With Sokov's order issued, Grissa's first company withdrew their defensive positions at noon that day, and Geria's second connection took their defense. After retreating from the position, Grissa went straight to Sokov's brigade headquarters and asked him to ask for an explanation.
After hearing Grissa's complaint, Sokov sneered and asked, "What, Lieutenant Grissa, are you going to ask me for an explanation?"
"That's right!" Grissa nodded vigorously and said with certainty: "Although there are a little more recruits in our company, we have blocked the German attack after all. When the troops are in full swing, you will withdraw us so that the soldiers will have emotions in their hearts."
"I think it's you who are emotional?" Sokov unceremoniously exposed Grissa's lie. "Since I've taken you down, I must have my considerations. But you, as the leader of the company, not only did he not stay in the army to appease the soldiers' emotions, but he ran to me to protest and ask for an explanation. You are really capable."
"But, Comrade Brigade Commander." Grissa said dissatisfiedly: "You always have to give me a reason to convince the soldiers!"
"Reason?!" Sokov heard Grissa say this and sneered: "In a small battle, you company consumed nearly 50,000 bullets. Fortunately, we seized a large amount of weapons and ammunition from the enemy's warehouse not long ago. Otherwise, after this battle, the weapons in the hands of the soldiers would become fire sticks because they had no bullets. In future battles, they could only fight with the enemy for bayonets."
Hearing Sokov mentioning a battle to consume 50,000 bullets, Grissa suddenly lost his confidence. After he was silent for a long time, he murmured: "Comrade Brigade Commander, even if our company consumes too much ammunition in this battle, there is a reason. After all, there are too many new soldiers..."
"There are too many new soldiers, and this is not a reason. There are also many new soldiers in the third battalion, but they blocked the German attacks in the previous two days' battles, and consumed less than one-third of your ammunition." Sokov ordered Grissa: "Lieutenant Grissa, I order you to return to the company immediately, comfort the soldiers well, and let them hurry up and practice shooting, so as to avoid wasting ammunition in the next battle."
"Comrade Brigade Commander, you'd better remove me," Grissa said with anger: "I don't have the ability to calm the soldiers' emotions."
Sokov was so angry and funny when he saw Grissa leaving his hands behind his back. After walking around the house for two rounds, he stopped and said to Grissa, "Lieutenant, you go back to the army first. I will visit your company in the afternoon. I will talk about anything later."
After Grissa turned around and left, Belkin, who had always remained silent, asked: "Comrade Brigade Commander, do you have any good ways to calm the soldiers' emotions and let them train in a down-to-earth manner?"
Sokov smiled faintly and said, "Comrade Political Commissar, I have a way to stimulate the soldiers and increase their enthusiasm for training."
Sokov's words made Berkin's eyes lit up: "What's the solution?"
"Look for two new recruits who have just joined the army and compete with the soldiers of the first company to shoot the marksmanship." Sokov said with a smile: "As long as the soldiers of the first company find that they are not as skilled as others, they can stimulate their competitive mentality and achieve the effect of training."
"Recruitment?!" Belkin asked in surprise: "Are there anyone like this among the recruits who joined the army at the same time as the soldiers of the first company?"
"Yes, Comrade Political Commissar." Sokov nodded and said affirmatively: "If you go with me in the afternoon, I will let you witness it with your own eyes."
When Sokov and Belkin came to the first company's station with a guard squad in the afternoon, the soldiers of the first company had already assembled and lined up in three neat squares in the open space. Grissa, who was standing in the queue, saw Sokov and the others coming, shouted loudly: "Everyone listens to my order: stand at attention!"
After all the soldiers completed this action, Grissa ran out of the queue and came to Sokov and Belkin. After raising his hand to salute, he shouted loudly: "Report to the brigade commander, political commissar, and all the soldiers in the company have assembled. Please instruct!"
Sokov and Berkin raised their hands and returned the greeting and said, "Please rest!"
Grissa agreed loudly, ran back to the queue, and issued a loud order to the soldiers: "Suspense!"
Sokov came to the front of the queue and saw more than 400 soldiers saluting him, so he said loudly: "Hello, comrades!" As soon as he finished speaking, the soldiers immediately stood at attention.
"Please rest!" Sokov and the soldiers rested again and continued: "In the battle that took place in the early morning, you made timely preparations for defense. Facing the enemies rushing into the trenches, you did not waver, did not escape, and successfully wiped them out all."
After saying a few words of praise to the warriors, Sokov suddenly asked: "Many of you will definitely think to yourself, since we are so good, why should our superiors remove us?"
"Why?" As soon as Sokov finished speaking, several inquisitive voices came from the queue.
"Good question, why should I remove you from the position and rest? I will tell you the answer now." Sokov said to the soldiers without changing his face: "Your ammunition is consumed too much in the battle. Do you know how many bullets you have knocked out in this small-scale battle?"
Although Grissa counted the ammunition consumed by the troops, except for a few people, most commanders and soldiers did not know how much ammunition was consumed. Therefore, when he heard Sokov's question, everyone began to whisper in the queue: "Do you know how much ammunition we consume?"
"I don't know, you know?"
"I don't know, who knows how many bullets were consumed?"
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Seeing the soldiers chattering and talking nonstop in the queue, Grissa's face was a little uneasy. He turned around and shouted loudly at his warrior: "Standing attentive!" With his command, the soldiers stood at attention again, and the discussion in the queue had already come to an abrupt end.
Seeing that the team had calmed down again, Sokov continued to say: "Comrades, you consumed 49,000 bullets in the battle in the early morning. You must know that the third battalion, which was standing in the eastern suburbs, fought with the Germans for two days, were only one-third of your bullets..."
"Oh my god, so many bullets." As soon as Sokov said this, the striking voices in the team sounded again: "I really didn't expect that the battle in the early morning would use so many bullets."
"Is this data reliable? The troops we participated in the battle only have two platoons, can they consume so many bullets?"
"How is it impossible?" As soon as the questioning voice came out, it was immediately refuted: "The few recruits in our class who used submachine guns would not let go when they pulled the trigger, and they would blow up all the bullets in the drum in a while..."
Chapter completed!