"I have contacted General Guriyev," said Trekov on the phone: "He will send the 117th Guards Regiment back to the defense zone as soon as possible and replace your troops. After completing the defense handover, your troops will immediately launch an attack on the enemy northwest, rushing towards Orlovka at all costs, and establishing a support point there, waiting for friendly forces outside the encirclement to come and meet you."
When Sokov heard the name of Orlovka, he couldn't help but tremble. He thought that he was ordered to go north to Orlovka last time to pick up the troops that broke through the siege and rushed in. After a day of persistence, he learned that the reinforcements that broke through the German defense had been destroyed on the road. Moreover, he encountered the enemy and was injured before leaving.
Once he was bitten by a snake for ten years, he was afraid of the well rope. Sokov felt inexplicably afraid of Orlovka. At this moment, he heard Cui Kov's order, and he couldn't help but hesitate: If he really wanted to lead his troops north again, he had to break through the German defenses. By the time he arrived at the place, he probably wouldn't have many people left by his side. But if he didn't go, Cui Kov might dismiss him on the spot.
"How is it, Lieutenant Colonel Sokov." Seeing that Sokov didn't speak, Cuikov understood the opponent's difficulties in his heart, but he had no choice. Several infantry divisions that crossed the river and entered Stalingrad had already entered the battle; the original defenders who were standing in various factories also launched a counterattack on the enemy. However, after suffering huge casualties, these 50,000 or 60,000 troops only advanced two to three kilometers. If they continued at this speed, it would take at least half a month to meet with the troops outside the encirclement. Therefore, he could only pin his hopes on Sokov: "Is there any difficulties?"
"Comrade Commander, there must be difficulties." Sokov is now driving the ducks on the shelves and has no way out. He can only grit his teeth: "But we will find a way to overcome them. After we hand over the defense to the 117th Guards Regiment, we will immediately launch an attack in the northwest direction."
After putting down the phone, Sokov sighed and asked at Bere: "Comrade Colonel, the commander has just given us a new order."
"What order?" Bi Lei asked curiously.
Sokov took out a map from his bag and spread it on it, spread it on the sandbag, and pointed to Bere and said, "Comrade Commander ordered us to wait for the 117th Guards to return to the defense zone, immediately hand over the defense to them, then launch an attack in the northwest direction, rush towards Orlovka, and establish a support point there to wait for the friendly forces outside the encirclement to come and meet."
"Playing the piano randomly is like playing the piano randomly." After seeing the enemy-to-me situation marked on the map, Bie Lei said unhappily: "Comrade Brigade Commander, this is obviously to let us die."
He used his nails to spend a dotted line between the Red October Factory and Orlovka, and finally poked it twice with his fingers, saying with a serious expression: "Comrade Brigade Commander, you see it. From us to Orlovka, there are thirty kilometers, and there are four German lines of defense in the middle. Do you think we have the strength to break through the four German lines of defense?"
“很困难.”索科夫如实地说道:“就算我们把坦克营和一营的兵力都用上,再加上空军的配合,在联系突破德军的四道防御之后,我估计我们就剩不下什么人了.”
别雷听索科夫说完后,仰天长叹,他颇为无奈地说:“旅长同志,虽然我心里很清楚,司令员同志所下达的命令,就是让我们去送死.但命令就是命令,既然已经下达了,那我们就只能执行,而不是在这里讨论它.”
索科夫早就猜到别雷会有这样的态度,便对他说:“上校同志,目前我们首先要做的,就是把坦克一连和三连都调过来,同时给所有的坦克都补充好燃料和弹药.”
Bere nodded: "I immediately contacted Captain Shereda and asked him to transfer the first and third companies to come. By the way, we still have ten tanks as fixed turrets, can we also transfer them together?"
Although the assembly workshop also falls under Sokov's jurisdiction, under the current circumstances, what he has to consider is how to break through the four German lines of defense, rush to Orlovka to establish a defensive position, and wait for the arrival of friendly troops outside the encirclement. Therefore, the defense of the assembly workshop becomes less important. He nodded vigorously and replied: "Call it all. Although transferring these tanks away, the defense in the assembly workshop will become weak, as long as our attack can be stronger, the enemy will not be able to draw strength to attack the factory."
"Since you have no objection, I will contact Captain Shereda immediately." Belle turned around and walked towards the phone and said, "Let him bring all the tanks here."
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Forty minutes later, more than 20 tanks left in the assembly workshop rumbled over and parked in the parking lot outside the club.
索科夫和别雷见到坦克部队到来,立即下了天台,到外面来迎接他们.一走出俱乐部,索科夫就看到一个熟悉的身影,他不禁皱了皱眉头,快步地走到那人的面前,板着脸问道:“雅科夫,你怎么来了?”
Yakov said with a smile: "Misha, I heard you are fighting well here. I came here with the tank soldiers to see if there is anything to serve you."
“胡闹,简直是胡闹.”索科夫语气严厉地说:“雅科夫少校,你的任务是协助厂里改进坦克,而不是到前面来冲锋陷阵的.这里太危险,你还是回组装车间去吧.”
见索科夫要撵自己走,雅科夫有些着急了:“米沙,我知道你们接下来有重要的作战任务,可是你都不怕危险,我又有什么可怕的?你还是带着我一起行动吧.”
“雅科夫,你别忘记你自己特殊的身份.”索科夫把雅科夫拉到一旁,态度强硬地对他说:“如果你在这里出了什么危险,不光是会连累到我,恐怕崔可夫司令员也脱不了干系.”
Chapter completed!