When Rokossovsky finished the call, Lobachev suddenly asked: "Comrade commander, I have a question, I wonder if you can give me an answer?" ”

Although he didn't know why his military commissar suddenly asked such a question, Rokossovsky still said very politely: "Comrade military commissar, if you have any questions, just ask, there is no need to be so polite, I am a little unaccustomed to it." Pen Fun Pavilion www.biquge.info"

"More than 100 years ago, Napoleon, the French emperor who invaded our country, withdrew from Moscow and retreated all the way back to Paris." Lobachev frowned and said: "But why did Hitler's bandits, after being driven away from the vicinity of Moscow by our troops, not collapse, but resisted more and more stubbornly?" ”

In response to Lobachev's question, Rokossovsky replied with careful words: "It is true that the Germans were defeated after a sudden attack by our troops, but with Hitler's order not to retreat, the Germans were forced to stay in the areas they occupied in order to block our attack. ”

"Comrade Commander, what you said is one aspect of this, but I think that the more important thing is that our tactics were not used correctly." Ignoring the look of surprise on Rokossovsky's face, Lobachev said to himself: "If we had not used the tactics of cutting off the German retreat after the counteroffensive had begun, but had only pursued them after them, I think we would have been able to speed up their collapse." ”

After listening to Lobachev's words, Rokossovsky suddenly felt enlightened, he raised his hand and slapped his forehead fiercely, and said with annoyance: "Comrade Military Commissar, what you say is really reasonable. If the rear of the German army had not been cut off by us, in the face of our fierce attack, many enemies would not have been trapped, and as long as they could not resist, they would have taken the initiative to withdraw from the battlefield, rather than choosing to fight with us to the last man. ”

When Rokossovsky said this, Malinin also came over, and he asked carefully: "Comrade commander, in this offensive plan, we are also preparing to cut off the retreat of the defenders of Duminich, do we need to adjust it now?" ”

"Yes, yes, my comrade chief of staff, the plans must be adjusted." At this moment, Rokossovsky suddenly remembered that in the traditional tactics of China, there is a kind of so-called "encircling three queyi", that is, to deliberately leave a way for the enemy to escape, so as to effectively weaken their will to resist, "let the troops that are ready to make a detour to the enemy's rear stop moving, and the attack on Duminich should only adopt the tactic of attacking from the front and the flank, so that the enemy will not resist stubbornly because the retreat route is cut off." ”

Just after revising the battle plan, an officer suddenly walked in and reported: "Comrade commander, we have caught a German spy in the city. ”

Hearing the officer's report, Malinin immediately ordered: "Bring him in." ”

Moments later, a tall man in a tattered Soviet uniform and without a military cap was escorted in by two fighters. The officer stood beside him and said angrily, "That's him." ”

"Comrades, please, don't kill me." Before Rokossovsky could speak to Malinin, the man suddenly pleaded bitterly: "We are our own people, and I am also forced." ”

From the beginning of the great counteroffensive under Moscow, Rokossovsky has repeatedly received reports from the following troops, saying that they have captured former Red Army soldiers who serve the Germans, but they have never been in contact with them personally, and at this moment he saw a living traitor standing in front of his IDE, he couldn't help but ask curiously: "Why do you want to serve the Germans?" ”

Seeing a general asking himself, the tall man quickly lowered his head and said with some embarrassment: "I was captured in the Battle of Vyazma. Germans came to the prisoner of war camps to recruit volunteers to help them defeat the Soviet Union. He gave us only two options: join them, or get shot on the spot. ”

Speaking of this, he swooped over and hugged Rokossovsky's legs, and said emotionally: "Comrade General, please, spare me, I will never help the Germans again." ”

The two fighters hurriedly stepped forward and dragged him back, but because he hugged Rokossovsky's thighs tightly, the fighters threw rat bogeys and did not dare to push too hard. In the end, it was the officer who pulled out his pistol and smashed it on the head with the handle, knocking him unconscious, and the two soldiers were able to drag him aside.

