Chapter 1371

With the order signed by Zhukov himself, it is no longer unknown that we support rokosovsky's action, but a matter of course. After all, from this moment on, our group army is officially under the command of rokosovsky. According to the order of our immediate superior, it is perfectly normal to go to a certain place to fight.

Although the troops of the 51st division of the guards stationed in yarcevo have successively moved into Smolensk, their trains will not return to the city until at least eight to ten hours later. So I ordered shejerikov to let them camp in the city first, and then board the train after the train returns.

Chisgakov came up to me with a list and asked for instructions: "Comrade commander, in addition to the 89th guard division which has already gone to zhylobin and the 51st guard division which has just entered the city, the 52nd guard division and the 375TH infantry division are also marching here on foot. So many troops have to go to lobin. We can't do without a unified command. "

"Comrade deputy commander," I know what chisgakov said is the truth. From the beginning to the day after tomorrow, we will launch four divisions in zhylobin. If there is no unified command, each division will fight its own way, then it will not be a mess? So I asked politely, "who do you think is better to direct?"

Chisgakov thought for a moment, and then answered me, "from my personal point of view, I prefer to give these divisions to general sivakov, who is a little young but has a lot of command ability. But... "

As soon as I heard the word "but", I knew that chisjakov had a more suitable candidate in his mind, so he didn't speak. He just listened to him in silence and continued: "I think the most suitable candidate at present is general tavartkiraze, who has the experience of commanding the defense of Zhitomir; Second, three of the four divisions going to zlobin this time are from the 23rd army of the guard infantry

"No, comrade deputy commander," I interrupted chisjakov before he finished. Then I explained my opinion without any politeness: "although general tavartkilaze is old and has conducted many large-scale battles alone, he is not suitable to be the commander-in-chief of the reinforcement troops of Zhebin."

"Why?" Seeing that I had a clear-cut attitude against tawalter killazer's assumption of the command post, chisgakov could not help asking curiously, "I remember you appreciated him before. Why do you..."

Although his words stopped abruptly in the middle of his speech, I understood his voice out of the picture. He wanted to say that since I used to trust tavartkilaze, why do I suddenly distrust him now, and even give him no chance to command his own troops. I organized the words in my head and said, "don't you see anything in the battle of Zhitomir? General tavartkilaze is a commander with rich combat experience. Unfortunately, with his ability, he is almost finished as a division commander. If he is allowed to assume a higher position and command a battle on his own, it may be a disaster for our troops. "

"Comrade deputy commander," kirilov saw that chisgakov seemed to want to refute me. He quickly interjected, "I think Rita's decision is correct. If Comrade sivakov is not injured, it may be the most appropriate for him to command the army of zhylobin."

"However, comrade sivakov's injury is not suitable for a long march." Chisgakov frowned and said, "but general tavartkiraze can't do it. Who will be the commander-in-chief of the front line?"

I thought about it. No matter who I send, I'm not sure. So I said, "I'd better go."

"Ah, comrade commander, do you intend to go to jerobon in person?" Hearing what I said, chisgakov was so surprised that he went to persuade me: "it's too dangerous there. Let's go to another person."

"Comrade deputy commander, thank you for your concern. If I don't go there myself, our troops will be under the command of general Batov. We should know that the fighting style of our group army has always been different from that of other forces. If the four divisions are under the command of friendly forces, there will be a long running in process between the two sides. In this way, the army will not be able to give full play to its combat effectiveness for a long time, so I have to go there myself. " After I said this, I scanned the headquarters and added, "akhromeyev and razumeyeva will come with me."

Bezikov did not object to my going to zlobin in person, but he was worried because I was going to take razumeyeva: "but Captain razumeyeva wants to cooperate with the comrades of the secret service section to monitor the radio stations in Smolensk city?"

"Major lophov can be in charge of monitoring enemy stations. After all, he is the communications director of the group army." In order not to make bezikov feel uneasy, I specially explained to him, "Captain razumeyeva is skilled and I can use it easily. As long as she is there, I can keep communication with the group army headquarters at any time."

Seeing that I have taken into account all the things that should be considered, no matter chisjakov or bzikov, they have said nothing more. Instead, they continue to concentrate on their own work.

Akhromeyev, who received the order, saw that I had nothing to do at the moment, so he took the initiative to call razumeyeva over and let her accept my order. I was going to ask someone to call razumeyeva. Since she came first, I don't have to bother others any more. I told razumeyeva: "Comrade captain, we are going to go to zhylobin overnight. You should take time to dispatch a communication team from the communication office, carry enough communication equipment, and be ready to start at any time."“ But, comrade commander. " Although razumeyeva called me by my nickname in private, in front of so many commanders, she still called me by my official title: "if I want to go with you to zlobin, what should I do about what you told me two days ago?" I saw that she, like bezikov, mentioned the monitoring of enemy radio stations, and said straightforwardly, "major lophov will be in charge of this matter from now on. When you go to transfer the communication class later, you can make a handover with him by the way."“ I see Razumeyeva finished, raised her hand to salute, turned and walked out of the headquarters quickly. At three o'clock in the morning, the train returning from zhylobin entered the station. As soon as bezikov got the news, he immediately reported to me, "Comrade commander, the train has returned from zhylobin. Can you inform the 51st division of the guards stationed in the city to enter the station and board the train?"“ Yes With these words, I went to the door while bzikov was on the phone. I took off my coat and cap and asked akhromeyev to leave the headquarters together. When we arrived at the railway station, it had become a sea of soldiers. Under the leadership of our respective commanders, the square array in the square in front of the station entered the station orderly. We were soon found by the officer on duty. Although he gave a command, the marching line stopped, and the officers and men leaned aside to make way for us. As I walked along the passageway where the commanders and fighters had made way, I noticed the soldiers' appearance on both sides. One by one, they stand on both sides of us with their heads held high. They are very dignified, especially those veteran soldiers who have been in the battlefield for a long time. They give us a sense of killing. After arriving at the carriage specially prepared for us, the commanders and fighters standing on the platform continued to complete the boarding operation just now. Looking at these valiant commanders and fighters, razumeyeva, standing next to me, could not help but say with emotion: "Rita, we have such an elite army, even against those fierce Germans, we will still defeat them." After about half an hour, all the officers and men of the 51st division boarded the three trains on the platform. With the sound of the siren, the train began to start slowly, heading for the fierce battle of zhylobin.