For Vasily, even if only five more rockets were given, at least hundreds of enemies could be eliminated, so he nodded vigorously and replied: "Comrade Brigade Commander, with these fifteen new rockets you gave us
, then we will be more confident in guarding the building."
Yakov raised his hand to look at his watch, and whispered into Sokov's ear: "Misha, it's getting late. We've seen everything we need to see. Shouldn't we go back to the headquarters?"
"Don't be anxious, Yakov. Wait a moment, I want to meet the other commanders in the building." After Sokov said these words to Yakov, he turned to look at Vasily: "Mr. Vasily
Sergeant, I've been in the building for a long time, but I haven't seen the other commanders yet, can you call them all here?"
"Are you only seeing commanders at all levels?" After hearing Sokov's instructions, Vasily asked tentatively: "Are you not seeing other soldiers?"
In his heart, Sokov wanted to meet all the soldiers who were defending this building, but then he thought, the German army had just suffered such a big loss, and they might retaliate. If everyone was gathered together, a German artillery shell or
A bomb could wipe out all the defenders in the building, which would be too tragic.
Considering this, Sokov shook his head and said: "The soldiers still have to stick to their respective combat positions, so there is no need to alarm them. I just want to meet the commanders at all levels and explain a few words to them."
In order to defend the building, Sokov did his best to provide Vasily and the others with various supplies, such as communication equipment. In addition to a walkie-talkie, there were at least three telephones on each floor, so that during the battle,
Vasily can convey various orders in the shortest possible time.
It is precisely because the building has such complete communication facilities that the commanders located in different locations were able to rush to Sokov's room shortly after receiving Vasily's call.
There were a total of five commanders who came, including the artillery second lieutenant Chernushenko, the anti-tank team's sergeant Sobgaida, and Sokov. They had all met. Vasily introduced the other three to Sokov.
: "This is Lieutenant Afanasyev, the machine gun platoon leader, Second Lieutenant Glushchenko, the second platoon leader of the 9th Company, and Corporal Hollor, the sailor platoon leader."
Sokov shook hands with the five people one by one and praised them for their heroism and tenacity in the battle to defend the building. He finally came to Hollor and held the other person's hand tightly: "
Comrade Corporal, if I remember correctly, you should be from the 92nd Infantry Brigade."
"That's right, Comrade Lieutenant Colonel." Hollor said with some excitement, "I have seen you at Mamayev Heights."
When Sokov saw this sailor, he immediately thought of the director of the political department Vlasov and the commander of the first battalion, Captain Lemusev, who were unwilling to retreat with the brigade and insisted on staying in the city to fight the enemy.
He asked tentatively: "Comrade Corporal, why are you here? Where are your battalion commander, Captain Lemusev, and the director of the brigade's political department, Comrade Vlasov?"
Hollor let go of Sokov's hand, lowered his head, and said with a sad expression: "They all died in the battle to capture the station. I withdrew some of the soldiers from the station and stayed in the city and
The enemy fought in the streets. Later, we found out that our troops had occupied this place, so we took the remaining soldiers to join them."
Sokov recalled that when Vasily introduced him, he mentioned that Hollor was the sailor platoon leader, and asked curiously: "How many people are there in your platoon?"
"Including me, there are still fifteen people." Holor looked at Sokov and said: "Comrade Lieutenant Colonel, we still have many comrades who are fighting tenacious battles with the enemy in different places in the city.
It would be great if we could gather them all."
Sokov has always had a high regard for the combat effectiveness of sailors. In the entire Soviet army, the unit with the highest combat effectiveness is the marines affiliated to each fleet. Even a company of well-trained sailors is enough to defeat a company of mainly new recruits.
Army Regiment. Because of this, Sokov felt that if there was a team of sailors in the Vasily Building, the combat effectiveness of the defenders would be greatly improved. So he nodded and said to Hollor: "Corporal
Comrade, if necessary, you can send people to the city to find your comrades and bring them here."
