Granin put down his telescope and said to his chief of staff with relief: "The enemy's artillery position has been destroyed. Until their new artillery position is established, the enemy attacking the bridge will not receive any artillery support."
"That's right, comrade regiment leader." The regiment chief of staff agreed: "And we have two captured tanks as fixed forts on the east bank of the bridge. If the enemy wants to seize the bridge, they will inevitably pay huge casualties. "
Granin raised his hand to look at his watch, and then asked: "When will the main force of the division arrive?"
"I'm afraid it will take another hour or two." The regiment chief of staff explained to him: "The headquarters sent a large amount of weapons and ammunition to the division, which greatly slowed down the march of the follow-up troops."
"Originally, we only brought two basic amounts of ammunition. Facing the enemy's crazy attack, we may not be able to support it for less than three hours." Granin nodded and said, "With this batch of ammunition sent by our superiors, we can persist." A longer time to wait for the arrival of the main force of the army group."
"As soon as the main force of the division arrives, we can switch from defense to offense and launch an attack on the outer positions of Kharkov." The regiment chief of staff looked at the fighting area east of the bridge and said with emotion: "But I don't know that At that time, how many people can be left in the battalion?"
The regiment chief of staff's concerns were justified. Although the rockets on the west bank destroyed the German artillery positions several kilometers away, the German officers and soldiers of the 320th Infantry Division still launched an attack on the 1st Battalion's position without hesitation.
Granin picked up the phone on the table, connected the first battalion, and asked Shamrich directly: "Comrade Major, can you stop the German attack?"
"Don't worry, comrade commander." Shamrih's voice came over the phone: "As long as the enemy does not have artillery cover, it will be very difficult to break through our battalion's defense line."
Granin was very satisfied with Shamrich's answer. Even though the main force of the regiment was only separated from the first battalion's position by a river, he was unwilling to put his troops into battle easily. He knew very well that if he put his troops into battle too early and suffered serious losses, his regiment would basically miss the next battle to liberate Kharkov. If only one battalion is used to carry the enemy, even if one battalion is wiped out, there are still two battalions available. In the next phase of the battle, your regiment can still accept important combat tasks.
The situation of the fighting on the Oude River was quickly reported to the army headquarters at all levels.
After receiving the battle report, Samyko read it quickly, and then reported to Sokov: "Comrade Commander, the 98th Guards Division reports that the 1st Battalion of the 296th Guards Regiment, which is stationed on the east bank of the Oude River, is in the camp. Under the command of Chang Shamrih, no less than a hundred enemies were killed and the enemy's attack was successfully repelled.
At the same time, Lieutenant Colonel Granin, the leader of the regiment, also ordered the troops to launch new rockets from the west bank to attack the German artillery positions, completely destroying the artillery positions that posed the greatest threat to our army's crossing of the river..."
"The one who attacked the bridge was the German 320th Infantry Division," Sokov asked after listening to Samyko's report: "This division is relatively powerful among the German 11th Army. They once fought in Prokhorov Outside Card City, the strength of one regiment forced two friendly divisions to retreat steadily."
"That's right, Comrade Commander." Samyko agreed very much with Sokov's statement: "It is because of the strong combat effectiveness of this unit that Kenf deployed them in the outer positions on the western outskirts of Kharkov. , to prevent our army from attacking the city."
"Today, our troops standing on the east bank of the Oud River only include one battalion of Major Shamrih. They have to face an enemy several times their number. Even if the enemy's artillery position is destroyed and the enemy loses the cover of artillery fire, But the offensive is still fierce, can our troops hold on?"
Hearing Sokov's question, Samyko showed a confident expression on his face: "Don't worry, Comrade Commander. You must know that the commanders and fighters of Major Shamrih's battalion are almost all sailors. You also know, In our army, the most combat-effective unit is the sailors, and the combat effectiveness displayed by a battalion on the battlefield is often stronger than that of a regiment of ordinary troops."
Sokov thought about it carefully, and it seemed that this was really the case. Especially Major Shamrich, who has repeatedly performed extraordinary feats on the battlefield since he became his subordinate during the Battle of Stalingrad. When defending the Beigan position of Mamayev Hills, the troops under his command ran out of bullets, so he bravely rushed forward and fought the enemy face to face with bayonets, and repelled the enemy's attack. Now that they are sticking to important areas, I believe that Shamrih's performance will not let them down.
