At dawn, Samyko reported to Sokov, who was lying on the cot: "Comrade Commander, we just received a telegram from Chuvashov saying that his troops have arrived outside Klemenkoug. Ready to attack at any time..."
Sokov was woken up from his sleep by Samyko, and he was still in a state of unconsciousness. After hearing Samyko read this, he said feebly: "I understand, Comrade Chief of Staff, call them back. If the sneak attack can be successful, then Don’t turn it into a violent attack…”
Unexpectedly, Sokov was interrupted by Samyko just halfway through his words: "Comrade Commander, I haven't finished speaking yet."
"Is there anything else?" Sokov closed his eyes, planning to seize the time to sleep for a while before dawn.
But Sameko's next words shocked his sleepy heart out of sight: "Among the more than two thousand commanders and fighters of our army who had been detained for many years rescued from prisoner of war camps, several generals of our army were found."
"Senior general?!" When Sokov heard this, he sat up suddenly. Since Sameko used the word "general", it means that the person who was rescued was at least the same rank as himself. He asked nervously: "Who is it?"
"Major General Ponedelin, former commander of the 5th Army of the Southwest Front, Major General Arushanyan, chief of staff of the group, and Lieutenant General Muzichenko, commander of the Sixth Army."
After Samek finished reading these names, he asked Sokov with a serious expression: "Comrade Commander, what should we do with these rescued generals?"
Sokov stood barefoot on the ground, walking back and forth indoors with his hands behind his back, thinking rapidly in his mind. Even though his troops had liberated so many prisoner-of-war camps, the highest rank among the rescued commanders and fighters was only major. Now, three generals were found in a prisoner-of-war camp with only 2,000 people, and they were captured at the beginning of the war. General, how should we deal with them?
He walked back and forth in the room several times, but still couldn't think of a good solution, so he stopped and asked Samyko: "Chief of Staff, how did Colonel Chuvashov arrange for them?"
"Since the troops have arrived outside the city of Kremenchug, the trains that took them are about to return to carry new troops." Samyko explained to Sokov: "Chuvashov is going to let the three generals take the train. What do you mean by returning to Merefa Fortress?"
"I agree with Colonel Chuvashov." Although Sokov had not yet figured out how to place the three rescued generals, he still said to Samyko: "Bring them back first. As for how to deal with them, just The superiors have the final say.”
Samyko agreed and was about to return to the telegraph machine and ask the operator to call Chuvashov back, but unexpectedly met Lunev who had just arrived. He asked politely: "Comrade Military Commissar, why are you here so early?"
"If you can't sleep, come here early." Lunev saw Sokov standing on the ground barefoot, but Samyko looked anxious, and couldn't help but asked curiously: "Comrade Commander, here is What happened?"
"Comrade Chief of Staff, please go and answer the telegram first." Sokov dismissed Samyko and asked Runev to sit down. He also sat on the bedside and put on his boots. By the way, he told Runev the telegram he had just received. Husband told it once.
After hearing this, Lunev showed a look of astonishment on his face: "Comrade Commander, what did you just say? In the prisoner of war camp outside Kremenchug, the former commander of the 5th Army, Ponedelin, was rescued. Major General?"
"Yes, Comrade Military Commissar." From the tone of Lunev's words, Sokov realized that the other party might know General Ponedelin, so he asked tentatively: "Is there something wrong?"
"Comrade Commander," Lunev said sternly: "Don't you know that Ponedelin has become a shameful traitor. In October 1941, the military court conducted a public trial in absentia against him, and he was sentenced to death. and to confiscate personal property and deprive him of all rewards granted.”
"Comrade Military Commissar," Sokov opened his mouth in surprise after listening to Lunev's words. It took him a long time to speak: "Is it wrong? If General Ponedelin becomes a traitor, how can he be punished? What about being held in a prisoner of war camp?”
"Who knows." Luniev shook his head and said, "Maybe after he became a traitor, the Germans felt that he had no use value, so they continued to detain him in the prisoner of war camp and left him to fend for himself."
