Sokov heard a sense of resentment in Malankin's tone, and quickly warned him: "Major General Malankin, I think it is necessary to remind you: the defense line can be broken through by the enemy, but you must stick to both wings of the defense line. .”
"The defense line can be broken through by the enemy, but must we hold on to both wings of the defense line?" After Malanjin repeated these two awkward words of Sokov, he suddenly realized that the enemy's breakthrough of the position seemed to have been expected by Sokov. The other party must be planning to make some use of this matter.
After thinking about this, Malanjin couldn't help but feel refreshed, and he quickly replied excitedly: "I understand, Comrade Commander, I promise to complete the task you assigned me."
Sokov naturally heard the change in Malankin's tone, and guessed that the other party might have understood his intention, so he put down the phone with peace of mind, preparing to issue a new combat order when the time was right.
Ten minutes later, the German troops broke through the first line of defense. After a brief gathering, they launched an attack towards the defense line of the 81st Guards Division.
Malankin, who understood Sokov's combat intentions, issued an order to his commanders and soldiers: Once the enemy's offensive becomes too fierce, abandon the middle area as soon as possible and withdraw to the left and right wings of the position.
Faced with such a strange order from Malanjin, although the commanders and soldiers did not understand it in their hearts, they still implemented it very thoroughly. The troops holding on to the middle section, after organizing manpower to blow up several German tanks, withdrew to both sides of the position in an orderly manner.
The German officers and soldiers who carried out the assault did not realize that the Soviet army's retreat was planned. They thought that the other side could not withstand their attack and were forced to abandon their position.
Seeing that the two blocking positions of the Soviet army had been broken through one after another, although the Soviet commanders and fighters on the position had not yet been cleared, the German commander in charge of commanding the troops immediately reported the breakthrough of the Soviet army's position through wireless The call was made to Holt.
Huot was currently being overwhelmed by the counterattacks of the 6th Guards Army and the 1st Tank Army. Although the 11th and 17th Armored Divisions fought very tenaciously and effectively contained the Soviet counterattack, the troops were already short of ammunition and fuel and could not support much at all.
Just when Holt was about to ask Manstein to send out a transport plane to airdrop fuel and ammunition for his troops, he unexpectedly received a call from the forward commander: "Your Majesty, Commander, let me tell you good news. Our troops have successfully Breaking through the two lines of Russian defense and opening the passage to Belgorod.”
But regarding the report of his subordinates, Holt asked with suspicion: "General, are you really sure that the road to Belgorod has been opened by your troops?"
"Yes, Your Excellency, Commander." The frontline commander said in a positive tone: "Although the Russians on the two lines of defense have not been completely eliminated, I have opened a three-hundred-meter-wide breach in their defense line. .”
"How many Russian troops are left?" Holt asked cautiously.
"According to my observation, the Russians have about a few hundred remaining troops on each line of defense." The frontline commander said confidently: "Even if they launch a counterattack, they will not pose a threat to us at all."
"Well done, Mr. General." After receiving a positive reply from his subordinates, Holt suddenly became excited: "If the main force of the group army can return to Belgorod smoothly, I will personally award you a The Iron Cross."
After ending the call with the frontline commander, Holt said to his chief of staff Merinzin: "Chief of Staff, the road to Belgorod has been opened. Immediately order all troops to quickly pass through the Russian position and return to Belgorod as soon as possible.”
"What about General Balck's 11th Armored Division and General Etling's 17th Armored Division?" Merinzin carefully reminded Holt: "They are now entangled with Russian troops, and I'm afraid they won't be able to escape so easily."
"Chief of Staff, send a telegram to the two division commanders immediately." Holt was now thinking about how to save the main force of the Armored Group Army. For these two armored divisions, he could only give up hard-heartedly: "Let them use alternate cover, along the They will retreat along the road towards the Belgorod defense line, and I will send troops to meet them at Yakovlevo."
After Hoth's order was issued, all the troops except the 11th and 17th Armored Divisions rushed to the direction of the broken blocking position as quickly as possible, trying to return to Belgorod through here.
