Chapter 1386 Improve the plan

   After reading the telegram, Zhukov couldn't help but heaved a sigh of relief, but then he shook the telegram in his hand and asked the staff: "Comrade staff, where did the telegram come from?"

   "It was sent by the Voronezh Front Army Command, Comrade Marshal." The communications staff replied respectfully.

   "That's the only sentence?"

"yes."

  After listening to the reply from the communications staff officer, Zhukov nodded and told the driver: "Go ahead!"

  But the car stopped not far away, and stopped again. Zhukov, who was closing his eyes and recuperating, opened his eyes and asked displeasedly, "What happened, why did you stop?"

  The adjutant sitting in the co-pilot seat quickly turned to Zhukov and said, "Comrade Marshal, I'll go down and have a look."

  Not long after the adjutant left, he returned to Zhukov's car and reported to him: "Report to Comrade Marshal, General Susekoff, the military commissar of the Steppe Front Army, is waiting for you ahead."

   "Susekov, why is he here?" Zhukov asked in surprise.

   "Comrade Marshal, I asked General Susekov. He heard that General Sokov's plane was shot down by the enemy and his whereabouts are unknown. He went to the headquarters of the 27th Army on behalf of General Konev."

   Knowing that Susekov also rushed to the headquarters of the 27th Army, Zhukov opened the door and got out of the car, and said to the adjutant, "Come on, let's meet General Susekov in the past."

   Accompanied by his adjutant, Zhukov came to the place where Susekoff and others were. "Hello, General Susekoff." Zhukov took the initiative to extend his hand to the other party, and said politely, "I really didn't expect to meet you here."

"Hello, Comrade Marshal." Susekov said respectfully: "I heard that Major General Sokov had an accident. I was ordered by Commander Konev to go to the headquarters of the 27th Army. I didn't expect to meet him on the way. to you."

   "Are you also doing it for Sokov?" Zhukov asked lightly.

"Yes, Comrade Marshal." Hearing Zhukov's question, Susekov hastily replied truthfully: "Now that Major General Sokov's whereabouts are unknown, the 27th Army may be unstable. Stabilize the morale of the army and avoid affecting the attack that will be launched later."

   "The attack launched later?" Zhukov asked with some surprise: "Why, is your steppe front army preparing to launch an attack on Kharkov? Why didn't I hear any news in advance?"

When Konev called Zhukov, Susekov stood aside. He knew that Konev had never reported to the other party that the 27th Army was about to launch an attack, so he truthfully reported to Zhukov at this moment: "It was not made by the front army. Instead, Major General Sokov, the commander of the 27th Army, found a good fighter, and decisively prepared to launch an attack on October Town, which is occupied by the enemy."

   Having said that, Susekov raised his hand and looked at his watch, and then added: "Their attack will start at four o'clock in the afternoon."

Zhukov raised his hand and looked at his watch, and said, "There are still a few hours before the attack is about to start. Is his army ready?" Just at this time, the car behind drove up, and Zhukov greeted Susekov. , "General Susekov, get in my car, and report to me about Sokov's battle plan."

The convoy was on the road again, and Susekov, who was sitting side by side with Zhukov, introduced Sokov's battle plan to Zhukov in detail, and finally said in a regretful tone: "Now Major General Sokov's whereabouts are unknown, and I don't know if he will It affects the morale and morale of the troops participating in the war."

   "General Susekov, you don't have to worry about this." Zhukov waved at the other party and said, "Sokov has returned to his headquarters safely."

"What, Major General Sokov has returned to his headquarters?" Susekov was shocked when he heard the news, and then asked in an unbelievable tone: "Comrade Marshal, where did you get the information from. "

  Zhukov took out the short telegram from his pocket and handed it to Susekov: "This is a telegram from the Voronezh Front Army not long ago, saying that Sokov has returned."

Although there was only a short line in the telegram, Susekov read the line over and over several times, tears streaming down his face: "Just come back, just come back." He wiped the words with his hands. With tears in his eyes, he tentatively asked Zhukov, "Comrade Marshal, do you have a radio in your convoy? I want to report the good news to Commander Konev immediately."

