"Comrade Chief of Staff," Sokov said to Samyko after putting down the microphone and earphones: "It seems that the Germans are preparing to launch a full-scale attack. We must find a way to help them."
Samyko asked in surprise: "What should I do?" He thought that Sokov had just ordered him that even if the troops on the blocking position could not hold on, they would not be able to support them. Why did he move and then say that he would help them?
?Did you just hear the wrong order?
"Contact General Konev immediately and tell him that the enemy is launching a crazy attack on our defensive positions." Sokov told Samyko: "Ask him to send air force support."
After Sokov finished speaking, seeing that Samyko was still standing there and not moving, he urged him: "I need to contact General Vatutin immediately and request that the troops in the Oboyan area speed up their counterattack, forcing the enemy to use
Retreat south as quickly as possible."
Vatutin heard the communications staff report to him that Sokov had something to ask him. Before taking the phone, he turned to Zhukov and said: "Comrade Marshal, this is the call from Major General Sokov. It seems that the battlefield
The situation has taken an unexpected turn."
"Ask him," Zhukov, sitting opposite him, said calmly: "What happened?"
"Major General Sokov," Vatutin, who received Zhukov's instructions, asked into the microphone: "Marshal Zhukov asked me to ask you, did something happen?"
"Yes, Comrade General." Sokov quickly replied: "The enemy has accelerated the intensity of their attack, and our army may not be able to stop them for ten hours."
"Comrade Marshal," after listening to Sokov's report, Vatutin quickly reported to Zhukov: "Major General Sokov said that the enemy is speeding up the attack, and his troops may not be able to last ten hours."
"Give me the microphone."
Zhukov took the microphone, put it to his ear, and asked dissatisfiedly: "Comrade Sokov, what on earth seems to be going on with you? You still have so many troops that have not been put into battle, and you actually told me that you can't stop them at all."
Stop the enemy, are you frightened and panicked by the enemy?"
"No, Comrade Marshal." Regarding Zhukov's accusation, Sokov quickly denied it: "Even if the enemy is allowed to pass our blocking position in advance, it will not affect our subsequent operations."
Zhukov raised his hand, looked over it, and said, "There are still five hours left before the time I set. Do you have to go so far in advance?"
"Yes, Comrade Marshal, the time to open the passage for the German army must be advanced." Sokov said firmly: "I don't want to pay unnecessary casualties. If this battle is a tragic victory, then the next battle will
, we will have no troops to use."
"But have you ever thought about it, once the German army breaks through your defense line, redeploys, and retreats to Belgorod by alternately covering the retreat, then everything we have done now will be in vain."
"Comrade Marshal, this is really the reason why I called you." Sokov knew that his plan was going to be implemented. Without the help of a big boss like Zhukov, it would be impossible to realize it, so he said bluntly: "As long as Oboyan side
We will use our troops to increase the intensity of the attack and make the enemy feel threatened. In this way, after they break through our blocking position, they will rush to Belgorod and have no time to adjust their deployment."
Regarding Sokov's statement, Zhukov thought for a while and felt that it made sense. As long as the Sixth Guards Army and the First Tank Army in the direction of Oboyan speed up their attack, then the German army will break through the blocking position established by the 27th Army.
, they will be eager to flee to Belgorod, and there will be no time to conduct any alternate cover retreat.
However, he was still worried and continued to ask: "Are you sure you can prevent the enemy from having time to adjust their deployment?"
"Yes, I have a way."
"Okay." Seeing Sokov speaking so confidently, Zhukov stopped embarrassing him: "I will order the troops in the direction of Oboyan to speed up the counterattack and force the enemy to retreat south quickly."
When more than thirty Soviet attack planes appeared on the battlefield, the German army was launching an attack on the Soviet blocking position. The fighter planes swooped down, roared towards the target on the ground, and dropped aerial bombs and machine gun bullets from a height of 300 meters like a storm.
Usually tilted towards the enemy's head.
The German troops on the ground suffered an immediate disaster, with infantrymen beaten to death by dense bullets. The special aerial bombs carried by the attack planes were intended to be used against German tanks. As long as they were hit, they could not escape the fate of being destroyed.
Twenty Soviet bombers, covered by the same number of fighter planes, arrived over the battlefield and happened to encounter a group of German bombers arriving to bomb the Soviet artillery positions.
The escorting fighter jets immediately accelerated and attacked the German bombers. However, without the escort, the Soviet bombers continued to fly towards the area where the German troops were gathering.
Although the German bombers had a certain degree of combat effectiveness, they were no match for the Soviet fighters. After a fierce battle, nine of the twelve bombers were shot down, and the remaining ones fled the battlefield in a hurry.
After completing their ground attack missions, the Soviet fighters and bombers left the battlefield one after another.
The German army paid a huge price under the Soviet air power attack. However, at this moment, Hott had determined that the southern line held by Sokov's troops was the weakest point in the Soviet army's defense. He issued an attack order to the troops and let them
They must break through the Soviet defenses in the shortest possible time at all costs.
The regrouped German army launched a new attack towards the Soviet blocking position.
Since the defenders holding on to the first line of defense did not receive any reinforcements, after repelling two consecutive German attacks, they were finally unable to withstand the third attack launched by the enemy. The first line of defense was finally broken through by the Germans.
The remaining defenders, in accordance with the orders from their superiors, withdrew to the left and right wings of the defense line, leaving the middle passage for the Germans.
After the German army broke through the first line of defense, except for a few troops left to deal with them, the main force launched an attack on the second line of defense.
When Malanjin saw the first line of defense being broken through by the Germans, and several tanks covering hundreds of soldiers rushing toward his position, he couldn't help but panic, and quickly called Sokov through the intercom: "Comrade Commander, the enemy has broken through us.
The first line of defense of the army is rushing towards the second line of defense held by our division. I ask for support, ask for support!"
"Major General Malankin," Sokov's voice came out of the earphones, but he was unusually calm: "Don't worry, once the enemy rushes to your division's position, you only need to put up a little resistance and then withdraw immediately.
On both sides of the defense line, make way for the enemy to pass through the middle."
"What, make way for the enemy?" After hearing Sokov's inexplicable order, Malankin asked in confusion: "Comrade Commander, why is this?"
Sokov did not explain the reason to him, but ordered him bluntly: "This is my order. You don't have to ask why, just execute it immediately."
"Yes." Although Malanjin did not get the answer he wanted from Sokov, he still bit the bullet and agreed: "I will resolutely obey your order."