Chapter XXXV: The Future Marshal

According to the predetermined plan, the plane took off, escorted by two fighter jets along the way, Leonov's two groups went to Leningrad, one of the other groups was led by Andrei to the headquarters of the Front, and Kolochkov went to the 54th Army, and Meretskov, who was also the future Marshal of the Soviet Union but was imprisoned for being arrested and imprisoned, was tortured and tortured in prison. If it weren't for www.biquge.info the need for experienced commanders in wartime, he would probably have to go to the court, so when Andrei came to the headquarters, General Meretskov asked: "Are the troops below confident that they will continue to advance the line to the west in the short term?"

And the chief of operations replied: "I'm afraid not comrade commander." In the absence of air supremacy and the lack of sufficient technical equipment, it was absolutely impossible to defeat the German army, which had strong fortifications and strong firepower, with only a small number of lightly armed infantry. ”

The chief of staff threw the battle report on the table, stared at the map for a while, and then said slowly: "Judging from the current situation, if the troops are not replenished with personnel and technical equipment, it is impossible to continue to attack and advance in the direction of Liuban." He picked up the red and blue pencils on the table, clicked on the two place names of Kirich and Lyuban, and said with some reluctance: "Although we are only a few dozen kilometers away from Leningrad, this distance may become an insurmountable barrier for us." ”

"You're too pessimistic,." Meretskov said in a stern tone, "You are a defeatist argument, you must know that with our Red Army fighters it is invincible, and some time ago we just repelled the enemy forces around Moscow. ”

At this time, a staff officer came to the headquarters and reported: "Report to Comrade Commander, there is an elite unit outside, although there are only more than 100 people, but they are carrying new weapons that we have never seen before, is there such a thing?" According to the analysis of professionals, the combat effectiveness formed by a company with this kind of equipment can at least be equivalent to a battalion of ordinary troops. ”

The staff officer said: "Report to Comrade Commander, they are a special guard battalion specially sent to you by the Ministry of Internal Affairs!" And Meretskov also understood at once that this was the legendary A Army, and in the Battle of Moscow, he led the air force to defeat the German Ninth Army and capture the flag of the German 136th Infantry Division, so that the Germans canceled the number of the 136th Division, and sent the commander of the Ninth Army to a military court! However, Unit A is a unit directly under the headquarters of the base camp, and it has no command power! Although nominally in the area of activity of their own front, they were from the Ministry of Internal Affairs, and Meretskov shuddered when he remembered what happened to him in the prison of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, and he felt that he was going to die at that time!

So, after Andrei came in to report, Meretskov tried to calm down as much as possible and said: "Major Yakov, I know the combat characteristics of your Unit A, so I will not give you any orders, I only have one request to teach the German fascists a lesson as hard as in Moscow!" ”

And Meretskov's words are also very appetizing to Andrei, after all, Andrei doesn't want to be too constrained by himself, so Andrei immediately replied: "Please rest assured, Comrade Commander, when I arrived with Unit A, I received a direct order from Comrade Stalin that we will fight for the great Leningrad to the end!" ”

At the same time, Andrei remembered the power of attorney that Beria gave him, so he said: "Comrade commander, in addition, if there is a conflict between the Red Army and members of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, please leave it to me to deal with, because I have the authorization of Comrade Beria" Saying that, Andrei took out Beria's power of attorney, and Meretskov was in a cold sweat when he saw this, this power of attorney can mobilize all the internal affairs forces, and with this, even the general himself can't interfere too much! But Andrei's statement still made Meretskov happy, at least this Andrey will not make trouble like those empty-eyed officers of the Ministry of Internal Affairs! Due to the special status of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, the officers of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, the Red Army units dare not speak out!

And when Andrei went down to rest, next to the headquarters, he saw a person who was obviously a technical officer arranging the work, so Andrei decided to ask the opinion of professionals, so he walked over, and when he saw an officer from the Ministry of Internal Affairs coming, the engineer was directly nervous and he said: "Comrade Major, I am Ogarkov, the chief of the engineering corps of the 61 Marine Brigade" What, Andrei immediately asked: "Your patronymic and real name. Ogarkov replied: "Nikolai Vasilyevich Ogarkov." "Sure enough, it's him, this is the big bull of the future!

This officer, who was born in 1917, joined the Soviet Army in 38 and has been serving in the engineering troops, successively serving as the director of the engineering corps of the regiment under the 17th Infantry Division when he fought on the Western Front, and in 41 years he served as a senior engineer in the engineering department of the Karelian Front, and later transferred to the director of the engineering corps of the 61st Brigade of the Marine Corps. Andrei also knew that he was appointed deputy chief of staff of the engineering corps of the 32nd Army in December 42, and chief of the operational department of the engineering corps of the front army in 43. In May 44, he was appointed director of the engineering corps of the 122nd Infantry Division, and in November he was transferred to the 2nd and 3rd Ukrainian Fronts in the south with the troops. In the Arctic region, Lake Balaton and Budapest, he has been able to provide combat engineering support for the army, showing profound knowledge of military engineering.

Because of his outstanding contributions, in '74 he became Deputy Minister of Defense and Chairman of the Technical Committee, and in '77 he became First Deputy Minister of Defense and Chief of the General Staff of the Soviet Army. Promoted to Marshal of the Soviet Union.

And looking at the engineer, Andrei asked, "Comrade Ogarkov, with your professional ability, how long can the life passage maintain the transportation and supply of Leningrad, and can you find a way to increase transportation?" and when he saw the officer of the Ministry of Internal Affairs in front of him asked about his professional aspect, Ogarkov said with rare confidence: "Major Yakov, this is very difficult, you also know that the ice surface of Lake Ladoga is always limited, and our trucks and trains in front of us cannot be fully loaded. And there is also the fact that although the sleigh can be fully transported, after all, the transportation volume is limited! All the current situation can only meet the minimum needs! ”

Well, Andrei looked at the nervous lieutenant next to him and asked kindly: "Comrade lieutenant, what is your name?" ”

"Akhromeyev," the lieutenant replied sharply by his name, and then added his full name, "Sergei Fedorovich Akhromeyev." ”

My god Andrei is stupid now, is it Marshal Day today? Here's another one

Winner of the title of Hero of the Soviet Union, Akhromeyev received numerous medals during his lifetime, including four Orders of Lenin, one Order of the October Revolution, two Orders of the Red Star, one Order of the Great Patriotic War of the First Degree, and many other honors

In 1983 he was awarded the rank of Marshal of the Soviet Union. His life is absolutely legendary and unattainable for ordinary people, at the end of the Soviet Union, he was almost one of the main leaders of the Soviet military, serving as chief of the General Staff of the Soviet army.

To be honest, Andrei didn't have much affection for this character, because he personally formulated a military plan to invade Afghanistan, had supported Vietnam's military invasion of China, and the marshal was also an outright expansionist. But how to say it, it is very cool to let such a person who later dominated the storm and was unattainable in his previous self stand in front of him respectfully and respectfully, and he does not dare to disagree. And although he doesn't like this person, Andrei still admires this real and absolutely patriotic marshal from the bottom of his heart! He could not forget the tragic end of the old marshal, and he could even recite the last words written by the old marshal when he committed suicide after the collapse of the Soviet Union: "When the motherland is about to perish, the whole meaning of my life is destroyed, I can no longer live, my age and the course of my life give me the right to die, and I fight to the last breath of my life." ”

A last word without heroic words, only the love of a pure soldier for the motherland in his heart

There is no seal engraved on the tombstone, and his glorious life is only passed on to posterity with a few simple phrases -- "Communists, patriots, and fighters." ”