Sokov disagreed with Luniev's statement. He remembered that the famous Soviet rebel general Vlasov was no longer locked up in a prisoner of war camp after surrendering to the Germans. Yes, necessary preferential treatment was obtained. If Ponedelin was also a traitor, how could he have stayed and been tortured in the prisoner-of-war camp outside Kremenchug?
Thinking of this, Sokov waved his hand and said resolutely: "Comrade Military Commissar, I think there may be some misunderstanding about this matter. Maybe Ponedelin was framed, and he did not become a traitor at all."
"But the fact that he became a traitor was the conclusion reached by the Supreme Military Court." Lunev asked back: "Are you planning to question the decision of the military court?"
When Luniev talked about the military court, Sokov immediately shrank his neck. He did not think he had the ability to challenge such authority. He quickly shook his head and said: "I think this matter is of great importance. We must listen to the parties involved. Only by talking can we make an accurate judgment." At dawn, Samyko reported to Sokov, who was lying on the camp bed: "Comrade Commander, I just received a telegram from Chuvashov saying that his troops We have arrived outside the city of Kremenchug and are ready to launch an attack at any time..."
Sokov was woken up from his sleep by Samyko, and he was still in a state of unconsciousness. After hearing Samyko read this, he said feebly: "I understand, Comrade Chief of Staff, call them back. If the sneak attack can be successful, then Don’t turn it into a violent attack…”
Unexpectedly, Sokov was interrupted by Samyko just halfway through his words: "Comrade Commander, I haven't finished speaking yet."
"Is there anything else?" Sokov closed his eyes, planning to seize the time to sleep for a while before dawn.
But Sameko's next words shocked his sleepy heart out of sight: "Among the more than two thousand commanders and fighters of our army who had been detained for many years rescued from prisoner of war camps, several generals of our army were found."
"Senior general?!" When Sokov heard this, he sat up suddenly. Since Sameko used the word "general", it means that the person who was rescued was at least the same rank as himself. He asked nervously: "Who is it?"
"Major General Ponedelin, former commander of the 5th Army of the Southwest Front, Major General Arushanyan, chief of staff of the group, and Lieutenant General Muzichenko, commander of the Sixth Army."
After Samek finished reading these names, he asked Sokov with a serious expression: "Comrade Commander, what should we do with these rescued generals?"
Sokov stood barefoot on the ground, walking back and forth indoors with his hands behind his back, thinking rapidly in his mind. Even though his troops had liberated so many prisoner-of-war camps, the highest rank among the rescued commanders and fighters was only major. Now, three generals were found in a prisoner-of-war camp with only 2,000 people, and they were captured at the beginning of the war. General, how should we deal with them?
He walked back and forth in the room several times, but still couldn't think of a good solution, so he stopped and asked Samyko: "Chief of Staff, how did Colonel Chuvashov arrange for them?"
"Since the troops have arrived outside the city of Kremenchug, the trains that took them are about to return to carry new troops." Samyko explained to Sokov: "Chuvashov is going to let the three generals take the train. What do you mean by returning to Merefa Fortress?"
"I agree with Colonel Chuvashov." Although Sokov had not yet figured out how to place the three rescued generals, he still said to Samyko: "Bring them back first. As for how to deal with them, just The superiors have the final say.”
Samyko agreed and was about to return to the telegraph machine and ask the operator to call Chuvashov back, but unexpectedly met Lunev who had just arrived. He asked politely: "Comrade Military Commissar, why are you here so early?"
"If you can't sleep, come here early." Lunev saw Sokov standing on the ground barefoot, but Samyko looked anxious, and couldn't help but asked curiously: "Comrade Commander, here is What happened?"
"Comrade Chief of Staff, please go and answer the telegram first." Sokov dismissed Samyko and asked Runev to sit down. He also sat on the bedside and put on his boots. By the way, he told Runev the telegram he had just received. Husband told it once.
After hearing this, Lunev showed a look of astonishment on his face: "Comrade Commander, what did you just say? In the prisoner of war camp outside Kremenchug, the former commander of the 5th Army, Ponedelin, was rescued. Major General?"
