"One more thing," Seeing the silence of the two men, Sokov added: "Before we handed over the defense, we asked Lieutenant Porochenko to blow up all the captured anti-tank guns. If we don't give it to others, A little compensation, I am worried that comrades in friendly forces will have some bad associations, which will affect their morale."
"Comrade Division Commander is still thoughtful." After listening to Sokov's explanation, Aglanov gave him a thumbs up, "I was worried about whether blowing up the anti-tank gun would arouse resentment among friendly forces, but I didn't expect that Division Commander This matter has been resolved.”
"Okay, stop flattering." Sokov waved to Aglanov: "Order the troops to speed up and rush to the gully to join Captain Shamrih as soon as possible."
Agranov agreed and walked forward quickly. After Seryosha waited for Aglanov to leave, he whispered to Sokov: "Misha, I heard from friendly comrades that the barricade factory and the tractor factory were hit hard. The Germans attacked those difficult-to-conquer positions and The fortress was first bombed by planes and bombarded with artillery, and then tanks were used to cover the infantry charge. If we went up as a battalion, it would be completely destroyed within a quarter of an hour."
Seryosha's words shocked Sokov. He did not expect that the battle between the barricade factory and the tractor factory would be so fierce. No wonder there were two divisions in the barricade factory and three divisions in the tractor factory, but they still faced a shortage of troops. It turns out that the troops are constantly fighting against the German army.
Seeing Sokov's silence, Seryosha asked again: "Misha, according to the friendly forces' fighting style, I estimate that these divisions will be completely lost in a short time. Tell me, by then Will our superiors send us to the tractor factory for defense?”
"The importance of Mamayev Heights should be well understood by the superiors. Once it is lost, not only will the connection between the northern and southern urban areas be interrupted, but the ferry will also face the possibility of being occupied by the enemy. If this happens, we will We won't be able to defend the city." Sokov felt that if the situation at the barricade factory and the tractor factory was tight, it would be inevitable for his troops to be mobilized for reinforcements: "Even if we were to be mobilized for reinforcements, at best it would only be one or two troops. A group."
"Even if we only transfer one or two regiments," Seryosha said with some dissatisfaction, "it will greatly weaken our strength."
"Seryozha, my heart is the same as yours, and I don't want my superiors to transfer my troops at will." Sokov sighed softly and said: "But that's not possible. For the army headquarters, Stalingrad is As a whole, the loss of any important section may lead to the entire city being occupied by the enemy. If the barricade factory and tractor factory are occupied by the enemy, then they can go forward to the Volga River and follow us down the river. Road, even if Mamayev Hills is still in our hands, what's the point?"
"Misha, I understand what you mean." Seryosha said reluctantly: "But every time we see our troops being transferred to support friendly forces, and when they come back with more than half of them missing, I feel particularly uncomfortable. Do you think Think about it, how many troops we had when we stationed at Mamayev Heights, and how many are left now?”
Seryosha's words made the muscles on Sokov's face twitch violently twice. Of the thousands of commanders and fighters he had brought to Stalingrad, there were now probably only five or six hundred, or even less, left. There are still three months until the end of the Battle of Stalingrad, and I don’t know how many people will survive by then.
When the troops arrived at the gully, Shamrih was already waiting there. As soon as he saw Sokov, he asked bluntly: "Comrade division commander, will all the troops be withdrawn to Mamayev Heights?"
"Yes." Sokov understood the reason for Shamrih's question, and nodded and said: "There will be friendly troops here in the gully to set up defenses. You can bring all the troops back to Mamayev Heights."
Since Sokov said there was no need to keep troops here in the gully, Shamrih did not ask why. Instead, he turned around and ordered Yakuda: "Comrade Deputy Battalion Commander, bring all the troops back to Mamayev Heights."
After Yakuda turned and left, Shamrih tilted his head and looked at the troops behind Sokov, secretly guessing how much damage they had suffered here. Sokov noticed the opponent's little move and took the initiative to say: "Comrade Captain, we are here to reinforce Liumian Street. The two companies have suffered nearly 300 casualties in total, of which more than 180 people were killed."
