"Director Peter," Sokov saw clearly that the person grabbing his lapel was the factory director Peter, so he grabbed his hand, carefully pulled out the lapel of his military coat from his hand, and said pleasantly at the same time:
"Please let go of my clothes, and then I will explain to you slowly."
Bolshak had just been outside and already knew the reason why Sokov led his troops to retreat. He quickly came over to say good things to Sokov: "Comrade Factory Director, there is a reason why Colonel Sokov abandoned the Workers' New Village. Don't get angry yet.
, sit down and have a cup of tea and listen to Comrade Colonel explain to you."
Peter let go of Sokov's lapel, sat on the chair Zinchenko moved, and said angrily to Sokov: "Colonel Sokov, you said that the troops holding on to the Workers' New Village lacked anti-tank weapons and needed to be equipped with them.
Tanks, I risked being punished by my superiors and allocated six tanks to you. Who would have thought that you abandoned the Workers' New Village without saying a word? I want to hear how you explain this to me!"
"Director Peter!" Sokov pushed the cup of tea that Zinchenko brought to him in front of Peter and explained to him: "Yes, I ordered the troops to evacuate the Workers' New Village, but it was only temporary. Wait.
We'll be back there again after dark."
Peter was not an unreasonable person. He was just anxious because he had just heard Sokov said that he had given up on the Workers' New Village. At this moment, when he heard Sokov say this, he first took a cup of tea and drank it.
He took a sip and then said: "Colonel Sokov, please explain to me why the troops have to evacuate Workers' New Village."
Sokov saw a factory defense map on the table, pulled it over, tapped the position of Workers' New Village with his hand, and said to Peter: "Our troops holding on to Workers' New Village repelled two German troops in succession.
This attack. The Germans may have realized that it was difficult for them to capture the Workers' New Village, so they changed their tactics and used artillery fire to destroy the buildings in the Workers' New Village one by one. I think that instead of letting the soldiers build buildings that were destroyed by artillery fire,
Instead of burying it, we might as well withdraw it first and wait until dark before launching a counterattack against the enemy through the sewers."
Peter was obviously not satisfied with Sokov's explanation. He said with a sullen face: "Half an hour ago, General Chuikov called me and said that the fighting in the direction of the barricade factory and the Dzerzhinsky Tractor Factory was fierce, and the factory
There is a possibility of being lost at any time. Ask me what the situation is like at the Red October Factory. If he is confident of blocking the enemy, he will prepare to transfer all the regular troops in the factory to those two factories to participate in the war."
When Peter said this, he couldn't help but sigh: "I know that you are commanding the troops in the Workers' New Village. Out of my trust in you, I told Commander Chuikov that there is no problem for us to defend the factory.
Agree with him to transfer all the regular troops in the factory. If it weren’t for the transfer of the regular troops stationed at the factory gate, do you think I would transfer Bolshak’s annihilation battalion here and send deputy factory director Zinchenko to take charge?”
Listening to what Peter said, Sokov finally understood why Bolshak's annihilation battalion was transferred to guard the factory gate. They should be the most powerful troops in the Red October Factory. Although they are the strongest troops, once
Workers' New Village was lost. It was almost an impossible task for this force with little combat experience to block the German attack. No wonder Peter was so excited when he heard that he had abandoned Workers' New Village.
"Don't worry, Director Peter." Sokov felt that he needed to give Peter some reassurance, so he continued: "Although my troops have been stationed in Workers' New Village for less than a day, they are already very familiar with the terrain in the sewers.
They are familiar with it. After dark, they will sneak back to the Workers' New Village through the sewers and eliminate the enemies stationed there."
Peter didn't fully believe Sokov's guarantee, but at this moment, he could only hold his nose and admit it: "Colonel Sokov, can you really retake Workers' New Village?"
"That's right." Sokov nodded vigorously and said solemnly: "I assure you that we will definitely take back the Workers' New Village."
The phone on the table rang without warning, causing Sokov's heartbeat to speed up suddenly. He stared at the ringing phone and secretly guessed: "Could it be a call from the Army Group Headquarters?"
Zinchenko picked up the phone and said loudly into the receiver: "I am the deputy director of the factory Zinchenko, where are you?...Oh, it's Comrade Gurov, hello, hello!...Yes, the factory
I am here, do you want to talk to him?... Please wait a moment, I will hand the phone to him right away."
As he spoke, Zinchenko covered the microphone with his hand, handed it to Peter, and whispered: "Comrade Director, it is Comrade Military Commissar of the Group Army who is looking for you!"
Peter stood up, took the phone from Zinchenko's hand, put it to his ear and said: "Hello, Comrade Gurov, this is Peter. Do you have anything important to do? ... What, you want me to send you?
Someone go to Workers' New Village to contact Colonel Sokov?... No, the colonel is sitting in front of me now. Do you want to talk to him personally?...Okay, okay, I'll have him answer the phone right away."
In this way, the phone microphone went around in a circle and came into Sokov's hand again. Sokov took the phone and said with some lack of confidence: "Hello, Comrade Military Commissar, I am Sokov. May I ask where you are?"
What's wrong with me?"
"I finally found you, Colonel Sokov." Gurov said urgently on the phone: "The scouts of the Army Group reported that the enemy was attacking Workers' New Village, but for some reason, they did not see our troops fighting back.
After receiving the report, the Chief of Staff and I immediately contacted your troops in Workers' New Village, but could not be contacted. Therefore, I could only ask factory director Peter for help, hoping that he could send someone to Workers' New Village to find out what happened.
Now that you are here, it will be much more convenient. Now I ask you, why don't you fight back?"
"The reason is very simple, Comrade Military Commissar." Sokov said into the microphone: "Because our army has withdrawn from the Workers' New Village, and in the face of the enemy's attack, there will definitely be no one to fight back."
"Hell, why are you evacuating Workers' New Village?" Gurov's tone became stern after hearing Sokov's answer: "Don't you know that once the Germans occupy Workers' New Village, they can use it as a
The starting point of the attack, can we launch an attack on the Red October Factory at any time?"
Seeing that Gurov was also angry, Sokov could only patiently repeat to him the reasons for abandoning the Workers' New Village, and finally said: "Comrade Military Commissar, please tell the commander and chief of staff that my troops will
After dark, re-enter the Workers' New Village through the sewers and eliminate the enemies entrenched there."
"Okay, Colonel Sokov." After listening to Sokov's explanation, Gurov felt that the other party's approach was understandable, so he nodded and said, "I will convey this matter to the commander and chief of staff. I hope
Don’t let us down and take back Workers’ New Village from the enemy’s hands as soon as possible.”
"Understood." Seeing that Gurov agreed to his plan, Sokov quickly assured him: "Comrade Military Commissar, I assure you that we will regain all the lost positions before dawn tomorrow."