Although Sokov has never ordered his commanders to rush in front of the soldiers when attacking. But today he held a submachine gun and walked at the front of the team with his head held high, and the company commanders had the nerve to hide.
Behind the soldiers? Several company commanders lined up and followed Sokov in a row.
The battalion commander and company commander were at the front of the team. Those who were on duty as platoon commanders could no longer squeeze in with the soldiers, so they also quickened their pace, surpassed the soldiers around them, and formed a line behind the company commanders.
A few loose rows.
The first barbed wire fence of the German army was arranged one kilometer in front of the position. Seeing that the team was about to reach the barbed wire fence, the soldiers of the engineer platoon rushed forward, cut the wire with large pliers, and gathered it together so that the troops could
Passed smoothly. After doing all this, they continued to run forward, using small flags to mark the passage in the minefield, and went to cut the next barbed wire fence.
Sokov, who was leading the troops forward, had been sweating in his hands. He was worried that there was something wrong with his judgment and that the enemy's retreat was just a conspiracy. They just waited for their troops to enter the fire range and then retreated to their positions.
The weapon fired again, inflicting heavy damage to the Istria camp.
But fortunately, after continuously passing through the barbed wire barriers set up by the five German troops, the position on the opposite side was still quiet, with no movement at all. Sokov muttered silently in his heart: "There are still a few kilometers away from the German position.
One hundred and fifty meters, and there are the last two barbed wire fences. As long as they pass this obstacle area, the soldiers can change from striding to trotting so that they can occupy the enemy's position in time."
At this moment, several figures suddenly appeared in the German trenches in the distance. Although the distance was still far away, Sokov had instinctively turned the muzzle of his gun, aimed at those people, put his finger on the trigger, and did
Ready to shoot at any time.
"Comrade Battalion Commander, they are our scouts." Andre behind Sokov suddenly shouted in surprise: "It's Pavel! It's the reconnaissance team led by Pavel!"
Hearing Andre's shout, Sokov took a closer look. Yes, the person standing in the trench was Pavel. Pavel looked at the large army heading towards them and hurriedly climbed out of the trench.
Come out and run quickly towards Sokov's location.
The engineers of the engineer platoon had cut all the German barbed wire fences, allowing Pavel to run in front of Sokov smoothly. Since he was on the battlefield, he did not salute Sokov, but straightened his back and said loudly
: "Comrade Battalion Commander, Corporal Pavel has followed your order and completed the reconnaissance of Susinich, and came here to report to you."
"Corporal Pavel," Sokov put his left hand on Pavel's shoulder and asked nervously: "How is the situation in the city? What are the Germans doing?"
"Reporting to Comrade Battalion Commander, according to our reconnaissance, the enemy has abandoned all positions outside the city." Pavel said with excitement: "The enemy in the city is preparing to retreat."
After learning from Pavel that the German army was preparing to retreat, Sokov's heart in his throat finally returned to his stomach. He quickly began to give orders: "Lieutenant Saviev!"
Saveyev, who was following behind, quickly replied: "Arrived!"
"Your third company is responsible for occupying the German positions outside the city." After giving the order to Saviev, Sokov said loudly to the other company commanders: "The first company, the second company and the machine gun company, follow
I rushed into the city." Of course, he did not forget to instruct the radio operator who was following him, "Immediately report to the division headquarters, saying that according to reconnaissance, the enemies in Susinich are retreating. Our battalion has occupied the German outer positions.
, we are continuing to advance towards the city, please follow-up troops to catch up as soon as possible."
As the order was issued, Saviev led three companies of soldiers to rush into the enemy's position and quickly seize advantageous terrain. The other companies, like a tide, overflowed the enemy's position and headed towards
Rush into the city.
Just when Sokov's troops occupied the German position, at the headquarters of the 11th Guards Division a few kilometers away, artillery commander Kazakov saw that the time for artillery preparations was coming, so he asked Rokossovs
Ji asked for instructions: "Comrade Commander, the bombardment time is coming soon. Should we execute it as planned?"
As soon as he finished speaking, Chernyshev objected: "No, General Kazakov, you can't fire. The Istrian battalion is advancing towards Susinich. If you fire, it will easily hurt your own people."
." In order to prevent Kazakov from going his own way, he also sought support from Rokossovsky, "Comrade Commander, I strongly recommend that the shelling be stopped. Do you agree?"
Before Rokossovsky could make a choice, he heard the division chief of staff shout excitedly: "Division Commander, we just received a report from the Istria Battalion. They have occupied the German outer positions and are advancing towards the city.
, requesting the follow-up troops to catch up as soon as possible."
When Rokossovsky heard what the division chief of staff said, he quickly winked at Chernyshev and motioned for him to answer the phone. Chernyshev nodded, walked to the walkie-talkie, and took the phone from the hands of the chief of staff.
He took the earphones, put them on, and said into the microphone: "I am the division commander Chernyshev, are you Captain Sokov?"
"Hello, comrade division commander! I am the radio operator." A strange voice came from the earphone: "The battalion commander has personally led people into the city."
After learning that Sokov had entered the city, Chernyshev, who wanted to understand the situation, still asked unhurriedly: "How is the situation there? Has there been a firefight with the Germans?"
"The German positions outside the city are empty." The operator replied: "According to the scouts' reports, the Germans in the city are also busy retreating..."
When Chernyshev wanted to continue asking, he was stopped by Rokossovsky. The latter looked at him and said: "General Chernyshev, the situation is already clear. The Germans are retreating. Immediately
Order your troops to move closer to Susinich and cooperate with Captain Sokov and the others to seize the city."
When Chernyshev went to convey the order to the troops, Rokossovsky told Kazakov: "General Kazakov, since the German army has abandoned its outer positions, our artillery preparations can be cancelled." "I immediately called the artillery regiment." Kazakov replied with a smile on his face: "Order them to stop shelling the outer positions of Sushinich to avoid accidentally injuring their own people."
After seeing that everyone in the division was busy, Rokossovsky picked up the telegram on the table and said into the microphone: "I am Rokossovsky, pick me up immediately from the 324th Infantry Division.
, look for the division commander, General Kiriukhin." After hearing Kiriukhin's voice, he did not talk in circles, but directly ordered, "Comrade division commander, the vanguard of the 11th Guards Division has rushed into Suxi.
Niqi, your division should not hesitate, take action immediately and cooperate with friendly forces to seize the city."
When Kiriukhin learned that troops had entered Sushinich, he couldn't help but be shocked. He thought to himself that the artillery preparations before the attack had not even started. How could there be troops rushing into the city? But he did not tell Rokossovsky.
Asked what was going on, he replied decisively: "Understood, Comrade Commander, I immediately ordered the troops to advance towards Susinich."