There is no problem with the obedience of German generals, but this does not mean that German generals are accustomed to obedience. No, they are not marionettes, on the contrary, they have an independent tactical mind, and are more accustomed to fighting with a commanding style.

It was precisely because of the appointment of commanders that the German generals were able to display their unique tactical talents, and once interpreted the blitzkrieg into an extremely dreamy one. However, Hitler was not a Führer accustomed to delegating commands, his control was too strong, and many times he was more accustomed to forcing his ideas into practice. And this is also an important reason why he couldn't get along with many outstanding generals of the German army in the later period.

What is a delegated command for the Führer? Can you eat it? As the head of the great German Third Reich, he has the responsibility, the obligation and the ability to be responsible for the military, so listen to him!

And this time, Guderian experienced the characteristic domineering of the Führer. If it weren't for his outstanding performance in Poland and France, Hitler would not have been able to replace him directly, otherwise, at this moment, Guderian would have been forced to retire from active duty by the angry Führer and go to the reserve to do miscellaneous work.

However, Guderian did not fully understand Hitler's mood at that time, so he did not pay enough attention to the Führer's anger. He still thought that he was still the commander of the Guderian assault group, and that the assault group still had to listen to him.

Therefore, he did not fully carry out Hitler's orders, for example, in the full devotion required by the Führer, the tank monster was discounted, and the 47th Panzer Army was still left behind Ligov by him, instead of being used for the first line of "pursuit" operations. And for the so-called "pursuit" operation, Guderian also made certain corrections.

The tank monster has repeatedly stressed that it is not too much to pursue speed, and it is absolutely necessary not to blindly rush forward, and requires all participating troops to fight steadily and steadily. This was contrary to Hitler's request, so soon the General Staff found through aerial reconnaissance that the 78th Infantry Corps of the Red Army in the "escape" had arrived at the outskirts of Kursk unharmed. And began to regroup. This discovery once again angered Hitler, and this time instead of sending a telegram, he directly gave Guderian a death order: "By May 5, you must take Kursk!" ”

When Guderian received this order, he sighed, and now he had nothing to do. Because it was already the first of May, there were only four days left before Hitler's time. No matter how much he tried to shirk it, it was useless.

Having been forced into a corner, Guderian finally got serious, and finally came up with the highest level since the outbreak of the Battle of Kursk, even if he still doesn't plan to invest in the 47th Panzer Army, just with the existing troops, he can play a wonderful attack!

The conversation was divided into two ends, Guderian's side began to get serious, while the situation on the side of the Red Army was a little different, on April 28. Ubolevich hastily flew out of Kursk on the grounds of going to the military commissariat for an emergency meeting.

At first, Ubolevich thought there was something big, but when he arrived in Moscow, he learned that the core topic of the meeting was "whether to hold the May Day celebration as scheduled." According to Soviet tradition, every year on May Day, there are grand celebrations, the most important of which is the military parade.

According to Soviet tradition, May Day is a grand holiday. Celebrations are usually held with great pomp, such as the military parade on Red Square on May 1, 1941. And the military parade on Red Square in the winter of 1941 is a classic of history. It's a moment you'll never forget.

And in this time and space infested by a certain immortal, because of his intervention, the Red Army did not suffer a crushing defeat in the early days of the Great Patriotic War as in history, and did not let the German devils fight under the city of Moscow, so naturally there was no need for the Politburo to make a big move to boost morale in the military parade on Red Square in Moscow that winter. However, by May of 1942. Many bigwigs believe that it is necessary to hold a military parade, and anyway, there will be a military parade every year on Labor Day, and it will continue this year, which is not only a window to show the indomitable fighting spirit of the Soviet people to the world, but also to boost the morale of the people of the whole country.

No one will refuse this suggestion. So the Politburo soon unanimously approved the proposal for a May Day parade, and according to Trotsky's demands, the parade should be on a larger scale than in previous years, and it would be a little more shocking, shocking, and shocking.

However, the preparations for this parade were, to be honest, relatively hasty, after all, wartime. Originally, Ubolevich was going to stay in Kursk to command the battle, but the General Armament Department was closely related to the support work of the military parade, and many specific matters had to be decided by him, the head of the General Armament Department, and in desperation, he could only reluctantly return to Moscow.

In order to highlight Trotsky's shocking demands, the General Staff first increased the size of the parade procession, and the cumulative number of troops under review will reach 100,000! Not only in large numbers, but also in terms of equipment, the best and most advanced equipment of the Soviet Red Army will be unveiled to deter the enemy.

For example, the T-54A and T-55 tanks. Both tanks are actually just getting off the drawing board, and the change of the T-54A over the T-54 is that the D-10T100mm tank gun that has just been put into production by the Red Army replaces the less powerful medium-bore smoothbore gun, and the production unit of the T-54A has also been replaced by Kharkiv, and they just have the spare time to produce the T-54A on top.

