After Lunev and Brakov left, I lay alone on the temporarily set up camp bed, tossing and turning, thinking that I risked offending the Supreme Commander himself and tried to protect Ponetjelin, who had only met for less than a day. , Is it a bit too reckless?

Just when I was out of extreme anxiety, the phone ringing on the desk finally rang. I turned over from the bed and sat up, raised my hand and looked at my watch. It was already one o'clock in the morning. According to what I know about Stalin's work and rest time, there will be no other people who call at this time except him.

Holding a pair of boots, I ran barefoot to the desk. Although it was only a few short steps, I felt my heart beat faster and my breathing became quicker. I put the microphone in my ear and said politely: "Hey, this is the Uman Guard Headquarters, where are you?"

"Is it Lida?" Stalin's familiar voice came from the receiver: "I'm Stalin!"

"Hello, Comrade Stalin." Although I knew that he was calling me at this time, mainly to talk about Ponetjelin, I still asked habitually: "What instructions do you have?"

"Lida, you are so bold now!" Stalin suddenly raised his voice, and said to me in a stern tone: "I know that Ponegelin is a traitor whom I have named, so I will plead for him. You answer honestly. Why did I protect him in this way? Did he get any benefit from him?"

Although his tone was stern, it was obviously not thunderous, which made me feel a little more at ease. I have dealt with him several times, knowing that it is not easy to persuade him, but it is not impossible. The key depends on the way of persuasion. If it is hard-to-hard like Zhukov’s, it can only have a counterproductive effect; only the way Vasilevsky used to avoid the important, use the insignificant little to divert his attention in advance, and wait until the conditions are ripe before discussing the business. In order to persuade him effectively.

Therefore, after I paused for a while, I smiled and replied: "Comrade Stalin, I have known General Bonjelin for less than a day, and there is no close friendship with each other. What benefit can he give me?"

"But why do you want to help him intercede?" Stalin was obviously dissatisfied with my answer, and he asked in return: "Moreover, Toberia is required to come forward. What is going on?"

"I had a brief conversation with him and found that he has a wealth of military theories and some combat experience." In order not to anger Stalin, I did not immediately mention Ponetjelin’s sensitive identity, but deliberately Say something irrelevant: "The troops are now in need of such a person. If he can command a troop, I think..."

Just when I was about to flick Stalin into a dizzy head, and plead for Bonjelin, I was interrupted impatiently: "Okay, Beria has told me everything that should be said, so don't stop. This is unnecessary. Let’s talk about how you plan to place him. Under the current circumstances, you can’t let him command a troop alone.”

"Yes, yes, comrade Stalin, you are right." Not to mention that Ponetjelin is also accused of being a traitor. Even if he is innocent, I cannot let him command a unit alone. After all, he is in the war. He was captured in the early days, and the tactics he mastered were all tactics that had long been outdated. If he was rushed to command the troops, he might be captured again. However, he used to be the commander of the military region before and was also the commander of the 28th Army. If the position assigned to him in the army is too low, it seems a bit inappropriate. After hesitating for a while, I cautiously said: "I intend to let him As the deputy commander of the 18th Guards Corps, I don’t know what your intentions are?"

"No, this will definitely not work." As soon as I said my words, Stalin was firmly opposed.

At this time, I dared not argue with Stalin, and could only tentatively ask: "Comrade Stalin, I want to hear your opinion, what position should I appoint him?"

Stalin deliberated for a moment, and then said: "From the prisoners of the 18th Guards Corps, six thousand people were selected to form a new division. The division commander is your original subordinate, Colonel Lukin, and the deputy division commander is from Bukov. As for the school. As for Bonjelin, let him be the chief of staff."

"What about the rank, Comrade Stalin?" I heard that a new division was added to the 18th Guards Corps, and my two subordinates were appointed as the division commander and the deputy division commander, while Ponetjelin became the division chief of staff. , It really makes me a little bit dumbfounded. The position was second, but Stalin didn't mention what rank to give Ponetjelin, so I hurriedly asked: "I don't know what rank you plan to grant him."

"Major, let him be a major for the time being." After Stalin finished speaking, he added: "Is there anything else you don't understand?"

I heard that Ponetjelin was reduced to major by Stalin, and I couldn’t help but laugh, because in the latter part of the Moscow defense, I made a mistake, and the rank of Stalin was reduced from major general to major. I really felt sorry for the same illness. In order to reassure Stalin about this army, after a moment of thinking, I specifically emphasized: "Comrade Stalin, in order to strengthen the leadership of this army, I suggest you send us more political workers who are extremely loyal to the motherland and people. Cadres, enroll in the army so that this army can meet the standards of military excellence and political excellence. Do you think it's okay?"

"This is no problem. I will call Konev and ask him to arrange manpower for you." My flattery made Stalin very useful, so he just said in a calm tone before hanging up the phone: " Lida, this kind of thing is only once, understand?"

Hearing that he no longer pursues Ponetjelin, the rock hanging in my heart finally fell to the ground, and I quickly replied decisively: "Understood, Comrade Stalin."

When I hung up the phone, I found that I was still barefoot on the cold ground. I hurriedly sat on the chair next to me and put my boots on my feet. At the same time, I was thinking about how to distribute the forces.

The next morning, when I was having breakfast in the office with Lunev and Brakov, Afunin and Bukov walked in from outside.

After Ah Funing saluted me, he asked for instructions: "Comrade General, I would like to ask when the troops can be reorganized?"

"General Afunin, don't worry about the adaptation for the time being. Sit down and eat something first." After Afunin sat down, I turned my gaze to Brakov next to him and asked: "Your statistics work is complete. Yet?"

"Yes, Comrade Oshanina, after our overnight efforts, all the statistical work has been completed." Brakov said, taking out a document bag from his briefcase and preparing to pass it to me, and said at the same time: " I was going to give it to you after the meal."

