Red Moscow

  Chapter 53 Main Attack Task (Part 2)

   After Lin Hua left his command post, Remizov picked up the phone and asked the communications soldier to connect to the group army headquarters. When he heard a voice coming from the receiver, he immediately said into the receiver: "I am Major General Remizov, please help find Comrade Commander."

   After a while, Rokossovsky's voice came from the receiver: "I am Rokossovsky, General Remizov, do you have anything to report?"

"Yes, Comrade Commander." Remizov said respectfully: "I have incorporated the Istria Company into the 115th Infantry Brigade of Lieutenant Colonel Andryushenko. The main task is to be completed by them.”

   "I don't have any opinions," Rokossovsky said indifferently: "You are the commander of the right-wing fast group. How to fight, you can decide on your own, and you don't need to ask me for instructions. Is there anything else?"

"Comrade Commander," Remizov thought for a while, and then said: "Istria Company has more than 400 people in the company. I suggest that the company be promoted to a battalion and Lieutenant Sokov be appointed as the battalion commander. I don't know what your opinion is?" Remizov heard that there was some connection between Lieutenant Sokov and Rokossovsky, and now he proposed the plan to promote the company to a battalion, which was more or less flattering.

He originally thought that Rokossovsky would agree to his proposal logically after listening to his suggestion, but he did not expect Rokossovsky to say decisively: "No, General Remizov, I can't take Easter for the time being." Lalian was promoted to a battalion system. In addition to the fact that we don't have so many grassroots commanders to enrich the troops, Lieutenant Sokov's ability is still unknown, and we need to test it in future battles. Understand?"

   "Understood, Comrade Commander." Remizov hurriedly blushed.

Andryushenko heard the conversation between Remizov and Rokossovsky. He waited for Remizov to put down the phone and said: "Comrade General, as far as I know, this Lieutenant Sokov was in the short Within ten days, he was promoted from a squad leader to a company commander, and his military rank was changed from a corporal to a lieutenant. Regardless of his ability, it is not a good thing for him to be promoted to five ranks in such a short period of time , This will lead to unstable foundation. Therefore, I think the commander's decision is correct."

Remizov agreed with Andryushenko's statement. After Andryushchenko finished speaking, he said quietly: "I heard a rumor that this Lieutenant Sokov, The illegitimate son of General Rokossovsky."

  Andryushenko just took a sip of water from his teacup. When he heard that Sokov was Rokossovsky's illegitimate son, he sprayed all the tea in his mouth and sprayed Remizov in the face. He hurriedly found something to help Remizov wipe his face, and said apologetically, "I'm sorry, Comrade General, I didn't mean it. It's the news you just said, which is too surprising."

Remizov raised his sleeve, wiped the tea off his face, and said with a wry smile: "When I first heard this rumor, I had the same reaction as you. After all, our commander's affair is not serious. It's not uncommon to have one or two illegitimate children."

"I don't think Lieutenant Sokov is the commander's illegitimate son." Andryushenko shook his head and denied it after Remizov finished speaking. He's handsome, but he doesn't look like Comrade Commander at all, and I don't think even if there is an illegitimate child out there, he won't be Lieutenant Sokov."

   Lin Hua, who left the headquarters and walked towards the supply point, suddenly sneezed a few times without warning. Two passing soldiers stopped quickly and said to Lin Hua, "I wish you health!"

  Lin Hua knew that it was a custom for the two of them to say this to themselves when they sneezed, so he smiled and nodded at the two of them, and said politely, "Thank you!"

   When Lin Hua returned to the supply point, except for a sentry who was standing guard, the rest of the soldiers went to rest in the tents arranged for them after eating and drinking. Seeing his company commander come back, the sentinel quickly saluted him. Lin Hua returned the salute and asked, "Where are the platoon leaders?"

  The sentinel pointed to a tent in the east and said, "The platoon leaders are all there."

  Lin Hua thanked the sentinel and walked quickly to the tent. He raised his hand and lifted the curtain, bent down and got into the tent. Several platoon leaders were lying side by side on the floor bunk and sleeping. When they heard someone coming in from the outside, they all raised their heads and looked towards the entrance of the tent, wanting to see who disturbed their dreams.

   The second platoon leader Andre was the first to see Lin Hua clearly. He raised his voice and shouted: "The company commander is back." He got up first and came to greet Lin Hua.

Looking at the platoon leaders around him, Lin Hua said, "Comrades, platoon leaders, you just received an order from your superiors. Tomorrow, the troops will launch an attack on the German defensive position on the banks of the Lama River, and we are the ones who will be responsible for the main attack." even."

  Although Lin Hua said these words in an understatement tone, the tent suddenly fell silent. Seeing everyone's frowning faces, Lin Hua asked, "If you have any questions, you can ask them."

"Comrade company commander," Second Lieutenant Vanya who spoke first, as an officer with rich combat experience, asked straightforwardly the information he was eager to know: "I don't know how many enemies are there in the defensive position we want to capture?" What kind of weapons and equipment do you have?"

Fortunately, when Lin Hua accepted the mission, he had asked Andryushenko specifically, so when he heard Vanya's question, he could answer with confidence: "According to the report of the scouts, there is probably one defender in the position." Company, equipped with three to five machine guns, and several mortars, half of the soldiers are equipped with submachine guns..."

  After answering Vanya's question, Vasily, the engineering platoon leader, asked again: "Comrade company commander, do you know if the German army has set up minefields at the front of the position? If so, do we need our engineers to open a passage for the attacking troops?"

Facing Vasily's question, Lin Hua thought for a while, and then said: "Second Lieutenant Vasily, I don't think it is necessary. Before the attack starts, there will be half an hour of artillery preparation. After the shelling is over, the mines in the minefield should be Almost cleaned up."

  Andrei and Savyev also raised questions that they were eager to know the answer to. Fortunately, Lin Hua had considered all these things. After accepting the mission, he had cleared up all the information he should know, so he was able to answer the questions raised by each platoon leader accurately.

  (end of this chapter)