After Sokov finished making the call, Papuchenko also walked in from outside.
Sokov quickly introduced to Peter and Zinchenko: "Two comrades, factory directors, let me introduce to you. This is Lieutenant Colonel Papuchenko, leader of the 122nd Guards Regiment. It is his regiment that is in charge of workers.
Defense of New Village.”
Then he said to Papuchenko: "Comrade Lieutenant Colonel, these two are the directors of the Red October Factory. Director Peter and Deputy Director Zinchenko, please get to know each other. There will be a lot of time to interact with each other in the future."
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Papuchenko shook hands with the two factory directors, said a few more clichés, and then reported to Sokov: "Comrade division commander, all the troops have withdrawn near the factory gate. We don't know when to launch a counterattack against the enemy."
"Don't worry, Comrade Lieutenant Colonel, I will tell you when the time comes." After Sokov said this, he asked again: "Did you keep anyone on guard in the sewer?"
Papuchenko knew that Sokov had fought with the enemy in the sewers, so he naturally understood the reason for his question, so he nodded and replied: "Don't worry, comrade division commander, I have every fork in the road leading here.
, have deployed a squad of security troops, and once they find an enemy appears, they will open fire decisively."
"Ah, are there Germans in the sewers?" Peter heard what he was worried about from Papuchenko's report. He quickly looked at Sokov and asked: "Comrade Colonel, if the enemy uses the sewers to sneak in,
We're in the factory area, what should we do?"
Seeing Sokov's silence, Papuchenko guessed that he must be thinking of a way, so he smiled and comforted Peter and said: "Comrade director, don't worry, the division commander is thinking of a way, and we can definitely avoid something like this from happening.
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Hearing what Papchenko said, Peter, who had confidence in Sokov, forced a smile on his face: "Comrade Lieutenant Colonel, you are right. With Colonel Sokov's ability, he will definitely be able to come up with a suitable solution."
This is a way to deal with enemies who try to sneak into the factory through the sewers."
Peter, Papuchenko and others were full of confidence in Sokov, but Sokov felt dumb and unable to express his suffering. He proposed to Chuikov that sewers could be used to mobilize troops and transport supplies.
All the defensive positions were organically combined. But the German soldiers who appeared in the sewer today made him break out in a cold sweat. You know, there is no lighting in the sewer and it is pitch black, making it difficult to distinguish between ourselves and the enemy. Once the German soldiers use the sewer to sneak in
If you sneak into the factory area, then you, the instigator, will be dead.
"What should I do? What should I do?" Sokov kept asking himself in his mind, racking his brains to find a suitable way to deal with this troublesome thing.
"Colonel Sokov, do you have any good ideas?" Seeing that Sokov remained silent, Bolshak lost his temper: "Although it is you who emerged from the sewer today, who knows what will happen tomorrow?
Will there be Germans emerging from the sewers? If so, we may be attacked from both sides."
Regarding Bolshak's worries, Sokov could only respond with a wry smile. Didn't he know that when the troops were desperately resisting the enemy's attack, suddenly a wave of enemies emerged from the sewer behind him, and the defense line might suddenly collapse.
It collapsed. However, it is obviously unrealistic to order people to seal all the sewers. In this way, the enemy will not be able to attack through the sewers, and our own troops will also be unable to use the sewers to mobilize troops and transport supplies.
"Colonel Sokov," Seeing that Sokov didn't answer him, Bolshak was a little anxious and called out a few more times: "Colonel Sokov! Colonel, did you hear my voice?"
"Comrade Bolshak, stop shouting." Sokov waved his hand at Bolshak and said bitterly: "I heard your question."
"Comrade Bolshak, don't rush." Zinchenko, who had a good relationship with Sokov, was worried that Sokov would not be able to step down, so he quickly came out to smooth things over: "Colonel Sokov will definitely think of a good way."
Peter, who originally had hope for Sokov, had a suspicious expression on his face after hearing what Bolshak and Zinchenko said: "Comrade Colonel, are you unable to think of any countermeasures for your delay in speaking?
If it doesn't work, we will re-seal these sewers."
