Li Xiaofeng's previous focus was not on the Kiev rescue battle. He focused on the negotiations between the Soviet Union and the Japanese. The Politburo handed over this task to him. His requirement was to stabilize the situation in the Northeast, and it would be best to be able to cease the war with the Japanese. At the same time, it was necessary to maintain the relationship between the brothers of the Communist Party of China and the Communist Party of China, and do a good job in slaughtering the Democratic Party.

To put it bluntly, it is to ensure that the armistice in the Northeast does not affect the relationship between the Soviet Union and the Communist Party, nor does it cause any bad ideas to abolish the Democratic Party.

For others, this work may not be completed, but for a certain immortal, it was relatively pleasant. On the issue of a ceasefire in the Northeast, the two sides quickly reached an agreement, but for the Japanese demands that the Soviet Union stop the military aid to the Democratic Party and the *, a certain immortal practiced Tai Chi.

Of course, Li Xiaofeng was not playing past the ball, but dragging it. Yes, a certain immortal was just dragging it step by step, and he gave in a little in every negotiation, but he didn't let the Japanese succeed. Anyway, it was just unlimited delaying time, but it made the Japanese think that the Soviet Union still had the idea to reach an agreement with them.

Why should I adopt such a strategy? To put it bluntly, Li Xiaofeng was waiting for the day when the Japanese were killed. Judging from the situation he had learned from his intelligence channels, the Japanese had made the decision to go south, but they were still a little worried that the Soviet Union would be dragging him down.

All he needs to do is to wait step by step until the day when the Japanese are not in a hurry. By around May, as the weather improves, the Japanese must be prepared to occupy Southeast Asia in a full manner. He will put another smoke bomb on the Japanese to prompt them to go south as soon as possible.

As long as the Japanese went south obediently, at that time, a certain immortal would definitely not admit any of the verbal concessions he had made before, and at that time the Japanese had no choice but to do anything to him.

However, when the Kiev rescue campaign entered the second stage, when Germany began to counterattack, Li Xiaofeng's eyes were inevitably involved because the German attack came too suddenly.

At this time, the original main attack cluster had just moved from offense to defense, and only made preparations for the German small-scale attack, but the German army invested four armies in one breath to counterattack. Based on Li Xiaofeng's understanding of Tukhachevsky, that guy must have not made corresponding preparations, and he had never even thought about this possibility.

Tukhachevsky did not expect that according to his estimate, the German army could only recover its strength in early April at the earliest, and at that time, the Kiev rescue campaign had already ended. But what made him feel bad was that the German army recovered its strength more than half a month earlier than he expected. Moreover, the focus of the attack was directly locked on Nirren, which was equivalent to kicking Tukhachevsky's little brother, that hurt!

Think about it, the rescue cluster in the north is the most fatigued and chaotic. With the German armored assault capabilities, it is entirely possible to break through the Red Army's defense line. In fact, in the first three days after the outbreak of the battle, in addition to the harsh terrain and landmines causing great trouble to the German army, the Red Army's defense line is quite fragile to be honest.

For example, the 47th and 48th Armored Armored Armored Army of the German Army showed a stance of driving straight in, forcing Tukhachevsky to order the 1st Tank Division to rescue the van. It was precisely because of the mobilization of the 1st Tank Division that the flank of the 163rd Division was exposed, and then it was besieged by the three German divisions. The battle was once extremely fierce.

The 163rd Mechanized Division almost bet on all the tanks before reconnecting with the brothers, avoiding the tragedy of the First Mechanized Army of Guards being surrounded and annihilated a main division just after the war began.

However, this is not a long-term solution, because the German attack waves were quite fierce, just like waves, and with the strength of the fatigued guard mechanized First Army, it is probably difficult to withstand it.

At this time, Tukhachevsky showed the military qualities that a Soviet marshal should have. On the one hand, he ordered the first military to mechanize the guards to stick to the defense line, and on the other hand, he invested in the reserve team to support it. Of course, these are just regular countermeasures. Tukhachevsky's best and most wonderful move was to give an order to the Bryansk Front:

"Comrade Constantine Konstantinovich, your army must be ready for combat within three days... Concentrate at least one mechanized army and two to three infantry troops to attack Gomel immediately. Be fast and must be fierce! If you can capture Gomel, it is the best!"

Where is Gomel? Gomel is in the north of Chernigov. It is the base camp of the first and second tank clusters of the German army. From here there is a railway leading to Chernigov and Neren. If Gomel can be captured, it is equivalent to cutting off the supply route of the German offensive cluster.

Let's put it this way, the way Tukhachevsky thought of was to surround Wei and save Zhao. You German guy kicked my balls, and I wouldn't be polite to your Ding Ding. Let's compare who has the stronger attack power!

Yes, Tukhachevsky finally made an accurate judgment. He believed that the German army's large-scale attack was organized in a hasty manner, and there were problems with both military strength and supplies. As long as he could withstand those three axes, it would be hard to say who would die in the end!

