How could Sokov run away in front of his subordinates? He squatted down and leaned against the low wall to change the magazine, shouted loudly at Samoilov: "Don't worry about me, destroy this enemy first." After changing the magazine, he stood up suddenly, put the assault rifle on the wall, and shot it calmly.
Due to the obstruction of the corner, neither the Soviet army nor the German army could see the other party, and could only pour bullets desperately towards the corner. Seeing this situation, Sokov couldn't help but feel secretly worried. If both sides continue to shoot like this, whoever consumes all the ammunition first will be destroyed by the other party. So he quickly shouted: "Stop shooting!"
After hearing Rokosovsky's shout, Samoilov immediately loudly conveyed his order to every soldier in the guard platoon. After the gunfire completely stopped, he asked Sokov in confusion: "Comrade Brigade Commander, why should we stop shooting?"
"Entrepreneur, the building at the corner is located between us and the enemy, blocking the view of both sides." Sokov explained to Samoilov: "Not only can we not see the enemy, but the enemy can also see us. If we continue to shoot like this, we can only waste bullets in vain. Tell the soldiers that no one is allowed to shoot before they see the enemy."
When Sokov was giving orders to Samoilov, he suddenly heard the sound of a tank engine. He listened for a moment and found that the sound was not from the other end of the corner, but from behind him. He couldn't help but burst into a cold sweat: Could it be that the enemy was surrounding us?
Sokov quickly turned his head and looked in the direction of the roar of the engine. He saw a Soviet T-34 tank, guiding a group of infantry to rush along the street towards his position.
Seeing the tank appear, Sokov couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. As long as the tank hits the corner, he can use tank guns and machine guns to destroy the German troops on the other side.
As soon as the tank passed the corner, it was shot like a storm by the German army. The bullets fired by machine guns, submachine guns, rifles and even pistols hit the armor plate and splattered countless sparks. The Soviet tank stopped in place, slowly turned the hemispherical turret, and aimed the barrel at the enemy being fired. A few seconds later, with a loud bang, more than half a meter long flames sprayed out from the barrel, shattering a machine gun that was shooting.
Seeing the tanks assisting in the battle, Sokov felt much more at ease. When he saw the group of infantry following behind the tanks and charging towards the enemy, he jumped out of the broken wall without being outdone, waved the assault rifle in his hand, and shouted loudly: "Comrades, come with me!"
With the help of the tank, the battle lasted only for more than ten minutes and ended. Samoilov hurriedly came to Sokov and reported to him: "Comrade Brigade Commander, the results of the battle have been counted. We have wiped out a total of 41 enemies and captured 22 people, including two lieutenant-level officers."
After hearing the results of the battle, Sokov just nodded slightly and asked, "What about the casualties of our army?"
"We have 31 casualties in our platoon, of which 19 were killed." Sokov's question made Samoilov a little embarrassed. He murmured: "There are 40 soldiers left in my platoon."
"Comrade Lieutenant, our guard platoon has more than 70 soldiers, and has an advantage in terms of numbers." Sokov looked at Samoilov and asked, "If there were no tanks to assist in the war, do you think we could destroy this enemy?"
"No." Samoilov replied simply: "In my opinion, we will inevitably continue to stand stalemate with the enemy here until one side cannot hold on and launches the first attack."
Just as the two were finished speaking, a lieutenant wearing a big-brimmed hat ran over. He raised his hand to salute Sokov and asked, "Is it Lieutenant Colonel Sokov?"
"Yes, I am Sokov." Sokov asked at the strange lieutenant, "Comrade Lieutenant, what part are you from?"
"I am from the Guard Battalion of the Army Command." The lieutenant replied: "After receiving your warning, we will come and support us immediately."
"Thank you, Comrade Lieutenant." Sokov extended his hand to the Lieutenant and said politely: "You came in time so that we could win this battle so easily."
The captured German officers and soldiers were escorted by several soldiers, holding their hands high and walking over. Sokov couldn't help but ask curiously: "Comrade Lieutenant, where are you going to take these prisoners?"
"Go to the Army Command," replied the lieutenant: "We have special personnel who will interrogate them."
Sokov was eager to know where the enemy emerged, was it a small or large force that rushed into the city? So he said to the lieutenant: "Comrade Lieutenant, I will go to the Army Command with you."
When he heard that Sokov was going back to the Army Command with him, the lieutenant could not help but hesitate. But he thought again, if Sokov and his subordinates had not blocked the German army here, the battle would have started near the headquarters. So he nodded and said, "Okay, Lieutenant Colonel Sokov, please come with me."
When Sokov followed the lieutenant back to the Army Command, he happened to meet Krimov who came out of the tunnel. When he saw Sokov coming back, he couldn't help but ask curiously: "Comrade Lieutenant Colonel, why are you back?"
"Comrade Captain," the lieutenant who came back with Sokov quickly reported to Klimov: "It was Lieutenant Colonel Sokov who led their subordinates to resist the German army on the street, and the Germans did not rush to the headquarters."
Krimov took Sokov into the tunnel and came to Cuikov's command center. When Cuikov saw Sokov coming again, he looked no surprised on his face. Instead, he asked with concern: "Lieutenant Colonel Sokov, have you met the Germans halfway?"
"That's right." Sokov nodded, "We and the Germans encountered each other on the street. The number of people on both sides is roughly equal, and it is difficult to solve. If the tank you sent appeared in time, I don't know who won and who lost in the end of this battle."
"Comrade Commander," Krelov, who had just put down the phone, looked up at Cuikov and said, "I have asked all the troops in the city that they can contact, and no enemy was found in their defense zone. It seems that the only enemy entering the city is this small army that Lieutenant Colonel Sokov and others encountered."
