Chapter 1311

After the phone call, I sat at the table, staring at the map spread out in front of me and pondering for a long time. Then I sighed and said to kirilov, who was sitting opposite me, "Comrade military commissar, the situation is really not optimistic."

Kirilov was stunned for a moment, then asked in a puzzled way, "why, Rita, what are you worried about?" Before I could respond, he began to ask himself, "are you worried about the German attack? Although they forced Tommy from three directions, with our strength, we can completely block their attack in a short time; Even if it doesn't hold up, it can go back to Kiev along the road. Are you worried that the cultural relics in the base will fall into the hands of the German army again? This kind of worry is also unnecessary. I believe that before long, the superior will send a special motorcade to transport all the cultural relics stored here. "

"My worry is that our troops may be surrounded by the German army." When I saw that all the people's attention was attracted by me, I was shocked to announce: "according to all kinds of signs, the German army in fastif will take a surprise attack to cut off the road between Kiev and Zhitomir. As soon as this assumption becomes apparent, the troops that we have withdrawn will have to go through the rough road and return to cherkaser. "

"Is that really possible?" "At present, the 38th and 60th army groups are deployed in the southwest of Kiev. When they see that our situation is critical, they will surely send troops to rescue us," he asked suspiciously

After listening to bzikov's too idealistic idea, I poured a basin of cold water on him: "chief of staff, if you hold this idea, we will not escape the fate of being encircled and annihilated by the German army in the end."

"Ah?" My words startled bzikov. He opened his eyes wide and said in disbelief, "how can this happen?"

"Why can't it appear?" as the room was full of my own people, I didn't have much scruples when I said: "a 25th armored division of the German army defeated our 38th army, which was full. Although the headquarters of the front army added the 60th group army to the southwest of Kiev, the German army also added several Armored Divisions and infantry divisions. I doubt whether our two groups can block the German offensive. "

Seeing that I have described the situation so seriously, kirilov, who has personally experienced the recovery of Kiev and the loss of Kiev, is unable to do so. He stood up and walked back and forth in the room with his hands on his back, as if thinking whether what I said was alarmist.

But chisjakov, who did not speak for a long time, hesitated and asked, "will Kiev be lost again?"

"No, Kiev won't lose it." Without waiting for me to speak, kirilov, who was pacing, stopped, looked at chisgakov and said firmly: "although we have lost Kiev twice, we will never lose it again this time. Our officers and men will shed their last drop of blood to defend this great city. "

"Comrade military commissar is right." In my memory, although the German army launched a crazy counterattack after the recovery of Kiev, Kiev was firmly controlled by the Soviet army. So as soon as kirilov finished, I immediately agreed: "Kiev will never lose it. Although the German offensive is fierce, it's not 1941. They don't have the power to capture Kiev. "

"But, comrade commander," said bzikov in surprise after listening to my analysis, "don't you say that our 38th and 60th army groups can't resist the German offensive in the fastif area? But now you say... "His words suddenly stopped here. Although I didn't finish, I could hear the implication in my heart. He thought what I said was contradictory.

"Yes, chief of staff," I said, looking at bezikov, "I did say just now that the 38th and 60th army could not stop the German army from cutting off the Kiev Zhitomir road. However, it can not be stopped because there are no solid fortifications in the southwest of Kiev. Facing the fierce German army, our troops can only retreat step by step. But once they get back to Kiev, things will change. In addition to the perfect defense system in the city, the commanders and fighters also have the determination to fight to the end. In this case, it is impossible for the Germans to achieve the kind of victory they imagined. "

After analyzing the situation for them, I changed the topic: "OK, it's time for us to study how to transfer cultural relics. As the main force of the German army was gathered by fastiev, it was not appropriate to transport the cultural relics into Kiev through the Kiev Zhitomir highway. The meaning of the higher authorities is to let the convoy of cultural relics transport cross the Dnieper River from the direction of cherkaser, and then go to a safe area. "

Although chisgakov could not be more familiar with the map in front of him, he still read it for a long time before he said slowly, "I think the safest route for the motorcade is to go to cherkaser through the firewood road we laid."

Listening to what he said, bzikov quickly leaned over, looked at it for a moment, and added: "but this road still has to pass near the German occupied area, and there is still danger." At this point, he looked up at me and said with some regret, "at that time, we only considered how we could not be detected by the German army, and successfully attacked korostwev, without removing the German army from the small towns along the way. Now to transport cultural relics through this road may be constantly harassed by the German army. "

"Although it's only a hundred kilometers from the base to the Koson we control." "But to ensure the transportation safety of this road, we need to use at least one division to defend it," chisjakov said anxiously. Our two divisions in cherkaser are not available. There are four infantry divisions and tank brigades in Zhitomir, one infantry division and one cavalry division in korostwev, and one infantry division and two Guard regiments here. Although the total number of troops seems to be quite large, under the current situation, no one can use them. "

Just when we were worrying, watujing's phone call came back. He said to me sternly, "Comrade oshanina, I will send a convoy of 50 trucks to your base tonight. The motorcade will follow the Kiev Zhitomir highway, enter korostev, and then turn south to enter the base. You have to arrange people to do the security work along the way. "

I couldn't laugh or cry at vatukin's words. I told him that the road between Kiev and Zhitomir might be cut off at any time by the German army from fastif. He even sent a motorcade to come swaggering along the road. I really thought that the German army would not take any action.

