The telegram from Moscow made Yegorov, who was the commander of the Southern Front, and Stalin feel a little unwilling.

Yes, at the moment, the Southern White Bandit Army, headed by Denikin, has already been suppressed by them to the Crimean Peninsula and the Caucasus. With a little more force, they can be split into two parts.

Because the 1st Cavalry Army had already reported to them that it was less than a hundred kilometers from Rostov-on-Don, it would take only a day to take this strategic point.

It's just that this telegram from Moscow makes all this unrealistic. Because the Southern Front will soon be transferred to the western regions of Ukraine, and at the same time they will be renamed the Western Front, and the vacancies left by them will be taken over by the South-Eastern Front. So even if they were close to Rostov, they could only let the 1st Cavalry Army withdraw.

Because the South-Eastern Front will next switch to strategic defense, even if Rostov is captured, it will not be able to hold it.

"It's really unwilling."

Yegorov, who was the commander of the Southern Front, slapped the table hard. Yegorov, who graduated from the Kazan Infantry Civilian School, was very unwilling in his heart. As a military general, he knows too well how important Rostov is.

Located only 45 kilometers from the mouth of the Don River, this strategically important city can be easily captured by taking its city of Azov, which is located at its estuary. As long as the two cities were captured, Denikin's White Bandit Army would inevitably divide the two parts of the city. But not yet.

"All right, Egorov. Spare yourself some strength and think about it, and then face the enemy of Romania."

Seeing that Egorov vented his inner dissatisfaction, Stalin, as a political commissar, had to put a stop to his actions. After all, this was a decision of the Central Committee, which they, as a member of the Soviets, had to abide by unconditionally.

Deep down, however, Stalin was not satisfied with the decision of the Central Committee.

In his opinion, the first task at present should be to eliminate the White Bandit Army. After the internal enemy has been eliminated, it is possible to concentrate on making these neighbors, who have taken advantage of the Soviets, feel the wrath of the communists. It's really unwise to disperse the cool power now. It's just time to give the White Bandit Army a reply. Those who made such a decision were simply committing a crime against the Soviets and should be sent to Siberia for re-education through labor.

And he also knows the inside story of this central order. However, it was due to the fact that there were many victories and some members of the Central Committee could not clearly recognize the situation. But for now, you can only execute the command first.

Although Stalin was not satisfied in his heart, as he was also famous in later generations, the city was quite deep. So as not to be like Yegorov, to show dissatisfaction.

After being said by Stalin, Yegorov also calmed down. Since he can't change it, he can only do what he is doing first according to the orders of the central government. So he immediately thought about how to arrange his forces and turned to the west of Ukraine.

Yegorov looked at the map and said to Stalin: "Now we can withdraw the 1st Cavalry Army and wait for the South-Eastern Front to take over." ”

"Totally doable."

The proposal put forward by Yegorov, Stalin also approved.

Egorov continued: "Then let the 14th Army go to Kyiv first and strengthen the defense of the area, this is to prevent Romania from thinking about the city unduly. ”

"No problem, just do as you say."

With Stalin's consent, Yegorov called in the heralds and gave the order. The reason why there is the current scene is mainly related to the unique military system of early Soviet Russia, which is the political commissar decision-making system. The reason for this situation also has a lot to do with the small number of military cadres in Soviet Russia.

At the beginning of the war, Soviet Russia found that the soldiers' council it had set up could not replace the role of the commander at all, and then implemented the political commissar system, that is, the political commissar. However, during the battle, it was found that the political ability of the political commissar was there, but most of the military ability was worrying.

And Soviet Russia has no time to train military cadres, so it can only use the former Tsarist Russian officers who were captured by them. However, in order to prevent these officers from rebelling against the Soviets, the battle order must be signed by the military commander and the commissar. And in order to prevent the two from having a dispute, no one can convince anyone, causing unnecessary losses. So the final decision will be made by the political commissar.

And Yegorov, who served as a colonel in the Tsarist army, certainly could not be on an equal footing with Stalin, who was in the upper echelons of the Soviets. So it was usually he who gave his opinion, and then it was Stalin who made the decision. But thankfully, the two didn't get along for long, but they got along very well.

After Yegorov finished speaking of his advice, Stalin informed him of good news.

"Because we have to face the Romanians, all the next our front will be strengthened. At present, the Soviet Military Council has decided to integrate the 6th, 8th, and 9th armies and the 2nd cavalry army into our front. In addition, because Romania is well-equipped, the Military Commission will also support us with a lot of technical equipment such as machine guns, artillery, and armored vehicles. ”

"This news is really good, so that we can at least have a military advantage, which can be fought if there is not a big gap in technology and arms."

Knowing that the troops and weapons and equipment that would be replenished, Yegorov jumped for joy like a child getting a beloved toy, completely recognizing his previous dissatisfaction. After all, not everyone is in command of an army of 500,000, and I don't know when this kind of opportunity will come next time.

Looking at Egorov, who was happily like a child, Stalin walked outside.

Seeing that Stalin was going out, Yegorov asked curiously: "Where are you going?" ”

"I need to prepare food and other materials, which cannot be transported from the rear. We need to raise some money to ease the pressure on the central government. ”

Comrade Stalin was highly conscious and considered himself completely from the perspective of the Central Committee.

"However, the supplies in our vicinity have already been collected, and it is very difficult to collect them again."

Stalin's words made Yegorov think that he was going to collect nearby.

"I know that. This time, I didn't plan to collect supplies nearby. ”

Don't collect supplies nearby?

Yegorov asked with some confusion: "Then where do you go to collect it?" ”

"I want Kyiv to collect supplies for us."

"Kyiv?"

Stalin's words surprised Egorov greatly. Not only is Ukraine nominally a neighbor, is it really good to collect supplies like this?

Seeing Yegorov's surprised look, Stalin knew what he was worried about. "Rest assured, I won't let our army collect it. Ukraine is our breadbasket, let the people in Kyiv do it for us. Don't worry, we'll let the central government know. ”

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