Rokossovsky looked at the officer standing in front of him and asked: "Where did you catch him?" ”

"Report to Comrade Commander," replied the officer, straightening up, "when we caught him, he had just killed the sentry at the door of the ammunition depot and was trying to blow up our ammunition depot with a grenade." ”

Although from the officer's report, Rokossovsky heard a paradox: how could a person who was greedy for life and afraid of death go to the bomb magazine with a grenade? Didn't he want to live anymore and die with this ammunition depot? However, he did not find fault, but directly ordered the officer: "Drag it out and shoot it!" ”

After the two fighters dragged the traitor out like a dead dog, Rokossovsky said to Malinin: "Okay, Comrade Chief of Staff, let's continue to check if there is anything that needs to be revised in the offensive plan. ”

Just as Rokossovsky and the others were discussing the next battle plan, the German counterattack on the settlements began. Not only did they bombard the settlements with intensive artillery fire, but they also sent more than 30 bombers to bombard the forests where the Soviet troops might have gathered, turning the forests into a sea of fire.

Fortunately, Rokossovsky had the foresight to have the troops pour water outside the fortifications and pour a line of ice and snow defense. Although the Germans tilted countless pieces of steel, they inflicted limited damage on the commanders and fighters hiding in the fortifications.

The enemy planes that bombed the forest were also returned fire from ground anti-aircraft fire. The shells that exploded in the air, like bunches of black flowers, wrapped the diveling enemy plane in the middle. One unlucky plane was blown up into a fireball on the spot, and the rest of the planes, in order to avoid the same fate, had to increase their altitude to avoid dense anti-aircraft fire.

After the end of the shelling and bombardment, the Germans launched an assault from the forest and several nearby strongholds, and at the same time on the settlements occupied by Soviet troops. In the face of the Germans rushing at the same time from several directions, the fighters, hiding behind the ice wall, remained calm enough. When the Germans, who were running like penguins, came into their range, all the weapons on the position opened fire at the same time, and immediately knocked down the enemy who rushed to the front.

Relying on their skilled technical and tactical level, the Germans braved the dense fire of the Soviet army, rolled and jumped and approached the position. But they did not know that the snow in front of the position was splashed with water by the fighters and solidified into a smooth ice surface. As soon as they stepped on here, they immediately fell on all fours, and they couldn't even stand on their feet, let alone fight back. After a while, they had to retreat in disgrace.

After the German soldiers who had failed to attack returned to their starting point, enemy planes again came over the settlement, preparing for an intensive bombardment. Fortunately, the commander of the 322nd Division moved the anti-aircraft artillery companies originally deployed in the forest to the residential areas. As soon as they saw the enemy planes diving and bombing, several antiaircraft artillery batteries opened fire at the same time, and four enemy planes were shot down in a few salvos, and the rest could only flee in disgrace.

As soon as the plane left, the German ground forces went out again. The attacking soldiers, hiding behind the tanks that led the way, rushed towards the positions of the Soviet troops with trepidation.

Seeing more than a dozen tanks rushing towards the settlement, the commander of the 322nd Division was a little panicked, and he hurriedly called Rokossovsky to ask for support: "Comrade commander, the enemy's tanks are coming, there are no anti-tank weapons in my division, I hope you can order the artillery to open fire and intercept the enemy's tanks with artillery fire." ”

When Rokossovsky heard the other party's request, he asked rhetorically: "Isn't the artillery commander, General Kazakov, with you?" You asked him to give orders to the artillery, to provide you with artillery support, to intercept the German attacking forces. ”

As soon as he finished speaking, he heard the other side say in a crying voice: "Comrade commander, General Kazakov left before the enemy attacked. ”

"What, he's gone?" Hearing this, Rokossovsky was also taken aback, and hurriedly asked: "Do you know where he went?" ”

"It is said that he is ready to lead the transfer of troops in the direction of Duminich," the division commander, after briefly explaining where Kazakov was going, urged Rokossovsky: "Comrade commander, can you provide us with artillery support?" If I can't, I can only order the fighters to strappen grenades to their bodies and blow up the enemy tanks. ”

Hearing his subordinates say this, Rokossovsky's heart felt as if someone had pulled him hard, and after a moment of silence, he said: "Don't worry, although General Kazakov's artillery cannot provide you with artillery support, it is not impossible to deal with the enemy's tanks. ”

