Burning Moscow

After finishing speaking, Batov immediately called the three division commanders under his command and instructed them how to adjust their tactics to reduce the cost of the offensive. ?　W.suimeng.lā

Not long after Batov left, another call came in. I thought which teacher under my staff called, so I grabbed the phone and stuck it to my ear: "Hey, I'm Oshanina, where are you?"

"I'm Rokosovsky." Suddenly Rokosovsky's familiar voice came on the phone, "Lida, how is the situation with you?"

"Report to Comrade Commander of the Front Army," I heard Rokosovsky's voice, and I quickly got up from my seat, straightened up into the microphone and said: "The two German divisions surrounded by us in the city, It is being wiped out little by little. I estimate that in another ten hours at most, we will be able to end the entire battle."

Hearing my report, Rokosovsky said, he was silent for a moment, and then suddenly asked: "Lida, let me ask you a question. If you eliminate the German army that is besieged by you in the city, I will order you Continue to advance westward to attack Mozyri and Kalinkovic. Are you capable of accomplishing this task?"

To be honest, although I have never been to the two places mentioned by Rokosovsky, I know that these are just two small cities with only tens of thousands of people. I believe that the German defense force will not be too strong, so I replied confidently, "Don’t worry, Comrade Commander, although my troops have experienced a lot of attrition in the battle, as long as you can replenish our troops and consumed weapons and ammunition in time, I believe that our army It’s not a big problem to win these two places."

"There are no supplements for soldiers, weapons and ammunition, nor can I get the support of artillery and air force." Rokosovsky waited for me to finish, and suddenly said in shock: "You can only rely on your existing forces and weapons. Equip, attack Moziri and Kalinkovic, and win the final victory. How about, are you confident?"

"Comrade General, wait a minute, please wait a minute." I said in a flustered manner, "give me a few minutes, I have to think about it, and then reply to you, okay?"

"Okay, I'll give you ten minutes." Rokosovsky said rationally: "I'll call you in ten minutes." After finishing speaking, he hung up without waiting for my opinion.

"What's the matter, Comrade Commander." Seeing me holding the microphone in both hands in a daze, Kistyakov asked with concern: "Why are you desperate? Did Comrade General tell you something?"

I put down the microphone, squeezed out a smile that was uglier than crying at Kistyakov, and then said: "Comrade Deputy Commander, I want to ask you a question."

"Please tell me, Comrade Commander, as long as I know the answer, I must know everything I can say." Although Kistyakov didn't know what question I wanted to ask, he answered very readily.

"Do you think our troops, after destroying the Germans in the city, are still capable of continuing to attack Moziri and Kalinkovic?" I'm afraid that Kistyakov will perfuse me casually, and even deliberately Emphasize: "Don't use any rhetoric to perfuse me, I just want to hear your truth."

"Well, Comrade Commander, since you want to hear my truth, then I will tell you." Kistyakov suppressed the smile on his face, and said to me with a serious expression: "Our group army just recently The recruits have been added. Although we have been training day and night, the combat effectiveness of the troops has not been improved. It is in this case that we pulled the troops into the territory of Belarus and fought against the aggressive enemy. Of course, we have achieved a lot of results, but we should also see what price we paid for achieving such a result. Let’s say the 52nd Guards Division. After solving the German troops in the city, they It is estimated that there will be no more people left. If it is not possible to add 5,000 people from the friendly army, the organizational system of this division can almost be revoked.

As for continuing to attack Mozyri and Kalinković, if the front army headquarters can replenish our troops and consumed weapons and ammunition in a timely manner, I believe that after fierce fighting, we should take down these two cities. There is still no big problem. What's more, in the proximity of the two cities, there are still our troops. With their cooperation, the battle against the city will become much easier. "

After Kistyakov finished speaking, I shook my head with a wry smile and said: "Comrade Deputy Commander, I am very sorry to tell you. According to the intention of the front commander, we cannot get any supplies, even during the battle. We can’t even get the support of aircraft and artillery. We can only rely on our existing strength to deal with the enemies in these two regions.”

"This is an unfinished task." Before Chistyakov and I could say anything, Bezikov rushed to say: "Our group army has competed with the Germans of seven divisions since it entered Ukraine. The enemy has suffered heavy losses, and we have also paid a great price. If we can attack Moziri and Kalinkovic without supplies, I think it is an extremely unwise move. Once the battle begins. It won’t take long for our troops to face the situation of running out of ammunition and food."

"Isn't it so serious?" I think Bezikov's statement is a bit too alarmist. "Anyway, with our current strength, even if we encounter four or five divisions of the German army, we will not fall behind. ."

"Comrade Commander, have you forgotten our supply situation?" Bezikov smiled bitterly and said to me: "Our artillery regiments and rocket artillery battalions rely too heavily on logistics. If the artillery shells cannot be replenished in time, nothing else. How long will our artillery stand helplessly as spectators when we attack."

"Okay, Comrade Chief of Staff, you don't need to say." When I heard Bezikov's words, I felt that Rokosovsky's proposal was tantamount to "requiring horses to run and to horses." "Don't eat grass", if he doesn't solve the logistical supply problem for me, I definitely can't agree to his request.

Ten minutes later, Rokosovsky called as he wished. He asked straightforwardly: "Lida, how are you thinking about it? Give me a clear answer!"

