Although Vlasov is only the director of the brigade's political department, his prestige among the sailors far exceeds that of Tanasolov and Andreev. Following his shout, the sailors immediately cheered
People rushed to his side, and those staying next to Tanasolov were some soldiers wearing army uniforms.
Seeing that the sailors were all on his side, Vlasov showed a happy smile on his face. He waved his hand and said loudly: "Come on, comrades, follow me to take back the station."
Seeing the sailors leaving with Vlasov, Tanasolov was so angry that he stamped his feet. He suddenly pulled out his pistol from his waist, aimed at Vlasov's back, and was ready to pull the trigger. Ander
Seeing that the situation was not good, Reev quickly grabbed his hand and said in a panic: "Comrade Colonel, since he is unwilling to leave, let him stay. Whether he lives or dies, it is his own business at that time.
Let’s get out of this dangerous place quickly.” After saying that, he pushed Tanasolov towards the river.
Although Sokov and Tanasolov were both brigade commanders, due to the fact that the other party had a higher military rank than himself, Sokov could only watch helplessly as the two led a group of soldiers towards the ferry.
"Comrade Brigadier," watching Tanasolov lead the people away, Seryosha came over and asked Sokov: "What should we do?"
"Let's go back to the headquarters," Sokov said decisively: "Report the situation here to General Rodimtsev." Since he has no right to deal with Tanasolov, he will leave the matter to General Rodimtsev.
Let someone with a higher level handle it.
After Rodimtsev received Sokov's call, he immediately asked impatiently: "Lieutenant Colonel Sokov, how is the situation? Have the Germans occupied the station? Have the sailors standing there been defeated by the Germans?"
?”
Facing a series of questions raised by Rodimtsev, Sokov replied: "Comrade General, judging from the current situation, the station may have fallen into the hands of the Germans. However, the retreating sailors are in the brigade political department.
Under the leadership of Director Comrade Vlasov, they have launched a counterattack against the station again. I believe it won’t be long before they can recapture the station.”
"What? The director of the political department is commanding the battle?" Rodimtsev heard Sokov's answer and asked in surprise: "Where are the brigade commander Tanasolov and political commissar Andreev? Are they
Sacrificed?"
"No, Comrade General." Thinking of the scene he just saw outside, Sokov couldn't help but sneered and replied: "They are still alive and well."
"Since the brigade commander and political commissar are still alive," Rodimtsev asked puzzledly, "then why is the director of the political department allowed to direct such a battle?"
"Comrade General, please listen to my explanation." Sokov said into the microphone: "The reason why the commander who directed the attack on the station is the director of the Political Department, not the brigade commander and political commissar, is because the two brigade-level commanders
, has already taken the members of the brigade headquarters and retreated to the sandbar in the middle of the Volga River."
"Hell, they retreated to the sandbar of the Volga River." Rodimtsev couldn't help shouting when he heard this: "How can they command the troops there? It's just nonsense. Lieutenant Colonel Sokov, why are you
Won't you stop him?"
Sokov said with some laughter and tears: "Comrade General, although Tanasolov and I are both brigade commanders, he is a colonel and I am a lieutenant colonel. I cannot give orders to him."
Rodimtsev realized that he was a little too impulsive. After coughing slightly, he then asked: "Lieutenant Colonel Sokov, who did you listen to about Tanasolov's transfer of the headquarters?
"
"I heard it with my own ears." Sokov quickly repeated what he saw and heard to Rodimtsev, and finally emphasized again: "According to my judgment, Tanasolov and the others are making
Comrade Vlasov was certainly not around when the decision was made to transfer the headquarters. By the time he realized something was wrong, the large force had already withdrawn near Mamayev Hill, but he still chased it and brought the force back.
Fighting with the enemy for the station..."
When Sokov told what happened, Rodimtsev did not interrupt, but listened quietly. After Sokov finished speaking, he said: "Lieutenant Colonel Sokov, everything is clear to me.
Regarding Tanasolov's unauthorized transfer of the headquarters, I will immediately report it to Commander Chuikov, thank you!" Sokov hung up the phone before he could say anything else.
