"Comrades, the German fascist Army Group Center has already begun an attack on all fronts of our Western Front. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info

Of particular note is the fact that the 2nd Panzer Group of the German Army, commanded by Guderian, is currently concentrating on the offensive in the area between the fortresses of Slutsk and Mozyr, while the 3rd Panzer Group, commanded by Hott, is concentrating its forces on attacking the 19th Army, which is deployed between the Minsk and Polotsk fortified areas.

And the German Fourth Army, and the Ninth Army, launched a frontal offensive against our Minsk and Slutsk fortified areas. ”

At the headquarters of the Western Front in Minsk, the capital of Belarus, a military meeting of the Military Council of the Western Front of the Soviet Red Army is being held.

Major General Klimovsky, Chief of Staff of the Western Front, said: "According to the analysis of the current situation, it is very likely that the German fascist invaders are trying to break through our defensive line in the area between the fortified areas. ”

Marshal Timoshenko, the newly appointed commander of the Western Front, immediately frowned when he heard the news. It seems that he is not optimistic about the future situation. "How's the situation going over there with Konev?"

Klimovsky also noticed the expression on Timoshenko's face, and he tried to comfort him with confidence in the situation of the battle: "The 19th Army under the command of General Konev has already built some fortifications in the gap between the Polotsk and Minsk fortress areas before the offensive is launched, and has set up ambushes in some dense forests and near some communication arteries.

Not long ago, we received reports from the 19th Army that they had managed to ambush parts of the area and attack the attacking German troops, with considerable success. ”

"And what about the Fourth Army, Korokov (commander of the Soviet Fourth Army)?" Timoshenko continued to ask.

At the mention of the Fourth Army, Klimovsky's heart began to feel a little empty. Under the onslaught of the German 2nd Panzer Group (commanded by the famous Guderian), the Soviet Fourth Army seemed to be a little overwhelmed and was already preparing to retreat. "At present, the Fourth Army is trying to resist and has launched several blockades."

"And how is the Fourth Army's blockade going?" Timoshenko asked eagerly.

"Guderian concentrated superior forces and launched a fierce attack on the Fourth Army between the Slutsk and Mozyr fortresses. Even though we launched many blockades and inflicted a lot of casualties on the enemy, we were unable to stop the enemy's advance because of the lack of troops and the poor fortifications on that side. ”

Timoshenko looked at the map, identified a nearby unit that could provide support to the Fourth Army, and "ordered General Petrov (commander of the 50th Army) and General Golubev (commander of the 13th Army) to send troops to reinforce Korokov (commander of the 4th Army) and prevent the Germans from breaking through the defensive strip between the Mozyr and Slutsk fortified districts." ”

Timoshenko looked at the new military commissar Lev Mehris and asked, "Do you have any opinions?" ”

Mehris did not seem to agree with Timoshenko's opinion, he stood up, pointed at Timoshenko, and scolded angrily in an ugly voice: "Comrade Timoshenko, are you engaging in sabotage? ”

Everyone here frowned when they heard this. No matter how they thought about it, they couldn't understand why Timoshenko was engaged in "sabotage activities", and what had to do with the order to mobilize troops to reinforce the front line and "sabotage activities"?

"Comrade Mehris, why do you think that Comrade Commander is engaged in sabotage?" Chief of Staff Klimovsky was struggling with Timoshenko and asked, "Now the 4th Army is under attack by the enemy's superior forces, and the 50th Army and the 13th Army still have mobilizable forces for the time being.

If we do not transfer the surplus forces of the 50th Army and the 13th Army to reinforce the 4th Army, then the German fascists will soon break through the lines of the 4th Army and open a gap in the Mozyr-Slutsk area.

In the unlikely event that they succeeded in opening a gap in the strip between the Mozyr and Slutsk fortified areas, it was quite possible that the main German forces would pass through this gap and penetrate into our depth.

In case Konev's side can't resist it, I'm afraid that the German 2nd and 3rd tank groups will encircle us east of Minsk......"

Although Sokolovsky patiently explained the situation and the need to send additional troops to support the 4th Army, it seemed from Mekhris's expression that he was not moved.

"You can't do that!" Meheris's face was very ugly, and the already cold, intimidating face was now even more unkind. "You're sabotaging! You are all saboteurs! ”

Seeing this, you may think that Mecheris has a problem with his brain. Whether there is something wrong with his brain, no one dares to make a decision, at least he has not had a stroke, and his head has not bled out.

Of course, just because your brain is okay doesn't mean your way of thinking is normal. Mehris's way of thinking is notoriously strange in the military. Any constructive opinion will be regarded by him as sabotage, and any meritorious person, any famous general, will be said by him as some kind of saboteur, **** element.

It's not just a matter of "mindset", it's a question of how things work. He cannot be said to be disloyal to the party's cause, and he works very hard, but his working methods are simple and rude, and his way of thinking is dogmatic and extreme.

In addition to obeying Stalin and a few high-ranking leaders, Mehris was always hostile to others, and he was prone to ask for guilt, go to the top of the line, and turn others into anti-Soviets at every turn, which made the military top brass feel very helpless. He is quite honest and honest, but what he sees in his heart is only the 'enemy of the people' everywhere, just a saboteur.

For colleagues who disagree with him, the light ones are like thunder, and the heavy ones are life and death. If a mistake is made, it will fall into his hands, let alone that.

Mehris was so ruthless that even Stalin said of him, "How can constructive affairs be entrusted to Mehris, he can only destroy, destroy, destroy, and destroy, and this is what suits him." ”

The reason why Mehris formed such a way of thinking, in the eyes of many, is due to his IQ and level of education. If a person who doesn't even know why the moon shines, how mature will his way of thinking be?

Even so, Mehris still has a very good career in office, and it is a miracle that such a person can get into the position of Deputy People's Commissar of Defense and Director of the General Political Department of the Red Army by slapping Stalin's sycophants. In the army, his position was almost unshakable, and almost no one dared to oppose him, but almost all the top military leaders did not like him, and everyone hated him.

"Comrade Mehris," Timoshenko thought of a solution: "Why don't we consult the Supreme High Command first, and then make a decision." ”

"Okay." Mehris is a person who bullies the weak and fears the hard, and when he hears the high high command, there is nothing to say.