Guchakov is about to organize guerrillas and launch an offensive behind enemy lines. This is a great event. Although he didn't explain anything to Samoylov when he left, Samoylov felt that he had an obligation to report the matter to the division headquarters.
Before the team set off, Sokov specially equipped them with two radios, considering that the situation behind enemy lines was complicated and the team might be divided. Although Guchakov took away one radio station, it did not affect Samoilov's use of another radio station to report Guchakov's actions to the division headquarters in detail.
Sidorin was shocked when he received the telegram from Samoilov. He quickly returned to the table, placed the telegram in front of Sokov, and said anxiously: "Comrade division commander, look at this. It was a telegram from Lieutenant Samoilov, who said that Guchakov was preparing to gather a large number of guerrillas and launch an offensive behind the enemy's rear."
After quickly reading the contents of the telegram, Sokov did not express his opinion. Instead, he handed it to Ivanov, who was waiting eagerly next to him, and asked calmly: "Comrade Deputy Division Commander, do you have any questions about this matter?" What do you think?"
"Absurd, simply too absurd!" Ivanov immediately became angry as soon as he read the contents of the telegram: "Comrade division commander, Guchakov is so hasty, and he doesn't even think about how many we can gather behind enemy lines. Do they have enough troops, ammunition, and heavy weapons to attack the enemy? If the enemy reinforces, how should they deal with it? He didn't even understand these, and he prepared to launch an attack in a hurry. I can't see that the offensive he launched will not be effective. What effect, on the contrary, will be heavy losses for our guerrillas operating in this area.”
After Sokov waited for Ivanov to finish speaking, he was silent for a long time. Then he looked up at Sidorin who looked anxious and asked: "Comrade Chief of Staff, why did Lieutenant Samoilov not mention anything in this telegram?" Wherever Guchakov plans to attack, how many troops will be put into battle?”
Sokov's words stopped Sidorin, who was stunned for a while before saying in an uncertain tone: "Comrade division commander, Lieutenant Samoilov mentioned in the telegram that Guchakov and a The guerrilla captain went to the station of the Ignatov brothers' guerrillas and prepared to convene a meeting with the guerrilla captains there to formulate a proper attack plan."
"You are right, Comrade Chief of Staff." Sokov pushed the telegram that Ivanov put on the table in front of Sidorin, and said with his usual expression: "Our battle with Captain Guchakov If you don’t even understand the plan, how do you know whether the offensive he organized will be successful?”
Although Sokov looked at what Sidorin said, Ivanov, who was sitting next to him, still blushed. He knew in his heart that Sokov was denying his own point of view in disguise.
Sidorin heard from Sokov's words that the other party seemed to agree with Guchakov's actions, so he asked tentatively: "Comrade division commander, what should we do next?"
"Send a telegram to Guchakov immediately," Sokov said lightly, "and ask him to report the detailed combat plan."
"Understood, I will immediately ask the radio operator to send him a report and let him report the battle plan." Sidorin took a few steps in the direction of the radio, stopped again, turned to ask Sokov: "Comrade division commander, this matter is related to It’s important. Do you think it’s necessary to report to the army headquarters?”
"You are right to remind me." After Sidorin's reminder, Sokov immediately realized that no matter what the results of Guchakov's guerrillas behind enemy lines were, it would have a certain impact on the situation in Stalingrad. , therefore Chuikov must be asked to report the matter and let the other party know what he is doing: "I will personally call Comrade Commander and report the matter to him."
After Sidorin walked away, Sokov picked up the phone on the table and asked the communications soldier to connect to the headquarters. Hearing Krylov's voice coming from the receiver, he immediately said respectfully: "Hello, Comrade Chief of Staff! I am Sokov. I have important things to report to you immediately!"
Krylov was awakened from his sleep by the ringing of the phone. At this time, he was still a little dazed. When he heard Sokov's words, he weakly said: "Colonel Sokov, what happened? The enemy is attacking again." Has Mamayev Kurgan launched a powerful offensive?" After saying this, he instinctively raised his hand and looked at his watch. He found that it was just three o'clock in the morning, which was still early before dawn, so he said to himself, "Today today It's not light yet, and the Germans don't dare to attack us without the support of planes, tanks, and artillery. What is going on?"
