Chapter 1308

I have never seen the banks in the city of Zhitomir. So, like the protagonists in mission impossible, they disguised themselves as Russian generals and swaggered into the Kremlin. They disguised themselves as senior commanders of the German army and entered the bank from the front; Or sneak in from the skylight of the bank like a Skylark? I don't know about all this, but in order to calm kirilov's mood, I purposely put it so high sounding.

After listening to what I said to kirilov, bzikov suddenly gave me a bold suggestion: "Comrade commander, if we send a fast tank column to rush to Lutsk along the road. Then, by tomorrow morning at the latest, our troops will be able to rush out of Lutsk. The Germans certainly did not expect that we would take such a risky action, and we would be caught by surprise. "

"And then, comrade chief of staff." After listening to bzikov's words, I asked in a sarcastic tone, "as soon as our tank column arrives in Lutsk, it rushes directly into the bank, grabs the cultural relics stored in it and withdraws them?"

"Yes, that's how I think about it." Instead of recognizing the irony in my words, bzikov replied solemnly, "if we plan carefully, this action can achieve the desired effect."

I really didn't expect that a commander of such a level as bzikov would make a simple and low-level mistake. He simply regarded the German as an idiot and a fool. Our tank troops are marching more than 200 kilometers westward along the road. If the Germans are really weak to this extent, will it take us several months to advance from Kursk to here?

As soon as he finished, I immediately retorted, "no, comrade chief of staff, your whole plan is not feasible at all. Do you know how many German troops our fast column will encounter on the road of more than 200 kilometers? Maybe the troops will be exhausted by the German troops along the way before they reach Lutsk. To say the least, even if our troops reach Lutsk successfully, have you considered whether they can break through the defense of the garrison and rush to the bank in the city? "

"I think Comrade commander is right." Chisgakov echoed: "chief of staff, even if our fast column can get to Lutsk and get into the cover smoothly. But have you ever considered how the troops with so many cultural relics can safely withdraw from behind the enemy lines? "

"We can send someone to take care of it." Bezikov reluctantly retorted: "we have taken control of Zhitomir. It should not be difficult to send someone to meet the convoy carrying cultural relics."

"Chief of staff, with all due respect." Chisgakov said impolitely: "although we have occupied Zhitomir, I don't think the Germans are willing to give up. They will definitely gather forces and launch a counterattack against the city in a short time. Our main task at present is not to go to Lutsk to rob cultural relics, but to try every means to strengthen the defense of Zhitomir, so as not to let the city fall into the hands of the German army again. "

"Comrade deputy commander is right. The German army may launch a counterattack against Zhitomir in the near future. Our current task is to improve the city's defense system to resist the German attack." I was deeply afraid that the two men would continue to argue over this boring issue, so I broke in and said, "because of the fear that the troops holding on to Kiev would be surrounded by our army, Manstein ordered his men to give up Kiev on their own initiative. However, he is absolutely not willing to let our army gain a firm foothold in Kiev. Therefore, for quite a long time, the German attack on Kiev will not weaken, on the contrary, it will become stronger and stronger. When we captured Zhitomir, it completely disrupted the German offensive plan. In order to prevent the attack on Kiev, they would certainly mobilize heavy forces to pull out Zhitomir. So I think in the next few days, we are going to face a vicious battle. "

Although my words are so clear, bezikov is still a little dubious. After all, the fighting of our group army has been going on so smoothly recently that people below will inevitably have the idea of belittling the enemy.

I stopped for a moment and told bzikov: "chief of staff, call the divisions immediately and ask them to send reconnaissance teams to the nearby areas to conduct reconnaissance and find out the German action." Seeing that bezikov was ready to leave, I added after him: "also, inform major basmanov and ask him to send no less than ten reconnaissance teams to conduct detailed reconnaissance around the base."

After bezikov left, chisgakov asked me unexpectedly, "Comrade commander, since all divisions will send out reconnaissance teams, is it a bit redundant for us to send out another ten?"

I looked at chisgakov and said solemnly, "Comrade deputy commander, not much at all. Compared with our current defense area, ten reconnaissance teams seem to be quite a lot, but it is far from enough to be deployed in this vast area. "

"Do you really think the Germans will make a big counterattack against us?" After listening to me, chisgakov asked cautiously, "you know, they have just suffered such a big defeat in Kiev. It is estimated that the officers and soldiers have long been demoralized and unwilling to fight."

"The enemy is not willing to be defeated by us. They will certainly make a last ditch struggle." After I had said this, I waved my hand to tchijakov and said, "Comrade deputy commander, I haven't had a rest all night. Now I'll go back and lie down for a while, and you will be responsible for the business here. If you need anything, please send for me

"Go and have a rest." Chisjakov said with understanding: "you are in the forefront of the war, all day and night without rest. You must be tired. Hurry up and have a rest. If there is anything, I will send someone to call you."

I was so tired that I went back to my lounge and fell asleep as soon as I lay down on the bed. I thought chisgakov would send someone to call me soon, but no one knocked on my door until I woke up. I sat up from the bed, raised my hand and looked at my watch. The time has already pointed to nine o'clock. It seems that I haven't slept for long, but why am I so hungry?

