This time the troops set off, Sokov stayed in his headquarters for the first time, which surprised everyone. Even Zhukov, who called from Moscow, was surprised when he heard that the speaker was Sokov. He said with confusion: "Misha, according to your character, didn't you abandon the command post again and run to the end?" Have you gone to the frontier?"
"Comrade Marshal," hearing Zhukov's question, Sokov replied with a smile: "The headquarters has just issued a new order. All commanders above the division level are not allowed to go to the front line without authorization."
"Is there such an order? Why didn't I know about it?" Regardless of whether there was such an order, Sokov felt much more at ease as he did not run around. He did not want a rising star to fall. "But that's fine. You can only stay in the headquarters honestly and can't run around like an ordinary company commander. To be honest, you are still very young and you still have a long life ahead of you. I can't I don’t want you to lose your life in vain because of your willfulness.”
Faced with Zhukov's criticism, Sokov readily accepted: "Comrade Marshal, your criticism is correct. As a commander, I should stick to my post at all times instead of abandoning the troops and running around."
Although he felt that Sokov was a little abnormal, Zhukov could not guess the reason. If he had known that the reason why Sokov did not run in front of all the troops this time was because he was worried that his life would be in danger, he would have scolded him long ago. He continued to ask: "How do you plan to deploy the troops arriving in the Prokhorovka area?"
Sokov thought that he had not yet had time to report his deployment to his superiors. In fact, he knew very well that even if he reported to Konev, he would not care. Now that Zhukov asked, he quickly replied: "I divided the troops into three echelons. The first echelon is composed of the 84th Infantry Division of Major General Fomenko, and the 4th Guards Tank Corps of General Polubyarov. They will be deployed on the left bank of the Pushor River; Colonel Koida's 188th Infantry Division will serve as the second echelon, and Colonel Khokhlov's 182nd Infantry Division will serve as the third echelon. They will be equipped in turn on the Pushor River. Right Bank.”
"Misha," Zhukov reminded him after listening to Sokov's report: "Although there is a bridge on the Pushor River, the river is more than a hundred meters wide. Once the battle started, the enemy's air force blew up the bridge. , how do you plan to mobilize the troops on both sides of the Taiwan Strait?"
"Comrade Marshal, I have considered all the issues you mentioned." Sokov explained to Zhukov: "I ordered the engineer battalion to set up pontoon bridges on the river. One of the pontoon bridges is specifically for the armored troops to pass."
"A pontoon bridge specifically for armored troops to pass through?" Zhukov heard something wrong from Sokov's words. "Then the other bridge is specifically for infantry to pass through?"
"As expected of Comrade Marshal, he guessed my intention right away." After flattering Zhukov without leaving a trace, Sokov continued: "You should have seen the weapons used in the defense of Stalingrad. Simple pontoon bridge, workers tied empty oil drums together with ropes to build a pontoon bridge that can only be passed by infantry..."
Hearing Sokov's story, Zhukov remembered the scene he saw when he entered the city after the German Sixth Army was wiped out. There were many floating bridges like the one Sokov mentioned on the river outside the factory. Although it can only be used by infantry, it is simple to set up, and skilled personnel can complete the erection of this pontoon bridge in only ten minutes.
"Yes, that's very thoughtful." Zhukov nodded and said, "Even if the pontoon bridge used by infantry is blown up by enemy aircraft, it can be repaired in the shortest time, and it doesn't take much materials and time. .”
After a pause, Zhukov then asked: "There are no decent fortifications along the Pushor River now, let alone anti-tank trenches. If you encounter an assault by German tanks, how do you plan to use it?"
"Comrade Marshal, although we cannot dig anti-tank trenches in front of our positions in a short period of time, we can lay minefields and combine them with rocket launchers to deal with German tank assaults. When necessary, our tank corps can also take the initiative to attack. Have a tank battle with the enemy's armored forces."
"What you said makes sense, but when it comes to a real war, I don't know if you can do it." Zhukov said, "I'm just waiting to see how you perform."
