Chapter 1114

"Good news, what good news?" When I heard bzikov's words, I raised my eyebrows and asked unexpectedly, "Comrade chief of staff, I don't know what kind of good news?"

"Well, comrade commander." Bezikov handed me the telegram, while honoring my rank, and reported: "there are two things in the telegram: first, the higher authorities put the 96th tank brigade under the command of our group army; Second, it was sent by the engineering unit we just sent. The commander reported in the telegram that they were laying mines in front of position 4 in the interval of fighting. There are a large number of anti tank mines among them, which are believed to delay the advance speed of German armored forces. "

I glanced at the telegram, handed it to Danilov, and then said to bezikov, "chief of staff, call them back. If the minefield can really block the German tanks, I will honor them when they come back." When I finished, I immediately stared nervously at Danilov and kirilov, fearing that they would raise objections.

I didn't expect Danilov to say reasonably, "I agree with the commander. Engineers and soldiers are laying mines under the enemy's eyes and under the enemy's fire. This task is very difficult and arduous. In any case, they will pay huge casualties. I think it is absolutely necessary to give them awards and awards. "

When he heard Danilov say so, kirilov echoed: "chief of staff, you must make it clear to them when you call back. As long as they can complete the task, the commanders and fighters, whether alive or dead, will receive their due honor. "

"Yes, I'll do it right away." Bezikov agreed, turned and trotted out of the room.

When Danilov saw that there were only a few of us left in the room, he mentioned the old story again: "Comrade commander, since our commanders and fighters can beat back the first German attack, I believe they can beat back the second, third and even more attacks. In that case, why not transfer our reserve team to reinforce? You know, we have at least three divisions in our hands to use. "

"Comrade deputy commander, please listen to my explanation." Danilov's performance made me feel a headache, but I had to be patient to explain to him: "although our shelling disrupted the German offensive steps, we have to say that their strength is still very strong. Their attacks, like a tsunami, spread all over the world. No matter how strong a dam we build, we will be smashed in the stormy waves. Only when they break through our first line of defense, the strength will be weakened. At this time, our second line of defense can give full play to the gate and block their attack. "

"The first line of defense has been broken, are you so sure to hold the second line of defense?" Danilov continued, uneasily.

"It should be able to hold, and it must be." In order to stop Danilov's wishful thinking, it is necessary for me to express my heart to him: "in terms of defense in depth, I think about the anti tank defense capability of the army, so as to resist the attack of the enemy's large-scale armored forces. Build all kinds of anti tank obstacles. All kinds of anti tank obstacles are built in front of the positions which are most threatened by tanks and in the defense depth. At the same time, in order to deal with the enemy, Tiger tanks and peidinan self-propelled guns were widely used. We built a strong anti tank area with strong support points in the most dangerous direction, and made the artillery reach the maximum density. This can be explained to you by the artillery commander of the group army, Colonel povsky

At my command, povsky stood up and said respectfully to Danilov, "thanks to the systematic training, our artillery skills have improved significantly. Now, after the enemy appears in a certain area, as long as the artillery observers can point out the coordinates of Hitler's bandits in time, our artillery can fire accurately in less than a minute. "

My words with povsky finally reassured Danilov. Looking at Danilov sitting at the table, staring at the map and thinking about things, I can't help sighing. My heart says that he doesn't know every step of my plan, but at the critical moment, he can't hold his breath. He worries about this or that. In order to make him feel at ease, I have to spend time explaining to him. At the same time, I am also glad that he is not the commander, otherwise with his constantly changing character, this battle will not be able to be fought.

He walked in from the outside, followed by lieutenant gretka. I looked at them blankly as they came to the wall and turned on the radio in the corner. After a sharp electric current, a hysterical voice came out of the radio, and gretka stood aside to interpret for us: "our slogan is: victory or death. The head of state said that I started from the beginning. His words are being further confirmed. The great Germanic army has started an unprecedented attack on Kursk. As long as there is another decisive blow, the Bolshevik front will collapse God, may you protect our military power... "

Hearing this, kirilov suddenly said, "OK, close it. Goebbels will only use his own boast to cover up the truth of German defeat." Then he waved at gretka, signaling him to go out first.

After gretka left, Danilov said thoughtfully: "although Goebbels said big words, I think the intention of the German army is very obvious, that is, to wipe out all our troops deployed in the Kursk protrusion through the North-South pincer attack." At this point, he sneered, "their appetite is not small. It depends on whether they have good teeth. Maybe by the end of the day, we can have all their teeth broken

Bezikov, who turned off the radio, stood at the table and looked at the map for a while. Then he looked up at me and said with a worried face, "Comrade commander, from the current situation, it's only a matter of time before our first line of defense is broken." At this point, he deliberately stopped for a moment. Seeing that I nodded my approval, he continued, "but what I am most worried about is not the first line of defense, but the 67th division of guards deployed in butovo. Their task is to monitor the German Grand German division and to cover the right wing of the mechanized Third Army. "

After listening to bezikov's worries, I stared at the map for a while and then replied, "between tomarovka and butovo, there are rivers and swamps everywhere, and mines everywhere. If the German army chooses here as the direction of attack, it is bound to pay heavy casualties. Moreover, the commander of the 67th division of the guards, Colonel baksov, is also a commander with rich combat experience. He must have taken adequate defensive measures. " At this point, I digress from the topic, "the problem we are facing now is how to make the German army no longer attack the main positions in the front line, but rush to the areas we deliberately give up."

