This will allow Zhukov, who has just assumed the post of commander of the newly formed First Ukrainian Front, to temporarily set up his command in the former Kyiv Military District Command. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 But Zhukov couldn't stay there for a few days, and he was going to put his headquarters further forward in Bezeelkovy, which could be used as a working place for a group of people from the Southwest Bureau who had put together everything.

With perfect communication facilities and some of the remaining personnel of the headquarters that Zhukov would not take away and did not need, Blyukhel was able to get the Southwestern Bureau up and running in no time.

When Lin Jun and his entourage arrived at their destination, Zhukov did not line up at the door of the headquarters building to greet them, and the others were still on their way back to Kiev: Comrade General had been wandering around the various armies belonging to the Front Army for several days in a row, just like his style, before the war, he did not just stay in the headquarters and only care about the work on the map.

It can be seen that the command of the front army is preparing for a big move, staff officers and guards are constantly coming in and out, and some trucks are parked in the large courtyard, ready to transport part of the equipment to Betselkovy in advance.

"All stand upright, Comrade Marshal has arrived! Salute! The sentinel's sharp eyes saw a "Marshal of the Soviet Union" flag hanging on the front of a luxurious large sedan in the middle of a small convoy that came by.

The busy crowd put down their work and immediately stood in front of the convoy and saluted.

A staff officer quickly ran into the command headquarters, and when Lin Jun stepped off his Mercedes 770K bulletproof car, two general-level officers appeared on the steps quickly. As soon as they saw the two marshals of the Soviet Union walking down from the car one after another, the two immediately ran down the steps and saluted and reported: "Comrade Marshal, Nikita Sergeyevich Khrushchev, a member of the Military Council of the 1st Ukrainian Front, reports to you. ”

"Chief of Staff of the Front, Semyon Paplovich-Ivanov."

Lin Jun and Blyukhel returned a military salute, and Lin Jun said: "Khrushchev, hasn't your commander come back yet?" ”

After saying this sentence with a stiff tone, Lin Jun felt a little different joy after the success of the spoof, and others couldn't feel it: "Talking to Khrushchev in a commanding tone, cool!" ”

There was no way, Lin Jun really couldn't have a good impression of this famous Khrushchev, and he didn't dare to compliment his military talents. However, I have to admit that this Khrushchev is still very capable in terms of using power and political work, otherwise when the First Ukrainian Front Army was formed, Lin Jun would not have agreed to let him serve as a member of the Military Commission.

Khrushchev came to Zhukov as a partner, so he didn't have to worry about the military council interfering in the command, and Zhukov didn't have to worry about the morale and fighting spirit of the army at all, so it was also a good choice of partner.

At least Lin Jun remembered that Khrushchev did a good job in Stalingrad.

As for the Chief of Staff of the Front, Semyon Paplovich Ivanov, this is a high-ranking staff officer who is decent and skilled, and in 1968 he was promoted to general: from the time he served as the chief of staff of the First Infantry Army during the Northern War, during World War II and the years after until he became the president of the Military Academy of the General Staff of the Red Army in 1968, mixed with other positions, he actually held 13 chief of staff positions, which is basically a professional and expert chief of staff!

Although the outside world does not know much about this Ivanov, it can be seen that he is fully qualified for his current post by becoming the chief of staff and the head of the Military Academy of the General Staff.

"Comrade Marshal, the commander should be there soon, he called two hours ago, he has already set off from the command of the 16th Army, he should be soon."

Khrushchev replied with a hint of caution: he had always been like this in front of Stalin and Lin Jun, except for the report, not even when he was out loud.

"Say Cao Cao, Cao Cao will arrive."

Hearing Blyukhel's words, before others could come back to their senses because they couldn't understand Chinese, Lin Jun saw a Giess 101 sedan coming in at the gate of the fence in the distance.

Sure enough, it was Zhukov who got out of the car in the uniform of a general.

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In the war room, in front of a huge map, Chief of Staff Ivanov gave a presentation on the current situation of the various units of the Front.

"Now we have the 13th, 16th, 27th, 38th, 40th, 60th Combined Arms Army, the Third Tank Army and the Second Air Force Army. In terms of assault forces, we should be stronger than the 6th Army and the 17th Army of the German Southern Army Group in front, but the air force is at most tied. If it is an offensive operation, if it can be supported by the reserve aviation unit of the base camp, it is even more certain that the campaign objective will be fully achieved. ”

Blyukhel had been studying the deployment of the enemy and us on the map, and when he heard Zhukov's words, Blyukhel said: "The base camp has decided to directly support your operations with the 8th Army of the Air Force, and all the planes and logistics personnel and supplies of the group army will arrive near Kyiv within a week." ”

"Great! Semyon Baplovich, immediately asked the staff to work out a deployment plan. ”

When the chief of staff heard, "We have enough spare airfields to be able to accommodate them." ”

In the war room, Blyukhel had been consulting with several leaders of the front army and familiarizing himself with the latest situation, and he already had a more or less complete logic in his mind. And the whole process took almost two hours, Lin Jun sat and listened, and the words he said added up to less than ten sentences.

