Chapter 1633

With the cessation of all military operations in Warsaw, what happened in the city has nothing to do with us. I heard the rumble of guns coming from the old town across the visva River, and I knew that it was the Germans who were suppressing the rebels who had not given up their arms to surrender. I can't help feeling in my heart that if our army could cooperate actively when crossing the river, maybe their situation would not be so bad as it is now.

Since September 15, Zhukov, who had been running back and forth between the first and second front forces of Belarus, had just returned to our headquarters and was discussing the next operational deployment with rokosovsky when he suddenly received a call from Stalin from Moscow. The supreme commander asked on the phone, "Comrade Zhukov, when do you think our troops can launch another attack on the German army?"

Zhukov was confused by Stalin's words. After a moment's silence, he replied, "Comrade Stalin, according to your order yesterday, our troops have turned to defense on the spot. After a long period of fighting, the soldiers need to have a good rest and supplement. So I don't think it's realistic to launch a new attack in a short time."

After listening, Stalin did not express any different views, but said faintly: "Comrade Zhukov, if there is nothing wrong, tomorrow you will fly to Moscow with rokosovsky and Rita to discuss face to face whether it is suitable to launch a new attack in a short time. Good luck, goodbye

After Zhukov put down the phone, he looked at rokosovsky, who was sitting opposite him, and asked solemnly, "how about going back to Moscow with me tomorrow?"

"Marshal," rokosovsky said with a smile as he looked at Zhukov, "since the Supreme Commander himself has called our names, even if he doesn't want to go. Let's start early tomorrow morning. "

After discussing about going to Moscow tomorrow, Zhukov and rokosovsky continued to chat. I heard Zhukov say: "Comrade rokosovsky, as early as the battle of Belarus was still going on, the biggest obstacle we faced was the German heavy army group in East Prussia, which had a lot of obstacles and natural obstacles, so that we could not completely eat them in a short time.

In order to ensure a smooth attack in the direction of Berlin, I put forward to the supreme command that it is better for all front forces to carry out non-stop attacks and smash the German defense in East Prussia from the March

According to my calculation, if the offensive forces are strengthened in time, it can be done. For example, your first front army will add 300-400 tanks and self-propelled artillery. Zaharov's second front army will add a combined group army of various arms, a tank group army, an infantry army, several tank brigades and self-propelled artillery regiments.

As long as these supplements are obtained, the three front armies of Belarus are fully capable of occupying East Prussia and going forward to the visva River to danze Bay, or at least cutting off the links between East Prussia and Germany while going forward to the visva river. "

If Zhukov doesn't tell me about the top secret, I really don't know. As soon as Zhukov finished, I turned my eyes to rokosovsky and wanted to hear what he said.

Rokosovsky sighed, then nodded and said, "yes, comrade marshal. As far as I know, the Supreme Commander vetoed your plan. He did not agree to strengthen the front forces in the direction of East Prussia, nor was he able to give the reserves of the front forces in Belarus. I think when we take East Prussia in the future, we will have to fight a very difficult and bloody battle. "

The dialogue between them made me realize that if Stalin could respect Zhukov's proposal and supplement the Belarusian troops in time, maybe our current situation would be much more optimistic. Even if Warsaw could not be completely liberated, at least the troops could travel freely on both sides of the visva river.

The next morning, the three of us flew back to Moscow. I got on the car that had been parked near the runway for a long time and came to the Kremlin smoothly.

When we walked into Stalin's office, we found that he was not the only one here, and the two sides of the conference table were almost full of people. After a quick glance, I found that Molotov, Kalinin, Antonov, malinkov and the marginalized bujoni were present.

When Stalin waited for the three of us to sit down, he said, "since everyone is here, let's have a meeting." With these words, he turned to Zhukov and said, "Comrade Zhukov, please report to us."

Zhukov stood up from the table, put the map on the table and began to report to everyone. From the beginning of the report, Stalin stood up, clutching his pipe in his hand, and walked restlessly through the room. With Zhukov's report, he came to the table and looked at the map on it; After a while, he walked far away and paced in the room.

From the time he looked at Zhukov, at the time he looked at rokosovsky, and sometimes stopped to look at the map, I realized that today's Stalin seemed a little impatient.

After Zhukov's report, Molotov was the first to stand up and speak. He looked at Zhukov and asked sternly, "Comrade Zhukov, I want to find out one thing. Why do you suggest to the supreme command to stop the attack when the exhausted enemy can no longer stop our army's attack? Why do you make such a suggestion?"

"Comrades of the people's Committee," Zhukov said, looking at Molotov with the same expression, "the enemies who have been attacked by us have slowed down. They have established defenses in our main attack areas and have mobilized enough reserves. The attacks we launched have been repelled by them again and again. If we continue to fight, we will not be able to achieve any results except to pay a greater price. "

"Comrade rokosovsky," Stalin stood behind rokosovsky and asked, "do you support Zhukov's view?"

Rokosovsky quickly stood up, turned to face Stalin and replied respectfully, "yes, comrade Stalin. I think that after a long and tense battle, the troops should be given enough time to rest so that they can play their due combat effectiveness in the next battle. "

After listening to Stalin, he sneered: "Comrade rokosovsky, don't forget that you are recuperating, and so are the Germans. They will use this time to build stronger fortifications in the defense area." After a pause, he asked tentatively, "if we can provide enough air support for the 47th army of Gusev and strengthen it with tanks and artillery, do you think they can get out to the visva River between McDonald's and Warsaw?"

