Ubolevic became the commander of the temporary Kursk Front as he wished, and he would command the 5th, 6th, 37th and 38th armies to encircle and annihilate the German Guderian assault cluster.

This task is not easy, but Ubolevic is full of confidence, or he has been waiting for this moment. Why do you say that? To understand Ubolevic's idea, you have to start from the beginning, and start with Ubolevic's position in the Red Army.

After the end of the Civil War, as we all know, the five most awesome people in the Red Army were the five marshals. Whether in history or now, Ubolevic is one line away from the five marshals.

Even if no one can deny his military achievements and military talents, status is status. He is indeed a little worse than Yegorov and Tukhachevsky. This is the natural barrier. When it comes to Ubolevic, everyone thinks that it is a little worse than Tukhachevsky. Even if these two people have different abilities, this is how the world sees it. They only see that Tukhachevsky is a marshal, and Ubolevic is just a general. Isn't the marshal awesome than the general?

Even in the 1930s, Ubolevic was promoted to marshal, but some people still think that the first batch of marshals were better than the second batch.

This prejudice doesn't make Ubolevic feel resentful, but it can be imagined that he will definitely not be very comfortable. So Ubolevic kept breathing in his heart, and he wanted to prove to the world that Ubolevic is not even stronger than Tukhachevskisky

But what made Ubolevicz feel depressed was that he lacked the opportunity to perform. He was also the head of the fourth headquarters, and the Chief of General Staff was more powerful and awesome than the General Equipment Minister. Tukhachevsky always occupies the center of the screen, while Ubolevicz always seems to be a supporting role.

Wait and wait until now, Ubolevic finally has the opportunity to take action personally. He wants to use the Kursk Battle to show his prestige, and use the results to tell the world that Ubolevic and Tukhachevsky are of the same level of generals.

With this strength, Ubolevic flew straight to Kursk. He built his own headquarters in just two days, and then devoted himself to the intense combat preparations.

Let's put down Ubolevic and Kursk first, because the battle over there is no winner. Let's continue to pay attention to Moscow for the time being, something big or small happened here.

In fact, this matter is also related to the previous battle for command of the Kursk Battle. Ubolevic's victory naturally declared that several other candidates had no chance. Among them, the more depressed ones were Sverdlov and Fediko. Xiaos wanted to expand the military power. In his opinion, the command of the Kursk Battle was a breakthrough. If he took it down, Fediko would definitely be able to carry it up.

Unfortunately, he failed, and Feijiko was eliminated in the first round. Even though the meat was rotten in the end, Xiao Si was still a little unhappy, and at this time he found a second chance.

That is the question of the candidate for the General Cadre Minister? This question is actually a legacy. At the meeting at that time, Ivan Panfilovic Belov originally planned to hold this position. In history, this gentleman was considered one of the few first-level army-level generals, the so-called generals. Moreover, during the Great Purge in history, he dared to say that the Great Purge would lead to chaos in the army. So he was killed in the first batch.

This brother had been the chief of the infantry of the Red Army. After this military reform, he strongly demanded to go to the front line to command the battle, so he was asked to serve as commander of the Second Front Army of Ukraine. However, at the same time, he also served as the chief of the infantry.

Belof was originally the best candidate for the general cadres and ministers, but he was more interested in commanding the front line, so the general cadres and ministers could only replace them. But because there was no good candidate, this matter was delayed.

This time, Sverdlov was defeated on the Kursk Front Army issue and was very dissatisfied. So he waved his hand and was just a temporary front commander? I don’t care. Okay, I will attack the General Cadre and Minister directly.

To be honest, Fei Jike is indeed a little bit inferior to the general minister. At this time, Fei Jike was only at the rank of general, and he was at the fifth headquarters level. He really couldn't make it. The only leader who could have the rank of general as the fifth headquarters level was Li Xiaofeng, but a certain immortal was in a special situation. Although he was just a general at the time, he was a real alternate member of the Politburo. His status was too high. Who dares to say that he was not qualified to serve as the director of the General Political Department?

Now, Fejiko is really a little bit worse. He wants to compete for this position, and Trotsky is not convinced. He just works as an admiral. Then I don’t have to be idle. Khalepsky is on the way. How many of my people are still generals?

So is there any nominee for Li Xiaofeng? No, because he has already taken advantage of the Kursk Front, and it is not appropriate to intervene in and grab the position. He has to give Trotsky and Sverdlov some face.

Well, this competition started between Khalepsky and Fidico. To be honest, if Xiao S had not been to support Feijiko, there would be no suspense in this competition. Khalepsky could have completely defeated Feijiko in seconds. The result was similar this time. Khalepsky won without surprise and became the new chief minister, while Feijiko could only "reserve" as deputy minister. To be sure, Xiao S would feel uncomfortable, so he then pestered again, and forced Mikhail Petrovic Vrinovsky to take over the vacancy of Khalepsky and became the director of the armored soldiers.

