Lunev was anxious to repair the damaged water supply system in the city, so after negotiating with Sokov, he immediately took Lieutenant Serelkov's security company and local staff to summon the residents of the city and persuade them Assist your own people in the restoration work.
He worked very efficiently. After only forty minutes, he called Sokov and said: "Comrade Commander, I have gathered more than 300 people at the theater in the city. Please help me." Come over here."
"Comrade Chief of Staff," after hearing that Lunev said that more than 300 people had been summoned, Sokov was eager to rush over to convince them, so he said to Samyko: "I am going to the theater to see the military commissar. The work here is left to me. You are responsible."
Seeing that Sokov was about to leave, Samek stopped him and asked with some hesitation: "Comrade Commander, can you really convince the residents of the city to work for us?"
Although Sokov didn't have much confidence in persuading the residents, he still said bravely in front of Samek, "I think the problem shouldn't be big."
Samyko now has a blind trust in Sokov. He feels in his heart that since Sokov said he can convince the majority of residents, he will definitely be able to convince the residents. He nodded to Sokov and said, "Be safe on the road!"
"Now that the city is under the control of our army, I don't think there should be any chance of encountering the Germans. Don't worry." After Sokov finished speaking, he said to Samoilov standing aside: "Lieutenant Comrade, take your men and follow me to the theater.”
"Ride or walk?"
Sokov thought that the theater was only one street away, and it would be too ostentatious to go there by car. Although it takes ten minutes to walk, we can take this opportunity to see what's going on in the city: "Let's walk."
Busy residents can be seen everywhere in the ruins of buildings on both sides of the street. They moved some pots and pans that were still usable from the collapsed buildings and put them aside. When Sokov and his group appeared in front of them, they just looked at them expressionlessly, and then continued to bend down and dig out the useful household items.
Seeing this scene, Samoilov said with emotion: "Comrade Commander, we have liberated so many cities, and this is the first city where the residents are so indifferent to our troops."
"You can't blame them." Sokov smiled bitterly and shook his head: "In addition to this time, our army fought four battles with the enemy in the Kharkov area. The first three times ended in the defeat of our army. This resulted in some residents who were eager to help us being ruthlessly killed after the German army reoccupied the city. These residents were already discouraged and disappointed with us, and maybe they were still thinking that our troops would not be able to stay here for long. They will be driven away by the Germans again, so their attitude towards us is so indifferent."
Samoilov knew Sokov's purpose of going to the theater and was originally full of confidence. He felt that as long as Sokov took action, the problem would be solved immediately. But hearing Sokov say this, a shadow cast over his heart.
"Comrade Lieutenant," Sokov raised his hand and pointed at the busy residents in the ruins, and told Samoylov: "Immediately send a soldier back to tell the Chief of Staff and ask him to send people to assist the residents in the city. Excavating household items buried in the rubble.”
"Yes, I will send someone back to report immediately." After Samoylov finished speaking, he called a sergeant and told him to go back and convey Sokov's order to Samyko and send someone to assist the residents in clearing the ruins.
After sending someone to summon him, Sokov and others continued to move forward. Seeing the tattered buildings on both sides, Samoilov couldn't help but sigh and said to Sokov: "Comrade Commander, the city has been hit so hard. We don't know how many years it will take to rebuild it." Build it back up.”
"It's easy to destroy, but it's hard to build." Sokov also said helplessly: "Don't talk about big cities like Stalingrad, Kharkov and Belgorod, even small cities like Dergach. I’m afraid it won’t be possible to complete the cleanup and reconstruction work in three to five years.”
"In order to defend our great motherland, tens of thousands of soldiers and civilians have sacrificed their lives." Samoilov also said with a gloomy face: "If we want to rebuild after the war, we may not have so many manpower."
The speaker was unintentional, but the listener was intentional. Samoylov's grumbling words suddenly gave Sokov a bold idea. He smiled slightly and then said to Samoilov: "Comrade Lieutenant, don't worry. After the war is over, I think we will definitely be able to obtain enough labor to rebuild our cities that were damaged in the war."
"Oh, is there enough labor force?" Sokov's words aroused great interest in Samoylov, and he quickly asked: "Comrade Commander, can you tell me where we can get enough labor force?"
Seeing that the theater was not far ahead, Sokov said to Samoylov absentmindedly: "Comrade Lieutenant, I will tell you when it's time for you to know."
Seeing that Sokov was unwilling to elaborate to himself, Samoilov wisely did not ask any more questions, but obediently followed Sokov towards the theater.
There was still a long way from the theater, so Sokov saw four to five hundred people gathered in the square at the entrance. Judging from the situation, they should all be people summoned by Lunev. Around the square, soldiers of Serelkov Company can also be seen on duty.
Lunev, who was talking to local staff, saw Sokov walking quickly towards the theater, so he stopped talking with the other party and walked quickly towards Sokov.
When Sokov shook hands with Lunev, he found that except for a few young adults in the crowd, the rest were either old men or half-grown children, and there were even a group of middle-aged and elderly women wearing headscarves, so he casually asked: "Military Comrade committee member, did you summon all these people?"
"Yes, Comrade Commander." Lunev replied truthfully: "We have managed to gather so many people, but unfortunately there are very few people who understand the water supply system. I am even considering that if it doesn't work, we should Bring over the engineering troops."
"No, Comrade Military Commissar, this is definitely not possible." Regarding Lunev's proposal, Sokov rejected it without hesitation: "Although it is urgent to restore the water supply in the city, our engineering troops cannot be easily deployed. Once If they cannot return to the construction in time and participate in the bridge construction work, I am afraid it will have an adverse impact on our next stage of operations." Lunev was anxious to repair the damaged water supply system in the city, so after negotiating with Sokov, He immediately took Lieutenant Serelkov's security company and local staff to summon the residents of the city and persuade them to assist their people in the repair work.
