Burning Moscow

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"Yes, Comrade Commander." I learned from other generals and reported to Rokosovsky in a serious tone: "I am honored to report to you that after a night of fierce battle, our guards of the Sixth Army The troops have successfully liberated the city of Kalinkovic which was occupied by the Germans."

"What, Lida, what did you say?" Rokosovsky heard my report and asked somewhat unexpectedly: "What did you just say, can you say it again?"

When I saw that Rokosovsky heard the news, I had the same reaction as I had just now, and I couldn’t help but laugh, so I repeated the report again, and finally added: "Comrade Commander, I plan to wait until noon for the troops. After the gathering, move towards Mozili, and strive to solve the enemy in this area in the shortest time."

After Rokosovsky confirmed from me that Kalinkovic had been occupied by our army, his breathing became a little quick. After a while, he asked, "Lida, there is something I don't quite understand. Can you explain it to me?"

Hearing his tone of voice seemed solemn, it made my heart flustered, and asked if I accidentally made any mistakes? So he said with a horror: "Comrade Commander, what do you want to ask, please ask."

"General Batov is an old commander I have known for many years. I know his abilities very well." Rokosovsky said calmly, "But it is such an excellent commander in Kalin. Due to negligence, the Kovic area was repelled by heavy German troops. After losing a large amount of land, his troops returned to Zhilobin. But since you led the troops into the battlefield, the situation has been reversed. First, the German troops. The attack was suppressed, and then the battle group of seven divisions they organized was shattered. Just a day later, your troops captured Kalinkovic again. I really don’t understand this change. Can you tell me why this is?"

Rokosovsky's remarks made me wonder how to answer for a while. I held the microphone for a while, and then said slowly, "Comrade Commander, I admit that General Batov is an excellent commander, but because he has been fighting in this area for a long time, the enemy has already figured out him. Because of his combat characteristics, he set up traps to deal with his weaknesses. The enemy was not familiar with my style of play, so when we attacked, he suddenly got confused."

In order to illustrate this issue more vividly, after I said this, I paused for a moment, and then continued: "It is like two chess masters playing chess. Since both sides are old opponents, the other side has mastered our side. The player’s routines can be targeted to formulate countermeasures. If I take over the position of our player in the middle of the game, but the opponent does not adjust the tactics in time, or use the original routine to deal with me, it will definitely not That's great. Even if I'm a bad chess player, in this case, it can also play a disruptive role, disrupt the opponent's layout, and make the balance of victory tilt toward us."

After Rokosovsky heard my statement, he laughed and said: "Lida, your analogy is very appropriate. We and the Germans are a pair of old rivals who have been competing for many years. Now you are a novice. As soon as they came out, they completely disrupted their original deployment. In this case, our chances of victory have indeed increased greatly."

Seeing that Rokosovsky was in a very good mood at the moment, I felt that it was a good time to make a request to him, so as soon as he finished speaking, I immediately continued: "Comrade Commander, I have a request. I don’t know if you can No."

"If you have any request, just say it." Rokosovsky said casually, in a very good mood: "As long as it is within my ability, I will definitely agree."

"That's it, Comrade Commander." Although Grams made a lot of credit in the battle to capture Kalinkovic, he is a German after all. He was promoted to the front army. The commander asked for instructions. I still felt a little lack of confidence in my heart: "Isn't there any German officers and soldiers who surrendered to our army during the defense of Stalingrad?"

"Yes, I remember them. I have seen a few of them." Rokosovsky said thoughtfully. "I remember that there was a second lieutenant and a captain who were particularly respected by you."

"Yes, Comrade Commander, your memory is really good." Seeing that Rokosovsky had an impression of Grams and Gretka, I suddenly felt a lot easier. "Second Lieutenant Gretka, under the order of General Vatutin, he performed the task of searching for cultural relics. You should know this. And another Captain Grams, in our battle to liberate Kalinkovic, I have given a lot of credit, so I am going to promote his rank while awarding him the medal. I don’t know if it’s okay?"

"What's his rank now?" Rokosovsky asked non-committal.

"The rank of captain," because Rokosovsky didn't make a statement, I became guilty again: "I discussed with the military commissioner and they decided to promote him to the rank of captain."

"What credit did he make in the battle to liberate the city?" Rokosovsky asked calmly.

Hearing Rokosovsky’s question, I quickly persuaded Grams to surrender to the German army by shouting in the city, and prompted several enemies to voluntarily lay down their weapons and surrender, and reported to him.

After Rokosovsky listened, he fell silent immediately. Although he was slow to speak, I didn't dare to urge him. I was afraid that he would criticize me as a nonsense, so I could only put the microphone to my ear and waited for his reply quietly.

After a while, he finally said: "Lida, you are now a commander of the group army. With your authority, you can be promoted from a rank of corporal to colonel, and you can make your own decisions without asking me for instructions. Understand? "

When I heard him say this, I couldn't help but be stunned. I didn't know his intention, whether he agreed with me to do this or disagrees with me. When I was in a daze, he added: "Although he was a German before, as far as I know, he has been in our army for more than a year. Promotion and reuse can be carried out by referring to our military's standards, understand?"

"Understood, Comrade Commander." Hearing that Rokosovsky agreed to my promotion proposal for Grams without blaming me, I was overjoyed and said repeatedly: "Thank you, thank you!"