Tukhachevsky even outlined another picture on the map: If Rokosovsky could capture Gomel and cut off the German retreat and supply routes, and if the main attack cluster rescued by Kiev could block the German attack, the situation in northern Kiev would become another way. The Red Army seemed to be able to encircle at least four German armies in this area. If such an annihilation war could be fought, it would change the balance of enemy and us again, and would also clean up his notorious reputation since the war began.

Is this possible? It does, but it is very subtle. Because all this envisioned by Tukhachevsky has two important prerequisites. The first is that Rokosovsky can capture Gomel, and the second is that before Rokosovsky captures Gomel, the Red Army can defend the existing defense line.

This is not easy to do. For this reason, Tukhachevsky began to attack Shaposhnikov and Temushingo. He sent a telegram to the Military Commission, proposing to draw some troops from Shaposhnikov and Temushingo to reinforce the original main attack cluster in the north so that he could defend the defense line. He even boldly suggested that Shaposhnikov should not squat in the turtle shell of Kiev, and start counterattacking directly. Strike the flanks of the 11th German Army, and force the enemy to divide their troops to reinforce with attacks.

However, the latter suggestion was ruthlessly denied by the Military Commission and the Politburo. The reason is very simple. Although there are more than 200,000 troops in the city of Kiev, most of these troops were temporarily formed after Kiev was surrounded. The combat power was limited, and the defense of the city might be just a matter of giving away vegetables.

Moreover, the Politburo is very worried that once the troops were drawn from Kiev and transferred to the offensive, it would weaken Kiev's defense. You should know that there are still German troops here. Once the attack is not smooth, the city will not be defended. Isn't it the result that both ends are unreliable?

To be honest, the Politburo really has no confidence in Tukhachevsky's strategy and tactics. Before, Lao Tu always slapped his chest, but his cheeks were thrust. After disappointing the Politburo one after another, two times and three times, everyone really gave up on him. And this time, he was playing with fire and walking tightropes like before. How could the elders believe him?

What is more interesting is that the only one who voted for Tukhachevsky's tactics was Li Xiaofeng. A certain immortal thought that Tukshuai's tactics were actually quite reliable this time. He could indeed draw troops from Kiev to transfer to the attack, because he also judged that the German army around Kiev was not able to continue to threaten the Red Army, and could attack boldly and defeat the German flanks in one fell swoop.

Unfortunately, a certain immortal voted for it and even Lao Tuo chose to abstain, which shows how desperate he was about Tukhachevsky. This also led to the Red Army losing an opportunity because the German army was indeed not prepared at this time.

The Politburo favored the insurance strategy at that time, which was to draw some troops from Temuxinge's feint attack cluster to reinforce the original main attack cluster on the northern line, and then talk about it after stabilizing the defense line.

This strategy is not impossible, it is indeed relatively safe, but it is precisely because of insurance. The first problem is that it weakens the combat effectiveness of the Timuxingo cluster. The task of this cluster is to sweep the surrounding areas of Kiev and annihilate this generation of German troops and its puppets. When Timuxingo's cluster is weakened, it is naturally impossible to wipe out the above-mentioned enemies.

This problem also creates another problem. When Temuxinge was unable to wipe out these enemies, the threat from Kiev was not actually lifted. It was equivalent to a stalemate in Kiev, and it was a stalemate that the Red Army could not actively break for the time being.

When the Kiev region formed a stalemate. When the Northern Front was attacked by the German army and fell into a passive and defensive position, it can be said that the Red Army had completely lost the initiative on the battlefield. There was no possibility of actively changing the battle pattern, so they could only be led by the German army.

This is undoubtedly quite unfavorable. If the Red Army cannot open up the situation on other battlefields, it will be like being passively beaten again. Fortunately, as mentioned earlier, Tukhachevsky finally became wise this time. He ordered Rokhasovsky to "surround Wei and save Zhao", which is a good move. Let's put it this way, Rokhachevsky was able to make a big splash in 1942 in this time and space, thanks to Tukhachevsky's order.

It was this order that made Rokosovsky the focus of the battlefield again, and his every move was related to the trend of the Kiev region and even the entire Patriotic War.

However, when receiving the order from Tukhachevsky, Rokosovsky had doubts, because the Bryansk Front was not in good condition. After completing the Bryansk Defense Battle, the Bryansk Front was reorganized.

The front army was under the jurisdiction of three armies, namely the 6th, the 16th and the 20th armies. As for the 12th and 21st armies that were reinforced to him before, they were all transferred to participate in the Kiev rescue campaign.

The 6th and 16th armies suffered relatively large losses in the previous period. They are being rebuilt or have just completed reconstruction, and a large number of new recruits and new equipment are flooded in the army, and their combat effectiveness is affected.

According to Rokosovsky and Lukin's judgment, these two armies may not be able to recover their combat effectiveness in June. In the months before this, the Bryansk Front should have put defense first.

