It is very risky to directly resume the offensive without taking down the reservoir. If the Germans see the 109th Division relaunching the offensive and desperately blow up the reservoir dam, the situation will be completely out of control.
.Therefore, it is completely necessary to report offensive actions to the headquarters before resuming the offensive.
After receiving the call from Braginsky, Sokov immediately asked instinctively: "Comrade Colonel, did your troops take down the reservoir?"
"Uh, not yet." Hearing Sokov's question, Brakinski replied with some embarrassment: "Although the battle on the reservoir is still going on, I can confirm that the Germans will not be able to blow up the reservoir dam.
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"Why are you so sure?"
"Comrade Commander, the situation is like this." Brakinski explained: "My subordinates reported to me that they have used artillery fire to blow off the wires that detonated the explosives. And the area where the wires passed was blocked by their firepower.
Under this situation, the Germans had no ability to repair the blown wires."
Braginski's words reminded Sokov of the past of the Istria Reservoir. At that time, he was ordered to seize the reservoir and prevent the Germans from blowing up the reservoir to prevent the Soviet pursuit. At that time, in order to cut off the detonation
Several of his subordinates died unfortunately, but he stuffed a grenade under the wire to blow it up.
"So, it is impossible for the enemy to blow up the reservoir dam again?" Sokov asked tentatively.
Hearing Sokov's tone was so calm, Brakinski felt that Sokov might not blame him for his arbitrary assertion, and quickly replied: "Yes, Comrade Commander. As long as the Germans cannot repair the wires used for detonation."
, they are simply unable to blow up the dam. So I think we should take advantage of the empty German troops to decisively attack the enemy's positions to complete our combat intentions."
"Okay, Colonel Braginski." Sokov also figured it out. The main reason why he ordered the 109th Division to move to defense was because he was worried that the Germans would blow up the reservoir and flood the Seventh Army. But now
This worry no longer existed, and the troops on the original defensive position had become weak. It was a good time to attack, so he said casually: "I agree with your plan, and resume the attack on the enemy immediately. We must do it in the shortest possible time."
Within the time required, capture the position on the right wing."
"Comrade Commander," Sidorin was obviously still worried about Braginsky's actions. He waited for Sokov to put down the phone and then kindly reminded him: "Although Braginsky is right.
Logically speaking, the Germans cannot detonate the explosives on the dam without repairing the wires. But we should also consider that if the Germans have a backup detonation line and see our army launching another attack, they may take risks.
Detonate the explosives in the reservoir directly."
"Comrade Chief of Staff, the situation you mentioned does exist." Sokov looked at Sidorin and said: "But as commanders, we cannot hesitate to look forward and backward when making a decision to fight, otherwise we will
It may delay the fighter plane. Do you understand?"
Before Sidorin could answer, he continued: "Although the reservoir dam has not been captured yet, it has already alerted the enemy. If Brajinski does not take action as soon as possible, we may miss the opportunity."
In this way, after obtaining Sokov's permission, Brakinski once again ordered his troops to enter the battle. Regardless of the front of the right-wing offensive force and the three lines of German defense, the German troops now holding on to these positions
There were only two battalions in number. Facing the attack of a Soviet division and a brigade, although they put up tenacious resistance, it was still of no avail. The offensive battle lasted less than two hours and they were all occupied.
German position.
Seeing the red flag planted on the roof of the German headquarters, Brakinski quickly called Sokov and reported excitedly to him: "Comrade Commander, I have good news for you. We have occupied the right wing.
All positions, including the reservoir."
When Sokov heard the news, he was not overjoyed, but asked cautiously: "Colonel Braginsky, please tell me clearly, have you occupied all the positions, or have you controlled all the positions?"
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Brajinski was stunned for a moment, and then he understood the reason for Sokov's question. According to the tradition passed down by the Russian army, as long as a flag is planted on the commanding heights, the occupation of the place can be declared. And control is
Pointing out that all the enemies in the area had been wiped out and the entire territory truly belonged to our side, he quickly replied: "Comrade Commander, it is not only occupation, but also control. We have controlled all the positions on the right wing."
