Chapter 1004

For Yushchenko's flattery, I just laughed, and then told him: "Comrade captain, can you help me find a mirror, I want to see what I am now."

At my command, Yushchenko's smile froze on his face immediately. After a long time, he hesitated to confirm: "Comrade commander, you mean to ask me to find a mirror, right?"

Seeing Yushchenko's dawdling, I felt a little discontented and said, "yes, I do say I want you to find a mirror." Seeing that he turned to leave, I added, "also, don't call me commander in the future. I'm an idle person without position. If people with ulterior motives hear such a name, it may cause us unnecessary trouble."

Yushchenko agreed to go out of the ward and look for a mirror for me.

When Yushchenko left, I closed my eyes and thought about my current situation. Although I also know that I am a brick, where I need to move, from my heart, I still hope to stay in the position I like and fully show my ability. Whether it's Ustinov's weaponry department or Alexandrov's red flag dance company, it doesn't appeal to me. For me, only the front line is the place I most yearn for. Only there can I have the opportunity to build immortal meritorious deeds.

In my memory, the famous battle of Kursk will begin in a few months. This was not only one of the decisive battles in the Soviet German battlefield, but also the last large-scale strategic offensive launched by the German army against the Soviet Union in an attempt to regain the strategic initiative. This campaign was the watershed of the Soviet German war. Before the campaign, the German army had a certain degree of strategic initiative and could independently choose the offensive campaign and direction; Then, after the end of the campaign, the German army completely lost its strategic initiative and was forced to take a comprehensive strategic defense, and the Soviet Army officially launched a large-scale comprehensive attack to recover its territory.

If I can get to the front of the battle, return to the army, and command a single army in a certain direction. Then when the campaign is over, my rank and position will be further promoted. If I can't return to the army in time, I will miss a good opportunity to make contributions. In that case, maybe when the battle of Berlin breaks out, I can only maintain my current rank and matching position.

"Comrade General, here comes the mirror you want." I was just thinking about it when I heard Yushchenko's voice. He remembered what I had just told him. Instead of calling me commander, he called me my rank. Seeing that he was rushing into the room, he quickly reached out to him and said, "give me the mirror quickly."

Yushchenko handed me a big round mirror and said in a low voice, "I'm looking for a nurse to pick it up. I'll give it back later."

Although I had long guessed that my image was in a mess, I was shocked when I saw my image in the mirror. I saw the left eye swollen like a peach, eyeball blood red, looking at the pretty people. After seeing his ugly shape clearly, I suddenly understood the reason why Yushchenko had just said that. Maybe he was afraid that I would fall off the mirror because I lost control of my emotions after looking in the mirror, so he said that I would return the mirror later.

I handed the mirror back to Yushchenko, sighed softly, and said to him, "well, comrade captain, go and give it back to someone else."

"You don't look in the mirror?" Yushchenko didn't expect that I could maintain such a calm mood after watching my own image. He asked incredulously, "do you really want me to return the mirror now?"

"Go ahead, go ahead," I said impatiently. "Go and give the mirror back to someone else."

After Yushchenko left, I closed my eyes and continued to think about the battle of Kursk. Judging from the current situation, it is not realistic for me to command a single unit before the outbreak of the campaign. How can I make contributions without commanding the troops?

Just when I was worried, I vaguely heard the conversation between soldiers and others from outside. First, the soldier on duty asked: "I said, aren't you in the tank army? How did you become an infantry again?"

Then, a strange voice replied, "no way. The tanks of our tank brigade were totally lost in the battle, and the infantry were short of manpower, so I was assigned to the infantry. Not long ago, our company was transferred back to Moscow. After rectification, we were sent to take charge of the security work of this hospital. "

Two people's dialogue, a keyword caused my attention. Tanks, yes, tanks! The battle of Kursk is the battle of tanks between the Soviet and German sides. In the face of large-scale German tank attack, the most conducive to defense is the famous Golan trench. Although I didn't use this kind of fortification at mamayev last time, this time, I can use this kind of anti tank trench in the battle of Kursk. Last time there were no conditions for digging anti tank trenches, otherwise German tanks would not be allowed to drive down the hills repeatedly to provide necessary artillery support for their troops.

I feel relaxed when I think that I can play a role in the battle. But the battle area of Kursk is so large that I can't dig the Golan trench in all places. I have to build it in the area where there will be a tank duel to give full play to the advantages of this kind of anti tank trench.

I vaguely remember that at that time, the German army broke through the two lines of defense of the Soviet army in succession, repulsed the counterattacks organized by vatukin again and again, arrived outside a certain city, and staged a decisive battle with the Soviet tanks. But I can't remember the name of this city in a hurry.

If I have a map in my hand at the moment, I just need to check the names of the towns near Kursk, and I will remember which city the tank war was carried out near. But I can't find a map at the moment, so I can only try my best to find out where this famous battle started.

After thinking about it for a long time, I didn't think of a reason. However, when I was upset, I suddenly heard Yushchenko talking with others. It seems that he returned the things and came back. "Captain, comrade captain," I cried out He answered outside and told him, "come in."

A moment later, Yushchenko stood in front of me and asked respectfully, "Comrade General, what instructions do you have?"

