The situation on the battlefield was very unfavorable to the Soviet army.
The deputy commander of the group army who was assigned to command the troops on the flank unfortunately died in battle on the third day after arriving. With his sacrifice, the troops assembled here were also defeated by the German army. Most of the commanders and soldiers either died or became
were captured by the Germans, and less than two hundred of them escaped to the Yagotin area.
"Comrade Commander," after learning that the deputy commander was killed in the battle and that the flanks in the Yagotin area were occupied by the Germans, Colonel Del asked Vlasov with some excitement: "Now we only have this little bit left in our hands in the entire group army.
With our troops in full strength, can we stop the crazy attack the Germans are about to launch?"
Before Vlasov could express his opinion, Military Commissar Nikolsky came in from outside again and placed a piece of paper in his hand in front of the two of them: "Commander, Chief of Staff, look.
Look, these are the leaflets that the Germans just dropped on our position with planes."
Vlasov picked up the German leaflet and after just one glance, his pupils shrank violently and a shocked expression appeared on his face.
There are three photos on the leaflet, namely, the commander of the front army, General Kilponos, the member of the Military Commission Burmistenko, and the chief of staff, Major General Tupikov. They are portraits of them after their sacrifices. Below the photo is the content of the German army's persuasion to surrender.
, to the effect that all the senior leaders of your front army have been killed, and there is no point in continuing to resist. We call on everyone to stop resisting, lay down their weapons and surrender to the Germans in exchange for a chance to survive.
After Colonel Del saw clearly the contents of the leaflet, he was immediately shocked. He said to Vlasov: "Comrade Commander, if our commanders and soldiers see such a leaflet, their military morale will definitely be shaken and their morale will be low. This behavior of the Germans
This move is so poisonous."
"Commander, Chief of Staff." Nikolsky said: "As soon as I get the news, I will arrange for political workers to collect the leaflets on the battlefield and destroy them on the spot. Once anyone is found hiding it, he will be severely punished."
"Comrade Military Commissar, even if you do this, I'm afraid the effect will not be very good." Vlasov shook his head and said: "After all, many people have already seen this leaflet, even if we start to collect it now and collect it.
The ground will be burned, and those who have not seen the leaflets will also know about it from other people's mouths."
"We can keep it secret for as long as we can." Nikolsky said: "The situation on the battlefield is originally not good for our army. If these rumors are allowed to spread among the army, it will definitely affect the morale of the army, which will be very detrimental to our next operations.
Unfavorable.”
"Report!" At this time, a voice shouting report came from not far away.
The three of them turned around and saw Sokov.
"Captain Sokov, you came just in time." Vlasov couldn't help but raise his eyebrows when he saw Sokov arriving, then picked up the leaflet and handed it over: "Have you seen this leaflet distributed by the Germans?
?”
Sokov glanced at the leaflet quickly, then nodded and said: "Yes, Comrade Commander, I have read it."
"Then do you think the content on the leaflet is true or false?" Colonel Del asked.
"If there are no photos, it is most likely fake." Sokov replied casually: "But now that there are photos on it, it means it must be true."
"Comrade Military Comrade has arranged manpower to collect these leaflets, so as not to affect our military morale. Do you think his approach is right?"
Sokov turned his head and glanced at Nikolsky, organized the vocabulary in his mind, and then said: "Comrade Military Commissar's approach has a good intention, but the effect may be counterproductive?"
Hearing what Sokov said, Nikolsky looked unhappy: "Captain Sokov, why do you say that?"
"Comrade Military Commissar, everyone is curious. The more facts are deliberately concealed, the more everyone wants to know." Sokov explained to Nikolsky: "Look at the surrender leaflet dropped by the Germans.
There are many commanders and fighters who have passed by. If they are forcibly confiscated at this moment, they will let those
Some commanders and fighters who have never seen it are curious, and they will ask around to find out what is written on the leaflet. Those who have seen the leaflet, in order to satisfy their curiosity, will definitely tell them about the content on it. In this way
If it does, it will speed up the spread."
Nikolsky was silent for a long time after hearing this, and then said: "Then what do you think we should do, just let it be?"
