Arc of Gunfire
Chapter 618 Disagreement with the Command
The Ant headquarters in Yeburg received the telegram at three o'clock in the morning and completed the decoding.
At the imperial meeting early the next morning, General Turgenev handed the telegram to Olga.
After quickly reading the telegram, Olga said loudly: "Then attack. Is there any problem with this?"
General Turgenev: "So far, we have attacked the Ploson army that was well prepared and in good condition, but the results have not been very good. You see, it has been a week since General Gorky launched the attack. Although some results have been achieved, the enemy has the strongest strength. The Ninth Army remained motionless and even used counterattacks to clear out our troops that broke into the defense line.
"We paid heavy casualties here in the Ninth Army. It is initially estimated that the exchange ratio may be as high as three to one, and we are three.
"In this case, it is not appropriate to let Rokossov attack, because if he is frustrated, it may allow the enemy to regain their confidence, and it may also cause us to lose confidence.
"To the troops now, Rokosov is like a totem. Of course we know that he has failed and been embarrassed, but the soldiers don't know. In other words, the soldiers hope that Rokosov will be invincible and invincible.
"If Rokosov is frustrated at this time, the soldiers will feel that they have been cheated. Even though they have such expectations for Rokosov without authorization.
"By the way, we completed the decoding in the early morning and immediately gave a copy to the church. The church's response came before the Royal Council today, and Archbishop Belinsky did not agree to the attack."
Olga: "Don't you trust his judgment?"
"This has nothing to do with whether we believe his judgment. Not attacking now is the best action. The enemy's Central Army Group is in danger and will definitely mobilize troops from the Southern Army Group for reinforcements. The enemy is temporarily unable to launch an attack in the direction of Oriel.
"When they block General Gorky's offensive, they will have to move their troops back to launch an attack. Then we will wait and see, relying on the offensive built for two more months to block the attack, and then launch a counterattack in the winter like last year."
General Turgenev said plausibly: "This will be foolproof!"
Olga stared at Turgenev for a few seconds and said, "I want to call him and ask his opinion personally."
Turgenev pursed his lips, and after a brief hesitation, he made a "please" gesture to the phone.
Olga picked up the phone: "Call the Kozalia First Front Headquarters."
While waiting for the operator to connect the line, she tapped her long fingers on the table and kept staring at Turgenev.
Finally, the call was connected, and Pavlov's voice came from the other side: "Front Army Headquarters."
Olga: "Get Rokosov on the phone."
"Your Majesty? Please wait a moment."
Then you could vaguely hear someone shouting on the other side, and soon the familiar voice came from the receiver: "I'm Rokossov, Olga, what's going on? Have you received the telegram we sent?"
Olga: "I got it. The opinions of Turgenev and Belinsky are not to attack, but to delay the time, wait for the enemy to attack, and prepare for defensive counterattack."
Rokossov: "General Gorky's active offensive has achieved results. The enemy has begun to draw troops from Army Group South, which shows that they do not have enough reserve forces.
"The enemy is mobilizing, and their troops will become more and more numerous. In three months, one million newly formed troops may be put on the front line. No, Olga, we cannot take this risk, we must attack now, This will make the enemy focus on one thing and miss the other.”
Olga glanced at Turgenev and copied his words exactly: "General Gorky's attack shows that the enemy still has quite good combat effectiveness, especially the counterattack of the Ninth Army, which caused us heavy casualties. The exchange ratio could be as high as three to one.”
Rokossov: "The enemy's fully equipped armored forces still have considerable combat effectiveness. It is not surprising to have such results, but not every enemy group army can gather such troops to launch such a counterattack."
Olga: "Then what should you do if you encounter such a counterattack?"
"Our armored strength is stronger than that of the Gorky Front," Rokossov said, "and we have a large number of new heavy tanks that can compete with the enemy. Maybe we can create some heroic KV crews in the first year of the war. Amazing results.”
Olga: "What other reasons do you have for insisting on attacking now? Tell me once and for all!"
After saying that, she pressed the button on the table, and a rustling sound came from the speaker on the table.
In this way, Rokossov's answer could be heard by the entire conference room - although General Turgenev was the only one in the conference room at this time.
Rokossov thought for a while and replied: "First of all, the enemy's engineering troops are building fortifications mainly to hide the starting troops. They know very well that I like to prepare for counter-artillery fire, so they built these bunkers for this.
"At best, these can only be used as bunkers to avoid artillery fire, and cannot be used as defensive fortifications. According to our aerial reconnaissance, the enemy has begun to dig real defensive bunkers. After digging them, our attack will definitely cause heavy casualties.
