The intelligence office sent a developed photo. Malinin took the photo without looking at it and handed it directly to Rokossovsky: "Comrade Commander, this is a photo that has just been developed. Please take a look."
Rokossovsky took the photo and looked at it carefully. Sokov was worried that his level was not high enough and he was not qualified to know the contents of the photo, so he intentionally took two steps back to stay as far away from Rokossovsky as possible.
After reading the photo, Rokossovsky put it on the table. He looked up and saw Sokov standing far away from him. He couldn't help but asked curiously: "Misha, what are you doing standing so far away? Are you worried?" Did I eat you?"
His words caused Malinin to burst into laughter. Sokov explained with a blushing face: "Comrade Commander, this information may involve secrets. I should stay away to avoid causing you to leak the secrets."
After listening to Sokov's words, Rokossovsky laughed loudly: "Misha, you are worrying too much. This kind of information can be obtained by a commander of your level, let alone a commander of your level, even a division commander, regiment commander, or even Even the battalion commander can see it. Besides, even if it’s top-secret information, you just didn’t listen to this person..."
At this point, Rokossovsky turned to Agelina and said apologetically: "I'm sorry, I forgot your name?"
"My name is Agelina."
"Yes, your name is Agelina, I forgot for a moment." Rokossovsky faced Sokov again and continued: "Didn't Comrade Agelina just tell you all the contents of the intelligence? Us? If this is a top-secret document, I will definitely let you go out first. But since I didn’t ask you to go out, it means you are qualified to know this document."
"Comrade Commander," Malinen interrupted and asked, "So, what Comrade Agelina just said is completely true?"
"That's right, my Comrade Chief of Staff." Rokossovsky nodded and said affirmatively: "What Comrade Agelina just said is true. The enemy's Supreme Command has judged that what our army has The ultimate goal of launching Operation Bagration may be to capture Warsaw. Therefore, they made the decision to order the Warsaw garrison to evacuate to the fortress in the rear and re-build a new line of defense to prevent our army from continuing to advance."
"Comrade Commander, if the German army really chooses to retreat on August 3, then we can take the opportunity to enter Warsaw." Malinen said with some excitement: "You know, liberating the capital of a country is an amazing achievement. .”
Rokossovsky heard what Malinin said, but he did not immediately express his position. Instead, he looked at Sokov and asked: "Misha, what do you think about this?"
"Comrade Marshal," Sokov replied cautiously: "First of all, I think the intelligence obtained by Agelina is absolutely true, but whether we can successfully enter Warsaw is unknown."
"Why do you say that?" Rokossovsky raised his chin at Sokov: "Tell me your reasons."
"Comrade Marshal, I heard that the resistance movement in Warsaw is preparing for a military operation in the near future." Naturally, Sokov would not stupidly tell the other party that an uprising would break out in Warsaw tomorrow, but would pretend to analyze it. "If I guess correctly, this should be an uprising to seize Warsaw from the enemy."
A look of astonishment flashed across Rokossovsky's eyes quickly. He felt that it was rare for Sokov to notice this, so he said with interest: "Misha, what if a war breaks out in Warsaw?" Isn't the uprising a good thing for us? With the assistance of the rebel army, we can capture this city from the Germans more easily."
"Comrade Marshal, the situation may not be as optimistic as you think." But Sokov shook his head and said: "As far as I know, the resistance forces in Poland are divided into two parts: one part is Liudov who is close to our army. Army, Liudov Guards and Peasant Battalion; while the other part was the Krajow Army of the Polish exiled government in London.
If the dominant force in the rebel army is a force close to our army like Liudov's army, then they will cooperate with our army in liberating Warsaw. But if it were the Krajov Army, I'm afraid the situation would deviate from our original intention. "
Hearing this, Rokossovsky raised his hand to interrupt Sokov's words, and asked tentatively: "Misha, do you mean that if an uprising breaks out in Warsaw, the commander who leads the uprising belongs to the Krajov Army? Yes, then they will not cooperate with our actions to liberate Warsaw?”
