Directly resuming the offensive without capturing the reservoir would be very risky. If the Germans see the 109th Division relaunch their offensive and desperately blow up the reservoir dam, the situation will be completely out of control. Therefore, it is completely necessary to report offensive operations to the headquarters before resuming the offensive. Yu
After receiving the call from Braginski, Sokov immediately asked instinctively: "Comrade Colonel, did your troops take down the reservoir?"
"Uh, not yet." Hearing Sokov's question, Brakinski replied with some embarrassment: "Although the battle on the reservoir is still going on, I can confirm that the Germans will not be able to blow up the reservoir dam. "
"Why are you so sure?"
"Comrade Commander, the situation is like this." Brakinski explained: "My subordinates reported to me that they have used artillery fire to blow off the wires that detonated the explosives. And the area where the wires passed was blocked by their firepower. The Germans simply had no ability to repair the blown wires."
Braginski's words reminded Sokov of the past of the Istria Reservoir, when he was ordered to seize the reservoir and prevent the Germans from destroying the reservoir to prevent the Soviet pursuit. At that time, in order to cut off the detonation wire, several of his subordinates died unfortunately, but he stuffed a grenade under the wire to blow it up.
"So, it is impossible for the enemy to blow up the reservoir dam again?" Sokov asked tentatively.
Hearing Sokov's tone was so calm, Brajinski felt that Sokov might not blame him for his arbitrary assertion, and quickly replied: "Yes, Comrade Commander. As long as the Germans cannot repair the wires used for detonation." , they are simply unable to blow up the dam. So I think we should take advantage of the empty German troops to decisively attack the enemy's positions to complete our combat intentions." Yu
"Okay, Colonel Braginski." Sokov also figured it out. The main reason why he ordered the 109th Division to move to defense was because he was worried that the Germans would blow up the reservoir and flood the Seventh Army. But now this worry no longer exists, and the troops on the original defensive position have become weak. It is a good time to attack, so he said smoothly: "I agree with your plan and resume the attack on the enemy immediately. We must In the shortest possible time, capture the position on the right wing."
"Comrade Commander," Sidorin said, obviously still worried about Braginski's actions. As soon as Sokov put down the phone, he kindly reminded the other party: "Although Brakinski is right, the Germans cannot detonate the explosives on the dam without repairing the wires. But we should also Considering that if the Germans have a backup detonation line and see our army launching another attack, they may take the risk and directly detonate the explosives in the reservoir."
"Comrade Chief of Staff, the situation you mentioned does indeed exist." Sokov looked at Sidorin and said: "But as commanders, we cannot hesitate to look forward and backward when making a decision to fight, otherwise we will It may delay the fighter's opportunity. Do you understand?"
Before Sidorin could answer, he continued: "Although the reservoir dam has not been captured yet, it has already alerted the enemy. If Brajinski does not take action as soon as possible, we may miss the opportunity."
In this way, after obtaining Sokov's permission, Braginsky once again ordered his troops to enter the battle. Regardless of the front of the right-wing offensive force, there are still three German defense lines, but the number of German troops holding these positions now is only two battalions. Facing the attack of one Soviet division and one brigade, although they carried out tenacious resistance, but still to no avail. The offensive battle lasted less than two hours, and all German positions were occupied.
Seeing the red flag planted on the roof of the German headquarters, Brajinsky quickly called Sokov and reported excitedly to him: "Comrade Commander, I have good news for you. We have occupied the right wing. All positions, including the reservoir.”
When Sokov heard the news, he was not overjoyed, but asked cautiously: "Colonel Braginsky, please tell me clearly, have you occupied all the positions, or have you controlled all the positions?" ?" Yu
Brajinski was stunned for a moment, and then understood the reason why Sokov asked. According to the tradition passed down by the Russian army, as long as a flag is planted on the commanding heights, the occupation can be announced. And control means that the enemies in the area have been completely wiped out, and the entire territory truly belongs to our side. He quickly replied: "Comrade Commander, it is not only occupation, but also control. We have controlled all the positions on the right wing. "
"Very good, Colonel Braginski, you did a good job." After praising the other party, Sokov continued: "Now you leave some troops to stick to the area under control, and the rest of the troops move to the left to support the enemy. The troops attacking from the left.”