"Very good, Colonel Braginski, you did a good job." After praising the other party, Sokov continued: "Now you leave some troops to stick to the area you control, and the rest of the troops move to the left to support the enemy.
The troops attacking from the left."
As soon as the order was issued, Zhukov's phone call came in: "Misha, I congratulate you for successfully capturing half of the triangle area."
Sokov was stunned and turned to look at Sidorin, trying to figure out whether he had reported the news to Zhukov. But Sidorin saw Sokov's gaze towards him and immediately understood what the other person meant.
He shook his head slowly, indicating that he had not yet had time to report the matter to the front army headquarters.
"Misha, I saw this news from the intercepted German military cables." Zhukov praised Sokov on the phone: "You guys did a great job. Not long after the Germans transferred their troops, they launched an offensive decisively.
, seizing the favorable opportunity when the German positions were empty of troops, and successfully captured important areas."
When he learned that Zhukov learned about the results achieved by his troops through intercepted telegrams, he couldn't help laughing and said modestly: "Comrade Marshal, you are really honored. The battle in the triangle area is not over yet. Now
One-third of the territory is still under the control of the German army. If we want to completely eliminate the enemies in this area before dark, we obviously cannot show it."
"If the enemy cannot be eliminated before dark, we will continue to fight after dark." Zhukov said in a serious tone on the phone: "The attack on the Modlin Fortress failed. You can only attack at night to avoid encountering enemies from the fortress.
direction of artillery fire.”
"What, the attack on Modlin Fortress failed?" Although Sokov had long known that the attack on Modlin Fortress would not achieve the desired results, but now that he heard that the operation failed, he still couldn't help but feel a little disappointed. If not
As soon as it gets dark, attack the remaining areas as soon as possible. When daylight comes, the enemy's fortress artillery fire will come overwhelming, wiping out the troops still fighting in the area on the path of attack.
"It can be said." Zhukov continued: "The enemy's defense is stronger than we imagined. Although the participating troops tried their best, they still could not win."
The German officers and soldiers, caught in a double attack, were locked in a fight. Although the Soviet commanders and soldiers tried their best, they still could not win the last fortification group, and instead suffered a lot of casualties here.
When Sidorin received a call from Liugekov and learned that the 211th Infantry Division was also having trouble attacking, he asked Sokov for instructions: "Comrade Commander, the enemy may feel that he cannot escape from our encirclement.
, is currently carrying out a crazy resistance. Although the 211th Infantry Division and other troops fought very tenaciously, they still could not break through the last German defense. Do you think the troops should be temporarily suspended from attacking? After a night of rest, they can then attack
The enemy launches a new attack?"
"No, absolutely not." Regarding Sidorin's proposal, Sokov rejected it without hesitation: "Under the attack of our army, the Germans can no longer withstand it. If they withdraw from the battle at this time, they will
This is equivalent to giving the Germans a chance to breathe. I believe that with their ability, they can strengthen and improve more fortifications overnight. When they attack again at dawn, they will face an enemy who relies on solid fortifications to defend tenaciously.
We will pay a heavier price."
"Okay, Comrade Commander." Although Sidorin felt that the troops fighting in unfamiliar areas at night would definitely reduce their combat effectiveness, in order to avoid the worst situation, it is very necessary to attack overnight: "Then I will give
Several division commanders and brigade commanders gave orders for them to continue fighting at night until all the enemies were eliminated."
"Yes, this is how it should be done." After confirming Sidorin's statement, Sokov ordered: "Give them the order."
The Germans were defeated by Sokov's troops during the day. When they saw darkness, they couldn't help but feel lucky. According to their experience, the Soviet army would stop attacking at night. In this way, they had the opportunity to adjust their deployment and strengthen their defenses.
Precious time for the fortifications. More importantly, the Soviet army's attack on the Modlin Fortress during the day ended in failure. In other words, after dawn tomorrow, they would be able to receive artillery support from the fortress.
But what happened next was far beyond the German expectations. After dark, the Soviet offensive not only did not stop, but even intensified. Due to the low visibility at night, the machine gun firepower lost its accurate target.
The gunman can only hide in the fortifications and roughly judge a direction to shoot based on the direction of the sound.
