Sokov asked tentatively: "General Chuikov, did Xiao Xidorin die?"
"No, no." Chuikov shook his head and said: "General Sokov, I did not send a death notice to my old friend Sidorin. Little Sidorin was seriously injured after being shelled by the enemy, and rescue operations are being carried out at the moment.
…”
Chuikov's words confused Sokov. Since little Sidorin did not die, and you and your chief of staff, General Sidorin, are old friends, if you have anything to do, just call him directly. Why do you have to do this?
How about calling yourself in a larger circle?
"General Chuikov," Sokov thought of this and couldn't help but ask: "As far as I know, you and my chief of staff have a close relationship. This kind of thing can be said directly. Why do you have to go through such a big circle, even
And alerted Marshal Rokossovsky?”
"General Sokov, what should I say?" Chuikov sighed and said with some embarrassment: "Six hours have passed since little Sidolin was sent to the operating room, but the rescue is still continuing. I asked the doctor
, the hope of survival is very small.”
Hearing this, Sokov couldn't help crying or laughing. It seemed that Chuikov was making preparations. If Little Sidorin could not be rescued, he would have to tell Sidorin the bad news, but he could stay out of it:
"General Chuikov, you are posing a difficult problem for me. If something happens to Xiao Xiduolin, how should I explain it to my chief of staff? There are some things that you can't say, and I'm afraid it will be even harder for me to say them."
"I'm sorry, General Sokov. I'm a little sorry for asking you to convey such bad news." Chuikov heard Sokov's displeasure from his tone and hurriedly said apologetically: "But I didn't either.
You know, the war is busy now, and I have endless work to deal with every day. If there is really something wrong with Xiao Xiduolin, and I tell my old friend about it, he will definitely be heartbroken.
Even if you want to, you can't do anything to persuade her. But your situation is different. You and Major General Xi Duolin get along day and night, and it's easier for me to say some comforting words than it is for me."
"I understand, General Chuikov, I understand what you mean." After listening to Chuikov's explanation, Sokov finally understood the other party's good intentions. He hesitated for a moment and said: "If you have accurate information, remember to
Please notify me promptly and I will convey the matter to Chief of Staff Sidorin."
"Thank you so much, General Sokov." Chuikov, who had received Sokov's promise, breathed a sigh of relief and said, "I have remembered this friendship. If you need help with anything in the future, please feel free to ask.
, I will definitely help you."
After exchanging pleasantries with Chuikov, Sokov put down the phone. He strolled to the door, looked outside, and saw Ponedelin and Sidorin sitting on the sandbags next to them smoking, so he walked towards them.
He went over and said to them: "Deputy Commander, Chief of Staff, it's too cold here, you'd better go back inside and smoke."
Sidorin just finished smoking a cigarette. He stood up, threw the pipe on the ground, crushed it with his toes, and asked with a smile: "Commander, have you finished calling General Chuikov?"
"Well, the fight is over." Sokov was a little speechless for a moment, not knowing what to say to Sidorin.
But Sidorin did not notice Sokov's abnormality, and said to himself: "Comrade Commander, the deputy commander just told me everything that happened to you in the village. I don't think it's Odzan."
Whether it’s the Ski family or the village chief’s family, both are questionable.”
When Sokov heard this, he immediately became interested: "Chief of Staff, tell me, why are they all worthy of suspicion?"
"The reason is very simple. There are people from both families working for the Germans." Sidorin said: "Poland has been occupied by the Germans for five years. Many people have to choose to cooperate with the Germans in order to survive. But listen
According to the narration of Comrade Deputy Commander, Odzhansky's son left his hometown with the Germans, which proves that he was determined to serve the Germans. It was probably because of his instructions that the German scouts appeared in his home.
As for the head of the village of Germon, his children have all gone to the German defense zone, which shows that his family is also pro-German. In today's meeting, he only showed that he hates Odzhansky. As for the German
He didn’t mention it at all about people’s opinions.”
After listening to Sidorin's analysis, Sokov recalled it carefully and found that the other party was indeed right. Everyone sat together and ate for an hour. In addition to hearing Jiemon constantly scolding his in-laws, it seemed that
There was no mention of his opinion of the Germans at all, which shows that this person also has problems. Thinking of this, Sokov nodded and said: "Comrade Chief of Staff, so you agree with me sending someone to monitor him?"
