Chapter 1023

I didn't expect that chernyahovsky would suddenly ask me to speak to the soldiers. I couldn't help but panic. But soon I stabilized my mood and said aloud to the soldiers standing in the trenches, "comrades, your commander asked me to have a word with you. In fact, I have nothing to say. I'll just have a word with you."

After the first few words, it was much easier to say the following: "just now a soldier asked the commander, saying that you are a newly formed army, can you stop those fierce Germans who are armed to the teeth?" At this point, I deliberately pause for a moment and look down at the soldier with glasses, who quickly lowers his head when I look at him.

I didn't want to embarrass the soldier, so I turned my eyes to other directions and continued: "I think it's not only the soldier who has this idea, but also many of you who have this idea. Before I answer your question, I would like to tell you about my taking over of the troops at that time. When I saw such an army at that time, I felt like crying. It was more appropriate to say that it was not so much an army as a group of people in new military uniforms. They had not only not received military training, had not participated in combat, and even had no weapons. Later, I went to the commander of the group army and pleaded with him for a long time before I gave us a quarter of the weapons. "

"Comrade General," the major next to him heard this and asked, "with so few weapons, can you block the enemy's attack?"

"Good question, comrade major." I'm worried that it's not easy for the commanders and fighters to resonate when I sing alone. Since the battalion commander took the initiative to ask me a question, I would naturally push the boat along the river and answer it with him: "my independent division had tens of thousands of commanders and fighters at that time, but only more than 2000 of them had weapons in their hands. Guess how I solved the weapon problem for the commanders and fighters later? "

When the major heard my question, he frowned and thought about it. Then he shook his head and said with a bitter smile, "sorry, comrade general, I can't think of it."

"Since we can't get the weapons we need from our superiors, we'll go to the enemy for them." In your eyes of astonishment, I continued: "to me, the enemy is our transport team. They have weapons, ammunition, food, medicine and even military uniforms that we urgently need. I have no way to deal with the enemy with strong strength, so I will deal with the enemy with weak strength. If I can't fight a regiment, I'll fight a battalion or even a company. As long as the enemy is eliminated, the weapons, ammunition and various materials that originally belonged to them will become ours. " At this point, I turned to face the commander standing in the trench and raised my voice, "are you right?"

"Yes After hearing what I said, the officers and men in the trench all showed a sudden understanding expression on their faces, and then yelled in unison.

After everyone's shouts subsided, I said while the iron was hot: "comrades, in fact, the Germans are nothing to be afraid of. They are ordinary people like us. When a bullet hits them, they will get through one eye; If you are hit by a shell, you will still be bloody. So what you have to do is when the Germans show up in front of you, you just need to aim at them and pull the trigger. Can you do it? "

"Yes! Yes!! We can do it The officers and men below heard me and cried out in unison. The cry rang through the air, and people were boiling with blood. I even thought that if an enemy appeared in the sight of the commanders and fighters at this time, it might be shot into a sieve in the shortest time.

But when we left this position and went to a new site for inspection, chernyahovsky said with emotion: "Rita, I really didn't expect that your words would arouse the fighting enthusiasm of the commanders and fighters, which is no less than the effect of our political workers' propaganda for a few hours."

I didn't get carried away because of chernyahovsky's praise. Instead, I said to him solemnly: "Ivan, I just observed that the equipment of the army is not very good. It is bound to pay a heavy price to fight against the elite German army with such weapons and equipment."

Chernhahovs nodded and agreed with me, and then said, "Rita, you don't know. My 60th army is a large force, but it is poorly equipped and poorly trained. Besides the mosinlagan rifles, the maxim machine gun and 82mm mortar are the best weapons they can get. At the same time, although the number of guards in other group armies is far less than that of our ordinary troops, their equipment and training are completely prepared to win the cruelest battles. The most expensive, advanced and most effective technical equipment is the priority equipment. Only after they are equipped, can they turn to other troops. "

Hearing what he said, I thought of the assault rifles and new rocket launchers that would start loading troops. I couldn't help asking, "Ivan, I heard that there are some new weapons in the near future. If you want to start loading troops on a large scale, you can apply to commander rokosovsky. I believe he will allocate these weapons and equipment according to the actual situation. Even if you can't make your whole army change clothes, even if you only change clothes for one or two infantry divisions, you can greatly enhance the combat effectiveness of your troops. "

"New weapons?" When chernyahovsky heard what I said, he was stunned. Then he turned his head and looked at Yushchenko and others. He slowed down and asked me in a low voice, "Rita, is that the strange weapon that your guards are carrying?"

I nodded and said with certainty: "yes, this assault rifle was developed during the Moscow defense war, but it has not been promoted in the army because the bullets needed are different from those used by the army now. But now, with the efforts of military workers, the bullets of this kind of weapon can be produced on a large scale, so it is possible that this kind of weapon will be loaded into the army in the near future. " When I said this, I actually laid a lot of ambush. When I entered the secret base that day, I had no chance to see many new products of the research laboratory. I still don't know how many weapons from later generations have been released ahead of time.

After listening to what I said, chernyahovsky said with a bitter smile and a helpless face: "even if the superior assigned us new weapons, but in my estimation, it may not be enough to arm a division." When he said this, he stopped for a moment and suddenly asked me, "if your troops were assigned new weapons, how would you distribute them?"