"Yes, Comrade Marshal." Sokov replied in a positive tone: "Not only will the members of the Krajov Army not cooperate with us in liberating Warsaw, they may even carry out cruel acts against members of the Liudov Army in the rebel army. The purge led to the uprising's eventual failure."
Regarding Sokov's statement, Rokossovsky was skeptical: "Misha, you said that the Krajov Army in the rebel army would purge the comrades of the Liudov Army, but I don't think so. Agree. Even if they are loyal to different objects and have different positions, they have a common enemy - the Germans. I believe that they should be able to reach a consensus on dealing with the Germans."
Seeing that Rokossovsky didn't quite believe what he said, Sokov didn't argue, because he couldn't possibly tell the other party that what he just said were all historical materials from later generations. Now it seems to Rokossovsky and others that the remarks he just made were just his own wishful analysis.
Rokossovsky turned to Malinin and said: "Comrade Chief of Staff, I think what Misha said makes sense. Now call General Bellinger and ask him to come here. I think even if Clark The people of the Jov Army are unwilling to deal with us, but General Bellinger is a Polish, and there is nothing wrong with Polish people dealing with Polish people.”
"You are right, Comrade Commander." Malinen agreed with Rokossovsky's statement: "I think General Bellinger may have an unexpected effect on this matter."
While Malinin was on the phone to General Bellinger, Rokossovsky curiously asked Agelina: "Comrade Agelina, do you know that there are plans for an uprising in the city?"
Hearing Rokossovsky's question, Agelina thought for a moment, then nodded and said: "Comrade Marshal, the last time I contacted my contact person, I heard him say that Poland's underground resistance The organization is collecting weapons and ammunition everywhere and trying to transport them to the city, possibly for some kind of military action."
"So, it is entirely possible for an uprising to break out in Warsaw?"
"Comrade Marshal, I don't know whether what the contact person said is true, so I can't answer your question."
Rokossovsky smiled, and he said to Agelina: "Comrade Agelina, it seems that you are a very cautious person. I just asked casually, you don't have to worry about it, just say it casually Even if your idea is wrong, I won’t blame you.”
"Agelina," Sokov was worried that Agelina would have a psychological burden, so he comforted her and said, "It's okay. Comrade Marshal just wants to have a casual chat with you. Whatever you think of, just tell him."
With Sokov's endorsement, Agelina suddenly felt a little more confident. She thought for a long time, and finally said slowly: "Comrade Marshal, I saw a report in the documents of the German Army Headquarters, saying Arms were stolen from the arsenal in the east of the city. After reconnaissance, it was determined that the person who stole the arms should have fled Warsaw."
After Agelina finished telling this information, she paused for a moment and then continued: "Comrade Marshal, I am now wondering whether this batch of stolen arms may be used by the Polish underground resistance organization to carry out the uprising."
Rokossovsky was very interested in the information provided by Agelina. He asked curiously: "Comrade Agelina, can you tell me the number of stolen arms?"
"Not sure." Agelina shook her head and said, "The number of stolen arms was not mentioned in the report, but based on my experience, since it can be reported to the Warsaw Garrison Headquarters, it means that the stolen arms were stolen. Arms is not a small amount."
Bellinger came to Rokossovsky's office, shook hands with Rokossovsky and Malinin, then looked at Sokov standing next to him, and asked Rokossovsky curiously: " Comrade Marshal, I wonder who this young general is?"
"General Bellinger, you two have probably never met before." Rokossovsky smiled and said to Bellinger: "Let me introduce to you. This is Sokov, commander of the 48th Group Army. General. Mischa, this is Lieutenant General Bellinger, commander of the Polish 1st Army."
Sokov saw that the other person was wearing the rank of lieutenant general, which was lower than his own military rank, so he did not salute, but stretched out his hand to him and said in a friendly manner: "Hello, General Bellinger, nice to meet you. "
"Hello, General Sokov." Bellinger held Sokov's hand, shook it vigorously a few times, and said with some emotion: "I have heard of your name for a long time, but today is the first time. It was such a surprise to see me in person for the first time.”
Rokossovsky waited for Bellinger and Sokov to chat for a while before interrupting them: "General Bellinger, I invite you here today because I have important matters to discuss with you. .”
