Facing this unlucky guy in front of him, who was not too unlucky, Yang Zhen couldn't help but think a little viciously in his heart. Is it because this guy is currently removed from his post and is preparing to make meritorious service to the Soviet army, except for the former commander of the Bryansk Front, who is estimated to be hospitalized in the Moscow Central Hospital at this time, the guy who has lost the most troops is still alive.

The old man in Moscow sent him to preside over this negotiation because he wanted to take advantage of the fact that this guy had lost too much and did not dare to have any ideas of assertion on his own. Or do you want to take advantage of the fact that he has eaten too much defeat at the hands of the Germans and knows more about the tactics of the Germans, so he specially selected him?

The belly discussion is the belly discussion, but Yang Zhen didn't have the slightest intention to despise this guy. This guy was able to save his life when he was able to almost lose all the troops of one front, but he was transferred back to Moscow to sit in the cold side. If he hadn't been sent to the execution ground by that fatherly leader, he would certainly not have been able to do it without someone to protect him in the Soviet army.

At least it also shows that this guy has a protective umbrella within the Soviet army. Moreover, in the case of losing battles in a row, he was sent out to negotiate with the Anti-Japanese Federation, which also shows that their fatherly leader has not been completely disappointed in him, thinking that he still has a certain use value. Otherwise, the commander of the Western Front would have been killed, and he would not be the commander of the Southern Front.

It doesn't matter if you offend this guy, if you offend the people behind him, I'm afraid the Anti-Union side will be very uncomfortable. At least as a representative of the Soviet leader, if he was too cold, it would make him very uncomfortable. In order not to make trouble in the future, Yang Zhen is still quite enthusiastic about this guy at least on the surface.

Although this guy has not expressed his thoughts for a long time, Yang Zhen can see that he is very moved. It's just that maybe there are too many defeats, which has caused too many psychological shadows. For fear that there would be any omissions in this negotiation, although this guy who went back to settle the old accounts and the new accounts together, although he was a little moved, he was obviously hesitant.

Faced with this guy's obviously excited, but hesitant contradictory expression, Yang Zhen didn't embarrass him too much. Said lightly: "Comrade Ryabishev, these are just our thoughts. If you agree, you can sign the agreement right away. As soon as the agreement is signed, we can hand over the equipment and supplies immediately. ”

"Of course, if Comrade Ribayashev still can't make up his mind, he can go back and discuss. After all, it is a matter of whether the unpleasantness of the two of us will affect the traditional friendship between us in the future because of some unpleasantness. It is also an element related to whether the Soviet people can finally defeat fascist Germany. ”

"It doesn't matter, we are not in a hurry, we can patiently wait for the decision of the Soviet side. But I hope that the Soviet side will give an answer as much as possible, after all, time waits for no one, and the war situation waits for no one, right? Dear Comrade Ryabishev, you are a mechanized corps commander and can be called a specialist in tank warfare. ”

"In the course of the battles of the Western Front and the Southern Front, a wealth of experience was accumulated in fighting the German army. I hope you will think carefully about what the Soviets need now in relation to the supplies on those ships, and then decide whether to agree to our construction. ”

Hearing Yang Zhen's unhurried words, this Soviet lieutenant general, who was obviously defeated and had received a lot of training in Moscow before coming, and was still in the middle of the negotiations, and never dared to let go of his hands and feet, was also rude at this time. The people left the meeting hall under the pretext of going back to discuss, presumably going back to Moscow to ask for instructions.

Looking at the Soviet lieutenant general's back when he left, Yang Zhen shook his head. This old man was bitten by a snake once and was afraid of the well rope for ten years. If the decisive commander and abbot of the Far Eastern Military District had been replaced in this negotiation, I am afraid that the agreement would have been signed by now.

Because he had been in the Far East, the king of the Far East had never been transferred to the Soviet-German battlefield to participate in the war, and he lacked combat experience with the Germans. But he always knew what the Soviets needed most now, and he would make quick decisions based on this. Of course, the two people's previous experiences were different, which was also the main reason for the hesitation of the Soviet lieutenant general.

A veteran general who is almost infinitely trusted by the leader, and a rookie who has just lost a battle and is sitting on the cold bench. Whether it is the connections of the top of the Soviet army or the status of the leader, the two are very different, and naturally they cannot be compared.

This Lieutenant General Ryabishev is afraid that he will make his own decisions without consulting Moscow, and if Moscow's demands are not met, even if there are high-ranking figures in the Soviet army covering him. But I'm afraid that the fatherly leader of the Soviet people will not spare him this time, and it will not be possible to settle the old and new accounts together. It is precisely for this reason that this defeated general is so submissive and does not dare to cross the thunder pool.

In fact, at the beginning of the war, this guy's appearance was quite good. His mechanized Eighth Army stood out in the midst of the great rout of the Western Front in the early days of the war. Under the air raid of enemy planes, they forcibly marched more than 200 kilometers with minimal losses, entered the designated defensive zone ahead of schedule, and successfully carried out a tactical counterattack.

This was followed by several heavy losses on the Germans, and several failed attempts by the Germans to capture the army. If he hadn't had these two hits, he wouldn't have been promoted to the position of commander of the Southern Front. Although he almost lost the main force of the Southern Front and completely lost southern Ukraine, he is certainly responsible. But all the blame cannot be attributed to him.