The T-55 is actually a deeply improved version of the T-54 of NORINCO, equipped with a 100 mm 1A10 high-pressure smoothbore tank gun, the stabilization system of the main gun has also been replaced with a two-way stabilization system, and the observation and sighting equipment has also been fully updated, basically reaching the same level as the Panther. Of course, the T-55 has not only improved firepower and fire control, but also improved its armor defense capabilities.

For example, the frontal armor of the turret has been increased to 200 mm, the shield part is 220 mm thick, and the upper armor of the head has been further strengthened to 120 mm (30 degrees of inclination, which is actually equivalent to 240 mm of homogeneous steel armor).

Because of the reinforced armor, NORINCO equipped the T-55 with a power-enhanced version of the engine, which was called the 12V150-600 in NORINCO and the B2-T55 in the Soviet Union.

Because of the increase in armor and power, the weight of the T-55 reached 37.5 tons, but because of the increase in power. Maneuverability did not decrease.

In addition to the T54A and T-55, the T-35A, naturally, also had to take part in the parade. Even the T-34-85 hurried to make a few to join in the fun. The big-headed T-34-85 looks so unique in the more symmetrical T-54 series.

In addition to tanks, the Air Force has also shown sincerity, with the La-5FN, Yak-3, Yak-7P (a firepower enhanced version equipped with three 20mm cannons) that have just stepped off the drawing board, and the Il-2 series, which is being rolled off the production line in large quantities. Deeply improved versions of the TU-3 and Pe-8 among the heavy bombers also appeared.

Of course, in this vigorous congress. The main attraction is certainly not the new weapons, but the speeches of the core political leaders of the Soviet Union. Standing on the walls of Red Square, Trotsky, dressed in military uniform, looked in high spirits, made an important speech: "Soldiers of the Red Army, the Red Navy and the Red Air Force, commanders and political functionaries, men and women workers, men and women of collective farms, intellectual workers, brothers and sisters who have temporarily fallen behind enemy lines under the oppression of German bandits, our glorious partisans of men and women who have destroyed the rear of the German invaders. Comrades! I salute you on behalf of the Soviet Government and our Bolshevik Party! Today is International Workers' Day. This is supposed to be a holiday for workers all over the world, a celebration. But today we cannot celebrate this holiday. Because the German bandits treacherously imposed the war on us and caused us great harm...... We have temporarily lost some of our territory, and the enemy has already invaded the gates of Kyiv and Minsk. The enemy believes that after such a blow, our army will collapse and our country will bow its knees and surrender. However, the enemy miscalculated. Our Red Army, though, suffered a temporary defeat. But still heroically countering the enemy's attacks on the entire front, inflicting heavy losses on the enemy. And our country, all our people, have formed a united fighting camp and together with our Red Army to crush those aggressors! ”

Trotsky changed his tone a little and continued to speak affectionately: "Our country has been in a more critical time than it is now. Think back to 1918 when we celebrated the anniversary of the October Revolution. At that time, three quarters of our territory was in the hands of foreign armed interventionists and their spokesmen. At that time we had no friends, we did not have the Red Army, we lacked food. Lack of weapons. At that time, there were fourteen imperialist rogue states besieging our country. But we have never been discouraged, nor have we been discouraged. We organized the Red Army in the flames of war and turned our homeland into a barracks. At that time, the proletariat, under the correct leadership of the Party, fought against the armed interventionists. The result? As a result, we crushed the armed interventionists. Recovered all the lost ground and won! ”

Trotsky paused for a moment, then shook his fist and roared: "Our country is in a much better position now than it was twenty-four years ago...... Is it doubtful that we could and would definitely defeat the German aggressors? …… Comrades! The eyes of the whole world are on you, and they see you as the backbone of the bandit army capable of destroying the German invaders. The enslaved peoples of Europe, under the yoke of the German invaders, look upon you as their liberators. The great task of liberation has fallen on your shoulders...... Crush the German invaders once and for all! Destroy the German occupiers! ”

"This group of conscienceless, impersonal, bestial people shamelessly calls for the extermination of the great Russian nation, the extermination of the peoples of Plekhanov and Lenin, Belinssky and Chernyshevsky, Pushkin and Tolstoy, Glinka and Tchaikovsky, Gorky and Chehev, Sechenov and Pavlov, Repin and Surikov, Suvorov and Kutuzov...... The German aggressors wanted to wage a war of annihilation against the peoples of the Soviet Union. Well, since the Germans wanted to fight a war of annihilation, then they would definitely get a war of annihilation. Our task in the future is to annihilate all the Germans and other aggressors who invaded the territory of our homeland. For our great Motherland, for our freedom and freedom from slavery! Comrades, march towards victory under the banner of a sickle and hammer! Ulla! ”

As soon as the words fell, the 100,000 Red Army soldiers and 300,000 people in and around Red Square let out a shaking shout: "Ula! ”

Standing not far from Trotsky, Li Xiaofeng witnessed the whole scene, and he was not only a witness, but also a recorder. Under his orders, more than 100 high-definition cameras recorded all the shocking scenes in the parade that day. It doesn't matter if it's 10 years, 20 years, 30 years, or 100 years from now. All this will inspire the Soviet people and other peace-loving peoples of the world to defend their freedom.

