Chapter 1696

The next morning, when I arrived at the edge of the forest, I found that the troops involved in the forest clearance task had already assembled.

Seeing my appearance, the two division commanders who had been waiting there immediately ran to me, raised their hands, saluted and reported to me: "Comrade deputy commander, the troops have assembled and can fight at any time. Please give instructions!"

Ten thousand people, boundless. I looked at the edge of the forest that a dark Squadron, full of confidence to the two said: "since the troops have been assembled, then the action."

Seeing that the two men turned around and wanted to give orders to the troops, I quickly stopped them and said, "remember, although there are more German troops in the forest than us, they have lost their organizational system and have no combat effectiveness. Therefore, our actions should be based on political offensive and supplemented by military offensive. Do you understand? "

"I understand!" The two division commanders agreed loudly, and then ran to the front of their ranks to give orders.

It wasn't long before our troops began to move. After tens of thousands of commanders and fighters spread out their formation, they covered the boundless forest like a huge fishing net. In front of each search battalion, there is an armored broadcasting vehicle. On the slowly moving vehicle, there is a high-power horn. Even if it is two or three hundred meters away, I can clearly hear the contents of the horn: "German officers and men, you have reached a desperate situation. Put down your weapons and come out to surrender. Our front-line commander, general o'shanina, promised you that as long as you surrender, you will be guaranteed your personal safety and be given the proper treatment as prisoners of war. As soon as the war is over, you will be able to return home and be reunited with your families! " The call was repeated in Russian and then in German.

Just as I listened carefully to the contents of the radio truck, the two teachers came back to me and said respectfully, "Comrade deputy commander, the battle has just begun. Let's find a place to rest first."

I looked around and saw that there seemed to be some tents not far away, so I pointed to them with my hand: "are the two teachers and comrades there?"

"Yes, that's it." Kuragin nodded and said, "the joint headquarters of our two divisions are there. If you go there to have a rest, you can also keep abreast of the progress of the troops. "

I know to solve the enemy in the forest, not one or two days can work, I can't stand outside the forest for a few days. So I immediately nodded in agreement with Kuragin's proposal: "OK, let's go to the headquarters."

The joint command is made up of a tent area with trenches and bunkers built outside. The headquarters is set up in a huge tent. There are radio stations, staff officers and communication soldiers around the tent. When we see us enter the door, we all stand up and raise our hands to salute us.

"Please sit down." With a smile, I waved to the signalman and the staff officer, then went straight to the wooden table in the middle of the tent, staring at the map on it, which indicated the forest and the search direction.

After looking at it carefully for a while, I raised my head and asked Kuragin standing in front of me, "general Kuragin, how can you concentrate your search on the north and West, and empty out the South and East?"

Kuragin and marchenko looked at each other and explained to me with a smile, "Comrade deputy commander, this is the situation. To the East and South are our defense areas, which the Germans cannot cross. Our defense in the north and West is relatively weak, and we are also close to their own troops. The enemy may choose to break through in this direction

"It makes sense, it makes sense." After listening to Kuragin's explanation, I nodded and pointed to the radio stations around the tent: "is it through these radio stations that we keep in touch with the troops in the forest?"

"Yes," Kuragin replied, nodding his head again, "we have eight radio stations here to keep abreast of what's going on in the forest."

I raised my hand and looked at my watch. It was less than ten minutes before the troops entered the forest. I thought there would be no report from the search troops, so I told kulagin, "please connect me with the headquarters of the front army. I want to speak to Marshal Zhukov."

When I got through, I heard Zhukov asking me, "Rita, are the troops going? What's the situation?"

"Yes, the search forces have all entered the forest, and there is no report back yet." After reporting the situation, I asked Zhukov, "marshal, what's the situation in the north?"

Although I didn't say in detail what it was, Zhukov understood at once that what I wanted to ask was the situation in bermelania. He immediately replied: "according to the latest war report, katukov's vanguard has exchanged fire with the German army. After two hours of fierce fighting, the German army has been repulsed, and our troops have advanced in depth. "

At the end of the call with Zhukov, two division commanders and I were sitting in the headquarters, drinking tea and discussing the next war. Malchenko asked me, "Comrade deputy commander, do you think our army can win the highlands of zelauf?"

Marchenko's words remind me of a movie I saw before. In the red background, the Soviet armored forces rushed towards the enemy's highland of zelauf after the artillery bombardment. Although they were tenaciously blocked by the German army, they succeeded in seizing the highland. It was because of the thought of the film that I replied without hesitation, "yes, comrade Colonel, our troops will surely take the highlands of zelauf and rush to Berlin."

"But, comrade deputy commander," although he heard what I said, malchenko said with great misgivings, "I have seen that highland through the telescope. Is it still highland? It's just a wall, OK? I'm afraid our tanks won't be able to cross that barrier at all

"Don't worry, Colonel marchenko." As soon as his words were finished, Kuragin comforted him and said, "don't forget that Marshal Zhukov is in charge of our battle. He is an invincible and invincible general. Under his command, I believe we will succeed in breaking through the highlands of zelauf. "

"I hope so." Malchenko sighed, "I like the day when my subordinates can have more people and live to see the victory."

My heart murmured to myself that the battle of Berlin ended on May 8. Now, because of me, the attack on Berlin may be advanced to the end of February. Does it mean that tens of thousands of commanders and fighters who would have died before are likely to survive?

