Solomatin did not expect Sokov to say these words. He murmured: "Comrade Commander, are you planning to cancel the counterattack?"
"Yes, Comrade General." Sokov did not hide his true intention: "I do not deny that the counterattack you blocked can regain the position from the enemy. But in order to hold the outpost position, you have to Invest more troops. If too many troops are invested here, it will inevitably weaken the defense forces in other areas. Once the Germans feel that there is little point in fighting for the outpost positions, and detour to the rear of the position, your second line of defense will be weakened. The defense line launched an attack. Can the second line of defense, whose defensive strength is severely weakened, block the enemy's attack?"
"..."
After Sokov finished speaking, he paused for a moment intentionally, wanting to hear Solomatin's answer to him. Seeing that the other party was silent, he continued: "Comrade General, don't care about the gains and losses of a position. , as long as the enemy's effective strength can be eliminated, even if you take the initiative to give up some positions, it is completely necessary.
Therefore, the more territory the Germans occupy, the more troops they will allocate to defense, thus weakening their offensive power. After we have consumed a large amount of the enemy's effective strength, we can launch a counterattack and take back the lost positions from the enemy's hands. "
"Comrade Commander, you are right." After Sokov finished speaking this time, Solomatin finally responded: "If we continue to hold on to the No. 1 outpost position, I'm afraid I will have to fill in a brigade of troops. If By deploying these troops on the second line for defense, I am confident that we can block the enemy's attack."
Seeing that Solomatin's thoughts had changed, Sokov was very relieved. When he was about to say a few words, he saw Samyko hurried over and said to him: "Comrade Commander, something happened!"
"Something happened?!" Hearing what Samyko said, Sokov couldn't help but feel a thump in his heart. He quickly covered the phone with his hand and asked nervously: "What happened?"
"This is the reconnaissance intelligence that the Reconnaissance Department just received." After Samek handed the telegram to Sokov, he lowered his head and looked at the map on the table, then pointed at the map and said to Sokov: "According to the intelligence, the enemy Here and here, there are a large number of armored troops ambushed, it seems there is some conspiracy."
Sokov looked towards the position of Samyko's finger. When he saw the place clearly, he was suddenly startled into a cold sweat. After repeated confirmations, he released his hand covering the microphone and asked Solomatin with lingering fear: " Comrade General, please answer me, are you planning to take a detour from the west of Outpost No. 1?"
When Solomatin heard what Sokov said, he couldn't help but be stunned for a moment and asked: "Comrade Commander, aren't you planning to cancel the counterattack? Why are you so concerned about our counterattack route?"
"Stop talking nonsense," Sokov said impatiently: "Tell me quickly, am I right?"
"Yes, you are right." Seeing Sokov's sudden change in attitude, Solomatin, although he did not understand what was going on, still truthfully reported his planned counterattack route to Sokov. , and finally couldn't help but asked curiously: "What happened?"
"Yes, Comrade General, something big has happened." Sokov stared at the telegram in his hand and replied breathlessly: "According to the reconnaissance information just obtained, the enemy ambushed an armored division on the route of your counterattack. If you counterattack as planned and fall right into the trap of the Germans, their armored divisions can easily overwhelm your counterattack force."
Sokov's words frightened Solomatin out of his mind. He asked tremblingly: "Comrade Commander, is the news reliable?"
"Completely reliable." After Sokov said this, in order to increase credibility, he specially added: "Comrade General, when you just reported to me, you did not mention your counterattack route at all. Even if I want to lie to you, , can't make up these details. It was our scouts who discovered the German armored units hidden in the mountains and villages during the reconnaissance. Once you carry out the counterattack according to the planned route after dawn, you will enter Germany. Human ambush circle.”
Just when Solomatin was panicking, Sokov couldn't help but trembled when he thought of a possibility, and then he couldn't wait to ask: "Comrade General, how many people know your battle plan?"