After Trotsky's speech, the military parade officially began, and Frunze, vice chairman of the Military Commission, rode slowly through the ranks of the Red Army in an open-top parade car, and from time to time the high-pitched sounds of the soldiers could be heard.

However, the Politburo is actually controversial about who should review the troops. The main reason is that this face-revealing job is too sought-after, to tell the truth, even Li Xiaofeng was very thoughtful for a while. Fortunately, he knew that it was not his turn to be in the limelight yet, so he restrained his impulsive emotions.

The final contenders were Trotsky and Sverdlov, both of whom were eager to share their hearts at this particular moment with the Soviet Union and the world. Of course, it is more important to leave a valuable political legacy.

"As Chairman of the People's Committee and General Secretary of the Party, it is up to me to review the three armed forces!" This was Trotsky's reason, and Sverdlov said: "I am the chairman of the Military Commission, and as the commander-in-chief of the three armed services, is it not normal and good to review the three armed forces?" ”

The end result of the quarrel between the two men was that no one got their wish. In the end, it was Lenin who had to decide: "Comrade Trotsky and Comrade Yakov, you are all civilians, and the affairs of the army should be taken care of by the soldiers!" ”

As a result, Frunze, vice chairman of the Military Commission, unexpectedly reached the top, but no one would be unconvinced if he went to review the three armies, after all, Frunze's prestige was there, and he could avoid a big war between Trotsky and Sverdlov.

And this is also a supreme honor for Frunze, and he is also excited when he stands on the parade car at this time. Especially when you see the Red Army soldiers on the side of the road, who are fully armed and heroic. His heart began to beat faster to the beat of the drums of Holy War.

When Frunze returned to the podium, his face was already flushed. Of course, there were many, many people who were as excited as he was, Trotsky was silently chanting, Sverdlov's cheeks were red and dripping blood, and Lenin, who was holding on to the railing and looking into the distance, was trembling with excitement.

The only one who can remain calm for the time being is Li Xiaofeng, because he is a foreigner after all. There is no such strong sense of substitution. And he always felt that "Unbreakable Alliance" was not strong enough, and compared with "March of the Volunteers" of Harmony Country, it was more beautiful but lacked momentum and that sense of urgency that could oppress nerves.

Of course, his calm is only relative, and compared to Lenin, he is calm. But compared to his usual state, he was also excited. After all, not everyone can witness the military parade on Red Square in the Great Patriotic War.

In fact, at this moment, whether it was Red Square in Moscow or elsewhere in the Soviet Union, everyone gathered around the radio, even if they could not see the military parade, but just listened to the sound was extremely excited. Especially those fighters who are fighting on the front line, it is as if they have been stimulated.

The Sixth Army of the Red Army, Fat Ivan, the armored train and Yevgeny were on their way in open-top cars, and according to the requirements of the Military Commission, the Sixth Army had to move as quickly as possible from Semenovka to Shostka, and cooperate with the main forces of the Kursk Front to attack Gudry from behind.

In the heavy snow, the soldiers were frozen like three grandsons one by one, but when "Holy War" sounded, everyone's hearts lit a fire. Fat Ivan impatiently instructed the driver: "Turn up the sound of the radio and let the comrades listen to it, this song is better than a fire in winter!" ”

The armored train didn't look like a facial paralysis as he sat in his seat, but those who knew him well could see his true feelings in his slightly trembling hands, and it was obvious that he was also excited. Evgeny was more literary, he used his own brushstrokes to write and draw in his diary, and a poem gushed out.

Zhukov's Fifth Army in the south was also on a tense march, and his mission was to recapture Konotop, which he had not seen since two days earlier. When "Holy War" came on the radio, the bloodshot commander was more powerful than drinking twelve cups of coffee in one sitting. His loud voice roared again: "Son of a bitch, I don't want to listen to your complaints, I just want the result, if you can't do it, I'll do it with someone else!" ”

Old Hemstra, who was sitting in the captain's seat, began to doze off, and when he was old, he was prone to sleepiness, especially for an old man like him, who had marched and fought for a day and a night. But just as he was about to fall asleep, the sound of the tsunami-like Ula suddenly came from the radio, and the old man struck a spirit, and then raised his hand and slapped his two mouths: "What are you sleeping, old and confused, you still have to fight." You can sleep as much as you want after dying on the battlefield! ”

Behind the T-54 tank, Luneng led his young man to wade through the mud one foot high and one foot low. To tell you the truth, it's really tiring, but the loudspeakers of the art troupe keep ringing around, and it's still playing "Holy War".

Shi Neng Zhi felt that the flower drum opera in his hometown was more powerful, but this impassioned song also resonated with him, and he couldn't help but step on the rhythm of the drum beat, like the young men around him, to move forward and move forward! (To be continued......)

PS: Bow and thank you to Fei Xin, Baby Panda, Waste S, Rice Cake Car, Trial Minglai, hzwangdd and Comrade Juventus!