"Great, that's great." Although Rokossovsky had long guessed in his heart that this task might be entrusted to him, when he really heard Stalin's announcement, he was still extremely excited, and hurriedly said: "Comrade Stalin, please rest assured that we will definitely not disappoint your trust and will definitely complete this operation successfully." ”

"Comrade Rokossovsky," Stalin said dryly, "in my heart, I would love to entrust this task to Zhukov's men, after all, it is much more convenient to move troops or something else in their area of operations." However, Comrade Beria tried his best to persuade me, saying that you were the first to come into contact with this secret, and if you give up halfway, it will not only affect the mood of the comrades, but there will also be a possibility of leaking the secret. Therefore, after some consideration, I finally decided to leave this task to you. ”

From the tone of Stalin's speech, Rokossovsky understood in his heart that even with Beria's persuasion, the other party was not very willing to leave this difficult task to his own people. In order to prevent Stalin from changing his mind halfway, Rokossovsky decided to report to him the good news of the capture of Gdynia at this time. Thinking of this, he hurriedly said: "Comrade Stalin, I have one more important thing to report to you. ”

"What's going on again?" Stalin asked coldly.

"Good news, Comrade Stalin." "I have just received a report from Romanovsky and Panfilov that the combined forces of the 19th Army and the 3rd Guards Tank Army have managed to capture Gdynia from the Germans," Rokossovsky said. ”

"What, Gdynia has been taken?" When Stalin heard this unexpected good news, he was stunned at first, and then asked: "Is the fighting in the city still going on?" ”

"No, the battle in the city is long over." Rokossovsky hurriedly explained: "What I mean by the seizure of Gdynia is not a formal seizure, but a complete occupation in the practical sense. The Germans have been wiped out by us, and calm has returned to the city. ”

"That's really good news." When Stalin confirmed that Gdynia had been occupied, he was in a much better mood and asked, "When will Danzig be taken?" ”

In order to capture the cities of Danzig and Gdynia at the same time, Rokossovsky divided his forces when assigning tasks. Now that Gdynia has been taken, it is possible to transfer part of the 19th Army's troops to the south to support the friendly forces attacking Danzig, and the liberation of the city has been accelerated. Hearing Stalin's question, he immediately replied: "Comrade Stalin, judging by the current situation, we are expected to take Danzig completely in a day or two. ”

Stalin knew very well that once both Danzig and Gdynia fell into Soviet hands, the German troops in East Pomerania would not be able to launch any diversionary attack from the flanks when Zhukov's troops attacked Berlin. Solving the enemy in East Pomerania was tantamount to getting rid of a piece of Stalin's heart, and his mood became happy because of this news, and he even took the initiative to ask Rokossovsky: "Comrade Rokossovsky, your commando is going to enter the operational area of the 1st Belorussian Front, do you need me to say hello to Zhukov and ask him to send troops to assist you?" ”

The assault team was going to enter the city of Breslau, and it was impossible to complete the mission without the assistance of friendly forces. Despite the friendship between Rokossovsky and Zhukov, with a single phone call, the commandos could get help from friendly forces besieging the city. However, in this way, it will become cooperation between the two militaries, and it is still a headache for the two sides to decide who has the final say when carrying out their tasks. But at this moment, if Stalin came forward to greet him, Zhukov would send his elite soldiers, and even give up the command of the combined forces.

Taking this into account, Rokossovsky hurriedly replied: "Comrade Stalin, please inform Marshal Zhukov that we have a unit that will go to the city of Breslau by plane, and I hope that he will send troops to cooperate with the operation." ”

"I understand what you mean, Comrade Rokossovsky." Rokossovsky's little bit of ninety-nine, where did Stalin not understand the truth, but stimulated by the good news of the liberation of Gdynia, he did not care about these small problems, he smiled and said: "Don't worry, I will call Zhukov immediately and ask him to send effective troops to fully cooperate with your actions." ”

After Rokossovsky put down the phone, he waved his fist excitedly, and then said to Bogolyubov, who was standing in front of him: "Chief of Staff, immediately inform Lunev and Vinogorodov to come here, I will assign them a new task." ”

Bogolyubov hurriedly agreed, ran outside to call Lunev and Vinogoradov, and informed them to immediately rush to Rokossovsky's office for a meeting.

Watching Bogolyubov leave, Rokossovsky picked up the high-frequency phone on the table, dialed a number, and said into the microphone: "Operator, I'm Rokossovsky, transfer me to the headquarters of the 1st Belorussian Front and find Marshal Zhukov to answer the phone." ”

Five minutes later, both Lunev and Vinogorodov were in the office. But neither came alone, Vinogorodov brought Colonel Shevchak, and Lunev also brought a major named Kulishenko.

Shevchak was the head of the counterintelligence department of the Front, and Rokossovsky naturally knew him, but he didn't know Kulishenko under Lunev, so he pointed to Kurishenko and asked Lunev: "Comrade General, is this your subordinate?" ”

"Yes, Comrade Marshal." Lunev hurriedly replied: "This is my adjutant Major Kurishenko, and I intend to have him participate in this operation on my behalf." ”

Rokossovsky only looked at Kulishchenko twice, then nodded, beckoned everyone to sit down at the conference table, and then said straight to the point: "Comrades, I have called you here to tell you that Comrade Stalin has agreed to give us the task of seizing the prototype. "Knowing that Stalin had entrusted such an important task to himself, participants like Shevchak and Kurishchenko were naturally overjoyed.

Rokossovsky said to the crowd: "We will form a commando detachment of about forty people, commanded by Colonel Shevchak and Major Kurishenko. You will be divided into two transport planes and go to the city of Breslau, and after the plane has landed, Zhukov will send someone to contact you and send troops to cooperate with you......"

After assigning the task, Rokossovsky straightened up, swept his gaze over the people present, and asked: "Is there any more questions?" ”

"Comrade Marshal, I would like to ask." Kulishchenko stood up and asked: "Who has the final say when we act together with the troops sent by Marshal Zhukov?" ”

"Needless to say, this operation is dominated by us, and Marshal Zhukov's people are only cooperating with us, of course, they must obey our orders." After Rokossovsky said this, he suddenly realized that there were two commanders in front of him who were going to participate in the operation, and in order to avoid a situation of confusion in command, he hurriedly added: "This operation, codenamed 'Disc Project', has Colonel Shevchak as the main person in charge, and Major Kurishchenko as his deputy. ”

The two commanders who were about to lead the team on the expedition, as soon as Rokossovsky finished speaking, quickly stood up, straightened his body and replied loudly: "Understood!" ”

Rokossovsky raised his hand and looked at his watch, and said: "The plane that the commando team is flying on will take off in an hour and a half, so you all go back and prepare." ”

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