After reading the telegram forwarded by Yeliaumko, Cuikov immediately jumped out of his seat and said repeatedly: "Impossible, this is an impossible task. In order to alleviate the transportation pressure of the Volga region fleet, we all transferred the artillery to the east coast to free up the space for transporting shells to transport more important materials. If we were really able to transport three full-time divisions into the city within three days, our situation would not be as difficult as it is now."
After saying this, Cuikov saw Gurov looking at him blankly, and quickly handed over the telegram in his hand and said to him: "Military Comrade, the superiors have given us a problem. Let us use three days to transport three full infantry divisions into the city. This is simply an incomplete task."
Gurov took the telegram and looked carefully. The more he looked, his brows became tighter. After reading the telegram, he put it on the table and said, "Comrade Commander, the telegram mentioned later that all the troops cross the Volga River should be handed over to Colonel Sokov to complete. What's going on?"
"I think it may be because our superiors saw that we regarded Colonel Sokov as the only candidate and were preparing to test him, so they specifically reminded him to give this task to him." Cui Kov said with interest: "Actually, I also want to see if Sokov has the ability to complete the task assigned to him by his superiors."
"Correspondent Director." Cui Kefu shouted to the side. After hearing Colonel Yulin's reply, he continued to ask: "Is the telephone line between us and the Front Command in a smooth state?"
"Yes, Comrade Commander, the communication line has been in a smooth state." Colonel Yulin asked after answering, "Do you need to connect to the Front Command?"
"Yes, comrade Colonel." Cuikov nodded and said, "I want to talk to Commander Yeliaumko to find out what the telegram is going on."
The phone was quickly connected. When Yeliaomenko's voice came from the receiver, Cui Kefu quickly said respectfully: "Hello, Comrade Commander, I am Cui Kefu!"
"It's Cuikov." Yelyomko heard that it was Cuikov's call, and smiled at Khrushchev, who was sitting opposite the table, and then asked, "Is there anything you need to ask me?"
"Comrade Commander, I call you about the telegram I just received." Cui Kefu said with some embarrassment: "I think the superiors asked us to cross the Volga River within three days. I think this is an incomplete task. If we carry out forced crossings regardless of everything, our troops will suffer heavy losses from the enemy's shelling and bombing."
"Comrade Cui Khov, I understand everything you want to express." After carefully studying the content of the telegram, Yelemenko and Khrushchev discovered the mystery, but he deliberately did not tell Cui Khov, and pretended to be serious and said: "But the orders of superiors are orders. What we do as subordinates can only obey orders, not discuss orders. Do you understand what I mean?"
"I understand, I understand." Cui Kev said twice, and said in embarrassment: "The superiors handed over this problem to Colonel Sokov. Can he complete such a task?"
Yelemenko naturally would not tell Cui Kov that his superiors issued such an order entirely to test Sokov, and to see how his ability is, to decide whether to entrust him with important tasks. He deliberately said with a stern face: "Comrade Cui Kov, you haven't tried it, how do you know that Colonel Sokov cannot complete such a task? I would like to remind you here that the three full-time divisions will be able to arrive at us in two days, which means that there are only two days left for you to find a solution. You must hurry up, otherwise it will be too late when the troops arrive on the east coast."
Cuikov, who was here in Yeliaumko, had no more useful information except knowing that the three full-time divisions arrived in two days. He put down the microphone in great disappointment, shook his head at Gurov who was sitting next to him, and said, "Commander Yeliaumko said that this is the order of his superiors and there is no room for bargaining."
"Maybe we should call Colonel Sokov to see if he has any solutions." Gurov said slowly: "If the superiors didn't think he could come up with a solution, how could he give him the task by name in the telegram?"
A word woke up the dreamer. Gurov's words made Cui Kov, who was struggling, feel enlightened: "Yes, comrade Military Commissioner, if you don't say it, I haven't thought of this yet. I will call him and ask him to come to the headquarters immediately."
Sokov stayed in his command center and felt unprecedented boredom, because the enemy not only stopped attacking Mamayevgang, but also attacked in the workers' new village with weak attacks. The chargers stopped five hundred meters away and fired guns at the workers' new village that had become ruins. The soldiers were not willing to continue rushing forward.
Upon hearing this news, Ivanov asked Sokov in confusion: "Comrade Commander, what's going on? According to Lieutenant Colonel Papchinko's report, the enemy attacking the workers' new village does not seem to be fighting, but seems to be going through the motions."
"Comrade Deputy Division Commander, nothing is surprising." Sokov waved his hand at Ivanov and said disapprovingly: "We all wiped out the two battalions that attacked the Workers' New Village yesterday, and a large amount of weapons and ammunition were seized. The enemy was worried that the attack would repeat the same mistakes again, so as long as the Germans did not keep a close eye on it, the attack they launched was just a formality."
"Then do we need to launch another assault on the enemy?" Ivanov asked tentatively after hearing Sokov's explanation: "I see that the enemy has lost his fighting spirit after yesterday's defeat. If he takes the initiative to attack again, he will definitely achieve great results."
"No, we cannot take the initiative to attack." Unexpectedly, his proposal was rejected by Sokov. Sokov said with a serious expression: "Comrade Deputy Division Commander, if our frontal enemy has always been the army of the vassal state, then the enemy will basically have no possibility of seizing Mamayev's gang, so that the connection between the defenders in the city and the outside of the city will not be interrupted.
But if we take the initiative to defeat the Romanian army in the front, the German army will see that their legs are not our opponents, and they may take action in person and launch powerful fortifications on our defense zone. Then the situation in Mamayevgang will become severe. In order to avoid this situation, we must ensure that the Romanian army continues to stay in the front of our army."
Chapter completed!