Chapter 1420

By the afternoon of the battle, the German army on the West Bank had been completely eliminated by us. Several guard divisions rushed to moziri and besieged the city from the north and East. After receiving my order, belov quickly sent a troop to occupy the western suburb of the city. In this way, the enemy who sticks to moziri will fall into the encirclement of our army.

In the evening, members of the headquarters and I arrived at a small settlement in the eastern suburb of moziri. The new headquarters is located in a strong Church in the town.

When I walked into the church, the hall was full of bustling staff officers and messengers busy laying telephone lines and setting up antennas. Bezikov took me to the southeast corner of the hall and said it was our office.

As soon as I sat down at the table with the map, the telephone rang before I could even out my breath. Looking at the five or six phones on the table, I tried to figure out which one was ringing. Akhromeyev, who was standing nearby, responded very quickly. He quickly found out the phone and handed it to me.

I took a look at the microphone in my hand and recognized that it was the high-frequency telephone that contacted the outside world. I put the microphone to my ear and politely said, "Hello, I'm o'shanina. Where are you, please?"

"Rita, it's me." From the receiver came rokosovsky's magnetic baritone.

"Hello, senior general." Hearing the call from rokosovsky, I quickly got up from my seat and said respectfully, "do you have any instructions?"

"Can't I call you without instructions?" "Don't you forget that we are not only superior and subordinate, but also friends?" joked rokosovsky

"No, no," I said easily before thinking that rokosovsky had supported me on different occasions, "I've always been proud of having friends like you." With that, I held the microphone and stopped talking, patiently waiting for his follow-up.

"Rita, I'll be proud to have a good subordinate like you." Rokosovsky was silent for a long time before he said, "I thought it would take at least ten days and a half months for your troops to capture cities like kalinkovic after a long-distance attack and insufficient ammunition. I didn't expect that you took this city back from the enemy in only two days. What a pity! What a pity

Originally, rokosovsky's words in front of me made me happy, but the last sentence made me feel like falling into the ice, and my heart said, "why did he say that? Is something wrong?" In my heart, I quickly guessed the things he might feel sorry for, and found that the closest thing was that I had the hope to become the commander of the front army. Was there any unexpected change when it came to the present situation?

Just when I was worried, I heard rokosovsky continue to say: "unfortunately, kalinkovich and moziri are small cities. Even if you take these two places, there will be no salute on the Red Square. If you can command the troops and capture Minsk in the future, you may be able to enjoy such treatment. "

Knowing that he just won the battle I commanded and could not get the Red Square salute celebration ceremony, the stone hanging in my heart fell to the ground. To tell you the truth, it doesn't mean much to me whether to fire a salute or not. I am only concerned about whether I can become the commander of a certain front army and the first female marshal of the Soviet Union at the end of the war. Even if I can't be a marshal, I'm satisfied to be a general.

Thinking of this, I said to him with a smile, "senior general, what I'm thinking about now is how to defeat the Communist aggressors as soon as possible, drive them out of our territory, and let the Communist Party be completely destroyed. As for whether I can enjoy the honor of the Red Square salute celebration, I really don't care

What I said casually left a good impression on rokosovsky. After a moment of silence, he added, "I didn't expect you to be so open, Rita. I thought... "

"I thought I would be depressed because I couldn't enjoy the honor of firing salutes." Before he finished, I said, "don't worry, senior general. I won't be so careful."

After a simple greeting, rokosovsky went back to the point and asked, "I heard that your troops have surrounded moziri, haven't they?"

"Yes, comrade general, that's exactly what it is." I replied, "at present, my seven divisions occupy the East and the north of the city respectively; General belov's forces, on the other hand, controlled the South and west of the city. It can be said that the enemy of moziri has been surrounded by us. Only when our ammunition arrives can we launch a comprehensive general attack. "

"To the north of moziri, there are several German armored and infantry divisions." When I finished, rokosovsky kindly reminded me, "they may attack you from behind when you attack moziri. You can't help but guard against that."

"Comrade General, I think so." I know that the German commander will not watch his troops being eaten by us one by one. If there is a chance, they will launch a crazy counterattack. Therefore, I have already figured out the countermeasures. At this moment, listening to rokosovsky's question, I truthfully replied, "I plan to deploy the five divisions of the 11th army in the north of moziri. As they do not have a unified command, in order to avoid fighting separately, I intend to let the deputy commander, general chisgakov, command this unit. "

"What about karinkovich?" As soon as I finished, rokosovsky continued to ask, "your troops have been transferred to moziri, so there is no empty city left?"

"How is that possible, senior general?" To his question, I replied with a smile: "isn't general Batov's troops always stationed in the southern suburbs of kalinkovich? I have handed over the defense of the city to them."

"If so, that would be great." After listening to my report, rokosovsky's tone became relaxed. "Since general Batov's troops have been stationed in kalinkovich, it seems that I have nothing to worry about. By the way, is there anything I can do for you? "

I was rather hesitant to hear what rokosovsky said. Now I want soldiers, ammunition and all kinds of military supplies, and he can't provide them for me at all; Even if he wanted the bombers to go out and help us bomb the German defensive positions, he could do nothing. After thinking about it for a long time, I finally thought of one thing that I couldn't do without his help. I quickly said, "Comrade commander, I really want to ask you for help."

