Regarding the orders issued by Sokov, the Belkin regiment was the most resolute in executing them. In any case, these are Sokov's former direct troops, and the commanders and soldiers have always carried out his orders unconditionally.
After Sokov returned from the Paulus headquarters, he felt that it was of little significance for Guchakov to stay at the division headquarters, so he let him return to the third battalion and continue to be his company commander.
Ulbricht, who was responsible for shouting to the German army, came to Guchakov's company and shouted towards the opposite position: "German brothers, you are desperate. Stop working for Hitler. Hurry up, put down your weapons and come over." Surrender, we need you to build a new Germany together."
Then Ulbricht shouted towards the opposite position for more than half an hour, until his voice became hoarse, but there was no movement at all from the German side. Guchakov handed Ulbricht a kettle and said to him with a smile: "Comrade Ulbricht, your voice must be hoarse. Come on, drink some to moisten your throat."
After Ulbricht thanked Guchakov, he opened the lid of the kettle and took a big sip. But then, he began to cough violently. While coughing, he asked: "Comrade Captain, why is there alcohol in this?"
"It's too cold, please drink something to warm yourself up." Guchakov did not explain why the jug was filled with wine, but changed the topic and said: "You know, it is not easy to find such good wine in the city. "
Knowing that the kettle contained wine, when Ulbricht drank this time, he did not drink as much as before, but took a few sips gently, smiled and said to Guchakov: "Sure enough, It’s a good wine.”
"Comrade Ulbricht," Guchakov looked at the silent position on the opposite side and asked Ulbricht curiously, "I see you have been shouting for so long, why didn't the enemy on the opposite side react at all?"
"I guess they still have the illusion that Manstein's troops will come to rescue them." Ulbricht said with a sneer: "They can't receive information from other channels and can only listen to their commander's deceptive propaganda. So after hearing our call, there was no reaction, which is perfectly normal."
"Comrade Company Commander," a sergeant quickly came to Guchakov along the communication trench and reported to him: "The cooking squad carried a basket of bread and two barrels of beetroot soup. What do you think? Disposal?"
When the cooking team brought bread and cabbage soup, Ulbricht thought it was everyone's supper, and couldn't help but said enviously: "I didn't expect that you guys would have supper at night."
"You are mistaken, Comrade Ulbricht." Guchakov replied with a smile: "These bread and vegetable soup are not for our soldiers."
"What, it's not for your soldiers?" Ulbricht asked with a surprised look on his face: "Is it prepared for the enemy on the opposite side?"
"You guessed it right." Guchakov nodded with a smile and said, "It is indeed prepared for the enemy on the opposite side."
Ulbricht didn't understand Sokov's order at all, so when he heard that Guchakov prepared food for the German soldiers on the opposite side, he couldn't help but frowned: "Comrade Captain, do you do this, does your superior know?" "
"Of course I know." Guchakov said affirmatively: "I was ordered by my superiors to prepare bread and vegetable soup for the German soldiers on the opposite side." After saying that, he turned around and ordered a soldier standing next to him, "To The German troops on the other side shouted.”
Before Ulbricht could figure out what was going on, he heard the soldier shouting in fluent German: "German brothers, our division commander knows that you have been without food for a long time and have no food to fill your stomachs, so he ordered us to give you food." You have prepared bread and hot beetroot soup. As long as you come without weapons, you can eat with open stomach. Don't worry, we will never shoot you."
Hearing the soldiers' shouts, Ulbricht smiled bitterly and shook his head. He did not believe that with just these few words, the German soldiers on the opposite side would put down their weapons and crawl over. Sure enough, after shouting for a while, there was no movement on the other side.
Just when Ulbricht wanted to persuade Guchakov not to do such a useless thing, he heard Guchakov say to the soldier: "Tell them that this order is from Colonel Sokov, commander of the 41st Guards Division." We personally ordered that as long as they put down their weapons and come to eat, we will never shoot at them."
