"Let him be the battalion commander?" Yakubov heard Sokov say this, and couldn't help but look back at Zumingte, then turn his head to face Sokov and say in embarrassment: "Comrade Commander, this is not appropriate, right? You know, he comes from the punishment battalion. If he is allowed to serve as battalion commander and is known by the people of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, he may cause you unnecessary trouble."
"Comrade Lieutenant Colonel, don't worry, even if the superiors really want to hold them accountable in the future, I will bear the responsibility." Seeing Yakubov's concerns, Sokov said carelessly: "As long as a capable commander is worthy of his troops. To be honest, there are several company commanders in my division, who have been captured by the Germans.
It is precisely because they had suffered a lot in the prisoner-of-war camp in Faxi Temple that their hearts were filled with hatred for the enemy. No matter how dangerous the tasks we arranged, as long as they can severely attack the enemy and wash away the humiliation they suffered in the past, they will carry out without hesitation."
After listening to Sokov's words, Yakubov asked tentatively: "Comrade Commander, can I ask, how are these commanders who have been prisoners of war?"
Sokov smiled and did not answer Yakubov's question, but turned to look at Ivanov and said, "Ltd. Colonel, I see your question, and there will be a deputy division commander to answer you."
Ivanov understood Sokov's purpose, so he nodded, took a step forward, and began to introduce how the commanders in the division, mainly those who were captured by the German army, performed in the battle. For Guchakov, who had achieved great results some time in the past, he spent enough time to introduce him, "... In order to commend Comrade Guchakov's heroism and great results he achieved, he not only awarded him the medal, but also promoted him to the rank."
Because of his special experience, Zumingte had no happy expression on his face when he heard Sokov intending to appoint him as battalion commander. But at this moment, after listening to Ivanov's introduction, his eyes suddenly shone. He thought he could only be a cannon fodder, but he didn't expect to see an unexpected turnaround.
Seeing that no one objected to the fact that Zumingte was the battalion commander, Sokov solemnly announced to Yakubov: "Comrade Lieutenant Colonel, I now officially announce to you: Your first battalion was incorporated into the 122nd Guards Regiment of Lieutenant Colonel Papchinko, the second battalion was incorporated into the 124th Guards Regiment of Lieutenant Colonel Starcha, and the third battalion was incorporated into the 125th Guards Regiment of Lieutenant Colonel Yershakov. As for the fourth battalion, it was under the command of the reduction regiment of Commander Belkin, and you went to the regiment to serve as deputy commander."
When Yakubow heard the inappropriate number of the Shrinking Regiment, he couldn't help but frown. He hesitated for a moment, and still plucked up the courage to ask his question in his heart: "Comrade Commander, can I ask, where are the soldiers of the Shrinking Regiment coming from? Are they all logisticians with weak combat power? If so, if you give them the fourth battalion, which is full of recruits, you may not be able to form effective combat power in a short period of time?"
As soon as Yakubofu finished speaking, it immediately caused laughter from everyone, making Yakubofu laugh so hard that the monk was confused. Fortunately, Sidolin promptly rescued him: "Comrade Lieutenant Colonel, you are wrong. The reduction regiment is not composed of logistics personnel without combat effectiveness, but the regiment with the strongest combat effectiveness of the entire division."
Seeing Yakubow's face full of doubt, he added: "The reason they are called the shrinking regiment is that when the 73rd Infantry Brigade and the 41st Guard Division merged, the remaining troops of the Infantry Brigade were incorporated into this regiment. I believe that it only takes two or three days at most, and the technical and tactical level of the new recruits can be greatly improved."
"Lt. Colonel Yakubow, I want to ask a question." After the calm in the command centers such as Ivanov asked curiously: "Is there a large number of such automatic sleds on the east coast?"
"I'm afraid there are more than 100 vehicles, all of which belong to the logistics department." After answering, Yakubow couldn't help but ask, "Comrade Lieutenant Colonel, what are you asking about this?"
"I have heard of this kind of sled before, which travels very fast on the snow and is equipped with machine guns, which is suitable for our army to raid." Ivanov said: "I was thinking that if we had hundreds of such automatic sleds, we might be able to break through the German defense line in one breath and rush to the other side of the Don River."
When Sokov heard Ivanov say this, he smiled faintly and said, "Comrade Deputy Division Commander, there are ditches everywhere in Stalingrad, which is not suitable for our army to use automatic sleds on a large scale. And you should also know that both banks of the rivers in our country are flat on the left bank, while the right bank is cliffs. We launch an attack from the left bank to the right bank. No matter how many automatic sleds there are, we cannot rush up to cliffs."
Ivanov waited for Sokov to say, scratching the back of his head, and said embarrassedly: "I'm sorry, comrade, if you don't remind me, I'll really forget this."
"I have observed the terrain there by the Don River." Cidolin said with a serious expression: "The cliff on the right bank is only five to ten meters away from the river. If the automatic sledge rushes across the river, it will not have time to brake, and it will directly hit the cliff, resulting in the destruction of cars and death of people. Therefore, we need to use other tactics to seize the right bank of the Don River."
"Okay, Deputy Commander, the Don River is too far away from us, and the superiors will not hand over the task of seizing the right bank to us, so don't worry." Sokov smiled and said to Ivanov: "Let's study how to break through the German defense after the start of the large counterattack."
"Comrade Commander, wait a moment." Sidolin quickly reminded Sokov: "First, which battalion do you plan to let Comrade Zumingte serve as battalion commander? Second, we have not yet figured out the newly-defended German number."
After Cidolin reminded him, Sokov realized that he had really forgotten something important and quickly said, "Chief of Staff, send someone to send Comrade Zumingte to Captain Andre's third battalion, appoint him as deputy battalion commander, and temporarily set him as lieutenant." He was worried that Zumingte would feel that his rank was inconsistent with his position, and he added specifically, "Lieutenant Zumingte, after you have established merits in the next battle, I will consider promoting your rank and position."
Zumingte did not expect that Sokov not only arranged a position for him, but was even promoted from a soldier to a lieutenant. He couldn't help but say gratefully: "Thank you, comrade in the division commander. I promise you that I will not let you down..."
"Okay, okay, you don't have to say it." Sokov interrupted Zumingte's words of gratitude, raised his hand and patted his shoulder, and said earnestly: "I don't want to listen to your bold words, I just want to see how you perform in the battle. I hope you can be an excellent commander as Colonel Ivanov said."
After saying that, Sokov shouted outside: "Come here!"
Xie Liaosha walked in and asked respectfully: "Comrade Commander, do you have any instructions?"
Chapter completed!