Half an hour after the interception of the German message by the Intelligence Department of the General Staff of the Red Army, not only Stalin learned of the killing of Kluge, but also the command of the Belorussian Front, the Reserve Front and the Steppe Front received a notification from the General Staff. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

Chuikov knew that it was the German Fourth Army that had been fighting with his troops in the past few days, and his own 62nd Army plus other city defense units in Minsk were not as strong as the German Fourth Army - the two sides were equal in the early battle, but he would have stayed in the command headquarters in a dignified manner, but that Kluge was already a cold and stiff corpse!

Who's amazing? Chuikov didn't care about personal battles, but he was still a little surprised to know that it was a marshal and his main opponent who was killed, although the appetite of the center was not just a matter of a German field marshal.

Zhukov came from the headquarters of the Front Army not far away, and he personally congratulated Chuikov, and of course, Lin Jun, who had just returned from the joint command of the Air Force at Airport No. 6.

"Comrades, that comrade sniper should be commended." Zhukov is in a rare mood these days, and I haven't seen him smile some time ago.

Lin Jun took the report that had been drawn up by Chuikov's staff committee: "The city defense command has already written a report, and I don't need to nominate it." I think it's better to wait until the battle is over and then report it, how about it? ”

Zhukov took it and said, "Do as you say." ”

The commander of the Front came not just for one person, but for "several people" - who would be in command of the Fourth Army next?

According to the information gathered from all quarters, the German Fourth Army should have four divisions under its direct jurisdiction, and also have six corps under its command: the Seventh, Ninth, Twelfth, Thirteenth, Forty-third, and Fifty-third Armies.

"I think it's probably ****** Schroeter, or Hans Fairber, these two army generals are qualified." Lin Jun guessed that he set aside the staff officers, and Hitler should find a "chief officer".

"Not necessarily, Karl Weissenberger is also possible." Chuikov spoke boldly.

It is possible for anyone, but for the time being, the battlefield is quiet, and it is estimated that the headquarters of Army Group Center will be subjected to "indiscriminate bombardment" from the "Wolf's Lair" or Berlin, so it does not matter who will be the successor of the commander of Army Group - whoever becomes this commander may be the first German Army Group commander to be trapped in the encirclement after the war begins.

Lin Jun didn't know where von Bock was, so he wouldn't be in Minsk, and he wouldn't be very close, and his army group headquarters should be some distance from Minsk. Bock was not a high-ranking officer like Guderian who "charged into battle", and maintained some of the habits and styles of Junker's old officers, and Lin Jun did not expect to see with his own eyes this year the "German marshal who was dismissed by Hitler and was idle at home".

No matter how big the deal of the "red whirlwind" is, it will be difficult for this pocket to eat the headquarters of Army Group Center, but it is possible to eat it as an army headquarters -- the Germans have already placed the headquarters of the Fourth Army in the western suburbs of Minsk, and the original headquarters of the Ninth Army is still further west, and it can be seen that Kluge is still brave: Minsk is a dead end in a short time, and Klug has placed his headquarters on the east side of Lenin Square, and it is impossible for the Red Army here to make a surprise attack to destroy it.

Historically, after the defeat of the German army in the Battle of Moscow, Bock was removed from his post by an enraged Hitler, and he was replaced by Kluge - who is now dead. "And who will be Bock's successor after the Battle of Minsk?" Lin Jun was a little curious about this.

On the left and right flanks, the troops of the two fronts are gradually arriving and deploying, and in another 60 hours, the encirclement operation will begin, and as long as the Minsk front holds on for another 60 hours, the pressure will be instantly lifted!

The troops in Zhukov's hands have returned to the size of the meeting when they first arrived in Minsk, the Belarusian Front has been replenished, and most of the several armies that were originally disabled have been replenished and recuperated, but the next encirclement of Zhukov's troops only played the role of icing on the cake, and I have to say that there is a trace of regret for individuals.

Some generals will not only look at the front when fighting, but Zhukov will already start the next step of the plan - the Belarusian Front, which will continue to be replenished, will be divided into two fronts after the battle, and the severe cold will be a "recuperation period" for the Soviet Union and Germany: the Soviet Union will reverse the trend of the war, and the next decision of the Central Committee will definitely be to attack! Offensive! Attack again!

Since the second half of this battle is only a supporting role, the next step should be to think about it early.

The priorities are clear, Zhukov will not focus on next year's operation yet, and no matter how much the huge hard bone in front of him has not yet been gnawed down.

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In the middle of the night, a special train was speeding on the tracks of the Ryazan region, and in a few moments it would arrive in Ryazan. It was a special train because there was a team of British diplomats in it.

Robert Anthony Aiden hadn't fallen asleep yet, looking out the window at the snow-covered plains, deep in thought.

It was not his first visit to Soviet Russia, but it made him feel once again the enormity and horror of Soviet Russia! I am only 44 years old this year, and I am still in the prime of life, but I am exhausted by the long journey. Especially after arriving in the Soviet Union, the Russians prepared him with a train - in England it was normal for gentlemen to travel by train, and many old-school gentlemen even refused to use airplanes as a means of transportation, but in the Soviet Union, this train journey with luxurious compartments made him suffer enough.

