Facts soon proved that Yegor's suggestion was completely correct. The German soldier brought here this time was a coward. As soon as Mikhailev asked, he knew everything and kept telling everyone in Pavlish.
The situation was revealed clearly.
After grasping the situation in the city, Mikhailev asked people to take the German soldiers away, and then said to Yegor with a smile: "Captain Yegor, we can grasp the situation in the city so smoothly. Thank you very much."
. Without your reasonable suggestions, we might still be interrogating German prisoners in vain."
In response to Mikhailev's compliment, Yegor just smiled faintly, and then he said with emotion: "Comrade Battalion Commander, I think the commander deserves a lot of credit for arriving here so smoothly tonight."
"You are right, Captain Yegor." Mikhailev immediately agreed with Yegor's statement: "When Comrade Commander ordered commanders above the company level to master German, I also
I once complained about him. I didn’t expect that the reason why he would issue such an order at that time was to facilitate future operations behind enemy lines. Now one-third of the battalion’s commanders and fighters can speak proficiently in German. This is also today
The fundamental reason why the operation can be so smooth."
"Egor," Narva, who was standing nearby, suddenly asked, "You arrested all the German soldiers at the entrance of the village and were not discovered by the enemies on the road, right?"
"Don't worry, Narva." Yegor comforted Narva and said, "In order not to alert the enemies on the road, I ordered people to trick the soldiers at the entrance of the village into one by one and control them all.
After he was arrested, I sent several soldiers with good German skills to stay at the entrance of the village to monitor the enemies on the road."
After confirming what happened in the village and not alerting the enemies outside, Narva asked Mikhailev: "Comrade Battalion Commander, now that the situation in Pavlish City is clear, when will we enter the city?"
"Don't be anxious, Comrade Captain." Mikhailev replied: "I want to report the situation here to my superiors first and hear what the brigade commander thinks."
Both Narva and Yegor knew in their hearts that the so-called request for instructions from the brigade headquarters on the next move was actually just a cover, and the final decision-maker was still Sokov.
Ten minutes later, Sokov received a call from Guchakov himself: "Comrade Commander, I just received a telegram from Captain Mikhailov, deputy brigade commander and commander of the 1st Battalion."
"What did the telegram say?"
"They captured several soldiers from Pavlish who became the garrison headquarters, and learned about the defense situation in the city from the other party's mouth." Guchakov reported: "With the transfer of large units, the defenders in the city
There is only one incomplete regiment left, with a total strength of no more than two battalions. Among them, the enemy guarding the material transfer warehouse only has the strength of one company."
After understanding the strength of the city, Sokov breathed a sigh of relief. If there were only two battalions of defenders in the city, then Mikhailev's troops would be able to hold on for several days or even longer after occupying the transfer warehouse.
However, Sokov, who was worried about the comfort of the first battalion, still asked nervously: "Major Guchakov, what is the current situation of the army? Has it been noticed by the enemy?"
"The First Battalion is still staying in a village on the roadside. The few German soldiers at the entrance of the village have been eliminated by them and replaced by our own people." Guchakov did not wait for Sokov to ask again.
Take the initiative to say: "Captain Mikhailov said that when there is no trace of the enemy on the road, he will lead people to seize the city. Judging from the comparison of forces, as long as they occupy the material transfer warehouse, they will have enough time.
, hold on until our reinforcements arrive."
From the tone of Guchakov's words, Sokov heard a hint of underestimating the enemy, and quickly reminded him: "Comrade Major, you must not underestimate the enemy. You know, although with the transfer of the main force of the German army, Pa
There are only two battalions of defenders left in Flish, but once the Germans know that their material transfer warehouse has been occupied by our army, they will definitely send some troops back to support."
He was deeply afraid that Guchakov would turn a deaf ear to his words, and specifically emphasized: "If it was just the city's defenders who besieged Mikhailov's camp, they should be able to hold on for a while with the supplies in the warehouse, until our
Reinforcements have arrived. But if the German army returns with heavy reinforcements, how long do you think they can sustain it?"
Sokov's words scared Guchakov into a cold sweat. As Sokov had guessed, he did have the idea of underestimating the enemy. He felt that there were only two battalions of defenders in the city, even if they were all used to besiege Mihai.
