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Due to the scattered positions of the German artillery, Povsky’s artillery units were not able to completely suppress them in the early shelling. The sporadic artillery shells fell in the Ude River and exploded, giving the floating bridges erected. The commanders of the Pontoon Battalion caused a lot of casualties. [There are almost all the books I want to read. It is more stable and faster than the average site, and there are no ads in all texts. ]

When the formation of night bombers appeared over Kharkov, with the help of the flares launched by the German army, the indiscriminate bombing of the exposed artillery positions of the enemy began, and the enemy's artillery fire became sparse and soon stopped completely.

Without the interference of German artillery fire, the commanders of the Pontoon Bridge battalion accelerated the bridge erection speed. At dawn, Akhromeyev’s phone called and reported to me excitedly: "Comrade Commander, Pontoon Bridge The battalion built four bridges on the Ude River, all of which can pass tanks."

"It's great, Comrade Major, what a great job." I heard that four pontoon bridges were built on the river to allow tanks to pass. I was overjoyed. "Please convey my respect to the officers and men of the Pontoon Camp."

Putting down the phone, I said to Chistyakov and Managarov sitting at the table: "Comrades, comrades, now that four pontoons have been erected on the Ude River, we can divide the troops into four groups and fight at the same time. The German outlying positions launched an offensive."

Hearing what I said, Bezikov quickly opened the notebook in front of him and asked: "Comrade Commander, how should the attack sequence be arranged?"

I looked down at the positions of the divisions marked on the map in front of me, and then began to dictate: "According to the positions of the divisions, the order of attack is as follows: The first is the 67th Guards Division and the 116th Infantry Division. Commanded by Major General Sov; the second is the infantry 375th, 299th and 84th divisions, commanded by Major General Govorunenko; the third is the 71st and 90th Guards Divisions, commanded by Major General Chernov; The fourth road is the 52nd and 89th Guards Divisions, under the command of Major General Xie Liujin. Each offensive unit will be covered by 20 tanks..."

After recording my order, Bezikov said with some regret: "Unfortunately, there are too few tanks. With this allocation, the number of tanks that each unit can get is even less."

I also know that the number of tanks is a bit less, but my superiors will not replenish me with tank troops. I couldn’t change into a tank, so I could only helplessly continue to tell him: “The chief of staff. General Sivakov will be the commander-in-chief of the former enemy, and immediately relay my orders. At the same time, I told him that all the troops will be in the eighth in the morning. Point to start crossing the river."

Less than half an hour after the order was issued, Sivakov called. When I heard his voice, I thought he wanted to ask some questions about the offensive. I didn’t expect him to say anxiously on the phone: "Comrade Commander, the Germans dispatched infantry and tanks to the 375th Division. The position launched a charge."

I heard that the Germans dispatched tanks. My heart sank suddenly, and my heart said that he was so anxious to call me. Could it be that the German army broke through the position? He hurriedly asked: "Has the position of the Govorunenke division been breached by the Germans?"

Sivakov heard this question and replied after a moment of stun: "Not yet, but I am worried that Govorunenko and the others will not be able to defend their position. If this bridgehead is lost, it will affect the morale of our army. "

Sivakov’s worries really made me dumbfounded. As soon as he finished speaking, I immediately ordered: "Let Povsky’s artillery stop and shoot, and we must use artillery to destroy the German tanks in front of our military positions. ."

Putting down the phone, I continued to discuss the next move with Kistyakov and the others: "...Once the troops break through the German outer line of defense. Then we will move the headquarters forward. The troops belonging to the Sixth Guards Army, also All with the headquarters. As for the defense here," he said. I intentionally paused for a moment and glanced at Managarov, "I will hand over to the upcoming 48th Infantry Corps."

After listening to my arrangement, Managarov just nodded lightly, indicating that he knew it. And his chief of staff Vulgen asked worriedly: "Comrade Commander, please be forgiving. Will the decentralized use of troops in this way lead to insufficient attack power?"

