Burning Moscow

Chapter 53: Introduction (below)

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After Stalin heard it, he didn't say anything. He just pointed to the door behind me with his fist holding the pipe. Pinshu.com (wWW.VoDtw.coM) has had the experience just now. I know he asked me to go out of the penalty station again, so he turned back quickly, opened the door and walked out.

Seeing me coming out of the office, Poskrebeshev couldn't help laughing. He pointed to the place where I was just standing, and then bowed his head to do his work.

I kept an upright posture, standing motionless in Poskrebeshev’s office, my brain quickly thinking about why Stalin asked me to come out. Thinking about it this way, I really figured out the crux of the problem. I remember that during the defense of Moscow, Zhukov proposed abandoning Kiev and retreating his troops to the east bank of the Dnieper to build a new line of defense. Because of this incident, Stalin was angered, and as a result, he was dismissed from the post of Chief of Staff of the Red Army and demoted to commander of the Reserve Front. Although the rank has not been lowered, the real power has been greatly weakened.

As a general highly regarded by Stalin, Zhukov was demoted involuntarily when he proposed to give up Kiev based on the situation at the time. Today, I angered Stalin on the same issue. I don't know what way he will deal with me. It may be light to remove me from office. If it doesn't, I will be sent directly to the prison of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. Thinking of this, my hair was tingling, and a chill came from my back, and the chill quickly spread to the surroundings, enveloping my whole body in an instant.

Just when I was thinking about frightening myself, the calling bell on Poskrebeshev's table rang again. He looked up at me, who was nervous, pointed at the closed door, and whispered: "Comrade Oshanina, you can go in."

When I opened the door tremblingly, I found Stalin sitting at the conference table. Seeing me entering the door again, he looked up at me and asked, "Lida, don't you know what results you have come to after considering such a long time outside?"

I took a deep breath and stabilized my emotions a little bit. He summoned his courage and said: "Yes, Comrade Stalin, after repeated consideration of me, I feel that the only way to save the Kiev defenders is to let them abandon the city and break through to other places where the German forces are weak."

After saying this, I stared at Stalin nervously, fearing that he would immediately furious. did not expect. He slowly turned his head and said to a general who was sitting next to Zhukov: "Comrade Vasilevsky. What is the conclusion of your General Staff? Is it necessary for us to take it back? The city, once again handed over to the Germans?"

The Chief of General Staff Vasilevsky, whom I’m not very familiar with, will stand up from his position and say carefully: “Comrade Stalin, we once organized ground troops to attack and advance in the direction of Kiev, but unfortunately, our attempt is in Germany. People’s stubborn defenses have failed. In addition, the transport aircraft formations that airdrop supplies to Kiev are often intercepted by German fighters, so they can’t provide them with enough supplies. So we think that under the current situation. If General Rebarko's troops continue to hold on, there will be a danger of the entire army being wiped out." After speaking, he stood motionless, just staring at Stalin nervously.

Stalin got up from his seat and walked back and forth in the open area with his pipe in his mouth, as if he was thinking about what Vasilevsky had just said. The people sitting around the conference table did not speak, but everyone's eyes moved following Stalin's movement.

I don't know how long it took. Stalin stopped and turned to ask Zhukov sitting in his seat: "Comrade Zhukov, what do you think?"

Zhukov turned around, put an arm on the back of the chair, looked up at Stalin and said: "Although General Vasilevsky did not say whether we should abandon Kiev, we can analyze it from the various situations we have. It doesn't make any sense. If we continue to fight like this, the elite force under the command of General Rebarko is in danger of being wiped out. Therefore, Comrade Stalin, we have reached the time to make up our minds."

When Stalin fell silent again, I became a little impatient. I thought to myself that Lebarko’s troops had been in the city and had been fighting the Germans for a few days. I believed that their strength would soon be exhausted. If they were not given a breakout order as soon as possible, they would wait until the day when they run out of ammunition and food. , Is when the whole army is annihilated.

Although I was clearly aware of the crisis in the Rebarco department, at this moment, before Stalin had no opinion, I could not say anything, and could only follow the highest person walking around the house with anxious eyes. Commander himself.

Stalin finally walked in front of me. After taking a look at me, he turned to the generals sitting around the conference table and asked: "Comrades, tell me, if the Kiev defenders are allowed to break through, where should they go? Retreat? You need to know that the hundreds of kilometers from Kiev to Korsk are defensive areas of the German Central Army Group and Mainstein. Rebarko and his men want to retreat to Moscow safely. A task that cannot be accomplished at all."

"We can send a plane to pick up Rebarko and Romanov," Vasilevsky heard Stalin asked, and quickly made an idea for him: "Let the deputy who succeeded them lead the remaining troops in the city to East break through. Even if the troop is broken up during the march, as long as the senior commander is still there, then we can rebuild this troop in the shortest possible time."

"What about your opinion?" After Stalin heard Vasilevsky's proposal, he could not immediately express his opinion. Instead, he then asked Zhukov: "Comrade Zhukov, how do you think about it?"

Zhukov did not sit in his seat to answer Stalin’s questions this time. He stood up and said slowly: "If you want to send a plane to Kiev, I suggest that you take out the commanders of several divisions. They all have Commanders with rich combat experience, if there is anything good or bad, it is a huge loss for us."