Shamrih asked Yakuda to command the troops just because he wanted to chat with Sokov privately to see if he could get some latest intelligence from him. On the way, he took the initiative to start the conversation: "Comrade division commander, I saw smoke billowing and gunfire rumbling in the direction of the barricade factory and tractor factory during the day. It seems that the enemy's offensive is still very fierce."
"Yes, the enemy concentrated a large number of troops to storm the barricade factory and the tractor factory, hoping to capture them in one fell swoop and advance to the bank of the Volga River." Sokov said to Shamrih: "As long as the enemy reaches the river, They can go down the river, seize the ferry behind Mamayev Hill, and cut off the connection between the defenders in the city and the outside world. Once our connection with the outside world is interrupted, when the weapons, ammunition and supplies are exhausted, we will all When the army is destroyed.”
"The Red October Factory and the Barricade Factory are not far apart, just a few kilometers apart, and they are also companies that produce tanks." After Shamrih waited for Sokov to finish speaking, he asked with some confusion: "But why is the enemy here? The attack launched is more appropriate to say it is a formality than an attack. They launched an attack on the friendly positions, and when they were counterattacked, they quickly retreated. It seemed that they did not want to confront our army head-on here. What exactly is this? Why?"
"Comrade Captain, you may not know yet." In response to the question raised by Shamrih, Seryosha replied on behalf of Sokov: "Some time ago, the division commander led a unit reinforced by tanks and stood on the red line. In the factory in October. It may be that he beat the enemy too hard and left a psychological shadow on the enemy. In order to avoid suffering huge losses, the enemy had to shift the focus of the attack northward and chose the barricade factory and the tractor factory."
"So that's it." After Seryosha explained, Shamrich suddenly realized that after all, he had only been a subordinate of Sokov for a short time, and he had not heard of some of the major achievements in the past. Now that he has learned more about Sokov's abilities, he is full of confidence in holding on to Mamayev Heights.
After the troops returned to the tunnels at Beigan, the Marine Battalion stayed at Beigan to rest, while Sokov returned to Nangang with Seryosha and the guard company.
Seeing Sokov walking into the command post, Ivanov, who was talking to a tank lieutenant, quickly stood up and greeted him, and asked in surprise: "Comrade division commander, are you back?"
"Back!" Sokov shook hands with Ivanov, while looking at the unfamiliar tank crew lieutenant, and asked Ivanov curiously: "Comrade Deputy Division Commander, who is this...?"
"Comrade division commander," Ivanov said with a smile when Sokov asked about the lieutenant who was talking to him: "Let me introduce to you, this is the tank corps lieutenant sent by General Orel... "
Before Ivanov finished speaking, suddenly there was a roar from behind Sokov, and then a man rushed up and punched the tank soldier lieutenant who stood up straight and was about to salute Sokov. . The tank trooper lieutenant was beaten too hard and fell to the ground on his back. The people who came up to him knocked him down and seemed to be still angry. They rushed forward and punched and kicked him.
The sudden change shocked everyone present. After a while, Ivanov shouted outside: "Come here, come here!" He tried to call the guards outside to stop the man who was beating the lieutenant.
"Guchakov, stop!" When Sokov saw clearly that it was Guchakov who hit the person, a shocked expression appeared on his face. He shouted while stepping forward and hugging Guchakov's waist. He pushed him back: "This is one of our own, stop it quickly!"
Hearing the shouts of Ivanov and Sokov, the others finally came to their senses. Seryosha quickly and the two soldiers who had just rushed in helped Sokov drag the crazy Guchakov away. After the soldier pushed Guchakov away, Sokov let go of his hand, came to the fallen tank lieutenant, bent down to help him up, and asked with concern: "Comrade Lieutenant, are you okay?"
Although the tank lieutenant's face was covered with blood and his eyes were filled with anger, when he heard Sokov's question, he still shook his head and replied bravely: "Thank you for your friend, comrade colonel, I'm fine."
