Chapter 1265： Touchstone of war

Lukin's instinct saved the entire Shepetovka.

If he arrives a while later, then it is impossible for him to stop the Italian army from attacking. After the Italian tanks rushed onto the main road, the whole city would be broken.

When the battle was over, Lu Jin also felt very lucky. If his left-behind company reacted a little bit slower, it would not be possible for him to win a chance.

The Italians left more than a dozen tanks and then retreated from the street unwillingly. Moreover, they did not completely withdraw, but evacuated to a safe zone. Obviously, the Italians were afraid of the nearby Molotov cocktails in the dark. , And after dawn, there will be battles waiting for them.

Under the attack of the Italian army, Lukin felt a lot of pressure. The only good result was that Shepetovka was still in his hands, and after learning of his embarrassment, the superior would definitely He sent reinforcements.

Geographically, Shepetovka is close to the line of defense established in the middle, but it is still under the jurisdiction of the Southwest Front Army.

At this time, in Kiev, Budjoni also received news.

"What? The Germans attacked Shepetovka?" Budjoni was shocked in a cold sweat. There is an important transportation hub. If it is lost, it will have a major impact on the entire defense line.

"Fortunately, General Lukin stayed in Shepetovka and organized an army to block the German army."

Lukin? Lu Jin is still there? And, where did he come from the army? You must know that to hold Shepetovka, it is impossible to rely solely on the people under him.

Fortunately, Budjoni quickly figured out everything, and the surprise on his face increased. Budjoni was not familiar with Lukin. That also meant that there was nothing outstanding about such a general, and now? Who would have thought that Lu Jin had brought so many surprises to Budjoni.

How dare he open the warehouse and take the equipment privately? How dare he directly stop the soldiers and arm them? How dare he stay in Shepetovka without following the military order? Regardless of the crime, it was enough for Lu Jin to be shot, but now Lu Jin is relying on this method to actually defend Shepetovka, giving himself a big surprise.

"Report everything here to Moscow." Budjoni said: "Lu Jin is really a rare general."

Soon, Moscow got the news, and it only brought surprises to Stalin.

Stalin was authoritarian, and he wanted to let his subordinates not have any brains and completely obey his orders, but during the war, a flexible commander was what he needed most.

Now, this Lukin gave Stalin a surprise. Although what he did was against the military order, it was beneficial to the whole battle.

Stalin looked at the map in front of him. At this time, Shepetovka had already marked the words Lukin cluster.

Now, no one knows how many people and weapons Lukin has under him, but in Lukin's hands, Shepetovka is still intact, in his own hands, compared to those generals who can only escape. That said, Lu Jin stood out.

"Send someone else to replace Lukin and transfer Lukin to defend Smolensk." Stalin took a cigarette and said to the person under him.

Now, for the base camp, Smolensk is the most important thing. The security of Smolensk is related to the security of Moscow. Now, with Smolensk as the core, running through the north and south, the Soviet Union has barely established a line of defense. , But no one knows whether this line of defense can block the Germans.

Since Lu Jin is a fierce general, it is better to let Lu Jin execute the original order and quickly defend Smolensk.

War is cruel, and for capable people, war is a touchstone, allowing capable people to release golden brilliance.

Before receiving the transfer order, Lukin stayed in the small city of Shepetovka for three days. During these three days, the Italian army launched one round of fierce attacks. Half of the city was destroyed. But Lukin The cluster remained tenaciously guarding the city, especially the important railway line.

Through the train station, a line of military lines transferred a large amount of materials to Smolensk. After Lukin and the reinforcements came to hand over, he left his troops to continue the defense, and he himself took his own The group army headquarters, continue to rush to Smolensk.

For Lukin, the battle in Smolensk was even more difficult.

"What? What about my people?" After getting off the train, Lu Jin wanted to retrieve his 16th Army. Who would have thought that the news he received was absolutely bad and could not be bad.

His troops had long been dismantled and filled in various places. His huge army now only has one mechanized army and two infantry corps.

Well, it sounds good, at least there is a little left for him, but these units are empty shells, and all of them add up to not even a division!

How to do?

"We must immediately organize the defense, form a militia, and organize all those who can be mobilized!" No way, Lukin once again used his old skills. In Shepetovka, he organized the collapsed soldiers. And here, you can't even find the broken soldiers, you can only find the militia!

"General, we don't have enough weapons." Several of his cronies followed him, and Ivan quickly reminded him that there are no weapons!

When they were in Shepetovka, they opened the arsenal directly, so they had quite a lot of weapons and equipment, but now that they came to Smolensk, they couldn't do what they wanted.

"I will solve the weapon problem." Lu Jin said: "Now organize the manpower and start training immediately. We are running out of time!"

The German armored forces are advancing towards Smolensk. They must train the militia to fight before the Germans . As for weapons, Lukin can only go to his superiors.

Lu Jin was still preparing eagerly, but the German did not give him much time.

Wolf den.

As the war progressed, the wolf den gradually played its due role. Now, every battle and advance on the front line will be marked on the large-scale map in the wolf den headquarters almost without delay.

Every senior general has a smile on his face. So far, everything is going well.

"After our reorganization, the Italian army has become more brave and good at fighting." Scherner said: "They are still fighting in Shepetovka. They have to rely on their own strength to take down the city."

The noodle army finally became tough, which made Cyric also feel gratified. To defeat the Soviet Union, it is obviously not enough to rely on the German army. It is necessary to mobilize all the servants extensively. The fighting power of the Italian army has exploded, for its own side. , Is definitely good news.

My hard work was not wasted.