◢Щщш.suimeng.lā "What's going on?" Batov raised his voice, and asked the staff in a loud voice, "Why are our troops trapped by the Germans?"

The staff officer replied bitterly, "The troops of the Group Army pursued the German army and advanced nearly 20 kilometers within an hour. When passing through a forest area, they were suddenly ambushed near the German army in the area. They are currently fighting with the German army. The Germans started a fierce battle

After listening to the staff’s introduction, Batov didn’t even bother to discuss with me, so he directly instructed the staff to “this matter is of great importance and needs to be reported to the front army headquarters immediately.” After speaking, he picked up the phone on the desk and prepared. Call Rokosowski

When I heard that the two divisions of the First Army were ambushed by the Germans, I felt shocked that our troops were originally chasing the Germans who fled in embarrassment, but in a blink of an eye, the roles of the two sides shifted to chase their prey. The hunter, actually fell into the trap constructed by the prey, this is simply a naked slap in the face

While Batov was talking with Rokosovsky, I called Bezikov in front of him and asked him in a low voice, "Chief of Staff, how long will it take for our troops to rush over?"

"The troops of the Army are lonely and deep. There is no our troops in their vicinity," Bezikov said cautiously. "Now the closest to them is the 5th Guards Division of Colonel Sederikov, but even on the way Without being blocked by the Germans, it will take at least an hour or so to arrive. I am worried that the troops of the two divisions will not be able to support that long under the siege of the Germans."

I know that Bezikov is not being alarmist. When the troops of the two divisions were pursuing the Germans, they might not have dreamed of being ambushed, so their marching queues must be very long before they were suddenly attacked by the Germans. Under the circumstances, it is estimated that it is difficult to organize a decent resistance

When I was hesitating whether I should risk sending out the 5th Guards Division, Batov suddenly called me "Comrade Oshanina, Comrade Commander wants to talk to you."

After receiving the call from Batov, I respectfully said into the microphone, "Hello, commander of the front army, what instructions do you have?"

Hearing my voice, Rokosovsky did not greet him, but asked straightforwardly, "Lida, now you have two divisions trapped by the German army. Do you have any good way to rescue them? "

"I plan to send a division to rescue them." After I said this, I felt that if an infantry division was rushed to send reinforcements, if the Germans had technical equipment like tanks, then the troops sent would be equivalent to giving The German gave the head away and quickly added that "I will send a self-propelled artillery regiment and a tank battalion to act with them."

"I heard that the two divisions are lonely and deep, and there are no troops of our army near them," Rokosovsky said worriedly. "If you want to send people to rescue, you need to act immediately, otherwise they will Is it possible that someone was eaten by the Germans understand?"

"Understood, Comrade Commander, I will try to rescue the troops of these two divisions from the German encirclement." After I expressed my opinion to Rokosovsky, it suddenly occurred to me that the ground troops were slow in their actions. It takes at least an hour or so to contact the German students. The only way to prevent these two divisions from being wiped out in the shortest time is to ask Rokosovsky to dispatch the air force. Kosovsky "Comrade Commander of the Front Army, I have a suggestion. Can we send an air force to carry out air strikes on the German ground forces in order to reduce the pressure on our besieged troops and buy time for our rescue troops?"

Regarding my proposal, Rokosovsky was silent for a moment, and then readily agreed, "Well, Lida, I will send the air force to bomb the enemies of our army nearby. At the same time, you quickly send two divisions to rush for reinforcements. They, I remind you, that after the deployment of troops, the defense forces in the west of the city cannot be affected because the German forces in the city now have our troops mobilized. Maybe they will gather their forces again to counterattack the defenders in the west of the city."

"I understand" the current priority is to rescue the trapped troops from the encirclement of the Germans. Since Rokosovsky has ordered two divisions to be sent, I have no choice but to send the 5th and 9th Guards Divisions. Are sent out, the defense in the west of the city can only be temporarily transferred to the 9th Guards Division.

Ending the conversation with Rokosovsky, I immediately instructed Bezikov "The chief of staff, record the order, the 9th Division of Seryukin’s Guards and the 5th Division of Sederikov’s Guards, immediately change the existing The defensive position was handed over to the 9th Guards Division, and then, by the means of transportation that Che could find, he went west as quickly as possible to rescue the besieged troops. In addition, the tanks of Captain Shamrih were also involved in the battle. Battalion, Major Shuklin’s self-propelled artillery regiment"

Seeing Bezikov walk quickly to the side of the telegraph operator by the wall and urge him to report the time, I couldn’t help but smile, and then said to Batov and Chistyakov, “I hope these two divisions of the First Army , Can support until our reinforcements arrive under the siege of the German army"

Kistyakov stared at the map and looked at the array, then raised his head and looked at me, rather puzzledly asked, "Why do the Germans ambush in the forest area? Are their commanders cleverly calculated and know our troops? Surely they will follow suit, so will they use ambushes to fight annihilation?"

"The situation is not what you think, General Kistyakov." Batov raised his right hand and scratched his head. He analyzed to us, "I think the enemy who broke through last night did not choose to fight because he couldn't hold on to the city. What they said in the West Breakthrough was a huge conspiracy."

"Conspiracy, what conspiracy?" Kistyakov asked curiously

"According to my judgment, when we attacked the frustrated enemy of Zhilobin, we now have a new force to press them from several directions. Knowing that if we head-to-head with us, it will definitely be impossible to please, so we set a trap." Batov He is indeed a very capable commander. After thinking about it, he guessed the intention of the German commander. He pointed his hand on the map and analyzed to us, "The commander of the German army is very clear. The troops abandon the city and retreat to the west, so we can go back and follow."

