After receiving the call, Brisky appeared in front of Sokov in less than two minutes. He asked respectfully: "Comrade Brigade Commander, do you have any instructions?"
"Comrade Captain," Sokov said with a straight face: "How was the casualties in your battalion in the battle just now?"
"Twenty people were sacrificed and thirty-five were injured." Brisky said with a little frustrated expression: "If such a battle happened twice, my troops would have been exhausted."
"From now on the position, only one company of troops will be left," Sokov immediately continued as soon as he finished speaking: "The rest of the troops will be withdrawn to be reserves."
"What, only one company is placed on the position?" Brisky widened his eyes in surprise when he heard Sokov's arrangement, "Comrade Brigade Commander, if there is only one company that is hundreds of meters long, will the number of people be too small?"
"I will ask Major Ballshak to transfer the soldiers of the fighter battalion to assist you in defense." Sokov had figured it out at this moment that he should not use this force because of the poor combat effectiveness of the fighter battalion. The result of this is not good for the fighter battalion, but harming them. If a force does not pass the test of blood and fire, how can it grow up quickly? He was afraid that Brisky would raise objections, so he specifically emphasized: "Although they have not undergone systematic military training, they can always shoot? Even if the shooting skills are not accurate, when the Germans attack, they hide in the trenches and fire, which can still cause huge casualties to the enemy."
"It makes sense, comrade brigade commander, you make sense." Brisky agreed: "If the reorganized fighter battalion has not participated in the battle, then their combat effectiveness will be difficult to improve."
"The troops are removed, let them hurry up and rest," Sokov continued: "I plan to let them go on an important mission tonight."
"Important mission?!" Brisky's eyes lit up when he heard Sokov say this. He asked tentatively: "Comrade Brigade Commander, are you planning to let them attack the enemy tonight?"
"Yes, that's how I think about it." Sokov nodded and said, "Since the Germans can come to attack us, why can't we go to attack them? Then let the soldiers bring a few rockets and try to kill the enemy's command center in one fell swoop."
"I understand." Brisky agreed loudly: "Comrade Brigade Commander, I will arrange for the troops to withdraw."
"Wait," Sokov saw Brisky's hurriedly plan to leave, and told him: "When the troops retreat, they will carry all the wounded to the basement and ask Asia to help with the wound. If the wound is seriously injured, arrange someone to return to Mamayev's hill as soon as possible."
Brisky knew very well that it was very dangerous for the German army to block the Volga River, allowing the injured to ride to the rear. On the contrary, although the medical conditions in the health team in Mamayevgang were not very good, the serious wounded were treated there and the chance of recovery was quite high.
"Don't worry, comrade comrade commander." Brisky expressed his opinion to Sokov: "I will arrange personnel immediately and send all the wounded to the basement."
After Brisky left, Sokov saw that all the anti-aircraft guns had been put down from the roof, so he ran to find Cousto and asked him: "Comrade in the workshop, I want to ask when will you reassemble these anti-aircraft guns?"
Cousto glanced at the anti-aircraft gun that had already become part-time and replied: "Comrade Major, it will take as soon as two hours to complete the assembly, and then debugging, etc., so it will take five hours."
"Okay, comrade in the workshop director, please let the workers speed up the assembly." Sokov felt that after the anti-aircraft gun was reassembled, it would definitely not be able to be used directly. He had to go through debugging first, so he decided to go to Ulanova and ask her to arrange a female soldier to participate in the debugging. "As for the debugging work, I will arrange someone to complete it."
Before Sokov could go to the basement to find Ulanova, Ulanova ran out of the basement. When she saw the anti-aircraft guns being assembled, she immediately said excitedly: "Comrade Lieutenant Colonel, it seems that it will take no longer to be long before we can use anti-aircraft guns. If the German planes don't come, it's already. As long as they appear over the factory, I will definitely shoot them down."
"After the anti-aircraft gun is assembled, it may need to be debugged. I hope you can lead the female soldiers to complete this work." After saying these words, Sokov remained silent for a moment, and then continued: "Lt. Ulanova, I think your anti-aircraft guns are not effective in air defense, and it is better to use them all to fight tanks."
Ulanova did not object to Sokov's statement, but replied very readily: "Comrade Lieutenant Colonel, I firmly obey your orders!"
From the corner of Sokov's eyes, he saw many wounded people slowly heading towards the entrance of the basement under the help of his comrades. Seeing this, Sokov asked Ulanova hesitantly: "Comrade Lieutenant, I want to ask, what is Asia doing now?"
"What else can she do?" Ulanova said unhappily when she heard Sokov's question: "You know that there are many wounded people, but you only brought her a sanitary staff here. Although there are doctors in the basement, they are good at treating headaches and fevers. They don't know how to treat the wounded. So far, Asia is doing everything alone."
"Really?" Sokov learned that Asia was too busy alone, and he couldn't help but want to go over and help her, but in front of Ulanova, he tried hard to pretend to be nothing: "It seems that I need to find a few more assistants for them."
Seeing Sokov's anxious look, Ulanova couldn't help but burst into laughter, and then said to Sokov: "Don't worry, comrade Lieutenant Colonel, there are so many female soldiers in the basement. Seeing Asia so busy, how could they stand by? Now they are busy helping Asia take care of the wounded."
"That's good, that's good." Sokov said gratefully to Ulanova when he learned that there were female soldiers from the anti-aircraft artillery battalion helping Asia, "Comrade Lieutenant, please express your gratitude to your subordinates on behalf of me, thank you for everything they did for Asia."
"Ltd. Colonel, I think you seem to be very nervous about Asia?" Ulanova saw that Sokov seemed to care about Asia very much, so she asked tentatively: "Is it interesting to her?"
