Chapter 666: plan

Chapter 666 Proposal

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Prior to this, the preparation of the Air Force may take several months of preparation time. After all, it is groping in the dark on the basis of no theoretical support, and everything is cautious and verified.

But after Shulka put forward this whole set of theories... Although it also needs to be verified, such as organizing several exercises, it at least pointed out the direction for the reform of the Air Force, so that the Air Force does not need to try one after another and eliminate wrong and invalid theories .

"No, of course it won't take a few months!" Novikov replied with some excitement: "Although I am not sure how long it will take to complete the reform, I believe it should be able to catch up with the Battle of Stalingrad!"

"So, Comrade Novikov!" Khrushchev said excitedly, "Do you agree with our battle plan?"

"Of course!" Novikov replied: "This is the Soviet Union's war, everyone's war. If it can be won, it will defeat the enemy's offensive. What reason do I have to disagree with this battle plan?"

"Great!" Khrushchev hugged Novikov excitedly: "Thank you, Comrade Novikov!"

"No, Comrade Khrushchev!" Novikov said: "I think the person we should thank most is Shulka, he is too amazing!"

"Yes!" Khrushchev laughed, and then he hugged Shulka, patted Shulka on the back and said: "You have done a great job, Comrade Shulka!" Heroes really lived up to their reputation!"

"Thank you, Comrade Political Commissar!" Shulka replied: "But this plan may not be successful..."

Novikov shook his hand: "Even if this plan is unsuccessful, these reform suggestions you gave to the Air Force are undoubtedly a great credit! It's just... where did you learn this Air Force knowledge?"

"I have never learned air force knowledge, Comrade Novikov!" Shulka replied: "I just guessed according to my own ideas, or combined with some infantry tactics!"

Shulka is not telling the truth. Most of these reform plans are the real direction of the Soviet Air Force, but they are based on Novikov and their staff who are constantly studying, understanding, deducing, etc. on the battlefield. the following plan.

So, Shulka is actually the kind of sharpshooter who "points where he hits". He knows the correct answers, and then finds some excuses to point to these correct answers... This is obviously much simpler than deducing the correct answer.

Seeing Novikov's still unbelievable eyes, Zhukov relieved Shulka: "It's nothing surprising, Comrade Novikov! I mean, if you know how much Comrade Shulka has done before What an amazing move!"

"Yes!" Khrushchev patted Shulka on the shoulder and said, "So I'm not surprised at all!"

For some reason, Shulka felt uncomfortable when he heard Khrushchev say this, because it seemed to mean that Khrushchev had investigated him.

But none of this seems to be important, because Khrushchev didn't list Shulka as a spy at this time, which means he didn't find any flaws.

On the other hand, this proves Shulka's "innocence"... The political commissars have not found any flaws, which means there is no problem, and even others dare not doubt anything.

Originally Khrushchev brought Shulka here just to discuss the battle plan and convince Novikov.

His plan was to return to Stalingrad that night to continue to rectify morale.

But the plan could not keep up with the changes, because Shulka proposed a series of reform proposals to Novikov, so Novikov hoped that Shulka could stay with him to carry out the reform of the Air Force.

Khrushchev thought about it and felt that this should be the case.

First of all, the reform of the Air Force is no small matter. Its success or failure almost determines whether the encirclement plan can be implemented, and thus determines the survival of Stalingrad.

Secondly, if the encirclement plan can be implemented, then the battle of Stalingrad will not be so important... It is not to say that it is not important, it also needs desperate defense to delay time, otherwise once the German army completely occupies Stalingrad, then the German army can take advantage of it. The Don River and the Volga River build defenses, and even if the Soviet army successfully encircles the German army, it will be difficult to say anything.

The difference is that before the encirclement plan, all hopes were pinned on being able to defend Stalingrad. After the encirclement plan, the strategic focus shifted from Stalingrad to several peripheral front armies.

Again, if there are any new problems in the reform process of the Air Force, Shurka's talent may be able to pass the test and lead the Air Force on the right track. After all, it is the reform theory proposed by Shurka.

Due to the urgency of the battle, the reform of the Air Force was very rapid. In less than a day, Novikov and his staff established a reform headquarters in the Stalingrad Front Army... This is to better communicate with the infantry generals, especially Zhukov. After all, a large part of this reform is to provide cover for infantry, and they need to understand the needs of infantry and coordinate with them.

Then, Novikov and others, including Shulka, stayed up all night, rushed out a set of air force reform plan overnight, and secretly sent it to Moscow...it needs the approval of the Supreme Command, especially Stalin.

During the period of waiting for the approval, Novikov and others were not idle. They had already started to do various preparations, such as compiling the transfer roster, contacting the train, preparing the car to transport equipment, etc.

This is completely different from the slow pace and low efficiency of the previous Soviet army.

But this is also normal. Now is the time of war, and any waste of time is likely to affect the entire war and even the fate of the Soviet Union... If the Battle of Stalingrad fails, the German army is likely to block and control the Baku oil fields, thus Completely changed the outcome of the Soviet-German campaign.

Because the matter was so important, no one dared to take it lightly. From top to bottom, including Stalin himself, all plans related to the Battle of Stalingrad were given the highest priority.

There was an echo in Moscow the next evening.

The telegram was sent by Stalin himself: "I fully agree with this reform plan. You must make every effort to complete these reforms in the shortest possible time! In the next few months, you can mobilize all the resources you need. We have no time to wait any longer. Already!"

There was a burst of cheers in the headquarters...Although everyone knew that the plan would probably pass, there was still a trace of worry in their hearts, because there were no shortage of staid, incompetent, and stubborn generals in the Supreme Command. They sat in the office and did not understand The battlefield can always make self-righteous decisions without knowing the situation.

Fortunately, none of this happened.

(end of this chapter)