Sokov, who was frowning, heard Peter say this, and suddenly an idea flashed in his mind, and he immediately thought of a good idea. He slammed the table and said excitedly: "Comrade Director, I thought of it."
"Oh, you thought of it?!" Sokov's words surprised Peter, and he quickly asked: "Then tell me, what should we do?"
"Is there a map of the sewers?" Sokov did not answer immediately, but looked at Zinchenko and asked.
"No." Zinchenko answered simply, "These drawings are in the archives of the factory. How could they be placed in the duty room at the entrance of the factory?"
Sokov learned that there was no map of the sewers here. He hesitated for a moment, and then asked Peter: "Comrade director, can you ask the comrades from the archives to send over the drawings of the sewers?"
"Well," Peter understood that Sokov needed the sewer map and must have some ideas, so he didn't object. He nodded and said, "I immediately called the archives and ordered them to send someone to send the sewer map.
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After receiving the call from Peter, the staff of the archives knew that the sewer drawings were very important. As soon as they found the drawings, they sent someone on a bicycle to deliver the drawings to the duty room at the entrance of the factory. The whole process did not take more than eight minutes.
Peter took the map and took a look at it. He saw clearly that it was indeed the sewer drawings of the factory area and the workers' new village. He spread it out on the table and said to Sokov: "Comrade Colonel, the sewer drawings are here. Tell me what you plan to do."
of."
Sokov did not speak, but looked down at the drawing for a while, then raised his head and asked Peter: "Comrade director, why does this sewer drawing only have the Red October Factory and the Workers' New Village?"
"Comrade Colonel, let me explain this matter to you." Zinchenko saw Sokov's confused expression and explained to him with a smile: "The new city north of Mamayev Hill.
Each factory is an independent area. Within their respective areas, each factory is equipped with hospitals, schools and various recreational facilities..."
After patiently listening to Zinchenko's story, Sokov finally understood that the sewers of the Red October Factory, the Barricade Factory and the Dzerzhinsky Factory all exist independently and are not connected together. After understanding the situation of the sewers here,
Later, Sokov became more confident in the plan he had come up with.
He coughed lightly, cleared his throat, and then began to say: "Since the sewers of various factories are not connected, things will be much easier to handle." He pointed at the drawings of the sewers and said, "From Workers' New Village to
There are a total of five sewers in the factory area. I plan to block three of them with landmines and build sandbag fortifications near the factory area. In this way, if the enemy wants to get close to the factory area, they will be blown up by our minefield first. If they get through by chance,
The enemies in the minefield will suffer huge casualties in front of the sandbag fortifications..."
Regarding the plan proposed by Sokov, everyone present said nothing and just stared at the drawings silently and thought about it. Seeing that everyone was silent, Sokov couldn't help but ask: "What do you think of my plan?"
"Comrade Colonel," Zinchenko was a man who had been on the battlefield. He asked Peter to think more comprehensively about the problem. He pointed to the drawing and asked: "It is pitch dark in the sewer. How can you guarantee that our soldiers will not leave when they are transferred?"
Entering a mined passage?"
As soon as Zinchenko finished his words, they immediately aroused the resonance of Bolshak: "The deputy director is right. It is dark in the sewer. Two people face to face can't see each other clearly. How can our soldiers distinguish in the darkness?"
Which road is mined and which road is passable?"
"This is easy to do," Sokov said confidently: "The mine-laying passage is near the workers' new village. We all signed ropes so that our soldiers can identify which road has mines as soon as they approach the fork in the road.
, which way is safe.”
As soon as Sokov finished speaking, he immediately realized that he had not made it clear, so he jumped in front of everyone to speak and added: "In order to prevent the Germans from seeing through our trap in a short period of time. Therefore, regardless of whether there are roads where landmines are laid, in the
Ropes must be tied at intersections. On roads with mines, two ropes should be tied across the road; on roads without mines, only one rope should be tied."
"This is a good idea." After listening to Sokov's explanation, Peter nodded slightly and added: "We have to send out a patrol team to patrol every once in a while to check whether the rope has fallen off."
