When Sokov put down the phone, he woke up Sameko who was sleeping beside him. The chief of staff was lying on the camp bed and asked Sokov with sleepy eyes: "Comrade Commander, what happened ahead?"
"General Poluboyarov reported to me that an enemy appeared in the defense zone of his mechanized brigade. According to their analysis, the enemy may have been to seize the bridge on the Pushore River at night, but he accidentally broke into our defense zone." Sokov walked towards his camp bed while saying lightly: "This enemy was wiped out in just a few minutes under the attack of our army."
When he learned that the Mechanized Brigade had just eliminated a small unit that had attacked, Sameko suddenly became awake. He sat up and asked cautiously: "Comrade Commander, since the enemy wants to seize the bridge on the Pushore River, he will never give up easily 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 wary so as not to be caught off guard by the enemy."
"Comrade Chief of Staff, you sleep peacefully." Sokov said confidently: "I have ordered General Poluboyarov to inform the comrades of the Mechanized Brigade to prepare them for combat and prevent possible attacks from the enemy."
When he saw Sameko open his mouth and seemed to want to say something, Sokov waved his hand at him, "Comrade Chief of Staff, don't worry, General Poluboyarov is also an old commander. If he deals with the night attacks of the Germans, he is very experienced. You should rest with peace of mind. There is still a lot of work to do when it dawn."
Since Sokov has already said this, Sameko also felt a little nervous. If even an old commander like General Poluboyarov could not trust him, who else could trust him in the future? Thinking of this, Sameko lay down again, closed his eyes and continued to sleep.
There is an idiom called "Extreme joy" that leads to sorrow. Just when Sokov thought everything was in his control, something unexpected happened. When it was still ten minutes before dawn, Sokov, who was sleeping in a daze, heard the phone ringing on the table again, but he did not move. He knew that the on-duty member would help him answer the phone.
很快,他就听到电话铃声响了,随后传来了值班员的声音:“这里是集团军司令部,您是哪里?”值班员的声音很快就变得慌乱起来,“好的,将军同志,请您稍等片刻,我立即去叫醒司令员同志.”
Hearing a series of steps towards him, Sokov turned over, opened his eyes and asked the duty officer who walked up to him: "Is there anything wrong?"
"Comrade Commander, something happened." The duty officer said with a panic expression: "General Poluboyarov reported that the bridge on the Pushuel River was lost."
"What?" Sokov heard the duty officer say this and rolled off the bed. He didn't even bother to wear his boots. He rushed to the table, grabbed the microphone on the table, and asked nervously: "General Poluboyarov, what's going on? I haven't always warned you that you must not be vigilant. Why would you throw away the bridge on the Pushor River?"
Because of anxiety, Sokov's voice was particularly loud. He woke up Sameko who was sleeping beside him. He sat up and looked nervously at Sokov who was answering the phone, trying to figure out what was going on.
"Comrade Commander, our soldiers did not sleep all night and were on guard on the position."
"Always on alert?" Sokov asked angrily: "How come he loses his position? Did the enemy dispatch hundreds of tanks?"
"No, according to the report of the soldiers, no more than fifteen German tanks were seized on the bridge."
"What, fifteen tanks have broken through your defensive positions?" Sokov was so angry that he slapped the table with his hand: "What is your mechanization for? Even the enemy can't stop this little enemy?" Fortunately, Sokov was calling. If the brigade commander who lost his position appeared in front of him, maybe Sokov would dare to pull and shoot the other party.
Faced with Sokov's thunderous wrath, General Poluboyarov did not speak. After Sokov attacked, he said cautiously: "Comrade Commander, please listen to my explanation. This is the situation. The enemy is very cunning. After they found that the vanguard team was destroyed, they adjusted their tactics in time. They used unknown tanks to move back and forth between 800 and 1,000 meters in front of our position to attract our army's attention.
While our army was attracted by them, we sent another tank unit to the upper reaches of the Pushore River and to the side of our army along the river. You also know that the fortifications we have built hastily defended in the southeast direction, and the enemy was detoured from the northeast direction, and they immediately walked around behind our army. Although we had made tenacious defenses, we still did not block the enemy."
After hearing General Poluboyarov's explanation, Sokov slowly calmed down. He felt that the German army's tactics of concealing the world were very effective. Even if he was commanding the troops at the forefront, he might fall into the trap of the Germans. After thinking about this, his anger gradually subsided. After pondering for a while, he said to the microphone: "General Poluboyarov, the enemy has occupied the bridge. What are you going to do next?"
"What else can I do? Of course, I will retake the bridge. If the enemy has a firm foothold there, they will definitely wedge into our defense zone through there." General Poluboyarov assured Sokov: "Comrade Commander, I will personally command the troops to carry out a counterattack and eliminate the enemies occupying the bridge before noon."
It is simple to say but not easy to do. Sokov asked cautiously: "How many troops are there in the left bank now?"
"The Mechanized Brigade has two fully-organized infantry battalions," said General Poluboyarov: "When our right bank troops attack the enemy occupying the bridge, the Mechanized Brigade will simultaneously launch an attack from the left bank and form a pincer attack on the enemy."
Considering that the tank army's troops are basically on the left bank now, while the right bank only has tank troops. If they are attacking without the cooperation of infantry, they will easily be killed by the German anti-tank hands. After staring at the map for a while, he asked: "Where is Major General Fomenko's Infantry Division now?"
"Their station is two kilometers behind us."
Chapter completed!