He worked very efficiently. After only forty minutes, he called Sokov and said: "Comrade Commander, I have gathered more than 300 people at the theater in the city. Please help me." Come over here."
"Comrade Chief of Staff," after hearing that Lunev said that more than 300 people had been summoned, Sokov was eager to rush over to convince them, so he said to Samyko: "I am going to the theater to see the military commissar. The work here is left to me. You are responsible."
Seeing that Sokov was about to leave, Samyko stopped him and asked with some hesitation: "Comrade Commander, can you really convince the residents of the city to work for us?"
Although Sokov didn't have much confidence in persuading the residents, he still said bravely in front of Samek, "I think the problem shouldn't be big."
Samyko now has a blind trust in Sokov. He feels in his heart that since Sokov said he can convince the majority of residents, he will definitely be able to convince the residents. He nodded to Sokov and said, "Be safe on the road!"
"Now that the city is under the control of our army, I don't think there should be any chance of encountering the Germans. Don't worry." After Sokov finished speaking, he said to Samoilov standing aside: "Lieutenant Comrade, take your men and follow me to the theater.”
"Ride or walk?"
Sokov thought that the theater was only one street away, and it would be too ostentatious to go there by car. Although it takes ten minutes to walk, we can take this opportunity to see what's going on in the city: "Let's walk."
Busy residents can be seen everywhere in the ruins of buildings on both sides of the street. They moved some pots and pans that were still usable from the collapsed buildings and put them aside. When Sokov and his group appeared in front of them, they just looked at them expressionlessly, and then continued to bend down and dig out the useful household items.
Seeing this scene, Samoilov said with emotion: "Comrade Commander, we have liberated so many cities, and this is the first city where the residents are so indifferent to our troops."
"You can't blame them." Sokov smiled bitterly and shook his head: "In addition to this time, our army fought four battles with the enemy in the Kharkov area. The first three times ended in the defeat of our army. This resulted in some residents who were eager to help us being ruthlessly killed after the German army reoccupied the city. These residents were already discouraged and disappointed with us, and maybe they were still thinking that our troops would not be able to stay here for long. They will be driven away by the Germans again, so their attitude towards us is so indifferent."
Samoilov knew Sokov's purpose of going to the theater and was originally full of confidence. He felt that as long as Sokov took action, the problem would be solved immediately. But hearing Sokov say this, a shadow cast over his heart.
"Comrade Lieutenant," Sokov raised his hand and pointed at the busy residents in the ruins, and told Samoylov: "Immediately send a soldier back to tell the Chief of Staff and ask him to send people to assist the residents in the city. Excavating household items buried in the rubble.”
"Yes, I will send someone back to report immediately." After Samoylov finished speaking, he called a sergeant and told him to go back and convey Sokov's order to Samyko and send someone to assist the residents in clearing the ruins.
After sending someone to summon him, Sokov and others continued to move forward. Seeing the tattered buildings on both sides, Samoilov couldn't help but sigh and said to Sokov: "Comrade Commander, the city has been hit so hard. We don't know how many years it will take to rebuild it." Build it back up.”
"It's easy to destroy, but it's hard to build." Sokov also said helplessly: "Don't talk about big cities like Stalingrad, Kharkov and Belgorod, even small cities like Dergach. I’m afraid it won’t be possible to complete the cleanup and reconstruction work in three to five years.”
"In order to defend our great motherland, tens of thousands of soldiers and civilians have sacrificed their lives." Samoilov also said with a gloomy face: "If we want to rebuild after the war, we may not have so many manpower."
The speaker was unintentional, but the listener was intentional. Samoylov's grumbling words suddenly gave Sokov a bold idea. He smiled slightly and then said to Samoilov: "Comrade Lieutenant, don't worry. After the war is over, I think we will definitely be able to obtain enough labor to rebuild our cities that were damaged in the war."
"Oh, is there enough labor force?" Sokov's words aroused great interest in Samoylov, and he quickly asked: "Comrade Commander, can you tell me where we can get enough labor force?"
Seeing that the theater was not far ahead, Sokov said to Samoylov absentmindedly: "Comrade Lieutenant, I will tell you when it's time for you to know."
Seeing that Sokov was unwilling to elaborate to himself, Samoilov wisely did not ask any more questions, but obediently followed Sokov towards the theater.
There was still a long way from the theater, so Sokov saw four to five hundred people gathered in the square at the entrance. Judging from the situation, they should all be people summoned by Lunev. Around the square, soldiers of Serelkov Company can also be seen on duty.
Lunev, who was talking to local staff, saw Sokov walking quickly towards the theater, so he stopped talking with the other party and walked quickly towards Sokov.
When Sokov shook hands with Lunev, he found that except for a few young adults in the crowd, the rest were either old men or half-grown children, and there were even a group of middle-aged and elderly women wearing headscarves, so he casually asked: "Military Comrade committee member, did you summon all these people?"
"Yes, Comrade Commander." Lunev replied truthfully: "We managed to gather so many people, but unfortunately there are very few people who understand the water supply system. I am even considering that if it really doesn't work, we might as well send us Bring over the engineering troops."
"No, Comrade Military Commissar, this is definitely not possible." Regarding Lunev's proposal, Sokov rejected it without hesitation: "Although it is urgent to restore the water supply in the city, our engineering troops cannot be easily deployed. Once If they cannot return in time to participate in the bridge building work, I am afraid it will have an adverse impact on our next phase of operations."
"Then what should we do?" Lunev pointed at the residents standing not far away with numb expressions on their faces: "Are we going to rely on them to repair the city's water supply system?"
