Struggle in Soviet Russia

Zhukov has no questions. There are no extra questions, such as: Why can we ask for support from the No. 6 and No. 4 areas, because that is not what Victor needs to consider. He is just a regiment-level commander who is in charge of the No. 5 area. His defense and battlefield coordination are issues that his superior commanders need to consider.

Afterwards, Victor continued to talk about some detailed considerations, such as where the minefield is located, how the trenches are arranged, the location of the fire support point, etc., to put it bluntly, intermediate commanders like him are in defensive operations. What needs to be done is to rationally deploy the troops in their hands through the analysis of the terrain and the enemy's situation on the preset battlefield. The goal it needs to achieve is to control the entire battle as much as possible, maximize one's own advantage, eliminate the enemy's vital power as much as possible, and preserve one's own strength at the same time.

When Victor finished explaining his tactical arrangements, Zhukov did not give a direct comment. He took off the military cap from his head and held it in his hand. First, he patted the floating soil on the top of the cap, and then said, "This is yours. This kind of thinking is tantamount to investing in the reserve team in advance. In this case, once there is a chance to counterattack, what should you do?"

Victor replied without hesitation: "In this battle, the task I received is to defend the No. 5 area. Successful defense is victory, because the counterattack is not considered."

Zhukov said dissatisfiedly: "The tactical thinking is conservative and not aggressive, what kind of a qualified commander is this?"

When he finished speaking, he waved to Victor, which meant that there was nothing wrong with him.

Victor was somewhat disappointed when he couldn't get any guidance from Zhukov. He gave the opponent a military salute and turned and walked back to where he was just now.

"Comrade Ivan Nikolaevich." When Victor was sent away, Zhukov first stepped towards the bottom of the hill, and when he was about to reach the bottom of the slope, he turned sideways and confronted the one next to him. The tall and thin middle-aged man said, "I have reported to the People's Committee of National Defense, recommending you to take over as the commander of the 6th Army."

The tall and thin middle-aged man is Muzichenko. The relationship between him and Zhukov is very special. The relationship between the two has always been a subordinate relationship. The former was his subordinate when Zhukov commanded the Fourth Cavalry Division. . Later, after Zhukov was transferred from the Fourth Cavalry Division, he recommended Muzichenko to take over his post.

Earlier, on the Sufen battlefield in the north, Muzichenko belonged to a Soviet commander who performed very well in the Karelia frontline battle, and was awarded a red flag medal for his military exploits. When Zhukov was appointed as the commander of the Kiev Special Military Region, he was transferred in a special report, and he was directly recommended as the commander of the group army.

After hearing Zhukov's words, the expression on Muzychenko's face was more complicated, a little excited, but also a little uneasy. It must be understood that he was only a commander of a cavalry division before, and Zhukov’s recommendation to him was equivalent to letting him bypass the commander of the army level and jump directly to the position of the commander of the group army, and command a cavalry division. , And commanding a combined army of various arms are completely different things.

"In your new position, you must adapt to your new role as soon as possible," Zhukov did not see Muzichenko's complicated expression, he continued, "and we must conduct a comprehensive screening of the middle and low-level commanders in the group army as soon as possible. And for inspection, those who do not meet the requirements and lack command quality must be removed from the army. Their existence is a weakening of the combat effectiveness of the army."

"Yes, I know what to do," Muzichenko nodded and said.

"This thing must be done as soon as possible," Zhukov turned his head, glanced around the crowd, and finally landed on the young man in the uniform of the People’s Committee of the Interior at the end. A formal military commander is no better than an executioner of the People’s Committee of the Interior in terms of military command quality...This is simply absurd."

Muzichenko didn't speak, but just followed his gaze and glanced at the young man.

Victor didn't know what the two people in front were talking about, he was still considering the tactical arrangements just now. Zhukov’s evaluation is that he is too conservative and does not want to make progress. So, if you want to be enterprising and you can fight back at a certain critical time, how should you allocate your troops?

Victor believes in one thing, and that is that there is nothing difficult in the world, as long as you can really put your mind on it, you don't have to worry about things going wrong.

