Yakov, who was staying in the General Staff, was like an ant on a hot pot at the moment, walking back and forth in the room with his hands behind his back, anxiously waiting for Rokossovsky's answer to him.
When he proposed to Rokossovsky that he wanted to work in the Second Belarusian Front, he was opposed by the other party.
Rokossovsky said to him: "Yasha, I don't think you are suitable to come to the front line." After hearing this, Yakov was stunned and asked: "Why?"
"Because of your status." Rokossovsky said bluntly: "If it were someone else who wanted to come to the front line, I would definitely agree without hesitation. But you are the son of the Supreme Commander himself. If you come After joining the front line, what went wrong? Who can bear this responsibility? Therefore, I still advise you to stay in the General Staff. After the war is over in the future, it will not be too late to consider going to other units." But Yaco What the husband thinks is that he and Sokov are as close as brothers. If he goes to the front line, Sokov will definitely welcome him.
When he was working in the weapons and equipment department, Sokov would warmly receive him every time he sent weapons and equipment to the front line.
Now that the war situation has developed in favor of the Soviet army, Misha will definitely welcome his application to go to the front line at this time.
It was out of this consideration that he resolutely said to Rokossovsky: "Comrade Marshal, please help me ask Misha if he is willing to accept me? If he is willing to accept me, I will go directly to him Report." After several hours of waiting, Yakov finally received a call from Rokossovsky: "Yasha, I have already asked Misha." Listen to Rokossovs When Ji said this, Yakov couldn't help but feel secretly happy, and quickly asked: "Comrade Marshal, how is the situation? Did Misha readily agree?"
"Yasha, I think I might disappoint you." Rokossovsky said with a wry smile: "As soon as I told this matter, Misha strongly opposed it. He had the same view as me, and he felt that you should Stay at the General Staff instead of venturing to the frontier. If something happens, no one can bear the responsibility."
"What, Misha rejected me?" Yakov said with shock: "How is this possible?"
"Yasha, how should I put it?" Rokossovsky organized the vocabulary in his mind, and then said: "We let you stay at the General Staff Headquarters, actually for your safety. You know, although our army We have gained an absolute advantage on the battlefield, but the danger still exists. Neither I nor Misha, as your friend, want anything to happen to you, so I recommend that you continue to stay at the General Staff. You understand what we mean ?"
"I understand." Yakov heard that his going to the front line was vetoed by Rokossovsky and Sokov. Although he felt very uncomfortable, he still forced a smile and said: "It doesn't matter, since you are all If you feel that I am not suitable to go to the front line, then I will stay at the General Staff. By the way, Comrade Marshal, if you see Misha, please say hello to him for me." Rokossovsky listened to Yakov After saying that he was willing to stay at the General Staff Headquarters, he breathed a sigh of relief and felt that the choice made by the other party was the right one.
Although the battle is going smoothly now, who knows if there will be an accident. If one day an enemy artillery shell directly hits the headquarters, even as a general or marshal, there is still the possibility of being injured or even killed. .
As long as the other party no longer asks to come to the front line, things will be much easier to handle. But what Rokossovsky never dreamed of was that Yakov hit a wall here. After thinking for a long time, he called the commander of the Third Front, General Chernyakhovsky: " Hello, Comrade General, I am Yakov."
"Yakov?!" When he heard this name, Chernyakhovsky was stunned for a moment and thought to himself, who is this? You only gave me your real name, how do I know who you are?
But since the other party can call his headquarters, which proves that the other party is very capable, he can only ask politely: "Hello, is there anything I can do for you?"
"That's it, Comrade General." Yakov did not notice the politeness and alienation in Chernyakhovsky's tone when he spoke, and said to himself: "After I returned to Moscow from the front , was assigned to the Weapons and Equipment Department by my father and received the care of Comrade Ustinov; later he was transferred to the General Staff and was taken care of by Chief of the General Staff Antonov. I feel that in the past few years, I have been living In the shadow of my father, I have an idea to go to the front and be an ordinary commander. I wonder if your army can accept me." After hearing what Yakov said, Chernyakhovsky was like After muttering to himself, he suddenly thought of who the other party was, and asked tentatively: "You are Yakov, the son of the Supreme Commander himself, right?"
