Out of the corner of his eye, Sokov caught a glimpse of a sergeant standing outside the door of the operating room, peering anxiously through the curtain. Seeing the MP40 submachine gun slung on the opponent's chest, Sokov knew that the sergeant should belong to the downsizing regiment, and might have come from the archives building with Grisa, so he stretched out his hand and pointed at the opponent and said: "Comrade Sergeant, come to me."
When the sergeant heard Sokov calling him, he quickly came over and asked respectfully: "Hello, comrade division commander! What instructions do you have?"
"What's your name? Did you come from the Archives Building with Lieutenant Grisa?"
"Reporting to the division commander, my name is Tavlin, and I am a soldier of the fourth company." The sergeant straightened his body and replied, "I returned to Mamayev Heights with Comrade Lieutenant."
Sokov felt that the name Tavlin was familiar, but he couldn't remember where he had heard it. However, he was currently eager to know how Grisa was injured, so he didn't think much about it. Instead, he asked directly: "How did Grisa step on the landmine? Please report the situation to me."
"After Lieutenant Grisa received the order, he took me and the soldier Kayugin out of the archives building. Unexpectedly, halfway through, Kayugin, who was walking with the lieutenant, accidentally stepped on a landmine." Tavlin reported to Sokov: "Kayudin died on the spot, and the lieutenant was also injured by shrapnel. And because I was a little far away from them, I was not affected by the shrapnel..."
"Comrade Commander," Sidorin came back as soon as Tavlin reported to Sokov how Grisa was injured: "I have already called Seryosha, and he will bring someone over soon. .”
After Sidorin finished speaking, he noticed Tavlin standing in front of Sokov. He looked at him carefully, with a surprised expression on his face: "Aren't you that Sergeant Tavlin?"
"Yes, Comrade Chief of Staff." Tavlin replied politely: "It's me, I'm Tavlin."
"Chief of Staff," Seeing that Sidorin recognized him, Sokov couldn't help but asked curiously: "Have you met Sergeant Tavlin before?"
Seeing that Sokov didn't seem to know Tavlin, Sidorin quickly reminded him: "Comrade division commander, do you remember that Captain Golya personally led a small team, disguised as Germans and went deep into the enemy's rear, using four rockets Killing the headquarters of a German regiment?"
"Remember." After Sidorin reminded him, Sokov immediately remembered that it happened in September, nodded, and asked Tavlin who was standing in front of him: "Comrade Sergeant, if I guessed correctly, You also participated in this operation, right?"
"That's right, Comrade Commander." Seeing Sokov remembering an attack he had participated in, Tavlin's face showed a relaxed expression: "I speak German well, so Captain Golia ordered me to disguise myself. Become a second lieutenant of the German Army and be responsible for dealing with enemies along the way."
Knowing that the sergeant in front of him spoke German well, Sokov immediately understood why Grisa brought this man back with him. It turned out that he planned to use it to deal with German interrogations when he was operating behind enemy lines. But when he thought of Grisa, who was still lying in the operating room with his life or death uncertain, Sokov felt particularly heavy.
There was the sound of chaotic footsteps, and Sokov turned around and saw Seryosha hurried over with more than twenty soldiers. Knowing that these should be the soldiers who came to give Grisa a blood transfusion, he called out Asiya who had already entered the operating room: "Asiya, the soldiers who came to give Grisa a blood transfusion are here. Look what they got." Where to get blood drawn?”
Asiya walked up to Seryosha and asked him: "Seryosa, are all these soldiers blood type A?"
Seryosha shook his head and replied: "I asked carefully and found that there are only 11 people with type A blood. I was worried that there were not enough, so I found some soldiers with type O blood to supplement."
Asiya waited for Seryosha to finish listening, and then said to the soldiers: "Listen, everyone, comrades with type A blood stand on the left, and comrades with type O blood stand on the right." As soon as she finished speaking, the soldiers started to express their opinions. They lined up again, and in less than a minute, they were divided into two distinct teams.
Seeing that the soldiers had been divided into teams, Asiya waved to the soldiers on the left and said, "Follow me to the nearby hut to draw blood. As for the comrades with type O blood, you are not needed here, so go back." "
Sokov felt puzzled when he saw Asiya driving away the warrior with type O blood without saying a word. He stretched out his hand to hold Asiya's arm and asked puzzledly: "Asiya, aren't type O blood transfusions universal? Why should we drive them away?"
