"Not yet!" After hearing my voice, Akhromeyev turned and shook his head and said: "The Germans have set up multiple blocking positions along the way, and the 51st Guards Division is carrying out an attack.

"Report to Colonel Sejerikov." Rescuing soldiers is like fighting fire. Now the two divisions of the 11th Army are in danger under the siege of the Germans, but the advancement of the 51st Guards Division is not ideal, and I can't help feeling distraught. I provided a voice and said to Akhromeyev: "To speed up his offensive, he must break through the German line of defense within a quarter of an hour and join forces with the besieged friendly forces."

"Yes!" After the expressionless Akhromeyev agreed, he bowed his head and ordered the operator to send the order I just issued directly to Colonel Sederikov.

"Comrade Oshanina, what should we do now?" Seeing that the troops were not going well, I was so anxious that I was so anxious that Batov was not relaxed. He frowned and said to me, "If it were these two divisions. Annihilated or severely injured by the German army, then even if we wipe out all the enemies in the city, it is equivalent to a defeat."

Just when the two of us were unable to reunite with the besieged troops for reinforcements, and were worried, Bezikov walked over with a smile on his face. He stood in front of me and asked me for instructions: "Comrade Commander, the troops of the 67th and 71st Guards Divisions have all reached the west of the city. At the same time as them, there are also the 2o Guards Brigade and the No. The main force of the 82nd Tank Brigade. What should we do next? Let them enter the defense zone of the 9th Guards Brigade and attack the Germans in the city from the west?"

Hearing that two more divisions had reached the west of the city, I couldn't help but looked at Batov and saw that his face also showed a happy expression. I just wanted to ask him if he had any good suggestions. I suddenly heard Kistyakov asking me: "Comrade Commander, can I make a suggestion?"

Kistyakov has served as my deputy for several months, but he rarely hears any suggestions from him. At this moment when he heard him say this, I immediately reached out and made a gesture of please, and then said politely: "Please speak, Comrade Deputy Commander."

"Comrades, two commanders, please take a look." Kistyakov picked up the red and blue pencils on the table, pointed to the area surrounded by friendly forces and said: "The two divisions of the friendly forces are currently surrounded by the Germans. The two guard divisions we were going to reinforce were approaching them step by step by attacking forward. Originally, I was worried that if we continued to fight like this, our reinforcements would have been wiped out before they joined the friendly forces. However, as the 67th and 71st Guards Divisions arrived to the west of the city, the situation suddenly turned to our advantage. I suggest that the two newly arrived guards detour past the two wings of the German army and act as the frontal assault guards. Cooperate, come and wipe out this enemy from inside and outside."

After Kistyakov finished speaking, I did not immediately express my position. Instead, I turned my head and asked Batov: "General Batov, what do you think of this plan?"

Batov looked down at the map for a while, then raised his head and said to me: "Comrade Oshanina, I think the plan proposed by your deputy is good. Think about it, the German army is currently between us and the friendly army. Several defensive positions, these areas are not conducive to the deployment of large forces. We can only put into battle at one battalion at a time. In this case, putting too many troops here is a waste."

Seeing that Batov also agreed with this plan, I nodded and told Bezikov: "Chief of Staff, send a telegram to the two commanders of the 67th and 71st Divisions of the Guards and ask them to divide their forces immediately. Detour back to the two wings of the German army and cooperate with the 51st and 8.9th Guards Divisions to encircle and wipe out the enemy that surrounded the friendly forces.

"Comrade Colonel, please wait a minute." When Batov saw Bezikov preparing to report, he quickly stopped him. Bezikov stopped and turned to look at Batov, with a dazed expression on his face.

I didn't understand why Batov stopped Bezikov, and asked quickly: "General Batov, do you have anything to do?"

"That's it, Comrade Oshanina." Batov kindly reminded me: "Send troops to the two wings of the German army. Although they can achieve great results, they are also in danger of failure. For the sake of safety, I It is recommended that this matter be reported to the front army headquarters immediately, and we will take action after obtaining permission from Comrade Commander."

