After Sokov put down the phone, he had a clue in his heart. He felt that he had great hope of staying in Rokossovsky's unit, so he happily said to everyone: "Comrade commanders, don't worry, I think this
Comrade Sub-Marshal's success rate in persuading the Supreme Commander himself is very high."
Lunev strongly agreed with Sokov's statement: "Misha, I think you are right. Based on the friendship between you and Yakov, if you really went to Chernyaho
General Vski's Third Front, he will definitely try his best to come to our army. If he really comes, it's hard for you to arrange him. Let him be a staff officer. A general serves as a staff officer at the army headquarters, and others can tell him
Don't believe it; let him command a certain unit. He has been in the weapons and equipment department for so many years and has no command experience, so he is obviously not suitable. So you rejected Comrade Marshal's proposal at first, not wanting to let Ya
It is absolutely right for Kove to join our army."
The issue that Sidorin was thinking about was that as soon as the deputy commander, General Ponejelin, was transferred, the troops would be placed under the command of the Third Front Army, and he would miss out on the achievement of liberating Berlin. When he talks about this with his descendants in the future,
They will definitely blame themselves, why don't they follow General Ponedelin to the 50th Army, so that there is at least hope of participating in the attack on Berlin. Although Sokov said that things have turned around, he still refuses in his heart
I believe that after all, this matter was a decision made by the Supreme Command. You can't change the original decision just because Sokov and Yakov have a good personal relationship?
Thinking of this, he poured cold water on Sokov and Lunev: "Are we thinking too simply about the problem? Even if Yakov is now in the Third Front Army, and after we were transferred to the Third Front Army, he also proposed
We have applied, but it is still a question whether General Chernyakhovsky, as the commander of the front army, will agree. If he firmly refuses to agree, the conditions for breaking the situation will not be mature, so in the end, we will still be classified as the third
Command of the three front armies."
"Chief of Staff, don't be pessimistic." The strategy that Sokov came up with was somewhat of a gamble. He felt that since Yakov was captured by the Germans, Stalin might be worried that something similar would happen again, so he intentionally or unintentionally
Preventing Yakov from taking up a position in a certain unit on the front line. This time Yakov came to the front line on his own initiative, but the place he stayed at was just the front army headquarters, and he would basically not encounter any danger here. And if Yakov
With the arrival of his 48th Group Army, there will be many uncertain factors. In order to eliminate this hidden danger, Stalin will change his mind and prevent his 48th Group Army and Yakov from appearing in the same front army: "As long as
If we haven't been officially placed under the command of the Third Front for a day, things will turn around."
After waiting for more than an hour, Sokov finally received a call from Rokossovsky: "Misha, I have some good news for you."
Although Sokov guessed that Stalin must have changed his mind, for the sake of safety, he still asked tentatively: "Comrade Marshal, what good news is this?"
"After consultations with the Supreme Commander himself, I finally decided to let your 48th Army remain in my Second Front." It is also a good thing for Rokossovsky to allow Sokov's troops to stay.
This is a gratifying thing. He does not want to hand over such a powerful unit to the command of friendly forces, thereby weakening his own combat effectiveness.
"Great, this is really great." Confirming that his troops could continue to stay in the Second Front, Sokov finally laughed out loud: "Comrade Marshal, thank you, thank you! It is because of your efforts that
Only then can we remain in the Second Front."
"Misha, you can't say that." Rokossovsky said with a smile: "I have tried several times, but they all ended in failure. But after following your advice, I tried to change the angle and communicate with you.
The Supreme Commander himself discussed the matter. As you analyzed, when he learned that his son might take the initiative to join your army because the 48th Army was assigned to the command of the Third Front, he showed a fatherly attitude.
Worry. Finally, after careful consideration, he decided to cancel the original decision and let you continue to stay in my army."
When Rokossovsky was about to put down the phone, he added: "Misha, since your troops can stay in my front ranks, I hope that when we launch an attack on Berlin, your troops can become the first troops on the front."
A force entering Berlin."