"Comrade Captain," Ulbricht couldn't help but said to Guchakov when he heard the soldiers continuing to shout to the German positions: "I know the German soldiers. Even if they starve to death, they will not leave their positions easily. Come this way..." Before he could finish his words, he suddenly noticed that everyone's attention was looking towards the German position opposite, and he asked in confusion, "What's going on? What happened?"
Under the bright moonlight, everyone could clearly see two black figures crawling out from the German position, crawling towards this side on hands and feet. "Comrade company commander," the soldier shouting to the Germans said excitedly to Guchakov, "two Germans are crawling towards us."
"Everyone, pay attention." Guchakov saw two German soldiers crawling towards his position. He was worried that if any soldier was nervous and shot at them without authorization, Sokov's efforts would be in vain, so he quickly Shouted loudly: "No one is allowed to shoot! I repeat, no one is allowed to shoot without my order."
A few minutes later, two German soldiers crawled to the front of the position. Immediately, several soldiers reached out and pulled the two men into the trench. When the two entered the trench, soldiers searched them and found that they did not have any weapons. They nodded to Guchakov to indicate that they were not carrying weapons.
Guchakov walked to the bamboo basket, bent down and picked up two pieces of black bread, walked over and handed them to two German soldiers. Then he turned around and told the soldiers in the cooking squad: "Give them some beetroot soup."
The cold and hungry German soldier devoured the black bread in his hand and drank the hot beetroot soup. A German sergeant asked Guchakov timidly: "Captain, can you give me another vegetable soup?"
"Okay." Guchakov took the lunch box from the other person's hand, handed it to the cook behind him, and ordered: "Bring him another red cabbage soup."
Soon, a portion of beetroot soup was handed over to Guchakov. When Guchakov handed the vegetable soup to the German sergeant, he felt that the other person looked familiar, so he asked tentatively: "I think you look familiar. I seem to have seen you somewhere?"
After listening to the translation of the soldier next to him, the German sergeant grinned and said: "Mr. Captain, have you forgotten that we once met at the door of a basement. In order to prevent me from entering the basement, you blocked the door. In front of me, and later I found out that the basement was filled with civilians.”
The German sergeant's words were very tactful, but Guchakov immediately remembered the German corporal who had captured him and quickly released him. He quickly looked at the man carefully and found that it was indeed the German soldier who released him. , but now he is a sergeant.
"It turns out it's you." After recognizing the other person, Guchakov's favorable impression of him increased a bit, and he picked up a piece of black bread and handed it to him, saying: "I really didn't expect to meet you here. You must be starving, come on, eat more, there’s still not enough.”
The German sergeant took the black bread and put it into his pocket instead of putting it in his mouth. Seeing Guchakov cast a doubtful look at him, he quickly explained: "I also have a friend who was seriously injured and hasn't eaten for several days. I plan to take this piece of bread back to him." .”
Guchakov looked in the direction of the German position, and seeing that there was still no movement there, he tentatively asked the German sergeant: "Sergeant, can I ask you a favor?"
The German sergeant who had just finished a lunch box raised his hand and wiped his mouth, looked at Guchakov and said: "Mr. Captain, if you have anything to say, just tell me."
"Can you give a message to the German brothers across the way?" Guchakov said to him: "You tell them that as long as they don't carry weapons, they can come over to eat. After eating, should they stay with us as prisoners or go back? Everyone please do as you wish."
"Mr. Captain, what did you just say?" The German sergeant was stunned by Guchakov's words and quickly verified: "After filling our stomachs, can we really choose to stay or go freely?"
"Yes, sergeant." Guchakov replied with a serious expression: "This is an order issued by our division commander, Colonel Sokov, and we will strictly implement it."
"Okay, Mr. Captain, since it is Colonel Sokov's guarantee, I can shout to our people immediately." The German sergeant replied readily: "Please give me the trumpet."
After getting Guchakov's permission, the soldier acting as translator handed the microphone in his hand to the German sergeant. The German sergeant took the microphone and shouted to the opposite position: "Brothers, I am Sergeant Doppler. A soldier and I risked our lives to come to the Russian position. This place is really like what they said. That way, there will be food and hot beetroot soup. We are full now, so you should come over quickly."
