Burning Moscow

The Germans, with two regiments, charged in through the gap that Nekrasov deliberately opened. (Pinyin of biqiwu) After seeing the enemy rushing past, there were no new troops to follow, Nekrasov decisively ordered the troops to counterattack, quickly restored the lost position and cut off the German retreat.

After I heard the news, I immediately called Baksov: "Comrade General, there are now two German regiments that have been isolated between our two lines of defense. Whether this enemy can be eliminated is up to yours. show."

"Don't worry, Comrade Commander." Baksov, who was already gearing his hands, said excitedly to me: "Since the German troops have been isolated, it is only a matter of time before they are eliminated. You are waiting for my good news."

The two lines of defense are five kilometers apart. It is quite difficult to think about encircling the enemy, so I thought about it and said: "Comrade General, remember that after the battle begins, try to compress the enemy to the south. I will immediately Call comrade General Batov and ask him to send troops to support you."

"Understood, Comrade Commander." Baksov replied solemnly: "I will try my best to drive the enemy south, and I will never let them escape our encirclement."

After finishing the call with Baksov, I quickly dialed Batov’s headquarters again. After hearing his voice, I immediately opened the door and asked, "General Batov, I want to ask you, can your troops continue to fight?"

"No problem." Batov said in a relaxed tone when he heard my question: "Don't look at the soldiers who just fought during the day. People are a little tired. But the victory we have won filled every commander and fighter. The fighting enthusiasm. As long as you give an order, I think the soldiers can start a new battle vigorously."

"If this is the case, it would be really great." When I heard Batov say this, I couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief, so I bluntly explained the purpose of my call: "General Batov, I The troops from Mozili encircled the two German regiments from Moziri. I am worried that they will flee to your defense zone, so I would like to ask you to send troops to establish a blocking position to intercept the enemies defeated by our troops."

"It turned out to be this." Batov said readily: "I immediately transferred an infantry division, plus a tank regiment and an artillery regiment, to build a position on the south of your group military defense zone to block the German forces that might go south."

After I put down the phone, I couldn't help feeling a little physically and mentally exhausted. I remembered that when I was a battalion commander, I only had to obey the orders of the superior and attack the enemy or a certain area for defense. Now, being a commander of the group army, although it is a high authority, has too many issues to consider every day, and a little carelessness will bring irreversible consequences.

I sat and rested for a while, and when my mood returned to normal, I told Bezikov: "Chief of Staff, please report to me at any time what is going on in the front."

"Okay, Comrade Commander," Bezikov nodded and replied, "As long as a few commanders telegram or call, I will report to you as soon as possible."

"Comrade Commander," Kistyakov waited for Bezikov to finish, and asked me with some surprise: "When we attacked Kalinkovic last night, no matter how critical the situation is, you never changed your face. . But why are you nervous now in such a small battle today?"

Regarding Kistyakov's question, I shook my head and said: "Comrade Deputy Commander, I don't know, but there is an ominous premonition, and I always feel something is wrong."

"What's wrong, what's wrong?" Kistyakov asked curiously.

"Think about it. After the Germans knew that we had captured Kalinkovic, they should shrink their forces to defend with the strength of only a few divisions in Mozyli. How could they suddenly take the initiative to our Hedong position? What about the attack? Don’t they know that since they have consumed too much force in the field, wouldn’t the next defensive battle be difficult to fight?” At this point, I suddenly remembered a key question, and quickly brought Ahe Romeyev called over and asked nervously, "Major, is there any news about the German 4th Armored Division?"

"No." Akhromeyev shook his head and said: "Since the division ambushed our troops in the forest area, they suddenly disappeared, and even in the vicinity of Kalinkovic, they have not been seen. ."

"The German armored division is not weak," Kistyakov said thoughtfully after listening to Akhromeyev's report: "If the enemy deploys them near Kalinkovic, We haven’t been able to take this city from the Germans so quickly.”

"Will there be any conspiracy?" Bezikov became nervous when he heard Kistyakov say this. Then he said to me: "Comrade Commander, I suggest sending a reconnaissance force to Karin immediately. To conduct reconnaissance near Kovic, it is necessary to find out where this German armored division has gone!"

"Could it be that the enemy transferred them away?" Kirilov, who had been silent for a long time, suddenly said: "The Germans may think that Kalinkovic can't hold on. UU reading www.uukanshu.com is unwilling to do so. The elite troops were buried here, so they were transferred away quietly."

"Comrade Military Commissioner made sense." I nodded in agreement with Kirilov's analysis: "But this is only one of the possibilities, and we cannot rule out any conspiracy by the Germans, so the armored division was concealed. When we are on guard, we will strike us by surprise from the rear of our army."

"You guys, come and see." Kistyakov patted the map lightly with his hands, and beckoned us all to come and look. After everyone surrounded the map, he went on to say: "Before we captured Kalinkovich, we deployed to the east of the city, and to the south of the city there was General Batov’s troops, and the 11th Army also moved from Came to the northeast. In other words, if the Fourth Armored Division wants to retreat, it will definitely not pass through these three directions, so the only way they can go is the west."

"The west leads to Mozyri." As soon as Bezikov waited for Kistyakov to finish speaking, he pointed to the map and said: "If they retreat here, they will definitely be taken by the scouts of General Belov. Now, this direction is also impossible. I think the direction they retreat must be north or northwest. Other than that, there is no other possibility."