Under the leadership of the deputy factory director, Sokov and the others came to the assembly workshop located in the north of the factory. Along the way, they encountered several sentry posts. Seeing that the deputy factory director was leading the way, the militiamen at the sentry posts let them pass without any interrogation.
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After passing five or six sentry posts in a row, Brisky smiled and said to Sokov: "Comrade Brigade Commander, fortunately we have Comrade Deputy Factory Director personally guiding us this time, otherwise we would have been delayed a lot when passing these sentry posts.
Less time.”
"Comrade Lieutenant Colonel," the deputy factory director heard Briski's words and quickly explained to Sokov: "These sentries were just established to prevent the Germans from sneaking into the factory area."
Sokov made careful calculations on the way here. Basically, there is one such sentry post three to five hundred meters away. Each place has a squadron of troops. Even if the enemy really comes in, these sentry posts will at least have time to sound the alarm.
. He said: "Comrade Deputy Director, your arrangement of sentry posts is very reasonable. The two sentry posts are several hundred meters apart and can see each other. Even if the German army sends people to check the sentry posts and one sentry post is attacked, the other sentry posts will be attacked."
The sentry posts can also provide timely support. Each sentry post has a squad, and it should be no problem to support for a few minutes in the face of the enemy's attack."
"Comrade Lieutenant Colonel, you are right." As soon as Sokov finished speaking, the deputy director agreed: "After the comrades of the Guards Division came, they personally arranged such a sentry for us. The reason they said
, the same as what you just said."
When he arrived at the assembly workshop, workshop director Cousteau was already waiting at the door. After he and the deputy director hugged him, he politely said to Sokov: "Hello, Comrade Lieutenant Colonel, on behalf of everyone in the assembly workshop, I
Comrade, you are welcome to come."
When Sokov shook hands with Cousteau, he casually asked: "Comrade Cousteau, I would like to ask, how many workers are there in your workshop?"
"There are 823 people in the workshop, including workers and cadres." Cousteau replied: "Among them, 539 are workers with guns in their hands."
Sokov did not expect that there would be so many people in an assembly workshop. He could not help but widen his eyes in surprise and said in amazement: "There are actually so many people in one workshop?"
The deputy director and Cousteau looked at each other and said with a smile: "Comrade Lieutenant Colonel, the assembly workshop does not have the largest number of workers in the entire Red October Tractor Factory. The workshop with the largest number of workers has two.
There are thousands of people.”
Sokov thought silently in his heart that there were more than 500 armed workers in this workshop, plus the 300 people he brought, they could form two battalions. As long as the factory buildings here are strong and can block the attack of a German battalion,
There was still no problem. Thinking of this, he immediately asked Cousteau: "Comrade Cousteau, I would like to ask, is your factory here strong? In addition, have you built any fortifications?"
"Comrade Lieutenant Colonel, our workshop building is a solid fortification." Cousteau replied confidently: "The basement of the workshop is our shelter when we are under shelling and bombing. The windows on the ground floor of the factory building are blocked with bricks, leaving only
There are some necessary shooting holes. Around the factory, there are two permanent firepower points in each building, which can place anti-tank guns or heavy machine guns. These permanent firepower points are made of reinforced concrete structures and cannot be destroyed by ordinary German artillery fire..."
"Comrade Cousteau, I have a question." Sokov waited for Cousteau to introduce the fortifications of the workshop and then asked: "Since you have so many armed workers and such strong fortifications, why?
Why not assist the annihilation battalion in driving away the enemies who broke into the factory area?"
In response to Sokov's question, Cousteau did not answer, but turned to the deputy director for help. After seeing Cousteau's gaze, the deputy director coughed lightly, and then asked
Sokov explained: "Comrade Lieutenant Colonel, this place is more than 800 meters away from the daytime breakthrough. Our firepower cannot hit the enemy at all. In addition, Comrade Cousteau has not received the order to attack. Therefore,
When the fighting was at its fiercest, they could only watch from the sidelines."
