With the help of Vitkov, Sokov just returned to the command center, Cidolin came up and said anxiously: "Comrade Brigade Commander, something happened!"
"What happened?!" Sokov's heartbeat could not help but speed up after seeing Cidolin's expression. However, he still tried hard to control his emotions and asked in a steady tone: "What happened?"
"You look at this telegram first." Sidolin stuffed a telegram into Sokov's hand and said gasping: "It's simply inappropriate!"
Sokov quickly looked down at the telegram in his hand. After seeing the contents clearly, he slapped the telegram on the table and said angrily: "Who gave them the rights that should be seized to us?"
"Lieutenant Colonel Sokov," Seeing Sokov and Sidolin both looked angry, Vitkov didn't know what had happened, and hurriedly asked: "What happened?"
Hearing Vitkov's questioning, Sokov picked up the telegram on the table and handed it to Vitkov, and said, "This is a telegram sent by Major Yakov. He said that the second batch of rockets prepared for us were originally scheduled to be transported to Mamayev's hill at noon tomorrow, but on the way, they were detained by the people of the People's Committee of the Internal Affairs on the way."
"Hold our arms?" Weitkov couldn't help but feel anxious when he heard this: "Why is this?"
"I don't know," Sokov shook his head and looked at Cidolin and asked, "Chief of Staff, have you called Major Yakov back and asked why the other party seized our arms? You know, there are so few defenders in Mamayev's hill now, and it will be difficult for us to defend our positions without the help of this new rocket."
Sidorin turned his head and looked at the location of the radio operator, and replied, "I asked the radio operator to send a telegram to Major Yakov to ask what was going on, but he has not received a call back yet."
"Lieutenant Colonel Sokov, Comrade Chief of Staff, don't worry." Witkov was a person who had seen big scenes. After reading the telegram, he did not panic, but instead comforted the two of them: "Before you two are anxious, it's useless. Let's sit down and discuss what to do after receiving the call back."
After both of them sat down, Vetkov whispered: "According to my estimate, Major Yakov must have returned to Moscow and reported the power of this new rocket to his superiors. Only when someone jealoused would he ask people from the Ministry of Internal Affairs to seize these rockets. Only when we figure out who wants these rockets can we find a targeted way to solve the problem."
After hearing Vitkov's words, Sokov's mood became much calmer. He knew that his arm could not twist his thighs. Although he was a brigade commander now, as long as he left Mamayev's gang, his identity would be unhealthy. Even if he knew who wanted this batch of rockets, he would not be able to grab it back.
While waiting for Yakov's call, Cidolin suddenly spoke, "Comrade Brigade Commander, it's really strange that the Germans did not launch an attack in the past two days?"
When Sokov heard the news, he was stunned at first, and then he figured out what was going on: "I think it might be the attack by Goriya and the others, which annihilated the German regiment headquarters and completely disrupted their deployment. I think the Germans may have concentrated their troops in the past two days and searched for our troops in the rear to attack the attack command. For the time being, they could not draw enough power to launch an attack on Mamayev's hill."
"It's totally possible," Vitkov echoed: "I remember that in the battle for the Central Railway Station last month, a German colonel and a major were shot dead by snipers, resulting in chaos in the German command system, which prevented them from organizing forces to launch another attack on the station in a short period of time."
When he heard Vitkov talk about this, Cidolin smiled and said proudly: "Comrade Colonel, you may not know yet. The sniper who killed two enemy school officials was Sergeant Vasily."
"What, Sergeant Vasily did it?" Witkov said in surprise when he heard the news: "I really didn't expect that he was so powerful that he smashed the German army's attempt to seize the station dormitory area in two shots."
"Comrade Chief of Staff," the radio operator who was sitting in front of the phone turned his head and called Sidolin: "Major Yakov's call has arrived."
When he heard that Yakov's call came back, Sidolin got up and rushed to the radio operator and took the telegram from him. He walked and looked at it. When he returned to the table and sat down, he had already read the contents of the telegram. He handed the telegram to Sokov and said, "Comrade Brigade Commander, I have figured it out. General Moskarenko, the commander of the First Guards Army. When he returned to Moscow to report his duties, he heard that our brigade had successfully crushed the German attack with the help of this new type of rocket, so he asked his superiors: If he could provide them with a batch of rockets, his army troops might break the German blockade and meet with the defenders in Stalingrad."