"Come on, Rita." "As long as I can do it, I will try my best to satisfy your wishes," rokosovsky said cheerfully

"Comrade General, this is the situation. According to my understanding, during the whole period of time, when the German army was defeated by you, they carried out extensive destruction, setting fire to villages, blowing up factories, and even using special railway cars to destroy railway sleepers, so that we could not transport by railway. " After explaining the whole story, I begged him to say, "please send engineers to repair the railway line from zhylobin to kalinkovich, so that the supplies we need can be quickly transported from the rear."

"I can make up my mind about it, Rita, and promise." "However, I still need to apply to the planning department before I know when the repair of the railway line can be carried out," rokosowski said with some embarrassment

I understand laomaozi's procrastination and inflexibility in his work, so I fully understand rokosovsky's mood at the moment, so I said generously: "senior general, as long as you agree to this, I will be relieved. I believe that with your efforts, this problem will soon be finally solved. "

After I finished my conversation with rokosovsky, chisjakov, who was standing beside me, asked me in surprise, "Comrade commander, what made you decide to let me command the 11th army?"

I gave him a smile, and then said: "just now, when I was talking to the commander of the front army, I had this idea in my mind." In order to prevent him from disobeying my orders, I pointed to the map on the table and said to him, "Comrade deputy commander, you see, there are still a large number of German troops in the north of moziri area. If we do not put one of our troops here for defense, it is estimated that the war to liberate moziri will not go smoothly."

After I said this, I paid special attention to the expression of chisjakov. Seeing that he was just staring at the map without saying a word, he seemed to be engaged in a fierce ideological struggle, so he said while the iron was hot: "Comrade deputy commander, although there are five divisions and one tank regiment in the 11th group army, due to the lack of unified command, they are just a mess of loose sand. All divisions are fighting on their own and lack of necessary cooperation. So I have to send a reliable and capable commander to command them. "

I put a hand on his shoulder and continued, "after much deliberation, I think you are the best person."

On hearing this, chisjakov looked up at me. After a moment of silence, he said firmly, "Comrade commander, since you trust me so much, I will go to the 11th army immediately. You can rest assured that I will never live up to your trust. As long as I am alive, I will never let the enemy rush to your rear. "

Holding chisjakov in my hand, I said, "Comrade deputy commander, you should pay more attention to your own safety. I hope that in the future we can command the army together, conquer Berlin and wipe out the Communist Party completely, so you must live well before we can see that day coming. "

"Don't worry, comrade commander." My words made chisjakov's mood become high. He said with a smile: "the bullet that can kill me has not been made yet. I will live to see the day of victory."

When chisgakov shook hands with kirilov and bezikov one by one, it suddenly occurred to me that chisgakov seemed to have robbed my lines and said, "the bullet that can kill me has not been made yet." only a person like me with the aura of the leading role can say that. If he said that, is he also a future passer-by like me?

After chisgakov left, bzikov asked me, "Comrade commander, all divisions are in place. Would you like to call all the divisions together for a meeting and give us an account of the combat tasks?"

I thought about bezikov's proposal, then shook my head and said, "chief of staff, not for the time being. Because we are short of ammunition, we have no ability to launch siege. We'd better wait. When the ammunition arrives, we'll call everyone together to set up a combat mission. Now you are responsible for informing the division leaders that their current task is to seize the time to build fortifications, prevent the Germans from jumping over the wall, and take advantage of our army's unstable foothold to carry out a breakthrough operation. "

Just as I told bzikov, several signalmen came over and carefully took away a pile of telephones in front of me, leaving only high-frequency telephones that could communicate with the outside world. I stared at the phone and thought about it. I felt that the cooperation of general belov was crucial to win moziri. Now it is necessary to discuss with him how to launch the attack. Thinking of this, I picked up the phone, dialed a number, and heard a female voice: "commander comrade, where do you want?" I immediately recognized that it was razumeyeva who was speaking. I quickly said, "Comrade razumeyeva, connect me with the headquarters of the 61st group army. I want to speak to general belov."“ All right, comrade commander. " Razumeyeva said very quickly, "I'll connect you right away." Two or three minutes later, I heard belov's voice coming out of the receiver: "Hello, comrade o'shanina. I don't know. Can I help you? "“ Comrade general, "I said politely," the enemy of moziri has been surrounded by us. When the rear ammunition arrives, we can immediately launch a final general attack on the enemy. Now I'd like to discuss with you how the two army groups should work together. " After hearing my proposal, belov was silent for a long time, and then said, "Comrade oshanina, according to the order of the superior, the troops of general Batov and I are assigned to you for the time being. If you launch the attack on Mo Ji Li, you has the final say. " Although belov's words are to the point, I dare not trust him. After all, other people's qualifications are there. Even if he can fully obey my orders, can his subordinates be as reasonable as him? In the event that in the course of carrying out the operational orders, anyone who stealthily violates the law will miss the important event. Thinking of this, I said tactfully, "Comrade General, can you come to me? I want to talk to you face to face. "