Regarding Seryosha's words, Sokov did not take it seriously. Despite the fierce fighting at the barricade factory, it was not only Lyudnikov's 138th Division who was responsible for the defense of the factory, but also Gorish. The 85th Division within the army, couldn't the strength of two divisions still stop the attack of a German regiment? Even if the German army has a large number of tanks covering it, the various buildings and fortifications in the barricade factory are enough to offset the German army's equipment advantage.
Sokov waved his hand to Seryosha and said: "Don't worry, Seryosha, I can assure you that the vast majority of our people here can return to Mamayev Heights safely."
"Even if we can return to Mamayev Heights alive, we will still have to continue fighting with the Germans." Unexpectedly, Seryosha said pessimistically after listening to Sokov's words: "It is estimated that few people will live to see victory. Which day."
"Seryozha, what's wrong with you?" Sokov frowned and asked, "Why are you so pessimistic?"
"After taking over the defense of Six Side Street, I once talked with a seriously wounded soldier left behind by the Guards Division." Seryosha said with a sad face: "Before he died, he told me that he had fought in many places with The Germans have fought before, but they have never been as desperate as they are now. Let alone a group army attacking the city, even one division is enough to annihilate our entire army."
"Nonsense!" After hearing this, Sokov finally couldn't contain the anger in his heart. In his previous life, he once saw a retarded post on the Internet. The poster analyzed how to use a company of German troops to destroy Zhukov's 1st Belarusian Front. Sokov left a message below and asked the other party: Do you think you are a threat? Zhentian, with all the Decepticons he leads, can kill dozens or millions of troops with only two hundred people? It was precisely because of this experience that when he heard what Seryosha said, he became furious and shouted at Seryosha: "Where is that wounded man? Such panicked elements who spread rumors and shake the morale of the army should be dealt with immediately." Shoot without mercy."
Seryosha did not expect that Sokov would react so strongly to his words. He was immediately startled. After a long time, he replied tremblingly: "He is already dead!"
Hearing that the wounded man who spread defeatist arguments was dead, Sokov's anger calmed down a little. He took several deep breaths, and after his emotions stabilized again, he said to Seryosha earnestly: "Seryosa, you are also a commander now. Your words and deeds have a great impact on the soldiers. Impact. If they learn that their company commander has lost the confidence to defend the city, the military morale may collapse and morale may be low."
"I'm sorry, Misha." Only now did Seryosha realize that his words would bring such serious consequences, and he quickly admitted his mistake to Sokov: "I promise you that I will never make such wrong remarks casually in the future. .”
"Okay, that's the end of the matter." Seryosha was his friend. Sokov didn't want to break up with him over such a trivial matter, so he raised his hand and patted him twice on the shoulder and said, "Outside The battle is not over yet, please return to the army quickly."
If, as Seryozha said, the troops of the 138th Division could not come to take over the defense on time, what should I do? After Seryosha left, Sokov began to think about this question in his mind: Is it really possible to continue to hold on here? If we only defend it for a day or two, with our current strength, it shouldn't be a big problem. But if his superiors order him to defend for ten days and a half, it means that his troops must be continuously transferred here for defense. This will inevitably weaken the defense in the direction of Mamayev Heights.
There are no decent fortifications here at all. Although the stone buildings held by the troops are strong, they will soon turn into ruins as long as the German army continues to shell and bomb. There won't even be a hiding place at that time. To block the enemy's attack, the only way is to fill it with people and burn it out. This kind of loss-making business is something Sokov won't do.
"Can you come in?" Suddenly a strange woman's voice came from the door.
"Come in!" Sokov responded casually.
As soon as he finished speaking, a young girl wearing a headscarf walked in from outside. After looking at Sokov carefully, she asked tentatively: "Are you the commander here?"
"Yes, I am the supreme commander here." When he saw a young girl, Sokov's face was immediately filled with a smile: "Is there anything I can do for you?"
After confirming that Sokov was the supreme commander here, the girl stepped forward, grabbed Sokov's arm, and said excitedly: "Comrade commander, please help me!"
"Help you?" Sokov was confused by the girl's words and muttered to himself: Could it be that the soldier under him bullied her and she came here specifically to ask him to seek justice for her? "Girl, what happened?"
