Chapter 1245

Knowing that chisgakov had led the members of the frontier command to enter the former headquarters of the German army in ijum, I couldn't help feeling a little excited. I thought that since the army had liberated ijum, it was time for me, as the commander of the group army, to show my face.

While I was thinking wildly, bzikov suddenly said to me, "Comrade commander, should we immediately report this good news to the headquarters of the front army? So as to make commander watujing happy. "

"Yes, chief of staff, your suggestion is very good." After I finished, I turned and told lophov: "major, send a message to the headquarters of the front army, saying that after several hours of fierce fighting, the troops of our group army have successfully occupied ijum. At present, deputy commander chisgakov is commanding the troops to wipe out the remaining scattered German troops in the city."

Lophov promised. As soon as I was about to send the news myself, I suddenly thought of another thing and stopped him immediately: "wait a minute, comrade major. Let the other operators send this telegram of victory. You immediately send a telegram to general trakov, asking where his troops are at present? "

When bizikov heard my command, he asked unexpectedly, "Comrade commander, do you want to keep in touch with general trakov, so that they can continue to push westward and join forces with our troops occupying ijum?"

"You are right, chief of staff." I knew in my heart that the German defense line, which could block the fierce attack of trakov's troops, was not so easy to break through. Only a two-sided attack could break the German defense in a short time“ As far as I know, in order to prevent our army from expanding the landing site on the North donetz River, the German army deployed a large number of troops to the east of ijum. If we don't attack general trakov's forces from left to right as soon as possible, the ijum we occupy will be in danger of being attacked by the German forces at any time. "

"It makes sense, it makes sense." After listening to my analysis, bzikov quickly went to the map on the wall, looked at it, then nodded his head and said, "Comrade commander, you have a very reasonable point. According to our reconnaissance, the enemy deployed a large number of troops to the east of ijum, including a lot of armored forces. They have the strength to launch a counterattack against ijum. "

I saw that lophoff was still sitting in the same place and didn't send a message. I quickly asked, "major, can I speak directly to the deputy commander now?"

After listening, lophov nodded and replied, "yes, comrade commander, the telephone line between him and the deputy commander has been laid. You can talk to him at any time."

Hearing what he said, I immediately ran to the phone on the desk. While picking up the receiver, he also told lophov: "major, send a message to general trakov immediately and ask him where he is." Then I said to the messenger in the receiver, "please connect me with the deputy commander's headquarters."

After a moment's waiting, chisjakov's voice came from the receiver: "Hello, comrade commander." He said with a loud smile: "the sporadic German army in the city has been basically wiped out by us."

"Comrade deputy commander, this is not the time to celebrate." Although it is a happy thing for me that the troops have captured ijum, I am not happy at the moment, because the German troops in the east of ijum are always my worries. If they are not eliminated or expelled from the existing place, I think I can't sleep at night“ Although we have occupied ijum, the strength of the German troops deployed to the east of the city has not suffered much. They are ready to launch a counterattack against us. "

"Ah, so serious?" He hesitated for a moment and said to me, "Comrade commander, please wait a moment." Then I heard him say in a loud voice, "commander tavartkiraze, call your division leaders together immediately. I have something important to tell them."

Soon he said to me, "Comrade commander, do you have any plans to deal with the enemy in the east?"

"Comrade deputy commander, I'm in contact with general trakov. I hope they can join us and attack the enemy in the east at the same time." As chisgakov is the commander of the front line, I want him to understand my intention: "your first task now is to strengthen the fortifications in the east of the city and prevent the possible German counterattack. At the same time, let the troops seize the time to rest, so that they can enter into new battles in the best condition. "

"I see, comrade commander." Chisgakov assured me: "since we have occupied ijum, we will never let the Germans take it again."

As soon as I finished the call, watujing, who received the telegram, called in. On the phone, he said in a relaxed tone: "Comrade oshanina, I congratulate you. I didn't expect that in such a short period of time, your group army successfully broke through the German defense in the north of ijum and successfully occupied the city." After a short pause, he changed his tone and said to me earnestly, "but you can't be proud of it. You know, the German forces in the east of the city are still very strong. They have firmly blocked our Western army's 6th and 12th group army and trakov's guards' 8th group army near the landing site."

"Don't worry, Comrade General." I listened to his voice, and then I might order us to take action against the German army in the east of the city, so I said in advance: "I have ordered to strengthen the defense in the east of the city, and I am actively contacting general trakov, preparing to attack with his forces from left to right, and destroy the enemy in the area."

"Very well, comrade oshanina, you are very considerate." "No wonder Marshal has been praising you all the time. It seems that he is right, and your judgment of the battlefield situation is quite accurate. Sometimes when we just think about where to send your troops, we find that you have moved ahead of time before we wait for the order. "

I didn't say a word, just grinned when I heard the praise from vatukin.