Speaking of this, everyone may be unfamiliar with Frinovsky. This person was also a first-level army-level member and deputy national defense committee member when he was purged. Let's put it this way, this person who was taken over by Fei Jike before he was purged. Both of them lost their lives in just one or two years.

Frinovsky also belonged to the Stalin group before. Like Fediko, after the fall of Steel, Frinovsky quickly changed his sect and surrendered to Xiao Si. Of course, it was not that he was particularly optimistic about Xiao Si, but that there were too many people who surrendered to him from a certain immortal, and it was not his turn to. In order to maintain his military career, he could only surrender to Xiao Si, who had a relatively weak military power.

Let's get back to the point, through this round of competition, the cake of the General Staff reform was basically divided. It was basically what each person wanted. A certain immortal still took the big part, and Trotsky and Sverdlov could also gain something. The only loser was Tukhachevsky. Anyway, Tukshuai is very hurt now and is in a low mood.

Back in Kursk, Ubolevic arrived in Kursk and soon entered the work state. He went to the front line for careful investigation and obtained a lot of first-hand information. He later recalled: "I have been away from the front line for too long. Although the General Equipment Minister has a high status, he really does not have the fun of going to the front line to command the battle. If it is possible to exchange, I would rather use the General Equipment Minister to change to the Military Region Commander, just like Triandafilov, constantly enriching and improving myself on the front line."

"So after arriving in Kursk, I did not directly interfere with Konev's military deployment, and temporarily handed over the task of fighting the German offensive to this newly emerging lieutenant general, and myself and my staff all went to the front line for investigation. I urgently wanted to know what the real Patriotic War was, what ideas and opinions of grassroots commanders and soldiers. These are crucial for me to command the next battle."

"In five days, I visited more than a dozen companies, and during this period I was almost surrounded by the German army. Although the process was thrilling and hard, it was still worth it. Through investigation, I found that the morale at the grassroots level was very good, and the commanders and soldiers were not afraid of bloodshed and sacrificed to defend the great motherland. The only thing they lacked was the art of command. A considerable number of the grassroots commanders had just graduated from military academy and had no deep understanding of war. The skills were limited to the ones they learned in books. They were inevitably a little rigid and rigid. Of course, there was no particularly effective way to improve their skills, which relied on the accumulation of experience."

"As for the grassroots soldiers, the young men are very motivated. The hard training in the previous stage helped a lot. Most of the soldiers were qualified, and the problem was still lacking combat experience. There is nothing to be picky about for weapons. As a key construction unit before, the 38th Group Army was very well equipped. Basically, one SKS30 was a sks30, and a small number of reconnaissance and assault troops could still be equipped with As30. The machine guns were basically not visible to Maxim and Depp. All of them were PK machine guns. Compared with the German infantry squad, our firepower was advantageous. The armored troops were also satisfactory. The T35a of Yishui was rare and even T34 was rare. Although the heavy tank battalion was equipped with Lenin II, it was enough. As for artillery, it was also satisfactory. The only regrettable thing is that the mechanized army was equipped with tow artillery. The number of Su76 and Su122 was still too small. The mechanized troops in the impact lacked accompanying fire support..."

Overall, it can be seen that Ubolevic is quite satisfied with the troops. Of course, this is thanks to Trotsky. If it weren't for his persistence, the Red Army would not have been able to put the best-equipped troops into this crucial battle. Objectively speaking, this has to be remembered for Lao Tuo's selfishness.

Ubolevic was not only very satisfied with the troops, but also had a high evaluation of Konev's military deployment: "Before, Comrade Andrei suddenly promoted Comrade Konev, which made me feel a little confused. Because I don't know this comrade very well, I heard that he was a political cadre. To be honest, based on the experience in the late civil war, I have a low evaluation of the political cadre. Our political cadres may not be afraid of death, but military quality is a problem. At first, I was very worried that this was a reckless man who only knew how to rush and beat and use his lives to win the victory..."

"But after witnessing Comrade Konev's military deployment and face-to-face communication with him, I have to admit that I have made a mistake. Comrade Konev has sufficient military literacy, has profound research on infantry tactics, and has amazing intuition and talent in arranging defense and allocating firepower. It is obvious that Comrade Mikhail's evaluation of him before was not objective and unfair. This comrade could have grown into a front army or military region-level commander."

Ubolevic was very satisfied with Konev's previous deployment. While guarding the situation, he also prepared to counterattack at all times. The 38th Army was like a compressed spring and could explode at any time. This was also completely in line with Ubolevic's battle arrangements and took action to encircle and annihilate Guderian's assault cluster.

Of course, only by knowing yourself and your enemy can you win every battle. Ubolevic not only has an in-depth understanding of the situation of the Red Army, but also tries every means to figure out the situation of the enemy. He went to the front line to watch several attacks of the German army and gained a more intuitive understanding of the characteristics of the German army.

