Before Rokossovsky could respond, the phone on the table rang. Antonov grabbed the phone and said, "This is the General Staff Headquarters. I'm Antonov. Where are you from?"
After hearing the other party's voice, Antonov, who was originally sitting, suddenly stood up, straightened his body and said: "Hello, Comrade Stalin, what are your instructions?"
When they learned that the call was from Stalin, the staff of the General Staff stopped talking, stood up straight, and looked at Antonov who was on the phone respectfully, eager to see something from the other person's expression.
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But before they could see anything, Antonov had already put down the phone, looked at Rokossovsky and said: "General Rokossovsky, I just received a call from the Supreme Commander himself. He said
An emergency military meeting will be held in half an hour and you will be invited to attend this meeting."
Sokov, who was far away on the front line, did not know that Rokossovsky had arrived in Moscow and was preparing to explain his combat plan in detail to the supreme commander himself. After Sokov inspected the troops, he discovered that some companies
The new recruit didn't even have weapons, which gave him a headache. He didn't even have a gun. What would he do if he went to the battlefield? Should he fight the Germans with a stick?
To solve the problem of weapons, he first thought of his old friend Yakov. Yakov worked in the weapons and equipment department and could not only provide him with conventional weapons, but also some newly developed weapons. This
It was precisely because of the support of this friend that the troops under his command were able to achieve victory one after another in the past two years.
Sokov asked the director of the Communications Corps to help him connect to the switchboard of the Weapons and Equipment Department. When the female operator's voice came from inside, he said politely: "Hello, comrade operator, I am General Sokov from the front line.
Please help me get to General Yakov’s office!”
"General Yakov?!" Hearing what Sokov said, the operator was stunned for a moment, and then said: "Sorry, Comrade Commander, I have never heard of General Yakov!"
"What, you've never heard of Yakov?" When Sokov heard what the operator said, his first reaction was that the other party must be new, otherwise he would definitely not know about Yakov. Thinking of this, he asked tentatively:
"Girl, are you new here?"
"Yes, Comrade Commander, I was just transferred here two days ago." The female operator said apologetically: "How about I ask my colleagues to see if they know."
Soon, Sokov heard another voice: "Hello, General Sokov, this is operator No. 9037. I regret to inform you that General Yakov is not in the weapons and equipment department now. He has been transferred to other departments.
The department has gone."
"What, Yakov was transferred?" Sokov asked in surprise: "Do you know where he was transferred?"
"I'm sorry, Comrade General." Operator No. 9037 said apologetically: "With my level, it is impossible to know where General Yakov has been transferred?"
"You don't know either, that's such a shame."
Just when Sokov was about to hang up, the operator at No. 9037 unexpectedly asked: "Comrade General, do you need to speak to your wife?"
Hearing what the operator said, Sokov almost blurted out his agreement, but he still controlled his emotions and expressed his gratitude to the other party: "Thank you, comrade operator. This is a military line. I can't use it to talk about personal matters.
Thank you for your kindness, I will not contact her again. Thank you!"
When Sokov hung up the phone, the first operator to answer the phone asked 9037 curiously: "Do you know this general?"
"Yes, of course." 9037 nodded and said, "He used to call General Yakov a lot. After the general answered the phone, he would go on a business trip for a while, and he would be promoted soon after he came back."
"What's going on?" There weren't many calls in the weapons and equipment department at the moment, so the operator had time to chat: "Why is General Yakov promoted every time he comes back?"
"The reason is very simple. General Yakov sends weapons to General Sokov's troops every time." 9037 explained: "General Sokov relied on these weapons to defeat the Germans time and time again.
He has accomplished countless feats." At this point, she lowered her voice and pretended to be mysterious, "You may not know, but General Sokov is the youngest general in our army, and he is only in his twenties now."
"No way, you became a general in your twenties?" The operator said with a shocked look on his face: "You're not kidding me, are you?"
"What am I teasing you about?" 9037 said: "If you are interested, go check out some newspapers. There must be reports about General Sokov in them. If he hadn't been married a long time ago, I would have given it a try.
