Chapter 15 The curtain of the decisive battle on the northern front (2)
Chu Sinan, who was approved by Popov, no longer hesitated. He soon attracted the correspondents to accompany the army and began to issue the decisive plan of the all-round army that he had imagined, code-named "Avalanche". Lieutenant General Popov followed him, and continued to think about something with a heavy expression.
"Telephone order Comrade Iceshenko, the command center of the Independent Fourth Army," Chu Sinan stroked his unshaven jaw with one hand, and said while slowly paced, "In order to cooperate with our front army's operations on the other battlefields, the command center specially ordered you to assemble troops before the 28th of this month and launch a comprehensive offensive against the Gelkav area of Mga. The combat mission of your unit is to occupy and destroy the German oil reserve station in Gelkav within two days. If you slacken, military law will be carried out!"
The Gorkaf mentioned by Chu Sinan is less than fifteen kilometers northeast of Mga. This is a railway transportation hub. Since the German army occupied this area, it has strengthened its stable defense of this area. At the same time, a large-scale oil reserve station was built here, and some of the oil supplies for the German Fourth Tank Cluster that assaulted the northeastward direction were also transported from here.
Even the correspondent in charge of sending the newspaper knew that in order to defend this area, the German army arranged two divisions of troops near Gorkaf. If Du Siji gathered troops in this area, it would inevitably not escape the German sight. With Du Siji's current combat effectiveness, there might be some problems with the two divisions alone, not to mention that there is a strategic location that the German army values very much. I am afraid that before Du Siji launches the battle against Gorkaf, they will be surrounded by German support troops from all directions.
Did Comrade Commander go crazy? The correspondent was muttering in his heart while mechanically making the telephone record. However, this was obviously not what surprised Comrade Correspondent the most...
"Tel to Comrade Mageyev, the command of the Independent Ninth Army," Chu Sinan continued, "In order to cooperate with our front army's operations on the other battlefields, the command center specially ordered you to assemble troops before the 27th of this month and attack the rear wing defense position of the 16th German Army south of Kirish. The combat mission of your unit is to break through the German defense line within two days and push the front to the outer area of Totanlinsk. If you slacken, military law will be carried out!"
It's over, it's really crazy... The correspondent felt that his hands were trembling when he made records. Although the area around Totanlinsk was not the main attack position of the German Sixteenth Army, it was the only place for the most elite motorized division of the German army in the unit. If the Independent Ninth Army attacked this area, if the motorized division was dragged by this motorized division, then the German troops on the left and right wings would pounce on them in the shortest time, surrounding the poor No. 9th Army, and in an instant, they would chew away all the bones.
"Sign up to Comrade Skotankin, the command of the 54th Army," Chu Sinan did not feel the trembling of the correspondent. He turned around and looked on the battlefield map, and then continued, "In order to cooperate with our front army's operations on the other battlefields, the command center specially ordered you to assemble troops in the area south of Liuban before the 28th of this month, and advance towards Luga to launch a comprehensive offensive against Chamalaysk. The combat mission of your unit is to break through the northern defense line of the German army in Chamalaysk before the end of the month. If you slacken, military law will be carried out!"
If there is a slack military law, the correspondent feels that his brain will not be able to react. Where is Chamalaysk? It is the base of the 2nd Air Force of the German Northern Cluster, and it is also the base of the German air force at the forefront of the Northern Line. German aircraft departing there can arrive over Leningrad within an hour. This is such a place, so how can the Germans not focus on protection?
Chu Sinan announced three combat orders in one breath, specifying three key parts to attack the German army, one oil reserve station; one that can open up the German defense line in the south; and one German air force base. Such combat methods seem to make sense, but if combined with the current situation, it will become a joke like a moon fishing in the water. No, this is not as simple as fishing in the water. This is a hysterical suicide attempt to break the stone with an egg.
Look at these troops that launched the offensive. None of the three armies was fully equipped, and each lacked logistical support, and even insufficient weapons and ammunition for combat. Let them attack the three strategic points of the German army. Although looking at them separately, no matter which point the army has a great advantage, the Germans are not fools. In addition to one-sided defense, they will also allocate troops from around the site. What is now expected is that once the battle at a certain point starts, the Germans will surround the Soviet troops responsible for the attack tightly.
The communications soldier felt that if Chu Sinan hadn't been crazy, there would be only one possibility. The newly appointed commander of the front army was originally a German undercover agent. He was deploying a large number of Soviet soldiers to die. But then again, Chu Sinan might have been crazy, or maybe a German spy. Lieutenant General Popov could have gone crazy together, right? Could it be that he was also a German spy? This is too funny.
"What are you doing when you are standing there? Why don't you go and send a newspaper?!" Chu Sinan looked on the war zone map for a while, and suddenly felt that the communication soldier was standing beside him. He couldn't help but turn around and shout.
The poor communication soldier was roared by Chu Sinan. He turned his head to look at Popov who was standing aside and silently, then looked at Chu Sinan, who was tired, and finally decided to obey the order. He considered that even if he could see through everything, he might not be able to change the fate of these three armies.
"Comrade Popov," after the communications soldier left, Chu Sinan reached out and pointed on the map, and then said, "The task here will be handed over to you, you..."
The place where Chu Sinan pointed was called Chudalvo. From the map, it was just between Shipinserburg and Volkhov, where there was also a German oil supply station. In the next few days, Popov will personally command fifty-two episodes to launch a full-scale offensive against the area.
"Why, are you still worried about me?" Popov's face showed a smile. He patted Chu Sinan's shoulder and said, "Don't forget, you have a sentence here - 'If you are lazy, you will be engaged in military law'. For this, I will also guarantee to complete the task."
"Haha, of course I believe in you," Chu Sinan shook his head and said, "I am just worried... Alas, do everything within my ability and take care of myself."
Popov said nothing, his eyes returned to the map, pondered for a moment and said, "I hope your plan can be realized, otherwise you and I will become sinners of the Soviet Union."
"But before that, we must first see how Marshal Leb answered this dilemma." Chu Sinan replied with a relaxed expression.
Chapter completed!