Burning Moscow

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After two long days of waiting, ammunition and military supplies from the rear finally arrived as scheduled. In addition to the 77th Guards Division, the Fifth Guards Tank Army and several artillery regiments, a large number of senior commanders staying in Smolensk came along with the convoy.

When I saw the tank commander Major General Bere, the artillery commander Major General Povsky and the two guards in front of me, I was overjoyed and quickly got up and shook hands with everyone, and asked how they were doing. .

After everyone was sitting around the long wooden table, I asked Povsky with a smile on my face: "Our artillery commander, you came too in time. We ordered an attack on Moziri. I'm right. I am worried that the number of artillery is not enough and cannot simultaneously bombard the German positions outside of several directions. You did not expect you to come."

After Povsky waited for me to finish speaking, he immediately got up from his seat and said, "Don't worry, Comrade Commander, I have brought seven artillery regiments and six guards rocket artillery battalions this time. It was more than enough to deal with the German defensive positions."

Although I have added so many artillery soldiers, the expression on my face is still serious. For me, there are not enough artillery shells. No matter how many artillery we have, it can only be a display, so I asked nervously: "Comrade Povsky, I wonder if the artillery has enough ammunition?"

"I need to talk about it, Comrade Commander." Hearing this question I asked, Povsky glanced at me with a strange look, and said: "The artillery unit I brought has enough ammunition. The cannon has at least ten base ammunition, even if Moziri is razed to the ground, it will be fine."

"Comrade Povsky, we can't blow Mozyri to ruins." As soon as Povsky finished speaking, Kirilov continued: "Know that there are tens of thousands of residents in the city, once we Fire on the city will inevitably cause huge casualties to them. Therefore, our artillery can only fall on defensive positions outside the German city."

I thought that these commanders had just gone through a long march, and they certainly didn't know our battle plan for tomorrow, so I turned and told Bezikov: "Chief of Staff, please tell every commander about our battle plan for tomorrow."

Bezikov nodded, got up and walked to the wall, picked up the explanation stick and pointed at the map hung on the wall, and said to us, "Comrades, since you have just arrived here, I don’t know. Let me explain our plan for attacking Mozili tomorrow. At present, Mozili has been surrounded by our army and the 61st Army Corps of General Belov. The east of the city is our Guards Army, and the north of the city. It was the Guards Army, and to the west and south of the city, it was General Belov’s 61st Army."

When Sivakov heard this, he couldn't help but interject: "Comrade Commander, I am the commander of the 22nd Guards Corps. I request to return to the army to direct this battle."

Now that Sivakov has expressed his position, Major General Tavart Kiradze will naturally not remain silent. He also stood up and said: "Comrade Commander, I also request that I return to the army and command our army to capture Moji. in."

Seeing that the two army commanders were asking me to fight, I quickly raised my hands and pressed down and said: "Comrades, two army commanders, please don't worry, wait until the chief of staff has introduced our combat plan."

After the two were seated again, I raised my chin at Bezikov and said, "Comrade Chief of Staff, please continue."

"...Before the attack, we will shell out the outer positions of the German army." When Bezikov said this, he couldn't help but turned his head and glanced at Povsky, and said emotionally: "Because of the main artillery force. When we arrive, we will be able to carry out pre-offensive shelling in both the east and north directions at the same time..."

"What about the two directions to the south and west of the city?" Povsky didn't mention Bezikov in two directions, and couldn't help but interject: "Aren't we going to leave it alone?"

"Comrade Povsky," I explained to Povsky as soon as he finished speaking, "The artillery of General Belov's army is responsible for those two directions, and we don't have to worry about it."

Bezikov waited for me to finish, and then went on to say: "On the high ground in the east and north of the city, the German army has deployed heavy defenses and strong fortifications, so we must implement a After an hour or so of artillery fire preparation, let the infantry attack...."

After Bezikov finished talking about tomorrow's combat deployment, he put down the explanation stick and returned to his seat. After sweeping my gaze from every commander on the scene, I smiled and said, "The two commanders will go back to their respective units in a moment. After all, there are so many divisions participating in the battle, and a unified command is needed to be able to Give full play to your combat effectiveness. Does anyone have any questions that don't understand?"

As soon as I finished speaking, Bie Lei stood up and asked me displeasurely: "Comrade Commander, I would like to ask, what is the mission of our Fifth Guards Tank Corps?"

"Comrade General," I said to Bele with a smile, "Because the soil outside Mozili is soft ~www.wuxiaspot.com~ is not suitable for large-scale use of tank troops, so you can only stay as an audience. "

"The soil is soft, we can use wood to pave the road, so that the tank can drive normally." After Bie Lei expressed his opinion, he said to me aggrievedly: "I heard that the 82nd and 101st Brigades have been fighting recently. Not bad. The commanders of the other three guard tank brigades all asked me for a mission, saying that they must not fall behind the ordinary tank brigade. Comrade Commander, if you don’t arrange combat missions for our army, how can I go back? Want them to explain?"

Regarding Berley, who is eager to fight, I said with some embarrassment: "General Berei, you should understand that if you want to pave the road for tanks under the gunfire of the German army, our commanders and fighters will inevitably pay heavy casualties. Moreover, we will break through the German periphery. After the position, the tank can't play a big role even when it enters the city."

In my mind, the tank army has been reduced to a tasteless role, but Berley is still not willing to give up, he went on to say: "Comrade Commander, the enemy's outer fortifications may not be completely destroyed after the shelling of our army. , Our infantry will definitely pay a high price when attacking. I plan to arrange the tank about one kilometer away from the enemy’s position to provide artillery support for the infantry. Do you think this will work?"

I turned my head and looked at Bezikov next to me, asking for his opinion with my eyes. (To be continued.)