After I simply washed, I walked out of the room and met a staff officer. When he saw me, he immediately stopped and stood at attention. He raised his hand to salute me and said, "good morning, comrade commander."

good morning?! Hearing this, I was stunned. I fell asleep until the next morning. God, I've been sleeping so long. I hope I haven't delayed anything.

I quickly walked into the headquarters, and when I saw that some of them were busy, I was embarrassed to say hello to them in a loud voice: "Hello, comrades, commanders!"

When I got to the table and looked at the telegrams on the table, I asked casually, "is there any information this evening?"

"No, comrade commander." Akhromeyev, who was standing next to me, replied loudly, "we received reconnaissance reports from various divisions an hour ago. They did not find any sign of large-scale German mobilization."

I heard that there was no sign of the German army moving. I felt a little more confident, so that we would have more time to prepare. I picked up the telegram on the desk, looked at it casually, and then asked, "major, do you have a report from our reconnaissance battalion?"

Akhromeyev pointed to the telegram in my hand and said, "so far, seven groups have sent back calls saying that they have not found any German action."

"What, only seven groups sent back telegrams?" I put the telegraph paper on the table and asked solemnly, "what about the remaining three groups? Which direction are they in charge of reconnaissance operations? "

Ahlomeyev looked sideways at the map on the table, then pointed with his hand and said: "Comrade commander, the reconnaissance position of these three groups is berkichev to the south of Zhitomir. If the main German forces want to go north from venica, they must pass through this city."

I saw a little doubt in akhromeyev's eyes. Maybe he thought I was too nervous. I picked up the telegram on my desk and looked at it again. I thought the peace around me was too strange. After thinking about it, he asked again, "has the German army increased its forces to fastiev?"

Akhromeyev could not help picking up his eyebrows when I asked, and then quickly said, "Comrade commander, I'm going to call the 77th division of the guards and ask them how things are going there."

Standing in front of the big map, chisjakov and bzikov whispered a few words and then came to me. He said with a smile, "Comrade commander, according to the reports of the divisions, there is no sign of German troops gathering in their reconnaissance area. Are you too nervous? After the Kiev war, the German army was demoralized and demoralized. Without two or three months' rest, I think they would not dare to launch a large-scale attack on us. "

Akhromeyev, who called, soon came back and reported to me, "the commander of the 77th division of the guards reported that the German army of fastyv had added two armored divisions and one infantry division this morning. The specific number has not been made clear yet."

"What, the German forces of fativ have increased?" On hearing this news, chisgakov rushed to the map on the wall with one quick step, looked at it for a while, then turned his head and said to me anxiously, "Comrade commander, if the German troops increase, our situation will be a bit bad."

"Yes, comrade commander." Berzikov, who had been standing by the wall, looked at the map and said, "even if they only sent out one armored division to attack korostev from the East, our close guard 77th division and tank brigade could not stop them. I suggest that the two tank brigades deployed in the north of the city be immediately transferred to the east to take part in the defense. "

"This situation should be reported to the headquarters of the front army immediately." After I finished, I grabbed the phone from the desk and called the headquarters. As soon as I heard watujing's voice, I couldn't wait to say, "senior general, I have important information to report to you."

Watujing may have misunderstood me and said with a smile, "Comrade oshanina, is there any good news from the major's reconnaissance team? Well, did they find what they were looking for? "

"Senior general, I don't have the latest information of the reconnaissance team here for the time being." I said to myself, "the German army sent two more Armored Divisions and one more infantry division to fastieff this morning. It seems that they have made a big move." My purpose of saying this is to remind vatujing that one Armored Division has defeated the 38th group army. Now there are two more. If we don't want to take countermeasures, then the group army may be in danger of being defeated or annihilated.

After listening to my report and being silent for a long time, vatukin asked cautiously, "Comrade oshanina, is this news reliable?"“ Absolutely reliable, Comrade General. " I said boldly, "although we haven't got the name of the new German army, there's absolutely nothing wrong with this information."“ I see. I sent someone to verify it. " With that, watujing hung up. I was disappointed to see that vatukin did not say how he was going to deal with the Germans. After sighing, he put down the phone, and then told akhromeyev: "major, continue to contact the three reconnaissance teams, and find out as soon as possible whether the German army has any major action in the direction of venica." After watching akhromeyev's back disappear from the gate of the headquarters, I said to chisjakov and bezikov: "the tank brigade deployed in the forest north of korostvev should not be used for the time being. Our first task now is to find out where the German army's attack direction will be after they have assembled a large number of troops in fativ? Continue to attack Kiev, or attack us from the east? " Chisjakov turned to look at the map, then came up to me and asked in a deep voice, "Comrade commander, I want to ask you a question. If a German armored division of fastiev is going to attack us, how many troops will we use to stop them?"“ At least two infantry divisions plus two tank brigades and part of the artillery are needed. " I carefully answered his question: "only such a force can block the fierce German attack." After listening to me, chisgakov nodded, and then said, "in that case, I suggest that the Zhitomir troops be transferred to one or two divisions to participate in the defense in korostev."“ No, absolutely not. " As soon as his proposal was exported, I refuted it: "Zhitomir is our next defense focus, and no one in the city can be transferred." As soon as I finished speaking, akhromeyev rushed in from the outside, waving a telegram in his hand and reporting to me in a loud voice: "Comrade commander, we have just received telegrams from the other three reconnaissance teams."