The battle in the direction of Kremenchug progressed more easily than Sokov imagined. As tanks and artillery entered the fray, German resistance began to crumble. Especially when they discovered that the bridge leading to the right bank of the Dnieper River had fallen into the hands of the Soviet army, they no longer resisted, but took the initiative to lay down their weapons and surrender.
In fact, the main reason why the battle went so smoothly was because the defenders in their hands heard the shouts of the 98th Guards Division and learned that the Soviet troops attacking them were commanded by Sokov, who made them fearful. At the time of command, everyone from the city defense commander to the soldiers below lost the courage to continue resisting.
The city defense commander did not even organize his troops to try to recapture the bridge occupied by the Soviet army, but actively ordered the troops to lay down their weapons and surrender to the 98th Guards Division. Because he knew very well that if the troops attacking the city were commanded by other Russian commanders, he would definitely order the troops to continue to hold on until reinforcements arrived.
But now we are facing Sokov. How can we fight this battle? Rather than being completely wiped out after a fierce battle, it would be better to lay down their weapons and surrender early, which would save the lives of more German soldiers and prevent them from making unnecessary sacrifices.
Sokov was also very surprised to learn that Klemenkog's defenders had surrendered. He was deeply afraid that Chuvashov's telegram was not written clearly. After reading it several times, he confirmed that the 98th Guards Division had indeed captured Klemenkoug.
Samyko confirmed the news that Kremenchug had been liberated, and specifically asked Sokov: "Comrade Commander, do you need to report such good news to the commander of the front immediately?"
"Of course, Comrade Chief of Staff." Now the 7th Guards Army is still fighting fiercely with the Germans in Poltava, and the surprise troops they sent actually captured Klementchug and cut off the Germans' retreat. How is this? Seeing it as an amazing victory, he readily agreed to Samyko’s request: “Immediately call the front army headquarters and report the news of our army’s occupation of Kremenchug to Commander Konev. "
After dialing the phone number of the Front Army Headquarters, the person who answered the phone was Chief of Staff Zakharov. After listening to Samyko's report, he said in surprise: "General Samyko, what are you talking about? You have liberated Croatia." Remenchug?"
"Yes, Comrade Chief of Staff." Samyko replied truthfully: "We have verified the news and the troops of the 98th Guards Division have indeed occupied Kleminchug."
Konev, who was looking at a map at the side, heard the content of Zakharov's phone call. He couldn't help but stand up straight and walked over, took the microphone from Zakharov's hand, put it to his ear and asked: "Hey, General Samyko, are all the things you just said true?" When he asked this, he felt particularly uneasy, fearing that Samyko would tell him that the information was wrong. In fact, the troops did not occupy Kremenchug. Then he will feel lost in his heart.
But fortunately, what he was worried about did not happen. Samyko reported to Konev confidently: "Report to Comrade Commander of the Front Army, the information is absolutely accurate. The troops of the 98th Guards Division did control the entire city. City."
"Great, this is really great." After Konev said yes, he said to Samyko: "General Samyko, on behalf of the Front Command, I would like to congratulate you on such a major victory. Also, on my behalf, please express my gratitude to the commanders and fighters of the 98th Guards Division for successfully completing the tasks assigned to you by the front army headquarters."
"Yes, Comrade Commander of the Front Army." Sameko replied: "I will forward your request to the grassroots commanders and combatants."
Konev paused for a moment and asked tentatively: "General Samyko, I would like to ask, have you reported this good news to Marshal Zhukov?"
"Not yet, Comrade Commander of the Front Army."
"Why not report it?"
"Because Marshal Zhukov is on his way here, we can't contact him at the moment."
"Oh, Marshal Zhukov is rushing to your place?" Konev asked with some confusion: "I don't understand, why would he suddenly think of going to your place?"
