Vatutin, who received the battle report submitted by Malashenko, studied it carefully for a long time. At first, he was curious about how Malashenko obtained these so-called new assault rifles.
But after Comrade Ma explained the whole process to Vatutin, Comrade Commander, who thought he had seen enough of the world and the storms, was still frightened by Malashenko's audacity.
"Comrade Marshal, Malashenko himself found a young designer named Kalashnikov for these guns and brought him to Comrade Kotin's tank factory in Chelyabinsk, where he used them.
It was originally a batch of weapons produced through experiments with lathes and equipment used to build tanks."
“I know this sounds unbelievable or even crazy, but Malashenko really did this, and even dragged Comrade Kotin into the water with him. I don’t know what method he used to persuade Kotin.
Comrade Jing."
"Fortunately, these new assault rifles have extraordinary results and have proven to be a successful weapon. Otherwise, I can't imagine what kind of results are waiting for Malashenko. This guy's courage is simply boundless.
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As Malashenko expected, after knowing the whole process, Vatutin also used "bold" as the core keyword in Malashenko's evaluation.
Bypassing the national small arms competition, guns were made privately without going through selection and winning. There was no permission from superiors and no production quotas. Once built, several hundred guns were produced, enough to arm an infantry battalion.
Any key factor raised from this alone is enough to put Malashenko in jail. If he builds so many guns without having the indicators, he might be beheaded.
Zhukov was also shocked when he heard the news. Comrade Zhu knew that Malashenko, whom he had picked up in one hand, had a personality similar to his own, and he dared to say and do all kinds of outrageous things.
Make up your mind to do it.
But making hundreds of guns privately is too damn outrageous, right? Compared with this matter, it seemed that even his quarrel with Comrade Stalin was nothing. Zhukov, who suppressed his inner turmoil, spoke again.
"Who else knows about this apart from you and me? Let’s leave aside Malashenko’s side for now. I’m talking about people who are at the same level or higher than us."
Once someone with a higher position knows about this, the more serious consequences it will have. Zhukov is no longer thinking about how to hold Malashenko accountable. It is already too late now.
The real purpose of Zhukov's words was to quickly find out if there were other powerful people who knew about this matter, in case he was a stranger who disliked Malashenko or had no personal relationship with Malashenko.
People know that this failure to protect everything will be detrimental to Malashenko, and he will be imprisoned.
It's strange to say that even Zhukov himself didn't realize that his first reaction when he heard this was to quickly protect himself and find a way to handle the aftermath and closing matters for Malashenko to avoid being stabbed.
Malashenko, who had fallen into a big trap, was ruined and his own future was ruined. Zhukov had never been in this state with anyone else.
"Not yet, Comrade Marshal."
"I know that this matter is not trivial, so after receiving the report, I was the only one who read it, and did not publicize or spread the news to the outside world. I have always carried the report document with me. My chief of staff and political commissar did not know about it. Currently, they know about it
The person with the highest position should be you."
"Malashenko was promoted by you single-handedly. I think it is most appropriate to tell this matter to Comrade Marshal. It is up to you to decide what to do next."
He had a good impression of Malashenko. Vatutin, who had won many battles due to the addition of Stalin's 1st Guards Tank Division, was naturally unlikely to harm Malashenko on such a crucial matter.
As long as he does not do anything extraordinary within the scope of his authority, Vatutin can cover up this matter for the time being for Malashenko.
This matter is no longer something that Vatutin, the commander of the front army, can decide. This has to be handled by someone with a higher position and more powerful hands. Vatutin thought about this person after thinking about it.
It is best to be Malashenko's "Bo Le", Marshal Zhukov is the most suitable, and he has been waiting for the opportunity to tell Zhukov face to face until today.
Zhukov, whose heart was in his throat after learning that the incident had not been spread yet, felt relieved and managed to breathe a sigh of relief.
I wanted to blame and reprimand Malashenko, but when I thought about how this kid could actually use such a bold method to solve a difficult matter that was originally very complex and cumbersome, and even impossible, in such a short period of time.
Done.
The more I thought about it carefully, the more I felt that Malashenko was really a "talented" Comrade Zhu. In the end, he actually laughed out loud while holding the report handed over by Vatutin in his hand. Since scolding was not allowed,
, it doesn’t matter if you don’t scold, it would be more appropriate to simply smile to express your truest mood at this moment.
"You are right, Vatutin. The fewer people who know about this matter, the better, at least until Comrade Stalin knows about it."
Vatugin's eyes lit up as he caught the key words in his words, and he felt that this matter suddenly gained some significance. Vatugin immediately responded to Zhukov.
"Are you going to state this matter to Comrade Stalin face to face? Comrade Marshal."
"Well, I have this plan, and I'm thinking about what to do."
Facing Vatutin's subconscious inquiry, Zhukov, who had originally planned to do this, admitted it directly without any hesitation.
"If someone else were to explain this matter to Comrade Stalin face to face, I'm worried that there would be a reversal of right and wrong and a personal subjective tendency to disadvantage Malashenko. This matter itself is not a trivial matter. If this happens again, then
Our tank heroes of the Red Army may have to go to prison to repent for their crimes."
"Well, let me tell Comrade Stalin this matter face to face when I return to Moscow. My opinion on this matter is that since it has happened and the result is so good, then the process is no longer important. Let me
Go and convince Comrade Stalin, I am still confident about this matter, and with such a good result, I believe Comrade Stalin can make the right decision."
"Oh, by the way, Vatutin. Have you seen this new assault rifle with your own eyes? After reading the report you gave me, I am now very impressed by this new weapon that Malashenko has created.