"The captain's rank is a bit too low. If it were me, he had made such a great contribution, even if he was promoted to lieutenant colonel, it would not be an exaggeration." Rokosovsky finished talking about Grams. He said to me: "Leda, I need to remind you of something. The Supreme Command has not made hard and fast rules about when we will take Moziri, so you have enough time to take a steady fight. Tactics, to eat up the German army in Moziri bit by bit."

Seeing me put down the phone, Kirilov asked nervously: "Lida, does Comrade Rokosovsky agree with the promotion of Captain Grams?"

I nodded vigorously and replied: "Yes, Comrade Military Commissioner, the commander of the Front Army has agreed with us about our preparation to be promoted to the rank of Grams. However, he said that for the merits of Grams, only promotion. For the captain, the strength of the award is a bit too small."

"Since this rank is a bit too low, we can discuss it again." Kistyakov asked me tentatively: "Comrade Commander, I don't know what General Rokosovsky meant, what rank is he going to promote?"

"Lieutenant Colonel!"

"Ah. The rank of lieutenant colonel?!" When I said my words, Kistyakov and Kirilov were both stunned.

After a long time, Kistyakov said cautiously: "Comrade Commander, I admit that in the battle to capture Kalinkovic, Grams made a lot of credit, but he was removed from him. The promotion of the captain to lieutenant colonel is too unbelievable."

"Yes, Lida, I agree with the deputy commander's opinion." After Kistyakov finished speaking, Kirilov also echoed: "The promotion of Grams from captain to lieutenant colonel is indeed too high. Soon. If he makes similar contributions in the future, wouldn't he be promoted to general? No, the rank of lieutenant colonel is definitely not good. We should think about it carefully."

In fact, I have always thought in my heart that Rokosovsky’s promotion of Grams to the rank of lieutenant colonel might just say it casually, and it can’t be true. But these commanders under me may be accustomed to obedience, and they took chicken feathers as an arrow. I waved my hand and said in a final word: "Since both said that the rank of lieutenant colonel is too high, and the commander of the front army said that the rank of lieutenant is too low. Then, let him be promoted to major, do you have any comments?"

"No, we agreed to promote him to the rank of major." The two replied in unison after I finished speaking.

"What credit did he make in the battle to liberate the city?" Rokosovsky asked calmly.

Hearing Rokosovsky’s question, I quickly persuaded Grams to surrender to the German army by shouting in the city, and prompted several enemies to voluntarily lay down their weapons and surrender, and reported to him.

After Rokosovsky listened, he fell silent immediately. Although he was slow to speak, I didn't dare to urge him. I was afraid that he would criticize me as a nonsense, so I could only put the microphone to my ear and waited for his reply quietly.

After a while, he finally said: "Lida, you are now a commander of the group army. With your authority, you can be promoted from a rank of corporal to colonel, and you can make your own decisions without asking me for instructions. Understand? "

When I heard him say this, I couldn't help but be stunned. I didn't know his intention, whether he agreed with me to do this or disagrees with me. When I was in a daze, he added: "Although he was a German before, as far as I know, he has been in our army for more than a year. Promotion and reuse can be carried out by referring to our military's standards, understand?"

"Understood, Comrade Commander." Hearing that Rokosovsky agreed to my promotion proposal for Grams without blaming me, I was overjoyed and said repeatedly: "Thank you, thank you!"

"The captain's rank is a bit too low. If it were me, he had made such a great contribution, even if he was promoted to lieutenant colonel, it would not be an exaggeration." Rokosovsky finished talking about Grams. He said to me: "Leda, I need to remind you of something. The Supreme Command has not made hard and fast rules about when we will take Moziri, so you have enough time to take a steady fight. Tactics, to eat up the German army in Moziri bit by bit."

Seeing me put down the phone, Kirilov asked nervously: "Lida, does Comrade Rokosovsky agree with the promotion of Captain Grams?"

I nodded vigorously and replied: "Yes, Comrade Military Commissioner, the commander of the Front Army has agreed with us about our preparation to be promoted to the rank of Grams. However, he said that for the merits of Grams, only promotion. For the captain, the strength of the award is a bit too small."

"Since this rank is a bit too low, we can discuss it again." Kistyakov asked me tentatively: "Comrade Commander, I don't know what General Rokosovsky meant, what rank is he going to promote?"

"Lieutenant Colonel!"

"Ah~www.wuxiaspot.com~Lieutenant Colonel?!" Kistyakov and Kirilov were both stunned as soon as I said.

After a long time, Kistyakov said cautiously: "Comrade Commander, I admit that in the battle to capture Kalinkovic, Grams made a lot of credit, but he was removed from him. The promotion of the captain to lieutenant colonel is too unbelievable."

"Yes, Lida, I agree with the deputy commander's opinion." After Kistyakov finished speaking, Kirilov also echoed: "The promotion of Grams from captain to lieutenant colonel is indeed too high. Soon. If he makes similar contributions in the future, wouldn't he be promoted to general? No, the rank of lieutenant colonel is definitely not good. We should think about it carefully."

In fact, I have always thought in my heart that Rokosovsky’s promotion of Grams to the rank of lieutenant colonel might just say it casually, and it can’t be true. But these commanders under me may be accustomed to obedience, and they took chicken feathers as an arrow. I waved my hand and said in a final word: "Since both said that the rank of lieutenant colonel is too high, and the commander of the front army said that the rank of lieutenant is too low. Then, let him be promoted to major, do you have any comments?"

"No, we agreed to promote him to the rank of major." The two replied in unison after I finished speaking. (To be continued.)