After we sent Zhukov away, Katukov’s military commissar said with some chagrin: “If we switch to defense, I don’t think we will be able to attack the enemy again for ten and a half months.???”

"Comrade Military Commissioner, haven't you heard from Comrade Marshal that during your defense period, will your superiors supplement you with new soldiers and technical equipment?" Regarding the concerns expressed by the Military Commissioner, I said with a smile: "Because of the frequent long-term battles, not only the soldiers and technical equipment have lost a lot, but the officers and fighters are also very tired. Just use the time of defense to let the officers and fighters take a good rest."

"Comrade Deputy Commander of the Front Army," the chief of staff heard what I said, and immediately expressed his views: "I think even if our army is to turn to the defense, it can completely push the front to the frontier. You need to know. We are only 30 kilometers away from the border. As long as we build a defense on the border, we can also stop the German attack."

After the Chief of Staff finished complaining, I asked with a smile: "Comrade Chief of Staff, I wonder if you have the terrain of Romania. Is there any difference compared with Ukraine?"

Regarding my question, the Chief of Staff frowned for a moment and then replied: "Ukraine's terrain is dominated by plains, which is suitable for large-scale use of tank troops; while Romania is mountainous, which is not conducive to the assault of our mechanized troops. But what does this have to do with where our army is building defenses?"

Pointing to the map in front of me, I patiently introduced to the Chief of Staff, "Comrade Chief of Staff, please see, if we build a defense on the border, it will be difficult for us to be equipped with enough troops at a depth of 30 kilometers behind us. To protect this area, once the German army detours from the two wings, our troops deployed on the national border are in danger of being encircled. However, if the defense line is set to the south of Chernivtsi, the situation will be much better. The troops can rely on fortifications inside and outside the city to build a complete defense system."

Katukov, who was silent for a long time, continued: "Lida is right. After a long period of fighting, our troops have been attrition severely, and the number of tanks that can be used in combat is also very limited. Even with such a strength. Once we rushed to the border, it would be difficult for us to stop the German counterattack."

At first, the chief of staff and military commissar were full of expectations for reaching the border as soon as possible. Hearing what Katukov said, the two immediately thought of the status quo of the troops, and they closed their mouths one after another. After a while, the Chief of Staff asked Katyukov tentatively: "Comrade Commander, after several months of fighting, our attrition has exceeded half, and the number of remaining tanks is not much. If we switch to defense, can we block the counterattack carried out by the strengthened German army?"

After listening to the Chief of Staff’s concerns, I turned my head to look at Katukov, and said with a smile: "General Katukov, I stand firm in Chernivtsi with your troops, but I am full of confidence. I believe in your commanders and soldiers. Not only can it block the enemy's crazy attack, but at the same time, after completing the replenishment, it can also knock the enemy down in the shortest time."

"Comrade Deputy Commander of the Front Army," the Chief of Staff saw that I had such confidence in Katukov, and he asked with some surprise: "I want to know, why do you have such confidence in our commander?"

"It's simple, because your commander is called the commander of the'slip-head general' by the Germans." I know that the chief of staff and Katukov have been partnered for less than a year, so I told him I don’t know enough about many of the heroic deeds of the company, so I took this opportunity to popularize with him: "In January 41, when General Katukov just took over the 4th tank brigade, he only had 45 old tanks in his hand. , The ammunition is not enough. With such forces and technical equipment, to complete the order issued by the superior to block the installation of the A cluster of Gudli and defend the West Gate Mtsynsk in Moscow seems to be an impossible task.

But General Katukov was very clever. He knew that hard work was not the answer, so he urged the soldiers to repair fake bunkers around the clock, and deployed a large number of fake tanks made of plywood inside, and deployed the real tank positions. A few kilometers away.

The intense labor has caused many officers and soldiers to feel resentment against him, and they privately call him "German spy general who wants to exhaust everyone." However, as soon as the battle started, everyone found that they had wronged him. Following this slippery brigade commander, at least he could win the battle while keeping his life.

Due to limited military strength, General Katukov had to use every soldier carefully, and ordered each tank to have at least three or four shooting points, and to change a place for a few shots at the enemy, so as to create a kind of kind for the Germans. The illusion that the Soviet army is very powerful. Facts have proved that his tactics have indeed worked. When the Germans reported upwards, they all said that there are now thousands of our army's tanks in the area.

After eight days of fighting, the tank brigade commanded by General Katukov destroyed a total of 133 German tanks and 2 planes. However, his own troops suffered very little loss and successfully completed the defense task assigned to him by his superiors. "

After I finished introducing Katukov's brilliant record, Katukov waved at me with a smile, and said a little embarrassed: "Lida, it's all a few years ago. You mention it at this time." What do you do. Chief of Staff," he said to the Chief of Staff in his last sentence, "You immediately give orders to the troops to have General Dremov’s guards mechanize the 8th Army and establish a defense in the south of the city; Guttmann The general's 11th Guards Corps and the 24th Infantry Division are responsible for the defense of the city."

After the chief of staff learned about the great results Katukov had achieved in the past, he readily followed his instructions and issued orders to the two commanders of the Guards through the phone in the command center.

When the chief of staff sat back at the table again, Katukov suddenly looked at me and said with interest: "Lida, anyway, there will be no war students for the time being. I want to hear your judgment on the next battle. !"

"Yes, yeah, comrade, deputy commander of the front army." Katukov said so, and his chief of staff naturally added: "Just tell us about your analysis."

