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I strode into the headquarters and saw Kistyakov and a group of commanders sitting around the table looking at the map. In order to attract their attention, I raised my voice and asked, "Comrade Deputy Commander, how is the situation? When will our troops meet with General Cui Kefu's troops?"

After I finished speaking, I saw Kistyakov's face turned livid. After staring at me for a while, he shook his head and said helplessly, "The situation is very bad, Comrade Commander, we Almost all of the troops of General Cui Kefu have not moved in their original positions."

Kistyakov’s words made me feel a hint of foreboding. I walked to the table quickly, scanned the commander who was staying in the room, and found that not only the commanders of the 23rd Guards Corps were all Now, even Kravchenko, Bely, Povsky and others are here. I turned my gaze to Kistyakov again, and asked sharply, "Comrade Deputy Commander, please tell me, what is going on here?"

"Comrade Commander, please allow me to report to you!" Kravchenko next to him took a step forward and said in a pleading tone: "I will tell you what happened!"

"Well, Comrade General," I said, sitting in a chair by the table, looking up at Kravchenko, "It's up to you to introduce the current situation."

Just listen to Kravchenko’s words: “Although General Trikov launched a fierce attack on the enemy’s defenses during the day and achieved greater results. However, in the battle, whether it was the artillery preparation before the attack or the They did not wait for the bombing of the enemy’s position to destroy the enemy’s artillery. As a result, when our troops began to gather in the east of the city, they were attacked by German artillery fire, and the troops suffered heavy casualties."

"What, during the assembly process, the troops were attacked by German artillery fire?!" Upon hearing the shocking news, I immediately jumped up from my seat and asked in amazement: "How about the casualties of the divisions?"

"The 51st and 52nd Guards Division had a total of more than 1,000 casualties, and General Kravchenko's tank corps also lost 15 tanks in the enemy's artillery fire." Chistyakov faced. Reported to me without expression: "We may not be able to launch an offensive operation against the enemy before tomorrow morning."

"Comrade Deputy Commander," I heard Kistyakov say so, but asked coldly: "When can our troops complete their assembly and attack the enemy's defensive positions?"

"Comrade Commander, I just said that our troops suffered heavy casualties in the enemy's artillery fire and must be rehabilitated." Kistyakov thought I hadn't heard what he was saying, and put him just now. The same thing I said was repeated: "I don't think the troops will be able to attack the enemy's defensive positions until tomorrow morning."

"Comrade Deputy Commander," seeing him still insisting on launching an offensive tomorrow, I couldn't help raising my tone again: "Didn't you hear me clearly? I asked, when will our troops be able to complete the assembly and attack the enemy. Offensive from the defensive position?"

The answer to me was silence, not only Kistyakov did not speak, but also all the commanders in the room did not speak. Seeing this, I pointed to Povsky who was standing not far away and asked: "Comrade Artillery Commander, where is our Guards Rocket Battalion?"

"They are all deployed in the east of the city." Povsky glanced at Kistyakov, and then said cautiously: "We are ready for all battles and can go into battle at any time."

I saw Povsky's reaction, and I guessed in my heart that he might be advocating to continue the offensive, but his proposal was involuntarily rejected by Kistyakov. So after hearing my question, I became so hesitant.

Since Kistyakov has repeatedly emphasized that the troops will not be able to launch an offensive until tomorrow, I decided to take back command from his hands and let me personally direct the troops to attack the enemy's defensive positions. I cast my gaze on Tavart Kiradze, and asked in a more serious tone: "Comrade Commander, can you tell me how many troops your army has in the east of the city?"

"A regiment of the 51st and 52nd Guards Division and the 375th Infantry Division are all in that direction." Tawart Kiradze replied cautiously: "As long as you give an order, I believe our commanders will do nothing. Rush to the enemy's position without hesitation."

"Comrade Commander, it’s good for you to have this kind of consciousness." I ignored Kistyakov, and said to Ta****** Kirazzi: "Assemble the troops immediately, and we will After half an hour, he launched an attack on the enemy's defensive positions. Fortunately, it is now dark, and the enemy's air force can no longer be deployed."

