Rokosovsky, who was indoors, opened his arms and shouted: "Ada, my child!"
Ada, who was pushed by Asia, woke up from the shock and rushed towards Rokosovsky in the room.
After a moment, the father and daughter hugged each other tightly.
Ada hugged his father who had been reunited for a long time and kept sobbing. Even Rokosovsky, who had always been mature and steady, raised his hand to wipe his tears from time to time.
"Let's go," Seeing Asia looking into the room curiously, Sokov quickly put his shoulders on her side, and said, "Don't disturb their father and daughter's long separation reunion."
Sokov brought Asia to the command center, poured her a cup of hot tea, and then asked with concern: "Asia, the battle to defend Stalingrad has come to an end. Should we go back and see your parents?"
"It is said that friendly forces are encircling and annihilation of Manstein's troops," Asia asked while drinking tea: "Don't we need to reinforce?"
"Silly girl, the troops of the 62nd Army will probably be transferred to the backbone for replenishment. Before completing replenishment, do you think the superiors will transfer one of our divisions to reinforce?"
"That's a pity." Asia said with regret when she heard Sokov say this: "I can't see the destruction of Manstein's troops with my own eyes."
Sokov wanted to tell Asia that Manstein, who was besieged by several Soviet fronts, was not only not eliminated, but on the contrary, he was at a disadvantage and beat the Soviet army to the ground for his teeth. But he could only hold these words in his stomach and said insincerely: "Don't worry, Asia, even if we can't witness Manstein's destruction, in the next battle, we will see thousands of enemies being wiped out by us."
Sokov sat with Asia in the command center for almost an hour before seeing Rokosovsky walking in from outside. Sokov quickly stood up, tilted his head and looked at the door, trying to find out whether Ada was standing outside the door.
"No need to see," Rokosovsky noticed Sokov's intentions, and quickly waved his hand at him, saying, "Ada has gone back to the health team."
"Comrade Commander of the Front Army," Sokov asked tentatively: "Do you see if you let Ada work in the logistics agency? After all, it is a little too dangerous to stay in the field troops."
"Since other people's children can stay at the forefront, why can't my daughter stay in the combat troops?" Rokosovsky seemed to be unhappy with Sokov's proposal. He said seriously: "Since she can join the army without hiding it, even if I arrange her in the logistics agency, she may not be willing."
"Comrade General," Asia couldn't sit still when she saw Rokosovsky talking about the serious matters and said, "Are you allowed me to leave?"
"Allow." Rokosovsky agreed to Asia's request and said softly: "Asia, please ask you to take care of Ada in the future. If there is anything wrong with her, please point it out to her."
"Don't worry, Comrade General. I will definitely take good care of Ada." Asia said that, raised her hand and saluted Rokosovsky, then turned around and walked out of the division command.
"Comrade Commander." He came to Mamayev's communications consultant with Rokosovsky and handed a telegram he had just received to Rokosovsky, saying excitedly: "The latest battle report just obtained, the Voronezh Front troops have successfully recovered Belgorod."
"Is that true?" Rokosovsky said with emotion as he took the telegram from the staff officer: "This is really exciting and good news."
After reading the message, he raised his head and looked at Sokov and asked, "Misha, tell me, can our friendly forces take Kharkov in the near future?"
"This is for sure, Comrade Commander of the Front." Sokov gave Rokosovsky a positive answer, saying: "Now our army's strength and equipment, both partially and overall, far exceed the enemy. At most one week, our troops can successfully recover Kharkov."
Hearing Sokov say this, Rokosovsky stared at him for a while, then nodded, and said, "Misha, your idea coincides with me. Because Manstein has rescued the Paulus group that is besieged by us, their troops deployed near Kharkov are already very empty. Faced with our powerful offensive, the enemy will not last long."
"Kharkov is the sixth largest city in our country and an important industrial base where the T-34 tanks were born. Once this city is recovered, we will have an additional base for producing tanks." Sokov tactfully reminded Rokosovsky: "But it should be noted that the enemy is definitely unwilling to accept their failure. They will definitely concentrate their superior forces and launch a crazy counterattack on the city."
"Don't worry, Misha." Rokosovsky said disapprovingly about Sokov's concerns: "Our army's strength and technical equipment are far superior to the German army. It may be a bit difficult to completely eliminate the enemy; but there is no problem in blocking the enemy's attack."
Since Rokosovsky had already said this, Sokov knew that nothing he could say was meaningless, so he closed his mouth tactfully.
Ivanov, who was standing by, finally found the opportunity to speak, and asked tentatively: "Comrade Commander, do you think your superiors will let us participate in the attack?"
"No." Rokosovsky shook his head and said, "Now our troops have several times more strength than the enemy. If we invest our troops again, we can play a limited role and it is a waste. Therefore, you must be prepared to transfer to the base camp reserve team, and then re-enter the battle after a period of replenishment."
After the 41st Guards Division retreated from the Don River Basin to Stalingrad, it had a simple replenishment. As the former commander of the division, Ivanov naturally knew how long it took to replenish. Therefore, after Rokosovsky finished speaking, he smiled bitterly: "Comrade Commander, then, our division will not be able to participate in any battles for at least two months."
Hearing Ivanov's question, Rokosovsky smiled: "Why, comrade Colonel, haven't you been bored by the uninterrupted battles these months?"
"How could it be?" Ivanov replied with a smile: "We will only get tired of war until we drive the enemy completely from our territory."
"Comrade Deputy Division Commander, even if he drove the enemy out of the territory, he would not be considered a real victory." Cidolin added: "We must continue to join forces to advance westward and bring the Bing Peak to Berlin."