After my words came out, no one in the room answered. I waited for a while, but when I saw that they still kept silent, I had to say to myself, "since the Germans don't know how to praise us, it's not a bad thing to let them run into more walls in front of our positions. At least they can consume more of their living strength."

As soon as I spoke, I heard a rush of footsteps, and then communications director ROP Hoff rushed into the room. Seeing his unexpected appearance, I could not help but feel a thump in my heart, saying that the defense areas of the 51st and 52nd divisions of the guards were attacked by the German army again? So without waiting for him to speak, I asked, "major, is it the news from the 51st and 52nd divisions of the guards?"

Lophov was stunned, then shook his head and said, "no, comrade commander." As soon as I breathed a sigh of relief, I heard him say, "it's an urgent telegram from the 67th division of Jinwei."

When I heard about the telegram from the 67th division of the guards, I felt a sense of uncertainty again. I snatched the telegram from his hand and took it to my eyes to check it carefully. It read: "the German army is sending out a regiment of infantry and 70 tanks, with the support of 60 or 70 fighters, to launch a fierce attack on butovo."

"Comrade commander, what's the matter?" "I see your face has changed," Danilov asked curiously

I thrust the telegram into Danilov's hand and said solemnly, "the German Grand German division has begun to attack bhuttovo." Then I went to the table and picked up the phone on the table.

Kirilov asked me curiously, "Rita, who are you calling?"

"I called commander vatukin and asked him to send air force units to support butovo." I first told the signalman to get through to the front command. While waiting for the other party's response, I said to kirilov, "there is no air defense force in the 67th division. Under the German bombing, there will be heavy casualties."

As soon as I got through the phone, I was able to answer the phone directly and said, "Comrade commander, the great German division has sent out a infantry regiment and 70 tanks to attack bhuttovo. At the same time, there are 60 or 70 enemy planes bombing our positions. I ask you to send the air force to support bhuttovo's defenders, otherwise they will be hard to hold their positions under the three-dimensional offensive of the German army. "

"Comrade oshanina," vatujing explained helplessly when he heard my request, "in order to fight for the air supremacy of the battlefield, all our planes have been sent out. Even if we need air support for bhuttovo, it will take at least an hour. "

An hour later, when I heard what watujing said, I really wanted to cry. I had to wait for such a long time, and the cauliflower was cold. It seems that it's better to ask others than myself. After I put down the phone, I sighed and said to several colleagues around me, "commander vatukin said that our fighters have all taken off to fight with the German air force for air supremacy in the battlefield, so even if we have to support bhuttovo, it will be at least an hour later."

"It's too long to wait for an hour, isn't it?" Danilov said with some despair: "the 67th division of the close guard, which has no air defense weapons, must have suffered a lot of casualties after being so intensively bombed."

I closed my eyes and thought for a moment, then turned to ask bzikov, "Comrade chief of staff, which is the nearest army to butovo?" In my mind, bhuttovo must not be lost, so we should consider sending troops to reinforce him“ By the way, didn't you just say that the superior put the 96th tank brigade under our command? I don't know if they are far away from butovo. If they can't, they will go to reinforce the 67th division first

After hearing this, bzikov shook his head and said with a bitter face, "Comrade commander, the 96th tank brigade has not arrived at oboyan yet. They can't get to butovo without four or five hours." At this point, I frowned and quickly said, "but lieutenant colonel chejerikov's infantry regiment is very close to butovo, and there is also a tank company in his regiment. All eight tanks are new tanks of the newly installed troops. You can send him to support."

"No hurry, just wait." If the 96th tank brigade is there, I will send them there without hesitation. Who knows that only one tank company in the shejerikov regiment can be used now. It's just a drop in the bucket for bhuttovo's defense, so I said vaguely, "wait until bhuttovo is lost." As soon as I finished, another communications officer came in and gave me a telegram. After reading the telegram, I really wanted to slap myself in the face and scold myself as a crow. He said butovo was going to fall, but he didn't expect to fall. "Bhuttovo has been lost. Our division is retreating to the cherkaskoye area under the pressure of the German army. Please direct the group army to move in the next step," Colonel baksov wrote in his telegram I slapped the telegram heavily on the table and told bzikov angrily, "chief of staff, you sent a telegram back to Colonel barksov, telling him that my order is to take back butovo for me at all costs before dark."“ Do you need to send reinforcements from somewhere? " Before leaving, bezikov specially consulted me. In this case, even if I can't see the new regiment of shejerikov clearly, in order to ensure the right wing of our group army, I still decisively ordered and said, "by the way, you can send a telegram to lieutenant colonel shejerikov, and ask him to leave a battalion to continue to be responsible for the security of the traffic line. The remaining two infantry battalions and a tank company will immediately move to butovo. Let him actively cooperate with the barksov division's counterattack against bhuttovo. Do you understand? " Not long after bezikov had left, the telephone on the desk suddenly rang. Danilov picked up the phone and listened for a while. Then he said to me solemnly, "Comrade commander, general tavartkilaze, reports that the German army, under the cover of the plane, dispatched about 200 tanks to the position of the 51st division of the guards in an attempt to break through our position."