Sokov woke up from his sleep and unexpectedly found that the camp bed opposite was empty and Belkin disappeared. He thought Belkin had gone out to the toilet, so he turned over and continued to sleep.
But after a long time, he didn't hear the footsteps of Belkin's return. Sokov turned over and sat up, looked at the empty bed opposite, and thought to himself: Weird, where did Belkin go, why haven't he come back for so long? No, I want to go out and take a look. Thinking of this, he turned over and got out of the bed, put on his boots, put on his military coat, and walked out of the command post.
As soon as he walked out of the command center, he was sneezing from the cold that came towards him. "Who, who is where?" A vigilant voice suddenly came from not far away.
Sokov heard that this was Belkin's voice and quickly replied: "It's me, the deputy political battalion commander."
"So it's the battalion commander." Belkin walked out of the darkness and asked curiously: "Why did you get up so early?" As he said that, he raised his wrist, looked at his watch with the help of the moonlight, and continued, "It's four in the morning, and you can sleep for another three hours."
"I can't sleep anymore." Sokov waved his hand at Belkin, and then asked curiously: "Comrade Deputy Battalion Commander, what are you doing if you don't sleep?"
"I can't sleep." Berkin sighed, pointed his hand north, and said, "Comrade Battalion Commander, look at Sushinic's direction."
Looking in the direction of Belkin's finger, there was a red light in the direction of Sushinic, and a faint rumbling sound could be heard. Seeing this situation, Sokov couldn't help frowning: "Why, the enemy is bombarding Sushinic again?"
"Yes," said Belkin with a serious expression: "It started at 2 a.m. and lasted for almost two hours, and there was no sign of stopping."
Looking at the city that was being bombarded by the German army, Sokov suddenly felt relieved. He coughed softly and then said to Belkin: "Comrade Deputy Battalion Commander, think about it, if the nameless highlands were still under the control of the German army, they would definitely set up artillery positions on the top of the hillside. By then, the troops and residents in the city would suffer greater losses."
"It seems that the commander made the decision was completely correct." Hearing Sokov's words, Belkin said with emotion: "Although we paid some price when attacking this nameless highland, we can avoid greater losses." He was silent for a moment and said to Sokov carefully, "Comrade Battalion Commander, since the city is not safe, do you see if you find a way to get Asia back as soon as possible, after all, we also need health workers here."
"Let's talk about this later." Although Sokov was thinking about Asia's safety, there was something more important to do at this moment, so he said seriously: "Comrade Commander once said that the reason why we can easily seize Suxinic was because the deception tactics used in the early stage had the effect. Now the enemy has noticed that we are fooled by us. They are unwilling to lose this city that is extremely important to both sides and will inevitably launch a crazy counterattack. Although we are temporarily calm in our direction, the enemy will sooner or later launch another attack. We need to prepare for combat in advance."
Although Belkin had heard this from Sokov, he still felt that the responsibility on his shoulders was very heavy when he heard it again. He thought for a while and said to Sokov: "Comrade Battalion Commander, we should send reconnaissance personnel to the south to carry out reconnaissance and figure out the movements of the Germans so that we can defend in a targeted manner."
"It's a pity that Bavel is injured." Speaking of the scouts, Sokov remembered Bavel who was still lying and unable to move, and said in a regretful tone: "Otherwise, he can lead the team to reconnaissance."
"I estimate that Bavel will not be able to perform such a reconnaissance mission for at least two months, so I suggest that comrades from the group go."
Sokov looked at Belkin and asked, "Do you have the right person?"
"Yes, Comrade Battalion Commander." Belkin nodded and replied, "I think Comrade Christopher of the Second Company is very suitable for this reconnaissance mission."
Sokov thought that in the first battle he came to this time and space, Christopher had fought side by side with him, and he knew very well about his abilities. Therefore, he only thought for a moment and then decisively agreed.
"Come here!" Seeing that Sokov agreed to his proposal, Belkin immediately shouted to the side.
Soon, a sentry appeared in front of the two men. Belkin said to him: "Comrade Warrior, go to the Second Company immediately and call Christopher here!"
"Come now?" The sentry was stunned for a moment when he heard the order, and then asked back.
"Yes, it's now." Sokov continued: "Go and call him to the battalion command post immediately."
Hearing Sokov's urgent greeting, Christopher, who had just woken up from his sleep, dared not be negligent, and quickly followed the sentry to the command post. As soon as he entered the door, he saw the two battalion commanders sitting at the table and talking. He quickly took two steps forward, raised his hand to his forehead, and said loudly: "Report to the battalion commander, Christopher, the second company soldier, was ordered to come, please instruct!"
"Christorf," Belkin asked, looking at Christorf, "Why don't you wear a hat?"
Christopher raised his hand and touched his head, and replied embarrassedly, "I heard the sentry saying that the battalion commander had something urgent to come to me, so I rushed over immediately. I walked too fast and forgot to wear my hat."
"You should pay attention next time. It's so cold, without wearing a hat, you will have a headache." Berkin said, turning his head towards Sokov. "We're going to find you now, and there's an important task to give you."
After Belkin finished speaking, Sokov continued, "Christorf, I plan to ask you to bring a reconnaissance team and a radio station to the south to conduct reconnaissance, clarify the enemy's movements, and report to us in time."
Although Christopher is just a soldier now, his reaction is very sensitive. When Sokov said this, he asked tentatively: "Comrade Battalion Commander, do you think the Germans will attack us again?"
"It's not to think, but to be sure." Sokov looked at him and said, "It's only a matter of time before the Germans launched an attack on us. Your mission is to figure out when and with what kind of troops the Germans will use to attack our nameless highlands. Do you understand?"
"clear!"
Seeing Christopher's answer weakly, Sokov picked up the teacup on the table, took a sip of hot tea, and said slowly: "In order to better conduct reconnaissance on the German army, I plan to form a reconnaissance platoon in the battalion, with the platoon leader Bavel." Speaking of this, he deliberately paused for a moment to observe the other party's expression. Seeing that Christopher showed a disappointed expression on his face, he continued, "As long as you can complete this reconnaissance mission successfully, when you come back, I will promote you to the rank of sergeant and serve as the deputy platoon leader of the reconnaissance platoon."
Chapter completed!