"Yes, Comrade Military Commissar." From the tone of Lunev's words, Sokov realized that the other party might know General Ponedelin, so he asked tentatively: "Is there something wrong?"
"Comrade Commander," Lunev said sternly: "Don't you know that Ponedelin has become a shameful traitor. In October 1941, the military court conducted a public trial in absentia against him, and he was sentenced to death. and to confiscate personal property and deprive him of all rewards granted.”
"Comrade Military Commissar," Sokov opened his mouth in surprise after listening to Lunev's words. It took him a long time to speak: "Is it wrong? If General Ponedelin becomes a traitor, how can he be punished? What about being held in a prisoner of war camp?”
"Who knows." Luniev shook his head and said, "Maybe after he became a traitor, the Germans felt that he had no use value, so they continued to detain him in the prisoner of war camp and left him to fend for himself."
Sokov disagreed with Luniev's statement. He remembered that the famous Soviet rebel general Vlasov was no longer locked up in a prisoner of war camp after surrendering to the Germans. Yes, necessary preferential treatment was obtained. If Ponedelin was also a traitor, how could he have stayed and been tortured in the prisoner-of-war camp outside Kremenchug?
Thinking of this, Sokov waved his hand and said resolutely: "Comrade Military Commissar, I think there may be some misunderstanding about this matter. Maybe Ponedelin was framed, and he did not become a traitor at all."
"But the fact that he became a traitor was the conclusion reached by the Supreme Military Court." Lunev asked back: "Are you planning to question the decision of the military court?"
When Luniev talked about the military court, Sokov immediately shrank his neck. He did not think he had the ability to challenge such authority. He quickly shook his head and said: "I think this matter is of great importance. We must listen to the parties involved. Only by talking can we make an accurate judgment." At dawn, Samyko reported to Sokov, who was lying on the camp bed: "Comrade Commander, I just received a telegram from Chuvashov saying that his troops We have arrived outside the city of Kremenchug and are ready to launch an attack at any time..."
Sokov was woken up from his sleep by Samyko, and he was still in a state of unconsciousness. After hearing Samyko read this, he said feebly: "I understand, Comrade Chief of Staff, call them back. If the sneak attack can be successful, then Don’t turn it into a violent attack…”
Unexpectedly, Sokov was interrupted by Samyko just halfway through his words: "Comrade Commander, I haven't finished speaking yet."
"Is there anything else?" Sokov closed his eyes, planning to seize the time to sleep for a while before dawn.
But Sameko's next words shocked his sleepy heart out of sight: "Among the more than two thousand commanders and fighters of our army who had been detained for many years rescued from prisoner of war camps, several generals of our army were found."
"Senior general?!" When Sokov heard this, he sat up suddenly. Since Sameko used the word "general", it means that the person who was rescued was at least the same rank as himself. He asked nervously: "Who is it?"
"Major General Ponedelin, former commander of the 5th Army of the Southwest Front, Major General Arushanyan, chief of staff of the group, and Lieutenant General Muzichenko, commander of the Sixth Army."
After Samek finished reading these names, he asked Sokov with a serious expression: "Comrade Commander, what should we do with these rescued generals?"
Sokov stood barefoot on the ground, walking back and forth indoors with his hands behind his back, thinking rapidly in his mind. Even though his troops had liberated so many prisoner-of-war camps, the highest rank among the rescued commanders and fighters was only major. Now, three generals were found in a prisoner-of-war camp with only 2,000 people, and they were captured at the beginning of the war. General, how should we deal with them?
He walked back and forth in the room several times, but still couldn't think of a good solution, so he stopped and asked Samyko: "Chief of Staff, how did Colonel Chuvashov arrange for them?"
"Since the troops have arrived outside the city of Kremenchug, the trains that took them are about to return to carry new troops." Samyko explained to Sokov: "Chuvashov is going to let the three generals take the train. What do you mean by returning to Merefa Fortress?"
"I agree with Colonel Chuvashov." Although Sokov had not yet figured out how to place the three rescued generals, he still said to Samyko: "Bring them back first. As for how to deal with them, just The superiors have the final say.”
