"Comrade Commander," now that the three of them had reached a consensus, Samek asked tentatively: "Which unit do you plan to send to bypass the enemy's rear?"
Sokov thought for a while and felt that he should leave such an opportunity to his past details, so he said: "Let's transfer the 1st Battalion of the 562nd Regiment of the 188th Division. The battalion commander Major Guchakov is a
He is a very capable commander, and I am very relieved to have him lead the troops deep behind enemy lines."
Even though Guchakov is just a battalion commander, he performed very well in the last battle when he led his troops to block the Grossdeutschland Division. After the war, Sokov was directly promoted from captain to major. Such a commander can
No matter where, people can feel at ease, so Samyko agreed to Sokov's proposal without hesitation: "I agree, let Major Guchakov command the troops that circle back behind the enemy.
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Guchakov was soon called to the headquarters. After shaking hands with him, Sokov said: "Comrade Major, I now have an important task that I want to entrust to your battalion to complete."
"Please give me the order, Comrade Commander." Knowing that Sokov had a task assigned to him, Guchakov quickly straightened his back and said, "Our battalion promises to complete the task."
"Major Guchakov, come here." Sokov called Guchakov to the table, pointed to the map and said to him: "We will launch an attack on October Town at four o'clock in the afternoon. Your camp
The task is to use a hovercraft to bypass October Town, launch an attack from the enemy's rear, and coordinate with the frontal assault troops to capture October Town."
"Comrade Commander," Guchakov asked tentatively after Sokov finished speaking: "I have seen a hovercraft. If it is to carry a battalion of troops, I am afraid there will be no place for heavy weapons..."
"Major Guchakov, please listen to what I have to say first." Sokov continued: "After you return to the south of October Town, there is no need to launch a strong attack on the town. There are no troops equipped with heavy weapons to attack the enemy's fortifications.
A strong position is tantamount to death.
After arriving at the south of the town, you should quickly disguise yourself as German troops and march boldly along the road towards the town. When the enemies in the town see you, they will think that you are coming from behind for support and will not arouse suspicion. You can take advantage of this
When their defenses were lax, they unexpectedly captured important areas in the town and cooperated with the 84th Division in the frontal attack to liberate October Town from the enemy."
Seeing Guchakov nodding his head, Samyko lost no time in asking: "Do you have any more questions?"
"Comrade Chief of Staff," since Samyko took the initiative to ask, Guchakov took the opportunity to say: "Our battalion suffered huge casualties in the early battles. Although it has been replenished, it now only has two companies.
.With such a small amount of troops to cooperate with the friendly forces to capture October Town, I feel that the strength is a little weak. I wonder if the superiors can give us more troops?"
Faced with Guchakov's request, Samyko could not dare to agree casually. He could only turn his head and look at Sokov, hoping that he would go back and forth with Guchakov.
"No problem, Comrade Major." Unexpectedly, Sokov nodded as usual and replied: "I can add more troops to you so that your battalion can go out at full strength."
When Guchakov heard this, he immediately became happy and said: "Comrade Commander, this is really great."
But Samyko asked Sokov in confusion: "Comrade Commander, where do we have reserves that can supplement Major Guchakov?"
Sokov did not explain to Samyko, but just ordered him: "Chief of Staff, call Seryosha immediately and ask him to come over and report."
Hearing what Sokov said, Samyko immediately understood in his heart that Sokov wanted to leave this opportunity for meritorious service to his old friend Seryosha. Although he understood what was going on, Samyko did not
Seeing through it without telling him, he picked up the phone and called the guard regiment: "This is Samyko, please inform Captain Seryosha to come to the headquarters immediately."
After a while, Seryozha ran into the headquarters. After raising his hand in salute, he asked out of breath: "Comrade Commander, what are your instructions?"
"Captain Seryosha." Although Seryosha was Sokov's old friend, in such a public occasion, he still ordered seriously: "I have just assigned a task to Major Guchakov. Order
They detoured to the rear of October Town to assist the friendly forces in seizing the town. Due to their insufficient strength, from now on, you and the guard company you command will be temporarily under the command of Major Guchakov, do you understand?"
Seryosha has been with Sokov since the town of Khimki. Since he stayed in the headquarters for a long time and had little opportunity to make contributions, his promotion was very slow. As an old friend of Sokov, he
He had privately discussed with Sokov many times whether he could be assigned to a combat unit, even if he was demoted to become a deputy company commander or even a platoon leader.
Sokov knew very well that the risk factor for serving as a grassroots commander in a combat unit was very high. He was not willing to let his friends take risks, so he had been looking for the right time to arrange an opportunity for Seryosha to perform meritorious service.
