Burning Moscow

Chapter 1694 Eliminate the Remnant Enemy (Part 1)

“Lida, our army has a good tradition. I don’t know if you noticed it?” Zhukov waited for me to finish and said, “I just like to attack the enemy on major festivals. This time is no exception.”

Just as I was recalling an important holiday in February, I suddenly heard Sokolovsky ask carefully: “Comrade Marshal, are you planning to launch an attack on the Zerauf Heights on February 23? ”

On the date of February 23, I only hesitated for a moment, and then I remembered that this was the founding day of the Soviet Army. It seems that Zhukov was planning to attack on this day.

Ma Lining asked tentatively: “Comrade Marshal, are you planning to attack the Zelauf Heights on the day of the Army’s Day?”

“Yes, I thought about it this way.” Zhukov nodded and said, “Don’t you think it is so meaningful to launch an offensive against the Germans on such an important day?”

I clearly remember that the day of the attack on the Zerlauf Highlands in history was April 16th, and now because of me, it was actually two months ahead of schedule. If our army breaks through the German defenses within four days and arrives outside Berlin, will Hitler still survive his birthday?

Malinin waited for Zhukov to finish, and immediately asked him for instructions: “Do we need to report this to the Supreme Command?”

“Yes!” Zhukov nodded and replied: “Also, in order to facilitate the command of the troops, from today onwards, let’s locate the front army headquarters here.”

Our new headquarters was built before dark. Zhukov called the Logistics Minister Lieutenant General Andipenko to the headquarters and asked: “Comrade Logistics Minister, I want to ask if we are going to attack Berlin in a month. How can we strengthen the transportation of fuel and ammunition?”

Lieutenant General Anji Pianke thought for a while, and then replied: “Comrade Marshal, we should set up checkpoints on the road leading to the front line to inspect all vehicles going to and from the front line, and release only the materials necessary for the army’s operations. The rest of the materials will be unloaded from the truck and stored on the spot.”

“Didn’t you consider building a railway?” Zhukov kindly reminded him: “If you simply rely on trucks for transportation, first, there will be restrictions on the quality of roads, and our transportation vehicles will also consume a lot of fuel.”

“To repair the railway, you must send professionals to survey the road conditions in advance. This railway will not be completed within half a year to a year.” After talking about his difficulties, Lieutenant General Anji Penko said to Zhukov: “In order to save money. Gasoline. In the future, empty vehicles returning from the front line can be towed back by half of them. In addition, we must register all the fuel seized and strictly control the use of troops…”

Taking advantage of Zhukov’s time talking with Anji Penko, I sat at the table and browsed the information piled on the table, thinking about what I should do during the time I was preparing to attack. After watching for a long time, I really found an unexpected situation.

After Anji Pianke left, I put down the information in my hand and said to Zhukov: “Comrade Commander, I have an idea. Can you tell me something?”

“Say it!” Zhukov replied casually, then bowed his head to get busy.

I picked up the piece of information I had just read, got up and walked over, placed the information in front of him, and then said: “Comrade Marshal, according to the information, many of the forests near the area we occupy have been scattered. German officers and soldiers.”

“Our army’s advancing speed has greatly exceeded the imagination of the German army, so that many of their disbanded units cannot be returned to construction at all.” Zhukov looked up at me and said disapprovingly: “A unit that has lost its establishment is just a group of waiting units. You don’t have to worry about the slaughtered lambs.”

“Comrade Marshal, according to our army’s intelligence, there are tens of thousands of German soldiers in the forest near the Oder River.” Seeing that Zhukov did not pay enough attention to this matter, I quickly reminded him: “If we leave it to this Many enemies stay in the forest. Once Nazi officers regroup them, it will be a very big threat to us.”

“Are there so many enemies?” My words finally caught Zhukov’s attention. He put down the pen in his hand, picked up the information I gave him and scanned it carefully. After reading it, he put the information on the table and walked back and forth in the room with his hands on his back, seeming to be considering the question I raised.

