On the third day after Sokov returned to the army, he received a call from Malining. The chief of staff said on the phone: "Comrade Major, you personally bring a few soldiers to the Army Command to bring the medals belonging to your battalion back."
Hearing Malining say this, Sokov immediately understood that the second time the commendation application form was finally approved. As soon as he put down the phone, he said to Belkin, who was sitting next to him: "Comrade Deputy Battalion Commander, let me tell you a good news: Our commendation application form has been approved!"
"Comrade Battalion Commander," Belkin asked in surprise when he heard Sokov say this, "Is this true?"
Sokov nodded vigorously and replied, "It's true. Chief of Staff Malining notified me on the phone and asked me to take people to the headquarters to collect the medal."
"That's great, this is really great." Belkin said excitedly: "Comrade Battalion Commander, there is nothing wrong in the battalion anyway, I'll accompany you to the headquarters!"
Sokov hesitated for a moment about Belkin's request, and finally agreed to his request: "Okay, Deputy Battalion Commander, since you and I are going to the headquarters, then Captain Vanya will be responsible for the battalion for the time being."
After handing over the command of the battalion to Captain Vanya, Sokov and Belkin took a guard squad on the way. On the way, Sokov asked Belkin: "Comrade Deputy Battalion Commander, which two divisions did our battalion cooperate with some time ago?"
When Belkin heard Sokov's question, he showed a surprised expression on his face: "Why, Comrade Battalion Commander, do you still don't know which two divisions our battalion is cooperating with?"
Sokov's old face turned red and he replied awkwardly: "That day I only heard Chief of Staff Malining briefly introduce the situation, so I hurried back to the camp without having time to ask in detail. In the past two days after returning to the camp, I had to work too much, and I forgot to ask for it for a while."
After Sokov finished explaining, he nodded slightly and said, "I thought you had learned the detailed situation when you were in the Army Command, so I have not mentioned this again in the past two days. In the battle against Juzdra, our battalion cooperated with the 324th and 328th Infantry Divisions.
You already know the result of the battle. Our army was almost destroyed by the German army. Moreover, the commander of the 324th Division, Colonel Kravchenko, who won the title of Soviet hero, died in the battle. Colonel Ye Lieming, the commander of the 328th Division, was also injured and sent to the military hospital in the rear for treatment."
When Sokov learned that neither of the two infantry divisions had a division command at the moment, he was secretly surprised, thinking that if the German army turned to attack at this time, the leaderless troops would not only fight back, but whether they could defend their positions would be a big question.
At this moment, Belkin suddenly added: "Comrade Battalion Commander, there is another thing I almost forgot. Due to the achievements made by the 328th Infantry Division in the Great Counterattack, the Army Command has applied to award the title of Guards of the Division. Maybe soon they will be changed to the XX Infantry Division of Guards."
The two came to the Army Headquarters and met Malining, Lobachev, Lobachev and others saluted. They stepped forward and held Sokov's hand and said apologetically: "Major Sokov, due to my negligence in work, the first commendation order you applied for was rejected by the Political Department. On behalf of the Military Committee and the Political Department of the Army, I apologize to you."
After expressing his apology, Lobachev said to Belkin: "Comrade Deputy Political Battalion Commander, come with me, I will take you to receive the medal." After walking a few steps, he saw that Belkin was still standing in his original place, and added, "General Malining has important things. If you want to talk to Major Sokov, we should not disturb them."
After Lobachev took Belkin away, Malining pointed to the empty seat next to him and said to Sokov: "Major Sokov, please sit down!" After Sokov sat down, a staff member immediately came over with a cup of hot tea and placed the tea cup with a silver cup holder in front of Sokov.
"Major Sokov," Malinin asked with a smile after sitting down opposite Sokov: "Have you visited the commander while you were in Moscow?"
"Yes, Comrade Chief of Staff." Hearing Malining's question, Sokov quickly stood up from his seat and replied respectfully: "I have visited the commander before. He is in good spirits and recovers quickly. I believe that he will be able to return to the front line in no time."
After hearing this, Malining raised his hand and pressed down, signaled Sokov to sit down, and then asked, "Have the commander's wife been found?"
Rokosovsky's wife? When he heard about Malining's question, Sokov was stunned at first, and then he thought that in the biography he had read, Rokosovsky was having a hot fight with the movie star Serova. If his wife was also in Moscow, the story with Serova might not have happened. Thinking of this, Sokov shook his head and said in a affirmative tone: "Comrade Chief of Staff, it should not have been found, because when I visited the hospital, the commander was alone in the ward, and no one was with her at all."
After Sokov finished speaking, Malinin sighed and said, "I heard that after the war broke out, the commander's wife and daughter left Zhitomir and were evacuated to the rear. First, they went to Kazakhstan, then Novosibiria, but they could not find out which city they were in. I hope they would not have any accidents."
After chatting for a while, Malining finally introduced the topic to the topic: "Major Sokov, do you know the numbers of the two divisions that you cooperated with in cooperation some time ago?"
Fortunately, before Sokov came to the headquarters, he had a whim to inquire about this matter with Belkin. Otherwise, when he heard Malining's question, he really couldn't answer. He nodded and said in a affirmative tone: "Yes, Comrade Chief of Staff, I know: one is Colonel Kravchenko's 324th Infantry Division, and the other is Colonel Ye Lieming's 328th Infantry Division."
"Look at this map," Malinin pushed the map on the table to Sokov, pointing at a certain point on it with his hand: "Although our attack some time ago did not achieve the expected goal, we successfully drove the enemy to the opposite side of the Jizdra River. After rest and supplements, we will launch an attack on the enemy again. The 328th Infantry Division, which is deployed on the right wing of your battalion, will become the main force of this attack."
After Malining finished speaking, Sokov said casually: "I don't know when the attack will start? If there is enough preparation time, I believe Colonel Ye Lieming should be able to recover from injury and discharge from the hospital and return to the front line to command the battle."
"Our attack will be launched in half a month." Malining looked up at Sokov and said, "I think it will be difficult for Colonel Ye Lieming to return to the army in such a short time. Therefore, after our research, we plan to send someone else to take over his post to command the 328th Infantry Division."
"The deputy commander and chief of staff of the division are familiar with the situation in the division." Sokov stared at the map in front of him and said carelessly: "Any one of them can complete the new round of offensive tasks well."
Chapter completed!