Zhukov wanted to re-enable Xu Rui, but he did not expect that Xu Rui actually opened his mouth and asked Zhukov to equip three more divisions of the Eighth Route Army.
Zhukov was very angry, but when he thought about it again, if he hadn't pushed Xu Rui aside, Xu Rui wouldn't have treated him like this. Now was the time to use Xu Rui, so naturally he couldn't offend him and reported Xu Rui's conditions to him.
It was impossible for Stalin, because he had just given a report to Stalin and provided equipment for three divisions of the Eighth Route Army. Stalin would never agree to a report now.
But if Xu Rui's request is not met, and with Xu Rui's attitude, he may not come out, what should he do?
Zhukov gritted his teeth and determined to bargain with Xu Rui. He said: "The Soviet Union has just provided equipment to the three divisions of the Eighth Route Army. It is impossible to provide new equipment. Let's take out 10,000 rifles and rifles from the excess inventory.
Five million rounds of ammunition are given to the Eighth Route Army. Of course, only you and I know about this matter. I will not report it to Comrade Stalin, so that’s fine."
When Xu Rui heard about 10,000 rifles, he was very happy. An infantry division in the Soviet Union only had several thousand rifles. These 10,000 rifles could fully arm a division, but Xu Rui did not show it.
Xu Rui said: "We still need one hundred mortars and twenty large-caliber infantry guns."
Zhukov said: "A hundred mortars are no problem, but the Soviet Red Army currently lacks large-caliber infantry guns, so there is no way around this."
Xu Rui knew that Zhukov was telling the truth. His bottom line was the equipment for one division. Proposing equipment for three divisions was just a preparation for bargaining with Zhukov.
Seeing that Zhukov agreed, Xu Rui was very happy, and Xu Rui said: "Comrade Zhukov, you are a true friend of our Eighth Route Army. On behalf of the Eighth Route Army, I thank you for your generosity."
Zhukov smiled bitterly in his heart. This generosity was not something he was willing to do, but was forced by Xu Rui. Xu Rui was really indispensable in the Great Patriotic War.
Zhukov said: "Comrade Xu Rui, can you accept the appointment as commander of the armored assault force now?"
Xu Rui said: "Comrade Zhukov, I am now the chief of staff of the Red Army. Naturally, I have to obey orders. Please give me the order."
Hearing what Xu Rui said, Zhukov had the urge to vomit blood. He thought to himself that Xu Rui could change his face faster than he could turn the pages of a book. If he hadn't given the Eighth Route Army so many weapons, he wouldn't have been able to order him!
But from the bottom of his heart, Zhukov felt a sincere admiration for Xu Rui. Although Xu Rui spoke loudly many times, he did it not for himself, but for his country. From this point of view,
Xu Rui's behavior is completely understandable. After all, China is too weak, and Xu Rui wants to strive for the greatest benefits for China as much as possible.
Xu Rui happily accepted Zhukov's appointment and once again came to the armored assault force.
At this time, the armored assault force was in a state of gloom and gloom. After a major defeat, the armored assault force's newly established confidence in victory was gone, and the entire force was plunged into a pessimistic atmosphere.
Kirilenko was sitting with Zyuganov at this time. The two of them were smoking cigarettes and neither of them spoke. Obviously, they had not recovered from the disastrous defeat last night.
During yesterday's battle, Kirilenko was shot in the arm. At this time, his left arm was wrapped in gauze, looking helpless.
"I really don't understand why Comrade Zhukov changed his generals on the spot. Bronev is simply a rhetorical person. He has no ability at all in fighting. How can he compare with Xu Rui." Kirilenko complained.
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Zyuganov also said: "Yes, Comrade Xu Rui commanded well originally, and we fought and won consecutively, but the same troops, after changing commanders, have completely different combat effectiveness. It seems that Comrade Xu Rui is really very good."
awesome."
"I hope Comrade Zhukov, after learning this lesson, will allow Comrade Xu Rui to continue to command us," Kirilenko said.
"Zyuganov, Kirilenko, are you talking bad about me?"
As soon as he finished speaking, Xu Rui and Diana walked in from the door.
Zyuganov and Kirilenko were overjoyed when they saw Xu Rui. Diana said: "Comrade Zhukov has re-appointed Comrade Xu Rui as the commander of the armored assault force."
When Zyuganov and Kirilenko heard this, they were very happy. Zyuganov said: "Great, we knew that Comrade Xu Rui would definitely come back!"
Xu Rui asked: "Zyuganov, Kirilenko, how is the situation of the troops now? Was the loss heavy yesterday?"
When Zyuganov heard Xu Rui's words, his face darkened and he said: "Comrade Xu Rui, we have suffered a great loss. Originally we had 200 new tanks added, bringing the total to 400, but after last night
In the battle, most of our tanks were lost, and now there are only more than 120 combat-effective tanks left."
