"Chief of Staff," Sokov asked Sameko with a sideways look before assigning the task, "Which of our troops is nearby?"
Samyko took out a small book from his pocket, looked at it, and then replied: "Near this arsenal is a battalion of the 46th Guards Tank Brigade, which belongs to General Kravchenko's 6th Tank Army."
"A tank battalion?!" Sokov shook his head after hearing this and said, "This is too few troops, and it is simply not enough to move out all the weapons and ammunition from the arsenal."
Unexpectedly, as soon as Sokov's words came out of his mouth, Samyko asked in surprise: "Comrade Commander, why do you want to move all the weapons and ammunition out of the arsenal?"
Sokov was stunned and stared at Samyko, thinking why did he ask this? But soon, Sokov realized that he had made a common-sense mistake. He discovered the arsenal a few years ago and wanted to
Try every means to transport weapons and ammunition to your own defense area. Because at that time, the arsenals were all in the enemy's defense area. If they were not evacuated as soon as possible, these weapons and ammunition would be of great benefit to the enemy. But now the ammunition depot discovered is in our own defense area.
Within the defense zone, you only need to send troops to guard it. There is no need to empty the weapons and ammunition inside.
He raised his hand and slapped himself on the forehead, and said angrily: "Yes, yes, Comrade Chief of Staff, you are right. Since the arsenal was discovered in our defense area, there is no need to evacuate it.
All you need to do is send someone to take care of it.”
After saying that, he lowered his head and searched carefully on the map. At the same time, he muttered: "Tell me, are there any similar arsenals nearby?"
Trofimenko said: "Comrade Commander, this is entirely possible. Before the war broke out, we established secret military warehouses in many areas, storing large amounts of weapons, ammunition and various military supplies.
However, after the war broke out, due to the rapid defeat of our army, many of these warehouses prepared in advance fell into the hands of the Germans, which was equivalent to giving them an advantage."
He drew a large circle with his hand around the location where the arsenal was discovered, and suggested to Sokov: "Comrade Commander, I suggest that we search the area centered on the discovered arsenal. If we can find it again,
Several hidden arsenals, then even if our superiors don't replenish us, we will still have enough weapons and ammunition to sustain the next stage of the battle."
Sokov quite agrees with Trofimenko's statement. You must know that roads and bridges were damaged by the German army, which led to a decrease in the transportation capacity of the logistics troops. Various supplies sent from the rear were far behind.
It does not meet the needs of the troops. If we can really find a few more arsenals, we can rely on the weapons and ammunition stored in them to sustain the troops in the next battle.
"To conduct a search in such a large area requires a lot of troops." Sokov looked up at Trofimenko and asked: "Comrade Deputy Commander, which troops do you plan to use?"
"Colonel Khokhlov's 182nd Infantry Division is nearby," Trofimenko said: "The division has a huge equipment gap. If a new arsenal can be found, it can just solve the division's shortage of weapons and ammunition.
.”
Hearing what Trofimenko said, Sokov no longer hesitated and readily agreed: "Okay, then leave this task to the 182nd Infantry Division and fully arm them as soon as possible.
It can also play a greater role in the next stage of combat."
"Colonel Khokhlov called me yesterday and specifically mentioned the matter of weapons and equipment." Trofimenko said to Sokov: "I think this matter will be reported to Khokhlov sooner rather than later.
My husband called and asked him to send someone to accompany Comrade Vasily to take over the arsenal."
"Okay." Sokov agreed to Trofimenko's proposal, and added: "Let Colonel Khokhlov first mobilize troops and follow Vasily to take over the arsenal. At the same time, we will also transfer the tank battalion.
, responsible for protecting the safety of the arsenal."
"Yes, Comrade Commander." Hearing what Sokov said, Trofimenko couldn't help but be overjoyed. He quickly stood up and said, "I'm going to call Colonel Khokhlov and ask him to immediately arrange manpower to follow Vasily."
Let’s act together, comrades.”
Not long after, after making the phone call, Trofimenko came to Vasily and said to him politely: "Major Vasily, I will take you to the 182nd Infantry Division to introduce you to the division commander, Colonel Khoklov.
, and then you take them to the arsenal you discovered."
