After Sokov asked the troops to defend on the spot, he designated Colonel Chuvashov as the commander. Originally, according to the military rank, after the troops occupied this area, Major General Gritsenko, the highest ranking military officer, should be the commander. However, because of his
After poor performance in combat effectiveness, Sokov handed over command to Chuvashov, which made no sense to anyone.
After deploying everything, Sokov drove back to Shumakovo. When he just walked into the headquarters, he saw Zhukov coming up to him, reached out to hold his hand, shook it twice, and said with a smile.
: "Misha, you are really not simple. With only one division and three brigades, you contained the enemy's offensive in the Oboyan area. According to the battle report issued by the Supreme Command, not long ago, General Katukov's
The troops have successfully blocked the breached second line of defense, and now our army is re-building defenses in preparation for resisting new enemy attacks."
Sokov knew very well that although there were still many German troops staying in the Oboyan area, as long as Katukov's troops blocked the breakthrough of the second line of defense, the Germans would no longer be able to break through from here.
You can detour back to the side of Kursk via Prokhorovka just like in real history.
Now that Sokov has returned, there is no need for Zhukov to stay here any longer. He must immediately return to Moscow and personally report what happened to the Supreme Commander himself.
Zhukov had already reached the door, but suddenly remembered something, stopped and said to Sokov: "Misha, I almost forgot, I also want to take you to meet someone."
"Who?" Sokov asked curiously.
"Come with me." But Zhukov even pretended to be secretive: "If you come with me, you will naturally know who it is."
Zhukov took Sokov to the door of the next room, stopped, pouted inside, and said, "The person you want to see is inside."
Since there was a curtain hanging at the door, it was impossible to see what was going on inside the room. How could Sokov know who was in the room? Just when he reached out to lift the curtain, he heard Zhukov behind him say: "I've already
Bring the people here and you can come out."
As soon as Zhukov finished speaking, the door curtain was opened from the inside. Seeing the person who appeared in front of him clearly, Sokov's eyes widened in surprise and said in a difficult tone: "Asia, why are you here?
?”
Asiya glanced at Zhukov who was standing nearby, blushed, and replied with some embarrassment: "Comrade Marshal sent someone to pick me up."
"Misha, since you are the commander of the 27th Group Army, it is normal to bring your wife with you." Zhukov said from the side: "But I want to see if you have neglected this, so I took advantage of this.
While you don’t have time here, send someone to fetch your wife.”
"Comrade Marshal," regarding Zhukov's arrangement, Sokov felt that his nose was sore and tears almost burst out of his eyes. Fortunately, he controlled his emotions in time and said to Zhukov with tears of gratitude: "Thank you very much.
"
"Misha, actually I am the one who wants to thank you." Zhukov suppressed the smile on his face and said seriously: "Because of your active actions, you stopped the enemy's attempt to rush into the depth of our defense in time. Now you are commanding again
The troops once again annihilated the German Imperial Division and established new merits. Unfortunately, because you are too young, no matter how great your achievements are, I am afraid that you will not be able to be promoted to military rank in a short period of time."
"Report to Comrade Marshal." Hearing what Zhukov said, Sokov immediately realized that it was time for him to sing a high profile. He quickly straightened his body and said: "I just want to defend the motherland and drive the enemy out of our land as soon as possible. As for whether
Being promoted to military rank is not important to me at all."
After Zhukov waited for Sokov to finish speaking, a knowing smile appeared on his face: "Yes, yes, it seems that your father gave you a good education during his lifetime."
When Zhukov once again mentioned his father, whom he knew nothing about, Sokov couldn't help but secretly groan in his heart. He was worried that when Zhukov asked him about some things about his father, he didn't know how to answer. Fortunately, Zhukov's adjutant came out in time.
Relief: "Comrade Marshal, the plane to pick you up is coming soon. Let's leave now."
Zhukov raised his hand to look at his watch, then extended his hand to Sokov and said friendly: "In that case, Misha, let's say goodbye. See you later."
