When Sokov returned to the outside of the city and announced to the commanders and soldiers the order to rush to Sushinich immediately, his heart went crazy, fearing that his comrades who had been traveling for three days in a row would complain. Who knew he had finished speaking?
Afterwards, everyone behaved very calmly, as if they were used to this situation.
Seeing that no one complained or raised any objections, Sokov couldn't help but secretly breathed a sigh of relief, and then announced: "Comrades, time is pressing, we will rush to Sushinich and set off immediately~!"<
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More than a hundred sleds drove south for more than three hours, and a Soviet position appeared in front of them. Just as Sokov was thinking: Malinin only told me to get to Sushinich as soon as possible, but where to set up defenses?
, he didn’t explain to whom to report the matter, what should I do later?
While he was thinking wildly, Sokov suddenly saw a tent beside the road ahead, and a soldier standing guard outside the tent. Seeing the sled team coming, he immediately turned around and stuck his head into the tent, as if to ask someone inside
Report. After a while, the curtain was raised, and three officers walked out. They stood on the roadside with their hands behind their backs, looking at the approaching sleigh team.
Sukov guessed that these officers might have come to pick him up, so he asked the driver to slow down, jumped off the sled, and ran towards the officers through the snow.
"Are you Captain Sokov?" Sokov came to the three officers. Before he could speak, one of the older majors spoke first: "I am the deputy of the 11th Guards Infantry Division.
Chief of Staff, Major Vlasic, was ordered to wait for you here."
"Hello, Comrade Major. I am Sokov." After Sokov explained his identity, he asked the major tentatively: "How to arrange my troops?"
"Don't worry, Comrade Captain." Major Vlasic smiled and nuzzled at a second lieutenant next to him: "My adjutant will lead your soldiers into the trenches and bunkers of the starting position." Then he directed at him again.
Another lieutenant said, "Comrade Lieutenant, Captain Sokov's troops have arrived. You should immediately take the soldiers of the communications company to help them lay telephone lines."
After explaining the work to his subordinates, Major Vlasic shook his head towards Sokov: "Let's go, Comrade Captain, come with me, the division commander is still waiting for you at the division headquarters."
Sokov followed the major down to a nearby traffic trench and strode forward. The soldiers he met along the way quickly stepped aside, leaning against the trench wall, straightening their backs and paying attention to the two men.
Walking into the division headquarters, the major walked quickly to a general, raised his hand and saluted him and said: "Comrade division commander, I have brought Captain Sokov!"
When Sokov heard the major address the general as division commander, he guessed that this person should be Major General Chernyshev, the commander of the 11th Guards Division, and quickly walked forward. Just as he raised his hand to salute, he was surprised.
Suddenly, he discovered that beside Chernyshev, there was Major General Kazakov, the group army's artillery director. He couldn't help but hesitate, wondering whether he should salute Kazakov or Chernyshev first.
Kazakov noticed his difficulty and said with a smile: "Captain Sokov, you'd better report to Division Commander Chernyshev first."
Hearing what Kazakov said, Sokov quickly faced Chernyshev and said: "Comrade division commander, Captain Sokov, commander of the Istria Battalion, reports to you that our battalion has arrived at the designated position and I am waiting for you.
Please give instructions!”
"Comrade Captain, you came just in time." A delighted smile appeared on Chernyshev's face: "I was worried about the lack of troops in the division. Now that your battalion is here, we have greater confidence in seizing the city.
Come on. Comrade Captain, listen, the mission of your battalion is..."
After Sokov waited for the division commander to finish speaking, he asked tentatively: "Comrade division commander, can I ask how many troops we have to attack the enemies in Sushinich?"
"Comrade Captain, I don't intend to keep this matter a secret from you. Our attack will be carried out five days later, that is, at nine o'clock in the morning on January 29. Two infantry divisions will participate in the attack. Our division will be responsible for attacking the Soviet Union.
Shinich's city is east of the city, while General Kiryuhin's 324th Infantry Division launched an attack from the northeast of the city." When Chernyshov said this, he turned his eyes to Kazakov aside: "Other than that
In addition, there are also group army artillery to provide you with artillery support."
"That's right, before the attack, there will be an hour of artillery preparations." Kazakov said at this time: "As soon as the artillery fire stops, you will launch an attack immediately. There are four kilometers from your departure position to the German position.
Kilometers, this distance is not short."
When Kazakov said these words, Sokov secretly muttered in his heart: His impact distance was as long as four kilometers, and it would take at least half an hour to get close to the enemy's position. And during such a long time, the Germans
They must have recovered from the shelling long ago and stood ready in the position. As soon as their troops approached the position, they started shooting wildly, causing the officers and soldiers to fall down in pieces like harvested rice, and blood flowed like a river in front of the position.<
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"Comrade Captain, since the mission has been clarified, you should return to the army immediately." Chernyshev waited for Kazakov to finish speaking, and then said to Sokov in a businesslike tone: "Get familiar with the terrain of the combat area as soon as possible.
, it will be very helpful for your next battle."
After Sokov returned to the camp, he took several company commanders to the first trench to observe the terrain. When he clearly saw the deployment of the German positions on the outskirts of the city through the telescope, he couldn't help but take a breath of air, and all he saw was like a spider web.
The dense barbed wire fence wrapped up the German position. Moreover, there were ravines and minefields between the barbed wire fences. Even if the other side's German army did not fire, it would take at least an hour for your own troops to pass through such an area.
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Vanya, who was standing aside, said somewhat gloomily: "Comrade Battalion Commander, I have just seen the terrain. There are seven barbed wire fences on our offensive road. Behind these barbed wire fences, there are ravines and minefields. We want to
Under the fire interception of the German army, passing through such a zone will inevitably result in huge casualties."
"Comrade Battalion Commander," Second Lieutenant Vasya, the engineer platoon leader, waited for Vanya to finish speaking and then took the initiative to ask Sokov: "Please allow me to enter this area after dark and open a passage for the infantry." "Comrade Second Lieutenant, I will let you open the road, but don't worry now, the attack will not start until five days later." Sokov put down the telescope, turned around and shouted to Pavel who was standing not far away: "Bavel
Corporal, come to our place."
As the deputy platoon leader of the guard platoon, Pavel was leading a guard squad to perform security work nearby. When he heard Sokov calling him, he quickly trotted to Sokov: "Comrade Battalion Commander, may I ask if you have any questions?"
What instructions?"
Sokov pointed forward with his hand and said to Pavel: "Comrade Corporal, after dark, you take a few soldiers to perform a reconnaissance mission. I order you to understand the enemy's location within three days."
Do you understand the troop strength and deployment situation?"
"Understood, Comrade Battalion Commander." Pavel nodded and said solemnly: "I will go back and make preparations. As soon as it gets dark, I will take people to carry out the reconnaissance mission."