Lin Jun was very dissatisfied with the current state of the Brest Fortress, under the management of the Poles for more than ten years, the entire fortress was almost a deserted warehouse, except for those buildings made of solid brick walls up to 2 meters thick, and the military equipment was almost equal to zero!

You can't blame the Poles for not maintaining it well, and who values an outdated fortress deep in the country? It is no wonder that the Poles surrendered as soon as Losik's tanks appeared: the "Provisional Commander" told him that the huge fortress was only garrisoned by very few Polish logistics personnel, and it was impossible to even form a certain combat effectiveness, and if the Germans arrived first, it was estimated that the Poles would surrender immediately. Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info

All the facilities of the fortress are outdated, there is no modern heavy weapon, Lin Jun's inspection of it is like looking at a European historical artifact, those bronze cannons were sharp weapons 100 years ago, but now they are just antiques, it is impossible to expect to use them against the German tank artillery.

Enter the Cathedral of St. Nicholas, which rises in the center of the central fortress, is the highest point of the entire fortress area, and was built in 1856 with military use in mind, and 23 years of construction in exchange for a strong fortress support point.

Walking into the red-brick church, Lin Jun seemed to see the heroic and tragic fortress defense battle that began on June 22, 41, and this church was one of the last battlefields of the fortress guards:

"There were five of us: Sedov, Grutov, Boglyub, Mikhailov, Seliwonov. We took part in the first battle. June 22, 1941"

"We're going to die, but we're not going to leave the fortress."

"We were thirsty, but we didn't lose face."

"I'm thirsty, but I'm not going to surrender, goodbye, Motherland. July 20th, 41. ”

"We are three Russians, Ivanov, Stepanchikov and Zhuteyev, we guard this church, and we swear that we will never surrender. July 1941"

"I'm left alone, Stepanchekov and Zhuvayev were sacrificed, the Germans are in the church, I left a grenade for myself, they don't want to catch me alive!"

Lin Jun seemed to see the last words carved by the heroes on the surrounding walls, it was precisely because of the heroic battles of the defenders of the Brest Fortress that the German infantry was delayed, causing a large number of German infantry units to be unable to participate in the Battle of Belstock-Minsk in time, so that many Soviet troops could break through and retreat from the German encirclement, reserving strength for future victories.

The names carved into the walls remained, but no one knew who they were, what their last names were, where they were from, the war destroyed their files, and many more of the fortress defenders became unsung heroes.

Standing on the bell tower, he could see the entire fortress clearly, and Lin Jun could even see the situation of the German garrison a few kilometers away through the telescope.

"Losik, when will the Front send troops to change the defense?" Putting down the binoculars, Lin Jun asked Losik, who was beside him.

"The advance force should be there this afternoon, Comrade Andrei."

"Now the whole fortress is an empty shelf, the Bug River has become a boundary river, and the fortifications a few kilometers to the west of the river are now German territory, and we must re-strengthen and repair the fortress. If we go to war with Germany one day, this will be the first to bear the brunt of it. ”

Losik didn't dare to talk, because he wasn't sure if Lin Jun was talking to himself or himself, and he even wished he hadn't heard this at all.

Feeling the embarrassment of the young man, Lin Jun half-turned around and patted him on the shoulder: "I have already spoken to the commander of your group army on the phone, and when you return to the unit, Comrade Malinovsky will arrange a new position for you and give you enough space to display your talents." The position of company commander is not for you, I think you can command a tank regiment right now. ”

Losickh did not understand why the Deputy People's Commissar of Defense looked at himself differently, and his performance in combat was not so important, "Is it really just because he shelled the Germans?" ”

"But I also want to criticize you, in the battle, even the troops have reached the Bug River and do not know it! The Germans on the other side are not stupid, you bombarded them with a cannon and they would be fools if they didn't know what the firepower of our new tanks was. ”

"I am willing to accept the punishment, Comrade Deputy People's Commissar of Defense."

Luo Sik hurriedly straightened up, but already knew that Lin Jun was just knocking him.

"Forget it, from a personal point of view, I'd like you to bombard their armored commander into the sky, but it's not the time yet. Not only Brest, but also our classified equipment in other directions has been photographed with the Germans, but fortunately none of them fell into their hands, and it is impossible to see the substance, and besides, one day these equipment will be exposed, and I don't care about your few tank shells. ”

The scenery on the bell tower is good, the wind is blowing away the summer heat, Lin Jun took off the military hat on his head, so as not to be blown away by the wind.

