Chapter 2081: Relief Action (Medium)

After the call was connected, Sokov reported his thoughts to Rokossovsky and asked for the other party's opinion: "Comrade Marshal, I wonder if it is possible for the troops of the 65th and 70th Army to cooperate with our actions and together take the The Guards Cavalry Army rescued?"

   After listening to Sokov's request, Rokossovsky stared at the map in front of him and fell into deep thought. Sokov heard that Rokossovsky stopped talking suddenly, but the phone hadn't hung up yet. He guessed that the other party might be thinking about something, so he didn't bother him, but quietly waited for the other party's reply.

   After a few minutes, Rokossovsky's voice came from the receiver again: "Misha, are you still there?"

   "Yes, Comrade Marshal, I'm still here."

"Misha, I just thought about it carefully." Rokossovsky said: "Now that the 65th Army has just come out of the forest, it will take some time to complete the assembly of troops. The 70th Army needs to After the 65th Army stabilized the front, they could continue to advance westward.

   That is to say, I can order them to also participate in the rescue of the Guards Cavalry Army, but in the early stage of the rescue operation, I am afraid I can only rely on you to fight alone. I hope you can have a psychological preparation. "

Sokov had already been mentally prepared for the situation Rokossovsky mentioned, so he said straightforwardly: "Understood, Comrade Marshal, even if only my troops participate in the siege operation, I will do everything possible There is a way to rescue the cavalry army."

"Misha, I just talked to Marshal Zhukov, and he gave me a suggestion." Before hanging up the phone, Rokossovsky continued: "He thinks you are going to attack the cities in Praga and Seder. It is obviously not suitable for the German army between Cai and Cai."

   "Ah, it's inappropriate?!" Sokov couldn't help being taken aback when Rokossovsky said that, and then asked, "Why? Why did Marshal Zhukov say that?"

"Misha, don't misunderstand." Rokossovsky heard from Sokov's tone that the other party might have misunderstood, and quickly explained to him: "Marshal Zhukov suggested that Lieutenant General Kolpakchi 69th Army, to take over your existing defense sector. Instead, move your entire army northward, form a combined force with the 65th and 70th Armies, and move quickly out to the Narew River."

   "Why?" Sokov asked puzzled, "Why did you go out to the Narew River?"

"We can feel from the characteristics of the enemy's actions that the enemy has realized that he has lost the battle in the area of ​​​​the Bug River and in the direction of Warsaw, and is trying to withdraw as many of his forces as possible to the area of ​​​​the Narew River. The information obtained by our reconnaissance and the confessions of the captives also illustrate this point. The enemy is stepping up the construction of fortifications in the Narew River area.

  In order to break the plan of the enemy command, so we considered moving the troops of the 48th, 65th and 70th armies out to the Narew River. The best way is for you to establish a fast detachment composed of various arms, bypass the enemy's defensive support points, break into the enemy's rear, cut off the enemy's retreat, seize the landing field on the west bank of the Narew River and hold on to the main force The arrival of the troops. "

   While Rokossovsky was talking about the next battle plan, Sokov stared at the map in front of him and analyzed the pros and cons of the opponent's actions.

  After the call ended, Sokov called Ponejielin and Sidolin over, and repeated to them what Rokossovsky had said on the phone.

After listening to Sokov's narration, Ponejielin nodded and said: "Marshal Zhukov is very thoughtful. If we don't let our army move north, but let the 69th Army pass through our defense zone, and the 65th and 6th Army The 70th Army formed an assault group, which would definitely cause chaos. So the best way is to let us move north, and the 69th Army will take over our defense."

"You're right, Comrade Deputy Commander." Sokov nodded and said, "I think so too. Moreover, the three armies form a new assault group and go forward to the Narew River, which can contain part of the German army. The strength of the troops made them shift the center of gravity of their defense from Warsaw and the south of Warsaw."

"That's right." Sidolin also pointed to the map and said: "From the information we have obtained so far, the Eighth Guards Army at the Magnusev Landing Field spends most of its time fighting against the crazy German attack. There is no ability to expand the landing field, let alone advance to Warsaw, and take the city with the 2nd Tank Army and the 1st Polish Army.”