"Comrade General, I hope you can forget my identity." Yakov did not deny that he was the son of the Supreme Commander himself. He said with an embarrassed look: "I am who I am. I want to be an ordinary person on the front line." Commander, command the troops to fight face to face with the enemy. I hope you can fulfill my wish." Regarding Yakov's request, Chernyakhovsky did not dare to refuse or agree, and could only politely say Said: "Comrade Yakov, I cannot make the decision on your request alone. I need to discuss it with other members of the front army headquarters. When we have the result, I will call you to inform you. Do you think it is okay?" When Chernyakhovsky put down the phone, Lieutenant General Makarov, the military commissar sitting next to him, smiled and asked: "Comrade Commander, I don't know who called you, and you looked helpless. "
"Comrade Military Commissar," Chernyakhovsky replied with a wry smile: "There is a commander working in the General Staff who wants to serve as a commander in our troops, and I am considering whether I should agree to his request. "
"It goes without saying, Comrade Commander." Chief of Staff Pokrovsky said with a smile;
"Our army has always been short of commanders. If someone is willing to take the initiative to join, that would be a great request. I think you can agree."
"Comrade Chief of Staff, the situation is not as simple as you think." Chernyakhovsky shook his head and said: "This person has a special status. If anything goes wrong after joining our army, I'm afraid no one will be responsible." I can’t afford this responsibility.”
"Who is it?!" Pokrovsky asked curiously: "What kind of big shot wants to come to our army to command operations?"
"How can I put it, he is not a big shot. He is just a major general and now works in the General Staff." Chernyakhovsky said with a wry smile: "But his status is very special. He is the supreme commander himself. The eldest son." Pokrovsky just picked up the tea cup and was about to drink water. When Chernyakhovsky said this, almost all the water in the cup was poured on his face.
He hurriedly put down the cup, not even bothering to wipe the water from his face, and asked Chernyakhovsky in a panic: "Comrade Commander, whose son do you think he is? The eldest son of the Supreme Commander himself?"
"That's right, it's Major General Yakov." After listening to Chernyakhovsky's words, Pokrovsky wiped his face with his hand, and then said: "Comrade Commander, I don't think we can Agree to his request. His status is too special. If something happens on the front line, neither you nor I can bear the responsibility."
"Yes, Comrade Chief of Staff, you are right." Chernyakhovsky nodded and said: "It was out of such considerations that I did not agree to him immediately, but said that I would like to talk to you Let’s discuss it.”
"There is nothing to discuss." Because of Yakov's special status, Pokrovsky firmly believed that he must not let him come to the front line, otherwise there will be a lot of trouble in the future: "I think you still Say no to him."
"No, we can't refuse." Unexpectedly, at this moment, Military Commissioner Makarov expressed his opinion: "You are right, if you let him command an army in combat, there will definitely be risks. But What if we let him stay in our headquarters and serve as a staff officer, or even deputy chief of staff? This not only satisfies his requirement to come to the front line, but also minimizes the risk. Do you think this plan is feasible?" When Ernyakhovsky and Pokrovsky heard this, they thought this was a good idea. It did not offend Yakov and showed favor to Stalin, and there was no danger.
So the three people reached an agreement and were ready to agree to Yakov's request to join his army. Since Yakov is invited to join his army, it is obviously inappropriate for others to call.
So Chernyakhovsky called the General Staff switchboard and asked the operator to transfer the call to Yakov's office.
After hearing Yakov's voice, Chernyakhovsky smiled and said: "Hello, General Yakov, I am Chernyakhovsky."
"It's you, Comrade General." Hearing the call from Chernyakhovsky, Yakov asked anxiously: "I don't know what the outcome of the discussion between you and your deputies is. Can you let me go?" Frontline?"