"General Batov, the Germans should understand very well that as long as they retreat, our troops will be able to pursue them." Kistyakov said unconvincedly. Will it be more likely to be eaten by our army if the city escapes to the unobstructed wasteland?"

"Comrade Deputy Commander, don’t talk." I want to hear Batov’s analysis, whether it coincides with what I think, and quickly stopped Kistyakov from continuing to say "Let’s continue listening to Batov." The general’s analysis."

Batov nodded gratefully at me, and then said, "The German commander is a smart man. He knows that if we let all troops retreat now, once our army is overwhelmed, they are in danger of their entire army being destroyed. Therefore, he ordered The troops of the two divisions fought a defensive battle against our city, and the Germans who stood firmly in the city chose to break through. In this case, our main force would be contained here. According to not drawing too many troops, To chase down the defeated enemy"

"The enemy is not defeated" Kistyakov heard this and whispered, "They are pretending to retreat, but they are actually drawing our troops into a trap."

"Yes, General Kistyakov, you have analyzed a lot." Batov agreed with Kistakov's statement. "The Germans know that with their existing power, we can't help it. So we can only find a way to eat part of our troops and weaken our army’s strength."

"I don't know if these two divisions can support our reinforcements." Seeing that Batov's analysis is similar to my own thinking, I asked with some worry, "If they would be wiped out by the Germans before the guards arrived. , Then the Germans can completely turn their heads and attack our guards."

"If this happens, it will be in trouble." Batov apparently had a similar experience. He frowned and said, "The enemy waits for work, and it can completely eat away our reinforcements bit by bit."

Bezikov walked back to us and reported that "I received a call back from the commanders of the two guards. They said they would leave in half an hour to rescue the trapped troops."

"The chief of staff, remember to remind them that the Germans are cunning rabbits, and dealing with them requires a lot of thoughts." I am afraid that Sederikov and the others will repeat the same mistakes, and I specifically asked Bezikov to telegraph them to remind them that they are "on the march of the troops." , We must send out more scouts to find out the enemy’s movements and avoid falling into a new ambush circle

Seeing me being so solemn, Batov comforted me unexpectedly and said, "Don't worry, no matter how cunning rabbits are, they are only animals that eat grass, and hunters can easily pick him up."

The forces of Seryukin and Sejerikov quickly rushed along the road towards the area where the friendly forces were ambushed. In order to let us know the battle situation on the front line in time, they sent back a telegram every ten minutes to report to me in detail. The movement of troops

"The sound of guns ahead is clearly audible, it should be friendly forces fighting!"

"The first regiment of the 5th Guards Division has already exchanged fire with the Germans. The enemy has built simple fortifications on our way forward. We are gathering troops and preparing to attack!"

"The attack of the first regiment battalion has been defeated. The second and third battalions are gathering in the forest north of the road, preparing to attack the enemy's defensive positions again."

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The telegrams that came back from the front line were handed over to me directly by Akhromeyev. After reading the telegrams, I put them on the table at any time, while Batov and Chistyakov picked up the telegrams and referred to them. Map to view the advancement of our army

After watching for a while, Batov said to me, "Comrade Oshanina, judging from the current situation, the two divisions of the Army are still fighting. As long as you urge the commanders of the Guards Division to speed up the attack, I I believe it won’t take long before our troops will be able to join forces.”

"No, I can't drink hot vegetable soup in a hurry." I poured cold water on Batov, who was optimistic, and said, "We have long been disconnected from the besieged troops, so that we don't know until now. They besieged them. We don’t know what kind of German army it is, how many troops it has, and what technical equipment it has. Therefore, in the next battle, what kind of danger our reinforcements will encounter, who said Unclear"

After listening to what I said, Batov nodded silently, and then said with a little regret, "It's a pity that my troops have almost been broken up, otherwise, at this time, I can let them use it."

While we were in a hurry for the besieged troops, the Germans who were surrounded by us in the city unexpectedly launched a breakout operation. They seemed to perceive that our troops were weak in the west, so they gathered their superior forces and attacked the guards for the 9th o'clock. The division's defense zone launched a fierce attack

When the news reached the headquarters, Bezikov asked me in a panic, "Comrade Commander, the German offensive is very fierce. It seems that their defensive position against our army is inevitable. What should we do?"

"Chief of Staff, what should I do?" I looked at Bezikov, and then told him, "Since the Germans have attacked in the west of the city~lightnovelpub.net~ then we will also attack."

"Are we also attacking?" Hearing this command, Bezikov couldn't help but widened his eyes and asked in disbelief. "The German offensive is very fierce. If we attack them, the troops will suffer casualties. It’s absolutely not small”

"Chief of Staff, when did I say that I had a confrontation with the Germans?" Seeing that Bezikov misinterpreted my meaning, I had to explain to him, "The attack I said refers to the three directions of north, east, and south. , The outer positions of these places have fallen into the hands of our army, since the enemy is about to attack the west of the city, then you inform the 9th Guards Division to stick to the position and resolutely block the enemy’s breakthrough. In other directions, it will turn into a full-scale offensive. The Germans will be overwhelmed by the fight, so that they will not be able to draw more troops to participate in the breakout battle in the west of the city."

"I understand," Bezikov said immediately after listening to me, "I fully understand, Comrade Commander, let's take a tactic from the bottom of the tank, so that the German troops in the city are exhausted, so that they can only passively defend themselves. , We can’t squeeze out more troops to break through.”

I nodded to Bezikov and signaled that his analysis was correct. Then, I turned my attention to Akhromeyev who was standing next to the walkie-talkie, and asked loudly, "Major, the situation with the guards." How is it, did they get in touch with the besieged troops?)