Sokov didn't expect that as soon as he mentioned the tank, Peter was as furious as a cat who had been stepped on his tail. Seeing Peter's reaction, Sokov couldn't help but hesitate. He was worried that if he continued to ask Peter for a tank, would the other party leave in anger? But if he didn't want a tank, the troops lacking anti-tank weapons could only carry out negative defense.
Just when Sokov was in a dilemma, in order to ease the awkward atmosphere in the room, Zinchenko smiled and helped Sokov smooth things over: "Comrade Director, I think you should be very clear about the combat effectiveness of Colonel Sokov's troops. I think if they can provide them with more tanks, they can better strike the enemy and ensure the safety of the factory."
"Comrade Deputy Director," Peter said with a stern face when he saw Zinchenko talking to Sokov: "Don't you know that now our factory can produce and repair tanks? If all the tanks are given to them, they will no longer be able to provide tanks for other troops of the group army. What should we do if our superiors blame them?"
"Comrade Director!" Sokov heard Peter's complaint and couldn't help asking curiously: "Isn't the Derrensky factory the largest tank production base in the city? Even if there is a battle there, production should continue, right?" According to Sokov's idea, when the Red October factory was attacked by the German army some time ago, the tank production in the factory was greatly reduced, but it has never stopped. There may not be a heavy and conservative Derrensky factory that cannot even do this?
"It's not what you think, comrade Colonel," Peter said coldly: "According to what I know, after the enemy rushed into the factory, the workers took up weapons and worked with the commanders and fighters who defended the factory to severely attack the German invaders. However, in the battle, many production backbones were injured or sacrificed, which completely stopped the factory's tanks. If we hadn't provided tanks continuously, the tank soldiers who were standing there would have been no one to use as infantry."
From what Peter said, Sokov realized that it would be very difficult for him to get tanks from him again. However, he was still unwilling to accept it and said with a hint of luck: "Comrade Director, our tank team was destroyed in the Workers' New Village yesterday. Do you think you can send someone to drag these tanks back to rest so that they can join the battle again?"
Peter did not object to Sokov's proposal, but said to Zinchenko on the side: "Comrade Deputy Factory Director, you will send an armored to the workers' new village later and drag the destroyed tanks back to the factory for repair." Perhaps because he was worried that Sokov would make any excessive requests to him, Peter turned around and walked out of the door after saying this.
However, as soon as Peter walked out of the door, he stopped and turned his head to Sokov and said, "Comrade Colonel, although you want to use the sewers to mobilize troops and transport supplies, I would like to advise you that if there is no need, you should not enter the sewers casually. According to the traditional Russian saying, the sewers are the passage to another world, and entering and leaving will bring bad luck. Although everyone does not believe this statement now, we must maintain enough awe for some things that cannot be explained by common sense."
Seeing Peter's back gradually fading away, Zinchenko said to Sokov with a smile: "Comrade Colonel, what Director Peter said is unfounded, that is, older people, just talk about it casually without any trouble, don't take it seriously."
Sokov nodded perfunctorily about Zinchenko's statement, but was shocked, because not long ago, he actually met himself from another time and space in the sewer, and the other party even gave him a body armor made of vibrous gold. If this body armor was not worn, he would think it was just a dream he had.
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After dawn, the Germans realized that the Soviet army had occupied the workers' new village again, so they used artillery fire to bombard all the defenders who were standing in the workers' new village with fierce artillery fire.
As soon as the shelling ended, the German infantry attacked the workers' new village under the cover of assault guns. What made the Germans a headache was that there was obviously a piece of ruins that looked no one, but as soon as they approached, countless fire points immediately emerged and the infantry following the assault guns were knocked down in groups. When the assault guns opened fire, the damn Russians disappeared without a trace.
When the German attack was repelled, the division commander Rensky realized that there must be unknown secrets in this new village of workers, which had long been ruined, so he ordered the attack to be temporarily stopped and several regiment battalion commanders in the battle group were gathered for a meeting to discuss ways to deal with the defenders in the new village of workers.
"Gentlemen," said Lunsky with a stern face when he saw several regiment commanders arrive, "The buildings in the workers' new village have long been destroyed by our army's artillery fire. Why can't you eliminate the Russians hiding in the ruins?"
