Burning Moscow

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Rebarko waited for me to finish calling Zhukov and led me to the map on the wall. He said unhurriedly, "Lida, although General Panfilov’s tank army has successfully captured the first place in the German army. Although it is not so easy to seize the second line of defense, it may be difficult for our army to pay a huge price to move forward."

The difficulties faced in capturing Ternopil have been mentioned to me more than once by Rybalko. I did not show the slightest impatience for his clichés. On the contrary, I asked politely: "General Rebarko, I don't know what you are worried about?"

He pointed to the map on the wall and explained to me: "Lida, Tarnopol used to be a fortress of our army. The fortifications outside the city were all built by us. After the German army occupied this area, it was in the original Reinforced on the basis of the fortifications. According to our reconnaissance, the firepower points of these fortifications can be cross-covered. Even if we have tanks to help out, if we want to win the fortress, we will pay a huge price for every step forward."

Although Rebarko put forward a lot of problems that may be encountered when tackling tough issues, I am not at all worried. Because of the many defeats of the Soviets that I know, there seems to be no Ternopil area. So after Rebarko finished speaking, I said in a relaxed tone: "Comrade General, don't worry. We can take the tactics of occupying one place and consolidating one place, and bit by bit cannibalize the German defense zone. Tarnopol How big a place can be, it will all fall into our hands in a few days."

"Lida, what you said makes sense." Rebarko nodded when I said this, and then agreed: "As long as we consolidate the occupied position, even if the Germans counterattack, they don't want to take it back."

Melnikov stood by and listened for a while, and then asked with a worried expression: "General Oshanina, I want to ask, currently there are our troops in the north, south and east of Tarnopol. , But there are no troops on the west side. Are you not afraid that the enemy will break out from this direction?"

"Comrade Military Commissioner, I did this deliberately." I explained to the layman Melnikov: "If the German army finds that the city is surrounded by our army, it is bound to be trapped and stubborn. Even if their forces are at a disadvantage, if we want to eliminate them, our army will pay a huge price.

But now they are only encircled in three directions, leaving them a way to flee west, so that when the German army encounters our army, the resistance will not be too tenacious. Once they abandon the city and flee, we can take advantage of the victory and pursue it. When the fleeing German army is hit by us, it will inevitably be disrupted. The superior cannot find the subordinate, and the subordinate cannot contact the superior. It will be a relatively easy task to destroy the enemy who cannot organize effective resistance. "

"It turned out to be like this." After listening to my explanation, Melnikov's face suddenly showed a sudden realization.

I turned to look at Rebarko and said in a deliberate tone: "Comrade General, the current progress of General Afunin’s troops in the north is not going well. See if you can order the mechanized 9th Guards Army in the east to launch towards the east of the city. Attack. In this way, the German defense force can be dispersed, so that they can only be in passive defense and cannot conduct counter-attacks in local areas."

Rebarko nodded and called the chief of staff over and said: "Chief of staff, you immediately call Major General Malekin and order him to immediately command the 9th Guards Mechanized Corps and attack Tarnopol from the east. s attack."

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The plan could not keep up with the changes, and the German defense far exceeded our imagination. The offensive launched by the 18th Guards Infantry Corps, the 121st Guards Division, and the 61st Guards Tank Brigade in the north of the city, and the 9th Guards Mechanized Corps in the east of the city did not work. .

The situation in the south of the city is not much better than the other two directions. The criss-cross trenches, anti-tank tripods and barbed wire everywhere blocked the advance of Panfilov’s 6th Guards Tank Corps and the 7th Guards Mechanized Corps. Under the intensive German artillery and machine gun firepower, our tanks were destroyed from time to time, and the charging infantry fell in batches in front of the German firepower.

Seeing this situation, Rebarko became irritable. He walked back and forth in the headquarters with his hands behind his back, racking his brains to think about a good way to attack. I sat at the table, staring at the map on the wall, thinking about how to break the current impasse.

Before we could think of a good solution, Zhukov's call came in again. As soon as he heard my voice, he couldn't wait to ask, "Hey, Lida, what's the situation like? Where are your troops?"

"Comrade Marshal," I replied with an awkward expression after hearing Zhukov's series of questions, "The current situation is not optimistic, although our army is attacking Tarnopol from three directions, north, east, and south. However, it is regrettable that, except for the attacking force to the south, which broke through the first line of defense of the German army, the other directions have not achieved any results for the time being."

As soon as my words fell, Zhukov was furious: "Lida, please explain to me what is going on? A few hours ago, in your report to me, you mentioned the attack from the south. The 6th Guards Tank Army successfully captured the first line of defense of the German army. Why are your troops still holding back after a few hours? In addition, what happened to the two troops attacking from the east and the north? Why hasn't the slightest result been achieved so far?..."

Zhukov's series of whys left me speechless and didn't know how to answer him. After finally waiting for him to finish, I cautiously said: "Comrade Marshal, this is the case. The German defense is far stronger than we thought. You also know that Tarnopol’s fortifications were originally designed by our army to prevent The constructions that were attacked by Poland are one of the most robust in the entire Ukrainian region. After the Germans occupied here, they reinforced these fortifications..."

"Enough, don't say any more." Before I could finish, Zhukov interrupted me and said angrily: "I asked why your troops did not achieve results. What are you doing with those useless things?"

I raised my hand and wiped out the cold sweat. I was thinking about how to answer Zhukov’s question. I suddenly heard the chief of staff exclaimed. I turned my head and saw that he was holding the microphone and speaking in a low voice. Rebarco said something. I quickly covered the microphone and asked the chief of staff: "What happened?"