Furthermore, after the frontline commander received Huot's order to clear the Soviet troops in the blocking position, he asked his subordinates to launch several attacks. However, due to the complex terrain, the Soviet commanders and fighters on both wings relied on the fortifications to resist tenaciously, which made the German army's The attacks all ended in failure.
The frontline commander found that his troops could not eat the remaining Soviet troops for a while, so he ordered the troops to deploy defenses on the left and right wings of the defense line to prevent possible Soviet counterattacks.
When the officers and soldiers of the Armored Group Army were unable to open the road south and learned that the Soviet troops in the direction of Oboyan had launched a counterattack, an atmosphere of panic spread among the troops. Everyone was worried that if the Soviet troops in the direction of Oboyan were to surround them, He may become the second in the 6th Army and be surrounded by the Soviet army in the Kursk salient.
At this moment, after receiving the order from their superiors and knowing that the road going south had been opened, the German officers and soldiers could not help but breathe a sigh of relief. As soon as the order to set off was given, all the troops rushed to the opened breach, trying to escape from this dangerous area and return to Belgorod in the shortest possible time.
Although Sokov did not visit the battlefield in person this time, he was well aware of the situation on the battlefield through various reports. When he learned that the German army had begun to move south in a large scale, he knew that the final counterattack moment had arrived. He quickly called the director of the communications corps and said to him: "Comrade director of the communications corps, please get me through the 4th Guards Tank Corps immediately. The First Division, the Second Artillery Division, the 84th, 254th and 384th Infantry Divisions, and the 46th Infantry Brigade, I will assign combat missions to them."
When the director of the communications corps was ordered to call the combat units named by Sokov, Lunev asked Sokov tentatively: "Comrade commander, are you launching a general attack on the enemy?"
"Yes, Comrade Military Commissioner." Sokov frowned and looked at the map in front of him, and said with a wry smile: "There are just a few troops, but I think there shouldn't be much of a problem in defeating Hott's troops."
Sameko also said with emotion: "Yes, our troops suffered huge casualties in the early battles. Now we only have this small amount of troops at our disposal."
"By the way, isn't the 384th Division all destroyed?" Lunev said from the side: "How can they participate in the attack?"
"Comrade Military Commissar," Samyko said to Lunev with a smile: "Comrade Commander has already considered this, so he ordered Major General Gritsenko not to use the rest of the food without getting orders from his superiors. A regiment goes into battle.”
Not long after, the director of the communications corps reappeared in front of Sokov and reported to him: "Comrade Commander, the combat units you named have all been connected, and combat orders can be issued to them at any time."
After the director of the communications corps finished speaking, he took a step back and winked at an operator who followed him. The operator quickly put the walkie-talkie in his arms on the table.
Samyko looked at Sokov and reminded him in a low voice: "Comrade Commander, can we start the attack?"
Sokov nodded, then stood up, picked up the headphones and put them on his head, put the microphone close to his mouth, and said loudly: "Comrade commanders, I am now issuing a general attack order: in one or ten minutes, attack Hoth's Panzer Army launched a general attack.
2. The 1st Artillery Division and the 2nd Artillery Division carried out a five-minute rapid artillery attack on the German troops passing through the blocking position, and then extended in the direction of Yakovlevo, making it impossible for the enemy to build defensive positions there.
After the artillery fire extended, Major General Polubyarov's 4th Guards Tank Corps, as the main force of the entire army, covered the infantry to attack the retreating enemy.
3. After the general offensive is launched, the attack shall be carried out continuously and shall not be stopped or requested to be delayed for any reason.
4. All ministries should complete their missions at all costs and actively assist neighboring troops to achieve victory.
5. Commanders of all armies, divisions and brigades must strictly enforce battlefield discipline and never tolerate panicked elements who waver in the face of battle and miss their chance to fight. "
After deploying a series of attack orders, Sokov officially announced: "All ministries begin to prepare!"
