Romanian Eagle

The telegram from Moscow made Yegorov, the commander of the Southern Front, and Stalin, the political commissar, a little unwilling.

Yes, the southern white bandit army headed by Denikin has been suppressed by them to the Crimea Peninsula and the Caucasus. With just a little more force, they can be split into two parts.

Because the 1st Cavalry Army had already reported to them that it was less than 100 kilometers away from Rostov, it only took one day to take this strategic point.

It's just this Moscow telegram that makes all this unreal. Because the Southern Front is about to be transferred to the western region of Ukraine, and at the same time they will be renamed the Western Front, and the vacancy they left will be taken over by the Southeast Front. So even if they were close to Rostov, they could only let the 1st Cavalry Army withdraw.

Because the Southeast Front Army will turn to strategic defense next, even if Rostov is defeated, it will not be able to hold it.

"It's really frustrating."

Yegorov, the commander of the Southern Front, slapped the table with a slap in the face. Yegorov, who graduated from the Kazan Infantry Officer School, was very unwilling. He knows too well how important Rostov is as a military general.

This strategically important city located only 45 kilometers from the mouth of the Don River, as long as it takes the city of Azov at its mouth to the sea, it becomes their possession and can be easily captured. As long as the two cities are captured, Denikin's white bandit army will inevitably divide the city into two parts. But no chance now.

"Okay, Yegorov. Take a moment to think about it, and then face the enemy of Romania."

Seeing Yegorov vent his inner dissatisfaction, Stalin, as a political commissar, must stop his behavior. After all, this is the decision of the central government, and they, as members of the Soviet, must abide by it unconditionally.

But deep down, Stalin was actually dissatisfied with the Central Committee's decision.

In his view, the first task at present should be to eliminate the white bandit army. After the internal enemies are eliminated, you can concentrate on making these neighbors who take advantage of the Soviets feel the wrath of the communists. It is really unwise to disperse the power of Liang now. It is simply time to reply to the White Bandit Army. Whoever made such a decision is simply committing a crime against the Soviets and should be sent to Siberia for labor reform.

And he also knew the inside story of this central order. But it was because there were so many victories that some members of the Central Committee couldn't understand the situation. But now only the command can be executed first.

Although Stalin was also dissatisfied in his heart, as he was also famous in later generations, the city government was quite deep. It would not be like Yegorov, showing dissatisfaction.

After being said by Stalin, Yegorov also calmed down. Since it cannot be changed, he can only do the work at hand according to the order of the central government. So he immediately considered how to arrange his troops and turned to the west of Ukraine.

Yegorov looked at the map and said to Stalin: "Now we can let the 1st Cavalry Army withdraw, and then wait for the Southeast Front to take over."

"Totally doable."

The suggestion made by Yegorov was also approved by Stalin.

Yegorov continued: "Then the 14th Army can go to Kyiv first and strengthen the defense of the area, this is to prevent Romania from thinking about the city that it should not have."

"No problem, just do as you say."

After obtaining Stalin's consent, Yegorov called in the messengers to give orders. The reason why this scene exists is mainly because it is related to the unique military system of early Soviet Russia, which is the political commissar decision-making system. The reason for this situation is also closely related to the lack of Soviet and Russian military cadres.

At the very beginning of the war, Soviet Russia found that the Soldiers Committee established by itself could not replace the role of the commander at all, and then implemented a political commissar system, that is, a political commissar. However, in the battle, it was found that the political commissar has the political ability, but most of the military ability is worrying.

And Soviet Russia has no time to train military cadres, so they can only use the former Russian officers who were arrested by them. However, in order to prevent these officers, who may be dissatisfied with the Soviets, from causing chaos, the combat orders must have the signatures of the military chief and the political commissar. And in order to prevent the two from arguing, no one is convinced by the other, causing unnecessary losses. So the final decision will be carried out by the political commissar.

And Yegorov, who had been a colonel in the Tsarist Russian army, certainly could not be on an equal footing with Stalin at the top of the Soviet Union. So usually he gave his opinion, and then Stalin made the final decision. But fortunately, the two have not been together for a long time, but they are extremely harmonious.

After Yegorov had given his advice, Stalin told him good news.

"Because we have to face the Romanians, our front will be strengthened. At present, the Soviet Military Council has decided to incorporate the 6th, 8th, 9th and 2nd Cavalry Army into our front. In addition, because Romania The equipment is well-equipped, so the Military Commission will also support us with a lot of technical equipment such as machine guns, artillery, and armored vehicles."

"This news is really good, so that we can at least have a military advantage, which can be fought if the gap between the technical arms is not large."

Knowing that the troops and weapons and equipment will be replenished, Yegorov jumped up happily like a child getting a beloved toy, completely seeing his previous dissatisfaction. After all, not everyone is commanding an army of 500,000 people. I don't know when this opportunity will come next.

Looking at Yegorov, who was as happy as a child, Stalin walked outside.

Seeing that Stalin was going out, Yegorov asked curiously, "Where are you going?"

"I need to prepare food and other materials, which cannot be transported by the rear. We need to raise some to ease the pressure on the central government."

Comrade Stalin had a high level of consciousness and considered it from the perspective of the center.

"However, the materials near us have already been collected, and it is very difficult to collect them again."

Stalin's words made Yegorov think that he was recruiting nearby.

"I know that. I didn't plan to collect supplies nearby this time."

Not collecting supplies nearby?

Yegorov asked with some doubts: "Where are you going to collect?"

"I want Kyiv to collect supplies for us."

"Kyiv?"

Stalin's words surprised Yegorov. Not only is Ukraine a neighboring country in name, is it really good to collect supplies like this?

Seeing Yegorov's surprised look, Stalin knew what he was worried about. "Don't worry, I won't let our troops collect it. Ukraine is our granary. Let the people in Kyiv help us. Don't worry, we will inform the center."

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