"There is another point," Sokov saw the two of them silently, and added: "Before we hand over the defense, we asked Lieutenant Porochenko to blow up all the captured anti-tank guns. If we don't give others some compensation, I'm worried that the comrades of friendly forces will have any bad associations, which will affect their morale."
"It's still the division commander who thought carefully." After hearing Sokov's explanation, Agranov gave him a thumbs up. "I'm worried about whether the blow-up of anti-tank guns will cause disgust from friendly forces. I didn't expect the division commander to solve this matter."
"Okay, stop flattering." Sokov waved his hand at Agranov: "Order the troops to speed up and arrive at the ditch as soon as possible to meet Captain Shamrich."
Agranov agreed and quickly walked to the front. After Agranov left, Seriosha said to Sokov in a low voice: "Misha, I heard from friendly comrades that the barricade factories and tractor factories were very powerful. The Germans first used planes to bombard the positions and fortresses that were difficult to conquer, and then the infantry charged by tanks. We went up to a battalion and were all destroyed in less than a quarter of an hour."
Seryosha's words shocked Sokov. He did not expect the battle between the Barrier Factory and the Tractor Factory to be so tragic. No wonder there were two divisions in the Barrier Factory and three divisions in the Tractor Factory, but they were still facing a shortage of troops. It turned out that the troops were constantly fighting with the German army to consume.
Seeing Sokov remained silent, Selyosha continued to ask: "Misha, according to the friendly fighting style, I guess these divisions will be lost in no time. Tell me, will the superiors call us to the tractor factory for defense at that time?"
"The superiors should also be very clear about the importance of Mamayev's post. Once there is lost, it will not only interrupt the connection between the two urban areas in the north and south, but also face the possibility of being occupied by the enemy. If this happens, we will not be able to defend the city." Sokov felt that if the situation in the barricade factory and the tractor factory was tight, it would be inevitable that his troops would be transferred to reinforcements: "Even if we were to transfer us to reinforcements, at best, one or two regiments would be transferred."
"Even if only one or two groups were drawn," Selyosha said with some dissatisfaction: "It will greatly weaken our strength."
"Seryosha, my heart is the same as you, and I don't want my superiors to transfer their troops at will." Sokov sighed softly and said, "But it's not possible. For the Army Command, Stalingrad is a whole. Any important area is lost, which may lead to the entire city being occupied by the enemy. If the barricade factory and the tractor factory are occupied by the enemy, then they can go forward to the Volga River and go down the river to catch our retreat. What's the point if the Mamayev hill is still in our hands?"
"Misha, I understand what you mean." Selyosha said unwillingly: "But every time I see our troops being transferred to support friendly forces, when I come back, I feel very uncomfortable. Think about it, how many troops were we had when we entered Mamayevgang, and how many are there now?"
Seryosha's words made Sokov's muscles twitch violently. At that time, the thousands of commanders and fighters who brought Stalingrad, there are probably only five or six hundred people left, or even fewer. There are still three months left before the end of the Stalingrad defense battle, and I don't know how many people will survive.
When the troops arrived at the ditch, Shamrich was already waiting there. As soon as he saw Sokov, he asked bluntly: "Comrade Commander, have all the troops withdrawn from Mamayev's hill?"
"Yes." Sokov understood the reason why Shamrich asked, and nodded and said, "There will be friendly troops to deploy defenses in the ditch. You can bring all the troops back to Mamayev hill."
Since Sokov said he didn't need to stay in the ditch, Shamrich didn't ask any reason, but turned around and ordered Yakuda: "Comrade Deputy Battalion Commander, bring all the troops back to Mamayev's hill."
After Yakuda turned around and left, Shamrik tilted his head and looked at the troops behind Sokov, secretly guessing how much they had lost here. Sokov noticed the other party's small movements and took the initiative to say: "Comrade Captain, we are here to reinforce Liumian Street. Two companies suffered nearly 300 casualties, of which more than 180 were sacrificed."
Shamrikh asked Yakuda to command the troops, just to talk to Sokov in private to see if he could get some latest information from him. On the way, he took the initiative to provoke the verge: "Comrade Commander, I saw smoke rolling in the direction of the barricade factory and the tractor factory during the day, and the sound of gunfire rumbling. It seems that the enemy's offensive is still very fierce."
"That's right, the enemy concentrated a large number of troops to attack the barricade factory and tractor factory, just to take it down there and go forward to the bank of the Volga River." Sokov said to Shamrich, "As long as the enemy reaches the river, they can go down the river, seize the ferry behind Mamayev's hill, and cut off the connection between the defenders and the outside world. Once our contact with the outside world is interrupted, the day when the weapons, ammunition and materials are exhausted is the time for our entire army to be destroyed."
"The Red October factory and the barricade factory are not far away, just a few kilometers away, and they are also tank-producing enterprises." After Shamrich and Sokov finished speaking, they asked in confusion: "But why is the enemy's attack on this place more appropriate than an attack. They attacked friendly forces, and they quickly retreated as soon as they were hit by counterattacks, and they didn't seem to want to confront our army head-on. Why is this?"
"Comrade Captain, you may not know yet." Regarding the question raised by Shamrich, Selyosha replied in place of Sokov: "Some time ago, the division commander led a unit strengthened by tanks and stayed in the Red October factory. It may be because he beat the enemy too hard, which gave the enemy a psychological shadow. In order to avoid another huge loss, the enemy had to move the focus of the attack northward and choose to choose barricade factories and tractor factories."
"So that's how it is." After Seryosha explained, Shamrik suddenly realized that he had been a subordinate of Sokov. After all, he had not heard of some of the major achievements in the past. Now that he has further understood Sokov's ability, he is full of confidence in sticking to the Mamayev club.