At this point, he stopped and thought for a moment, and then added: "If we can gather a company, I will make you the company commander; if we can gather a battalion, I will make you the battalion commander."
Sokov's words made Hollor's eyes shine, and he couldn't wait to express: "Comrade Lieutenant Colonel, please don't worry. As soon as it gets dark, I will send people outside to find the scattered comrades and bring them back."
Everyone gathers here."
Just when Sokov was about to say a few more words, he suddenly heard a familiar voice from behind: "Comrade Brigadier, why are you here?"
Sokov turned around and unexpectedly found Guchakov, commander of the ninth company of the third battalion, standing at the door. He couldn't help but curiously asked: "Lieutenant Guchakov, why are you here?"
Guchakov first came over and saluted Sokov, and then replied: "My company headquarters is located in the flour mill building a few hundred meters away."
Vasily next to him quickly added: "Comrade Brigadier, Lieutenant Guchakov comes to us every day to see what help he can provide us."
"How did you get here?" Sokov looked in the direction of the flour mill building and found that the distance was not close. There might be enemy snipers or submachine gunners in the ruins, so he asked with some worry: "You didn't
Aren't you afraid of danger if you come here?"
"Comrade Brigadier, you can rest assured about this." Guchakov was quite moved when he saw Sokov was so worried about his safety, and quickly explained: "There is a very hidden tunnel between the flour mill building and here.
, I came through the tunnel, it was very safe."
"Comrade Lieutenant, you came just in time." Sokov summoned the commanders in the building to assign them defense tasks. Now that Guchakov is here, he simply assigned the tasks together: "I am
We plan to assign defense tasks to them. Since you are here, let’s listen together.”
Sokov said to several commanders in front of him: "Comrade commanders, in the battle that just ended, you and your men performed very well. You are all good. On behalf of the brigade headquarters, I would like to express my sincere gratitude to you
Express your gratitude!" Having said this, he stood at attention and raised his hand to salute a solemn military salute. When everyone saw Sokov saluting them, they hurriedly raised their hands to return the salute.
"In order to better defend this building, I would like to share some of my opinions." Sokov put down his hand and continued: "After the recent renovation, the defense of this building has become more complete. But we cannot
Just carry out pure defense and hide in the building waiting for the enemy to attack. Instead, you should use the cover of night to harass the enemy, make them restless all night, and disrupt their offensive rhythm..."
"Comrade Brigade Commander," after Sokov finished explaining his general deployment, Guchakov asked on behalf of everyone: "Can you explain it in more detail? For example, how can we use the night to harass the enemy?"
"Germans are also human beings. After dark, they will be tired and want to sleep." Sokov glanced at the commander standing in front of him and said: "We can send a team of two or three people.
, using the cover of night to quietly walk through the ruins outside the building, go to the place where the German troops are stationed, and shoot at them or throw grenades. It is certainly a good thing to cause them great casualties; even if it does not cause them any losses,
But as long as they are disturbed, it will affect the attack plan for the next day..."
"Comrade Brigadier, I have another suggestion." After Sokov finished speaking, Guchakov spoke again.
"Let's talk, Comrade Lieutenant." Sokov felt that the other party would not be unreasonable, so he said in an easy-going manner: "If you have any suggestions, just put them forward. If they are reasonable, I will adopt them."
"That's it, Comrade Brigade Commander." Guchakov pointed to the street outside and said to Sokov: "You can also see that the street outside is full of large and small bomb craters. If we are in the bomb crater
Can we better defend ourselves by setting up defensive positions and connecting them to the building with traffic trenches?"
Regarding Guchakov's proposal, Sokov frowned and thought for a moment, then nodded and said: "Comrade Lieutenant, your proposal is good. If we build new fortifications outside, we can attract the enemy's attention."
All the power cannot be concentrated here in the building, and when the enemy attacks the new fortifications, the firepower deployed in the building can also provide cover for the commanders and fighters who stick to the outside fortifications. Yes, yes, your proposal is really good.