"Comrade Chief of Staff, your idea is so bold." Ivanov said with emotion: "It is still a long time before we drive the enemy out of our territory, and you are actually considering the occupation of Berlin."
"Comrade Deputy Commander, I think the Chief of Staff is right." Sokov stood up and spoke to Sidolin: "To completely win this war, it is not just about driving the enemy out of the border, but also about attacking Berlin. Only by completely eliminating Faxi Temple can we achieve a real victory."
Rokosovsky raised his hand and looked at his watch, saying to Sokov: "Misha, it's getting late. I want to rush to Cuikov's headquarters immediately, rest there for a night before returning to my headquarters. If there is anything, you can call Cuikov to find me."
"I understand, Comrade Commander of the Front Army."
Rokosovsky raised his hand and patted Sokov's shoulder, and smiled heartily and said, "Misha, thank you."
Looking at Rokosovsky's departure back, Sokov understood the reason why he thanked him was to thank him for letting them meet again.
"Comrade Commander," Since Rokosovsky had left and the division's work was going to continue, Sidolin came to Sokov and asked, "Mihiga just called me and asked when the equipment of their battalion could be replaced?"
After the Ignatov brothers guerrillas were adapted by the 41st Guard Division, Sokov gave them a battalion system, with the battalion commander being the elder brother Mixiga, and his younger brother Vovga as the deputy battalion commander. However, due to the hasty adaptation, the military uniforms and equipment of the newly formed battalion have not been resolved so far, so Mixiga called from time to time to ask when they could be given military uniforms and replaced equipment.
"Comrade Chief of Staff," Sokov remembered that before the start of the battle, he had stocked up a batch of weapons and ammunition in the arsenal in Mamayevgang. Although it had sent a lot, it should have inventory. He asked Cidolin: "I don't know how many weapons are left in the underground arsenal?"
"There are not many." Sidolin understood what Sokov asked, and quickly explained: "It can probably be equipped with a company."
"Then we will distribute the weapons. Since we can only equip one company, we will first equip one company." Sokov said to Sidolin: "We will change them in batches."
In the entire army, Sokov was most concerned about the old subordinates who had been disbanded and organized into the regiments. He paused for a moment and asked Cidolin: "Have the soldiers assigned to the regiments changed their equipment?"
"Seventy percent of the officers and fighters have been replaced with our army's standard weapons." Sidolin suggested to Sokov: "As for the remaining troops, I don't think there is any need to replace them. After all, we still have to continue fighting with the Germans and be able to seize enough weapons and ammunition from them."
"Then let's concentrate all these unchanged warriors in one company." Sokov felt that many soldiers were used to using German weapons and suddenly replaced them with Soviet equipment. They couldn't adapt for a while, so he came up with a compromise: "It's more convenient to replenish supplies."
"Comrade Commander, I'll add a little more." Cidolin continued: "I think some of the backbones of the original shrinking regiment can be incorporated into such a company. In the future, when encountering hard bones that are difficult to crack in the battle, they can hand them over to deal with."
"Comrade Chief of Staff, you make sense." In Sokov's heart, he always felt that his old subordinates were the best. However, some time ago, his old subordinates were reorganized into the Guards regiment, which made the combat effectiveness of each regiment similar. If there was no elite force in his hands, he would be in a good mood. Therefore, when he heard Cidolin's proposal, he immediately expressed his agreement: "You can arrange this matter."
Cidolin called Mishiga and told the other party: "Comrade Mishiga, there is probably a company of standard weapons in the arsenal in Mamayevgang. You can send someone to collect them immediately."
"What, there is only one company's standard weapon?" Mixiga said disappointed after hearing Cidolin's notice: "My battalion has three companies in total. Why do you give me only one company's weapon?"
"Comrade Mixiga, there is no way to do this." Cidolin said helplessly: "Many of the weapons originally stored in the army's red frame were given to friendly forces due to the needs of combat. It is already a very lucky thing to leave a company's equipment."
"Okay." Hearing Cidolin say this, Mishiga replied, "I will take people to collect the weapons immediately."
Just when Cidolin thought the matter was done, an accident happened. More than ten minutes later, Mixiga appeared in the command center. He threw a rusty Mosinnagan rifle on the table and said to Cidolin: "Chief of Staff, is this the standard weapon you prepared for us? The weapons are all rusted, and our soldiers can't even pull the bolts."
"Comrade Mixiga, the weapons are rusted, maybe because the arsenal below is too wet, which causes the weapons to get wet." Cidolin said with a smile: "After you go back, you can ask the soldiers to wipe the weapons more. Wipe the rust clean, and it looks similar to a new gun."
"Wipe off the rust from the gun, it's not a big problem." Mixiga said dissatisfied: "If there is a problem with the weapon and there are mistakes on the battlefield, who will bear the responsibility then?"
"Comrade Mishiga," Sokov came out again to smooth things over. "You bring the weapons back first, let the soldiers wipe them well, and use them for a while, when the new weapons assigned by the superiors arrive, give priority to changing your camp."
Mishiga, who received Sokov's promise, picked up the rusty Mosinnagan on the table and left the command center with joy.
"Comrade Chief of Staff, I think we have neglected an important thing." Sokov looked at Mixiga's departure back and said with a serious expression: "Although the guerrillas were adapted into regular troops, they were not awarded the corresponding rank."
"Comrade Commander, you are right." Sidolin nodded quickly and said, "According to Mixiga's level, he should be a captain or major. But our level is not enough to grant him the rank of major."
Chapter completed!