Zhukov and Yeliamenko are old classmates with good relationships. They can speak well in normal times and subconsciously defended him: "There are not many places suitable for crossing the river in the lower reaches of the Don River. After the three armies of 57, 62, and 64 have basically occupied the crossing points. The Second Army of Guards cannot be used even if they go. If they go far, they will not be able to rescue the 21st Army."

It would be fine if we didn't say this, but Stalin was even more angry: "Who asked him to go to the Hequ tribe to save people? It would be enough to have Chisdakov, a fool, drag Manstein, and his target is Rostov! Our commanders at all levels should keep a clear head - since the Germans have sent their main force to the Hequ tribe, how much strength can Rostov remain in the direction of the direction?"

Zhukov smiled bitterly. The Supreme Commander's words also vaguely meant to blame himself. Of course, what is more important is to express his dissatisfaction with Yelemenko's ineffective combat - he always believed that the Stalingrad Front had negligently put these Romanian warships in!

Late at night that day, Stalingrad Front Political Commissar Nikita Sergeevich Khrushchev walked into the front command center with a gloomy face, but was shocked that the front commander Yeliaomenko was covering his face and crying, his expression seemed to be a little boy who came back from a naughty place outside and was taught a lesson by his mother - but the commander of the commander is already 50 years old this year, and he is the commander of the 300,000 Red Army!

"What's wrong with you? Comrade Andrei Ivanovic." Khrushchev put the telegram aside, suddenly felt a little sympathetic to the commander, and asked with concern, "Who dares to show you a look?"

"Comrade Stalin is popular, and Comrade Zhukov also called a telegram to accuse us."

Following the direction Yelemenko pointed, Khrushchev saw the telegram from Zhukov. This was not the routine from the General Staff he received, but only a general telegram. Yelemenko's hand was completely a long telegram from Zhukov in his personal tone. Not only did he tell him that Comrade Stalin was very angry, he told him to be more careful and work harder, but he also warned him that if he did not send the 2nd Army of the Guards out, the General Staff would adjust the combat subordinates.

After seeing this telegram, Khrushchev knew that he didn't need to take out his one. He persuaded: "Comrade Zhukov's words are not bad, it's for career! You can see that. Nearly 20,000 troops of the 24th Army were besieged by the enemy. Comrade Stalin was so anxious that he couldn't eat well and sleep well. Comrade Vatujing had crossed the river. Comrade Rokosovsky's troops were blocked by warships and could not cross the river. Only we were still wasting time on the left bank of the Don River. Of course, Comrade Stalin would be dissatisfied..."

"I have sent three armies up, what else can I do?" Yeliaumko was full of anger. "We have a Klester cluster on our flanks. If I draw all my troops to the front, what should I do if the cluster takes the opportunity to attack us? Even if they can't attack, what should they do if they draw troops to board 6 along the Caucasus? Who will be responsible then?"

"This matter is one code and one code. At least we cannot bear the responsibility of the Caucasus 6, right?" Khrushchev said to himself, "That is the problem of the Caucasus Front."

At this time, the Stalingrad Front had two armies in his hands, one was the 2nd Army of Guards with relatively strong combat effectiveness, and the other was the 51st Army. Yellemko complained: "Why don't the Don River Front send troops to reinforce? They also had the 4th Army of Tank, and their left and right wings were our troops, so there was no need to worry about the enemy breaking in."

"But they were facing the Don River Quarter, where there were enemy warships and hundreds of German aircraft."

"Then let's delay crossing the river for a few more days. Anyway, the Dun River will soon freeze, and we will not freeze here next month... Can't the 20,000 people in the Hequ tribe wait for even a few days?" Yeliaomko muttered.

"Comrade Stalin can't wait."

"We can transfer the 4th Tank Army to us to cross the river... The soldiers are unwilling to be transferred to us, and they are unwilling to sacrifice in the Don River tribe - do they understand who is responsible for the failure of the battle?" Yeliaumko roared. "If we don't know the specific details, others would think that the troops of our Front Army were surrounded!"

"Reinforcement is like putting out a fire!" Khrushchev heard Yelemenko's dissatisfaction with Rokosovsky in his words, whether it was his usual grievances or Stalin's threat to draw the 2nd Guards Army to the Dunhe Front. In short, Yelemenko had a great opinion on Rokosovsky. He felt that the commander's idea was very dangerous, so he persuaded, "We are all for the cause of the party, don't distinguish between you, mine, our only task is to execute the order - attack!"

