Chapter 1053

Stalin did not say anything after listening, but pointed to the door behind me with his fist holding his pipe. Having the experience just now, I know that he asked me to go out again, turned back quickly, opened the door and went out.

As I walked out of the office, bosklebshev couldn't help laughing. He pointed to where I had just stood and went back to his work.

I was standing at attention, motionless, in the office of boskhlebeshev, thinking quickly about why Stalin asked me to come out. When he thought about it, he really came up with the crux of the problem. I remember that Zhukov proposed to give up Kiev and withdraw his troops to the East Bank of the Dnieper River to build a new defense line when he was still defending Moscow. It was because of this that Stalin was infuriated. As a result, he was dismissed as chief of the general staff of the Red Army and demoted to commander of the reserve army. Although the rank has not been lowered, the real power has been greatly weakened.

As a general highly valued by Stalin, Zhukov proposed to abandon Kiev only according to the situation at that time, and then he was demoted. Today, I have angered Stalin on the same issue. I don't know what kind of way he will take to deal with me. It may be light to dismiss me. If not, he will directly put me in the prison of the Ministry of interior. Thinking of this, my hair was numb, and a chill came from my back. The chill quickly spread around, and immediately surrounded my whole body.

Just as I was imagining myself and frightening myself, the call bell on the desk of perclebeshev rang again. He looked up at me nervously, pointed to the closed door and said in a low voice, "Comrade o'shanina, you can go in."

When I gingerly opened the door, I found Stalin sitting at the conference table. Seeing me re-enter the door, he looked up at me and asked, "Rita, I don't know what kind of result you've got after thinking about it for such a long time outside?"

After I took a deep breath and calmed down a little, I plucked up my courage and said, "yes, comrade Stalin, after much consideration, I think the only way to save the Kiev garrison is to let them give up the city and break through to other weak German forces."

After that, I stared at Stalin nervously, fearing that he would be furious immediately. Unexpectedly, he turned his head slowly and said to a general sitting next to Zhukov, "Comrade vasilevsky, what is the conclusion of your general staff? Is it necessary for us to hand over the city that we managed to take back to the German again? "

General vasilevsky, the chief of the general staff I am not familiar with, stood up from his position and said carefully: "Comrade Stalin, we once organized ground forces to attack Kiev, but it is a pity that our attempt was defeated by the tenacious German defense. In addition, the transport aircraft formations that air dropped materials to Kiev were often intercepted by German fighters, so they could not provide them with enough materials at all. Therefore, we believe that under the current circumstances, if general rebalko's troops are allowed to continue to hold fast, there will be a risk of total annihilation. " After that, he stood still, looking nervously at Stalin.

Stalin got up from his seat and walked back and forth in the open space with his pipe in his mouth, as if thinking about what vasilevsky had just said. The people sitting around the table did not speak, but their eyes moved with Stalin.

I don't know how long later, Stalin stopped, turned and asked Zhukov, who was sitting in his seat, "Comrade Zhukov, what do you think?"

Zhukov turned around, put one arm on the back of his chair, looked up at Stalin and said: "although general vasilevsky did not say whether he should give up Kiev or not, it is meaningless to stick to Kiev from the analysis of various situations we have. If we continue to fight like this, the elite army under general rebalko will be in danger of being annihilated. So, comrade Stalin, it's time for us to make up our minds. "

When Stalin fell silent again, I became a little impatient. I thought that rebalko's troops had been fighting with the German army in the city for several days. I believe that their strength will soon be exhausted. If we don't give them a breakthrough order as soon as possible, when they run out of ammunition and food, the whole army will be destroyed.

Although I was clearly aware of the crisis in rebarko, at this moment, before Stalin expressed his opinion, I could not say anything. I could only follow the Supreme Commander himself walking around the room with anxious eyes.

Stalin finally came up to me, looked at me, then turned to the generals sitting around the conference table and asked, "comrades general, tell me, if we let the Kiev garrison break through, where should we let them withdraw? You should know that the hundreds of kilometers from Kiev to korsk are the defensive zones of the German central army group and the Manstein department. It is an impossible task for rebalko and his subordinates to return to Moscow safely. "

"We can send a plane to pick up rebarko and Romanov," vasilevsky said after listening to Stalin's question: "let their Deputy take over the post and lead the remaining troops in the city to break through to the East. Even if the troops are scattered in the process of moving, as long as the senior commander is still there, then we can rebuild the troops in the shortest time. "

"What's your opinion?" Stalin could not immediately express his views after listening to vassilevsky's proposal. Instead, he asked Zhukov, "Comrade Zhukov, how do you think about it?"

Zhukov did not sit in his seat to answer Stalin's question 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 are all commanders with rich combat experience. If there is anything good or bad, it will be a huge loss for us."

