"Lunev, I think it's better for me to make the call myself." Sokov thought for a moment and decided to call Konev himself so that he could take good care of his future team: "I'll give him Making this call makes you appear more sincere.”
"Okay, Misha. Then it's up to you to call General Konev personally." Seeing that Sokov had already made a decision, Lunev did not object, but said quite cooperatively: "Then you and I'll go back to the office, where I can speak directly to General Konev on the phone."
In fact, even if Lunev didn't say anything, Sokov planned to go to his place to call Konev. Otherwise, I'm afraid he couldn't find a phone number to contact Konev anywhere he could go.
Sokov followed Lunev back to the office. Lunev first asked Sokov to sit down, picked up the high-frequency phone on the table, dialed a number and said: "Switchboard? I am Deputy Minister Lunev. , please help me get through to the headquarters of the Second Ukrainian Front, talk to General Konev, and tell me that there is something important."
After Lunev put down the phone, he walked to the sofa next to Sokov and sat down. He said apologetically: "Misha, I'm so sorry. I originally thought your temporary headquarters could go to Belarus, but I didn't expect Marshal Zhukov to come here." There were some problems that made it impossible to implement this plan.”
"It doesn't matter, Lunev, this is not your responsibility." Before Sokov came to Lubyanka, he had already figured it out. In the next battle of Cherkasy, Konev's troops will achieve huge results. , if you send your temporary headquarters to the area, you can gain more valuable practical experience: "I think it is a good choice to let them go to General Konev, after all, my troops have fought in that area. "
"Misha, it's not your army." Lunev heard this and corrected Sokov: "It's our army. You know, I will be your military commissar until you are injured and return to Moscow."
"Yes, yes, Lunev, you are right." Sokov said with some embarrassment: "If you don't remind me, I will forget that you are still my military commissar."
"You, you." Lunev nodded to Sokov with his hand, and said with some laughter and tears: "I don't even know what to say to you."
Before Sokov could say anything, the phone on the table rang. Lunev walked over, picked up the phone and put it to his ear: "I'm Lunev!...The headquarters of the Second Ukrainian Front has been connected?...Well, put the phone in."
When Sokov heard that the call to Konev's headquarters had been connected, he couldn't help but lean forward slightly, planning to get up and answer the phone. I just heard Lunev smiling into the microphone and saying: "Is it General Konev? I'm Lunev, how are you doing recently?... I'm fine, thank you for your concern. ... That's it, Sokov is at this moment He has something to talk to you about in person in my office, do you think it's convenient for you now?"
Soon, Lunev handed the microphone to Sokov: "Misha, General Konev wants to talk to you!"
Sokov stood up with a cane to support his body, limped to the desk, took the microphone from Lunev's hand, put it to his ear and said: "Hello, Comrade Commander of the Front Army, I am Sokov.”
"Hello, Comrade Sokov!" Konev's familiar voice came from the receiver. He asked kindly: "How is your injury? When can you be discharged from the hospital?"
"I have been discharged from the hospital." Sokov said: "Now my superiors have arranged for me to study at the Frunze Military Academy. I am afraid it will take half a year before I have the opportunity to return to the front line."
"Comrade Sokov, you were once my subordinate. I know your abilities very well." Konev learned that Sokov would have to wait until he completed his studies at the Frunze Military Academy before he would have the opportunity. Returning to the front line, although he felt a little disappointed, he still took the initiative to extend an olive branch to Sokov; "I wonder if you can consider joining the troops under my command when you have the opportunity to return to the front line?"
"Comrade Commander of the Front Army, of course I hope to return to your army again. After all, I have fought arduous and outstanding battles with the Germans under your leadership." Sokov said: "I believe that under your leadership , will achieve more victories.”
Sokov's rainbow fart made Konev feel very comfortable. However, he still said with some regret: "It's a pity that you have to wait a long time before you can return to the front line."
"Comrade Commander of the Front Army, although I cannot return to the front line for the time being, I would like to ask you to do me a favor."
