Before the officer in Stunned Town had arrived at the headquarters, General Rybalco's telegram came first. Although Romanov was now the commander of the 79th Infantry Corps, he took the telegram from the operator's hand and turned around and handed it to me without even glancing at it.

I took Rebalco's telegram and examined it carefully. The situation on the left bank of the Dnieper was much more optimistic than I had imagined, and the troops of the 12th Tank Army had quietly reached a small town called Kanivka, northeast of Bruvaria; The troops of the 15th Tank Army had advanced to the outside of Boryspil, less than ten kilometers from Bruvaria. As soon as dawn came, both forces could attack Bruvary at the same time. At the same time, a part of the 79th Guards Infantry Division was rapidly advancing towards Kanivo, and it was estimated that it would not be long before it could join forces with the Akhromeyev regiment remaining in Kanivo.

When I saw the inspiring telegram, I handed it to Kirillov, and looked up to say a few words to Romanov, only to find him standing next to the radio, leaning over to say something to the operator.

When he walked back in front of me, I asked curiously, "Comrade General, did you just give another order to the troops?" ”

"Yes, Comrade Commander." Romanov replied in the affirmative: "I asked the telegraph operator to send a message to the reconnaissance detachments that are hiding near Kiev at the moment, so that they can closely monitor the movements of the enemy in the city." As soon as there were signs of a movement of troops by the Germans, they immediately reported to me. ”

For the Romanovs' precautions, I nodded with satisfaction and said: "Comrade General." You are very well thought out. Although the troops of General Rybalco. It is to advance to the enemy's defensive zone at night. But it is simply impossible not to be detected by the enemy. In the face of the approach of our army, the defenders of the city of Bruvary are bound to ask for help from Kyiv. The enemy must have been attracted by our sham in Canivo, so it was imperative that they mobilize the defenders of the city to reinforce Bruvalli. ”

"Our plan won't be discovered by the Germans, right?" Romanov asked worriedly.

I quickly rolled my eyes at Romanov while he wasn't looking. Xin said that the Germans had already figured out the dull tactics commonly used by the Soviet army, and they must still use the old tactics to deal with the Soviet army, and it was strange not to mobilize troops to reinforce Bruvaria. Although he was dissatisfied with his skeptical attitude, he had to say politely to him on the surface: "Comrade General, the Germans did not think that Obukokhev had fallen into the hands of our army, so they would focus their defense on Bruvarian in the east. By daylight tomorrow at the latest, the defenders of Kiev will send reinforcements to Bruvary in a big way. ”

"If the enemy really goes to reinforce Bruvarian," Romanov listened to my words and thought seriously. "So, what time period should we be in. What about launching an assault on the city? ”

"Although we have just captured a batch of weapons and equipment, we do not have air supremacy. Even if Kyiv is an empty city, if we want to launch a front-line assault, we will inevitably pay a heavy price. "Before I talk about the arrangements for the offensive, I will first tell Romanov about the shortcomings of our army, lest he have the idea of underestimating the enemy:" Therefore, our offensive can only be arranged at night. It is very difficult for the enemy to organize effective resistance in the event of a surprise attack from us, and without air support, it will be very difficult for them to hold the city. ”

While he was talking, a staff officer came in from outside and reported to Romanov: "Comrade commander, the commander of the uprising Vostok Battalion has arrived, do you need to see him immediately?" ”

Instead of answering the other party right away, Romanov turned his attention to me. When he saw that I nodded and said yes, he instructed the staff officer: "Go and call him in." ”

The staff officer walked to the door and shouted outside: "Come in, the commanders are waiting for you inside!" ”

Soon, a small but sturdy officer, dressed in a German uniform, walked in briskly. After his gaze quickly swept over the three of us, he raised his hand and saluted me, and said respectfully: "Report to Comrade General, Red Army Sergeant Konstantin. Sukhanov is at your disposal, please instruct! ”

I didn't speak, I circled around him with my hands behind my back, then glanced at the rank of lieutenant on his shoulder, and said: "Lieutenant Sukhanov, it seems that you are a good mixer in the German army, and you have actually been promoted from sergeant to lieutenant." ”

Hearing me say this, he was silent for a while, and then he said to me with great emotion: "Comrade General, after the outbreak of war, I also participated in several fierce battles, and later I was wounded in the battles before being captured. If I hadn't been wounded, I would never have been taken prisoner. ”

"Alright, Leda, don't scare him." Kirillov saw that Sukhanov was very emotional, and hurriedly came out to ease the atmosphere. He patted the other man on the shoulder and said kindly, "Don't be afraid, lieutenant, none of us blame you for being a prisoner, after all, you were captured after being wounded." ”

"yes, I don't think it's a shame to be captured without resistance." Romanov also appeared at this moment, he shrugged his shoulders: "Shortly after the outbreak of war, I was also captured by the enemy due to wounds. ”

Hearing Romanov say this, Sukhanov turned his head and looked at the general in front of him carefully, and after a while, he asked tentatively: "Are you General Romanov?" ”

Romanov was surprised that an officer who had just defected could recognize him, and he asked curiously: "Why, Comrade Sukhanov, did you know me before?" ”

Sukhanov nodded vigorously and replied in the affirmative: "Yes, Comrade General, although I am not your subordinate, my unit also participated in the defense of Mogilev. Later, during the breakout, our troops were broken up, and I was wounded and captured along with a group of wounded men. ”

"Lieutenant Sukhanov, there's something I'm curious about," and after the two of them were over, I asked Sukhanov, "Can you give me an answer?" ”

"Comrade General, may you ask?" Sukhanov said respectfully: "As long as I know, I will answer truthfully." ”

"What I want to know is why your sentries show up as soon as they see our troops. will shoot immediately. And when they reported the number of the German army. Your firepower has become more intense? "I was very interested in knowing what Sukhanov was thinking when he gave the order, so I asked bluntly: "When you hear the true name of our army, immediately cease fire and lay down your arms and surrender to our army." I still haven't figured it out, and I hope you can give me an answer. ”

"That's right, Comrade General." In an extremely pure Russian, Sukhanov said unhurriedly: "Although my men and I were singled out of the prisoner of war camp by the Germans, they never really trusted us. And we've never been dead set on serving them. Two weeks ago, when my men heard about the performance of your troops on the banks of the Dnieper, several of them deserted and wanted to defect to you.