Especially considering that the Bryansk Front Army faced an elite German first and second tank cluster, the pressure was very high, and it was very difficult to be able to hold the defense line and block the enemy outside Russia. At this time, Tukhachevsky actually ordered him to take the initiative to attack. No matter how you look at it, it was a bit difficult.

However, the order is the order. Rokosovsky also knew that the situation in Kiev was very tense. From the overall situation, he must fight this battle well.

"Preliminary estimates. The first and second German tank clusters also have four armored troops in the Gomel region. In addition, some German troops reinforced from Minsk, these two clusters should have 5 to 6 armies."

Rokosovsky glanced at his subordinates and found that everyone was in a heavy mood. The commander of the 6th Army, Malinovsky, had a bitter face. The new commander of the 16th Army, Meletskov, was also full of clouds. As for the acting commander of the 21st Army, Govorov, could not see any expression, but judging from his upright state, it was absolutely impossible to say that he was sitting upright.

In fact, it is also true that no one can feel relaxed in the face of this painful situation. The three armies of the Bryansk Front Army plus one actually have only 8 armies, and eight armies have certain advantages in fighting six armies. But considering that the German army has four armored armies and the Red Army has only two mechanized armies, and they are not satisfied with the organization, the disadvantage in this area is too great.

"Comrades, I know this battle is not easy to fight." Rokosovsky said calmly, "But even if it is not easy to fight, you have to fight. Moreover, the situation on the battlefield is not completely unfavorable to us. The enemy has four armored troops, but it must be seen that these four armored troops are our defeated generals! In the Bryansk counterattack, we were beaten to the point of urination. At that time, the situation of our army was far from good, right!"

Rokosovsky made a joke to relieve some of the tension in the conference room, and then he continued: "From the information from reconnaissance and kgb feedback, the reason why the Germans did not transfer these four armored troops to Kiev to participate in the war is very simple, because their combat effectiveness has not been restored. Otherwise, even if one more armored army was transferred, the situation in Kiev would probably be even more dangerous."

After a little pause, Rokosovsky continued: "So, don't estimate the strength of the enemy too much. What we are facing is not the enemy mechanized troops in September 1941, but a frightened bird that suffered heavy losses and is under reconstruction. As long as we act more fiercely than them, maybe they will be scared!"

Rokosovsky's cheering still had a certain effect, and the suffocating solemnity further reduced. However, he sighed in his heart. The reason was very simple, and this was just a morale-boosting statement. Because according to the kgb report, the enemy's recovery speed was amazing. Although it was not as good as September last year, it was definitely not a soft persimmon with low morale.

Rokosovsky knew very well that the enemy was very powerful and could despise the enemy strategically, but he would never do this tactically.

Malinowski asked, "Then how are you going to fight?"

The person sitting in this conference room may be the most capable of fighting senior officers in the Soviet Union. Their qualities are beyond doubt, so everyone wants to know how Rokosovsky would arrange the tactics under less favorable conditions.

Rokosovsky looked around and said solemnly: "Let us defend and let the enemy attack!"

Hiss, the generals in the conference room were shocked. What do we mean to defend and let the enemy attack? Didn’t the Military Commission and the General Staff ask us to attack Gomel? Isn’t attack Gomel taking the initiative to attack? How could it be dropped?

Some people think that Rokosovsky is crazy, while others think that Rokosovsky is indeed just a Rocket cadre who can only flatter. But what is strange is that Malinovsky, Meretskov and Govorov are very calm, as if they know Rokosovsky's ideas very well.

Why is this? The reason is very simple, because they believe that only as Rokosovsky said, can they win this battle. In their opinion, the individual quality of the Red Army lags behind that of the German army, especially the Bryansk Front Army, which has supplemented a large number of new recruits, is even more worrying.

Offensive tactics are the most test of the quality of the troops. Units like the Red Army that emphasize multi-army synthesis tactics have high requirements for officers and soldiers. Let's put it this way, they think that the current Bryansk Front Army does not have the ability to perform this tactic at all, and they just want to act according to the cat. Did you see Tukhachevsky's encounter in Nosovka? In addition to the terrain, even the elite guard mechanized First Army is like that. Who dares to say that the "miscellaneous" of the Bryansk Front Army can perform better?

Anyway, Rokosovsky, Lukin, Malinovsky and Meletskov do not believe it. They believe that with the overall quality of the current Red Army, they can only rely on active defense tactics for the time being. The defense requirements for the troops are slightly lower, and it may be more ideal in cooperation with the counterattack tactics of a small number of elite mechanized troops of the Red Army.

So, Rokosovsky said that the Bryansk Front would defend and the Germans would attack. But the problem was that the Germans were not stupid and their troops were insufficient. How could they take the initiative to provoke the Bryansk Front?

Hehe, Rokosovsky still has a way. He drew two circles on the map and said confidently: "Comrades, after the battle starts, we will attack these two targets with all our might. After success, we will turn to defense and defend there at all costs. This will be the key to our victory!" (To be continued)

ps: Bow to thank Admiral Hood and Comrade Juventus!
Chapter completed!