"In addition to the commanders of the troops participating in the war, there are also intelligence staff, communications staff, etc. in the military headquarters..." Solomatin guessed what Sokov would say, and said first: "Comrade Commander, do you suspect that they leaked information?" Is it secret?" Before Sokov could answer, he said resolutely, "Impossible, this is absolutely impossible. My staff officers and commanders are absolutely reliable, and they will never be German. spy."
Seeing that Solomatin defended his subordinates without explanation and did not put the responsibility of leaking secrets on his subordinates at all, Sokov admired this very much. After he waited for the other party to be quiet, he said slowly: "Comrade General, apart from someone leaking the secret from the army headquarters and participating troops, there are two possibilities."
"Those two possibilities?"
"First, the enemy intercepted your telegrams or tapped your phone calls, and then learned about your combat plan."
"Comrade Commander, in order to prevent leaks, I did not use telegrams or phone calls to issue combat orders to the troops." Solomatin waited for Sokov to finish speaking and then explained to him: "I sent communications troops to carry documents. , to convey orders directly..."
At this point, Solomatin's words suddenly stopped.
"Did the intelligence leaked by the communications soldiers?" Sokov guessed what the other party was thinking, and said first: "Perhaps a communications soldier who sent intelligence was captured after encountering a German scout on the road. The information they carried fell into the hands of German scouts."
"It is possible, Comrade Commander." Solomatin said with a solemn expression: "I will immediately send someone to verify to see if any communications troops have not returned after sending the information." Solomatin did not expect that Solomatin would ask for help. Kov would say this, murmuring: "Comrade Commander, are you planning to cancel the counterattack?"
"Yes, Comrade General." Sokov did not hide his true intention: "I do not deny that the counterattack you blocked can regain the position from the enemy. But in order to hold the outpost position, you have to Invest more troops. If too many troops are invested here, it will inevitably weaken the defense forces in other areas. Once the Germans feel that there is little point in fighting for the outpost positions, and detour to the rear of the position, your second line of defense will be weakened. The defense line launched an attack. Can the second line of defense, whose defensive strength is severely weakened, block the enemy's attack?"
"..."
After Sokov finished speaking, he paused for a moment intentionally, wanting to hear Solomatin's answer to him. Seeing that the other party was silent, he continued: "Comrade General, don't care about the gains and losses of a position. , as long as the enemy's effective strength can be eliminated, even if you take the initiative to give up some positions, it is completely necessary.
Therefore, the more territory the Germans occupy, the more troops they will allocate to defense, thus weakening their offensive power. After we have consumed a large amount of the enemy's effective strength, we can launch a counterattack and take back the lost positions from the enemy's hands. "
"Comrade Commander, you are right." After Sokov finished speaking this time, Solomatin finally responded: "If we continue to hold on to the No. 1 outpost position, I'm afraid I will have to fill in a brigade of troops. If By deploying these troops on the second line for defense, I am confident that we can block the enemy's attack."
Seeing that Solomatin's thoughts had changed, Sokov was very relieved. When he was about to say a few words, he saw Samyko hurried over and said to him: "Comrade Commander, something happened!"
"Something happened?!" Hearing what Samyko said, Sokov couldn't help but feel a thump in his heart. He quickly covered the phone with his hand and asked nervously: "What happened?"
"This is the reconnaissance intelligence that the Reconnaissance Department just received." After Samek handed the telegram to Sokov, he looked down at the map on the table, then pointed at the map and said to Sokov: "According to the intelligence, the enemy Here and here, there are a large number of armored troops ambushed, it seems there is some conspiracy."
Sokov looked towards the position of Samyko's finger. When he saw the place clearly, he was suddenly startled into a cold sweat. After repeated confirmations, he released his hand covering the microphone and asked Solomatin with lingering fear: " Comrade General, please answer me, are you planning to take a detour from the west of Outpost No. 1?"
When Solomatin heard what Sokov said, he couldn't help but be stunned for a moment and asked: "Comrade Commander, aren't you planning to cancel the counterattack? Why are you so concerned about our counterattack route?"
"Stop talking nonsense," Sokov said impatiently: "Tell me quickly, am I right?"