As soon as the order was issued, Zhukov's phone call came in: "Misha, I congratulate you for successfully capturing half of the triangle area."
Sokov was stunned and turned to look at Sidorin, trying to figure out whether he was the one who reported the news to Zhukov. But when Sidorin saw Sokov's gaze directed at him, he immediately understood what he meant. He shook his head slowly, indicating that he had not yet had time to report the matter to the front army headquarters.
"Misha, I saw this news from the intercepted German military cables." Zhukov praised Sokov on the phone: "You did a great job. The Germans launched an offensive decisively not long after they transferred their troops. , seizing the favorable opportunity when the German positions were empty of troops, and successfully captured important areas."
When he learned that Zhukov learned about the results of his troops through intercepted telegrams, he couldn't help laughing and said humbly: "Comrade Marshal, you are really honored. The battle in the triangle area is not over yet. Now One-third of the territory is still under the control of the German army. If we want to completely eliminate the enemies in this area before dark, we obviously cannot show it."
"If the enemy cannot be eliminated before dark, continue the attack after dark." Zhukov said in a serious tone on the phone: "The attack on the Modlin Fortress failed. You can only attack at night to avoid encounters from the fortress. Artillery strikes from the same direction." Yu
"What, the attack on Modlin Fortress failed?" Although Sokov had long known that the attack on Modlin Fortress would not achieve the desired results, he still felt a little disappointed when he heard that the operation failed. If we don't take advantage of the darkness to attack the remaining areas as soon as daybreak, the enemy's fortress artillery fire will be overwhelming, and the troops still fighting in the area will be wiped out on the path of attack.
"It can be said." Zhukov continued: "The enemy's defense is stronger than we imagined. Although the participating troops tried their best, they still could not win."
The German officers and soldiers, caught between two sides, were locked in a fight. Although the Soviet commanders and fighters tried their best, they still could not win the last fortification group, and instead suffered a lot of casualties here.
When Sidorin received a call from Liugekov and learned that the 211th Infantry Division was also having trouble attacking, he asked Sokov for instructions: "Comrade Commander, the enemy may feel that he cannot escape from our encirclement. , are now carrying out crazy resistance. Although the 211th Infantry Division and other troops fought very tenaciously, they still could not break through the last German defense. Do you think that the troops should be temporarily suspended from attacking? After a night of rest, they can then attack The enemy launches a new attack?"
"No, absolutely not." Regarding Sidorin's proposal, Sokov rejected it without hesitation: "Under the attack of our army, the Germans can no longer withstand it. If they withdraw from the battle at this time, they will This is equivalent to giving the Germans a chance to breathe. I believe that with their ability, they can strengthen and improve more fortifications overnight. When they attack again at dawn, they will face an enemy who relies on solid fortifications to defend tenaciously. We will pay a heavier price."
"Okay, Comrade Commander." Although Sidorin felt that the troops fighting in unfamiliar areas at night would definitely reduce their combat effectiveness, in order to avoid the worst situation, it was very necessary to attack overnight: "Then I will give Several division commanders and brigade commanders gave orders for them to continue fighting at night until all the enemies were eliminated."
"Yes, this is how it should be done." After confirming Sidorin's statement, Sokov ordered: "Give them the order." Yu
The Germans were defeated by Sokov's troops during the day. When they saw darkness, they couldn't help but feel lucky. According to their experience, the Soviet army would stop attacking at night. In this way, they had the opportunity to adjust their deployment and strengthen their defenses. valuable time for fortifications. More importantly, the Soviet army's attack on the Modlin Fortress during the day ended in failure. In other words, after dawn tomorrow, they will be able to receive artillery support from the fortress.
But what happened next was far beyond the Germans' expectations. After dark, the Soviet offensive not only did not stop, but even intensified. Due to the low visibility at night, the machine gun firepower point lost its accurate target. The machine gunner could only hide in the fortifications and roughly judge a direction to shoot based on the direction of the sound.
