Burning Moscow

Chapter 1695 Eliminate the remnant enemy (medium)

Early the next morning, when I arrived at the edge of the forest, I found that the troops involved in the forest clearance mission had been assembled early.

Seeing my appearance, the two division commanders who had been waiting there immediately ran in front of me, raised their hands and saluted me and reported to me: “Comrade Deputy Commander, the troops have been assembled and can be put into battle at any time, please give instructions!”

There are ten thousand people, boundless. I looked at the darkened formation on the edge of the forest, and said to the two men confidently: “Since the troops have been assembled, let’s act.”

Seeing the two turning around to give orders to the troops, I hurriedly stopped them and ordered: “Remember, although there are more German troops in the forest than us, they have lost their organization and have little combat effectiveness, so we adopted The action should be based on political offensive and supplemented by military offensive. Do you understand?”

“Understood!” The two commanders replied loudly, and then ran to their officers’ queue to give orders.

It didn’t take long before our troops began to act. After tens of thousands of commanders formed their formation, they looked like a huge fishing net, covering the vast expanse of forest. In front of each search camp, there is an armored broadcasting vehicle. The slowly moving vehicle is equipped with a high-power speaker. Even if it is two to three hundred meters away, I can clearly hear the content of the speaker. “German officers and soldiers, you have reached a desperate situation, lay down your weapons and surrender. The front-line commander of our army, General Oshaninna, promises you that as long as you surrender, your personal safety will be guaranteed and your prisoners of war will respond. Yes. Once the war is over, you will be able to return to your homeland and reunite with your family!…” The call was first shouted in Russian and then repeated in German.

As I listened carefully to the content of the radio car, the two commanders returned to me and said respectfully to me: “Comrade Deputy Commander, the battle has just begun. Let’s find a place to rest.”

I looked around, and saw that there seemed to be a few tents not far away, and pointed my finger: “The two teachers, comrades, are they there?”

“That’s right, it’s there.” Kurakin nodded and said, “The joint headquarters of our two divisions is located there. You can rest there for a while, and you can also learn about the progress of the troops in a timely manner.”

I know that to solve the enemy in the forest, it will not work in a day or two. I can’t stand outside the forest for a few days. Therefore, I immediately nodded in agreement with Kurakin’s proposal: “Well, let’s go to the headquarters.”

The joint headquarters consists of a tent area, with trenches and bunkers built outside. The headquarters was set up in a huge tent. Around the tent were radio stations, staff officers and communicators. When they saw us entering the door, they all stood up and raised their hands to salute us.

“Please sit down.” I smiled and waved to the signal officer and staff officer, and then walked straight to the wooden table in the middle of the tent, staring at the map placed on it, and seeing the forest and search directions on it.

After watching carefully for a while, I looked up and asked Kuragin standing in front of me: “General Kuragin, how do you focus your search on the north and west, while leaving the south and east empty?”

After looking at each other, Kurakin and Marchenko explained to me with a smile: “Comrade Deputy Commander, this is the situation. Both the east and the south are our defense zones, and the Germans cannot pass through. And I The army’s defenses in the north and west are relatively weak, and they are also close to their own troops. The enemy may choose to break through from this direction the most.”

“It makes sense, it makes sense.” After listening to Kulakin’s explanation, I nodded and pointed at the radio stations around the tents: “Do we use these radio stations to keep in touch with the troops in the forest?”

“Yes,” Kurakin nodded again and replied, “We have eight radio stations here, so we can keep track of everything that is happening in the forest.”

I raised my hand and looked at my watch. It was less than ten minutes before the troops entered the forest. Presumably there would be no reports from the search troops, so I told Kurakin: “Please help me connect to the front army headquarters. Talk to Marshal Zhukov.”

After the call was connected, I heard Zhukov asking me: “Lida, have the troops set off, how is the situation?”

