Chapter 1622

(thanks to Antalya, a book friend, for her appreciation)

As soon as the words came out, I noticed his body. Then he looked at me and said solemnly, "Comrade deputy commander, this combat plan was made after I called all officers above regiment level together and studied it for two days. We all think that this plan is completely feasible."

"Comrade Colonel, although there are many people and great strength, the plan that many people come up with may not be applicable." I continued to point out to him the inadequacies in the plan: "how many lines of defense have Germany built and how many troops have been deployed along the route you plan to attack? What is the combat effectiveness of these troops? Do you have all the information?"

Galitsky was silent.

Gusev quickly came out and said, "Comrade deputy commander, the enemy's defense is too tight. Our scouts can't get into the city and get in touch with the uprising army in the city. So far, we don't know anything about the information you said."

When I heard what Gusev said, I felt cool. I said that you are brave enough to make a plan to attack Warsaw without knowing the situation of the enemy? At the same time, I also understand why my superiors asked me to take charge of this matter. It's only because I am familiar with the tactics of street fighting. I may hope that I can make more commanders and fighters safely withdraw from the city under the unfavorable situation.

"No, no," I retorted, shaking my head as soon as Gusev's words were finished, "this attack plan must be adjusted, otherwise I'm afraid that the troops entering Warsaw will be in danger of being destroyed."

"The end of the army?" My words startled all the people in the room. After a long time, Gusev murmured, "Comrade deputy commander, the situation is not as bad as you think, is it? We need to know that our group army and the 70th group army are stationed not far from Huasha city. In case of any accident, we can reinforce them. "

Gusev's words made me a little sad. The reason why the superior sent only six battalions to cooperate with the third Polish division to attack Warsaw was not that they really wanted to win Warsaw, but that they wanted to make a gesture to show that our army was not indifferent to the battle in Warsaw, but actively assisted.

But some words, I know in my heart, but I can't say them casually. I can only switch the topic to divert everyone's attention. After looking at the map in front of me for a while, I raised my head and asked Galitsky, "Comrade Colonel, are there four bridges on the visva River in Warsaw?"

"Yes, comrade deputy commander." Galitsky nodded his head and said, "unfortunately, in order to prevent our army from passing through the bridges and rushing into the west side of Warsaw, the Germans have blown up all these bridges. So after seizing alliance square, my troops must regroup and wait here for the river crossing equipment to arrive... "

"Comrade Colonel, I'm still the question I just asked." I touched the two railway stations with my hand and said, "why don't you take the railway station first? If the railway station falls into the hands of our army, we will be able to transport the weapons and equipment you need, even the reinforcements, into Huasha city through the railway. "

"Transport soldiers and weapons into the city by railway?" Galitsky widened his eyes, looked at the map in front of him, and said in an unbelievable voice, "is that ok?"

Gusev asked with great interest, "Comrade deputy commander, what are you going to do? Tell me about your plan?"

"Since the German had blown up the bridge in the city, even if the east of the city was attacked by our army, the garrison in the west of the city could not be reinforced." I pointed to the map and told you about my battle plan: "after the Polish army and our army entered Warsaw City, they immediately divided into two routes. The Polish army has already advanced to alliance square according to the original route. Our troops, on the other hand, followed grokhovsky street and attacked two railway stations by the river. After occupying the railway station, we will send another team to cross the visva River from the zoo to cooperate with the Polish army to continue to push deep into Huasha city. "

"I have a question," Galitsky said after I finished. He asked himself: "there is a German armored division more than ten kilometers north of Warsaw. If they go south to fight, what should we do then?"

Hearing Galitsky's qualification question, I immediately asked angrily, "have you not considered how to deal with the enemy in the North once they go south in your battle plan?"

After they both shook their heads, Galitsky replied, "Comrade deputy commander, as long as our army rushes into the city and joins up with the rebels who are fighting with the German aggressors, we can help them persist until the Soviet Army liberates the whole city."