"Yes, Comrade Lieutenant Colonel." Cousteau said with a blushing face: "We are in this assembly workshop, and we assemble T-34 tanks for friendly forces every day. If this place is occupied by the Germans, the consequences will be disastrous. So in
We cannot attack casually before getting permission from our superiors."
After listening to the statements of the deputy factory director and Cousteau, Sokov did not want to get entangled in the matter any longer. After all, his mission was to assist in defense, but to hold Bai Tian responsible. He changed the subject and asked: "Cousteau.
Comrade Stowe, since the assembly workshop is so important, it will definitely be attacked by enemy planes. Have you established an air defense position?"
"Yes, there are air defense positions." Cousteau pointed upward with his hand and said: "On the roof, we have deployed six M1939 37mm anti-aircraft guns, and the female anti-aircraft artillery unit is responsible for air defense."
When he learned that there was a female anti-aircraft artillery unit deployed on the roof, Sokov suddenly became interested. He tentatively asked Cousteau: "Comrade Cousteau, can you take me up to have a look?" He was afraid that the other party would refuse, so he added
One sentence: "The anti-aircraft gun you mentioned weighs two tons. I want to see how it is carried up?"
Cousteau glanced at Sokov in surprise and explained: "This is easy to do. Just dismantle the anti-aircraft gun, move the parts up in batches and reassemble it."
"Oh oh oh, that's it." Sokov really didn't expect that the other party actually dismantled the anti-aircraft gun, moved it to the roof and then reassembled it. This made his interest even stronger. "
Comrade Cousteau, can we go up to the roof and have a look?"
"Yes, Comrade Lieutenant Colonel." Cousteau did not make things difficult for Sokov as he imagined. Instead, he replied readily: "I will accompany you up." After that, Cousteau called a deputy,
Let him be responsible for arranging the commanders and fighters of the fourth battalion, and he took Sokov and the deputy director to climb the fire escape to the roof.
As soon as Sokov and the others climbed onto the roof along the fire escape, they heard a woman's voice shouting: "Don't move, password!"
Sokov looked up and saw a female soldier in uniform, holding a rifle and aiming at the three of them, as if ready to shoot at any time. Before Sokov could say anything, Kus
Tuo had already said first: "It's me, Cousteau. The deputy director and a commander are here. I'll take them up to see the air defense position."
"Oksara, what happened?" A voice that seemed familiar to Sokov came from behind the female soldier: "Who climbed up the fire escape?"
"Comrade Lieutenant," the female soldier known as Oksara heard the voice, quickly put away the gun in her hand, turned around and said to the back: "It's Director Cousteau. He said he would bring the deputy director and a group of
Commander, come up and take a look."
A female officer wearing a steel helmet walked out from behind Oksara and said to Cousteau who was still standing on the fire escape: "Please come up, Director Cousteau."
After Sokov saw the female officer's face clearly, he couldn't help but exclaimed: "Lieutenant Ulanova, is that you?"
"Who are you?" She heard someone suddenly calling her name, and that person was not the Cousteau she was familiar with. Ulanova couldn't help but asked vigilantly: "How do you know my name?" After asking this question
After that, she felt a little regret in her heart, and felt that she shouldn't ask. After all, the other party came here with Cousteau before, so it was not surprising that he knew her life and military rank.
"It's me!" Sokov jumped from the fire escape to the roof, took a few steps towards Ulanova, and raised his voice and said, "I am Lieutenant Colonel Sokov."
When Ulanova heard Sokov announcing his home address, she quickly looked at him carefully. She had stayed at Mamayev Heights for a while, so she naturally knew Sokov. She saw clearly the commander standing in front of her at this moment.
When it turned out to be Sokov, she said "ah" and then asked in surprise: "Comrade Lieutenant Colonel, it's really you! Why are you here?"