Although Sokov wanted his troops to be the first to rush into Berlin, there were some things that were beyond his control. He could only say euphemistically: "Comrade Marshal, I will try my best to live up to your trust in me."
of trust.”
As soon as Sokov put down the phone, Runev came over and asked with a smile: "Misha, so we can continue to stay in Marshal Rokossovsky's Second Front?"
"Yes, Comrade Military Commissar, yes, we can stay."
"I really didn't expect that your strategy was so effective." Lunev said with emotion: "I originally thought that even Marshal Rokossovsky himself could not change the decision of the Supreme Command. We must stay.
We are on Chernyakhovsky’s Third Front. But I really didn’t expect that things would develop in such a dramatic way. Just because of your little trick, our unfavorable situation was reversed.”
Hearing Lunev's praise, Sokov showed a bitter expression on his face: "This time I used Yasha as a shield. I wonder if he will be angry with me when he finds out about this."
"No, Misha, I think it won't be." Lunev comforted Sokov and said, "I believe he will understand your difficulties."
"Comrade Commander," Sidorin only came to his senses at this time and knew that his troops no longer needed to be assigned to Chernyakhovsky's Third Front. He asked Sokov tentatively: "What about this?"
Is it true that we no longer need to be placed under the command of the Third Front?"
"That's right, my comrade chief of staff." Sokov raised his hand and patted Sidorin on the shoulder, and told him: "Don't be stunned, call the division commanders quickly and tell them the news.
Let them feel at ease."
Ever since they heard that the troops would be placed under the command of the Third Front Army, the mood of the commanders at all levels of the 48th Group Army fluctuated. They could not figure out why they, as the most powerful unit in the Second Front Army, would suddenly be placed under the command of others.
Troop command. In the past two days, more than one person came to Sokov, hoping that he would report it to his superiors and ask his superiors to take back the order and allow the 48th Group Army to continue to stay in the operational order of the Second Front Army.
Now, through the joint efforts of Sokov and Rokossovsky, the superiors have finally changed their minds and allowed the 48th Army to stay in its original combat order. This is indeed an exciting thing. After Sidorin confirmed the news
, immediately picked up the phone and called the commanders of each division to spread the good news to each of them.
In this way, the 48th Army successfully stayed in Rokossovsky's Second Front. At the same time, Yakov also reached Chernyakhovsky's Third Front.
As soon as he got off the train, he saw a general coming towards him and greeted him proactively: "Is he General Yakov from Moscow?"
"Yes, I am Yakov." Yakov looked at the unfamiliar general opposite and said with some confusion: "Excuse me, are you...?"
"Introduce yourself," the general who greeted Yakov said with a smile: "I am Lieutenant General Makarov, Military Commissar of the Third Belarusian Front. I am here under the orders of the commander, General Chernyakhovsky.
We’ll meet you at the station.”
After figuring out the identity of the other party, Yakov quickly stood at attention and saluted the other party: "Hello, Comrade Military Commissar."
Makarov pulled Yakov's hand from his forehead, shook it vigorously a few times, and said: "General Yakov, on behalf of all the commanders and fighters of the Third Belarusian Front, I welcome you. The car is at the platform.
Wait nearby and I will take you there."
Arriving next to the platform, Yakov saw three jeeps, with seven or eight soldiers standing next to them. Seeing the appearance of Makarov and Yakov, he immediately saluted them with attention. One of the soldiers
He also stepped forward and opened the back door of a jeep.
After Yakov and Makarov got into the car, the rest of the soldiers also got into the other two cars. After a sound of car doors closing, the convoy set off.
On the way, Yakov curiously asked Makarov: "Comrade Military Commissar, I would like to ask, what is my position in the front army headquarters?"
"After discussions between the commander and the chief of staff," Makarov said, "it has been decided to appoint you as the deputy chief of staff of the Third Front Army Headquarters."
"Ah, deputy chief of staff?!" Hearing this position, Yakov seemed a little embarrassed: "Comrade Military Commissar, I have no specific experience in commanding operations, so I served as deputy chief of staff as soon as I came here. Isn't this not good?
