July 15, 1939, Mongolian People's Republic, Tamchag Prague, 57th Special Army Headquarters. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

"Now, have all the reinforcements arrived?" When the people arrived, Voroshilov began to speak.

"Report to Comrade People's Commissar of National Defense, the 82nd Division, the 152nd Division, the 5th Mechanized Brigade, the 7th, 8th, and 9th Armored Brigades, the 7th Tank Brigade, the 212th Airborne Brigade, the 5th Machine Gun Brigade, the 185th Artillery Regiment, the 37th and 85th Anti-Tank Gun Battalions, and the 63rd, 66th, and 150th Air Defense Battalions have all arrived at full speed." The commander of the 57th Special Army, Zhukov, answered the questions of the People's Commissar of Defense in a serious manner.

"Very well, now I announce that, with immediate effect, the 57th Special Army will be expanded into the 1st Army, which will consist of the original units of the 57th Special Army and the reinforcements that Comrade Zhukov just mentioned. The commander of the army group will be Comrade Zhukov, while Comrade Manturov will continue to serve as the military commissar of the army group.

Comrade Manturov performed an outstanding performance in the previous battles, not only did a good job in the political and ideological work of the troops, but also gave appropriate command, put forward a thorough battle plan, and fully demonstrated his superhuman command ability.

Therefore, in view of Comrade Manturov's outstanding performance on the battlefield and for the needs of the command of the First Army, the Military Commissar of the First Army, in consultation with the People's Commissar of Defense and with the approval of Comrade Stalin, awarded the rank of Political Commissar of the Second Army of the Second Class (equivalent to general) to the Military Commissar of the First Army, Vladimir Fedorovich Manturov.

During the operation, Comrade Zhukov also fully demonstrated his outstanding command ability, commanded the armored forces to defeat the Japanese army, and fully displayed the qualities he should have as an expert in armored warfare.

Therefore, in view of Comrade Zhukov's outstanding performance and the need for the command of the First Army, the commander of the First Army, Comrade Georgy Konstantinovich Zhukov, was awarded the rank of commander (general) of the Second Army, after consultation with the People's Commissar of Defense and with the approval of Comrade Stalin.

Awarded now! ”

After speaking, Voroshilov took out two collar badges of the political commissar of the 2nd Army from a box, and smiled with satisfaction: "Volodya, my good son-in-law, this is yours." ”

Manturov walked up to Voroshilov and said: "Thank you, Comrade People's Commissar, thank you, Comrade Stalin!" I will work harder for the great party, for the great country, for the great party, for the great country! ”

Voroshilov patted Manturov on the shoulder and looked at each other with admiration. "No thanks, you deserve it. Come, I'll put it on you. ”

Voroshilov personally put on Manturov the collar badge of the political commissar of the 2nd Army. All the people present, although they all looked at Manturov with envy and appreciation, not a single one was unconvinced.

Because, in the previous battles, Manturov's performance was indeed very good, and his command and decision-making skills were above everyone else, and it was not surprising that he was awarded a higher rank.

Moreover, the 57th Special Army is now to be expanded into the First Group Army, and as the military commissar of the group army, under normal circumstances, there must be at least one military rank of political commissar (lieutenant general) or above. The political commissar of the group army is only divided into the first class (general) and the second class (general), and Manturov, as the military commissar of the group army, is very normal and deserved, and it is very normal and appropriate for Manturov, as the military commissar of the group army, to receive a lower rank of political commissar of the second group army.

After awarding Zhukov the rank of commander of the 2nd nd Army, the military conference officially began.

This time, it was Manturov who spoke first...... Voroshilov's father-in-law, this military conference was no longer Manturov's personal lectures.

"Comrades, Comrade Stalin attaches great importance to the situation on this side of the war and hopes that we will launch a counteroffensive against the Japanese army, show them how powerful our Soviet Workers' and Peasants' Red Army is, and force them to abandon their aggressive intentions against our country." Voroshilov made it clear that their goal was to launch a counteroffensive, to push back the devils and force them to return to the negotiating table on their own initiative.

"Comrade Voroshilov, we now have enough forces to launch a counteroffensive against the Japanese devils on the other side, but we still need some rest." Zhukov, who had just received the rank of commander of the 2nd Army, was not carried away by the current victory.

"Rest assured, you'll have plenty of time to rest."

Manturov also found another problem. "In addition, after the arrival of reinforcements, our army has gathered too many troops in a short period of time, and the consumption of materials is large, and more ammunition, fuel and other material reserves are needed for counteroffensives. Otherwise, with our existing ammunition reserves, if all our forces are dispatched, I am afraid that they will be exhausted in a few days. ”

"Rest assured, the Quartermaster Department has prepared 18,000 tons of artillery shells, 6,500 tons of bombs, 7,000 tons of fuel, 4,000 tons of food and 4,000 tons of supplies, which will be transported to the front line by rail and trucks from tomorrow. In order to improve transport efficiency, we will also deploy an additional 200 trucks to assist in transportation and reduce the pressure on the existing transport force.

Well, Comrade Zhukov, how is the current state of the war? What's going on on the Japanese side? ”

"The current situation is still optimistic, but the Japanese troops on the other side are still strong, and many reinforcements have been sent. The specific situation, Comrade Manturov will be clearer. This question should have been answered by Zhukov, but Manturov paid more attention to the movements of the Japanese army, was more sensitive, and had a better memory of intelligence.

"Volodya, what's going on on the Japanese side now?" Voroshilov turned his gaze to his son-in-law and asked.

Manturov sat up straight and replied solemnly: "Now, the Japanese army has transferred a large number of heavy artillery, and according to my estimate, the Japanese Kwantung Army has transferred at least 80 heavy artillery pieces from all over Northeast China.

In addition, the reconnaissance planes also discovered that some fighters had been transferred from the Japanese-occupied areas, and it was estimated that there were more than 2,000 fighters, who should have been reinforces from the Japanese side.

Just the day before yesterday, some of our soldiers discovered that a group of Japanese soldiers wearing special clothing appeared on the surface of the Haraha River on two rubber rafts. They threw some mysterious substances into the river, and it was estimated that this was the Japanese bacteriological troops, and they threw some bacteria on the Haraha River to launch a bacteriological war against our army.

Fortunately, we have our own supply of drinking water, which is also abundant, and there are no soldiers drinking water from the river for the time being, and no one is sick. Not long after, our reconnaissance plane found that the Japanese field hospital was full of people, presumably poisoned Japanese soldiers. ”

Speaking of this, the Soviet and Mongolian officers and political workers present burst into mocking laughter, laughing at the ignorant and inhumane bacteriological tactics of the Japanese, which on the contrary brought harm to themselves.

After listening to Manturov's report, Voroshilov became more confident in the young man in front of him. "Volodya, we in the Soviet Workers' and Peasants' Red Army need people like you who are like gods and cautious.

It seems that the aggressive ambitions of Japanese imperialism are still very great. They have already obtained half of China, and they still want to invade the Mongolian People's Republic and then occupy Siberia. We must defeat them and show them the strength of our Soviet Red Army! The power of our Union of Soviet Socialist Republics! The power of our Soviet people! ”

"Ulla!"