The phone on the table suddenly rang, but strangely, no one near the phone answered it. They were all thinking to themselves: Who made this call, and who was it called to?
Seeing that no one answered the phone, he stood at Atakuz to prevent Sokov from being unhappy. He turned around and asked Mikhailev sharply: "Comrade Captain, the phone is ringing right in front of you, why don't you untie?"
"Comrade Commander," Mikhailev replied awkwardly, "the phones here are all from the 300th Infantry Division. I think the phone calls should be made to them."
"Confused, you are really confused." Sokov said dissatisfied: "Although this phone call belongs to the 300th Division, the most sober people in the entire Fesky Collective Farm are now your battalion. If there is any enemy situation, , you are the only one who can deal with it in time. Don't wait any longer and answer the phone quickly."
When Sokov reprimanded Mikhailev, both Atakuz and Chukliko lowered their heads in shame. If they hadn't ordered people to move the vodka from the underground wine cellar after occupying the Fisky collective farm, Come out and let all the soldiers drink happily, how could we end up where we are today.
After Mikhailev answered the phone, he immediately reported to Sokov: "Comrade Commander, the call came from the scouts I sent to the west. He said that they found a large number of German troops in the highlands to the west. Assemble.”
"A large number of German troops are gathering?" Sokov was startled by Mikhailev's words and broke into a cold sweat. Even though there are tens of thousands of troops in the farm today, if the German army really launches an attack and can take up arms to fight, then There was only one battalion of Mikhailev. He hurriedly asked: "What is going on? What is the number of the German troops assembled in the highlands and how many troops are there?"
"Comrade Commander, I can't tell you the specific situation at the moment." Mikhailev replied: "It will only take a few minutes for the scout to arrive. You can ask him in detail then."
A few minutes later, a soldier wearing a hooded raincoat with branches on his body and hat hurried back from outside. Seeing this man appear, Mikhailev quickly stepped forward and asked him a few questions in a low voice, then brought him to Sokov and said: "Comrade Commander, he is one of the scouts I sent to the west. .”
Sokov looked the other person up and down and found that the other person was a soldier in his thirties who looked very reliable, so he said to him: "Comrade soldier, tell me what you found."
The scout agreed and began to tell Sokov about his experience: "Our reconnaissance team went to the west of the farm to conduct reconnaissance on the order of the battalion commander... Everything was normal at first. No one was found in the woods or on the grass. Traces of the enemy. The leader of the team said: If we cross the high ground in front and find no trace of the enemy, we can return to the farm.
Unexpectedly, as soon as they reached the bottom of the high ground, they heard the collision of pickaxes and shovels digging out of the ground. When the team leader heard the sound, he quickly ordered us to stop advancing and find a place to hide. We lay down in a ravine on the high ground and stayed there for about five minutes. Not only did the sound of digging the ground above not stop, but it became more and more dense, as if there were hundreds of people digging at the same time.
In order to find out what happened, the team leader took me personally and secretly climbed up to the high ground using a crawling method. Just halfway up, we were blocked by piles of newly dug soil. The team leader carefully half-raised his body and carefully observed the movement in front. He discovered that there were actually hundreds of German soldiers digging fortifications in front of us. Looking towards the top of the mountain, there are an equal number of enemies on the top of the mountain, also repairing fortifications..."
After listening to the scout's report, Sokov asked expressionlessly: "After you complete the reconnaissance, the leader of the reconnaissance team will order you to come back to report, right?"
"Yes, Comrade Commander." The scout nodded and replied: "The team leader ordered me to come back to report. He and the remaining soldiers are still hiding under the high ground to monitor the enemy's movements."
"Then where did you call us?"
"It's at the guard post at the entrance of the farm." The scout replied: "I saw a phone right there. I thought it would be right to report such important information to the battalion commander even a minute earlier, so I used that phone. The phone called here.”
"Comrade Commander," Weisbach learned that a large number of German troops had appeared on the nearby high ground. He quickly stepped forward and asked, "What is the combat mission of our division?"