Seeing that Katukoff’s hospitality was difficult, and I wanted to establish myself in front of a commander who was unfamiliar with me, so I did not reject it, and took the history I know as my own analysis. Come out: "According to my analysis, the reason why we launched a series of offensive battles on the right bank of the Dnieper River, I think there are two main battle objectives. First, our army wants to liberate all the territories occupied by the Germans in the southern part of the Soviet Union, and A threat to Romania’s oil fields; second, although the Supreme Command also understands that our series of offensives does not necessarily make the Germans believe that our army will attack Romania in the summer, but it can make the Russians feel that our next offensive The focus will be on the northern region of Ukraine, so as to achieve the purpose of covering the offensive campaign in Belarus."

What I said made Katukoff stunned. He stared at the map in silence for a long time, nodded slowly and said: "Yes, Lida, from the current attack direction of our army, let alone the German army. The high command, even me, thought that the focus of our next offensive would be the northern part of Ukraine." At this point, he looked around and saw that besides me and him, there were four chiefs of staff and military commissars. , The rest of the staff are some distance away from us. They should not hear what I just said. They took a sigh of relief and urged the chief of staff and the military commissar with a serious expression, "What Lida said is the absolute of our army. Confidential, I hope you don’t disclose it, understand?"

"Understood." The military commissar and the chief of staff said at the same time: "Don't worry, we will abide by the confidentiality order."

"Very good, very good!" After listening to the answers of the two, Katukov nodded in satisfaction, and then turned to look at me, "Lida, there are no outsiders here anyway, so he can give us some important information. Is it?" He was afraid of my misunderstanding, and explained specifically, "I don't want to know the content of your conversation with Zhukov, but want to hear your judgment on what the German army will do next?

I stood up, picked up a red and blue pencil on the table, pointed to the map lying in front of me, and said to the three of them: "Comrade commanders, the current battlefield situation is very dangerous for the Germans. In order to save the crisis, the only way out for the Germans is to maintain a defensible line of defense on the eastern front to block our army's fortifications.

According to my judgment, the enemy must ensure two directions: one is Belarus or northern Ukraine, because our army can enter Poland through these two directions, and then rush to the German mainland; the second is southern Ukraine, because our army You can enter Romania through here.

The first direction is directly related to the safety of Germany; the second direction is related to the large Romanian oil fields that are vital to the German army. Once occupied by our army, the German army will lose its main source of energy. "

Having said that, I put down the pencil in my hand and smiled and said to them: "Once the main source of energy is lost, the German tanks and aircraft will become immobile scrap iron, so their combat effectiveness will be reduced. Has been greatly weakened."

Katukov looked at the map, and then raised a question: "If you want to defend both directions at the same time, the German army will definitely need a lot of troops. But after repeated failures, they can deploy on two fronts. Are there enough troops?"

After Katukov finished speaking, I shook my head and continued: "If at the same time last year, they maintained sufficient forces in both directions at the same time, it is still possible. However, with successive defeats on the Soviet-German battlefield, They have lost a lot of elite troops. Let's not talk about it in the north of Ukraine, just in the south of Ukraine. To ensure that our army cannot seize Romania's large oil fields, they have to rely on their allies: Romania, Hungary and Czechoslovakia. But with the German defeat on the battlefield, their allies became less reliable."

Katukov looked at my face with a mysterious smile, and after a little thought, he asked carefully: "Lida, I know you have many ideas. Do you want to make ideas on the German allies?"

"Yes, General Katukov, that's what I think." Seeing Katukov, I guessed my intentions. I didn't conceal it: "Even though the army of these servant nations, the fighting power is simply not compatible with each other. Compared with the German army, our army has to pay a great price to destroy them. But if we can bring these enemies to our side, not only will our army's casualties be reduced, but the enemy will also be greatly weakened."

According to my judgment, the enemy must ensure two directions: one is Belarus or northern Ukraine, because our army can enter Poland through these two directions, and then rush to the German mainland; the second is southern Ukraine, because our army You can enter Romania through here.

The first direction is directly related to the safety of Germany; the second direction is related to the Romanian oil field, which is vital to the German army. Once occupied by our army, the German army will lose its main source of energy ~lightnovelpub.net~ said When I got here, I put down the pencil in my hand and smiled and said to them: "Once the main source of energy is lost, the German tanks and aircraft will become immobile scrap iron, and their combat effectiveness will suffer. To be greatly weakened."

Katukov looked at the map, and then raised a question: "If you want to defend both directions at the same time, the German army will definitely need a lot of troops. But after repeated failures, they can deploy on two fronts. Are there enough troops?"

After Katukov finished speaking, I shook my head and continued: "If at the same time last year, they maintained sufficient forces in both directions at the same time, it is still possible. However, with successive defeats on the Soviet-German battlefield, They have lost a lot of elite troops. Let's not talk about it in the north of Ukraine, just in the south of Ukraine. To ensure that our army cannot seize Romania's large oil fields, they have to rely on their allies: Romania, Hungary and Czechoslovakia. But with the German defeat on the battlefield, their allies became less reliable."

Katukov looked at my face with a mysterious smile, and after a little thought, he asked carefully: "Lida, I know you have many ideas. Do you want to make ideas on the German allies?"

"Yes, General Katukov, that's what I think." Seeing Katukov, I guessed my intentions. I didn't conceal it: "Even though the army of these servant nations, the fighting power is simply not compatible with each other. Compared with the German army, our army has to pay a great price to destroy them. But if we can bring these enemies to our side, not only will our army's casualties be reduced, but the enemy will also be greatly weakened."8

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