"You've done a good job of advancing the armored forces in great depth this summer, but I have a new topic for you: the coordinated operation of tank units and infantry detachments in the harsh cold forest environment of winter. Keep in mind that it is freezing at night to minus 40 degrees Celsius, and your opponent is a familiar local enemy force, and your troops will be attacked by dozens to thousands of people. When you arrive at your new post, Malinovsky will give you the auxiliary equipment to adapt to the cold and the infantry commander with guerrilla experience as your assistant, and you will immediately start training, you only have three months, and then I will want a snow wolf. ”

Losik's expression was firm: "Yes, Comrade Andrei!" My troops will be wolves in the Finnish forest! ”

"Huh!" Lin Jun smiled, "It's not easy for a young commander to have a panoramic insight ability like yours, and it's even more rare to have a courage like you, and others don't dare to say it even if they guess it." Finland is no better than here, where the troops are all foxes in the forest, and a bad one will suffer a lot, and the cold and the forest are also their natural allies. ”

"We have been preparing for this opponent for more than a year, but the weapons equipped by your troops will be new systems except for the T34, and even the guns are PPS-39, they are much more difficult to deal with than the Poles."

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After lunch, the advance team that changed guards arrived, and according to the usual practice, the battalion commander of the advance team came to report to Lin Jun first.

"Comrade Deputy People's Commissar of Defense, all 586 people of the advance battalion of the garrison of the Brest Fortress report to you, acting battalion commander Peter Mikhailovich Zavrilov."

A thirty-eight or nineteen-year-old captain officer stood in front of Lin Jun, and the staff officers on the side had not seen such an old captain for a long time, not to mention compared to Lin Jun, but Gu Shev could see how difficult it was to promote the rank of an ordinary infantry officer.

"Captain Peter Mikhailovich Zavrilov?"

"Yes, Comrade Deputy People's Commissar of Defense." Zavrilov felt his heart pounding, because Lin Jun's eyes were staring at him.

"What is your original position, and who is the commander of the fortress to be sent here?"

"Report to Comrade Andrei, my position is deputy regiment commander, because the original battalion commander of the advance team was wounded, so I acted as the battalion commander. The commander of the fortress has not yet been appointed, and it is estimated that a comrade will be appointed in a few days. ”

"Gusev, send a telegram to Minsk, the commander of the Brest Fortress does not need to be appointed by them." Lin Jun glanced at the captain, "Peter Mikhailovich Zavrilov, now I appoint you as the commander of the Brest Fortress fortification area, with overall responsibility for the defense of the Brest region and command all the troops in the Brest region. At the same time, I promote you to lieutenant colonel commander. ”

Except for Lin Jun's attachés, everyone was confused by this incredible appointment, and even Zavrilov stayed for a while.

"What, don't want to accept the appointment? You're going to disobey?! ”

Lin Jun saw the dumb appearance of the officer in front of him, and his tone was serious and frightened him.

"No, Comrade Deputy People's Commissar of National Defense, I am very willing to accept this appointment, but I am not mentally prepared for it all of a sudden."

"There is no need to prepare mentally, as long as you have the ability, I have confidence in you, you are the best candidate to be the commander of the fortress." Lin Jun is completely "I say yes", there is no room for negotiation at all, and he is completely bureaucratic.

"Bureaucrats are bureaucrats, the last defender of the Brest Fortress in the eyes of the Germans, I don't think you will disappoint me and the Soviets." If there was no special reason, Lin Jun would not let a veteran of the Civil War with only the rank of lieutenant be the commander of the fortress.

"I will ask the Belarusian Military District to send you enough troops and equipment, and I will also have the engineering team of the Military District carry out a complete reconstruction of the fortress, which is now more like a museum than a fortress. Across the river are the Germans, and here is our front-line bridgehead, and you and the fortress troops are going to be driven here like a nail! ”

Lin Jun would not have left the NKVD troops in charge of rebuilding the fortress as it has historically done - the efficiency of using prisoners for work was too slow.

"Yes, Comrade Deputy People's Commissar for National Defense."

"Alright, I'll give you another order, as soon as possible find some engineering teams from among the locals who can dig wells and self-pressurized wells, and make wells wherever they can be drilled in all the forts, and the more the better."

A large well in a place surrounded by water? Lin Jun's order looked a little strange at first glance, but strange is strange, and it is better for the officers to carry it out honestly. (To be continued.) )