Red Moscow

  Chapter 612 Response

Gurdiyev, who was staying in his command post, saw his soldiers escorting a group of prisoners over, and there were three trucks full of supplies parked outside the trench, his eyes widened in surprise. He heard the news The political commissar Sverling who rushed over said: "Comrade political commissar, Lieutenant Colonel Sokov is really smart. Everything seems to be proceeding according to his arrangement."

   "Comrade Commander," although Swerin has been working on the north side of the hillside, he is very clear about Sukov's release of Bauer. To be honest, he also disagreed with the release of Bauer. He was deeply afraid that as soon as the other party returned to the division headquarters, he would report to the German division commander that the position had been occupied by the Soviet army. Coming like a tide. However, at this moment, when he saw that the German soldiers escorting the car were disarmed unsuspectingly, he finally let go of his dangling heart, and he said to Gurdiyev: "It seems that we are all old. , without the courage of Lieutenant Colonel Sokov."

"Comrade Political Commissar, when you were not here just now, I chatted with Colonel Bely for a while, and asked him about the details of Lieutenant Colonel Sokov." Seeing that only himself and the political commissar were in the command post, Gurdiyev pretended to be mysterious Said, "Guess whose son he is?"

   Facing Gurdiyev’s inexplicable question, Swerin shook his head without thinking: “Comrade commander, don’t play charades, I can’t guess it.”

   "Comrade Commissar, I knew you wouldn't be able to guess." Seeing that Sverin couldn't guess the answer, Gurdiyev announced triumphantly, "He is Misha's son."

"Misha?" Since the nickname Misha is very common among Russian men, Sverin still couldn't remember who it was after hearing it, "There are so many people named Misha, how do I know who you are talking about?" .”

Seeing that Swerin still couldn't guess the answer, Gurdiyev stopped playing tricks and said solemnly: "Comrade Commissar, we have been in the same company since you joined the army. Do you remember the company at that time?" What's your name?"

   "The company commander when I first joined the army?" Swerin frowned, thinking hard: "I remember his name seems to be Mikhail, but I can't remember what his last name is."

   "Let me remind you." Gurdiyev said: "His surname is Sokov!"

"The surname is Sokov, so isn't he the same surname as Lieutenant Colonel Sokov?" After Swerin blurted out this sentence, he suddenly trembled, and then stared at Gurdiyev intently, with an unbelievable expression The tone said: "My God, this Lieutenant Colonel Sokov is actually the son of our old company commander."

Seeing Gurdiyev nodding his head in affirmation, Swerin remembered another thing: "I remembered that the major who transferred the wounded was named Yakov. I said why did he look so familiar? So he The son of the Supreme Commander himself."

"That's right, I also heard about the identity of Lieutenant Colonel Sokov from Bely, so I connected everything together." Gurdiyev nodded and said, "Back then, Company Commander Misha saved the Supreme Commander himself. The lives of Lieutenant Colonel Sokov and Major Yakov are very close, which must be related to the friendship between the parents."

"Comrade Commander, I'm thinking, since Colonel Bely knows about this, then General Chuikov must also know about it." Swerin said thoughtfully: "It's no wonder that our division is allowed to accept the command of a lieutenant colonel. It's kind of weird. But now I finally understand what's going on."

"Comrade Commissar, if you think so, you are completely wrong." After hearing this, Gurdiyev unexpectedly said: "I also feel very uncomfortable when my superior ordered our division to accept Sokov's command. But when I learned about the series of victories he had achieved from Colonel Bely, I found that he was very good at commanding operations. According to my estimation, if the superiors hadn’t deliberately suppressed his promotion, he might have become a general long ago.”

   "That's not possible," Swerin was taken aback by Gurdiyev's words, "How old is he, how could he become a general?"

"Comrade Commissar, there are no outsiders here, so I will tell you about his achievements." After getting along with him during this period, Gurdiyev's attitude towards Sokov changed from perfunctory at first to admiration, so I have a very clear understanding of Sokov's past record. He told Swering exactly what he knew: "From the Red October factory to Orlovka, there are four German lines of defense in the middle, and the 39th Guards Division has repeatedly launched attacks. They were all repulsed without exception. As soon as Sokov's troops attacked, the enemy's defense line immediately collapsed..."