"My regiment has also suffered serious losses. Only half of the more than 3,000 soldiers are left, and less than 100 of the 200 trucks are left," Kirilenko said.
Xu Rui frowned and said to himself that it seemed that the losses last night were very heavy. Bronev threw away more than half of the armored assault force in one night, leaving this mess to himself.
At this moment, Feiklenko walked in and said: "Comrade Xu Rui, news just came that the Germans have assembled a large number of armored forces on the southern front and are preparing to attack our positions in Moscow. The German offensive
It must be very violent, Comrade Zhukov asks you to fight immediately."
"knew."
Xu Rui frowned and thought to himself that the Germans moved really fast, concentrating their armored forces to launch an attack so quickly.
"Comrade Xu Rui, all the tanks in Moscow are with us, let's take action immediately," Zyuganov said.
Xu Rui shook his head and said: "The quality of the German tanks is better than our tanks, and they also have an absolute advantage in quantity. Letting our tanks compete head-on with the German tanks is undoubtedly asking for death. The failure last night
This issue has been explained.”
Zyuganov said: "Then what should we do?"
Xu Rui said: "Although the Germans have many tanks, they have made several taboos. First, they attack during the day, which makes the tank attack lose its surprise. Second, the German army's advance path is mostly through streets, and street fighting in cities
In the battle, the role of tanks is not too important, and because they move slowly and have large targets, they can easily become targets. As long as we have enough rocket launchers and rely on the fortifications in the building to resist, the German attack is not unstoppable."
"It makes sense." Zyuganov and Kirilenko nodded repeatedly.
"Feklenko, you immediately tell Comrade Zhukov that if you want to stop the German attack, you must have a large number of rocket launchers and infantry to resist layer by layer. I think this is not difficult."
Feiklenko said: "Okay, Comrade Xu Rui, I will convey your opinions to Comrade Zhukov, but when will your armored assault troops go into battle?"
Xu Rui said: "Let's wait until dark."
"You're going to fight the German tanks after dark?"
"No, in a head-on battle with the German tank troops, we are no match at all. Instead, we are wasting our tanks in vain. Instead of doing this, we might as well fight him and I fight mine."
"What do you mean?" Feklenko asked.
Xu Rui said: "That is to say, we do not tangle with the German tank troops, let our infantry use rocket launchers to entangle the German tanks, and kill a large number of Germans in urban combat, while our tanks attack the German tanks.
The rear, especially the German oil depots, as long as the German oil depots are destroyed, the German tanks will be unable to move and will eventually become a pile of scrap metal."
"What a great idea," Feiklenko said.
Xu Rui said: "Go and tell Zhukov now. Tonight, I am going to stab the Germans in the ass!"
"Comrade Xu Rui, what you said is very interesting. Although it is not elegant, it is very vivid. I will go and talk to Comrade Zhukov right away." Feiklenko did not stop after finishing speaking, and turned around and left.
After hearing what Xu Rui said, Zyuganov and Kirilenko were eager to try.
Xu Rui said: "Tell the soldiers to have a good rest. Although our tanks and people are smaller this time than before, they are all elites who have gone through great battles. Victory will definitely belong to us."
After hearing that Xu Rui had once again become the commander of the army, the morale of these grassroots commanders and soldiers increased greatly. Although Xu Rui had not been commanding them for a long time, he could achieve a major victory every time he attacked. Everyone believed that following Xu Rui
, we will definitely achieve the final victory.
Ivan is a tank driver. In the past three days, Ivan has experienced a lot. First he won successive victories under the leadership of Xu Rui, and then suffered a disastrous defeat under the leadership of Bronev.
Fortunately, Ivan relied on his good driving skills to successfully break out of the German encirclement and drive the tank back. However, Ivan's friend Lev was not so lucky. Lev's tank was destroyed by a German tank.
After being destroyed, Lev didn't even have a chance to escape. He was trapped in the deformed tank and burned to charcoal.
Ivan thought, why would the same troops be victorious under the leadership of Xu Rui, but suffer disastrous defeats under the leadership of Bronev? Lev's death was too tragic. If Bronev had led it,
If he continues to command, there is no telling when he will suffer the same fate as Lev.
Therefore, when Ivan learned that Xu Rui was commanding the armored assault force again, he was very excited. He believed that Xu Rui could lead them to victory.
The new recruit Maxim looked at the excited Ivan and was very puzzled. Maxim was the armored assault force that was just transferred into the armored assault force today to make up for the loss of personnel. Here, Maxim met his fellow countryman Ivan.
At Maxim's strong request, he and Ivan were assigned the same tank.