"Split the use of troops, the strength of the attack will definitely be greatly reduced." I saw Vulgen opened his mouth. He seemed to want to say something, and quickly raised his hand to stop him. Then he said: "But the terrain on the west side of Kharkov is quite special, with more swamps and forests. It is not conducive to the deployment of large forces. Because the front of the German defense position is narrow, even if we gather all the troops together, we can fight They exchanged fire with only a few troops. Now that we use the four-way attack tactics, the German forces have to disperse their limited forces. As a result, the strength of each defensive zone appears weak, so we have a great chance of breaking through the position. increased."

"It turned out to be like this." Vulgen nodded, and said with satisfaction: "I understand that this kind of multiple offensive and multiple breakthrough tactics can make the Germans invincible."

Before eight o'clock, Vatutin called, and he asked anxiously: "Oshanina, when can you start the attack?"

"Report to Comrade General, our offensive will be officially launched at eight o'clock." I was worried that he would criticize my choice of offensive time too late, so I took the initiative to explain: "The mobilization of troops takes time, so I did not have the offensive time. Choose at five or six."

Fortunately, Vatutin did not blame me. Instead, he told me: "I have good news to tell you. In order to cooperate with your offensive, the Grassland Front Army will use the 57th and 69th Army and the Seventh Guards Army. Continue to launch a fierce attack on the north and east of Kharkov to prevent the German army from mobilizing troops to resist your breakthrough."

"It's great, this is great." Vatutin's words are like a reassurance for me. Originally, I was worried that when the offensive was the fiercest, the Germans would deploy troops from the north to reinforce them. In a stalemate state. Now that the grassland front army wants to attack at the same time, it can effectively contain the main force of the German army, making it easier for us to break through from the west of Kharkov. "With the cooperation of friendly forces, I believe that our troops will surely achieve good results in the next offensive battle."

"Then good luck, if you have any news, report to me in time!"

I raised my hand and looked at my watch, and saw that it was only a few minutes before eight o'clock. He picked up the phone and asked Sivakov: "Comrade Commander, how is the situation? In front of the position of the 375th Division. Are there any German tanks?"

"Yes, Comrade Commander." Sivakov replied in a relaxed tone, "But only some tanks were destroyed."

"Good. Comrade commander! The soldiers are good. Please convey my gratitude to them." Having said that, I once again habitually raised my hand to look at the watch and said, "The time is almost up. Let the troops attack!"

"Yes!" Sivakov replied loudly. "I immediately ordered the troops to attack!"

Hearing the order I gave, Managarov breathed a long sigh of relief next to him, and then said with some worry: "Finally, we are about to attack the Germans. Can we break through the German defense line? Look at today."

"Don't worry, Comrade General." I said confidently: "Now there are three armies of the Prairie Front attacking on the north and east to contain the main force of the German army. And here we have adopted the tactics of multiple strikes and multiple breakthroughs. With the limited strength of the Germans, we can't stop us at all."

Hearing what I said, Managarov raised his eyebrows and asked, "Comrade Commander, do you think we can rush to the city of Kharkov in a few days?"

When I heard him ask this, I couldn’t help but laugh: "Comrade General, you are asking. Do you look down on the combat effectiveness of our troops? You know that although the combat effectiveness of the Germans is very strong, they have suffered repeated attacks from us. Not only the soldiers suffered severe losses, but morale has also become low. If we face such an enemy, it will take us a few days to rush to the city of Kharkov. Isn’t it too incompetent?"

"Do you mean that we can rush to Kharkov by tomorrow at the latest?" Managarov asked tentatively, "Am I right, Comrade Commander?"

I have a foreboding that troops will be able to rush into the city today, but at the moment I can only say vaguely: "I think with the current strength of the troops, I will rush to the city of Kharkov today. It shouldn't be a big problem. Okay. Anyway, the answer will be revealed soon. We don’t have to guess here."

I spoke lightly, but in my heart I understood the German defense forces in the west of the city. In addition to the 168th and 198th Infantry Divisions and the 3rd Tank Division of the 11th Army, there are also the "Imperial Division" and the Eighth SS Cavalry Division. Although we have an advantage in military strength, it is still very difficult to eliminate so many enemies.