Is there any chance to marry him?"
"He is already married, is it true?"
"Of course it's true," 9037 nodded and said, "His wife is the female military doctor named Asia from the Medical Department. It is said that the two of them registered their marriage during the Battle of Stalingrad..."
Just as the operator was about to ask a few more questions, the phone lines suddenly became busy. She could only put down her curiosity and concentrate on connecting the lines.
Sokov did not find Yakov, and felt quite depressed. He said to Ponedelin and Sidorin: "Deputy Commander, Chief of Staff, the operator from the Weapons and Equipment Department just told me that Major General Yakov is not here now.
The weapons and equipment department was transferred to other units."
"What, were transferred to other departments?" Sidorin and Sokov have been partners for a long time, so they naturally know that the weapons provided by Yakov are indispensable for the army to win again and again. Now such a backer suddenly
He didn't know where he was going, and he was quite anxious: "Did the operator say where Major General Yakov was transferred?"
Sokov shook his head and said slowly: "I don't know. The operator said that she was not qualified to know given her rank."
"This is really a headache." Sidorin said with a sad face: "Without Yakov's help, it will not be as easy as before for us to obtain some advanced weapons in the future."
Hearing what Sidorin said, Sokov smiled bitterly, and then said: "Without Yakov's help, let alone advanced weapons, I am afraid that even conventional weapons cannot be replenished just because they want to. Sigh.
, there are so many new recruits without weapons, where should we go to help them find weapons?"
"Comrade Commander, when it comes to finding weapons, I have an idea. I wonder if you want to hear it."
"Comrade Deputy Commander," since Ponedelin said that he had a solution to the weapons problem, Sokov had no reason not to want to hear it, so he quickly urged him: "Hurry up and tell me where we should go to get weapons.
?”
"When we were still in the Second Ukrainian Front, I heard that when the troops were liberating Moldavia, they discovered many military warehouses left by our army, which contained a large amount of weapons, ammunition and various supplies." Ponye
Jelin asked Sokov: "Comrade Commander, I wonder if this is true?"
"That's right, Comrade Deputy Commander, this is all true." Sokov understood the other party's intention from Ponedelin's words, and asked tentatively: "You mean, let us organize manpower and attack in the defense area
Search inside to see if we can find the military warehouse left by our army?"
"Yes, Comrade Commander, that's what I mean." Seeing that Sokov had guessed his intention, Ponedelin nodded in agreement. Then he put forward his own suggestion: "I think this matter can be handed over to
Give Colonel Kirillov the responsibility and let him lead people to search for the military warehouses left by our army in the defense area."
"I think it's okay." Sokov readily agreed to Ponedelin's proposal. He ordered Sidorin: "Chief of Staff, allocate a company to form a special force, led by Colonel Kirillov to search for possible possibilities in the defense area.
Military warehouses exist.”
But unexpectedly, when Kirillov received Sokov's order, he was a little dumbfounded. He said to Sokov: "Comrade Commander, I want to give you a vaccination in advance. What should you do?"
There is no psychological preparation that can be found.”
Sokov didn't expect Kirillov to say that, so he asked in confusion: "Why?"
"Comrade Commander, you don't know something. Our defense area is on the edge of a swamp, and the air is humid. Even if we build any warehouses, the contents inside will easily rust or mold." Kirillov explained to Sokov.
: "That's why I said that our army will not have any warehouses in this area."
Ponedelin, who was sitting aside, saw Sokov's disappointed look on his face and quickly came out to smooth things over: "I say Kirillov, since the commander has assigned you this job, just take someone to try it.
Maybe I'm lucky and can find a warehouse." Seeing Kirillov opening his mouth to refute, he quickly winked at the envoy, indicating that he would agree to Sokov's matter first.
Kirillov, who understood Ponedelin's hint, sighed softly and said: "Okay, Comrade Commander, since you have assigned me a task, let me give it a try."