"In principle, I agree with Comrade Zhukov and send a plane to pick up rebarko, Romanov and several division commanders. Comrade Novikov, "Stalin said, turning his head at a very small angle, looking at a commander dressed as an air force commander sitting on the conference table, he said," you want to send more fighters, but escort them to the transport planes that pick up rebarko. Make sure they are safe on the road. "

"Yes, comrade Stalin!" Novikov, the commander-in-chief of the air force named by him, quickly stood up from his seat and assured him, "I will send six fighters to escort the transport aircraft to ensure their safety."

When I heard that they decided the fate of the Kiev garrison lightly, I couldn't help but feel anxious. No matter how much the army lost, there were at least tens of thousands of people. If the command is lost, the troops will fall into chaos. Under the strong German offensive, they will soon be defeated. I have a few words to say for Kiev's defenders, but under the present circumstances, I have no right to speak without Stalin's permission.

Just as I was worried, Stalin turned around. When he saw the anxious expression on my face, he asked calmly, "Rita, since Kiev was captured by your troops, would you like to talk about our arrangement?"

When I heard Stalin's question, my brain turned rapidly, trying to think about how to answer his question. This is the most important thing. If the answer is wrong, it will offend many people at the same time, so I must answer it carefully. After a brief thought, I replied, "Comrade Stalin, I think the whole plan can be adjusted a little bit."

"Adjust?" Stalin raised his eyebrows and asked, "how can I adjust it?"

"If all the commanders are removed, the forces in the city will lose unified command and fall into chaos." I deliberately slowed down and tried to make my proposal more convincing: "in order to avoid this situation, we must leave a senior commander to command and lead the troops to break through."

"Who do you think is more appropriate to keep?" Vasilevsky asked curiously, "you know, the troops in the city are not subordinate to each other. If only one division commander is left behind, it will not be able to undertake such a heavy task."

Vasilevsky's words, let all people focus on me, waiting for me to make a convincing answer.

As for the remaining candidates, I had already considered them when I was standing in the room outside. Since everyone was waiting for my answer, I said in a big way: "general Romanov, the commander of the 79th infantry army, can be allowed to stay as the commanding force. After the defenders jump out of the enemy's encirclement, they don't have to move towards Moscow immediately, They can stay near Kiev and fight guerrillas, so that the Germans can not be confident and dare to gather their forces in the direction of Kursk. "

"Guerrillas?" Stalin uttered the word, frowned, shook his head, and began to circle the room with his pipe in his mouth.

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 100000 or 200000 people. However, apart from attacking German supply lines and villages with few troops, which caused some trouble to the enemy, they did not play a very important role. Instead of letting more than 10000 people do nothing behind the enemy lines, we should take the risk of letting them break through to the East and join our main forces in the Kursk region, so as to further consolidate the existing defensive zone. "

"Comrade chief of the general staff," I quickly glanced at Stalin, who was still pacing, and carefully replied to vassilevsky, "you have a point. Although we have more than 100000 guerrillas behind the enemy, and many of them are small units that were scattered in the early stage of the war, their combat effectiveness is not weak. However, due to their scattered forces and lack of unified command, their role in the enemy's rear is limited. "

"Rita, please wait a moment." When I said this, Zhukov suddenly interrupted me. He asked with a surprised expression: "if I guess correctly, are you going to let Comrade Romanov organize these scattered guerrillas, establish a unified command, and turn the enemy's rear area upside down?"

"Yes, comrade marshal." I didn't expect that Zhukov had guessed his intention before he finished his words. No wonder he would be called "invincible handsome talent" by later generations. It seems that there is a certain truth. I added on what he said: "according to my understanding, there are hundreds of guerrillas in Ukraine. But a large part of them are pro German. In addition to working with the Germans to harm our common people, they often attack our army's transportation lines. In the other part, no one will join us. We have to fight both the Germans and our army. "

When Stalin heard the conversation between Zhukov and me, he stopped and stood in the same place. He asked with great interest, "Rita, let me ask you, what do you want Comrade Romanov to do with these mixed up guerrillas in Ukraine?"“ Comrade Stalin, there are three ways. " When I said this, I stopped for a moment, saw Stalin make a gesture to let me continue, and then said: "first, for the guerrillas who are on the same front with our army, we should strive to merge them into our team. The second is to divide and draw in guerrillas who neither join the Germans nor join us. Even if they can not join us completely, they should also ensure that they remain neutral in the event of a battle. The last is to wipe out the scum of the guerrillas who have completely fallen to the Germans. " When I finished, Stalin's face was smiling. He raised his hand and pointed in the direction I had just sat down. He said kindly, "Rita, go back to your seat first." After that, he walked past me, returned to his position, sat down, and said to the senior commanders with a smile, "do you hear what Rita just said about the way to deal with the guerrillas in Ukraine?" All the people replied with one voice, "I hear you!"“ Do you have any different opinions? " Stalin asked again“ No! " They all replied in a neat way again“ Comrade vasilevsky, "seeing that everyone's opinions were unified, Stalin said to the chief of general staff," when you go back, draw up an order immediately. We will form a guerrilla group army. All the guerrillas and resistance organizations behind the enemy will be under the command of the group army. General Romanov will be the commander, and he will be the commander of the army. "