Struggle in Soviet Russia

As winter goes and spring comes, the grass grows and the warbler flies.

At the entrance of the unique red auditorium of the Kiev Military Academy, Victor in a military uniform walked out of the door quickly, first put the heavy book in his hand under his arm, and then took a look at the watch in his hand. , And then quickly walked towards the brand-new jeep not far away.

On the side of the car door, the collar badge had been replaced by Tuas's Varenka, with her back leaning against the car door. The same round-faced female soldier was talking about something. Seeing Victor walking quickly, he hurriedly stood up straight, The rear door of the jeep opened.

"Quickly, go to Beshev," Victor said as he got into the car and couldn't wait for Varenka to get around to the other side of the car.

"Yes!" Varenka hurriedly responded, trotting all the way around to the other side of the car, and got into the driver's seat.

"The military district's acting will officially begin in three hours. We must get to Beshev within these three hours." When the car started up, Victor seemed to be talking to himself, as if he was telling Varenka." I don't want to miss this rare opportunity."

"But Comrade Captain, the Lviv side called yesterday, and you said that you are going back today," Varenka reminded, turning the steering wheel, glanced in the rearview mirror.

Victor seemed to think about it. He frowned, raised his hand and patted his forehead, and said, "Forget about it, it’s okay. When Neshev is reached, you can find a place to call. Tell Sophia, I will rush back tomorrow."

"Well, Comrade Captain." Varenka said helplessly.

In Varenka's name for Victor, he used "comrade captain" to refer to his rank. This is because just two months ago, in accordance with the order of the Kiev People's Committee of the Interior, Victor's rank was once again promoted. . However, what does not match the promotion of military rank is that his position has not changed. The reason for this is that after Lviv was officially incorporated into the Union, it has become a state of the Ukrainian republic. This means that the status of Lviv is no longer a region managed by the Soviet Union, but an administrative region that enjoys the same status as all other states of the Union. According to the establishment of the People’s Committee of the Interior, the people of the interior at the state level The person in charge of the committee enjoys the treatment at the rank of captain.

Since the end of the referendum, the work of the People’s Committee of Internal Affairs in Lviv has entered a period of relative stability, especially after the Russian New Year. National security personnel and the input of fresh blood have made the work in Lviv run smoother. Under the principle of people performing their duties, Victor, who is mainly responsible for the overall management, has virtually reduced the workload, both in terms of stress and tension.

Taking advantage of this free time, Victor officially began to implement his training plan. This time he came to Kiev. On the one hand, there was some work that needed to be reported to his superiors. On the other hand, he went to the Kiev Military Academy to borrow some books and materials-Livo After all, the infantry command school is an initial basic training school. In addition to basic textbooks, it is difficult for students to get more learning materials, especially those recent war cases and related analysis.

Of course, the military research room and library of the Kiev Military Academy are not so easy to enter. Even with the identity of the security captain Victor, it is impossible to borrow books and materials from these places without special approval. In order to obtain this license, he also specifically sought the help of Lieutenant Colonel Serov.

The jeep was galloping on the highway out of town, and Victor sat in the back seat, looking at the photocopied documents in his hands.

These photocopied documents are all from the intelligence department of the General Staff. The content is the basic tactics adopted by the German army in a series of wars in recent years, including a series of battles during the German attack on Poland, which is also the main part. In addition, there are some materials that have only recently been added, mainly intelligence information about the German warfare in Norway and Denmark during the "Weser River Exercise".

In the past period of time, Victor always had a feeling that the more he studied and studied, the more he felt that he had no talent in combat command, the more things he came into contact with, the more he felt that he knew too well. Less, which made him feel a little anxious.

So he asked the instructors of the Lviv Infantry Command School for this question. Among the suggestions he received, the answer that appeared the most frequently was that he needed to combine theoretical things with actual command.

The necessary qualities of a grassroots commander can be summed up in two points: one is the ability to command and dispatch, whether they can instruct their own troops, and the other is the ability to analyze, analyze the comparison of the combat power between the enemy and ours, and calculate the fire damage. Calculate the impact of combat consumption on combat effectiveness and so on.

For these, Victor was deeply convinced. He remembered that a general in the country once said: "War is mathematics." To put it bluntly, it needs calculation, and analysis actually means the same thing as calculation.

