Sokov originally thought that it would take a few days for Zhukov to arrive, and he had enough time to make all the preparations before his arrival. But what he didn't expect was that at noon the next day, Zhukov, accompanied by Rokossovsky, came to the headquarters of the 48th Army.
Seeing the sudden appearance of Zhukov and Rokossovsky, Sokov was shocked and quickly stepped forward to salute them: "Comrade Marshal, Comrade General, why are you here!"
Zhukov was equally surprised. He turned to Rokossovsky and asked: "Koschka, what's going on? Why is Misha here? Shouldn't he be in the 47th Army?"
"Comrade Marshal, this matter is very complicated. I will explain it to you later."
After Sokov invited Zhukov and Rokossovsky to sit down, he ordered someone to bring tea and snacks, and then asked Rokossovsky cautiously: "Comrade General, why did you remember to come to me with Comrade Marshal Coming?"
Rokossovsky did not immediately answer Sokov's question, but turned to look at Zhukov, as if he wanted to get some instructions from the other party.
Zhukov nodded and said: "Koschka, Misha is not an outsider. If you have anything to say, just say it directly."
"Misha, the situation is like this." Rokossovsky said to Sokov: "Yesterday, the 65th Army on your right wing launched an attack in the direction of Parich. Among them, the commanders and fighters of the 2nd Battalion of the 36th Regiment of a certain division , after a fierce battle, they successfully occupied the German position 217. But unfortunately, due to the fierce German artillery fire, they still could not move forward after paying huge sacrifices."
"Marshal Zhukov and I were inspecting the 65th Army at the time. After understanding the situation, we issued an order to the Army Commander General Batov to temporarily stop offensive operations in the direction of Parich."
"At that time, Marshal asked Batov: 'Pavel Ivanovich, do you think the attack in the direction of Palic will be successful? Also, what are your thoughts on this direction of attack?'
Bartov thought for a while and then replied: 'This direction is certainly attractive, the land is dry and there are no river obstacles. But the enemy is not stupid. They have powerful deep ladder defenses at the main commanding heights. If our army insists on attacking Parich, it will mean heavy casualties. '
After hearing this, I jumped in and said: 'Yes, Bartov thought very well. If our army launches an attack in the direction of Parich, it will be completely unexpected by the German army. They are waiting for us to fall into our own trap. '
The marshal thought for a moment and asked Bartov: 'What is the situation on your left wing? '
Bartov said: 'The terrain there makes it very difficult for troops to move. There are a lot of rivers and floodplains and a lot of swamps. It is not an ideal area for an attack. '
He learned that the terrain here was not conducive to launching an attack, but the marshal decided to come and take a look. No, here we are. "
"Misha!" As soon as Rokossovsky finished speaking, Zhukov asked Sokov: "Two days ago, I saw a plan drawn up by Rokossovsky, and he actually planned to attack the enemy in the swamp area. The enemy launched an attack. My first reaction when I saw this plan was that it was ridiculous. The commander who made this plan should be immediately sent to a military court."
When Sokov heard what Zhukov said, he was suddenly frightened into a cold sweat, because the one who made the plan was none other than himself. If he was really sent to a military court for this matter, he might as well not have made this suggestion to Rokossovsky in the first place.
But Zhukov's next words made him put the heart hanging in his throat back into his stomach again: "After inspecting the 65th Group Army yesterday and witnessing the casualties of the troops during the offensive, I watched it again Rokossovsky’s combat plan was found to be a genius idea. Using areas that are obviously unsuitable for combat as the main direction of our army’s attack can have unexpected effects. As long as nothing unexpected happens, we can easily Break through the German defense line and accelerate our army’s process of liberating Belarus.”
Upon hearing Zhukov's praise, both Sokov and Rokossovsky secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
After a pause, Rokossovsky said: "Comrade Marshal, on the way here, didn't you keep asking who the genius was who came up with this combat plan?"
From Rokossovsky's tone of voice, Zhukov vaguely guessed who was proposing the battle plan, but he still asked cautiously: "Who is it?"