Do as you say."
"Also, there are only a few dozen soldiers in the building." Seeing Sokov agreeing with his point of view, Guchakov showed a happy smile on his face, and continued: "I have more than a hundred soldiers under my command.
, I can send them all here if necessary."
"No, Lieutenant Guchakov, we can't send your people here." Sokov rejected Guchakov's new suggestion: "The flour mill building occupied by your company is far away from this building.
It's only a few hundred meters away, so we can support each other. Whether it's you or here, when the Germans are besieging you, the other side can provide support. But if all the troops are concentrated in one place, it will easily become a lonely battle. Understand.
?"
"I understand, Comrade Brigadier."
After Guchakov paused for a moment, he suddenly remembered something important. He turned around and asked Vasily in surprise: "Sergeant Vasily, I just saw someone flying from your fourth floor in the building opposite.
A rocket popped out and blew up the enemy across the square. What's going on? Did you move all the rocket launchers to the roof of the building?"
"Comrade Lieutenant," upon hearing Guchakov's question, Vasily showed a proud smile on his face: "What you see are the new rockets that Comrade Brigade Commander sent to us not long ago.
Compared with the rockets used by Katyusha, this kind of rocket is smaller and lighter, but its power is not much weakened. Instead, it can be launched from any position, and its shooting accuracy is not bad..."
When Guchakov listened to Vasily's introduction of this new type of rocket, his eyes almost dropped to the ground. As soon as Vasily finished speaking, he asked Sokov eagerly: "Comrade Brigadier, can you give us a rocket?"
Equipped with this new type of rocket? I believe that with this new type of rocket, we will definitely be able to destroy more enemies."
"I'm sorry, Lieutenant Guchakov, I may not be able to satisfy your request." Sokov spread his hands and said helplessly: "The number of these new rockets is too small, so there are only a few troops.
We will only equip them." He knew that Guchakov would definitely ask when the equipment would be given to them, so he said first, "As for when the equipment will be given to your company, we can only wait until the next batch of rockets are delivered, and then the brigade headquarters will
Consider it as appropriate.”
Guchakov is also a smart man. When Sokov said this, he immediately knew that his troops had no hope of obtaining this new type of rocket. However, he was not discouraged and changed the topic in time.
: "Comrade Brigade Commander, our company has suffered a serious consumption of ammunition and supplies during this period of fighting. I wonder when we can replenish it?"
Although before the German army rushed into Stalingrad, Sokov looted the German supply warehouse and stockpiled a large amount of weapons and ammunition in advance. According to his idea, these weapons and ammunition were enough to equip a division, how could they support this time?
The battle was over. But when the real battle started, he discovered that in the face of such a high-intensity battle, the consumption of ammunition was extremely alarming. Since the troops were equipped with German equipment, they could not get the necessary supplies from the rear.
The weapons and ammunition consumed in the battle can only be replenished through seizures on the battlefield. The request made by Guchakov at this moment made Sokov difficult.
After thinking for a long time, he said to Guchakov: "Comrade Lieutenant, the brigade can find a way to replenish you with some weapons and ammunition, but if you want to persist in the city, you can only rely on your own strength and steal from the enemy.
Go and seize it. Do you understand?"
Hearing what Sokov said, Guchakov immediately realized that it was impossible to get enough supplies directly from the brigade headquarters. You must know that there are so many companies under the entire brigade that need supplies. If they all count on the brigade,
It would be very unrealistic for his troops to carry out this matter. The only solution was to find a way to seize the enemy's weapons and ammunition. He began to consider that after dark, he should send out a reconnaissance team to find the enemy's cache of ammunition.
and supplies. After all, when fighting in such a large city, it is impossible for all supplies to be temporarily transported from outside the city. There must be a fixed place to store the supplies needed by the troops. As long as the scouts can find this place, they will personally
