Chapter 1011

When I heard that Zhukov was going to arrange for me to meet Stalin, my heart beat faster. I ask myself, in the face of such a stubborn person as Stalin, even Zhukov can't convince him. Can I get better results than him when I play such a small role? It was out of this consideration that I said with some embarrassment, "Comrade marshal, is this appropriate?"

Zhukov waved his hand and said carelessly, "there's nothing wrong with it. Let Colonel bezikov accompany you later. As long as he leads you, you can enter the Kremlin without calling."

"But, but what should I say when I see the Supreme Commander himself?" Although Zhukov was very relaxed, I dare not take it lightly. I can only ask cautiously, "if he asks if he should fight back against the German army, how can I answer him?"

For my series of questions, Zhukov only thought for a moment, then decisively said: "you can answer what you think, without any scruples." Seeing my worried face, he comforted me and said, "don't worry. According to my judgment, comrade Stalin is very willing to listen to your real ideas, so I will arrange for you to see him."

After spending a long time in Zhukov's headquarters and chatting about unimportant matters, I came to the Kremlin accompanied by bezikov.

Maybe Zhukov had called in advance to pass through the ditch. As soon as our car stopped in the square, a colonel ran up to me. After thinking about the experience of zikov, he turned to me and asked, "is that Comrade oshanina?"

"Yes, comrade colonel." I knew that this might be the officer who came to meet me. After nodding, I tentatively asked, "are you accompanying me to see the Supreme Commander?"

"Yes, Comrade General." The Colonel politely said to me, "I've been ordered to take you up. Please come to me."

When I entered Stalin's office building under his leadership and went up the stairs, I walked cautiously because I was worried about the wound. Naturally, I couldn't afford the speed. The Colonel obviously knew about me, so he could not help slowing down when he saw that I was walking very slowly.

As we walked slowly along the corridor, the Colonel asked with concern, "Comrade General, are you in pain?"

I nodded and replied, "yes, comrade colonel. Although I had the operation ten days ago, the healing of the wound is not ideal. If I walk too fast, I am worried that it will crack the wound. "

We soon came to a tall door. The Colonel asked me to wait a moment. He opened the door and went in. I heard him clearly saying, "report Comrade bosklebshev, general oshanina is here."

"Let him in." Through the door came the flat voice of bosklebshev, Stalin's chief of staff.

"Yes With a promise, the captain came out of the door, stepped aside and made a sign that I could go in.

After thanking the colonel, I stepped through the door and saw bosklebshev, a short, shaved, uniformed office director, standing at the writing desk. He gave me a little smile and said politely, "Hello, general oshanina!" Then he reached out to me.

I quickly reached out to take his hand and said politely, "Hello, bosklebshev. Nice to meet you."

After releasing his hand, he said in a low voice, "the Supreme Commander himself is waiting for you. Please come in." Then he went to another door leading to the inner room.

He took the lead in, stood at the door and said, "Comrade Stalin, comrade oshanina is coming!"

"Let her in." Stalin's voice came from the room.

Bosklebshev went back to the door and said to me without expression, "please come in, comrade oshanina. The Supreme Commander himself is waiting for you."

I nodded to him and walked into the spacious office. The first thing that came to my eyes was a capital desk. On the other side was a long table, which should be used for meetings. There are several portraits on the wall, three of which I recognized as Lenin, Marx and Engels in the shortest time. Stalin himself was walking slowly back and forth in front of the portrait with his pipe in his mouth.

Seeing Stalin in front of me, I forced myself to restrain my inner excitement and walked forward quickly. He stopped five or six steps away from him, raised his hand and said in a loud voice, "Comrade commander in chief, lieutenant general o'shanina has come here on your order and is waiting for your order. Please give us instructions!"

Stalin stopped, took his pipe away from his mouth, and with a smile on his face, said amiably, "Rita, you have been to many battlefields and made great achievements in more than a year. Hard work

Hearing what he said, I quickly and habitually replied, "I'm willing to serve the motherland of the Soviet Union!"