“Yes, the search forces have all entered the forest, and there is no report yet to report back.” After reporting the situation, I asked Zhukov: “Comrade Marshal, how is the situation in the north?”

Although I didn’t elaborate on where it was, Zhukov still understood it immediately. What I want to ask is the situation in the Pomerania area. He immediately replied: “According to the latest report, Katukov’s vanguard has engaged the Germans. After two hours of fierce fighting, the Germans have been repelled and our troops have advanced in depth.”

After finishing the call with Zhukov, the two commanders and I were sitting in the command post, drinking tea and discussing the next battle. Marchenko asked me: “Comrade Deputy Commander, do you think our army can take the Zarauf Heights?”

Marchenko’s words reminded me of watching a movie before. In the red background, after the bombardment was over, the Soviet armored forces rushed towards the enemy’s Zerauf Heights, even though they were stubbornly attacked by the Germans. Blocked, but still succeeded in capturing this high ground. It was precisely because I remembered this movie that I answered without hesitation: “Yes, Comrade Colonel, our troops will definitely be able to take the Zerauf Heights and rush to Berlin.”

“But, Comrade Deputy Commander,” Marchenko said worriedly despite hearing what I said, “I saw the high ground in the telescope. Is it still a high ground? Is it just a wall? Okay? I’m worried that our tank will not be able to overcome such obstacles at all.”

“Don’t worry, Colonel Marchenko.” As soon as he finished speaking, Kuragin comforted him: “Don’t forget the commander of our battle, but Marshal Zhukov. He is an invincible and invincible general. Under the command of, I believe we will succeed in breaking through the Zerauf Heights.”

“I hope so.” Marchenko sighed for a long time. “I like my men to have more people and live to see the day of victory.”

I was muttering in my heart that the Battle of Berlin ended on May 8. Now because of me, the attack on Berlin may be advanced to the end of February. Does it represent the tens of thousands of commanders who would die before? Is it possible to survive?

While I was considering this possibility, I suddenly heard Kurakin asking me again: “Comrade Deputy Commander, when do you think our troops can rush into Berlin?”

Considering that Zhukov intends to launch an offensive on the Zerauf Heights on February 23rd, the day of the founding of the army, but the scope of this matter is still controlled at the level of the commander of the group army, so in front of Kulakin and Marchenko, I can only say vaguely: “We are waiting for the arrival of the follow-up troops, and seizing the time to replenish the soldiers and the military supplies needed for the battle. After all the preparations are completed, the offensive to Berlin can be launched.”

Hearing what I said in an official tone, Kurakin couldn’t help showing a disappointed expression on his face. Just as he opened his mouth and wanted to say something, we suddenly heard the sound of Dididi at the position of the discharge table. Marchenko quickly stood up, walked over there quickly, and asked a communications staff in a low voice: “Is it a telegram from the troops in the forest?”

The staff officer was obviously his subordinate. After hearing his question, he quickly replied: “Yes, comrade commander, the telegram was sent by the 120th Guards Regiment. They said they had contact with the enemy…”

“How is the situation?” Marchenko asked anxiously, “What kind of exchange of fire occurred?”

“Comrade Commander, please wait a moment,” the staff officer showed an embarrassed expression on his face: “The telegram has not been translated yet, and the specific situation is not yet clear.”

Knowing that he was too impatient, Marchenko quickly stood up straight and took a step back, standing behind the staff, patiently waiting for him to translate the text that he could understand. After another minute or two, the staff officer handed the telegram to Marchenko and said at the same time: “Comrade commander, the telegram has been translated.”

Marchenko picked up the telegram and scanned it quickly, with a joyful expression on his face. He walked quickly in front of us, put the telegram on the table, and said to us: “Just received a report from the first battalion of the 120th Guards Regiment that they had encountered a German company. The enemy saw them appearing. Without any resistance, he threw away his weapon, walked out of the hiding place with his hands high, and surrendered to our army.”

