Chapter 1406

Adaptation? When I heard kirilov mention this, I couldn't help falling into confusion. After a short silence, I asked kirilov, "Comrade military commissar, do you know why the higher authorities reorganized our group army? What's more, which of our troops are they going to transfer? "

Although I am usually dissatisfied with the performance of the divisions in combat. But after such a long time together, I still have feelings for Shao. I really can't bear to transfer my teacher.

Seeing my anxious face, kirilov laughed and then said to me, "Rita, don't worry. Just listen to me and explain to you, and you'll see what's going on.

For example, the 8.9 division of general shiliujin's guards was initially composed of the 443rd, 537th, 636th infantry regiments and the 566th artillery regiment. But after a long time of fighting, the soldiers of the three infantry regiments all changed, and the artillery regiment no longer existed because of the loss of artillery in the battle.

General Nekrasov's 52nd guard division was adapted from the 8th motorized infantry division of the interior guard of the Ministry of interior. In the original formation, there were the 6th, 16th and 28th motorized infantry regiments and the 10th grenade artillery regiment. But now? The artillery regiment has gone, and the motorized infantry of the three regiments have become real infantry after losing almost all their combat vehicles.

As far as I know, after the superior has transferred the 52nd division, the sheriujin division, the 77th division, the 375TH infantry division and some auxiliary units, they will supplement the 2nd Infantry army, which has jurisdiction over the 9th, 46th and 166 infantry divisions; There is also the 103rd infantry army, which governs the 29th and 270th infantry divisions. Within the composition of the 22nd infantry unit, it was adjusted to the 90th, 47th and 51st infantry divisions; Within the 23rd army, the 51st, 67th and 71st infantry divisions of the guards. As for the changes in artillery and tank forces, I can't remember for a moment because there are too many units involved. "

Although after the reorganization of the troops, the higher authorities will transfer four infantry divisions with strong combat effectiveness from me, but they have added several divisions to me. In this way, not only the number of infantry divisions has increased from eight to eleven, but also the combat effectiveness of the troops has been improved accordingly. I still welcome such an adaptation.

Seeing that I was relieved, chisgakov said to kirilov with a smile: "Comrade military commissar, before you came, I and bezikov were telling the commander that the superior entrusted such an important campaign task to her to complete, which is probably a test for her and preparation for her next promotion."

Kisjakov's words aroused kirilov's great interest. He looked at each other and asked with a smile, "Comrade deputy commander, what's the matter? Please tell me."

A few minutes later, kirilov nodded thoughtfully and said to me, "Rita, I think the deputy commander is very reasonable. Although you are still the commander of the sixth group army in name, the superior has given you the command of the other three groups, It's just to see if you have the ability to stand in your own way, so as to decide whether to let you take on a higher position. "

When chisgakov was the first to talk about the possibility that I might be commander of the front army, I just thought it was ridiculous; After his statement was echoed by bezikov, I couldn't help feeling a little excited. At this moment, listening to kirilov's words, my heart beat faster. My heart said, is it true? Does the Supreme Command really want me to be the commander of the front army?

"Rita, don't be burdened." While I was meditating, kirilov came up to me, patted me on the shoulder, and said to me in the tone of a passer-by: "soldiers are not born. Similarly, excellent commanders are not born. They need constant learning and training. If you pass the test, you will certainly be able to go further. Even if the performance is not satisfactory for the time being, don't care. Anyway, this battle will not be finished for a while. You can perform well in the future. "

After listening to kirilov's words, I secretly made up my mind to solve the enemies of kalinkovic and moziri in the shortest time, so as to leave a good impression on the Supreme Commander himself, which will be of great help to my future promotion. Thinking of this, I immediately asked kirilov: "Comrade military commissar, I want to ask you when the ammunition and all kinds of military materials stored in Smolensk will be transported here?"

When I finished, kirilov sighed slightly and said with some embarrassment, "Rita, Smolensk is too far from here. It takes too long to transport by car alone through the long road. I think it will take at least a week to get all the ammunition in stock. "

Although kirilov's answer disappointed me, I didn't mean to reproach him at all. After all, he was not strong enough. The railway can't get through here, and the condition of the road is so bad that the commanders and fighters of the transportation team have done their best to meet the materials here within a week.

After giving kirilov a brief introduction to our situation here, I asked akhromeyev, who was standing by the telephone: "major, are the troops going to detour to the west of the city?"

"Report to Comrade commander." Akhromeyev quickly came to me and reported: "at present, the 52nd and 375TH divisions of the guards have started, while the 90th division of the guards is still assembling. It is estimated that it will take another half an hour."

"I see. If you have any new information, please report it to me at any time." After I finished, I waved ahlomeyev back to his original position.

Kirilov listened to akhromeyev's report and said to me in a low voice: "Rita, the three divisions that detour back to the west of the city are all to be transferred by the superior..."

He only said half of what he said, but he didn't go on. Chisgakov seemed to hear something from it. He asked tentatively, "Comrade military commissar, do you mean..."

Chisgakov did not finish his words, but kirilov nodded and said definitely, "yes, comrade deputy commander, you guessed very correctly, just as you imagined."

Seeing the two people's guessing dialogue, I only hesitated for a moment, then I understood what they meant. They want to say that the three divisions are going to be transferred, so it's better for them to give play to their surplus heat before they leave. Guessing their thoughts, I didn't say anything. Pretending I didn't understand anything, I looked down at the map in front of me.