"What help?"
"It's like this. Not long ago, I just finished the intermediate commander training class." Sokov explained to Konev: "Under the instruction of Marshal Zhukov, I transferred the 59 students in the class except myself to , are all incorporated into a newly formed temporary headquarters. In order to quickly complete the running-in of this temporary headquarters and accumulate valuable combat and command experience, I want them to come to your place. What do you think? "
Konev couldn't help but feel secretly happy about Sokov's request. He knew very well that the intermediate commander training class trained only regiment-level cadres. If the team formed by Sokov could come to his army, it would bring him unexpected benefits.
After thinking about this, Konev was about to agree when he suddenly remembered a key question and asked: "Comrade Sokov, I would like to ask who is in charge of this temporary headquarters?"
"In order to better manage this team, I also formed an additional advisory group." Taking into account the special status of Ponedelin and others, Sokov said cautiously: "Ponedelin, Muzichenko An advisory group composed of three people including Kirillov will manage the entire team."
After hearing this, Konev said with some surprise: "Oh, so you plan to let Ponedelin manage this team."
"That's right, Comrade Commander of the Front Army, that's how I think about it." Seeing Konev's lack of comment, Sokov couldn't help but feel guilty: "Do you think there is anything wrong?"
"No, I think it's quite appropriate. On behalf of all the commanders and fighters of the Second Ukrainian Front, I welcome your temporary headquarters to come to us to participate in the battle." After Konev expressed his willingness to accept Sokov's team, he then asked : "Which army group do you think is more appropriate to assign them to?"
"Needless to say, it must be the 53rd Army." Sokov replied without hesitation: "The 53rd Army and I fought side by side when we were defending Klementchug. I believe the members of the Provisional Command After joining that unit, I will definitely be able to accumulate rich command experience.”
"Lunev, I think it's better for me to make the call myself." Sokov thought for a moment and decided to call Konev himself so that he could take good care of his future team: "I'll give him Making this call makes you appear more sincere.”
"Okay, Misha. Then it's up to you to call General Konev personally." Seeing that Sokov had already made a decision, Lunev did not object, but said quite cooperatively: "Then you and I'll go back to the office, where I can speak directly to General Konev on the phone."
In fact, even if Lunev didn't say anything, Sokov planned to go to his place to call Konev. Otherwise, I'm afraid he couldn't find a phone number to contact Konev anywhere he could go.
Sokov followed Lunev back to the office. Lunev first asked Sokov to sit down, picked up the high-frequency phone on the table, dialed a number and said: "Switchboard? I am Deputy Minister Lunev. , please help me get through to the headquarters of the Second Ukrainian Front, talk to General Konev, and tell me that there is something important."
After Lunev put down the phone, he walked to the sofa next to Sokov and sat down. He said apologetically: "Misha, I'm so sorry. I originally thought your temporary headquarters could go to Belarus, but I didn't expect Marshal Zhukov to come here." There were some problems that made it impossible to implement this plan.”
"It doesn't matter, Lunev, this is not your responsibility." Before Sokov came to Lubyanka, he had already figured it out. In the next battle of Cherkasy, Konev's troops will achieve huge results. , if you send your temporary headquarters to the area, you can gain more valuable practical experience: "I think it is a good choice to let them go to General Konev, after all, my troops have fought in that area. "
"Misha, it's not your army." Lunev heard this and corrected Sokov: "It's our army. You know, I will be your military commissar until you are injured and return to Moscow."
"Yes, yes, Lunev, you are right." Sokov said with some embarrassment: "If you don't remind me, I will forget that you are still my military commissar."
"You, you." Lunev nodded to Sokov with his hand, and said with some laughter and tears: "I don't even know what to say to you."
Before Sokov could say anything, the phone on the table rang. Lunev walked over, picked up the phone and put it to his ear: "I'm Lunev!...The headquarters of the Second Ukrainian Front has been connected?...Well, put the phone in."