I'm afraid they won't be able to wipe out a battalion even if they spend ten days and a half. But if the German army sends heavy troops back to ensure the safety of the transfer warehouse, then the time that the troops staying in the warehouse can last is very limited.
Thinking of this, he quickly said seriously: "I understand, Comrade Commander. I will send a report to Captain Mikhailev right now to ask them to stay vigilant and be prepared to resist the heavy German attack. At the same time, once the attack starts,
The main force of our brigade will go all out to break through the German defense line in the shortest possible time."
"Comrade Commander," Sokov had just hung up the phone when Sameko asked tentatively: "When should we launch an attack on the German army?"
"Don't be anxious, Comrade Chief of Staff." Although Sokov wanted to lead his troops to attack Berlin tomorrow, he now had to wait patiently for the opportunity: "It will take more than ten hours for the 69th Group Army to take over our defense.
"
"We still have to wait more than 24 hours?" Hearing what Sokov said, Sameko showed a disappointed expression on his face: "If we delay like this, will it delay the fighter plane?"
"No." Sokov shook his head and said, "In fact, the later we launch the attack, the better it is for us." Seeing Samyko's confused expression, he continued, "If we don't make any move for a long time,
, the Germans will confidently and boldly devote their forces to the attack on the new landing site. And when their fighting is in full swing, we can unexpectedly launch an attack on the German defense line south of the landing site, and we will achieve unexpected results."
In order to ensure that he could break through the German defenses in one fell swoop, Sokov also specifically told Samyko: "Comrade Chief of Staff, the artillery has a limited number of shells. Please urge the logistics comrades to prepare more shells for the artillery. I don't want artillery shelling."
Halfway through, all the artillery shells were fired. Once we lose the cover of artillery fire, our troops participating in the attack will have to pay more sacrifices."
Samyko knew that although Sokov did not like to prepare artillery fire before an attack, the troops still needed artillery cover when attacking. When the 1st Artillery Division liberated the town of Ratseve, it had already exhausted all the artillery shells in stock.
, if they are not replenished in time, after the offensive battle begins, the only artillery division that can participate in the battle will be the 2nd Artillery Division.
"Comrade Commander, you don't have to worry about this." Samyko quickly explained to Sokov: "I talked with the director of the Logistics Department, and he said that he would give priority to replenishing the 1st Artillery Division. Since he has already made a guarantee
, I believe that at the beginning of the attack, the Second Artillery Division will not be the only one performing a one-man show."
"Well, that's good." Hearing that Sameko said that he had already negotiated with the director of the Logistics Department, Sokov nodded slightly and continued: "Since the Weapons and Equipment Department stopped supplying our new rockets, our inventory is
If we fire one shot and miss the other, if we want to break through the enemy's solid defenses, we can only rely on our traditional artillery. If the troops do not receive the support of powerful artillery fire when they attack, they will inevitably pay a heavy price."
"Comrade Commander," Samyko felt that since traditional artillery was to be used to provide artillery support for the attacking troops, it was necessary for him to remind Sokov: "If traditional artillery firepower was to be used to provide artillery support for the attacking troops,
Necessary artillery support, I think there are some places that should be paid attention to."
"Tell me, Comrade Chief of Staff." Samyko's words aroused Sokov's curiosity: "I want to know what needs attention."
"If we want to use artillery fire to clear the way for the infantry, I think a 76.2 mm artillery will be enough." Sameko said according to his own ideas: "But if we encounter a dense German fortification area, we must use our heavy artillery."
Sokov agreed very much with Samyko's statement, and asked casually: "What is the current reserve situation of heavy artillery shells? Can it support high-intensity battles?"
"There is no problem." Samyko explained to Sokov: "Because we have special ways to obtain the shells needed for heavy artillery, each heavy artillery now has no less than ten bases of ammunition reserves."
I thought that each heavy artillery had two or three bases of ammunition, which was very good, but I didn't expect that there were as many as ten bases. This made Sokov very happy: "Oh my God, we actually have so many heavy artillery."
A reserve of artillery shells, which can be enough for the Germans to drink a pot."
"If our attack goes smoothly," Samyko said dreamily, "so many heavy artillery shells will be enough to hit the city of Kirovgrad."
