Chapter 1158 Procrastination
Until now, Stalin knew that the menacing Germans had already made preparations. Therefore, this war will be a difficult one. In the early stage of the war, the Soviets may even have some unacceptable situations. But Stalin believed that victory ultimately belonged to the Soviets.
There is no other reason, because in history, even in the Tsarist era, polar bears can be defeated, but they will never be conquered. How could Germany do what the mighty Napoleon did not do?
He didn't know that in history, Britain, which had never been destroyed, has now been destroyed by Germany. Although Britain still exists, it is already a servant of Germany.
Stalin still gave an appealing speech, the country should be fully transformed into a wartime system, all the power of the country should be transferred to the production of weapons, the country should implement a rationing system, and the people's life may be difficult.
At the same time, he also called on the people to actively donate money and materials to support the just war of the Soviets. Stalin believed that the Soviets would not be conquered.
After coming out of the broadcasting room, Stalin stepped into his headquarters again, and he felt that the atmosphere was a little depressed.
"Comrade Stalin, it's great that you are back." Timoshenko, the head of the headquarters of the headquarters, greeted Stalin: "We just received a report from the Western Special Military Region, and the situation there is not very good."
On the large-scale map, the blue arrows indicate the direction of the Germans' attack. Although the front line is still in chaos, it is not easy to carry out the investigation of the number of some troops, but the general attack direction of the German army, when these arrows are standard. When it came out, a terrible situation had already appeared.
"That is, the Germans are now splitting in two directions and heading towards our Minsk, and once the Germans have taken Minsk, the encirclement is formed, so that our three salients in the Bialystok salient are The army is in danger of falling into the encirclement of the Germans." Timoshenko continued to explain.
This is also the concern of Marshal Shaposhnikov, and his concern has become the consensus of everyone present.
"In this case, we can't let our troops continue to take risks." When Stalin looked at Zhukov, Zhukov said: "We must withdraw these troops in the salient to prevent them from being attacked by Germany. The Germans have used this tactic more than once on the battlefields of Europe."
Zhukov was also deeply concerned, and he was well aware of the strength of Germany's mechanized forces.
Stalin took the cigarette pot, sucked it, and continued to stare at the map for half an hour, before he finally spoke: "The guards of the Bialystok salient quickly retreated to the original fortified area. 3. The Tenth Army is withdrawn to the front lines of Lida, Slonim, and Pinsk."
After finishing speaking, Stalin put his cigarette pot on the table and knocked on it. The soot inside was exhausted: "What the hell is this idiot Pavlov thinking? If Minsk falls, the German army will It is easy to reach Smolensk, even Moscow. If hundreds of thousands of Western Fronts are completely surrounded by German troops in a small Bialystok salient - the Minsk line. The entire Soviet Union will be completely lost in terms of geography and A barrier in military power."
Stalin had a strategic vision, and he had seen through it all: "It seems that there is something wrong with our judgment. From this situation, the German army in the south is not the main force of the attack, and the army in the middle is the main force of the attack. The most powerful, we must start to set up a defense line in Smolensk to prevent Belarus from falling."
Stalin already had a bad premonition.
The order given by Stalin himself was quickly passed on to the headquarters of the Thirteenth Army. When he heard this order, it was like pouring a ladle of cold water on his head. Pavlov actually felt that his head was awake. .
"The two armies from the north and the south are rushing towards our capital Minsk." Pavlov said to Marshal Shaposhnikov: "Now, our Minsk is facing a security threat, our Bialyst What the troops in the Kristall need to consider is not how to counterattack, but how to avoid the imminent danger of annihilation."
Pavlov finally understood, but Marshal Shaposhnikov's face was meaningful. As the commander-in-chief of a front army, he was still thinking about how to do these political tricks. It was really worrying. .
What do you want to understand, did you not understand before? Before, I just didn't dare to think about retreating. Now, Comrade Stalin's order to retreat has been issued, and Pavlov dared to withdraw his troops. Now I only hope that it will be too late.
"Now, immediately pass on my order to withdraw the fourth, third and tenth armies of the Bialystok salient, stick to Minsk, and ensure the safety of our capital." Pavlov said, and began to write own command.
Commanders of the 13th, 10th, 3rd and 4th Armies:
Today, on the night of April 3, the retreat will begin no later than 21:00, and the ministries should be ready, with tanks as the vanguard and cavalry and strong anti-tank defenses as the rear.
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The march should be carried out day and night under the cover of a strong rear guard. Shake off enemies on a vast front
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Should jump more than 60 kilometers in one fell swoop
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Allows troops to take advantage of local tools and enlist any number of horse-drawn carts
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Watching Pavlov write the order, Marshal Shaposhnikov on the side had the urge to press his head on the table and beat him. Now, the military situation is very urgent. How do you plan to convey such a mother-in-law's order?
If you let the telegraph soldiers send it out, it will definitely be a nightmare for the telegraph soldiers. If you let the soldiers send it out, you may not be able to reach the headquarters of the various mechanized armies tonight. This is a waste of time and sacrificing the lives of the soldiers. !
He finally suppressed his impulse, and Pavlov's order was finally written. It can be said that this order is generally good, with clear thinking, coherent, and decisive, but it is full of political colors, which makes people look like Heartbroken.
If it weren't for this kind of delay, if Marshal Shaposhnikov had taken over the command as soon as he came up, and then immediately ordered a retreat, then these armies in the Western Special Military Region would not have been surrounded by the Germans, and then surrounded by the Germans. annihilated.
And now, due to the constant delay of time, the retreat of the Soviet troops is destined to be a terrible breakout battle, and, after giving this order, Pavlov has completely lost all his support to the Bialystok ministries. command……