The Terek River is about to witness a piece of history!

Since the invention of gunpowder, the great catastrophe of mankind has come. Gunpowder brings more and more new weapons, and with each war, more and more human deaths.

Rifles - machine guns - artillery - tanks - airplanes!

This is a real disaster!

The Terek River is witnessing one of the most shocking casualties in human history!

The quietly flowing river is about to change a color:

Scarlet!

Thousands of people will be laid to rest here, and it will become a huge and terrifying tomb. No plant will be able to survive on this land, because the soil will be filled with spirits.

And there is only one person who leads all this:

Baron Skeleton – Ernst. Alexon. Feng. Brahm!

When the assault group reached the Terek River, they halted their advance...... In fact, they have no place to continue their assault......

Defending the Terek River were the 38th, 43rd, and 66th Soviet armies, which were attached to the 19th Panzer Army. Commander Rodigon. Yakovlevich. Colonel-General Malinovsky.

And on the left, right, and rear of the assault cluster in the German army, there was a dense and endless trail of Soviet troops!

Ernst. Brem was surrounded here, and by this time the German assault group had completely lost any possibility of breaking through.

But in fact, Wang Weiyi has no intention of breaking through at all......

When Vasilevsky relied on his excellent command skills, as well as decisive determination against all odds. After successfully completing the encirclement in Kentral, Wang Weiyi decided to break the cauldron and start a decisive battle in advance in the strongest way. Fight back at Vasilevsky in the most incredible way!

And the Terek River was the decisive battle he chose!

The Medium Assault Cluster is like an island in the ocean, and it looks so eye-catching. All around, there is a raging sea, which can be submerged at any time. What Wang Weiyi has to do is to do his best to keep this isolated island safe, until the moment when the "Ernst miracle" happens......

Despite the fact that there were Russians everywhere, the German soldiers in the assault group. But there was no panic caused by this. They quickly threw themselves into the construction of the position. Attacking with great momentum, they are about to stage an excellent defensive battle here.

Manstein, Guderian, and Rommel were the best offensive masters in the German army, and Moder was the best defensive master. Then Ernst. What about Bream?

He demonstrated his excellent defensive prowess at Montforton in the First World War. In Dmiyansk or Kharkov, he showed his excellent offensive ability. But such a large defensive operation on the Terek River was the first time for Wang Weiyi.

"In this defensive operation, I don't care how many positions are lost...... Wang Weiyi's words to his subordinates are very clear: "Even if almost all the positions are lost, as long as a palm-sized place is left." We also have the possibility of victory. Or rather. As long as I'm here, the Russians can't say they've won! ”

This is full of domineering words, and probably only the Skeleton Baron can say such things......

His subordinates did not feel that there was anything wrong with it, but listened carefully to what the marshal had to say: "Malinovsky on the Terek River has been impatient to launch a tentative attack, which will not affect us at all. Throughout the position, we will build three fortifications in a ring to constantly block the Russian attack. Until the troops on our outer front completely complete the counter-encirclement of the Soviet army and launch a surprise attack on the whole front! My generals. I must remind you of one thing......"

His tone gradually became stern: "Some of you have followed me in the Battle of the Demyansk Breakout, but this battle is very different from that one! Dmiyansk. We are just trying to break out of the encirclement of the Russians, and this time, even if the opportunity to break out is in front of us, we must give up! We must stand to the death here, for the victory of Stalingrad, for the final victory of the Russian battlefield! ”

Speaking of this, he paused slightly: "The enemy is dozens of times more numerous than ours, but this is not terrible, I have ordered the air force of Field Marshal Richthofen to provide us with unlimited air support." From now on, everyone, including me, must be ready to go to war. My subordinates have prepared a submachine gun for me......"

His subordinates looked at each other and smiled, and they could see the marshal on the battlefield again.

"Alright, let's go and get ready." After arranging the combat mission, Wang Weiyi sorted out his military uniform: "I don't expect miracles to always occur on the battlefield, and the troops who have been hoping for miracles will definitely not be able to achieve the ultimate victory...... All miracles are bought with sacrifice......"

The generals of the assault cluster stood up and raised their hands one after another: "All for Germany!" ”

Looking at the back of them leaving, Wang Weiyi suddenly turned his head to Guo Yunfeng beside him: "Do you think I lost to Vasilevsky in the first battle?" ”

"I don't know how to ......," Guo Yunfeng said honestly: "But I know that Vasilevsky is a very powerful character......"