   "I don't think it's necessary." Zhukov shook his head and said, "In a quarter of an hour at most, we will be able to arrive at the headquarters of the 27th Army Group. Then you can use the phone there to report to General Konev."

   Soon, Zhukov's convoy arrived outside the headquarters of the 27th Army.

  As soon as the car stabilized, Zhukov pushed open the door and jumped out of the car, walking quickly towards the headquarters. The officers and soldiers on duty at the gate couldn't help being surprised when they saw Zhukov's appearance. They were taken aback for a moment, then stood at attention and raised their hands to salute.

  Zhukov walked into the building and walked forward along the corridor. When he met an oncoming lieutenant, he reached out to stop him and asked sharply, "Where is Sokov's headquarters?"

   "Report to Comrade Marshal!" The lieutenant saw that the person who asked him for directions was actually Marshal Zhukov.

   Before the lieutenant finished speaking, Zhukov stepped forward and grabbed his arm, dragging him forward: "Hurry up and take me there."

  But the lieutenant stood still, and said with a complicated expression: "Comrade Marshal, the commander's headquarters is on the second floor, and the stairs are just where you just passed."

This is Susekov running over in a hurry, and said to Zhukov with some panting: "Comrade Marshal, you are on the wrong road. Sokov's headquarters is on the second floor. able to reach his headquarters."

   Zhukov, led by Susekov, came to Sukov's headquarters. As soon as he entered the door, someone yelled loudly: "Marshal Zhukov is here!"

   Following the shout, everyone in the room stopped their work and paid attention to Zhukov who was standing at the door.

Zhukov glanced at the room, and headed towards the wooden table where the map was placed, because he saw a camp bed in the corner not far from the wooden table, and there were many people standing beside the bed. Sokov lay on that bed.

  The person standing by the bed saw Zhukov striding towards his position, and hurriedly made a way for Zhukov to come to the camp bed smoothly.

  But the next scene surprised everyone. When Zhukov passed the wooden table, he picked up a folder on the table, came to the camp bed, looked down at Sokov who was lying on the bed, and suddenly raised the folder in his hand, covering his head and brain. Hit Sokov.

Zhukov scolded viciously while beating: "You bastard, you don't even think about who you are, but you actually ran to scout the enemy yourself like a scout. What's more, you actually took a company armed Fortunately, the German pilots did not kill you. If you die, do you know what the consequences will be?"

  When Zhukov waved the folder, the documents contained in it flew around like a goddess scattering flowers. The people standing nearby saw Zhukov beating Sokov, and no one dared to persuade him to fight. Seeing the documents flying around, they hurriedly picked them up and took the opportunity to get rid of the embarrassing situation.

Seeing Zhukov beating Sokov with a folder, Susekov quickly hugged Zhukov's waist from behind and tried his best to persuade him: "Comrade Marshal, don't fight any more. Major General Sokov is still injured. Anyway, there will be no one to command the battle.”

  Zhukov snorted, and threw the empty file rack in his hand at Sokov. Seeing that Zhukov had thrown away the folder, Sameko hurried over to a chair and greeted Zhukov: "Comrade Marshal, please sit down!"

As soon as Zhukov sat down, Lunev came over with a cup of hot tea and said with a smile: "Comrade Marshal, you must be thirsty. Please drink a cup of hot tea. Two sugar cubes."

After receiving the hot tea, Zhukov thanked Lunev, then lowered his head and asked Sokov who was lying on the camp bed, "Where is the injury?" In the middle, there was a hint of love.

Sokov Zhukov was **** off by himself, and wanted to find an excuse to vent his dissatisfaction, so when he was being beaten, he didn't dare to resist at all. Hearing Zhukov asking himself at this moment, he quickly squeezed a smile on his face Said: "Thank you, Comrade Marshal, for your concern. Fortunately, with Marx's blessing, when our plane made an emergency landing, the pilot raised the nose at the last moment to slow down the momentum. Although the plane broke in two when it landed, the pilot and I also I was thrown out of the plane, but I only bruised my forehead, and the pilot unfortunately broke his leg."

