After receiving the lieutenant's notice, the tank brigade commander immediately rushed to the bridge to meet the two Shechtmans.
Since he was only a lieutenant colonel, when he saw the two men, he first raised his hand to salute and said politely: "Hello, two comrade colonels, I am the commander of the 219th Tank Brigade. What can I do for you?"
"Hello, Comrade Lieutenant Colonel." Colonel Billing said to the tank brigade commander with a smile on his face: "We just heard from your subordinates that after you stationed near the bridge, you will stop advancing. Is this the case?"
"Yes, Comrade Colonel." The tank brigade commander nodded and gave Colonel Billing a positive answer.
"Can you tell us why?"
Regarding this question, the tank brigade commander did not know Solomatin's true intention. He could only answer according to his own understanding: "Comrade Colonel, I think it may be that we have not established a unified command between you and us, so we cannot be sure. After we cross the river, we need to decide where to set up defenses at the landing site, so the commander of the army, Lieutenant General Solomatin, ordered us to temporarily stay on the left bank area near the bridge and wait for further orders."
When Shechtman heard the tank brigade commander talking about Solomatin, he specifically mentioned the other person's military rank - lieutenant general. The muscles on his face couldn't help but twitch violently several times. He thought to himself: Commander Sokov is only a major general, but now a lieutenant general has appeared. Who should command whom?
After a few more words with the tank brigade commander, Shechtman and Billing turned around and crossed the bridge back to their headquarters.
On the way, Shechtman said to Billing worriedly: "Comrade political commissar, things are in trouble."
Billin asked in surprise: "What happened?"
"Didn't you just hear that tank soldier lieutenant colonel say that the commander of the 1st Mechanized Corps, Solomatin, is a lieutenant general?" Shechtman said with a wry smile: "And Commander Sokov is just a major general. Have you ever seen a major general commanding a lieutenant general?"
Unexpectedly, after hearing this, Billin was silent for only a moment, and then unexpectedly replied: "I have seen it. When I was in the Leningrad Front, after Marshal Zhukov resigned, the person who succeeded him as commander was Major General Fedyuninsky. , and Lieutenant General Hozin, another general who followed Zhukov to the Leningrad Front, served as the commander of the 54th Army, taking over the command of Major General Fedyuninsky."
Billing's words gave Shechtman hope again: "Comrade Political Commissar, do you mean that even if General Solomatin has a higher military rank than our commander, he still has to accept the command of the commander?"
"I think the superiors assigned the 1st Mechanized Army to our group army command just because they want the commander to command them." Bilin said seriously: "Who will assume the unified command has nothing to do with the military rank. It depends on the commander's command ability. , and the brilliant achievements he has established on the battlefield, let alone a major general now, even if he is just a major, his superiors may ask him to command a general."
As soon as the two returned to the division headquarters, the chief of staff reported to Shechtman: "Comrade division commander, I just received a call from Lieutenant Colonel Vanya, chief of staff of the 762nd Regiment, and discovered German activities in their defense area. signs.”
After hearing what the Chief of Staff said, Shechtman's expression became serious: "Chief of Staff, tell me the details."
"The situation is like this," the chief of staff reported to Shechtman: "The person who discovered the situation was a soldier from the third company of the 1st Battalion of the 762nd Regiment. While on duty, he suddenly noticed the reflection of lenses in the woods in the distance. It seemed that someone was observing his position with a telescope, so he reported the matter to the squad leader in time.
Then, the squad leader reported to the platoon leader, the platoon leader reported to the company commander, and the company commander reported to the battalion commander. After the battalion commander learned about this, he immediately ordered the third company commander to send a platoon of soldiers to search the area. "
Billing couldn't help but interjected and asked: "Have you found any useful clues?"
The chief of staff glanced at Billing, then focused on Shechtman again, and continued to report to him: "After some search, several footprints were found in that area. Judging from the shape of the shoe nails, , they are indeed military boots worn by the German army. When the battalion commander reported the search results to Lieutenant Colonel Vanya, he felt that the matter was of great importance, so he called me."
After Shechtman waited for the chief of staff to finish speaking, he asked noncommittally: "Comrade chief of staff, what do you think of this matter?"
The chief of staff didn't know what Shechtman meant by asking this question. He stared at the other person stupidly, not knowing how to answer.