"Yes, you are right." Seeing Sokov's sudden change in attitude, Solomatin, although he did not understand what was going on, still truthfully reported his planned counterattack route to Sokov. , and finally couldn't help but asked curiously: "What happened?"
"Yes, Comrade General, something big has happened." Sokov stared at the telegram in his hand and replied breathlessly: "According to the reconnaissance information just obtained, the enemy ambushed an armored division on the route of your counterattack. If you counterattack as planned and fall right into the trap of the Germans, their armored divisions can easily overwhelm your counterattack force."
Sokov's words frightened Solomatin out of his mind. He asked tremblingly: "Comrade Commander, is the news reliable?"
"Completely reliable." After Sokov said this, in order to increase credibility, he specially added: "Comrade General, when you just reported to me, you did not mention your counterattack route at all. Even if I want to lie to you, , can't make up these details. It was our scouts who discovered the German armored units hidden in the mountains and villages during the reconnaissance. Once you carry out the counterattack according to the planned route after dawn, you will enter Germany. Human ambush circle.”
Just when Solomatin was panicking, Sokov couldn't help but trembled when he thought of a possibility, and then he couldn't wait to ask: "Comrade General, how many people know your battle plan?"
"In addition to the commanders of the troops participating in the war, there are also intelligence staff, communications staff, etc. in the military headquarters..." Solomatin guessed what Sokov would say, and said first: "Comrade Commander, do you suspect that they leaked information?" Is it secret?" Before Sokov could answer, he said resolutely, "Impossible, this is absolutely impossible. My staff officers and commanders are absolutely reliable, and they will never be German. spy."
Seeing that Solomatin defended his subordinates without explanation and did not put the responsibility of leaking secrets on his subordinates at all, Sokov admired this very much. After he waited for the other party to be quiet, he said slowly: "Comrade General, apart from someone leaking the secret from the army headquarters and participating troops, there are two possibilities."
"Comrade Commander, in order to prevent leaks, I did not use telegrams or phone calls to issue combat orders to the troops." Solomatin waited for Sokov to finish speaking and then explained to him: "I sent communications troops to carry documents. , to convey orders directly..."
At this point, Solomatin's words suddenly stopped.
"Did the intelligence leaked by the communications soldiers?" Sokov guessed what the other party was thinking, and said first: "Perhaps a communications soldier who sent intelligence was captured after encountering a German scout on the road. The information they carried fell into the hands of German scouts."
"It is possible, Comrade Commander." Solomatin said with a solemn expression: "I will immediately send someone to verify to see if any communications troops have not returned after sending the information." Solomatin did not expect that Solomatin would ask for help. Kov would say this, murmuring: "Comrade Commander, are you planning to cancel the counterattack?"
"Yes, Comrade General." Sokov did not hide his true intention: "I do not deny that the counterattack you blocked can regain the position from the enemy. But in order to hold the outpost position, you have to Invest more troops. If too many troops are invested here, it will inevitably weaken the defense forces in other areas. Once the Germans feel that there is little point in fighting for the outpost positions, and detour to the rear of the position, your second line of defense will be weakened. The defense line launched an attack. Can the second line of defense, whose defensive strength is severely weakened, block the enemy's attack?"
After Sokov finished speaking, he paused for a moment intentionally, wanting to hear Solomatin's reply to him. Seeing that the other party was silent, he continued: "Comrade General, don't care about the gains and losses of a position. , as long as the enemy's effective strength can be eliminated, even if you take the initiative to give up some positions, it is completely necessary.
Therefore, the more territory the Germans occupy, the more troops they will allocate to defense, thus weakening their offensive power. After we have consumed a large amount of the enemy's effective strength, we can launch a counterattack and take back the lost positions from the enemy's hands. "
"Comrade Commander, you are right." After Sokov finished speaking this time, Solomatin finally responded: "If we continue to hold on to the No. 1 outpost position, I'm afraid I will have to fill in a brigade of troops. If By deploying these troops on the second line for defense, I am confident that we can block the enemy's attack."
