Chapter 249: The Taste of Death
What's the best news? Maybe Lin Jun can give the best answer to the people around him: he was supposed to wake up Gu Shev after three hours at the latest, but when he opened his eyes after a good night's sleep, the bedside lamp was on, and he knew from the light through the curtains that it was already night: it was the light of the street lamps in the compound. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. biquge。 info
It was 8 o'clock in the evening, and I slept for 7 hours. Sitting on the bed cleared my mind, I turned on the crystal headlamp on the roof.
Originally one of the many palaces of the Tsar, it became the headquarters of the Leningrad Military District in recent years.
The Tsar who built it was clearly "strategic" and had numerous offices in his palace, which allowed the commanders of the Joint Command to have both rooms for work and rest, as those offices were connected to different bedrooms.
patted the luxurious big bed under him, Lin Jun was a little funny - maybe there was an affair between a duchess and a **** on this bed.
Wearing the pair of boots given by Kong Xiangxi back then, the two pairs of boots he gave are still very good, not damaged at all, they are Lin Jun's favorite, and they are much more comfortable than those military boots issued to senior officers.
Walking out of the bedroom, Gusev was napping on the sofa in his office when he heard Lin Jun's voice and woke up.
"What's new." Seeing Gusev's expression as if there was some good news, he didn't ask why he didn't wake him up.
"Half an hour ago it was reported that the units of the Seventh Army had broken through the second defensive zone of the Finns on the western side of the isthmus on all fronts and were currently consolidating their positions. Comrade Debenko has already put the 19th Infantry Army to support the 7th Army, and our howitzer units have been able to directly shell Vyborg. ”
Now the Finns were counting on the last "Vyborg rear defensive strip", which could not stop the strong armored corps of the Red Army.
Due to the large number of lakes on the right flank of the Karelian Isthmus, the command chose to attack on the left flank, and the right flank was not the main direction of attack, once the left flank succeeded, the attacking troops could not only directly enter Vyborg, but if there was another left hook, the Finnish army remaining on the right flank "Mannalien Line" would be cut off from the retreat and completely collapsed.
"Left hook!" In memory, the Americans used it in Iraq, and now Lin Jun is just "rehearsing it".
I didn't have time to say more, so I walked quickly to the command room and saw that Debenko was finishing a phone call.
"You have come just in time, the Seventh Army is already attacking faster than we expected, and I am sending a force to cut off the Finns' retreat from the breach."
"Give them a left hook!"
"Haha! You thought of it too. We also have a tank division, two mechanized divisions and four infantry divisions on the left flank, which can be assembled at the breakthrough before dawn tomorrow, and give them a hard left hook at dawn! ”
Debenko was in high spirits, and victory was in sight.
"Is there enough to attack Vyborg?"
"Enough, there are enough reserves. Comrade Andrey, the day after tomorrow you will be able to hold a military parade in Vyborg! ”
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The investment of absolute military superiority, the rapid breakthrough of the strongly-fortified multi-zone defenses, the timely large-scale change of deployment in the course of the offensive, the courageous assault of the strong attack clusters in the breakthrough of the defense, and the strong morale of the Red Army, all of this paid off on December 3.
On the same day, the Joint Command received a call from the Kremlin: the Finnish government, through diplomats in Moscow, offered to negotiate an armistice. And yesterday, the advance of the Seventh Army broke through the last outer line of defense of Vyborg, encircling the city of Vyborg from three directions. The "left hook" crossed the frozen Vuloksi River on the same day, and a mechanized division established itself on the east bank of the river, cutting off the retreat of the Finns who were stationed in large numbers of the "Mannalien Line".
Stalin gave Debenko two days and one night: the Finns wanted to negotiate, but the negotiating delegation would not arrive in Moscow until two days later, otherwise it would not be at the same level.
Take Vyborg before negotiations and prevent the Finns from sabotaging Vyborg's industrial facilities.
After learning of Stalin's order, Lin Jun immediately called the Kremlin, and he did not agree with Stalin's plan: if you storm Vyborg and protect industrial facilities, you will have to pay huge infantry casualties. Stalin's order reminded Lin Jun of the "war in Shanghai" in his memory, and Vyborg was not important enough to that extent.
If Zhukov was in Lin Jun's position, then Zhukov might have fought Stalin directly on the phone, but Lin Jun was not so reckless.
"Comrade Stalin, if the infantry attack suffers too many casualties, it is best to receive them smoothly. We still have tens of thousands of Finnish troops in the encirclement, and as long as the Finns promise to hand over Vyborg intact to us and not to destroy it, we will not attack the Finnish troops in the encirclement from now on. ”
"Okay, let's try according to your plan, and I'll ask Molotov to inform the Finnish government."
