Samyko nodded and replied firmly: "Okay, I will immediately send a telegram to General Fomenko and order them to stop offensive operations."
Lunev, who had just entered the door at this moment, happened to hear what Samyko said behind him, and couldn't help but asked curiously: "Comrade Chief of Staff, what happened, what offensive operations need to be stopped?"
Samyko, who was in a hurry to send a telegram, pointed at Sokov and said: "Comrade Military Commissar, this is a long story. I have to send a telegram to General Fomenko. You should ask the commander first. Bar."
"Comrade Military Commissar, come here." Seeing that Lunev was eager to know what happened, Sokov waved to him and said, "I'll explain to you what's going on."
When Luniev came to sit next to Sokov, Sokov said: "Comrade Military Commissar, General Fomenko, commander of the 84th Division, received a report from the division's reconnaissance team that Svet was southwest of the landing site. The defense of the Lovodsk District was weak, with only one German infantry battalion and more than 20 old tanks. In order not to miss the fighter plane, he formulated an attack plan in time and reported it to us.
At that time, the troops of the third echelon arrived at Kremenchug. After some research, the chief of staff and I decided that the newly arrived troops would take over the defense of the landing site, so that the 84th Division could concentrate all its forces on Svetlo. The Vodsk district launched an attack. The attack time is set at nine o'clock this morning, which is more than fifty minutes later. "
Hearing this, Lunev couldn't help but interjected: "Comrade Commander, isn't this good? But why is the offensive plan terminated? Is there something wrong?"
"Yes, not long ago, I received a telegram from Colonel Belgin. The information he provided was very different from the information Fomenko provided to us." Sokov said very quickly : "If the strength of the German army is as true as Belkin said, the attack launched by the Fomen Division is seeking death."
"Colonel Belkin?" After Lunev repeated the name, he suddenly remembered that this colonel used to be Sokov's partner. Sokov would definitely pay attention to the telegram he sent. In order to find out what was going on, he couldn't wait to ask: "What is the situation of the German troops in the Svetlovodsk District? Is General Fomenko's situation correct, or is Colonel Belkin's intelligence accurate?"
"The most ridiculous thing is," Sokov did not immediately answer Lunev's question, but continued: "It was the same reconnaissance team that provided two completely different pieces of information."
"What?" Lunev was shocked by Sokov's words: "Comrade Commander, are you saying that the two reconnaissance teams that provided different intelligence contents are actually the same one?"
"Yes, that's exactly what it is."
"What on earth is going on?" Lunev asked with a confused look on his face: "I'm confused."
"Look at this telegram." Sokov handed the telegram he just held in his hand to Lunev: "This is the telegram just sent by Colonel Belkin. You will understand what is going on after reading it. ”
Runev took the telegram from Sokov and looked at it carefully. After Samyko explained to the telegraph operator, he walked back to Sokov and reported to him: "Comrade Commander, the telegram has been sent. I believe that Fomenko will send a telegram soon."
"That's for sure," Sokov said: "If it were me, and less than an hour before the attack started, I suddenly received an order from my superiors to suspend the attack, I would definitely try my best to figure out what happened. If the 84th Division is stationed close to us, it is estimated that General Sameko will rush directly to the headquarters and come to us to ask what happened."
"It's a pity that they are more than 300 kilometers away from us." Sameko said: "If he wants to find out what is going on, he can only call and ask."
While the two were talking, the phone on the table rang.
Sameko took a look at the phone and found that it was a high-frequency phone specially used for external calls. He smiled and asked Sokov: "Comrade Commander, do you think this call is from General Sameko?"
"No, it will definitely not be the call from him." Sokov also explained: "Now that they are deep behind enemy lines, the communication between us and them can only be through telegrams. If we want to talk on the phone, I am afraid we can only wait for friendly forces. After taking Poltava."
After Sokov finished speaking, he reached out and grabbed the microphone, put it to his ear and said, "I am Sokov, where are you?"
"Comrade Sokov, this is Konev."