After Tavart Kiradze left, I told Povsky: "Comrade Artillery Commander, you immediately organize a guard rocket artillery battalion, and first launch a salvo at the exposed artillery positions of the enemy, and wait for the enemy’s artillery After being dumb, bombard the enemy's defensive positions. Do you understand?"

"Understood, Comrade Commander." Povsky agreed, then turned and walked out of the headquarters.

When I came to Kravchenko, before I could say anything, he said first: "Comrade Commander, please rest assured, I will gather the remaining tanks now, and once our shelling is over, Immediately guide the troops to launch an all-out attack on the enemy's defensive positions."

Seeing that Kravchenko had reached my intentions, I smiled and nodded, and then said: "Comrade General, without further ado, you can go back to the army and arrange it now." After saying this, I rushed to stand again. Berei, who was silent next to him, said, "And you, General Berei, also go with your commander to do the preparatory work before the attack."

When only me and Kistyakov were left in the headquarters, I walked up to him, and when he was about to speak, he nodded and said: "Comrade Commander, maybe I am too old, so Be cautious in doing things. You are right. Although we were attacked by German artillery when we were assembling, we should not postpone the assembly again until tomorrow morning."

Seeing that Kistyakov could think so, I felt more at ease. After I walked back to the table and sat down, I looked up and asked him, "Is there any news from General Cuikov?"

"Yes." Kistyakov said as he picked up a piece of paper from the table and handed it to me. At the same time, he said, "Comrade Commander, take a look. This is a telegram sent by General Cuikov not long ago. "

I took the telegram and glanced at it first, and found that Cui Kefu's telegram was not short, so I settled and looked at it carefully. I saw it read: "After a short preparation for artillery fire, the group army launched another offensive, clearing out all the defenders in Dolgenikoye village, and proceeded to the western forest margin south of the village. According to the command of the front army commander , Rusianov’s mechanized army launched an attack on the enemy’s defensive positions in a dense battle formation.

When our tanks overturned the high ground south of the village of Dorgnikoye, they immediately fell into the enemy's tank firepower network ambushed underground and hidden in the bushes. The enemy's anti-tank fighters used direct aiming and shooting, hitting our tanks and setting them on fire. This is the first time I have seen how the enemy uses anti-tank torpedoes against our tanks, which are launched from trenches and guided by wires. The explosion of the torpedo ripped the tank into several large pieces of steel and flew out more than ten or twenty meters.

Before our artillery launched a powerful fire attack on the enemy's tanks and trenches with powerful firepower, we could only watch our tanks with heavy heart, being destroyed one by one by the Germans..."

After reading this telegram, my heart became heavy. I didn't expect the German defense to be so tenacious. Cui Koff and the others opened the way with hundreds of tanks, and they were unable to break through the German defense line. Then, with dozens of tanks, can we conquer the strong German defense positions?

At this moment, I suddenly felt that I had just blamed Kistyakov. He did not postpone the attack because of his timidity, but wanted to make more preparations before the war. Thinking of this, I said apologetically to him: "I'm sorry, Comrade Deputy Commander, I just blamed you on the wrong one. I thought..."

Before I could finish my words, Kistyakov interrupted me with a smile: "You thought I was terrified by the strength of the German army, so I postponed the attack. Is that what you think?"

"Yes, Comrade Deputy Commander," I admitted, embarrassingly, "That's what I think."

"This is a trivial matter, you don't have to worry about it." After Kistyakov said this, he began to persuade me: "Comrade Commander, the situation in the east of the city is very complicated. I suggest you start in our army. Before the attack, don't go there for now."

I know he is for my safety, but in order to show my brave and fearless image in front of my men, I stubbornly said: "Comrade Deputy Commander, since I am the commander of the group army, then I should be with my soldiers. Stay together. When the soldiers know their commander, watching their every move behind them, it will definitely boost morale."

