"Comrade Commander, Comrade Korobkov wishes to see you!"
"Comrade Korobkov? Let him in!" General Timoshenko said.
At present, the Buru forces within Smolensk were mainly the 4th Army Corps and the 10th Army Corps. The other army corps had scarcely any troops left and were little more than empty names.
That was why General Timoshenko had spoken up to protect Major General Korobkov earlier. Otherwise, if Major General Korobkov had been taken away by those political officers, it would very likely have provoked a backlash from the remaining troops of the 4th Army Corps. That could have caused even greater chaos.
Before long, Major General Korobkov entered General Timoshenko's office.
"Comrade Commander, thank you for saving me. Otherwise, I might already have been seized by those people." Major General Korobkov wore a grateful expression. Even now, recalling it left him with lingering fear.
"Comrade Korobkov, the current situation is extremely unfavorable to us. Under such circumstances, we especially need to pull together. If internal strife breaks out, we will only throw ourselves into disarray. In the end, the ones who benefit will still be the Germans!" General Timoshenko said.
"Yes, Comrade Commander." Major General Korobkov nodded.
"However, Comrade Commander, those people know absolutely nothing about military affairs or combat command. Yet they have been granted immense power. Even the lives and deaths of military commanders like us lie in their hands. This is simply too unfair to us!" Major General Korobkov's face was full of resentment. Clearly, what had just happened had left him deeply unwilling to accept it.
General Timoshenko could understand Major General Korobkov's feelings. In fact, many Buru generals shared such thoughts. They merely dared to be angry but not to speak. Through the Great Purge, Joseph had removed a great many commanders unwilling to obey his