After the offensive began, Sivakov's report poured cold water on me. Although the German artillery suffered heavy losses in the bombardment and bombing last night, it used tanks, assault artillery, heavy tank destroyers, and a large number of anti-tank guns, anti-aircraft guns and 105mm self-propelled howitzers in front of our tank units. Form a tight and hot fire net barrier.

The offensive launched by Baksov’s first line of troops lost half of their tanks and hundreds of commanders, wedged into the German defensive position, but due to the stubborn resistance of the Germans, they could not continue to advance.

The attacks launched by the second and third groups were also repelled under the tight defense of the German army. The commanders of several divisions had to retreat to the offensive starting position after paying huge casualties.

As for the two divisions commanded by Major General Xie Liujin, they are currently launching a fierce attack on the German positions from the southwest of Kharkov. After the Germans were breached in some areas, they organized troops to launch a crazy counterattack against them under the cover of tanks, but Xie Liujin and the others successfully repelled them.

After seeing a large number of battle reports returned, everyone's eyes were attracted to Xie Liujin's troops. After reading the report on the Fourth Route Army several times, Kistyakov said to me thoughtfully: "Comrade Commander, from the report received, I think that General Xie Liujin’s eighth The 19th Division may be the first to break through the German positions."

"I agree with Comrade Deputy Commander's opinion." As soon as he finished speaking, Bezikov continued: "The last time the division attacked Belgorod, this division was the first to rush into the city. I believe they will perform well this time..."

"Comrade Commander, Telegram, Telegram!" Before Bezikov had finished speaking, Lopukhov hurried to the table with a telegram, and said out of breath with excitement. The news is that the 89th Division of General Seleukin’s Guards successfully broke through the German outer defenses and rushed into Kharkov."

Upon hearing such good news, I snatched the telegram from Lopukhov’s hand and read it carefully twice. After confirming that it was correct, I plugged the telegram into a hand that was stretched out to the side and took it. I picked up the phone on the desk and dialed the headquarters of Berei. As soon as the phone was connected, I hurriedly asked, "Hey, General Belei, how many tanks do you have?"

"There are 28 more vehicles. It happens to be a tank battalion." After answering my question, Bie Lei asked curiously: "Comrade Commander, where do you plan to use these tanks?"

"Comrade General, please listen to me." Thinking of finally breaking through Kharkov's city defenses, if Seryukin's forces are not strengthened immediately, they might be beaten out by the German counterattack~lightnovelpub.net~ so The first thing I thought of was to let Bere put all the remaining tanks into battle. "At present, Major General Xeryukin’s troops have broken through the German outer defenses from the southwest of Kharkov and rushed into the city. I order you to personally lead these 28 tanks to reinforce him. You must let them in the city. Stand firm, understand?"

"Understood, Comrade Commander." After Bie Lei figured out what was going on, he immediately assured me: "I will lead the troops out immediately. As long as we are there, we will never let the Germans take our troops out of the city. Driven out."

Tanks, tanks, after putting down the phone, I thought to myself, if only a few more tanks could be added. Not to mention the Fifth Guards Tank Army of General Rotmistrov, even with the support of Kravchenko's Fifth Guards Army, I can quickly expand the results of the battle in Kharkov.

Thinking of this, I went to the high-frequency phone, dialed the front army headquarters, and the person who answered the phone said: "Hello, this is Oshanina, please help me find the commander of the front army, General Vatutin, I have important Things need to be reported to him."

"I am Vatutin." Maybe I was so excited that the person connected to the phone was Vatujing and didn't hear it. He cautiously asked, "Is there anything you want to do with me?"

"That's it, Comrade General." Although I was trying to control my emotions, my voice still became hoarse because of excitement: "Our 89th Division of Guards has rushed into the city. In a fierce battle."

"It's great, it's simply great." Vatutin pondered for a moment and said, "If I remember correctly, the first unit to rush into the city during the last attack on Belgorod was also This teacher?" (To be continued.)

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