Chapter 875 Counterattack
"Shulka!" Seeing Shulka running out, Zhukov laughed and hugged Shulka enthusiastically: "I just heard that you are coming to Voronezh, and I happened to be having a eting nearby, so I ca to see you What? I heard you beca an instructor?"
"Yes!" Shulka replied: "We are temporarily organized as the instructor regint of the 11th Infantry Division of the Ministry of Internal Affairs!"
"Good job!" Zhukov patted Shulka's shoulder aningfully.
Of course he also knew why Beria let the 82nd Infantry Regint serve as the instructor of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. At the sa ti, Beria was the most powerful person besides Stalin at this ti, so of course he had a bright future.
At the sa ti, Zhukov himself is an important minister of the military... In fact, he is not just an important minister. After the defense of Moscow and the defense of Stalin, Zhukov's prestige in the army has been unmatched.
Of course he also hopes to have a good relationship with Beria or the Ministry of Internal Affairs.
This made Shulka feel a little ironic, because one of the reasons why Beria would fall was that Zhukov finally chose to support Khrushchev, and even Beria was arrested by Zhukov.
But from ti to ti, from ti to ti, no one dared to say what the future situation would be before reaching that point, and Zhukov at this ti was no exception.
"Comrade Zhukov!" At this mont, Sarayev greeted him in a hurry while adjusting his military uniform.
"Long ti no see, Comrade Saraev!" Zhukov shook hands with Saraev politely.
"Long ti no see, Comrade Zhukov!" Saraev was a little shocked and stuttered: "Please co to my headquarters and sit down!"
Zhukov did not refuse: "I happen to have sothing to talk to you about!"
Walking into the headquarters, Saraev hastily ordered so good Vodka to be served, as well as so nuts... This is already considered a good treat during warti, especially on the front lines.
But Zhukov only took Vodka and didn’t touch the nuts. He raised the cup in his hand and said, “How about it, Saraev, is my brother qualified to be an instructor?”
Saraev couldn't help being taken aback. He didn't expect Zhukov to call Shulka a brother.
"Of course, Comrade Zhukov!" Sarayev replied: "In fact, Comrade Shulka gave a lot of inspiration. Our troops have made great progress during this ti. Under the training of Comrade Shulka and the 82nd Infantry Regint , we are more confident in defeating those invaders!"
"That's good!" Zhukov nodded.
Saraev seed to have heard so implication, and he asked suspiciously: "Comrade Zhukov, what do you an..."
Perhaps it was because the Ministry of Internal Affairs had a very strict tone, or it was no longer a secret, Zhukov nodded and said, "Yes, you should prepare for the battlefield as soon as possible!"
Saraev was a little surprised by Zhukov's words, but Shulka looked calm.
Zhukov smiled and asked Shulka: "You guessed it a long ti ago, why didn't you tell Comrade Saraev?"
Shulka replied with so embarrassnt: "I'm just guessing, Comrade Zhukov!"
"Do you know where it is?" Zhukov asked again.
"Kursk, I don't know if I guessed right?"
Zhukov nodded in satisfaction: "Many people have guessed it. There is no doubt that the Kursk salient will be the first choice for the limited German offensive!"
Saraev asked from the side: "If we all guessed...I an, when we are preparing, will the Germans change their attack direction or combat plan?"
"No!" Zhukov shook his head: "The reason is that the Germans have insufficient troops, insufficient equipnt, and material conditions. As you know, the Germans are fighting in three directions at this ti. Africa, the Soviet Union, and the British are fighting against the Germans. Germany's bombing... Although the British's bombing was just scratching the surface, at least part of the air power of the Germans was restrained! Coupled with the failure of the Germans in the Moscow and Stalingrad battles that we suffered, it directly led to their failure in all aspects Can't make ends et!"
Speaking of which, Zhukov stood up and walked towards the map, and then pointed to the Kursk area and said: "In this area, the Germans ford a semi-encirclent circle, which is not only conducive to the Germans' offensive, once they win, they can also shorten the front line. 250 kiloters, and save 18 to 20 divisions so that they can be sent elsewhere or used for attack. So, even if the Germans knew that we were prepared, they would not change their plans!"
In fact, there is another reason, that is, although the Germans had defeats in Moscow and Stalingrad, they can be said to be non-war defeats: Moscow was due to the cold weather, and Stalingrad was due to wrong command (mainly Hitler The troops were divided into two groups to attack Stalingrad and the Caucasus at the sa ti, and after the defeat, they were unwilling to accept the reality and prevent the 6th Army from retreating).
At the tactical level, the German army still has air superiority until now, which ans that if they want to take down Kursk, it is still no problem, even if the Soviet Union is prepared.
"When will it be?" Saraev was eager to try.
This is the case with the troops of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. They are required to have a firm stand and a tenacious will, so they always rush to the battlefield... Shulka thinks he does not have such a ntal outlook.
"It won't be far!" Zhukov said: "Go through this winter! You have a winter training ti!"
Winter is not suitable for attacking, but...
The historical Battle of Kursk did not start so soon, at least not in spring, or even in sumr.
Then, Shulka understood the aning behind Zhukov's words.
"You an...we will attack before the enemy attacks?" Shulka asked.
Zhukov nodded slightly, and said with a smile: "I can't hide anything from you, Comrade Shulka! This is one of the reasons why we need to call up troops to Voronezh urgently. We not only want to defend, but also prepare for counterattack! I can say There's only so much left, and everything is still undecided..."
"I think this is wrong, Comrade Zhukov!" Shulka said.
"What?"
"Counterattack, we cannot counterattack before the enemy!"
"Why not?"
"It's like the Battle of Kharkov!" said Shulka. "If we counterattack before the enemy, we will cause a lot of casualties, while the Germans are waiting for work. Then, when they start to counterattack, we will fight back." Too tired to deal with it... this is a lesson, isn't it? I think this ti, we should do it the other way around!"
"You an...defend first?" Zhukov said.
"Yes! We should defend first!" Shulka nodded with certainty.
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