Under the careful treatment of military doctors and the careful care of Asya, Sokov's body recovered quickly.
Seeing that October Festival is coming in a few days, the songs played on the radio in the hospital have become all military songs. The exciting songs made Sokov's blood boil as he was lying on the hospital bed. He felt that if an enemy appeared in front of him at this moment, he could jump out of the hospital bed, swing the chair next to the bed and hit the enemy.
When Sokov and Asya were chatting that day, he suddenly saw Lunev coming in from outside. He quickly greeted him: "Hello Lunev, why do you have time to see me today?"
"Hello, Misha." Neither of them holds positions in the army now, so they no longer use the original title. Lunev walked to the bedside, stretched out his hand to Sokov, and said: "I am here to visit my colleagues today. I stopped by to see you and chat with you."
At this time, Sokov's injury had healed and he could sit up halfway. When he saw Lunev reaching out to him, he quickly raised his right hand and shook it, and said to him: "Lunev, please sit down, what do you want?" Let’s talk after you sit down.”
Seeing Lunev sitting down on the chair next to the bed, Sokov called to Asya again: "Asya, pour a cup of hot tea for General Lunev, remember to put more sugar."
Asiya agreed and turned around to pour tea. But Lunev said to Sokov with a smile: "Misha, I didn't expect you to still remember my habits and know that I like to put more sugar in my tea."
"We are partners. It's normal to remember your habits." Sokov said jokingly: "I remember that you are the one who consumes the most sugar cubes every month."
Amidst the laughter of the two, Asiya came to Lunev with hot tea and said politely: "General Lunev, please drink tea."
Lunev took the tea cup from Asiya's hand and asked with a smile: "Asiya, are you tired of taking care of Misha here every day?"
"He is my husband, and he is willing to do it no matter how tired he is." After Asiya said this, he tentatively asked Lunev: "General Lunev, do you have anything important to say to Misha? Should I avoid it?"
"No, no need to avoid it." Lunev waved his hand towards Asiya and said randomly: "You should also sit down and listen. You will also be interested in what I am going to say next."
After Asiya sat down on the chair next to him, Lunev turned to Sokov and asked: "Misha, do you know about the adjustment of the unit's designation?"
Sokov was stunned for a moment when he heard what Lunev said. Then he thought that it was already November. In his memory, the Soviet army changed the designations of all units on October 20, 1943. For example, Konev The designation of the Steppe Front was changed to the Second Ukrainian Front.
Although he knew the details of the change of number in his heart, he still pretended to be confused on the surface. After all, he had been lying in the hospital, and it was impossible for anyone to tell him such an important thing. If he said he knew, he might cause unnecessary trouble, so he pretended to be confused and asked: "How to adjust the number?"
"The Central Front commanded by General Rokossovsky was renamed the Belarusian Front. It consisted of the 3rd, 48th, 50th, 61st, 63rd and 65th Armies and the 16th Air Force Army;
General Vatutin's Voronezh Front was renamed the 1st Ukrainian Front and consisted of the 13th, 27th, 38th, 40th, 47th, and 60th Army Groups, the 3rd Guards Tank Army and the 2nd Air Force Army;
General Konev's Steppe Front was renamed the 2nd Ukrainian Front and consisted of the 4th, 5th, and 7th Guards Armies, the 37th, 52nd, 53rd, and 57th Guards Tank Armies, and the 37th, 52nd, 53rd, and 57th Guards Tank Armies. 5th Army and 5th Air Force;
General Malinovsky's Southwestern Front was reorganized into the Third Ukrainian Front. "
After Sokov waited for Lunev to finish speaking, he said with some surprise: "Our 27th Army is now under the command of General Vatutin?"
"Yes." Lunev nodded and said: "Misha, you can tell from the serial number that General Vatutin is obviously more valued by the Supreme Command, and he incorporated a unit with strong combat effectiveness like the 27th Group Army into the organizational structure. , which is a matter of course.”