"Do you know what cities are around Kursk?" I asked.

"Near Kursk?" Yushchenko repeated what I said and nodded, "I know a few cities."

"Tell me the names of those cities!"

"Oreal, oboyan..." Yushchenko seems to be familiar with the cities near Kursk. When I asked him to report the place names, he said seven or eight times.

As I listened, I could not help frowning, because the places he reported to me were relatively short, and I remember that the name of the city where the tank war took place was quite long. Thinking of this, I raised my hand to interrupt him and asked, "Comrade captain, is there a city with a longer name?"

"Yes, like Prokhorovka..."

"Stop, this should be the place." As soon as I heard Yushchenko talking about the city of Prokhorovka, my memory became clear. I interrupted Yushchenko again and said excitedly: "the terrain outside the city is open, so it should be a good place for decisive battle."

"Comrade General, what are you talking about?" Yushchenko asked mistily, "what's a good place for a decisive battle? Are we going to fight? With whom? You know, this city is under the control of our army at present. "

"Come on, comrade captain, there's nothing for you here. Go out." Naturally, I will not tell Yushchenko that in a few months' time, there will be a world-famous tank battle on the outskirts of the city, so I said to him lightly, "one person will be on duty at night, and the rest will go to rest."

"Yes Yushchenko did not continue to ask, promised, then turned out of the ward.

Now that we know the specific location, the rest of the business is easy to handle. The enemy attacking Kursk must have come from the territory of Ukraine, so the construction direction of this Golan trench should be in the south of Prokhorovka.

Early the next morning, the nurse had just finished my eye drops, and bzikov came to my ward. Considering that he was the easiest person to approach Zhukov, I asked him to sit down at the table and talk to him: "Comrade Colonel, how is the battle going in Ukraine? Have our two front armies driven the enemy across the Dnieper?"

Hearing my question, bzikov replied bitterly: "well, forget it, our two front forces can't beat the German army, which is only one fifth of our strength. We let others surround Kharkov. Judging from the present situation, the garrison in the city can only hold on for a week at most. "

When I thought of the war in Kursk and that Kharkov was still in the hands of the German army, I no longer cared about the fate of Voronezh's front army. Instead, I asked rebalko, "what about Kiev?"

"The forces of the German central group army are pressing towards Kiev from the north; And the German troops from Romania, after repulsing our southern front army, are also advancing northward. " Bezikov replied solemnly: "in the face of the fierce German offensive, general rebalko is organizing his troops to carry out tenacious defense. However, if they are not supplemented in the near future, the fate waiting for them will be encircled or defeated. "

In real history, on October 12, 1943, the Soviet army who won the battle of Kursk launched the battle of liberation of Kiev. However, due to the tenacious resistance of the German army, the two attacks of the Soviet army have failed. It was not until after the third attack on 3 November that general rebalko's forces successfully stormed into Kiev. But today's history has changed because of my unexpected appearance. The time for the liberation of Kiev has been advanced eight months. Therefore, I care more about the gains and losses of Kiev than anyone else: "since the situation in Kiev is so bad, I don't know if Marshal Zhukov has taken any measures?"

"The marshal has transferred five divisions and three tank brigades from general rokosovsky's central front army to Kiev." Bezikov simply introduced to me: "as long as this army arrives in Kiev, the city's defense force will be greatly strengthened, and we will be able to firmly defend even in the face of the enemy's crazy attack. We will never tolerate this "pearl on the Dnieper" falling into the hands of the Germans again

When I heard Zhukov's resolute attitude towards Kiev, my heart immediately became more solid. I turned the subject around again and asked cautiously, "Captain, I have another question, if, I mean if. If our troops can't hold Kharkov and let the enemy recapture the city, where will the troops of Voronezh's front army retreat? " For my question, bezikov was silent for a while, then said leisurely: "where else can we retreat? Maybe we can only retreat to Kursk and build fortifications in the area. We should know that Kursk is only over 500 kilometers away from Moscow, and German tanks can rush out of Moscow in two days. In order to prevent the worst situation, we must build necessary fortifications in the Kursk area. " After listening to these remarks, I did not ask whether it was Zhukov's original words or just his personal judgment, but at least made one point clear: the Soviet command had plans to fight the German army in Kursk. In this way, my proposal to bezikov to build an anti tank trench in Prokhorovka is not so abrupt. I said to him with a smile, "Comrade Colonel, if the German army really reoccupies Kharkov, then they will certainly continue to push North and threaten Moscow."“ Of course, if the German forces recapture Kharkov, they will certainly take it as the starting position for the attack and launch another attack on Moscow. " When bezikov said this, his face became more dignified: "then Kursk may become a crucial battlefield."“ I have a suggestion. I hope you can pass it on to Marshal Zhukov for me. "“ Suggestions, what suggestions? " What I said aroused great interest of bzikov. He urged me to say, "listen to me. When I see Marshal later, I will be able to relay your suggestion to him."“ To the south of Kursk, build several lines of defense to form a defense depth wide enough. " I calmly told bezikov about my idea: "the whole defense system is composed of a large number of closely coordinated trenches, barbed wire, anti tank fire points, anti tank trenches and minefields, and gathers a large number of troops and fire forces in the most likely direction of German attack."