Hearing Sokov's question, Asiya looked at him with contempt first, and then Kopp said: "The reason why type O blood is called universal blood is because the red blood cells of type O blood lack A and B. Antigen, so it can transfuse blood to people with blood types A, B and AB.
However, type O blood is only used in emergencies to save lives. When the same type of blood is insufficient or lacking, it is used to meet urgent needs. Because type O plasma contains anti-A and anti-B antibodies, it can sensitize or agglutinate type A, B, and AB red blood cells, shortening their lifespan or immediately destroying them, which is a contraindication for blood transfusion. "
After Asiya finished her science introduction, seeing Sokov's confused look, she couldn't help but snorted: "Do you understand?"
"I understand, I understand." After Asiya's popular science, Sokov immediately realized that it was not appropriate to transfuse type O blood to Grisa, who had type A blood. After nodding in agreement, Sokov urged Asia: "Hurry up and take the soldiers with type A blood to draw blood."
After Seryosha waited for Asiya to enter the small room with the soldiers with type A blood, Seryosha asked Sokov in a low voice: "Misha, what's going on? How could Lieutenant Grisa be seriously injured?"
Sokov had just learned the detailed situation from Tavlin. When Seryosha asked about it, he whispered to him: "Griza was on his way back to Mamayev Hill, and a soldier who was traveling with him suddenly He accidentally stepped on a landmine and unfortunately died on the spot. Grisa was too close to the explosion point and was blown to pieces on the spot..."
After listening to Sokov's story, Seryosha couldn't help but raise his hand to wipe the sweat from his forehead: "Oh my God, can I still be saved from such a serious injury?"
Sokov was silent for a long time, and then said in an uncertain tone: "The military doctors inside are doing their best to save lives. As for whether they can be saved, we can only leave it to fate." After saying that, he tilted his head and listened carefully in the operating room. The sound of a piece of shrapnel being thrown into a metal plate made his heart tremble.
"Comrade division commander," Sidorin walked to Sokov and whispered to him: "The operation may take another hour or two. I think we should go back to the division headquarters and wait for news."
"Okay," Sokov raised his hand and looked at his watch. He saw that it was already seven o'clock in the morning and it was not long before dawn. The enemy might launch a new attack at any time. He and Sidorin had to rush back as soon as possible. The division headquarters is in charge. Therefore, he readily agreed to Sidorin's proposal: "We will go back to the division headquarters now."
After taking just two steps, he suddenly remembered something. He stopped and asked Seryosha, who was still standing there without moving, "Seryosa, have Second Lieutenant Samoilov's troops returned to their posts?"
"They are already on their way back. It is estimated that they will be able to enter the tunnel in a few minutes." Seryosha knew Sokov well and knew that he would not ask about this for no reason, so he asked tentatively: "Are you looking for him?" what's the matter?"
"Seryozha, send someone back to guard the company. When he comes back, let him come to see me. And you, Comrade Sergeant." Sokov's last words were addressed to Tavlin. : "As soon as Grisa's operation is completed, you should come to the division headquarters to see me immediately."
"Yes, Comrade Commander." Tavlin replied quickly and loudly.
On the way back to the division headquarters, Sidorin asked Sokov in a low voice: "Comrade division commander, you asked Sergeant Tavlin to report to the division headquarters. Do you want him to participate in operations behind enemy lines?"
"That's right." Sokov nodded and replied: "If we want to go deep behind enemy lines, we may need to disguise ourselves, so soldiers who understand German are indispensable. Since Sergeant Tavlin has participated in raids behind enemy lines, he has rich combat experience. , it’s perfect for him to join.”
As soon as the two entered the division headquarters, Ivanov came up to him and asked with concern: "Comrade division commander, how is Grisa's condition? Can he be saved?"
"He is seriously injured," Sokov said, shaking his head: "Military doctors are doing their best to save him, but it is still unknown whether he can be saved. By the way, did anything happen during our absence? "
"The positions in our defense area are all calm, and the enemy has not shown any signs of attack." Ivanov reported to Sokov: "The commander of the third battalion, Captain Andrei, called and said that the commander of the ninth company, Lieutenant Guchakov, We have already set off, and we will be here in half an hour at most. Comrade division commander, I would like to ask, what are you recruiting him to the division headquarters for?"
