Burning Moscow

To the north and east are my two infantry divisions. They are progressing very smoothly. After less than an hour of fighting, they successfully seized the first line of defense in both directions. "㈧㈠Chinese┡网Δ⒈The situation in the south was unexpectedly bad. The attack of the three divisions was not repelled by the Germans.

When Akhromeyev reported the news to me, I was stunned. According to the prior reconnaissance, the enemy forces in the south were far less than those in the north and east. It stands to reason that as long as we are the two The directional attack works, so the enemy in the south is even less worrying.

I turned my head to look at Batov and said with a little surprise: "General Batov, I didn't expect that the Germans actually repelled our third echelon attack and defended the southern position."

"Damn, what the **** is going on?" When Batov heard the news, he agreed to be surprised. He rushed to the phone and called his subordinate Xingshi to inquire about the crime. He asked angrily: "A friendly division can seize the outer positions of the German army, but you are three divisions, but you can't take the enemy's position. Can anyone tell me why this is?"

Since I was far apart, I couldn't hear what I said to Batov, but judging from his increasingly ugly face, it was definitely not good news.

When he put down the phone, he walked back to me with a grimace. After sitting down and sulking for a while, he raised his head and said to me: "Comrade Oshanina, I have already figured out the reason for the failure of the army's offensive. First, After the previous period of continuous battles, not only were the troops attrited severely, but also the officers and soldiers were exhausted. Secondly, there were too many strong fortifications on the German positions, and the bombardment did not completely destroy them. As a result, when our army attacked, these survivors survived. The fortifications caused us great casualties. Also, the third most important point is that because the three divisions did not have a unified command, they fought separately in the battle, but the Germans seized the opportunity and went under the cover of tanks. , Launched a fierce counterattack and repelled our offensive troops."

After clarifying the reason for the failure of the third echelon’s offensive, I nodded and said to Batov: "General Batov, the attack method in the south must be adjusted appropriately. The original three divisions’ attack at the same time should be changed to Taking turns to attack, I don’t believe that the Germans can stop the continuous attacks of our troops."

After hearing what I said, Batov looked at the sky outside, and then said carefully: "Comrade Oshanina, didn't you say that you will stop the attack when it gets dark? Now the sky outside is dark. Do you still have to fight night battles with the Germans?"

"Yes, I said that when it's dark, the troops stopped attacking. But..." I stared at Batov and said in a more serious tone: "But that was when our army successfully seized the first line of defense of the German army. From now on. Since the troops to the south did not succeed in seizing the German positions, let them continue their offensive. Anyway, the Germans can’t get a solid sleep tonight.”

"Well, it should be, it should be." Batov said a little embarrassingly: "It's all to blame for my subordinates' disagreement, which has affected the entire combat progress. I will call the division commanders and inform them to continue fighting with the Germans. Night battle."

When Batov stood up and was about to call his subordinates again, Akhromeyev, who had just answered the phone, walked over quickly and reported to us: "Two commanders, I just answered According to the report of the scout, a troop appeared to the north of us and was approaching us quickly."

"What? Some troops are approaching us?" Akhromeyev's information shocked both Batov and I. I couldn't wait to ask: "Did the scouts figure out what is coming?" What army, the German army or our army?"

"It's our army." Seeing the flustered expressions on our two faces, Akhromeyev added: "The scouts have verified that the two divisions of the 11th Army are coming. They should be ordered. Come to support us. I want to ask, where should they be deployed?"

"What do you mean, Comrade Oshanina." Batov didn't make any claims, but turned to ask for my opinion. "You are in charge of this offense. You have the final say on where to deploy this force."

The German army rushing to Zhilobin had the size of seven divisions. In the two days of fighting, we wiped out one division and defeated another. Now we are surrounded by three more divisions, and the remaining two The division withdrew to the west in a desperate manner. Precisely because of this, when deploying the offensive mission, I did not put all the troops into combat, but reserved the two divisions of the first echelon as the reserve team.

After a day of fighting, I saw that the German army had no intention of breaking through the encirclement at all. I looked down at the map for a while, then looked up and said to Batov in a negotiating tone: "General Batov, you are more familiar with the commanders of the 11th Army than I do. Can you send a liaison officer to talk to the commander of the friendly army? We contacted them so that they could deploy their troops to the west of the city and completely cut off the German army’s retreat."

"When the Germans saw that they were besieged on all sides, would they risk breaking out to the west?" Batov said with some worry: "Even if the friendly forces reach the west of the city, it will be difficult for the enemy to build fortifications in haste The success rate of the breakout will be very high."

"The German breakthrough is not a bad thing for us." I pointed at the map and said: "Look, apart from the forest around the city, there are dozens of kilometers of roads from here to Kalinkovich. Above, they are all unobstructed and unobstructed. As long as the enemy enters this area, we can use air force or artillery to destroy them."

"I understand." After finishing talking, Batov walked quickly to the door, shouted at the outside, called an accompanying staff member, whispered a few words to him, the staff member nodded, and quickly Then disappeared from my vision.

Although it was dark, the friendly offensive from the south was still going on. The cunning Germans noticed the troops on the north and east. After occupying the first line of defense, they stopped advancing, but stayed in place to reinforce the fortifications. The German commander drew troops from the east to support the troops on the south. .

