Chapter 721 Surprise Attack on the Ammunition Depot (Part 1)
When Sokov returned to the headquarters at Mamayev Heights, Sidorin and others were immediately overjoyed. After all, the fighting in Workers' New Village was more brutal than at Mamayev Heights. If Sokov had stayed there, the division would have
Several heads of the department were worried.
"Comrade Commander," Sidorin asked on behalf of everyone: "When you come back this time, you won't go back to Workers' New Village again, right?"
Regarding Lieutenant Colonel Papuchenko's command ability, Sokov was relatively reassured. He believed that even if he was not in Workers' New Village, Papuchenko could command the troops to defend there. So he waved his hand to Sidorin and said: "
The troops there are under the command of Papuchenko, so I won’t go there for the time being.”
Political Commissar Anisimov placed a cup of hot tea in front of Sokov and said with a smile: "Comrade Commander, you must be tired. Hurry up and drink a cup of hot tea to warm yourself up."
After thanking Anisimov, Sokov took a sip of hot tea from his cup, and then said to his colleagues sitting around the table: "Comrades, the commander has assigned us a new task."
"New mission?!" Hearing what Sokov said, everyone looked at each other. They and Samoylov had the same idea, thinking that Chuikov was planning to transfer troops from Mamayev Heights to strengthen the defense somewhere.
Vanov frowned and asked: "Comrade division commander, where does the commander plan to transfer our troops to reinforce?"
"I received a call from the commander today and rushed to the headquarters immediately." In order to let everyone understand what happened, Sokov told them what happened today one by one, even at the headquarters
He also spoke out about the elimination of a German squad disguised as Soviet troops nearby. He finally said: "...After my efforts, although we do not need to launch an offensive against the Germans in the old city south of the city, we need to immediately form a
The small team goes deep into the enemy's rear to destroy their ammunition depots where they store ammunition."
"Don't we have four detachments behind enemy lines?" As soon as Sokov finished speaking, Anisimov continued: "We just sent a telegram to the detachments and asked them to carry out this task.
"
Regarding Anisimov's proposal, Sidorin remained silent, while Ivanov said impatiently: "I think what the political commissar said is reasonable. Anyway, we have troops operating behind enemy lines, and we can let them go."
Accomplish this mission."
Unexpectedly, Sidorin went on to say: "In my opinion, in order to complete this task assigned by superiors, I am afraid that several small teams behind enemy lines will not be able to do it. We must reorganize a capable small team."
"Why?" Anisimov asked puzzledly: "We already have several small teams behind enemy lines. If we send out new troops, wouldn't it be unnecessary?"
"The chief of staff is right!" Seeing that Sidorin saw the problem, Sokov stood up to help him: "The Germans' offensive against the barricade factory and the Dzerzhinsky factory is fierce, and they consume a lot of energy every day.
A large amount of ammunition. Except for the ammunition they carry with them, the rest of the ammunition is stored close to the battlefield. In order to prevent possible sneak attacks by our army, their ammunition depots must be heavily guarded. The small team performing the surprise attack mission will have the entire army at all times.
danger of destruction.
The few small teams originally sent out were only capable of sneak attacks on the enemy and destroying the enemy's transportation and communications. If they were asked to carry out such an arduous task, they would probably be unable to do so. Therefore, we must reorganize such a small team.
force."
"Comrade Commander, let's put it this way," Anisimov said with a solemn expression: "It is possible that none of the soldiers who perform this mission will come back alive."
"Yes!" Sokov nodded and said helplessly: "Although it is a near-death mission, someone must carry it out, so we must send the most capable soldiers to form a new team to destroy
The enemy's ammunition depot."
"It's a pity that we have used up all the new rockets," Sidorin said with regret: "Otherwise, as long as we fire two rockets at the enemy's ammunition depot from a few kilometers away, all problems will be solved."
The speaker was unintentional, but the listener was intentional. When Sokov heard Sidorin mention the rockets, a glimmer of hope ignited in his heart. He quickly said to Sidorin: "Chief of Staff, call Lieutenant Grisa and ask him to
Come to me immediately."
"Lieutenant Grisa?!" Although the candidate for the commander of the newly formed team has not yet been discussed, as soon as Sidorin heard the name mentioned by Sokov, he tentatively asked: "Comrade Division Commander, are you planning to let him
Is he going to command this squad?"
"Yes, that's how I think about it." Sokov nodded and said in a positive tone: "He has just returned from behind enemy lines and has a better understanding of the situation behind enemy lines. I think he is the most suitable candidate."
A few minutes later, Grisa arrived at the division headquarters. After entering, he saluted everyone and then respectfully asked Sokov: "Comrade division commander, what are your instructions?"
"Comrade Lieutenant, the thing is like this," Sokov quickly told Grisa in detail about the headquarters ordering him to send people to destroy the German ammunition depot, and finally said: "After repeated consideration, I feel that you should
You are the most suitable as the commander of this small team. Do you have any opinions?"
"No objection." Grisa replied: "I will resolutely obey your orders!"
"Lieutenant Grisa, I think it is necessary to remind you." Sidorin stood up and said: "This mission is very dangerous. You and your team may not be able to come back. You must prepare in advance.
Be mentally prepared.”
"I understand." Grisa nodded first, hesitated for a moment, and then looked at Sokov and said: "Comrade division commander, I think the small team carrying out this mission should be able to return smoothly."
"Comrade Lieutenant!" Regarding Grisa's confidence, Ivanov asked in a skeptical tone: "Why are you so confident?"
Sokov originally only had suspicions in his heart, but when he heard what Grisa said, his suspicions were immediately confirmed. He did not beat around the bush, but asked directly: "Lieutenant Grisa, please tell me the truth,
Do you still have new rockets, and where are they hidden behind enemy lines?"
Hearing Sokov's question, Grisa couldn't help but grinned and replied with some embarrassment: "Comrade division commander, I really can't hide anything from you. Yes, we do still have three rockets left.
During the transfer, they were all buried in the forest. I think we can take out all the rockets and use them to destroy the enemy's ammunition depot. In this way, we can complete the tasks assigned to us by our superiors with zero casualties."