After listening to Gurdiyev's words, Swerin was silent for a long time, then nodded slowly, and said, "Comrade commander, maybe you are right. For example, it only took us an hour to capture this position, and the casualties Dozens of people were involved, which would have been unimaginable before."

   "I have learned a lot from today's battle." Gurdiyev said with a serious expression: "During the offensive, implementing good infantry-tank coordination tactics can double the combat effectiveness."

  The two were talking when the phone hanging on the dirt wall suddenly rang. Gurdiyev quickly picked up the microphone and said, "I'm Gurdiyev."

   "Hello, Comrade Colonel." Sokov's voice came from the receiver, and he said politely: "Please come to my headquarters, I want to talk to you about something."

   "Okay, I'll be there right away."

   "Also, I seem to have seen Commissar Sverin heading towards you." Sokov added on the phone: "If you see him, please come along with him."

   "Comrade Commander," when Gurdiyev called, Swerin, who was standing next to him, heard the conversation between the two. He asked curiously: "Lieutenant Colonel Sokov told us to go over, what will happen?"

"Lieutenant Colonel Sokov once asked me if the ammunition in the division was insufficient. I gave him an affirmative answer." Gurdiyev walked outside, while heading towards the truck parked not far away. Nuzui said, "I guess he intends to distribute all these supplies to our division."

   Sverling couldn't help laughing when he heard this: "Comrade commander, you must know that there are only commanders and fighters of our division on the battlefield. If these materials are not distributed to us, who can they be distributed to?"

"That's not necessarily true." The two walked along the traffic trench to the trench behind. Gurdiyev, who was walking in front, turned his head and said, "Don't forget, the troops escorting the wounded. If they find friendly troops, After sending the wounded to the field hospital, it is entirely possible to return to the position. You must know that this is Lieutenant Colonel Sokov's direct line of troops, and they are all German-style equipment, so they will definitely give priority to the distribution of supplies to them. "

"Also, according to the liaison officer from the 292nd Division, their division is heading towards us, and it won't be long before they will take over our division's defense. There is also the possibility that this batch of supplies will be left for them, after all, stay here They were the ones fighting the Germans."

   The two walked into Sokov's headquarters, and saw that there were quite a few people in the room. Besides Sokov and Bely, there were Samoilov, Bauer and an unknown German soldier.

Seeing Gurdiyev and Swerin coming in, Sokov hurriedly asked them to sit down, and then introduced the unfamiliar German soldier to them: "Command commanders, let me introduce you, this is Jürgen, the German anti-Fahishi, is of the 547th Infantry Regiment."

   Hearing that the other party was an anti-Fahishi activist, Gurdiyev and Svirin both got up and shook hands with each other politely. After the two sat down again, Sokov continued: "According to Jurgen's introduction, the 547th Regiment of the German Army is now stationed in a small village, which is only a few kilometers away from us."

Knowing that a regiment of the German army was stationed in a small village a few kilometers away, Gurdiyev couldn't help being taken aback, and quickly asked: "Comrade Brigadier, has the enemy found us?" Intentionally or unintentionally, he glanced at Bauer who was standing beside him, thinking to himself: This kid won't betray us, will he?

Gurdiyev's little move was noticed by Sokov, and he quickly said: "Colonel Gurdiyev, don't worry, Bauer definitely did not betray us, otherwise the enemy would not send us three carts of supplies." coming."

   "The enemy is stationed so close to us, and it will be a matter of time before they find us." Gurdiyev said with a serious expression: "So we must make preparations as soon as possible, so as not to be caught by the enemy by surprise."

"The troops we are currently deploying in the southern position are all wearing German uniforms." Seeing Gurdiyev's preoccupied look, Sokov comforted him and said, "As long as the enemy does not enter our position, they cannot We found a flaw."

