USSR 1941

  Chapter 741 Attack Plan

  The battle plan was drawn up that night.

It took less than an hour before and after the formulation of the plan, because the battle plan from the political commissar can be said to be the same, without exception, it is to organize artillery preparations, and then the tanks launch wave after wave of charges with the infantry in front, so it is not at all What needs to be considered and negotiated, directly draw a range on the map and then which army will be the main attack, which army will follow up, and which army will serve as the reserve team.

   And the time is very tight. This political commissar belongs to the type of "saying that the wind is the rain". Immediately formulate a battle plan and organize troops immediately, and launch an attack in the early morning of the next day.

It was later that Shulka learned that this political commissar named Zolotarev was notoriously quick-tempered, just like he was on the way from Moscow without stopping and even stayed up for several nights, so he was able to arrive at the 51st Army so many days earlier. Same.

In terms of responsibility and due diligence, Zolotarev is indeed a qualified political commissar. It can even be said that the definition of a political commissar by the Soviet Army is tailor-made for him. There is nothing exaggerated about him.

This is also the reason why Zolotarev was able to become a political commissar of the Army Group, and of course one of the reasons why the Supreme Command sent him to the 51st Army Group... The political commissar sent before had a "problem" that hurt the morale of the 51st Army Group. The political commissar sent this time is absolutely, must, and definitely must be one of the political commissars.

   Only in this way can the morale of the army be stabilized to obey, and more importantly, to regain the face lost by the Supreme Command.

Shulka absolutely believed in Zolotarev's loyalty to the motherland and dedication to the army and the people, because Zolotarev's eyes were bloodshot and his whole face was deformed from exhaustion, but he still insisted on staying at the headquarters command.

  The problem is that Zolotarev is not a person suitable for commanding operations.

Shulka once ventured to raise an objection: "Comrade Zolotarev, for the current situation, I mean that the enemy's 88MM anti-tank guns are very dense, and it is difficult for our army to break through its defense line. I don't think we should act rashly, otherwise ..."

"We should not be intimidated by the surface of the enemy, Comrade Shulka!" Zolotarev interrupted Shulka: "As long as we are all united and everyone is not afraid of sacrifice and march forward bravely, I am confident , the enemy's line of defense will soon be trampled under our feet! We will use the blood of the invaders to stain the land they once occupied, and we will not let anyone go!"

  The words are beautiful, but Shulka knows that these words will not help the battlefield situation at all.

   not only not helpful but harmful...

  The reason is very simple. Forcibly attacking like this, the biggest possibility is to exhaust the strength of the already weak 51st Army.

At this time, several tank divisions of the 51st Army had been reorganized into tank regiments after a break. Except for a few mechanized divisions and some tanks, only the 55th and 158th tank regiments and tank regiments belonging to the 4th Mechanized Army remained. 254th Tank Regiment.

  This is to streamline the command structure...Before, due to the heavy casualties, especially the heavy loss of tanks, the troops were not fully staffed, and some tank regiments only had a dozen or so tanks left.

   Such an organization is obviously not suitable for assault operations, so Trufanov and Shulka decided to take advantage of the rest time to gather these tank units together to prepare for the rapid penetration after breaking through the enemy's defense line in the future.

   But now it seems that these preparations are in vain, because they will soon go to the battlefield and be scattered by the enemy.

   And the consequences are quite serious.

Because once these reserve forces of the 51st Army are beaten to death, even if the 51st Army breaks through the German defense line, it will not have the capital to intersperse quickly... The 51st Army can advance 50 kilometers or even 65 kilometers every day, that is when there are tanks in front Only possible with a breakthrough.

   Otherwise, if it is just infantry or some armored vehicles, a few bunkers in front of them, or a simple line of defense and a high ground can block the troops for several hours.

   And these are not what Zolotarev's tall words can solve.

   Shulka and his troops were also sent to the battlefield, and they were located in the middle of the attack line.

Zolotarev explained this in this way: "I have heard about you, Comrade Shulka, and your troops! I have learned about you and your 82nd Infantry Regiment in detail on the plane. History, I admire and appreciate troops like you who came from the battlefield and made countless feats! I think other troops are too. Therefore, I need you to take the main offensive task, break through from the middle and insert the enemy's line of defense, which will make me The morale of the troops on both wings of the army has been boosted! So, your mission is very important, are you confident to complete it?"

   "Yes, Comrade Zolotarev!" Shulka replied.

   "Very good!" Zolotarev patted Shulka on the shoulder, nodded and said, "I have confidence in you. After we occupy Surovikino, I will invite you to drink Vodka!"

   Then, for similar reasons, Trufanov was also sent to the front as a command.

   "It's time for you to play a role!" Zolotarev said to Trufanov: "Only if we commanders personally appear on the battlefield and lead the soldiers to charge, they will charge towards the enemy's defense line regardless of life and death!"

   Trufanov could not refuse, because Zolotarev said "we".

   "We" means that Zolotarev himself is also on board... This is quite desperate.

  So, if Trufanov refuses at this time, everyone knows what the consequences will be.

  However, the consequences of obeying orders may not be much better.

  Even if the commander and political commissar of the group army are killed, coupled with the heavy casualties of the troops... this blow will be fatal to the 51st group army.

   At that time, let alone breaking through, interspersing, and joining forces, whether the 51st Army can safely escape from this area is a problem.

   However, Zolotarev obviously did not consider these.

  At 3:50 in the morning, all the soldiers were woken up from their beds.

   They were stunned when they learned that they would attack the enemy's defenses in two hours.

  Because of previous combat experience, they know what it means to storm this line of defense.

   Except for the 82nd Infantry Regiment, because they were very comfortable with Shulka.

  However, when they learned that the political commissar came to command the battlefield in person, the atmosphere suddenly became tense.

  They are not fools, they know what is going on with "political commissar coming to command", which means that this attack is not Shulka's intention but the political commissar's meaning...

  (end of this chapter)