“Secondly, we detected that the enemy’s new tanks had just arrived at the front line, and many of them were repaired in the maintenance factory as soon as they arrived at the front line.
“Waiting until they repair it before attacking may also increase our casualties.
"In the end, the enemy certainly didn't expect that we would take the initiative to attack. Such an attack would be sudden. The grasslands in July are very suitable for horse racing. The three Guards Cavalry Groups in our hands can't wait to run on the land of our hometown."
Olga: "I understand. I will convey these opinions to General Turgenev. Please wait a moment."
After speaking, His Majesty the Tsar covered the sending end of the receiver with his hand and looked up at Turgenev: "He said so, are you convinced?"
Turgenev: "I still stick to my judgment. Now I just need to be stable. There is no need to take too risky actions."
Olga: "But you are not on the front line. When I was a child, you taught me that sometimes the generals on the front line have a much better grasp of the situation than the men who are far away from the front line."
Turgenev: "I didn't say that I knew more about the front line. I just made a logical analysis in front of you. You can also see that my logic is OK."
Olga: "Yes, the logic is correct. Even I can see that this is a sound plan. But Turgenev, you have to admit that my brother is right, right?"
Turgenev nodded: "Yes, what he said makes sense."
"Then it's over. If you are afraid of taking responsibility, I will sign the order and approve them to modify the battle plan."
Turgenev sighed: "Your Majesty, this is really not a good idea."
Olga: "But I can't stop the soldiers from returning home. They have been away from home for more than two years."
Turgenev: "But His Majesty Belinsky may be dissatisfied. What should I do if he comes to question me?"
Olga: "I'll give him a call."
Before she finished speaking, she picked up the receiver and said, "Answer the Secular Church."
This time, she picked up the call right away. It was a voice that Olga didn’t recognize answered the call: “Church, who are you?”
Olga: "I am Tsarina Olga Nikolayevna. I want Her Majesty Belinsky to answer the call."
"Then just wait a moment, it will be over soon." As soon as the church staff replied, the voice changed to Belinsky's.
Belinsky: "Your Majesty, it should be time for the Imperial Council now, right? What can I do?"
Olga: "You know that my brother, I mean Rokossov, asked to change the battle plan, right? Turgenev said you didn't agree?"
"Yes, there is no need to risk an attack on a fully manned Prosin army."
Olga: "Although General Gorky has already attacked for the second time?"
"It is precisely because General Gorky paid huge casualties in his two attacks, but did not have results commensurate with the casualties, that I suggest not to take the initiative to attack."
Olga: "Don't you have confidence in Rokossov?"
"If you can win the war with confidence, then the Plosen people should have won in 914. You and I are already prisoners." Belinsky replied unceremoniously.
"But Rokossov's reasons had already convinced Turgenev."
"Then tell me his reasons, maybe he can convince me."
Olga immediately relayed what she had just heard word for word.
Belinsky was silent for a few seconds: "To be honest, I don't think these reasons are particularly sufficient, but I am just a secular pope and it is not easy to interfere with the command. I can only consider that after Rokossov's attack is frustrated, How to maintain the confidence of the Ante people.”
At this time, Olga was still turning on the speaker on the table, so Turgenev heard very clearly. The military commander frowned and muttered a few words.
Olga: "Thank you for your understanding."
She hung up the phone and said to Turgenev: "Look, the problem has been solved, just trust Rokossov. Anyway, if you are really frustrated, the church's propaganda agency will take care of it."
Turgenev: "Okay, I will issue an order and agree to their change of combat plan. I hope Rokossov's attack and General Gorky's attack will have different results."
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Wang Zhong: "I think it may be that Gorky fought twice but did not achieve much results, which made the high command give up."
Pavlov: "It cannot be said that there were no results. Last year, he attracted a large number of enemy reserve troops. If the enemy had not put these troops into Army Group Center, he might have broken through.
"As a result, he laid the foundation for our victory."
Wang Zhong: "That's what it is. The Plosen people can block it because they are still rich in troops and the average quality of individual soldiers is high. Once the Plosen veterans die, they will not be able to stop them. General Gorky's battle There is no problem with the law.”
Popov: "Then what should we do now? His Majesty will call and explain that the high command will reject our proposal. How about you take advantage of the leisure time on the front line and fly back to Yebao for some activities?"
Wang Zhong: "No, let's make a plan to attack immediately. We will wait and see what happens with the formal call back from Yebao before we make any plans."
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