"General Batov, the current situation of the friendly forces is very dangerous, and it may not last long." I immediately rebutted Batov's somewhat absurd proposal, "If we have to ask the Front Army Headquarters before proceeding. Please ask for instructions and wait for the permission of the superior. This will delay a lot of time. In my opinion, Bezikov immediately telegraphed the two division commanders and asked them to immediately lead the troops to attack. As for the commander, wait for us After the troops came out, I would report to him by telegram, I believe he will understand my difficulties."

"Okay, Comrade Commander." Bezikov said in an interface: "After I give the two division commanders an order, I will send a telegram to the commander of the front army to report our new deployment to his superiors."

Rokosovsky called me shortly after the telegram to the front army headquarters. He asked me on the phone: "Lida, do you have time to make two divisions follow the German flank?"

"Comrade Commander of the Front Army, this is hard to say. I am worried that before our troops complete the detour, the besieged troops have been wiped out by the entire army." I know in my heart that the detouring troops from the two wings have to pass through forests and creeks. The advancement rate will not be too fast, even if there is no German obstruction, it will take at least one or two hours to reach the destination. Originally I was thinking about how to buy time. Now Rokosovsky called me, but he thought of a good way: "In order to buy time, I ask you to send another air force to provide air to the besieged friendly forces. support."

"I immediately called the Air Force Group and asked them to send out fighters to bomb the Germans in the forest area." Rokosovsky was kind to him. After hearing my suggestion, he immediately agreed. But he went on to say: "Lida, after our continuous battles, not only the 6th Army’s ammunition was consumed, but the Air Force was no exception. Their fuel and ammunition were extremely lacking, and they were dispatched twice in a day. The limit is reached. So your troops must advance as quickly as possible and rescue the besieged troops as soon as possible.

After putting down the phone, I said to Batov: "General Batov, the commander of the front has agreed to send out the air force again to bomb the German forces in the forest area, reducing the pressure on our besieged troops, and at the same time gaining valuable resources for reinforcements. Time. I want to ask you now, near Kalinkovic, do you have any power you can use?"

"There are also two infantry divisions, but they have been greatly weakened after repeated battles." After introducing the situation of the troops, Batov asked rhetorically: "What are you asking for?"

"Now the situation on the battlefield has become a mess. Our two armies are inextricably fought here and in the forest area." I said, tapping the position of Kalinkovic with my hand, and continued: " The main force of the German army has been restrained by us. If a unit feigned an attack on Kalinkovic, it might attract some German troops to help back, which would be tantamount to reducing the pressure on the besieged troops in a disguised form."

In response to my proposal, Batov lay on the map for a long time, then slowly nodded, and said: "Well, I can let my troops try, but because of the limited force we can use, can you? I don’t know how to achieve the desired effect.” After speaking, he picked up the phone on the desk, called the chief of staff in Zhlobin, and ordered him to let him stay near Kalinkovic The troops, feigned attacks on the enemy.

In order to save the fate of the besieged troops being wiped out, we have done everything we can. I stared at the map and said to myself: "I don't know when the besieged troops can regain contact with us, so that we can also understand what the situation is there."

After listening to me, Bezikov smiled bitterly and said: "Comrade Commander, I think their communication system may have been damaged. You think, if the radio station is still intact, they must keep asking us for help. And it won’t be like this, nothing happens at all."

"Yes, Comrade Colonel makes sense." Batov echoed: "Since the friendly forces have completely lost contact with us, it proves that there is a problem with their communication system. Moreover, the liaison officer I sent has never been able to communicate with us. I contacted, and I worried that he was already ill-adjusted."

Time passed by amidst our worries. Just as we were eager to see through, Sederikov sent a telegram, which mentioned the situation of the friendly forces we were concerned about.

