As a time-traveler, Rokossovsky knew more about the Warsaw Uprising than anyone of his time. He saw that Terekin was so happy that he couldn't bear to splash the other party's cold water, but he just grinned, but didn't say anything.

"Comrade Rokossovsky." After Zhukov sat down, he looked at Rokossovsky and asked: "Tell me, how are we going to cross the Vistula with our troops?" ”

"Comrade Marshal," Rokossovsky said with a wry smile when hearing Zhukov's question, "this is also what I am thinking about. Access to the left-bank area through the bridge erected over the Vistula River, which is simply impossible. The Germans would plant explosives on those bridges that we might capture, and as soon as they felt that something was wrong, they would immediately blow up the bridges. ”

"Comrade Commander is right." As soon as Rokossovsky finished speaking, Malinin continued: "I think that in a short time we will be able to transport our troops to the other side of the river by means of various river crossing equipment. ”

"We can also build a pontoon bridge over the Vistula River." Telegin confidently said: "Our sappers are able to do this task very well. ”

"It's impossible to build a pontoon bridge." Rokossovsky still poured cold water on Terekin: "If the Germans want to hold their defensive line, then the Vistula River is a natural danger to divide the enemy and us, even if we build a pontoon bridge over the river, the German army will send air forces to destroy it." ”

After listening to Rokossovsky's analysis, the expression on Zhukov's face became serious: "Comrade Rokossovsky, when General Komorovsky invited our troops to secretly sneak into Warsaw, my heart was quite happy. But I now find that even if our troops cross the Vistula, they will not be able to transport heavy weapons such as tanks and artillery. Commanders and fighters, armed only with light weapons, had great difficulty seizing the fortified German defensive positions. ”

"Yes, Comrade Marshal, our heavy weapons cannot cross the river, which will have a great adverse effect on the next battle." Rokossovsky first echoed Zhukov's opinion, and then talked about his own opinion: "But in any case, it is still very advantageous for us that our army can enter Warsaw with the cooperation of Krajov's army. ”

Rokossovsky's statement made Zhukov feel a little stunned, but he still asked with a normal expression: "What do you think about it, tell me what you think?" ”

"If the Klajov army had relied solely on the Warsaw uprising," Rokossovsky explained to Zhukov, seeing that he had humbly asked for advice, "and their army had fought guerrilla warfare for five years, had no experience in regular warfare, and did not know how to take fortified cities." Therefore, I believe that the uprising they started will eventually end in failure. ”

Speaking of this, Rokossovsky deliberately paused for a moment to observe Zhukov's reaction. Seeing that the other party nodded approvingly, he continued: "If our troops can enter Warsaw, the chances of a successful uprising will be greatly increased. As long as they are willing to cooperate with our army, then with the experience of street fighting that our army has mastered, there is still no problem in clearing the enemy in the city. ”

"I have one more question." After waiting for Rokossovsky to finish, Zhukov stretched out a finger and asked: "In the face of the strong fortifications of the German army, how can we seize it with only small arms and light weapons?" ”

"Speaking of heavy weapons, Comrade Marshal, I think so." Rokossovsky pulled the map in front of Zhukov and said to him: "You see, as long as our commanders and fighters can occupy a few bridges connecting the east and west banks of Warsaw, then we will be able to pass through here and bring heavy weapons into the city in a steady stream. ”

"What should we do if the Germans send out the air force to bomb us?" Terekin remembered what Rokossovsky had just mentioned about the Luftwaffe, so he couldn't help but ask the question that worried about him.

"It's easy to do." Rokossovsky clicked his finger on the map a few times and said: "Comrade Military Commissar, you see, on both sides of the Vistula River, there are relatively dense buildings, and we can deploy one or two anti-aircraft artillery divisions in this area for air defense. ”

Zhukov did not express any further objections to Rokossovsky's plan, and then asked: "Comrade Rokossovsky, now is the time for Chuikov's 8th Guards Army to move the place, where do you plan to force them to cross the Vistula?" ”

"I discussed this with Chuikov the day before yesterday." Rokossovsky pointed to the map and said: "He suggested to me that forced crossings must be carried out in the areas of Tatarchisko, Skulcha, Damirav and Domashev. Here, there was the Pilica River to the north, and the Radomka River to the south to cover the flanks of the army group. With both flanks covered by these two rivers, his army group was able to carry out the main assault through Magnushev. ”

Zhukov stared at the locations that Rokossovsky said for a long time, and finally nodded and said: "The forcible crossing site was well chosen, I don't know which day they plan to carry out the forcible crossing?" ”

"General Chuikov has transferred the 4th Guards Infantry Army, which is responsible for the storm, to the riverbank area one after another." Rokossovsky hurriedly straightened up and said to Zhukov: "They will launch a forced crossing operation at dawn on July 30. ”

"The 4th Guards Infantry Army," Zhukov asked Rokossovsky tentatively, after repeating the number of this unit, "if I remember correctly, the commander of the army is called Glazunov, right?" ”

"That's right, Comrade Marshal, you have a really good memory." Rokossovsky smiled and said to Zhukov: "He is a commander with a lot of conducting experience. I believe that if his troops carry out the task of forcibly crossing the country, they will certainly be able to achieve the desired results. He raised his hand and looked at his watch, adding, "It's a pity that it's a little too late now, otherwise we can all go to the headquarters of the 8th Guards Army to have a look." ”

Zhukov also raised his hand to look at his watch, and said: "It's only eight o'clock, and there are still an hour or two before dark, so let's go now." ”

"Comrade Marshal," Malinin heard Zhukov say that he was going to the headquarters of the 8th Guards Army, and hurriedly persuaded: "That road is not safe at night, so let's wait until tomorrow." He was deeply afraid that Zhukov would not agree, and he specially emphasized, "We are responsible for your safety, and we cannot let the tragedy of General Vatutin happen again." ”

Seeing that Malinin had brought out the already sacrificed Vatu Kyoto, Zhukov had no choice but to say to Rokossovsky with a wry smile: "Since this is the case, then we can only wait until tomorrow to go." ”