Chapter 1418

Some things are not analyzed, and once they are carefully analyzed, many problems will be found. For example, the whereabouts of the German fourth armored division let us find that moziri's enemies suddenly attacked the Pripyat River, which was not as simple as it seemed. The Germans must be brewing some conspiracy.

Staring at the map, I began to think about how the elite armored division, which was under the command of German lieutenant general shocken, would disappear out of thin air? As long as the German command does not transfer them out of Belarus, they will come out again sooner or later. What I'm anxious to make clear now is when and where they will suddenly appear.

Seeing that I was staring at the map and didn't speak, chisgakov coughed gently. Seeing that my attention was attracted by him, he said, "Comrade commander, can I talk about my opinion?"

"Go ahead, comrade deputy commander." Seeing that he wanted to talk about his views, I was very happy, so I nodded and said politely, "I want to hear what you think."

"You see," chisjakov said to me, pointing to the map, "according to our analysis, the missing German armored division should have retreated to the north or northwest. If they want to recapture kalinkovic, the attack on us can only come from these two directions. "

"That makes sense. Please go on." When I heard what chisgakov said, I felt that the answer was ready. I hastened to say, "do you think the fourth Armored Division will launch a sudden attack on us?"

"Yes, that's what I think." Chisgakov tapped his finger gently on the table and continued his judgment: "the 102nd infantry division of the German army is missing with the fourth armored division. After ambushing our troops in the forest, these two divisions disappeared, which is very unreasonable. "

"Comrade deputy commander, can you speak more clearly?" What chisjakov said made the onlooker bezikov confused. He frowned and asked, "why is that not in line with common sense?"

"Chief of staff, it's very simple." Instead of answering bzikov's question directly, chisgakov made a hypothesis to him: "if you were the commander of the German army, after sending troops to ambush the two Russian divisions, what measures would you take if you saw the enemy with strong troops coming towards you?"

"I'm sure I'll withdraw these two divisions, shrink our forces and fight a defensive war in the kalinkovich area..." after a few words, bezikov suddenly stopped. He bent down and stared at the map on the table, as if there were the answers he wanted.

And at this time, I also think about the whole story clearly. Seeing that bezikov was studying the map repeatedly, I asked him with a smile, "chief of staff, do you want to understand what's going on?"

"I get it. I get it all." Bezikov slapped the table hard and said excitedly: "the darn Krauts are so cunning. They have laid such a big trap for us. We are waiting to drill."

"Chief of staff, what are you talking about? What you said confused me Because bezikov's voice was too loud, kirilov, who was sitting beside him, got up, went to the table, looked down at the map in front of him and asked strangely, "who can tell me what kind of trap the Germans have laid for us?"

Bezikov looked at me, then at chisgakov, and finally said to kirilov, "Comrade military commissar, I think the two commanders have figured out what's going on. They should explain to you what's going on."

When berzikov said that, kirilov first looked at me and then asked, "Rita, can you tell me what's going on?"

"Yes, comrade military Commissar." In order to better explain the trap of the German army to kirilov, I pushed the map in front of him, and then said: "you see, in the east of the city, there is the sherekin division defense; In the north of the city, there are five divisions of the 11th army; And in the south of the city there are general Batov's troops. The most likely direction for the enemy is the northwest. "

"Well, that's right." When kirilov heard this, he nodded his head and said, "in the northwest of the city, there are other German forces, the fourth armored division and the 102nd infantry division, which are going to withdraw, and they can only withdraw to the northwest to join their main forces. But even so, I don't see what trap the German army has set for us? "

"According to the judgment of the German army, after we captured kalinkovic, the casualties of the troops must be very heavy. As long as they send out moziri's troops at this time to launch a counterattack against kalinkovich, we are bound to mobilize our main forces to the pripyaji River to block the German attack. At this time, the defense of the city becomes weak. At this time, their fourth armored division and 102nd infantry division quietly went south to attack the defenceless kalinkovic At this point, I put my hands on the table, made a closing gesture, and then said: "when our troops by the river see that the city is under attack, they are bound to turn around to reinforce, so they can take the opportunity to attack back and forth and inflict heavy damage on our troops."

"But in the battle to capture kalinkovic, except for blocking the 375TH infantry division from moziri, the casualties of other troops were not large." Kirilov, after I finished the explanation, still puzzled and asked: "even if they come to attack, the 51st division of guards in the city is enough to block their attack?"

"Comrade military commissar," when he heard kirilov's question, chisjakov said with a smile, "the main reason why the enemy made such a wrong judgment is that they did not know that our group army was very familiar with the tactics of street fighting and thought that, like other troops, they would have to pay a lot of casualties to capture the cities they occupied."

"Yes, yes, that's it." Bezikov also explained to kirilov: "just a few days ago, the troops of the 65th group army occupied only one street of the German army after paying a great price in the siege. The troops that attacked the city from the other direction only paid less than half of the casualties and occupied most of the city. Now I finally understand that reasonable tactics can achieve the greatest victory with the least casualties. "

"What shall we do now?" Kirilov asked, looking at me.

