Burning Moscow

Chapter 1339: Preparation before counterattack (part 1)

I talked with Nekrasov for a while, and asked Yushchenko to take the three of them to a nearby vacant room to rest. After they left, Kistyakov said to us in a puzzled manner: “I don’t understand why there is such a foreign company in our organization. army?"

"It's no surprise, Comrade Deputy Commander." Kirilov said in an unpleasant tone: "In fact, as early as the First World War, there was a separate Czech army in the Tsar's army fighting alongside us. The war has progressed to this level. After the entire territory of Ukraine has been liberated, we will cross the border to attack the countries occupied by the Germans and rescue the enslaved people from the iron hoof of fascism. I guess the superiors will send the Czech brigade. The purpose of coming is to let the people of Czechoslovakia have a sense of identity with us when they liberate Czechoslovakia."

"It turned out to be like this." After Kistyakov listened, his curiosity grew stronger. He approached Kirilov and asked tentatively: "Comrade Military Commissioner, you used to work in a key department. You must know more insider than us. Many, can you tell us something?"

Kirilov smiled bitterly and shook his head, and said helplessly: "Comrade Kistyakov, you are not embarrassing me. You must know that my previous party and government work involves many secrets. Can you say that Yes, I will say it. I can’t say a word.”

When I was considering whether I should come out and rescue Kirilov, the ringing of the high-frequency telephone on the table rang. My first reaction when I heard the ringtone was that the call was from the front army headquarters. I immediately grabbed the microphone, pressed it to my ear and said a little excitedly: "Hey, hey, I'm Oshanina!"

Rokosovsky's hearty laughter came from the receiver: "Lida, I think you must have guessed that I was calling you, otherwise you won't be so excited."

"Yes, Comrade General." I did not conceal my thoughts from Rokosovsky, and immediately gave him an affirmative answer, and then cautiously asked: "Excuse me, why is it important for you to call at this time? Instructions?"

"Calling you at this time must have something to do with the big counterattack." I heard Rokosovsky mention the big counterattack, and immediately pricked my ears. The topic changed: "You have played well in Zhytomyr these days. You have contained six or seven armored divisions and infantry divisions of the German army, and you have bought precious time for the assembly of the main force."

As soon as he finished speaking, I immediately asked, "Comrade General, I don't know when the counterattack will begin?"

"Don't worry, I will tell you in detail later." Rokosovsky said unhurriedly: "At present, in the Cherkassy area, the 27th and 4o armies have been successfully assembled. We launched an offensive on Uman and Vinnytsia; and in the direction of Kiev, we are currently gathering the 18th, 38th and 6th Army, the 1st Guards Army, the 1st Guards Tank Army and the 3rd Army. They will be in the central zone. The main assault was carried out to smash the heavy German army group, and after meeting with you, attacked in the direction of Berkichev; while the 13th Army carried out the implementation of the right wing support campaign of the front army, assaulted Korosten, Voronsky New City, etc. Land."

"Great, Comrade General, this is really great." I quickly recorded Rokosovsky's words in my notebook, and said excitedly: "The Germans may not even dream of it. We will be like this. In a short period of time, such forces have been assembled in Kiev. Facing our offensive, they will soon be defeated."

"Our offensive will be on November 27th, which is two days later." Rokosovsky waited for me to finish, and then began to assign tasks to me: "The first attack will be the heavy German Fasti. Husband, I hope that we can get your cooperation when we attack. If our frontal attack is launched, you can send even one division of troops to attack the enemy’s rear to make them fall into chaos, so that we can get in the shortest time. Within time, break through their defensive positions."

"Well, Comrade General." I assured Rokosovsky confidently: "When the counteroffensive begins, my troops will definitely attack from the west of Fastiv to disperse the enemy's defenses. "

After Rokosovsky gave the task, I suddenly remembered an important thing, and quickly took this opportunity to consult with him: "Comrade General, here is a Czech comrade..."

Before I could finish my words, Rokosovsky said first: "Lida, are you talking about General Svoboda, commander of the Czech First Brigade? He was as early as 1916 during the First World War. , He joined the Czechoslovak Legion organized by the Tsar. After the Czech Republic was occupied by the Germans in 1939, he retreated to Poland to organize underground anti-fascist forces. Later, after the Great Patriotic War broke out, he and his men joined us and established the Czech Republic. Independence Battalion, fight alongside us. This time they are sent to you because the first brigade has just been formed and lacks battlefield experience, so it happens to be able to practice with you..."

After I put down the phone, I called Akhromeyev over and told him directly: "The chief of staff, call the commanders of the divisions and ask them to rush to the headquarters for a meeting after dark."

Akhromeyev waited for me to finish, and asked: "Comrade Commander, do you inform all the commanders, or just refer to the commanders of Zhitomir?"

"Of course it is all the division commanders in the group army." After I ordered Akhromeyev, I suddenly remembered that I had only seen two division commanders Nekrasov and Lukin, and Sivakov, commander of the 22nd Guards Corps. The major general did not see the figure, and quickly turned to ask Bezikov: "Chief of Staff, have you seen General Sivakov?"

Bezikov shook his head and said, "No. I didn't see it." After that, he turned to look at Kistyakov and asked, "Comrade Deputy Commander, have you seen it?"

"I didn't see it either." Kistyakov also said with a blank face: "I don't know if something has happened to him, I should find someone to ask Nekrasov and them."

Yushchenko, who had sent Nekrasov and the rest to rest before I sent someone to inquire, walked in. He came to me and reported: "Comrade Commander, I have sent General Sivakov into the infirmary, and the military doctor is treating him."