Although he had confidence in the Shamrih Battalion to hold its position, he was not willing to let such a heroic unit fight alone for a long time, so he raised his head and asked Samyko: "When will the 98th Guards Division arrive in Ukraine?" Dehe?"
"Comrade Commander, since they are carrying a large amount of ammunition transported by Colonel Yakov, their marching speed will inevitably be slowed down. I estimate that it will take another hour or two to reach the bridge."
"Send a message to Colonel Chuvashov and ask them to speed up and don't let the 296th Regiment fight alone."
"Don't worry, Comrade Commander." Samyko nodded and said, "When I received the battle report from the division, I called back and ordered Chuvashov and the others to speed up their march and must reach the designated location within an hour. Be prepared for counterattack."
After finishing talking about the 98th Guards Division, Sokov hurriedly asked: "Have the troops in Dergach moved towards the Oud River?"
"The first echelon currently setting off is Colonel Shechtman's 254th Infantry Division. According to their current marching speed, they will be able to reach the Ude River in about three hours."
After listening to Samek's report, Sokov felt very unhappy. This is really a plan that can't keep up with the changes. According to his own ideas, after the 98th Guards Division sent the 296th Regiment to seize the bridge, the main force should rush to the Oude River before dawn. As a result, they were still marching on the road at this time. The departure time of the city's defenders was also delayed, causing the plan to launch an attack on the outer positions in the western suburbs of Kharkov at 10 a.m. to be postponed.
Seeing the angry look on Sokov's face, Samyko couldn't help but feel a little scared. However, he was worried that Sokov would blame the division commanders below, so he said cautiously: "Comrade Commander, although the troops in front of me have not yet been able to It’s not a bad thing for us to get into designated spots.”
"Isn't it a bad thing?" Sokov asked in confusion, "Why?"
"Judging from the current battle situation, the main force of our front army fighting on the left and the troops of the Voronezh Front are not progressing very smoothly. If we launch an attack on Kharkov prematurely, the enemies on the left will turn around to support our front. enemies, thereby increasing the difficulty of our attack."
Sokov lowered his head again, stared at the map in front of him and thought carefully. He felt that Samyko was right. The attack on Kharkov by the two fronts on the left did not seem to be going smoothly. If he hadtily launched an attack on the outer positions in the western suburbs at this time, Kenf would definitely ask for help from Holt and deploy troops to strengthen his frontal defense. Although your troops occupied the bridge on the Oude River, as long as the enemy established a defense line around the bridge, it would be difficult for your troops to expand their results.
Seeing that Sokov was deep in thought, Samyko couldn't help but ask: "Comrade Commander, what are you thinking about?"
"Comrade Chief of Staff, what you say makes sense. If we launch an attack on Kharkov's outer positions at this time, then Hott's troops will definitely rush over to support the enemies in front of us. Once the enemy with a large force is on the bridge, Establishing a defensive line nearby will defeat our intention to expand the landing site and start a tug-of-war with us in this area."
"Comrade Commander, this is it." Sameko continued: "Although we have occupied the bridge on the Oude River, the landing area established is too small. If under such circumstances, we take the initiative to attack the enemy, we will The west bank of the bridge cannot deploy too many troops, so we can only use refueling tactics to attack the enemy with a company or battalion scale."
"Using refueling tactics to launch an attack against an enemy with a numerical advantage is a suicidal act. We cannot do this kind of loss-making business." Sokov said solemnly: "So the best way is to attack on the West Bank On the landing site, they started a tug-of-war with the Germans. One was to consume their effective forces, and the other was to wait for the progress of the friendly forces on the left. As long as the main force of the front army could annihilate a large number of German effective forces outside the city, Holt would definitely send reinforcements to the enemy on the front. , redeployed back. In this way, we will have the opportunity to decisively launch an attack on the enemy, and we will definitely be able to break through the outer positions in the western suburbs of Kharkov in the shortest possible time."
