Chapter 1124

Bukov's face became very ugly when I said that he would rush back to the headquarters of the group army overnight. We came to the jeep parking place. Just as I opened the door and was ready to sit in the co driver's seat as I had come here, bukov seemed to have made up his mind. He rushed over and grabbed the door, and said to me solemnly: "Comrade commander, for your safety, I'd like to sit in the co driver's seat. You and the guards are in the back row. "

I shook my head with a smile and reached for the door again. I didn't expect bukov to hold on to the door. Seeing that I couldn't get on the bus, I restrained my smile and said to him seriously, "Comrade major, what position do I want to take? Do I still need to ask you for instructions?"

Bukov's face was bitter, and his words were imploring: "Comrade commander, on our way back, we may encounter the German who broke through our defense line. I sit in the front row and can find the enemy in time and take measures. You still sit in the back row with the soldiers of the guard regiment. Even if there is any danger, we will protect you to return to the headquarters safely. "

I can't bear to refuse bukov's kindness on the spot. After all, he is also thinking about my safety. After thinking about it for a long time, I looked up at him and said, "well, comrade major, since you say so, I won't embarrass you any more. I'll take the back seat." With that, I turned to the back door, raised my hand to open the door, and stooped into the car.

Bukov saw that I was not stubborn, but took the initiative to sit in the back row. With a sigh of relief, he immediately told the two guards, "get on the bus, too. Remember to pay attention to the movement outside the car at any time, and report to me in time if there is any trouble." Two soldiers agreed, respectively, from both sides of the car on the car, sitting on my left and right, will I clip in the middle.

Not long after our car got close to the second line of defense, we suddenly saw a large group of people coming in front of us. My hand instinctively felt for the holster at my waist, ready to pull the pistol out. Bukov, who was in the co pilot's seat, turned his head and looked at me and said, "Comrade commander, it's our army."

It was said that it was our own army. I took back the hand I had just put on the holster and asked casually, "major, do you know which part of the army is coming from ahead?"

After shaking his head, bukov replied, "Comrade commander, everything will be clear." After that, he raised his hand and patted the driver on the shoulder, and said, "Comrade driver, drive to the marching line. I'll ask what part they belong to."

The jeep drove forward several tens of meters and stopped in an open place. When I looked out of the window, I saw that the road and roadside were lined up with commanders and fighters, and behind them, there were tanks, trucks full of commanders and fighters, and artillery trucks towing artillery. Although I don't know the number of this unit, I gradually feel happy when I see the endless marching line, the huge number of infantry, tanks and artillery.

Bukov jumped out of the car, stopped a commander and asked him about the troops. After a while, he ran back to the car and reported to me, "Comrade commander, I have asked. They belong to the 10th tank army and are now preparing to go to our second line of defense."

I opened my eyes and looked out at the passing troops. I thought that since the 10th tank army and the 5th tank army are arriving, what I can do is to hurry up to the headquarters as soon as possible and discuss defense issues with the two tank army commanders. Thinking of this, I told bukov decisively: "major, get in the car, we need to go back to the headquarters immediately."

We finally got back to the headquarters before dark. As soon as I entered the headquarters, I saw several people sitting around the table in the middle of the room. When I heard the movement of entering the door, they all turned around. It was me who saw me and I got up from my seat immediately. Danilov walked up to me quickly, reached for my hand and said excitedly, "Comrade commander, I'm looking forward to your return at last. Come on, I'll introduce you to some friendly commanders. "

After that, he took me to the table, pointed to a burly general and introduced me to him, "Comrade commander, this is lieutenant general Kravchenko, commander of the 5th army of guard tank."

Seeing that the other side's rank was the same as mine, I quickly raised my hand to salute him. Then I reached out and shook hands with him. At the same time, I said with a smile, "welcome, general Kravchenko. After you and your troops come, we are more confident of defeating the German invasion."

"Hello, general oshanina." Kravchenko also replied with a smile: "it's not only my honor that I can fight side by side with a general like you, but also the honor of the 5th army of our whole close guard tank."

After listening to Kravchenko's flattering words, I felt very happy. Xin said that the general is good at speaking. It seems that it will be a very relaxed and happy thing to cooperate with him in the future. Then he pointed to some of the colonels around him and said to me, "Comrade commander, please allow me to introduce my men to you. This is the commander of the 20th brigade of the close guard tank; Commander of the 21st tank brigade... Colonel, commander of the 22nd tank brigade... Colonel, commander of the 6th guard motorized infantry regiment... Lieutenant colonel. "

Every time Kravchenko introduced anyone, I would smile, extend my hand, shake hands politely, and say a few polite words. Judging from the appearance of these commanders, they should be veteran soldiers who have experienced many battles. I believe their personal ability is quite strong if they can get to the present position.

After Kravchenko introduced everyone to me, I raised my hand and asked everyone to sit down. After all the people were seated, I looked at Kravchenko and asked, "Comrade General, may I ask, what is the task assigned to you by the superior?"

Perhaps Kravchenko didn't expect me to ask this question suddenly. He hesitated for a moment and then replied, "report commander, our tank army is ordered to deploy behind your second line of defense and be ready to deal with the fierce attack that may be launched by the German army."