Seeing the Chief of Staff's delay in speaking, Shechtman reminded him: "Comrade Chief of Staff, do you think these footprints found in the woods were left by the defeated bridge guarding troops, or were they from other places?" Left behind by the incoming German scouts?”
After figuring out the question Shechtman wanted to ask, the chief of staff thought for a long time and answered: "Comrade division commander, I think they should be the footprints left by German scouts."
"Tell me your reasons?"
"The reason is very simple." The chief of staff replied without hesitation: "It has been a long time since we established the landing site on the right bank. Even if some officers and soldiers guarding the bridge were lucky enough to escape into the woods, they would have fled as far away as possible. How? Maybe he's still in the woods now? Aren't he afraid of being discovered by the search troops we sent?
Also, the sentries of the Third Company reported the incident after they noticed the reflection of lenses in the woods. If they were not German scouts, how could they use telescopes to observe the movements of the landing site? "After receiving the lieutenant's notice, the tank brigade commander immediately rushed to the bridge to meet the two Shechtmans.
Since he was only a lieutenant colonel, when he saw the two men, he first raised his hand to salute and said politely: "Hello, two comrade colonels, I am the commander of the 219th Tank Brigade. What can I do for you?"
"Hello, Comrade Lieutenant Colonel." Colonel Billing said to the tank brigade commander with a smile on his face: "We just heard from your subordinates that after you stationed near the bridge, you will stop advancing. Is this the case?"
"Yes, Comrade Colonel." The tank brigade commander nodded and gave Colonel Billing a positive answer.
"Can you tell us why?"
Regarding this question, the tank brigade commander did not know Solomatin's true intention. He could only answer according to his own understanding: "Comrade Colonel, I think it may be that we have not established a unified command between you and us, so we cannot be sure. After we cross the river, we need to decide where to set up defenses at the landing site, so the commander of the army, Lieutenant General Solomatin, ordered us to temporarily stay on the left bank area near the bridge and wait for further orders."
When Shechtman heard the tank brigade commander talking about Solomatin, he specifically mentioned the other person's military rank - lieutenant general. The muscles on his face couldn't help but twitch violently several times. He thought to himself: Commander Sokov is only a major general, but now a lieutenant general has appeared. Who should command whom?
After a few more words with the tank brigade commander, Shechtman and Billing turned around and crossed the bridge back to their headquarters.
On the way, Shechtman said to Billing worriedly: "Comrade political commissar, things are in trouble."
Billin asked in surprise: "What happened?"
"Didn't you just hear that tank soldier lieutenant colonel say that the commander of the 1st Mechanized Corps, Solomatin, is a lieutenant general?" Shechtman said with a wry smile: "And Commander Sokov is just a major general. Have you ever seen a major general commanding a lieutenant general?"
Unexpectedly, after hearing this, Billin was silent for only a moment, and then unexpectedly replied: "I have seen it. When I was in the Leningrad Front, after Marshal Zhukov resigned, the person who succeeded him as commander was Major General Fedyuninsky. , and Lieutenant General Hozin, another general who followed Zhukov to the Leningrad Front, served as the commander of the 54th Army, taking over the command of Major General Fedyuninsky."
Billing's words gave Shechtman hope again: "Comrade Political Commissar, do you mean that even if General Solomatin has a higher military rank than our commander, he still has to accept the command of the commander?"
"I think the superiors assigned the 1st Mechanized Army to our group army command just because they want the commander to command them." Bilin said seriously: "Who will assume the unified command has nothing to do with the military rank. It depends on the commander's command ability. , and the brilliant achievements he has established on the battlefield, let alone a major general now, even if he is just a major, his superiors may ask him to command a general."
As soon as the two returned to the division headquarters, the chief of staff reported to Shechtman: "Comrade division commander, I just received a call from Lieutenant Colonel Vanya, chief of staff of the 762nd Regiment, and discovered German activities in their defense area. signs.”
After hearing what the Chief of Staff said, Shechtman's expression became serious: "Chief of Staff, tell me the details."
"The situation is like this," the chief of staff reported to Shechtman: "The person who discovered the situation was a soldier from the third company of the 1st Battalion of the 762nd Regiment. While on duty, he suddenly noticed the reflection of lenses in the woods in the distance. It seemed that someone was observing his position with a telescope, so he reported the matter to the squad leader in time.
