Sidorin knew the situation of the troops best. As soon as Sokov finished speaking, he took the initiative to say: "Comrade division commander, the only one with the easiest combat mission now is Comrade Belkin's reduced regiment. Huo Ran? Wen??? ｗｗｗｗ?．ranwena`ｃcomExcept for the third battalion in the city and the Marine Corps battalion fighting the enemy in Workers' New Village, the remaining two battalions have been staying in the tunnels. If troops are to be sent to reinforce friendly forces, I think they It’s the most suitable.”
"Chief of Staff, call Comrade Belkin and ask him to come to the headquarters immediately." Sokov felt that the downsizing regiment had been in the tunnel for such a long time, and they should be allowed to go out for activities. "We should also assign some combat tasks to them."
In less than five minutes, Belkin, who received the notice, jogged all the way to the headquarters. Although he and Sokov were partners before, they now have a superior-subordinate relationship. Therefore, he first raised his hand to salute Sokov, and then asked respectfully: "Comrade division commander, Belkin, the leader of the drawdown regiment, was ordered to come. ,Please advise!"
"Come to the map, Commander Belkin." Sokov called Belkin to the table and said to him: "Today the enemy dispatched a large number of bombers and carried out intensive attacks on our division's defense areas and friendly forces' defense areas. Bombing. According to my estimation, the casualties of friendly forces may be very heavy, so superiors may transfer troops from our division to strengthen the defense of friendly forces. After our research, we feel that the place where superiors are most likely to send us is the 308th Division Today’s defensive zone..." As he said that, he pointed out the location of the archives building and the stadium on the map with his hand.
When Sokov gave the order to Berkin, he never dreamed that the 308th Division that originally defended this area had been transferred by Chuikov, and now Guriev's 39th Guards Division took over the defense here.
"Don't worry, Comrade Division Commander." After listening to Sokov's order, Belkin showed an excited expression on his face: "The soldiers of the New First Battalion and the New Second Battalion have been in the tunnel for such a long time. I'm holding it back. Now I finally have a chance to attack the enemy. I believe they will not let you down."
Sokov is very familiar with the shrinking regiment belonging to his direct lineage, and believes that they are fully capable of crushing the enemy's attack at any location. But considering that this is the only mobile unit, we cannot add more troops to them, so we can only apologize to Belkin and say: "Comrade Commander, I'm sorry, because our troops are tight, so you go to reinforce friendly forces." At this time, we will not be able to replenish your troops."
Unexpectedly, Belkin said reasonably: "Comrade division commander, the two battalions plus the troops directly under the regiment have a total strength of more than 1,600 people. As long as we have sufficient ammunition, we can resolutely hold our position."
"More than 1,600 people?" When Ivanov heard this number, he couldn't help but asked, "Why do you have so many people?"
Hearing Ivanov's question, Belkin grinned and replied: "Comrade Deputy Division Commander, many wounded soldiers were directly added to the regiment after they recovered. In this way, without knowing it, there was a More than a thousand people?"
Knowing that it was a unit to replenish the wounded, no one had any doubts about the combat effectiveness of the downsized regiment. Sokov also specifically added: "Some time ago, Captain Vasily took the New First Battalion to the Workers' New Village to assist in the battle and seized a large number of weapons. Ammunition. This batch of weapons will be given to your regiment for use."
"This is really great." Seeing Sokov being so generous and agreeing to hand over the captured weapons and ammunition to his regiment, Belgin was really overjoyed. He felt that the only way to hold on to friendly positions for a few days was to have enough ammunition. No more problems at all. He asked impatiently: "Comrade Commander, when will we set off?"
"Don't be anxious." Sokov waved his hand towards him and explained: "Based on the situation at hand, we guessed that the superiors might transfer troops from our division to strengthen the defense of friendly forces. But whether they will go and where they will go , we still have to wait for orders from our superiors."
Belkin had been working with Sokov for almost a year, and knew that he had always been very knowledgeable about things. When he heard what he said, not only did he not feel disappointed, but he took the initiative and said: "Comrade Commander, if you allow me, I would like to Go back to the army now and get the soldiers ready to go."
"Go, Commander Belkin." Sokov nodded at him and said, "Let the soldiers prepare."
After Belkin left, Sidorin took the initiative and asked: "Comrade division commander, do you think it is necessary to call the commander and ask him what arrangements he has for us?"
"No, no, Comrade Chief of Staff, don't call the Commander." Regarding Sidorin's suggestion, Sokov immediately rejected it. He knew very well that if he called Chuikov at this time, he might not be right. In line with the opponent's wishes, Chuikov only needs to give an order, and his troops have to set off overnight. But if he didn't make a call, Chuikov would have other considerations when arranging his troops to perform tasks. He stopped the other party with a gesture: "If the commander really plans to mobilize troops from here, he will call us."