Although I said verbally that I would go to the forward observation post, I saw with my own eyes how the soldiers charged towards the enemy's position. But by the time I arrived at the forward observation post where Tavartkilasze was located, the commanders of the 51st and 52nd Guards Division, under the guidance of our tanks, rushed to the enemy's position.

As it was getting late, the specific situation of the battle was not clear. I can only see the fire blazing in the distance and the crowd swaying in the fire. Compared with my nervousness, Tawart Kiradze seemed very calm. He even smiled and said, "Comrade Commander, look, our troops rushed up. It’s great, our troops rushed. Going up, you can definitely kill the enemy to the ground."

After watching for a while, I put down my binoculars, turned my head and asked Tavart Kiradze: "Comrade Commander, can you contact General Trikov here?"

"Yes, Comrade Commander." Tawart Kirazzi took me to a radio and said to me: "This radio can talk to General Cuikov wirelessly, but the signal may not be very good."

Hearing him say this, I thought to myself that even if the signal is bad, it is better than a telegram. So he ordered the soldier sitting in front of the telegraph: "Telegrapher, immediately contact General Cui Kefu, commander of the Eighth Guards Army, and say that I have an urgent matter to find him."

After a few minutes, I put on the headset and started talking with Cui Kefu. As Tavart Kiraze said, the signal is not very good, and the sizzle of electric current is constantly coming out of the earphones. When I talk to Cui Kefu, I have to shout vigorously: "Hello, General Cui Kefu, hello, I am Oshanina."

"Hello, Lida, I am glad to hear your voice." Cui Kefu also said loudly: "Listen to the report from my observation station, saying that fire and explosions appeared to the west of the enemy's defensive position. It should be yours. The enemy's west has launched an attack, right?"

"Yes, Comrade General." I am afraid that Cui Kefu and the others will not move. Then the enemy can put the defense focus in my direction, and urged quickly: "My two guards are under the cover of the tank, and they are under the cover of the tank. Next, launch a fierce attack on the enemy’s position. Please also launch an offensive at the same time to contain the enemy’s forces so that they cannot draw out their forces for reinforcement."

"Don't worry, Lida." Cui Kefu said confidently: "As soon as I received the information, I was ready to attack. I plan to let the tanks of the First Guards Mechanized Army rush in front of our army to clear the way for the infantry. ."

"I hope we can meet up before dawn~lightnovelpub.net~ I can’t bear such shouting, so I hurriedly said: "General Cui Kefu, I wish you good luck! "

"See you when we meet, Lida." Cui Kefu said politely, "I wish you good luck too!"

Tavart Kiraze waited for me to finish the conversation with Trikov, and asked cautiously: "Comrade Commander, do you really think that we will be able to join forces with General Trikov’s troops before dawn?"

"It should be possible, comrade commander." According to the history I know, after the Soviet army has failed in an offensive at a location, usually in the next few hours, it will not launch an offensive in the same area. The German army has mastered the Soviet offensive law, so usually after repelling the Soviet offensive, it will shift the focus of defense to other places. And this time, based on this rule, I judged that after they repelled the attack of Cuikov's troops and carried out an artillery attack on us, I would think that we were unable to attack again. That's why he categorically ordered the troops to attack again, so that the Germans could be caught off guard. "Everything will be clear after dawn."

The fierce battle went on all night, and it wasn't until dawn that the sound of guns outside became sparse. A radio operator suddenly shouted at me excitedly: "Comrade Commander, Lieutenant Colonel Lu Jin, head of the 309th regiment, wants to speak to you."

I put on the earphones and said loudly to the microphone: "Hello, Lieutenant Colonel Lukin? I'm Oshanina. How is the battle ahead?"

"Report to Comrade Commander," Lu Jin reported to me in an excited voice: "After a night of fierce fighting, our regiment has penetrated the three lines of defense of the German army and the tanks of the Mechanized First Guards Army that came from the opposite side. The team is meeting!" (To be continued.)

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