After Sokov put down the phone, he suddenly remembered the guard platoon following Klimov and himself. When Tanasolov was moving just now, he didn't seem to see them, and he didn't know where they were now. Thinking of this, he quickly
Asked Sidorin: "Chief of Staff, has Adjutant Klimov contacted you?"
Sidorin shook his head and said that the other party had never contacted him, and then asked Sokov curiously: "Comrade Brigade Commander, why did you suddenly ask about him?"
"Two days ago, didn't Captain Klimov go to the headquarters of the 92nd Infantry Brigade as the liaison officer of the Army Group Headquarters?" Sokov's heart was bleeding when he thought of the missing guard platoon.
Because Vasily, the sniper god, was among them, if something happened to them, it would be a big loss. However, in front of Sidorin, he still pretended to be calm and said: "When he left, he also brought
But when Tanasolov moved the brigade headquarters today, I didn’t see Klimov and the guard platoon, and I don’t know where they went.”
When Sidorin learned that the whereabouts of the guard platoon taken away by Klimov were unknown, he couldn't help but sigh. You must know that they were veteran soldiers from the 50th and 60th who had rich combat experience and were well-equipped. They really fought against the Germans.
, it can at least be as strong as two companies of ordinary troops, but now its whereabouts are unknown, which is indeed a bit regretful.
Seeing Sokov sighing aside, he guessed what was on his mind and quickly asked: "Comrade Brigade Commander, do you think we should send someone to find Captain Klimov?"
Although Sidorin's words did not mention a single word about the missing guard platoon, Sokov knew very well that the guard platoon was taken away by Klimov. Only by finding Klimov can the guard platoon be found.
, it’s a shame that Sidorin could come up with such a high-sounding reason. So he nodded and said: “Okay, Comrade Chief of Staff, immediately send a reconnaissance team and ask them to carry the radio to the area of Soviet Street to look for the Kremlin.
The whereabouts of Captain Rimov.”
After Sidorin sent out the reconnaissance team, Sokov called Golya, the commander of the 192nd Battalion, and asked him to come to him to accept the mission. Since Golya came to Mamayev Heights, in addition to performing
After responding to the mission of the 35th Guards Division, the rest of the time was in a state of idleness. At this moment, when Sokov said that there was an important combat mission to be assigned to him, he was overjoyed and hurriedly jogged to the headquarters.
When Golya walked into the headquarters, he saw Sokov standing in front of the table with his back to the door, and Sidorin studying the map on the table. He hurriedly came behind Sokov.
Said loudly: "Report to comrade brigade commander, Captain Golia, commander of the 192nd Battalion, has come to report. I follow your orders, please give instructions!"
"Captain Golya, you're here." Golya's voice startled Sokov, who was studying the battle plan. He turned to Golya and said: "Come to the table, I will assign you a combat mission.
.”
Golia quickly came to the table, looked down at the map on the table, and waited for Sokov to assign tasks to him. According to his idea, maybe the brigade commander saw that the fourth battalion suffered too many casualties and planned to send his own battalion.
Replace them. Unexpectedly, when Sokov opened his mouth, he was surprised: "Comrade Captain, in two days, the troops of the Stalingrad Front will launch an attack in the northwest of the city, and the Army Group will also organize a powerful force."
Counter-assault force to coordinate the actions of friendly forces..."
After listening to Sokov's brief introduction to the situation, Golya asked with some excitement: "Comrade Brigade Commander, do you plan to let our battalion also join this anti-assault force?"
Sokov looked at Golya with a strange look, shook his head and said: "Comrade Captain, you are mistaken. The ones participating in the counter-assault are the troops who have newly arrived in the city. We have other tasks."
After learning that his battalion could not participate in the counterattack, Golya couldn't help but feel a little disappointed. He responded absently, and then waited for Sokov to assign tasks to him.
"Comrade Captain," Sokov pointed to the map and said to Goliath: "When our troops launch a counterattack against the enemy, your battalion will immediately go north, pass through the holes in the enemy's defense line, and meet the oncoming attack.