Sokov didn't want his troops to progress smoothly, break through the layers of German defenses, and rush directly to the city of Kirovgrad. But he knew better that each heavy artillery had ten bases of ammunition, which sounded like
It's quite a lot, but if the German army has strong fortifications, the consumption of heavy artillery shells will be very alarming. By then, let alone hitting the city of Kirovgrad, or even capturing Alexandria, I'm afraid
It is also very difficult.
After thinking about this problem clearly, he said to Samek: "Comrade Chief of Staff, each heavy artillery has ten bases of ammunition, which sounds like a lot. But if we want to break through the German defense line south of the landing site and capture Alexandria
A medium-sized city like Kirovgrad needs a large number of heavy artillery shells to destroy the enemy's fortifications. In other words, the consumption of heavy artillery shells will be very staggering. It may take less than two days to run out of ammunition.
situation, so while replenishing ammunition for the 1st Artillery Division, we must not forget to continue to replenish heavy artillery shells."
As a chief of staff with rich combat experience, Sameko naturally hopes to use more heavy artillery on the battlefield. The German army has some strong fortifications that cannot be blasted with several rounds of 76.2 mm artillery, but they replaced it with 152 mm heavy artillery.
Finally, one shot can destroy the fortification into ashes.
At this moment, when Sokov told him not to forget to replenish the heavy artillery shells, it suited him exactly. He nodded vigorously and replied: "After daybreak, I will tell the director of the logistics department not to stop stocking up the heavy artillery shells.
Work."
The German troops moving northwest finally disappeared from the road outside the village at about four o'clock in the morning. The soldiers on duty at the entrance of the village immediately reported the news to Mikhailev.
After listening to the soldier's report, the third company commander said with a relaxed face: "Thank God, the Germans are finally over. Now we should continue to advance towards Pavlish."
"Wait a minute, Third Company Commander." But as soon as his words came out, he was retorted by Narva: "Although there are no Germans visible on the road now, it does not mean that all the troops that should be moved have been moved. I suggest
Let’s rest here for another half an hour before continuing on our way.”
"But there are obviously no enemies on the road outside, so why are we still dragging it on?" The third company commander said unconvinced: "I'm worried that if we drag it on any longer, it may delay the fighter plane."
"Captain Narva is right." Unexpectedly, Mikhailev expressed his support for Narva at this time: "Although the large German army has passed, I think we should stay in the village and wait, maybe there will be more
There are other German units."
Yegor's reaction was relatively quick. After hearing what Mikhailev said, he immediately blurted out: "Comrade Battalion Commander, are you worried that the German division headquarters will still remain in Pavlish City?"
"That's right." Seeing that Yegor had guessed what he was thinking, Mikhailev did not hide it and said truthfully: "According to the consistent performance of the German army, their division-level headquarters usually walks at the back of the team.
In this way, if the situation ahead is not good, they can move as quickly as possible.
Although the large German army has passed by, I am sure that their division headquarters is still in the city. If we go out at this time, we might run into them. As long as they check our false identities, they will know
Exposed, so to be on the safe side, let’s wait and set off.”
Ten minutes later, the soldiers at the entrance of the village came to report again, saying that a convoy was spotted on the road outside. There were several armored vehicles in the front, seven or eight covered trucks full of soldiers, and more than 20 barrel trucks in the middle.
car, it looks like there is a big shot in the team.
"Comrade Battalion Commander, it seems you guessed it right." After listening to the soldier's report, the third company commander couldn't help but admire Mikhailev and others. If he had really set off just now, he would definitely meet this convoy head-on.
Yes, then our troops will be in danger of being exposed: "The enemy's division-level headquarters is really behind."
Mikhailov nodded slightly and said with a normal expression: "After the German convoy passes, we can march towards Pavlish in a big way. I believe no one will come to check our identity by then."
But the third company commander suddenly came up with a bold idea: "Comrade Battalion Commander, since we know that there are German division commanders in the convoy on the road, why not attack them, maybe we can catch a big guy?"
"Third company commander, you are so ridiculous." Before Mikhailev could finish speaking, Yegor criticized the third company commander and said: "Our mission is to seize the material transfer warehouse in Pavlish City. As soon as the gunshots were fired,
If the sound is heard, the defenders in the city will be on alert, causing our plan to fail. Besides, even if we attack the convoy, do you think we can eat this convoy in a short time?"