"If the enemy wants to enter our division's position, what should I do?" It stands to reason that Gurdiyev is a division commander, and even if he is under the command of Sokov, he has the right to be independent, but at this moment he took the initiative to ask Soko The husband asked: "Should the enemy be allowed to enter the position, or should they not be allowed to enter?"

Regarding this question, Sokov also thought about it. Since Gurdiyev asked at this moment, he simply opened the question: "If we don't let the enemy enter the position, then it will definitely arouse the enemy's suspicion; but if If we let them enter the position, our soldiers can't speak German, as long as the other party asks, we will immediately find the flaw. Therefore, my opinion is that it is fine if the enemy does not come. Once they approach our position within 50 meters, no matter what the troops Whether it has been exposed or not, they immediately opened fire on the enemy, catching them off guard."

   "Great, this is really great." Gurdiyev was still worried about his own question, and Sokov would be vague and answer ambiguously, making himself in a dilemma. But at this moment, he was overjoyed to hear him open fire on the enemy so bluntly: "Comrade Brigadier, don't worry, when I return to the position, I will convey your order to the commanders and make them ready for battle. "

"Colonel Gurdiyev," Sokov asked tentatively, considering that the troops had not occupied the enemy's position for a long time, and it was impossible to build a position that could resist the German artillery bombardment, "Have the trenches ahead and the trenches here been used?" Are the traffic trenches connected?"

"We are in the middle of the two trenches, and we plan to dig three traffic trenches, and we have already completed one." Gurdiyev just said this, and found Sokov's face changed, guessing that the other party might be dissatisfied with his construction progress It was too slow, so he quickly explained: "Comrade Brigadier, because the construction time is too short and our manpower is limited, so we have done our best to complete a traffic trench."

"Colonel Gurdiyev." Knowing that only one of the three traffic trenches had been completed, Sokov's expression was naturally grim, and he said to Gurdiyev with a stern face: "Sweat more in normal times and bleed less in wartime. You go back and tell the soldiers that if you dig an extra shovel of soil at this moment, you will save yourself a piece of shell shell when you start fighting."

It was the first time Gurdiyev heard Sokov's statement. He was slightly stunned, then nodded and said: "Don't worry, Comrade Brigadier, I will let the soldiers hurry up and take the The traffic trenches have been dug."

In order to make Gurdiyev pay enough attention to the communication trenches, Sokov particularly emphasized: "If the enemy bombards your positions violently, most of the temporarily dug trenches will definitely be blown up. Therefore, you The main energy now is to build communication trenches, so that when the enemy's shelling starts, all the troops on the first line can be quickly transferred to the second line of defense. Do you understand?"

  Gurdiyev expressed his position again, saying that after returning, he must organize forces and hurry up to repair all three traffic trenches. After saying this, he looked at Sokov and asked tentatively: "Comrade Brigadier, I would like to ask, how do you plan to distribute the three carts of supplies?"

"I have already asked Bauer and Jurgen. Of the three trucks, two are transporting weapons and ammunition, and one is military supplies including food and medicine." Sokov said in Gurdiyev Before coming here, I discussed the distribution of supplies with Bely, and said in an orderly manner: "Two truckloads of ammunition will be handed over to your division to strengthen your firepower. As for the truckload of supplies, you can get part of the food and medicine. The rest will be handed over to the tank battalion."

   Fortunately, Gurdiyev is not greedy. He heard that the two carts of ammunition belonged to him, so he didn't care so much about food and medicine. He nodded vigorously, and said: "Thank you, Comrade Brigadier. I immediately organized the unloading of the trucks and distributed the weapons and ammunition to the soldiers. With these weapons and ammunition, it should be possible to keep the enemy in front of the position for a few hours. No big problem."

After waiting for Gurdiyev to finish speaking, Sokov said with a smile: "Comrade Colonel, although the enemy is stationed very close to us, they have not found us at all. That is to say, will your division exchange fire with the enemy? It is still an unknown. However, it cannot be taken lightly. You should return to the troops immediately, distribute weapons to commanders and fighters, and readjust the firepower configuration on the position."

  (end of this chapter)