"Comrade Military Commissar, I think it doesn't matter much even if we admit that the contents of this leaflet are true." When Sokov said this, seeing that Colonel Del seemed to be ready to say a few words, he quickly speeded up his speech: "We
All should be told through political workers
Commanders and fighters, our superiors died heroically in the battle against the Germans. But we were not frightened, conquered, or killed. We got up from the ground, wiped the blood off our bodies, and buried the bodies of our comrades.
, continue to fight the enemy."
"Okay, well said." Vlasov clapped his hands on the table hard and said excitedly: "Captain Sokov, what you said is really great. I believe these words will definitely boost the morale and morale of the military.
"Comrade Military Commissar," he said the next words to Nikolsky, "let the political workers convey Captain Sokov's words to every soldier, so that they understand that although the enemy is temporarily stronger than us
, but we still have the ability to continue fighting."
Nikolsky said emotionally: "Comrade Commander, I understand. I immediately summoned the political workers and asked them to do political propaganda work for the soldiers to boost morale so that all soldiers have the confidence to continue fighting the enemy.
Go down."
After Nikolsky left, Vlasov looked at Sokov and asked: "Captain Sokov, why did you come to me?"
"Comrade Commander, my special company currently has less than 20 people. I feel that with this small number of people, it will definitely not be able to protect the safety of the headquarters." Sokov looked at Vlasov and said: "I wonder if you can give me some help."
Can I add more manpower?"
"Captain Sokov, we need people everywhere on the front line." Before Vlasov could finish speaking, Colonel Del rushed to say: "As far as I know, in some regiment command posts, in addition to communications troops and a few staff officers,
There is not even a sentry at the door, which shows how lacking in troops it is. In any case, the troops currently guarding the headquarters, plus your special company, have one or two hundred people, which is pretty good.
"
"Captain Sokov, I'm so sorry." Vlasov also said apologetically: "You have also seen the situation at the headquarters. I really can't replenish your manpower."
Sokov came to Vlasov today after careful consideration. In three days, the 37th Group Army in the Yagotin area will be completely wiped out by the Germans. If he has too few men, how will he break through then?
He didn't want to be a prisoner of the Germans.
Thinking of this, he continued: "Comrade Commander, instead of bringing hundreds of people from Berezan, let us pick fifty soldiers from among them. If that doesn't work, thirty will do. I have what I have on hand.
It’s not even enough for one platoon to be organized by hand.”
"Captain Sokov, I have important things here." But Vlasov didn't seem to want to help Sokov solve this problem. He looked down at the map in front of him and said casually: "If you need manpower, come to me yourself."
Let’s find a way to solve it.”
Although he was unable to get manpower from Vlasov, Sokov felt much more at ease after receiving these words from the other party. If you can't allocate manpower to me, then I will go outside to take in those who have been scattered.
A small force can add up to a large number. When the Yagotin area is occupied by the Germans, they may have a large force in their hands.
He raised his hand to Vlasov and the situation on the battlefield was very unfavorable to the Soviet army.
The deputy commander of the group army who was assigned to command the troops on the flank unfortunately died in battle on the third day after arriving. With his sacrifice, the troops assembled here were also defeated by the German army. Most of the commanders and soldiers either died or became
were captured by the Germans, and less than two hundred of them escaped to the Yagotin area.
"Comrade Commander," after learning that the deputy commander was killed in the battle and that the flanks in the Yagotin area were occupied by the Germans, Colonel Del asked Vlasov with some excitement: "Now we only have this little bit left in our hands in the entire group army.
With our troops in full strength, can we stop the crazy attack the Germans are about to launch?"
Before Vlasov could express his opinion, Military Commissar Nikolsky came in from outside again and placed a piece of paper in his hand in front of the two of them: "Commander, Chief of Staff, look.
Look, these are the leaflets that the Germans just dropped on our position with planes."
Vlasov picked up the German leaflet and after just one glance, his pupils shrank violently and a shocked expression appeared on his face.
There are three photos on the leaflet, namely, the commander of the front army, General Kilponos, the member of the Military Commission Burmistenko, and the chief of staff, Major General Tupikov. They are portraits of them after their sacrifices. Below the photo is the content of the German army's persuasion to surrender.