"
"Yes, Comrade Commander, I very much agree." Sidorin nodded and gave Sokov an affirmative answer: "I think we should send someone over as soon as possible to monitor both families as soon as possible to find out who they are.
Is there any collusion with the Germans?"
"Come here," Sokov called to a staff officer who was passing by and told him: "Go and call Captain Koshkin!"
Seeing that the person who stopped him was Sokov, the staff officer did not dare to neglect him. He trotted to the room where Koshkin was staying and said to Koshkin who was warming himself by the fire: "Comrade Captain, the commander is looking for you!"
"Comrade Commander is looking for me?" Koshkin asked: "Where is he?"
"He is at the gate of the headquarters." After the staff officer finished answering, he felt that he did not give enough details, so he quickly added: "The deputy commander and chief of staff are also there."
Hearing that the three Sokovs were waiting for him at the entrance of the headquarters, Koshkin thought something big had happened, so he hurriedly put on his boots, put on his military coat, and ran out in a panic behind the staff.
.
When he arrived in front of Sokov, Koshkin had already buttoned his military coat. After raising his hand in salute, he politely asked: "Comrade Commander, what are your instructions?"
"Have you done everything I asked you to do?"
Koshkin was stunned for a moment, then understood what Sokov was talking about, nodded vigorously, and said: "Yes, Comrade Commander, I have already arranged manpower to attack Odzhansky and Djemon Village.
The two families will be under surveillance."
"We must arrange more manpower." Sidorin reminded from the side: "If there are too few manpower, I am afraid that the necessary surveillance effect will not be achieved."
"Comrade Chief of Staff, you can rest assured about this." Koshkin turned to Sidorin and said: "I sent a total of 15 people, divided into three groups, and changed shifts every eight hours. In other words, these two pictures of people are all
They are under our surveillance 24 hours a day, so even if a mouse enters their home, the people I send to monitor it will be able to find it immediately."
"A team of 5 people, wouldn't the target be too big?" Although Koshkin's arrangement sounded fine, Sidorin was still worried and said: "If the villagers discover it, it may attract unnecessary attention."
Trouble."
"Chief of Staff, I believe Koshkin." Sokov interrupted: "He comes from the Ministry of Internal Affairs, and surveillance of targets is his strength. I believe that since he dared to make such an arrangement, he must have carefully considered it."
Seeing that Sokov trusted him so much, Koshkin was quite moved. After Sokov finished speaking, he explained to Sidorin: "Comrade Chief of Staff, when I followed the commander out of the village, I made a special observation
After crossing the surrounding terrain, I found a small hillside nearby, where I could see everything in the village clearly. The people responsible for surveillance were hiding there. My people have been specially trained. If they want to hide, ordinary villagers cannot.
found."
Sidorin was very satisfied with Koshkin's answer. He raised his hand and patted the other party's shoulder, and said with a smile: "Captain Koshkin, no wonder the commander thinks so highly of you. You are indeed capable.
"
Since they had to study the troops' preparations for an attack next, Sokov and others returned to the headquarters.
As soon as he entered the door, a staff officer called Sidorin aside and reported to him the intelligence he had just received. While Sidorin was explaining the matter to the staff officer, Ponedelin touched Sokov with his elbow.
He held up his arm and asked in a low voice: "Comrade Commander, what exactly does General Chuikov want to see you for? Can you tell me?"
"This, this?!" Ponedelin's words made Sokov embarrassed. Logically speaking, it didn't matter even if he told Ponedelin about this matter. If Sidorin hadn't been present just now, he might not have told Ponedelin.
Jie Lin avoided. He said "this" several times in succession, but never said the following.
Ponedelin saw the embarrassment on Sokov's face, couldn't help but smile lightly, and then asked tentatively: "Comrade Commander, if I guess correctly, what General Chuikov said must have something to do with Chief of Staff Sidorin.
It has something to do with it, maybe it’s about his son Cisterin the Younger. Am I right?”
Seeing that Ponedelin had guessed correctly and Sokov didn't hide anything, he nodded and said softly "Yeah".
