Chapter 2284: Farewell in Moscow

In terms of emotion, reason, military and politics, Zhukov's request for the Leader Division to leave is justifiable no matter how you look at it.

In terms of personal relationships and emotions, Zhukov, who had taken good care of Vatutin in the past and had also helped Vatutin and said some good things in front of Stalin, did have the objective conditions to accomplish this.

If you ask Vatutin to take the Leader Division away, and you say that he is happy and not unhappy at all and is eager to send the Leader Division away, then even a fool knows that this is a foolish dream and impossible.

However, due to his personal relationship with Zhukov and the transfer order from the Supreme Command, Vatutin could not hold on to the Leader Division. No matter whether you Konev or Zhukov want to get your hands on me, I will not give the Leader Division and Malashenko to anyone who wants them.

The army is always changing, and the Leader Division is not your private army after all, Vatutin, right? Soldiers must act according to orders.

The personal relationship between Vatutin and Zhukov was an adjuvant that helped the order to be well implemented, saving a lot of trouble and making it easier for Vatutin to accept the order, so that he would not have to go to Comrade Stalin as before. The reason was just this simple.

The bigwigs above had already arranged things half-way and in place, and naturally decided the fate of Malashenko and the leader's division. When Comrade Ma learned the news, it was the moment of final execution.

Things like which big guy to follow and in which direction to fight were indeed not something Malashenko could decide, so he could only choose to accept it, there was no other way.

"What do you mean? Do you have any ideas?"

The political commissar who had read the telegram asked quietly, and Malashenko, who had accepted the reality and no longer had any special expressions, just smiled.

"What can I say? Of course I'm following orders."

"By the way, I've thought about this before. After taking Poland, the battle in East Prussia to the north and the battle in Berlin to the west will definitely be carried out simultaneously. Our division will only fight in one direction, and it's impossible to split it into two parts and take care of both ends."

"Fighting East Prussia is very important, but it's not worth mentioning compared to Berlin. I used to jokingly think, if we are suddenly transferred to fight Berlin in the middle of the battle, is this possible? Now it seems that it is not only possible, but it has already been realized, but the timing is earlier than I expected. I thought it would be transferred on the eve of Berlin's siege, but I didn't expect it to be so fast.

"Of course there is no problem with our division headquarters. We just follow the orders. But I'm curious. What did Marshal Zhukov say and what methods did he use to make Comrade Commander willing to let us go? Before, Konev and I went to Comrade Stalin to argue about the ownership of the leadership division. I should have told you about this? Did you say it or not? "

Looking at Malashenko's relaxed and nonchalant expression, which even started to enter the awkward chat mode, it can be seen that Malashenko has no resistance to this matter at all, and is even very happy and interested. Naturally, the political commissar comrade stopped saying any more useless words and said this instead.

"None of that matters. What matters is that you are back under Marshal Zhukov's command again. Don't you miss this feeling? Do you remember how long ago it was when you followed Comrade Marshal to fight on the battlefield? "

It would have been better if the political commissar hadn't said anything. After such a casual remark, even Malashenko himself fell into some nostalgia.

Yes, when was the last time I followed Comrade Lao Zhu to kill German bastards?

It was definitely not Kursk. That was the first time that Vatutin and I worked together to do a tough job. The most profound impression was that my buddy almost lost his life in Prokhorovka. He was shot down by a German bastard and went back to Moscow to lie in the hospital. He had a close call.

What about before that? ? The Battle of Stalingrad?

Well, it seems not.

In that battle, I was assigned to Zhuikov's command and directly participated in the defense of Stalingrad. From Mamayev Kurgan to the street fighting in the city, I left my footprints everywhere. I saved Zhuikov's life once.

What other big battles were there before Stalingrad? The disastrous defeat of the spring counter-offensive? That was not commanded by Zhukov.

Before spring, it was winter, winter

Well, the Battle of Moscow, this battle is really old Comrade Zhu personally took the lead, and Malashenko remembered it very clearly.

And he still remembered that during the counterattack, he saw a frozen German stick stuck upside down in the snow on the roadside, with his feet facing the sky, and a signpost with the words "All the way to the west" hanging on his feet. It was a funny and unforgettable scene. It was the first victory since the outbreak of the Great Patriotic War.

According to this calculation, from the end of 1941 to the present 1945, Malashenko has not received Zhukov's direct dispatch order and fought in battle for three years. Thinking back to the last time he directly obeyed Zhukov, it was during the Battle of Moscow when the entire war situation was the most critical.

Since then, Zhukov was transferred to be responsible for the overall macro-control of the overall strategy, and Malashenko wandered around and worked under the command of Chuikov, Vatutin, driver Luo, Konev and others. Who would have thought that they would fight side by side again after parting in Moscow, and they would wait until the last moment when the Great Patriotic War was about to end. It is also a pity to think about it.

"Yes, it's been a long time, indeed it has been too long. However, at the most critical moment of the motherland, we stood up and saved Moscow from the water and fire together with the Red Army God of War. At the final moment of the victory of the Great Patriotic War, we fought side by side with the Red Army God of War again, crushed the heart of the fascist evil demon, and completed the final blow."

"Both the beginning and the end are meaningful. Perhaps this is the best result. What do you think?"

After hearing what Malashenko said, the political commissar smiled.

"It's not certain who will fight Berlin in the end. I think Marshal Konev is also very likely. You and I know the strength of the First Ukrainian Front. Are you so sure?"

This time it was Malashenko's turn to smile.

"It's useless to say more. Let's speak with strength. The tracks and cannons of the Leader Division will firmly engrave the name of "Berlin Conqueror" in the history books. Just wait and see. The moment I have been looking forward to is this battle, a battle that can really make the Leader Division use all its strength to go all out. The ultimate supreme honor will definitely belong to us! Belong to the Leader Division! I firmly believe in this!"