Chapter 1629

The German army discovered our intention to cross the river, and the shelling on the visva river became more intensive. Not only are the cannons in Huasha City shelling, but even Fort modlin in the north is shelling. Artillery involved in shelling, from Fort artillery to ordinary mortars.

For a moment, the wide visva river became an insurmountable moat, and countless ships sank or were blown apart in the German artillery bombardment. Hundreds of officers and soldiers and many valuable weapons and equipment sank to the bottom of the cold visva river.

Gusev, who had received the report, turned red. He pointed to his chief of staff and said, "chief of staff, organize new river crossing equipment immediately. In any case, we should ferry more troops to the other side today."

"Comrade General," I raised my hand to stop Gusev's impulsive behavior, and said to him, "order the troops to stop crossing the river, and do not let the soldiers sacrifice in vain."

"But, comrade deputy commander, there are too few troops on the other side and there is a lack of heavy weapons," Gusev said reluctantly. "If we don't reinforce them as soon as possible, I'm afraid they will soon be driven down the river by the Germans."

"It's not that we don't help each other, it's that the present situation is not suitable." In order to prevent Gusev from making unnecessary sacrifices to his troops on impulse, I patiently said to him: "the enemy's artillery fire is too intensive, and the visva river has been blocked. To cross the river in this case, our troops are bound to pay huge casualties. It's better to wait until the enemy's artillery becomes sparse, and then try to force it. "

After persuading Gusev, I stared at the two red arrows on the map. These are the positions of the two troops of askarepov and Galitsky. The former went out to Madame Curie's former residence, while the latter still stuck to wajinji palace. The distance between the two is seven or eight kilometers, so it is difficult to echo each other.

I pointed to the map and said to Gusev, "Comrade General, look at the two landing sites established by our army on the West Bank. They are not only small in area, but also too far apart to echo each other."

Gusev looked at the map for a moment, nodded his head and said, "yes, they are too far apart. When either side is attacked by the German army, the other side can't provide support in time." He looked at me and asked, "Comrade deputy commander, is there any way to connect these two landing sites?"

"There's another way," I said to Gusev, pointing to the place where the third division of Poland assembled last night, "to send another unit, starting from Alliance square, heading west, across the visva River, to land here at the University of Warsaw and build a landing site. To the north, they could join the forces of general askarepov; To the south, we can echo with Galitsky of wazinki palace. "

Originally, I thought that my idea, if not perfect, was highly feasible. However, as soon as it was said, it was opposed by the chief of staff. The other side said to me seriously, "Comrade deputy commander, I don't think it's a wise move to let our army land near Warsaw University."

"Why?" I stared at the chief of staff with a confused face and asked in surprise.

The chief of staff said to me with a bitter smile, "Comrade deputy commander, you don't know something. Since the German occupation of Warsaw, Warsaw University has become a military camp. Although I don't know how many troops are stationed in it, we are bound to pay a huge sacrifice if we want to land here. "

When the chief of staff finished speaking, I asked modestly, "chief of staff, where do you think is suitable for our troops to land?"

"Comrade deputy commander, please look here." The chief of staff's finger on the map, a little bit up: "if we want to build a new landing site, I suggest near the palace. And there used to be a bridge across the visva River, which was blown up in two by the Germans. I went to the scene and saw that the bridge deck was obliquely built on the surface of the water. The distance between the two sides was less than 100 meters. Even if there were no boats, our soldiers could get on the bridge from the east bank, go down the slope to the water, swim to the opposite side, and then go ashore from the opposite slope. "

The chief of staff's opinion sounds very good, which makes me a little excited. I turned to Gusev and asked, "Comrade General, what do you think?"

"I think the chief of staff's opinion is good. We can try to cross the river from the broken bridge." Gusev looked at the map and said, "after all, this is the shortest way to cross the river, and the Germans may not notice this position. I suggest that after dark, we send an army to try."

Seeing that both of them are inclined to this way of crossing the river, I helped them to improve the details: "we can pull the rope on the slopes on both sides, so that the soldiers on the ship can pull the rope across the river even without oars."

