"Comrade Chief of Staff," Sokov quickly heard Samyko's voice and said quickly: "I would like to ask how much new rockets are currently in stock?"
"Inventory of new rockets?" Samyko did not expect Sokov to ask this when he came up. After being stunned for a moment, he said: "Comrade Commander, please wait a moment while I check the data."
"Well, come on, I'm anxious to know the remaining numbers."
Sameko picked up the notepad on the table and flipped through it quickly: "Comrade Commander, in addition to those allocated to each division, the Army Logistics Department still has 174 in stock."
"Ah, only 174?" Sokov repeated the number and muttered: "So few."
"That's quite a lot, Comrade Commander." Samyko said: "Even if you use four 12-barreled rocket launchers, you can fire almost four volleys." He thought Sokov planned to bombard the town of Ratseve with new rockets.
, also specifically emphasized, "I think the firepower output of the 1st Artillery Division, even without the help of new rockets, is enough to level the town of Ratsewe."
"You are mistaken, Comrade Chief of Staff." Sokov knew that Samyko had misunderstood what he meant, and quickly explained to him: "The town of Ratseve has long been destroyed by the powerful artillery fire of our army, there is no need to stay there anymore.
A waste of precious new rockets.”
Knowing that Sokov did not plan to use the new rockets in the town of Ratseve, Samyko asked somewhat unexpectedly: "Then where do you plan to use them?"
"Jingji Town!"
"Jingji Town?!"
"Yes, that's right there."
"But, Comrade Commander," Sameko said in confusion: "Isn't that place already occupied by the German army?"
"You are right. I have already issued a combat order to General Fomenko, asking the Rusov Regiment to advance near the town of Jinki and try to capture the town. Even if the town cannot be captured, at least it must expel the German artillery deployed nearby.
This prevents them from blocking the Dnieper River with artillery fire." Sokov continued: "In order to achieve this combat goal as soon as possible, a large number of new rockets are needed."
After figuring out Sokov's intention, Samyko thought for a few seconds and then said: "Comrade Commander, I think the existing reserves are more than enough for the Rusov Regiment to use. You know, they only have one
The strength of the regiment, if there are too many new rockets, they will not be able to carry them."
Sokov raised his hand and slapped himself hard on the forehead. He only thought that the more new rockets the troops carried, the greater the damage they would cause to the enemy, but he forgot that Rusov's troops only had one regiment.
, and the troops were weakened in the battle. Giving them 174 rockets is more than enough. Any more rockets will affect the troops' mobility.
"Okay then." Sokov made a decision at this moment: "Send someone to send these rockets over immediately. I plan to let the Rusov regiment bring these rockets when they attack."
"Comrade Commander, I will make arrangements immediately." Sameko quickly promised: "I assure you that these rockets will be delivered to the commanders and fighters of the Rusov Regiment before dawn."
As soon as Sokov put down the phone, he called Fomenko in front of him and said to him: "General Fomenko, call Colonel Rusov to me immediately. I have something to ask him."
Rusuf's regiment command post was not far from here, and he trotted over immediately after receiving the call.
As soon as he entered the door, he saw Sokov and Fomenko standing in the middle of the headquarters. According to the regulations, Rusov was Fomenko's subordinate, and he should salute his division commander first. But he knew very well that regardless of whether
The division commander called him to come over, but it must have been Sokov who wanted to tell him something.
So he first saluted Sokov: "Hello, Comrade Commander!"
Regarding Rusov's actions, Fomenko was not only not angry, but nodded slightly. He felt that the leader of his regiment was quite sensible and knew to salute Sokov first.
"Comrade Colonel," Sokov said after raising his hand to return the salute: "Have the tasks of your regiment been clear?"
"Clear!"
"Repeat that."
Rusov glanced at Fomenko quickly, and when he saw him nodding slightly towards him, he held his head high and said: "The mission of our regiment is to quickly penetrate to the vicinity of Jingji Town and launch an attack on the German troops in the town. Even so.
If the town cannot be captured, the German artillery positions must be forced to move so that they cannot block the river with artillery fire to ensure that friendly forces can cross the river smoothly."
Sokov nodded with satisfaction and said with a smile: "Comrade Colonel, you remember the mission very clearly."
Seeing Rusuf grinning stupidly, he asked again: "How long does it take for your group to reach Jingji Town?"
