Not long after dark, Sokov received a call from the observation post, saying that a detachment led by Lieutenant Grisa had arrived at Mamayev Heights.
After learning the news, Sokov was overjoyed and quickly told the other party: "Tell Lieutenant Grisa immediately and ask him to come to the division headquarters immediately. By the way, Sergeant Yelizaveta, who is in charge of rocket launches, will also come with you.
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After putting down the phone, Sokov said to Sidorin: "Chief of Staff, our heroes are back. Please call the commander immediately and tell him the news."
Chuikov has been waiting for a call from Mamayev Heights since dark. He wants to know whether the team that blew up the enemy's ammunition depot and relieved the defense pressure on the barricade factory and Dzerzhinsky factory has returned safely.
After receiving the call from Sidorin, he couldn't help but smile and said quickly into the phone: "Lieutenant Colonel Sidorin, Comrade Military Commissar and I will rush there immediately. Remember to call the sentries along the way.
Just say hello to avoid unnecessary misunderstandings."
After Sidorin put down the phone, he said to Sokov: "Comrade division commander, commander and military commissar will be here soon. He asked us to say hello to the sentries along the way to avoid unnecessary misunderstandings."
If it were not during the war and the commander and military commissar were to come to him, Sokov would definitely take the people from the division to greet him outside Mamayev Hill, but now he can only call the guards to camp
Commander Tenev called in and told the other party: "Comrade Major, the commander and the military commissar will be arriving at Mamayev Hill soon. You should immediately lead a platoon to the exit of North Hill to greet him. Note
Stay here and ensure the safety of comrade commander."
"Don't worry, comrade division commander." Major Tenev, who had been idle since entering Mamayev Heights, patted his chest and assured Sokov, "I will definitely live up to your trust."
Ivanov felt somewhat uneasy about Sokov entrusting such an important task to a guard battalion commander whom he never met.
Playing devil's advocate. As soon as Tenev left, he asked tentatively: "Comrade division commander, is this major reliable? Do you think we should let Lieutenant Seryosha lead the troops along with us?"
"Comrade Deputy Division Commander, you don't have to worry." Sokov knew Tenev's origins well, so he could send him to meet Chuikov with such confidence and boldness: "Major Tenev used to be the group army headquarters before joining my army.
The commander of the security battalion, I couldn’t be more reassured that he would come forward to protect the safety of the commander and the military commissar.”
Ivanov had been the deputy division commander for so long, and this was the first time he heard that Tenev had served as Chuikov's guard battalion commander. While he felt disappointed in his heart, he no longer worried about the safety of Chuikov and the others.
Chuikov and Gurov left the headquarters with a dozen soldiers and headed in the direction of Mamayev Heights. The adjutant Captain Klimov, who was walking at the front, was worried that the two commanders could not see the road clearly.
, and also deliberately used a flashlight to illuminate the path under their feet for the two of them.
But his move was quickly stopped by Chuikov: "Adjutant, there is no need to light it for us, we can see the road clearly. You use the flashlight to illuminate our feet. On the surface, it seems to let us see the road clearly, but
Have you ever thought about it, this will also indicate targets for enemy snipers."
Upon hearing Chuikov's criticism, Klimov quickly extinguished the flashlight in his hand and said apologetically: "I'm sorry, Comrade Commander, I didn't think that much."
"Comrade Commander," before Chuikov could say anything else, Gurov smiled and helped Klimov smooth things over: "Captain Klimov also has good intentions, so don't blame him." In order to disown Chuikov again.
When pursuing the matter, he promptly changed the subject, "By the way, Comrade Commander, I heard that Colonel Sokov once participated in the meeting during the preparation stage of the Kharkov campaign?"
"Yes, he had attended that meeting." Chuikov had heard about it from Khrushchev. When Gurov asked, he nodded and said, "It is said that he once asked Timoshenko
The marshal pointed out that if we do not first eliminate the enemies in the Barvinkovo salient, it will lead to the failure of our campaign."
"He is right." Gurov nodded and said solemnly: "During the offensive battle in Kharkov, I served as the military commissar of the Southwest Front Army to understand the reasons for the failure of the battle. If we were at the beginning of the battle
In the initial stage, the enemies in the Barvinkovo salient were eliminated, and perhaps the outcome of the entire battle would be rewritten."
"What a pity." Seeing Gurov's affirmation of Sokov, Chuikov couldn't help but smile bitterly, and then said: "But his position is too low. Even if he foresees the enemy's possible actions in advance, I'm afraid no one will listen to him.
Let’s give him his opinion.”
"Comrade Commander, sometimes I really want to open Colonel Sokov's head to see what the structure inside is like." Gurov said with emotion: "Since the Battle of Stalingrad, other troops have
He suffered repeated defeats, but the troops he commanded and the areas he defended continued to receive good news. With his ability, he is now just a commander of the Guards Division, which is really unfair to him. "
"It would be great to be a division commander." Chuikov reminded Gurov: "He is too young. Although he has achieved a lot of results, I heard that his superiors appointed him to the 73rd Infantry Regiment a few months ago.
When I was the brigade commander, many people raised objections.”
"I have an idea," Gurov said thoughtfully: "After this period of fighting, not only did we understand Colonel Sokov's abilities, but the superior leaders must also have recognized his abilities. You see, we
Should we make suggestions to our superiors and give Sokov several divisions or brigades to form a combat group to alleviate the current severe situation in Stalingrad?"
Regarding Gurov's proposal, Chuikov said nothing and just hurried forward. I don't know how long it took, just when Gurov thought Chuikov would deny his proposal, he suddenly heard him say: "Comrade Military Commissar, your
Suggestion, I think we can give it a try. If the superiors are really willing to replenish Sokov’s troops and establish a new battle group, then we can disperse the German forces and reduce the pressure on the factory area.”
"Since you agree, when we return to the headquarters, we will jointly write a report to the front army headquarters..."
Before Gurov finished speaking, he suddenly heard someone shouting in front of him: "Who is it, stop!"
Chuikov heard that the other party was speaking Russian, and guessed that he might have encountered a lurking post at Mamayev Heights, and quickly told Klimov: "Comrade Adjutant, go over and see who is asking the question." Klimov
With a promise, he bent down and ran forward with the two soldiers.
