Seeing that Sokov did not argue with him, but readily agreed to obey the order, a look of satisfaction flashed in Konev's eyes, but he waved his hand at Sokov and said, "General Sokov, now you can go to your army. Do you need me to send someone to send you there?"
"No need, Comrade Commander of the Front Army." Sokov thought that if he had to go to the army for the first time, he would need the company of the Front Army Headquarters to accompany him, then it would be difficult for him to establish his prestige in a short period of time. So he politely declined Konev's kindness: "I can do it myself."
Seeing Sokov coming out of the Front Command, Belkin immediately came up and asked, "Misha, where are we going next?"
"The Army Command is in Kosky, so let's go there."
Half an hour later, the convoy arrived at Kosky Town.
The guarding work here is not as strict as the Front Army Command. When the convoy entered the town, there was no one even questioning. Selyosha, who was sitting in the front car, asked the driver to stop the car, then opened the car door, leaned out and called a passing soldier: "Hey, Comrade Soldier, do you know where the Group Army Command is?"
The person who was called by Selyosha was a student soldier of sixteen or seventeen years old. When he saw that a captain was asking for directions, he replied in a panic: "Captain, you drive forward along this street, and then you will turn right after reaching the church square in the center of the town, and you will see a two-story building, where the Army Command is."
After thanking the young soldier, Xie Liaosha asked the driver to drive the car and then moved forward, and soon arrived at the entrance of the building that the young soldier said.
There were only four soldiers and a star-level officer at the entrance of the building. Seeing a convoy parked at the door, the star-level officer hurried over and asked Selyosha who had just got off the car: "Captain, what are you from? What's going on here?"
"We are the guard company that escorted General Sokov to take office here."
"Escort General Sokov to take office?" The star-level officer heard Selyosha say this and showed a confused expression on his face: "I haven't received a notice from my superior?"
"Comrade Officer," Sokov, who had just walked over, happened to hear the words of the officer at the right time, and asked, "Who is in charge of the Army Command now?"
The officer at the Honourable Star did not immediately answer Sokov's question, but asked politely and estrangely, "Who are you, Comrade General?"
"I am Major General Sokov, the new commander of the 27th Army." After Sokov said that, he took out his officer certificate and the transfer order issued by his superiors.
After carefully checking Sokov's ID, the star officer confirmed that the general in front of him was the new commander of the group army. He quickly straightened his back and said, "Hello, Comrade Commander, now the headquarters is under the responsibility of Major General Sameko, Chief of Staff!"
"Take me to see General Samek."
"Yes!" The officer of the Stars quickly agreed and said politely: "Please follow me."
After entering the building, the officer took Sokov to walk forward along a corridor. When the officers or soldiers along the way saw Sokov and the officers at the right time, they quickly went to the side and raised their hands to salute against the wall.
The officer at the watch turned his head and said to Sokov: "Comrade Commander, go forward along the corridor. There is a conference room at the end of the corridor, and the command center is located there." After that, the officer speeded up.
Seeing the officer speeding up, Sokov was stunned at first, and then he realized that the other party was preparing to inform the Chief of Staff General Sameko of his arrival. So he slowed down and followed the star officer far behind.
There was a huge conference table in the conference room. On the other end of the table, there was a general without a military cap. The officer at the watch star walked to him, leaned over and leaned close to his ear and whispered a few words. The man showed a look of astonishment on his face, then stood up, grabbed the belt placed on the table, and tied it to his waist.
When Sokov walked up to him, the general was fully armed. Not only was the belt tied, but the buttons on the military uniform were neatly buttoned, and even put on a military cap. The other party raised his hand to salute Sokov: "Hello, Comrade Commander, I am Major General of the Chief of Staff of the Group Army." A kind smile appeared on Sameko's face, "On behalf of the commanders and fighters of the entire Group Army, welcome your arrival!"
"Hello, Comrade Chief of Staff." Sokov extended his hand to the other party and said with a smile: "I am Sokov, the new commander of the army. Do you need to check our documents?"
"No need, Comrade Commander." Samek hurriedly waved his hand and said, "The Star Officer is a serious person. Since he has seen your ID, this is enough."
"Comrade Chief of Staff," the officer at the sight of the star asked, "Are you allowed me to carry out the mission?"
Sameco replied without looking back: "Go and continue to perform your duties."
"Comrade Commander, why are you still standing?" After the star officer left, Sameko hurriedly greeted Sokov with great sincerity, pulled out a chair, and greeted Sokov: "Come and sit down quickly."
After Sokov sat down, he did not hold any handover ceremony, so he looked up at Sameko and said, "Comrade Chief of Staff, please introduce the situation of the troops to me."
"Okay, comrade Commander." Sameko agreed, moved the map on the table to Sokov, and introduced him to the current location of the divisions under the army and the situation of the construction of fortifications.
"Where do the soldiers of each division come from?" After reading the deployment of troops on the map, Sokov continued to ask: "Are you a veteran with rich combat experience?"
"Where are there so many veterans?" Sameko shook his head and said, "In addition to a few combat backbone, the number of infantry divisions under the group army is mostly militia from factories. They have all had experience in performing combat missions and can be regarded as real soldiers."
When Sokov learned that most of his soldiers were adapted from factory militias, he felt somewhat more at ease. As long as they were not recruits who had not participated in any military training, these former militias could become qualified soldiers after several months of training. He then asked: "According to the order of the Front Command, all the troops are building fortifications. I want to ask, what is the labor force for building fortifications?"
"Comrade Commander, you should know that our young and middle-aged people are basically in the army." Sameko replied awkwardly: "So the work of building fortifications can only be handed over to women or some half-aged children. Although their physical strength cannot be compared with that of young and middle-aged people, under the current circumstances, they can only rely on them to build fortifications."