"Comrade Commander, I have always been in charge of the defense work in the factory area." Vitkov did not become complacent because of this special appointment. On the contrary, he cautiously asked Chuikov: "If my superiors ask me to take command The 73rd Infantry Brigade, of course I can carry out this order unconditionally, but who should be responsible for my original job?"
After Vitkov's reminder, Chuikov immediately realized that his deputy chief of staff, whom he rarely met, was actually responsible for such an important job. He turned his head to Krylov, wanting to hear if the other party had any good ideas. idea.
Although Chuikov did not speak, Krylov still understood what the other party meant. After thinking for a while, he replied: "Comrade Commander, I think we can let Colonel Zalidyuk, the chief of the operations department, take over. He has been doing this for a while. He is the most suitable person to assist the Deputy Chief of Staff in this work."
"Okay." After hearing what Krylov said, Chuikov immediately agreed: "Chief of Staff, please call Colonel Zalidyuk over. We will reassign his tasks."
"Understood, I'll call him right now." Krylov said, picking up the phone on the table.
While Krylov was on the phone, Chuikov said to Vitkov: "Comrade Deputy Chief of Staff, originally I planned to go to Mamayev Heights to visit the injured Sokov, but since you are from the brigade Acting brigade commander, you will take care of this matter."
Vitkov nodded, indicating that he understood what Chuikov meant. After a pause, he asked again: "Can I leave? I want to get to Mamayev Heights as soon as possible."
Seeing that Vitkov was in such a hurry to rush to a new combat post, Chuikov felt very relieved and quickly shouted outside: "Here comes someone!"
Following the shouting, an officer from the guard camp walked in from outside. He came to Chuikov, straightened his body and asked respectfully: "Comrade Commander, do you have any instructions?"
"That's it, Comrade Second Lieutenant." Chuikov said kindly: "Your brigade commander, Lieutenant Colonel Sokov, was injured in the battle and can no longer command the battle in a short period of time. Therefore, I appointed Colonel Vitkov as the acting brigade commander. Commander. Your mission is to escort him to take office, do you understand?"
"Understood, Comrade Commander." Second Lieutenant Samoilov asked cautiously: "I wonder how many people I need to take with me to escort the colonel to Mamayev Heights?"
The officer who was accepting Chuikov's mission was Second Lieutenant Samoilov, the guard platoon leader under Sokov. He had been left at the group army headquarters since he was last ordered to lead the third platoon to escort Chuikov to the new headquarters. The reason why Chuikov sent him to escort Vitkov to Mamayev Heights at this moment was simply to play the emotional card so that the commanders and fighters of the infantry brigade could accept the new brigade commander more quickly.
"We may encounter Germans on the road," Chuikov was still unhappy after returning the soldier who had finally deceived him to Sokov, but for the sake of Vitkov's safety along the way, he still said cruelly. : "Let's do this. You take 20 soldiers and escort Colonel Vitkov to Mamayev Heights. Once you get there, you don't have to come back."
Since Samoylov came back from escorting Chuikov last time, he has been directly incorporated into the guard force of the group army and cannot return to Mamayev Heights. Because of this, he has been annoyed for a long time. At this moment, when I heard that I and some of my subordinates could return to Mamayev Heights, I suddenly felt overjoyed and quickly replied: "Comrade Commander, please rest assured that I will escort Colonel Vitkov safely to the destination. "
Everything seemed to go smoothly along the way, and even when passing through some enemy-controlled areas, there were no battles. Seeing that he was about to reach the secret entrance of Beigang, Samoilov said to Vitkov with great excitement: "Deputy Chief of Staff... No, now he is Comrade Acting Brigade Commander. Let's go a hundred meters further. We can reach the entrance to Beigan where the infantry brigade is stationed. As long as we enter the tunnel, we no longer have to worry about encountering the enemy."
When they were still fifty meters away from the entrance of the tunnel, Samoilov and his party were stopped by several sentries hidden in the crater. After the sergeant leading the team glanced at everyone, he faced Vitkov and asked politely: "Comrade Colonel, which section are you from? What do you want to do here?"
