"Comrade Commander," Sivakov called again as soon as the German army's second attack was repelled, "The casualties of our division are so heavy. Can you please add some reserves to me?"
"Comrade Colonel," Although Sokov is commanding several divisions now, the defense area is so vast that these forces are still too weak. If he wants to reinforce Sivakov, he will inevitably weaken the defense power in other directions. Sokov is unwilling to lose sight of one thing, so he rejected Sivakov's request: "I don't have a reserve team in my hand, you can only rely on your existing strength to defend your position. I cannot weaken the defense power in other directions in order to strengthen you."
"But, Comrade Commander." Shivakov said in a crying voice: "You have not seen how many comrades we sacrificed to blow up the enemy's tanks."
"I saw it all." Sokov replied, "I saw the battle process of your division. Comrade Colonel, I have to criticize you. Many new recruits have no experience at all, so they actually asked them to blow up tanks. After they jumped out of the trenches, they didn't know how to hide at all. They rushed towards the enemy's tanks straight. Isn't that a target for the enemy's infantry?"
Hearing Sokov's criticism, Shivakov remained silent for a long time, and finally said embarrassedly: "Comrade Commander, many new recruits are temporarily added to the division when we transfer, and there is no time to train. Therefore, their performance on the battlefield is probably a bit unsatisfactory. But I believe that as long as we fight two more battles, they will become combat backbones with rich experience."
When Sokov heard Shivakov say this, he murmured in his heart, afraid that most people will die on the battlefield before they become combat backbones. However, these words were just thought silently in his heart, but they did not say them. He was silent for a moment and said to Shivakov: "Comrade Colonel, I will send you an anti-tank team later, so that you can reduce your casualties when destroying enemy tanks."
When Sivakov learned that Sokov was planning to send an anti-tank team to support him, he was overjoyed. He had long heard that the 41st Guards Division was equipped with a rocket launcher that could easily destroy German tanks at more than 100 meters. Since it could destroy enemy tanks at a distance of 100 meters, it would mean that his warriors would not have to exchange their lives with enemy tanks.
"Great, Comrade Commander, this is great." Shivakov said excitedly: "With this anti-tank squad, I believe our soldiers will be able to hold the position."
After Sokov put down the phone, he returned to his command center.
As soon as he returned to the command center, Sokov ordered people to call Selyosha in.
Selyosha knew that Sokov called himself at this time and must have an important task, so he rushed over. He stood attentively in front of Sokov, straightened his body and waited for the other party to give orders.
"Seryosha, I think you should know all the battles that took place in the north of the city, right?" Seeing Seryosha nodding to show his knowledge, Sokov continued: "Because many commanders and fighters of the Sivakov division dared to replenish the recruits who entered the army, they had no combat experience, and suffered huge casualties in the battle that ended not long ago. In order to effectively eliminate the German tanks, I plan to send you companies to support them."
"Comrade Commander," in front of many commanders, Selyosha did not call Sokov's nickname, but respectfully called his position: "Please give orders."
"Okay, you carry ten bazooka and divide them into ten anti-tank groups. Each group consists of five people, one bazooka shooter, one ammunition hand and three gunmen." Sokov said to Selyosha: "Deploy these teams at the forefront of the Sivakov division, and be responsible for eliminating German tanks close to our positions."
"Yes!" Xie Liaosha agreed and turned around and prepared to walk outside.
"Wait," Sokov called Selyosha and told him: "Some time ago, our superiors sent us two hundred assault rifles and distributed these weapons to soldiers who served as gunmen in the anti-tank team."
When Selyosha heard Sokov say this, his face showed a surprise expression. He had long been envious of the assault rifle that Sokov carried with him. Now his company can also be equipped with such weapons. How could it make him unhappy? He quickly replied loudly: "I understand, Comrade Commander."
Seeing Seryosha leave happily, Vetkov asked with a worried look: "Comrade Commander, will it affect their combat effectiveness if the soldiers use unfamiliar weapons?"
"Comrade Chief of Staff, you're over-thinking." Sokov replied with a smile: "Actually, a small number of such weapons were equipped in the guard battalion a long time ago. Everyone has basically mastered the use of such weapons. I believe that they will use this weapon more skillfully on the battlefield."
"But I'm worried that this is a newly developed weapon after all, and whether there will be problems in combat will be unknown." Witkov reminded Sokov: "If the soldiers are rudely equipped, if there is any problem on the battlefield, I'm worried that the consequences will be unimaginable."
"Comrade Chief of Staff," Berey saw Sokov's face full of displeasure, and quickly explained to Vetkov: "In fact, this assault rifle was designed by Colonel Sokov. He knew the performance of the weapon best. Since he said there would be no problem, there would definitely be no problem."
Selyosci, with a fifty-man anti-tank squad, just appeared on the position of the 71st Division of the Guards, and Shivakov, who received the news, greeted him with a smile. He held Selyosci's hand and said excitedly: "Captain Selyosci, I feel much more at ease when I see the anti-tank squad you are carrying."
Seeing that Sivakov was so enthusiastic about him, Selyosha also wanted to give the other party a reassurance: "Comrade Colonel, please rest assured that the anti-tank players I brought are all combat backbones with rich combat experience. As long as we are here, we will never let the enemy tanks approach your position."
"You have come from such a distance and carry such heavy equipment. You must be very tired." Seeing that every officer and fighter in this small army was carrying heavy weight, Shivakov quickly expressed his opinion: "You go to our command center to rest for a while. I will arrange for people to help you deliver the equipment to the front."
"Thank you for your kindness, comrade Colonel." Although Selyosha felt that he was a little tired after just ending the urgent marches, he was worried that if he handed over these weapons to comrades from friendly forces, he might not be able to find them during the war later. He quickly politely rejected Sivakov's kindness: "We can enter the position with our own things on our backs."