Chapter 1621

However, after thinking for a moment, rokosovsky resolutely refused my request: "no, Rita, the attack on Warsaw is about to start. At this time, I absolutely can't let you go to maydanek concentration camp. It's very easy for a senior commander to make wrong and impulsive decisions when he is angry, which is very unfavorable for commanding operations. "

"Rita, the marshal did it for your own good." Malining may be afraid that I can't figure it out, so he specially explained to me: "he's afraid that when you go to the concentration camp and see the tragic situation, you may kill all the prisoners in a rage. You can't make the same mistake you made in petrissevo village. "

Malining's words remind me of the Moscow counterattack, when I saw Zhuoya's mutilated body, I shot all the prisoners and was demoted. The reason that rokosovsky didn't let me go to the concentration camp may be that I was afraid that when I saw the tragedy inside, I would kill all the captured German guards because of anger and impulse. In the current situation, if you are demoted again, there is no hope of turning over.

After understanding rokosovsky's intention, I immediately gave up the idea of going to the concentration camp, but I still asked reluctantly, "Comrade marshal, I don't know what I can see the surviving soldiers?"

"You go to Gusev's tomorrow first," rokosovsky said with the same expression. "I'll send someone to take them to see you."

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The next day, I arrived at the 47th army headquarters in Gusev on time.

After a brief exchange of greetings with the other side, I asked about the upcoming Warsaw War: "general Gusev, if the Polish Army sends out one division, we will send out six battalions. Is it too little?"

Hearing my question, Gusev immediately replied, "Comrade deputy commander, you can rest assured that we only have six battalions of 3000 people, but they are all elite selected from the 77th, 125th, 397th infantry divisions and other directly subordinate units, and their combat effectiveness is comparable to that of a guard division."

When Gusev finished speaking, he saw that I was silent and continued to add: "at present, the main force of our army is gathering on the East Bank of the visva river. As long as the commando troops have a firm foothold in Warsaw city on the West Bank, our troops can continue to cross the river to reinforce them. I think it is completely possible to liberate Warsaw through this battle."

I am far less optimistic about the prospect of this battle than he is. Let alone the combat effectiveness of the troops can only be equivalent to one close guard division, even if it is equivalent to ten, it is useless. In the face of the German elite armored forces, even if these light troops broke into Warsaw City, they were just lambs to be slaughtered.

In order to let him have a clear understanding of the current situation, I waited for him to finish, and then slowly said: "general Gusev, according to the latest information we have, the rebel forces in Warsaw are the krayov army loyal to the government in exile, the liudorf army loyal to the Lublin government, and the army of about 50000 people composed of other resistance forces. They used very simple weapons and equipment to attack the German government organs, police stations, ammunition depots, power plants, hospitals and other important facilities in Huasha City, trying to obtain weapons, ammunition and various supplies through the air drop of the Allied forces. They persisted until the arrival of our army, and restored their capital with the cooperation of internal and external forces.

But they obviously overestimated the ability of the allies, coupled with internal disunity, and gradually fell behind in the contest with the Germans. Under such circumstances, they were forced to ask for help from us, hoping to relieve the pressure on them through the offensive launched by our army. "

Speaking of this, I can't help humming: "the Germans have gathered a large number of troops near Warsaw, including the skull division, the Viking division and the goring division. Facing the most elite German troops, our battle will be very difficult, not to mention the Warsaw Uprising without much training."

After listening to my long speech, Gusev was silent for a long time. Then he asked carefully, "Comrade deputy commander, it seems that you think our army will not achieve the desired results in the battle in a few days."

"General Gusev, if I had a choice, I would cancel this battle." I stared at Gusev and said, "because I don't see any hope of success in this battle except for the sacrifice of our commanders and fighters."

"But... But..." gushev said in a flustered voice, "this battle plan has been reported by the headquarters of the front army to the headquarters and approved, and our commanders and fighters are ready for battle. I don't think it's possible to cancel it temporarily. "

"Yes, general Gusev, you are right. Since the superior has given the order to attack, we have to carry it out." With the coming of the war, I knew that I could not defeat the commander's confidence too much, so I quickly cut off the topic: "where is the commander of the third Polish division, Colonel Stanislaw Galitsky?"

"The third division of the Polish army is stationed nearby, and the division headquarters are not far from us." Gusev quickly reported to me: "if you want to see him, I'll call him and ask him to come."

"Yes," I think of the battle a few days later, but the Polish Army plays the leading role. If I don't know what kind of person this division commander is in the battle, I'm not sure. If, as I did last time, he is easily defeated under the German artillery fire, the six battalions of our army will become meat buns and dogs - there will be no return. So when Gusev said this, I nodded my head and said, "please come here."

After Gusev called, he said to me, "the colonel said that he could be there in five minutes at most."

I nodded and asked, "general Gusev, do you know the Colonel?"

After listening to my question, he was stunned for a moment. Then he guessed my voice out of the picture and said with a smile: "Comrade deputy commander, I understand what you mean. Are you worried that you don't understand that in this battle, as in the last time, you were beaten by the German army? "

Seeing that I nodded in affirmation, he went on to say, "don't worry, this Colonel Galitsky is a commander with rich combat experience. After the German invasion of Poland, he led a guerrilla team to fight guerrillas in the country. Later, the troops were completely lost in the encirclement and suppression of the German army, so he took a few guerrillas and crossed the long front to our defense area and became one of us. "

After listening to Gusev's introduction, I feel more secure. After all, the colonel Galitsky I will meet has been on the battlefield. I believe that under his command, the Polish Army's performance in Warsaw will not be too shameful.