"Hahaha," Sokov smirked a few times, and said to Ulanova with some embarrassment: "Lt. Ulanova, I'm going to tell you that Asia is my wife."
After hearing Sokov's reply, the smile on his face gradually disappeared. She asked in surprise: "Comrade Lieutenant Colonel, do you say Asia is your wife, is this true?" Although Sokov has already said this, Ulanova still felt that he was bragging, so she asked intently and seriously.
"Yes, it's all true." Sokov nodded and said in a affirmative tone: "We registered our marriage at a marriage registration office in the city center before the Germans rushed into the city."
When she learned that Sokov had a famous grass, Ulanova showed a disappointed expression on her face. She coughed softly, then lowered her head and asked Sokov: "Lieutenant Colonel, allow me to go back to the army to get the code? Now that the anti-aircraft gun is being assembled, I am afraid that this work will not be able to be completed in a while. I still have a lot of things to do, so I won't waste time here."
Sokov is such a smart person. After seeing Ulanova's performance, he immediately understood that maybe the other party had a good impression of him. At this moment, he heard that he was married and his emotions became deeper. Sokov deliberately changed the topic and said, "Lieutenant Ulanova, since you still have so much work to do, then go back first. After the anti-aircraft gun is assembled, I will send someone to call you." Ulanova raised his hand and saluted Sokov, then turned around and left silently.
"Comrade Lieutenant Colonel, Comrade Lieutenant Colonel." As soon as Ulanova was sent away, the workshop director Cousto hurriedly ran over and said to Sokov: "I just received a call from the factory director. He asked me to arrange personnel immediately and transfer the tanks that have not been assembled to other workshops. We must not let these technical equipment fall into the hands of the enemy."
"Comrade Workshop Director, are you thinking too much?" Sokov kindly reminded Cousto: "The Germans can't rush into the factory at all, so why worry about these technical equipment falling into the hands of the enemy."
When Kusto heard Sokov say this, his eyebrows couldn't help but raise them up. He asked tentatively: "Comrade Lieutenant Colonel, do you really think the enemy cannot rush into the factory?"
"Yes, it's true." Sokov nodded and said, "But I still recommend that you pull the barbed wire in front of the position to prevent the German soldiers from rushing to the fortifications quickly. No matter what, the dense barbed wire can still wrap the tank's tracks."
"What about the landmines?" Kusto heard Sokov talk about pulling the barbed wire, and asked tentatively: "Does it need to build another minefield outside the barbed wire?"
"There is no need for this." Sokov simply denied his proposal and explained: "Our landmines are limited, and even if they are buried, they cannot block the wide front of the defense. Moreover, the Germans will definitely launch artillery before the attack. How many mines can there be left after the artillery is over, and what kind of threat can it pose to the enemy?"
"Ltd Colonel," Sokov was discussing Brey with Cousto, and Baulshak returned to Sokov and looked at him and asked, "I heard that I was going to arrange my troops in the trenches. Is that true?"
Sokov was eager to know the true intentions the other party wanted to express, so he said straight to the point: "Yes, I issued this order. Your destroyer battalion has just been reorganized and has no combat power. Therefore, I plan to let them participate in the battle. Only by experiencing life and death personally can the combat power of the troops be improved."
"Comrade Lieutenant Colonel, since you know that they are untrained soldiers and horses, is it appropriate to throw them into battle so easily?" Ballshaq asked tentatively: "I am worried that many of these soldiers will be frightened when they see the enemy rushing towards them, and they will not even think of shooting."
"Comrade Major, I don't want to hide it from you." Sokov felt that he should make things clear to Ballshaq, so as not to have any concerns: "I will not put the destroyer battalion alone in the trenches, beside them, and the commanders and fighters of the Fourth Battalion I trust most. They can serve as the backbone of the combat, so that the soldiers can learn how to save their lives on the battlefield, etc...."
"Oh, I understand." After Sokov's remarks, Ballshaq finally nodded vigorously and expressed his approval of Sokov's statement: "Comrade Lieutenant Colonel, I will immediately transfer the forces of a company to strengthen the direction of the fortifications."
"No, there are too few people in a company." Sokov explained to Ballshaq: "The reunification battalion has just been rebuilt, and it is almost all militia inside. They have no combat power. When they see the enemy rushing towards them, maybe there are still people who are scared to pee their pants. If there are a little more people, and when the enemy attacks, they use volleyball guns to shoot, it can cause huge losses to the Germans."
"You make sense, comrade brigade commander." Ballshaq agreed with Sokov's statement: "I am worried about the shooting skills of militia soldiers, but if I use the method of evacuating guns to eliminate the enemy's vitality, I think this is very correct."
Seeing that Ballshak had understood his intentions, Sokov nodded and said to him: "Since you already understand what I mean, then hurry back to the army as soon as possible and arrange offensive combat missions."
It was dawn, and there was a rumbling sound of cannons in the distance. It seemed that the enemy had prepared artillery fire in other places. The workers arranged by Cousto and some soldiers from the Fourth Battalion left the trenches and walked towards an area full of German corpses, preparing to collect weapons that could still be used from them.
The officer leading the team was a lieutenant, and he kept urging the soldiers loudly: "Comrades, move quickly. If the Germans find that we are collecting their weapons, they will definitely fire at us. Come on, be sure to complete the collection of weapons before the enemy fires."
Before the weapons were collected, Sokov received a call from Guriyev. The commander of the guard division said anxiously on the phone: "Comrade Lieutenant Colonel, my scout found that there was probably a battalion of German infantry advancing in your direction. I hope you can prepare for combat as soon as possible so as not to be caught off guard by the German army."
Chapter completed!