Chapter 1405

As soon as I assigned the task, baksov called to complain to me: "Comrade commander, you ask the highland to strengthen the defense on the side facing the enemy. According to the regulations, we should lay minefields and draw barbed wire, but we don't have any of these things at present. Can the group army provide us?"

"Comrade General, I don't have mines or barbed wire here." When I heard his request, I felt very uncomfortable. I said to myself what the logistics of the group army is like now. You don't know. You even asked me for this and that. So I said in a bad voice, "I have nothing here. You can find a way to solve it yourself."

All I said was to this extent, but barksov still said endlessly: "if you can't provide us with mines and barbed wire, the enemy may touch the high ground at any time. At that time, in order to compete with the enemy for the ownership of this commanding height, it is bound to pay a great price."

I couldn't bear being entangled by baksov, so I had to say helplessly, "OK, general baksov, don't say any more. I order you to immediately organize engineers to take out the unexploded mines in the minefield on the side of the highland facing our army and lay them on the side facing the German army. Barbed wire is also dealt with as usual. As for the rest, we will find a way to get some for you. "

When I put down the phone, I racked my brains and began to think about where I could get the mines and wires they needed. Bartov certainly didn't. After several days of dealing with him, I knew his family background very well. What I could pick up had already come to me. And there is rokosovsky, even if there is, because it is too far away, a little too far away. The only place to take a chance is general belov of the 61st army.

Thinking of this, I dialed the 61st army headquarters. When I heard belov's voice, I immediately said politely, "Hello, general belov, am I not disturbing you?"

"No, no," said belov politely, "I'm arranging for the commander who will go to you to assist in the battle. You call me. Is there anything important?"

"Well, general belov." Although I haven't seen belov yet, I haven't concealed the real purpose of calling him: "I intend to deploy minefields and draw barbed wire in front of the newly occupied highlands. But because of the logistics supply, we don't have these things at all. I wonder if you can provide some for us? "

After I finished, belov was silent for a moment, and then asked, "Comrade oshanina, I don't know how many mines and barbed wire do you need each?"

When I heard belov say that, I immediately felt that there was a door to it. But I don't know how many such military materials he has. I can only say vaguely, "Comrade General, I don't know how much you can provide for me?"

"A thousand mines, five tons of barbed wire." After balov hesitated to give me the data, he tentatively asked, "is that enough?"

"Enough, enough." Originally, I thought that the maximum he could give me was 200 grams of land mines or one or two tons of barbed wire, which was his limit. Unexpectedly, there were so many things he gave me. I quickly said, "thank you, thank you, Comrade General!"

After laughing twice, he said politely, "Comrade oshanina, we are friendly forces. We should have helped each other. If you need any help from me in the future, I will definitely help you as long as it is within my ability. "

When he said that, I thought of the three infantry divisions that were going to cross the 65th group army defense area. From the division commander to the present ordinary soldiers, they knew nothing about the situation in the west of kalinkovich. In order to make the circuitous troops adapt to the situation in the west of the city as soon as possible, I said to belov tactfully, "Comrade General, I have one more thing. I'm going to send three divisions to the west of kalinkovich and attack the city from that direction. But my officers and men are not familiar with the terrain there, and I'm afraid they will suffer losses when they fight in unfamiliar areas. "

Although I didn't take the initiative to ask for help, belov was also a smart man. He heard my voice out of the picture from my words and said with a smile, "Comrade o'shanina, I just said that we are friendly forces and should help each other. Why are you so outspoken? If you need my help, just say it. "

I'm a little embarrassed that belov has now spoken out to me. I said awkwardly, "general belov, I didn't just ask you for so many military supplies. I'm sorry to ask you for a commander."

"I'm sorry." Belov said carelessly: "I have prepared 100 commanders at all levels for you. I wanted to bring them to you later. Now that your troops are going to detour back to the enemy's rear, I will send them to help your commanders get familiar with the terrain. "

After he had said these words, the sound of turning the paper came from the receiver, and then I heard him ask, "Comrade oshanina, which direction do you want your troops to detour from kalinkovich?"

"From general Batov's 65th army sector." I was afraid that belov would ask any more questions, so I said in advance: "because there are many swamps and rivers in the north of the city, if the troops detour in that direction, it will certainly delay a lot of time. So after consulting with general Batov, I decided to let the troops pass through his defense area and directly enter the west of the city. "

"I see." "I'll have these commanders go straight to general Batov's area and join your forces there," belov said briefly

After I put down the phone, I felt that the stone hanging in my heart had finally fallen to the ground, so I leaned back in my chair and closed my eyes. But at this moment, chisgakov suddenly said to me, "Comrade commander, I found an interesting thing."

"Interesting things?" Hearing this, I immediately opened my eyes, looked at him and said curiously, "Comrade deputy commander, what interesting things have you found?"

