Chapter 2581 Reporting to Higher Authorities

Malachenko was so worried that his head hurt. There was no solution at the division level, so he could only report it to the leader to see if there was any solution.

Coincidentally, it was not just the leaders who had not rested so late, the army headquarters was also brightly lit.

Chuikov, who was carrying the huge pressure of the final battle, was also working late at night. He had just presided over a headquarters meeting and was reviewing the backlog of documents that had been sent during the meeting and had not been read in time. He was so busy that he could not even take a sip of water.

Just at this time, the army chief of staff quickly delivered an urgent telegram from Malachenko, interrupting the work rhythm of Comrade Chuikov who was busy reviewing documents.

Chuikov initially thought that Malachenko had encountered some urgent matter, such as being touched on the buttocks by the Germans who went out of the city to cause trouble in the middle of the night, and suffered some considerable losses, but the result was obviously not what Chuikov imagined.

After receiving the telegram, Chuikov's eyebrows were twisted into a knot. He was not furious, but his expression was definitely not good. The chief of staff, who knew that his partner was a man with a temper, said in a low voice.

"These Nazis really did everything they could to create trouble for us and buy them time to survive. They used all means. Their own people have now been completely reduced to tools.

Chuikov, who heard this, put down the telegram on the spot without saying a word and glared at his chief of staff.

The chief of staff, who was glared at so fiercely, also had a small heart pounding. He subconsciously thought that Chuikov was a sign of anger and violent behavior. He was about to say something, but he didn't expect that Chuikov, who spoke suddenly, would interrupt and block his words as soon as he reached his mouth.

"What benefit did Malashenko give you? Why did you help him to excuse himself and speak for him right away! ? ”

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To be honest, there is really no personal relationship between the Chief of Staff and Malashenko that is worth talking about.

It’s just that the Chief of Staff put himself in his shoes and thought carefully. He felt that this matter was extremely difficult and disgusting. Apart from the approach taken by Malashenko, there seemed to be no better choice.

Besides, Malashenko is his family after all, and he is also a popular person in his family. At this time, it is a bit weird to turn your elbow outward and put the blame on Malashenko right away. No matter how you look at it, this operation that seems to "speak for Malashenko" seems to be justified.

That is, when the Chief of Staff seemed a little speechless and didn’t know how to speak, Chuikov, who was not really angry, continued to speak without getting angry.

“Of course, the responsibility for this matter does not lie with him. The enemy tried to create internal contradictions for us and make us lose our composure at the critical moment when the war is about to come. We must not let the enemy succeed. "

The chief of staff was immediately delighted when he heard this, but it was not a "delight" that was visible on his face, but a "delight" that was secretly hidden.

According to his understanding of Chuikov, who he had been with day and night, since the commander could say this, it was "raising the board high and then letting it fall gently", which of course referred to Malashenko.

It is normal to say a few "impulsive" words when you are in a bad mood. If you really want to do something to Malashenko, then Chuikov should not say such words now, but grab the phone on the desk on the spot and call the leader division headquarters to curse.

Sure enough, Chuikov's next words can be said to be completely in line with the analysis and prediction of the chief of staff.

"We don't have the time to transport those German civilians to the rear now. We don't have so much spare management costs and transportation resources to use on these people. We can only do local resettlement. "

"Malashenko is right, but you have to call him back and tell him that there are special conditions in wartime. We cannot distribute materials to the German civilians according to the amount of food they need for three meals a day. We should supply them according to the minimum ration that will not starve them to death. For special groups such as pregnant women and children, we can consider increasing the amount appropriately. "

"As for how to distribute it specifically, tell him to let the division headquarters study and solve it themselves. The army headquarters has no time to deal with these trivial matters for them. I am the brain of the entire army, not an office to deal with trivial matters for him. Just work out an executable plan and arrange it for implementation. Let him remember to report a copy to the army headquarters. I want to review it personally."

This sounds quite harsh, and even seems to be very unhappy with Malashenko.

But this is only limited to people who are not familiar with Chuikov. If you are familiar with how Chuikov does things on a daily basis, you will have another understanding and perception, such as Comrade Chief of Staff now.

"I understand, but there is another question. What should be done with the batch of materials that the leader division applied for? How to reply to them? ”

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To be honest, Chuikov was really annoyed by this problem. The material allocation and transportation in the past two days had already made him very anxious, and now he had to face Malashenko to "make trouble" for him. If he could not understand that Malashenko had no choice and could think from his perspective, Chuikov would have gone crazy on the spot, but now he had to solve this troublesome matter that was the first to be affected.

"Give it to him. Supply him with whatever he needs as soon as possible. Allocate it directly from the army group. If it is not enough, transfer it to him according to the order of the distribution supply table. Other troops will be postponed, and so on."

"But I'll be frank. I've given him what he wants. I want him to fight well without any influence on me. If he doesn't fight well, don't use this as an excuse. I will settle the accounts with him. Tell him this in full."

"I understand. I'll draft a telegram and show it to you later."

Comrade Chief of Staff went down to work, but Cuikov, who was frowning, still had troubles to deal with.

The allocation of materials at the army group level was also carried out according to plan, and the materials that Cuikov was in charge of were not created out of thin air. Now there are more than 10,000 mouths. The gap can only be reported. Like Malashenko, Cuikov can't handle this matter by himself.

Thinking of this, Cuikov, who had made a decision, sighed, and then grabbed the phone on the table and spoke quietly.

"Connect to the front headquarters."

When the call was connected, Zhukov, who was also leading the night battle and had not rested yet, answered without hesitation after listening to the narration on the other end of the phone.

"Got it, I will arrange for more supplies to be allocated to your army group. In addition, I suggest you summarize whether other troops have encountered such situations. I have a hunch that this should not be an isolated case. Most or even all settlements around the suburbs of Berlin may have similar situations, and the supplies needed should not be few. Find out the specific situation and report to me. That's it for now."