When he took office, he inherited a mess. The aviation of the Front Army was completely annihilated, the two army groups were surrounded by the Germans, the commanders of the army groups were both captured, and the remaining four army groups also lost more than half. Such a mess, coupled with the unrealistic blind command of the Supreme Command, he can be considered barely good if he can play like that.

In terms of overall strategic thinking, defense in war has never been thought of, and most generals have not yet learned to defend. On the bare Ukrainian plains, where there are no barriers, it is rare for him to hold out for more than two months. To be honest, he didn't fight badly, he just hadn't learned how to fight defensive battles and retreat yet.

And this is not his fault alone, it is the common problem of the vast majority of Soviet generals at present. Not only him, but also those famous generals of the Soviet army, almost none of them are not suffering defeat now. A limited number of generals who can win battles have become meteors prematurely because of their superiors. Either already in a prisoner-of-war camp or in a circle.

His biggest problem was that he was too constrained after his old superiors in the Western Front were shot. I knew that it was impossible to complete the order, but I didn't dare to do anything to my superiors. Being removed from office is not too unjust. Compared to his old colleagues from his time in the Western Front, he was much luckier.

Compared to Yang Zhen, who was somewhat sympathetic to this guy, the commander of the advance army looked at this guy's back and frowned and said, "It's hard to imagine that such a hesitant and hesitant style would actually be expressed by the commander of a front army who commands hundreds of thousands of troops?" ”

"I don't dare to make any decisions, what kind of action should a commander of the front army do? If the generals of the Soviet army commanding on the front line were like this, the current war situation in the Soviet Union would not be optimistic. No wonder the defeats were fought one after another, and there was no initiative at all, and it was strange if this battle was not lost. ”

After being silent for a while, the old man turned his head to look at Yang Zhen in front of him, sighed inaudibly, and then said, "What do you think of the current war situation in the Soviet Union?" Judging from the current trend of the war, will the Soviets be completely defeated under the impact of the German army, as France did last year? ”

"According to you, the Soviet Union is doomed to defeat in the ongoing battle of Vyazma-Bryansk. One front army was completely annihilated, and most of the two front armies were encircled, so it can be said that the battle was quite clear by this time. And in addition to these troops, the troops of the entire front army that the Soviets used to defend the Moscow direction, only a few remnants of the defeated generals. ”

"If the current situation cannot be reversed, according to the pace of the German offensive since the outbreak of the war. If this kind of fighting continues, it may be difficult for Moscow to hold on. And once Moscow, the political core and transportation hub, was occupied by the Germans, the Soviet Union would be able to continue to resist even if it relied on its geographical advantage. But there would also be a certain amount of chaos within the USSR. ”

"And once Moscow is lost, it means that the most economically developed areas in the west of the Soviet Union and the east will also be completely cut off, and the areas east of Moscow that are still holding on will be difficult to hold onto. Whether or not Moscow can be held will be crucial for the Soviet Union in the future war situation. Judging by the current development of the war, as well as the losses of the Soviet Union, will this Moscow be able to hold on? ”

"If there are defeats like Minsk, Kyiv, Smollingsk, Uman, and Vyazma, after a few fights, the Soviet Union may not have many troops to defend the eastern region, even if it has a lot of land and resources. No matter how much equipment the Americans give, the front-line generals of the Soviet Union are like this one, and I am afraid that they will lose the war. ”

"According to their current way of playing, there are not enough troops to fill it. If the situation cannot be changed for any longer, the situation of the Soviet Union will deteriorate to the point of no return. When we first went to study in the Soviet Union, we did not expect that the Soviet Red Army, which seemed powerful at the beginning, would be so vulnerable. ”

Obviously, although he was quite dissatisfied with some of the practices of the Soviets, after all, this veteran commander had studied in the Soviet Union for many years, and many of his command methods and abilities were learned in the Soviet Union. Coupled with years of propaganda, there is still a certain affection for the Soviet Union.

And the veteran commander is more worried about the chain reaction that will be caused by the defeat of the Soviet Union. He knew very well in his heart that once the Soviet Union was really completely defeated, it would be occupied by Germany. Then his defeat is not only as simple as the collapse of the Soviet Union, but also the foreign aid channels that the Anti-Japanese Federation is striving for, which will be completely cut off.

At the same time, it will also have a rather adverse impact on the pattern of the whole world. Japan and Germany, at least for now, are allies. Once the Germans fully occupy the Soviet Union, then the northwest region, which is currently China's rear, will be under the German army's front.

Even if it was 10,000 steps back, the Germans would not attack the USSR. Then the Japanese army mobilized its forces, taking advantage of its alliance with Germany, and took advantage of the Soviet Far East and Siberia. Take advantage of the railway network in the Soviet Union to quickly detour to Central Asia, or to the territory of Outer Mongolia, avoid the natural dangers of northwest China, and go straight to the rear of China.

The defeat of the Soviet Union will mean that China, which is weak and weak, will not only completely change its peripheral strategic pattern in a worse direction, but may even completely face the backlash of the two military powers. This will be a real catastrophe for China at present. And this concern is not unfounded, or unfounded.