Seeing the blood on the tank lieutenant's face, Sokov couldn't help but feel angry. He pointed at Guchakov and asked sternly: "Guchakov, are you crazy? You actually beat your own people?"
Although Guchakov was hugged tightly by the three men and was in a position where he could not reach the tank lieutenant, he still kicked the lieutenant with his feet and cursed constantly. Seeing that Guchakov was so arrogant after beating someone, Sokov couldn't stand it, so he went over and slapped the other person twice. Guchakov never dreamed that Sokov would hit him, and the scolding suddenly stopped.
Although Ivanov had not yet had time to say the tank lieutenant's name, Sokov knew why the other party was here. Seeing that Guchakov stopped cursing at this moment, he said angrily: "Guchakov, do you know who he is? He is a tank soldier sent to us by his superiors. In order to drive away the captured tank at the foot of the mountain , they made a huge sacrifice.”
Guchakov stared at the tank lieutenant with hateful eyes and said viciously: "Of course I know who he is. Even if he turns to ashes, I still know him."
Hearing what Guchakov said, Sokov realized that the two might have had some conflicts before, so he turned to the tank soldier and asked: "Comrade Lieutenant, do you know him?"
The lieutenant took two steps forward and got closer to Guchakov. After looking at him carefully, he shook his head and said to Sokov: "Comrade Colonel, I don't know him. I have never seen him."
As soon as the lieutenant finished speaking, Guchakov snorted coldly, and then said through gritted teeth: "Do you still remember the small army you met in Kursk a year ago?"
The lieutenant initially acted very calmly, but when he heard Guchakov mention Kursk, he couldn't help but trembled. He felt that he looked at Guchakov carefully again, and then asked tentatively: "You are the lieutenant."
"Isn't it me or who?" Guchakov stared at the other person and said, "Now you understand why I want to beat you!"
Sokov watched the words and saw that the lieutenant not only did not refute what Guchakov said, but his face turned red. He knew there must be some story inside, so he waved his hand to Seryosha, signaling him to let go of Guchakov. husband. "Guchakov, can you tell me what is going on?"
"Comrade division commander," Guchakov said to Sokov after giving the lieutenant a fierce look: "Last year, my unit was dispersed outside Kursk. At that time, I took more than thirty remaining soldiers with me. A soldier broke through the encirclement. I was about to break out of the encirclement, but was blocked by an enemy's machine gun fire point. I led the men to rush several times, but failed. Instead, I suffered more than a dozen casualties. At this moment, my soldiers rushed toward I reported that a tank of our army was found in the rear."
When Sokov heard this, he instinctively turned his head to look at the tank lieutenant, and asked casually: "If I guess correctly, that tank was driven by the tank lieutenant, right?"
"That's right, Comrade Division Commander." Guchakov replied with an affirmative taste: "At that time, I stopped his tank and told him that there was an enemy machine gun fire point in front, blocking our breakout road, and asked him to help us destroy it. That firepower point so that everyone can stand out.”
"Then how did he do it?" After hearing this, even Sidorin couldn't help but ask.
Guchakov sneered, and then said: "Who knows that after listening to this, he would order the tank to reverse, abandon us and drive away in another direction. My men and I were unable to break through the enemy's fire blockade. After running out of food, they all became prisoners of the enemy."
After hearing this, everyone present finally understood why Guchakov had such a big reaction when he saw the lieutenant. Everyone was even thinking: If it were you, and you saw this enemy who made you a prisoner, would you pull out your pistol and shoot him?
Political Commissar Anisimov turned to the tank lieutenant with a straight face: "Comrade Lieutenant, is everything Guchakov said true?"
"Yes...yes." The tank trooper lieutenant replied in a panic: "I was worried that there were too many people and the target was too big, which would attract the enemy's attention and cause the breakout to fail, so that's why..."
The tank soldier's lieutenant did not finish what he said, but everyone knew that everything Guchakov said was true. It was because of the tank soldier's cowardice that dozens of Soviet commanders and soldiers became prisoners of the Germans. Thinking of this, Everyone cast a look of contempt at him.
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