Friendly forces."
Knowing that he might become the first unit to join forces with friendly forces, Golya couldn't help but get excited. He quickly expressed his stance to Sokov and said: "Don't worry, comrade brigade commander, our battalion will definitely live up to your expectations..."
"
"Wait a minute, Comrade Captain, I haven't finished speaking yet." Unexpectedly, he was interrupted by Sokov in the middle of his words: "I will personally lead the team this time to the north!"
"What, you are leading the team yourself?" Sokov's words shocked everyone.
After a while, Sidorin said: "Comrade Brigadier, as the highest-ranking commander in the brigade, your combat position is at the headquarters, instead of charging into battle like an ordinary company commander. I see this
Captain Golia is fully responsible for this task, and I think he is fully capable of completing such a task."
"That's right, Comrade Brigadier." Seeing that the chief of staff was speaking for him, Golia was naturally unwilling to be outdone: "Just trust me and leave the task to me. I will definitely complete the task successfully."
"The decision to lead the team by me was made by Comrade Commander." In order to silence everyone, Sokov brought Chuikov out as a shield: "Since it is an order issued by a superior, we as subordinates can only go
Execute orders, not discuss them here. Do you understand?"
Since Chuikov personally issued the order, Sidorin could not say much. But for the sake of Sokov's safety, he still took the initiative to put forward his own ideas: "Comrade Brigade Commander, there are still two armored vehicles parked in the underground garage. If
If you want to go north, I suggest you take these two cars with you."
The purpose of Sidorin's proposal to bring two armored vehicles was to consider that even if something unexpected happened, Sokov could quickly escape from danger in an armored vehicle. Sokov also thought of the issues Sidorin was considering, and he slightly
He nodded and said: "Comrade Chief of Staff, you are right. Having these two armored vehicles will be very helpful to our operations." He began to think about whether to bring another batch of German uniforms if necessary.
Let the soldiers disguise themselves as Germans, so that it will be relatively easy to pass through the German defense lines.
…………
The reconnaissance team sent by Sidorin sent back a telegram after dawn. After reading the contents of the telegram, Sidorin immediately handed it to Sokov and said to him: "Comrade Brigadier, the guard platoon is in battle.
were dispersed by the Germans. The reconnaissance team we sent on Soviet Street only found a security squad led by Sergeant Vasily. They recaptured a four-story building from the Germans last night.
.”
Sokov took the telegram from Sidorin's hand. When he saw the contents of the telegram clearly, he jumped up from his seat: "What, Vasily and the others occupied the area next to the 'January 9th' Square.
building?”
"Yes," Sidorin didn't understand why Sokov had such a big reaction, but he still answered truthfully: "That is a building at the end of Soviet Street. They are guarding the building and can kill with firepower."
Enemies passing through the square.”
When it was confirmed that the building occupied by Vasily was the most famous building in history, Sokov's breathing became rapid. Originally, this building should have been occupied by Sergeant Pavlov, but due to
With his own appearance, Ye Lin's 42nd Guards Regiment was transferred to the right wing of Mamayev Hill, causing Pavlov to lose the opportunity to see the building named after him by future generations. A strange combination of circumstances
However, Vasily, who was sent by Sokov to assist Klimov in carrying out his mission, successfully occupied the building with a security squad. As a result, this building can no longer be called "Bav
Love Building" should be called "Vasily Building."
Sokov looked up at Sidorin and asked emotionally: "Comrade Chief of Staff, how many people do Sergeant Vasily have under his command? Do you have enough ammunition?"
"There are 20 people in our guard squad," Sidorin said with a frown: "Even if they suffered casualties in the battle, I estimate that Vasily should still have ten more in his hands."
"Ten men are too few, and this force cannot hold the building at all." Sokov ordered decisively: "Send him another squad immediately, and at the same time replenish them with a batch of ammunition. Remember, anti-tank weapons are
It is absolutely indispensable. I hope they can rely on that building to eliminate more enemies."