After the troops returned to the tunnel in Beigang, the Marine Battalion stayed in Beigang for rest, while Sokov brought Seryosha and the guard company back to Nangang.
Seeing Sokov walking into the command center, Ivanov, who was talking to a tank lieutenant, quickly got up to meet him, and asked in surprise: "Comrade Commander, are you back?"
"Here I'm back!" Sokov shook hands with Ivanov, while looking at the strange tank soldier lieutenant, and asked Ivanov curiously: "Comrade Deputy Division Commander, is this..."
"Comrade Commander," Ivanov heard Sokov ask about the lieutenant who was talking to him, and said with a smile: "I'll introduce you to you, this is a lieutenant of the tank soldier sent by General Orol..."
Before Ivanov could finish his words, suddenly a roar came from behind Sokov, and then a man rushed up and punched the tank lieutenant who was straightened and ready to salute Sokov in the jaw. The tank lieutenant was beaten without any measure, and fell to the ground on his back. The person who rushed up seemed to be unhappy and rushed forward and punched him.
The sudden change shocked everyone present. After a while, Ivanov shouted to the outside, "Come on, come on!" He tried to call the guards outside to come in and stop the man who was beating the lieutenant.
"Guchakov, stop!" When Sokov saw clearly that it was Guchakov who was hitting him, he showed a shocked expression on his face. While shouting, he went forward to hug Guchakov's waist and stepped back: "This is your own person, stop quickly!"
Hearing the shouts of Ivanov and Sokov, the others finally came back to their senses. Selyosha quickly and the two soldiers who had just rushed in to help Sokov drag the crazy Guchakov away. After the soldiers pushed Guchakov away, Sokov let go of his hand, came to the lieutenant of the fallen tank soldier, bent down and helped him up, and asked with concern: "Comrade Lieutenant, are you okay?"
Although the tank soldier's lieutenant was covered in blood and his eyes were filled with anger, when he heard Sokov ask, he still shook his head and replied with a tough bullet: "Thank you, my friend, comrade Colonel, I'm fine."
Seeing the blood on the face of the tank soldier's lieutenant, Sokov couldn't help but be angry. He pointed his hand at Guchakov and asked sternly: "Guchakov, are you crazy? You are even quick to beat your own people?"
Although Guchakov was hugged tightly by the three of them and could not reach the tank lieutenant at the position, he still kicked the lieutenant with his feet and kept cursing. Seeing that Guchakov had hit someone, he was still so arrogant, Sokov could not bear it, so he went over and slapped the other party twice. Guchakov never dreamed that Sokov would hit him, and the scolding suddenly stopped.
Although Ivanov had not had time to say the name of the tank lieutenant, Sokov knew why the other party appeared here. Seeing that Guchakov stopped cursing, he said angrily: "Guchakov, do you know who he is? He is a tank soldier sent by his superiors to us. They made great sacrifices to drive away the captured tank at the foot of the mountain."
Guchakov stared at the tank lieutenant with hatred and said viciously: "Of course I know who he is. Even if he turns into ashes, I know him."
Hearing Guchakov say this, Sokov realizes that the two might have had any conflicts before, so he turned to ask the tank soldier: "Comrade Lieutenant, do you know him?"
The lieutenant took two steps forward, approached Guchakov, looked carefully, shook his head and said to Sokov, "Comrade Colonel, I don't know him, I have never seen him."
As soon as the lieutenant finished speaking, Guchakov snorted coldly, then gritted his teeth and said, "Do you remember the small army you met in Kursk a year ago?"
The lieutenant was still calm, but when he heard Guchakov mentioning Kursk, he couldn't help but feel shocked. He felt that he looked at Guchakov carefully and then asked tentatively: "You are the lieutenant."
"I'm not me or who?" Guchakov stared at the other party and said, "You understand now, why did I beat you up!"
Sokov looked at his words and expressions. Seeing that the lieutenant heard Guchakov say this, not only did not refute, but his face turned red. He knew that there must be some story inside, so he waved to Selyosha and signaled him to let go of Guchakov. "Guchakov, what's going on? Can you tell me?"
"Comrade Commander," Guchakov glared at the lieutenant viciously and said to Sokov: "Last year, my troops were dispersed outside the city of Kursk. At that time, I led more than 30 remaining soldiers to break through. I was about to break out of the encirclement, but I was blocked by an enemy's machine gun fire point. I led the people to rush forward several times, but they were not successful, but more than a dozen people were injured and killed. At this moment, my soldiers reported to me that a tank of our army was found in the back."
When Sokov heard this, he instinctively turned his head to look at the tank lieutenant and asked casually: "If I'm not wrong, that tank was driven by this tank lieutenant, right?"
"Yes, comrade of the division commander." Guchakov replied with a positive taste: "At that time, I stopped his tank and told him that there was an enemy machine gun fire point in front of him, blocking the road to break through, and asking him to help us destroy that fire point so that everyone can stick out."
"Then how did he do it?" Even Cidolin couldn't help asking.
Guchakov sneered, then said, "Who knew that after he heard this, if he ordered the tank to reverse and throw us away, he would drive in another direction. Because my subordinates and I were unable to break through the enemy's fire blockade, they all became prisoners of the enemy after they had run out of ammunition and food."
Hearing this, everyone present finally understood why Guchakov had such a big reaction when he saw this lieutenant. Everyone was even wondering: If it were himself, would he draw out his pistol and shoot the other party directly?
Political Commissar Anisimov looked at the tank lieutenant: "Comrade Lieutenant, are Guchakov's words true?"
"Yes...yes." The tank soldier lieutenant replied in a panic: "I was worried that too many people and too big targets would attract the attention of the enemy and lead to failure in the breakthrough, so...
Chapter completed!