Zhukov and others have figured it out that the deputy commander-in-chief is "enjoying the shade under a big tree" this time and is not involved in any military coordination and command decision-making at all. Every time someone asked him for his opinion, whether it was Blyukhel or Zhukov, Lin Jun was: "Oh; Not bad; OK; After the words almost ......" turned around twice, the meeting ended.

The deputy commander-in-chief gave the command and decision-making power to Blyukhel, and Zhukov and others had no opinion, and they were even more relieved: they were afraid that he would give blind instructions, although this situation basically did not occur.

As for political work, Suslov and Khrushchev reached a consensus in just a few minutes, and Blyukhel and others could see it: the deputy commander-in-chief is estimated to be the manager of most of his hands in this regard, and with an energetic Suslov here, he can be relieved again.

Yesterday, Suslov, with the help of Khrushchev, had already prepared the office space needed for the South-West Bureau, and by the end of the meeting, the people below had already put the South-West Bureau up and running.

At the time of lunch, the staff officers reported that the itinerary of Blyukhel's special plane to the headquarters of the 2nd Ukrainian Front tomorrow had been arranged, and the commander of the Front, Konev, had been informed.

This time, when the Ukrainian front army was finally programmed, Moscow's original decision came with a lot of changes: Zhukov, who was originally in charge of the entire situation in Ukraine, became the commander of the First Front. And the commander of the Second Ukrainian Front was originally Timoshenko, but now he has become Konev, and Timoshenko has become the commander of the Third Front.

Because it was organized into a Ukrainian Fourth Front more than originally planned, Rokossovsky, who was the most senior of the four commanders, was sent from the position of commander of the Third Front to the Fourth Front, and the troops were mainly along the Black Sea coast.

Like the three fronts of the Belarusian front, there is not much difference in the strength of the four Ukrainian fronts, and there is no sense of which is more important among the commanders, and the central government only looks at the actual situation facing their respective fronts to decide what forces to add: the base camp holds the reserves of about 60 divisions.

"Andrei Nikolaevich, are you going with me to Konev tomorrow?" During the meal, Blyukhel asked Lin Jun.

"No, I'll only make a mess if I go. Give you the entire staff department, you can use it as you like, I will leave it to Suslov for the political workers, and you can find him if you have something to do these days. ”

It's a little unbelievable to say this, so I almost asked: Then what are you doing yourself?!

Fortunately, Lin Jun said again: "I'll go to the group army below to cheer up the commanders and fighters." ”

After speaking, Lin Jun said to Zhukov: "How is the situation of the 16th Army?" ”

Since Lukin's 16th Army reinforced Ukraine from the Transbaikal line of fire, Lin Jun has not seen him: the battle report of the past year clearly shows that the 16th Army arrived in Ukraine under the command of Lukin and started a series of battles with the superior German army, and the subordinate units of the group army have been reorganized three times!

After defeating the reorganization, and winning the reorganization, the veterans of the 16th Army who were transferred from Transbaikal fought until now, and less than half of them are still in the army!

Fortunately, Lieutenant General Lukin, who made people look a little chubby and simple, was still in his position as commander, and he did not lack arms or legs. Now that Lukindu has earned the nickname "Master of the Ukrainian Defense", most of the battles of his troops have been successful in defense during almost a year of fierce fighting.

"The 16th Army is being deployed and adjusted on the front line of Fastov, the headquarters is located in Fastov, the troops lost in the winter campaign have been reorganized, and the 56th Mechanized Infantry Army and two tank brigades have been strengthened, and the strength has been restored."

Well, the two-hour meeting in the morning was for nothing to be told to the deputy commander-in-chief.

Fastov is also 60 kilometers away from Kiev in a straight line, which is the closest city to the German army in the southwest of Kiev and an important railway junction.

"I don't think Kyiv has anything to do with me during this time, and I will go to the 16th Army in the afternoon."

As soon as they heard Lin Jun's words, the others didn't come up with any opinions: the deputy commander has always been the banner of victory, and he can win the battle wherever he goes, and the psychological effect he can bring is far greater than the significance of the actual command, and the Battle of Minsk is the best proof of this.

"Marshal, then I'll have someone prepare a locomotive for you, it's convenient to get to Fastov or by train." Ivanov tracted.

Zhukov also spoke: "I also took the train there, the road car can't move at all, the tractor is okay, your vehicle is parked at the railway station." ”

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When they arrived at Fastov, Lin Jun finally understood why Zhukov and the others insisted on letting him take the train: the small city was in ruins, and all the fortifications were in the mud, and the roads along the way were even more miserable!

However, this is such a practical situation, after Lin Jun arrived here, the first news he got was that Lukin was going to launch an offensive in the mud and pull out the small city of Kazatin, one of the most important railway transportation hubs of the German army in western Ukraine. (To be continued.) )