Although the enemy's machine gun firepower still caused casualties to the Soviet army, because it was shooting at night with extremely low visibility, most of the bullets flew to nowhere, so the casualties caused to the Soviet army were naturally reduced.
Facing the influx of Soviet troops, the Germans finally could no longer resist and had to abandon their positions and retreat.
When the fighting lasted until four o'clock in the morning, the gunfire on the battlefield suddenly became sparse. It was obvious that the organized resistance of the German army had been crushed, and the remaining soldiers were stragglers, making their last desperate struggle.
Brajinski found two other division commanders and a brigade commander and said to them: "Comrade commanders, now that the battle is coming to an end, can you tell me who should report this good news to the commander?"
"I think the infantry brigade commander, Lieutenant Colonel Victor, will make the report." Liujikov said with a smile: "Anyway, he and our commander were both classmates of the Frunze Military Academy."
Don't forget that Victor has the lowest position, but his relationship with Sokov is known to all the commanders present. So as soon as Liujikov's words came out, he was immediately echoed by several people: "Yes, by Victor
I think it is undoubtedly appropriate for the Lieutenant Colonel to report the results of the battle, and we will not have any objections."
The call was connected, and Victor reported victory to Sokov on behalf of everyone: "Comrade Commander, I am Lieutenant Colonel Victor, commander of the 122nd Infantry Brigade. I am honored to report to you that as a result of our bitter battle, the entire triangle area
The enemy has been eliminated and all positions have been occupied by our troops."
When Sokov just heard Victor announce his name, he couldn't help but be stunned. He thought to himself what was going on. Among the four troops participating in the war, there were three division commanders and one brigade commander. They wanted to report the results. In theory, they should
A certain division commander is here to report to you. When will it be your turn as the lowest ranking person to report?
Just when Sokov was about to ask what was going on, he heard Victor continue: "The three division commanders have entrusted me to report to you on the fighting situation in the triangle area."
After finding out that the other three division commanders had entrusted Victor to report the victory to him, Sokov gave up the idea of blaming the other division commanders and said kindly: "Tell me, Lieutenant Colonel Victor, what is the result of your victory."
"Reporting to Comrade Commander, after a night of fierce fighting, we have controlled all positions in the triangle area and eliminated all enemies." Victor repeated what he had just said, and added: "We have captured about five hundred people.
The enemy and seized a large number of weapons and ammunition..."
"Well done." Sokov was originally worried that many troops would be short of ammunition after this battle, but when he heard that a large number of weapons and ammunition had been seized, his worries were alleviated a lot. At least some of them could be relieved.
Some troops were equipped with German weapons and equipment to alleviate the shortage of ammunition. He told Victor: "Lieutenant Colonel Victor, please tell the other three division commanders that each division should replace part of its organizational structure with German weapons and equipment.
To make up for the weapons and ammunition consumed by our army in the battle."
When Sidorin heard what Sokov told Victor, he felt reminded: "Comrade Commander, if the troops are to be equipped with German weapons and equipment, what will happen to the future ammunition replenishment? We can't let the logistics troops do it at the same time.
Send us two kinds of ammunition? You know, the sizes of these ammunition are different. If they are sent to the wrong place, they will not be used."
"Don't worry about this." Sokov said to Sidorin: "If you want to re-equip some of the troops, each division can only have one regiment at most. After they re-equip, they can obtain it from the Germans through capture.
The weapons and ammunition they want."
Ponedelin raised his hand and looked at it, then smiled and said to Sokov: "Comrade Commander, it only took us 18 hours to successfully capture the triangle area. When the battle is over, I think there will be many
Everyone can get a medal."
"You are right, Comrade Deputy Commander." Ponedelin's words reminded Sokov, and he quickly said: "The reason why we can achieve such a great victory is that there are many meritorious personnel who need to be commended. For example, the sneak attack
The commander of the troops at the German Reservoir, if he had not dispelled our worries, our army would still be at a standstill."
"I understand, Comrade Commander." Ponejelin nodded and said, "I will compile a list of those who have meritoriously received awards based on the battle reports of each unit."