Having said that, but now Andrei and Chuikov know that it is useless to say anything now, and now it is August, and now the Soviet army is losing all the way, and all they can do is to obey the destiny of heaven, although according to the memory of later generations, the Soviet army won the decisive battle, but Andrei didn't know if he could see this day, so he waited, and finally Andrei received a notice from the front headquarters, At this time, the commander of the front army has been replaced by Yeremenko, and the future marshal Andrei has long heard of it, compared with his predecessor, this ability is still strong, but Andrei can remember this gentleman's famous explosive temper, which is full of self-confidence and never say die, I remember that my classmate Marshal Baglamiyan said that Yeremenko's biggest characteristic is that he is always so confident and not overwhelmed by failure. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info We can clearly see this from the war. In an atmosphere of defeat, Yeremenko's self-confidence made a deep impression on Stalin.

Before the Battle of Kiev, many generals, even "Stalin's firefighter Zhukov, believed that Kiev could not be held, and the flanks of the Southwestern Front were in danger of being encircled. Stalin approached Yeremenko and asked: "If I give you the Central Front and give you some artillery reserves, will you be able to hold back Guderian and cover the flank of the Southwestern Front?" "Yeremenko, with his great confidence, said: I will not only stop Guderian's scoundrel, but also destroy him."

Needless to say, Guderian's tank cluster took the flank of the Southwestern Front and caused a crushing defeat for the Red Army in the Battle of Kiev. Six group armies were completely annihilated, and the commander, political commissar, and chief of staff of the Southwestern Front were all killed. To make matters worse, Heinz Wilhelm Guderian soon after led his powerful tank group northward, and instead surrounded Yeremenko's front at the Battle of Bryansk. Yeremenko was seriously wounded in the breakout battle, and he was picked up by plane, but the plane crashed halfway and fell next to a village, and finally he was found by the villagers in a headfirst upside down onion planting, and he was already half frozen to death. But perhaps it was too pitiful, Stalin did not hold Yeremenko accountable for the defeat of the battle, and personally visited him in the hospital. But to lose the battle is to defeat the battle, and it cannot be punished (not to mention that the battle of Kiev did not block the Guderian cluster, and the old account that led to the encirclement of the Southwestern Front has not been counted with him). When Yeremenko was discharged from the hospital in December, he found that there was no longer a front army that belonged to him, so he could only go as the commander of the assault 4th Army and take part in the liberation of Andreapol, Toropets, Velyzh and other cities. The results can only be described as mediocre.

If he hadn't made great contributions to Stalingrad later, and Khrushchev became the first secretary, he would have expired long ago. Thinking like this, Andrei came to the headquarters of the Front.

And the new commander, with a smile on his face when he saw him, grabbed a cane leaning against the wall, supported himself and stood up, stretched out his hand to me and said in a loud voice: "Colonel Yakov, welcome to my headquarters." ”

Andre hurriedly stood up and saluted first, and then stretched out his hands and held his outstretched hands tightly. "Hello, Comrade Commander, it's a pleasure to see you again. ”

While we were shaking hands, the bald man in civilian clothes next to him also stood up and held out his hand to me with a smile: "Colonel Yakov, it's a pleasure to meet you." ”

Although no one introduced Andrei to who this leader was, Andrei saw that he was bald, short and fat, not tall, this was not Comrade Khrushchev, the future number one of the Soviet Union, that is, the current military commissar of the Front, so he quickly held his hand with both hands, shook it vigorously, and said enthusiastically: "Hello. Comrade Military Commissar, I have admired you for a long time, but I have never had the opportunity to meet you. Please give me a lot of advice in the future. ”

After some pleasantries, Yeremenko and Khrushchev both sat back in their respective positions. Then Yeremenko asked Andrei with a serious expression: "Comrade Yakov, according to the instructions of your superiors, you are going to lead a unit to garrison the Mamayev post, and the new division will arrive in two days, are you ready to receive the troops?" ”

And Andrei said directly: "Please rest assured, Comrade Commander and Comrade Military Commissar, I have fully understood the situation, prepared some training plans, and selected a group of commanders in the Internal Affairs Forces through coordination, and then we are waiting to accept the troops." ”

And Yeremenko and Khrushchev listened to Andrei's words and said with smiles on their faces: "In addition to garrisoning the Mamayev Gang, your special forces and snipers also need to play a role in the battle, so next at the Mamayev Gang, I hope you can start the training of scouts and snipers of other units!" ”

And Andrey hastened to answer: "Yes, Comrade Commander!" And Khrushchev said: "Now there is a shortage of political workers, so Andrei's army has no political workers for the time being, and the commanders of your internal affairs troops have a very high political level." And seeing Khrushchev's attitude, it reminded Andrei that this guy had a huge aversion to the Ministry of Internal Affairs, and later he single-handedly weakened the Ministry of Internal Affairs and killed Beria. Just because his son is also a second ancestor, it was still during the war, and once, he actually killed someone by mistake.

