When Sokov put down the phone, he had woken up Samyko who was sleeping next to him. The chief of staff was lying on the camp bed and asked Sokov sleepily: "Comrade Commander, what happened in the front?"
"General Polubyarov reported to me that the enemy appeared in the defense area of his mechanized brigade. According to their analysis, the enemy may have attempted to seize the bridge on the Pushol River at night, but accidentally broke through.
Entered our army's defense zone." Sokov said lightly as he walked towards his camp bed: "This group of enemies was annihilated in just a few minutes under the attack of our army."
Knowing that the mechanized brigade had just eliminated a small force that had sneaked into the attack, Sameko suddenly became sober. He sat up and asked cautiously: "Comrade Commander, since the enemy wants to seize the bridge on the Pushor River, absolutely
We will not give up easily just because of one failure. I am worried that they will continue to send troops to compete with our army for the bridge. The commanders and fighters of the mechanized brigade must be alerted to avoid being caught off guard by the enemy."
"Comrade Chief of Staff, just sleep peacefully." Sokov said confidently: "I have ordered General Polubyarov to inform the comrades of the mechanized brigade to prepare them for battle to prevent the enemy from possible attacks again.
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When Samyko opened his mouth and seemed to want to say something, Sokov waved to him, "Comrade Chief of Staff, don't worry, General Polubyarov is also an old commander. If we deal with the Germans,
He is very experienced in night raids. You'd better rest peacefully, there's still a lot of work to do when daybreak comes."
Now that Sokov has spoken to this extent, Samyko also feels that he is a little neurotic. If he can't even trust an old commander like General Polubyarov, then who else can be trusted in the future? Such a situation
Thinking, Sameko lay down again, closed his eyes and continued to sleep.
There is an idiom that goes, "Extreme joy leads to sorrow. Just when Sokov thought that everything was under his control, something unexpected happened. There were still ten minutes before dawn, and the sleepy Sokov listened again.
The phone on the table rang, but he did not move. He knew that the person on duty would answer the phone for him.
Soon, he heard the phone ringing, and then the voice of the attendant came: "This is the army headquarters, where are you?" The voice of the attendant soon became panicked, "Okay, General.
Comrade, please wait a moment, I will wake up Comrade Commander immediately."
Hearing footsteps coming towards him, Sokov turned over, opened his eyes and asked the attendant who came to him: "What's the matter?"
"Comrade Commander, something happened." The watchman said in a panic: "General Polubyarov reported that the bridge over the Pushor River has been lost."
"What?" After hearing what the attendant said, Sokov rolled off the bed. He didn't even bother to put on his boots, so he rushed to the table, grabbed the microphone on the table, and put it to his ear.
Nervously asked: "General Polubyarov, what is going on? I haven't always warned you not to be vigilant. Why did you throw away the bridge over the Pushor River?"
Because he was anxious, Sokov's voice was particularly loud, waking up Sameko who was sleeping nearby. He sat up with a start and looked nervously at Sokov who was answering the phone, trying to figure out what happened.
"Comrade Commander, our soldiers have not slept all night and have been on guard at the position."
"Have you been on alert?" Sokov asked angrily: "Then why did you lose your position? Did the enemy dispatch hundreds of tanks?"
"No, according to the soldiers' reports, there were no more than fifteen German tanks that captured the bridge."
"What, fifteen tanks broke through your defensive position?" Sokov was so angry that he slapped his hand on the table several times: "What are you doing with your mechanization? Even this enemy can't stop it."
?" Fortunately, Sokov was on the phone. If the brigade commander who lost his position appeared in front of him, Sokov might have dared to draw his gun and kill him.
Facing Sokov's thunderous wrath, General Polubyarov did not speak. After Sokov's attack, he cautiously said: "Comrade Commander, please listen to my explanation. The situation is like this. The enemy
They were very cunning. After they discovered that the leading team was completely destroyed, they adjusted their tactics in time. They used an unknown number of tanks to drive back and forth 800 to 1,000 meters in front of our army's position to attract our army's attention.
force.
While our army's attention was attracted by them, we sent another tank unit to detour upstream of the Pushor River and back to the flank of our army along the river. As you also know, we have hastily built fortifications.
, was facing the southeast for defense, but the enemy came from the northeast in a roundabout way, and they immediately circled behind our army. Although we carried out a tenacious defense, we still could not stop the enemy."
After listening to General Polubyarov's explanation, Sokov slowly calmed down. He felt that the German army's evasive tactics were very effective. Even if he was commanding troops at the front, he might fall into the German trap.
After thinking about it, his anger gradually calmed down. After thinking for a while, he said into the microphone: "General Polubyarov, the enemy has occupied the bridge. What are you going to do next?"
"What else can be done, of course, is to recapture the bridge. If the enemy gains a foothold there, they will definitely wedge themselves into our defense area through there." General Polubyarov assured Sokov.
: "Comrade Commander, I will personally command the troops to carry out counterattack and eliminate the enemies occupying the bridge before noon."
To retake the bridge from the enemy's hands is easy to say, but not easy to do. Sokov asked cautiously: "How many troops are there on the left bank now?"
"The mechanized brigade also has two fully equipped infantry battalions." General Polubyarov said: "When our troops on the right bank attack the enemy occupying the bridge, the mechanized brigade will launch an attack from the left bank at the same time, forming a formation on the enemy.
A pincer attack."
Sokov considered that most of the tank army's troops were now on the left bank, while the right bank only had tank troops. If they attacked without the cooperation of infantry, they would be easily killed by German anti-tank fighters. He stared at the map.
After a while, he asked: "Where is the 84th Infantry Division of Major General Fomenko now?"
"Their station is two kilometers behind us."
"Since their station is not far from you, you should immediately contact Major General Fomenko and ask him to send infantry to attack with the tanks, so as to regain the lost position in the shortest possible time."