After Sokov put down his headphones and microphone, he raised his hand to wipe the sweat from his forehead, sat down again, picked up the tea cup in front of him, and drank a few sips of tea.
Lunev saw Sokov's nervousness. It's no wonder. If Holt's vitality cannot be consumed in large quantities and most of his main forces can successfully return to Belgorod, they will be prepared for the next battle. will have adverse effects.
After Hoth's order was issued, all the troops except the 11th and 17th Armored Divisions rushed to the direction of the broken blocking position as quickly as possible, trying to return to Belgorod through here.
Furthermore, after the frontline commander received Huot's order to clear the Soviet troops in the blocking position, he asked his subordinates to launch several attacks. However, due to the complex terrain, the Soviet commanders and fighters on both wings relied on the fortifications to resist tenaciously, which made the German army's The attacks all ended in failure.
The frontline commander found that his troops could not eat the remaining Soviet troops for a while, so he ordered the troops to deploy defenses on the left and right wings of the defense line to prevent possible Soviet counterattacks.
When the officers and soldiers of the Armored Group Army were unable to open the road south and learned that the Soviet troops in the direction of Oboyan had launched a counterattack, an atmosphere of panic spread among the troops. Everyone was worried that if the Soviet troops in the direction of Oboyan were to surround them, He may become the second in the 6th Army and be surrounded by the Soviet army in the Kursk salient.
At this moment, after receiving the order from their superiors and knowing that the road going south had been opened, the German officers and soldiers could not help but breathe a sigh of relief. As soon as the order to set off was given, all the troops rushed to the opened breach, trying to escape from this dangerous area and return to Belgorod in the shortest possible time.
Although Sokov did not visit the battlefield in person this time, he was well aware of the situation on the battlefield through various reports. When he learned that the German army had begun to move south in a large scale, he knew that the final counterattack moment had arrived. He quickly called the director of the communications corps and said to him: "Comrade director of the communications corps, please get me through the 4th Guards Tank Corps immediately. The First Division, the Second Artillery Division, the 84th, 254th and 384th Infantry Divisions, and the 46th Infantry Brigade, I will assign combat missions to them."
When the director of the communications corps was ordered to call the combat units named by Sokov, Lunev asked Sokov tentatively: "Comrade commander, are you launching a general attack on the enemy?"
"Yes, Comrade Military Commissioner." Sokov frowned and looked at the map in front of him, and said with a wry smile: "There are just a few troops, but I think there shouldn't be much of a problem in defeating Hott's troops."
Sameko also said with emotion: "Yes, our troops suffered huge casualties in the early battles. Now we only have this small amount of troops at our disposal."
"By the way, isn't the 384th Division all destroyed?" Lunev said from the side: "How can they participate in the attack?"
"Comrade Military Commissar," Samyko said to Luniev with a smile: "Comrade Commander has already considered this, so he ordered Major General Gritsenko not to use the rest of the food without getting orders from his superiors. A regiment goes into battle.”
Not long after, the director of the communications corps reappeared in front of Sokov and reported to him: "Comrade Commander, the combat units you named have all been connected, and combat orders can be issued to them at any time."
After the director of the communications corps finished speaking, he took a step back and winked at an operator who followed him. The operator quickly put the walkie-talkie in his arms on the table.
Samyko looked at Sokov and reminded him in a low voice: "Comrade Commander, can we start the attack?"
Sokov nodded, then stood up, picked up the earphones and put them on his head, put the microphone close to his mouth, and said loudly: "Comrade commanders, I am now issuing a general attack order: in one or ten minutes, attack Hoth's Panzer Army launched a general attack.
2. The 1st Artillery Division and the 2nd Artillery Division carried out a five-minute artillery attack on the German troops passing through the blocking position, and then extended in the direction of Yakovlevo, making it impossible for the enemy to build defensive positions there.
After the artillery fire extended, Major General Polubyarov's 4th Guards Tank Corps, as the main force of the entire army, covered the infantry to attack the retreating enemy.