Seeing that Sokov was unwilling to take the initiative to contact Chuikov, Sidorin did not force him. He picked up the phone and connected to the underground arsenal. He said to the officer who answered the phone: "Comrade Captain, this is Sidorin. See you later." When Captain Jin takes people to collect equipment from you, you hand over all the German equipment captured some time ago to them."
"Give it all to them?" After hearing this, the captain guarding the arsenal asked with some surprise: "Comrade Chief of Staff, won't you leave some for the troops holding Mamayev Heights?"
"Don't leave any German weapons and supporting ammunition behind, and hand them over to the commanders and fighters of the downsized regiment." Sidorin said resolutely: "Except for them, no other troops use German weapons. "
Sidorin put down the phone and was about to complain to Sokov, saying that the officer in charge of the arsenal was a fool, when the phone on the table rang again. He thought it was the officer calling, so he picked up the phone and asked impatiently: "Is there anything else?"
There was silence in the receiver for a moment, and then Chuikov's laughter came: "Lieutenant Colonel Sidorin, who makes you so impatient? It can't be me?"
"How is this possible, Comrade Commander." After hearing Chuikov's voice, Sidorin laughed and said, "I thought it was the officer guarding the arsenal."
"Arsenal?!" Chuikov asked hesitantly: "Why did you remember to contact the officer in charge of the arsenal in the middle of the night?"
When Sidorin heard this question, he glanced at Sokov hesitantly. When the other party nodded slightly, indicating that he would tell the truth, he calmly and boldly said into the microphone: "Comrade Commander, after this heavy bombing during the day, we estimate that The divisions that stood firm in the factory area must have suffered a lot of casualties. Therefore, the division commander and I decided to prepare the reserve team of our division for combat and be ready to rush to the friendly defense areas at any time."
"Comrade Lieutenant Colonel," Chuikov said unexpectedly: "I am making this call just to ask you if you can deploy troops to support friendly forces. I didn't expect that you would be ready a long time ago. This really surprises me. I think Let me ask, how many troops can you mobilize?"
Sidorin gave Sokov a thumbs up, admiring his plan for a rainy day. Sidorin asked into the microphone: "Comrade Commander, we are going to send Commander Belkin's reduced regiment to reinforce the friendly defense areas. Can you tell me which combat area we are going to send them to?"
"General Guryev's 39th Guards Division suffered more than half casualties during the afternoon bombing." Chuikov said solemnly: "Therefore, I plan to send your troops to his defense area."
"Comrade Commander," Sidorin waited for Chuikov to finish and asked quickly: "I wonder where the latest defensive zone of the 39th Guards Division is?" He asked because it was inevitable for friendly forces to resist the German attack. The ground will lose its position. In order to avoid letting the reinforcements rush into the enemy's defense area, it is necessary to ask clearly in advance.
"The defense area of the 39th Guards Division is located to the north of the Archives Building and east of the stadium." Chuikov said: "Your task is to take over the defense of the Archives Building."
"North of the archives building and east of the stadium?" Sidorin stared at the map, repeated the place names Chuikov said, and said in surprise: "Isn't this the defense of the 308th Division?"
"The Germans have occupied the silicate factory. In order to prevent them from taking the opportunity to rush towards the barricade factory, I have made corresponding adjustments." Chuikov explained: "The troops of the 308th Division withdrew to the south and continued to build a new line of defense, while the Guards The 39th Division took over the defense to the north of the Archives Building and to the east of the stadium."
"Understood, Comrade Commander." After Sidorin recorded the place name Chuikov mentioned, he asked again: "When can our troops set off?"
Chuikov replied: "There is burning and smoke everywhere outside. If it is easy to get lost while marching at night, it is better to wait until daybreak before letting them set off."
After ending the call with Chuikov, Sidorin quickly reported to Sokov about the changes in the defense lines of the 39th Guards Division and the 308th Guards Division. Sokov originally planned to wait until daybreak before letting Belgin and the others set off, but when he heard that the friendly forces had adjusted their deployment, he immediately realized that the situation in the north was worse than he had imagined, and quickly ordered Sidorin: "Chief of Staff , informed Belkin to take people to collect ammunition. Three hours later, I personally led the troops to set off."
"What, you want to go to the front again?" Sidorin learned that Sokov planned to take action personally, and quickly persuaded him: "Comrade division commander, there is Commander Belkin leading the team to reinforce the friendly forces, so you should stay here. !”
"Yes, comrade division commander, the chief of staff is right." Ivanov also added: "You are the commander of a division, and you should stay at the division headquarters to command. When it comes to reinforcing friendly forces, it is enough for Commander Belkin to take action. ”
"You don't need to persuade me any more," Sokov waved his hands towards the two of them and said, "The situation in the area where we want to take over the defense may be worse than imagined. Commander Belkin used to be a political cadre, so let him be responsible alone. One direction, I feel uneasy.”