When I heard chernyahovsky's question, I immediately murmured in my heart. If I really want to distribute freely, then it must be AK47 who is the submachine gun commander, one for each class leader and one for each deputy; Sks as a Combat Rifle, one for each soldier; RPD as a class machine gun, a class with one.

However, we can only think about such a good thing. Chernyahovsky's group army is a universal force, and the number of new weapons available is certainly very limited. Thinking of this, I can only vaguely say: "I think even if the new weapons allocated to you are less, at least we can guarantee that each class has a few, for example, this kind of assault rifle, you can give each class leader a person to accompany a, when submachine gun use."

"Even so, the problem of light weapons is only barely solved. And we continue to use a large number of tanks and artillery to strengthen the defense and offensive capabilities of our troops. " Chernyahovsky said here, his face has become depressed: "I went to commander rokosovsky several times, but he said that because of the snow melting season, not to mention the distribution of new weapons, even the normal transportation of materials has been seriously affected."

"Ivan, since we're all friends, you can say anything." From his words, I recognized his dilemma. It seemed that I had something to ask for help, but I was embarrassed to start. So I asked frankly, "as long as I can do it, I will help you."

"Really? That's great. " When chernyahovsky heard my statement, he rubbed his hands excitedly, then extended his hand to me and said gratefully, "Rita, on behalf of the officers and men of the 60th army, I thank you."

Seeing his reaction, I was more sure that he had something to ask me for help. I always want to have a good relationship with this excellent commander, but I have no chance. Since he has something to ask for, as long as I can do it, I will do it properly for him. As I shook hands with him, I said politely, "you're welcome. If you have anything to do, please tell me."

"It's like this, Rita." Although chernyahovsky and I are very close, he was a little embarrassed when he asked me: "I would like to ask Marshal Zhukov if you can provide us with a sufficient number of tanks and artillery while providing us with new light weapons?"

"Tanks and cannons?" If chernyahovsky wanted a small weapon like AK47, I might not hesitate to agree with him. But in addition to light weapons, he also needs a lot of tanks and artillery, which is a bit difficult to do. Even if I can speak in front of Zhukov, if the number is large, I will still be rejected by the other party.

After hesitating for a while, I asked tentatively, "Ivan, how many tanks and cannons do you need for your army?"

"I have four tank brigades under my command. Each brigade will provide us with 40 tanks, a total of 160 tanks. New and old tanks will do." Chernyahovsky pointed to me about the number of tanks and artillery he needed: "and artillery, there are five regiments. A regiment should have at least 20 cannons. In this way, it should have at least 100 cannons with caliber of 100, 122 and 152. "

I thought chernyahovsky would make a big opening when he heard that I would help him apply. I didn't expect that he wanted only such a few tanks and cannons, and there were no limits on models and calibres. This shows how poor the equipment of the 60th army is.

When he finished, I immediately nodded and said to him in a positive tone, "don't worry, Ivan. As soon as I get back to the city, I will go to see Marshal Zhukov and apply to him for the weapons you need."

On hearing my statement, chernyahovsky once again expressed his thanks to me. At this time, we had unconsciously returned to the jeep, he took the initiative to open the door for me, made a gesture of please, said to me: "come on, Rita, it's late, first to my group army headquarters for lunch, we'll visit the tank brigade and artillery regiment in the afternoon."

As we drove to the headquarters, I suddenly remembered something and asked, "Ivan, do you have rocket barracks in your army?"“ Rocket camp? " After listening to my question, chernyahovsky shook his head and said with a bitter smile, "as far as I know, there were rockets in Voronezh's front army, but because of the difficulty in logistics, they left these equipment to the central front army. And soon after our group army was assigned from Voronezh's front army to general rokosovsky's command, we will certainly not be equipped with such advanced weapons. " Before our car arrived at the headquarters, a three wheeled motorcycle came towards me. As soon as chernyahovsky saw the officer sitting in the sidecar, he immediately told the driver, "pull over to the side of the road. It seems that the officer has something to ask for me." As soon as our jeep stopped on the dirt side of the road, the motorcycle began to slow down. The officer with the sidecar didn't wait for the car to stop, so he jumped down and ran quickly to the door where chernyahovsky was. Chernyahovsky pushed the door open and asked the officer standing outside, "Comrade lieutenant, what can I do for you?"“ Comrade report commander, I have just received a call from chief of staff malining of the front army. " The second lieutenant, standing upright, reported to chernyahovsky, "he said that Marshal Zhukov, who was accompanied by commander rokosovsky from Moscow, was coming to our group defense area to inspect and let you do a good job in reception." When chernyahovsky heard the news, he turned to look at me and said in some surprise, "Marshal Zhukov is coming to my defense area?" Then he turned back and asked the second lieutenant, "do you know where the marshal and the commander are?" The second lieutenant nodded and replied, "at present, the marshal and the commander have arrived in korchatov. They are inspecting the tank brigade there and calling all the commanders of the brigade together to speak."“ I see. Thank you, comrade lieutenant. " Chernyahovsky closed the car door with a bang, and then told the driver: "drive to the tank brigade of Kurchatov." after the car started, chernyahovsky said to me with a smile: "Rita, it seems that I can use the opportunity to see the marshal to apply for weapons and equipment. At that time, you'll have to say something nice for me. "“ No problem, Ivan According to my understanding of Zhukov, since he came to the defense area of the 60th group army, it proves that he still attaches great importance to this army. I believe he will readily agree to chernyahovsky's application.