Red Moscow

  Chapter 2058

   Rokossowski agreed with Bellinger's proposal very much. Although the Krajov army was loyal to the London government-in-exile, they were all Polish after all. General Bellinger, who is also a Polish, came forward to discuss cooperation matters with them, and there must be results.

   "Yes." Rokossovsky readily agreed to the other party's proposal: "I will immediately arrange for someone to contact the Seventh Division of the Krajov Army and ask them to rearrange a new meeting place."

Seeing that Rokossovsky agreed to his proposal, Bellinger was also very happy. He assured Rokossovsky: "Comrade Marshal, please rest assured that I will do everything possible to persuade the other party to join our."

"If this is the case, that would be great." Rokossowski turned to Malinen and said, "Comrade Chief of Staff, contact the Krajov Army immediately, and say that Lieutenant General Bellinger, commander of the Polish 1st Army, wants to Have a new meeting with them and ask them to arrange a suitable time and place."

While Malinin was on the phone, Rokossovsky said to Adelina: "Comrade Adelina, since you have completed the latent mission, I will send someone to send you back to Moscow as soon as possible. You are no different Opinion."

  Adelina glanced at Sokov reluctantly, then nodded at Rokossovsky, and said in a positive tone: "I have no disagreement, Comrade Marshal, I obey your arrangement."

  General Sokov, Rokossovsky, had already arranged for Adelina's whereabouts. Knowing that there was no need for him to stay here any longer, he took the initiative to say, "Comrade Marshal, allow me to leave?"

"Allowed." Rokossovsky nodded, and said to Sokov: "Misha, you should pay more attention to safety on the way back. According to the report of the troops below, due to the excessive speed of our army's advance, many areas After the enemy was defeated, they did not return to their own defenses in time. Therefore, in the area under our control, there is still the possibility of being attacked by the German army."

"Don't worry, Comrade Marshal." Sokov nodded and said, "I came here this time and brought a company of troops. Even if I encounter the ground on the road, I have the strength to fight them, and I can stick to the nearby area. reinforcements have arrived."

   "Adelina," Rokossovsky suddenly said to Adelina just as Sokov turned to leave, "Misha is leaving, why don't you go see him off?"

  After hearing what Rokossovsky said, Adelina hesitated for a moment before choosing to leave the office with Sokov.

  Looking at the backs of the two leaving, Bellinger asked Rokossovsky in some surprise: "Comrade Marshal, what is the relationship between the two of them?"

   Rokossovsky thought for a moment, and replied decisively: "My friend, the two of them are friends who share life and death."

   "Oh, so it is." After listening to Rokossovsky's explanation, Bellinger nodded and said, "No wonder the relationship between the two seems so close."

   "Misha," Agelina said with regret after the two came to the corridor, "We have just met, and we will be separated again. I don't know if there will be a chance to meet again in the future."

"As long as we are still alive, there is definitely hope of meeting." Sokov was thinking in his heart that if his superiors stopped arranging dangerous latent missions for Adelina, then she would be able to survive until the end of the war: "I believe That day will come soon.”

   After bidding farewell to Adelina, Sokov boarded the jeep and set foot on the way back.

   When the convoy set off, Sokov specifically told Koshkin: "Comrade Captain, the Marshal just told me that there may be sporadic German troops nearby. Let us be more vigilant."

"Don't worry, Comrade Commander." Koshkin said carelessly: "I have already considered what you said. Before you came back, I had already greeted all the soldiers and told them to be vigilant along the way. , to ensure our safe return to Brest."

   Seeing that Koshkin had considered all the issues that should be considered, Sokov nodded in satisfaction. Then he leaned back and began to close his eyes and meditate.

   A few hours later, when Sokov returned to the headquarters, it was just in time for lunch.

  During dinner, Ponegerin asked Sokov specifically: "Comrade Commander, what did Comrade Marshal say after you sent Comrade Adelina there?"

   "What do you say?" Sokov looked at Ponegerin and asked with some puzzlement: "I don't quite understand what you mean."

   "I mean, does Comrade Marshal believe the information brought by Adelina?"