Hearing Ivanov's question, Sokov remembered that he and Sidorin had left too quickly and had not had time to tell him about his plans to send troops deep behind enemy lines. He quickly replied: "That's right, Comrade Deputy Division Commander, in order to better attack the enemy and block their plot to seize Stalingrad. After studying the decision with the chief of staff, we decided to send a small and capable team to the enemy's rear."
"Sending a small team to the enemy's rear?!" Ivanov's face showed a surprised expression: "Don't we have several small teams behind the enemy's rear? Why do we need to send new ones?"
"The performance of those small teams behind enemy lines is not good, and some of them are on the verge of despair. I have asked the chief of staff to issue an order for them to withdraw to Mamayev Heights as soon as possible." Sokov explained to Ivanov Said: "I originally planned to let Lieutenant Grisa lead the team that was about to be dispatched, but unexpectedly he was seriously injured, so I had to re-select suitable candidates."
"So," Ivanov figured out what was going on and asked tentatively: "Are you planning to let Lieutenant Guchakov lead this new detachment deep into the enemy's rear?" After getting Sokov's approval, After replying, he frowned and continued, "With all due respect, he has been captured by the Germans twice. Is it really appropriate for him to lead a team deep behind enemy lines?"
"Don't worry, Comrade Deputy Division Commander." Sokov knew that in the army today, there is a prejudice against those commanders and soldiers who had been prisoners of the German army. He could not control other units, but within the 41st Guards Division, he hoped that through his own efforts, the commanders and fighters who had been captured would receive fair treatment. The reason why Samoilov was sent with him this time was because of the identity of the other party's Ministry of Internal Affairs, so as to avoid gossip: "I plan to ask Second Lieutenant Samoilov to go with him."
When Ivanov saw that Sokov insisted on letting Guchakov lead the team, he originally wanted to persuade him, but when he heard that Second Lieutenant Samoilov was accompanying him, his words immediately changed: "Since there is If Lieutenant Samoilov is involved in the operation, then I have nothing to worry about.”
Guchakov and Samoylov came to the division headquarters one after another. While Sokov was assigning tasks to them, Tavlin walked into the division headquarters. Seeing Tavlin appear, Sokov quickly stopped talking, walked towards him, and asked with concern: "How is it, Comrade Sergeant, is the operation finished?"
Tavlin nodded and said: "Yes, Comrade Division Commander, the operation has been completed, and a total of 27 pieces of shrapnel have been removed from the lieutenant's body. The military doctor said that although the operation is completed, the chance of the lieutenant surviving is not high. After all, his injuries are too severe."
When Sokov heard this, he couldn't help but feel a little thump in his heart, secretly thinking, could it be that Grisa is finished like this? He quickly asked again: "Where is he now?"
"Asiya arranged a separate room for him and arranged for a dedicated hygienist to take care of him." Tavlin said: "She said she would find a way to keep the lieutenant alive."
Although Sokov came to this era and was used to seeing death, he still felt very sad when he learned that one of his valued subordinates was about to die. He pinched his sore nose with his hands to prevent tears from filling his eyes. Come. After his mood improved a little, he said to Sidorin in a low voice: "Comrade Sergeant, come to the table. I have a task to explain to you."
Sidorin followed Sokov to the table. After seeing the map spread out clearly, he immediately understood what Sokov would tell him next, because the positions marked on the map were the ones he had used when fighting behind enemy lines. Been there. Out of politeness, he did not ask, but quietly waited for Sokov to speak.
"This time, I plan to send a small team of no less than thirty people to fight deep behind enemy lines." Sokov looked at Guchakov standing opposite him and said: "Comrade Lieutenant, the mission I give you is They are important targets for attacking the Germans, such as headquarters, warehouses, barracks, etc. They must deal a heavy blow to the enemy."
"Comrade division commander, I would like to ask, how many rockets are you going to let us carry?" In order to let Sokov understand what he meant, Guchakov specifically explained: "The number of rockets will determine the number of rockets we carry behind enemy lines this time. Action can achieve results.”
"As long as you can carry it, you can bring as much as you can, and I can openly supply it to you." After Sokov said generously, he casually asked: "Do you have any questions?"
"I have a problem," said Samoilov, who had remained silent until surprisingly.
