"Has the location of the Army Command been bombed by enemy planes?" Sokov heard Cuikov say this and asked with concern: "Can our air force send planes to drive enemy planes away from the sky above Stalingrad?"
"Before I came here, the area where the headquarters was located was bombed by enemy planes, causing us some casualties." As soon as the enemy planes were bombed, Cuikov frowned: "Military Commissioner Comrade Gurov was bombed by the enemy when he visited the 37th Guard Division. The headquarters of the Guard Division was bombed. He and Ruolujeff were buried in the ruins, and their lives and deaths were still unknown at this moment."
"Don't worry, Comrade Commander." If someone else was buried in the ruins, Sokov might have been worried about their life and death like Cuikov. But he remembered clearly that they had successfully lived to the day when the Stalingrad defense battle was won, so he comforted Cuikov: "The people of the sacred will be in heaven, and I believe they will be fine."
Since the Flying Thunder Cannon has been watched, Cuikov was eager to know the situation of Gurov and Ruolujev. After chatting with Sokov for a few more words, he hurriedly left.
Ivanov looked at Cuikov's departure back and said with relief: "Comrade Commander, I thought the commander would be furious, but I didn't expect to pass the test so easily."
Sokov looked towards the factory area and saw smoke everywhere and guns were heard. He smiled bitterly and said to Ivanov: "Comrade Deputy Division Commander, I think it may not take long. The commander will order us to send troops to reinforce friendly forces fighting against the enemy in the factory area."
"What, we are going to send us to reinforcements again?" Ivanov's face showed a strange expression when he heard Sokov say this: "As far as I know, there are several divisions responsible for the defense of the factory area. If they can't stop the enemy, what will the effect even if we transfer all our divisions to it?"
"Transfer all the divisions, who will guard Mamayev's Gate?" Sokov sneered and said, "If the war continues like this, the commander will definitely order us to send a regiment to consolidate the defense. It seems that it is not a good thing to fight too much, and it will be used by superiors as a battlefield firefighter."
When the two returned to the command center, Sidolin first came up and asked with concern: "Comrade Commander, the commander didn't get angry, right?" Sidolin was the person who knew Cui Kov the best. According to his idea, Sokov invented such an effective weapon, but it was not promoted within the entire army. It would be strange if Cui Kov was not furious.
"No." Ivanov replied in place of Sokov: "The commander is very reasonable. After listening to the teacher's explanation of the reasons, he not only did not blame the teacher, but instead praised the teacher's approach.
"Comrade Chief of Staff," Sokov felt that in order to effectively deal with the enemy, in addition to making a fuss about the defense of Mamayev's hill, he also had to take time to go to the city to see how Captain Andre's third battalion fought street battles with the enemy: "I plan to go to the city tonight. All the work here will be left to you and the deputy division commander."
"What, division commander, are you going to the city?" A surprised expression appeared on Cidolin's face: "More than 70% of the city's areas have fallen into the hands of the enemy. Is it too risky for you to go at this time?"
"Yes, the city is very dangerous now. But our soldiers are still fighting tenaciously with the enemy. As their division commander, can I ignore them?" Sokov said in an unquestionable tone: "I have two goals to go to the city overnight. One is to check the combat methods of the Third Battalion to see if there is anything that needs improvement; the second is to encourage the morale of the army and the morale so that the soldiers can continue to fight with the enemy."
"Comrade Commander," Sidolin saw that Sokov had made up his mind and knew that he could not change the other party's decision. He went with the flow and said, "The city is too dangerous. When you go to the evening, bring more soldiers. Even if you encounter an enemy on the road, you can resist it for a while."
"I will bring the guard platoon of Samoilov," Sokov left the command center several times, and was surrounded by Samoilov's guard platoon. When he heard Cidolin's reminder, he instinctively said: "I believe that with them, my safety can be guaranteed."
After saying this, Sokov remembered what Cuikov said before leaving, and added: "By the way, Comrade Chief of Staff, there is another important thing. I originally wanted the commander to come to our place, but he said that the headquarters of the 37th Guard Division was bombed by enemy planes, and the division commander Ruolujev and the military committee member of the army, Comrade Gurov, were buried in the collapsed command center. You call the commander in a few hours and ask if they have escaped safely."
"Ah, Comrade Grov was buried under the ruins?" After hearing Sokov's words, the muscles on his face twitched violently, and then hesitated: "Comrade Commander, although I hope that Grov and General Ruleujev will be safe, according to my analysis, under the current circumstances, they are buried in the collapsed ruins. It is almost impossible to be rescued safely."
"There is nothing impossible." Sokov believed that the two could escape safely, so he said firmly: "Since the commander was asking about this matter personally, I believe that the possibility of their successful rescue was quite high. Comrade Chief of Staff, although the current situation is very unfavorable to us, you still have to believe that miracles will happen."
"Lieutenant Maxim." After Sokov finished speaking, he turned around and shouted at the communications company commander sitting next to the phone: "Immediately send a telegram to the third battalion commander Captain Andre, saying that I will go to him after dark and make him ready for the response. At the same time, do a good job of identifying the nighttime so as not to cause unnecessary misunderstandings."
"I understand, comrade in the division command. I will send a report immediately." After listening to Sokov's orders, Maxim sat down again and sent a telegram to the third battalion that was fighting in the city, informing them of the news that Sokov was about to go to in the evening.
Chapter completed!