Burning Moscow

With the entry of artillery troops, the advancement of the first and second echelon was greatly accelerated. ㈧Ω㈠中Δ文网ん『⒈By two o'clock in the afternoon, the troops of the second echelon had reached an area only ten kilometers away from Svetlogorsk. Here, even without a telescope, you can clearly see the fortifications built by the German army.

Bartov heard that our vanguard had reached the vicinity of Svetlogorsk, so he couldn't sit still. He kept urging, "Comrade Oshanina, maybe one or two more Our troops will launch an offensive on Svetlogorsk when they are only a few hours away. As the commander of the troops, we will set up our headquarters in Zhlobin, a few dozen kilometers away from the battlefield. Do you think this is appropriate?"

Batov said this because Rokosovsky once taught his subordinates: Commanders must be with their soldiers, this time they can boost morale and make the troops more cohesive. I knew that if I didn't agree, he might move Rokosovsky out to convince me.

After a brief balance, I nodded and said in agreement: "Well, General Batov, since you said that, let's go to the forefront together."

After an hour's journey, our convoy came to the outskirts of Svetlogorsk. Because I had contacted Xie Liujin before leaving, when we arrived, the headquarters for us was ready.

This is a shelter that is half buried in the ground. You can enter the newly built trench through the traffic trench, or go to an observation post built on a nearby hillside. When we walked into this spacious command post, besides the staff officers, there were actually more than a dozen school-level officers inside.

When I saw a few strange officers walking up to Batov and raising their hands to salute him, I guessed that these must be his subordinates, that is, the commanders of the third echelon.

After I greeted everyone and sat down, I said to them: "Comrades, in a while, we will attack Svetlogorsk. Everyone announces the offensive order."

Seeing everyone focusing on him, Akhromeyev coughed softly, then took out a prepared command and read it aloud: "...after the preparations for the artillery fire are over , The second echelon will attack Svetlogorsk from the north and east first; while the third echelon will attack from the south..."

After Akhromeyev finished reading the troops, I got up from my seat, supported the edge of the table with my hands, leaned forward slightly, scanned everyone with my eyes, and said in a calm tone: "Command The reading is over, do you have any questions?"

"Comrade Commander," Major General Nekrasov, commander of the 52nd Guards Division, stood up first. He narrowed his mouth and asked, "I want to ask, what is the combat mission of our division?"

Upon hearing this question from him, I asked in surprise: "Why, Comrade General, haven't you just heard the command read by the major?"

"I heard it." Nekrasov said with a somewhat unnatural expression: "You know, the combat effectiveness of our division is also very good in the group army, but why should we be the reserve team in this battle? "

"Comrade General, I told you yesterday that the current position of your division is behind the second echelon." Regarding Nekrasov's doubts, I said lightly: "If you are now transferred to the main attack, It is bound to cause unnecessary chaos. So you should wait patiently for our army to break through the outskirts of the German army, and then you will take your army to the street battle with the German army."

"Comrade General, can I ask a question?" As soon as Nekrasov sat down, one of Batov's commanders stood up and asked respectfully: "I want to ask, why do we only follow Attacking from the north, east, and south, and leaving the west alone?"

"Idiot, this is called the Weisan Queyi." After I murmured in my heart, I looked up to the old division commander and explained: "Comrade commander, there are currently three German divisions in Svetlogorsk, two of them One is outside the city and the other is in the city. If we encircle the city with water, then when the enemy is attacked by us, they will cut off their retreat and fight with us to the end. But if we deliberately leave a gap , It becomes their escape channel, so that when the enemy faces our attack, the resistance will be greatly reduced. If the situation is slightly unfavorable to them, it is possible to abandon the city and flee."

"It turned out to be like this." After hearing this, the old teacher nodded and smiled at me and said: "Now I understand everything, thank you, Comrade General!"

Batov raised his hand and looked at his watch, then stood up and announced: "Since the mission is clear, then everyone should go back to the troops and prepare for battle as soon as possible. When our bombardment preparations are over, we will immediately report to Sweet. Logoorsk attacked."

Seeing the commanders leaving the headquarters in file, I turned my head and asked Povsky sitting at the table: "Comrade Artillery Commander, I don't know when I can start shelling the enemy?"

"The fastest is four points." Povsky replied: "At present, the artillery regiments are establishing firing positions. This will take time."

"The shelling did not begin until four o'clock?" After hearing this, Batov frowned. He murmured and counted: "Even if the shelling is an hour, the army's offensive will not start at about five o'clock."

"Yes, General Batov." When Batov said that, I frowned. If the troops really attacked at five o'clock, even if they rushed into the city within an hour. It's already dark. As a result, our troops had to fight street battles with the Germans in the dark night. "Svetlogorsk is a small city. Our five divisions rushed into the city at the same time. Together with the German divisions in the city, tens of thousands of people swarmed into the city. Will it be too crowded?"

After hearing what I said, Batov shrugged and said helplessly: "Whether so many troops will cause congestion in the city is hard to say. But I know there are at least 30,000 residents in the city. After the war, I don’t know how many people will survive."

Batov’s words made my heart sink sharply. Although I have spent a lot of time siege of cities and land in the past few months, the residents of the cities that have fought have been moved to other places by Mainstein. I went, so I can stay in a war without any distractions. Nowadays, there are more than 30,000 residents in the small town, and it immediately made me feel like a rat throwing device.

