Although the progress of the troops is going well, Lobachev, as Rokossovsky's deputy, is still unsure, after all, in the six months since the outbreak of the war, he has seen this form of counteroffensive many times, and each time it is anticlimactic. Not only did the pen & fun & pavilion www.biquge.info not mention that the enemy was not destroyed, but it was not uncommon for the counteroffensive troops to be destroyed by the enemy. Therefore, he looked at Rokossovsky, who was overjoyed, and asked worriedly: "Comrade commander, do you really think that this counterattack of our army can achieve the effect envisaged by the Supreme Command?" ”

"Comrade Military Commissar, what's wrong with you?" Seeing Lobachev's troubled appearance, Rokossovsky explained to him with a smile: "You see, the Germans spread out their assault groups on a wide front, and used armored tank units as fists to carry out far-reaching breakthroughs, so that the offensive fronts of their own troops were spread too wide, so that they lost the ability to break through in the final battle close to Moscow. Now that their forces were not only scattered, but the soldiers were also exhausted, and the High Command had taken advantage of this time to gather a large number of forces to strike at the Germans, which would surely crush their attempt to seize Moscow once and for all, and drive them out from Moscow. ”

"And then?" Lobachev still asked uneasily: "Even if the enemy is driven away from the vicinity of Moscow, when they reassemble, they will launch another attack on Moscow." ”

In Rokossovsky's later memory, it seems that not long after the Battle of Moscow, the famous Battle of Stalingrad was held. The main reason why he remembers this battle is that it was the main turning point of the Great Patriotic War of the Soviet Union, and it was also a turning point in World War II, and at the same time it was one of the bloodiest and largest battles in human history.

Although he could not remember exactly where the Soviets had fought new battles immediately after the end of the Battle of Moscow, he confidently said: "Comrade Military Commissar, you can rest assured of this." According to my analysis, the Germans, after the devastating blow we inflicted on the city of Moscow, did not dare to attack Moscow at all, and they would turn their attention to other directions. ”

When Rokossovsky was analyzing the situation to Lobachev, Malinin also came over, and he interjected with a smile and asked: "Comrade commander, there is nothing to do now, you can give us an analysis, after the German army is driven away from the vicinity of Moscow, where will they shift the focus of the offensive?" ”

"That's right, Comrade Commander, let's analyze it." Seeing that the chief of staff was taking the lead, Orel and Maksimenko also gathered around, and they all wanted to hear Rokossovsky's analysis of the situation.

Seeing a casual sentence that made it difficult for him to ride a tiger, Rokossovsky smiled bitterly, and then based on his limited memory, he "analyzed" the future situation to everyone: "Commanders and comrades, after the German army was driven away from Moscow, they will definitely not be reconciled to their defeat, and they will inevitably choose a new direction of attack. In my judgment, in the north, they will intensify their offensive against Leningrad and seize the city named after Comrade Lenin; To the south, they would concentrate their forces on attacking the Caucasus and seizing oil there. There is also a possibility ......"

When Rokossovsky said this, he deliberately stopped talking, successfully arousing the curiosity of several commanders, and Malinin anxiously asked: "Comrade commander, what other cities do you think the Germans will use as the focus of their attack?" ”

"Here!" Thinking that all of them were his subordinates, and he was under the guise of analyzing the situation, Rokossovsky pointed to the location of Stalingrad on the map, and said confidently and boldly: "After we lost the heavy industrial city of Kharkiv, the city named after the Supreme Commander himself is an important base for our tank production." I estimate that the next focus of the German offensive will be chosen here. ”

Malinin tilted his head, looked at the location of Stalingrad several times, shook his head and said: "Comrade commander, I don't see it. You see, the Germans are going to advance from Moscow to Stalingrad, which is a distance of thousands of kilometers, and in the middle our army has built several strong defensive lines, and hundreds of thousands of troops are deployed, and it is simply impossible for them to rush to Stalingrad. I think it is quite possible for the Germans to march towards the Caucasus and seize the oil there. ”

