After arranging the next combat mission, Chuikov called Sokov aside and said to him: "Comrade Sokov, I will now officially inform you that from now on, Colonel Vitkov will return to the headquarters and continue to perform his duties." position of deputy chief of staff."
"What, you want to keep Colonel Witkov?" Chuikov's words surprised Sokov. This thing was really too sudden for him. Considering that he might be sent to the Red October Factory again one day, he would not be able to go to the Red October Factory again. At that time, there was no one in Mamayev Ridge to take charge of the overall situation: "Then who will be my deputy brigade commander?"
"If you have no objection, I plan to appoint Lieutenant Colonel Sidorin as deputy brigade commander." Chuikov seemed to have already considered all the questions Sokov wanted to ask, and opened his mouth to reveal his plan: "You don't have What’s your opinion?”
Sokov knew that Sidorin and Chuikov had a good personal relationship. His son Little Sidorin was still serving as a messenger by Chuikov's side. Regarding such an appointment, he secretly thought about it for a while, shook his head and said: "I'm sorry, Comrade Commander, I don't Agree to let Lieutenant Colonel Sidorin concurrently serve as deputy brigade commander."
"Why?" Chuikov originally thought that the appointment was a sure bet, but was actually rejected by Sokov. He asked with some displeasure: "Do you think Lieutenant Colonel Sidorin is not qualified for this position?"
"Yes, Comrade Commander." Although Sokov knew that rejecting Chuikov's proposal would make the other party unhappy, he still said bravely: "Lieutenant Colonel Sidorin is an excellent staff officer, but But he is not a qualified military commander, and he lacks the ability to act independently."
After saying these words, Sokov's heart was beating. He looked at Chuikov with some guilt, waiting for the other party to get angry. Unexpectedly, after waiting for a long time, Chuikov did not speak, but smiled bitterly and said: "Colonel Sokov, maybe you are right. I have known Lieutenant Colonel Sidorin for so many years, and he has always been engaged in staff work. It seems that I have never commanded an army alone. Well, that’s the end of it, no need to mention it again.”
Perhaps because he was worried about Sokov's psychological burden, he raised his hand and patted his shoulder twice, saying: "Although you rejected my proposal, don't be burdened, I will not wear small shoes for you. "
Hearing that Chuikov had made his attitude clear, Sokov's heart hanging in his throat finally returned to his stomach. He felt that with Chuikov's caliber, let alone the selection of a deputy brigade commander, even if he and he had a red-faced argument over tactical issues, he probably wouldn't make any small moves against him.
Samoilov, who was waiting outside the headquarters, saw Sokov walking out alone. He tilted his head and glanced inside, and asked Sokov curiously: "Comrade Brigadier, why are there only You come out alone, where is the deputy brigade commander?"
"The commander asked the deputy brigade commander to return to work at the headquarters." Sokov said, shaking his head towards Samoylov, and said: "Let's go back to Mamayev Heights. There are a lot of things to do." Waiting for me to deal with it.”
As soon as he entered the tunnel at Beigan, Sokov went directly to the battalion command post. He wanted to ask Golya if he had counted the results of the battle. Unexpectedly, as soon as he entered the door, he saw Belkin sitting inside. He walked up quickly and asked curiously: "Comrade Political Commissar, didn't you go to the Red October Factory? Why are you here?"
"I came back directly after handling the affairs of the Red October Factory." Belkin looked at Sokov and said with emotion: "I really didn't expect that the commanders and soldiers who stood at Beigang actually fought hand-to-hand combat with the enemy. , and achieved victory despite being at a numerical disadvantage.”
"What happened at the Red October Factory?" Sokov was eager to know what exactly Belgin was doing at the Red October Factory, so he didn't bother to ask about Golia's results. "I want you to go there yourself."
Belkin sighed and said: "Captain Briski called me and said that a group of wounded soldiers had recently recovered and could return to the army. He originally planned to integrate these wounded soldiers into his battalion, but who knows? He was opposed by Colonel Koida and the two sides had a dispute over the matter. In desperation, he had no choice but to call me for help."
After hearing this, Sokov did not immediately express his position, but asked thoughtfully: "Comrade Political Commissar, I would like to ask which unit these wounded soldiers originally belonged to, the fourth battalion or Colonel Koida's mixed regiment. ?”
"None of them." Belkin shook his head and said, "They are wounded from friendly forces. Their original troops have now been withdrawn to the rear for replenishment. After they fell behind, they were taken in by our troops and placed in the basement of the assembly workshop for treatment of their injuries. "
Hearing what Belkin said, Sokov also felt that the matter was difficult. If you only have one of your own troops staying at the Red October Factory, no matter which army the wounded man originally belongs to, he can be incorporated into your own troops after he recovers. However, since he was ordered to go north to Orlovka, leaving four battalions of Koida's mixed regiment to guard the assembly workshop, it became a headache to decide which unit should be replenished with the recovered wounded. .
Sokov felt that even if he took action personally, it would not be easy to handle the matter, so he cautiously asked Belkin: "Comrade Political Commissar, how did you handle it?"
"There are more than 80 wounded soldiers who have recovered from their injuries." Belkin replied: "After consultation between Colonel Koida and I, two-thirds of the wounded were replenished to the mixed regiment, and the remaining one-third was replenished. Enter Briski’s Fourth Battalion.”
After listening to Belkin's treatment, Sokov nodded and said approvingly: "Comrade Political Commissar, you did the right thing. All wounded friendly troops who are recovering from injuries in the basement of the assembly workshop will be divided into four soldiers according to this ratio when they return to the army. Battalion and mixed regiment assignments.”
"Comrade Brigade Commander," Golya, who had been silent next to him, heard Sokov say this and couldn't help asking curiously: "According to your opinion, the Fourth Battalion will not return to Mamayev Heights again?"
"I would like them to come back." Regarding Goliya's question, Sokov said with a bit of laughter: "But the superiors ordered them to continue to stick to the assembly workshop, so the defense tasks here can only be left to you and the newly added Marine Corps Battalion." Speaking of this, Sokov suddenly remembered that the purpose of coming here was to find out the results of the battle, and added, "Have the results of the battle been calculated?"
"Yes, Comrade Brigade Commander, we have counted them all." Golia said, took out a small notebook from his pocket and began to read: "After our statistics, a total of 1,748 corpses were found on the battlefield. Among the corpses killed by mortars and machine guns, 1,139 enemy soldiers fell on the bayonets of our soldiers in hand-to-hand combat.”
Seeing that the data reported by Goliya were not far from Vitkov's estimate, Sokov just nodded slightly, and then asked: "What are the casualties of our army?"
"Our army sacrificed 582 people and injured 119 people." When reporting the casualties of the army, Golia showed a painful expression on his face: "My 192nd Battalion has only 47 people who can stand up now, and Shamri The reserve team brought by Captain He, as well as the sailors you added to us yesterday, the number of casualties has also reached 551."
Sokov clearly remembered that he had deployed 800 sailors to Beigang one after another. Unexpectedly, he had suffered 551 casualties in one battle. He originally planned to let the sailors play a role in the subsequent counterattack, but now the Marine Corps battalion has suffered more than half of its casualties, and the remaining troops are barely used for defense, let alone attack?
"Where is Captain Shamrich?" Sokov looked at Goliath and said, "I want to have a good talk with him."
"The captain and his men are in the position outside." After Goliath said this, seeing a puzzled expression on Sokov's face, he quickly added: "Romania sent people to collect the bodies, Sha Captain Mlih and his people are on guard outside."
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