Chapter 1342

After the commanders of the meeting left one after another, I suddenly thought of travkin, who was still in Lutsk. They quickly found kirilov, who was in charge of this matter, and asked, "Comrade military commissar, have they heard from travkin recently?"

Kirilov nodded and replied, "we have been in telegraph contact with major trafkin."

From kirilov's facial expression, I guessed that he had not got any specific information about the amber room, otherwise he would not have mentioned to me about their reconnaissance team in such a long time. But to keep track of the latest developments, I asked, "what's going on?"

"Lieutenant gretka, posing as a German photographer, has successfully infiltrated the bank." Kirilov opened the book, stared at the contents and replied: "according to the information disclosed by Steiner, a German cultural relic expert they won, gretka has been taking photos in the vault, but because he has no access to the vault, he is not clear about the specific situation of second lieutenant gretka."

From kirilov's words, I could hear what he meant: gretka had been posing as a German photographer and had been in the vault for several days, but never came out of it. After thinking about it, I asked tentatively, "Comrade military commissar, do you think lieutenant gretka will stay in the Treasury all the time? It's not going to leave the other exit long ago, is it? "

"No way." Kirilov shook his head and said, "to get out of the vault, you have to go through the gate to get out of the bank. And travkin, they've been watching across from the bank and never seen Gretel come out

"Why do you think this is happening?" I continued.

Kirilov frowned for a moment, then replied, "I think lieutenant gretka should still be in the vault. The reason why he didn't come out late just shows how valuable the cultural relics are. Maybe he can't get out of it until he has finished shooting all the cultural relics. "

Kirilov and I were talking about the reconnaissance team and cultural relics. Bizikov came up to me and said, "Comrade commander, there is a railway passing station more than ten kilometers to the northeast. I ask you to authorize me to use the materials in the warehouse of the passing station."

"Will you let the goods in the warehouse stand?" Hearing this, I asked curiously, "chief of staff, I don't know what materials are in the warehouse?"

"The tracks!" Before I could continue to ask, bzikov replied clearly: "I think the best way for our tanks to cross the enemy's anti tank trench is to set up tracks on the trench. After the tanks have passed, we will lay steel plates on the rails so that infantry and transport vehicles can pass through. "

After listening to bezikov's story, I filled in the plot of the tank driving through the trench from the track, then nodded and said with approval, "well, chief of staff, I authorize you to use all the materials in the warehouse. As long as there is something that can be used in battle, I will be responsible for the investigation by the higher authorities in the future. "

Seeing that I had promised so readily, bzikov happily agreed and left the headquarters with a staff officer.

Looking back at the departure of bezikov, I feel that since I became the commander of the group army, I have never been involved in many things. If bezikov doesn't talk about preparing the rails, I haven't thought about how to make our tanks successfully cross the enemy's anti tank trench.

I turned around and saw chisgakov sitting next to me, writing something on the paper. I went over and asked curiously, "Comrade deputy commander, what are you writing?"

He looked up at me and said, "I'm calculating the amount of ammunition we need to take fativ."

I sat down beside him, looked askew at the dense data he had written on the paper, and then asked, "can our existing ammunition reserves support us to complete such an offensive battle?"

Chisjakov gave a wry smile, shook his head and said: "after repeated calculation, general povsky and I found that not only how we could save money, but also the artillery bombardment time for the German army could not last more than half an hour before we got new ammunition."

Kirilov, who had heard our conversation, also came over and said, "Comrade deputy commander, if our artillery preparation time can not reach half an hour, it will be very difficult to destroy the enemy's fortifications."

"Yes, comrade military commissar, you are quite right." Chisgakov said bitterly: "if we follow the normal way of attack, we should prepare for the enemy's defensive positions for a long time before the attack, so as to destroy the enemy's fortifications and kill their living forces, and reduce the attack our troops suffer during the attack."

Although kirilov is not familiar with the military aspect, he can't be more familiar with the old style of our army. He nodded and echoed: "Comrade deputy commander, you are right. Our offensive tactics have always been like this. "

Chisgakov turned his eyes to me and said with deep feeling: "however, some time ago, I heard from the commander that when the enemy is shelled by us, they usually transfer their troops in the first trench to the second trench to avoid our shelling, so as to reduce the casualties of the troops. I think that if we carry out such shelling before we attack fastif, the German officers and men who were originally deployed in the front will retreat to the second trench temporarily to avoid our shelling. We now have a limited number of shells. It is a waste for us to carry out such meaningless shelling. I think it is absolutely not allowed. "

"Do you have any good idea, comrade deputy commander?" I listen to the implication of his words, it seems that I have other ideas, so I humbly ask him for advice: "speak it out, let's all listen to it."