.Now that sending troops to the rear of October Town to assist the friendly forces in seizing the town was not only less risky, but could also achieve great success, Sokov decisively decided to send Seryosha to join Guchakov's troops.
Seryosha obviously understood Sokov's intention and quickly replied loudly: "Understood, Comrade Commander. I will resolutely obey Major Guchakov's order and strike hard at the German invaders."
After Guchakov and Seryosha left, Samyko smiled and said to Sokov: "Comrade Commander, as far as I know, Captain Seryosha has always wanted to go to the front line, and you finally allowed him to do so this time.
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"Yes," Sokov nodded after hearing this. "Among the people who came out of Khimki, only Seryosha has always stayed by my side, serving as a guard. It is also time for him to go to the battlefield and Germany.
It was a fight with real swords and guns."
The two were talking when suddenly an officer wearing a flight cap and a second lieutenant's epaulettes came in from outside. The second lieutenant looked at Sokov and Samek and asked tentatively: "Comrade commander, can I come in?"
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"Comrade Second Lieutenant, who are you?" Seeing a strange officer appear in his command post, Sokov frowned and asked: "Which department are you in? How come I have never seen you before?"
After the second lieutenant raised his hand to salute Sokov, he replied: "Comrade General, I am a pilot affiliated with the Moscow Garrison Command and I have been ordered to perform a mission."
"Performing a mission?" Sokov asked, "What mission?"
The second lieutenant handed a box on his left hand to Sokov: "Comrade General, I am ordered to hand this box to you."
Sokov took the box but did not open it. After handing it to Samyko, he then asked: "Comrade Second Lieutenant, you said you are a pilot. So you are flying a plane here?"
"That's right, Comrade General." The second lieutenant nodded and replied, "My plane landed in a nearby open space, only four or five hundred meters away from here."
Just when Sokov wanted to ask a few more questions, he suddenly heard Sameko's surprised voice coming from behind him: "Comrade Commander, come and see. Come and see what this is?"
Just when Sokov was about to turn around, he heard Lunev's voice again: "Comrade Chief of Staff, what good thing is there in the box that can make you so rude?"
"Flag!" Sokov turned around and saw Samyko taking out a red military flag from the box. He quickly went over to look at it: "Which division's flag is this?"
"It's the flag of the 98th Guards Division." Sameko said excitedly: "Comrade Commander, I really didn't expect that the superiors would send someone to send the new Guards Division flag so quickly."
Knowing that the second lieutenant had made a special trip to send him the military flag, Sokov turned around, held his hand, and said gratefully: "Comrade second lieutenant, on behalf of the commanders and fighters of the 98th Guards Division, I would like to thank you for your hard work!"
"Comrade General," the second lieutenant said humbly, "this is what I should do."
After a pause, the second lieutenant asked tentatively: "Comrade General, if there is nothing else, I will go back."
"Wait a minute," Sokov heard the second lieutenant say he was leaving, and quickly stopped him and asked tentatively: "Comrade second lieutenant, I want to ask, how many people can your plane carry?"
"It's a two-seater, a biplane without a canopy."
Sokov heard that the other party was flying a two-seater aircraft, and he didn't care whether the cockpit had a roof, so he cautiously asked: "Comrade Second Lieutenant, can you take me for a spin in the sky?"
"Comrade General, what did you say?" Sokov's words made the second lieutenant widen his eyes and asked in surprise: "Do you want to go for a spin in the sky?"
"Yes, Comrade Second Lieutenant." Sokov saw from the Second Lieutenant's expression that the other party did not want to take him to the sky, and quickly added: "I just want to see the defense situation of both the enemy and ourselves in the air. Please, Second Lieutenant
Comrade, please take me for a ride in the sky."
Now that Sokov had spoken to this extent, the air force second lieutenant felt that it was a bit unreasonable to refuse, so he reluctantly said: "Okay, comrade general, please come with me!"
Samyko and Lunev were frightened when they heard that Sokov wanted to follow the air force second lieutenant to the sky. They quickly came to dissuade him and said: "Comrade Commander, can you go to heaven casually?"
, if the pilot accidentally flies into the enemy's defense area and is attacked by the enemy's anti-aircraft fire, you may be in danger."
"Military Commissar, Chief of Staff, don't worry, you two." Sokov comforted the two of them and said, "I'm just going to take a look at the enemy's defense situation in the direction of October Town. I won't go too far into the enemy's depth. There shouldn't be any
It’s dangerous. Just don’t worry.”
Seeing that Sokov insisted on his own opinion, Lunev knew that it was useless to persuade him, so he could only say helplessly: "Comrade Commander, then you should pay more attention to your safety."
This chapter has been completed!