"That's right, I think the chief of staff is right." As soon as Malinin finished speaking, Orel added: "The Germans launched a blitzkrieg with all their armored forces, and tanks and armored vehicles needed fuel, and only by seizing the oil fields of the Caucasus could they get enough oil." ”

After listening to the objections of the two subordinates, Rokossovsky secretly thought in his heart: "If the commander who organizes the troops to attack Kharkov in the first half of next year is not Timoshenko but Zhukov, maybe the German army will really not have the possibility of rushing to Stalingrad." However, history does not have ifs, although Timoshenko's ability is limited, he is after all a member of the base camp that is highly valued by Stalin, since Zhukov can win the attack on the defense of Moscow, then the honor of seizing Kharkov will definitely be left by Stalin to Timoshenko. ”

There was a heated discussion about the new direction that the Germans might choose after the defeat and retreat. Before the results of the discussion could be reached, the roar of an airplane engine suddenly came from outside.

Hearing this, the command headquarters suddenly became silent, and everyone listened attentively and attentively to the increasingly clear voice.

"Broken, damn the German planes are here again." Orel secretly complained: "If our attacking forces are bombarded by them, then the situation will become unfavorable for our army again. ”

Malinin rushed to the telephone, picked up the microphone and asked loudly, "Hey, the observation post?" I'm Chief of Staff Ma Linin, report the situation outside immediately! ”

When Ma Lining asked the observation post, the rest of the people were not idle, and everyone gathered around him, wanting to find out what was going on outside as soon as possible. I only heard an excited voice inside say: "Report to Comrade Chief of Staff, planes, there are so many planes!" ”

"I heard the sound of airplanes." Malinin asked in a stern tone: "I asked how many planes are in the sky?" ”

"There are too many, I can't count them, at least a few hundred!"

When the people present heard the report of the observation post that hundreds of planes had appeared in the air, their hearts could not help but sink, and they secretly said in their hearts: "The enemy has dispatched so many planes at one time, is it possible that our attack will end in failure?" ”

Rokossovsky stepped forward, snatched the microphone from Malinin's hand, and asked loudly: "Hey, let me ask you, whose plane is it?" German, or ours? Because of his lack of confidence, when he said the back, his voice was lowered.

The observation post may have been too excited, and he didn't notice that the person talking to him had changed, and he said excitedly: "Needless to say, it's all our planes, our planes, there are hundreds, and I've never seen so many planes......

Rokossovsky ignored the rapping observation post, put the microphone on the table, and ran out the door. The people who were originally around the phone also clearly heard that the plane that appeared in the air was their own plane, and they also excitedly followed Rokossovsky out of the command headquarters.

Standing in the trenches, without a telescope at all, Rokossovsky noticed a dark cloud floating in the distance, and the sound of wind and thunder rolling. But if you look closely, it is not dark clouds, there is no thunder, it is hundreds of Soviet fighters and bombers, flying in a neat formation.

"Long live the Air Force!" After being pressed and bombed by the Germans for several months, the Soviet commanders and fighters saw for the first time so many fighters belonging to Party B in the air. I don't know who took the lead in shouting in the trenches, which immediately caused a cheer, whether it was a commander or a soldier, as long as the people who saw the plane, they all shouted passionately: "Ula! Ulla!! Ulla!!! ”

After the group flew overhead and flew into the distance, several commanders returned to the headquarters one after another, but everyone's mood could not be calm for a long time, and there was still a heated discussion. In particular, Lobachev, who had suffered from gains and losses not long ago, was particularly happy, and he said to Rokossovsky: "Comrade commander, now I am full of confidence in crushing the German army under the city of Moscow. ”

"Really?" Rokossovsky pretended to be suspicious and asked: "Aren't you worried that this counteroffensive will end in a hurry?" ”