I saw the thick paper bag in his hand, and knew that if I had to look carefully, breakfast would be delayed. I quickly told him: "Comrade General, you should give us a brief introduction."

Brakov nodded and began to tell us about their statistics: "There were 21,547 prisoners of war rescued in the prison camp, and the number of births was 9,386, of which 2,195 were severely ill. Excluding the severely ill who required hospitalization. , The number of people who can be incorporated into the army immediately is 19,352."

"General Afunin, have you heard the statistics?" I waited for Brakov to finish the report, then turned my head to look at Afunin and asked, "I don't know how you plan to distribute these fighters?"

Ah Funing was well prepared. As soon as I finished speaking, he took out a notebook from his briefcase, turned a few pages and said to me: "After months of fighting, all divisions of our army suffered casualties. Very large. The 2nd and 3rd Guards Airborne Divisions need to supplement a total of 9,000 men; while the 4th Guards Airborne Division needs to supplement 3,000 to 5,000 men."

As soon as Afnin had finished speaking, Brakov interrupted and said: "Comrade General, if you just said that you only need 12,000 people in your army, I don't know how to deal with the extra soldiers?"

"This...this..." Afunin probably didn't expect Brakov to ask this suddenly, and for a moment he was dumbfounded and didn't know how to answer.

"I received a call from the Supreme Commander himself last night," I hurriedly came out to complete the battle for Afunin: "He said that he is planning to add another 6,000-man new division to the 18th Guards Corps of General Afunin. prepared by."

"Add a new editor?" My words stunned everyone. After a while, Ah Funing asked carefully: "General Oshanina, I don’t know the leadership of this division, what do you plan to do? How to configure?"

"The division commander is the 375th Infantry Division of the Sixth Guards Army, Colonel Lukin, and the deputy division commander is the deputy commander of my guard regiment, Lieutenant Colonel Bukov. And Ponetjelin is the division’s chief of staff, with the rank of Major."

Just when Brakov and Afnin were trying to digest what I said, Bukov reminded me with some embarrassment: "Comrade Commander, you just made a mistake. It's a major, not a lieutenant colonel."

I looked up at Bukov, who was a little embarrassed, and smiled and said to him: "Comrade Bukov, the promotion of you to the rank of lieutenant colonel and the appointment of deputy commander are all meant by the Supreme Commander himself. Are you going to refuse? ?"

As soon as I finished speaking, the three of Afunin and Brakov cast envious glances at Bukov. What an honor it is to be appointed by Stalin himself. Bukov's face turned red with excitement. He asked in an incredible tone: "Comrade Commander, is this all true? Is it really the appointment of the Supreme Commander himself?"

"Yes, Comrade Lieutenant Colonel." I promptly called Bukov with my new military rank: "In the new division, you have to work hard and don't let down the trust of the Supreme Commander himself. Understand? "

"Understood," Bukov replied loudly, "I will never disappoint this trust."

After Afunin waited for Bukov to express his position to me, he then asked what he was concerned about: "General Oshanina, the division leader has it, so what criteria are used to select the following commanders at all levels? ?"

"Comrade General, you don't have to worry about this." Seeing that Ah Funing was still a little at a loss about the adaptation, I quickly gave him advice: "You can choose from the prisoners of war, those who have served as battalion company-level commanders to serve. Platoon leader or squad leader; regiment-level cadres serve as company commanders, and division-level cadres serve as battalion or regimental commanders. As for political cadres, the superior will send you a group of them."

After the problems of staffing and commanders at all levels have been resolved, Afunin continued to ask, "So what about weapons, clothing, and various military materials? Where should we get supplements?" He was deeply afraid. I don’t pay attention to this issue, and I specifically emphasized, “It’s not a trivial matter to solve the weapons, ammunition and military supplies of nearly 20,000 people at one time.”

"This is easy to handle." I remembered that Konev once provided me with a large number of military warehouses in the Shepetovka area, which can fully meet the needs of the troops, so I asked Brakov to bring me a map , Pointing to Shepetovka above, and said to Afunin: "Comrade General, I will discuss with General Konev later and transfer your army to the Shepetovka area, where we will complete the weapons and ammunition. And military supplies, what do you think?"

"It's great, it's great." Hearing that I was going to Konev to transfer them to Shepetovka, Afunin's eyes suddenly lighted up, as if there was some treasure there. He said excitedly: "In this way, not to mention that our army has increased by 20,000, even if there are more than 200,000 people, there is no need to worry about the shortage of weapons and materials."

"General Afunin, you are simply a daydream." Just after Afunin's words, Lunev, who had been immersed in eating next to him, said jokingly: "Give you 200,000 people, you are still commanding an army. Is it? At least the size of the two armies~lightnovelpub.net~Or, I will discuss with Marshal Konev, how about letting you be the deputy commander of the front army?” Lunev finished speaking. It immediately aroused everyone's laughter.

I got up and walked to the desk, picked up the high-frequency phone and called Konev. After connecting, before I could explain my intentions, he said first: "Lida, I have received a call from Comrade Stalin. From the front army headquarters, I have transferred 60 political cadres to you to enrich the new staff. Team of cadres."

"Comrade Marshal," I waited patiently for him to finish before explaining my intentions, and finally said: "Because of the 18th Guards Corps, the total number of troops has exceeded 40,000. If you don't coordinate in advance, I will just open it. To Shepetovka, I am worried that it will cause unnecessary confusion."

"You're right, I want to pass the air with Shepetovka first, let them prepare for your station in advance, as well as the necessary weapons, ammunition and various military supplies." Konev said very readily: " In addition, we have to contact the railway department and ask them to prepare enough wagons to transport all our troops to Shepetovka."

　　

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