"Comrade Stalin, this is not easy to say." Regarding Stalin's question, rokosovsky said with some embarrassment: "because the German army will strengthen its defense in this direction after it detects our army's intention."

Stalin did not say yes or no, but turned to Zhukov and asked, "what about you, comrade Zhukov

"Comrade Stalin," Zhukov heard Stalin call his name, quickly turned to face him, and repeated his point of view again: "I don't think this kind of attack will bring us any benefits except increasing unnecessary casualties. From a campaign point of view, we do not need to occupy the northwest area of Warsaw. Instead, we should take Warsaw by making a detour from the southwest and carrying out a strong split assault to the general direction of Rhodes Poznan. "

At this point, Zhukov shrugged his shoulders and said with some helplessness: "unfortunately, we do not have enough troops on the front line to take this action, so we can take advantage of the opportunity of rest to gather the necessary forces here."

"Well, no more." Stalin rudely interrupted Zhukov, pointed at Zhukov and rokosovsky with his fist clutching cigarette end, and said, "go outside first, consider your proposal, and then come in after you think it through."

Seeing Zhukov and rokosovsky shake hands and walk out of the office in a neat step, I can't help feeling flustered. I wonder whether I should stay here or go out to the office with them.

Fortunately, I didn't last long when I heard Stalin calling my name: "Rita!"

I jumped out of my seat, feet together, and turned back, staring at Stalin, waiting for him to ask.

Stalin looked at me, walked away from me, and said, "tell us how the troops under your command attacked the old city of Warsaw."

When Stalin asked me to report the recent Warsaw war to you, I immediately told you in detail how the two troops crossed the visva River and how they fought fiercely with the fierce enemy for eight days and nights in isolation. Finally, I attribute the reason why the troops were forced to withdraw to the fact that they did not get the support promised by the uprising military in advance, that the traffic on both sides of the Strait was interrupted due to the lack of crossing equipment, and so on.

When I finished, Stalin sat down in his seat, glanced over everyone present, and asked, "do you have any different views on our support for Warsaw?"

As soon as his voice dropped, marshal bujoni, who was sitting opposite me, began to ask, "Comrade oshanina, I want to ask, if the energy sources of the reinforcements keep crossing the river, which direction will you meet with them? Is it the former residence of general askarepov's resident wife, or the wazinki palace occupied by the third Polish division? "

I immediately replied without hesitation: "it must be the landing site established by general askarepov. Because of their skillful use of effective street fighting tactics, they have successfully grasped the initiative in the area. If it is not for the limited troops and the lack of heavy weapons, they even have the ability to continue to expand the landing site."

"Comrade oshanina," said bujoni, with a stern look on his face. "Are you going to die for our ally, the Polish army?"

"Comrade marshal," I said politely, looking at bujonny, "the landing area occupied by the Polish army is too small, and the terrain is too open. If we put too many troops into this area, it will become crowded, and one of the enemy's shells will cause us more than ten or even dozens of casualties. "

After I explained the reason quickly, I stared nervously at bujonny for fear that he would ask any more questions. Unexpectedly, he didn't speak. Molotov beside him said to him with a smile, "how about my Marshal? Do you have any doubts about Rita's ability? "

After listening to Molotov's words, buqiongni had a smile on his face. He shook his head and continued: "yes, comrade people's commissar, you are right. Comrade o'shanina's ability is beyond my imagination. It seems that we can consider putting pressure on her to take on more important positions. " Bujoni's words made my heart beat faster. I couldn't help but start to think: are the questions bujoni just asked just to examine my ability and prepare for my next promotion? Just as I was daydreaming, I heard Stalin's voice: "Comrade bosklebshev, let Zhukov and rokosovsky in!" At Stalin's command, boskelebeshev, standing at the door like a telegraph pole, quickly raised his hand, pushed open the door of the outer office and whispered a few words into it. A moment later, Zhukov and rokosovsky came quickly through the door“ Have you thought about it? " Stalin looked up at the two marshals standing in front of him and asked slowly, "do you want to stick to the original idea, or do you want to organize troops to continue to attack the enemy?"“ Comrade Stalin, "as soon as Stalin's words came to an end, Zhukov immediately declared his position:" I still insist on the original opinion that our troops have been transferred to the defense on the spot for recuperation and replenishment. "“ Yes, comrade Stalin. " Rokosovsky also echoed: "I also agree with Marshal Zhukov's opinion, let the troops turn to defense, rest and supplement, and launch a new round of attack on the Germans when the strength is strong enough." Stalin looked at all the people sitting around the conference table. Seeing that no one was speaking, he stood up and said, "well, since you both insist on your opinions, I agree to let our army formally turn to defense." At this point, he stopped for a moment, waved to Zhukov and them, "as for the future combat plan, we will discuss it later when we have a chance. Now you can leave. " This time, instead of sitting in a chair, I left Stalin's office behind Zhukov and the two of them. We walked out of the office building to the square in front of the church. Zhukov stopped, turned and asked rokosovsky, "where are you going?" After thinking for a moment, rokosovsky replied, "I have nothing to do in Moscow. I'd better hurry back to the headquarters of the front army as soon as possible."“ Well, I'm going to the people's Commission of national defense now. Let's say goodbye. " Zhukov said, reaching out to rokosovsky, holding each other's hand and shaking it twice. "I wish you good health!" I waited for Zhukov and rokosovsky to shake hands and say goodbye, but he looked at me and said, "Rita, I think Comrade Stalin has something important to call you back this time. You don't have to go back to the front army for the time being. Go home and have a rest. I'll call you if there's anything