"In principle, I agree with Comrade Zhukov's opinion and send a plane to fetch Rebarko, Romanov and several division-level commanders. Comrade Novikov," Stalin said, turning his head to the extreme. From a small angle, he looked at a commander wearing an air force commander sitting at the conference table and said: "You have to send a few more fighters, but you will **** Lebarco and their transport planes. You must ensure their safety on the road. "

"Yes, Comrade Stalin!" Novikov, the commander-in-chief of the Air Force named by him, quickly got up from his seat and assured him: "I will send six fighter planes to **** the transport planes to ensure that General Rebarko will protect them. Safety."

When they heard that the fate of the Kiev garrison was decided lightly by a few of them. I couldn't help feeling extremely anxious, no matter how great the troop loss, there would be at least tens of thousands of people. If command is lost, the troops will fall into chaos, and under the strong offensive of the German army, they will soon be defeated. I have a few words for the defenders of Kiev, but in this case. Without Stalin's permission, I have no right to speak.

Just when I was in a hurry. Stalin turned around. After seeing the anxious expression on my face, he asked calmly: "Lida, since you commanded the troops to take over Kiev, then tell me, are our arrangements appropriate?"

Hearing Stalin's question, my mind was spinning quickly, thinking hard about how to answer his question. This matter is most relevant. If you answer incorrectly, you will offend many people at the same time. So I must answer carefully. After a brief period of thought, I replied: "Comrade Stalin, I think the whole plan can be adjusted slightly."

"Adjustment?!" After listening, Stalin raised his eyebrows and asked: "How to adjust?"

"If all the commanders are removed, the troops in the city will lose their unified command and fall into chaos." I deliberately slowed down. Do your best to make your proposal more persuasive: "In order to avoid this situation, we must leave a senior commander, let him command and lead the troops to break through."

"Who do you think is more appropriate to keep?" Vasilevsky asked curiously: "You must know that the troops in the city are not affiliated with each other. If only one division-level commander is left, it will not be able to take care of it. Such an important task."

Words of Vasilevsky. Let everyone focus their attention on me, waiting for me to make a convincing answer.

As for the remaining candidates, when I just stood in the room outside, I had already considered it properly. Since everyone is waiting for my answer, I said openly: "You can let the commander of the 79th Infantry Corps General Romanov stayed as the commanding force and waited for the defenders to jump out of the enemy’s encirclement. He didn’t have to move closer to Moscow, he could stay near Kiev to fight guerrillas, so that the Germans could not rest assured and boldly gather their forces in Kursk. direction."

"Guerrilla?!" After Stalin spit out the word, he frowned and shook his head, holding his pipe in his mouth and starting to circle the room again.

Vasilevsky, who knew Stalin’s character, quickly said to me: "Comrade Oshanina, we have a lot of guerrillas behind the enemy. According to incomplete statistics, there are at least 100,000 or 200,000 people. The German supply lines and sparsely-strengthened villages caused some trouble to the enemy, but they did not play a big role. Instead of letting more than 10,000 people do nothing behind the enemy, it is better to risk them to break through eastward to the Kursk region. Our main forces converge to further consolidate the existing defensive zone."

"Comrade Chief of the General Staff," I quickly glanced at Stalin who was still pacing, and answered Vasilevsky cautiously: "You make sense, although we have more than ten or twenty guerrillas behind the enemy. Ten thousand people, and many of them were small units that were broken up at the beginning of the war, and their combat effectiveness is not weak. However, because their forces are scattered and there is no unified command, their role in the enemy's rear is limited..."

"Lida, please wait a moment." As soon as I said this, Zhukov was interrupted suddenly. He asked with a surprised expression on his face: "If I didn't guess wrong, you are planning to let Romanov Comrades organize these scattered guerrillas, establish a unified command, and turn the enemy's rear upside down?"

"Yes, Comrade Marshal." I did not expect that Zhukov would have guessed his intentions before I finished speaking. No wonder he would be called "an invincible and invincible handsome talent" by later generations. There seems to be some truth in this. . I added to what he said: "According to what I understand, there are hundreds of guerrillas in Ukraine. However, a considerable part of them are pro-German. They are not only harming us by cooperating with Germany. In addition to the common people, they often attack the transportation lines of our army. There is also a part of them who don't take refuge in anyone, who want to fight both the Germans and our army."

When Stalin heard the conversation between Zhukov and I, he stopped and asked with interest, standing on the spot: "Lida, let me ask you, what do you plan to let Comrade Romanov deal with these mixed guerrillas in Ukraine? ?"

"Comrade Stalin, there are three ways." When I said this, I paused for a moment. Seeing Stalin made a gesture to let me continue, I continued: "The first one is for standing on the same front with our army. The guerrillas of China must strive to merge them into our team. The second type is to divide and woo the guerrillas that neither join the Germans nor join us, even if they cannot fully join us. To ensure that they can remain neutral when the battle occurs. The last kind, the guerrilla scum that has completely fallen to the Germans, must be wiped out cleanly, thoroughly and completely."

After I finished speaking, Stalin showed a smile on his face. He raised his hand and pointed in the direction where I was just sitting, and said kindly: "Lida, go back to your seat and sit down." I walked by, returned to my seat, sat down, smiled and said to the senior commanders present: "Everyone has heard what Lida just said~lightnovelpub.net~ how to deal with the guerrillas in Ukraine Right?"

All the people replied in unison: "I heard it!"

"Any different opinions?" Stalin asked again.

"No!" Everyone replied neatly again.

"Comrade Vasilevsky," seeing that everyone's opinions were unified, Stalin said to the chief of staff: "When you go back, immediately draft an order. We will form a guerrilla army, and all guerrillas and resistance organizations behind enemy lines. , Will be under the command of the group army. The commander will be taken by General Romanov. As for the commander of the group army, he will be appointed." (To be continued.)

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