In order to make up for the shortcomings in his ability, during this period, Victor has not only summarized and analyzed various battle cases, but also closely followed the various exercises being conducted by the Kiev Special Military Region. As long as there are related exercises, he will rush as far as possible. Observe.

In addition to strengthening his commanding skills, Victor has also been closely following the changes in Moscow's policies since the Russian New Year. In his view, the various signs in the past few months have shown that Moscow absolutely has an estimate of the upcoming war. It can even be said that the Soviet army’s plan is not simply waiting for the Germans to fight over, but is preparing to find one. The most favorable time is passed.

First of all, since the "General Compulsory Military Service Law" was promulgated in September last year, a large-scale conscription campaign has been launched across the Union. In Lviv Oblast alone, more than 70,000 recruits of the appropriate age have been conscripted into the army within a few months. .

Not only that, after the Russian New Year, the Western Special Military Region, the Kiev Special Military Region, the Odessa Military Region, and the Baltic Special Military Region began to organize various types of military exercises. In the course of these exercises, a large number of troops originally stationed in the rear were moved to the vicinity of the border.

Take Lviv as an example. Within two months after the year, the People’s Committee of the Interior, in accordance with Moscow’s order, established two border defense military districts in Drogobec and Yavorov. The entire frontier defense system in Lviv has been incorporated into the scope of the military region's coordination.

In the same two months, the Kiev Military District deployed the 15th and 22nd Mechanized Corps and the 37th and 15th Infantry Corps to Lviv in the name of military exercises. In addition to this, three frontier airports have been built in Broad, Dubno, Boburka and other places, and four more airports are on the schedule to be built. If nothing happens, the related airport transfer work will be completed before the end of this year.

These airports are all within a range of less than 300 kilometers from the border. They are so close to the border that it is hard to say that they were prepared solely for border defense operations.

Of course, no matter what the purpose of the National Defense Council is, at least the increase in the strength of the Lviv region gave Victor some confidence, although the memory of his previous life told him that the Soviet army would suffer heavy losses in the early stages of the war, and it could even be said to be a complete defeat, but The more troops there are near him, the safer it is after all.

During the recent period, Victor felt like he was stunned. From time to time, he would dream that the war broke out and he fell into the German encirclement and was eventually captured. Then, in a certain river ditch, In the jungle, sometimes even on the edge of the garbage dump in the city, a German soldier wearing a steel helmet shot a shot in the back of the head.

This may be a sign of anxiety, who knows.

When the jeep was about to reach Beshev, formed Soviet troops began to appear on the road, and the barriers that blocked the road were also connected one after another. Today Beshev is like a large barracks. A large number of troops under the Kiev Special Military Region are concentrated in this area to prepare for the upcoming military exercises. If Victor does not have a special pass issued by the Kiev People’s Committee of the Interior, even if he is a captain, it is impossible to pass these checkpoints.

The base camp for the exercise was set up in the village of Berosevka, 27 kilometers away from Beshev. Within a radius of 23 kilometers to the south of the village, there are exercise areas, and the entire exercise area is divided into seven theaters.

According to the introduction in the exercise manual obtained by Victor, the exercise is divided into red and blue teams, with the red team responsible for defense and the blue team responsible for offense. The plan for the exercise is: the blue side responsible for the offense needs to launch an offensive in the three predetermined areas, break through the red side’s defenses and eliminate its active forces, and open up the situation for war.

The criterion of victory or defeat is: if the red team is wiped out, or loses three of the four defense areas, it is judged that the blue team wins; if the red team fails to achieve the combat objective within the specified time, or is in If the red team loses two of its three starting positions in a counterattack, it is determined that the red team has won.

When Victor rushed to the village of Berosevka, where the base camp is located, there were only ten minutes left before the exercise officially began. On the viewing platform, many middle and high-level commanders from the Kiev Special Military District were already seated, and the exercise was huge. The picture is hung directly in front of the viewing platform, and only the telegraphers who convey information on the battlefield are running back and forth.

In the entire viewing platform, Victor belongs to the lowest rank. It can be said that apart from him, none of the hundreds of commanders in the ocean is a lieutenant-level officer. However, considering that he is a national security captain, After true conversion, it can be regarded as the rank of major in the army.

In a place slightly far away from the many commanders, Victor found a free position to sit down, spread the notebook on his lap, and was about to draw the situation, he heard a whistle not far away, and then counted. The flares rose into the air and the exercise officially began.