, to the effect that all the senior leaders of your front army have been killed, and there is no point in continuing to resist. We call on everyone to stop resisting, lay down their weapons and surrender to the Germans in exchange for a chance to survive.
After Colonel Del saw clearly the contents of the leaflet, he was immediately shocked. He said to Vlasov: "Comrade Commander, if our commanders and soldiers see such a leaflet, their military morale will definitely be shaken and their morale will be low. This behavior of the Germans
This move is so poisonous."
"Commander, Chief of Staff." Nikolsky said: "As soon as I get the news, I will arrange for political workers to collect the leaflets on the battlefield and destroy them on the spot. Once anyone is found hiding it, he will be severely punished."
"Comrade Military Commissar, even if you do this, I'm afraid the effect will not be very good." Vlasov shook his head and said: "After all, many people have already seen this leaflet, even if we start to collect it now and collect it.
The ground will be burned, and those who have not seen the leaflets will also know about it from other people's mouths."
"We can keep it secret for as long as we can." Nikolsky said: "The situation on the battlefield is originally not good for our army. If these rumors are allowed to spread among the army, it will definitely affect the morale of the army, which will be very detrimental to our next operations.
Unfavorable.”
"Report!" At this time, a voice shouting report came from not far away.
The three of them turned around and saw Sokov.
"Captain Sokov, you came just in time." Vlasov couldn't help but raise his eyebrows when he saw Sokov arriving, then picked up the leaflet and handed it over: "Have you seen this leaflet distributed by the Germans?
?”
Sokov glanced at the leaflet quickly, then nodded and said: "Yes, Comrade Commander, I have read it."
"Then do you think the content on the leaflet is true or false?" Colonel Del asked.
"If there are no photos, it is most likely fake." Sokov replied casually: "But now that there are photos on it, it means it must be true."
"Comrade Military Comrade has arranged manpower to collect these leaflets, so as not to affect our military morale. Do you think his approach is right?"
Sokov turned his head and glanced at Nikolsky, organized the vocabulary in his mind, and then said: "Comrade Military Commissar's approach has a good intention, but the effect may be counterproductive?"
Hearing what Sokov said, Nikolsky looked unhappy: "Captain Sokov, why do you say that?"
"Comrade Military Commissar, everyone is curious. The more facts are deliberately concealed, the more everyone wants to know." Sokov explained to Nikolsky: "Look at the surrender leaflet dropped by the Germans.
There are many commanders and fighters who have passed by. If they are forcibly confiscated at this moment, they will let those
Some commanders and fighters who have never seen it are curious, and they will ask around to find out what is written on the leaflet. Those who have seen the leaflet, in order to satisfy their curiosity, will definitely tell them about the content on it. In this way
If it does, it will speed up the spread."
Nikolsky was silent for a long time after hearing this, and then said: "Then what do you think we should do, just let it be?"
"Comrade Military Commissar, I think it doesn't matter much even if we admit that the contents of this leaflet are true." When Sokov said this, seeing that Colonel Del seemed to be ready to say a few words, he quickly speeded up his speech: "We
All should be told through political workers
Commanders and fighters, our superiors died heroically in the battle against the Germans. But we were not frightened, conquered, or killed. We got up from the ground, wiped the blood off our bodies, and buried the bodies of our comrades.
, continue to fight the enemy."
"Okay, well said." Vlasov clapped his hands on the table hard and said excitedly: "Captain Sokov, what you said is really great. I believe these words will definitely boost the morale and morale of the military.
"Comrade Military Commissar," he said the next words to Nikolsky, "let the political workers convey Captain Sokov's words to every soldier, so that they understand that although the enemy is temporarily stronger than us
, but we still have the ability to continue fighting."
Nikolsky said emotionally: "Comrade Commander, I understand. I immediately summoned the political workers and asked them to do political propaganda work for the soldiers to boost morale so that all soldiers have the confidence to continue fighting the enemy.
Go down."
After Nikolsky left, Vlasov looked at Sokov and asked: "Captain Sokov, why did you come to me?"
"Comrade Commander, my special company currently has less than 20 people. I feel that with this small number of people, it will definitely not be able to protect the safety of the headquarters." Sokov looked at Vlasov and said: "I wonder if you can give me some help."