Although the enemy's machine gun firepower was strong, it still caused casualties to the Soviet army. However, since it was night shooting with extremely low visibility, most of the bullets flew to nowhere, and the casualties caused to the Soviet army were naturally reduced.
Facing the influx of Soviet troops, the Germans finally could no longer resist and had to abandon their positions and retreat.
When the fighting lasted until four in the morning, the gunfire on the battlefield suddenly became sparse. It was obvious that the organized resistance of the German army had been crushed, and the remaining soldiers were stragglers making their last desperate struggle.
Brajinski found two other division commanders and a brigade commander and said to them: "Comrade commanders, now that the battle is coming to an end, tell me who should report this good news to the commander?"
"I think the infantry brigade commander Lieutenant Colonel Victor will make the report." Liujikov said with a smile: "Anyway, he and our commander were both classmates of the Frunze Military Academy." Yu
Although Victor has the lowest position, his relationship with Sokov is known to all the commanders present. So as soon as Liujikov's words came out, he was immediately echoed by several people: "Yes, I think it is undoubtedly appropriate for Lieutenant Colonel Victor to report the results. We will not have any objections."
The call was connected, and Victor reported victory to Sokov on behalf of everyone: "Comrade Commander, I am Lieutenant Colonel Victor, commander of the 122nd Infantry Brigade. I am honored to report to you that as a result of our bitter battle, the entire triangle area The enemy has been eliminated and all positions are occupied by our troops."
When Sokov heard Victor announce his name, he couldn't help but be stunned. He thought to himself what was going on. Among the four troops participating in the war, there were three division commanders and one brigade commander. In theory, they should report the results of the battle. A certain division commander is here to report to you. When will it be your turn to report as the lowest ranking person?
Just when Sokov was about to ask what was going on, he heard Victor continue: "The three division commanders have entrusted me to report to you on the fighting situation in the triangle area."
After finding out that it was the other three division commanders who entrusted Victor to report the victory to him, Sokov gave up the idea of blaming the other division commanders and said pleasantly: "Tell me, Lieutenant Colonel Victor, what is the result of your victory."
"Reporting to Comrade Commander, after a night of fierce fighting, we have controlled all the positions in the triangle area and eliminated all enemies." Victor repeated what he had just said and added: "We have captured about 500 people. The enemy and seized a large number of weapons and ammunition..."
"Good job." Sokov was originally worried that many troops would be short of ammunition after this battle, but when he heard that a large number of weapons and ammunition had been seized, his worries were alleviated a lot. At least he could let some of them Some troops changed to German weapons and equipment to alleviate the shortage of ammunition. He told Victor: "Lieutenant Colonel Victor, please tell the other three division commanders that each division should replace part of its organizational structure with German weapons and equipment to make up for the weapons and ammunition consumed by our army in the battle." Yu Yu
When Sidorin heard what Sokov told Victor, he felt reminded: "Comrade Commander, if the troops are to be equipped with German weapons and equipment, what will happen to the future ammunition replenishment? We can't let the logistics troops do it at the same time. Send us two kinds of ammunition? You know, these ammunition are of different sizes. If they are sent to the wrong place, they cannot be used."
"Don't worry about this." Sokov said to Sidorin: "If you want to re-equip some of the troops, each division can only have one regiment at most. After they re-equip, they can obtain it from the Germans through capture. The weapons and ammunition they want.”
Ponejelin raised his hand to look at it, and then smiled and said to Sokov: "Comrade Commander, it only took us 18 hours to successfully capture the triangle area. When the battle is over, I think there will be many Everyone can get a medal.”
"You are right, Comrade Deputy Commander." Ponejelin's words reminded Sokov, and he quickly said: "The reason why we can achieve such a great victory is that there are many meritorious personnel who need to be commended. For example, the sneak attack The troop commander of the German Reservoir, if he had not dispelled our worries, our army would still be stagnant."
"I understand, Comrade Commander." Ponejelin nodded and said, "I will compile a list of those who have meritoriously received awards based on the battle reports of each unit."
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