He took out a piece of white paper, drew a simple sketch on it, and then looked up to us and said, "you see, this is the German defensive posture to the west of fativ. My idea is that after the shelling starts, let our tanks quickly advance to the anti tank trench, and fire at the enemy's fire points behind the trench to destroy them one by one. At this time, our artillery can stop shelling, let the infantry hidden behind rush up, set up tracks on the trench, and help the tanks cross the enemy's anti tank trench and develop in depth to their defense. "

Mr. chisjakov's proposal is somewhat of my fighting style, so after listening to it, I just gave a gentle grace and did not express any opinions. Kirilov pointed to the sketch and continued to ask, "what if our tanks were attacked by German anti tank fighters hiding nearby when they crossed the trench?" At this point, he turned his eyes to me. "I remember an anti tank trench invented by Rita. In the battle of Kursk, it was proved by facts that it could completely block the large-scale German armored forces. What shall we do if the German army uses this tactic against us? "

"Comrade military commissar, I have also considered what you said." "We're going to send infantry and tanks together, and we're going to send anti tank fighters to cover our tanks," chisjakov said

"Comrade deputy commander, you are very considerate." After listening to the proposal of wanchisgakov, I felt that it was quite effective to deal with the German defensive position on the west side of fastev. I nodded and agreed and said, "when the battle starts, do as you said."

How to make the tank successfully cross the German anti tank trench, this problem is solved. Kirilov asked curiously, "Comrade deputy commander, since the German anti tank trench is no longer a great threat to our troops, what are you worried about?"

"Tank!" Looking at kirilov, chisgakov said with a wry smile: "we have too few tanks now. Although there are three tank brigades in korostrov, the total number of tanks is no more than 100, while in fastyv, the German tanks are more than 400. One to four, comrades of the military Commissar. I have a headache when I think about it. "

"Don't we have new tanks? They are most suitable for dealing with German Tiger and leopard tanks Kirilov obviously didn't realize the seriousness of the problem, and still said with enthusiasm: "although the number is a little less, the German tanks have no way to take them."

"Comrade military commissar, the number of our new tanks is too small and the ammunition they carry is too small." Chisjakov patiently explained to kirilov: "once their shells are exhausted, the remaining T-34 tanks of the tank brigade can only become the targets of German Tiger and leopard tanks."

After hearing this, kirilov was silent for a long time before he said, "this attack on fastif is to move with the friendly forces at the same time. I hope they can attract most of the enemy tanks to the East, so that we can reduce some pressure on our attack."

"It's hard to say what happened on the battlefield." As for the upcoming counter offensive, chisgakov showed his skepticism at the moment. "During this period of fighting, the 38th and 60th army groups were defeated by the German army. I am afraid that after the counter offensive, their attack will be restrained by the 48th German armored army of fativ. If that is the case, our attack will become an isolated battle. At that time, let alone destroying the enemy, we may still be surrounded by the enemy. "

"Comrade deputy commander, you are too pessimistic. The situation will not be as bad as you think." I'm deeply afraid that chisgakov's mood will affect kirilov's pre war mobilization work. I'm ready to let him take charge. If he doesn't have the confidence to win, how can he encourage his commanders and fighters to fight? So I broke in and said, "although the enemy has temporarily taken advantage, their living strength is almost consumed. As long as our counterattack starts, they will soon be defeated by us. "

In order to make my words more credible, I specially stressed: "you should not forget that among the units of the front army, there are the first group of close guard tanks of general katukov and the third group of close guard tanks of general rebalko. These two tank units with outstanding achievements in war, however, make the Germans feel frightened. I believe that with their participation, the great counterattack we have carried out this time will surely win an unexpected victory. "

"Yes, comrade commander. I admit that the tank troops under the command of general katukov and general rebalko can teach the German army a lesson that will never be forgotten. " "It's a pity that they are too far away from us. If they can help us with one or two tank brigades, I believe that in two days' battle, our chances of winning will be greatly improved."

It's beyond my reach. The first idiom that comes to mind when I listen to chisjakov. I was looking for something to comfort him when I saw razumeyeva come over with a happy face. Seeing the expression on her face, I knew I was curious, so I raised my voice and asked, "Captain razumeyeva, have you brought us any good news when you look so happy?"

"Comrade commander, you guessed right." While walking towards me, razumeyeva said excitedly: "the telegram was sent by general katukov. He said that he would send two tank brigades to cooperate with the next battle of our group army."“ What, general katukov sent us two tank brigades. " Chisgakovton, who was still sad, was stunned. He suddenly stood up, grabbed in front of me, took the katukov telegram from razumeyeva's hand, and read it eagerly. He soon finished reading the telegram and handed it to me. At the same time, he said excitedly, "Comrade commander, that's great. That's great. Katukov said in the telegram: he is ready to send the 100th and 200th brigades of tanks and the 20th brigade of mechanized guards to cross the forest and enter korostev to join our troops in the attack on fastif. The troops will leave tonight and arrive at noon tomorrow at the latest. " While I was reading the telegram, kirilov was still worried and asked, "the forest is full of makeshift roads, and even the passage of trucks is very difficult. Can tanks pass through?" I put the telegram on the table, and then said faintly, "Comrade military commissar, you may not know that the temperature will start to drop in the morning. By tonight, the temperature will reach minus 20 degrees. By that time, the roads in the forest will have frozen, and there will be no big problem for the passage of tanks."