Burning Moscow

Seeing that we were mobilizing troops with great fanfare, the German troops on the other side of the border immediately entered a high-level state of alert to prevent possible attacks by our troops.

After dark, I received a call from Konev from the headquarters. He smiled and said to me: "Lida, there is a lot of movement in your place. According to reconnaissance, the German troops in Lviv are being mobilized and they can move towards the Romanian border."

"That's great, Comrade Marshal." I was very happy to know that the German army was really confused by our army. I also smiled and said: "As long as the German army does not mobilize troops to the north, then our army will start in Belarus. The counterattack can achieve great results."

After a pause, I then asked: "Comrade Marshal, I don't know how our army is progressing today?"

"Under the command of Bagramyan and Chernyakhovsky, the troops played quite well," Konev said emotionally. Five divisions of the German army were encircled west of Busk, and the final battle of annihilation is now underway.

The Belarusian Second Front under the command of General Zakharov also broke through the German defenses along the Pronia River, Pasha River, and Dnieper River, and is spreading toward the enemy’s defenses. "

I heard that in the series of numbers reported by Konev, there was no Rokosovsky’s First Front. When he finished speaking, I immediately asked: "General Na Rokosovsky What about the Belarusian First Front? Are they progressing well?"

Hearing this question of mine, Konev was silent for a moment, and then replied: "According to the battle report I obtained, although Rokosovsky’s troops have successfully passed through the swamp, they are continuing to move forward. In China, it was stubbornly resisted by the German army, so the results achieved were limited."

"Oh, it turned out to be like this." Although Konev said tactfully, I knew in my heart that maybe Rokosovsky's troops were intercepted by heavy German troops just after they passed through the swamp, so they couldn't. Achieve results. I couldn't help wondering in my heart, if I was still under Rokosovsky's command and commanded the Sixth Guards Army to attack from this area, would I encounter a similar situation.

"Lida, don't worry." Seeing that I suddenly fell silent, Konev guessed that I might be disappointed by the fact that Rokosovsky's troops did not achieve any results, so he comforted me and said: "The Germans have no control in Belarus Sufficient reserve team, each group army and group army group’s reserve team has a total of only 11 divisions. As long as your actions can attract the enemy’s main force in Ukraine and prevent them from going north to support, then we have four fronts in Belarus. , We can completely wipe out the enemies entrenched in Belarus."

After putting down the phone, I stared at the map in front of me, thinking carefully. Although the task I am currently receiving is a feint on the border between Ukraine and Romania, giving the German army the illusion that the main attack direction of our army is still in Ukraine, while Belarus is only an auxiliary direction. But in order to be more similar, I still need to take some actions.

"Comrade Deputy Commander, what are you looking at?" Maybe it's because I have been staring at the map for a little longer, and Shumilov, who was sitting at the side, couldn't help but ask curiously.

I have always respected this old superior. After listening to him asking me questions, I immediately replied with a smile: "General Shumilov, I am considering whether to take any action to make the Germans believe more. Our initiative is in Ukraine, not Belarus."

"Unless we take the initiative to attack the enemy on the opposite side of the border." Shumilov casually said his opinion, and then immediately denied it: "This does not seem to work, with our current strength, we must take the initiative to attack the German army, as if Too risky."

"Yes, as long as we attack together, the Germans can show our true strength. At that time, let alone continue to contain the enemy, there is even the possibility of being hit hard by the enemy." I said carefully: "So we can only show up at any time. Ready to attack, so that it can make the Germans restless."

After I said this, I thought about it, and pointed at the German defense zone southwest of Chernivtsi, and asked Shumilov: "Comrade General, this is the place that threatens us the most. The Germans are here. It is the Waffen-SS troops of the German army. If they attack us suddenly, can your deployed troops stop them?"

After hearing my question, Shumilov said disapprovingly: "Comrade Deputy Commander, I think you are worrying too much. As long as we don’t attack, the Germans think that God blessed us. How could it take the initiative to attack us? What about the offense?"

Seeing Shumilov's attitude and asking casually, I couldn't help but start to worry. I asked again with a serious expression: "Comrade General, please answer me. If the Germans attack Chernovic from this direction, can our troops stop it?"

"I can't stop it." Seeing me with a serious expression, Shumilov knew that I was not joking with him. He also suppressed the smile on his face and replied: "I only put two infantry regiments and one tank in this direction. The brigade, if the Germans make a surprise assault with heavy troops, I think it will be difficult for us to stop them."

"Comrade General, please take a look." I pointed to the map and analyzed to him: "According to intelligence, the Germans are sending troops from the direction of Lviv to the Romanian border. If they are on their way to the south, they suddenly attack Chernovi. If we attack, we will be in danger here."

"No?" After hearing what I said, Shumilov asked dubiously: "Aren't the German troops going south to reinforce the border area? How could they suddenly attack us?"

At this moment, I suddenly understood why this man had served as the commander of the commander of the group army as early as the battle of Stalingrad. After the war, his rank was only a general and he had no relationship with the rank of general, let alone the rank of marshal. It seems that it is still related to his limited ability.

I didn’t have the patience to explain to him. Instead, I exercised my right and decisively ordered: "General Shumilov, I now order you to immediately deploy two infantry divisions and two tank brigades to the southwest defense forces. Two wings. At the same time, an additional infantry division will be deployed in the western suburbs of the city to establish a defense in depth."

"I see, Comrade Deputy Commander." Although Shumilov didn't agree with the order I gave, the obedience habit he developed during his long military career allowed him to readily agree and start. Arrange the deployment of troops.