Lin Jun's move is just a "poison" word, using the tens of thousands of Finland's most elite troops as bargaining chips, and the Finns do not worry. If the Finns wanted to do anything, no one could guarantee the safety of the lives of the tens of thousands of Finnish soldiers.
In fact, when the Finns agreed and withdrew from Vyborg, the Finnish troops in the encirclement could only lay down their arms, wouldn't it be the same as the meat on Lin Jun's chopping board?! You can also get more benefits from these Finnish troops!
On December 10, the Red Army received Vyborg, and the next day the entrance ceremony would take place.
Drive through the granite-strewn glacial valleys of the Karelian Isthmus, with garrisoned Red Army and ruined Finnish fortifications. The settlements were fairly intact, and the Red Army did not meet much resistance in these areas.
The two infantry regiments of the 19th Infantry Army held the entrance ceremony, and after arriving in Vyborg, Lin Jun walked out of the car in a bright body.
Today he did not wear a medal, because he was wearing a military coat because of the cold, but the "Red Banner Sabre" did not leave his body, and he wore the characteristic high-ranking officer's sheepskin hat on his head.
After a brief briefing, the ceremony of entering the city began, red flags were hung on both sides of the street, military music was played in propaganda vehicles, and Lin Jun walked at the front of the queue, with Rokossovsky beside him.
Lin Jun likes this feeling very much, this is the authentic entry ceremony of the Red Army, and he has only seen such a situation in movies before. But this time, except for a very small number of civilians on both sides, the cheerers were all Red Army soldiers, which was a bit out of tune. The buildings that had been cleaned and inspected on either side were also not in sight of the people poking their heads out to welcome them, and it was clear that the Vyborg people did not welcome anyone entering the city.
"Soon, whether you like it or not, you will move Lao Tzu to the north of the border line!" Straightening his waist, Lin Jun thought viciously.
Suddenly, I felt that I was hit hard by something in the chest, and there seemed to be a sharp gunshot, my eyes began to blacken, and I seemed to hear the shouts of many people and the sound of intensive shooting in my ears.
"Stupid Finns!" This is the last consciousness.
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What is Death? Some people say that it is a deep sleep without dreams, and Lin Jun completely agrees!
It was pitch black all around, and I vaguely heard someone calling for me next to me, and my chest hurt terribly, as if a large drill bit was drilling itself desperately.
My brain was drowsy, as if I had been attacked by something.
"Yes, it's a Finnish sniper."
Focusing all his strength on his eyelids, he tried to open his eyes, and the image slowly became clear, and there seemed to be many people on the side, and several figures appeared in the white vastness.
"Relax, you're in the hospital, don't move." A muffled voice was heard.
"Stalin, I want to talk to Comrade Stalin." I tried hard to speak, but I couldn't understand what I was saying.
Special care unit of the Leningrad Military District Hospital, 15 December.
Stalin, Kalinin, Vorosinov, Vuginskaya and Debenko were in the ward, along with seven or eight military doctors and nurses in white coats.
Vukinskaya has been in front of the hospital bed for two days, and the whole person has lost a circle, and when she saw Lin Jun becoming conscious, she couldn't help but cry with joy.
As an excellent surgeon, she knew the severity of her husband's injuries, and it was a miracle that she woke up: a high-speed rifle bullet pierced his left lung, grazing his heart and causing an instant cavity, and the huge shock wave stirred up half of her husband's lung, and the function of the left lung was temporarily lost at the same time as it was hit, and even the heart was compressed by one-third of the shock wave in the body in an instant!
It was a miracle that he survived, and if it weren't for the correct and quick first aid of the people around him after being hit, if it weren't for the fact that there happened to be a field ambulance nearby, and if it weren't for the Air Force pilots who risked their lives to forcibly take off and land him to Leningrad, her husband would not have survived. Even now, his lover is far from being out of danger.
Vuginskaya also did not forget about Rokossovsky, the deputy commander of the Leningrad Military District, who, with his own head, vouched for sending her seriously wounded husband to Leningrad at the risk of being shot by an enraged Stalin. Otherwise, if you spend half a day in the hospital in Vyborg, the poor medical facilities there will kill your husband!
"Don't talk Andre, keep your strength, I'm right next to you, and Kaya is there."
Lin Junmo vaguely heard Stalin's voice, "The old man is here." ”
There was something in his head that he wanted to say to Stalin at once, and with all his might, he squeezed a few words out of his mouth: "Don't punish, can't." ”
A few people on the side could vaguely understand what Lin Jun was saying, and their minds flashed through their minds for a while: "It's late, it is estimated that Alexander and Rokossovsky have already cleaned Vyborg City inside and out several times!" (To be continued.) )