"Now that there is a pot of porridge near the pripyaji River, it is easy to cause chaos when troops are mobilized at such a time." After weighing the pros and cons, I decided not to use the five divisions deployed near the Pripyat River and general Batov's troops for the time being. I looked at bezikov and said, "chief of staff, send a message to the troops of the 11th group army. In addition to leaving two divisions to stick to the existing positions, the other three divisions and tank regiments should be ready to attack the German flank from the northwest."

"What shall we do here?" After a moment's hesitation, bzikov carefully reminded me that there was only one division in the city, and I was afraid that they would not be able to resist the German attack

"Don't worry, I believe in Colonel chejerikov." To bezikov's worry, I said with disapproval: "there is a regiment left in the city. The remaining troops quickly leave the city and enter the defensive position in the west of the city to prepare for the possible German attack."

"I see." Bezikov saw that I had no intention of sending reinforcements to strengthen the city's defense, so he had no choice but to promise and turn around to call the commander of xiejerikov and the 11th army. But after just two steps, I stopped again. When I saw him stop and look at me with strange eyes, I said, "chief of staff, please tell some division commanders that they can make operational deployment according to the specific situation of the battlefield. They don't have to ask for everything."

As soon as I issued a series of orders on my side, Lukin, who was on the Pripyat River, called me. He said in a flustered tone on the phone: "Comrade commander, my scouts report that a large number of German troops have been found in the northwest direction, including many tanks. They are rushing at kalinkovich at the moment."

When I heard that the German army in the northwest was really out, my heart beat faster. In order not to let Lukin feel my panic, I asked calmly, "Comrade Colonel, are you sure the enemy is directly on kalinkovich?"

"Yes, comrade commander." Lukin said in a positive tone: "at the beginning, I thought the German army was going to detour back to our division and attack us. It turned out that the enemy was a few kilometers away from our defense zone, turned around and headed southeast, and rushed along the road to kalinkovich. "

After Lu Jin said these words, he was silent for a moment, then tentatively asked: "Comrade commander, do you want me to send troops to attack from the side and teach the Germans a lesson?"

"No, comrade colonel." As for Lu Jin's good intentions, I immediately declined politely: "you'd better concentrate on your defense line, lest the enemy on the west bank suddenly launch a cross river battle when you are mobilized. I have the ability to block the German attack here. You can rest assured. "

As soon as I put down the phone, chisjakov asked anxiously, "Comrade commander, does Colonel Lukin have any important information to report to you?"

I looked at chisgakov and said as usual: "the Colonel reports that a large number of enemies are rushing along the road towards our kalinkovych. In order to prevent the German army on the West Bank of the Pripyat from crossing the river, I declined Comrade Lukin's request for reinforcements. "

"You're right, Rita." Kirilov expressed his support for the decision I made: "as long as we are deployed on the Pripyat River, the German plan of East-West attack will fail."

Although it is not clear what kind of forces the German army from the Northwest has, I still need to take necessary preventive measures. Thinking of this, I told akhromeyev to call major general sheriujin, who was stationed in the east of the city, and ask him to immediately dispatch a regiment to the city to strengthen our defense.

Then, I personally called major shuklin, the head of the self-propelled artillery regiment, and asked him to intercept the German armored forces with artillery fire when the enemy attacked the defensive position in the west of the city, so as to reduce the pressure on the defensive forces.

After giving these orders, I deeply feel that my military command ability still needs to be improved. Now I'm in such a hurry to command only a few divisions. If I command dozens of divisions in a front army, I will not make a mess of the world.

When the enemy who came to attack karinkovic was still on the road, the two German legions, which were isolated behind our army, were dealt a devastating blow. First, a round of artillery bombardment by the self-propelled artillery regiment turned the swaggering German tanks into piles of burning scrap iron, and the 67th and 71st divisions of the guards also took the opportunity to launch counter attacks.

The irresistible German army tried to turn west and flee back to the West Bank of the pripyaji river. As a result, when they fled to the river, they found that the position they had broken through had been restored by our army. They suffered heavy casualties under the attack of intensive fire. Seeing the two close guard divisions coming from the East, they had to turn around and flee to the south. Of course, they couldn't escape to the south. General Batov's two divisions had been here for a long time, and these bereaved German soldiers broke into their ambush circle. After half an hour's fighting, the remaining German troops, seeing that they could not escape from the sky, laid down their weapons and surrendered. I got a call from Batov when the German troops from the northwest just started shelling our position in the west of the city. He excitedly reported to me on the phone: "Comrade oshanina, the German troops defeated by you broke into our ambush circle when they went south. After half an hour's fighting, except for the enemy who was killed, the rest have laid down their arms and surrendered." When I heard that two German legions were destroyed by us, my mood became relaxed. Without any worries, apart from allowing baksov and babashin's troops to turn north to attack the enemy from the northwest, I can also ask Batov to send more troops to join the new battle. Thinking of this, I coughed and said, "general Batov, there's one more thing I want to tell you. A German army from the northwest is attacking our position in the west of the city. I was about to order the 67th and 71st divisions, which had destroyed the enemy's guards, to turn north and attack the German flank. If it's convenient for you, can the commanders and fighters of those two divisions continue to take part in the battle? "“ No problem, no problem. " Hearing that I asked him to borrow troops instead of giving orders, Batov said very frankly, "we are friendly forces, so we should help each other. Don't worry. I'll call the two division commanders right away and ask them to lead the troops northward to cooperate with you in destroying the enemy from the northwest. "