As a result, Khrushchev called Stalin from the front and resolutely begged Stalin to receive him. After obtaining Stalin's approval, Khrushchev left for Moscow.

Prior to that, Stalin received reports that Khrushchev's son, Leonid, was an Air Force pilot and was now guilty of a felony and would be punished with the most severe punishment according to the law. As usual, Stalin's private secretary, Bosklyobesev, reported to Stalin: Comrade Khrushchev had arrived and was waiting for him in the reception room.

When Bosklyobeschev went out, Khrushchev settled down and decided to make his request. As he spoke, Khrushchev began to sobb quietly, and then to cry loudly. He whimpered and told Stalin that his son had committed a crime and that he should be punished severely, but not to shoot him......

Stalin replied coldly: "Since this is the case, I will not be able to help in any way." Hearing Stalin's words, Khrushchev immediately fell to his knees and begged bitterly. Seeing that Stalin was still indifferent, Khrushchev, who was anxious to save his son, was in a hurry, and suddenly landed on the ground with his hands on the ground, hunched over and crawled to Stalin's feet. Stalin did not expect him to come with such a hand, and for a moment he was at a loss, and he did not know what to do.

Stalin froze, and his body took a step back. Khrushchev took a step forward, sobbing and begging for forgiveness for his son. Stalin told Khrushchev to stand up and dragged him with his own hands, but he had lost his self-control at the moment and lay there still. In desperation, Stalin had no choice but to call in Bosk Lyobeschev and the guards. As they galloped into the reception room, they all saw the astonishing sight.

Stalin had Khrushchev helped into the next room and called in a doctor. The doctor cared for Khrushchev, gradually regained his composure, and then escorted him back to his residence. And while the guards and doctors comforted him, Khrushchev kept babbling: "Forgive my son, please don't shoot him......"

After the kneeling pleading, news of the misfortune of the Khrushchev family and Stalin's refusal to forgive spread and became the talk of the Kremlin staff after dinner. Even now, the functionaries of the state security apparatus refer to the meeting between Stalin and Khrushchev in casual conversation, especially when talking about Stalin's relations with Khrushchev. Although we do not know the rest of the story, it can be inferred that Stalin may have been moved by compassion and then secretly greeted the following, otherwise Khrushchev's son would not have been able to go to the front.

According to other sources, Leonid Khrushchev did not actually die at the front. As early as in Kiev, Ukraine, he was arrested for being a bandit, and other bandits were executed, but he escaped punishment because his father was the first secretary of Ukraine. When Leonid had another accident in Kuibyshev, Stalin finally spared his son at the begging of Khrushchev on his knees.

At that time, at the beginning of the war, Leonid went to the front and became a pilot. In the first battle, Leonid's fighter plane was captured by the Germans because it was far away from the long plane. After compromising with the enemy, he became the trump card in Nazi Germany's propaganda war.

For this reason, he was very angry and ordered to get Leonid back at all costs. The Soviet hoe team tried their best to finally take Leonid back to Moscow. Based on the facts of Leonid's crime, the military court of the Moscow Military District sentenced him to death.

After the verdict of the military tribunal, Khrushchev pleaded with the members of the Politburo and asked the Politburo meeting to discuss the re-verdict. Shcherbakov, ******** Moscow, was the first to speak, stressing that everyone should be equal before the law and advocating that the original sentence be upheld. Beria went on to say that the facts of Leonid's crimes in Kiev and Kuibyshev are clear, and that he has been forgiven twice.

In conclusion, Stalin concluded: "Agree with everyone. If this had happened to my son, I would have accepted this just verdict as a father, no matter how sad I was. Shortly after the meeting, Leonid was executed by a military court.

In order to save his son's life, in order to seek Stalin's extrajudicial mercy, Khrushchev was forced to give up his self-esteem and make that groveling kneeling behavior, which made him lose face in front of the world. But what made Khrushchev even more resentful was that his son still died at the hands of Stalin. Therefore, it is widely believed that the "kneeling incident" was the trigger for Khrushchev's attack on Stalin in the future, and became the main reason for exposing and criticizing Stalin's personality cult.

But now Andrei doesn't have time to care about the likes and dislikes of this comrade military commissar, after all, he still needs to pick up his own troops and prepare for battle.