Unexpectedly, Vasily rejected Trofimenko's kindness: "Comrade Deputy Commander, there is no need to trouble you. I know Colonel Khokhlov and all the division commanders of the 27th Army. I think I should go there alone."
Bar."
Hearing what Vasily said, Trofimenko immediately remembered that the other party was once a subordinate of Sokov and had spent some time in the 27th Army. Maybe he was more familiar with the commanders at all levels of this group than he was. It was exactly what happened.
Due to such considerations, Trofimenko did not insist and agreed to let Vasily go find Khokhlov alone.
After Vasily left, Sokov said to the old man: "Old man, from now on, you must stay in the headquarters and you will never leave without my order."
Regarding the order issued by Sokov, the old man asked with some confusion: "Comrade Commander, why is this? Why did you give me such an order?"
"Old man, the situation is like this." Sokov felt that some things should be explained clearly to the old man in advance to facilitate communication between them, so he said truthfully: "There will be a condolence group from Moscow tomorrow, and many of them are yours.
Old acquaintances, they came here specially to see you."
"Comrade Commander, I understand." The old man was also a man. Hearing what Sokov said, he immediately guessed the final outcome: "These people want to see me but they are lying. I'm afraid they have accepted the order from their superiors and want to find a way to kill me."
Take it back to Moscow."
Seeing that the old man had guessed that he planned to let him return to Moscow, Sokov didn't know what to say for a moment. After a long time, he said with difficulty: "Yes, old man, out of consideration for your health,
You'd better go back to Moscow, where it's at least safer than here."
"It seems that there is no hope for this matter." The old man said with regret: "Although I have not been in Otac for a long time, I like the life here very much. Maybe the living conditions are not as good as those in Moscow, but the life
But I lived an extremely fulfilling life. I didn’t expect that I would have to return to Moscow after staying here for less than a month.”
"Old man, don't be sad. Our separation is only temporary." Sokov comforted the old man and said, "When the war is over, I will accompany you to Germany to see how it is different from the Germany you knew before."
After hearing this, the old man had a longing look on his face. But not long after, his expression darkened: "What a pity, most of the people I know are already dead. And after this damn war,
, I’m afraid the familiar city has become unrecognizable.”
"Comrade Commander, I am getting old and my physical strength is no longer good. Can you find a place for me to have a good sleep?"
"Captain Koshkin," after hearing the old man say that he wanted to find a place to rest, Sokov quickly called Koshkin and told him: "The old man is tired, you take him to find a place to rest. Before tomorrow afternoon
, his safety is your sole responsibility."
After Koshkin took the old man away, Smirnov said with lingering fear: "Comrade Commander, I think it is a good thing for all of us to let the old man leave early."
After he finished speaking, he saw everyone staring at him with curious eyes, and continued: "Everyone knows that the old man is ninety years old this year. If he is an ordinary person, he may have a problem walking, but the old man not only helps
We train snipers and even personally lead a sniper team to carry out missions in Wingene. Based on this alone, we cannot accept it.
However, we should also note that it is not safe for the old man to stay here. After all, we are on the front line. We may be bombed or shelled by enemy planes one day. If he stays here for one more day, we will not be able to rest assured.
.”
"Chief of Staff, after tomorrow, you don't have to worry." Sokov said: "The Chief of Staff of the Front Army has clearly told me that the main purpose of the condolence group coming to our army tomorrow is to bring the old man back. Although the old man left
, everyone feels a little reluctant to part with him, but there is nothing we can do about it. After all, he is so old, and if something happens to him on the front line, no one will be able to bear the responsibility."
"Comrade Commander, where is the ace sniper in the city?" Samyko reminded Sokov: "Are we just ignoring him?"
"Comrade Chief of Staff," Sokov said: "Although the old man is leaving the city, Lyudmila and Vasily are still there. You know, they are the best snipers in our army. As long as they join forces,
We will definitely be able to uncover the German snipers hiding in the city."
"But if the German snipers choose to take action tomorrow, what should we do?"
"Didn't we already discuss this?" Sokov looked at Samyko and said, "In addition to arranging soldiers to guard both sides of the streets, snipers will also be deployed at commanding heights in some cities to prevent German snipers.