"Yes, Comrade Marshal believes in the information provided by Adelina." Sukov thought that the Warsaw Uprising would break out in less than 24 hours, and the information brought by Adelina would be told to Ponejelin and Sidolin didn't have to worry about leaking the secrets, so he said: "According to the information provided by Agelina, all German troops in Warsaw will withdraw on August 3, retreat to the rear fortress area, and re-establish control over our army. defense."

  Hearing that the German army was going to retreat, Sidolin showed a shocked expression on his face: "What? Comrade Commander, what did you say? The Germans are going to retreat, did I hear correctly?"

   "Yes, Comrade Chief of Staff, you heard correctly." Sokov looked at Sidolin and said: "According to the information provided by Adelina, the German troops occupying Warsaw will withdraw from the city on August 3."

"Comrade Deputy Commander," after confirming the authenticity of this information, Sidolin touched Pornegerin with his elbow and said excitedly, "Did you hear that? The Germans will withdraw in three days." Get out of Warsaw."

"Comrade Chief of Staff, I don't think things will be so simple." Ponejielin said to Sokov: "Comrade Commander, I don't see any joy on your face, which proves that things may change. Is my statement correct?"

   "That's right, Comrade Deputy Commander, what you said is not wrong at all." The expression on Sokov's face suddenly became serious: "There are great variables in this matter."

   "Variation?!" Sidolin asked in amazement after hearing this: "Comrade Commander, things have come to this point, what unexpected variables can arise?"

"Comrade Chief of Staff, Deputy Commander." Sokov lowered his voice and pretended to be mysterious: "I heard from the headquarters of the Front Army that according to reliable information, the Polish underground resistance organization in Warsaw may hold a meeting in the near future. Revolt and take the city from the Germans."

"Great, this is simply great." Sidolin couldn't help but get excited when he heard that an uprising was about to take place in Warsaw: "If the Poles start an uprising to occupy the whole city after the German army retreats, our troops can pass without passing by." In the event of a fight, the Polish capital was successfully entered."

   "Comrade Chief of Staff, there is another situation that you haven't considered?" Sokov said coldly: "If the rebel army doesn't want us to enter the city at all, what should we do?"

  This time, not only Sidolin was shocked, but even Ponegerin was puzzled: "Comrade Commander, can you tell me what is the reason?"

"The reason is very simple." Sokov said to the two: "I learned from the Front Army Command that the resistance forces active in Poland are now divided into two parts. One part is composed of the Lyudov Army and the Lyudov Guards. They are friendly to our army; while the other part is the Krajov Army led by the Polish government-in-exile in London. Although they will not regard us as enemies, they will definitely not treat us as enemies. will support us."

Upon hearing this, Ponegerin interrupted: "Comrade Commander, I understand what you mean. You mean that if the Warsaw Uprising was led by the Krajov Army, after they took control of the city, they would not let me The army entered the city, but thought of handing over the city to the Allied forces who are still thousands of miles away. Am I understanding correctly?"

"Totally correct, Comrade Deputy Commander." Sokov agreed with Ponejelin's statement, and continued: "Analyzing from various signs, the main force of the Warsaw Uprising should be the Krajo The Ludov army is the main force. They have the largest number of people, weapons and equipment, and organization are far superior to the Liudov army, so it is natural for them to lead the uprising."

"Who is the commander of the Krajov Army who is about to lead the Warsaw Uprising?" Ponejerin asked tentatively, "Maybe we can send someone to contact him and let him understand that with our support, their uprising will be even stronger." Easy to succeed."

"Comrade Deputy Commander, Comrade Marshal has already thought of everything you can think of." Sokov went to the headquarters of the Front Army. Unscrupulous, don't worry about the other party asking where they got the news, because now they will think that they have heard everything from the front army headquarters: "Comrade Marshal went to meet with the Krajov Army yesterday. Several division-level officers met, but they received a cold reception, and the other party also said that although they would not be enemies with us, they would not recognize us, and they would not assist us on the grounds."