When it came to Warsaw, Ponejerin couldn't help asking a question that he had been thinking for a long time: "Comrade Commander, I would like to ask why the Krajov Army is unwilling to cooperate with us to liberate Warsaw together? You must know , At the beginning of this year, they once released a signal of cooperation, why did their attitude suddenly take a 180-degree turn after only half a year?"

Hearing Ponejelin’s question about this matter, Sokov felt that there was nothing to do at this time anyway, so he had the right to chat, and began to tell the history he knew: “After Poland was fully occupied by Germany in 1939, it completely fell into a black world. Under terror. The Germans knew that Poland was a difficult country to control, so they were determined to destroy the determination of the Poles to resist. For this reason, the Gestapo made careful deployments. Their goal was to destroy the Polish elite and eliminate their resistance Will. A special operations team was specially set up, the task is to arrest and execute those who have resistance and resistance to Germany.

  After Hans Frank became the governor of Germany in Poland, he put the gendarmerie and police force in Poland under his command, and threw a large number of former Polish government officials into prison to strengthen his rule. Then he began to wantonly confiscate Polish official assets, control treasuries and banks, and announce the implementation of a supply system. Polish residents are required to deposit all their money in the bank. Through this move, he controlled the flow of funds in Poland, achieved deformed prosperity in Poland, and also strengthened Germany's control over Poland through this move.

  The Jewish ghetto in Poland was also the idea of ​​Hans Frank, who established the first Warsaw ghetto. According to his plan, the Jews must first be gathered together, differentiated, classified and screened, and those who are useful to the society are selected, and the rest are eliminated. This he called the perfect and scientific solution.

  Poland is full of rebellious sentiment against his ruling strategy. The Polish government-in-exile took the opportunity to establish a huge resistance organization, which relied on the military system and intelligence network in Poland before the war. The resistance organization has not only the guerrillas, but even the government agencies and the Legislative Assembly, thus creating a strange situation of 'the day belongs to the Nazis, and the night belongs to Poland'. "

  Sokov's narration made Ponejielin and Sidolin listen with gusto. Sidolin even got up and poured a cup of hot tea, and placed it in front of Sokov, letting him moisten his throat before continuing.

Sokov nodded at Sidolin, as a gesture of gratitude, and continued: "In 1942, according to the order of the Polish Government-in-Exile, the integrated forces from all over Poland were integrated into the domestic army, which is what we only know The Craiov Army. As an armed force behind the enemy lines, the Krajov Army is very powerful. It not only has light weapons, but also covers some heavy weapons. In addition to digging out weapons and equipment buried before the war, the channels for obtaining weapons are also from the black market. There are many ways to buy, make it yourself, and accept airdrops from the Allied forces.

  In 1944, the Krajov Army in Poland already had a strength of more than 400,000 people. As the German army was repeatedly defeated and more troops were deployed to fight on the Eastern Front, the control over Poland declined. In this context, Poland started their own Restoration Movement, and this plan itself has great political significance.

At the beginning of this year, Poland carried out 'Operation Storm', the purpose of which was to recover Poland from the Germans. Their plan was: first to launch a large-scale uprising in the direction close to our army, and then in the old Soviet Union Attacked the German army from the border to the Vistula River, and finally launched an uprising throughout Poland to drive out the German army.

  Strictly speaking, this plan is very clever, but when it is implemented, there is a problem that plagues the Polish government in exile, that is, whether my country will support them. After all, the hatred between our two countries is very deep. In addition, there is a Polish 1st Army in our Belarusian First Front Army, which has to make the Polish government-in-exile become cautious. "

  Hearing this, Bornejelin suddenly realized: "Oh, so that's the case, no wonder their attitude at the beginning of the year is completely different from now."

"The counterpart to the Polish government-in-exile in London is the Polish National Liberation Committee established with the help of our country, which was formed by Boleslaw Beirut, one of the founders of the Polish Workers' Party. Due to the Polish The anti-Soviet sentiment is very high, especially in the Polish government-in-exile, and the distrust and hostility towards our country are very high. It can be said that in the eyes of the Polish government-in-exile, our country and the Polish National Liberation Committee are far more important than the Germans. Danger.

