"Comrade commanders," Sokov said to everyone after Alitai finished speaking: "I plan to mobilize elite soldiers and generals from each battalion, disguise themselves as German troops, go deep into the enemy's rear, and find a way to extract weapons from the enemy's warehouses.
Some weapons and equipment that we can use."
Belkin had always supported Sokov's proposal in the past, but this time he said hesitantly: "Comrade Brigadier, I suggest you think about it carefully. Under the current situation,
Is it appropriate to send troops in disguise to go deep behind enemy lines?"
Seeing that Belkin actually questioned his plan, Sokov couldn't help but frowned slightly, and then asked: "Why? Tell me your reasons."
"The defense lines between the enemy and ours are constantly changing every day. Maybe a town belongs to our army in the morning and will be occupied by the Germans in the afternoon. In order to achieve unexpected results, our disguise operations must be kept secret and cannot be notified to friendly forces.
What should we do if we encounter friendly forces on the road and have a misunderstanding?" Belkin said in one breath what he was worried about, "Also, we have no idea where the German military warehouses are, so we just rashly sent out a group of troops.
Setting up a small team to look for it is like looking for a needle in a haystack."
Regarding Belkin's statement, Sokov did not immediately express his opinion, but asked other battalion commanders present: "What do you think of this matter?"
"Comrade Brigadier, I think what the political commissar said makes sense." Vasily, who had followed Sokov in a disguised surprise attack on a prisoner of war camp and arsenal, said: "Now the front is changing every day, let alone us.
, maybe even the group army headquarters may not know where our troops are and where the enemy is? At this time, I think it is too risky to send troops in disguise deep behind enemy lines to attack their military warehouses?
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"We have absolutely no idea where the enemy's warehouse is." Vanya also said carefully: "If our small team wanders aimlessly in the warring area, what awaits them in the end will not be...
If the enemy sees through it and the whole army is destroyed, it means that our army will regard it as an enemy and destroy it."
Seeing that several commanders who had always supported him were now opposing him, Sokov asked himself: Am I really wrong? Under the current situation, he should stay in his position honestly.
, don’t take any action and just wait for the Germans to attack?”
"Can I say a few words?" The room had been quiet for an unknown period of time, but suddenly a voice broke the silence. Everyone looked around and found out that the person speaking was Captain Briskey, the commander of the fourth battalion.
Since Briski seldom spoke at various meetings, Sokov did not know whether his statement at this moment would support him or oppose him. However, he still said politely: "Comrade Captain, if you have anything to say, you can
Just say it."
"I need an answer." Briski stood up, glanced at everyone, and said: "Since I came to this unit, what I heard the soldiers talking about the most is that under the command of Comrade Brigade Commander
Below, we have achieved a series of battle results. I have carefully analyzed all the battle cases and found that the brigade commander always uses troops in an ingenious way. In other people's eyes, there is absolutely no hope of success in battles, but the final battle results are shocking.
Tongue. As his old subordinates, why do you doubt his battle plan?"
Briski's words caused the other three battalion commanders to ponder: Yes, every battle organized by the brigade commander in the past was not favored by others, but in the end he won without exception. His illustrious military exploits,
Even the Supreme Commander himself knows this. The plan he proposed today may seem risky, but it is actually not without hope of success.
Seeing that the battalion commanders were deep in thought, Briski continued to strike while the iron was hot and said: "Since you all feel that the plan proposed by the brigade commander today is too risky, then as the commander of the fourth battalion, I take the initiative to propose to the brigade commander that the four of us
Let’s allocate manpower from the battalion to complete this glorious and arduous task.”
Sokov did not expect that Briski, who was taciturn in every meeting, would support him so clearly today. Hearing the request made by the other party, he nodded slightly and said: "Okay, Captain Briski,
Since you made such a request, your battalion will independently complete this mission behind enemy lines."
"Comrade Brigadier," seeing Sokov handing over the task to the fourth battalion, and the other three battalion commanders feeling vague regrets, Andrei stood up and thought of Sokov's request: "I think this is an arduous task.
The task should be completed by our four battalions together."
"Since I have handed over the task to the fourth battalion, this task will be completed independently by their battalion." After Sokov finished saying this, he asked Briski: "Captain Briski, I want to ask,
What method do you plan to use to find the location of the German army's warehouse?"
In response to Sokov's question, Brisky smiled faintly and then said: "Comrade Brigade Commander, have you forgotten that the First Battalion captured many German officers and soldiers in today's battle? We can completely learn from the mouths of these prisoners.
Find out where they sneaked through our defenses and where they got their supplies."
"Captain Briskey, you are really not simple." As soon as Brischi finished speaking, Chief of Staff Sidorin praised him and said: "We only think that the enemy's and our defense lines are intertwined, and the small team will face various difficulties when passing through.
But they forgot that we can learn about the traffic routes from the captured enemies. With the prisoners’ confessions, it will be much easier for us to find the enemy’s warehouses, and we don’t have to try our luck everywhere like looking for a needle in a haystack.”
"First battalion commander," Sokov remembered that captured prisoners were usually handed over to the city defense committee for disposal. At this moment, he was eager to learn some important information from the prisoners, and was afraid that Vanya had already handed over the prisoners, so he hurriedly asked:
"Where are the German soldiers captured by your battalion? They haven't been handed over to the City Defense Committee yet, right?"
"It hasn't been handed over yet," Vanya said, shaking her head: "The City Defense Committee is busy concentrating its efforts on building the fortifications in the city, so the troops that were originally scheduled to receive the prisoners have not shown up yet."
Sokov pushed the phone in front of him and ordered: "You call the battalion headquarters immediately and tell the officer on duty that no one can give these prisoners to anyone who wants them before the interrogation is completed. Do you understand?"
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While Vanya was on the phone, Sokov said to Briski again: "Comrade Captain, is there anyone in your camp who understands German?"
"Yes, there are many soldiers who understand German, and they are fully qualified to interrogate prisoners." Briski nodded and said: "Comrade Brigade Commander, please rest assured, we will definitely get the information we want to know from the prisoners' mouths."
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Sokov asked Brisky if there were soldiers who knew German in the battalion. Not only was it for the convenience of interrogating the prisoners, but also because they had to disguise themselves and go deep behind enemy lines. Each armored vehicle must be equipped with at least several soldiers who knew German.
Even if you encounter real German soldiers on the road, you will not get into trouble.
He originally wanted the commanders and fighters of the Fourth Battalion to complete this task independently, but then he thought about it, even if the Fourth Battalion had more than a thousand soldiers, how many soldiers would be proficient in German? Thinking of this, he said: "Although
This mission was assigned to the Fourth Battalion, but after some consideration, I decided to transfer a group of German-speaking soldiers from other battalions to participate in this operation."
Vasily and Andrei originally thought that this mission had nothing to do with them, and they were feeling disappointed. When Sokov said this, they suddenly became excited again. Especially Vasya, who was excited
Said: "Comrade Brigade Commander, you may not know that among the recruits our battalion recruited in Kursk, there are many bachelors who understand German, and they can participate in this operation."