"Please wait a moment, Comrade Marshal." Sensing that Zhukov was about to hang up the phone, Sokov quickly sped up and said, "I would like to ask when the battle in the Prokhorovka area will begin?"
"We and the German troops have all arrived in the Prokhorovka area one after another." When Zhukov heard this question, his expression suddenly became serious: "I can't say exactly when the battle will take place, but I can only tell you one thing. Words: The war is about to break out. You must prepare for battle as soon as possible."
Samyko waited for Sokov to put down the phone and asked tentatively: "Comrade Commander, are we really not digging anti-tank trenches in the Prokhorovka area?"
In his heart, Sokov wanted to dig a few Golan trenches there and let the Germans cry in front of the insurmountable anti-tank trenches. But this kind of good thing can only be thought of, but it cannot be realized at all. The amount of work in the Golan trench is too large. Even with the help of cranes, it will take ten days and a half to complete. Nowadays, there is no need to rush to sharpen the gun.
This time the troops set off, Sokov stayed in his headquarters for the first time, which surprised everyone. Even Zhukov, who called from Moscow, was surprised when he heard that the speaker was Sokov. He said with confusion: "Misha, according to your character, didn't you abandon the command post again and run to the end?" Have you gone to the frontier?"
"Comrade Marshal," hearing Zhukov's question, Sokov replied with a smile: "The headquarters has just issued a new order. All commanders above the division level are not allowed to go to the front line without authorization."
"Is there such an order? Why didn't I know about it?" Regardless of whether there was such an order, Sokov felt much more at ease as he did not run around. He did not want a rising star to fall. "But that's fine. You can only stay in the headquarters honestly and can't run around like an ordinary company commander. To be honest, you are still very young and you still have a long life ahead of you. I can't I don’t want you to lose your life in vain because of your willfulness.”
Faced with Zhukov's criticism, Sokov readily accepted: "Comrade Marshal, your criticism is correct. As a commander, I should stick to my post at all times instead of abandoning the troops and running around."
Although he felt that Sokov was a little abnormal, Zhukov could not guess the reason. If he had known that the reason why Sokov did not run in front of all the troops this time was because he was worried that his life would be in danger, he would have scolded him long ago. He continued to ask: "How do you plan to deploy the troops arriving in the Prokhorovka area?"
Sokov thought that he had not yet had time to report his deployment to his superiors. In fact, he knew very well that even if he reported to Konev, he would not care. Now that Zhukov asked, he quickly replied: "I divided the troops into three echelons. The first echelon is composed of the 84th Infantry Division of Major General Fomenko, and the 4th Guards Tank Corps of General Polubyarov. They will be deployed on the left bank of the Pushor River; Colonel Koida's 188th Infantry Division will serve as the second echelon, and Colonel Khokhlov's 182nd Infantry Division will serve as the third echelon. They will be equipped in turn on the Pushor River. Right Bank.”
"Misha," Zhukov reminded him after listening to Sokov's report: "Although there is a bridge on the Pushor River, the river is more than a hundred meters wide. Once the battle started, the enemy's air force blew up the bridge. , how do you plan to mobilize the troops on both sides of the Taiwan Strait?"
"Comrade Marshal, I have considered all the issues you mentioned." Sokov explained to Zhukov: "I ordered the engineer battalion to set up pontoon bridges on the river. One of the pontoon bridges is specifically for the armored troops to pass."
"A pontoon bridge specifically for armored troops to pass through?" Zhukov heard something wrong from Sokov's words. "Then the other bridge is specifically for infantry to pass through?"
"As expected of Comrade Marshal, he guessed my intention right away." After flattering Zhukov without leaving a trace, Sokov continued: "You should have seen the weapons used in the defense of Stalingrad. Simple pontoon bridge, workers tied empty oil drums together with ropes to build a pontoon bridge that can only be passed by infantry..."