"Comrade Commander," Sidorin came over with two pieces of intelligence and said with a somewhat serious expression: "I just received the intelligence from the scouts. The enemy's troop strength in some areas has changed. It seems that they are preparing to take some measures."
What action.”
When he learned that the enemy was mobilizing troops, Sokov couldn't help being surprised, and then asked: "Where is it?"
Sidorin looked down at the map in front of him, then pointed to one of the positions and said: "It's right here. It seems that they have been conducting reconnaissance on our defense area a lot. The location where they added troops happens to be where our army's defense is weakest.
The place."
"Comrade Commander, Brajinski's 109th Infantry Division has just completed its replenishment," Ponedelin looked up and said to Sokov after seeing the position clearly: "Their main forces have been transferred to the second line for training, and the frontline
There is only one regiment left. If the German army really breaks through from their defensive zone, it may disrupt our offensive deployment."
After listening to what the two said, Sokov did not answer immediately, but continued to stare at the map in front of him, thinking about a suitable solution.
After a few minutes, he looked up at the two men and said: "From the intelligence point of view, the enemy's troop movements are carried out secretly, which proves that the enemy does not intend to take offensive actions against our army for the time being, so I think the best way is to
It means maintaining the status quo and not adding troops to the front-line positions of the 109th Infantry Division."
"If we don't increase our troops, what should we do if the German army launches an attack?" Sidorin reminded Sokov: "Once the defense line of the 109th Infantry Division is breached, there will be a huge gap in the defense line of our group army.
"
"Comrade Chief of Staff, when I say maintain the status quo, I don't mean that we take no action." Sokov said to Sidorin: "Now in areas where the enemy has increased its troops, don't we have scouts? As long as we let the scouts
The soldiers closely monitor the enemy's movements. Once we find that they have signs of attack, it will not be too late for us to transfer Brajinski's main force from the second line to the front. Now it is better to let him train the troops with peace of mind. After all, the trained troops
,Only on the battlefield can we exert stronger combat effectiveness."
"Okay." Now that Sokov has said this, Sidorin couldn't refute it anymore, but he still added his own opinion: "I think we should talk to Brajinsky and ask him to send someone
Deploy additional observation posts at the front so that if the enemy makes any movement, he will be able to detect it as soon as possible."
"Comrade Chief of Staff, your phone number." A communications staff officer sitting in the corner got up and called Sidorin: "It's the commander of the 109th Infantry Division, Braginski."
Hearing that the call was from Braginsky, Sokov was happy. He said to Sidorin: "Comrade Chief of Staff, I think Braginsky also discovered something was wrong with the enemy opposite his position and took the initiative.
I called you to report. Hurry up and answer the phone and tell him our arrangements."
"Okay." Sidorin agreed and walked quickly towards the staff officer.
As soon as Sidorin walked away, the phone on the table rang.
"This is Sokov." Sokov grabbed the phone and asked, "Where are you?"
"I am Chuikov!" Chuikov's voice came from the receiver: "General Sokov, I have good news for you!"
Although Sokov knew that the good news Chuikov mentioned was related to Xiao Xidorin, he still urged: "General Chuikov, tell me quickly, what is the good news?"
"The operation is over." Chuikov said with some excitement: "The attending military doctor told me that all the shrapnel in Xiao Xiduolin's body has been removed. If nothing happens, he will be able to wake up before dawn tomorrow."
When Sokov heard that Little Sidorin's operation was over and that people might wake up before dawn the next day, he couldn't help but glance at Sidorin who was answering the phone in the distance, and tentatively asked Chuikov: "Then I
Can you tell my chief of staff about this?"
"Yes, yes." Chuikov said urgently: "Little Cidolin is out of danger. Now you can tell my old friend the news."
When Sokov put down the phone, Sidorin came over with two pieces of paper, which seemed to be the phone records he had written.
When Sidorin walked in front of him, Sokov said before he could speak: "Comrade Chief of Staff, I want to tell you some news. I hope you can be mentally prepared."
Sidorin is not a fool. He had already guessed that Sokov must be hiding something important from him when Sokov told Chuikov to avoid him and Ponedelin on the phone. In business, Sokov
Obviously, Cove would not let himself avoid it, so it could only be a private matter. What private matter did he need to avoid? It was undoubtedly related to his son. He asked tremblingly: "Comrade Commander, is this news about my son?