"It's too much, it's simply too much." Sidolin couldn't help but explode when he heard this: "Several division officers, at best, lieutenant colonels or colonels, dare to be so rude to the marshal of our army. "

   "Comrade Commander, I'm still thinking about a question." Pornejelin continued: "If the Warsaw uprising breaks out before the German army retreats, will the German retreat proceed as scheduled?"

"I don't think so." Without waiting for Sokov to speak, Sidolin rushed to say: "If the uprising breaks out before the German army withdraws, the Germans will definitely cancel the retreat without hesitation and extinguish the uprising in the city first. Besides, otherwise they will definitely be attacked and suffer unnecessary losses when they retreat."

"Once an uprising breaks out before the Germans evacuate, I don't know whether the strength of the insurgent army can sustain it." Pornegerin expressed his worries: "After all, the underground resistance organization is fighting guerrillas and attacking the enemy's transportation lines. , Destroying communication lines is okay, if you want to fight street battles with the elite German army, I think they may not be the opponent."

"Comrade Deputy Commander, what can we do if this kind of thing really happened?" Sidolin said helplessly: "The commander also said just now that after the uprising broke out in Warsaw, the Krajov army who led the uprising They will definitely reject our cooperation with them, and when the uprising fails, you can’t blame us.”

Hearing what Sidolin said, Sokov thought in his heart that the Western media of later generations published many articles with ulterior motives to discredit and accuse the First Belarusian Front Army, including of course the commander Rokossovsky. The Soviet army deliberately did not support the insurgents in Warsaw and deliberately let them suffer a disaster.

  For the Soviet army, after Operation Bagration began, the right wing of the Belarusian First Front advanced more than 600 kilometers. In order to achieve this strategic goal, the Soviet army paid a huge sacrifice. In order to capture Warsaw, which has strong fortifications and a large number of enemy defenses, the Soviet army needs time to replenish and train troops so that the logistics organization can keep up. But even so, as long as possible, the Soviet army will still make every effort to support the insurgents and help them eliminate the German army in the city.

  But the reality is that those who promoted the Warsaw Uprising did not want to unite with the Soviet and Polish troops who were approaching the city. They were afraid to do so because they had other plans, to take the city from the Germans before the Soviets reached Warsaw, on orders from the Polish Government-in-Exile in London.

"Comrade Commander, I'm thinking about one thing." Sidolin said thoughtfully: "Isn't there the Polish 1st Army in the left wing of the Front Army? Since the Krajov Army is unwilling to cooperate with us, It will be up to the commander of the Polish Army to cooperate with these troops. Although they have different positions, they have a common enemy. In order to drive the Germans out of Warsaw, they can unite and fight side by side."

"It's useless." Sokov shook his head and said, "Before I left the Front Army Command, I met Lieutenant General Bellinger, the commander of the Polish 1st Army, and he also offered to contact the Krajov Army. , to discuss the matter of fighting side by side. But unfortunately, his proposal was ruthlessly rejected by the other party."

  In fact, when Sokov left Rokossovsky's office, Malinin was still in contact with the Krajov Army, and did not receive any reply at all. What Sokov said to Ponedelin and Sidolin was what he had seen from historical records. Anyway, it was impossible for the two of them to ask Rokossovsky to check whether there was such a thing. What could he think? Just say what you want.

   "Then what should we do?" Sidolin looked at Sukov and said helplessly, "Can we just watch the rebels in the city and fight the Germans to the death?"

   "Otherwise, what else can we do?" Sokov asked back: "Others have made it clear that they don't want our help, even if we take the initiative to post it, others will ignore it.

  So after the outbreak of the Warsaw Uprising, what we can do is to stay in the controlled area to rest and rest, and wait until the battle in the city is almost over before deciding whether to attack the city. "

"Judging from the current situation, this is the only way to go." After Pornegerin finished speaking, he suddenly thought of Adelina, and asked quickly: "Comrade Commander, I don't know how the superior plans to arrange Adelina. ?”

   "Comrade Marshal said that he will send someone to send Adelina back to Moscow as soon as possible." Sokov said: "As for how her superiors will arrange work for her after she returns to Moscow, I am not very clear."

  (end of this chapter)