"Comrade Khrushchev, you don't understand. You are not a soldier, and you don't feel the pain of a commander watching the troops be led in the wrong direction."

"Comrade Yelemenko! The combat order was issued by the General Staff. No matter what reason you have, the only thing we can do is obey. Whether the error or not must be left to the post-war period can be evaluated." Khrushchev raised his voice, "And this was Comrade Stalin's personal order."

"Okay, I will obey his orders firmly!" Yeliaumko wiped away his tears. The performance just now took his life. He said to the combat staff in an unquestionable tone, "Appoint the 2nd Guards Army to complete the crossing of the river before 10:00 am on the 13th, and there must be no mistakes."

"What if the Klester aircraft group really comes? Can it be done with just one 51st Army?" Khrushchev suddenly became a little worried after being told by Yeliaumko just now.

"Who knows, take a step and then talk..." Yeliaumko blinked and said to himself, "If we are attacked, the 4th Tank Army of the Don River Front can be transferred to my command?"

Khrushchev shook his head and tried his best to relieve the worries in his mind. He originally wanted to say something, but after thinking for a long time, he still didn't know what to say.

In the early morning of the 13th, after a day and night of hard fighting, the German 16th Armored Division and the Guard Flag Team Armored Division finally killed the rear troops of the 24th Army and met together in the original floating bridge area of ​​the Hequ team. Both sides arrived at the designated position almost at the same time. This not only meant that the two families had completely formed a cutting of the Red Army of the Hequ team, but also meant that the relevant bets between the two divisions were tied. The vanguard troops on both sides, who were carrying special missions, laughed when they saw the other's tanks, and the hands of the tank count and Marx Wensher were tightly held together.

"Go back together?"

"good!"

Just as they were celebrating each other, a war situation research meeting was being held in the Hort Cluster Command.

"Sir, according to the latest information, the commander of the Southwest Front, Watujing, the commander of the opposite Southwest Front, including the 5th Tank Army and the 1st Guard Army, has sent most of the troops to cross the river, and the Front Command is still in the Don River, and there is only one 12th Army left by his side - this is the weakest army in the Front Army. We estimate that there are less than 60,000 people, only 5o-7o tanks. Including the headquarters guards and other technical branches left by Watujing, the front troops that have not crossed the river are at most 80,000 to 90,000, and the number of tanks will not exceed 10."

"Okay." Hot laughed, "The situation is even more perfect than we thought. Watujing, a fool, thought we wouldn't come back and hit him after we left?"

"But, the Bryansk Front is so tight that we are stuck in the back." Someone expressed different opinions. "If we were attacking Vatutin by the Bryansk Front from behind, we would be very uncomfortable."

"Reinhart, what do you think?"

"I think the Romanians and Italians can be used to deal with them." Reinhardt glanced at the map and compared the strength distribution of both sides. "If we can win 3-4 days, our armored troops can take off Vatujin's nest - if not, they can force him to draw troops back from the Don River, which can effectively reduce the pressure on Marshal Manstein."

"I want to share a little for him. Now all three fronts are pounced on Rostov's direction, which is enough for him." Hot thought for a while, "Can you ask you to lead the 4th Armored Army to attack the Russians? I will take the Italians and the Romanians here to block the Bryansk Front. We will defend as long as you need us to defend."

"Why do I change a task with you?" Reinhardt explained after thinking for a while, "this is more sure of success."

The facts are obvious. There will be no big problem with the 4th Armored Army assaulting Vatujing. There are less than 10,000 soldiers and 10,000 tanks on hand. The 4th Armored Army has 20,000 soldiers and 7,000 tanks, but it is not optimistic to be responsible for the blocking mission. The Bryansk Front Army has 60,000 soldiers and 50-6,000 tanks. Except for the 4th Armored Army, there are only 20,000 soldiers and 30 tanks. More importantly, these are all the Axis Little Brothers troops. Although the combat effectiveness has been strengthened, it is still not enough to deal with the Red Army.

"I'm the sir, you should listen to me." Hort blinked, "It's better for me to stay, I'll ask them not to attack and bluff as much as possible..."

"Then... I'll leave you 2 armored divisions and 1 motorized infantry division? You can have some reserves at critical moments." Reinhardt no longer shirked, because Hort is higher in level, older in qualifications, easier to control and command these Allied troops.

"Give me an armored division and a motorized infantry division." Hort said firmly, "The assault power cannot be weakened too much. We must solve the command center of the Southwest Front as soon as possible."

"I'll try to solve the problem in 3-4 days."

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Chapter completed!