Possible sniper operation."
Sokov was worried that the German snipers would make some attacks in the east and west to divert everyone's attention. He also specifically told Samek: "In order to prevent the last incident from happening again, we must also arrange for someone to guard the kitchen. Do you understand?"
"Comrade Commander, you can rest assured about this." Samyko assured Sokov: "Since the last explosion in the kitchen, I have sent a special person to guard the door of the kitchen. Everyone who comes in and out must be inspected.
With strict inspections, it is absolutely impossible for anyone to sneak into the kitchen and plant a bomb."
"In addition to the kitchen, some key units of the headquarters must also strengthen their precautions." Although Sameko assured that there would be no more incidents in the kitchen, Sokov continued to warn: "You must remember that if anything happens to any department,
, will cause us huge losses."
"Comrade Commander, I plan to deploy a guard battalion tomorrow to maintain order on the streets." Sameko said hesitantly: "But if we want to strengthen the security work of the headquarters, I'm afraid this guard battalion cannot be deployed..."
"Comrade Chief of Staff," Trofimenko interrupted Samyko before he could finish his words: "No place is more important than the headquarters, do you understand? There are not enough troops to maintain order on the streets.
They are drawn from other combat units. These in the headquarters must be protected by the original guard units. Combat units must not be allowed to take over the security work, otherwise it is easy to make mistakes."
"Comrade Deputy Commander," Smirnov couldn't help but interject after hearing this: "Can you explain why it went wrong when the field troops were responsible for the security work of the headquarters?"
"The reason is very simple. The field troops are good at fighting, but they have no experience in security work." Trofimenko said: "And when a field force is assigned to be responsible for the security of the headquarters, the people in the headquarters cannot recognize it clearly.
The commanders and fighters of the field force are also unfamiliar with the members of the headquarters. Once a spy sneaks in, it is entirely possible to take advantage of the fact that the troops on both sides do not know each other to sabotage the headquarters."
"Comrade Deputy Commander is right." Hearing this, Sokov couldn't help but interject: "A group of strangers are transferred from the outside to be responsible for the security work of such an important department of the headquarters. Problems of one kind or another will definitely arise.
.In order to avoid being infiltrated by the enemy, I think the security work of the headquarters should be handled by the Security Department. After all, we have three guard battalions and have enough power to ensure the safety of the headquarters."
"Well, the comrades from the security department are responsible for the security work of the headquarters. I don't think we need to worry about it." Smirnov waited for Sokov to finish and then said: "Next, we should take a look
, to what position has the 18th Guards Corps advanced, and how long will it take to reach Wengerne?"
"Comrade Chief of Staff, telegram." A staff officer came over with the telegram and handed it to Samyko. After reading the contents of the telegram, Samyko handed the telegram to Sokov and reported: "It's Klav.
In the telegram sent by General Chenko, he said that his troops encountered a German armored unit during their march, and that the two sides are now engaged in a fierce battle."
"Encountered German armor?" Sokov did not reach out to receive the telegram, but asked directly: "Where did the battle take place?"
"Right here, Billita." Samyko pointed to the map and said to Sokov: "It's seven or eight kilometers east of Victoria. Judging from the location of the enemy's appearance, they should be preparing to attack the Guards.
The 18th Army unfortunately encountered the troops of the 6th Tank Army, and the two sides exchanged fire hastily without preparation."
"How is the situation of our army?" Sokov was still a little worried about the German armored forces. He asked cautiously: "How is the situation of the battle? Did our army suffer any losses?"
"There are no recent battle reports yet." Samyko shook his head and said: "But according to Kravchenko's report, the 17th Tank Army was attacked. This army has more than 300 tanks. It wants to defeat the German army.
Armored troops shouldn’t have much of a problem.”
"More than three hundred tanks?" Sokov was thinking in his mind. The vast majority of these more than three hundred tanks should be T-34 tanks. As long as the German army does not dispatch Tigers, even if there are many Panther tanks, I am afraid that
It was also difficult to win this tank encounter. Thinking of this, he said to Samyko: "Call back to General Kravchenko and ask them to destroy this German tank unit to ensure a clear path for the attack."