Hearing that Rokossovsky had something important to discuss with him, Bellinger quickly said: "Comrade Marshal, please speak, I am all ears!"
Rokossovsky handed him the stack of photos first, and while he was looking at the photos, he said: "This Agelina just escaped from Warsaw and brought us this information. The information said , the German high command plans to order the Warsaw garrison to withdraw on August 3 and withdraw to the fortress area in the west, where they will build a new line of defense to prevent our army's attack."
"What, the Germans are going to abandon Warsaw?" Hearing what Rokossovsky said, Bellinger couldn't help but burst into tears. "If so, that would be great. Our army can enter without fighting." Warsaw, thereby ensuring the city’s integrity.”
"General Bellinger, the situation is not as simple as you think." But at this moment, Malinen poured cold water on him: "Although the German high command gave the Warsaw garrison an order to retreat, but If something unexpected happens, the troop withdrawal may be cancelled. If we want to liberate Warsaw, we still need to go through a fierce and cruel battle."
Bellinger looked at Malinen and asked confusedly: "Comrade Chief of Staff, since the German high command has issued an order to retreat, what other accidents could cause this retreat to fail?"
“According to the intelligence we currently have,” Rokossovsky told Bellinger, “the underground resistance organization in Warsaw may stage an uprising in the near future to try to seize the city from the Germans. "
Hearing what Rokossovsky said, Bellinger couldn't help but be overjoyed and said repeatedly: "Comrade Marshal, this is a good thing, this is a good thing. Think about it, our army is only a few dozen kilometers away from Warsaw. Once an outbreak occurs in the city, In order to resist the German uprising, it only takes us one day at most to reach the outskirts of Warsaw, cooperate with the rebels inside and outside, eliminate the city's defenders, and then seize the city."
"General Bellinger, this is exactly the problem." Rokossovsky sighed and continued: "You also know that the resistance forces in Poland are divided into two forces: the Liudov Army and the Krajov Army. . The members of the Polish 1st Army under your command are basically members of Liudov's Army. If the rebel army in the city is dominated by Liudov's Army, they will naturally hope to cooperate with you inside and outside to jointly liberate the enemy. Warsaw enslaved by the Germans.
But now we must prepare for the worst. If the person leading the uprising is from the Krajov Army, they naturally do not want to see our army enter the city first. They will find ways to prevent our army from entering the city, but will find ways to wait for the British troops who support their exile in the palace to take the lead in becoming the liberators of Warsaw. "
"Oh my God, Comrade Marshal." Bellinger exclaimed in surprise when he heard this: "The British troops are not close to Poland. If they want to wait for the British army to enter Warsaw first, how long will they have to wait? .”
"General Bellinger, I think you should know as well as I do." Rokossovsky continued: "It is absolutely impossible for the British to appear near Warsaw in a short period of time, so the Klajov Army's This wish is doomed to fail. If they keep delaying like this after the uprising begins, it may give the Germans time to mobilize reinforcements. As soon as the German reinforcements arrive, then the rebels in Warsaw, whether it is Crayo Neither the husband's army nor Liudov's army can resist the superior German attack, and in the end the uprising will end in failure."
After hearing Rokossovsky's words, Bellinger's expression became solemn, and he asked cautiously: "Comrade Marshal, didn't we send someone to contact them?"
Rokossovsky did not speak, but sneered twice. Seeing this, Malinin quickly explained for Rokossovsky: "General Bellinger, to tell you the truth, Comrade Commander met with the officers of the 7th Division of the Krajov Army two days ago, but the other party said We don't seem to be friendly. They even directly stated that although they will not be our enemies, they will not fight alongside us. This means that if it is the Krajov Army that controls Warsaw City, we want to smoothly It will not be easy to enter Warsaw."
"Comrade Marshal," after Malinin finished speaking, Bellinger thought for a moment and then said to Rokossovsky: "Although the positions of the Krajow Army and I are different, we are both Poles. I don't know. Can you arrange for me to meet with their people to see if there are any opportunities for cooperation?”