"yes, a great character." Wang Weiyi thought thoughtfully: "Vasilevsky, Zhukov, Budyonny, Konev, these people are all great characters in the Soviet army, if you want to defeat the Soviet Union, you must first defeat them." This time I fell on Vasilevsky's big trick, which is actually not a bad thing, and it reminded me that we are not yet at the point where we can sweep everything in Russia. Stalingrad was just the beginning, and then Moscow...... Four swords, I think no matter whether you win or lose, the battle of Russia will be our last battle......"

"And after that?" Guo Yunfeng asked involuntarily.

"I don't know what to do." Wang Weiyi smiled: "I can't grasp the future, I can." Just fate now. Four knives, come with me to meet the challenge. ”

A storm is about to sweep across the battlefield......

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The German assault group stopped its advance on the Terek River. The information that he had begun to build a defensive line on the spot soon reached Vasilevsky's ears.

He knew Daw Ernst. What does Bram want to do.

Actually, whether it is Vasilevsky or Ernst. Bream, who has put his strategic purpose very clearly in the other party's present, has hardly any secrets to speak of.

All I want to do is see who can accomplish their strategic goals.

The Soviets were rushing towards the Terek River from all directions, and the Malinovs, who were the first to engage the Germans in the Terek River, were enough to reassure Vasilevsky.

Of course, Stalin was absolutely uneasy about Malinovsky...... Thinking of this, Vasilevsky glanced at Khrushchev on the side......

Malinovsky's identity is somewhat peculiar.

He first came to prominence in 1914 during the First World War. At the age of 15, he went to the Russian Imperial Army to do miscellaneous work, and after receiving military training for a little longer, he was sent to the "Eastern Battlefield" to fight against the German army and make war achievements; Even though he was just a junior soldier, he was assigned to the famous "trench warfare" company to be responsible for machine-gun shooting; In 1915, he was rewarded by the army for sticking to his post and repelling the incoming German army. It was also the first time in his long military career that he was awarded the Fourth Order of St. George of the Russian Empire, the fourth degree, and promoted to corporal platoon commander, not long after, he was seriously wounded by a bullet. He lay in the hospital for several months before recovering. In 1916 he returned to the army, this time sent to the French theater as a member of the "Western Theater" as a member of the "Russian Expeditionary Force to the War". At the age of 17, Corporal Malinovsky was sent to fight in a fiercely contested theater close to the port of Berland and was promoted to sergeant, during which he was nearly disabled in the left arm and was awarded a medal by the French government. At this time, the October Revolution broke out in Russia, France had to repatriate the Russian army back to China, and a small number of Russian soldiers who were regarded by the French government as elite soldiers were comforted to stay in the famous "French Foreign Legion" to help in the war. and was promoted to second lieutenant, when he was only 19 years old.

That's why. Malinovsky began to be called a "pro-French".

In the spring of 1941, he was in Timothyenko, when he served as the "People's Representative of the Soviet Union's National Defense", he observed the unusual deployment of the German army on the border, and he took the lead in warning the Soviet government: "The German army has the intention of violating Russia", that is, he had already detected that the German army would launch a full-scale attack on Russia, and in order to strengthen the Soviet Red Army's national defense resistance to the German army, he urgently selected many outstanding officers from the "Frunze Military Academy" to serve in the front-line troops to lead the army and prepare for war. At this time, he was given the right to command the troops - the newly formed Russian 48th Infantry Division was in the home Odessa defense area, and a week later the German army attacked Russia on a large scale, and Major General Malinovsky and the 48th Division were transferred to the Russian-Romanian border.

After the German army attacked the Soviet Union in 1941, several regiments of hundreds of thousands of troops of the Red Army were encircled by the huge German offensive, and Malinovsky was finally recognized as one of the few generals of the Red Army with the ability to command large armies. His three divisions were only partially infantry, and they faced the German blitzkrieg offensive along the lines of the Pilt River, and according to the practice of the time, the Red Army generals generally hid in the rear of their own armies to direct the operation; But this was not the case with Malinovsky: he would go to the critical front-line sector to accompany the soldiers and motivate them; At this time, the Red Army was unable to stop the experienced German army from having the advantage in numbers and skills, Malinovsky led the defeated troops to flee along the Black Sea, the German army tried to encircle and destroy the Malinovsky army but failed, and finally the German army finally succeeded in encircling the Red Army in Nikolaev, but the Malinovsky army broke through the encirclement again and moved to the Dnipropetrovsk region to garrison.

After the Germans launched the Kharkov counterattack, the Soviet army suffered a crushing defeat. It was when the news of the actual defeat reached that the suspicious Stalin began to blame Malinowski for whether he had been deliberately defeated.

The reason is actually very simple, Stalin was suspicious of Malinowski's close association with France during the First World War......

