"Don't move!" Manturov was awakened by such a hurried, eerie voice. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

Before he opened his eyes, he thought he was behind enemy lines, locked up in a German prisoner of war camp. When I opened my eyes, I saw the Soviet flag fluttering outside the window, and a beautiful woman wearing a brigade-level political commissar uniform, with a sexy figure and exquisite facial features. This beautiful woman, standing in front of her bed, pointed a Tokarev TT pistol at him.

Manturov rubbed his eyes, put away the pistol of the beautiful woman, took advantage of the situation to kiss her jade hand, and said: "Honey, what the hell are you doing?" ”

Katia retracted her kissed left hand and asked rhetorically in a lesson-like tone, "Vorodya, what the hell are you up to?" What time is it? Still not getting up yet? ”

"What time is it?"

"It's ten o'clock in the morning! Get up. ”

"I don't believe it!" Manturov deliberately teased his wife.

Katia was on the bedside table, picked up Manturov's watch, and handed it to its owner, "See for yourself!" Is it ten o'clock in the morning? ”

"You've tuned this watch?"

"Vladimir Fedorovich Manturov!" Katia called her husband's full name, "It's all this time, how can I have the heart to play with you?"

Now that the situation on the battlefield has changed, General Kirponos wants to discuss some very important matters with you, and the entire military council is waiting for you, so you should get up quickly. ”

"Okay then." Manturov put on his glasses, kissed Katya, then changed into his uniform as fast as he could, and galloped towards the command post.

When they arrived at the command post, the commander of the Front, General Kirponos, the chief of staff, Lieutenant General Pulkaev, the chief of operations, Bagramyan, and the secretary of the Ukrainian party committee, Nikita Khrushchev, were all standing in front of a large military sand table to study the situation on the battlefield.

The size of this military sandbox, which is larger than yesterday's, shows the terrain and troop deployment of the entire Western Ukraine, as well as the southwestern part of Belarus and the northeastern part of Romania.

Whether it was Kirponos, Pulkaev, or Baghramyan, who would become Marshal of the Soviet Union in the future, they were all seriously and calmly looking at the sand table, carefully analyzing the situation on the battlefield, and constantly putting forward some constructive suggestions.

But Khrushchev's demeanor was at odds with the tense and serious atmosphere in the command. His eyes were blank, his eyes were unfocused, and he knew at first glance that he was daydreaming.

Wearing a suit and being short and stocky, he looked a little out of place in front of several tall generals.

"I'm sorry, comrades, I slept a little late today." As soon as Manturov returned to the command post, he first saluted several generals and apologized.

Kirponos also saluted Manturov, who was of higher status, and then smiled kindly: "Comrade Manturov, you don't need to apologize, we all understand you." I know that you stayed here last night, followed up on the situation on the battlefield, and didn't go back to sleep until four o'clock in the morning, which is worth learning from. ”

After a few polite words, Manturov got to the point, "Comrade Kirponos, how is the situation on the battlefield now?" ”

Pointing to the corresponding position of the sand table, Kirponos reported the latest situation of the battle, "So far, the Suvorov operation is going well, and we have surrounded the enemy forces in an encirclement network with an area of about 270 kilometers.

The tank units of the German 3rd and 48th Panzer Corps have been almost completely wiped out by us, and at least so far we have not received any reports of the discovery of enemy tanks.

Although the enemy has lost all their tanks, their infantry is still resisting stubbornly.

They tried to form a defensive line near Novoukrainka to resist the offensive of the 5th and 9th mechanized corps of our army, and at the same time concentrated their forces and tried to break through to the west in the area of Novi Boremes.

In response to the enemy's moves, I have ordered the Air Force to launch more concentrated and frequent air strikes against enemy forces attempting to break through. At the same time, the main artillery forces will also be concentrated to carry out more intensive artillery bombardment on the enemy's defense line and destroy the enemy's defense line. ”

Kirponos said a lot of things without pointing out the problem, which made Manturov think that the stubborn resistance of the German army, as well as their attempts to break through and form a defensive line, were the only problems facing the Soviets at the moment. "Comrade Kirponos, you are doing a great job! With your ability, none of the situations mentioned above will be a problem for you. ”

"Yes, the ones I just mentioned are really not a problem." Kirponos frowned and looked at the large map hanging on the wall, "We are facing a bigger problem right now. ”

"What's the problem?"

Pointing to the sand table, Kirponos explained the current situation to the military commissar, "Now, the German Army Group Center has achieved a major victory on the Belarusian battlefield. Their troops have penetrated more than 200 kilometers into the border and captured many cities such as Bialystok, Grodno, and Slonim.

The Germans had now advanced to the fortified area around Lida-Baranovichi in Belarus and engaged in a fierce battle with the Western Front, and the 2nd Panzer Group under Guderian's command soon tore a gap in our defensive line again.

Although our army still has air superiority in Belarus, the Western Front is also equipped with a lot of T-34 tanks. However, due to the serious shortage of troops, the lack of combat experience of the soldiers, the improper command of the commanders, the insufficient quota of weapons, the destruction of communications, the lack of logistical support, and the confusion of military intelligence, the Western Front suffered great losses in the battles of the past few days.

The Supreme High Command has given the order for the Western Front to retreat to the old border around Minsk for defense, and the northern flank of our Southwestern Front is completely exposed in front of the enemy. ”

Manturov thought for a moment and said, "So let's say that we are also going to retreat?" But the enemy's 3rd and 48th Panzer Corps were surrounded by us with great difficulty, and we could not retreat until they were completely destroyed! Be sure to stick with it until the action is complete! ”

"That's what I thought too." "But now, the 2nd Panzer Group under the command of General Heinz Guderian has a tendency to move south to support Army Group South. Their 46th Panzer Corps, as well as the 13th Army of the Fourth Army, had already stopped advancing eastward after the capture of Pinsk.

And our reconnaissance planes, also south of Pinsk, spotted a large group of tanks with the 'G' on their turrets (Guderian's first letter) advancing southward, presumably to reinforce Army Group South. ”

At that time, the German Army Group South did not have enough troops to participate in the liberation of the 1st Tank Group. In order to be able to relieve the Soviet encirclement of the 3rd and 48th Panzer Corps, the commander-in-chief of Army Group South, Rundstedt, appealed to Army Group Center, which had sufficient troops, for help, and soon received a positive answer.

Army Group Center transferred 3 elite divisions from the 2nd Panzer Group to attack the Fifth Army on the north flank of the Soviet Southwestern Front to relieve the pressure on the German 6th Army.

In this way, the German Army Group South could draw forces from the 6th Army, together with the main forces of the 1st Tank Group and the 44th Army of the 17th Army, to launch an attack on the 8th and 22nd Mechanized Corps of the Soviet Army, and relieve the Soviet army of the encirclement of the 3rd and 48th Panzer Corps of the German Army.

If possible, the reinforcements of Army Group Center may also launch an attack on the northern flank of the Soviet encirclement, and lift the Soviet encirclement of the two German Panzer Corps in the north. (To be continued.) )