Then, the squad leader reported to the platoon leader, the platoon leader reported to the company commander, and the company commander reported to the battalion commander. After the battalion commander learned about this, he immediately ordered the third company commander to send a platoon of soldiers to search the area. "
Billing couldn't help but interjected and asked: "Have you found any useful clues?"
The chief of staff glanced at Billing, then focused on Shechtman again, and continued to report to him: "After some search, several footprints were found in that area. Judging from the shape of the shoe nails, , they are indeed military boots worn by the German army. When the battalion commander reported the search results to Lieutenant Colonel Vanya, he felt that the matter was of great importance and called me."
After Shechtman waited for the chief of staff to finish speaking, he asked noncommittally: "Comrade chief of staff, what do you think of this matter?"
The chief of staff didn't know what Shechtman meant by asking this question. He stared at the other person stupidly, not knowing how to answer.
Seeing the Chief of Staff's delay in speaking, Shechtman reminded him: "Comrade Chief of Staff, do you think these footprints found in the woods were left by the defeated bridge guarding troops, or were they from other places?" Left behind by the incoming German scouts?”
After figuring out the question Shechtman wanted to ask, the chief of staff thought for a long time and answered: "Comrade division commander, I think they should be the footprints left by German scouts."
"Tell me your reasons?"
"The reason is very simple." The chief of staff replied without hesitation: "It has been a long time since we established the landing site on the right bank. Even if some officers and soldiers guarding the bridge were lucky enough to escape into the woods, they would have fled as far away as possible. How? Maybe he's still in the woods now? Aren't he afraid of being discovered by the search troops we sent?
Also, the sentries of the Third Company reported the incident after they noticed the reflection of lenses in the woods. If they were not German scouts, how could they use telescopes to observe the movements of the landing site? "After receiving the lieutenant's notice, the tank brigade commander immediately rushed to the bridge to meet the two Shechtmans.
Since he was only a lieutenant colonel, when he saw the two men, he first raised his hand to salute and said politely: "Hello, two comrade colonels, I am the commander of the 219th Tank Brigade. What can I do for you?"
"Hello, Comrade Lieutenant Colonel." Colonel Billing said to the tank brigade commander with a smile on his face: "We just heard from your subordinates that after you stationed near the bridge, you will stop advancing. Is this the case?"
"Yes, Comrade Colonel." The tank brigade commander nodded and gave Colonel Billing a positive answer.
"Can you tell us why?"
Regarding this question, the tank brigade commander did not know Solomatin's true intention. He could only answer according to his own understanding: "Comrade Colonel, I think it may be that we have not established a unified command between you and us, so we cannot be sure. After we cross the river, we need to decide where to set up defenses at the landing site, so the commander of the army, Lieutenant General Solomatin, ordered us to temporarily stay on the left bank area near the bridge and wait for further orders."
When Shechtman heard the tank brigade commander talking about Solomatin, he specifically mentioned the other person's military rank - lieutenant general. The muscles on his face couldn't help but twitch violently several times. He thought to himself: Commander Sokov is only a major general, but now a lieutenant general has appeared. Who should command whom?
After a few more words with the tank brigade commander, Shechtman and Billing turned around and crossed the bridge back to their headquarters.
On the way, Shechtman said to Billing worriedly: "Comrade political commissar, things are in trouble."
Billin asked in surprise: "What happened?"
"Didn't you just hear that tank soldier lieutenant colonel say that the commander of the 1st Mechanized Corps, Solomatin, is a lieutenant general?" Shechtman said with a wry smile: "And Commander Sokov is just a major general. Have you ever seen a major general commanding a lieutenant general?"
Unexpectedly, after hearing this, Billin was silent for only a moment, and then unexpectedly replied: "I have seen it. When I was in the Leningrad Front, after Marshal Zhukov resigned, the person who succeeded him as commander was Major General Fedyuninsky. , and Lieutenant General Hozin, another general who followed Zhukov to the Leningrad Front, served as the commander of the 54th Army, taking over the command of Major General Fedyuninsky."
Billing's words gave Shechtman hope again: "Comrade Political Commissar, do you mean that even if General Solomatin has a higher military rank than our commander, he still has to accept the command of the commander?"
"I think the superiors assigned the 1st Mechanized Army to our group army command just because they want the commander to command them." Bilin said seriously: "Who will assume the unified command has nothing to do with the military rank. It depends on the commander's command ability. , and the brilliant achievements he has established on the battlefield, let alone a major general now, even if he is just a major, his superiors may ask him to command a general."
