When Sokov walked into the headquarters, he saw that in addition to the commander himself, there were also Chief of Staff Malinin, Artillery Commander Kazakov, and several staff members. He went straight to Rokossovsky's room
In front of him, he raised his hand to his forehead and reported in a loud voice: "Comrade Commander, Major Sokov, commander of the Istria Battalion, is here to report to you, please give instructions!"
Hearing Sokov's voice, Rokossovsky, who was working at his desk, raised his head and said with a smile: "Misha, you are here!" After saying that, he stood up and met Sokov across the table.
He shook hands, pointed to the empty seat next to him, and said, "Sit there for a while while I read this document first."
"Major Sokov, you're here!" Malinin, who was standing by the wall looking at a map, also came over at this time, smiled and stretched out his hand to Sokov, saying: "In this mission to liberate Maklaki Town,
During the battle, your battalion played a vital role. Without your participation in the battle, the town might still be in the hands of the enemy."
"Comrade Chief of Staff, you are very grateful. The liberation of Maklaki Town is not my fault alone." In response to Malinin's praise, Sokov said modestly: "Without the support of Comrade Commander, there would be no Chernyshev."
The general voluntarily gave up command. Without the support of the army's artillery, it may be very difficult for us to capture the town of Maklachi."
Hearing what Sokov said, Malinin couldn't help but laugh, turned to Kazakov who had just walked over and said: "Comrade General, you can see that our young major is quite humble and has made such great achievements.
But he is not arrogant at all.”
After hearing this, Kazakov smiled, nodded, and echoed: "Comrade Chief of Staff, you are right. He is quite similar to his father in this regard."
Sokov did not have the slightest memory of inheriting this body, and did not understand at all the "father" mentioned by the army leaders. Therefore, when Kazakov heard what he said, he could only show it to him.
Awkward smile.
Fortunately, Rokossovsky came out in time to relieve the siege. He put down the documents in his hand, stood up and said to Malinin: "Comrade Chief of Staff, I am going back to Moscow with Major Sokov. All the work of the group army, I
I'll leave it to you and Deputy Commander Zaharov to take charge."
"Don't worry, Comrade Commander." Ma Linin said with a smile: "I will handle the normal work properly, so you can go back to Moscow with peace of mind."
"Okay, then I'll set off with Misha..." A "bang" of artillery outside the window interrupted Rokossovsky's words. He instinctively turned his head to look out the window and said strangely:
"Hell, we have cleared all the German strongholds near Susinich. Where did this artillery shell fly from?"
Just as Rokossovsky was speaking, Sokov, who had sharp ears, heard the scream of artillery shells in the air, flying towards the window, and hurriedly shouted: "Be careful..."
He yelled as he prepared to rush over and pull Rokossovsky away from the window.
Before Sokov could rush to Rokossovsky, a shell fell outside the window and exploded. The blast of air was like an invisible hand, knocking him to the ground. When he got up from the ground,
, saw Rokossovsky lying motionless on the ground near the window.
Sokov hurriedly crawled over on his hands and knees, knelt on one knee and helped Rokossovsky sit up, shouting anxiously: "Commander, Comrade Commander..." Although he shouted at the top of his voice,
But he couldn't hear his shout at all. The explosion just now had already made his ears deaf.
Malinin, Kazakov and several staff officers were also affected by the explosion and were knocked to the ground. When they found their commander lying in a pool of blood, they quickly gathered around and everyone approached Rokossov.
Sky shouted loudly in his ears, trying to wake him up from his coma.
Amidst the shouts of the crowd, Rokossovsky finally opened his eyes. He tried his best to put a smile on his face and said with difficulty: "I...I seem...I seem to have been...shot...
..." After saying that, he closed his eyes and fainted again.
The staff officer sent by Ma Lining to find the military doctor came in with the military doctor and two stretcher bearers at this moment. When Ma Lining saw the military doctor, it was as if he had grasped a life-saving straw and quickly ordered him: "Comrade military doctor, come here quickly.
Check it out for the commander."
Everyone hurriedly took off Rokossovsky's military coat and placed him face down on a stretcher. The military doctor lifted up his bloodstained jumper and carefully examined the injuries on his back.
.
Ma Lining asked anxiously: "How are you, comrade military doctor, is the situation serious?"
The military doctor nodded and said with a serious expression: "Comrade Commander was hit by several pieces of shrapnel in his back and needs immediate surgery. However, Susinich's condition is too poor, so I suggest he be sent back to Moscow for treatment."
Hearing what the military doctor said, Malinin stood up and walked to the table and picked up the phone, preparing to report the news of Rokossovsky's injury to Zhukov. Unexpectedly, he put the receiver to his ear, but did not hear what was coming from it.
If there is any sound, upon closer inspection, it turns out that the phone line has been blown out.
Malinin threw the microphone on the table, rushed out of the room quickly, went to the communications room next door, and shouted at Maximenko: "Comrade Director of the Communications Corps, hurry up and get me through the front army headquarters.
There are important situations that need to be reported to General Zhukov immediately."
Maximenko just saw military doctors and stretcher bearers entering the headquarters next door, and he guessed who was injured in the shelling. He wanted to ask who was injured, but he saw Malinin's expression of wanting to eat someone.
, he quickly swallowed back what he was about to ask, and ordered the communications troops to quickly connect to the front army headquarters.
Zhukov, who was looking at the map, heard the phone ringing in front of him. He reached out and picked up the receiver, put it to his ear, and said slowly: "I am Zhukov!"
"Hello, Comrade General." Hearing Zhukov's voice from the receiver, Ma Linin hurriedly identified himself: "I am Ma Linin, Chief of Staff of the 16th Group Army."
In Zhukov's mind, Malinin was a very calm person, but judging from his voice at the moment, he seemed a little panicked. Zhukov frowned and asked with some displeasure: "Comrade Malinin, what's the matter?"
"The German army has just carried out a cold artillery attack on the location of our headquarters." The anxious Ma Linin said very fast: "Comrade Commander was wounded in the artillery attack."
"What, Rokossovsky is injured?" Upon hearing this, Zhukov suddenly stood up from his seat and asked urgently: "Is the injury serious?"
"Yes, Comrade General, the injury is not serious." If Rokossovsky's injury was not serious, Malinin would not have made this call. After hearing Zhukov's question, he quickly answered in the affirmative: "Judging from his injuries,
, if it is not treated in time, it may be life-threatening."
"I understand, you should seize the time to clear an area for the plane to land." Zhukov said to Malinin on the phone: "I will immediately send a plane to pick up Rokossovsky and send him to Moscow for treatment.
