Chapter 1000 Cold Bench

"Of course, full marks, in fact you've already told us about our battle plan. No wonder Comrade Stalin recommended you so strongly, it was really powerful. Vasilevsky gave Wang Liang a thumbs up, there are not many commanders who can have such a clear understanding of the situation and quickly make an effective plan for traveling.

"The encirclement offensive against the Wehrmacht has been completed, and at this moment the high command hesitates when to launch a flanking operation, where to meet the division, and what do you suggest?" Vasilevsky continued.

Now it's not about testing Wang Liang, but about listening to his opinion.

"The German summer offensive to capture the oil fields of the Caucasus and Stalingrad created a long front beyond the expected defensive range of the Axis forces. The situation worsened after the Germans transferred several mechanized divisions from the Soviet Union to Western Europe. In addition, after several months of fierce fighting in the theater, the German troops, especially those fighting in Stalingrad, were extremely depleted. The Germans had only the 48th Panzer Corps and the 29th Panzergrenadier Division, with about one Panzer Division, as reserves to support the Romanian forces covering the flank of the 6th Army Corps. ”

Wang Liang paused, pointed to the map and continued: "In comparison, the Red Army deployed more than a million soldiers in and around Stalingrad in preparation for the offensive. That's a million soldiers, General, what do you say is the most likely difficulty? ”

Vasilevsky shook his head and said, "Could it be logistics?" No, no, no, it's absolutely impossible, you have to believe in the capabilities of our baggage units of the Soviet Red Army. Logistics will definitely not be a problem. ”

Wang Liang smiled bitterly, according to the trajectory of history, it was because of excessive self-confidence that the Soviets would cause the 'Uranus Operation' to be postponed again and again.

"When is the preset start time for the operation by the High Command?" Wang Liang asked.

"November 8th." Vasilevsky did not hesitate at all, and directly told the military intelligence, and at this moment he already trusted Wang Liang.

"General, believe it or not? It's absolutely impossible. To put it bluntly, your logistics will definitely not be able to keep up, and the operation will be delayed for at least ten days or so. Wang Liang waved his hand.

"Although I would love to believe you, this time was discussed by a meeting of the generals of the Command, and there was absolutely no problem. We had a lot of planning, we calculated all the possible scenarios, and we came up with the date of November 8th. I don't know why, why do you keep distrusting the logistics of our Soviet Red Army? Vasilevsky reluctantly spread his hands, apparently, he did not agree on this issue.

Wang Liang didn't care, the strategic decisions made by the top level of the Soviet army were definitely not easy to shake, as long as he was in place, he would be considered to have completed the task.

"Well, I'm just suggesting. In order to avoid being exposed to the Germans, the secret deployment of Soviet troops may have prevented some troops from arriving as planned due to logistical problems. I reserve my suggestion in the hope that you, General, will convey it to Comrade Stalin on his behalf, asking him to take this issue into account. "Wang Liangcai doesn't care whether Lao Maozi adopts it or not, time will tell.

"Of course you can, but I don't think the commander will change his deployment because of one of your assumptions that seems impossible." Vasilevsky preached.

Of course, the time of the operation was as early as possible, and the number of troops on the outskirts of Stalingrad was nearly a million, and the consumption generated each day was not a small amount.

Every day spent was fatal for the Soviets, who were going through the flames of war and had very low productivity.

Wang Liang's suggestion will certainly not be accepted.

The Soviets continued a decent campaign to invigorate the people, but Wang Liang tried to stop it at the moment, and the results can be imagined.

Not surprisingly, two days later, Wang Liang sat on the cold bench and was beaten into the cold palace.

Apparently it was Vasilevsky's debriefing that played a role.

Although he has not been relieved of his position or anything, the discussion of important events has not been called to participate in it, and even Wang Liang has noticed a slight change in his attitude.

"To tell you the truth, Wang, your advice is indeed not good. Your words are simply demagogic to the hearts of the army, and I think that if Comrade Stalin had not loved you, he would have been dragged out and killed a long time ago. ”

was sat on the cold bench, as Wang Liang's deputy, Rychagov was naturally accompanied.

The two of them were playing billiards in the recreation room, which was quite pleasant.

"Good words are always ugly, I'm just telling the truth, can this still be regarded as demagoguery?" Wang Liang said with a smile.

"Of course, you know what? Admiral Vasilevsky is a very demanding man, and you were the first to be recognized by him, which is enough to be proud of. But the follow-up development was terrible, and when you proposed to postpone the attack by ten days, I heard from the staff officer that he scolded you. Now that he has been sent to the cold palace, he must have a lot to do with his report to Comrade Stalin. Alas, it looks like it's going to be ready to be left out for a long time. Rychagov sighed.

"What? Regretted it? Why don't I report you back to your original unit? Seeing Rychagov's melancholy look, Wang Liang asked.

"What do you think of me Rychagov, we are brothers, we share blessings and hardships, what is the matter if I am gone? Just complaining, there is absolutely no way I will leave my brother. Hearing Wang Liang's words, Rychagov was very excited.

Wang Liang only felt that his heart was warm, and it was also excellent to be able to make such a good friend.

Rychagov should also be happy about his choice, because it is impossible to go down the wrong path by following Wang Liang.

Things soon took a turn for the better.

November 8, 1942, 9:34 a.m.

Uranus Operations Command.

Commander-in-Chief Zhukov, Deputy Commander-in-Chief Vasilevsky, and a number of senior officers attended the meeting and prepared to conduct real-time remote command of the army.

"Report, General Vatutin, commander of the Southwestern Front, sent a telegram that the troops had successfully arrived at the designated position and were ready to serve as the main force for the offensive in the north."

"Telegraph to Vatutin, ordering the 21st Army Corps and the 5th Tank Corps under his command to be the assault group responsible for the capture of Karachi, and the 1st Guards Regiment to be responsible for resisting possible enemy counterattacks in positions further north." Zhukov gave orders, and for such a command, he was handy.

"Report, the commander of the Don Front, Rokossovsky, called, and the troops arrived at the designated position, ready to carry out auxiliary attack missions."

Hearing this, Zhukov and Vasilevsky seemed to smile, and it seems that it is going very well at the moment.

"It seems that our plan is impeccable, thanks to persuading Comrade Stalin not to blindly follow Wang Liang's advice, otherwise the time of our offensive will inevitably be delayed, which leaves more time for the German army to prepare." Vasilevsky laughed.