The troops trapped in the 813 Factory, under the command of Bronnikov, successfully broke through the siege of the Imperial Division after a fierce battle. More than 400 of the more than 2,000 commanders and fighters successfully evacuated to the North. On the left bank of the Donets River, join the main force there.
Shortly after the Soviet army lost Kharkov, Belgorod was also occupied by the German Motorized Infantry Division. The main force of the Voronezh Front had to repeatedly choose to retreat under the attack of the German army.
Fortunately, the troops of the 6th and 21st Army launched feint attacks in the direction of Barvinkovo, and the troops of the Southwest Front also actively feinted towards Izyum, forcing the Germans to stop their pursuit. In this way, the Voronezh Front, which had retreated from the Northern Donets River, was able to establish a new defensive position along the river bank in the Oboyan area south of Kursk.
Sokov is now a member of the Steppe Front. Even the commander of the front is not favored by his superiors, let alone the commander of a small group army. Because it was only a week later that he learned the news that the Voronezh Front troops had withdrawn to the left bank of the Northern Donets River.
After understanding this information, Sokov couldn't help but smile and shook his head. He didn't expect that history could be so corrective. It was originally thought that after severely damaging Hauser's SS, the fate of the fall of Kharkov-Belgorod could be avoided, and this enemy-friendly situation would be maintained until the beginning of the Battle of Kursk.
Who would have known that as soon as he was transferred from the Sixth Army, Manstein would restart the attack on Kharkov-Belgorod and achieve success, which he did not expect at all.
But whether Kharkov is in the hands of the Germans or the Soviet army today, it has nothing to do with Sokov's half a kopek. His main energy now is focused on training troops. Only by training a strong army in a short period of time can he achieve more achievements in the next two years.
Seeing Sokov sitting at the table in a daze after answering a phone call, Samek asked curiously: "Comrade Commander, what are you thinking about? I see you are sitting here in a daze."
"Comrade Chief of Staff," Sokov looked up at Samyko and said with a wry smile: "I just got the news that Kharkov-Belgorod has fallen into the hands of the enemy again."
"What, Kharkov-Belgorod was lost?" Samyko said in surprise: "We don't have so many troops near this area, how could the Germans easily capture our city? Woolen cloth?"
Regarding Samek's question, Sokov didn't know how to answer it for a while. In fact, he was also quite puzzled. According to real history, the German troops that captured Kharkov were three SS divisions commanded by Hausser. Not long ago, these three divisions all suffered devastating blows. , how could he recover his strength so quickly and even retake the city?
Just as Sokov was thinking about how to answer, the phone on the table rang. Sameko picked it up, listened for a moment, and said, "I understand, and I will report it to Comrade Commander immediately."
When Sokov heard Samyko mentioning him, he didn't know what happened. As soon as the other party put down the phone, he immediately asked: "Comrade Chief of Staff, what happened?"
"The checkpoint on duty outside the town reported that General Susaikov, the military commissar of the front army, has arrived."
When he learned that the Military Commissar of the Front Army had arrived, Sokov was surprised: "Chief of Staff, what is going on? Why did you not tell me in advance that the Military Commissar of the Front Army was coming for such a big event?"
"Comrade Commander, you have wrongly blamed me." Hearing Sokov's criticism of himself, Samyko said with an aggrieved face: "I have not received any notice at all, and I don't know why Comrade Comrade Military Commissar of the Front Army Will come."
"What's going on? Let's go back and investigate." Seeing that Samyko didn't know about Susykov's arrival, Sokov guessed that some duty officer at the headquarters might have answered the call but forgot to notify him. Himself and Sameko. Now we can only receive Susaikov, and then slowly investigate the matter: "Let's go out to meet Comrade Comrade Military Commissar of the Front Army first."
After the three jeeps parked at the entrance of the headquarters, the passenger door of the middle car opened, and a major came out. After he got out of the car, he immediately opened the rear door and held the roof of the car with his hands to prevent anyone inside. of people hit their heads.
Soon, a person came out of the car. It was General Susaikov whom Sokov knew. He quickly stepped forward with Samyko, raised his hand to salute the other party, and reported in accordance with the instructions: "Comrade Military Commissar of the Front Army, Major General Sokov (Samyko), commander of the 27th Group Army, reports to you that you are welcome to our group army Inspection.”
