Burning Moscow

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As soon as my order was given, Lopukhov reported to me with a sad face: "Comrade Commander, have you forgotten that the group army command is in the process of being transferred, and it is temporarily unable to get in touch!"

Hearing what Lopukhov said, I suddenly remembered that I ordered Bezikov to lead the group army headquarters and the 22nd Guards Army rushed to Chuhuyev quickly, so I patted my forehead with my hand, mocking myself. Said: "Major, look at my memory, I have forgotten even such an important thing. Please search (product% book ￥ ￥ net) to see the most complete! The fastest newest novel" Seeing Lopukhov laughed. At that time, I went on to ask, "Can the phone call here directly talk to the front army headquarters?"

Lopukhov shook his head again and said: "Unless the front army command takes the initiative to call us, we will not be able to make a call." Seeing my disappointed look, he quickly added: "Although I can't communicate. Phone, but you can send a telegram. Maybe the commander of the front army will call us when he sees the telegram we have sent."

Lopukhov’s words made my eyes bright. I said that this is really a good way, so I quickly told him: "Major, you can send a telegram to Commander Vatutin now and tell him that we have told Idjum. We launched an offensive, but due to the stubborn resistance of the German army, our progress was not smooth."

When he saw Lopukhov making a telegram, Akhromeyev asked me with some concern: "Comrade Commander, you report our failure in the offensive to the front army headquarters. Is this appropriate?"

"There is nothing inappropriate, Comrade Major." I heard from Akhromeyev's words that he wanted to persuade me to temporarily conceal the unsuccessful offensive from my superiors, and wait until the German defense line is captured, and then to my superiors. The report said to him sternly: "Marshal Zhukov hates the commander below and conceals the news of the offensive failure from him. If he knows who did this, he will definitely give him the harshest punishment."

After Akhromeyev found out that he had given me a bad idea, his face flushed red and apologized to me and said, "I'm sorry, Comrade Commander, I was wrong."

I waved at him and said generously: "Well, comrade major, please remember that as long as you are a commander, at any time, don't try to conceal unfavorable news to your superiors, otherwise you will give yourself Cause a lot of unnecessary trouble."

Although I wanted Kistyakov to show off his abilities, when he left, I became uneasy. I was always worried that he would not be able to organize an attack on the German defense line north of Izum in accordance with my thinking. . I raised my hand and looked at my watch, and said to myself: "I don't know where Kistyakov is, why don't I even call back."

After Akhromeyev heard what I was saying, he quickly explained: "Comrade Commander, you are too anxious. It hasn't been long since the deputy commander has left. It is estimated that he has not rushed to the front line at this moment. How could it be possible to call you."

Kistyakov didn't wait for the call, but after receiving the telegram, Vatutin called me directly from the front army headquarters. He asked straightforwardly on the phone: "Hey, Comrade Oshanina, what is going on? Why is your attack repelled by the Germans?"

Before answering his question, I asked carefully: "Comrade General, is Marshal Zhukov in your headquarters?"

"No, Comrade Marshal went to the General Konev headquarters in Kharkov." After Vatutin answered my question, he urged impatiently: "Comrade Oshanina, I am asking you why The offensive of the troops will be frustrated. What are you doing for Comrade Marshal's whereabouts?"

When I heard Vatutin say this, I immediately understood that because Zhukov had gone to the Konev headquarters in Kharkov, he certainly did not know the news that Trikov’s attack from the southwest of Izum had failed. I coughed quickly, and then asked, "Comrade General, do you know the current situation of the Southwest Front Army?"

My question made Vatutin stunned for a moment. He replied after a moment, "Didn’t General Cuikov’s troops fight well? Before Comrade Marshal left, I saw the telegram saying that they were already on the German line of defense. It tore a huge gap, and the German army is drawing troops from various places in an attempt to fill this gap."

"Comrade General, the situation of the Southwest Front Army is not as optimistic as we thought." Seeing that Vatutin is ignorant of Trikov's defeat now, I had to say euphemistically: "We are taking the initiative to attack the defensive position north of Izum. Before the attack, General Trikov’s troops did achieve great results. However, unfortunately, because the commander of the tank troops of the front army was killed by the German artillery before the tank troops attacked, the tank that was originally intended to lead the infantry to attack, Did not enter the battle. In addition, the German tanks, under the cover of the Air Force, launched a fierce counterattack against the Cuikov forces at the breach. So far, many of their achievements have been wiped out."

Although I didn't mention a word about our group army in my words, Vatutin was also a smart man, and he immediately understood what I was trying to express. As soon as I finished speaking, he immediately asked: "Is it because the Germans stopped the attack of General Cuikov and transferred the armored forces to your direction?"

"Yes, Comrade General." Seeing that he had guessed the truth of the matter, I quickly explained to him: "When I learned that General Govorunenko’s 375th Infantry Division had suffered a setback, I immediately dispatched General Sheryukin’s The 89th Guards Division went to reinforce them. Unexpectedly, they were still on the march and they were assaulted by the German armored units. The first regiment of the division was caught off guard, and the troops suffered heavy casualties. If it weren't for General Seleukin to lead the other two in time If a regiment arrives, it is estimated that the first regiment will be in danger of the entire army being destroyed."

"If I remember correctly, besides the 89th Guards Division and the 375th Infantry Division, there should be two Guards Divisions in the city, right?" Vatutin knew the numbers of our group army very well, and his tone was serious. Asked: "Did you immediately put these two divisions on the battlefield?"

"Comrade General, I have put the entire 23rd Guards Corps on the battlefield. First I sent the commander of the army, General Tavart Kiradze, to command. Comrades sent in." In order to make Vatutin feel that I was doing my best, I also specifically explained the situation in front of me: "Now, in the entire city of Chuhuyev, there is only one guard company responsible for me. The security work of the temporary headquarters of the country."

