Rokossovsky, who was busy in the headquarters, suddenly the phone rang on the desk, he picked up the microphone and heard the voice of the operator inside: "Comrade Marshal, General Malinin, Chief of Staff of the First Belorussian Front, is looking for you, on the second line!" ”

"Got it." Rokossovsky said and pressed a button on the telephone, and soon heard Malinin's voice, and he asked with a smile: "Comrade Malinin, why do you have time to call me today?" ”

"Hello, Comrade Marshal!" Although Malinin and Rokossovsky have been friends for many years, he still feels embarrassed when he thinks about what he is going to say next: "I have something to inform you. ”

"Comrade Ma Linin, we are old friends, do we need to speak so politely?" When Rokossovsky heard Malinin speak to himself in this tone, and guessed that it might have something to do with the city of Breslau, he said with a big grin: "If you have anything to say, just open your mouth, and don't have any scruples." ”

Although this incident made Malinin very difficult, he always had to say, "Comrade Marshal, I regret to inform you that due to the feint attack of our army on the city of Breslau, it did not achieve any results, but on the contrary caused many casualties among the troops. Therefore, Marshal Zhukov intends to stop this pointless feint. ”

Rokossovsky had already guessed that there would be such an outcome, in any case, Zhukov's main energy now was to be used for the attack on Berlin, and the matter that he asked him to assist was nothing more than a trivial matter, and he had the right to terminate the operation at any time, and he could not say anything yet, after all, others were doing him a favor.

It was precisely because of this consideration that after he waited for Malinin to finish speaking, he said reasonably: "Comrade Malinin, Marshal Zhukov has made such a decision, and I have no opinion, so I will do what he instructs." ”

When Malinin explained the situation to Rokossovsky, he was still uneasy, and he was even ready to let Rokossovsky complain, but now he couldn't help but be a little stunned when he said it so lightly. He asked tentatively: "Comrade Marshal, aren't you angry?" ”

"What is there to be angry about," said Rokossovsky disapprehensively, "you have done a great deal for us by launching a feint attack on the city of Breslau and attracting the attention of the enemy, and it is completely understandable to put an end to such an operation now." ”

Seeing that Rokossovsky did not blame himself at all, Malinin looked particularly embarrassed. After thinking for a while, he decided to use his right to help Rokossovsky one more time, and then resolutely said: "Comrade Marshal, I plan to let the Air Force attack the city of Breslau in two hours, please tell the comrades in the city who are on a mission, and let them take advantage of the chaos to withdraw outside the city as soon as possible." ”

For Malinin's kindness, Rokossovsky immediately expressed his gratitude. After the call, he called Vinogradov's office and said to him: "Comrade Minister of Intelligence, come to my office. Remember, call General Lunev as well. ”

Not much work, Vinogradov and Lunev appeared in Rokossovsky's office. After the two saluted Rokossovsky, Lunev opened his mouth and asked: "Comrade Marshal, I don't know what you called us here, what's the matter?" ”

"Just now General Malinin sent me a phone call saying that Marshal Zhukov intends to put an end to the feint attack on the city of Breslau." Rokossovsky was worried that the two would have bad thoughts, and deliberately emphasized: "The feint attack of friendly forces on the city did not play a role except to increase casualties, so even if the operation was terminated, it would be understandable." ”

"Friendly forces stop feints on the city of Breslau," Vinogradov said with a frown, "and what about our Einsatzgruppen in the city?" ”

"In two hours, the 1st Front will dispatch its air force to carry out an air raid on the city of Breslau." Rokossovsky said to the two: "You immediately contact the Einsatzgruppen and let them take advantage of friendly air strikes and withdraw from the city." ”

"But they're not done yet." When Lunev heard Rokossovsky's order to retreat, he couldn't help but be a little anxious: "If we withdraw at this time, then all the work we did in the early stage will be useless." ”

"I understand your feelings," Rokossovsky saw the frustration on the faces of the two of them, and understood their mood at the moment, thinking that he had sent his elite soldiers to get cross-era equipment from the enemy's aircraft factory, but at this moment, his previous efforts were wasted, and if he was in their position, he would probably feel the same loss. "But it no longer makes sense for the Einsatzgruppen to remain in the city of Breslau. Immediately order them to quietly withdraw outside the city while friendly forces are bombing it. I don't want your elite to be killed or wounded in this operation. ”

Now that Rokossovsky had made up his mind, Vinogradov and Lunev knew that they would not change anything even if they argued with reason, and after a few more conversations, they each returned to their offices and used the radio to convey Rokossovsky's intentions to their subordinates, ordering them to abandon their original plans and find a way to get out of the city when friendly forces bombed it.

Two hours later, the 6th Air Force launched a bomber aviation division and carried out an air raid on the city of Breslau. Seeing the appearance of Soviet bombers, anti-aircraft artillery fire on the ground immediately opened fire. For a moment, countless black smoke bloomed in the air, but soon the strong wind blew away.

Soviet bombers braved the enemy's dense anti-aircraft fire to bomb important military targets that had already been reconnoitred in an attempt to weaken the city's defenders. From time to time, the anti-aircraft guns on the ground were destroyed by bombs, and buildings collapsed in explosions, but the German anti-aircraft fire was still strong, causing certain losses to the Soviet bomber formations.

Just when the fierce battle between the two sides was in full swing, a strange flying object suddenly rose on the ground, which was in the shape of a round saucer and had no wings, and many Soviet pilots who were dropping bombs on the ground saw this flying object. Because of the white cross on the flying object, they knew that the UFO belonged to the enemy, and when they were about to attack, the flying object disappeared in an instant, so that the Soviet pilots thought they were dazzled.

The commander of the aviation division who led the bombing also saw this scene, and he hurriedly contacted the airport through the airborne radio: "Airport, airport, we saw a strange flying object in the sky above the city of Breslau, its degree is very fast, its flight performance is excellent, it can turn and climb and dive sensitively, and our fighters can't catch up with it at all. ”