"Comrade Chief of General Staff," Stalin said slowly after waiting for Antonov to finish speaking: "The new weapon you are talking about is not a V1 missile, is it?"
Antonov was shocked: "Comrade Stalin, how did you know?"
Stalin glanced at Ustinov and Yakov who were standing in front of his desk, and then said into the microphone: "Because Comrade Ustinov, the People's Commissar, is standing in front of me at this moment. This matter is He told me himself."
After figuring out what was going on, Antonov said oh and continued: "After I heard about this incident, I felt it was very important, so I called you to report it."
"So, did Marshal Konev say where he got this information?"
Stalin's question stopped Antonov: "Well, I didn't ask about this. I don't know how he knew that the enemy was going to launch a distant attack on Cherkasy."
"Oh, you don't know either." After hearing Antonov's reply, Stalin couldn't help but frowned: "Then can the reliability of this news be guaranteed?"
"It can be guaranteed." Before Antonov could speak, Stalin suddenly heard a firm voice coming from the other side: "I can guarantee that this information is absolutely reliable."
Seeing that the person speaking was his son, Stalin couldn't help but frowned: "Yasha, do you know what Chief of Staff Antonov and I were talking about?"
"Yes, I heard it." Yakov nodded and said: "I knew about the German army's preparation to attack Cherkasy with V1 missiles as early as in Mischa's headquarters. He sent to Uman The scouts captured a German messenger and seized an order from him, which was about using V1 missiles to attack Cherkasy at three in the morning."
Stalin still believed his son's words. He nodded and asked into the microphone: "Comrade Chief of General Staff, did Marshal Konev say what measures he took?"
"Marshal Konev has given orders to the command of the Cherkasy garrison." Antonov said on the other end of the phone: "First, set up air defense positions in areas where German missiles may pass, and use anti-aircraft artillery to target these missiles. Shoot it down; secondly, it is to issue a combat warning and let the residents enter the air-raid shelters. In this way, even if the German missiles fall on the city and explode, they can only destroy some buildings, and the casualties of the residents in the city can be minimized."
"Well, I understand." Stalin knew that he would not get any more useful information if he continued to ask, so he said casually: "If there is any new situation in the direction of Cherkasy, remember to report it to me in time."
After hanging up the phone, Stalin looked at his son and asked, "Yasha, tell me, why do the Germans launch missiles at our city at night?"
Faced with Stalin's question, Ustinov naturally didn't know how to answer. Even Yakov thought for a long time before he said: "I think the main reason why the Germans chose to launch missiles at night is because The visibility at night is low, making it difficult for aircraft or anti-aircraft artillery to effectively intercept."
Yakov's explanation obviously did not satisfy Stalin. He put his pipe in his mouth, lit it with a match, and asked slowly: "Since the visibility is poor at night, why did the Germans choose this time to launch?"
"Comrade Stalin," it was Ustinov who came out to explain this time: "The Germans use missiles that can hit targets a hundred kilometers away. I think they may have calculated the range and target parameters in advance, so that no matter what Whether it is launched during the day or at night, the nature is similar to them. The only difference is that when launched at night, the Germans may judge whether the missile has deviated from the attack target based on the tail flame of the missile."
"Comrade Ustinov," Stalin waited for Ustinov to finish, then remained silent for a moment and asked, "Can we create a long-range strike weapon similar to the V1 missile?"
"No." When Stalin asked, Ustinov's face turned red. He explained with some embarrassment: "At least under the current circumstances, we have not been able to create such a device that can carry out long-range strikes. weapons."
As soon as Ustinov said this, he suddenly noticed that Stalin's expression changed, and quickly added: "But if we can capture a V1 missile, we can figure out the structure of the missile through reverse reasoning, and then It will take a while to copy."
Stalin was quite satisfied with Ustinov's answer. He raised his hand and was about to send the other party away when Ustinov spoke again: "Comrade Stalin, on the way here, Colonel Yakov I mentioned something."
"whats the matter?"
"Well, last year we manufactured a batch of hovercrafts and tried them with the 27th Group Army commanded by General Sokov. The results were very good. But in order to prevent this new type of transport from falling into the hands of the Germans, We sealed it before the end of the Battle of Kharkov." Ustinov said: "Now we plan to transport a batch of supplies to General Sokov's troops, but because the transportation capabilities of roads and railways have The limit has been reached, and according to normal arrangements, it will take at least a month before the supplies can be transported to the 53rd Army. Therefore, General Sokov asked if those hovercrafts could be unsealed and used to transport supplies?"
"Yasha," Stalin turned to ask his son, "What do you think of this matter?"
"Misha's troops have backward equipment. If they are responsible for defense, such equipment may be barely enough." Yakov replied cautiously: "But if they are responsible for offensive tasks, such backward equipment will definitely cost them a lot. casualties."
Stalin hummed after hearing this, and then said: "If that's the case, then find a way to unseal the hovercraft as soon as possible, and transport all the weapons and ammunition Xiaomisha needs to the front line as soon as possible. You know, he makes the Germans frightened. If a legendary general loses a battle with the Germans because of his inferior weapons, it will probably damage his honor."
Seeing that Stalin agreed to unseal the hovercraft, Ustinov quickly replied: "Understood, Comrade Stalin, I will carry out your order immediately after I return."
"Since there is nothing else, you should go back first." After Stalin said this to Ustinov, he pointed at Yakov with the hand holding the pipe, "Yasha stays, I want to talk to you .”
"Comrade Chief of General Staff," Stalin said slowly after waiting for Antonov to finish speaking: "The new weapon you are talking about is not a V1 missile, is it?"
Antonov was shocked: "Comrade Stalin, how did you know?"