But the plan has never kept up with the changes. We have just worked out a plan to cross the river through broken bridges. We immediately received a report from Warsaw city. The observation post deployed on the East Bank of the visva River found that the German army had signs of mobilization in the visva street along the river, and also built new fortifications opposite the four broken bridges.

Hearing the report, I could not help sighing and said to them, "it seems that the Germans are still one step faster than us. This crossing plan can only be abandoned."

Gusev also said helplessly: "well, we'd better wait for the German artillery to stop, and then take the risk to carry out the forced crossing to transport the weapons, ammunition and soldiers needed by the other side."

In the afternoon, the German army finally stopped shelling the visva river. Just as our troops were gathering by the river to cross the visva River, they were suddenly bombarded. Later, after understanding, it became clear that the German had deployed an artillery observation post on the other side of the river. As soon as they found any sign of our army crossing the river, they immediately called for artillery fire to bombard the positions where our army assembled and moored ships. As a result, our army suffered heavy casualties and lost all the equipment for crossing the river. After receiving this unfortunate news, I asked Gusev with a bitter smile, "Comrade General, can you still find the crossing equipment?"“ No, "Gusev replied, shaking his head." it's all lost in the enemy's fire. Even if we collect them from the rear temporarily, we will have to wait at least three to five days before we can transport the new equipment to Warsaw. Moreover, up to now, the two railway stations on the east bank are still in the hands of the Germans. If we can't occupy this place, the river crossing equipment can only be unloaded far away from the river, and then transported to the river by special personnel. "“ Without the river crossing equipment, the weapons, ammunition and materials urgently needed by the West Bank troops could not be transported, and the wounded could not be transported down. " "I'm afraid they won't be able to support it for long," the chief of staff said anxiously“ Chief of staff, don't worry. If general askarepov's troops can't support them, they can retreat northward along the visva river. There is a dense forest, and they should be able to get rid of the German pursuit. " Although Gusev was full of confidence in askarepov's troops, he did not have enough confidence in the Polish army under the command of Colonel Galitsky: "but when the soldiers of the third Polish division face the German attack, I am afraid they will not be able to withstand it."“ Comrade general, I think the soldiers of the third division of Poland did a good job in crossing the river, at least not as easily as they did last time. " I think that the commanders in Galitsky division are almost all Soviet commanders. Even if the combat effectiveness can not be greatly improved in a short time, it will not be vulnerable at least“ I believe they will be able to stop the enemy rushing to the visva river. "“ They have become a lone army. " After confirming that we were unable to reinforce the other side for a short time, Gusev said somewhat dejectedly, "I hope they can block the enemy's attack." In order to let the two commanders on the other side know their situation, I called askarepov again and told him frankly: "Comrade division commander, due to the heavy shelling by the German army, all our river crossing equipment has been lost. So in the short term, you are a lonely army that can't get any assistance. You can only rely on yourself." After hearing what I said, askarepov was silent for a long time before he said, "Comrade deputy commander, you can rest assured that my troops will firmly hold on to the existing position and never step back before receiving the withdrawal order."“ Comrade division commander, the enemy has more troops than you, and they have an advantage in equipment. You can't compete with them. " I was deeply afraid that askarepov would be so hot headed that he would "live or die together with the position". I immediately reminded him, "as a division commander, when commanding troops, you should never fight with the enemy who is superior. You should use your brains more and use reasonable tactics to deal with the enemy." My words may have reminded askarepov. When I finished speaking, he immediately said, "I understand, comrade deputy commander, I will stick to the existing landing site with my main force, and at the same time send combat teams to harass the enemy's rear, so that they can't attack us with all their strength." Seeing that askarepov has understood my intention, I am confident that they will stick to their present position. At the end of the call, I called Galitsky again to find out what was going on there. It was obviously the first time that Galitsky encountered this situation. He was a little flustered. After hearing my voice, he immediately asked nervously, "Comrade deputy commander, is there no reinforcements in a short time?"“ Yes, comrade colonel I didn't intend to hide anything from him, so I told him truthfully: "as all the river crossing equipment was damaged, I can't provide any assistance to you in a short time. It's all up to you. You should send people as soon as possible to find the fighting rebel forces in the city and get their cooperation in order to reverse the current unfavorable situation. Do you understand? "