Burning Moscow

　　 Seeing that everyone is already in place, but there are still many people whispering and talking non-stop. A general who was sitting not far behind Zhukov stood up and announced loudly: "Comrade commanders, please be quiet! The military meeting is about to begin."

　　 The room suddenly became quiet, and I heard someone next to him asking in a low voice: "Who is this person speaking?"

　　 "You don't even know him? This is General Sokolovsky, Chief of Staff of the Front Army."

Seeing that no one was speaking any more at the meeting, General Sokolovsky continued: "Comrades commanders, we are summoning you to a meeting today for the purpose of deploying the Western Front’s counter-offensive campaign against the Germans under Moscow." Someone was seen. Taking out the notebook and spreading it on the table to record, he immediately raised his voice and said, "No recording allowed." After he stopped drinking, the commanders immediately put the notebook away again.

　　 Sokolovsky saw that no one was going to record any more, and then said in a calm and clear tone: "Now I invite General Zhukov, commander of the Western Front, to speak."

Zhukov took two steps forward, leaned forward slightly and put his hands on the table, slowly looked around at the people in the meeting, and then said with a smile on his face, "Hello, comrades, commanders! Today, we are calling everyone here for the sake of Deploy our upcoming counter-offensive under the city of Moscow"

　　 As soon as his voice fell, the audience suddenly burst into thunderous applause. After enduring the humiliation for several months and retreating, everyone finally saw the hope of washing away the humiliation. This kind of excitement was immediately expressed through warm applause.

After the applause ceased, he continued: "As we all know, due to the cruel fighting, our troops have lost a lot of personnel. Not only do ordinary commanders and fighters have a high casualty ratio, even the commanders of the group army are frequently replaced for various reasons. For the convenience of everyone. For coordinated operations in the new campaign, let me first introduce you to the commanders of the various armies." First, I pointed to Rokosovsky, who I am most familiar with, and introduced to you: "Commander of the 16th Army Rokosovs Lieutenant General."

　　 "Lieutenant General Govorov, commander of the 5th Army, he is a famous artillery commander."

　　 "Lieutenant General Vlasov, commander of the 20th Army."

　　 Every commander whose name was called stood up and nodded in salute.

After introducing the two commanders, Zhukov added: “At present, the 16th Army, as the main defense force of the front army, is under great pressure. Their defense line is like a western line, and there is a danger of breaking at any time. Therefore, the front army is in danger of breaking. The strengthened 20th Army will be deployed on the right flank of the 16th Army; the 30th Army on the left will be slightly weaker, so we will place the newly acquired 1st Assault Army at the junction of the two armies."

"Commander of the 30th Army..." When I heard this number, I couldn't help frowning, saying that the combat effectiveness of this unit was really bad, and it was collapsed on the battlefield. If it was not a unit of the 16th Army last time, it would be timely. With reinforcements, the line of defense was broken by the Germans, and their commanders were not much stronger. Unexpectedly, when the commander of this group army stood up, I couldn't help being surprised that the new commander was actually General Lelyushenka.

Just as I was stunned, after Zhukov introduced the commanders of the various armies, he walked to the front of the map and pointed to the map to explain to everyone: "...At present on this vast front, the German assault groups are too scattered, and The iron arms of their wings were swung too long, causing them to spread their forces too far in the course of the battle in Moscow. As a result, they lost their main breakthrough force in the decisive battle close to Moscow. The enemy’s supply line of communication is more than 1,000 kilometers long, and it is constantly being attacked by guerrillas. The huge losses of Hitler’s army and the fierce resistance of the Soviet army have greatly weakened the combat effectiveness of the German troops and continued to break through. Strength," He paused and coughed slightly before continuing: "Of course the Soviet troops have also suffered huge losses. But they continue to receive assistance from the motherland and maintain their combat effectiveness."

　　 After he finished speaking, he walked to the table, pulled out the seat, and sat down. After looking around again, he went on to say: "The Western Front Army Command is ready to take advantage of the situation that was formed under the city of Moscow, which is beneficial to us, and the current situation of the Germans. We decided to switch to a full-scale operation on December 6, 1941. attack."

　　As soon as the voice fell, all the participants in the meeting breathed a sigh of relief, finally looking forward to the day of the big counterattack, so thunderous applause rang out again.

"The task of the counter-offensive is to crush the German assault group and drive them out of Moscow." At this point, Zhukov couldn't help standing up again, looking at the people present with his back, and asked: "How should we attack? Comrades generals!" Seeing that everyone was eager to try, but no one stood up to speak yet, Zhukov reminded him with a stern tone: "Please note that although we have already added the three army groups, the Western Front and the enemy are still in large numbers. In comparison, there is no advantage. Tanks are the same as the original situation, and the advantage of technical equipment is still on the side of the enemy. This situation is the main feature of our counterattack under Moscow City. Now listen to your opinions." Finished, He sat down again.