Although I don't know many people about the battle plan I made, I didn't hide it from this tank General of my own rank. Instead, I told him about my plan truthfully. When I saw him nodding, I knew that he understood what I said. I went on to say, "Comrade General, I think that with the present attack speed of the German army, they will advance to prohorovka in two or three days. Therefore, I suggest that you put the most elite tank brigade not here. If the German army wants to attack us, we can teach them a lesson here. "

After listening to me, Kravchenko immediately stood up from his seat, straightened up and said, "please rest assured, commander. I will deploy the most elite tank troops there. If the Germans don't come, they will. As long as they come, I will teach them a lesson that will never be forgotten. "

When Danilov heard my conversation with Kravchenko, he broke in with some worry and asked, "Comrade commander, as far as I know, the T-34, which is the most equipped in our army at present, can't cope with the German Tiger tank. If we start a tank battle with the German army in prohorovka, will we suffer a great loss? "

"Comrade deputy commander, you are too worried." As for Danilov's pessimism, Kravchenko said with a smile: "the German Tiger Tank weighs 56 tons and the front armor plate is 100 mm. Our army's T-34 and KV-1 tank guns have been unable to penetrate from the front. Now the German Tiger tanks can destroy all our tanks at a distance of 1000 to 2000 meters with their 88mm tank guns. "

"It's arrogant. It's arrogant." Danilov asked indignantly, "don't we have any tanks that can restrain the German army?"

"Comrade deputy commander, who said there was no such technology?" I was deeply afraid of Danilov's fear of the enemy. I immediately comforted him and said, "our new tank is the enemy of German Tiger tanks."

"Yes, comrade commander is right." Kravchenko echoed me in time, saying: "before the new tanks were equipped with troops, we had little confidence in defeating the German army. But as soon as the new tank entered the barracks, it changed everyone's view of it. With these new tanks, I believe our army will have a better chance of winning in the war with the German army

"General Kravchenko is right." After he finished, I immediately added: "the appearance of Tiger tanks has ended the superiority of Tank Firepower and defense capability that our army has always maintained so far. Fortunately, the superior provided us with new tanks, otherwise we would be at a loss when facing the German tanks. "

After listening for a long time, kirilov suddenly interrupted and asked, "general Kravchenko, do you think our tanks can defeat German tanks?"

"There is no doubt about that, comrade military Commissar." Kravchenko replied respectfully: "compared with our new tanks, German Tiger tanks are just like children's toys. It's just that the German army doesn't take the initiative to attack. As long as they dare to act rashly, we will wipe them out completely. "

"Comrade General, although all the technical indexes of our new tanks are better than those of German Tiger tanks, we should not take them lightly." I was deeply afraid that Kravchenko would take it lightly because of his pride, so I specially reminded him: "although the German tanks are not the opponents of our new tanks, don't forget that the German heavy artillery and aircraft can make our tanks become burning debris."

Listening to the German heavy artillery and air force, Kravchenko's original expression of vitality disappeared and replaced by a dignified expression. He frowned and thought for a while, then said anxiously, "Comrade commander, what you said is really a problem. If we don't get rid of the enemy's air force, I'm afraid our tank troops will be killed and killed in the enemy's bombing." At this point, he looked at me pitifully and said, "can you ask your superiors to provide us with air force support?"

After thinking about it, I think it's really difficult to do. The commander of the air force group army and I are at the same level, so we can't command each other at all. Therefore, I can only vaguely say to Kravchenko: "Comrade General, I can only do my best in this matter. Anyway, I promise you that your troops can get strong cooperation from our air force in the process of attack or defense in two days at most."

"Great, this is really great," Kravchenko was overjoyed when he heard my promise. He said excitedly: "Comrade commander, as long as we can get the cooperation of the air force, no matter how many armored troops the Germans come, we can defeat them."

Although I know how many new tanks are equipped in each tank unit, I don't know how many. So I asked curiously, "Comrade General, how many tanks do you have?"“ Three tank brigades, each with 30. In addition to the ten tanks in the army's command, there are a total of 100. " Kravchenko said this with a wry smile on his face. "Comrade commander, you don't know that in order to get these 100 tanks, I have run at least 20 times in the Armament Department. Because there are so many people who want these new tanks, I thought we were out of business. Who knows that Comrade Stalin personally asked about this matter and said that we should try our best to meet the needs of the front-line forces. In this way, the weapons and equipment department has opened up a net and provided us with 100 new tanks and supporting ammunition. "“ What is the combat effectiveness? " This is my second concern. To my question, Kravchenko cautiously replied: "after receiving these new tanks, we immediately organized the battle backbone to familiarize with the new tanks. After more than half a month's training, our tank soldiers have mastered the operation of tanks skillfully. "“ Do your tank soldiers have enough fighting experience? " Before I had time to ask this time, Danilov had asked first: "when they see groups of enemy tanks in front of them, won't they retreat because of panic?"“ No, comrade deputy commander. " For Danilov's query, Kravchenko blushed, and involuntarily raised his voice: "our tank soldiers have been through many battles, all of them are good. There will never be people who panic at the sight of the enemy. "“ All right, comrade deputy commander. " When I saw the two go on, I didn't expect that they would fight because of a disagreement, so I quickly stood up and said, "don't forget, general Kravchenko's tank army is a close guard tank army. I think his tank soldiers are very brave, and there will be no cowards."