"Here, he is right in front of you." Rokossovsky said with a smile: "This genius attack plan was originally proposed by Misha."
Although he had long guessed that the attack plan he saw was inextricably linked to Sokov, when he received Rokossovsky's confirmation, Zhukov was still shocked: "Misha, it's really you Proposed attack plan?”
"Yes, I proposed it."
"Genius, you are simply a genius." Zhukov said happily: "I said that the person who could come up with such a plan would not be an ordinary person. It seems that my guess is indeed correct."
Now that the words had reached this point, Rokossovsky struck while the iron was hot and said: "Comrade Marshal, didn't you ask me why Misha appeared at the 48th Army Headquarters instead of the 47th Army Headquarters? "
At this point, if Zhukov still can't figure out the connection between the two, his reputation as a marshal would be too empty: "Is it related to this plan?"
"Yes, Comrade Marshal, it is indeed the case." Rokossovsky nodded and explained to Zhukov: "The original arrangement for him to worry about the commander of the 47th Group Army was to consider that the unit was stationed in the Kovel area. He would command it. This force can effectively curb the actions of the German army in that area.
But the plan he proposed gave Ma Lining and I a refreshing feeling. After we carefully studied his combat plan, the more we looked at it, the more we felt that attacking from the swamp area was undoubtedly the best direction of attack. So we temporarily adjusted his appointment and appointed him from the commander of the 47th Group Army to the commander of the 48th Group Army. "
"Koschka," Zhukov said happily after listening to Rokossovsky's words: "If our attack from the swamp area really achieves unexpected results, your adjustment of appointments may go down in history. Woolen cloth."
Seeing Zhukov and Rokossovsky smiling broadly, Sokov suddenly remembered that Rokossovsky was kicked out of the conference room twice by Stalin after he submitted his battle plan during a meeting at the Supreme Command. He carefully reminded the two of them: "Comrade Marshal, Comrade General, I'm a little worried now."
"What are you worried about?" Rokossovsky asked curiously.
"I'm worried that after this plan is submitted, it will be rejected by the Supreme Commander." Sokov originally thought that it would take a few days for Zhukov to arrive, and he had enough time to make all the preparations before his arrival. But what he didn't expect was that at noon the next day, Zhukov, accompanied by Rokossovsky, came to the headquarters of the 48th Army.
Seeing the sudden appearance of Zhukov and Rokossovsky, Sokov was shocked and quickly stepped forward to salute them: "Comrade Marshal, Comrade General, why are you here!"
Zhukov was equally surprised. He turned to Rokossovsky and asked: "Koschka, what's going on? Why is Misha here? Shouldn't he be in the 47th Army?"
"Comrade Marshal, this matter is very complicated. I will explain it to you later."
After Sokov invited Zhukov and Rokossovsky to sit down, he ordered someone to bring tea and snacks, and then asked Rokossovsky cautiously: "Comrade General, why did you remember to come to me with Comrade Marshal Coming?"
Rokossovsky did not immediately answer Sokov's question, but turned to look at Zhukov, as if he wanted to get some instructions from the other party.
Zhukov nodded and said: "Koschka, Misha is not an outsider. If you have anything to say, just say it directly."
"Misha, the situation is like this." Rokossovsky said to Sokov: "Yesterday, the 65th Army on your right wing launched an attack in the direction of Parich. Among them were commanders and fighters from the 2nd Battalion of the 36th Regiment of a certain division. , after a fierce battle, successfully occupied the German position 217. But unfortunately, due to the fierce German artillery fire, they still could not move forward after paying huge sacrifices."
"Marshal Zhukov and I were inspecting the 65th Army at the time. After understanding the situation, we issued an order to the Army Commander General Batov to temporarily stop offensive operations in the direction of Parich."
"At that time, the marshal asked Batov: 'Pavel Ivanovich, do you think the attack in the direction of Palic will be successful? Also, what do you think about this direction of attack?'