Hearing Lunev mention Vatutin, Sokov remembered that in a few months, the Soviet general would be ambushed and injured while inspecting the troops, and eventually died of wound infection. According to unofficial records, his wound became infected while he was hospitalized. The doctor said that the wound infection could only be solved by using penicillin provided by the Allies. However, because Stalin was worried about this new anti-inflammatory and antibacterial drug, he firmly refused to use it, which indirectly caused Vatutin's death.
Regardless of whether this was true or not, Sokov realized that as he pioneered the use of penicillin, this new and unsafe drug has now become the drug of choice for preventing wound infections. Maybe in this way, Vatutin will no longer unfortunately die of postoperative wound infection like in real history.
"There is another important news." Lunev continued: "Because General Konev was in the battle of Kursk, the liberation of Kharkov, Belgorod, and the Dnieper River front that broke through Manstein, Due to the great results achieved, he has been promoted to the rank of general."
"Oh, Comrade Commander of the Front Army has been promoted to general. This is a happy event." Sokov thought to himself. By February next year, General Konev, who had never been promoted during the war, will be with Rokossovsky, who had great military exploits, was promoted to Marshal of the Soviet Union. He smiled and said to Lunev: "It's a pity that I am still lying in the hospital and cannot get in touch with him, otherwise I would definitely congratulate him on getting a higher military rank."
"When the war broke out, Konev's military rank was that of general and he was appointed commander of the Western Front, while Rokossovsky was only a major general and one of the many group army commanders under him." Lunev lamented. Said: "But I didn't expect Rokossovsky to perform so well in the next battle that he obtained the rank of general before the battle of Kursk."
"Lunev," Sokov couldn't help but interjected after hearing this; "I will definitely continue to develop according to the current trend. Maybe by the beginning of next year, General Rokossovsky and General Konev will both have Possibly promoted to marshal.”
Regarding Sokov's statement, Lunev only thought for a moment and nodded in agreement: "Not only Generals Rokossovsky and Konev have the possibility of being promoted to marshal, I think Vatutin and Malinovsky also have the possibility of becoming marshals."
In Sokov's memory, Malinovsky was promoted to marshal in September 1944. After Germany surrendered, he was sent to the Far East. In August 1945, he commanded the troops of the Transbaikal Front against the Japanese. The Kwantung Army launched an offensive and defeated as many as 600,000 Kwantung Army troops within ten days.
Vatutin was very highly regarded by Stalin. If he had not had any accidents, he might have been promoted to marshal earlier than Rokossovsky and Konev.
"How is the war in the Dnieper River area?" Sokov asked.
"Manstein's defense line deployed on the Dnieper River has been broken through by our army in many places." Lunev said with a relaxed expression: "The Belarusian Front Army and the First Ukrainian Front Army have already launched an attack on Kiev on October 3. Now that General Rokossovsky’s troops have reached the eastern suburbs of Kiev, I believe it won’t be long before Rokossovsky can lead his troops into Kiev and liberate this great city.”
"General Lunev, you said that General Rokossovsky's Belarusian Front has reached the eastern suburbs of Kiev?" Sokov couldn't help but be stunned when he heard what Lunev said. In his memory, seizing Kiev's troops are Vatutin's 1st Ukrainian Front, not Rokossovsky's troops. Is there something wrong with it? With this question in mind, he asked curiously: "Is there anything wrong?"
"How can this be wrong, Misha." Lunev said with some displeasure: "Have you forgotten what I do? We basically receive the battle reports from the front at the same time as the General Staff. The front line If there is any trouble, I will know it as soon as possible."
Under the careful treatment of military doctors and the careful care of Asya, Sokov's body recovered quickly.
Seeing that October Festival is coming in a few days, the songs played on the radio in the hospital have become all military songs. The exciting songs made Sokov's blood boil as he was lying on the hospital bed. He felt that if an enemy appeared in front of him at this moment, he could jump out of the hospital bed, swing the chair next to the bed and hit the enemy.
When Sokov and Asya were chatting that day, he suddenly saw Lunev coming in from outside. He quickly greeted him: "Hello Lunev, why do you have time to see me today?"
"Hello, Misha." Neither of them holds positions in the army now, so they no longer use the original title. Lunev walked to the bedside, stretched out his hand to Sokov, and said: "I am here to visit my colleagues today. I stopped by to see you and chat with you."
