With the fact that the 112th Guards Regiment received the honorary title of "Warsaw Regiment", and the deeds of the regiment commander, Lieutenant Colonel Porosuech, who received the title of "Hero of the Soviet Union", propaganda through the Political Department of the Front immediately caused a great reaction within the entire Front.

The most irritated person was none other than Colonel Marchenko, commander of the 39th Guards Division. In order to break through the German defenses and quickly rush to the Vistula River to join the friendly forces, he personally rushed to the 117th Guards Infantry Regiment to supervise the battle, and stayed only 300 meters away from the German positions to direct the battle. The 117th Regiment, on which he had high hopes, failed to break through the German positions, while the 112th Regiment, which was tasked with diversion, managed to reach the Vistula River and join up with friendly forces.

When Marchenko heard this, he sat at the table and was stunned. Then he called the regiment commander, Lieutenant Colonel Glitsenko, to the front and asked in a stern tone: "Comrade Lieutenant Colonel, please tell me, when will your regiment break through the German defensive positions in the front?" ”

When Glitsenko learned of the situation of the friendly forces, he was also stimulated, and he also wanted to take the German positions as soon as possible, but in the face of the stubborn defense of the German army, the attack he organized not long ago was once again repulsed by the Germans. Hearing Marchenko's question at this moment, he said with some embarrassment: "Comrade division commander, the German army's fortifications are strong and the firepower is fierce, and it has attacked several times without success. ”

"Alright, you don't have to say it. I'll send you artillery right away, and if you can't take the enemy's position, then I'll replace someone else as the regiment commander. After speaking, Marchenko picked up the telegram on the table, dialed the division headquarters, and the division staff who answered the phone said loudly: "Chief of staff, I am Marchenko." ”

Seeing that it was Marchenko who called in person, the division chief of staff guessed that there must be something important, and hurriedly asked: "Comrade division commander, do you have any instructions?" ”

"The offensive of the 117th Guards Regiment was not possible to achieve an effective breakthrough due to the fact that the German fortifications were too strong." Marchenko said into the microphone: "Immediately transfer the 87th Guards Artillery Regiment to assist the 117th Regiment in the attack." ”

"Comrade division commander, have you forgotten that the 87th Artillery Regiment is assisting the 120th Regiment in attacking the flour mills occupied by the Germans." The chief of staff of the division cautiously reminded: "If the artillery is transferred at such a time, I am afraid that it will have a negative impact on the next battle." ”

"I can't care about that much." Marchenko said impatiently: "Leave them a battalion, and the rest of the artillery will be transferred to the area under the responsibility of the 117th Regiment." ”

After putting down the phone, Marchenko said to Glitsenko: "Comrade Lieutenant Colonel, the artillery regiment will soon come to your aid. I hope that you, with the support of artillery, will be able to take the enemy's position as soon as possible and rush to the Vistula River to join the friendly forces. Do you understand? ”

"Don't worry, Comrade Division." Hearing that Marchenko planned to transfer an artillery regiment to support him, Glitsenko suddenly felt full of confidence, and hurriedly said: "As long as there is artillery support, I promise to break through the German defenses within an hour." ”

It took only twenty minutes for the commander of the artillery regiment to come to the regimental headquarters of the 117th Guards Regiment and report to Marchenko: "Comrade division commander, the 87th Guards Artillery Regiment has been ordered to arrive, I am waiting for your orders, please instruct!" ”

Marchenko glanced up at him and asked, "The troops are coming over so soon?" ”

The artillery commander shook his head and replied: "The troops are still in the process of being transferred, and I came to you first to accept the combat mission. ”

Marchenko stood up and beckoned him: "Comrade regiment commander, come and see." This was the German position to be attacked by the 117th Guards Regiment, and the enemy used the trenches to form a perfect defensive system for this area, and at the same time equipped with powerful firepower, so that all the attacks launched by our troops ended in failure. ”

The artillery commander glanced at the map spread out on the table, tapped it with his hand, and then said: "Comrade division commander, I propose to deploy the artillery positions here. In this way, we can provide artillery support to the attacking forces at any time. ”

