Travel through the Qing Dynasty and become emperor

Chapter 1270 Reservoir Incident
At the same time, the enemy also launched an assault on the Western Front, that is, on the right flank of the Rokossovsky Army south of the Shosha River.The enemy carried out an auxiliary assault on the Teriyaeva Sloboda area within the army belt.In that battle, the enemy invested a total of 500 tanks to attack the 30th Army of the Kalinin Front.The group army had a total of 56 light tanks with poor weapons, which could not resist the enemy's attack and was quickly broken through.

From the morning of January 1, the enemy began a rapid attack on Klin from the Volokolamsk region.We have no reserves in this area, because the reserves, by order of the Supreme Command, were transferred to the Volokolamsk region for a counterattack and were held back by the enemy there.On the same day, the Chinese army carried out a powerful assault in the Volokolamsk region.In the direction of Istria, the enemy's 1nd Armored Division and 2 Infantry Divisions attacked.In order to deal with my 2 light tanks, the enemy invested 150 medium tanks.The two sides fought fiercely.The infantry divisions of our Second Army fought particularly tenaciously, but their situation is no longer optimistic.Because according to the latest situation, the vanguard of the enemy has already appeared near Podolsk, and it is entirely possible for them to occupy there in just one day.

"The above are the current actions of the Dragon Army. We haven't found out their new movements yet." Shabeshnikov introduced in a low voice. After the original introduction, Shabeshnikov will transfer the topic to the person in charge Vasily from the local security intelligence, let him talk about the current internal situation in the Soviet Union, and then hand it over to the new chief of the new army intelligence service, Leandney, to analyze the possible targets of the enemy's actions.

But now, as soon as Shabishnikov here finished speaking, Stalin waved his hand heavily, and then he slowly took out shredded tobacco and filled it into the pipe.After taking a deep breath, he said, "Is the enemy ready to attack now?"

"Yes!" Shabishnikov quickly replied: "At present, the assembly of the enemy assault group is almost completed, and the assembly of their follow-up troops and ammunition and fuel has been completed. Now it seems that they will soon turn to the offensive."

"Then where does the General Staff think the enemy will carry out the main assault?"

"The attack should be launched from three lines of defense. For example, from the Volokolamsk area. It seems that Chen Jitang's tank group may once again bypass Tula and attack Kashila. The northern troops will still attack Klin."

Stalin said: "After a series of studies, Comrades Zhudanov and Mikoyan and I agreed that a counterattack should be carried out to the Volokolamsk area, from the Serpukhov area to the 4th Army of the Dragon Army. Flanking another counterattack."

"Supreme Commander." Shabishnikov stood up immediately: "What kind of forces do we use to carry out these counter-assaults? We only have defensive forces, and the number of Chinese troops is much higher than ours, and their The combat power is also much stronger than ours. In this case, I suggest that we should adopt a safe way to defend."

"As I recall, there was the Rokossovsky Army in the Volokolamsk region, as well as the 5th Guards Infantry Division and the 'Doltowa Independent Cavalry Corps' in the Supreme Command Reserve. In addition, in the The Serpukhov area can also use Belov's cavalry corps, Guttman's tank division and the 49th Army, and we can also transfer some troops from other places nearby." Stalin replied coldly.

"I don't think it can be done now." Shabishnikov immediately replied: "The current situation is very special. Those troops are our last reserves. Now, we cannot put these reserves that are a matter of life and death. Take advantage of the winning counter-assault. Because if we fail, there will be no reserves to fill those gaps. We will not be able to consolidate the defensive positions of the armies when the enemy's shock group turns to the offensive."

"Now Zhukov's front army has 9 armies. A few months ago, they only had 6 armies. At that time, they defeated the Chinese attack with 6 armies. Now he has twice as many troops as before. Isn't it true? I still have to back down, isn't this too little, our troops are really that bad!"

"However, Comrade Stalin. You should pay attention to the fact that the entire defensive line of the Western Front has now been greatly lengthened. Including the bend, it is now 600 kilometers long. We have very few reserves in the depths, especially in the center of the defense line. Comrade Zhukov The actual strength in hand is not that much, and many of them have been consumed in previous battles. What's more, the Chinese are constantly attacking, many troops are unstable, and supplies are not very smooth. It is obviously unwise to rush into an attack without any preparation."