"Comrade Commander of the Front Army," I said dryly, "I have carefully considered your proposal. If our troops are logistically supplied, my offensive troops will not be long because of lack of weapons and ammunition. And if the attack is weakened, the fighters may be missed by that time."

"If I can get a supplement, will I let your army take on such an important task?" When Rokosovsky heard that I refused his request, he immediately said to me in a stern tone: "Now the highest All the supplements of the high command are given priority to the Ukrainian First Front, because they are going on an important battle there, so in the short term, we will not get any supplements." After venting, he slowed down and continued. Said, "And the superior did not give us an order to stop the attack or switch to the defense, so we can only choose to continue the attack."

"Continue to attack?!" I heard Rokosowski say that, and I vaguely felt that he seemed to be suggesting something. After thinking about it, I immediately wanted to understand, and I asked excitedly: "Comrade Commander of the Front Army, what do you mean, as long as our troops remain offensive, it doesn't matter whether we can achieve the goal of the campaign?"

"Lida." Rokosovsky said with a smile: "You said this, but I didn't say anything. Since you think so, then I wish you good luck and wish you Succeed as soon as possible."

When I put down the phone, I realized that I seemed to have been calculated by Rokosovsky again. The former armies of the Belarusian Front Army have experienced a large number of attritions after a long battle. The consumption of weapons, ammunition and various military materials is also very large, and the commanders and fighters are extremely exhausted, and it will take some time to come. Take a break. And our troops from Smolensk can just replace them so that they have enough time to rest.

When Batov came back, he saw the three of us around the table studying the next battle plan. He couldn't help asking: "Comrade Oshanina, what are you doing?"

"General Batov, come here, please." Because Batov is more familiar with Kalinkovic's direction, if I want to attack these places, I must learn from people who are familiar with the area. When he came to the table, I pointed to the map and asked him: "General Batov, can you tell us about the situation near Kalinkovic?"

"What, what's the situation with Kalinkovic?" Batov couldn't help showing a dazed expression on his face when he heard my question. He pointed his finger outside and said with a slight dissatisfaction: "Oshanina Comrade, the battle in the city is still going on. You don't think about how to clear out the remnant enemies in the city as soon as possible, but you are thinking about taking Kalinkovich. I am really confused by you."

"General Batov, the situation is like this. When you just went out to call, the commander of the front army called..." I told him what happened after he left, and finally said: " My troops will go to Mozyri and Kalinković next. If someone who is familiar with the terrain here can give me pointers, I will be grateful to him."

"No problem, Comrade Oshanina. I will definitely tell you what I know." After Batov figured out what was going on, he immediately said very cooperatively: "Currently, General Belov’s 61st Army , It is deployed near Mozili. If you want to attack these two cities, you can attack Mozili first. With the cooperation of General Belov’s troops, I believe you will be able to take this easily. A city. As long as you take down Mozyri and turn your head to attack Kalinkovic, your resistance will be greatly reduced."

After Batov finished speaking, I nodded, and then said to Kistyakov and Bezikov: "Next we will discuss how to mobilize troops."

"Comrade Commander," as soon as I finished speaking, Bezikov said in a hurry: "Now our 51st, 67th, and 71st Guards Divisions are returning from the forest area. Because they have no means of transportation, The commanders can only return on foot. Now that we have received the order to attack Mozyri and Kalinković, we should immediately order them to stop retreating and immediately turn to the west to advance towards Mozyri and Kalinkovic. ."

"You reminded me in time, Comrade Chief of Staff." I waved at Bezikov and urged him: "Hurry up and contact the commanders of the three divisions and let them immediately turn to the west, while the Germans are not prepared. To occupy our offensive starting position."

"What, what's the situation with Kalinkovic?" Batov couldn't help showing a dazed expression on his face when he heard my question. He pointed his finger outside and said with a slight dissatisfaction: "Oshanina Comrade, the battle in the city is still going on. You don't think about how to clear out the remnant enemies in the city as soon as possible, but you are thinking about taking Kalinkovich. I am really confused by you."

"General Batov, the situation is like this. When you just went out to call, the commander of the front army called..." I told him what happened after he left, and finally said: " My troops will go to Mozyri and Kalinković next. If someone who is familiar with the terrain here can give me pointers, I will be grateful to him."

"No problem~www.wuxiaspot.com~Comrade Oshaninina. I will definitely tell you what I know." After Batov figured out what was going on, he immediately said very cooperatively: "At present, Belo The 61st Army of General Belov is deployed near Mozili. I am absolutely sure if you want to attack these two cities, you can attack Mozili first. With the cooperation of General Belov’s troops, I believe you will be able to It’s easy to take this city. As long as you take Moziri, then you turn your head to attack Kalinkovic, and the resistance you face will be greatly reduced."

After Batov finished speaking, I nodded, and then said to Kistyakov and Bezikov: "Next we will discuss how to mobilize troops."

"Comrade Commander," as soon as I finished speaking, Bezikov said in a hurry: "Now our 51st, 67th, and 71st Guards Divisions are returning from the forest area. Because they have no means of transportation, The commanders can only return on foot. Now that we have received the order to attack Mozyri and Kalinković, we should immediately order them to stop retreating and immediately turn to the west to advance towards Mozyri and Kalinkovic. ."

"You reminded me in time, Comrade Chief of Staff." I waved at Bezikov and urged him: "Hurry up and contact the commanders of the three divisions and let them immediately turn to the west, while the Germans are not prepared. To occupy our offensive starting position."