Stalin glanced at Ustinov and Yakov who were standing in front of his desk, and then said into the microphone: "Because Comrade Ustinov, the People's Commissar, is standing in front of me at this moment. This matter is He told me himself."
After figuring out what was going on, Antonov said oh and continued: "After I heard about this incident, I felt it was very important, so I called you to report it."
"So, did Marshal Konev say where he got this information?"
Stalin's question stopped Antonov: "Well, I didn't ask about this. I don't know how he knew that the enemy was going to launch a distant attack on Cherkasy."
"Oh, you don't know either." After hearing Antonov's reply, Stalin couldn't help but frowned: "Then can the reliability of this news be guaranteed?"
"It can be guaranteed." Before Antonov could speak, Stalin suddenly heard a firm voice coming from the other side: "I can guarantee that this information is absolutely reliable."
Seeing that the person speaking was his son, Stalin couldn't help but frowned: "Yasha, do you know what Chief of Staff Antonov and I were talking about?"
"Yes, I heard it." Yakov nodded and said: "I knew about the German army's preparation to attack Cherkasy with V1 missiles as early as in Mischa's headquarters. He sent to Uman The scouts captured a German messenger and seized an order from him, which was about using V1 missiles to attack Cherkasy at three in the morning."
Stalin still believed his son's words. He nodded and asked into the microphone: "Comrade Chief of General Staff, did Marshal Konev say what measures he took?"
"Marshal Konev has given orders to the command of the Cherkasy garrison." Antonov said on the other end of the phone: "First, set up air defense positions in areas where German missiles may pass, and use anti-aircraft artillery to target these missiles. Shoot it down; secondly, it is to issue a combat warning and let the residents enter the air-raid shelters. In this way, even if the German missiles fall on the city and explode, they can only destroy some buildings, and the casualties of the residents in the city can be minimized."
"Yes, I understand." Knowing that he would not get any more useful information if he continued to ask, Stalin said casually: "If there is any new situation in the direction of Cherkasy, remember to report it to me in time."
After hanging up the phone, Stalin looked at his son and asked: "Yasha, tell me, why do the Germans launch missiles at our city at night?"
Faced with Stalin's question, Ustinov naturally didn't know how to answer. Even Yakov thought for a long time before he said: "I think the main reason why the Germans chose to launch missiles at night is because Visibility at night is low, making it difficult for aircraft or anti-aircraft artillery to effectively intercept."
Yakov's explanation obviously did not satisfy Stalin. He put his pipe in his mouth, lit it with a match, and asked slowly: "Since the visibility is poor at night, why did the Germans choose this time to launch?"
"Comrade Stalin," it was Ustinov who came out to explain this time: "The Germans use missiles that can hit targets a hundred kilometers away. I think they may have calculated the range and target parameters in advance, so that no matter what Whether it is launched during the day or at night, the nature is similar to them. The only difference is that when launched at night, the Germans may judge whether the missile has deviated from the attack target based on the tail flame of the missile."
"Comrade Ustinov," Stalin waited for Ustinov to finish, then remained silent for a moment and asked, "Can we create a long-range strike weapon similar to the V1 missile?"
"No." When Stalin asked, Ustinov's face turned red. He explained with some embarrassment: "At least under the current circumstances, we have not been able to create such a device that can carry out long-range strikes. weapons."
As soon as Ustinov said this, he suddenly noticed that Stalin's expression changed, and quickly added: "But if we can capture a V1 missile, we can figure out the structure of the missile through reverse reasoning, and then It will take a while to copy."
Stalin was quite satisfied with Ustinov's answer. He raised his hand and was about to send the other party away when Ustinov spoke again: "Comrade Stalin, on the way here, Colonel Yakov I mentioned something."
"whats the matter?"
"Well, last year we manufactured a batch of hovercrafts and tried them with the 27th Group Army commanded by General Sokov. The results were very good. But in order to prevent this new type of transport from falling into the hands of the Germans, We sealed it before the end of the Battle of Kharkov." Ustinov said: "Now we plan to transport a batch of supplies to General Sokov's troops, but because the transportation capabilities of roads and railways have The limit has been reached. According to normal arrangements, it will take at least a month before the supplies can be transported to the 53rd Army. Therefore, General Sokov asked whether those hovercrafts can be unsealed and used to transport supplies?"
"Yasha," Stalin turned to ask his son, "What do you think of this matter?"
"Misha's troops have backward equipment. If they are responsible for defense, such equipment may be barely enough." Yakov replied cautiously: "But if they are responsible for offensive tasks, such backward equipment will definitely cost them a lot. casualties."
Stalin hummed after hearing this, and then said: "If that's the case, then find a way to unseal the hovercraft as soon as possible, and transport all the weapons and ammunition Xiaomisha needs to the front line as soon as possible. You know, he makes the Germans frightened. If a legendary general loses a battle with the Germans because of his inferior weapons, it will probably damage his honor."
Seeing that Stalin agreed to unseal the hovercraft, Ustinov quickly replied: "Understood, Comrade Stalin, I will carry out your order immediately when I return later."
"Since there is nothing else, you should go back first." After Stalin said this to Ustinov, he pointed at Yakov with the hand holding the pipe, "Yasha stays, I want to talk to you .”
"Comrade Chief of General Staff," Stalin said slowly after waiting for Antonov to finish speaking: "The new weapon you are talking about is not a V1 missile, is it?"
Antonov was shocked: "Comrade Stalin, how did you know?"
Stalin glanced at Ustinov and Yakov standing in front of his desk, and then said into the microphone: "Because Comrade Ustinov, the People's Commissar, is standing in front of me at this moment. This matter is He told me himself.”
After figuring out what was going on, Antonov said oh and continued: "After I heard about this incident, I felt it was very important, so I called you to report it."