When the chief of staff heard my question, he did not answer me immediately, but cast a look at Rebarko for consultation. When the other party nodded and said that he could report to me, the chief of staff solemnly reported to me: "The tank in which General Panfilov was riding was destroyed by German artillery fire during the battle."

I fought a cold war with Lingling, and I felt like I asked: "How is General Panfilov? Is he still alive?"

The chief of staff nodded vigorously, and then replied: "Yes, the soldiers have rescued General Panfilov, but he is seriously injured and may not be able to continue to command the battle."

"Hey, Lida, what's the matter with you?" Zhukov may have not heard my voice for a long time, and seemed a little impatient. "You are still here, why don't you speak?"

I quickly let go of my hand covering the microphone and reported to Zhukov: "Comrade Marshal, something has happened. General Panfilov, commander of the 6th Guards Tank Army, was injured in the battle."

Zhukov was silent for a moment, and then asked: "Can he still direct the battle?"

I hurriedly looked at Lei Barko. Although he did not speak, he understood what I meant. He shook his head at me with a wry smile and signaled that Panfilov could no longer command the battle, so I said into the microphone: " Comrade Marshal, he is seriously injured and cannot continue to command the battle."

"Then find someone to take over his command." Zhukov murmured: "Before it gets dark, the second line of defense of the German army must be taken down to me."

After putting down the phone, I asked Rebarko bluntly: "Comrade General, who do you intend to take over the command of General Panfilov?"

"Let’s let the deputy commander of the army, Major General Novikov, Tank Troops.” To my question, Rebarko replied confidently: “He is also a tank trooper commander with rich combat experience.”

"Well, let him take over the command." I sat down at the table again and said weakly: "Let them continue to attack the second line of defense of the German army. They must occupy the second line of the German army before dark. Line of defense."

But after the Chief of Staff announced the appointment to Novikov, I personally explained to the new tank corps commander: "General Novikov, the front army command gave us a death order, and we must take it before dark. The second line of defense for the Germans. There are still four hours before darkness. If you can't take your position on time..."

"Don't worry, Comrade Deputy Commander of the Front Army." General Novikov, who had never met before, replied confidently: "We will definitely take the enemy's position within the prescribed time. If the mission cannot be completed, you will withdraw. I."

"Wait a minute, Comrade General." When the other party was about to hang up, I quickly added: "Remember, you are a commander, not a company commander. Your position is to command the troops behind, not like a company commander. , Go and bring the soldiers into the battle. Understand?"

"Understood!" Novikov replied loudly and hung up the phone.

"Comrade Oshaninina, letting the tank commander stay behind and command the troops will have an impact on the morale of our army?" Melnikov heard what I told Novikov, and said something worried: " Will this make our soldiers feel that their commander is a coward?"

"Comrade Military Commissioner," to be honest, I don’t like Melnikov very much. I don’t say anything about it, sometimes it’s still a streak, but at this moment I have to patiently explain to him: "The commander is the commander. The soldier is not a combatant. His job is to plan tactics in the headquarters, not to charge. If he is killed or injured in the battle, the troops will lose their unified command and fall into chaos."

Just after I explained it to Melnikov, Rebarko suggested to me: "Lida, the German fortifications are almost all reinforced concrete, and tank shells are not effective at all. You Look, whether to move the artillery forward and bombard the German fortifications with heavy artillery?"

"Even if the German fortifications are strong, they will not last long in front of our heavy artillery." I agreed with Rebarko's suggestion without hesitation: "You immediately give the artillery an order to let them move forward. Move, bombard the German fortifications at close range."

"Comrade, deputy commander of the front army," hearing the decision made by me and Rebarko, the chief of staff reminded me somewhat cautiously: "The outskirts of Tarnopol are almost all open plains. We put the artillery here. Will it be attacked by the Luftwaffe?"

"Don't worry~www.wuxiaspot.com~ I disapproved of the thoughts of the Chief of Staff and said: "How many times have you seen German planes in the air since the start of this offensive campaign?" Now the air supremacy on the battlefield is firmly in the hands of our army. If it weren't for bad weather today, I could completely request the air force to send out bombing of the German defensive positions to alleviate the resistance that our army suffered during the offensive. "

When the chief of staff called the artillery commander, I suddenly remembered some of the tactics used by the Germans to attack the Soviet fortifications, and quickly said to Rebarko: "Comrade General, I remember when the Germans attacked the defenses of our army, They are all a battle gun or a tank, leading a squad of infantrymen to attack. After discovering our army’s fortifications, they fired a gun first, and then sent engineers or Pyro soldiers up and threw grenades or sprays into the shooting holes. Fire, blow up or burn the defenders inside. Today we can also use the same tactics to deal with the Germans."

After listening to Rebarko, he nodded and said, "There are some Pyro in our troops, but they are generally coordinated in combat, and have never cooperated with tank operations. I think you said that the method is good, it is absolutely okay. Give it a try." After speaking, he took out the pen and paper and wrote down all the tactics I just mentioned. When the chief of staff finished calling the artillery army, he handed the note to him, and at the same time he ordered, "Get involved in the war." The commander of the troops called and asked them to use this tactic to attack the German fortifications."

After reading the content on the note, the chief of staff nodded and said: "The 9th Army of the Guards Mechanized in the east of the city is equipped with a company of Pyro. You can let them try first. I will give Marley. General Jin called."

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