I want to start from the most basic staff position, is that okay?"
"What, how can you start from an ordinary staff officer?" Makarov shook his head and said: "In any case, you are a general, and you have been in the General Staff before.
You have held the position, if it were not for your lack of staff experience in frontline combat units, your superiors would have directly appointed you as chief of staff."
Makarov's words made Yakov a little embarrassed. He smiled bitterly and said: "Comrade Military Commissar, to tell you the truth, I have been staying in the Weapons and Equipment Department since the war broke out. Later, for some reason,
I just went to the General Staff Headquarters, but I was just a helper and didn’t have much experience as a staff officer. It would be a bit inappropriate to rashly assign me the position of deputy chief of staff."
Makarov chuckled: "This is a collective decision made by the heads of the front army headquarters. If you have any different opinions, you can tell him face to face when you see Commander Chernyakhovsky."
.”
The convoy arrived at the front army headquarters and found many people standing at the door.
Makarov glanced at it, then turned to Yakov and said: "General Yakov, Comrade Commander has personally brought people out to greet you."
Now in the headquarters of the Third Front, the only people who know Yakov's true identity are Chernyakhovsky, Pokrovsky and Makarov. When the members of the headquarters learned
When the commander was about to go out to greet him, he thought someone of marshal level was coming. But when they saw Yakov and Makarov walking out of the car, they all had confused expressions on their faces: "What, it's just a
A major general? Why do the commander and chief of staff personally lead a team to greet him? Does the other party have any background?"
Chernyakhovsky stepped forward, held Yakov's hand, and said with a smile: "General Yakov, on behalf of all the commanders and fighters of the Third Front Army, I welcome your arrival. I hope that we can work together in the future and work together."
Defeat the German invaders." Then he introduced the people around him to Yakov, "Come and get to know him, this is the Chief of Staff of the Front Army, General Pokrovsky, and you will be partners from now on."
"Hello, Comrade Chief of Staff." Yakov showed enough respect for Pokrovsky: "I don't have much practical experience. I will ask Comrade Chief of Staff for more guidance on my work in the future."
"It's easy to talk," Pokrovsky said with a smile: "If you don't understand anything, just ask me and I will try my best to help you."
When everyone returned to the headquarters, Chernyakhovsky smiled and asked Yakov: "Yakov, you must be very tired after riding the train for two days, right? Do you want to arrange for you to rest for two days before coming back?"
To work?"
"No need, Comrade Commander." Yakov shook his head and said: "Although I have just been on the train for two days, it is not as hard as you. If you don't take a rest, how can I have the right to take a rest? I'd better ask
Please arrange work for me as soon as possible."
"This," hearing what Yakov said, Chernyakhovsky seemed very embarrassed. After all, he didn't know what the other party's abilities were. If he arranged a job for him rashly, what should he do if it was not helpful? He could only
Pokrovsky looked aside for help, hoping that his chief of staff could come out to help him out: "Chief of Staff, what's your opinion?"
"Comrade Commander," Pokrovsky said, "We understand General Yakov's desire to start work as soon as possible. If this is the case, please help me handle the battle reports of the past two days.
By the way, I can familiarize myself with the situation of the troops, which will also facilitate the next step of work."
For Yakov, as long as he can get into work as soon as possible, it doesn't matter what he does. He nodded and said: "Okay, Comrade Chief of Staff, I will start working now. I don't know what you said."
Where are the battle reports?”
"It's in the corner," Pokrovsky said to Yakov: "Please come with me and I'll take you to see it."
After Pokrovsky left with Yakov, Makarov asked Chernyakhovsky in a low voice: "Comrade Commander, on the first day he came, he arranged a lot of things for him."
Work, is this appropriate?”
"There is nothing inappropriate, Comrade Military Commissar." Chernyakhovsky said in a low voice: "I think there is nothing wrong with letting him go to work on the first day. If he feels that the job we have assigned him
He is boring and boring. Maybe he won't be able to work for long and he doesn't want to stay here anymore. He will apply to us to leave, and then we can justifiably let him leave."
This chapter has been completed!