"That's it, Comrade Commander of the Front Army." Samyko knew very well that regarding Ponedelin, Muzichenko and Kirillov, even if he didn't report it, Konev could pass his information The system knows about this. If he wanted to hide it from him, he might be passive when he knew about it through other channels, so Konev explained truthfully: "When we liberated the prisoner of war camp outside Kremenchug, we rescued three Generals who were captured during the Battle of Uman in the early days of the Great Patriotic War."
"What, the generals who were captured in the Battle of Uman?" Konev asked in surprise: "Who are they?"
"Major General Ponedelin, former commander of the 12th Army of the Southwest Front, Lieutenant General Muzichenko, commander of the 6th Army, and Major General Kirillov, commander of the 13th Infantry Army."
After hearing the name Samek said, Konev couldn't help but frown. He didn't know about other people, but he was very familiar with Ponejelin. After all, the two had worked together before. After a long time, he asked tentatively: "General Samyko, I don't know if you know that the commander of the 12th Army, Major General Ponedelin, has long been sentenced to death by the Supreme Military Court for surrendering to the Germans and becoming a shameful traitor. A default judgment is a death sentence.”
When Samyko heard what Konev said, he couldn't help but look at Sokov next to him with some embarrassment, wanting to hear his opinion on the matter. Sokov heard the exchange between Samyko and Konev, and made a gesture to Samyko, indicating that he should tell Konev what he had discussed not long ago.
Samyko, who received Sokov's instructions, bravely said: "Comrade Commander of the Front Army, we talked with General Ponedelin not long ago and learned that he was captured by the Germans while seriously wounded. And after being captured, he has been fighting tenaciously against the enemy. As for the rebellion, I'm afraid there is a misunderstanding."
After Konev waited for Samyko to finish speaking, he did not immediately express his attitude. Instead, he asked: "Have you reported this matter to Marshal Zhukov?"
"The report has been made." Sameko replied: "He came here specially because of this matter."
"Oh, that's it." Knowing that Zhukov's visit to Sokov's headquarters was related to the disposal of Ponedelin, Konev couldn't sit still, and quickly said into the microphone: "Then I will do it as soon as possible Rush over and find out what's going on." The battle in the direction of Kremenchug progressed easier than Sokov imagined. As tanks and artillery entered the fray, German resistance began to crumble. Especially when they discovered that the bridge leading to the right bank of the Dnieper River had fallen into the hands of the Soviet army, they no longer resisted, but took the initiative to lay down their weapons and surrender.
In fact, the main reason why the battle went so smoothly was because the defenders in their hands heard the shouts of the 98th Guards Division and learned that the Soviet troops attacking them were commanded by Sokov, who made them fearful. At the time of command, everyone from the city defense commander to the soldiers below lost the courage to continue resisting.
The city defense commander did not even organize his troops to try to recapture the bridge occupied by the Soviet army, but actively ordered the troops to lay down their weapons and surrender to the 98th Guards Division. Because he knew very well that if the troops attacking the city were commanded by other Russian commanders, he would definitely order the troops to continue to hold on until reinforcements arrived.
But now we are facing Sokov. How can we fight this battle? Rather than being completely wiped out after a fierce battle, it would be better to lay down their weapons and surrender early, which would save the lives of more German soldiers and prevent them from making unnecessary sacrifices.
Sokov was also very surprised to learn that Klemenkog's defenders had surrendered. He was deeply afraid that Chuvashov's telegram was not written clearly. After reading it several times, he confirmed that the 98th Guards Division had indeed captured Klemenkoug.
Samyko confirmed the news that Kremenchug had been liberated, and specifically asked Sokov: "Comrade Commander, do you need to report such good news to the commander of the front immediately?"
"Of course, Comrade Chief of Staff." Now the 7th Guards Army is still fighting fiercely with the Germans in Poltava, and the surprise troops they sent actually captured Klementchug and cut off the Germans' retreat. How is this? Seeing this as an amazing victory, he readily agreed to Samyko’s request: “Immediately call the front army headquarters and report the news of our army’s occupation of Kremenchug to Commander Konev. "
After dialing the phone number of the Front Army Headquarters, the person who answered the phone was Chief of Staff Zakharov. After listening to Samyko's report, he said in surprise: "General Samyko, what are you talking about? You have liberated Croatia." Lemenchug?"
