but I tell you, it can't be done." Seeing that I was displeased, he quickly added, "after a busy night in Zhouqiao camp, the commanders and soldiers are exhausted. It is not realistic for them to go to build bridges in cherkaser area again. Moreover, they built two floating bridges in succession, and the materials needed to build the bridge were exhausted. " When I was in the headquarters, I could observe the whole process of bridge construction of Zhouqiao camp through the telescope, so I understood what Gutman said was true. Since we can't count on them, we have to think of another way. After thinking about it, the only one who can count on is watujing. He still has several pontoon camps in his hands. If you send any one, you can finish the task of erecting the pontoon. Just as I was about to call vatukin, the operator got up and gave me a telegram. At the same time, he said, "Comrade commander, this is a telegram from general baksov." I took the telegram, quickly skimmed through the contents above, handed it to kirilov at any time, and then said to gertman and Nekrasov: "Mr. baksov has sent a telegram saying that all German troops in the cherkaser area have been eliminated. The reason why their fighting is so easy is that the enemies in the city come from different forces, which were not subordinate to each other before, and the commander at the highest level was only a major. It is precisely because the enemy does not have a unified command and is fighting separately in battle that it can be easily eliminated. " After listening to my explanation, commander Nekrasov breathed a sigh of relief and said, "I thought the enemy was so vulnerable and said there was a conspiracy. Now I understand what happened. It turned out to be a false alarm."