Brisky was very efficient in his work. In less than an hour, he came back to report to Sokov: "Comrade Brigade Commander, I have figured out that this enemy came from the 295th Infantry Division, and the division commander was Major General Kofes. Their division headquarters was about 150 kilometers away from us."
"Even if they are fast columns, they cannot reach us without any supplies." Sokov waited for Brisky to finish his speech, and then asked: "Did the prisoners confess, where did they get the supplies?"
Brisky nodded and continued, "The captives confessed that they were fed in the Rososhka area in the younger part of the country and rushed through the gap in our defense line at Gumlak Station..."
"The gap in the defense line?!" When Cidolin heard this, he asked nervously: "Comrade Captain, do you know how wide the gap in the defense line is?"
"Comrade Chief of Staff," Brisky glanced at Cidolin and replied, "No less than five kilometers."
"Comrade Brigade Commander," Cidolin asked Sokov nervously when he heard Brisky say this: "Do you see if we need to report this to the Army Command? After all, it is a gap of five kilometers wide, and I am worried that there will be a constant stream of enemies coming in from here in the future."
"No need to report," Sokov shook his head after hearing Cidolin's reminder: "At present, the army's troops are on the front line to block the enemy, and there is no reserve team to use. Even if we report this to the commander, he cannot find a suitable force to fill the gap. If troops are drawn from other areas to defend, it will disrupt the overall defense deployment."
The reason why Sokov said this was not because he refused to save him, but because he knew very well that even if he reported this to Lopatin, the other party might not believe his words. Instead of making it boring, it would be better to let it go. Anyway, even if the German army broke in through the gap in the defense line, as long as his troops were still standing on the Mamayev hill, the enemy would not expect to reach the Volga River.
After knowing where the enemy's supply point was, Sokov began to arrange the commander of the squad. As the brigade commander of the infantry brigade, Sokov would definitely not participate in such a dangerous operation; and Brisky was the battalion commander of the fourth battalion, and he could not leave his post. Therefore, he could only arrange other people to command the unit. Considering that the squad had more than 60 people, the captain should at least be a company-level cadre.
After some measurement, Sokov said to everyone: "I suggest that Lieutenant Christopher, the reconnaissance company commander, be in charge of this force. Do you have any objections?"
The usual mission of the reconnaissance company is to go deep into the enemy's back to conduct reconnaissance, and let the reconnaissance company command Christopher command the troops disguised as German troops and go deep into the enemy's back. Therefore, after hearing Sokov's question, everyone shook their heads and answered in unison: "No!"
Since everyone did not object to Christopher commanding the troops, Sokov called him and said to him: "Comrade Lieutenant, I plan to send an army to disguise themselves as a German army, go deep into the enemy's backbone, loot the German warehouse, and move all their supplies to Mamayev. After discussions by all of us, I think this army is the most suitable one under your command. How about it, can we complete the task?"
"Comrade Brigade Commander," Christopher did not answer Sokov's question immediately, but asked back: "Can I ask how many troops under my command, and where is the enemy's military warehouse?"
"Come here at the map, Comrade Lieutenant." When Christopher came to the table, Sokov pointed to the map and said to him: "According to the confession of the prisoners, they had a supply point in the Rososchka area of ​​Little, which should be the location of the German warehouse.
And the troops you are commanding, including you, have a total of 68 people, including radio operators and sanitation officers. You will all disguise yourself as German troops, pass through the gaps in our defense line, enter the enemy's rear, and wait for an opportunity to seize the enemy's warehouse."
Christopher gestured on the map with his fingers, and then said: "Comrade Brigade Commander, it is almost 80 kilometers away from the Rososhka area to Mamayevgang. Even if he occupied the enemy's warehouse, it would not be easy to move so much supplies back."
"Move as much as you can." Sokov felt that this operation deep in the enemy's backbone had a bit of a lick of blood, so he told the other party: "If you really can't move things, you will burn them all and you must not leave them to the Germans."
"Comrade Brigade Commander," Christopher continued, "When should we set out?"
"Let's leave at 2 a.m. tomorrow." Seeing that Christopher seemed to have something to say, Sokov added: "Don't worry, you won't walk. We seized five German armored personnel carriers, and the team took these vehicles and went deep into the enemy's back."
Christopher was originally worried that Sokov would order them to marches for 80 kilometers to the Rososchka area. At this moment, he heard that there were armored personnel carriers to ride, and the huge rock hanging in his heart fell to the ground. Unexpectedly, he had just been happy for a while, but Sokov's next words made their hearts cold.
"Lt. Christopher, in order to ensure that your actions are not noticed by the Germans, we will not inform our friendly forces." Sokov said with a serious expression: "So, from the moment you set out on Mamayev hill, you must regard yourself as Germans. Do you understand?"
Christopher asked with a bitter face: "Comrade Brigade Commander, what should we do if there is a misunderstanding between the two sides?"
"One word: 'Run'." Sokov said to Christopher: "If there is a misunderstanding between the two sides, you will take the initiative to contact each other. Once the enemy detects it, your identity will be suspected, which is very unfavorable for your next action. Therefore, when you are attacked by our army, the best choice is to escape. Anyway, you are riding in armored personnel carriers, and they cannot catch up with you at all."
"Comrade Brigade Commander, are you allowed to leave?" Christopher asked expressionlessly: "I want to get familiar with the soldiers first, so that I can effectively implement command in the next action."
"Allow!" Before Christopher left, Sokov reached out to him: "Good luck!"
Chapter completed!