What makes the Polish government-in-exile even more anxious is the large counter-offensive that our country is carrying out. This can't help but make the Polish government-in-exile very nervous. They believe that once our country is allowed to step into Polish territory, they will completely lose control of the situation in Poland. A pro-Su government will emerge. And this is exactly what the Polish government-in-exile, and even the high-level allied forces, do not want or want to see.

   In view of this, Operation Storm has changed from the beginning of its execution. From the information obtained, we can see that the top priority of the implementation of the plan should be to get in touch with our army and obtain our material assistance, because it is impossible to airdrop too much material. If the Polish side wants to fight the German army head-on, it is necessary to obtain sufficient weapons and equipment.

   At first, the Krajov Army did the same. However, with the Polish National Liberation Committee established by the Polish Workers' Party and Boles Beirut, an agreement was signed with our country to use the Curzon Line in 1919 as the new border between the two countries to establish the future eastern border of the two countries. At the same time, after our army enters the Polish border, the highest power in the warring areas will be held by our army, and the rights in the liberated areas will be handed over to the Polish National Liberation Committee. The committee will create a new Polish government and reorganize Poland's domestic military forces.

  This move undoubtedly greatly stimulated the Polish government-in-exile. They worried that if the Krajov Army did nothing, the Poles would all fall to the side of the Soviet Union. They hope that through their own actions, they will prevent our country from getting involved in Poland.

  And when Hitler's assassination broke out, the Polish government-in-exile thought the time had come and decided to launch the Warsaw Uprising. At this time, our army is already in Poland. According to their plan, before the arrival of our army and the Soviet army, we will concentrate our forces to capture several official buildings in Warsaw. At least before our army officially enters Warsaw, we will announce that the Polish government-in-exile has been restored. administrative capacity.

  The entire preparation and launch of the uprising were carried out secretly without telling our army. In the early days of the uprising, the Krajov army was able to achieve certain results because they caught the Germans by surprise. However, for troops accustomed to guerrilla warfare, it is extremely difficult to conduct a frontal battle with the German army, especially without foreign aid. "

   "Then what do you think will be the final outcome of the Warsaw Uprising?" asked Bornejelin.

   "Needless to say, it must have ended in failure." Sokov replied without hesitation.

  As soon as he finished talking about Warsaw, Sidolin received a call from Ismailov: "Comrade Chief of Staff, my troops are ready to go and can go to the fortified area to carry out rescue at any time."

"Comrade Colonel," Sidolin was naturally very happy to learn that the 284th Infantry Division was ready to go, but he still reminded the other party: "Since the German army can encircle the cavalry army in the fortification area, it means that they The strength is not weak, so you must not underestimate the enemy."

  After hearing what Sidolin said, Ismailov realized that the other party might want to give some pointers, so he quickly asked tentatively, "Comrade Chief of Staff, do you have any instructions for us?"

"As I said just now, the German army is strong. With the strength of one of your divisions, it is difficult to complete the rescue operation." Sidolin said into the microphone: "So after you reach the attack position, don't rush to attack. Instead, we should wait for Colonel Lyuzchikov's troops to arrive, and then attack together. Do you understand?"

   "Understood, Comrade Chief of Staff." Ismailov said on the phone: "After we arrive at the designated location, we will not act rashly. We will wait until the friendly forces also arrive, and then launch a unified offensive against the enemy."

"Very good, very good." After saying two good things, Sidolin continued: "I don't know how many days this siege operation will last, so after the battle starts, you can't put all your troops in at once. To fight, we must leave a certain reserve team so that we can fight for a longer period of time."

   "Comrade Chief of Staff, I would like to ask." Ismailov continued to ask: "If our attack does not go well, will the headquarters send us new reinforcements?"

  Sidorin turned his head and glanced at Sokov, as if asking for his opinion. Sokov heard the conversation between Sidolin and Ismailov, and nodded slowly, indicating that Sidolin could inform Ismailov about the participation of the other two armies in the battle.

Sidolin, who understood, said into the microphone: "Comrade Colonel, you are not fighting alone. In a day's time at most, the troops of the 65th and 70th Army Groups in the north will also enter the battle one after another. By then you will have Enough strength to defeat the German troops besieging the cavalry army."