"That's it, Comrade Chief of Staff." Sokov could tell that Krylov had just woken up. In order to let him hear every word he said clearly, he deliberately slowed down: "Don't we have a small army?" Are some of them operating behind enemy lines..."
"Yes, yes, I remember this. Two days ago, they destroyed a German field airport, blew up forty enemy planes, and achieved remarkable results." After hearing Sokov mention the activities behind enemy lines, the little boy Team, Krylov suddenly became energetic. He guessed that what Sokov was going to report must be related to this team, so he couldn't wait to ask: "Is what you are reporting related to them?"
"That's right, Comrade Chief of Staff." Seeing that Krylov had guessed his intention, Sokov continued: "I just received a telegram from Lieutenant Samoilov. He reported to me that ancient Chakov has gone to the station of the Ignatov Brothers guerrillas and is preparing to summon several guerrillas to launch an offensive behind enemy lines..."
Krylov, who was still a little confused at first, was immediately frightened out of sight after hearing Sokov's words. He suddenly stood up from his seat and asked loudly: "What did you say?" What, is it true that Captain Guchakov is preparing to gather guerrillas and launch an offensive behind enemy lines?"
"I think it should be true." In order to make his words more convincing, Sokov mentioned Samoilov's former identity. "The telegram was sent to me by Lieutenant Samoilov. He He used to be affiliated with the Ministry of Internal Affairs and would never lie about such a major matter."
After listening, Krylov calmed down and then asked: "Then do you know how many troops Captain Guchakov can gather and where are he going to launch an offensive? After the offensive is over, how do they plan to evacuate the battlefield? ?”
Faced with a series of questions from Krylov, Sokov could only shake his head and replied regretfully: "I'm sorry, Comrade Chief of Staff, I can't answer your questions for the time being."
"Can't answer me yet?" Sokov's words irritated Krylov a little. He raised his voice and asked: "What do you do as a division commander? You don't even know the attack plan of your subordinates?"
"Comrade Chief of Staff, I didn't mean to show off, I really don't know." Hearing the other party's anger, Sokov replied helplessly: "Captain Guchakov who made the combat plan didn't report it to me at all, or did he Samoilov reported to me privately."
Krylov's loud voice woke up Chuikov who was standing beside him. He looked up at his chief of staff and asked in a daze: "Chief of staff, what happened to make you so angry?"
Seeing that Chuikov had been woken up by him, Krylov quickly covered the microphone with his hand and repeated to Chuikov what Sokov had reported. After hearing what Krylov said, Chuikov immediately reached out to take the phone and asked directly: "Colonel Sokov, this is Chuikov. Since you don't know Captain Guchakov's battle plan yet, send a message immediately to ask He, maybe the offensive he launches behind enemy lines can change the situation between us and the enemy in the city."
"I have asked Sidorin to report the battle plan to Guchakov immediately." After Sokov briefly reported, he carefully reminded Chuikov: "Comrade Commander, even if Guchakov has assembled enough troops , but I think it is very difficult to complete the task of attacking the enemy. After all, most of the guerrillas operating behind enemy lines have no experience in regular warfare, and the troops have insufficient ammunition and heavy weapons needed to attack the enemy..."
"Colonel Sokov, I admit that the difficulties you mentioned exist." After Chuikov waited for Sokov to finish speaking, he immediately expressed his opinion: "But my opinion is different from yours." Without waiting for a question, When Guchakov asked, he continued directly, "The enemy's elite troops are now fighting with our army in the city. The combat effectiveness of those troops staying in the rear will be greatly reduced. I believe that if Guchakov can gather With sufficient troops and launching an offensive in areas where the enemy's defenses are weak, it is entirely possible to achieve very brilliant results."
Sokov still doesn't know where Guchakov plans to attack, how many troops he can mobilize, and what kind of equipment the guerrillas participating in the war have. It was unwise to argue with Chuikov when nothing was clear, so he replied cautiously: "Comrade Commander, I will report to you as soon as Guchakov's call back comes."
