"Ah, only two of our divisions have won the high honor of 'Kharkov'?" After hearing this, Samyko said with some disappointment: "I thought we could account for at least half of it."
Sokov also felt a little uncomfortable. Whether it was the liberation of Kharkov or the earlier liberation of Belgorod, his troops were the first to rush into the city and planted the flag in the city. the commanding heights. But now when the lofty honor of naming a city is awarded, only two divisions are on the list.
Lunev saw Sokov and Samyko looking depressed, and quickly comforted them and said: "Comrade Commander, Comrade Chief of Staff, I know that we only have two divisions on the list this time, and the number is indeed too small. , but you must also consider the difficulties faced by your superiors."
"What's the difficulty?" Samyko asked angrily: "You know, whether it was the liberation of Belgorod or Kharkov, it was the troops of our group army who took the lead in rushing into the city. Last time I was awarded 'Belgorod' When the title was awarded to Gorod, not a single division of ours was awarded the title; this time, only two divisions were awarded the title. If the commanders and combatants knew about this, they would definitely feel chilled by this."
"I understand your feelings." Lunev said to the two men again: "The reason why we were able to rush into the city first in the battle to liberate Belgorod and Kharkov was entirely because our superiors provided us with They have sophisticated weapons and a large number of commanders and fighters with rich combat experience. If these things are given to other troops, they can also create the same results..."
When Sokov heard this, he realized that what Lunev said made some sense. The reason why the headquarters did not award its troops the high honor of "Belgorod", but only gave the high honor of "Kharkov" to I am afraid that the two quotas for myself are to provide myself with a large number of sophisticated weapons and tens of thousands of commanders and fighters with rich combat experience. Judging from the performance of the troops, all division-level structures of the entire army can receive the lofty honor of being named after a city. However, in this case, friendly forces may raise objections, causing unnecessary controversy.
"Comrade Military Commissar, you don't need to say any more." After Sokov thought about this, he said to Lunev: "You are right. Our superiors did give us a large number of sophisticated weapons to fight with tens of thousands of soldiers with rich skills. As experienced commanders and combatants, our ability to achieve such brilliant results is inseparable from the strong support of our superiors. Therefore, in this lofty honor named after the city, it is considered very good that we can get two seats. "
Seeing that Sokov had figured it out, a smile appeared on Lunev's face: "Comrade Commander, don't worry, although we did not get the high honor of Belgorod, and the high honor of Kharkiv is only two But there are still many battles to be fought, and I believe our troops will achieve another brilliant record."
Sokov agreed very much with Lunev's statement. After all, the Germans had not yet been driven away from the Soviet Union. It would take almost twenty months to achieve the final victory. His own troops There is enough time to build more achievements.
Sokov said to Samyko: "Comrade Chief of Staff, as we just agreed, let Colonel Chuvashov's 98th Guards Division board the train first, and the rest of the troops will finish their rest and seize the time to prepare for departure. .”
"Okay, Comrade Commander." Samyko nodded and said, "I will call Colonel Chuvashov and ask him to assemble the troops immediately and be ready to board the vehicle at any time."
After hearing the conversation between Sokov and Samyko, Lunev, who had just returned from outside, was confused: "Comrade Commander, Comrade Chief of Staff, what are you talking about? Is there any new combat mission?"
"Yes, Comrade Military Commissar." Sokov nodded, pointed to the map on the table and said to Lunev: "Not long ago, the commander of the front army, General Konev, gave us an order to immediately report to Klei Menchug set out to seize the city, cut off the retreat of the Poltava garrison, and establish a reliable landing ground on the right bank of the Dnieper."
"What, seizing Kremenchug?" Lunev was surprised. As a member of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, he had naturally been to Kremenchug before and knew the environment there very well. At this moment, he heard that the troops were about to launch an attack on Klementchug. He said nervously: "We are more than 300 kilometers away from Klementchug. I wonder how many days our superiors have given us?"
"Five days." Samyko slapped Lunev and said: "Comrade Commander also raised the difficulties we faced with General Konev, but General Konev asked us to go by train, saying that we must Kremenchug can be captured from the enemy within five days."
"Hell, when General Konev issued this order, was he still drunk?" After hearing this, Lunev said angrily: "We have so many troops, how can we have so many wagons to transport them. If we let him The troops marched on foot, and by the time they arrived at Klemenkoug, I'm afraid a week had passed, how could we complete the tasks assigned to us by our superiors?"
Hearing the two men constantly mentioning Konev's name, Sokov suddenly had a strange thought in his mind: Could Konev be a time traveler like himself, right?
The reason why he had such an idea was entirely because Sokov remembered that in the early days of the Moscow Defense War, when Konev was still the commander of the front army, he suddenly issued an order to Rokossovsky, the then commander of the 16th Army. A strange order: hand over the troops to Yershakov, the commander of the 20th Army, and take the former headquarters members of the 16th Army to Vyazma to receive five new divisions.
But when Rokossovsky arrived in Vyazma, he saw no trace of the troops at all. At this time, enemy tanks rushed into the city, and Rokossovsky could only hastily evacuate the city. , continue to retreat to the east. Shortly after Rokossovsky handed over his troops, his 16th Army and 20th Army were encircled by the Germans and were finally annihilated by the Germans. Lieutenant General Lu Jin, the commander of these two troops, was also wounded and captured.
Sokov secretly thought: If Konev was not a time traveler, how could he have given Rokossovsky an inexplicable order at such a moment and asked him to leave with the entire command. As a result, the 16th Army was annihilated by the Germans, but because the headquarters was still intact, the new 16th Army was quickly reorganized and established immortal feats in the battle to defend Moscow. "Ah, only two of our divisions have won the high honor of 'Kharkov'?" After hearing this, Samyko said with some disappointment: "I thought we could account for at least half of it."