"That's it," the girl said in a panic: "The building where my family was hiding collapsed under the German shelling. I hope you can send someone to rescue them..."
"What? There are still residents in this residential area?" Sokov asked in surprise: "Didn't you evacuate before the Germans attacked?"
The girl shook her head and replied: "It is almost impossible to cross the river to the east bank now, so my family stayed behind. When they encountered the German bombing, they hid in the basement. Today there was a bombing One day, they stayed inside and never came out. Who knew that the house would be blown up by German shells..." At this point, the girl couldn't help but wipe away her tears.
"By the way," Sokov suddenly thought, since the basement where the girl's family lived was buried under the rubble, how did the girl escape? He asked with this question: "Girl, where were you when the house collapsed?"
"I am a worker at the Dzerzhinsky factory, my name is Vera." The girl wiped her face with her hands and replied, "I just came back from the factory and found the house where my home is. It collapsed, so I asked the soldiers where the commander was, and they directed me here.”
Hearing what Vera said, Sokov couldn't help but frown slightly, thinking that the soldiers' vigilance was still too low. How could they let a stranger come to their headquarters? Fortunately, Vera is not an enemy, otherwise the headquarters would be taken away by the enemy, and we would still not know what happened.
"Vera, don't cry." Vera kept wiping her tears before Sokov met him, and quickly comforted her and said: "There is still a war outside. Once the German attack is repelled, I will send someone to Save your family."
"Comrade Commander." After Vera wiped a handful on her face, she looked up at Sokov and said, "Actually, if you want to save people, you don't have to wait until the battle is over. We can enter the building through the sewer and dig open The masonry covering the basement…”
"What, what did you say?" Sokov heard Vera say that he could enter the collapsed building through the sewer, so he grabbed her and asked excitedly: "Is there really a sewer that can lead to that building?" ?"
"Yes!" Although Vera didn't know why Sokov was so excited when she heard there was a sewer, she still answered truthfully: "There is an entrance in the stairwell of every building."
"Where is it? Take me to see it quickly." Sokov pulled Vera out of the room, called two soldiers chatting outside the door, and walked downstairs.
Arriving at the stairwell, Vera pointed to a square cement slab on the ground and said, "Comrade Commander, this is the entrance."
Sokov quickly pointed his hand at the cement board on the ground and told the two soldiers: "Quick, pry it open quickly."
The cement board was quickly pried open, revealing a square hole, and a choking smell came from inside. Sokov raised his hand to cover his nose with his sleeve, bent down and looked inside. He saw that it was pitch black inside and could not see anything. He quickly stood up straight again and said to one of the soldiers: "Go find two flashlights and call a few more people. We have to go outside to rescue people."
Sokov's order was faithfully carried out, and not long after, the soldier reappeared in the stairwell with Guchakov and a dozen people. Guchakov came to Sokov and asked: "Comrade division commander, what are your instructions?"
"This is the sewer in the community." Sokov pointed towards the entrance of the cave and said to Guchakov: "It can lead to other buildings. Follow me in and have a look." As he said that, he took the pipe from the soldier's hand. Flashlight, ready to jump into the sewer.
"Wait a minute, Comrade Commander." Guchakov quickly grabbed Sokov and said to him: "Comrade Commander, I'd better go down and explore the way first."
Seeing Guchakov taking the initiative to ask for help, Sokov did not object, but nodded and told him: "Be more careful!"
Guchakov took the lead and jumped into the sewer with a flashlight. A few minutes later, his voice came from inside: "Comrade Commander, you can come down now!"
With the help of the soldiers, Sokov carefully entered the sewer and found that there was a layer of foul-smelling mud on the ground that did not even reach his feet. Fortunately, he was wearing boots, so he didn't have to worry about getting his feet dirty. Guchakov looked forward and backward with his hands and asked: "Comrade Commander, where should we go?"
This was the first time Sokov entered the city's sewers. He couldn't tell the direction clearly. When he was about to raise his head and ask Vera which direction to go, he found that Vera had already entered the sewers with the help of the soldiers. Before Sokov could finish speaking, Vera pointed forward with her flashlight and said, "Comrade commander, follow me. I will lead the way for you."
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