Struggle in Soviet Russia

Seeing Victor's gaze turned, Konev nodded and smiled at him. He said that he didn't have many chances to meet Victor. Although they had communicated with each other several times, they couldn't talk about how familiar they were. . But even so, he was not like some generals in the army. Just because Victor came from the NKVD, he would feel sick about him. After all, he was a member of the old cavalry army.

Comrade Stalin heard something from Victor's words. He frowned and asked, "Is the silence at the Berlin Intelligence Station over?"

Among the various intelligence stations of the Foreign Intelligence Bureau of the People's Commissar of National Security, the Berlin intelligence station is a very important one. After all, it is still during the war, and the Germans are the main opponents of the alliance. It is precisely because of the high degree of importance of this intelligence station that Comrade Stalin also paid more attention to it. He knew that the Berlin intelligence station had entered a silent state.

"No," Victor shook his head and took his gaze away. From the three documents he brought with him, he took out the information from the Berlin Intelligence Station, held it in both hands and handed it to Comrade Stalin, and said at the same time, "However, this The importance of intelligence is very high, so the intelligence station took the risk to pass it on."

Comrade Stalin nodded, he took the file and opened it to read it carefully.

This information is very detailed. It not only provided the time for the German General Staff to formulate the plan, but also stolen the main content of its plan. It can be seen that despite the defeat of the assassination incident, it was at the top of the German army. In China, there are still espionage personnel from the alliance, which also reflects the excellent work of the Foreign Intelligence Agency from the side.

It took four or five minutes for Comrade Stalin to read the information from beginning to end. After that, he got up from the sofa, walked straight back to the desk, picked up the internal phone and dialed out.

Just when Comrade Stalin got up, Victor also stood up. He heard that Comrade Stalin had asked the Secretariat to come over with a picture of the situation on the battlefield in Western Europe.

"Ivan, you happen to be here." After hanging up the phone, Comrade Stalin walked back with the intelligence document. He waved at Konev, who was still standing in front of the map, and said, "Look at this intelligence. tell me your opinion."

The German General Staff did indeed formulate such an ambitious combat plan, but whether it can succeed, or the probability of success, cannot be based solely on the ideas of the Germans, but also on the situation of the Allies. The basis for this is the current progress of the Allied campaign on the Western Front and the distribution of troops.

As mentioned before, after the battle of the Kolson-Shevchenkosky Bulge, Comrade Stalin recognized Konev’s military abilities to a large extent. The key is that Konev himself was very good at it. Struggling, his bad luck seems to have ended since then, and the subsequent battles have been fought more beautifully one after the other. With Comrade Stalin paying close attention to him, his performance has become more and more colorful.

It can be said that, in the eyes of Comrade Stalin, Konev is a man who is accustomed to fighting, no less than Zhukov. Therefore, on the issue of the latest German combat plan, it is obvious that Konev is asked for his opinion. It is a very good choice.

Facing Comrade Stalin’s invitation, Konev naturally had no possibility of rejecting it. He put down the pointer in his hand, walked over quickly, sat down in front of the sofa opposite Comrade Stalin, and received the information with both hands.

Compared with Comrade Stalin, Konev looked at the information more carefully. Just before he read the information, Comrade Boskrebeshev brought two people to bring the map over. They followed Stalin’s rules. Comrade’s instructions hung the map on the wall, and then left quickly.

It took another two or three minutes before Konev took his attention from the intelligence file. He looked at Victor next to him and asked: "Remember that I have seen relevant intelligence before. The Germans released the so-called The mobilization order of the'People's Guards'?"

Victor nodded and said, "Yes, it has been a while. According to this order, all men in Germany between the ages of sixteen and sixty must join the army and receive training."

Konev sighed and said, "It seems that this is the intention of the Germans."

While speaking, he turned his head and glanced at the wall where the map was hung, then stood up, walked quickly over, picked up the previous pointer, clicked on the map where Belgium, Germany, and Luxembourg meet, and said: "According to our previous knowledge, in the past few months of warfare, the Allied forces have advanced very smoothly on the Western Front, and the German forces on the Western Front are indeed facing serious shortages. However, the Allied forces are advancing in the process. China is obviously overly optimistic. There has been a weak link in their front, and the Germans are now grasping this weak link."

