Chapter 2473 Don’t You Think So?

"Okay, I understand. That's it. I look forward to your good news from the battlefield.

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After a conversation with Malashenko that was not long, but not short either.

Zhukov, who hung up the phone, was sitting behind his desk, recalling everything that had just happened. While thinking, he couldn't help but smile for some unknown reason, and raised the corner of his mouth. The chief of staff who had been listening to the call in his office couldn't help but ask with a smile.

"No matter when, I find that you always have a special liking for this Malashenko."

"If it had been someone else, I believe you would at least use a very harsh tone, or even curse at him."

"But for that Malashenko, you always like to be on the same level with him, and talk to him as an equal with a relationship that is more like a close friend than a superior and subordinate, even when discussing business with him in the front line of war."

"I have observed for a long time and found that this is only the case with Malashenko. No one else can enjoy this treatment from you. Is there any special reason for this? In addition to the fact that Malashenko is really good at fighting, I think there are more reasons why you have such a special liking for him. "

"Of course, this is just my intuition and guess, I have no evidence to provide you.

The leader division did encounter some problems in the battle, and the advancement speed in the second half was slightly lower than the previous estimate of the front headquarters.

Although this was caused by the objective reason that "the enemy is stronger than expected", it is still a dangerous signal. After all, the combat objectives will not change due to the deterioration of the war situation caused by objective reasons, and the tasks that should be completed must be completed.

This is not only true for Malashenko and the leader division, but also for Chuikov's army and even Zhukov's entire First Belarusian Front. Everyone has a superior who needs to be responsible. Malashenko is responsible to Chuikov, Chuikov is responsible to Zhukov, and Comrade Lao Zhu is directly responsible to Comrade Iron Father who is far away in Moscow and always paying attention to the front-line situation.

Everyone has responsibilities that must be borne on their shoulders. The seemingly minor difficulties encountered by the leader division at this stage quickly attracted the attention of the front headquarters.

Zhukov knew that this subtle change in difficulty was like a budding cancer. If he was not careful, he would most likely slide into an irreversible vicious abyss, and the speed of this transformation process might be unprecedentedly fast. He could not afford to be careless or take it lightly. The direction of the battle line that Malashenko and his leader division were responsible for undoubtedly dominated the development of the entire battle situation.

If they fought well, a comprehensive victory would begin from this point.

If they fought badly, a comprehensive defeat would begin from this point, which was an inevitable result and had to be acknowledged.

So Zhukov took action immediately. After learning the first-hand information, he immediately called the field division headquarters of the leader division.

Coincidentally, Malashenko, who had just ordered a pause in the attack and was on standby at the spot, had just returned to the division headquarters and was discussing the next tactical strategy with the members of his division's core leadership team.

The situation where Malashenko could not be contacted after a phone call was often avoided. Zhukov simply changed his plan to communicate with Political Commissar Petrov and chose to talk directly with Malashenko.

Zhukov, who was not surprised to hear the chief of staff say this, just smiled slightly, and then spoke again without thinking.

"Didn't I say it a long time ago? Among all the senior commanders I have met, Malashenko can be said to be the most special one. As early as when he was a small battalion commander, he could give me many unexpected surprises and show the shining points that I had never seen before."

"At that time, I thought that he should be suitable for a bigger stage to show himself, which might bring unexpected huge benefits to the motherland and the Red Army. And usually this is a difficult and long process, and my role in this process is just an accelerator."

"To this day, I still think that I just let Malashenko's achievements and heights that he will definitely reach in the future come a little earlier. The talent and giftedness he showed are something I have never seen in anyone. Even without my help, he will definitely create his own legend one day in the future, but the process is different and the time is sooner or later. It's just a problem. "

"I expect him to perform better. Although he has done a lot, I think it's still not enough. I believe he can do better. So I choose to communicate with him as a friend rather than a superior's order. I want to try my best to erase this gap that may not be completely erased. "

"In his story with Vatutin, I saw the hope of achieving this goal. This is not completely impossible, so I am more determined to continue doing so. "

"Everything is for the future of our motherland and the Red Army. Malashenko is a treasure, and I am trying to dig more from this treasure in the best and most efficient way. Almost every hoe will bring visible changes and gains to the Red Army. Don't you think so? "

"Although Zhukov's words have never been mentioned in such detail before, it seems that there is a lot of information that needs to be laughed at.

But how can a person who can sit on the position of the Chief of Staff of the Front be an ordinary person?

Using the human brain as a supercomputer to process huge amounts of military information is the job that the Chief of Staff must complete.

In this era without the aid of computers and information technology, a huge amount of military information on the battlefield is summarized and flowed through the hands and minds of the chief of staff before finally being reported and distributed hierarchically. There is no way that a person who can stay in such a pillar position as a link between the past and the future is an ordinary mortal.

So even when faced with Zhukov's words just now, the chief of staff, who had just rolled his eyes and dealt with it, just smiled and spoke.

“It has to be said that this is indeed the case. Just think about the development of our Red Army from light weapons to heavy weapons, from grassroots team formation to new synthetic exploration. Malashenko’s footprints cover almost half of the most important and critical parts. "

"If it were me, I think I would also have a soft spot for him. Being able to watch him continue to show greater and higher achievements is a kind of enjoyment in itself, even as a bystander."

"By the way, when you mentioned this, I suddenly remembered something. When I went down to the unit for inspection, I overheard such a passage. It was not said by the leader, but was circulated among other units. It was called " Those Germans should be lucky that Comrade Malashenko does not know how to design airplanes, otherwise Lavochkin would be able to take the 122-gun to the sky to defeat the Nazis."

——Pfft

Zhukov, who couldn't hold it back for a while, burst out laughing after hearing this. While laughing at the "innocent and cuteness" of the grassroots soldiers, he also thought of business. He changed the topic and got to the point in the next second.

"Let's get back to business. We will provide aviation support to Malashenko according to the plan we discussed before. Make adjustments from the support schedule and directly mobilize elite forces to immediately launch air strikes in the main attack direction of the Leader Division. We must prepare for the next steps of the Leader Division. Attack opens up a path of attack.”