He then said, "to tell you the truth, just when I heard about your capture of ijum, I asked you to contact trakov and let your two troops attack the German troops in the east of the city. I didn't expect that you thought about it ahead of time and started to deploy troops. It's amazing. If you need any help, just call me and I will try my best to help you. "

I put down the phone and stared at the map spread out on my desk, thinking about how to launch an attack on the German army. Bzikov came up to me and said softly, "Comrade commander, all the remaining two divisions have arrived in the city. How do you plan to arrange for them to stay in the city, or go south immediately and join the battle group of ijum? "

I looked up at bezikov and said, "Comrade chief of staff, they have just gone through a long march. Let them rest in the city now. Even if they are to be put into battle, it will be tomorrow. "

On hearing what I said, bzikov said in surprise, "why, comrade commander, don't you plan to attack the enemy east of ijum today?"

"The attack on the enemy to the east of ijum must be carried out today, and it may be night fighting." Seeing that bzikov misunderstood me, I quickly explained to him, "the two divisions have just finished their long march. Coupled with the continuous fighting in the early stage, the commanders and fighters must be very tired. If we put them into battle at such a time, even if the commanders and fighters are brave enough, their combat effectiveness will be greatly reduced. "

"Well, let them settle down in the city first." After finishing these words, bezikov said to sivakov, commander of the 22nd army of the guards, who was sitting beside him: "Comrade commander, I'll ask major akhromeyev to accompany you to settle the troops later. Remember to tell all the officers and men that they have no combat mission until tomorrow. Their current task is to seize the time to rest so that they can fight in good condition tomorrow. "

While bezikov was giving an assignment to sivakov and akhromeyev, lophov came up to me, handed me a telegram in his hand, and said, "Comrade commander, this is the reply from general trakov."

When I received the telegram, it read: "our guards succeeded in seizing the villages of dorgenikoye and mazanovka from the enemy's hands, opening up a channel for the tank troops to attack. However, the tank commander of the front army, general wolohe, was killed by German artillery on the way to the assembly site of tank troops. As a result, the plan of tank troops to attack had to be cancelled temporarily.

Due to the loss of tank support, our infantry were attacked by German artillery and armored forces when they crossed the village. As a result, the casualties were so heavy that the attack had to stop... "

After reading trakov's telegram, I thrust it into bezikov's hand and told lophov, "major, please send another telegram to general trakov, saying that our army has successfully occupied ijum. At present, the troops are gathering to the east of the city, ready to attack the enemy's defense depth. Ask them whether they have the ability to continue fighting and form an east-west confrontation with our group army? "

"Yes, comrade commander." After recording what I said in the telegram, lophov agreed, "I'll send a message to general trakov immediately and tell him the news."

When I saw lophov sending the news, I said to bzikov with some regret: "Comrade chief of staff, it's a pity that we can't talk to general trakov directly here, otherwise it will be much more convenient for us to discuss the battle plan."

"Maybe we can talk to him wirelessly." Bezikov said uncertainly: "but the distance between us and them is too far. Even if we talk, it is estimated that the effect will not be much better, and there will be the risk of being eavesdropped by the German army."

After hearing bzikov's worry, I waved my hand and said helplessly, "well, since there's no way, I'd better contact you by telegraph. This is a higher safety factor. Even if the German army intercepts our telegram, it will not be able to decipher it in a short time. "

After that, I called chisgakov again and asked him, "Comrade deputy commander, are you calling a meeting of all the teachers?"

"Yes, comrade commander." "I've just finished telling them about the enemy in the east of the city, and their commanders are doing pre war agitation work for the division commanders," chisjakov replied positively Speaking of this, he suddenly lowered his voice and said to me, "Comrade commander, after repeated battles, the commanders and fighters are exhausted. At this time, I'm afraid their physical strength will not be able to support them."

"No, comrade deputy commander," I quickly stopped when I heard that chisgakov was going to let the troops rest. "I know that the soldiers are exhausted, but now they are all supported by a spirit. If we let them rest at this time, they will relax. It will take at least a day or two for them to stay where they are. Comrade deputy commander, what we lack most now is time. We must launch a new round of attacks on the enemy before they slow down. Only in this way can we be sure of winning. "“ Well, comrade commander, since you say so, I will arrange the political workers of various units to do political agitation work for all the soldiers in the company later. " After that, he asked, "I don't know when we will attack the enemy?"“ You should prepare for the war first. " As I said this, I glanced at the back of lophov, who was waiting for a telegram, and then said, "I'm negotiating with general trakov about the attack. I'll let you know as soon as I have time to prepare for the attack."“ Well, I'll tell the division leaders right away and make them ready to fight. " Chisgakov said confidently: "as long as general trakov and they can attack from the east of the enemy, then we have a greater confidence that we will completely wipe out the enemy in the east of the city."“ I hope so. " I hastily added: "Comrade deputy commander, quickly assign tasks to the teachers and make them ready for all battles." As soon as I put down the phone, kirilov, who was sitting opposite me and didn't speak, stood up. He took the military cap on the table and put it on his head. Then he said to me with a smile, "Rita, I should go to the army now to do some political work for the soldiers. After all, they are very tired after such a long time of fighting. If our political workers do some ideological work for them, it may be able to boost their morale. "