In the next few days, victory on the battlefield in Belarus spread frequently. First, the five German divisions encircled by our troops west of Vitebsk were eliminated; then the decisive action of the Belarusian Third Front Army cut the connection between the German Tank 3rd Army and the 4th Army. Rokosovsky's troops also successfully encircled the six German divisions in the Bobruysk area, and are engaged in the final battle of annihilation.

The German troops on the Romanian border have all entered the first level of combat readiness, ready to fight possible offensives from our army at any time. At this moment, the German army, which had moved south from Lviv, made a surprise attack on Shumilov's troops deployed to the southwest.

Under the cover of planes, artillery and tanks, the Germans broke through the two lines of our army's defenses within an hour and approached Chernowitz step by step.

After receiving the battle report from the front, Shumilov looked a little flustered. He squeezed the tele-paper and asked nervously: "Comrade Deputy Commander, what should I do now?"

As early as a few days ago, I had prepared for a rainy day, so the sudden attack on the German army made me very calm. I pushed the current map towards Schumilov, and said with a relaxed expression: "Comrade General, tell the comrades on the front line, let them rely on the fortifications to take a steadily defensive approach, and slowly retreat to Chernivtsi. ."

"Comrade Deputy Commander, Germany is less than thirty kilometers away from us," Shumilov said in a flustered manner. "If our troops retreat further, they will be able to rush to Cherno soon. Under Witze, our place will be in danger by then."

"Don't worry," I smiled and comforted Shumilov: "We have long deployed deep defenses under Chernivtsi. It is not so easy for the Germans to rush into the city."

Hearing what I said, the nervous expression on Shumilov's face eased. He looked at me and asked, "Comrade Deputy Commander, what should we do next?"

"The feign movement in the direction of the border continues. As long as we do not stop the move of mobilizing troops, the enemy deployed in Romania will not be able to figure out our details, so they dare not act rashly. The enemy from the southwest can only fight alone. I pointed to the troops deployed on the left and right wings of the defense line, and ordered: "After our counterattack forces are assembled, we will order the troops here to carry out assaults and resolutely cut off the German retreat."

"Comrade Deputy Commander," said Shumilov still a little unsteady: "If I move all the troops to the southwest of Chernivtsi, the north and east sides of the city will become empty. This is appropriate. ?"

"General Shumilov, I remind you that your group army is bordered by the Ukrainian Second Front. The defense zone you vacate can be taken over by them. Your task now is to mobilize your hands. All of the troops were transferred to the southwest of Chernivtsi, and the Germans, who took the initiative to attack, had an evenly matched offensive and defensive battle. Do you understand?"

When I saw the members of the group army headquarters getting busy, I felt that this should be reported to Konev in order to make him know. Thinking of this, I picked up the phone on the table, dialed the front army headquarters, and said into the microphone: "I am Oshanina, please pick you up Marshal Konev."

"Lida, what's the matter?" Konev asked.

"That's it, Comrade Marshal." I hurriedly gave Konev a detailed report on the German attack from the southwest of Chernivtsi, and also introduced the countermeasures I had made.

After listening to Konev, he said with satisfaction: "Good job, Lida. As long as you can completely smash the German offensive on the outskirts of Chernivtsi, you will further deepen the German illusion and feel that we are at this moment. There are heavy troops gathered on the Romanian border, and new offensive campaigns may be launched at any time."

Seeing Konev's support for my deployment, the rock hanging in my heart finally fell to the ground. Thinking that in Ukraine, our air force controls the air supremacy. As long as they are dispatched, the collapse of the German assault forces can be increased. Therefore, I deliberately asked Konev: "Comrade Marshal, in order to smash the German offensive as soon as possible, I think the air force should be dispatched to provide necessary air cover for our counterattack forces."

"I see, I will contact the Air Force commander immediately." Konev said in a steady tone, "I wish you victory in advance!"

After I put down the phone, I immediately said to Shumilov: "Comrade General, the Marshal has agreed to our counterattack plan. He will soon dispatch an air force to provide air support for our counterattack forces. Now I order you, immediately Let the artillery of the deployment group fire and use fierce artillery to suppress the frenzied German troops."

As the order was issued, the artillery units that fired at Zhuyuan had already been demarcated, and they carried out fierce shelling on the German units that were rushing towards Chernowitz. In the intensive artillery fire, one after another German tanks and armored vehicles were destroyed and stopped burning in place, emitting thick smoke that obscured the sky. The infantry following behind, the situation was not much better. They were swept down by shrapnel flying in batches, but before receiving the order to stop the offensive, they had to bite the bullet and carry their weapons. With the fierce artillery fire of our army, we continued to charge forward.

After receiving the report from the Frontier Observatory, Shumilov immediately asked me for instructions: "Comrade Deputy Commander, the Germans are currently suffering heavy casualties under our artillery fire. Should we order the troops ambushing on both sides of the defense line to attack?"

I looked up at him. UU Reading www.uukanshu.com smiled and asked: "Has the air force that Marshal Konev promised us arrived?"

"This?" Shumilov was stunned for a moment when he heard my question, then turned to ask the chief of staff behind him: "Chief of staff, is the air force here?"

"Not yet, Comrade Commander." The chief of staff replied, shaking his head.

After hearing the chief of staff's answer, Shumilov quickly turned his head to face me, and replied solemnly: "The air force has not arrived yet, Comrade Deputy Commander of the Front Army."

I nodded slightly: "Let the observation station pay attention to it. As soon as our air force arrives on the battlefield, we will immediately order the troops ambushing on both sides of the defense line to attack and cut off the German army's retreat."

"Yes!" Shumilov replied loudly.

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