"Hello, Comrade Commander of the Front Army." Hearing Konev's voice, Sokov quickly straightened his back and asked, "What are your instructions?"
"I don't have any instructions." Konev said with a smile: "I called you just to tell you that the Air Force reconnaissance plane has taken off. I believe it won't take long to reach Svetlovods." I will give you feedback on the situation in the Kremlin area."
"Comrade Commander of the Front Army, I think it is meaningless to send the air force for reconnaissance." After learning that the air force had launched an attack, Sokov said to Konev apologetically: "I have ordered the troops to suspend the attack."
"Pause the attack?" Konev couldn't help but frowned when he heard this: "Comrade Sokov, why did you suddenly make such a decision? Is there any reason?" The reason why he asked this was because Sokov A few minutes ago, my husband called me and asked him to send an Air Force reconnaissance plane to conduct reconnaissance. Just a few minutes later, Sokov suddenly made the decision to suspend the attack. He must figure out what was going on.
"Comrade Commander of the Front Army," Sokov understood that Konev asked because he wanted to find out what happened, so he explained to him: "I just received a telegram from Colonel Belgin. In the telegram, he detailed He explained the whole thing in detail. In a word, the so-called defensive void in the Svetlovodsk area is just a trap set by the Germans for us, just waiting for us to jump into it."
"Colonel Belkin?" After Konev repeated the name Sokov said, he felt that it was very familiar, but he couldn't remember where he had heard it before. So he covered the phone with his hand and asked the person sitting there. Zakharov on the side: "Comrade Chief of Staff, have you heard of the name Belkin?"
"Is it Sokov's former deputy Belkin?" Zakharov asked rhetorically.
After hearing what Zaharov said, Konev immediately remembered who Belkin was and the position he held now. He released his hand covering the phone and asked Sokov on the other end of the phone: "So Comrade Cove, is the Colonel Belkin you are talking about your original partner?"
"Yes, Comrade Commander of the Front Army." Sokov replied truthfully: "Because he once partnered with me, I know him personally, so I have no doubt about the information he provided."
"Okay, then tell me." Konev said: "What did your old partner say to you in the telegram?"
"Comrade Commander of the Front Army, please listen to my report to you." Sokov coughed lightly, cleared his throat, and began to report to Konev the contents of Belgin's telegram: "The reconnaissance team of the Fomenko Division The detachment took advantage of the darkness and approached the Svetlovodsk district. It conducted a thorough reconnaissance of the German defense positions and troop strength there, and found that there was only one infantry battalion and more than 20 old Panzer III or IV tanks. ." Samyko nodded and replied firmly: "Okay, I will immediately send a telegram to General Fomenko and order them to stop offensive operations."
Lunev, who had just entered the door at this moment, happened to hear what Samyko said behind him, and couldn't help but asked curiously: "Comrade Chief of Staff, what happened, what offensive operations need to be stopped?"
Samyko, who was in a hurry to send a telegram, pointed at Sokov and said: "Comrade Military Commissar, this is a long story. I have to send a telegram to General Fomenko. You should ask the commander first. Bar."
"Comrade Military Commissar, come here." Seeing that Lunev was eager to know what happened, Sokov waved to him and said, "I'll explain to you what's going on."
When Luniev came to sit next to Sokov, Sokov said: "Comrade Military Commissar, General Fomenko, commander of the 84th Division, received a report from the division's reconnaissance team that Svet was southwest of the landing site. The defense of the Lovodsk District was weak, with only one German infantry battalion and more than 20 old tanks. In order not to miss the fighter plane, he formulated an attack plan in time and reported it to us.
At that time, the troops of the third echelon arrived at Kremenchug. After some research, the chief of staff and I decided that the newly arrived troops would take over the defense of the landing site, so that the 84th Division could concentrate all its forces on Svetlo. The Vodsk district launched an attack. The attack time is set at nine o'clock this morning, which is more than fifty minutes later. "
Hearing this, Lunev couldn't help but interjected: "Comrade Commander, isn't this good? But why is the offensive plan terminated? Is there something wrong?"