"What happened to Sivakov?" I never dreamed that Yushchenko would report such bad news to me, so I quickly asked: "Why was he sent to the medical room?"

"I heard from General Nekrasov that General Sivakov was in a car accident halfway through the road. He was still unconscious because of a head injury." Yushchenko saw my anxious look. He hurriedly explained: "Comrade Commander, you don't know about it yet? I thought General Nekrasov and they had already reported to you."

I quickly stood up and said: "Comrades, let's visit General Sivakov." After finishing speaking, I was about to take the lead and walk outside, but Kirilov stopped me.

I stopped, looked at Kirilov somewhat unexpectedly, and asked in surprise: "Comrade Military Commissioner, what are you doing to stop me?"

"Don't worry, Lida." Kirilov said in a steady tone, "Have you not heard Major Yushchenko say that Comrade Sivakov is still being rescued? Let's go now. Not only is it useless, it may even be possible." If it interferes with the doctor's work, it is better to stay and wait for the news."

I very much agree with Kirilov's words, we are not doctors, not only can we not help much after we go, we may cause trouble. So I turned around and walked back to the table and told Yushchenko: "Major, you go to the infirmary to guard. Once there is any news, you will come back and report to us as soon as possible. Understand?"

"Understood!" Yushchenko finished speaking, raised his hand to salute me, then turned and walked out of the command post.

In the evening meeting, the first commander rushed to the headquarters, apart from Selyukin who was stationed nearby, the one who came the fastest was Askarepov, commander of the 77th Division of Guards in the city of Koroslav.

The middle-aged general, after seeing me, said with shame: "I'm sorry, Comrade Commander, I failed your expectations. Our troops attacked the small town of Kanivka for a week. , Failed to completely take this small town from the enemy's hands."

Although I have a lot of dissatisfaction with this general in my heart, when others see my face, they will take the initiative to admit their mistakes. I can't always scold him at this time. I can only say comfortably: "Comrade General, it is not your fault. Your troops have achieved great results in the liberation of Kharkov or Belgorod. During this period of time, the battle was not fought. It's okay, just make new achievements in the next battle."

Listening to me, Askarepov's head was lowered and raised again. He vowed to promise me: "Don't worry, Comrade Commander, in the next battle, our division will never behave. Let you down."

I smiled and said to him: "General Askarepov, we are going to attack Fastiv in two days. I hope your troops will have satisfactory results in this battle. ."

"What, attack Fastiv?" Hearing what I said, Askarepov was startled in a cold sweat. He took off his military cap and wiped the sweat from his forehead with his sleeves, a little panicked. Said: "Comrade Commander, I want to remind you that the Germans now have at least seven or eight armored and infantry divisions in the Fastiff area. We use one division to attack them, which is almost the same as killing them."

I waited for him to express my opinion, and said with a smile: "Comrade General, you are not one or two days as my subordinate. When have you ever seen me take the initiative to attack the enemy when my troops are not dominant? ?"

"But, Comrade Commander, there are indeed seven or eight divisions among Fastiv's enemies, better than us..." Askarepov said this, he suddenly stopped. After a while, he opened his eyes wide and asked in surprise: "Is it rare that our big counterattack is about to begin?"

"Comrade General, your response is too slow. It took so long to understand." To calm his heart, I continued: "At that time, the friendly forces will attack from the east, and we will attack from the west at the same time. Launch an offensive and respond to the actions of the friendly forces. You currently have only one division, and the strength is a little less, but don't worry, before the battle begins, I will send General Xie Liujin's 89th Guards Division over."

"That's really great." When Askarepov heard me say this, he was immediately excited: "Except for the army of General Seryukin, if you add the cavalry division and one or two tank brigades in the city before the attack. , We have greater confidence in winning."

I took him to the map hung on the wall, handed the explanation stick leaning against the wall into his hand, and said to him with a smile: "General Askarepov, tell us about your The situation on the side."

Askarepov took the explanation stick and said to Chistyakov and I: "Since our last counterattack, we taught the Germans a great lesson, and made them understand that Tiger and Panther tanks are They couldn’t deal with our new tanks. But they also understood that the troops stationed in Korostwiv had limited strength and it was impossible to attack them proactively. So they adopted a strategy of attacking eastward and defending westward. On the side facing us, a lot of fortifications have been built to resist our possible offensive."

"General Askarepov, what kind of fortifications did the enemy build to the west of Fastiv?" Kistyakov waited for him to finish, and immediately asked: "Can you give us details Introduce?"

Askarepov might not have thought that Kistyakov would suddenly ask this question~www.wuxiaspot.com~ For a moment, he couldn't help but panic. He stammered: "The enemy built an anti-tank trench in the west. , And various fortifications..."

"Okay, General Askarepov, don't say it anymore. It seems that you don't understand the enemy's defense." Before he was finished, I interrupted him, and then turned my head and told Akh. Romeyev: "Major, go and call the reconnaissance battalion commander, Major Basmanov, and ask him to bring information related to Fastiv. We want to listen to his reconnaissance report here."

When I waited for Akhromeyev to leave, I saw Askarepov standing awkwardly holding the explanation stick in both hands, and quickly smiled and comforted him and said, "Okay, Askarepov. General, don’t blame yourself. Regarding the enemy’s defensive deployment, I think we should ask someone specializing in reconnaissance to answer, so that we can formulate effective combat plans based on the actual situation. Are you correct? ?"

Seeing that I gave him a step, Askarepov nodded desperately and said: "Yes, Comrade Commander, you are right at all. Every time we make a combat plan, we are based on the improvement of the scouts. I think it’s more appropriate for the scouts to explain the enemy’s deployment of troops.” (To be continued.)

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