Chapter 1260 Talk to General Zhukov (Plus 1)

The siege of Uman lasted only two days. When the German troops surrounded the entire Uman, the defenders sought to break through the siege in the shortest time possible. After all, the German armored forces were too strong. If they broke out one day later, the risk would be One more point.

It's a pity that this made them unable to fully prepare for the breakout, and the plan was very simple. In fact, no matter how complicated the plan was, in front of the absolutely superior troops, all of them would be smashed.

The Battle of Uman was over. The German army wiped out nearly 200,000 Soviet troops and captured less than 100,000 people. So far, the Southern Army has finally achieved a beautiful record. It has appeared many times, and Nanlu is only the first time.

However, there is a bigger battle of siege and annihilation waiting for them on the South Road. Kyiv, where there are millions of troops, siege and annihilate the defenders of Kyiv, and solve the Ukrainian problem!

At this time, in Kyiv, after receiving the news that the Uman defenders were annihilated, Budyonny had already smelled the conspiracy.

As a veteran, Budyonny has his own faults. No matter how many he wins, in short, he looks like a high-ranking man. Except for Stalin, he does not give face to others. the same as the generals.

No matter how arrogant he was, when he became the commander of the entire Southwest Corps, he had to cheer up and prepare for the worst.

Commanding a battle is often the same as playing chess. You must anticipate what the opponent's next move will be. For example, now, Budyonny is thinking all day, what is the enemy's next move?

I thought it was Kyiv last time, but they rushed towards Uman. Now that Uman was taken down by the opponent, what is the opponent's goal next?

Destroyed his flank, his own Kyiv has become a salient part, there is no doubt that the opponent's target will definitely be Kyiv!

So, the next question is, can Kyiv hold on?

Budyonny had a big question mark in his heart.

Obviously, can't hold it!

The combat effectiveness of the German army is too strong. Now, if all the southern legions come to Kyiv, they will definitely not be able to defend themselves. Not only can they not be defended, but it is even impossible to break through. When people's armies are encircled, their own destiny is doomed.

So, can we retreat now?

Facing the map, Budyonny looked at the map for a whole day. Now, for the defenders of Kyiv, the best option is to retreat immediately so that the troops can be preserved. However, can such an action be approved by Moscow?

Of course not!

How could Moscow tolerate retreating without a fight? Now, if Budyonny ordered a retreat, he would be shot by Stalin when he returned, and Pavlov would end up with him.

"Marshal, are you still worried about the current battle situation?" Hearing the voice, Budyonny turned his head and saw the short, chubby Khrushchev.

"Yeah." Budyonny said: "The situation here is very bad now, but we can't retreat, we will face the risk of being surrounded."

"Then why not tell General Zhukov about these circumstances?" Khrushchev said.

Immediately, Budyonny's eyes lit up.

Comrade Stalin was stubborn, but he listened to Zhukov's opinions, and even called Zhukov back to discuss at a critical moment. This honor made Budyonny jealous.

But this is better. If Budyonni is unwilling to step on the thunder, you can let Zhukov step on it. Anyway, this guy looks mysterious, as if he is the god of war.

Sure enough, Khrushchev is definitely a good player when it comes to playing with political means, and he is much smarter than his own generals. Let Zhukov touch this ugly head first!

"Marshal, an order came from the base camp to mobilize our 16th Army to Smolensk." At this moment, a new message came.

Now, Kyiv is about to face the danger of being surrounded, and in this case, they have to mobilize their own reserves! With this order from the base camp, Budyonny immediately pouted his beard and was quite dissatisfied.

The only reserve team was about to be transferred!

The 16th Army was formed in the Far East Military Region in July last year. When it was first formed, it was probably to deal with the crisis in the east. The deputy commander of the Baikal Military District, Mikhail Fyodorovich Lukin, was the commander of the army. The formation was just completed this spring.

Then, the Great Patriotic War broke out. The 16th Army had just completed its reorganization, and it accepted the order and moved to the west. Now it has just arrived in Ukraine, and Budyonny has not yet touched a soldier of this army. gone.

This made Budyonny quite dissatisfied, but he also knew that the biggest reason for this was probably the tension in Smolensk.

After the fall of Belarus, the German army seemed to be able to advance to Moscow in another month. Under Zhukov's suggestion, between Minsk and Moscow, the Soviet Union mobilized a lot of troops and arranged two lines of defense. And in order to protect Moscow, they are also racking their brains.

Compared with Kyiv, of course, Moscow is more important. I don’t know who had the idea of ​​​​the 16th Army, and actually transferred this unit away.

Although dissatisfied, Budyonny was helpless. He knew that the pressure on Moscow was even greater.

Now, no one realizes that in this magnificent war, a small figure has been revealed, and he is Lu Jin!

During the beginning of the Barbarossa Project, it was a hellish darkness for the Soviet Union, and during this darkest period, General Lukin was a shining star who cut through the darkness.

Lukin's life is legendary.

He was born in a poor family, went to school for a few years as a child, and later joined the Russian army, the Red Guard and the Red Army, and became a glorious Bolshevik. After the civil war, he continued to rise, and like other generals, he did not Having escaped the terrible purge, he too was thrown into prison, but he was the lucky one, and was later released.

Moreover, he has continued to rise, and now he has become the commander of the 16th Army. On the way, he took the train, and his whole body fell apart. He finally reached Ukraine. New order, to the north, to support Smolensk!

The train gasped and entered the station.

"Commander, you're at Shepetovka Railway Station, do you want to go out and get some air?" said Lukin's adjutant.