"Don't be anxious, Comrade Colonel." Sokov waved his hand to Weisbach and said: "I still have questions to ask. You go wake up the commanders and soldiers first. When we have enough troops, we will talk about the attack. .”
As soon as Weisbach and Atakuz left, Sokov asked Chuklik again: "Comrade Lieutenant Colonel, can your tank brigade operate at night?"
Upon hearing Sokov's question, Chuklico did not answer immediately, but looked at Major Bunch aside.
"What do you think he did?" Sokov said: "Major Bunch has just taken over the tank brigade and doesn't know anything about the situation. You know the situation of the tank brigade well, so it's up to you to answer this question."
"Yes, Comrade Commander." Sokov's words gave Chuklik the confidence: "Most of the commanders and fighters of our tank brigade are veterans who have experienced hundreds of battles and have rich combat experience. Night combat is very important to them. , it’s not a problem at all.”
"Let's do this, Comrade Lieutenant Colonel." Sokov considered that the tanks were moving at night and making too much noise, which might alert the enemies who were digging fortifications, so he said to Chukliko: "You'd better find a way to let the soldiers Wake up first, and when the forward attack fails, it will not be too late for you to join the battle."
"Comrade Commander, I wonder how far we are from the high ground?" Chuklico naturally stepped into the role of tank brigade commander: "Knowing the accurate distance, I can calculate when to dispatch the tanks and how long it will take. Rush to the battlefield within a few seconds."
Sokov didn't know how far away the farm was from the high ground, so he turned to look at the scout, hoping that he would answer this question. The scout who understood this situation quickly replied: "The straight-line distance from the farm to the highland is about three kilometers, with woods in the middle."
"Oh, there are woods blocking the way." Sokov was originally worried that the distance was so close and the troops gathering in the farm would definitely alert the enemies on the highlands. Now when he heard the scout say that there were woods blocking the way, he suddenly felt alarmed. The probability of a successful sneak attack by troops is greatly increased. However, just to be on the safe side, he still asked the scout: "So, you can't see any movement in the collective farm from the hills?"
The scout thought for a while, then nodded and replied: "Yes, Comrade Commander. When the team leader and I went to the high ground for reconnaissance, I once turned back and glanced in the direction of the farm. Due to the cover of the woods, I couldn't see it at all. There’s no movement here.”
"How far are the woods from the high ground?"
"No more than five hundred meters."
"Not more than 500 meters?!" Sokov began to secretly calculate in his heart. If the distance between the woods and the high ground was really not more than 500 meters, then he could have his troops assemble in the woods and then attack the enemy. With such a short impact distance, the troops conducting night attacks can quietly approach the enemy's position and catch them off guard.
"Captain Mikhailev," Sokov turned to Mikhailev and said, "Immediately send a company and go to the woods with this comrade scout to set up security positions there to prevent the Germans from hiding in the woods and sneaking up on us. .”
Since he learned that the German army was building fortifications on the high ground to the west of the farm, Mikhailev considered sending troops to the woods close to the high ground to serve as a guard to prevent the German army from using the darkness to sneak attack the farm. But now the army commander Sokov is here. Before he issues any orders, Mikhailev can only choose to wait.
At this moment, seeing that Sokov's order coincided with his own idea, Mikhailev quickly agreed loudly, then walked to the door and told a soldier outside: "Go and call the first company commander over."
After a while, Sokov's acquaintance Captain Narva appeared at the door. Narva looked at Sokov and Mikheyev standing in the room, wondering who he should report to first.
Fortunately, Sokov saw his dilemma, shook his head towards Mikhailev, and said: "Comrade Captain, report to your battalion commander, and he will assign the task to you."
After listening to Sokov's words, Narva raised his hand to salute Mikhailev and reported to him in accordance with the order.
"Comrade Captain," Mikhailev said to Narva after he lowered his arm: "Immediately take a battalion and follow this comrade scout to the woods to the west of the farm and set up security there. Do not Let the Germans get into the woods."
"What, there are enemies to the west of the farm?" Narva asked in surprise.