"Krimov," Cuikov remembered that he asked Krimov to go outside to inquire about the situation, and asked directly: "Have all the enemies been eliminated?"
"Yes, Comrade Commander, all of them have been eliminated." Krimov quickly replied: "The Germans did not have anti-tank weapons. When they saw our tanks appear, they knew they could not defeat them, so they obediently raised their hands and surrendered."
"Are there any officers in the captives?"
"Yes, there are two lieutenant officers," Krimov replied, "They have been taken to the interrogation room, and the comrades in the Secret Service will interrogate them."
"Adminton," Krelov said immediately after hearing Kremov's words, "Go and tell the comrades of the Secret Service that you must find out where this enemy emerged."
After Krimov left, Cuikov immediately called Sokov to sit down: "Lieutenant Colonel Sokov, you must be eager to know the origin of this enemy. The interrogation will take some time, so you can sit down and rest first."
When Sokov sat down, Krelov brought him a cup of hot tea and said with a smile: "Lieutenant Colonel, if your troops had not stopped the German troops in time, the battle might be going on outside the command center." As he spoke, he accidentally saw a blood stain on Sokov's shoulder and asked in surprise, "Lieutenant Colonel, are you injured?"
"No," Sokov waved his hand quickly and said, "It was someone else's blood splattering on me."
After learning that Sokov was fine, both Cuikov and Krelov breathed a sigh of relief. Cuikov also specifically instructed Sokov: "Comrade Lieutenant Colonel, you are now the brigade commander who commands thousands of people, not the small company commander, so you easily take the lead in charge. Are you in the command center? Do you understand?"
Sokov was still very afraid of death. If he could not lead the team to charge, he would never appear on the battlefield. For example, today's battlefield was purely an encounter, and no one could predict it in advance. Therefore, when he heard Cui Kov's reminder, he quickly replied: "I understand, Comrade Commander."
The interrogation of the Special Service Department lasted for half an hour. A captain from the Ministry of Internal Affairs followed Krimov. He placed a confession on the table in front of Cuikov and said, "The commander and chief of staff have figured it out. The person who came was a company of the 76th Infantry Division of the German Army. They were ordered to rush to their own garrison, but they lost their way and accidentally broke into the city, so they had a fire with our army."
Hearing the report from the captain of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, Cui Kefu smiled slightly and said to the captain: "Thank you, Comrade Captain, it's okay here, you go back first."
As soon as the captain left, Trikov said to Krelov: "Comrade Chief of Staff, have you heard it? The Germans accidentally broke into the city because they got lost. They were not going to sneak attack our command center. It seems that you were too worried."
Krelov laughed dryly and explained: "Comrade Commander, be cautious, it's always good. Now that we have figured out that the Germans have taken the wrong path and entered the city, we can act according to the combat plan..."
When Sokov heard the two of them talking about military operations, he quickly stood up and said to Cuikov: "Comrade Commander, since you are going to discuss important things, I won't disturb you."
Unexpectedly, Cui Kev stopped him: "Lieutenant Colonel Sokov, don't worry. Since you are here, I happen to have a task to hand over to you."
When Sokov heard Cuikov say this, he was stunned and asked, "Task, what mission?"
"According to the orders of superiors," Cuikov pointed to the map and introduced to Sokov: "The morning after tomorrow, we will carry out a powerful counterattack against the German army on the left wing of Mamayevgang. The troops participating in the counterattack have three divisions, and they will lurk in Mamayevgang before the offensive battle begins. Look, are there any problems?"
Before answering the question, Sokov first asked: "Comrade Commander, I want to ask, is our brigade involved in this attack?" He thought to himself that Zhukov organized three armies in the north of the city and all failed. Cuikov pieced together three divisions with incomplete structures and carried out counterattacks on the enemy, which was simply an egg-hitting stone. He was ready in his heart. If Cuikov wanted his troops to die, he must find a way to shirk them.
Unexpectedly, Cui Kev saw his thoughts and said to him with a smile: "Don't worry, your brigade's mission is to stick to the Mamayev hill and not let it be occupied by the Germans. This time, your brigade will not participate in the counter-assault."
"Great, this is so good..." Sokov couldn't help but be overjoyed when he heard that he didn't have to participate in this suicide counterattack. But when he saw the dissatisfaction of Trekov and Krelov, he quickly turned his face and pretended to be regretful and said, "Commander, Chief of Staff, I mean my troops cannot participate in such a battle, which is so regretful."
Fortunately, Cuikov did not care about him, but pointed to the west of Mamayev hill and asked, "Lieutenant Colonel Sokov, I remember that you have laid minefields in front of the two hills in the north and south?"
"Yes, there were minefields before, but now they no longer exist." After Sokov said this, seeing that both Cuikov and Krelov were confused, he quickly explained to them: "After the violent bombing of the previous two days, there were only a handful of mines that did not explode in the minefield. Even if the large troops passed through the minefield, there would be no danger."
"No, we can't take risks." Cui Kefu said firmly: "After you return to Mamayev, you will immediately arrange engineers to open up several passages in the minefield. You must know that even if the bombing causes the mines in the minefield to explode, who can guarantee that there are no one or two fish that escape? If our offensive troops touch mines in the defense zone on their own, it will have an adverse impact on our army's morale and morale."
Seeing that Cuikov had already made the words clear, Sokov said nothing else. He could only assure the other party: "Don't worry, Comrade Commander, as soon as I return to Mamayev's hill, I will immediately order the engineers to open up roads in the minefield so that our offensive troops can pass there smoothly."
Chapter completed!