Sokov also felt a little uncomfortable. Whether it was the liberation of Kharkov or the earlier liberation of Belgorod, his troops were the first to rush into the city and planted the flag in the city. the commanding heights. But now when the lofty honor of naming a city is awarded, only two divisions are on the list.
Lunev saw Sokov and Samyko looking depressed, and quickly comforted them and said: "Comrade Commander, Comrade Chief of Staff, I know that we only have two divisions on the list this time, and the number is indeed too small. , but you must also consider the difficulties faced by your superiors."
"What's the difficulty?" Samyko asked angrily: "You know, whether it was the liberation of Belgorod or Kharkov, it was the troops of our group army who took the lead in rushing into the city. Last time I was awarded 'Belgorod' When the title was awarded to Gorod, not a single division of ours was awarded the title; this time, only two divisions were awarded the title. If the commanders and combatants knew about this, they would definitely feel chilled by this."
"I understand your feelings." Lunev said to the two men again: "The reason why we were able to rush into the city first in the battle to liberate Belgorod and Kharkov was entirely because our superiors provided us with They have sophisticated weapons and a large number of commanders and fighters with rich combat experience. If these things are given to other troops, they can also create the same results..."
When Sokov heard this, he realized that what Lunev said made some sense. The reason why the headquarters did not award its troops the high honor of "Belgorod", but only gave the high honor of "Kharkov" to I am afraid that the two quotas for myself are to provide myself with a large number of sophisticated weapons and tens of thousands of commanders and fighters with rich combat experience. Judging from the performance of the troops, all division-level structures of the entire army can receive the lofty honor of being named after a city. However, in this case, friendly forces may raise objections, causing unnecessary controversy.
"Comrade Military Commissar, you don't need to say any more." After Sokov thought about this, he said to Lunev: "You are right. Our superiors did give us a large number of sophisticated weapons to fight with tens of thousands of soldiers with rich skills. As experienced commanders and combatants, our ability to achieve such brilliant results is inseparable from the strong support of our superiors. Therefore, in this lofty honor named after the city, it is considered very good that we can get two seats. "
Seeing that Sokov had figured it out, a smile appeared on Lunev's face: "Comrade Commander, don't worry, although we did not get the high honor of Belgorod, and the high honor of Kharkiv is only two But there are still many battles to be fought, and I believe our troops will achieve another brilliant record."
Sokov agreed very much with Lunev's statement. After all, the Germans had not yet been driven away from the Soviet Union. It would take almost twenty months to achieve the final victory. His own troops There is enough time to build more achievements.
Sokov said to Samyko: "Comrade Chief of Staff, as we just agreed, let Colonel Chuvashov's 98th Guards Division board the train first, and the rest of the troops will finish their rest and seize the time to prepare for departure. .”
"Okay, Comrade Commander." Samyko nodded and said, "I will call Colonel Chuvashov and ask him to assemble the troops immediately and be ready to board the vehicle at any time."
After hearing the conversation between Sokov and Samyko, Lunev, who had just returned from outside, was confused: "Comrade Commander, Comrade Chief of Staff, what are you talking about? Is there any new combat mission?"
"Yes, Comrade Military Commissar." Sokov nodded, pointed to the map on the table and said to Lunev: "Not long ago, the commander of the front army, General Konev, gave us an order to immediately report to Klei Menchug set out to capture the city, cut off the retreat of the Poltava defenders, and establish a reliable landing ground on the right bank of the Dnieper."
"What, seizing Kremenchug?" Lunev was surprised. As a member of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, he had naturally been to Kremenchug before and knew the environment there very well. At this moment, he heard that the troops were about to launch an attack on Klementchug. He said nervously: "We are more than 300 kilometers away from Klementchug. I wonder how many days our superiors have given us?"
"Five days." Samyko slapped Lunev and said: "Comrade Commander also raised the difficulties we faced with General Konev, but General Konev asked us to go by train, saying that we must Kremenchug can be captured from the enemy within five days."
"Hell, when General Konev issued this order, was he still drunk?" After hearing this, Lunev said angrily: "We have so many troops, how can we have so many wagons to transport them. If we let The troops marched on foot, and by the time they arrived at Klemenkoug, I'm afraid a week had passed. How could we complete the tasks assigned to us by our superiors?"
Hearing the two men constantly mentioning Konev's name, Sokov suddenly had a strange thought in his mind: Could Konev be a time traveler like himself, right?
The reason for this idea is entirely because Sokov remembered that in the early days of the Moscow Defense War, when Konev was still the commander of the front army, he suddenly issued an order to Rokossovsky, the commander of the 16th Army at the time. A strange order: hand over the troops to Yershakov, commander of the 20th Army, and take the former headquarters members of the 16th Army to Vyazma to receive five new divisions.
But when Rokossovsky arrived in Vyazma, he saw no trace of the troops at all. At this time, enemy tanks rushed into the city, and Rokossovsky could only hastily evacuate the city. , continue to retreat to the east. Shortly after Rokossovsky handed over his troops, his 16th Army and 20th Army were encircled by the German army and were finally annihilated by the German army. Lieutenant General Lu Jin, the commander of these two troops, was also wounded and captured.
Sokov secretly thought: If Konev was not a time traveler, how could he have given Rokossovsky an inexplicable order at such a moment and asked him to leave with the entire command. As a result, the 16th Army was annihilated by the Germans, but because the headquarters was still intact, the new 16th Army was quickly reorganized and established immortal feats in the battle to defend Moscow.
