"This may be the only way." Although there are several divisions of friendly troops nearby, Bruschke understands that those troops basically only have one number left. It is obviously unrealistic to ask them to reinforce him, so he can only Leaving the near and far away, he went to Sokov of Mamayev Heights for help: "As long as they can send out a regiment, the situation in the factory can be improved."
"Chief of Staff, this is easy to say, but will Colonel Sokov send troops to support?" Zholudev said hesitantly: "How about we report the matter to the Army Headquarters first and ask the commander to come forward? The chance of having Colonel Sokov send troops will be greater.”
"No, Comrade Division Commander, our 109th Regiment has just lost its defensive position. If we report it now, I'm afraid we will be scolded by our superiors." Brushko learned that Zoludev planned to report to the headquarters and quickly persuaded him: " I think it’s not too late to report to the superiors after Colonel Sokov’s troops arrive and regain the lost positions.”
"Okay, my comrade chief of staff." Regarding Brushko's proposal, Rudev began to think about it. He felt that if he told Chuikov about the loss of the 109th Regiment's position, he might be blamed by the other party, and he might even directly He sent someone to take over his position. As long as the position was regained, even if Chuikov knew that he had concealed the situation of the war, there would probably be no serious consequences. So he decided to take a risk and ask for help from Sokov to regain the lost position first. . "I'll call Colonel Sokov right now and hope he won't reject us."
When Sokov received the call from Zoludev, he couldn't help but be stunned for a long time, thinking that since the situation at the Dzerzhinsky factory was so critical, why didn't they ask Chuikov for reinforcements, but instead came to him? In order to find out what was going on, he carefully asked the question in his mind: "General Ruolu Jiefu, it stands to reason that the friendly defense areas are in danger, and we cannot sit idly by and ignore it. But our division's defense area is too far away from you. Even if you ask for help, you should look for friendly forces close to you, or go directly to the army headquarters?"
After listening to Sokov's words, Ruolujiev smiled bitterly and said: "Comrade Colonel, there is really no other way for me to call you for help. My 109th Regiment once fought with you on Six Sides Street." That regiment has been almost wiped out now, and the position they held has been occupied by the enemy. If they had the strength to counterattack and regain the lost position, I would not cause any trouble to you."
"The loss of the position in the Dzerzhinsky factory is a big deal." Sokov weighed the pros and cons and felt that there was no problem in sending troops to reinforce him, but he had to let Chuikov know about it to avoid any trouble in the future, so he He said solemnly: "Comrade General, I suggest you report this matter to Commander Chuikov. After getting his permission, I will immediately send troops to reinforce you."
In order to prevent Zholudev from taking his words as deaf ears, before hanging up the phone, Sokov also emphasized: "Comrade General, without Commander Chuikov's order, I cannot send you a single soldier. You understand my Do you mean it?"
"I understand." Ruo Ludev found that Sokov was not as easy to talk to as he thought. Instead, he asked him to report the loss of position to Chuikov, and then he could legitimately send troops to reinforce him. However, he was under the eaves and had to lower his head. He could only bite the bullet and replied: "I will report the situation in the factory to the commander."
After hanging up the phone, Sidorin, who was standing aside, said to Sokov: "Comrade division commander, in order to defend the area assigned to us by our superiors, our troops have been too dispersed and cannot mobilize forces to rescue Dzerzhinsky. Tractor factory.”
"The Tractor Factory is currently the largest tank production plant in our country." Before Sokov could speak, Ivanov rushed to say: "Once it is occupied by the enemy, it means that our army's tank production will be reduced for a long time. falling into a situation of insufficient production capacity.”
“The loss of the Dzerzhinsky Factory will certainly lead to insufficient production capacity of our army’s tanks, but more importantly, the enemy can use the factory as a starting point for attack, go south along the Volga River, and seize the port behind Mamayev Hill. "Sokov said with a serious expression: "Don't look at the enemies who attacked Mamayev Heights and Workers' New Village. They were frightened by us and did not dare to launch a large-scale attack easily. But once the German army attacked Mamayev, If the rear of the post appears, we will be in a situation where we are attacked from both sides, and it is still unknown how many days we can hold the position."
"Comrade Division Commander, do you really plan to send reinforcements to the 37th Guards Division?" Sidorin tilted his head and asked, "But where can we mobilize troops?"
"It is obviously impossible to draw troops from Mamayev Heights or Workers' New Village." The distribution of troops in various defense areas was clear to everyone present. Sokov felt that the only troops that could be used were Belkin As the head of the shrinking group, they now stick to the archives building, which is only a ten-minute walk from the Dzerzhinsky Factory. "I think we can ask Captain Belkin to dispatch two companies for reinforcements."
"Two companies, aren't there too few people?" As soon as Sidorin finished speaking, he immediately remembered that each company of the downsizing regiment had two to three hundred people, so he quickly changed his question and asked: "Deployed from Commander Belkin. If we take two companies, the strength of the troops defending the archives building will be weakened."
"I went to the Archives Building to see it," Sokov replied confidently: "The terrain there can only be defended by two companies. And even if the drawdown regiment removes two companies, there will still be four The company, as well as the troops directly under the regiment, are fully capable of blocking the enemy's attack."
Just as Sokov and the others were discussing which troops to send to support the Dzerzhinsky factory, Zoludev had already reported to Chuikov via phone that a section of the factory area had been occupied by German troops. Chuikov was shocked when he heard this and asked quickly: "Comrade General, how long has it been since your position was lost?"
Ruolujev glanced at his watch and replied: "It has been lost for almost an hour."
"What, it was lost for more than an hour." Chuikov was so angry that he slapped the table hard and said sternly: "Why are you reporting it now? Also, have you taken any countermeasures?"
"Comrade Commander," Zholudev replied with a wry smile after being scolded: "I once wanted to command the troops to regain the lost positions, but our division has insufficient troops and it is difficult to hold on to the existing positions, let alone Allocate strength to regain the position."
"Are you just going to watch the Germans gain a foothold in the factory, and then use the factory as a starting point to attack and continue to attack other lines of defense of our army?!" Chuikov said angrily: "Don't you think so?"
"Comrade Commander, it's not that I don't want to fight back." Ruolujiev stated his difficulty again, "I don't have enough troops to fight back against the enemy, so I called you, hoping to get help."
"Help?" Chuikov sneered and said, "I don't have any reserve team at all, how can I help you?"
"I know that the headquarters no longer has a reserve force, so I plan to ask for reinforcements from friendly forces." Zoludev said cautiously: "I hope you can issue a reinforcement order to that force."
"Now the losses of the divisions defending the factory are very serious. Where can I find reinforcements for you..." Chuikov was halfway through his words when he suddenly thought of a possibility and asked in surprise: "You are not attacking Soko." Is it Colonel Husband’s idea?”
Seeing that Chuikov had guessed his intention, Ruoludev did not hide it. He nodded and said: "Yes, Comrade Commander, the only troops with relatively sufficient strength now are Colonel Sokov's 41st Guards Division." ”
"However, they have a lot of areas to defend." Chuikov said awkwardly: "I think they may not be able to allocate strength to reinforce you."
"I just called Colonel Sokov." Rudev thought that he couldn't get over Chuikov on this matter, so he simply told the truth: "He said that as long as you give him an order, he will send troops to reinforce me."
"Okay, Comrade General." Seeing that Ruoludev had reached a private agreement with Sokov, and that there was no need to delay due to the defense of the Dzerzhinsky factory, Chuikov decided to call Sokov immediately and ask him to Immediately send troops to reinforce Zholudev: "I will call Colonel Sokov immediately and ask him to send troops to reinforce you."