After not knowing how long, he finally stopped, looked at me and asked: “Lida, what do you think about it?”

I hurriedly mentioned the mature plan I had considered to Zhukov: “We can mobilize a troop to go to the forest to clean up these enemies, so that they cannot escape from the forest area and cross the river to meet the enemies in the Zerauf Highlands. Converge.”

“Clean up the enemy!” After Zhukov repeated my words, he smiled and shook his head, and said to me: “Lida, this is tens of thousands of enemies. If you want to destroy them, you must dispatch at least two guards. The effect. But our frontline forces are tight, where can we draw so many troops?”

After seeing Zhukov looking forward and looking forward, I hurriedly stepped forward and said: “Comrade Marshal, today’s German army is no longer the 41-year German army. Their fighting strength and fighting will cannot be compared to the enemy three years ago. If you can trust me. , Leave this to me to be responsible. I only need the strength of two divisions to accomplish this.”

“Two divisions?!” Zhukov frowned and thought for a while, then slightly nodded, “If you really only need two divisions, you can try it. Well, I’ll leave this to you. You are now Just go and discuss with Cui Kefu.”

I left the front army headquarters and came to Cui Kefu’s headquarters. When I entered the door, Cui Kefu was arranging combat missions to the division commanders under him. Seeing me walk in the door, he quickly terminated the meeting and greeted him and asked: “Lida, what’s the matter with you here?”

“That’s it, General Cui Koff.” When I hid tens of thousands of German troops in the forest, and when I wanted to draw troops from him to clean up the remnants of the enemy, I said it in detail, and finally asked: “…I intend to borrow you. One of the teachers, to perform this glorious task, will you object to it?”

Cui Kefu asked his subordinates: “Comrades, comrades, you have heard what the deputy commander of the front army just said. Who is willing to perform this task, can you sign up?”

Immediately after he finished speaking, two division commanders took a step forward and said at the same time: “Comrade Commander, I am willing to lead the troops to carry out this task.”

I took a closer look, and the two commanders who were talking turned out to be Major General Kulakin from the 35th Guards Division and Colonel Marchenko from the 39th Guards Division.

Cui Kefu turned his head to look at me, smiled bitterly, and then said, “Lida, have you seen it? Both of these teachers are willing to carry out this glorious task with you. Take a look, which one you plan to choose?”

When my eyes fell on Kuragin and Marchenko, they both took a step forward at the same time, looking at me with eager eyes, hoping to get my permission.

I learned from the map that the forest is vast and requires at least the strength of two divisions to complete the clearance mission. The reason I told Cui Kefu that I only needed one was because I was worried that he would be stingy and find a reason not to give me the troops. At this moment, seeing the two commanders cooperating with me in the mission, I pretended to be helpless and said to Cui Kefu, “General Cui Kefu, since these two commanders are willing to carry out the mission with me, then give them all to my command. ?”

Cui Kefu hesitated about my proposal, then nodded, and reluctantly said: “Well, Lida. Since you said that, I will give you command of the 35th and 39th Guards Divisions. But the shame is the truth. In front of us, we will attack the German Zerauf Heights next. You can’t let my troops lose too much!”

“Don’t worry, General Cui Koff.” Seeing that Cui Koff was worried about this, I immediately calmed him down and said: “The German army hidden in the forest has long lost its organization and has no combat effectiveness at all. I believe that with two guards With the power of the teacher, it is not difficult to eliminate them.”

In order not to affect Cui Kefu’s meeting, I called the two division commanders aside and discussed with them the contact information of the troop in the forest and the materials that need to be brought.

Marchenko asked me with some worry: “Comrade Deputy Commander, our two divisions have only 10,000 people at full capacity. Can we deal with the tens of thousands of the German army?”

