"Hello, Captain Brisky." Sokov saw that the captain was a little unusually thin, so he knew that he had suffered a lot, so he took the initiative to shake hands with the other party and asked with concern: "How many people do you have?"
Brisky quickly replied, "Report to the Major, there are more than 150 troops under my command."
"More than 150 people?" After hearing the data Brisky said, Sokov couldn't help but be stunned for a moment, and said in surprise: "There are so many people in your company, almost all of them are strengthened companies."
"Actually, two-thirds of the people are not my subordinates, but the troops that were defeated by the German army in the Battle of Kharkov. I just took them away." After explaining the source of the troops, Brisky looked at Sokov and asked, "Comrade Major, I want to know, are there any health workers in your army?"
"Yes, there is a health team in the battalion, with more than twenty doctors and health workers." Sokov nodded: "What? Captain, are there any wounded people in your company?"
"Yes, there are wounded. There are about 70 people, more than 20 of which are seriously injured." Brisky said with some embarrassment: "When we had the largest number, there were more than 200 people. Due to lack of medical treatment and medicine, more than 50 wounded people have died during this period."
"Captain," Belkin couldn't help but interrupt and asked, "Why don't you go back to our own people, so that the wounded in the team can receive timely treatment."
"We are our own people, but where are they?" Brisky said with a wry smile. "Since the troops were disbanded, we have lost contact with our superiors. There are enemy troops on the east, west, south, and north. There were several surviving friendly troops to test their return to our defense zone. But their final fate was either annihilated by the German army or captured. Therefore..."
"So you can only stay in this forest and swamp, and leave it to fate?" Sokov interrupted Brisky and asked in a stern tone: "Also, I guess you will notice it when my troops enter this area. Captain, I want to ask you why you didn't send someone to contact us?"
Brisky was silent for a long time before answering: "Comrade Major, to be honest, I dare not contact you, after all, we have already lost contact with our superiors. In this rarely visited forest and swamp area, an army suddenly appeared. Even though we knew it was our own people, everyone would still be worried."
"Captain," Sokov did not want to get involved with Brisky on such boring issues, but asked: "My troops were ordered to come here to carry out a mission. I wonder if your people can cooperate with us?"
"Comrade Major, as long as you can help us get the wounded." Brisky said cautiously: "My troops will obey your command."
Seeing that the other party was willing to obey his command with conditions, Sokov was not vague and immediately said to Belkin: "Comrade Belkin, you will bring a few health workers and bring enough medicines later and take the captain to his troops to treat the wounded. If there is any serious injury, immediately arrange to send it to the rear."
Hearing Sokov's arrangement, Brisky's face showed a look of gratitude. He raised his hand and saluted Sokov and said excitedly: "Thank you, thank you, Comrade Major. On behalf of all the wounded, I thank you!"
Christopher, who brought Brisky here, couldn't help but ask curiously: "Comrade Battalion Commander, is this appropriate? You must know that the number of medicines we carry is limited and all of them are given to their wounded. Once our soldiers are injured in the battle, there will be no medicine for them to be treated by then."
Hearing Christopher's concern, Sokov couldn't help but laugh: "I said, Comrade Lieutenant, you have a low position and you have a lot of things to worry about. I'll ask you, what tasks are we doing here?"
"Assist General Lidukov's 5th Tank Army to cut off the German traffic line." Every officer and soldier in the battalion was very clear about the mission to be carried out this time. Therefore, when he heard Sokov's question, Christopher replied without hesitation: "To ensure that our army's frontal attack can crush the German combat attempt."
"Comrade Lieutenant, since you already know that our battalion's mission is to cut off the enemy's traffic lines." Sokov asked Christopher with a smile after he finished speaking: "Can the transport convoys that we destroyed and the occupied transit stations cannot find the medicines needed by the wounded?"
Christopher was not a fool either. After hearing Sokov said this, he immediately understood why the other party asked Brisky's troops so generously for providing medicine. "I understand, comrade battalion commander. Since the medicine can be seized from the enemy, even if the medicines they carry with them were given to the wounded soldiers of Brisky's troops, it would have no effect on us. On the contrary, we can also obtain a group of soldiers with rich combat experience and familiar terrain, which is very helpful for our next action."
"Not bad." Sokov smiled and praised him after Christopher finished speaking, "It seems that after you became the reconnaissance platoon leader, you have gained a lot of knowledge and have become more and more comprehensive in your view of the problem. Do your best. When the reconnaissance platoon is promoted to the reconnaissance company in the future, I personally appointed you as the company commander."
Early the next morning, Belkin took Brisky back to the command post. Seeing that both of them looked haggard, Sokov asked in surprise: "Why, did you not have a rest last night?"
After Belkin sat down, he said in a bit of a silence: "There are too many injured people, and the comrades in the health team have been busy all night. Fortunately, they have been dealt with, and all the seriously injured have been arranged to send them away."
Sokov glanced at Belkin, then looked at Brisky, and then asked, "You two have been busy all night, and must be very tired. Why not just take a day off here and come to chase the troops tomorrow."
"No, no, no." Berkin waved his hand to refuse for Sokov's kindness: "My body can still hold on, so the troops should set off as planned."
"Where are you, comrade Captain?" Sokov asked Brisky, "What are you thinking about staying here or going to fight with us?"
"Comrade Major, please allow my troops to join you in the battle." Brisky said firmly: "My people are outside the command post, and they are willing to accept your command like me."
Sokov quickly looked out the door and saw three rows of soldiers standing on the open space outside, but there were only about 30. Brisky saw the doubt in Sokov's eyes and quickly explained to him: "There were eighty soldiers who were not injured in the company, but now some of them have carried the seriously injured back to the rear, while some are left in the camp to take care of the wounded. Therefore, only these thirty people are left to participate in the battle."
He was very afraid that Sokov thought he had brought few people, so he added: "Comrade Major, don't look at us with few people, these soldiers are veterans with great combat experience. Their performance on the battlefield will definitely not disappoint you."
Chapter completed!