"Comrade commander," chisgakov asked tentatively, seeing that I had no reaction here, "after our troops detour to the west of the city, will they still attack according to the original plan?"

I looked up at him and asked, "Comrade deputy commander, when did you hear my order to cancel the attack?" Seeing that his head was like a rattle, I continued, "since I have not given the order to cancel the attack, the attack on the west of the city will proceed as scheduled."

After dark, xiejerikov, baksov and babashin called me respectively and asked tentatively, "Comrade commander, our night attack troops are ready, or are we going to carry out according to the original plan?"

I don't know why the three people asked this question, so they answered with the same content: "yes, the night attack on the German commanding heights is carried out according to the plan. Remember, if the night attack fails, we must withdraw from the battle before dawn. "

After talking to the three teachers in the East, I asked akhromeyev to send a telegram to the three teachers in the west, asking where they are now. Less than ten minutes later, the three division commanders also called back in turn, saying that the troops had entered the offensive position and could attack kalinkovic at any time.

It was said that all the troops in the west of the city had entered the attack position. Bezikov was a little uneasy and asked me, "Comrade commander, since our troops have reached the attack position in the west of the city, why don't we attack the city decisively before the German army has time to build a defense?"

"Yes, comrade commander, I agree with the chief of staff." As soon as his words were finished, chisjakov echoed: "the Germans may never have dreamed that we would send several divisions to detour to the west of their weak city. I don't think they have time to set up defense in the west of the city. Why don't we attack now and take them by surprise? "

Although I had the same idea at the moment, I didn't immediately give the order to attack. Instead, I called ahlomeyev over and said to him, "major, you should immediately send a telegram to the three division commanders to confirm whether the divisions have really entered the attack position and where our tankers brigade is now?"

After listening to my special question about the location of the 101st brigade of tanks, chisjakov and bezikov knew that I had planned to agree with their proposal and order the troops who detour back to the city to attack overnight, because without artillery volunteers, they could only rely on the tanks to guide the troops to attack the city.

Soon, akhromeyev came back and reported to me, "Comrade commander, I have verified that the commanders and fighters of the three divisions have entered the attack position only three kilometers away from the city, and the tank brigade is now deployed in the position of the 90th close guard division. The three division commanders and tank brigade commanders all said that they are ready for all battles and can attack the enemy at any time. "

I first raised my hand and looked at my watch. Then I looked at chisjakov and bezikov on the left and right. I asked, "deputy commander, chief of staff, do you agree to attack kalinkovic at night?"

"Yes, comrade commander, that's how we think about it." They both nodded at the same time, affirming: "we must take advantage of the favorable opportunity when the enemy has not yet established a solid defense in the west of the city to launch an attack decisively."

Seeing that all the people agreed, I told akhromeyev: "major, send a telegram to the teachers, saying that they will attack the west of kalinkovich at ten o'clock. After the battle starts, report to me the progress of the battle every half an hour. "

It is said that the attack time is at ten o'clock in the evening. Chisjakov said anxiously: "Comrade commander, it's too late to launch the attack at ten o'clock, isn't it?"

"It's not too late, comrade deputy commander. It's not too late at all." I explained to him with a smile: "the officers and men of the circuitous army should be very tired after a long march. It is very helpful to give them some time to recover their physical strength for the next battle. In addition, if the enemy finds our troops in the west of the city, they must be on high alert at the moment. If we launch a hasty attack on the enemy with a tired division at the moment, it is estimated that even if we pay a great price, we will not get any results. On the contrary, if the enemy sees that we have not moved for a long time, they will think that it will be safe tonight. When they relax their vigilance, our attack will become more smooth. "

After listening to my analysis, it suddenly dawned on her. After laughing a few times, he suggested to me: "Comrade commander, I have another thing in mind. As the troops in the West and east of the city have an offensive mission tonight, no matter which direction they attack first, they will arouse the enemy's vigilance. I think it's better for the three divisions in the east to attack the enemy's highlands at ten o'clock on time? "“ I'm going to call them at barksov. " As soon as we finished talking, bzikov volunteered to take on the task of delivering orders. He picked up the phone and said to the microphone, "I'm Colonel bzikov, chief of staff of the group army. Please find me..." kirilov, who always plays the role of soy sauce, sat beside him and said nothing. He just looked at the three of us with a smile to see how we discussed how to fight tonight, And give orders to the troops below. With the loss of time minute by minute, the time from the start of the battle is getting closer and closer. It was ten minutes before it was ten o'clock. My palms were all sweaty because of tension. I wiped my clothes hard, and then asked bzikov with a tremor: "chief of staff, have the night attack troops of the three divisions in the east of the city started?"“ Yes, comrade commander. " When bzikov heard my question, he gave me a strange look and replied truthfully, "they detoured back to the commanding height 20 minutes ago, ready to rush up behind the enemy as soon as the time came."“ Good, good. " Although I kept talking in my mouth, my face was very nervous. I turned my head and looked at akhromeyev not far away. I asked in a loud voice, "major, do you have any latest information?"“ No, comrade commander. " Akhromeyev replied: "you have told us that in order to prevent the German army from judging the action of our army according to the frequent radio signals of our army, you ordered all radio stations in the west of the city to remain silent before the battle started. It must wait until the fighting starts before it can be used again. "“ Yes, yes, I did After I said this, I waved my hand to akhromeyev and said feebly, "major, if they have any latest war news, they will report it to me at any time."