"What, there is only one guard company in the city?" When Vatutin heard this, he didn't hesitate to blame me, and immediately asked with concern: "Apart from the guard company, are there any troops from your group nearby? They captured Chuhuyev. The remnant enemies in the city may not have been cleared out. It is estimated that there are still many German stragglers outside the city. If they unite and come together inside and outside, you will be in danger."

"Don't worry, Comrade General." Seeing that he stopped mentioning the failure of the army's offensive, I suddenly felt a lot more relaxed. I smiled and said: "Although there is only one guard company, the German stragglers are brave enough to attack. My temporary headquarters is not so easy. Besides, Bezikov and Kirilov are leading the 22nd Guards Corps, coming from Kharkov. I guess they will be able to Arrived."

"That's great." Vatutin heard that Bezikov led the 22nd Guards Army's troops to arrive soon, and secretly relieved, and then said to me: "Comrade Oshanina, wait a minute. After the 22nd Guardian Army arrived, I asked them to take Izum after a short rest." He listened to this, but I heard the sound of turning over the paper in the receiver, and it was estimated that he was looking at the map.

Sure enough, after a while, his voice came from the receiver again: "Comrade Oshanina, I have read the map carefully. There are dense forests to the west and south of Ijum. See if you can send a troop to detour Go to the German flank, give them a hard look?"

"Excuse me, Comrade General." This suggestion he made caused me a headache, and I said dumbfounded: "Even if you give us an order to detour to the enemy's back, I don't think I will be able to carry it out."

"Why?" Vatutin asked coldly, his tone full of puzzlement.

"More than an hour ago, I received the intelligence sent back by the scouts ahead." I picked up the reconnaissance report on the table, moved it to my eyes, and stared at the content on it and said: "The enemy opened the sluice and flooded it. Most of the forest in the west of the city, not to mention the mechanized troops, even the infantry cannot pass."

"Damn German, as soon as the water was released, the entire forest became a swamp, and our troops could not pass." Vatutin scolded angrily, and then asked me: "Comrade Oshanina, do you have any What's your plan? If there is anything that needs my help, just open the mouth and I will try my best to help you."

I've been waiting for Vatutin's words, since he offered to ask me to make a request, if I don't know how to take this opportunity, then I'm a fool. But I will not make a request too straightforwardly, otherwise Vatutin will definitely push back and forth. I deliberately hesitated for a while, and then said slowly: "Comrade Commander, I intend to send troops to carry out a frontal storm."

"Frontal attack?" After repeating my words, Vatutin said hesitantly: "Then your troops will pay heavy casualties in the offensive. This can be the same as you have always advocated reducing the casualties of the troops, in exchange for the least cost. The tactical thinking of the greatest victory runs counter to."

I was surprised by what Vatutin said, but when I thought about it, he knew the tactical thinking I was used to, and it was not surprising. After all, Zhukov, who was familiar with me, could stay with him all this time. Together, when the two were idle, they definitely talked about me.

"Comrade General, in addition to armored forces, the German army now also has air forces to assist in the fight. If we want to break the enemy's three-dimensional defense from the front, we are bound to pay a heavy price." After I said this, I felt that the previous preparations were almost the same. Then, I said my true intentions: "If the front army can provide us with the necessary air cover during the offensive, then I think our casualties will be greatly reduced."

Hearing this, Vatutin couldn't help laughing. He jokingly said: "Comrade Oshanina, you are really cunning. You have been in a circle with me for a long time. It turns out that you are waiting for me here." Then his tone became serious again, "Don't worry. , I will dispatch the Air Force immediately to bomb the enemy in the Ijum area to cooperate with the frontal offensive of your group army. Later I will ask General Krasovsky, the commander of the Second Army of the Air Force to contact you and discuss How to coordinate the space and ground."

"It's great, Comrade General, this is really great." I repeatedly thanked Vatutin: "With the cooperation of the air force, I believe that it will not be long before we can remove the city of Izum from the claws of fascism. Rescued from here~www.wuxiaspot.com~ I just put down the phone here, and Lopukhov over there reported to me: "Comrade Commander, the Deputy Commander called from the front. Do you want to answer? "

"Take it to me immediately." As I said, I grabbed the phone on the desk again. Soon, Kistyakov's voice came through the earpiece: "Hello, Comrade Commander, this is Kistyakov."

"Hello, Comrade Deputy Commander." I asked politely, "Are you at the forefront now?"

"Not yet. My command is about three kilometers away from the fiercest front of the battle." Kistyakov said to me in a serious tone: "The enemy is constantly counterattacking our troops. At present, the infantry ranks The troops of the 375th Division and the 89th Guards Division have become entangled with the enemy and are engaged in fierce battles."

"How is the situation with our army?" Hearing his tone so serious, my heart couldn't help but hang up, "Can they stop the fierce German attack?"

"The situation is not very good, Comrade Commander." Kistyakov said loudly: "Although our commanders behaved very stubbornly, because there is no solid preset position, the troops are currently retreating under the enemy's attack. "

Hearing the situation so severe, I couldn't help raising my voice and asking loudly: "Where is Tavart Kiradze, where is the commander of the 23rd Guards Corps, General Tavat Kiradze?"

"Tavart Kiradze is currently not in the headquarters." Kistyakov felt that I was on the verge of a runaway, and quickly explained to me the whereabouts of Taval Kiradze: "I asked him to go to the back to command the guards. The 51st and 52nd Divisions are looking for suitable locations to build fortifications so that our troops can withstand the more violent German offensive." (To be continued.)

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