"What, Comrade Captain, are you scared?" Seeing Narva's expression, Mikhailev couldn't help showing a look of contempt on his face: "If you are scared, just say it and I will send others to carry out this task. Mission.”
"Captain Mikhailev, you misunderstood. Captain Narva was not scared, but surprised." Sokov saw Narva's face flushed because of Mikhailev's words, and quickly interrupted Said: "You know, not long ago, the troops commanded by Captain Narva were surrounded by enemies ten times more than themselves. They were still fighting tenaciously and persisted until our reinforcements arrived." The phone on the table It rang suddenly, but strangely, no one near the phone answered it. They were all thinking to themselves: Who made this call, and who was it called to?
Seeing that no one answered the phone, he stood at Atakuz to prevent Sokov from being unhappy. He turned around and asked Mikhailov sharply: "Comrade Captain, the phone is ringing right in front of you, why don't you untie?"
"Comrade Commander," Mikhailev replied awkwardly, "the phones here are all from the 300th Infantry Division. I think the phone calls should be made to them."
"Confused, you are really confused." Sokov said dissatisfied: "Although this phone call belongs to the 300th Division, the most sober people in the entire Fesky Collective Farm are now your battalion. If there is any enemy situation, , you are the only one who can deal with it in time. Don't wait any longer and answer the phone quickly."
When Sokov reprimanded Mikhailov, both Atakuz and Chukliko lowered their heads in shame. If they hadn't ordered people to move the vodka from the underground wine cellar after occupying the Fesky collective farm, Come out and let all the soldiers drink happily, how could we end up where we are today.
After Mikhailev answered the phone, he immediately reported to Sokov: "Comrade Commander, the call came from the scouts I sent to the west. He said that they found a large number of German troops in the highlands to the west. Assemble.”
"A large number of German troops are gathering?" Sokov was startled by Mikhailev's words and broke into a cold sweat. Even though there are tens of thousands of troops in the farm today, if the German army really launches an attack and can take up arms to fight, then There was only one battalion of Mikhailev. He hurriedly asked: "What is going on? What is the number of the German troops assembled in the highlands and how many troops are there?"
"Comrade Commander, I can't tell you the specific situation at the moment." Mikhailev replied: "It will only take a few minutes for the scout to arrive. You can ask him in detail then."
A few minutes later, a soldier wearing a hooded raincoat with branches on his body and hat hurried back from outside. Seeing this man appear, Mikhailev quickly stepped forward and asked him a few questions in a low voice, then brought him to Sokov and said: "Comrade Commander, he is one of the scouts I sent to the west. .”
Sokov looked the other person up and down, and found that the other person was a soldier in his thirties who looked very reliable, so he said to him: "Comrade soldier, tell me what you found."
The scout agreed and began to tell Sokov about his experience: "Our reconnaissance team was ordered by the battalion commander to go to the west of the farm to conduct reconnaissance... Everything was normal at first. No one was found in the woods or on the grass. Traces of the enemy. The leader of the team said: If we cross the high ground in front and find no trace of the enemy, we can return to the farm.
Unexpectedly, as soon as they reached the bottom of the high ground, they heard the collision of pickaxes and shovels digging out of the ground. When the team leader heard the sound, he quickly ordered us to stop advancing and find a place to hide. We lay down in a ravine on the high ground and stayed there for about five minutes. Not only did the sound of digging the ground above not stop, but it became more and more dense, as if hundreds of people were digging the ground at the same time.
In order to find out what happened, the team leader took me personally and secretly climbed up to the high ground using a crawling method. Just halfway up, we were blocked by piles of newly dug soil. The team leader cautiously raised his body and carefully observed the movement in front. He found that there were hundreds of German soldiers digging fortifications in front of us. Looking towards the top of the mountain, there are an equal number of enemies on the top of the mountain, also repairing fortifications..."
After listening to the scout's report, Sokov asked expressionlessly: "After you complete the reconnaissance, the leader of the reconnaissance team will order you to come back to report, right?"
"Yes, Comrade Commander." The scout nodded and replied: "The team leader ordered me to come back to report. He and the remaining soldiers are still hiding under the high ground to monitor the enemy's movements."
