Red Moscow

  Chapter 167 Let Xian

  Sokov's voice immediately attracted everyone's attention.

   "Comrade Commander!" Seeing that everyone was looking at him curiously, Sokov repeated his words again: "May I share my opinion?"

Before Rokossovsky could speak, Chernyshov frowned and said with some displeasure: "Major Sokov, don't you know that it is very impolite to interrupt the superior commander casually?" Behavior? Besides, he is still a commander of a friendly army at this moment, and he is reporting to the comrade commander..."

   Chernyshov's words made Sokov extremely embarrassed. He was only deeply irritated by the way Terepinsky said it was a matter of course when he said that women who had not been on patrol were allowed to blow up German tanks. So much so that his head got so hot that he forgot that the other party was the commander of a friendly army, so he stood up and asked to speak.

   "Okay, General Chernyshov, don't blame Major Sokov." Fortunately, Rokossovsky spoke to him in time: "Let him talk about his thoughts."

Seeing that Rokossovsky agreed to speak by himself, Sokov hurriedly said: "Comrade Commander, I think that if the attack of the 291st Infantry Regiment on the town of Marklaki is still under the command of the lieutenant colonel, it is better to will suffer the same failure.”

  Although Sokov deliberately avoided Terepinsky's sight after he finished speaking, he could still feel the hostile gaze cast on him by the other party. If eyes could kill, he would already be riddled with holes.

"Major Sokov, why do you say that?" Regarding Sokov's statement, Rokossovsky said with obvious dissatisfaction: "Don't look at Lieutenant Colonel Terebinsky as a member of the 971st Infantry Regiment. He is the deputy head of the political regiment, but he was also a military officer before, and has rich combat and command experience. You can see this by looking at the military rank he wears."

Hearing what Rokossovsky said, Sokov immediately realized how reckless he was. He actually ignored that Terepinsky, who was the deputy head of the political regiment, was not wearing the military rank of a political worker, but a military leader. officer's rank. But things have come to this, he can only bite the bullet and say: "I think his tactical thinking is too rigid, he only knows how to fight hard blindly, and doesn't know how to adapt flexibly according to the development of the situation."

"Oh, his tactical thinking is too rigid?" After repeating Sokov's words, Rokossovsky said with interest: "Major Sokov, go on, let us all listen, How should we be flexible on the battlefield?"

Now that Rokossovsky has already talked about this, Sokov understands that he has no way out. If he can't say something convincing to everyone, he will never be able to get involved in the 11th Guards Division in the future. Well, pushy people are not welcome in the military.

"Comrade Commander, Comrade Division Commander, Comrade Commanders!" Sokov politely greeted everyone before he began to express his opinion: "I just observed, and most of the commanders here are In your early forties, you're all supposed to have fought in World War I and the wars with White Russia and foreign interventionists?"

  After saying this, he deliberately stopped to observe the expressions of everyone. After most of the commanders, including Rokossovsky and Chernyshov, nodded in affirmation, they continued: "During the two periods I mentioned, the tactical level and maneuverability of both the enemy and the enemy And weapons and equipment can not be compared with the present, so our commanders and fighters can win by being brave and tenacious, and rushing when fighting the enemy. The Germans who now occupy more than half of Europe, whether it is the military quality of the generals or The commanding ability, or the technical and tactical level of the soldiers, weapons and equipment, etc., are far superior to our army. If we continue the extremely rigid offensive tactics in the past and go head-to-head with the Germans, then the losers will be It's our commander..."

When Sokov first started speaking, several commanders cast disdainful glances at him, but as he narrated, the expressions of these commanders became serious, and they tried hard to think about what the young major said The problem.

"Commanders, commanders," Rokossovsky stood up and said to the crowd as soon as Sokov finished speaking, "What do you think of what Major Sokov just said?" When Kosovsky asked, everyone remained silent, and no one spoke.

Seeing that no one spoke, Rokossovsky continued: "The attack of the 291st Infantry Regiment failed. Most of the commanders here must have seen it? The reason for their failure was not because the commanders and fighters were not brave. , but on the contrary, the two commanders and deputy regiment leaders took the lead in the battle, rushed to the forefront of the team, and finally died heroically. This **** fact tells us: In battle, bravery alone is not enough. Use tactics, learn to preserve yourself first, and then destroy the enemy."

Rokossovsky set his sights on Sokov, "The Istria Battalion commanded by Major Sokov performed very well in the battle to liberate the town of Popkovo yesterday. I thought it was necessary to capture this Villages and towns that are heavily guarded by the German army and have strong defenses require at least two to three divisions, and it takes about a week to occupy this important German stronghold. Major Sokov only spent a few hours and paid 200 At the cost of many people, he successfully completed the task assigned to him by his superiors. This shows how important it is to use tactics rationally in battle."

"Comrade Commander," Chernyshev waited for Rokossovsky to speak, and suddenly said in shock: "With your permission, I want to hand over the troops to Major Sokov and let him command the attack on Makla. The battle of Kee Town."

"Major Sokov to command the 11th Guards Division?" Rokossovsky pointed to a group of school-level officers in the room, and said with a smile: "Let a major command a group of lieutenant colonels and colonels, by the way , and you, the major general. Do you think it is suitable?"

"Comrade Commander, I have thought it through." Chernyshev looked at Sokov and said to Rokossovsky: "Based on his performance in the liberation of Popkovo, I believe that I This decision is completely correct. Regiment commanders and battalion commanders, do you have any different opinions?" The next sentence he said was to his subordinates.

   After listening to Chernyshov's words, more than a dozen regiment and battalion commanders looked at each other in dismay, and then replied neatly: "No."

Rokossovsky pinched his chin with his fingers, thought for a while, and finally made a final decision: "Well, since General Chernyshov said so, from now on, the 11th Guards Infantry The division will be commanded by Major Sokov until the liberation of the town of Makraki."

   "Comrade Commander," Terebinsky waited for Rokossovsky to finish speaking, and said with some hesitation: "If you have no objection, I plan to hand over our regiment to the command of Major Sokov."

   Rokossovsky was surprised when Terebinsky took the initiative to hand over the command of the troops. He stared at the other party for a moment, then nodded in agreement. He turned his head to look at Sokov who was still standing upright in the corner, and said, "Major Sokov, from now on, I confirm that you are authorized to command the battle to liberate the town of Markraki. Except for the 11th Guards Division, infantry In addition to the 291st regiment, the 322nd infantry division is also under your command."

  When Chernyshov offered to give up his command and let him direct the battle to attack the town of Marklaki, Sokov was taken aback. Then, when Terepinsky proposed to hand over the troops to his own command, Sokov was even more surprised and speechless. At this moment, Rokossovsky also planned to let the 322nd Infantry Division be under his command, so that Sokov felt this heavy trust.

Sokov took a deep breath, stepped forward a few steps, and came to Rokossovsky, straightened his body and assured him: "Comrade Commander, I will capture the town of Marklaki in the shortest possible time. , will never betray your trust."

  (end of this chapter)