Hearing Sokov's story, Zhukov remembered the scene he saw when he entered the city after the German Sixth Army was wiped out. There were many floating bridges like the one Sokov mentioned on the river outside the factory. Although it can only be used by infantry, it is simple to set up, and skilled personnel can complete the erection of this pontoon bridge in only ten minutes.
"Yes, that's very thoughtful." Zhukov nodded and said, "Even if the pontoon bridge used by infantry is blown up by enemy aircraft, it can be repaired in the shortest time, and it doesn't take much materials and time. .”
After a pause, Zhukov then asked: "There are no decent fortifications along the Pushor River now, let alone anti-tank trenches. If you encounter an assault by German tanks, how do you plan to use it?"
"Comrade Marshal, although we cannot dig anti-tank trenches in front of our positions in a short period of time, we can lay minefields and combine them with rocket launchers to deal with German tank assaults. When necessary, our tank corps can also take the initiative to attack. Have a tank battle with the enemy's armored forces."
"What you said makes sense, but when it comes to war, I don't know if you can do it." Zhukov said, "I'm just waiting to see your performance."
"Please wait a moment, Comrade Marshal." Sensing that Zhukov was about to hang up the phone, Sokov quickly sped up and said, "I would like to ask when the battle in the Prokhorovka area will begin?"
"We and the German troops have all arrived in the Prokhorovka area one after another." When Zhukov heard this question, his expression suddenly became serious: "I can't say exactly when the battle will take place, but I can only tell you one thing. Words: The war is about to break out. You must prepare for battle as soon as possible."
Samyko waited for Sokov to put down the phone and asked tentatively: "Comrade Commander, are we really not digging anti-tank trenches in the Prokhorovka area?"
In his heart, Sokov wanted to dig a few Golan trenches there and let the Germans cry in front of the insurmountable anti-tank trenches. But this kind of good thing can only be thought of, but it cannot be realized at all. The amount of work in the Golan trench is too large. Even with the help of cranes, it will take ten days and a half to complete. Nowadays, there is no need to rush to sharpen the gun.
This time the troops set off, Sokov stayed in his headquarters for the first time, which surprised everyone. Even Zhukov, who called from Moscow, was surprised when he heard that the speaker was Sokov. He said with confusion: "Misha, according to your character, didn't you abandon the command post again and run to the end?" Have you gone to the frontier?"
"Comrade Marshal," hearing Zhukov's question, Sokov replied with a smile: "The headquarters has just issued a new order. All commanders above the division level are not allowed to go to the front line without authorization."
"Is there such an order? Why didn't I know about it?" Regardless of whether there was such an order, Sokov felt much more at ease as he did not run around. He did not want a rising star to fall. "But that's fine. You can only stay in the headquarters honestly and can't run around like an ordinary company commander. To be honest, you are still very young and you still have a long life ahead of you. I can't I don’t want you to lose your life in vain because of your willfulness.”
Faced with Zhukov's criticism, Sokov readily accepted: "Comrade Marshal, your criticism is correct. As a commander, I should stick to my post at all times instead of abandoning the troops and running around."
Although he felt that Sokov was a little abnormal, Zhukov could not guess the reason. If he had known that the reason why Sokov did not run in front of all the troops this time was because he was worried that his life would be in danger, he would have scolded him long ago. He continued to ask: "How do you plan to deploy the troops arriving in the Prokhorovka area?"
Sokov thought that he had not yet had time to report his deployment to his superiors. In fact, he knew very well that even if he reported to Konev, he would not care. Now that Zhukov asked, he quickly replied: "I divided the troops into three echelons. The first echelon is composed of the 84th Infantry Division of Major General Fomenko, and the 4th Guards Tank Corps of General Polubyarov. They will be deployed on the left bank of the Pushor River; Colonel Koida's 188th Infantry Division will serve as the second echelon, and Colonel Khokhlov's 182nd Infantry Division will serve as the third echelon. They will be equipped in turn on the Pushor River. Right Bank.”