When Sokov heard that the call to Konev's headquarters had been connected, he couldn't help but lean forward slightly, planning to get up and answer the phone. I just heard Lunev smiling into the microphone and saying: "Is it General Konev? I'm Lunev, how are you doing recently?... I'm fine, thank you for your concern. ... That's it, Sokov is at this moment He has something to talk to you about in person in my office, do you think it's convenient for you now?"
Soon, Lunev handed the microphone to Sokov: "Misha, General Konev wants to talk to you!"
Sokov stood up with a cane to support his body, limped to the desk, took the microphone from Lunev's hand, put it to his ear and said: "Hello, Comrade Commander of the Front Army, I am Sokov.”
"Hello, Comrade Sokov!" Konev's familiar voice came from the receiver. He asked kindly: "How is your injury? When can you be discharged from the hospital?"
"I have been discharged from the hospital." Sokov said: "Now my superiors have arranged for me to study at the Frunze Military Academy. I am afraid it will take half a year before I have the opportunity to return to the front line."
"Comrade Sokov, you were once my subordinate. I know your abilities very well." Konev learned that Sokov would have to wait until he completed his studies at the Frunze Military Academy before he would have the opportunity. Returning to the front line, although he felt a little disappointed, he still took the initiative to extend an olive branch to Sokov; "I wonder if you can consider joining the troops under my command when you have the opportunity to return to the front line?"
"Comrade Commander of the Front Army, of course I hope to return to your army again. After all, I have fought arduous and outstanding battles with the Germans under your leadership." Sokov said: "I believe that under your leadership , will achieve more victories.”
Sokov's rainbow fart made Konev feel very comfortable. However, he still said with some regret: "It's a pity that you have to wait a long time before you can return to the front line."
"Comrade Commander of the Front Army, although I cannot return to the front line for the time being, I would like to ask you to do me a favor."
"What help?"
"It's like this. Not long ago, I just finished the intermediate commander training class." Sokov explained to Konev: "Under the instruction of Marshal Zhukov, I transferred the 59 students in the class except myself to , are all incorporated into a newly formed temporary headquarters. In order to quickly complete the running-in of this temporary headquarters and accumulate valuable combat and command experience, I want them to come to your place. What do you think? "
Konev couldn't help but feel secretly happy about Sokov's request. He knew very well that the intermediate commander training class trained only regiment-level cadres. If the team formed by Sokov could come to his army, it would bring him unexpected benefits.
After thinking about this, Konev was about to agree when he suddenly remembered a key question and asked: "Comrade Sokov, I would like to ask who is in charge of this temporary headquarters?"
"In order to better manage this team, I also formed an additional advisory group." Taking into account the special status of Ponedelin and others, Sokov said cautiously: "Ponedelin, Muzichenko An advisory group composed of three people including Kirillov will manage the entire team."
After hearing this, Konev said with some surprise: "Oh, so you plan to let Ponedelin manage this team."
"That's right, Comrade Commander of the Front Army, that's how I think about it." Seeing Konev's lack of comment, Sokov couldn't help but feel guilty: "Do you think there is anything wrong?"
"No, I think it's quite appropriate. On behalf of all the commanders and fighters of the Second Ukrainian Front, I welcome your temporary headquarters to come to us to participate in the battle." After Konev expressed his willingness to accept Sokov's team, he then asked : "Which army group do you think is more appropriate to assign them to?"
"Needless to say, it must be the 53rd Army." Sokov replied without hesitation: "The 53rd Army and I fought side by side when we were defending Klementchug. I believe the members of the Provisional Command After joining that unit, I will definitely accumulate rich command experience." After hearing this, Konev said with some surprise: "Oh, so you plan to let Ponejelin manage this team."
"That's right, Comrade Commander of the Front Army, that's how I think about it." Seeing Konev's lack of comment, Sokov couldn't help but feel guilty: "Do you think there is anything wrong?"