"His division commander," said Baron Edelsheim, the commander of the battle group. "My subordinates report to me that they found that the Russians were constantly emerging from the destroyed ruins and firing at our soldiers. When our assault guns turned around and tried to destroy these Russians, they disappeared without a trace as if they had evaporated from the earth."
"Mr. Baron of the Empire," Lensky asked Edelsheim with a stern face: "You don't understand where these Russians who disappeared from the ruins have gone?"
"I don't know, Master of the Division." Baron Edelsheim shook his head and said, "My soldiers entered the ruins to search, and except for the bodies of the Russians who were killed, the rest were not sure where they were."
"I don't know where to go!" Rensky slapped the table heavily and said angrily: "Are these Russians all magicians invisible in front of you? If you don't understand the reason for their disappearance, even if you launch multiple attacks, you may not be able to completely occupy the factory in front."
After Rensky finished speaking, he saw that his subordinates were silent and continued: "Now our friendly forces have successfully rushed into the silicate factory, the barricade factory and the Derrensky workers, and what about us? They are still on the periphery of the Red October factory's family area and cannot form a siege with the friendly forces against the Russians according to the orders of the commander. If this is a delay in the fight, you will all go to the military court."
Just as Rensky got angry, the battalion commander of the 40th Armored Engineer Battalion stood up and asked carefully: "Sir, can I say a few words?"
Seeing the trembling major battalion commander in front of him, Rensky said angrily: "Major, if you have anything to say, just say it quickly."
The engineer battalion commander quickly agreed and reported to Lensky: "Sir, I have a platoon of soldiers missing in yesterday's battle. Today, a wounded soldier returned to the battalion and reported to me that when the Russians were bombarded by our army, they were hiding in the sewers in the workers' new village. After the shelling was over, they would drill out of the sewers from various exits to fight our army's attack."
"I understand, so that's it." After listening to the report of the engineer battalion commander, Rensky hesitated for a moment, hit the palm of his left hand with his right fist, and said excitedly: "No wonder the Russians disappeared without a trace when they were attacked by us. It turned out that they hid in the ground like mice."
"Sir," Edelsheim, after he finished speaking, asked tentatively: "How should we deal with the Russians hiding underground?"
"It's very simple," said Rensky to everyone, "you all send a team to search for the entrance to the sewer, and then go in and eliminate the Russians hiding inside."
As soon as the meeting ended, the officers returned to their troops one after another, formed a group of squads, and under the cover of assault guns, they entered the workers' new village again, looking for the entrance to the sewer in the ruins.
Under the targeted search of German soldiers, the entrances of one sewer after another were discovered. However, the cunning German soldiers did not rashly enter the sewer, but threw the stringed grenades inside as if they were not allowed to pay, blew the sewer into the sky and the smoke rolled. Some soldiers hidden near the entrance were either killed or injured.
When the smoke of gunpowder disappeared, the German soldiers jumped into the sewer, first swept the front with guns, then two or three people in groups, stuck to the wall of the sewer, and carefully searched forward. Seeing that there were Soviet wounded soldiers who were not dead on the ground, they would make up for a shot.
The first one was broken through by the German army. When the battalion commander saw the enemy coming in full force, he did not bother to send people to report to Papuqinko, so he led his troops to quietly move towards the central square, trying to find a place there to build defense to block the enemy who broke into the sewer.
The command center of Papchinko was located in the sewer below the central square. He was assigning tasks to the battalion commander of the second battalion. Suddenly, he saw groups of soldiers running through the passage not far away. He stopped and called an officer to order: "Go and see what happened, why are so many soldiers running back?"
The officer agreed and ran over to find out the situation quickly. A few minutes later, the officer returned to Pupchenko and reported to him with a pale face: "Comrade Commander, the first battalion is retreating. According to the soldiers, the enemy has rushed into the sewer and they are ordered to retreat."
"After ordering to retreat?!" Papuqinko immediately became angry when he heard this: "Who is so brave that he dares to issue such a bastard order? You immediately call me the first battalion commander, and I want to ask what's going on."
Regarding Pupchenko's order, the officer said with some embarrassment: "Comrade Commander, the sewer is full of darkness. It may not be easy to find the first battalion commander."
"I don't care." Papchinko said angrily: "I'll give you five minutes. When the time comes, I'll see the first battalion commander standing in front of me."
Chapter completed!