After seeing the telegram that Zhu Zhendong and the others had forwarded back, Rokossovsky threw it on the table and said angrily: "Damn the Germans, they actually used models of tanks and artillery to fool us, trying to make our air force waste bombs on these false targets." Pen ~ Fun ~ Pavilion www.biquge.info Fortunately, our reconnaissance team discovered the German conspiracy in time and frustrated their deception tactics. ”

"Comrade commander, this is a telegram from General Golikov," Malinin waited for Rokossovsky to finish, and then handed over another telegram: "He asked you to go to Mechevsk to receive troops. ”

After seeing the telegram, Rokossovsky said to Zakharov and Malinin: "Chief of Staff, I will go to Mechevsk with the military commissar, and during our absence, all affairs in the army group will be jointly responsible for the two of you." ”

After the transfer of command, Rokossovsky and Lobachev set off in jeeps to the headquarters of the 10th Army in Mechevsk.

But when the jeep drove to Mechevsk, the driver suddenly found that the road in front of him was blocked by snow and could not continue to drive forward. Just as Rokossovsky wanted to call the guards on the truck behind him to get out of the car to shovel snow, several fighters in white camouflage uniforms suddenly appeared from the woods next to him.

Still far away, the officer who was walking in front asked loudly: "Hey, is it General Rokossovsky?" ”

Hearing the other party shouting his name, Rokossovsky hurriedly pushed the car door and jumped into the snow, and asked vigilantly: "That's right, I am Rokossovsky." What are you from? ”

The officer walked up to Rokossovsky and saluted, replied: "Comrade General, I am the commander of the guard company of the headquarters of the 10th Army, and I was ordered to come here to pick you up. ”

Rokossovsky glanced at the snow in front of him and said in embarrassment: "Comrade Company Commander, how can we get through such a thick layer of snow?" ”

Seeing Rokossovsky staring at the impassable road ahead, the commander of the guard company hurriedly explained: "Comrade General, the road leading to the headquarters of the army group is already covered with snow and impassable for vehicles. ”

Before coming here, Rokossovsky had learned about it, knowing that the headquarters of the 10th Army was in a small village called Mehovaya, which was at least ten kilometers away. Hearing that the road ahead was impassable, he couldn't help frowning and asked, "Comrade Company Commander, if we walk, wouldn't it take four or five hours to walk?" ”

"How can I let you walk." The commander of the guard company smiled and said, "We have a sled in the woods, and you can go there by sled." With that, he glanced behind Rokossovsky and added, "But we only brought three sleds, and we couldn't sit that many people." ”

Hearing what the commander of the guard company said, Rokossovsky ordered the guards to stay where they were, and he and Lobachev, with only three fighters, followed the officers who came to pick them up into the woods next to them.

After entering the forest, Rokossovsky saw three sleds in the snow, each with four huge Samoyeds in front of it. After waiting for Rokossovsky and Lobachev to finish, the commander of the guard company grabbed the reins and shook them vigorously, and the Samoyed in front of him ran quickly.

Sitting on the sleigh, Lobachev looked at the Samoyed running at a fast speed, and said to Rokossovsky with a smile: "Comrade Commander, it seems that Comrade Golikov has a good environment there, and he can even raise a dozen such beautiful large dogs." ”

Without waiting for Rokossovsky to speak, the commander of the guard company driving the sled turned to Rokossovsky and said: "Comrade General, these dozen Samoyeds were all just sent two days ago to deliver daily necessities for us. ”

After about half an hour, the sleigh came to a stop outside the village. The commander of the guard company turned to Rokossovsky and said: "Comrade General, here we are, the headquarters of our army group is here. ”

Rokossovsky and Lobachev, after thanking the commander of the guard company, got into the village in a sled. Fortunately, the snow in the village had been cleared, so it was easy for the two of them to walk in, and after a while, they arrived outside the headquarters.

Seeing the arrival of the two, Golikov hurriedly greeted him and shook hands, and greeted him warmly: "Hello, comrades commanders, you are welcome here. ”

After Rokossovsky shook hands with Golikov, he said with a smile: "Comrade General, this command of yours is really hidden enough, if you hadn't sent someone to pick us up, we wouldn't have been able to find this place at all." ”

"No way, Comrade Rokossovsky." Golikov said with a sad face: "Since German planes often appear here, we had to be cautious and set up our headquarters in a hidden position. ”

After all three were seated, Rokossovsky did not go around in circles, but said straight to the point: "General Golikov, due to the urgency of time, we will not say more, let's start the transfer of troops now." ”

"Chief of Staff," Golikov stood up and shouted to the busy Chief of Staff, "bring me the materials of those units that we are going to hand over to the 16th Army." ”

The chief of staff of the army group acted very quickly, and after hearing Golikov's order, in less than a minute, he put a stack of materials in front of Rokossovsky.

After a general glance at the information in front of him, Rokossovsky asked Golikov with a frown: "Comrade general, why do these divisions you handed over to me only have 1500~2500 soldiers?" ”

"Yes, Comrade Rokossovsky," Golikov also said with embarrassment: "After a long period of fighting, our troops have been greatly reduced, but the higher authorities have not replenished us in time, so at present the strength of the divisions is very small. Thank you for your understanding. ”

In this case, Rokossovsky could only bite the bullet and say: "Well, General Golikov, since this is the case, our handover is completed." But can you send me a guide to the units to find out what is going on? ”

To Rokossovsky's request, Golikov agreed very readily: "No problem, no problem, I will let the commander of the guard company who picked you up send you to the divisions to inspect it, he is not only familiar with the road, but also very familiar with the commanders of the divisions, and is a good guide." ”

Just as Rokossovsky got up to shake Golikov's hand and prepare to leave, Malinin sent a telegram. The above was simple: "The 322nd and 323rd infantry divisions, which advanced to the Sushnych area, engaged in a fierce exchange of fire with German units. At present, the battle is fierce, whether you should send reinforcements to reinforce it, please instruct! ”