Burning Moscow

After listening to Rokosovsky's work in the city, I asked him tentatively: "Comrade General, do you want to go to a defensive position outside the city?"

"Go, of course." Rokosovsky readily agreed to my proposal. He stood up and said to Kirilov: "Comrade Kirilov, it is enough for Lida to accompany me to the defensive position outside the city. You can stay in the city and discuss with Beloborodov on how to implement it. The details of the salary card." After speaking, he shook his head at me and said in an unquestionable tone, "Lida, follow me."

Coming out of the garrison headquarters building, Rokosovsky saw me walking towards the jeep, and he stopped me and said, "We are just going to inspect the fortifications outside the city, so we don't need to take a car."

"Comrade Commander," I heard him say so, and quickly explained: "The fortifications north of Mozili are 15 kilometers in depth. If we don't travel by car, it will take us at least one day to complete the inspection. jobs."

"Well, then," Rokosovsky learned that our fortifications on the periphery of Mozili actually took up such a large area after listening to me, so he waved his hand and said, "Get in the car!"

Not far out of the city, I saw a few jeeps parked on the side of the road, and a few commanders were standing nearby. At a glance, I saw that the leader of the 22nd Guards Corps Sivakov, and quickly told the driver: "Comrade driver, stop by the side of the road."

While the driver was slowing down and preparing to stop, I introduced to Rokosovsky: "Comrade General, you see, Sivakov, commander of the 22nd Guards Army, will greet us outside.

Rokosovsky and I got out of the car one after the other, when Sivakov, standing on the side of the road, raised his hand to the brim of his hat and saluted the two of us.

Rokosovsky took off his gloves, held Sivakov's hand, and said friendlyly: "Major General Sivakov, we want to see the fortifications you built, and I would like to trouble you to be our guide. "

"Welcome, Comrade General." Sivakov gave me a quick glance and continued to report to Rokosovsky: "We have long been expecting you to inspect our fortifications."

"I hope you don't let me down." After Rokosovsky let go of Sivakov's hand, he said simply: "Well, Major General Sivakov, please lead us ahead."

Sivakov and his men got in two jeeps and led us in front. Rokosovsky ordered the driver to follow closely.

On the road, Rokosovsky said to me: "Lida, from the current situation, you will also stand against the 9th Army of the German Army for a long time. If there is no strong fortifications, then it will not be able to stop the German army. Attack, so that they can tear a gap in your place and rescue the Gomel Group that has been trapped in our army’s encirclement."

"Don't worry, Comrade General." Regarding Rokosovsky’s concerns, I confidently said: "The defenses north of Moziri and Kalinkovic are solid, and the Germans will not come. As long as they come, It will definitely be broken."

Rokosovsky didn't seem to believe what I was saying, and asked dubiously: "You are so confident?"

I understand why Rokosovsky is so worried. Although there are Belov’s 61st Army and Batov’s 65th Army on the left and right of our army, the enemy’s strength is not weak. The Second German Army has the Ninth Army on the front, and further north is the Fourth Army of the German Army. This is the main force of the German Central Army Group. It once defeated hundreds of thousands of Soviet troops. Abandoning Jia, it is not difficult to clean up the tens of thousands of our army.

In order to dispel Rokosowski’s doubts, I explained to him: "Comrade General, we re-reinforced the fortifications on the basis of the original German fortifications, and placed the strongest on the front line. One division, and the other two divisions, are deployed in the depths of the defense."

After listening to my report, Rokosovsky asked with interest: "In the report you submitted, I saw that you ordered the troops to advance the Mozili line of defense ten kilometers north, and Kalinkovi Qi's line of defense has also moved northward by five kilometers. I now want to know, what is your purpose for doing this?"

"It's very simple, Comrade General, in order to obtain sufficient defense depth." In the face of Rokosovsky, who can easily crush me by military talent, I truthfully replied: "The defense depth of the two cities is only seven or eight. Km. After moving the defense line north, our defense depth has reached more than 15 kilometers. This way, when the German army is suddenly attacked, our troops in the rear can react in time..."

After listening to my report patiently, Rokosovsky nodded with a smile, and said approvingly: "Not bad, your defensive deployment sounds very good. I believe that as long as you have a solid and complete defense system. It is not a problem at all to block the German attack."

"By the way, Comrade General," I suddenly remembered the raging fighting on other battlefields, and quickly asked: "How is our counterattack against the Germans going well? Is it going well?"

"It played very well." Rokosovsky nodded and said: "Because the German army did not expect that our army would launch a sudden attack on them in such a cold season, we were caught off guard. We were divided and surrounded. Because of the loss of unified command, the German army can only adopt rigid defensive tactics and stick to fixed points. Therefore, when we attack, we can mobilize seven or eight times more troops, as well as the number of aircraft, tanks, and artillery. Fight them to annihilate..."

I heard all this Rokosovsky said, and I felt very familiar. Think about it again. Isn't this style of play the tactics that the Germans used against the Soviets two years ago? It's just that the time has passed, the offensive and defensive are in different positions, the original attacker becomes the defender, and the defeated by the former men will be defeated.

Before long, I stopped the jeep ahead, and Sivakov got out of the car and walked towards us. Rokosovsky asked strangely: "Why, you got to the forefront so soon?"

"No," I have visited the defensive positions in the northern suburbs several times. I only need to look out the window to determine the approximate position. I turned my head and said to Rokosovsky: "This is only a second-line position."

"Why stopped when I got to the second-line position," Rokosovsky listened to me, and said somewhat unhappily: "I should continue to drive forward, I want to go to the forefront to see."