As a result, they were unlucky, and as soon as they left the barracks, they were discovered by the German inspectors in the company. After being captured, the Germans shot them all without saying a word, and moved our company from Obkokhiv to the present town of Tundi. Fearing further German retaliation against us, I announced in my troops that I would find troops approaching our town at night. Without warning, you can shoot straight away. It is because of this command. So as soon as the sentries saw your presence, they fired their guns in warning, and the firing points outside the town opened fire. ”

After listening to Sukhanov's words, Kirillov asked puzzled: "Lieutenant, I don't understand. Now that even your deserters have been shot by the Germans, how will they retaliate against you? ”

"That's right, Comrade Commander." After glancing at Kirillov, Sukhanov had to call him vaguely because he couldn't figure out the other party's rank, and then said: "I'm afraid that the Germans will touch our camp in the middle of the night, and after disarming all our companies, they will either shoot them on the spot or send them back to the prisoner of war camp." Because when I heard my men say that the troops outside the town said that they were Germans, and that we should cease fire immediately, I made up my mind decisively, that it would be a death anyway, and that would be the opposite, no matter how many Germans could be killed, it would be better than sit back and wait to be killed. ”

"Well, I see." Romanov added: "When you hear that the troops outside the town are not Germans, but our troops camouflaging the enemy in the city, you immediately order a ceasefire and take the initiative to surrender to our troops, right?" ”

"That's right, Comrade General." Sukhanov nodded and replied in the affirmative.

"By the way, Lieutenant Sukhanov, what's going on with the arsenal in the forest?" After figuring out the reason for Sukhanov's anti-water, I continued to ask the arsenal that suddenly appeared: "Did you or the Germans find it?" ”

Sukhanov replied without hesitation: "Report to Comrade General, the Germans do not know about that arsenal at all. Two days ago my men found several Soviet soldiers in the forest, and it so happened that my men happened to know one of them. After asking, I learned that they were soldiers who stayed in the warehouse, and because they lost contact with their superiors and did not receive orders, they could only stay. Because the forest road leading to the warehouse was destroyed by them, the Germans never found out that there was such a well-established arms warehouse so close to Kiev. ”

"How did they survive these two years?" Hearing that there were still small units of our army left over from the original in the forest, Kirillov could not help but be interested: "Have they never been noticed by the Germans?" ”

"That's right, Comrade Commander." Sukhanov replied truthfully: "In the past, they relied on food stored in warehouses and hunting in the forest to make a normal living. But now that the food in the warehouse was gone, they had to venture into the town in search of food, only to be discovered by my men. I did not hand them over to the Germans, but hid them in our troops. ”

"Well done, Lieutenant Sukhanov." After listening to Sukhanov's account, Romanov couldn't help but be overjoyed, he stepped forward and patted the other party's shoulder vigorously, and praised him repeatedly: "You may not imagine how important this batch of arms is to us. That way, even if we recruit a few thousand more people among the townspeople, we will have enough weapons. ”

After I waited for Romanov to finish, I said to Sukhanov: "Lieutenant Sukhanov, you should be tired after a busy night, go and rest." After saying that, I shouted at the staff officer who was still standing at the door: "Comrade staff officer, you take Lieutenant Sukhanov to rest." ”

As soon as Sukhanov left, I asked Romanov to summon the three division commanders, as well as the commander of the artillery regiment Kaverin, and the adjutant of the tank brigade, Major Perstian, to the headquarters to discuss the details of tomorrow's attack on Kyiv.

Vitkov, who remained with Smilla to deal with the aftermath, returned to the command before the rest of the commanders arrived. But when he heard that we had found enough ammunition to equip two divisions, he was overjoyed and said to Kirillov and me: "Commander, commissar, this is very good. On the way here, I was still thinking that with only a few tanks of Major Perstian and his regiment, and the limited artillery in Lieutenant Colonel Kavelin's regiment, I could reduce the casualties of our troops in the storming of Kyiv. Now, there are so many more munitions, especially those 30 tanks, which has greatly improved our army's ability to attack fortified positions. ”

While he was talking, the commanders who came to the meeting walked to the headquarters one after another, and when they saw that Vitkov had successfully returned to the headquarters from Smilla, they also came up to greet him.

When I saw that the meeting was almost complete, I slapped my hand on the table and announced loudly: "Comrade commanders, please be quiet, we are going to have a meeting." ”

Hearing me say this, the commanders, who had been talking warmly with Vitkov, fell silent, returned to their seats, and focused their attention on me, waiting for me to announce the new battle order.

I coughed, cleared my throat and said: "Commanders, let me tell you the good news first, the troops of General Rybalko, located on the left bank of the Dnieper, have entered the attack position one after another, and tomorrow they can launch an attack on Bruvarial, where the German army is entrenched, and form a flanking attack on Kyiv with our army. As for the detailed plan for the attack on Kyiv, it will be announced to you by your army commander, General Romanov. ”

After saying that, I turned to Romanov and said, "Comrade General, it is up to you to assign combat missions to them. ”

Romanov agreed, stood up, and began to announce to the commanders present the battle plan that the three of us had just drawn up to seize Kyiv from the enemy. (To be continued......)

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