After Sergeant Doppler finished shouting, there was still no movement in the opposite position. He felt that what he said might not be clear, so he specifically added: "The Russians said that as long as we don't carry weapons, we can come here to eat. As for whether to stay as prisoners after eating, or return to the original position, it is up to us. This is Colonel Sokov's assurance to us, and his men will resolutely obey this order. "
There was no movement in the German position. After hearing Sokov's promise that they would be fed and that they could freely choose to stay or come back, the soldiers who had long been hungry could not hold back and put down their weapons one after another. He climbed out of the position and crawled towards the Soviet position opposite.
Ulbricht saw only two or three German soldiers crawling out of the position at first, and then seven or eight more. After a while, he found a group of dark people on the snow between the two army positions heading towards this side. The position crawled over. His heartbeat suddenly accelerated, and he quickly said to Guchakov: "Comrade Captain, so many enemies are coming, can your people cope with them?"
Guchakov also didn't expect that Sergeant Doppler's shouting could actually attract so many people. He turned his head and glanced at the bamboo basket and the bucket of red cabbage soup on the ground, and felt that it must not be enough to eat. He quickly ordered the people in the cooking class: "Go and bring another basket of bread and two buckets of red cabbage soup."
Guchakov looked in the direction of the German position, and seeing that there was still no movement there, he tentatively asked the German sergeant: "Sergeant, can I ask you a favor?"
The German sergeant who had just finished a lunch box raised his hand and wiped his mouth, looked at Guchakov and said: "Mr. Captain, if you have anything to say, just tell me."
"Can you give a message to the German brothers across the way?" Guchakov said to him: "You tell them that as long as they don't carry weapons, they can come over to eat. After eating, should they stay with us as prisoners or go back? Everyone please do as you wish."
"Mr. Captain, what did you just say?" The German sergeant was stunned by Guchakov's words and quickly verified: "After filling our stomachs, can we really choose to stay or go freely?"
"Yes, sergeant." Guchakov replied with a serious expression: "This is an order issued by our division commander, Colonel Sokov, and we will strictly implement it."
"Okay, Mr. Captain, since it is Colonel Sokov's guarantee, I can shout to our people immediately." The German sergeant replied readily: "Please give me the trumpet."
After getting Guchakov's permission, the soldier acting as translator handed the microphone in his hand to the German sergeant. The German sergeant took the microphone and shouted to the opposite position: "Brothers, I am Sergeant Doppler. A soldier and I risked our lives to come to the Russian position. This place is really like what they said. That way, there will be food and hot beetroot soup. We are full now, so you should come over quickly."
After Sergeant Doppler finished shouting, there was still no movement in the opposite position. He felt that what he said might not be clear, so he specifically added: "The Russians said that as long as we don't carry weapons, we can come here to eat. As for whether to stay as prisoners after eating, or return to the original position, it is up to us. This is Colonel Sokov's assurance to us, and his men will resolutely obey this order. "
There was no movement in the German position. After hearing Sokov's promise that they would be fed and that they could freely choose to stay or come back, the soldiers who had long been hungry could not hold back and put down their weapons one after another. He climbed out of the position and crawled towards the Soviet position opposite.
Ulbricht saw only two or three German soldiers crawling out of the position at first, and then seven or eight more. After a while, he found a group of dark people on the snow between the two army positions heading towards this side. The position crawled over. His heartbeat suddenly accelerated, and he quickly said to Guchakov: "Comrade Captain, so many enemies are coming, can your people cope with them?"
Guchakov also didn't expect that Sergeant Doppler's shouting could actually attract so many people. He turned his head and glanced at the bamboo basket and the bucket of red cabbage soup on the ground, and felt that it must not be enough to eat. He quickly ordered the people in the cooking class: "Go and bring another basket of bread and two buckets of red cabbage soup."
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