Samoilov quickly approached Vitkov's ear and whispered: "Comrade Colonel, our tunnel is not open to the public, so we are stricter about strangers."
"Comrade Sergeant," after hearing what Samoilov said, Vitkov nodded, and then politely answered the Sergeant: "I am the new acting brigade commander, and I am going to the brigade headquarters."
"Acting brigade commander?!" The sergeant was a little dumbfounded when he heard what Vitkov said. Because the news of Sokov's injury had not yet been conveyed to the battalions, so when he learned that the person in front of him was the acting brigade commander, the first thing in his mind was What comes to mind is why the superiors dismissed the brigade commander. Thinking of this, he immediately asked expressionlessly: "I'm sorry, Comrade Colonel, I didn't get the order from my superiors and I can't let you into the tunnel. You know, our tunnel does not allow outsiders to enter casually."
Samoilov, who was standing next to him, saw that Vitkov had hit a nail, and hurriedly stepped forward to rescue him: "Comrade Sergeant, I am Second Lieutenant Samoilov, the platoon leader of the third guard platoon, and I was ordered to escort the acting brigade commander to take office. Yes, please let me go immediately."
"I'm sorry, Comrade Second Lieutenant." The sergeant was not polite to Samoylov because his military rank was higher than his own. Instead, he said in an official tone: "I can't let you enter the tunnel until I get the order."
Before Samoilov joined the infantry brigade, he was a member of the Internal Affairs Corps. No one had ever dared to talk to him with this attitude, so he said angrily: "If you don't let us enter the tunnel, if it delays the business, you Can you afford the responsibility?”
"Comrade Second Lieutenant," the sergeant said without being humble or condescending, "I am just performing my duties. I cannot let you enter the tunnel without receiving orders from my superiors."
Just when Samoilov was about to run away, Vitkov grabbed him, winked at him to signal him not to be so impulsive, and then politely said to the sergeant: "Comrade Sergeant, please Give your superiors a call, okay?”
The sergeant could not refute Witkov's request, so he could only say helplessly: "Okay, you guys wait here while I call the battalion commander."
Near the entrance of the tunnel, there is a telephone that can report directly to the battalion headquarters. The sergeant quickly finished the phone call and returned to Witkov and the others. He said in a polite and distant tone: "Comrade Colonel, please wait here for a moment. Our battalion commander will be out soon."
After waiting for a few minutes, Witkov saw a group of people coming out of the tunnel. At the front was a commander with the rank of captain. Samoilov took the initiative to introduce to Vitkov: "Comrade acting brigade commander, the captain here is Captain Brisky, commander of the fourth battalion."
"Fourth battalion commander?!" Witkov said in surprise when he heard this: "The infantry brigade actually has four battalions?"
"More than four battalions," Samoylov quickly corrected: "Five battalions to be precise. In addition to the first to fourth battalions, there is also the 192nd Battalion, which was downsized from the original 192nd Infantry Division. .”
When Witkov was about to ask more details, Briski had already arrived in front of him. After standing upright, he reported to him: "Comrade Colonel, I am Lieutenant Briski, commander of the fourth battalion. Please come here. Is there anything important?"
Vitkov nodded at the other party, and then introduced himself and said: "Hello, Captain Briski, let me introduce myself. I am Colonel Vitkov, deputy chief of staff of the group army..." Briski heard this. , couldn't help but glance at the sergeant on duty from the corner of his eye, and thought to himself, didn't his subordinates say that this man claimed to be the acting brigade commander? Why did he become the deputy chief of staff of the army again?
Before Brisky could figure out the problem, Witkov continued: "I just accepted a new appointment an hour ago as the acting brigade commander of the 73rd Infantry Brigade."
Hearing what Vitkov said, Briski couldn't help but trembled. He asked in surprise: "Comrade Colonel, may I ask, if your superiors appointed you as acting brigade commander, then the original brigade commander, Lieutenant Colonel Sokov, How was it arranged?"
When Vitkov heard this, he had a surprised expression on his face: "What, Comrade Captain, don't you know?"
Brisky asked in confusion: "Know what?"
"Don't you know that your brigade commander, Lieutenant Colonel Sokov, was injured in the battle and was unable to command the battle in a short period of time." Vitkov said to Briski: "That's why my superiors appointed me as the acting brigade commander. .”