Bartov thought for a while and then replied: 'This direction is certainly attractive, the land is dry and there are no river obstacles. But the enemy is not stupid. They have powerful deep ladder defenses at the main commanding heights. If our army insists on attacking Parich, it will mean heavy casualties. '
After hearing this, I jumped in and said: 'Yes, Bartov thought very well. If our army launches an attack in the direction of Parich, it will be completely unexpected by the German army. They are waiting for us to fall into our own trap. '
The marshal thought for a moment and asked Bartov: 'What is the situation on your left wing? '
Bartov said: 'The terrain there makes it very difficult for troops to move. There are a lot of rivers and floodplains and a lot of swamps. It is not an ideal area for an attack. '
He learned that the terrain here was not conducive to launching an attack, but the marshal decided to come and take a look. No, here we are. "
"Misha!" As soon as Rokossovsky finished speaking, Zhukov asked Sokov: "Two days ago, I saw a plan drawn up by Rokossovsky, and he actually planned to attack the enemy in the swamp area. The enemy launched an attack. My first reaction when I saw this plan was that it was ridiculous. The commander who made this plan should be immediately sent to a military court."
When Sokov heard what Zhukov said, he was suddenly frightened into a cold sweat, because the one who made the plan was none other than himself. If he was really sent to a military court for this matter, he might as well not have made this suggestion to Rokossovsky in the first place.
But Zhukov's next words made him put the heart hanging in his throat back into his stomach again: "After inspecting the 65th Group Army yesterday and witnessing the casualties of the troops during the offensive, I watched it again Rokossovsky’s combat plan was found to be a genius idea. Using areas that are obviously unsuitable for combat as the main direction of our army’s attack can have unexpected effects. As long as nothing unexpected happens, we can easily Break through the German defense line and accelerate our army’s process of liberating Belarus.”
Upon hearing Zhukov's praise, both Sokov and Rokossovsky secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
After a pause, Rokossovsky said: "Comrade Marshal, on the way here, didn't you keep asking who the genius was who came up with this combat plan?"
From Rokossovsky's tone of voice, Zhukov vaguely guessed who was proposing the battle plan, but he still asked cautiously: "Who is it?"
"Here, he is right in front of you." Rokossovsky said with a smile: "This genius attack plan was originally proposed by Misha."
Although he had long guessed that the attack plan he saw was inextricably linked to Sokov, when he received Rokossovsky's confirmation, Zhukov was still shocked: "Misha, it's really you Proposed attack plan?”
"Yes, I proposed it."
"Genius, you are simply a genius." Zhukov said happily: "I said that the person who could come up with such a plan would not be an ordinary person. It seems that my guess is indeed correct."
Now that the words had reached this point, Rokossovsky struck while the iron was hot and said: "Comrade Marshal, didn't you ask me why Misha appeared at the 48th Army Headquarters instead of the 47th Army Headquarters? "
At this point, if Zhukov still can't figure out the connection between the two, his reputation as a marshal would be too empty: "Is it related to this plan?"
"Yes, Comrade Marshal, it is indeed the case." Rokossovsky nodded and explained to Zhukov: "The original arrangement for him to worry about the commander of the 47th Group Army was to consider that the unit was stationed in the Kovel area. He would command it. This force can effectively curb the actions of the German army in that area.
But the plan he proposed gave Ma Lining and I a refreshing feeling. After we carefully studied his combat plan, the more we looked at it, the more we felt that attacking from the swamp area was undoubtedly the best direction of attack. So we temporarily adjusted his appointment and appointed him from the commander of the 47th Group Army to the commander of the 48th Group Army. "
"Koschka," Zhukov said happily after listening to Rokossovsky's words: "If our attack from the swamp area really achieves unexpected results, your adjustment of appointments may go down in history. Woolen cloth."
Seeing Zhukov and Rokossovsky smiling broadly, Sokov suddenly remembered that Rokossovsky was kicked out of the conference room twice by Stalin after he submitted his battle plan during a meeting at the Supreme Command. He carefully reminded the two of them: "Comrade Marshal, Comrade General, I'm a little worried now."
"What are you worried about?" Rokossovsky asked curiously.
"I'm worried that after this plan is submitted, it will be rejected by the supreme commander."