"Comrade Factory Director," Seeing that Peter did not refute his plan, Sokov breathed a sigh of relief in his heart, and then asked: "Since it is still early for a counterattack, do you think it is possible to send someone to lay mines in the sewers, and
Stacking sandbags fortifications?”
"Making mines and repairing fortifications may require a lot of manpower." Peter said with some embarrassment: "As a result, won't our defensive strength on the surface position be greatly weakened?"
"Don't worry, Comrade Factory Director, it won't take much time to lay mines in the sewers." Seeing Peter in such a dilemma, Sokov quickly explained to him: "Just put the mines in the mud, there is no need to dig a hole.
As for stacking sandbags, it's even simpler. You just need to find dozens of sacks, use local materials and fill the bags with silt."
He was deeply afraid that Peter would disagree, so he emphasized: "Anyway, it is still very early for a counterattack, and our soldiers can also help lay mines and repair fortifications."
"Okay, Colonel Sokov." Now that Sokov had spoken to this point, Peter knew that there was no need for him to object, so he nodded and began to assign tasks to Bolshak: "Bolshak
Major K, you immediately order people to bring two trucks of mines, and then bury them at the location designated by Colonel Sokov."
After Bolshak left, Peter asked Sokov tentatively: "Comrade Colonel, do you think it is necessary to report this matter to the army headquarters?"
"No need for the time being." Sokov felt that Chuikov and the others were very busy at the moment, and there was no need to bother them with such matters, so he waved his hands and said: "Commander, they are working on how to defend the barricade factory and the Dzerzhinsky factory.
As for headaches, let’s not bother them with these little things.”
Peter felt that what Sokov said made sense, so he did not insist on his point of view. Instead, he changed a topic he was concerned about and asked: "Comrade Colonel, do you think we can take back the Workers' New Village tonight?"
"We can definitely take it back, Comrade Factory Director." Seeing Peter worrying about gains and losses, Sokov explained to him: "In order to prevent our army from relying on the terrain of Workers' New Village to carry out tenacious resistance, the enemy used artillery and assault guns.
, destroying all the buildings in the family area one by one. In this way, after they entered the Workers' New Village, they could only pitch tents in open areas. Our troops took advantage of the night and used the sewers to re-enter the Workers' New Village.
Can easily destroy these enemies."
"Even if the enemies are all staying in tents, they can't be unprepared." Papuchenko frowned and said, "I think they will definitely have a lot of hidden sentries in the ruins. Maybe our soldiers just came from the sewers."
When I got out, I was discovered by the enemy's hidden sentry."
"It would be great if Captain Rogers were here. He could kill all the enemy's secret sentries without anyone noticing." This strange idea suddenly appeared in Sokov's mind, which startled him. He shook his head vigorously.
Shaking his head, he pushed this very tempting thought out of his mind and said in his heart: "It is better to rely on yourself than to rely on others. I still have thousands of people under my command. Even if a sneak attack is discovered by a secret sentry, it can be changed from a sneak attack to a sneak attack."
A forceful attack and the combat effectiveness of the Guards Regiment will be enough to defeat the enemy and retake the Workers' New Village."
"Lieutenant Colonel Papuchenko, don't worry about this." Sokov pointed to the sewer drawings on the table and said to Papuchenko: "In the Workers' New Village, there are more than fifty exits.
It is impossible for the enemy to set up hidden sentries at every exit. Even if certain places are discovered by the enemy, as long as the soldiers here can restrain the enemy for a few minutes, the soldiers who left the sewer through other exits can rush over to support their comrades."
Seeing that his division commander was so confident, Papuchenko stopped discussing anything and repeated a question he had asked before: "Comrade division commander, when will we start taking action?"
"Lieutenant Colonel Papuchenko, don't be anxious." Sokov raised his hand and looked at his watch and said: "First arrange your manpower to assist the comrades in the annihilation battalion to lay mines and build fortifications in the sewers. After all this is done,
, you can seize the time and rest for a few hours. Wait until two o'clock in the morning, then pass through the sewers and quietly go to the Workers' New Village, catching the sleeping Germans off guard."
This chapter has been completed!