The three gold stars on the epaulette said with satisfaction: "Comrade Sokov, congratulations on becoming the youngest general of our army."

"Thank you!" Sokov hurriedly held Konev's hand and said excitedly: "Comrade Marshal, thank you so much."

Unexpectedly, Konev said sharply: "General Sokov, after receiving a medal or being promoted, have you forgotten how to respond?"

Konev's words reminded Sokov, who quickly stood at attention, straightened his back and said loudly: "Serve the Soviet Motherland!"

"You have served well," Konev said kindly: "Keep up the good work, and maybe you will get another star on your shoulder straps before the end of the war."

After the simple and almost rudimentary promotion ceremony, everyone dispersed. Sokov still stood there without moving. He and others were almost gone, and then he tentatively asked Konev: "Comrade Marshal, can I go back to the army?"

go?"

"Of course." Konev said cheerfully: "I will ask the chief of staff to arrange a car to take you back."

After Sokov left, Zhukov and others came to Konev's office and began to summarize the lessons learned from the Cherkasy battle.

Although Zhukov knew the situation of the battle well, he still listened patiently to Konev's explanation. After the other party finished speaking, he began to summarize his speech: "The Korsun-Shevchenkovsky battle convincingly proved that,

Our army has completely mastered the highest form of operational science, that is, the art of encircling and annihilating the enemy. This proves that our army's offensive operations are of a high level, and our army's skills in attacking the German Faxi Temple army are improving day by day.

Since the beginning of the Great Patriotic War, the Korsun-Shevchenkovsky battle was the second large-scale encirclement battle after the Battle of Stalingrad. I believe that after this, the enemy will suffer this kind of attack more than once.

A battle-style attack.”

Konev agreed with Zhukov's summary, and then asked: "Comrade Marshal, our two front armies will definitely have opportunities for joint operations in the coming days. By then, my troops and I will

We will all resolutely obey your command."
Chapter completed!