"Half an hour at most, Comrade Commander." Rusuf said confidently: "Our regiment's bicycles are basically intact, which can ensure that our maneuvering speed is not affected. If you order us to attack now, I assure you that we will
We can definitely capture Jingji Town before dawn."
"You can rush to Jinki Town in half an hour. It's very fast." Sokov turned to Fomenko and said: "Maybe the Germans haven't figured out what's going on, and Colonel Rusov's troops have already appeared in front of him.
In front of..."
Sokov's words came to an abrupt end here. He remembered that he had called Samyko not long ago and asked him to arrange for manpower to send the new rockets as soon as possible. Now he faced two choices: one was to adopt Rusov's suggestion and immediately
Set off, take the Germans by surprise before they recover, and capture the town easily.
The second is to follow the original plan, wait for Sameko to send people to deliver the new rockets, and then let the Rusov regiment set off. In that case, to capture the town, I am afraid it will take a fierce battle.
Sokov did not speak, but walked back and forth in the headquarters with his hands behind his back, thinking about which method to use to capture Jinji Town.
"Comrade Commander," Fomenko suddenly asked: "Are you hesitating whether you should let the Rusov regiment carry out a sneak attack on Jingji Town, or whether you want to wait for the new rockets to be delivered before launching a strong attack on the town.
?”
"Yes, I'm thinking about this issue." Although Sokov comes from a later generation, he still maintains respect for the people of this era, because their IQ is no worse than his own, and if he asks them for advice more, he might be able to
Having unexpected gains, he asked the other party politely: "General Fomenko, do you have any good suggestions?"
"Comrade Commander, I think you may have fallen into a misunderstanding." Fomenko said with a smile: "I have been thinking about whether the Rusov regiment should go directly to Jinji Town, or should wait for the new rockets from the rear.
After delivering them, let them attack the town. Am I right?"
"Yes, General Fomenko, you are right." Seeing Fomenko reveal his thoughts, Sokov nodded and said, "Do you have any good suggestions?"
"Comrade Commander, in fact, the attack on Jingji Town is a sneak attack, not a forceful attack. There is no need for the whole regiment to press forward. It is enough to invest one or two battalions." Fomenko said: "The remaining troops stay here.
Waiting for the new rockets sent from the rear. Maybe by the time the supplies from the rear arrive, Jingji Town will have returned to the hands of our army."
After listening to Fomenko's words, Sokov realized that he had got into trouble. Since it was a sneak attack, he only needed to use one battalion, or at most two battalions, to seize the town, and the troops who did not participate in the battle could be left behind.
Here we are waiting for supplies to arrive from behind.
After thinking about this, Sokov said to Fomenko: "General Fomenko, you are right, I did not think carefully. Then the Rusov regiment set off immediately, leaving a battalion waiting for the rear to arrive.
Supplies. By the time the supplies arrive, Jingji Town may have been captured long ago, and the battalion left behind will then transport the supplies there to strengthen the defense."
"Colonel Rusov," Seeing that Sokov agreed to his proposal, Fomenko said to Rusov: "You immediately set off with the first and second battalions and try to attack the town of Kinki before the Germans react. Stay.
Go down to the third battalion and wait here for supplies from the rear. Do you understand?"
"Understood, comrade division commander." Rusuf replied resoundingly: "I will lead the troops to attack immediately."
A quarter of an hour later, Rusuf led the commanders and fighters of the first and second battalions on bicycles and galloped towards Jingji Town. Although it was not yet dark, the firelight of Ratsewe Town illuminated them.
The way forward.
When the Soviet army shelled the town of Ratsewe, it caused panic among the German troops in Kinki Town. They came out of their rooms and entered temporary fortifications to prevent possible attacks by the Soviet army.
But they waited and waited until the artillery fire from the direction of Ratsewe Town stopped, and no Soviet troops were seen. The German commander felt that the Soviet army would not have any influence on Kinki Town before seizing Ratsewe Town.
Any action would cancel the combat alert. After setting up double posts at the entrance of the town, the officers and soldiers returned to their residences and continued to sleep soundly.
The two soldiers who were left on duty felt somewhat unbalanced. Why should they be on duty in the cold wind while others could sleep? Although it was not October yet, the Russian winter was approaching quietly, and the temperature at night was only
At several times, the soldiers wearing only single clothes had to hold their arms to maintain their body temperature.
"What bad luck," the young soldier said to the older soldier: "It's impossible for the Russians to come here. Why don't we find a place to warm up?"