I thought about it, and then decisively said to Batov: "General Batov, since there are so many residents in the city, our five divisions rushed into the city to fight in the streets at once, which will inevitably cause a lot of civilian casualties..."

"Okay, Comrade Oshanina." Batov said with a wry smile: "I also know that fighting like this will cause huge casualties to civilians, but there is no way. After all, this is war. There are no dead people in war."

"But we have to find a way to minimize civilian casualties." As soon as I said my words, I immediately thought of a way, and quickly said to Batov: "General Batov, I thought of a way. Massively annihilate the vital forces of the German army while reducing the casualties of civilians in the city."

"Oh, Comrade Oshanina, do you have a good way?" Batov's eyes lit up when he heard what I said. He couldn't wait to ask, "Hurry up, what is the good way?"

"It's very simple. We will bring the enemy out of the city." I said confidently: "Then we will destroy them in large numbers on their outer positions."

Batov originally thought I had a good way to shock the world. Hearing what I said, he suddenly said with a lack of interest: "Comrade Oshanina, the enemy is not a fool. How could he obey our orders and transfer the troops to The defensive positions outside the city, let us destroy them."

"To achieve this goal, the key is that we have to take the initiative to fight a positional offensive and defensive war with the Germans."

"Positional offensive and defensive war?" Batov became confused as he listened to what I said. He asked confusedly: "Comrade Oshanina, I have been confused by you. Can you tell me what Is it a positional offensive and defensive war?"

"General Batov, please listen to me." I remembered an old movie I watched a long time ago. In order not to destroy the city and cause civilian casualties, the offensive troops used a plan to adjust all the enemies in the city. Going outside the city to be annihilated, now I plan to do the same: "I plan to temporarily stop attacking the city after the troops break through the enemy's outer defense line. When the enemy in the city goes out of the city to counterattack, I will order the troops to pass through resistance. We then withdrew from the position and brought the German counterattack troops into the position we let out."

When I said this, Batov, who has rich combat experience, immediately understood. He sighed and asked tentatively: "Comrade Oshanina, if I am not mistaken, you want to wait for the Germans to re-enter these positions. Later, with artillery and infantry attacks, they were all wiped out."

"Yes," I nodded and said affirmatively: "As long as the enemy's forces are consumed in large amounts on the positions outside the city, the street fighting will be too intense when our troops rush into the city."

"Okay, then we will pass on the latest order to the commanders." Batov glanced at the empty door and said with some regret: "If you remember this plan earlier, you can directly deploy to the commanders. . Unexpectedly, now I can only call them next to each other and redeploy them."

Seeing Batov's move, I moved and got up to make a call. I quickly stopped him. In a negotiating tone, he said: "General Batov, you see, I and your three commanders are not familiar with each other. I am worried that if you give them orders directly, they won't get their attention."

"No problem, leave it to me." Batov said actively: "I will explain to them the reason for doing this."

I called Xie Liujin first, but he didn't expect that he just heard the beginning, and immediately called out: "No, no, comrade commander, since we have broken through the outer positions of the German army, how can we not continue to rush to the city? I asked You promise that if you let our division enter the city, by noon tomorrow at the latest, our division will be able to wipe out all the German troops in the city."

"General Xie Liujin." I snorted, and then said bluntly: "Don't forget, there are still 30,000 ordinary people in the city, if they sacrifice their lives in vain because of the street fighting between us and the Germans. If you do, can your conscience pass?"

"This...this..." Xie Liujin hesitated when he heard my rhetorical question. After a while, he murmured: "In order to liberate the motherland, no matter how much we pay, we will think it is worth it. ."

"Since we can have a way to minimize the casualties of the residents in the city, why not try this method?" Seeing that Xie Liujin's mind still couldn't turn around, I patiently persuaded: "Even if I save one more person , Is also a great victory. At least when your children and grandchildren are in full house in the future, when the children ask you what you are proud of during the Great Patriotic War. You can proudly tell them: You used special tactics from the Germans In his hands, countless civilian lives have been saved."

"No problem, leave it to me." Batov proactively said: "I will explain to them the reason for doing this. UU Reading www.uukanshu.com"

I called Xie Liujin first, but he didn't expect that he just heard the beginning, and immediately called out: "No, no, comrade commander, since we have broken through the outer positions of the German army, how can we not continue to rush to the city? I asked You promise that if you let our division enter the city, by noon tomorrow at the latest, our division will be able to wipe out all the German troops in the city."

"General Xie Liujin." I snorted, and then said bluntly: "Don't forget, there are still 30,000 ordinary people in the city, if they sacrifice their lives in vain because of the street fighting between us and the Germans. If you do, can your conscience pass?"

"This...this..." Xie Liujin hesitated when he heard my rhetorical question. After a while, he murmured: "In order to liberate the motherland, no matter how much we pay, we will think it is worth it. ."

"Since we can have a way to minimize the casualties of the residents in the city, why not try this method?" Seeing that Xie Liujin's mind still couldn't turn around, I patiently persuaded: "Even if I save one more person , Is also a great victory. At least when your children and grandchildren are in full house in the future, when the children ask you what you are proud of during the Great Patriotic War. You can proudly tell them: You used special tactics from the Germans In his hands, countless civilian lives have been saved." (To be continued.)