Susekov, who was standing behind Zhukov, was afraid that Zhukov would continue to beat Sokov again, so he quickly interrupted and said, "Comrade Sokov, Commander Konev and I are relieved to see that you are fine. Commander Konev called to tell him the good news that you are still alive."

   While Susekov was on the phone, Zhukov asked Sokov, "Misha, I heard that you plan to attack October Town. Is that true?"

"Yes, Comrade Marshal, there is such a thing." Sokov heard that Zhukov was calling his nickname again, knowing that he had flown to the enemy's defense area without authorization to conduct reconnaissance. , Then he said seriously: "I originally only planned to use the 84th Infantry Division to attack the town, but after my reconnaissance, I found that the terrain in front of and behind the town is very conducive to the deployment of armored forces, so I temporarily came from Poluboya A tank brigade was drawn from General Rove's Guards Tank Corps to participate in this attack."

"Misha, have you ever thought that since this terrain is conducive to the deployment of tank troops, if the enemy can't hold on, they will flee the town by means of transportation. In this way, your fortified battle may be defeated Don’t forget the lessons learned by our army when we fought in this area at the beginning of the year. We took up a lot of territory, but the enemy didn’t wipe out too many. The lengthening of the battle line and the increase of the area under control resulted in weak local forces, and the result was defeated by the enemy instead."

"You can be assured of that, Comrade Marshal," Sameko interjected. "Before the attack begins, we will send a battalion out to the back of Octobertown to cut off the retreat of the enemy in the town. Even after the battle begins, This army disguised as an enemy will also take the opportunity to sneak into the town and assist our frontal attack troops to seize the town."

   "Well, you are very thoughtful." After listening to Sameko's report, Zhukov nodded slightly and said, "Cut off the enemy's retreat in October Town, so that they can be wiped out."

  Hearing Zhukov's praise, smiles appeared on the faces of Sokov, Sameko, Lunev and others.

   "However," Zhukov continued: "Once the enemy learns that October Town is under your attack, they will definitely send troops to reinforce them. What are you going to do?"

  Sameko blurted out: "The battalion that detours to the enemy's rear will leave a part of its troops to block the enemy who comes to help."

   "You still have to divide your troops to help the frontal attacking troops. How many troops can you leave to stop them?" Zhukov shook his head and said, "It is very difficult for a mere one or two hundred people to stop the German reinforcements."

"However, they are equipped with new rockets and bazookas. Even if there is only one company of troops to take on the blocking mission, their combat effectiveness will not be weaker than that of a battalion of ordinary troops." Sameko said confidently: "As long as they can persist In two hours, we captured the troops in the town, and we can rush over to support them."

  Seeing that Zhukov was still shaking his head, Sokov, who was lying on the camp bed, thought of a possibility, and quickly said: "Comrade Marshal, I understand what you mean."

   "Understand what I mean?" Zhukov raised his eyebrows and said with a smile, "Then tell me."

"You think our plan is not perfect," Sokov said: "According to our plan, as long as the enemies in October Town are eliminated, the occupation of the town will be a victory. But what you mean is that we should take the opportunity to expand the results and work hard Defeat ground to reinforce troops, and follow and pursue to seize other targets."

Susekov, who had just finished calling Konev, happened to hear what Sokov said, looked at Zhukov who smiled and nodded, and thought to himself: There are many commanders who can fight, but they can fight like Sokov. There are not many people like the major general who know how to figure out Marshal Zhukov's mind. No wonder Marshal Zhukov likes him so much. As soon as he heard that something happened to him, he hurried over from the headquarters of the Voronezh Front Army to understand the situation.

   "You already know my intentions." Zhukov smiled and asked Sokov, "Then tell me, how do you plan to improve your battle plan and maximize the results of the battle?"

  (end of this chapter)