Just as the first battalion commander Vanya was counting the results, Chief of Staff Cydollin called Sokov: "Comrade Brigade Commander, we are opening the entrances of those tunnels that were closed not long ago. I have a suggestion, I don't know if I should say it or not?"
"Comrade Chief of Staff, if you have any problems, just say it."
"It's like this. Since there is no ventilation device in the tunnel, the air is stuffy, dirty and stinky. Especially in order not to let the enemy discover the tunnel, we temporarily closed all entrances. At this moment, the air in the tunnel can almost suffocate people." Cidolin said cautiously: "So I suggest that our soldiers take turns to go outside the cave to breathe fresh air."
Sidolin's words shocked Sokov into a cold sweat. Fortunately, the entrance was closed for a long time, otherwise the soldiers who were staying in the tunnel would have suffocated in the tunnel before they could have had time to exchange fire with the enemy. Therefore, he hurriedly said: "Comrade Chief of Staff, immediately let the soldiers come out from the east entrance and go outside to breathe fresh air."
Belkin, who was sitting aside, heard the other party between Sokov and Sidolin. He waited for Sokov to put down the phone and immediately spoke: "Comrade Brigade Commander, our approach this time is really too risky. If the tunnel had not been closed for only a few hours, perhaps nearly two thousand commanders and fighters in the tunnel would have died of suffocation. Then, let alone destroying one enemy battalion, even two battalions, or even one regiment, would be an irreparable huge loss for us."
"Comrade Political Commissar, you are right." After this battle today, Sokov realized that there were still many problems with the fortifications of the tunnel, first of which was the ventilation problem mentioned by Sidorin and Belkin. If this problem was not solved, then once the German army relied on their powerful firepower and superior forces to occupy the surface position of the Mamayev hill again, as long as they closed the entrance of the tunnel, the commanders and soldiers who stayed in the tunnel could not escape the suffocation and death. Therefore, he decided to take advantage of the time in front of him to improve the ventilation system in the tunnel: "I will discuss with Major Ozor later to see how to improve the ventilation of the tunnel."
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The results of the battle were counted. There were 809 German infantry battalions that were annihilated in an integral manner, of which 692 were shot and bombed and 117 were captured. From battalion commanders to ordinary soldiers, none of them escaped.
Sokov returned to the command center, saw the results statistics, nodded slightly, and then asked Cidolin: "Comrade Chief of Staff, what is the casualties of our army?"
"31 people were sacrificed and 57 were injured." Cidolin quickly replied: "In fact, in the early battles, our army's casualties were almost negligible, mainly because of the casualties that were hidden and untimely when the German army suddenly bombarded."
Although Sokov also wanted to minimize the casualties of his troops, some casualties were inevitable due to the strong firepower of the enemy. After putting down the report on the results, he asked Sidolin: "Comrade Chief of Staff, have we reported the results of the war to the Army Command?"
"Not yet!" Ciedorin shook his head and said, "I just got the results statistics, and you are back."
Seeing that Cidolin had no time to report, Sokov decided to call Cuikov himself. As soon as he called, he heard a hoarse female voice: "Hello, this is the Army Command, who are you looking for?"
Sokov heard that the person who spoke was Yerena Bakarevich, the telephone number of the army, and hurriedly said: "Hello, Yerena, I am Lieutenant Colonel Sokov. I have urgent matters to find the commander or chief of staff."
"Sorry, Lieutenant Colonel Sokov." Yelena replied politely: "Comrade Chief of Staff is answering an important call. As for the commander, he has just left the command center and I don't know where he went. Is there anything you need to convey to you? "
"That's right, Yelena, the results achieved by our brigade in the early morning of the battle have been counted." Sokov said politely: "I will tell you the specific data, please tell the commander or chief of staff later."
After Sokov hurriedly reported the data, he called the city defense committee and contacted the duty officer who answered the phone and said, "Hello, I am Lieutenant Colonel Sokov from Mamayevgang. Please help us find Major Ozor."
Unexpectedly, after Sokov finished speaking, the on-duty officer said apologetically: "I'm sorry, comrade Lieutenant Colonel, Major Ozor is not here."
"Not here?" Sokov asked unexpectedly: "Where did he go? When will he be back?"
"He followed the city defense commander to the suburbs of Mining to inspect the fortifications." The duty officer replied politely and politely: "I don't know much about when I will come back."
"Unfortunate, it's really unlucky." Sokov put down the phone and said to Cydolin: "Report the results of the battle to the commander and the chief of staff. One is out and the other is answering important calls; call Major Ozor, and he also went outside the city to check the fortifications. It is still unknown when he will come back."
Just as Sokov was complaining, the phone ringing on the table suddenly rang. Sokov quickly reached out and grabbed the microphone, put it in his ear and said, "I am Sokov."
"Lieutenant Colonel Sokov." The voice of Chief of Staff of the Army Krelov came from the receiver: "I am Krelov."
"Hello, Comrade Chief of Staff." Sokov thought Krelov called him to verify the results he had just reported, so he hurriedly said, "Did you see all the results I reported?"
"I saw it, it was so beautiful." Krelov praised it briefly and then said: "Lieutenant Colonel Sokov, I call you. There is an important task to hand it over to you."
Hearing that another mission had come, Sokov quickly concentrated and asked, "Comrade Chief of Staff, I don't know what mission it is?"
"That's right. We have a female scout named Maria Vidjeeveva who obtained a top-secret information from the rear of the enemy. But when she sent us a telegram, the word top-secret was suddenly interrupted and there was no news again." Krelov said on the phone: "Now I will give you a special task: immediately send your capable subordinates to the Rososhka area to find the missing female scout, and be sure to find her. If she has already sacrificed, she must find a way to bring back the information she has obtained. Do you understand?"
Chapter completed!