While I was deliberating on this possibility, I suddenly heard Kuragin ask me again: "Comrade deputy commander, when do you think our troops will rush into Berlin?"

In view of Zhukov's intention to launch an attack on the highlands of zelauf on the 23rd of February, but the scope of the incident is still controlled at the level of the head of the group army. Therefore, in front of Kuragin and marchenko, I can only say vaguely: "we are waiting for the arrival of the follow-up troops and seizing the time to replenish our troops and military supplies for the battle. When all the preparations are completed, the attack on Berlin can be launched. "

Listening to what I said in an official voice, Kuragin's face was filled with disappointment. Just as he opened his mouth and wanted to say something, we suddenly heard the sound of Didi's Telegraph coming from the position where the radio station was placed. Malchenko quickly stood up, walked quickly over there, and asked a communication staff member in a low voice, "is it a telegram from the troops in the forest?"

The staff officer was obviously his subordinate. After hearing his question, he quickly replied, "yes, sir, the telegram was sent from the 120th regiment of the guards. They said that they had made contact with the enemy..."

"How's it going?" Malchenko asked anxiously: "what kind of exchange of fire happened?"

"Sir, please wait a moment," the staff officer said with a puzzled expression on his face. "The telegram has not been translated yet. The specific situation is not clear."

Knowing that he was too impatient, marcenzo stood up straight, stepped back, stood behind the staff officer, patiently waiting for him to translate the message he could understand. A minute or two later, the staff officer handed the telegram to marchenko and said, "Sir, the telegram has been translated."

Malchenko picked up the telegram and scanned it quickly. Then he showed a happy expression on his face. He quickly walked up to us, put the telegram on the table, and said to us, "we have just received a report from the 1st Battalion of the 120th regiment of the guards that they have encountered a German company. When the enemy saw that they appeared, they threw away their weapons without any resistance, walked out of their hiding place with their hands held high, and surrendered to our army. "

"It's a good start." "I believe I'll get good news from other troops soon," Kuragin told me with a smile

"General Kuragin, you're right. The forest is covered with snow. The Germans who hide in it are cold and hungry. They have no fighting power at all." I also said in a relaxed tone: "the Germans understand their current situation, either lay down their arms and surrender to us, enter the POW camp and wait for their family reunion after the war; Or continue to fight with our army in the forest, but in the end, they are either killed by our soldiers or frozen to death in the forest on a cold night. "

"Do you need to report this good news to general trakov immediately?" Kuragin said to me carefully, "he must be thinking about us in his heart, too."

"Wait a second, wait a second." As for Kuragin's proposal, I waved my hand and said, "only one battalion has been reported so far. It doesn't mean anything. I'd better report to general trakov after more reports have been received."

After listening to what I said, they didn't insist any more. After nodding, they continued to sit on their seats and wait for the news from the forest area.

In order to kill the boring waiting time, Kuragin also introduced the situation to me: "Comrade deputy commander, every search camp is 500 meters apart. With this formation, when encountering the German army again, it will not suffer huge losses because of the dense formation; At the same time, the battalions can also provide horizontal support to quickly defuse the enemy's advantages. "

As time goes on, we have received more and more war reports. Most of the enemies, like those encountered by the soldiers of the 1st Battalion of the 120th regiment of the guards, laid down their arms and surrendered to our army when they saw that our army had not fired a single shot.

When I saw that there was already a thick stack of war reports in front of me, I nodded to Kuragin and said to him, "general Kuragin, I think so many war reports should be similar. You can report the results of your two divisions to general trakov and let him be happy."

Kuragin happily agreed, then picked up the phone in front of him, dialed the headquarters of the group army, and reported to trikov: "Comrade commander, let me tell you a good news, our search forces have captured more than 2000 enemies in the forest. When the enemy discovered the presence of our troops, he did not take any measures to resist and directly laid down his arms and surrendered to our troops. "

Trekov is more comprehensive than his subordinates. After listening to kulagin's report, he immediately asked, "Comrade kulagin, I've come to ask you how the enemy dealt with their weapons after they surrendered? Besides, it is impossible for all the Germans to be healthy. After hiding in the forest for a few days, there will be some non combat casualties. How do you deal with the wounded? " Trakov's series of questions made Kuragin dumb. Kuragin was so happy that he didn't even think about what trakov said. So after a moment's silence, he asked trakov, "Comrade commander, what do you think we should do?"“ These problems can be solved very well, "trakov told his subordinates on the phone:" don't take the German's weapons for the time being, and let them walk out of the forest on their backs; As for the sick and wounded, let the Germans tie up some stretchers and carry them out. " As for trekov's command, Kuragin asked uneasily, "Comrade commander, let the Germans carry their weapons by themselves. In case they riot on the way of escort, what should we do?" Kuragin's question happened to be what I was worried about, so I pricked my ears and listened carefully to trakov's reply, because once the fully armed German army left the forest, it would cause huge casualties to our army. But he said, "Comrade Kuragin, it seems that you don't know the German people. Once they declare their surrender, there will never be another riot, so as long as you send enough troops to escort them, they can be safely sent to the prison camp. Do you understand? "“ I see, comrade commander. " After listening to the words of trakov, Kuragin immediately agreed: "I will immediately convey your order to the search camps."