Russia is just too big!

Looking back on his journey, Aiden can be said to be a "young man": he became a member of the House of Commons at the age of 26, a foreign undersecretary at the age of 34, a Keeper of the Seals of the British Empire at the age of 37, and a foreign secretary for the first time at the age of 38. This time, he went to Russia for negotiations in the dual capacity of Foreign Secretary and head of the British delegation. Looking back at the world situation over the years and looking at the Russian land outside the window, Aiden is really a little emotional!

In Europe in the last decade, fascist forces were rampant in Germany and Italy, and the ruling circles of Britain and France vainly wanted to seek "peace" at the expense of the interests of small and weak countries and nations. At the same time, a small number of far-sighted politicians in the British ruling circles did not agree with the policy of appeasement and advocated uniting with the Soviet Union and other European countries to resist the forces of fascist aggression -- Aiden was one of such far-sighted statesmen.

From 1933 onwards, he was sent to Paris, Berlin, Rome, Geneva and Moscow, visiting Sweden, Norway and Denmark, and holding talks with the leaders of many countries on the international situation. Eden met with Hitler twice, in February 1934 and March 1935: he was not deceived by Hitler's promises of peace to conceal his aggressive intentions, and advocated working for the establishment of a system of collective security in Europe. Aiden's views were striking in British political circles, with Churchill, who was not in government at the time, calling him "the only good member of the government".

Eden became foreign minister in 35 years, and at the beginning of his reign, he showed a tougher attitude towards the fascist countries than his predecessors: "There must be no concessions for the sole purpose of appeasing Germany, because that would only backfire and make it more and more hungry." But he was conservative, and for the sake of the British Empire, he tended to be conservative on the issues of the "Rhine Demilitarized Zone" and the Spanish Civil War -- for example, he openly exchanged arms embargo memorandums with the French government, agreeing to ban the export of weapons to Spain, hoping to reduce the danger of war through "non-intervention".

Aiden opposed the just struggle of the Soviet Union and the people of other countries to support the Spanish people against Franco, and also opposed the interference of German and Italian fascists in Spain's internal affairs.

In February 38, he resigned as Foreign Secretary, because of Chamberlain's policy of appeasement, and as a result, Lord Halifax, known as the "First Officer on the Ship of Pacification", succeeded him as Foreign Secretary.

Less than a month after Eden's resignation, the German fascists annexed Austria, and Chamberlain, together with France's Daladier, signed the Munich Agreement with Hitler and Mussolini to sell Czechoslovakia to Nazi Germany. The agreement was strongly opposed by 30 Conservative MPs, including Aiden and Churchill, who also believed that peace could only be achieved if an understanding and alliance with the Soviet Union were formed. Under the pressure of the situation and public opinion, the British and French governments sent representatives to Moscow to negotiate with the Soviet Union. Aiden volunteered to go to Moscow for negotiations, but Chamberlain refused.

On September 3, 1939, Britain declared war on Germany. Aiden rejoined the Cabinet as Minister of Dominion.

In May 1940, Churchill succeeded Neville Chamberlain as Prime Minister. Aiden was highly regarded by Churchill as Secretary of War. In December of the same year, Nazi Germany launched an "air blitzkrieg" against Britain, and Britain was in a war crisis. On December 23, Aiden was nominated by Churchill to serve as foreign secretary for the second time.

As for Soviet Russia, which Aiden believed would be a potential enemy forever to the British Empire, was now obliged to rely on the hope, if not do anything, to support Soviet Russia, which was paradoxical.

When he was in England, Aiden, like all British high-ranking officials, kept an eye on the development of the war between the Soviet Union and Germany, and saw a battle to the death between two huge countries that had left the British Empire far behind, which was sad for Aiden - the era of the "empire on which the sun never sets" had really passed.

They had previously passed through the European continent to Moscow, but this time they were forced to make a detour to the Middle East, which allowed Aiden to once again get a good look at the enormity of Russia and its seemingly never-ending war potential, which the British Isles could not match. Thinking of the Marshal Plunyakov, whom he met 4 years ago, according to their newspaper, Aiden knew that the enigmatic man would be commanding troops in Minsk.

"I don't know if the marshal's wife is in Moscow, whether she can meet again this time."

Aiden is a very attractive and personable man, and he still remembers the appearance of Vukinskaya who has not changed his surname, as long as he has seen her, he will not forget her face, and the dancing posture at the coronation ceremony of the British king is still vivid.

"Who would have thought that she was already a general." Soviet newspapers carried news of Vuginskaya's award as "Hero of the Soviet Union" and promotion. As soon as Aiden arrived in the Soviet Union, he tried to collect newspapers, and for the past two days he has been reading: the Soviet Union, its future helmsman is a mysterious person, and the Russians have almost lifted him to the level of God.

Aiden's inability to see the future ruler of the Soviet Union was a dangerous sign for a politician – the only certainty was that if left unchecked, Europe of the future could be a communist state.

Aiden felt a pain in his head. (To be continued.) )