At this time, Sokov's injury had healed and he could sit up halfway. When he saw Lunev reaching out to him, he quickly raised his right hand and shook it, and said to him: "Lunev, please sit down, what do you want?" Let’s talk after you sit down.”
Seeing Lunev sitting down on the chair next to the bed, Sokov called to Asya again: "Asya, pour a cup of hot tea for General Lunev, remember to put more sugar."
Asiya agreed and turned around to pour tea. But Lunev said to Sokov with a smile: "Misha, I didn't expect you to still remember my habits and know that I like to put more sugar in my tea."
"We are partners. It's normal to remember your habits." Sokov said jokingly: "I remember that you are the one who consumes the most sugar cubes every month."
Amidst the laughter of the two, Asiya came to Lunev with hot tea and said politely: "General Lunev, please drink tea."
Lunev took the tea cup from Asiya's hand and asked with a smile: "Asiya, are you tired of taking care of Misha here every day?"
"He is my husband, and he is willing to do it no matter how tired he is." After Asiya said this, he tentatively asked Lunev: "General Lunev, do you have anything important to say to Misha? Should I avoid it?"
"No, no need to avoid it." Lunev waved his hand towards Asiya and said randomly: "You should also sit down and listen. You will also be interested in what I am going to say next."
After Asiya sat down on the chair next to him, Lunev turned to Sokov and asked: "Misha, do you know about the adjustment of the unit's designation?"
Sokov was stunned for a moment when he heard what Lunev said. Then he thought that it was already November. In his memory, the Soviet army changed the designations of all units on October 20, 1943. For example, Konev The designation of the Steppe Front was changed to the Second Ukrainian Front.
Although he knew the details of the change of number in his heart, he still pretended to be confused on the surface. After all, he had been lying in the hospital, and it was impossible for anyone to tell him such an important thing. If he said he knew, he might cause unnecessary trouble, so he pretended to be confused and asked: "How to adjust the number?"
"The Central Front commanded by General Rokossovsky was renamed the Belarusian Front. It consisted of the 3rd, 48th, 50th, 61st, 63rd and 65th Armies and the 16th Air Force Army;
General Vatutin's Voronezh Front was renamed the 1st Ukrainian Front and consisted of the 13th, 27th, 38th, 40th, 47th and 60th Armies, the 3rd Guards Tank Army and the 2nd Air Force Army;
General Konev's Steppe Front was renamed the 2nd Ukrainian Front and consisted of the 4th, 5th, and 7th Guards Armies, the 37th, 52nd, 53rd, and 57th Guards Tank Armies, and the 37th, 52nd, 53rd, and 57th Guards Tank Armies. 5th Army and 5th Air Force;
General Malinovsky's Southwestern Front was reorganized into the Third Ukrainian Front. "
After Sokov waited for Lunev to finish speaking, he said with some surprise: "Our 27th Army is now under the command of General Vatutin?"
"Yes." Lunev nodded and said: "Misha, you can tell from the number that General Vatutin is obviously more valued by the Supreme Command, and he incorporated a unit with strong combat effectiveness like the 27th Group Army into the organization. , which is a matter of course.”
Hearing Lunev mention Vatutin, Sokov remembered that in a few months, the Soviet general would be ambushed and wounded while inspecting the troops, and eventually died of wound infection. According to unofficial records, his wound became infected while he was hospitalized. The doctor said that the wound infection could only be solved by using penicillin provided by the Allies. However, because Stalin was uneasy about this new anti-inflammatory and antibacterial drug, he firmly refused to use it, which indirectly caused Vatutin's death.
Regardless of whether this was true or not, Sokov realized that as he took the lead in using penicillin, this new and unsafe drug has now become the drug of choice for preventing wound infections. Maybe in this way, Vatutin will no longer unfortunately die of postoperative wound infection like in real history.
"There is another important news." Lunev continued: "Because General Konev was in the battle of Kursk, the liberation of Kharkov, Belgorod, and the Dnieper River front that broke through Manstein, Due to the great results achieved, he has been promoted to the rank of general."
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