Naivety, it's so naivety. After commenting on Galitsky in my heart, I turned to Gusev and asked him, "where is general askarepov? Is he still at the puwai landing site on the west side of the river?"

"No," Gusev said, shaking his head, "I've replaced the other troops on the other side of the river to take over the defense of the puvai landing site. Now askarepov and his troops are resting on the East Bank of the visva river." After these words, he asked me tentatively, "do you have anything to do with him?"

"Yes, general Gusev." I replied positively, "I intend to have him with colonel galicky to command the troops in Warsaw."

"But, but," gushev said with a embarrassed expression on his face, "the 77th division of the guards has been greatly reduced in the battle, and may not be able to undertake the crucial task."“ Didn't you deploy six battalions to form an assault group, ready to cooperate with the Polish Army's attack? " I explained to Gusev, "although this unit is an elite force selected from various units, it lacks a unified command. I intend to let general askarepov take the post of commander of the former enemy." I took advantage of the time when Gusev got up to call askarepov and said to Galitsky, "Comrade Colonel, the battle in Warsaw city will be under the joint command of you and general askarepov. Once we have captured the two railway stations, we can transport the river crossing equipment, weapons and ammunition, military supplies and additional soldiers you need to the city by railway. " Although I did not emphasize who should be in charge of the joint command, Galitsky took the initiative to make a statement to me: "Comrade deputy commander, please rest assured that I will obey the order of general askarepov and carry out your operational plan." Askarepov received a call from Gusev and rushed to the headquarters to accept the new combat mission. When he saw that I was also here, he was particularly surprised: "Comrade deputy commander, I didn't expect that you were also here." I nodded to him. Instead of beating around the Bush, I said frankly, "Comrade division commander, I'm calling you here today to command an army to assist Colonel Galitsky's Polish third division in crossing the visva River and entering the western part of Warsaw to join the rebels who are fighting hard and excellently there."“ Comrade deputy commander, I want to know how many troops I can command? " Askarepov also asked bluntly, "what is our combat intention, to capture Warsaw City, or just to join the rebels in the city?"“ There are only six battalions under your command. " I did not hide askarepov, but gave him the truth: "your task is to cooperate with the Polish army to rush into Warsaw, cross the visva River, and join the rebel forces fighting in the west of the city." Then I told him in detail the operational plan I had just made. After seeing off askarepov and Galitsky, I feel it necessary to go back to the headquarters and talk with rokosovsky about the attack on Warsaw. In my opinion, this attack plan is like a joke, and I don't know how it passed the examination of the superior. When I walked out of the headquarters, I saw a group of prisoners in vertical clothing standing in the parking lot outside. Although there were only 40 or 50 prisoners, they were still standing upright in a neat line. The commanders and fighters passing by all looked at them with strange eyes, and even talked about something in a low voice. I looked at the prisoners in prison clothes and wondered if they had escaped from that prison. But on second thought, it should not be. If they were really fugitives, they would not stand in such an eye-catching place and wait for someone to catch them. It is estimated that they would have run away a long time ago. At this moment, an officer came by and raised his hand to salute me: "Comrade deputy commander, these are all prisoners of war we rescued from the concentration camp. The superior ordered me to bring them to you and leave them to you." I recognized him as the officer who had just come to the headquarters to look for me. I nodded at him and said politely, "thank you, comrade captain. I don't know what to call you? "“ My name is cassiri. I work for the front guard. " The officer replied respectfully, "is there anything else I can do for you?" I took a look at the upright soldiers standing in the parking lot and asked captain cassiri, "Comrade captain, are you here alone?"“ "No," the captain replied, shaking his head, "in order to get these soldiers here, we have a jeep and two trucks." After the captain finished speaking, I quickly turned around and called the duty officer standing by the door and said to him, "Comrade officer, please find a place to place these comrades in the parking lot first." When I saw the officer running towards the group of soldiers, I said to kasiri, "Comrade captain, I'll give you a lift back to the headquarters of the front army. I have something important to ask for Comrade marshal."