However, Colonel Galitsky did not arrive, but an officer entered the headquarters. When Gusev saw the officer, his face showed a puzzled expression: "Comrade officer, who are you?"

Instead of answering him, the officer saluted me, and then reported respectfully, "Comrade deputy commander, I have brought those soldiers to you on the order of Comrade marshal."

Without waiting for me to speak, another officer came in. He was obviously a subordinate of Gusev. He went directly to Gusev, saluted and reported, "Comrade commander, Colonel galicky of the Polish army has arrived."

After listening to his subordinates' report, Gusev did not immediately reply to the other party. Instead, he focused on me, as if waiting for me to make a final decision.

Now that the commander of the Polish army has arrived, I can only push back for a while to meet the soldiers from the concentration camp. Therefore, I said to the officer, "Comrade officer, you should take them to a place nearby to have a rest. I will find time to meet them when we are finished here."

When the officer left, I turned and nodded to Gusev, indicating that he could let Colonel galicky in. After getting my permission, Gusev said to his subordinates, "go and ask Colonel Galitsky to come in!"

A moment later, a tall, middle-aged man in a Polish uniform entered the room. He came to Gusev, held out his hand with a smile and said politely, "Hello, comrade general, we meet again!"

Gusev shook hands with the other side politely, and then introduced me to the other side: "Comrade Colonel, let me introduce you. This is general oshanina, deputy commander of the front army. She will be fully responsible for this attack on Warsaw."

I thought Colonel Galitsky would look disappointed when he heard my name. After all, it is not so easy for middle and senior officers to accept the command of a woman. I didn't expect that after listening to Gusev's introduction, he came to attention and raised his hand to salute me. He said respectfully, "Hello, deputy commander of the front army. I'm glad to meet you here. It's an honor for me and all the officers and men of the third Polish division to accept your command. "

Confused by his reaction, I shook hands with him and asked curiously, "Comrade Colonel, do you know me?"

"It's the first time we've met, but I've heard general Bellinger mention you many times. He said you're a great commander." Colonel Galitsky said to me respectfully, "I hope my troops will make immortal contributions under your command and in the fight to liberate Warsaw."

Although the headquarters of the front army has drawn up a plan to attack Warsaw, it is only a very general plan. If we want to achieve success in the next battle, it is up to me and the representatives of the Polish army to improve the details. After a few of us sat down at the table, I looked at Galitsky and asked, "Comrade Colonel, don't you know that your division has a detailed operational plan?"

"Yes, comrade deputy commander." With these words, Colonel Galitsky stood up, took out a folded map from his briefcase, spread it out on the table, and politely said, "please allow me to introduce to you our division's operational plan."

Seeing that I nodded my permission, he went on to say: "when the Soviet artillery broke the German line, our division thrust Warsaw southeast into the city. The attack will focus on the South Bragg area, and our offensive forces will attack northwest along lubersky Avenue and zeshenski Avenue

After seizing alliance square on the visva River, our troops will regroup here. When the Soviet troops arrive, we will cross the visva River from here to the west of Warsaw city... "

I waited patiently for him to finish talking about the attack plan of the third division of Poland. Suddenly, I felt that if the Polish Army really followed this method, it would be possible to cross the visva River, gain a firm foothold in the west of Warsaw and join the rebel army fighting in the city.

Seeing that I was staring at the Warsaw map on the table and nodding, Colonel Galitsky tentatively asked, "Comrade deputy commander, do you have anything else to add?"

"Look here, comrade colonel." I pointed to Union Square by the visva River and said to Galitsky, "to the northwest of the square are Warsaw east station and vilansk station. In your plan, why didn't you consider seizing these two railway stations?" Galitsky looked at me, looked at Gusev, and then replied, "Comrade deputy commander, you should know that the Germans have stationed heavy troops in these two railway stations. We don't have so many troops to compete with them repeatedly in these areas."“ Comrade Colonel, "I saw that he didn't realize the seriousness of the problem at all, so he sternly reminded him," if you don't send troops to capture these two railway stations, then the enemy who is still here may send troops to cut off your way back at any time. Don't you think that with the strength of your division alone, all the German troops in the city can be wiped out? "“ The rebel army in the city has sent someone to contact us. " When Galitsky heard this, he replied with disapproval: "as soon as our troops cross the visva River, they will send troops to support us. As long as we attack back and forth, we can quickly wipe out the German army on the West Bank of the visva River and open up the way for the troops behind... "Wait a minute, comrade colonel." Before he finished, I raised my hand to interrupt him, and then impolitely asked, "do you really think that after you cross the river, the rebel army can dispatch troops to support you?"“ I think so. " Seeing that I spoke so harshly, Galitsky also became a little weak. After a long time, he murmured, "the rebel army in the city took the initiative to contact us. I don't think they will change their mind temporarily, will they?"“ Comrade Colonel, "in order to break his unrealistic illusion, I said emphatically," don't place your illusions on other people. The rebel army can't protect itself. Where can we care for you. If you really take this attitude to command the battle, even if the troops cross the visva River, they will not be able to stand on the West Bank and will soon be driven back by the Germans. In order to avoid unnecessary sacrifice and achieve the desired results, your combat plan must be adjusted. "