After seeing off Zhukov, when he returned to the headquarters, he found that Chief of Staff Samyko was also there. Sokov curiously asked: "Comrade Chief of Staff, when did you arrive?"
"At dawn today, I rushed here with the main force." Samyko knew that Sokov had not seen him just now, so he explained to him: "When you came back, I was arranging the campsite for the newly arrived troops outside.
."
"It's good that you're here." Samyko's appearance can lighten the burden on Sokov's shoulders. He pointed to the map on the wall and said to Samyko and Lunev: "Since we have successfully blocked
With the breakthrough opened by the German army, the enemy will not launch a new attack on the Oboyan area in a short period of time."
"If the enemy does not launch an attack within a short period of time, it means that we may not be able to win the war." Samyko suggested to Sokov: "Since you think the enemy's next attack direction is Prokhorovka, why not
Deploy two divisions to strengthen the defense there."
"I don't think it's necessary. According to the information I got from Comrade Marshal, the superiors will soon assign the Fifth Guards Tank Army under the Front Army to the command of the Voronezh Front Army. And the direction in which they will enter the battle should be at Prokho
Lovka, so if we rush over to join the battle at this time, not only will it not have any effect, but on the contrary, it may cause unnecessary chaos."
Sokov's words made Samyko realize that he had been hasty. A series of actions taken by Sokov recently all showed that he anticipated the enemy first. Since he said that the next battle will be in Prokhorovka
If it is carried out, then a war will definitely start there. As for sending troops into that area without authorization, it will cause unnecessary chaos, which is certainly not an alarmist statement.
"Okay, Comrade Chief of Staff, don't bother Comrade Commander with insignificant matters anymore." Lunev saw that Samyko was still holding on to Sokov and kept talking, so he interrupted him in time.
: "He and his wife have been separated for several months. Now is a good time for them to reunite. As the chief of staff, you should deal with the things that happen in the army first if you can. If you can't handle it well, you won't go to the commander.
Chi. Do you think so?"
Lunev's words reminded Samyko, and he thought that Zhukov sent someone to bring Sokov's wife from the Sixth Army just to reunite the couple, while he was still busy with some insignificant matters.
It's really inappropriate to waste Sokov's time.
Thinking of this, he couldn't help but blush, and then said to Sokov with some embarrassment: "Comrade Commander, you go to accompany your wife first. Comrade Military Commissar and I will be responsible for the affairs in the headquarters."
Sokov said with some embarrassment: "This is not good."
"There's nothing wrong." Lunev said while pushing Sokov towards the door: "You go back first, let us handle everything here."
After not seeing Asiya for several months, Sokov still missed her a lot, and he had the idea of sending someone to pick her up several times. But then he thought about it, not long after he arrived in the new army, he and the people below him
The commanders and soldiers are all in the running-in period, and if he rashly takes his wife over from the original army, I'm afraid it will cause a lot of gossip.
It is precisely because of this consideration that no matter how much he missed Asya, Sokov never thought of transferring Asya here. Sometimes he even thought that if it didn't work, he would wait until Kursk
After the battle, we will find a way to transfer Asiya to a military hospital in Moscow, so as to ensure her life safety to the greatest extent.
Unexpectedly, not long after the Battle of Kursk started, Zhukov took the initiative to help him resolve this knot in his heart, and directly transferred Asiya over without even greeting him.
Returning to the temporary residence in the town, he saw Asiya busy in the kitchen. Sokov stood at the door and asked curiously: "Asiya, what are you doing?"
"Misha, you're back." Asiya looked back at Sokov, then continued busy with her head down, saying: "You sit in the living room and have a cup of tea now, I will prepare it right here."
Sokov did not go to the living room, but stood aside and watched, and saw her cutting the black bread into slices, first placing an inch-long piece of smoked fish on the bread slices, and then adding thinly sliced butter and sausage.
Squeeze some mayonnaise on it and cover it with a piece of bread, and a simple sandwich is ready. In addition, there is an aluminum pot on the stove boiling a few potatoes, and another pot simmering a delicious red cabbage soup.