"No," but the older soldier shook his head and said, "If the officer comes out for inspection later and finds that the two of us are not at our posts, I'm afraid we will be severely punished."
When the young soldier heard that he would be severely punished for leaving his post without permission, he couldn't help but trembled. Seeing this, the veteran took out a pack of cigarettes from his pocket and handed it to the young soldier: "Here, have a cigarette. Smoking will make you sick."
I feel cold."
The young soldier quickly took out a cigarette from the cigarette case, held it in his mouth, took out a match and lit it. After lighting the cigarette for the veteran, he lit the cigarette in his own mouth.
The two were smoking and chatting quietly. As they were chatting, the young soldier suddenly heard a strange sound coming from a distance. He quickly touched the veteran with his elbow and said nervously: "
Did you hear anything?"
The veteran listened for a moment and was suddenly horrified. Based on his experience, he had already heard that there were countless bicycles coming towards his town along the road. He knew that the last time Jingji Town was lost, Su Su who attacked the town
The soldiers rode bicycles. At this moment, the sound of a large number of bicycles was heard, which proved that another Soviet army was coming to attack the town.
He quickly threw the cigarette butt in his hand to the ground and shouted at the top of his voice: "Alarm, alarm! Russians, Russians are coming!" Perhaps he was worried that his shouting would not wake up the sleeping people, so he also
He deliberately took off the rifle slung on his shoulder and fired two warning shots into the sky.
The sound of gunfire alerted an officer in the building next to him. He draped his military uniform on the back of a chair over his body. Without even having time to button it, he rushed out with a pistol and shouted at the two men.
The soldier asked: "What happened?"
"Mr. Second Lieutenant, Mr. Second Lieutenant." The veteran pointed at the approaching bicycle convoy and said in panic: "Russians, they are Russians. They are riding bicycles and rushing towards us."
Soon enough, several Soviet soldiers on bicycles had already rushed over. They held the handlebars with one hand and fired the assault rifles hanging around their necks with the other. After several crisp gunshots, the German second lieutenant and
The two sentries fell into a pool of blood in response.
After knocking down the German sentry, the Soviet soldiers did not stop, but continued to rush towards the center of the town. They had occupied the town not long ago, so they naturally knew that the church in the middle of the town was the best place to serve as their headquarters.
I wanted to go over there and capture the German commander as soon as possible.
The sound of gunfire alarmed many enemies, who rushed out of the building with weapons in hand, but were often shot dead by Soviet soldiers riding on vehicles before they had time to shoot. The bicycle team advanced very quickly, and it was difficult to see
In ten seconds, we will rush to the church.
But at this moment, gunshots rang out from the front, and the soldiers at the front were shot and fell directly to the ground. The soldiers following them couldn't brake in time, and they also bumped into them. For a moment, there were
Fifty or sixty bicycles fell on the road, and the scene seemed extremely chaotic.
The soldiers behind discovered that the German machine gunners were hiding in the sandbag fortifications in front of the church and fired. In order to avoid unnecessary sacrifices, they all jumped out of the car, threw their bicycles on the road, and hid in a safe position, preparing to fight with the enemy.
Counter-shooting.
While some of the commanders and fighters were engaged in exchanges of machine gun fire with the enemy near the church, the remaining commanders and fighters bypassed the church and started fighting in the town. The Germans thought that the Soviet army would not attack the town, so they were not alert at all.
Awakened by the intensive gunfire outside, when he hurriedly ran out of the building, he would often shoot down the commanders and soldiers who rushed over.
In less than ten minutes, the battle in the town came to an end.
The several machine gun fire points near the church did not suppress the Soviet commanders and fighters for long. With the emergence of rocket launchers, these fire points were knocked out one by one.
The enemy's fire points were wiped out by rockets. The commanders and soldiers who had been suppressed by the fire got up from the ground one after another and rushed towards the church with shouts.
Seeing that the firepower point had been destroyed by the Soviet army, the remaining enemies nearby fell into chaos. They fired their guns randomly while retreating towards the church. However, as the Soviet army poured into the church like a tide, the German soldiers saw that they could not resist it.
Ability to obediently lay down weapons and surrender.
When Rusuf led the members of the regiment into the town, the battle had come to an end. He energetically ordered the operator: "Operator, report to the division headquarters immediately that our regiment has successfully captured Jingji Town."
