Chapter 740 Exonerated
Shuerka took advantage of Rokossovsky... Who asked him to ask Shurka for a solution.
At the same time, this is not a lie, because Shulka did reach a tacit agreement with Rokossovsky, which is the strategic direction of the 51st Army.
If anything is not true, it is that Trufanov knew nothing about Rokossovsky.
The political commissar looked at Shulka, then at Trufanov.
Trufanov was a little nervous, but he followed Shulka's words and said: "Yes, Comrade Rokossovsky also knows about our plan, and he also expressed his support!"
Because Rokossovsky is the commander of the Don River Front Army, this is related to the coordination of the two front armies, so the political commissar dare not jump to conclusions.
But the political commissar would not let Trufanov go so easily, and he immediately asked someone to contact Rokossovsky.
At this time, Trufanov sighed, took off his hat and wiped his sweat, and whispered to Shulka: "Thank you very much, Comrade Shulka! Comrade Rokossovsky..."
"Don't worry!" Shulka said: "There will be no problems!"
Hearing that Trufanov's heart was only half let go.
Shulka believes Rokossovsky would answer these questions.
Sure enough, the political commissar returned to the headquarters with a gloomy face after a while, and Shulka and Trufanov hurriedly straightened up and held their heads high, waiting for the political commissar's punishment like lambs waiting to be slaughtered.
The political commissar was silent for a while, and then said: "If you have any plans, you should apply to the Supreme Command as soon as possible!"
Trufanov was so excited that he almost cheered when he heard this, because he knew that he had been successfully exonerated.
"Sorry, Comrade Commissar!" Shulka said: "Because this plan is still an idea, we are not yet sure whether it is feasible, so we only discussed it with Comrade Rokossovsky and have not had time to apply to the Supreme Command! "
This also makes sense, a plan is not to think about applying to the Supreme Command immediately, after all the Supreme Command is in Moscow and here is Stalingrad.
The political commissar nodded resentfully, and said, "Then, let us talk about your plan!"
The plan is very simple. In fact, it is to stick to the original plan and then shift the strategic focus to the encirclement.
"The difference is that our speed is faster!" Shulka pointed to the map and said: "The reason is that we only have one army, which is easily attacked by the Don Army from the Caucasus and Manstein! Once this happens, the 51st Army will also be encircled. Therefore, before the enemy has time to respond, we must cut off their logistical supplies and join forces with the Southwest Front Army!"
"Once the divisions are successfully joined!" Trufanov said: "We will be able to receive reinforcements and supplies from the Southwest Front Army, and our army's encirclement will be consolidated! If the German Sixth Army is encircled in Stalingrad, it can pass through the air If transportation continues, Manstein's Don Army can't even do air transportation!"
"Once the Don Army collapses!" Shulka took over the words: "Then the German Sixth Army will never be rescued again! Those are the two enemy armies, Comrade Political Commissar!"
"If this plan succeeds!" Trufanov said: "Then it doesn't matter whether the battle of Stalingrad is won or not, because the Germans are already surrounded by us, and their demise is only a matter of time!"
The reason why Trufanov is so active is that he hopes to further clear himself of the charges of "fear of war" and "disobedience to orders"... In fact, in Shulka's view, this is unnecessary, but Trufanov Nove was terrified just now, and now needs more sense of security.
At this time, the political commissar was no longer suspicious. Not only was he not suspicious, but he was also fascinated by the picture drawn by Shulka and Trufanov.
"So, what are we waiting for?" The political commissar said: "We should attack immediately!"
This sentence revealed that the political commissar hadn't fully understood it, or that he hadn't heard the difficulty of the plan!
"The German defense line in front of us, Comrade Commissar!" Trufanov said: "We can't break through quickly, even..."
Trufanov didn’t say any more about the next words.
What it means is self-explanatory, "It is difficult to even break through", but if this is said, I am afraid it will be suspected of disturbing the morale of the army.
The political commissar leaned over in front of the map and looked at it, and signaled the guards to bring the kerosene lamp closer to the map.
This surprised Shulka a little. The political commissar who was taken away by Shulka before, that is, Shevchenko, didn't even bother to look at the map.
But this seems normal, because the political commissar is originally responsible for political and ideological work rather than fighting. The problem is that the high-level Soviet army simply thinks that war should be in command of political ideology. Will and spirit are more important than strategy and tactics, so the political commissar has the final say .
Now this political commissar, he can at least look at the map to understand the situation.
Soon, Shulka discovered that the political commissar knew more than that.
"What is the density of the enemy's anti-tank guns?" asked the political commissar.
"About three per kilometer!" Trufanov replied: "Some of them are 88MM anti-aircraft guns, which can not only kill tanks but also a large number of infantry!"
88MM anti-aircraft gun is definitely a big killer of the German army, and the Soviet army is very troubled by this thing.
"The enemy has three divisions?"
"Yes! One Panzergrenadier division, two infantry divisions, Germans!"
"To the south is the Romanian army!" The political commissar asked again: "Why don't we go south to attack the Romanian defense line?"
Trufanov turned his gaze to Shulka.
Shulka replied: "First of all, if we go south, we will be farther away from the Southwest Front Army. Even if we break through the enemy's defense line, we will not be able to join forces with the Southwest Front Army quickly. Secondly, the Don River extends southwest in this area. If we If we go south to attack the Romanian defense line, it means that we have to cross the Don River twice! Again, the German army in the Caucasus is ready to go north for reinforcements, and by doing this, we will expose our flanks to them!"
The political commissar nodded slightly in agreement.
But he still didn't come to a conclusion, but continued to look at the map under the light.
After a while, he got up and said: "If there is no other way, then we have no choice but to launch a strong attack on the enemy's defense line!"
The political commissar turned and asked Shulka: "Do you have any thoughts on this?"
"No, I have no idea!" Shulka replied.
Of course he didn't dare to have any ideas, but he just went around and had to attack the German defense line again.
(end of this chapter)