The entire military exercise lasted only one day. At six o'clock in the afternoon, the day was dark. All the commanders participating in the exercise held a summary meeting of the exercise at the base camp, and Victor also attended the meeting.

Although the Blue side won the exercise, Zhukov, the commander of the military region, did not give the Blue side a good face at the summary meeting. He used a proverb to describe the role of the exercise commanders. : "A diligent fool is more terrible than an enemy." In his evaluation of the entire exercise, he said: This is an absurd drama pieced together by bad actors and even worse actors. What this means is that the offensive team performed badly, and the offensive team performed even worse.

As a result, the summary meeting of this exercise turned into a discussion meeting of criticism and self-criticism, which was dull and tight.

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Lviv, Ullalorz Special Agent Training School.

Victor stood on the top of the high **** at the edge of the jungle, with his hands on his back, watching the two dozen girls running up the slope.

The girls are generally around the age of fifteen or sixteen, and they are outstanding in both figure and appearance. They wear brown-green shorts and black sleeveless cross-strap training vests, and each carries one on their shoulders. The thick log stumblingly trot and climbed on the slope.

These girls were all personally selected by Ji Ana. She used one of the thirteen exiles in Siberia to select them one by one during one winter. The girls’ parents and family members are all politically problematic prisoners, and serving the country is the only way for them to mitigate crimes for their families.

Today, there are only these 26 students in the entire Uraloz Secret Service School. Therefore, Ji Ana, the principal, has personally acted as an instructor. At this moment, she is wearing the same clothes as the students and is following the side of the team. , Supervising the training of the trainees.

The entire training school currently teaches not many courses, but in Victor’s view, there are already a lot: physical training is the most basic, in addition to fighting, weapons, driving, psychology, and electronic equipment. Two years later, they will also learn tracking and anti-tracking, basic etiquette, English, German, wine tasting, etc.

However, as a rebirth, Victor is very clear that everything that is done here is just useless work, because by this time next year, everything in the school will end. Every student here will take the same as a man. Raise weapons to fight, or transfer to a school in the rear to continue training.

Victor's contemplation was interrupted by the scolding sound of the slope. He glanced in the direction of the sound, just in time to see Ji Ana rushing to a girl who fell on the ground, picking up the stick in her hand, and placing it on the girl's back. Strike hard.

The girl did not say a word, carried her whipping, quickly got up from the ground, carried the log thick enough for her thighs, and continued to trot up the **** behind the team—every student knew that, As the principal, Lieutenant Ji Ana is cold and ruthless. No form of pleading can stop her beating. Only returning to training as soon as possible is the only option to be less beaten.

The girls finally rushed up to the top of the **** with sweat. They put the log slabs on their shoulders together, and then formed a team a dozen steps away from Victor, rested and stood upright, standing upright. .

Jiana saw Victor standing on the top of the slope. She handed the stick in her hand to an instructor and walked towards Victor herself.

"When did you come back?" When she walked to Victor's side, she asked Victor in a natural hug.

"The train this morning," Victor said, "how is it, is the work here going well?"

Ji Ana shook her head, turned to look at the students who were sitting cross-legged on the ground, and said: "These guys are still in poor physique. Most of them have dark injuries. It will take at least half a year to recuperate."

"Then you are so strict with them," Victor laughed.

"I have a sense of measure," Ji Ana said. "These guys were recruited from exile. Each of them may have different experiences, but most of them have an unbearable childhood. There are heavy training and courses here. , Will make their thinking become numb and forget the unhappiness of the past. When they get used to the life here, they will also get used to their new identity. At this time, with the ideological education course, they can become a firm thinking. Warrior."

After a pause, she turned her head and looked at Victor with a smile: "Don't forget, I also came here from this time."

Victor shrugged and said, "Well, Lieutenant Jiana, you are the principal here, and everything here is up to you. If you need anything, you can submit the report in advance and I will let Bao Lieutenant Reese cooperated with you."

"Thank you," Ji Ana reached out, took one of his hands, and said tightly, "Thank you for visiting me, but I am afraid I can't accompany you back to Lviv today. There is a task of teaching at school in the evening. ."

Speaking of this, she leaned into Victor's ear and whispered, "Also, it's not very convenient for me these days."