After a fierce battle, a division of the third echelon finally occupied the first trench of the German army, but before they could gain a foothold, the German reinforcements under the cover of tanks and armored vehicles launched a crazy counterattack against them. Under the fierce German offensive, the division had to abandon the position that it had shed countless blood to seize, and retreated to the offensive point.

After receiving the report from the division’s commander, Batov said with a solemn expression: "Comrade Oshanina, the German commander saw our troops in the east and north. After seizing the first line of defense, he stopped. Attacking, staying where he is, so he can safely and boldly draw troops from these two directions to reinforce the area that is being attacked by our army."

I stared at the map for a moment, and then decisively said: "General Batov, since the enemy situation has changed, then our tactics need to be adjusted accordingly. Major Akhromeev."

Hearing my shout, Akhromeyev immediately walked over and stood straight in front of me, waiting to accept the task I was about to assign.

"Major, record the order" I said without looking up: "Order Nekrasov and Lieutenant Colonel Lukin, within half an hour, must attack the second German position. Remember, fight hard. It must be ruthless, so that the enemy has to withdraw all the troops sent to the south to relieve the pressure on the commanders of the third echelon."

"Comrade Commander," Akhromeyev asked carefully after recording my order: "What should we do if our attack cannot allow the enemy to withdraw its troops?"

I raised my head and looked at Akhromeev in front of me, and said with a cold snort: "If the German troops do not respond to help, then let Nekrasov and the others take down the enemy's second and third lines of defense. , Put on a posture of rushing into the city, and watch the Germans panic."

Looking at Akhromeyev who was on the phone, I couldn’t help but sneer again and again, saying that you have Zhang Liangji and I have a wall ladder. Since you see my troops on the east and north sides are still standing still, you will mobilize troops. Reinforce the south, then I will let the troops on the east and the north take advantage of your emptiness and attack again, forcing you to withdraw the troops. Although I have a little knowledge of Sun Tzu's art of war, I still know how to use the strategy of encircling Wei and saving Zhao.

The troops on the east and north sides attacked again, not only making the German troops in the city panic, but also making Xie Liujin of the first echelon unable to sit still. He called me and said aggrievedly: "Comrade Commander, you didn't mean that our troops did not participate in field battles, why suddenly they opened up again."

"Comrade Xie Liujin, the situation has changed. When the German army saw that the troops of our group army seized the first line of defense, they did not move. They deployed troops to support the enemy in the south, frustrating our friendly offensive." I understood very well in my heart, and he was affirmative. I heard the sound of guns, so I couldn't help it. I wanted to lead the troops to compete with the Germans. However, considering that before we can use them, I will vaccinate him in advance: "However, we have enough troops for the offensive. You should continue to stay in place and rest. As for when you will be transferred, I You will be notified."

After speaking, I hung up the phone without waiting for him to speak. Batov asked me with complicated mentality: "Comrade Oshanina, I think we should send troops to support the troops in the south instead of letting the troops in the north and east attack. I think this will have limited effect. "

"Don't worry, General Batov." Although Batov is skeptical of my arrangement, I am full of confidence. The things left by my ancestors have proved to be completely applicable through countless practical tests. It is more than enough to deal with German troops who are unfamiliar with my fighting methods. "Regardless of whether they will withdraw the troops transferred to the south, at least they will not send a soldier to the south while they are under our attack. "

Seeing how confident I was, Batov laughed and said, "Comrade Oshanina, since you are so sure, then I believe your judgment must be correct."

Batov said to trust me, but his heart was like fifteen buckets fetching water. He stood up from time to time, walked back and forth in the headquarters, and even ran to the door several times, anxiously holding onto the outside, as if waiting for someone.

Worrying is worrying, and the next exhibition of things is almost in accordance with my judgment. The German commander saw that our troops in the east and north had renewed their offensive. He was afraid that the position would be broken, so he immediately sent troops to reinforce these two areas. As for the enemies to the south, although they did not withdraw, they could not be supplemented by a single soldier.

The tactic I developed was to find ways to eliminate as many German troops as possible outside the city of Svetlogorsk, so that when the troops rushed into the city and the heavily weakened German troops started street fighting, the civilians could be destroyed. The casualties were minimized.

I also called Povsky specifically and told him to keep in touch with the forward divisions. When the infantry needed artillery support, he would use artillery to support them.

For this order of mine, Povsky implemented it very seriously. After Lukin's troops successfully seized the second line of defense ~www.wuxiaspot.com~, they were also counterattacked by German tanks. Lukin made a call to Povsky, and within two minutes, a dense array of shells smashed into the middle of the attacking German queue. In the fierce artillery fire, the German tanks were like toys. They were either burnt up or overturned by air waves. As for the infantrymen, they were simply the targets of being slaughtered. When a shell fell, the German soldiers near the bombing point were blown to the ground.

With the strong support of artillery, the Germans who counterattacked Lukin's position were repelled. More than 20 tanks were left in front of the position, and there were more than 300 corpses.

After I heard Lu Jin’s report, I also excitedly said to him: "Good job, comrade lieutenant colonel. You played really well. Just go on like this. We must all those Germans who are trying to regain the ground. Elimination is on the way to attack."

At two o'clock in the morning, Batov’s liaison officer called and reported to him: “Comrade Commander, the two divisions of the 11th Army have been deployed to the west of the city and they are building fortifications.”

Batov put down the phone, looked down at the map, then slapped it hard, and said emotionally: "It's all surrounded now. The Germans in the city can't escape with their wings. They just waited. We are going to destroy them." (To be continued.)