"Yes, Comrade Chief of Staff." Samyko replied truthfully: "We have verified the news and the troops of the 98th Guards Division have indeed occupied Kleminchug."
Konev, who was looking at a map at the side, heard the content of Zakharov's phone call. He couldn't help but stand up straight and walked over, took the microphone from Zakharov's hand, put it to his ear and asked: "Hey, General Samyko, are all the things you just said true?" When he asked this, he felt particularly uneasy, fearing that Samyko would tell him that the information was wrong. In fact, the troops did not occupy Kremenchug. Then he will feel lost in his heart.
But fortunately, what he worried about did not happen. Samyko reported to Konev swornly: "Report to Comrade Commander of the Front Army that the information is absolutely accurate. The troops of the 98th Guards Division did control the entire city. City."
"Great, this is really great." After Konev said yes repeatedly, he said to Samyko: "General Samyko, on behalf of the Front Command, I would like to congratulate you on such a major victory. Also, on my behalf, please express my gratitude to the commanders and fighters of the 98th Guards Division for successfully completing the tasks assigned to you by the front army headquarters."
"Yes, Comrade Commander of the Front Army." Sameko replied: "I will forward your request to the grassroots commanders and combatants."
Konev paused for a moment and asked tentatively: "General Samyko, I would like to ask, have you reported this good news to Marshal Zhukov?"
"Not yet, Comrade Commander of the Front Army."
"Why not report it?"
"Because Marshal Zhukov is on his way here, we can't contact him at the moment."
"Oh, Marshal Zhukov is rushing to your place?" Konev asked with some confusion: "I don't understand, why would he suddenly think of going to your place?"
"That's it, Comrade Commander of the Front Army." Samyko knew very well that regarding Ponedelin, Muzichenko and Kirillov, even if he didn't report it, Konev could pass his information The system knows about this. If he wanted to hide it from him, he would probably be passive when he knew about it through other channels, so Konev explained truthfully: "When we liberated the prisoner of war camp outside Kremenchug, we rescued three Generals who were captured during the Battle of Uman in the early days of the Great Patriotic War."
"What, the generals who were captured in the Battle of Uman?" Konev asked in surprise: "Who are they?"
"Major General Ponedelin, former commander of the 12th Group Army of the Southwest Front, Lieutenant General Muzichenko, commander of the 6th Army, and Major General Kirillov, commander of the 13th Infantry Army."
After hearing the name Samek said, Konev couldn't help but frown. He didn't know about other people, but he was very familiar with Ponejelin. After all, the two had worked together before. After a long time, he asked tentatively: "General Samyko, I don't know if you know that the commander of the 12th Army, Major General Ponedelin, has long been sentenced to death by the Supreme Military Court for surrendering to the Germans and becoming a shameful traitor. A default judgment is a death sentence.”
When Samyko heard what Konev said, he couldn't help but look at Sokov next to him with some embarrassment, wanting to hear his opinion on the matter. Sokov heard the exchange between Samyko and Konev, and made a gesture to Samyko, indicating that he should tell Konev what he had discussed not long ago.
Samyko, who received Sokov's instructions, bravely said: "Comrade Commander of the Front Army, we talked with General Ponedelin not long ago and learned that he was captured by the Germans while seriously injured. And after being captured, he has been fighting tenaciously against the enemy. As for the rebellion, I'm afraid there is a misunderstanding."
After Konev waited for Samyko to finish speaking, he did not immediately express his attitude. Instead, he asked: "Have you reported this matter to Marshal Zhukov?"
"The report has been made." Sameko replied: "He came here specially because of this matter."
"Oh, that's it." Knowing that Zhukov's visit to Sokov's headquarters was related to the disposal of Ponedelin, Konev couldn't sit still, and quickly said into the microphone: "Then I will do it as soon as possible Rush over and find out what’s going on.”