Seeing Sokov staring at the side, Asiya explained to him: "Misha, these kitchen utensils were sent by comrades from the cooking class. Originally, they wanted to keep them to cook for you, but I left them
They all kicked her away. As a wife, cooking for her husband is a matter of course, so how can you let others do it for you?"
When the potatoes were cooked, Asiya took them out and put them on a plate, then handed them to Sokov: "Misha, put the potatoes on the table."
When Sokov put the plate with potatoes on the dining table and returned to the kitchen, he saw Asiya frying eggs. Sokov and Asiya had known each other for more than a year, but because they were on the battlefield all year round,
He never had the chance to see Asiya's cooking skills, but his eyes were finally opened in a few days.
After frying two eggs, Asya spread out seven or eight pancakes, and just like that, a dinner with Russian characteristics was freshly baked.
She held the plate with omelettes and pancakes in both hands. When she walked outside, she said to Sokov who was standing aside: "Misha, the beetroot soup is ready. Please bring it in for me."
When Sokov put the aluminum pot with red cabbage soup on the table, Asiya took out an unsealed can of American braised beef, took a few spoonfuls of beef with a spoon, and put in the steaming red cabbage.
While putting it in the soup, he explained to Sokov: "Authentic red cabbage soup must have beef to taste. If you want the soup to taste delicious, it is best to use beef jerky cut into strips, but
We couldn't find these things on the battlefield, so we had to use American canned beef stew instead."
Asiya was also worried that her poor cooking skills would dissatisfy Sokov. When she saw him scooping up a bowl of red cabbage soup and starting to drink it, she even asked uneasily: "Misha, how does it taste? Is it okay to drink it?"
Are you used to it?"
Although Asiya's cooking skills were similar to those of chefs in the army, Sokov, who had not had red cabbage soup for a long time, still found it delicious. He gave Asiya a thumbs up: "Asiya, it's really delicious.
Unexpectedly, you are not only an amazing military doctor, but you are also very good at cooking."
"Dear Misha, thank you for the compliment." After hearing Sokov's compliment to herself, Asiya's pretty face flew up with two rosy pinks. She stood up and took out two bowls and a bowl from the kitchen.
Bottles of champagne she got from who knows where. After filling the champagne, she placed one of the bowls in front of Sokov: "Cheers to our reunion!"
Sokov picked up the bowl of champagne and did not rush to touch it with the other party. Instead, he said first: "To my Asiya becoming more beautiful, cheers!" before gently touching the other party with the wine bowl.
He took a moment, and then drank the champagne in the bowl.
After putting down the wine bowl, Sokov picked up a piece of sandwich and took a bite. He thought it tasted pretty good, so he nodded and destroyed the sandwich three times, five times and two times. When he took the second piece of sandwich, he asked
He said: "Asia, did Comrade Marshal tell you how your work is arranged?"
"No." Asiya shook her head and said, "After I got here, I also asked Comrade Marshal. But he replied that since you are the commander of the 27th Group Army, it is up to you to decide how to arrange my work.
It’s up to you.”
Regarding how to place Asiya, Sokov thought carefully in his mind: Since Asiya is now an assistant military doctor, it is completely possible for her to work in the group army field hospital. Under the current situation, it is not feasible for people far away from the frontier
There is not much danger in the group military hospital. Her life safety can be completely guaranteed while working there.
Thinking of this, he looked up at Asiya opposite him and asked, "Asiya, I'm still going to let you do your old job and work as a military doctor in the Army Hospital."
When Asiya heard that Sokov arranged for her to work in the hospital, she was ecstatic at first, but after a moment, she asked cautiously: "Why don't you arrange for me to go to the hospital of the front-line troops? You know, I have never done anything before.
Working in the most dangerous division field hospital."
"The situation of this unit is different from the units you have been in before." When Sokov thought of the 384th Division, which suffered heavy casualties after a night of fighting, he was worried that if Asiya was really assigned to one of the divisions
A field hospital would put her in danger, so he said euphemistically: "In the battle from last night to today, an infantry division was almost wiped out. If this happens to your front-line troops,
situation, it will put you in danger.”
This chapter has been completed!