When the division commander heard Rokossovsky say this, he seemed to grasp a life-saving straw and hurriedly asked: "Comrade commander, I don't know what way to deal with the German tanks?" ”

"If I'm not mistaken, there are several regiments of 37-mm anti-aircraft guns with you." Rokossovsky asked: "Am I right?" ”

"That's right," although he knew that Rokossovsky couldn't see his expression, the division commander nodded vigorously and replied: "There are indeed several anti-aircraft artillery companies, and they have shot down five enemy planes in a row in today's battle." ”

"Since there is an anti-aircraft artillery battery, it will be easy to do." After confirming his guesses, Rokossovsky continued: "You immediately ordered them to switch to armor-piercing shells and shoot tanks with flat fire. ”

"What, hit a tank with an anti-aircraft gun?" The division commander was also a tenacious man, and when he heard Rokossovsky's order, he thought he had misheard, and hurriedly asked: "I have never heard of anti-aircraft guns hitting tanks before." ”

"Comrade Colonel, from now on, you should remember that anti-aircraft guns can be used not only against aircraft in the sky, but also against tanks by flat fire." Rokossovsky solemnly said to the division commander: "Remember? ”

"Remember, Comrade Commander." The division commander hurriedly replied.

After the division commander and Rokossovsky made a phone call, he immediately ordered the chief of staff of the division to give orders to several antiaircraft artillery companies, asking them to exchange ammunition for armor-piercing shells and use flat fire to fire at the onrushing German tanks.

When Rokossovsky heard the other party's request, he asked rhetorically: "Isn't the artillery commander, General Kazakov, with you?" You asked him to give orders to the artillery, to provide you with artillery support, to intercept the German attacking forces. ”

As soon as he finished speaking, he heard the other side say in a crying voice: "Comrade commander, General Kazakov left before the enemy attacked. ”

"What, he's gone?" Hearing this, Rokossovsky was also taken aback, and hurriedly asked: "Do you know where he went?" ”

"It is said that he is ready to lead the transfer of troops in the direction of Duminich," the division commander, after briefly explaining where Kazakov was going, urged Rokossovsky: "Comrade commander, can you provide us with artillery support?" If I can't, I can only order the fighters to strappen grenades to their bodies and blow up the enemy tanks. ”

Hearing his subordinates say this, Rokossovsky's heart felt as if someone had pulled him hard, and after a moment of silence, he said: "Don't worry, although General Kazakov's artillery cannot provide you with artillery support, it is not impossible to deal with the enemy's tanks. ”

When the division commander heard Rokossovsky say this, he seemed to grasp a life-saving straw and hurriedly asked: "Comrade commander, I don't know what way to deal with the German tanks?" ”

"If I'm not mistaken, there are several regiments of 37-mm anti-aircraft guns with you." Rokossovsky asked: "Am I right?" ”

"That's right," although he knew that Rokossovsky couldn't see his expression, the division commander nodded vigorously and replied: "There are indeed several anti-aircraft artillery companies, and they have shot down five enemy planes in a row in today's battle." ”

"Since there is an anti-aircraft artillery battery, it will be easy to do." After confirming his guesses, Rokossovsky continued: "You immediately ordered them to switch to armor-piercing shells and shoot tanks with flat fire. ”

"What, hit a tank with an anti-aircraft gun?" The division commander was also a tenacious man, and when he heard Rokossovsky's order, he thought he had misheard, and hurriedly asked: "I have never heard of anti-aircraft guns hitting tanks before." ”

"Comrade Colonel, from now on, you should remember that anti-aircraft guns can be used not only against aircraft in the sky, but also against tanks by flat fire." Rokossovsky solemnly said to the division commander: "Remember? ”

"Remember, Comrade Commander." The division commander hurriedly replied.

After the division commander and Rokossovsky made a phone call, he immediately ordered the chief of staff of the division to give orders to several antiaircraft artillery companies, asking them to exchange ammunition for armor-piercing shells and use flat fire to fire at the onrushing German tanks.