Eric was also a decisive person. He did what he said. After interviewing Matvey, he wrote, typed, and printed overnight. By dawn, a new "Warrior Newspaper" with the smell of ink was placed on the table in front of Sokov.
Sokov picked up the newspaper and saw that the interview content about Matvi above occupied half of the page. In order to let readers know more vividly about the achievements Matvi achieved, under this report, there are 25 huge "Xs", representing the enemies Matvi killed.
Potukin walked to Sokov and said to him with a smile: "Comrade Commander, I think all the commanders and soldiers of the division can understand the great achievements of the first battalion's sniper team through the division's "Soldiers Newspaper"..."
Before he could finish his words, the phone in front of Sokov rang. Sokov grabbed the microphone and put it in his ear and said, "I am the commander of Sokov, where are you?"
Unexpectedly, Malining's familiar voice came from the receiver: "Hello, Misha. I'm Malining."
Hearing that it was Malining calling him, Sokov quickly stood up from his seat and said respectfully: "Hello, Comrade Chief of Staff, do you have any instructions?"
"That's right," Malining said on the phone: "I just saw the Warriors' newspaper sent by your division. Your soldiers are really powerful. In just two days, they killed 51 enemies. The most outstanding sniper, even killed 25 people by one, was an amazing result. After discussion with military commissioner Comrade Lobachev, I considered awarding the sniper a Red Star Medal."
"That's great, this is really great." Sokov didn't expect Matve's record, and even the leader of the group army was alarmed, and he even wanted to be awarded the medal. He quickly wanted Malining to express his gratitude on behalf of Matve: "Comrade Chief of Staff, on behalf of Sergeant Matve, I would like to express my gratitude to you."
"Don't thank me, this is the reward he deserves." After pausing for a moment, Malining asked tentatively: "Misha, do you think this sergeant can continue to work hard and continue to kill more German soldiers? If the target of his sniping reaches a certain number of people, he will be given attention from his superiors, so that it will be of great benefit to him and your division."
After Malining finished speaking, Sokov said guiltily: "Comrade Chief of Staff, the reason why we were able to achieve such results in the first two days of sniper combat was entirely because we caught the Germans off guard. But the Germans were not fools. They knew that when we were about to use sniper tactics to deal with them, we would not only be vigilant, but also send well-trained snipers to counter our army. Yesterday, our division had a sniper team, which was destroyed by the joint attack of German artillery fire and snipers."
Sokov did not report the destruction of the sniper team to the Group Army Command, so that Malining was not aware of it. After hearing the news, he couldn't help frowning and asked with some displeasure: "Why don't you report to the Group Army Command in time if something big happened?"
Sokov heard from Malining's tone that the other party was trying to inquire, and quickly explained: "I'm sorry, Comrade Chief of Staff, it's my fault. I felt that such losses were within the scope of our army's ability to bear, so I did not report them to the Army Command. Please forgive me for my negligence and I promise that I will not make similar mistakes again in the future."
Malinin called Sokov just to tell him the good things that were about to award Matvey, and he never thought about punishing him. Therefore, when he heard that he admitted his mistake on his own initiative, he said generously: "Since that's the case, then let's forget it this time, and I won't be the case!"
Seeing that Malining did not pursue the fact that he had concealed the losses of the troops and did not report them, Sokov felt relieved, and then asked: "Comrade Chief of Staff, I need a group of rifles with scopes for snipers. I wonder if the Army Command can provide us with it?"
Malining did not immediately respond to Sokov's request. He covered the microphone with his hand, called the logistics minister not far away, and asked in a low voice: "Comrade Logistics Minister, I wonder if you have a rifle with a scope for snipers?"
The logistics minister of the Warriors newspaper was reading, and knew that Malining would not ask about this for no reason. He pointed to the newspaper in his hand and asked tentatively: "Is it for them?" Seeing that Malining nodded in affirmation, he continued, "There are about 20 rifles, but they cannot be all given to the 328th Division, and they can only be given to them at most five."
After receiving the affirmative reply from the Minister of Logistics, Malining let go of his hand covering the microphone and said, "Misha, I have asked the Minister of Logistics. He can provide you with five rifles with scopes, and I will send someone to you soon."
"Thank you, thank you, Comrade Chief of Staff." After Sokov made a request to Malining, he was still afraid that the other party would not be able to provide the gun he needed. He was still thinking. If it really didn't work, he found a telescope and saw it open, and then pressed it on the gun as a scope. At this moment, he heard that he could actually provide five sniper rifles at one time, and was overjoyed: "I thank you on behalf of the soldiers!"
Hearing Sokov say this, Malining smiled: "Misha, don't always say thank you verbally. If you can destroy a few more invaders, you will be the best thanks to me."
Five sniper rifles with scopes were quickly sent over. As soon as the guns arrived, Sokov called Jetrov and asked him to take Matve to the division headquarters to come with a rifle dedicated to snipers.
Matve followed Jetrov to the division headquarters. When he saw the sniper rifle placed on the table, his eyes suddenly shone. He was excited for a moment and forgot to salute Sokov and the others. He walked directly to the table, picked up the sniper rifle, and said, "Is this the legendary Mosinnagan M91-30 sniper rifle? It looks amazing!"
Sokov did not care about Matve's rudeness, but smiled and said to him, "Okay, Sergeant Matvey, how about this sniper rifle? You try it first?"
Matvey first raised his gun and glanced out of the window, then put down his gun, opened the bullet cabin and looked at it, so that the expression on his face would not become serious. Seeing his reaction, Sokov couldn't help but feel a little shocked, and then asked, "Comrade Sergeant, what's wrong? Is this sniper rifle not easy to use?"
"Comrade Commander," Mattve grinned and said, "I just looked at it. The multiple of the scope is 3.5 times, which is only suitable for sniping within 600 meters. In addition, the scope is overlapped and installed behind the receiver cover, blocking the magazine socket. It cannot be loaded with ordinary five-round magazines at all. It can only load one bullet at a time, which greatly reduces the combat efficiency."
Chapter completed!