Vitkov's words shocked Briski: "Impossible, this is impossible. I had a phone call with the brigade commander yesterday and he was still fine. How could he be injured? It's fake. What you said is definitely not true. Yes, the brigade commander stayed at his headquarters, how could he be injured?"
"Comrade Captain, don't get excited." Witkov said slowly after waiting for Briski to finish speaking: "I don't know the specific situation. I only know that after Lieutenant Colonel Sokov returned from his inspection in the city, On the road, I encountered several lost German soldiers and had a small exchange of fire. Unfortunately, he was injured during the battle. When I set off, he was still undergoing surgery in the operating room."
As soon as Vitkov finished speaking, Samoilov quickly added: "Yes, Captain Briski, what the acting brigade commander said is true. Our brigade commander was seriously injured and is undergoing surgery in the health team. At that time, Commander Chuikov temporarily appointed Comrade Deputy Chief of Staff as acting brigade commander."
When Brisky came out, he saw Samoilov standing next to Vitkov. He was quite surprised at the time, how could the brigade commander's guard platoon leader be standing with an unfamiliar commander. Hearing what Samoylov said, he was suddenly confused. He never dreamed that Sokov would be injured at this time, and he was still operating in the operating room.
Samoilov, who was standing next to him, saw that Vitkov had hit a nail, and hurriedly stepped forward to rescue him: "Comrade Sergeant, I am Second Lieutenant Samoilov, the platoon leader of the third guard platoon, and I was ordered to escort the acting brigade commander to take office. Yes, please let me go immediately."
"I'm sorry, Comrade Second Lieutenant." The sergeant was not polite to Samoylov because his military rank was higher than his own. Instead, he said in an official tone: "I can't let you enter the tunnel until I get the order."
Before Samoilov joined the infantry brigade, he was a member of the Internal Affairs Corps. No one had ever dared to talk to him with this attitude, so he said angrily: "If you don't let us enter the tunnel, if it delays the business, you Can you afford the responsibility?”
"Comrade Second Lieutenant," the sergeant said without being humble or condescending, "I am just performing my duties. I cannot let you enter the tunnel without receiving orders from my superiors."
Just when Samoilov was about to run away, Vitkov grabbed him, winked at him to signal him not to be so impulsive, and then politely said to the sergeant: "Comrade Sergeant, please Give your superiors a call, okay?”
The sergeant could not refute Witkov's request, so he could only say helplessly: "Okay, you guys wait here while I call the battalion commander."
Near the entrance of the tunnel, there is a telephone that can report directly to the battalion headquarters. The sergeant quickly finished the phone call and returned to Witkov and the others. He said in a polite but distant tone: "Comrade Colonel, please wait here for a moment. Our battalion commander will be out soon."
After waiting for a few minutes, Witkov saw a group of people coming out of the tunnel. At the front was a commander with the rank of captain. Samoilov took the initiative to introduce to Vitkov: "Comrade acting brigade commander, the captain here is Captain Brisky, commander of the fourth battalion."
"Fourth battalion commander?!" Witkov said in surprise when he heard this: "The infantry brigade actually has four battalions?"
"More than four battalions," Samoylov quickly corrected: "Five battalions to be precise. In addition to the first to fourth battalions, there is also the 192nd Battalion, which was downsized from the original 192nd Infantry Division. .”
When Witkov was about to ask more details, Briski had already arrived in front of him. After standing upright, he reported to him: "Comrade Colonel, I am Lieutenant Briski, commander of the fourth battalion. Please come here. Is there anything important?"
Vitkov nodded at the other party, and then introduced himself and said: "Hello, Captain Briski, let me introduce myself. I am Colonel Vitkov, deputy chief of staff of the group army..." Briski heard this. , couldn't help but glance at the sergeant on duty from the corner of his eye, and thought to himself, didn't his subordinates say that this man claimed to be the acting brigade commander? Why did he become the deputy chief of staff of the army again?
Before Brisky could figure out the problem, Witkov continued: "I just accepted a new appointment an hour ago as the acting brigade commander of the 73rd Infantry Brigade."
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