"The German devils are of high quality, officers and soldiers have received good education, and the characteristics of the nation make them rigorous and obedient. Although the German army does not see much highlights in weapons and equipment, their excellent tactical abilities make up for all this, and the morale of these fascist bandits is also very high. It must be admitted that they are very difficult to deal with."

After several days of research, Ubolevic returned to his headquarters, and soon he came up with a combat plan. Everyone knows the core idea, it is nothing more than the 38th Group to withstand. The 37th Group Army was able to provide reinforcements as soon as possible, and then transferred from the other two lines to block the German army's rear route and encircle and annihilate it.

It seems that even fools can do such a combat plan, but the above plan is just a paper talk, and it is indeed a fool. But is it that simple to implement it? Let’s talk about the German army for the first time, just talk about the reaction of the German army. The Germans are not fools or stubborn. When the four armies are surrounded, they will remain stupid and wait to be surrounded and annihilated like idiots. Don’t treat the German army as extras who can be handled with lunch boxes.

They are really not extras, they are the most important supporting roles, or the kind of drama bully who can steal the show at any time expect them to cooperate honestly, so take a shower and go to bed early

Who is Guderian? He will wait for the Red Army to dispatch troops like a fool. He will watch his troops fall into danger and remain indifferent? This person had the idea of ​​running away. Look at what happens when the 37th Army arrives on the battlefield.

What about Paulus? His chief of staff may be worse than Guderian, but how much is the basic quality of senior German generals? Once the Red Army's heavy army cluster is at risk of encirclement, do you think he will run away?

Besides, Hitler, although this person was a little crazy, he was not a fool. He looked down on the Red Army and felt that the Red Army was not worthy of German carrying shoes. However, he was not unaware of the most basic comparison of troops on the battlefield. He was not the kind of fool who watched his elite troops be surrounded and annihilated.

To put it bluntly, if you want to fight an annihilation war, you have to see if the German army cooperates or not?

So did the German army cooperate?

Hey, that's quite uncooperable. Guderian's perception of the battlefield of the old fox like Guderian is quite keen. Before the Military Commission made an annihilation battle in Kursk, Guderian was on guard against this move, so when attacking Kursk, he did not do his best. Except for the 46th Armored Army and the other two infantry divisions, other troops, including the 47th Armored Army, are very restrained. In fact, the 47th Armored Army is still in Ligov to rest. There is no intention of entering the battle at all.

From this point of view, Guderian may have made plans to turn around and escape immediately if the situation is not good. At that time, the 47th Panzer Army will serve as the vanguard and open the retreat path. As long as the follow-up troops keep up, there will be basically no danger of the entire army being destroyed.

Enemies like Guderian are the hardest to deal with, because they were ready to escape from the beginning. If the other three Kursk front armies were too slow, Guderian had already run away before they could arrive at the battlefield.

Therefore, the first thing Ubolevic has to do is how to keep the enemy. Some comrades may have to say again. Isn’t this simple? Just send a surprise soldier to directly cut off Guderian’s retreat, and from the map, this retreat can also be cut off. For example, Zhukov’s Fifth Army can completely attack Konotup. As long as the city is occupied, can the German army still run?

It seems to make sense, but the problem is not that simple. It is true that the railway retreat from Kursk to Chernigov does have to pass through Konotup, and it is of great significance to retake the city. But this is just a railway. As mentioned earlier, Guderian's original plan to attack Kursk was to go to Shaostka, and there was no railway there and there was no railway there.

Guderian could not attack from Southetka. Could it be that he could escape from Southetka? In fact, after conquering Ligov, Guderian specially drew a division and ordered him to "attack" westward. He had already opened up traffic lines on the Sheim River. When it was time to retreat, Konotup could not get through, so he could still let the 47th Armored Army attack and advance towards Southetka.

Some comrades may not be convinced, and would say that there is Rokosovsky's 6th Army in the northwest of Southka? Are they rushing towards the battlefield from that direction? The Sixth Army is responsible for blocking the gap between Southka and Southka? Wouldn't they all survive?

That's right. Ubolevic's order is the same, but who can guarantee that the Sixth Army will definitely block Guderian's cluster? After all, this cluster is still very powerful. Leaving one army to cut off the back can also ensure that the remaining four armies will conduct assaults, and there may even be two armored armies, which is less pressure?

Moreover, the German army would watch Guderian be trapped in a siege without raising a rescue. Not to mention it, it is possible to grit the teeth and gather a group of troops to support it. At that time, the 6th Army will be attacked from both sides, how long will it take?

Therefore, when holding the first combat meeting in the headquarters, Ubolevic said: "The battle we are engaged in should not only have courage but also wisdom..." To be continued.

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