When Sokov walked into the headquarters, he happened to see Chuikov sitting shirtless at the table, and a military doctor was applying medicine to him. Seeing Sokov coming in, Krylov, who had just answered the phone, greeted him with a smile.
: "Colonel Sokov, you are here!"
"Hello, Comrade Chief of Staff." Sokov straightened up quickly and reported to Krylov in accordance with the order: "Colonel Sokov, commander of the 41st Guards Division, is reporting to you. I have been ordered to come, please give instructions!
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"Colonel Sokov, we are all acquaintances, you don't need to be so polite." Chuikov, who was still applying medicine, said without looking back: "Why did you come so late?"
"I just encountered a sneak attack by enemies outside. I helped Major Gladshev eliminate the enemies, so I came late." Seeing Chuikov applying medicine, Sokov thought he was injured, so he asked with concern.
: "Comrade Commander, what's wrong with you? Are you injured?"
"It's eczema, Colonel Sokov." Chuikov said with a hint of helplessness: "We stayed in the humid underground for a long time, and over time, we got eczema. Because my symptoms were so severe, I had to ask a military doctor to give me medicine.
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Sokov glanced at the military doctor who was applying medicine to Chuikov. He was worried that what Chuikov wanted to discuss with him was confidential, and the military doctor was obviously not high enough, so he did not speak rashly, but looked at the military doctor quietly.
The process of applying medicine to Chuikov.
After another ten minutes, the military doctor finally finished applying the medicine to Chuikov. While packing up his things, he said to Chuikov: "Comrade Commander, I will change your dressing in two days. If possible, you should go outside to bask in the sun."
If you stay in such a humid environment due to the sun every day, no matter how good the medicine is, it will not be able to effectively relieve your symptoms."
After sending away the military doctor, Chuikov put on his military uniform, asked Sokov to sit down, and said to him: "Colonel Sokov, I won't tell you what the current situation in the city is, but I think you should know it very well.
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"Yes, Comrade Commander." Sokov quickly stood up and replied: "It is said that the enemy is storming the barricade factory and the Dzerzhinsky factory. The fighting in those two places is quite fierce."
"I discussed with the chief of staff to take some action to ease the situation there." Chuikov invited Sokov to sit down again and asked: "Colonel Sokov, do you have any good ideas in the future?"
Facing the situation at the Barricade Factory and the Dzerzhinsky Factory, Sokov really had no good solution. There were not enough artillery, tanks, and no aircraft cover. Even if he led his troops to reinforce, he had to do a good job at any time.
The troops were mentally prepared to be wiped out. Therefore, Sokov shook his head and replied truthfully: "I'm sorry, Comrade Commander, I think there is nothing else but to boost the morale of the soldiers and let them continue to fight there.
What can we do?"
"Comrade Military Commissar Gurov has been staying in those two factories recently, constantly conducting political propaganda to the troops to strengthen their determination to defend the factories." Krylov sighed and said: "But that's all.
It’s still far from enough. What they need is reinforcements and more technical equipment, but it’s difficult for us to provide them with these now.”
When Sokov heard this, he secretly thought: Without reinforcements, if he wants to defend the two factories, he can only continue to carry out political agitation to the soldiers and workers to stimulate their fighting spirit. Otherwise, the Germans may seize these two factories.
Two factories, and further captured the entire city.
Chuikov saw that Sokov had not spoken and was just listening quietly. He was a little dissatisfied. He called people over all the way, but in the end he was silent. What was it like? After coughing heavily, Chuikov said
: "Colonel Sokov, according to our observation, the enemy is now focusing its main offensive force on the factories in the new city, while the offensive force in the old city to the south is much weaker."
Sokov agreed very much with Chuikov's statement. Regardless of the earliest lost area of the city, which was the old city in the south of the city, there were still scattered Soviet troops and troops composed of local residents.
They were fighting the enemy all the time. However, the German offensive in the old city was indeed not too fierce. Otherwise, with only Vasily and his few people, it would be impossible to hold on to the building known as the "Vasily Building".
Arabian Nights.
"After research by the Chief of Staff and I, we decided to launch an offensive in the old city. The offensive force will be based on your 41st Guards Division." Chuikov pushed the map on the table in front of Sokov and said to him
: "Since the enemy and our defense lines in the old city are intertwined and uneven, in order to prevent accidental damage during the battle, the enemy will definitely not be able to use aircraft and artillery. With the combat effectiveness of your division, there should be no problem in driving them out of the old city."
According to Chuikov's idea, Sokov should ask when the attack will start. Unexpectedly, after waiting for a while, he found that Sokov did not speak, but just stared at the map in front of him in a daze. He tapped hard on the table a few times.
, said dissatisfied: "Colonel Sokov, why don't you speak? Aren't you sure you can drive the enemy out of the old city?"
Hearing Chuikov's anger, Sokov quickly raised his head, looked at him and said: "Comrade Commander, please forgive me, if we just drive the enemy out of the city, my troops can barely do it. But once the enemy starts attacking the old again
If we launch an attack in the city, not only the troops holding on to the city will be completely destroyed, but the entire old city will be in danger of being lost."
"Why do you say that, Colonel Sokov?" After listening to Sokov's statement, Krylov asked puzzledly: "Since you can drive the enemy out, why can't you defend the city?"
"Comrade Chief of Staff," in response to Krylov's question, Sokov explained to him: "The commander just said that due to the defense line in the old city, the enemy and us are at odds, and the Germans are unable to use aircraft and artillery.
, so the battles taking place in these places are mainly based on light weapons. But if we drive out all the enemies, then the Germans can use artillery fire and bombing to destroy the old city unscrupulously, and then the troops in the city will not be complete.
If the army is destroyed, a heavy price will be paid."
Sokov's words silenced Chuikov and Krylov. They only wanted to launch an offensive in the old city in the south of the city to divert the attention of the Germans and reduce the pressure on the barricade factory and Dzerzhinsky factory.
, but ignored that once the Soviet army won in the direction of the old city, it would inevitably attract crazy protection from the German army. Under the enemy's intensive bombing and artillery shelling, regardless of whether the troops holding on to the old city would suffer heavy losses, at the same time the buildings there would
It will also be destroyed in one day.
Although Sokov's words have proven that it is undesirable to launch an offensive in the old city south of the city, Chuikov reluctantly asked: "Colonel Sokov, since you said you would divert the attention of the German army by launching an offensive in the old city south of the city.
The plan is not advisable, but do you have any way to ensure that the enemy cannot capture the two factories?"
Sokov lowered his head again, stared at the map on the table, and began to think quickly in his mind. He tried to come up with a way to get the best of both worlds, while mitigating the unfavorable situation of the barricade factory and the Dzerzhinsky factory.
It will make your defense zone become the new focus of the German army's attack.