After I put down the phone, I said to them in tears, "Comrade deputy commander, it's very bad. The senior general sent a motorcade to arrive here tonight and ordered us to send someone to meet him. "

"Leave it to me." "I'll call the commander of the 77th division and ask him to send a battalion of infantry and a tank company to meet the convoy," bezikov asked

The more I worry about what's coming, the more I worry that the convoy will be attacked by the German army on the road. In the end, it was attacked by a German army. Although the German army only has more than 100 people and several armored vehicles, this is not what the convoy with only three soldiers in each vehicle can cope with. If the troops of the 77th division had not arrived in time, they would have been destroyed. But even so, the team arrived at the base, the original 50 trucks, is the remaining 21.

Akhromeyev brought in a captain from outside and introduced him to me, saying, "Comrade commander, this is captain morochov, the leader of the transport team from Kiev."

After I saw the man clearly, I immediately went over to him, reached out my hand to him and said in a friendly way, "Hello, Captain morochov. I didn't expect that we would meet here."

Molochov was a transport team leader I met during the Kursk war. Because I appreciated him very much, I had thought about digging him up to me to become a battalion commander. But later, for various reasons, I had no chance to implement this plan. However, his rank was also promoted, from lieutenant to captain. He first saluted me, then took my hand and said excitedly, "Comrade General, if your troops hadn't arrived in time, I think our transportation team would have been destroyed."

"Comrade captain," I asked curiously, "are you in charge of this transportation?"

Unexpectedly, morodrov shook his head and said, "no, Comrade General. This time, it was led by a major. He also had an order in his hand, which contained a marching route map drawn up by his superiors, clearly stating which route to return to Kiev after the convoy had finished loading materials. "

I heard that the person in charge of the motorcade had a marching route in his hand, so I knew that watujing probably didn't intend to let the motorcade go to cherkaser. After all, the way around there was too far. I looked at molochov and asked, "Captain, where is your major?"

"Sacrifice After he said this, he lowered his head, looked at his toes and said, "the truck he was in was hit by a bullet and caught fire, and the orders he was carrying were burned down."

Without a route map drawn up by the higher authorities, the motorcade did not know how to return to Kiev even after loading the cultural relics. I ordered akhromeyev to take morodrov to rest first, and I called vatukin.

When vatukin heard my voice, he directly asked, "Comrade oshanina, has the team arrived at the base?"

"Yes, comrade commander." I hastily replied, "the convoy was attacked by the German army on the road. Nearly half of the vehicles were lost, and the major who led the convoy was also killed. What's worse is that the order he carried with him was burned down, and we don't know what direction to arrange for the motorcade to return from. "

"That's what you're doing?" After hearing my report, vatujing immediately started a fire, "didn't you send people to meet them? Why does it make the team suffer so much

I knew that watujing was angry, so I didn't defend myself. I could only bear his thunder without saying a word. After he calmed down, I quickly asked, "senior general, I don't know which route the motorcade should take to return to Kiev or other places after loading."

Watujing sighed and said to me, "I'm sorry, comrade oshanina. I'm a little excited just now. I'm angry with you. It's my fault. Please forgive me!" After he apologized, he paused for a moment. Then he said, "according to the original plan, the motorcade should transport 60 tons of gold and some valuable oil paintings. After returning to Close Te Veff from the base, they will continue to drive north and turn east into Kiev through the forest."

After listening to the route of the convoy, I nodded secretly. I felt that his arrangement was far safer and more convenient than crossing the river through Kiev Zhitomir highway or cherkaser. After thinking about it, I asked him, "senior general, there are only 21 trucks left in the team. The original transportation plan may need to be adjusted. I think 60 tons of gold must be transferred first, but the oil painting can wait a moment. You might as well transfer some marble sculptures of ancient Greece and Rome first. What do you think? " As for my proposal, watujing thought for a moment, and then readily agreed: "well, comrade oshanina, according to what you said, first transfer the gold and part of the sculpture. As for the oil paintings, I will arrange the motorcade for transportation after the current situation is stable. " After determining the materials to be transported and the route of the March, I had akhromeyev called in and said to him, "major, go and get rid of your men and help captain morochov load the truck. Remember, first load all 60 tons of gold, and then load some sculptures in ancient Rome and Greece. As for the marching route, I'll give it to captain morochov after loading. " While I was giving orders to akhromeyev, bezikov kept looking at the map. After akhromeyev left, he raised his head to me and said, "Comrade commander, although this road in the forest is hidden, it does not rule out the danger of being discovered by the German army. Therefore, I suggest that troops should be sent to escort it."“ The road in the forest may be hard to bear tanks, so send a motorized battalion escort. " I simply said: "let them carry more anti tank weapons, so that even if they encounter with German tank forces, they will not have no fighting power." After hearing this, bzikov nodded and said with approval: "this arrangement is very reasonable. As long as there are infantry with anti tank weapons, even if we encounter German armored forces, we can retreat completely."