Sokov glanced at the telegram in his hand, and saw that the content was definitely more than Cidolin said, so he continued to ask: "So, because of this, the superiors have caused the people of the Ministry of Internal Affairs to detain these rockets and are ready to hand them over to General Moskarenko's First Guards Army?"
"Yes, that's true." Cidolin nodded and then said: "The rocket is now being seized in Kamisin, which is less than ten kilometers away from the base of the First Guards Army."
"It is less than ten kilometers away from the First Guards Army," Sokov said, while searching for Kamisin's location on the map: "Well, I found it. It is on the north side of Stalingrad, the right bank of the Volga River, more than one hundred kilometers away from us." After seeing the location of Kamisin, Sokov was almost in despair. To go from Mamayev hill to Kamisin, you must first cross the river from the ferry to the left bank, and then take a bus north, and then take a ferry to return to the right bank. Perhaps while still struggling on the road, Moskarenko had arranged personnel to transport the rockets back to his defense zone.
Just when Sokov was desperate, he suddenly heard Sidolin say: "Major Yakov said that he would rush to Kamisin as soon as possible to persuade the people from the Ministry of Internal Affairs to release it, and re-arrange the manpower to transport the rockets to Mamayev hill."
"If Yakov can come forward, then things will be easier." Learning that Yakov will come forward in person to mediate, Sokov saw hope again: "But before this, we will send individuals to guard this batch of rockets, and don't let the guards First Army transport it away."
"But, comrade comrade commander, who should we send?" Hearing Sokov say this, Cidolin said in embarrassment: "Even if you and I personally take action, we can do nothing if the other party has a general who wants to forcefully take away these rockets."
Sokov's heart just came out of the flame of hope, and was ruthlessly extinguished by the cold water of Sidolin. He stared at the map in front of him and gritted his teeth and thought: "What should I do? If Yakov cannot arrive in time, these rockets will be taken away by Moskarenko's people. Once the rockets are taken away, it is impossible to get back."
"Don't worry," Seeing that Sokov and Cydolin were both anxious, Vitkov comforted them and said, "Why don't I go to Kamisin? Maybe I can't let the people of the First Guards Army take the rocket away."
"What's the use of your going..." Sokov was halfway through his words, and suddenly remembered that Vitkov had the identity of a deputy chief of staff of the army. In addition, he is now his deputy brigade commander, so it would be perfect for him to come forward to collect these rockets. Sokov hurriedly held Vitkov's hand and said excitedly: "Comrade Colonel, it would be great if you can do it. With your identity, even General Moskarenko himself could not take away these rockets."
Seeing that Sokov did not object to his proposal, Vetkov raised his hand and looked at his watch and said, "I will go to the Army Command first to inform the commander of this matter so that he can know what changes are. In this way, he can help solve them."
Sokov waited for Vitkov to finish speaking, and immediately shouted to the outside: "Seryosha!"
With Sokov's shout, Selyosha walked in from outside. He came to Sokov, straightened his body and asked, "Comrade Brigade Commander, do you have any instructions?"
Sokov pointed his hand at Vitkov and said to Selyosha: "The deputy brigade commander is going to carry out an important task. I will give you his safety to you. You can immediately draw elite soldiers and generals to protect him. Even if he lacks a hair, I can't spare you. Do you understand?"
"I understand, comrade comrade comrade." Seryosha originally wanted to hand over the task of protecting Vetkov to other officers of the Guard Company to complete, but seeing Sokov solemnly instructing him, he immediately realized the seriousness of the problem, so he decided to take action himself. He quickly glanced at Vetkov standing next to him, and then replied loudly: "I will want to protect my eyes and protect the safety of the Deputy Brigade Commander." After that, he saluted Sokov, turned around and went back to the guard company to select personnel.
As soon as Selyosha left, Sokov held Vitkov's hand again and said excitedly: "Comrade Colonel, I'll ask you for everything. The Chief of Staff and I are waiting for your good news here."
"Don't worry, comrade comrade commander." Witkov replied with a smile: "As long as I am here, I will never let the arms that belong to us fall into the hands of others."
Chapter completed!