Burning Moscow

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According to the combat plan, we will shell out German positions in the forest area at 4 pm. http://%77%77%77%2e%76%6f%64%74%77%2e%63%6f%6d

Time passed by one minute and one second, sitting in the command post waiting for the artillery to fire, I was fidgeting like an ant on a hot pan, watching the time constantly, and wondering why time flies so slowly in my heart.

On the other hand, Managarov seemed much more relaxed. He and Kistyakov sat opposite me and talked and laughed. They pulled the map in front of them from time to time and talked quietly about the troops under his command and where they were. What kind of victories have been achieved.

Kirilov and the military commissar of the 53rd Army were in another corner of the room discussing what kind of medals should be awarded to the commanders and fighters who rushed into the city if they succeeded in capturing Kharkov.

As for Bezikov, he was not idle either. He, the chief of staff of the friendly army, and Akhromeyev and the others, gathered in front of the huge map hung on the wall, carefully studying the direction of the troops' next move.

Seeing that there was more than half an hour before the shelling, I was really bored, so I got up and walked to the map. Pretending to ask Bezikov: "Comrade Chief of Staff, I think you have been studying the place. Are there any new discoveries?"

"Comrade Commander, please allow me to report to you." Before Bezikov could answer my question, the chief of staff of the 53rd Army next to him said first: "I found a loophole in your plan."

"The loophole in the plan?" After repeating his words, I asked curiously: "Comrade Chief of Staff, can you tell me more about it?"

"Comrade Commander, please take a look." He pointed to the south side of Kharkov with the guide stick and said: "This is the railway and highway from Kharkov to Melefa and Krasnograd. Suppose. If we don’t cut off here, the German army will be able to pass through here and continuously bring in the ammunition and supplies needed in the city, and transport the important materials and their wounded and sick out of the city.”

After listening to the chief of staff, Bezikov looked at me and asked, "Comrade Commander, what should we do?"

I carefully looked at the location of the railway and the road, and then said: "From the current situation, to cut off the traffic between the enemy and the outside world, we still need to repel the defenders in the forest and cross the Ude River. That's fine."

"Yes, Comrade Oshanina." As soon as I finished speaking, Managarov, who walked to me at no time, continued: "I suggest that the front army be deployed to carry out air strikes on this line of communication. , Making it more difficult for the enemy to communicate with the outside world."

After listening to Managarov's proposal, I stared at the map for a long time. Although we have reached the west of Kharkov, we still don’t know the situation of German defense in this area. In other words, it is not possible to cut off the line of communication behind the enemy in a day or two. Air strikes on the transportation lines of the country may be the best way at the moment.

Thinking of this, I nodded and said to Managarov: "Comrade General, you are very good about this proposal. Later, when the offensive begins, you will send a telegram to General Konev asking him to send an air force. , Attack the enemy's position."

"Okay." Managarov obviously understands that the reason I asked him to negotiate the dispatch of the air force is because this is the area where the grassland army is responsible. If I go directly to Konev on my behalf, it may cause conflicts. , So he agreed very readily: "I'll call Commander Konev in a moment."

As he was talking, there was a rumbling of cannons outside. After hearing this, Bezikov said triumphantly: "Our artillery has begun to teach the Germans!"

I walked quickly to the phone and asked the communicator to connect me to Belei. When I heard Bele’s voice from the earphones, I immediately asked: "Comrade General, how many tanks have entered the starting position?"

"Comrade Commander, it's less than one-third." General Berei said with some embarrassment: "Because the road to this place is not easy to follow, so the remaining tanks are still marching on the road. As for when they can arrive, it is still It's not easy to say."

"Can you get there before the bombardment is over?" In such a fortified battle, if there is not enough tanks to help, it is difficult to successfully occupy the German positions. Therefore, I heard that the tank troops could not reach the designated position on time. I couldn't help but worry. Get up: "If there are not enough tanks before the attack begins, then our infantry will pay huge casualties."

Bie Lei heard me a little anxious, and had no choice but to say: "Comrade Commander, I will do my best. I will urge the troops behind to speed up the march and try to arrive before the attack."

Seeing me put down the phone with a look of displeasure, Managarov quickly comforted me and said: "Comrade Oshanina, don't worry, even without tanks, our soldiers can defeat the Germans."

When I heard his statement, I couldn't help but smile, and said to my heart: Without a tank, I can only use people to fill it. Maybe two or three thousand people will die, and none of them will be able to take the enemy's position. But you can think about these words in your heart, but you can't say them. In order not to discourage him, I forcefully said with a smile: "You are right, General Managarov, even without tanks, our brave fighters can defeat the damned German."

Managarov raised his hand and looked at his watch, and then said to me: "Comrade Oshanina, there is nothing wrong now, then I will call General Konev first and ask him to send air force to the German army. Line for air strikes."

"Go, go!" Although I understand that the air strikes at this time are of little use to destroying the German troops in the forest, it is better than nothing, so I urged him to call quickly.

When Managarov went to call, I pulled Kistyakov to the front of the map, pointed to the line of communication that was about to be attacked, and said to him: "Comrade Deputy Commander, look at this line of communication. It’s difficult to cut it off completely by relying solely on air strikes, and it may be necessary to dispatch ground troops in the end."

After reading the map for a while, Kistyakov turned his head and asked me: "Comrade Commander, I don't know which unit you plan to send to accomplish this important task?"

Although I wanted to send troops to cut off the enemy's line of communication, which troop to send really stumped me. When I was in a dilemma, the chief of staff of the 53rd Army said: "Comrade Commander, I have a proposal that the task of cutting off the line of communication can be entrusted to the 84th, 116th and 299th Infantry Divisions to complete."