"This is the area," Konev continued, tapping the pointer **** the map. "As far as I know, this is the junction of the First Army and Third Army of the U.S. Army. It is in such an important position. Only five infantry divisions lacking heavy equipment were responsible for the defense. Once the Germans made a breakthrough here, they could quickly cross the Maas River and launch an offensive in the direction of Antwerp. I think this should be what the Germans are planning. Action plan."

It’s not easy to understand something similar to this kind of campaign only by words. But Konev used a pointer to point on the map and everything was clear. According to him, once The German army seized the port of Antwerp, so the allied forces on the western front would be divided into two.

If it is divided into two and they can fight separately, then the more terrible point is that Antwerp is the main supply port for allied logistics materials. Previously, the Allied forces were advancing too smoothly and the speed was too fast. I can't keep up a little bit. If Antwerp is lost again, it is estimated that many Allied troops fighting on the Western Front may not be able to hold on for even a week.

All in all, according to Konev, if the German battlefield intentions are realized, then the combat situation of the Allied forces on the entire Western Front will be completely destroyed, not just a failure of the Allied forces.

"So, Ivan, do you mean that we should promptly pass this information to the British and American sides?" Comrade Stalin frowned and asked.

For Comrade Stalin, he might be happy to see Britain and the United States suffer a loss in the hands of the Germans. It can even be said that it doesn’t matter if the loss is greater, but after all, he certainly cannot tolerate the entire Western Front. The situation completely collapsed, after all, it would also be detrimental to the alliance.

"This..." Konev hesitated. He is a soldier, not a diplomat, or even a politician. Therefore, it is really difficult for him to give any advice on this kind of diplomatic matters.

"Comrade Stalin, I think the Allies should be able to cope with this situation," Victor said at this time. "At least, even if they encounter a defeat, it will not affect the overall situation of the battle against fascist Germany."

After a pause, he went on to say: "Now, we still need the Allied forces to contain the German forces on the Western Front as much as possible. I think that even if the German counterattack is victorious, the entire battle will not be possible. It ended in just one or two months, and the winter offensive we are now brewing will take this to two months."

"In addition," he added, "In the previous intelligence war in Berlin, the British intelligence agencies suffered heavy losses. At that time, we did not provide any intelligence information. If such important intelligence information is suddenly transmitted in the past, it may be attracted. The British’s suspicion."

Comrade Stalin still frowned. He didn't speak, but he didn't seem to oppose Victor intentionally.

"I agree with Comrade Victor's opinion," Konev also said at this time. "At present, our winter offensive is about to start. Now, since it is confirmed that the Germans' attention has temporarily shifted to the Western Front, then maybe we can Advance the timing of the winter offensive, and strive to seize a favorable offensive posture by all fronts before the end of the German war on the western front."

On military issues, Comrade Stalin was obviously more willing to listen to Konev’s opinions. Therefore, after hearing these words, he nodded, his frowned brows suddenly loosened, and then turned to look at the remaining documents in Victor’s hands. Turning off the subject, he asked, "Any other news? I mean, good news."

"There is indeed good news," Victor smiled, took out the bottom document, held it in front of Comrade Stalin in both hands, and said, "Minsk has confirmed that my border guard has a patrol unit. Ramonas Kuzminskas was killed in the swamp belt of the Snood Lake area."

"Lemonus? Kuzminskas?" Comrade Stalin looked down at the file and asked in confusion. Obviously, he had forgotten the situation of this person. Of course, as the leader of the alliance, he did not Remember that such a small person is also normal.

"It's the organizer of the Lithuanian camp," Victor reminded.

"Ah, I remember now," Comrade Stalin said suddenly, he smiled, "This is indeed good news."

After pondering for a while, he went on to say: "This can be regarded as a result of our liquidation work after the war, but it is just a small achievement. The Internal Intelligence Bureau must fully spread the liquidation work and implement it with all its strength. ."