"No problem, no problem. After research, we have decided that we would like to invite you to join our army."
"Great, this is great." When Yakov heard that Chernyakhovsky agreed to join the Third Belarusian Front, Yakov was overjoyed and said quickly: "Comrade General, thank you so much ”
"General Yakov, I haven't finished speaking yet." Chernyakhovsky waited for Yakov to be quiet before continuing: "However, there are no vacancies for the commanders of our combat forces at the moment, so you After joining our army, I can only stay at the front army headquarters and serve as a combat staff officer. Do you mind?" Yakov is now eager to go to the front line. As for whether to be a division commander or a front army commander To him, there was not much difference to him, so he readily agreed to the other party: "Comrade General, I will resolutely obey your arrangements."
"Since you agree." Chernyakhovsky said politely: "Then please report to our front headquarters as soon as possible."
"Okay, Comrade General. No, it should be called Comrade Commander." Yakov said: "After I handed over the work of the General Staff, I immediately rushed to the East Prussia region." Chernyakhovsky After putting down the phone, he said to Pokrovsky: "Comrade Chief of Staff, I entrust General Yakov to you. Before the end of the war, you are responsible for protecting his life and safety. Do you understand?"
"Don't worry, Comrade Commander." Pokrovsky assured Chernyakhovsky: "After he comes, I will only arrange for him to work in the headquarters and not let him interact with the outside world. If there is any contact, this can prevent him from being in danger."
"Now it seems that this is all we can do." Chernyakhovsky nodded, and then asked Military Commissar Makarov: "Comrade Military Commissar, do you have any objections?"
"No." The reason why Makarov offered to let Yakov come to his army was because he considered that with the supreme commander's own son here, he would be able to give priority to his own army in terms of logistics and supplies in the future.
Therefore, he had no objection to the plan proposed by Chernyakhovsky.
"Comrade Commander, I have heard something." Pokrovsky said to Chernyakhovsky: "It is said that the commander of the 48th Army, General Sokov, and General Yakov are good friends. . At the beginning, any new weapons produced by the Weapons and Equipment Department were given priority to be supplied to General Sokov’s troops. I was thinking, since the relationship between the two of them is so good, why didn’t he go to General Sokov’s troops?” Chernyakhovsky thought about the question raised by Pokrovsky for a while, and then came up with the answer: "I think it is the same as our original idea, worried that Yakov will come to his army. , I am afraid that I will be in danger. Once something happens, no one can bear the responsibility."
"Yes, I also think it is possible." After Pokrovsky said this, he couldn't help but start to daydream: "Comrade Commander, tell me, after General Yakov comes to our army, the logistics will Can the department give us priority in supplies? With the new weapons that have just been launched, can we use them first?"
"It's hard to say." Chernyakhovsky shook his head and said, "As far as I know, the weapons used by General Sokov's 48th Army are similar to other units, and there is nothing special about them. .”
"Comrade Commander, when you mentioned General Sokov, I remembered something." Makarov interrupted.
"what's up"
"That's it," Makarov said: "General Lunev, the military commissar of the 48th Army, called me two days ago and asked me to help him find someone in the army."
"Looking for someone, who is it?" Chernyakhovsky asked curiously: "Who can alert the Deputy Minister of Internal Affairs to personally take action?"
"It's a tank soldier named Shura." Makarov replied: "He's the younger brother of the heroine Zoya."
"What, Zoya's brother?" Pokrovsky's eyes widened in surprise: "Is the hero's brother in our army?"
"Not sure." Makarov said: "As you know, there are too many people named Shura. It is indeed not easy to find the person you are looking for among hundreds of thousands of people. thing."
"Comrade Military Commissar," although he was just looking for someone, Chernyakhovsky felt that this matter should not be taken lightly, and reminded Makarov: "Since the other party asked you, if you have time, you should help him find someone." Find it once.”