In order to let everyone know the situation of the friendly forces at the first time, I instructed Akhromeyev who is holding the telegram: "Major, tell everyone about the content of the telegram."

"Yes." Akhromeyev's memory is good. Without even looking at the phone in his hand, he began to introduce us to the friendly forces: "Five minutes ago, Colonel Sederikov's troops had already Contacted with the guard regiment of the 96th Infantry Division of the 11th Army. According to the regimental commander, as soon as the battle started, their division was cut into several sections by the German armored units and forced to fight on their own. After rough statistics, , The regiment’s battle damage reached two-thirds. Now my guard of the 3o9th regiment is continuing to attack, looking for the divisional headquarters of the 96th Infantry Division and two other regiments."

"Comrade Major." As soon as Akhromeyev finished speaking, Batov asked, "Is the 26th Infantry Division whereabouts?"

Akhromeyev shook his head and replied blankly: "Comrade General, in the telegram from the 51st Guards Division, there is no mention of the 26o Infantry Division at all."

Until then, I did not know the numbers of the besieged units of the 11th Army, the 96th and 26th Infantry Divisions. I waved to Akhromeyev and said, "Okay, Major, come and report to us if you have the latest situation."

After Akhromeyev left, I frowned and said to Batov: "General Batov, it seems that the situation is more serious than we thought. Look, how long has passed since then, the 96th The number of casualties in the guard regiment of the infantry division actually exceeded two-thirds. I am worried that after this battle, the division's designation should almost be cancelled."

"Yes." Batov said with a sad face: "I really didn't expect that not long after Comrade Fejuninsky was transferred away, the combat effectiveness of the 11th Army troops dropped so fast. I thought there were the most troops. Half the casualties are already the limit. I didn't expect them to be maimed by the Germans in such a short period of time."

After Batov finished speaking, Kistyakov also talked about his own views: "Perhaps it means that the soldiers heard the news that the troops are about to be withdrawn, which led to the disintegration of the army. In this way, they will be confronted by the Germans. In the case of a blow, he performed so badly."

"Anyway, if the troops are to be dismantled, they will be completely destroyed." Bezikov said disapprovingly: "According to my analysis, the rescued troops, no matter how many people are left, will be disbanded after the original organizational system is revoked. Other troops."

The speaker was unintentional and the listener was intentional, and Bezikov's random words made my eyes shine. In any case, these commanders in the 11th Army have rich combat experience, which is unmatched by the recruits. If I can persuade Rokosovsky to incorporate the remaining commanders of these two divisions into my army, then the combat effectiveness of the army can be improved.

After breaking through the German blocking position, the 51st Guards Division continued to advance westward. Not long after, Sergeikov called again. UU Reading www.uukanshu.com said that he had contacted another regiment of the 96th Infantry Division. As for the whereabouts of the division, there were divergent opinions. Some fighters said that as soon as the battle started, the division was raided by the German tank detachment, and the division commanders had all sacrificed; others said that after the division was hit by the Germans, it fought and retreated to the west. .

"Damn it, how could this happen?" Batov took off his military cap, fell heavily on the table, and said angrily: "At the beginning of the battle, the enemy took the division down. No wonder The command of the troops will fall into chaos."

"General Batov, don't worry for now." Seeing Batov was on fire, I quickly comforted him: "The claim that the division was dropped by the enemy is just a rumor by a few soldiers, not necessarily true. Besides, So far, Colonel Sederikov has not said that he found the body of the divisional commander of the division. Maybe they really retreated to the west under the enemy's attack and joined the 26th Infantry Division."

"I hope so." Batov said, putting the general cap on his head again, and called a staff officer to order: "Comrade staff, you can report to our liaison officer again to see if you can get in touch with him. Once the contact is restored, let him give me a detailed report immediately."

"I understand." The staff officer agreed, turned and ran out of the command post, and reported to the communications room next door to the 65th Army. 8