Lobachev smiled embarrassedly, and then said: "The counteroffensive we carried out before was not covered by the air. The positions captured by the commanders and fighters with great sacrifices were driven out by German troops with air support before they could gain a firm foothold. This time, it was also the turn of the Germans to taste the power of our air force. ”

After listening to the objections of the two subordinates, Rokossovsky secretly thought in his heart: "If the commander who organizes the troops to attack Kharkov in the first half of next year is not Timoshenko but Zhukov, maybe the German army will really not have the possibility of rushing to Stalingrad." However, history does not have ifs, although Timoshenko's ability is limited, he is after all a member of the base camp that is highly valued by Stalin, since Zhukov can win the attack on the defense of Moscow, then the honor of seizing Kharkov will definitely be left by Stalin to Timoshenko. ”

There was a heated discussion about the new direction that the Germans might choose after the defeat and retreat. Before the results of the discussion could be reached, the roar of an airplane engine suddenly came from outside.

Hearing this, the command headquarters suddenly became silent, and everyone listened attentively and attentively to the increasingly clear voice.

"Broken, damn the German planes are here again." Orel secretly complained: "If our attacking forces are bombarded by them, then the situation will become unfavorable for our army again. ”

Malinin rushed to the telephone, picked up the microphone and asked loudly, "Hey, the observation post?" I'm Chief of Staff Ma Linin, report the situation outside immediately! ”

When Ma Lining asked the observation post, the rest of the people were not idle, and everyone gathered around him, wanting to find out what was going on outside as soon as possible. I only heard an excited voice inside say: "Report to Comrade Chief of Staff, planes, there are so many planes!" ”

"I heard the sound of airplanes." Malinin asked in a stern tone: "I asked how many planes are in the sky?" ”

"There are too many, I can't count them, at least a few hundred!"

When the people present heard the report of the observation post that hundreds of planes had appeared in the air, their hearts could not help but sink, and they secretly said in their hearts: "The enemy has dispatched so many planes at one time, is it possible that our attack will end in failure?" ”

Rokossovsky stepped forward, snatched the microphone from Malinin's hand, and asked loudly: "Hey, let me ask you, whose plane is it?" German, or ours? Because of his lack of confidence, when he said the back, his voice was lowered.

The observation post may have been too excited, and he didn't notice that the person talking to him had changed, and he said excitedly: "Needless to say, it's all our planes, our planes, there are hundreds, and I've never seen so many planes......

Rokossovsky ignored the rapping observation post, put the microphone on the table, and ran out the door. The people who were originally around the phone also clearly heard that the plane that appeared in the air was their own plane, and they also excitedly followed Rokossovsky out of the command headquarters.

Standing in the trenches, without a telescope at all, Rokossovsky noticed a dark cloud floating in the distance, and the sound of wind and thunder rolling. But if you look closely, it is not dark clouds, there is no thunder, it is hundreds of Soviet fighters and bombers, flying in a neat formation.

"Long live the Air Force!" After being pressed and bombed by the Germans for several months, the Soviet commanders and fighters saw for the first time so many fighters belonging to Party B in the air. I don't know who took the lead in shouting in the trenches, which immediately caused a cheer, whether it was a commander or a soldier, as long as the people who saw the plane, they all shouted passionately: "Ula! Ulla!! Ulla!!! ”

After the group flew overhead and flew into the distance, several commanders returned to the headquarters one after another, but everyone's mood could not be calm for a long time, and there was still a heated discussion. In particular, Lobachev, who had suffered from gains and losses not long ago, was particularly happy, and he said to Rokossovsky: "Comrade commander, now I am full of confidence in crushing the German army under the city of Moscow. ”

"Really?" Rokossovsky pretended to be suspicious and asked: "Aren't you worried that this counteroffensive will end in a hurry?" ”

Lobachev smiled embarrassedly, and then said: "The counteroffensive we carried out before was not covered by the air. The positions captured by the commanders and fighters with great sacrifices were driven out by German troops with air support before they could gain a firm foothold. This time, it was also the turn of the Germans to taste the power of our air force. ”