"Yes, not long ago, I received a telegram from Colonel Belgin. The information he provided was very different from the information Fomenko provided to us." Sokov said very quickly : "If the strength of the German army is as true as Belkin said, the attack launched by the Fomen Division is seeking death."
"Colonel Belkin?" After Lunev repeated the name, he suddenly remembered that this colonel used to be Sokov's partner. Sokov would definitely pay attention to the telegram he sent. In order to find out what was going on, he couldn't wait to ask: "What is the situation of the German troops in the Svetlovodsk District? Is General Fomenko's situation correct, or is Colonel Belkin's intelligence accurate?"
"The most ridiculous thing is," Sokov did not immediately answer Lunev's question, but continued: "It was the same reconnaissance team that provided two completely different pieces of information."
"What?" Lunev was shocked by Sokov's words: "Comrade Commander, are you saying that the two reconnaissance teams that provided different intelligence contents are actually the same one?"
"Yes, that's exactly what it is."
"What on earth is going on?" Lunev asked with a confused look on his face: "I'm confused."
"Look at this telegram." Sokov handed the telegram he just held in his hand to Lunev: "This is the telegram just sent by Colonel Belkin. You will understand what is going on after reading it. ”
Runev took the telegram from Sokov and looked at it carefully. After Samyko explained to the telegraph operator, he walked back to Sokov and reported to him: "Comrade Commander, the telegram has been sent. I believe that Fomenko will send a telegram soon."
"That's for sure," Sokov said: "If it were me, and less than an hour before the attack started, I suddenly received an order from my superiors to suspend the attack, I would definitely try my best to figure out what happened. If the 84th Division is stationed close to us, it is estimated that General Sameko will rush directly to the headquarters and come to us to ask what happened."
"It's a pity that they are more than 300 kilometers away from us." Sameko said: "If he wants to find out what is going on, he can only call and ask."
While the two were talking, the phone on the table rang.
Samyko took a look at the phone and found that it was a high-frequency phone specially used for external calls. He smiled and asked Sokov: "Comrade Commander, do you think this call is from General Samyko?"
"No, it will definitely not be the call from him." Sokov also explained: "Now that they are deep behind enemy lines, the communication between us and them can only be through telegrams. If we want to talk on the phone, I am afraid we can only wait for friendly forces. After taking Poltava."
After Sokov finished speaking, he reached out and grabbed the microphone, put it to his ear and said, "I am Sokov, where are you?"
"Comrade Sokov, this is Konev."
"Hello, Comrade Commander of the Front Army." Hearing Konev's voice, Sokov quickly straightened his back and asked, "What are your instructions?"
"I don't have any instructions." Konev said with a smile: "I called you just to tell you that the Air Force reconnaissance plane has taken off. I believe it won't take long to reach Svetlovods." I will give you feedback on the situation in the Kremlin area."
"Comrade Commander of the Front Army, I think it is meaningless to send the air force for reconnaissance." After learning that the air force had launched an attack, Sokov said to Konev apologetically: "I have ordered the troops to suspend the attack."
"Pause the attack?" Konev couldn't help but frowned when he heard this: "Comrade Sokov, why did you suddenly make such a decision? Is there any reason?" The reason why he asked this was because Sokov A few minutes ago, my husband called me and asked him to send an Air Force reconnaissance plane to conduct reconnaissance. Just a few minutes later, Sokov suddenly made the decision to suspend the attack. He must figure out what was going on.
"Comrade Commander of the Front Army," Sokov understood that Konev asked because he wanted to find out what happened, so he explained to him: "I just received a telegram from Colonel Belgin. In the telegram, he detailed He explained the whole thing in detail. In a word, the so-called defensive void in the Svetlovodsk area is just a trap set by the Germans for us, just waiting for us to jump into it."
"Colonel Belkin?" After Konev repeated the name Sokov said, he felt that it was very familiar, but he couldn't remember where he had heard it before. So he covered the phone with his hand and asked the person sitting there. Zakharov on the side: "Comrade Chief of Staff, have you heard of the name Belkin?"
