243 First Marshal

"Katyusha!" Voroshilov, who had just rushed home from the front, could not help but get excited when he saw his beautiful daughter. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. biquge。 info

Katia felt a little strange about her father's expression, he had never been so excited. After all, he had just returned from the Narva front, witnessed the killing scenes on the battlefield, and realized the preciousness of life.

Now, Voroshilov is 60 years old, and although he is in good health, he is beginning to worry about his life. He didn't know when he was going to get seriously ill, he didn't know when he was going to leave this world.

Now he no longer pursues any fame and fortune, and all power and reputation are just nothing, or things outside his body. For him, a happy life, a happy time with his family, is the most important thing.

Today, the Voroshilov family is a rare gathering, and even Timur Frunze (Voroshilov's appearance, the biological son of General Frunze), who would have been killed in air battles, was transferred back to Moscow to serve as an instructor at the Zhukovsky Air Force Academy because of his outstanding achievements.

This small transfer changed the history of Timur's death in air battles, allowing Frunze's only biological son to survive and inherit the lineage of General Frunze, who died young.

Voroshilov's adopted son-in-law, tank designer Joseph Kotin, also completed the design of the KV-100 heavy tank and the IS-100 heavy tank, greatly reduced the workload, and also took time to come to Moscow.

Manturov, who previously served as a military commissar in the Southwestern Front, and Katia, deputy director of the Political Department of the Southwestern Front, were also transferred back to the rear, without the danger of life on the battlefield, and lived a stable, sweet, and happy married life.

"He is worthy of being the first marshal, and almost his entire family is a soldier." Manturov scanned all the people in the room, and he found that except for Voroshilov's wife Ekaterina, the whole family, including Voroshilov himself, his adopted sons and daughters (Timur Frunze and Tatiana Frunze), his own daughter Katya, and even his two sons-in-law, were all men of military rank, and he couldn't help but secretly admire in his heart.

"Katyusha, my good daughter! You're getting prettier now. I heard that after you married Volodya, your manners and ways of doing things have become more and more mature! Voroshilov looked at his beautiful daughter and admired it sincerely.

Katia also understood the truth of "courtesy and exchange", and praised her father with interest: "Dad, you are also a lot more energetic now, you look very energetic, and you also have the temperament of a famous general." ”

Voroshilov's adopted daughter, Tatiana Frunze, also jumped up like a rabbit, "Of course, our First Marshal won the battle, eliminated 20,000 German troops and 40,000 Estonian nationalist militants at a small cost, successfully blocked the enemy west of the old border, and secured Leningrad.

Now, the whole country knows the name of our father's marshal, and they are all singing 'Comrade Stalin called us to battle, and the first marshal led us into battle!' ”

In fact, Voroshilov's prestige as the "first marshal" has long spread throughout the Soviet Union.

The first marshal's military exploits and combat ability naturally cannot be compared with Zhukov, Timoshenko and others, but in terms of fame and status, Voroshilov is even better.

This is not only because of Voroshilov's contribution to the Russian Civil War, but also because he firmly sided with Stalin in the political struggle in the early stage of the Soviet Union and consolidated Stalin's position.

In this era of human worship, Stalin, as well as Voroshilov, Budyonny, and even Molotov around him, were also touted and worshipped.

For example, Tsaritsyn, the place where Stalin once made a contribution, was named Stalingrad, Voroshilov's hometown of Luhansk was named Voroshilovgrad, and the industrial town of Perm was named Molotov.

Before and after the outbreak of the Great Patriotic War, traces of Stalin and Voroshilov can be found in some propaganda works of art, including some propaganda posters and even songs, the most famous of which is the "Soviet Tank March" sung by Tatiana just now.

Voroshilov was vigorously touted by his beautiful adopted daughter, and of course there was a feeling of flutter in his heart. In the past, during the Russian Civil War, he made great achievements, fought many victories, defeated the Russian White Army and the intervention army of the British and French Entente, and was immediately touted as the "first marshal" and revolutionary hero.

However, in the winter of 1939, the Soviet Red Army under his command was defeated in the face of the Finns, who were absolutely inferior in numbers and equipment, causing him to lose his position as People's Commissar of National Defense and shaking his prestige as "First Generalissimo."

Now he was facing not the Finns, but the more numerous and better equipped German troops. In the face of such an army, Voroshilov was able to win a victory in Narva, destroying tens of thousands of enemies at a relatively small cost, which can be regarded as raising his eyebrows and winning back the face that the "first marshal" deserves.

"Tanya (Tatiana's nickname), the credit for this victory should go to the Red Army soldiers who fought bravely, and to Volodya, who built this line. Of course, thanks to our leader, Comrade Stalin, and to the workers who worked hard to produce all kinds of materials for us. ”

Voroshilov affirmed Manturov's efforts in building a defensive line, and also affirmed the role of this "Manturov defensive line", which made Kotin, who was sitting on the sidelines, feel envious. In Kotin's view, if he was not a tank designer, but a man like Manturov who held a high position and held important positions in the military and political departments, he might have been able to do even better than Manturov.

However, Kotin thought too simply, he has always been confident in his IQ and ability, but he is not a time-traveler from the future after all, after all, he does not understand the development of history, no matter how smart and capable he is, he may not be able to predict the development of history and prepare for the near future like Manturov.

"When will the Red Army counterattack? When will the fascists be eliminated? Tatiana pulled Voroshilov and asked curiously.

"In a few months, we will be able to counterattack, and I believe that we will be able to recover the territory occupied by the enemy, and finally kill Berlin and destroy them!"

"How many more months? So long? Now that we have won and destroyed so many enemies, why not hurry up and launch a counteroffensive? ”

Voroshilov, who had just returned from the front, did not attend the meeting of the Supreme High Command, and seeing that there were no outsiders at home, he had to ask Manturov to roughly state the plan for the counteroffensive.

Everyone in the room listened attentively, but Katia began to frown as she listened.