Lukin's intuition saved the whole of Shepetovka.

If he had arrived a little later, he would not have been able to stop the Italian army from attacking, and when the Italian tanks rushed onto the main road, the whole city would have been destroyed.

When the battle ended, Lukin also felt very lucky, if the remaining company on his side reacted a little slower, it would not be possible to win him a chance.

The Italians dropped a dozen tanks before reluctantly retreating back from the streets, and they did not withdraw completely, but only to safety, apparently because the Italians were afraid of the approaching Molotov cocktails in the dark, and after dawn, there would be a battle waiting for them.

Under the blows of the Italian army, Lukin felt a lot of pressure, and the only good result was that Shepetovka was still in his hands, and after learning of his embarrassment, his superiors would definitely send him reinforcements.

Geographically, Shepetovka was close to the defense line set up in the center, but it was still under the jurisdiction of the Southwestern Front.

At this time, in Kiev, Budyonny also received the news.

"What? Did the Germans attack Shepetovka? Budyonny broke out in a cold sweat, it is an important transportation hub, and if it is lost, it will have a major impact on the entire defense line.

"Fortunately, General Lukin stayed in Shepetovka, organized an army and held back the Germans."

Lukin? Lukin is still there? And, where did he come from the army? You know, to hold Shepetovka, you can't rely only on the few people under him.

Fortunately, Budyonny quickly figured everything out, and the surprise on his face grew, Budyonny was not familiar with Lukin, which also meant that such a general had nothing to stand out, and now? Who would have thought that Lukin would bring so many surprises to Budyonny.

How dare he open the warehouse and take the equipment privately? How dare he directly stop the soldiers and arm them? How dare he disobey military orders and stay in Shepetovka without authorization? No matter which crime it is, it is enough for Lukin to be shot, but now, Lukin is relying on this method to actually hold Shepetovka and give himself a big surprise.

"Report everything here to Moscow." Budyonny said: "Lukin is such a rare general. ”

Soon, Moscow got the news, and it brought only surprises to Stalin.

Stalin was authoritarian and wanted to leave his subordinates without any brains and completely obey his orders, but in times of war, a flexible commander was also what he needed most.

Now, this Lukin surprised Stalin, although what he did was against military orders, but it was beneficial to the whole situation of the war.

Stalin looked at the map in front of him, and at this time, on Shepetovka, the words Lukin cluster had already been marked.

Now, no one knows how many people and weapons Lukin has, but in Lukin's hands, Shepetovka is still intact and in his own hands, compared to those generals who can only escape, Lukin stands out.

"Send someone else to replace Lukin and transfer Lukin to defend Smolensk." Stalin took a puff of the pot and said to his men.

Now, for the base camp, Smolensk is the most important, the security of Smolensk is related to the security of Moscow, now, with Smolensk as the core, running through the north and south, the Soviet Union has barely established a line of defense, but whether this line of defense can stop the Germans, no one knows the bottom.

Since a fierce general like Lukin has come out, it is better to let Lukin carry out the original order and hurry to defend Smolensk.

War is cruel, and for those who are capable, war is a litmus test, allowing those who are capable to shine like gold.

Before receiving the order, Lukin held out in the small city of Shepetovka for three days, during which the Italian army launched round after round of fierce attacks, and half of the city was destroyed, but Lukin's cluster still stubbornly held on to the city, especially the important railway line.

Through the railway station, columns of troops transferred a large amount of supplies to Smolensk, and after Lukin handed over the troops who came to reinforce, he left his troops to continue the defense, and he himself continued to rush to Smolensk with his army group headquarters.

For Lukin, the battle for Smolensk was even more difficult.

"What? What about my people? "After getting off the train, Lukin wanted to get his 16th Army back, who would have thought that he would receive absolutely bad news.

His troops had long since been dismantled and filled in various places, and his huge corps was now left with only one mechanized corps and two infantry corps.

Well, it sounds good, at least there is a little left for him, but these troops are all empty shells, and when they all add up, there is not even a division!

What to do?

"We must immediately organize the defense, form a militia regiment, and organize all the people who can be mobilized for me!" There is no way, Lukin once again showed his old skills, in Shepetovka is to organize a rout, and here, even the rout can not be found, only to find the militia!

"General, we don't have enough weapons." Several of his cronies were following him, and Ivan hurriedly reminded him that there were no weapons!

When they were in Shepetovka, they opened the arsenal directly, so there was quite a lot of weapons and equipment, but now that they are in Smolensk, they can't do whatever they want.

"I'll solve the problem of weapons." Lukin said: "Now let's organize the manpower first, start training immediately, we don't have much time!" ”

The German armored forces were advancing towards Smolensk, and they had to train the militia regiments to fight before the Germans arrived, and as for weapons, Lukin had to go to his superiors to ask for them.

Lukin was still preparing in a hurry, and the Germans did not give him much time.

Wolf's Lair.

As the war progressed, the Wolf's Lair gradually played its due role, and now, every battle and advance on the front line would be marked on the large-scale map in the Wolf's Lair headquarters almost without delay.

Every senior general, with a smile on his face, so far, everything is going well.

"After our reorganization, the Italian army has become more heroic and combative." "They are still fighting fiercely in Shepetovka, and they want to take the city on their own," Schellner said. ”

The Noodle Army finally became tough, which made Ciric feel relieved, in order to defeat the Soviet Union, it is obviously not enough to rely on the German army alone, it is necessary to mobilize a wide range of servant armies, and the combat effectiveness of the Italian army has exploded, which is definitely good news for their own side.

My hard work has not been in vain.