"Okay, Colonel Sokov." Chuikov knew that Guchakov would not report the battle plan, and no matter how much he said, it would be in vain, so he said smoothly: "I'll wait for your report."
Sokov originally thought that after Sidorin sent the message to Guchakov, he would receive a reply within half an hour at most. As a result, it was not until noon that I received a reply from Guchakov with a detailed battle plan.
Seeing that there was too much content in the telegram, Sidorin gave it directly to Sokov without having time to read it carefully. Sokov put several telex newspapers on the table so that Sidorin and Ivanov could read them with him. After reading Guchakov's battle plan, Sokov couldn't help but take a breath. He said in surprise: "Oh my god, Guchakov is so big. If he is really successful, he will attack the factory." The enemies in the area will definitely stay quiet for two days."
Sidorin nodded slightly after seeing the telegram, expressing his agreement with Sokov's view. He hesitated for a moment, then asked Sokov: "Comrade division commander, since the battle plan has been submitted, do you want to report it to the headquarters immediately?"
"Needless to say, Comrade Chief of Staff." Sokov guessed that Chuikov and the others were getting angry waiting for this combat plan, and they must report it to them immediately: "I will call the commander immediately."
Although the headquarters' phone lines were busy, the operator heard that Sokov was calling the commander and gave him priority. As soon as Sokov heard Chuikov's voice, he quickly said: "Comrade Commander, Captain Guchakov has already reported the battle plan..."
"The battle plan is here?!" Chuikov's surprised voice came from the receiver: "Read it to me quickly."
Sokov lowered his head and looked at the telegram on the table, and reported to Chuikov leisurely: "Comrade Commander, Captain Guchakov plans to launch an offensive north of Nadezhda to capture the German-occupied No. 564 kilometers station and Cote Luban station, destroy all the materials hoarded by the enemy in the two stations..."
Chuikov quickly found the two stations mentioned by Sokov on the map and asked anxiously: "How many troops can they devote to the attack?"
"Guchakov, with the help of the two brothers Mishiga and Vovka, summoned eleven guerrillas, with a total strength of about 2,000 people." The troops mobilized by Guchakov far exceeded Soko's According to the husband's imagination, he originally thought that there could be five or six hundred people at most, but he didn't expect that there were three or four times more people: "But the weapons and equipment are a bit poor, and there is a lack of heavy weapons for attacking fortresses. But there is no need to worry about this, in Guchaco Captain Hu also has some new rockets in his hands, so it shouldn’t be a big problem to destroy the enemy’s solid defense at the station.”
Chuikov was also stunned by the number of people gathered by Guchakov. After a moment of pause, he asked tentatively: "Colonel Sokov, the two brothers Mishiga and Vovka you mentioned are Ignatov." Captain of the brothers' guerrillas?"
"Yes, it's them." Sokov quickly replied: "This guerrilla group named after their surnames has nearly four hundred people participating in the battle. It is the strongest guerrilla group."
After confirming the location of the attack and the number of troops participating in the battle, Chuikov began to think. He said thoughtfully: "Colonel Sokov, I think it only depends on the few rockets carried by Guchakov and the others. , to completely destroy the enemy’s solid defense in the station, I’m afraid it’s still far from enough. I’m thinking about whether I can provide them with any help?”
provide help? Hearing what Chuikov said, Sokov couldn't help but smile bitterly. He said to himself that the city is now full of mud bodhisattvas crossing the river, and he can't protect himself. How can he provide help to Guchakov and the others? Although he thought so in his heart, he pretended to be surprised and said: "Comrade Commander, if you can provide them with the necessary support, I think they will definitely be able to successfully capture the station occupied by the enemy. "
Chuikov did not immediately tell Sokov what kind of help he would provide Guchakov and the others. He just said a few words and hung up the phone directly. As soon as he ended the call with Sokov, he called the communications director and told the other party: "Get me through the front army headquarters immediately. I have important matters and need to report to Commander Yeremenko immediately."