Just then, Sivakov walked to our car, and he reported to Rokosovsky through the window: "Comrade General, we are at the place, please get out of the car!"

Rokosovsky pushed the car door and said to Sivakov unhappily: "General Sivakov, I want to go and see from the first line. Why did you stop here?"

Sivakov, who was criticized by Rokosovsky, blushed and awkwardly replied: "Comrade General, the enemy occasionally fires cold cannons at our front, or there are snipers hiding not far from the trenches. The cold shots have caused us a lot of losses. For your safety, don't go to the front line."

"Lida, what the **** is going on?" Rokosovsky waited for Sivakov to finish, and immediately turned his head to look at me, and asked unceremoniously: "Why did the Germans shoot cold guns at your position? Did you report it to me?"

Rokosowski’s questioning made me a little dumbfounded. In fact, it was not that I deliberately concealed it, but that I didn’t even know about it. You know, using cold guns and guns to deal with the enemy is still a tactic I often use. I didn't expect that the Germans have now learned how to use the other way to deal with each other, and use our tactics to deal with us.

However, in the presence of Rokosovsky, I cannot push the responsibility to my subordinates, because even if I shirk the responsibility, I cannot dispel Rokosovsky’s dissatisfaction with me. On the contrary, I will let the following People feel chilly. After a short period of weighing, I decisively took the responsibility on myself: "I'm sorry, comrade general, I thought that such small actions by the German army would not cause much harm to us, so I did not attract enough attention."

After Rokosovsky heard what I said, he hummed twice, and then said to Sivakov: "General Sivakov, take me to see your fortifications. I hope you don’t let me. Feeling so disappointed."

Sivakov personally acted as a guide, leading Rokosovsky and I from one position to another. Rokosovsky walked into the trenches, carefully inspected the firepower points and shelters, and used his height to measure the height of the trenches, and occasionally looked at the log siding in the trenches with his fists to see if it was strong enough.

After we inspected the second-line position for more than an hour, Rokosovsky nodded in satisfaction and said to Sivakov: "General Sivakov, it seems that your fortifications are well repaired. I hope the Germans will show you When launching an offensive, you can rely on these fortifications to block their offense and consume a large amount of their vital power. Can you do it?"

"Comrade General, please rest assured." Sivakov replied with his head held up. "As long as we have a soldier in the 22nd Guards Corps alive, we will definitely not allow the enemy to pass through our position."

Before long, I stopped the jeep ahead, and Sivakov got out of the car and walked towards us. Rokosovsky asked strangely: "Why, you got to the forefront so soon?"

"No," I have visited the defensive positions in the northern suburbs several times. I only need to look out the window to determine the approximate position. I turned my head and said to Rokosovsky: "This is only a second-line position."

"Why stopped when I got to the second-line position," Rokosovsky listened to me, and said somewhat unhappily: "I should continue to drive forward, I want to go to the forefront to see."

Just then, Sivakov walked to our car, and he reported to Rokosovsky through the window: "Comrade General, we are at the place, please get out of the car!"

Rokosovsky pushed the car door and said to Sivakov unhappily: "General Sivakov, I want to go and see from the first line. Why did you stop here?"

Sivakov, who was criticized by Rokosovsky, blushed and awkwardly replied: "Comrade General, the enemy occasionally fires cold cannons at our front, or there are snipers hiding not far from the trenches. The cold shots have caused us a lot of losses. For your safety, don't go to the front line."

"Lida, what the **** is going on?" Rokosovsky waited for Sivakov to finish, and immediately turned his head to look at me, and asked unceremoniously: "Why did the Germans shoot cold guns at your position? Did you report it to me?"

Rokosowski’s questioning made me a little dumbfounded. In fact, it was not that I deliberately concealed it, but that I didn’t even know about it. You know, using cold guns and guns to deal with the enemy is still a tactic I often use. I didn't expect that the Germans have now learned how to use the other way to deal with each other, and use our tactics to deal with us.

However, in the presence of Rokosovsky, I cannot push the responsibility to my subordinates, because even if I shirk the responsibility, I cannot dispel Rokosovsky’s dissatisfaction with me. On the contrary, I will let the following People feel chilly. After a short period of weighing, I decisively took the responsibility on myself: "I'm sorry, comrade general, I thought that such small actions by the German army would not cause much harm to us~www.wuxiaspot.com~ so it did not cause enough. Attention."

After Rokosovsky heard what I said, he hummed twice, and then said to Sivakov: "General Sivakov, take me to see your fortifications. I hope you don’t let me. Feeling so disappointed."

Sivakov personally acted as a guide, leading Rokosovsky and I from one position to another. Rokosovsky walked into the trenches, carefully inspected the firepower points and shelters, and used his height to measure the height of the trenches, and occasionally looked at the log siding in the trenches with his fists to see if it was strong enough.

After we inspected the second-line position for more than an hour, Rokosovsky nodded in satisfaction and said to Sivakov: "General Sivakov, it seems that your fortifications are well repaired. I hope the Germans will show you When launching an offensive, you can rely on these fortifications to block their offense and consume a large amount of their vital power. Can you do it?"

"Comrade General, please rest assured." Sivakov replied with his head held up. "As long as we have a soldier in the 22nd Guards Corps alive, we will definitely not allow the enemy to pass through our position."

After getting into the car, Rokosovsky said straight to the driver: "Comrade driver, drive the car to the headquarters of the Sixth Army of Guards." (To be continued.)