　　 I remember that in the movie, I saw that the first respondent to Zhukov was Lelyushenka, so I turned my attention to him. He looked around, then stood up suddenly with his hands on the edge of the table, looked at Zhukov, and asked politely: "Can you speak?"

Seeing Zhukov nodded, Lelyushenka straightened up, looked at the commander present, and said: "In order to offset the German advantage over us in terms of technical equipment, I suggest attacking at night! Considering our infantry. Fighting against the attack of German tanks during the day is very detrimental to us. The enemy's tanks will easily defeat our infantry, but in the dark, it is difficult for the enemy to determine the situation. The important thing is that the German army will lose its advantage in tanks and air force. They could not participate in the battle. Our infantry approached the enemy in a sudden attack, forcing them to fight in close combat, using machine guns, rifles, grenades, submachine guns, and even hand-to-hand combat. In a word, the night is a brave and wise ally." Lelyushin Ka gushed out his opinions, accompanied by various corresponding body language, mobilizing everyone's emotions. As soon as his words were spoken, several generals successively echoed his views and made some supplements.

Just as Lelyushinka was about to sit down triumphantly, Zhukov, who had been listening to him, suddenly asked: "General Lelyushinka, I want to ask you a question. How do you master the direction in areas you are not familiar with at night? ?"

　　 Everyone turned their eyes on Lelyushinka, wanting to hear how he answered this question. I saw him chuckled, bowed his head and asked Vlasov sitting next to him: "Comrade General, do you have a lighter?"

　　 "Yes," Vlasov said as he took out the lighter, and even though he didn't understand what Lelyushinka wanted this thing for, he gave it to him without hesitation.

Lelyushenko took his lighter, took out his own lighter from his trouser pocket, and lit one by one at the same time, demonstrating to everyone: "At the back of each offensive camp, we set up two bonfires. , The bonfire must be on the reference line of the direction of action, and the distance between each other is one kilometer. If the commander turns around and sees two flares in a line, it means that the direction of action is correct; if he finds that the bonfire is separated, indicate the direction of action Wrong." After speaking, he turned off the lighter and returned it to Vlasov.

After hearing this, Zhukov nodded thoughtfully, and said in a low voice: "So, okay! Very good, I agree." Turning to the chief of staff Sokolovsky next to him, said: "Comrade Chief of Staff, you Write this down and communicate it to the commanders of the troops participating in the offensive."

　　 At this moment, the door of the originally confined room was pushed open, and General Carmela walked straight towards Zhukov, holding a narrow roll of tele-newspaper in his hand. When he reached Zhukov's side, he bent down, approached Zhukov's ear and whispered: "Comrade Zhukov, I received an emergency call. The enemy has just broken through the center of the front line of defense."

Zhukov grabbed the tele-paper, scanned it a few times, and then stood up and announced to everyone: “The enemy suddenly broke through our defense line at the junction of the 5th and 33rd Army at the junction of the 5th and 33rd Army, and then went to Kubin along the road. The card pushed forward. The commanders of the various army groups immediately returned to the troops and immediately destroyed them," said this, he crumpled up the tele-paper in his hand ~www.wuxiaspot.com~ and threw it on the table, and said categorically, "This is it. Their last assault. Comrades, the day of our full counterattack remains unchanged, which is December 6."

At the end of the meeting, everyone stood up and walked out. Rokosovsky stopped in his position and did not move. When I passed by him, he suddenly said: "Lida, you will go back to the army with me right away. From Sun Mountain City. Position is very important and must be held at all costs."

I glanced at Zhukov who was still standing at the table, and when I saw him nodded, expressing agreement with Rokosovsky's opinion, I immediately replied: "Yes! Comrade Commander, I will return to the army with you. Please rest assured, as long as there is a soldier of the Eighth Guards Division in Sun Mountain City, the city will never be taken by the enemy."

I followed Rokosovsky and walked out. Just two steps later, Zhukov stopped me from behind. He thought for a moment and said, "Lida, I know about the attrition and seriousness of the Eighth Guards Division. It’s very difficult to defend the city with existing forces. Let’s ask Comrade Sokolovsky to transfer two infantry battalions and one artillery regiment from the reserve to you immediately.” At this point, he said His face sank and he said solemnly: "Only by defending Sun Mountain City can we ensure the safety of the flanks of our counterattack Klin forces. Do you understand?"

　　 "Understood, Comrade General." I straightened my body, respectfully saluted him, and then asked, "Can I leave?"

　　 "Go!" Zhukov went up and patted me on the shoulder, and said with concern: "Pay more attention to your safety on the battlefield."

　　 "Yes!" I promised, and turned around to chase Rokosovsky.