Susaikov shook hands with the two, smiled and said to Sokov: "General Sokov, I brought you an old friend."
"Old friend?" Sokov asked in surprise, "Who is it?"
Susykov smiled and did not answer, but turned towards the car and said: "Come down."
When the people in the car appeared in everyone's sight, Sokov couldn't help shouting in surprise: "General Lunev, is it still you?"
"That's right, Comrade Commander." Lunev grabbed Sokov's hand and said with a smile, "I'm here to see you again."
Sokov looked at Susaikov aside in confusion, trying to figure out what was going on. Susaikov smiled and explained to Sokov: "General Sokov, after Comrade Lunev's application and the serious consideration of his superiors, he decided to officially appoint Comrade Lunev as the military commissar and political commissar of your group army."
Sokov couldn't help but be overjoyed when he learned that his superiors asked Runev to continue serving as a military commissar for him. A few days ago, he was worried that if his superiors sent someone who did not know the details to serve as his military commissar, unnecessary conflicts might arise over the concept of military training. But now the military commissioner appointed by his superiors turned out to be his former partner Lunev, which immediately made Sokov let go of a huge stone in his heart.
"Hello, Comrade Military Commissar." After raising his hand to salute Lunev, Samyko introduced himself: "I am the chief of staff of the group army. From now on, we will fight side by side together."
"Hello, Comrade Chief of Staff." Lunev held Samyko's hand and said with a smile: "Nice to meet you."
"Now that we all know each other, please come in." After the simple greetings were over, Sokov greeted everyone and said, "Let's continue chatting inside."
The four of them came to the headquarters. After sitting down, Susaikov looked at Sokov and said: "General Sokov, my task today is to send Comrade Lunev to take office. Since you are old partners, how can we communicate with each other?" The introduction can be dispensed with."
"General Susaikov," Lunev said to Susaikov with a smile: "Although Comrade Sokov and I have not been together for a long time, we get along very well. Since we were both in the 6th Army before, If we can live in harmony, there will be no problems in the 27th Army now."
As soon as Lunev finished speaking, a staff officer brought tea and cakes. After the staff put all kinds of cakes on the table one by one, Sokov called to Susekov and Lunev: "You two, please have tea and something to eat."
Seeing the various pastries placed in front of him, Lunev said with some surprise: "Comrade Commander, it seems that you are living a good life here. I have been in the Sixth Army for such a long time, but I have never I’ve seen you greet friends with pastries.”
"Comrade Military Commissar, these are not comparable." Although Sokov knew that Lunev's complaint was ridiculing, in order to prevent Susaikov from misunderstanding, he still explained specifically: "We are stationed in When we arrived at the Red Army Village, it was more than a thousand kilometers away from the supply base in the rear. But here, it is the suburbs of Moscow, and many materials shipped to Moscow have to pass through our defense zone, so our supplies are naturally much more abundant than before. ”
"The supply of materials is sufficient." Lunev was anxious to know the situation of the troops, so he took the opportunity to ask: "What about the replenishment of weapons and ammunition? Can you still get the original equipment?"
Sokov knew that the weapons Lunev was referring to were the new rockets and rocket launchers previously equipped in the army, so he shook his head and said: "Comrade Military Commissar, the superiors have not given us the equipment you mentioned yet. . But I believe it won’t be long before the equipment we are familiar with will be continuously supplied to our troops again.”
"What are you two talking about?" Susaikov on the side heard the two talking non-stop like riddles, and couldn't help but asked in surprise: "Why don't I understand you at all?"
The troops trapped in the 813 Factory, under the command of Bronnikov, successfully broke through the siege of the Imperial Division after a fierce battle. More than 400 of the more than 2,000 commanders and fighters successfully evacuated to the North. On the left bank of the Donets River, join the main force there.
Shortly after the Soviet army lost Kharkov, Belgorod was also occupied by the German Motorized Infantry Division. The main force of the Voronezh Front had to repeatedly choose to retreat under the attack of the German army.