"The war is coming, and the new recruits in the army are in urgent need of replenishing weapons." Sokov said to Kirillov: "Colonel Kirillov, then you should act as soon as possible. I have ordered the chief of staff to prepare a company for you.
You lead them to search for possible military warehouses in the defense zone."
Kirillov also knew that Yakov provided weapons to Sokov, so he asked tentatively: "Comrade Commander, since you know that the war is coming, why don't you contact General Yakov and ask him to provide us with a batch of weapons?"
Where are the weapons? You know, if we search aimlessly like this, the chances of finding anything are slim."
"Colonel Kirillov, why don't I understand your difficulties?" Sokov said with a wry smile: "If it weren't for General Yakov's transfer from the Weapons and Equipment Department, I would not have taken this step and let you lead
People were searching everywhere in the defense zone."
"Ah, General Yakov has been transferred from the Weapons and Equipment Department?" Kirillov asked in surprise: "Where will he go?"
"I don't know." Sokov shook his head and said, "The person who told me this didn't know where Yakov was transferred."
"Will the superiors transfer him to the front-line combat troops?" Kirillov said cautiously: "You know, there are not many opportunities to make achievements in the weapons and equipment department."
When Sokov heard this, it made sense. Since his superiors transferred Yakov from such an important department as the Weapons and Equipment Department, it showed that the place he went to had more development prospects. But there were so many front-line troops, and the numbers of the front troops alone were
There were about ten of them, and he really didn't know which unit Yakov was transferred to.
There were so many troops, and Sokov didn't think that he could get news about Yakov from these troops based on his reputation. After thinking about this, he shook his head and said: "Even if he comes to the frontline troops, we
There is no way to know which army he went to, and there is no way to find him. To say the least, even if we find him, he is not in the weapons and equipment department now, and he still cannot provide us with the weapons we need."
"Kirillov," Ponedelin said again: "Whether our troops can receive weapons replenishment in time depends on the results of the search team you lead."
"Don't worry, Comrade Deputy Commander." Kirillov assured Ponedelin: "I will do my best. As long as there is a military warehouse of our army in the defense zone, we will definitely find it."
"Colonel Kirillov!" Sidorin, who had been silent all this time, suddenly asked: "How do you plan to find the military warehouse? You know, if there are no clues, it will take more than a hundred of you to find something.
It’s simply harder than climbing to the sky.”
"Comrade Deputy Commander, if you really want to find a hidden military warehouse in the defense area, it will not be difficult." Kirillov said: "I can ask the residents who live in relatively remote places about their previous lives.
Have you seen a long fleet of trucks in the past few years? If so, it means there must be a military warehouse nearby, because the materials stored inside require a large number of vehicles to transport."
"Kirillov, your idea is very correct." Ponedelin agreed with Kirillov's view: "Not only does it require a large number of trucks to transport materials, but even when building warehouses, a large number of trucks are needed.
The number of trucks will not be too small. Just ask local residents to see if they have seen the appearance of trucks in the brigade, and you can determine whether there are military warehouses built by our army in the local area."
"Colonel Kirillov, since you already have the idea of looking for military warehouses, take action as soon as possible." Sokov knew that arranging such a laborious task for Kirillov must give him some benefits: "If it is true,
You have found our army's military warehouse and solved the shortage of weapons in the army. I will definitely award you the medal in person."
For Russians, honor is more important than their own lives, and Kirillov is no exception. Hearing that if he found a military warehouse, he could get a reward, he was originally calm and suddenly became excited: "Comrade Commander
, then I will immediately lead people to search for the hidden military warehouse."
After a pause, he asked respectfully: "Comrade Commander, will you allow me to leave?"
"Permission, permission." Sokov nodded and said, "Colonel Kirillov, I wish you good luck!"
After Kirillov left, Sidorin suddenly remembered something and quickly reminded Sokov: "Comrade Commander, although you have no way to find out the whereabouts of General Yakov, you can find out the whereabouts of General Yakov through Marshal Zhukov or Roko
General Sovsky will investigate, and I believe that as long as they take action, they will definitely know the whereabouts of General Yakov."
This chapter has been completed!