After the Battle of Stalingrad, Malinovsky was again ordered to go on the expedition, but Stalin was not at ease with him. Mistress ordered Khrushchev, secretary of the Communist Party of Stalingrad and member of the Military Committee, to "keep an eye on all Malinovsky's words and deeds."

To use him and to guard against him, this is what Stalin was always accustomed to do.

And in Vasilevsky's opinion. Malinovsky was actually a trustworthy front-line general, and he was able to perform very well both offensively and defensively.

Such a general must let go and let him show his talents on the battlefield, instead of constantly watching out for him......

Thinking of this, Vasilevsky adjusted his mood: "Comrade Military Commissar, now everything is going according to our previous assumptions, and the German army has no way out on the Terek River. And whether Comrade Malinovsky can complete the task is crucial. Therefore, I am ready to send another army group to him for command, what is your opinion? ”

In general, on military issues, Vasilevsky did not consult Khrushchev. It's just a briefing, but this time there is something unusual.

Khrushchev knew what this was for, because Vasilevsky knew that his mission was to spy on Malinovsky.

There he hesitated: "Comrade Commander-in-Chief. I have no problem with your arrangement...... But. Comrade Malinovs's task was very heavy, and the attack power of the assault clusters in the German army was very powerful, so I proposed to add a colleague from the army group and then transfer the 63 Panzer Corps to him for use......"

Khrushchev's proposal stunned Vasilevsky. But he didn't have the time to think about what Khrushchev would suggest for him, so he groaned, and then nodded. Picked up the phone on the table: "Order, the 47th Army, the 63rd Panzer Army immediately approached the Terek River. The reunification was commanded by Comrade Malinovsky...... Yes, immediately. No delays. They are closest to the Terek River and must arrive at the battlefield tomorrow afternoon. ”

Putting down the phone, Vasilevsky's gaze fell on Khrushchev again: "Comrade Military Commissar, although we have completed the encirclement, but on our outer line, the German army is also racing against time, and when the assault cluster in the German army is in a huge crisis, in fact, we are also in a huge crisis. To be honest, I can't be sure I'll be able to pull off the best of the best. ”

The flesh under Khrushchev's eyelids throbbed, this is not what a commander-in-chief of these millions of troops should say, and it is a pity that Vasilevsky has already said such things more than once.

At the same time as monitoring Malinovsky, Khrushchev was also responsible for monitoring Vasilevsky, and Comrade Stalin was equally uneasy about the commander-in-chief.

Khrushchev considered whether to report Vasilevsky's remarks to Stalin, but at such a time, he still mustered up his spirit and said: "Comrade commander-in-chief, although you have just been promoted to marshal, in fact, many commanders in the army think that with your qualifications and military exploits, you should have become a marshal a long time ago...... I don't mean to flatter you, I just want to tell you that you are what everyone wants, and you don't have to be inferior to Comrade Zhukov in the slightest. The Battle of Stalingrad under your command was expected by all, and it is for this reason that I am confident that under your command we will be able to achieve a final victory......"

Vasilevsky smiled bitterly, who said that Khrushchev was just a reckless and vulgar redneck? There is no one by his side who is more able to hide himself than him......

"Well, Comrade Military Commissar, I hope to be able to achieve the last victory as you say." Vasilevsky perked up and said.

"I wish you success, I'll go check on the troops." Khrushchev said this and left the place.

And when he returned to his office, Khrushchev picked up the phone on his desk that was specially prepared for himself: "Give me the commander of the Terek Army, General Malinovsky......"

After waiting there for a while, Khrushchev spoke again about the call: "Rodion? Yes, I am Khrushchev...... I would like to inform you in advance that, at my behest the Commander-in-Chief agreed to give you a letter to increase the strength of an army group and an armored corp...... Ah, you don't have to thank me, I'll do my best to fight for you in every way...... Rodeon, I must remind you that this battle is all that is on the stake, and we are not allowed to win and not lose. The stakes are high, and I think if you can win this war, you will be promoted to general...... Yes, even a marshal is possible...... I have already handed in the report from Comrade Stalin about you, and Comrade Stalin is very satisfied with your performance...... Good luck, see you after victory. ”

Khrushchev put down the phone, and a smile appeared at the corner of his mouth.

Even Comrade Stalin did not know what to say, and himself, who was in charge of spying on Malinovsky, had already been called good friends with the other party. Without himself, Malinovsky would never have been able to stand alone.

Khrushchev needed his own strength, he needed to be loyal to his officers, just as Comrade Stalin did back then.

The Great Purge was vividly in his mind, and Khrushchev could not know when such a terrible fate would befall him, and he had to take precautions in advance.

And Malinovsky was one of the generals who won absolute allegiance to him.

So he must support Malinovsky with all his might in everything militarily! (To be continued......)