Chapter 1653

As the commanders of the various group armies are far more familiar with their own defense areas than we are, with their concerted efforts, a new operational plan was soon worked out.

After the meeting, rokosovsky picked up the new plan and read it carefully. Malining and I didn't dare to disturb him. We had to wait patiently for him to see it and then ask him about the plan.

We waited for half an hour, and finally we saw rokosovsky put down his battle plan. Malining immediately couldn't wait to ask, "how about this plan, marshal

Rokosovsky looked at malining and said, "it's not only OK, it's a perfect plan." Just as malining's face just burst into a smile, I heard rokosovsky add, "but I don't think this plan should be reported for the time being."

"Why?" We were both confused by rokosovsky's words.

"Don't forget, in another month, Marshal Zhukov will take over as commander of the front army." Rokosovsky threw the plan on the table and continued: "it is impossible for the troops to take large-scale military action until he arrives. Even if this battle plan is reported and approved by the supreme command, who can guarantee that after Zhukov takes office, the situation between the enemy and ourselves will not change? Do you think we should carry out operations according to this plan or draw up other plans? "

"Comrade commander, you have a point." After listening to rokosovsky's words, marinin nodded his head and said: "the situation on the battlefield is changing rapidly. We have done a good job in this battle plan. But it will take a month for the new commander to take office. In addition, it will take some time to get familiar with the troops and understand the deployment of the enemy's forces. Maybe this plan will not be of any use at that time. "

"Another point," rokosovsky continued, "is that the winter in Poland will come in November, which will have a lot of adverse effects on the March and operations. We must also take this adverse factor into account."

After the original battle plan was worked out, I was still a little complacent. I felt that according to our plan, launching an attack on the German army from the landing site in the south of Warsaw would surely achieve great results. Maybe before 1945, we would be able to liberate the whole territory of Poland, and the troops would be able to move forward to the border between Poland and Germany. But at the moment, after listening to rokosovsky's analysis, I feel that I think things are too simple.

"Comrade marshal," I looked at rokosovsky and asked modestly, "what should I do with this battle plan?"

"Put it here first." Rokosovsky sighed again, and then said, "before I leave here, I plan to stay in the army below for a while to get familiar with the situation on the front line. Rita, you and Comrade malining will be responsible for the affairs of the headquarters of the front army. "

"I don't know which army you are going to go to?" Asked marinin.

I thought rokosovsky would have said to go to the serotsk landing site in the north of Warsaw. After all, the two army groups there may be under the command of the second front army. Unexpectedly, he said, "I plan to stay at the landing sites of magnushev and puwai during this period of time, and then study with the commanders of the group army how to transport heavy equipment across the river."

"Comrade commander, with all due respect." As soon as his voice fell, marinin tried to dissuade him: "you have just returned from the West Bank of the visva River, and now you are going to go again. I don't think it's necessary. I think you'd better go to the landing site on the West Bank of the narev river. After all, our army is in a favorable position there, and these two army groups may also be under your command in the future. "

"I'll be there sooner or later." Rokosovsky waved to malining and said, "but at present, our first task is to consider how to transport heavy equipment across the visva river. No matter who will be the commander of the front army in the future, we should choose to attack the German army from the two landing fields of magnushev and pwawi, and detour back to Poznan, the important industrial town of Poland. "

"Comrade commander, I beg you again." Malining looked at rokosovsky and said sincerely, "the West Bank of the visva river is too dangerous now. For your safety, I don't recommend you to go there."

After hearing that malining suddenly used the honorific "you" to himself, rokosovsky grinned and then said to malining, "don't worry, chief of staff, I know what you are worried about. Although I have some emotions about this sudden transfer, I will never risk my life for it. I went to the West Bank of the visva River to study the deployment of the German army and to solve the problem of restoring cross-strait traffic. "

"Unless our army is in the south of Warsaw and has full control of the air, then the floating bridge on the visva River can be used." Seeing that rokosovsky had guessed his own idea, malining studied and stared at the map to hide his uneasiness: "otherwise, as soon as the enemy planes are out, the pontoon we have been working hard to build will be destroyed."

See two people have been for the bridge things tangled, my mind suddenly came up with an idea. As soon as they stopped, I immediately asked, "Comrade marshal, what month is the freezing season of the visva river every year?"

"The frozen season on the visva river?" When rokosovsky heard my question, he immediately turned to malining and asked, "chief of staff, do you know?"“ As far as I know, the visva River freezes in individual sections in December every year. " Malining frowned and said, "but how thick can it be on the river? We need to ask the relevant meteorological experts to know." As soon as marinin finished, I asked him modestly, "chief of staff, how thick ice do you think it will take for our tanks to pass through the visva river?" As for the data I asked, rokosovsky seemed to have a good idea. He said to me ahead of malining: "if you only need to bear the weight of people, seven centimeters is enough; To bear a 76.2 mm gun pulled by a horse, the ice thickness needs at least 15 cm; And to get the T-34 to the other side smoothly, it's impossible without a thickness of 20 centimeters. "“ Comrade commander, we should also consider, "malining reminded rokosovsky," the thickness of the ice on the river is different. The ice on the bank is much thicker than that in the center of the river. Maybe when it's on the shore, the ice can still bear the weight of tanks, but when it's in the middle of the river, it can't even bear the weight of horses and artillery. "“ Chief of staff, you have a point. We can't think about it too simply, thinking that as soon as the visva River freezes, we will be able to move our armored forces across the river. Instead of relying on unreliable weather for the success of crossing the river, we should try to build more floating bridges on the visva river. " Rokosovsky nodded his head and agreed with malining. Then he said, "I'll go to the other side of the river early tomorrow morning to discuss the bridge with some group commanders."