"Boris Mikhailovich!" Stalin slapped the table violently: "Do you think that you can indulge yourself just by winning a battle? Notify the plan tonight and tell Zhukov that I want him to start immediately. There must be no mistakes in counterattacks. The lost positions must be regained! Must be regained."

At this time, everyone in the Supreme Command was closely watching the situation of the Istria Reservoir, and the staff members called every half an hour to ask about the progress of the embankment, hoping to release the water sooner.

It was not until 1:9 am on January 9 that they received a telegram from the Istria Reservoir: "According to our army's two consecutive days of hard work, we finally blew up the entire dam of the Istria Reservoir. More Fortunately, this morning, there was a sudden downpour of rain. As far as the current situation is concerned, this heavy rain is conducive to increasing the width of the breach. Now after our shelling, the flood has finally washed away the two breaches. So far, East The La River has been diverted, and the river is flooded with water towards the southwestern defense line.”

"Ula!" After hearing the news, everyone present cheered.Some people even said: "Comrades Vasily and Comrades Borshak made great contributions to breaking the embankment. We should give credit to these two comrades!"

However, the officers and soldiers involved in the excavation work were not in a good mood at this time. Boris Yeshlakov, the deputy chief of staff of the Dzerzhinsky Division who participated in the whole process of excavating the embankment, wrote in his combat log that He wrote: "In just a short moment, the ruthless and turbulent torrent seemed to be rolling in. As for the civilians in the flood defense line, especially those who refused to evacuate, how could they escape now? Some of them crawled Going up to the roof, some climbed the treetops, and the sound of crying and calling for help was mixed into the endless waves, only sparse treetops could be seen rippling on the water surface, and the undulating waves rolled up wood, utensils and corpses. The cradle of his child drifted along with the river, and the sound of crying could be heard intermittently. The number of people whose whole family died in the flood is unknown, and it is said that even the entire village and even the entire town have no men, women, children, or children spared.”

When the secret telegram of "successful dike digging" was transmitted to the Kremlin, Stalin read the telegram many times in a row, but he did not show any joy.Instead he shut himself in the house alone.He knows better than anyone else that although the torrential river will temporarily stop the Chinese from attacking and buy time for the assembly of his troops, it will also cause unprecedented serious consequences, flooding the river from Kaluga to Wolverine. The fertile fields of Lokramsko, nearly thousands of miles away, pushed tens of thousands of innocent people into the abyss of suffering and death. The waves as high as 6 to 8 meters quickly engulfed the plains and villages like a moving city wall.On the other side, on the embankment of the Istria Reservoir, looking at the houses floating around in the vast ocean inside the embankment, and all kinds of livestock struggling on the cement, Balshak, who had always been relatively calm, sighed: "I have already Having said that, it is a terrible thing. Although it is a very good idea to use the forces of nature as weapons, this weapon is not suitable for us. Although it has been suggested that the Netherlands and ancient Babylon also used floods as weapons, But I personally think that they were able to do this because they had already prepared, and we were completely hasty this time without any preparation. No one can say what the result will be now. Whether it is a success or a mistake, or let the future Let people judge."

"Sir, your phone number." At this moment, Boris Yeshlakov, the chief of staff responsible for liaison work, handed the receiver to Balshak.

Vasily's voice quickly came from inside: "Comrade Milyakudriash Borshak? Just now, Comrade Stalin and the Supreme Command agreed that you were meritorious for breaking the embankment, and are going to award you a medal for bravery, and separately You will be rewarded with 3 rubles."

"Thanks, Comrade Stalin, and thanks to the Bolsheviks." Bolshak replied immediately: "But you know, I did not take part in this work because of money or medals, I just hope that our entire nation will not be in danger !"

"I understand what you mean, Miliakudriash, but this is a reward from Comrade Stalin. You know, there are not many people who can get a reward from Comrade Stalin!" Vasily's words were full of threats.

"Well then, thank Comrade Stalin for me!"

"There is one more thing I need to ask you. Please send someone to blow up the power distribution station of the Istria Reservoir and nearby houses and trees."

Hearing this strange order, Balshak was a little puzzled, "Why?"

Vasily suddenly said loudly: "This is an order and must be carried out." He then said, "You send a telegram directly to the Supreme Command and the Ministry of Water Resources, saying that a large number of Dragon Army planes bombed the embankment of the Istria Reservoir, The time is January 1."

"it is good."

(End of this chapter)