Stalin nodded with satisfaction, put his pipe in his mouth again, and said, "it seems that you have done a good job. You have so many heavyweight medals."

For his praise, I didn't say anything, just a polite smile.

Perhaps seeing my constraint, Stalin asked me to sit down at the table and said slowly, "Rita, I've got something to ask you for today." As soon as his voice fell, I got up from my seat and said respectfully, "I'll follow your instructions!"“ The situation is like this, "Stalin said to himself as he raised his hand and motioned to me to sit down." the new commander of Voronov's front army, comrade vatukin, and the military commissar, comrade Khrushchev, called me and suggested that a counterattack should be carried out against the German army in the near future, so as to recapture Kharkov while their foothold was not stable. " When he said this, he stopped for a moment, as if waiting for me to speak. Seeing that I was just looking at him without saying a word, he continued to say: "but Zhukov and vasilevsky, they put forward completely opposite opinions, and suggested that I should stick to the existing defensive zone and carry out the final counterattack after the German troops were consumed. I don't know what you think about this. I want to hear your opinion Although Stalin said he was asking for my opinions, I knew that he had a plan for a long time. When he asked me this question, he just wanted to find someone to echo his opinions. Thinking of the fact that before the Kursk war in history, the Soviet army did not take any major military action, I said boldly: "Comrade Stalin, please forgive me. I don't think our army is suitable to launch a counterattack against the German army under the current situation." Stalin's face didn't show any surprise when I said that. He sat down in the empty chair next to me and pointed at me with his finger holding his pipe. "Tell me what you think."“ Comrade Stalin, "I said euphemistically," judging from the current situation, although we have more troops than the German army, the German army has an advantage in weapons and equipment. In addition, our front-line airport has been damaged by the German army, and the spare airport is too far from the front line, so the air supremacy is basically in the hands of the German army. I don't think there's any chance of winning by launching a counterattack under such circumstances. "“ Do you agree with Zhukov? " After hearing this, Stalin asked noncommittally, "do we really want to wait for the enemy Kharkov to gain a firm foothold before we fight a big battle with them?"“ I don't think it's appropriate for general vatukin to rashly make a decision to attack when he has just taken over the Voronezh front army and is not even familiar with the troops below. " I guess Stalin hesitated, but he didn't want to launch a counterattack that was not sure of victory, so he boldly said: "I suggest that Marshal Zhukov and general vatujing should inspect all the units of Voronezh's front army, help the commanders to estimate the situation and make future plans. I believe that through this inspection, Marshal Zhukov will be able to make a comparison between the situation of both sides and prepare a set of new advance plans for the battle. " After I said that, I immediately looked at Stalin, waiting for his comments on me. Stalin took a puff from his pipe and then said, "Rita, your view is more appropriate. I will immediately arrange for Zhukov to go to the troops for inspection, and then decide whether to launch a counterattack after we have found out the situation of the enemy. " When I heard Stalin's approval, I was relieved. Before I was happy, he suddenly asked, "Rita, if the German army is going to attack the Kursk area occupied by our army, where should we build the main defense area?" Although I'm not a worm in Manstein's stomach, I remember the general process of the battle of Kursk in history, so I answered with a clear mind: "Comrade Stalin, I think we should arrange a heavy military group in Prokhorovka area, because this is the barrier to the south of Kursk, and the German Army from Kharkov will certainly seize it, And turn it into a starting point for attacking Kursk. "“ Yes, your analysis coincides with that of the general staff. " As soon as I finished, Stalin agreed with my analysis, "vasilevsky said that if the enemy and us really want to start a war in the direction of Kursk, then Prokhorovka area will become the focus of contention between the enemy and us." After Stalin finished, I carefully said: "Comrade Stalin, according to my judgment, although the German forces forced our Voronezh front army and the southwest front army to retreat, they did not have the ability to launch large-scale battles in a short period of time, so we have enough time to deploy our troops and strengthen our defense system."