"Go ahead, Comrade Second Lieutenant." Sokov nodded to Samoylov and said, "If you have any questions, just ask."
"Comrade division commander, I would like to ask, how long is the duration of our operation behind enemy lines this time?" Samoylov asked tentatively: "Three days, five days, or one week?"
"There is no time limit." Sokov shook his head and said, "As long as you can survive behind enemy lines, you can stay as long as you want."
"Then I have no problem."
Sokov turned his attention to Guchakov: "What about you, Lieutenant Guchakov, do you have any questions for me?"
"No." Guchakov shook his head vigorously and replied expressionlessly: "I have no problem, Comrade Division Commander."
Tavlin, who held the lowest position, waited for Sokov to turn his eyes to him and said before he could speak: "Comrade Commander, can I make a request?"
"Okay," Sokov said reasonably: "If you have any requests, just make them, as long as they are within my capabilities, I will definitely agree to it."
"Comrade Division Commander, in order to better fulfill the mission you have assigned us." Tavlin said with a serious expression: "I hope you can provide us with several German armored vehicles and enough German uniforms."
"Comrade Sergeant, what do you want these things for?" Sidorin asked with a frown before Sokov could speak.
"Our army has gone deep behind enemy lines many times, and it must have aroused the enemy's alert. As long as we put on German uniforms, we can easily pass through the enemy's defense lines. As for the armored vehicles," Tavlin said here and leaned over to take a look. He traced the map on the table with his hand and said, "There are only thirty people in the team. Excluding the soldiers who explore the path and carry the launchers, the remaining people can only carry fifty rockets at most. Carrying such a heavy rocket Equipment, our actions will be extremely slow, and the combat radius will be very limited. With armored vehicles, not only can the number of rockets carried be increased, but the mobility of the troops can also be improved, thereby expanding the combat radius of the small team, and in more A vast area to hit the enemy hard.”
"Sergeant Tavlin, what you said makes perfect sense." Regarding Tavlin's idea, Sokov agreed: "If the squad is equipped with armored vehicles, it can greatly improve mobility and expand the scope of activities. , It’s a pretty good suggestion. Chief of Staff, how many armored vehicles do we still have in our underground garage?”
"Let me check." Sidorin picked up the book and flipped through it for a moment, then raised his head and said to Sokov: "There are still five armored vehicles in the underground garage. Are they all transferred to the squad?"
"You don't need that many, three are enough." Seeing everyone looking at him with doubtful eyes, Sokov explained to them: "If too many vehicles are used, it will attract the enemy's attention. I don't want to We hope that our combat intentions will be exposed because of this incident. A vehicle with ten soldiers can also carry twenty or thirty rockets. Even if there are only three vehicles, it can carry hundreds of rockets."
"The division commander is still thoughtful." After listening to Sokov's explanation, Sidorin said with a smile: "Even such details that may reveal his identity have been taken into consideration."
"Lieutenant Guchakov," Sokov pointed at Guchakov with his hand and ordered him: "Each of your vehicles must be equipped with a soldier who understands German. This way, even if the enemy is interrogating you on the road, you will not Flaws will be revealed.”
Guchakov glanced at Tavlin beside him and asked: "Besides this Sergeant Tavlin, where should we look for the other two soldiers who understand German?"
"Don't worry about this." Sokov muttered to Samoylov: "Comrade Second Lieutenant will select a suitable translator for you."
"Comrade division commander," after Guchakov asked the question, he felt that he should select the members of the team next, so he carefully asked Sokov: "Are we allowed to leave?"
"Wait a moment, Comrade Lieutenant." Sokov pointed at the map and said to Guchakov: "Since the fronts of Mamaev Hill and Workers' New Village are Romanian troops, you cannot go directly through them when you set off. Pass through their defense zone to avoid exposing your identity.”
"Go directly from the direction of the barricade factory and pass through the enemy's defensive position?" As soon as Guchakov finished speaking, he immediately shook his head vigorously and denied his view: "No, not that direction, where the enemy and we are fighting. In a fierce battle, even if we are wearing German uniforms, it is not easy to pass through the defense line smoothly."
"The enemy must have been prepared for a long time before we would send troops deep into their rear. This area of the battle area must be heavily guarded," Sokov continued: "After you leave Mamaev Hill, head south first and wait until you are far away from Romania. After the army's defense zone, we then turn around and make a large circle to the west, going around behind the enemies attacking the barricade factory and Dzerzhinsky factory."
Sidorin glanced at the large circle drawn by Sokov on the map and said with interest: "Comrade division commander, the circle the team has made is not small, it is thirty or forty kilometers long. If we march on foot, , it will take at least a day or two to walk, but fortunately they have armored vehicles to take them, and they can reach their destination in an hour or two."
"If conditions permit, you can consider dividing your forces and sending a vehicle specifically to find the German headquarters." Sokov said to Guchakov and Samoylov: "Even if you only kill one enemy regiment-level headquarters, It can disrupt the enemy's offensive rhythm. Do you understand?"
"Understood, Comrade Division Commander." The two of them agreed very much with Sokov's statement. The enemy's regiment-level command post was usually more than ten kilometers away from the front line. Since they are far away from the fighting area, their vigilance is not that high. As long as they can find the exact location and fly over with a few rockets, they can kill the enemy's headquarters.
"Samoilov, take Lieutenant Guchakov to Major Tenev and tell him that it is my order to select suitable candidates from the guard camp to form this small unit behind enemy lines." Soko After the husband finished speaking, he waved to several people: "You can go now."
After the three people left, Sokov asked Ivanov: "Comrade Deputy Division Commander, where did Comrade Political Commissar Anisimov go? Why haven't he been seen yet?"
"He has been staying in the tunnel in Beigang." Seeing Sokov asking about Anisimov, Ivanov asked: "Do you have anything important to do with him?"
"Do you think it's too boring for the soldiers to stay in the tunnel, and besides our defense area, they always know nothing about what is happening in other places." Sokov sighed and said: "I plan to let The political commissar arranged for manpower to install loudspeakers in the tunnels so that the soldiers could know the situation outside at any time."
"I'll call the political commissar later," Ivanov said after hearing that it was such a trivial matter. "Ask him to arrange for comrades from the division's political department to install loudspeakers in the tunnel as soon as possible."
"Installing speakers in the tunnel is a trivial matter, but who will do it?" Sidorin frowned and asked: "You know, the radio station in the city has long been occupied by the Germans, not to mention our division-level units, even the group army headquarters There was no opportunity to hear outside voices on the radio.”
After listening to Sidorin's concerns, Ivanov thought for a moment and then replied: "Lieutenant Colonel Papuchenko called me two days ago and said that they had seized two radios. Can the political commissar arrange two radios?" Announcer, broadcast the news we heard on the radio to the soldiers in the tunnel?"
"What do you think, Comrade Chief of Staff?" Sokov did not give an immediate answer, but turned to look at Sidorin aside and asked: "I think the deputy division commander's proposal is good."
Now that Sokov had set the tone, Sidorin naturally would not contradict him, so he nodded and said, "Okay, then leave the task of broadcasting into the tunnel to Comrade Political Commissar."