3. After the general offensive is launched, the attack shall be carried out continuously and shall not be stopped or requested to be delayed for any reason.
4. All ministries should complete their missions at all costs and actively assist neighboring troops to achieve victory.
5. Commanders of all armies, divisions and brigades must strictly enforce battlefield discipline and never tolerate panicked elements who waver in the face of battle and miss their chance to fight. "
After deploying a series of attack orders, Sokov officially announced: "All ministries begin to prepare!"
After Sokov put down his headphones and microphone, he raised his hand to wipe the sweat from his forehead, sat down again, picked up the tea cup in front of him, and drank a few sips of tea.
Lunev saw Sokov's nervousness. It's no wonder. If Holt's vitality cannot be consumed in large quantities, most of his main forces can successfully return to Belgorod for the next battle. will have adverse effects.
After Hoth's order was issued, all the troops except the 11th and 17th Armored Divisions rushed to the direction of the broken blocking position as quickly as possible, trying to return to Belgorod through here.
Furthermore, after the frontline commander received Huot's order to clear the Soviet troops in the blocking position, he asked his subordinates to launch several attacks. However, due to the complex terrain, the Soviet commanders and fighters on both wings relied on the fortifications to resist tenaciously, which made the German army's The attacks all ended in failure.
The frontline commander found that his troops could not eat the remaining Soviet troops for a while, so he ordered the troops to deploy defenses on the left and right wings of the defense line to prevent possible Soviet counterattacks.
When the officers and soldiers of the Armored Group Army were unable to open the road south and learned that the Soviet troops in the direction of Oboyan had launched a counterattack, an atmosphere of panic spread among the troops. Everyone was worried that if the Soviet troops in the direction of Oboyan were to surround them, He may become the second in the 6th Army and be surrounded by the Soviet army in the Kursk salient.
At this moment, after receiving the order from their superiors and knowing that the road going south had been opened, the German officers and soldiers could not help but breathe a sigh of relief. As soon as the order to set off was given, all the troops rushed to the opened breach, trying to escape from this dangerous area and return to Belgorod in the shortest possible time.
Although Sokov did not visit the battlefield in person this time, he was well aware of the situation on the battlefield through various reports. When he learned that the German army had begun to move south in a large scale, he knew that the final counterattack moment had arrived. He quickly called the director of the communications corps and said to him: "Comrade director of the communications corps, please get me through the 4th Guards Tank Corps immediately. The First Division, the Second Artillery Division, the 84th, 254th and 384th Infantry Divisions, and the 46th Infantry Brigade, I will assign combat missions to them."
When the director of the communications corps was ordered to call the combat units named by Sokov, Lunev asked Sokov tentatively: "Comrade commander, are you launching a general attack on the enemy?"
"Yes, Comrade Military Commissioner." Sokov frowned and looked at the map in front of him, and said with a wry smile: "There are just a few troops, but I think there shouldn't be much of a problem in defeating Hott's troops."
Sameko also said with emotion: "Yes, our troops suffered huge casualties in the early battles. Now we only have this small amount of troops at our disposal."
"By the way, isn't the 384th Division all destroyed?" Lunev said from the side: "How can they participate in the attack?"
"Comrade Military Commissar," Samyko said to Lunev with a smile: "Comrade Commander has already considered this, so he ordered Major General Gritsenko not to use the rest of the food without getting orders from his superiors. A regiment goes into battle.”
Not long after, the director of the communications corps reappeared in front of Sokov and reported to him: "Comrade Commander, the combat units you named have all been connected, and combat orders can be issued to them at any time."
After the director of the communications corps finished speaking, he took a step back and winked at an operator who followed him. The operator quickly put the walkie-talkie in his arms on the table.
Samyko looked at Sokov and reminded him in a low voice: "Comrade Commander, can we start the attack?"
Sokov nodded, then stood up, picked up the headphones and put them on his head, put the microphone close to his mouth, and said loudly: "Comrade commanders, I am now issuing a general attack order: in one or ten minutes, attack Hoth's Panzer Army launched a general attack.