Since the chief of staff discovered the problem of cutting off the line of communication, he must have considered it carefully before asking it to me. So after he finished speaking, I simply asked: "How many troops do these three divisions currently have?"

This question of mine silenced the chief of staff. I saw his head lowered and his lips opened quickly and silently. It is estimated that he is counting the current number of soldiers in these units. After two or three minutes, he finally stopped, looked up at me and said: "Report Comrade Commander, although these three divisions have been severely reduced in the early battles, the total strength of the troops so far is close to 10,000."

"Nearly ten thousand people?!" I was taken aback when I heard the data he was talking about. I only know that when the 53rd Army stormed Kharkov from the north, the troops suffered heavy casualties, but unexpectedly, the casualties were close to two-thirds.

While I was hesitating, Managarov, who had finished the call, came back and happily said to me: "Comrade Commander, General Konev agreed. He said that starting from tomorrow, the air force will be sent to the German army. The traffic line was bombed."

Hearing that the air force could be deployed tomorrow, I suddenly felt relieved: "That's great. In this way, the German army will soon have to withdraw from the city because of the exhaustion of ammunition and materials."

"By the way, what were you talking about?" Managarov couldn't help asking curiously when he saw a bunch of us around the map and seemed to be discussing something.

"That's it, General Managarov." Kistyakov explained to him: "We are discussing which unit will be responsible for cutting off the German line of communication after breaking through the German forest line of defense."

Hearing what he said, Managarov quickly turned his eyes to me, and said nervously: "Comrade Oshanina, leave this task to our army. Although my troops suffered heavy casualties in the early stage, they must be able to do well. To complete your task."

As soon as he finished speaking, the surrounding commanders made a burst of laughter, making him laugh confused. He looked at me confusedly, and asked blankly: "What are you laughing at?"

I coughed softly and tried to say to him in a calm tone: "That's it, General Managarov, your chief of staff just proposed to let the 84th, 116th and 299th infantry of your group army The teacher will complete this task."

Managarov heard me say this and immediately said excitedly: "Yes, the combat effectiveness of these three divisions is relatively strong in our group army. There shouldn't be any problem with them cutting off the enemy's line of communication. "

"Well, since you said the same, the task of cutting off the enemy's line of communication is entrusted to these three divisions." Seeing that Managarov was eager to let his troops perform in front of me, he did nothing. He did not hesitate to make this favor, "After we broke through the German forest defense line, we immediately dispatched these three divisions and quickly inserted to the south of Kharkov, cutting off the enemy's transportation line."

As soon as I finished speaking, I heard the Director of Communications Lopukhov calling me: "Comrade Commander, there is your call. It is from the commander of the front army."

When I heard Lopukhov's words, I looked at Managarov next to me instinctively, and thought that maybe he was looking for him. Who knew that Lopukhov yelled again: "Commander, it is a call from General Vatutin."

When Lopukhov said that, I realized that the caller was not Konev but Vatutin, and quickly walked over and took the headset from his hand. Then respectfully said: "Hello, Comrade General!"

Hearing my voice, Vatutin immediately smiled and asked, "Comrade Oshanina, after recovering Gergach, do you have any new actions? I seem to hear the rumbling of cannons?"

"Yes, Comrade General." I truthfully reported the ongoing offensive operations to him, and finally added: "My plan is to break through the German forest defense zone and divide the troops into two lines: one way to guard The Sixth Army led the way and directly crossed the Ude River and attacked Kharkov; while the other way, led by the three infantry divisions of General Managarov, went south to cut off the German traffic."

"Well, this battle plan is good." After listening to me, Vatutin said in admiration: "As long as the German army is cut off from the rear, then they will not be able to hold on in Kharkov for long. If they do not retreat, We can't escape the end of being wiped out by us."

Managarov heard me say this and immediately said excitedly: "Yes, the combat effectiveness of these three divisions is relatively strong in our group army. There shouldn't be any problem with them cutting off the enemy's line of communication. "

"Well, since you said the same, the task of cutting off the enemy's line of communication is entrusted to these three divisions~www.wuxiaspot.com~ See Managarov is eager to let his troops behave in front of me. After a while, he made this favor without hesitation, "When we broke through the German forest line of defense, we immediately dispatched these three divisions and quickly inserted to the south of Kharkov, cutting off the enemy’s transportation. line. "

As soon as I finished speaking, I heard the Director of Communications Lopukhov calling me: "Comrade Commander, there is your call. It is from the commander of the front army."

When I heard Lopukhov's words, I looked at Managarov next to me instinctively, and thought that maybe he was looking for him. Who knew that Lopukhov yelled again: "Commander, it is a call from General Vatutin."

When Lopukhov said that, I realized that the caller was not Konev but Vatutin, and quickly walked over and took the headset from his hand. Then respectfully said: "Hello, Comrade General!"

Hearing my voice, Vatutin immediately smiled and asked, "Comrade Oshanina, after recovering Gergach, do you have any new actions? I seem to hear the rumbling of cannons?"

"Yes, Comrade General." I truthfully reported the ongoing offensive operations to him, and finally added: "My plan is to break through the German forest defense zone and divide the troops into two lines: one way to guard The Sixth Army led the way and directly crossed the Ude River and attacked Kharkov; while the other way, led by the three infantry divisions of General Managarov, went south to cut off the German traffic."

"Well, this battle plan is good." After listening to me, Vatutin said in admiration: "As long as the German army is cut off from the rear, then they will not be able to hold on in Kharkov for long. If they do not retreat, We can't escape the end of being wiped out by us." (To be continued.)

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