Samyko took a long breath and then said: "Comrade Commander, I think we may have to wait a day or two before launching the attack on Kharkov. I wonder if we can let a few main divisions stay in How about taking a break in the city?"
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Sokov was very excited about Sameko's proposal. But then I thought about it, fighting is all about spiritual energy. Although the commanders and fighters in the city are a little tired now, they are full of fighting spirit. If they are allowed to rest for two days, this spirit may be exhausted.
"No." Sokov shook his head and said, "Comrade Chief of Staff, I know that the commanders and soldiers have become a little tired after this period of fighting, but we cannot let the troops rest in the city."
This time it was Sameko's turn to be confused: "Comrade Commander, why?"
If Samyko is lucky enough to see it, Sokov will naturally tell him: it is a great insight that can only be achieved once and for all. But the other party didn't know anything about Dongfang's book, so Sokov had a hard time explaining it. Seeing the angry look on Sokov's face, Samyko couldn't help but feel a little scared. However, he was worried that Sokov would blame the division commanders below, so he said cautiously: "Comrade Commander, although the troops in front of me have not yet been able to It’s not a bad thing for us to get into designated spots.”
"Isn't it a bad thing?" Sokov asked in confusion, "Why?"
"Judging from the current battle situation, the main force of our front army fighting on the left and the troops of the Voronezh Front are not progressing very smoothly. If we launch an attack on Kharkov prematurely, the enemies on the left will turn around to support our front. enemies, thereby increasing the difficulty of our attack."
Sokov lowered his head again, stared at the map in front of him and thought carefully. He felt that Samyko was right. The attack on Kharkov by the two fronts on the left did not seem to be going smoothly. If he hadtily launched an attack on the outer positions in the western suburbs at this time, Kenf would definitely ask for help from Holt and deploy troops to strengthen his frontal defense. Although your troops occupied the bridge on the Oude River, as long as the enemy established a defense line around the bridge, it would be difficult for your troops to expand their results.
Seeing that Sokov was deep in thought, Samyko couldn't help but ask: "Comrade Commander, what are you thinking about?"
"Comrade Chief of Staff, what you say makes sense. If we launch an attack on Kharkov's outer positions at this time, then Hott's troops will definitely rush over to support the enemies in front of us. Once the enemy with a large force is on the bridge, Establishing a defensive line nearby will defeat our intention to expand the landing site and start a tug-of-war with us in this area."
"Comrade Commander, this is it." Sameko continued: "Although we have occupied the bridge on the Oude River, the landing area established is too small. If under such circumstances, we take the initiative to attack the enemy, we will The west bank of the bridge cannot deploy too many troops, so we can only use refueling tactics to attack the enemy with a company or battalion scale."
"Using refueling tactics to launch an attack against an enemy with a numerical advantage is a suicidal act. We cannot do this kind of loss-making business." Sokov said solemnly: "So the best way is to attack on the West Bank On the landing site, they started a tug-of-war with the Germans. One was to consume their effective forces, and the other was to wait for the progress of the friendly forces on the left. As long as the main force of the front army could annihilate a large number of German effective forces outside the city, Holt would definitely send reinforcements to the enemy on the front. , redeployed back. In this way, we will have the opportunity to decisively launch an attack on the enemy, and we will definitely be able to break through the outer positions in the western suburbs of Kharkov in the shortest possible time."
Samyko took a long breath and then said: "Comrade Commander, I think we may have to wait a day or two before launching the attack on Kharkov. I wonder if we can let a few main divisions stay in How about taking a break in the city?"
Sokov was very excited about Sameko's proposal. But then I thought about it, fighting is all about spiritual energy. Although the commanders and fighters in the city are a little tired now, they are full of fighting spirit. If they are allowed to rest for two days, this spirit may be exhausted.
"No." Sokov shook his head and said, "Comrade Chief of Staff, I know that the commanders and soldiers have become a little tired after this period of fighting, but we cannot let the troops rest in the city."
This time it was Sameko's turn to be confused: "Comrade Commander, why?"
If Samyko is lucky enough to see it, Sokov will naturally tell him: it is a great insight that can only be achieved once and for all. But the other party didn't know anything about Dongfang's book, so Sokov had a hard time explaining it.