“Comrade Colonel,” Kurakin criticized Marchenko as soon as he said: “You didn’t listen to the deputy commander’s statement that the enemy has lost its establishment and has no combat effectiveness. What else can you worry about? ”

“Yes, General Kulakin is right.” I said concordantly: “Don’t look at the number of German troops than we are, but it is not the number that decides the victory or defeat on the battlefield. The enemy who lost the organization fled into the forest. Eat less and wear less, and the ammunition is almost consumed. What combat power can they have? Maybe they will see our soldiers walking by, they will raise their hands obediently and walk out of their hiding place.”

Kurakin waited for me to finish, and immediately asked: “Then what level of troops should our troops enter the forest area to fight alone?”

“Since the enemy doesn’t have much combat effectiveness, there is no need for us to use the scale of large-scale operations.” I said carefully: “I think we will use the battalion as a unit and advance into the forest to clean up the enemy. To facilitate communication Each battalion must be equipped with at least two communication devices and a sufficient number of whistles. In this way, the units can communicate with each other through radio and whistles.”

“Comrade Deputy Commander, I have another question.” Marchenko asked: “Should we adopt a purely military offensive or a combination of political offensive and military offensive?”

In fact, even if Marchenko does not ask this question, I will talk about it next: “The enemy is now in a state of panic. After seeing our troops appear, they will hide and wait for a while, and then decide to ask me The army surrendered or continued to flee to the depths of the forest. Therefore, each of our battalions also need to be equipped with loudspeakers to shout to the enemy and urge them to lay down their weapons and surrender to our army.”

Kurakin waited for me to finish, and asked with a smile: “Comrade Deputy Commander, can we mention your name when we speak to the enemy?”

“Mention my name?” Kurakin’s words made me a little confused, and I asked inexplicably: “Why do you want to do this?”

Kurakin and Marchenko looked at each other and said to me, “Comrade Deputy Commander, during the battle to liberate Poznan, both you and Comrade Commander spoke to the defenders in the city. Commander’s The shouting had no effect, and after you shouted similar words, the enemy came out from the hiding place in droves and surrendered to our army. I guess the enemy came to surrender at you, if in the forest. Mention your name to the enemy, maybe they will take the initiative to put down their weapons and come out and surrender.”

If I hadn’t experienced the scene of Poznan’s persuasion to surrender, I really didn’t know that I was so famous in the German army. When I reported my name, hundreds of enemies would lay down their weapons and surrender. In this case, when you enter the forest tomorrow to clear the enemy, you can also draw a gourd and use my name to scare the enemy.

Thinking of this, I nodded and said, “Comrade Kulakin, you are very reasonable. My name seems to have a little deterrent effect on the German soldiers. Then when persuading the surrender, you must tell the Germans, say I promised them: As long as they lay down their weapons and surrender to our army, I will guarantee their personal safety and send them back to the country to reunite with their families once the war is over.”

“Understood, Comrade Deputy Commander.” Kurakin said cheerfully: “You can rest assured, our commanders will never let you down.”

Seeing that the purpose of my trip has been achieved, I instructed the two of them to say: “Okay, two comrades, we have discussed everything that should be discussed You return to the army as soon as possible, and take the battalion-level team The commanders gathered for a meeting and deployed the clean-up operations to be carried out tomorrow.”

After the two teachers agreed loudly, they raised their hands to salute me, turned and walked out of the room.

When I returned to Cui Kefu’s headquarters, I saw that his meeting had ended, the division commanders had left, and only a few group army chiefs remained. When he saw me coming, he couldn’t help asking curiously: “Lida, have you talked with them?”

“It’s over!” I nodded and replied, “I intend to use a combination of persuasive political offensive and hardline military offensive to eliminate the enemies hiding in the forest. If they do not surrender, we will decisively. Eliminate them.”

After hearing what I said, Cui Kefu stood up and stretched out his hand to me and said sincerely: “Lida, I wish you victory and eliminate the enemies hidden in the forest in the shortest time.”

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