“This is a good start.” Kurakin smiled and said to me: “I believe I will receive good news from other troops soon.”

“General Kulakin, you are right. The forest is full of snow, and the Germans hiding in it are cold and hungry. They have no fighting power at all.” I also said lightly, “The Germans understand that they are currently Either lay down their weapons and surrender to us and enter the prisoner-of-war camp to be reunited with their families after the war; or continue to deal with our army in the forest, but in the end, they were either killed by our soldiers or frozen in the cold night. Died in the forest.”

“Do you need to report this good news to General Trikov immediately?” Kurakin said to me carefully, “He must be thinking about us in his heart.”

“Wait a moment, wait a moment.” I waved my hand at Kulakin’s proposal and said: “I have only received a report from one battalion so far, which can’t explain the problem. I will wait for more reports. Let’s report good news to General Cui Kefu.”

After hearing what I said, the two did not insist anymore. After nodding, they continued to sit in their seats and waited for news from the forest area as before.

In order to kill the boring waiting time, Kurakin is still introducing the situation to me: “Comrade Deputy Commander, our search battalions are separated by 500 meters. In this formation, when encountering the Germans, neither It will suffer huge losses due to the dense formation; at the same time, the battalions can also provide lateral support to quickly resolve the enemy’s advantage…”

As time goes by, we have received more and more battle reports. Most of the enemies, like those encountered by the soldiers of the first battalion of the 120th Guards Regiment, saw our troops without firing a shot, and surrendered their weapons to our army.

When I saw that the battle report in front of me had a thick pile, I nodded to Kuragin and said to him: “General Kulagin, I think so many battle reports should be about the same, you can take the two of you The results obtained by the division were reported to General Cui Kefu, which made him happy too.”

Kurakin happily agreed, then picked up the phone in front of him, dialed the command of the group army, and reported to Cui Kefu: “Comrade Commander, I can tell you a good news. The search unit we sent is already in the forest. Captured more than two thousand enemies. After the enemy discovered our troops appeared, they did not take any resistance measures, and directly put down their weapons and surrendered to our troops.”

Cui Kefu considered the problem more comprehensively than his subordinates. After listening to Kurakin’s report, he immediately asked: “Comrade Kurakin, let me ask you, how did the enemy handle their weapons after the enemy surrendered? Also, it is impossible for the Germans to be healthy for everyone. , They have been hiding in the forest for so many days, there will definitely be some non-combat attrition, how do you deal with these wounded?”

Cui Kefu’s series of questions immediately made Kurakin dumb. Kurajin was patronizing and happy, and he didn’t even think about the issues mentioned by Cui Kefu. Therefore, after a moment of silence, he asked Cui Kefu for instructions: “Comrade Commander, what do you say we should do?”

“These problems are very easy to solve,” Cui Kefu gave orders to his men over the phone: “Weapons, don’t collect the Germans for the time being, let them walk out of the forest behind their backs; as for the wounded and sick, let the Germans themselves Tie a few stretchers and carry them out. UU Reading www.uukanshu.com”

Regarding Cui Koff’s instructions, Kurakin asked with some worry: “Comrade Commander, let the Germans carry their weapons on their own. What should we do if they riot during the escort?”

The question raised by Kurakin also happened to be what I was worried about, so I pricked my ears and listened carefully to the answer that Cui Koff was about to give, because once the heavily armed German army left the forest, if the dog jumped over the wall, it would definitely be given to us. Caused huge casualties.

Unexpectedly, Cui Koff said disapprovingly: “Comrade Kulakin, it seems that you don’t know the Germans. Once they announce their surrender, they will never launch another riot. So you only need to send enough troops to **** you. They were safely sent to the prisoner-of-war camp. Understand?”

“Understood, Comrade Commander.” After listening to Cui Koff’s words, Kurakin immediately gave initiation and quickly agreed: “I will immediately convey your order to the search camps.”

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