"Comrade commander," chisgakov said to me with a smile, "I don't know if you have found that after the commander of the front army gave you the task of attacking kalinkovic and moziri, he basically ignored it. But to capture these two cities, with the strength of our group army, it is still a little bit worse. So we have to rely on the 61st and 65th army groups stationed in this area, as well as the 11th army group which is coming here. "

"Yes," I heard here, nodded and said with certainty, "although our group army has tens of thousands of people, it is still difficult to eliminate the enemy in the moziri kalinkovich area and liberate the two cities. So in this case, we have to rely on the strength of friendly forces. "

"According to my observation, both general Batov and general belov are very active in your actions and are willing to follow your instructions." After analyzing a lot of problems, chisgakov suddenly said, "I think the superior is inspecting you to see if you have the ability to stand in your own way. In addition, you will be given the command of the four army groups in disguise this time. As long as you perform well, I think the next higher authorities may ask you to command a front army. "

If there is a shell falling on my side and exploding at the moment, there is no greater shock to me than the words of chisjakov. I was staring at him for a long time before I said in an uncertain tone, "Comrade deputy commander, I'm not sure. There are many commanders in the army who are more competent and more experienced than me. How can I be appointed commander of the front army. You must have guessed wrong

Instead of refuting my resolute denial, chisgakov turned to look at bezikov and asked with a smile, "chief of staff, what do you think?"

Bizikov giggled two times, then touched his nose and said to me in an uncertain tone: "Comrade commander, although what the deputy commander said sounds a little strange, it is reasonable to think about it carefully. You should know that our group army has been in Belarus for the shortest time and is not familiar with this area. It is reasonable to say that commanding such a campaign requires at least a commander who is familiar with this area to take charge of it, but the higher authorities have entrusted such a heavy task to you. In this way, I think what the deputy commander said may come true. "

In my heart, though, after being the commander of the group army for such a long time, I really had the idea of being a commander of the front army. I even hope that the supreme command will continue to promote my rank, and I will be promoted from the present lieutenant general to the general, senior general, and even the future marshal. But at the moment, listening to what chisgakov said so frankly, it makes me feel guilty.

I retorted with feeble reasons: "deputy commander, chief of staff, the superior asked me to command this campaign, and let so many troops cooperate with me, probably because the strength of our group army is the most powerful, so we temporarily handed over the command to me. Once the rest of the army groups have been replenished, the superior will have the opportunity to reconsider the selection of commanders for this campaign according to their abilities and qualifications. "

After listening to my self defense, chisjakov and bezikov looked at each other and laughed. When the laughter stopped, chisgakov said, "Comrade commander, you are so modest. Although your qualifications are relatively shallow, the other two commanders can't be compared with you when it comes to the achievements in previous battles. Believe me, my judgment will not be wrong. The higher authorities asked you to command this campaign just to test your ability and see if you have the ability to serve as commander of the front army. "

"Well, well, let's not talk about it any more." Although chisgakov's words made me feel elated, I tried to be extremely calm in front of many subordinates. I deliberately digged off the topic: "our current combat task, the troops in the East, should eliminate the German Fortifications on the commanding heights of the periphery as soon as possible; In the west, it is necessary to enter the attack position as soon as possible, cooperate with the troops in the East, and form a pinch attack on the enemy in the city. "

"Comrade commander, comrade commander." As I was about to go on, there was a cry of excitement outside. Then akhromeyev, who was sent out to carry out the task, rushed in and said to me excitedly, "Comrade commander, look, who's coming?"

"Who's here?" I can't help but wonder, seeing akhromeyev's excited appearance, to find out what is sacred and how he can make such a gaffe. When I saw the commander in a military coat coming in after me, I jumped up from my seat and exclaimed, "Comrade military commissar, why are you here?"

Seeing kirilov's sudden appearance, not only me, but also chisjakov and bezikov were surprised. Because in our impression, kirilov is still in Smolensk at the moment to deal with the later supply. Without three or five days, he can't get here at all.

While shaking hands with kirilov, I asked in surprise, "Comrade military commissar, aren't you in Smolensk? Why are you here all at once? "“ Well, "kirilov explained to me," it happened that there was a transport plane from Smolensk to zlobin, so I came by downwind. When I arrived in zhlobin, it was just in time for general rokosovsky to send a message to general Batov, so I flew to the nearby city just occupied by you by the messenger plane, and then was escorted here by general Batov. "“ General Batov, that's cunning enough. " I let go of my hand and stood aside, watching kirilov shake hands with chisgakov and said, "I didn't even inform us of your arrival." After kirilov and bzikov shook hands, they waved at me and said, "Rita, don't blame general Batov. I won't let him tell you. Because I know you were commanding the troops at that time. I don't want to affect your command because of my coming. " I did not entangle in this issue, but timely changed the topic: "after you come here, you do not know who is in charge of Smolensk?"“ I have handed over all the work of Smolensk to tavartkiraze and sivakov. With their ability, there should be no problem in handling our logistics supply. " After kirilov had answered my question, he stopped for a moment and said, "I heard another news on my way here."“ What's the news? " Asked bzikov curiously. Kirilov looked at me and said word by word, "our sixth group army will be reorganized in the near future. Our superiors will supply us with some new troops, and at the same time, they will transfer some old troops away. For this matter, you should be prepared in advance