After seeing clearly the position pointed by the artillery commander, Marchenko couldn't help but be surprised: "What, arranged here?" Know that the artillery position you have chosen is only five hundred meters from the enemy's position. ”

"Comrade division commander," hearing Marchenko say this, the artillery commander hurriedly explained to him: "This is an order given to us by the commander of the artillery of the Front, General Kazakov, to deploy the artillery at a distance of 500 to 800 meters in front of the enemy's position, and to destroy the enemy's fire points by means of direct aiming when our troops are attacking forward. ”

"When our troops assaulted, they shelled the German fortifications with artillery fire?" Glitsenko couldn't help frowning on the side: "Comrade regiment commander, aren't you worried that the artillery fire will accidentally injure our fighters?" ”

"Accidental injuries are inevitable, so it's best to let the fighters attack without staying in too dense formation." The artillery regiment said rather helplessly: "General Kazakov's order, we must carry it out unconditionally." By the way, it is said that this tactic was proposed by Marshal Rokossovsky, who called it the 'bayonet on the cannon' tactic. ”

Marchenko, who was still a little resistant to this kind of artillery firing at close range, immediately made a 180-degree turn in his attitude when he heard the artillery commander say that this tactic was introduced by Rokossovsky, and he quickly turned his head and ordered Glitsenko on the side: "Comrade Lieutenant Colonel, do you ask if the troops have completed the assembly?" If the assembly is ready, as soon as the artillery arrives, a new offensive will be launched. ”

At the same time that the commanders and fighters of the 65th Army intensified their offensive, the commander of the 48th Army, Romanenko, summoned the commanders of the divisions to the headquarters of the group army, and said to everyone in a stern tone: "Comrades commanders, according to the orders of the superiors, the troops who first arrive at the Vistula River to join the division of the 4th Guards Army should be us, us!" ”

Seeing that everyone bowed their heads and remained silent, he continued: "With three divisions of troops, we rushed along the Ganeralska Street to the Vistula River, but the battle lasted more than ten hours, and our troops advanced less than two kilometers. How long will it take us to reach the river and join our allies? ”

The commander of the 211th Infantry Division waited for Romanenko to finish speaking, looked left and right, and then said cautiously: "Comrade commander, our offensive did not go smoothly for many reasons. For example, the enemy set up a large number of barricades in the streets, built barricades, and occupied houses on both sides of the streets. When our fighters attacked, they had to be blocked not only by fire from the front, but also by fire from both sides. The corpses of the fighters, which covered the streets of Generalska......"

Before he could finish his words, Romanenko slammed the table and said sharply: "Your division has suffered heavy casualties, don't the other troops have losses?" He pointed to the commander of the 6th Guards Division on the side, "The 6th Guards Division lost more than two-thirds of its strength in the battle for the North Prague area, but have you ever heard him complain?" Their division is now fighting the Germans completely in the Dzongbuji neighborhood to cover your left flank. ”

After sending out a wave of anger, Romanenko took a few deep breaths, waited for his mood to stabilize a little, and then said to everyone: "I think everyone has seen the report from the front headquarters, all the commanders and fighters of the 39th Regiment of the 112th Guards Division, sent a spirit of heroism, showed skilled combat skills, successfully broke through the German defenses, and rushed to the side of the Vistula River with the 57th Guards Division of the 57th Guards Army. In recognition of their achievements, the regiment was awarded the honorary title of 'Warsaw Regiment', and its commander, Lieutenant Colonel Porosuech, was awarded the title of 'Hero of the Soviet Union'.

Although we did not fight well in the early stage, I hope that you can learn from the 112th Guards Regiment, and in the next battle, all the commanders and fighters will show bravery and heroism, and a number of troops will emerge among you who will receive the honorary title of 'Warsaw Regiment'. ”

After hearing the resounding answers of the division commanders, Romanenko waved his hand at them and said: "Okay, let's all go back to their respective units." When you are ready for battle, you will attack again, and be sure to reach the banks of the Vistula by noon tomorrow, and join up with the friendly forces that are holding there. ”