Fortunately, the troops of the 6th and 21st Army launched feint attacks in the direction of Barvinkovo, and the troops of the Southwest Front also actively feinted towards Izyum, forcing the Germans to stop their pursuit. In this way, the Voronezh Front, which had retreated from the Northern Donets River, was able to establish a new defensive position along the river bank in the Oboyan area south of Kursk.
Sokov is now a member of the Steppe Front. Even the commander of the front is not favored by his superiors, let alone the commander of a small group army. Because it was only a week later that he learned the news that the Voronezh Front troops had withdrawn to the left bank of the Northern Donets River.
After understanding this information, Sokov couldn't help but smile and shook his head. He didn't expect that history could be so corrective. It was originally thought that after severely damaging Hauser's SS, the fate of the fall of Kharkov-Belgorod could be avoided, and this enemy-friendly situation would be maintained until the beginning of the Battle of Kursk.
Who would have known that as soon as he was transferred from the Sixth Army, Manstein would restart the attack on Kharkov-Belgorod and achieve success, which he did not expect at all.
But whether Kharkov is in the hands of the Germans or the Soviet army today, it has nothing to do with Sokov's half a kopek. His main energy now is focused on training troops. Only by training a strong army in a short period of time can he achieve more achievements in the next two years.
Seeing Sokov sitting at the table in a daze after answering a phone call, Samek asked curiously: "Comrade Commander, what are you thinking about? I see you are sitting here in a daze."
"Comrade Chief of Staff," Sokov looked up at Samyko and said with a wry smile: "I just got the news that Kharkov-Belgorod has fallen into the hands of the enemy again."
"What, Kharkov-Belgorod was lost?" Samyko said in surprise: "We don't have so many troops near this area, how could the Germans easily capture our city? Woolen cloth?"
Regarding Samek's question, Sokov didn't know how to answer it for a while. In fact, he was quite puzzled. According to real history, the German troops that captured Kharkov were three SS divisions commanded by Hausser. Not long ago, these three divisions all suffered devastating blows. , how could he recover his strength so quickly and even retake the city?
Just as Sokov was thinking about how to answer, the phone on the table rang. Sameko picked it up, listened for a moment, and said, "I understand, and I will report it to Comrade Commander immediately."
When Sokov heard Samyko mentioning him, he didn't know what happened. As soon as the other party put down the phone, he immediately asked: "Comrade Chief of Staff, what happened?"
"The checkpoint on duty outside the town reported that General Susaikov, the military commissar of the front army, has arrived."
When he learned that the Military Commissar of the Front Army had arrived, Sokov was surprised: "Chief of Staff, what is going on? Why did you not tell me in advance that the Military Commissar of the Front Army was coming for such a big event?"
"Comrade Commander, you have wrongly blamed me." Hearing Sokov's criticism of himself, Samyko said with an aggrieved face: "I have not received any notice at all, and I don't know why Comrade Comrade Military Commissar of the Front Army Will come."
"What's going on? Let's go back and investigate." Seeing that Samyko didn't know about Susykov's arrival, Sokov guessed that some duty officer at the headquarters might have answered the call but forgot to notify him. Himself and Sameko. Now we can only receive Susaikov, and then slowly investigate the matter: "Let's go out to meet Comrade Comrade Military Commissar of the Front Army first."
After the three jeeps parked at the entrance of the headquarters, the passenger door of the middle car opened, and a major came out. After he got out of the car, he immediately opened the rear door and held the roof of the car with his hands to prevent anyone inside. of people hit their heads.
Soon, a person came out of the car. It was General Susaikov whom Sokov knew. He quickly stepped forward with Samyko, raised his hand to salute the other party, and reported in accordance with the instructions: "Comrade Military Commissar of the Front Army, Major General Sokov (Samyko), Commander of the 27th Group Army, reports to you that you are welcome to our group army Inspection.”
Susaikov shook hands with the two, smiled and said to Sokov: "General Sokov, I brought you an old friend."
"Old friend?" Sokov asked in surprise, "Who is it?"
Susykov smiled and did not answer, but turned towards the car and said: "Come down."
When the people in the car appeared in everyone's sight, Sokov couldn't help shouting in surprise: "General Lunev, is it still you?"
