When Sokov and Lunev were wandering on the street, a staff officer suddenly ran over in a hurry, saluted him and reported: "Comrade Commander, the chief of staff ordered me to come and ask you to go back. There are important things that need you." Ask in person."
"Do you know something?" Lunev asked from the side.
The staff officer turned to Lunev, shook his head and replied: "I'm sorry, Comrade Military Commissar, I don't know what the specific matter was. I only know that after the chief of staff received a phone call, he immediately ordered me to come and find the commander."
When Sokov heard what his staff officer said, he couldn't help but tremble in his heart. Could it be that there was something wrong somewhere that made Sameko so nervously send people to look for him? Thinking of this, he had no intention of continuing shopping. He quickly urged Lunev to return to the headquarters to find out what happened.
As soon as he returned to the headquarters, Sokov couldn't wait to ask Samyko: "Comrade Chief of Staff, what happened?"
"Comrade Commander," Samyko reported to Sokov: "I just received a call from General Solomatin. He feels that if the troops blindly defend without taking counterattack measures, the morale of the troops will be low and the morale of the troops will be low." The morale of the army is weakened..."
Sokov frowned and interrupted Samyko: "Comrade Chief of Staff, what does General Solomatin mean?"
Sameko replied: "He intends to mobilize a force to counterattack the enemy."
The landing site on the right bank established by Sokov's troops was a thorn in the side of the German army. In order to consolidate the Dnieper River defense line, Marshal Manstein ordered General Blaskowitz's 1st Army to increase the attack on the landing site. Trying to drive the Soviet army into the Dnieper River through fierce attacks and eliminate the landing field on the right bank.
Because of this, while the troops holding their positions are defending, they will also follow Sokov's orders to launch counterattacks against the enemy at night to disrupt the enemy's offensive steps so that they can better defend their positions. It was for this purpose that Solomatin made a request to Sokov for a counterattack.
When Sokov saw the phone on the table, he pointed his finger and asked Samyko: "General Solomatin hasn't hung up the phone yet, has he?"
"No." Samek said, picking up the microphone and handing it to Sokov: "Comrade Commander, you can communicate with him in person."
"General Solomatin," Sokov put the microphone to his ear and said, "I am Sokov. I heard that you plan to launch a counterattack against the enemy in the defense zone?"
"Yes, Comrade Commander." Solomatin replied truthfully: "Although we have commanders and fighters of the 300th Division in front of us, who are fighting tenaciously against the German attack, I feel that we cannot stay in the trenches doing nothing every day. The enemy should be attacked."
Sokov had no objections to Solomatin's statement. If he wanted to hold the landing site on the right bank, he could not carry out passive defense. He must carry out uninterrupted counterattacks to completely disrupt the German offensive steps and make the situation worse. Develop in a direction that is beneficial to our military. "
Sokov looked down at the map on the table and asked: "General Solomatin, where do you plan to attack?"
"To the south of the landing site, there are several isolated small villages, where the Germans have established fire support points. If we ignore it, the enemy may turn it into a starting point for their attack." Solomatin said plausibly. Said: "Therefore, I feel it is necessary to launch a counterattack to eliminate the enemies in these isolated villages and completely tear apart the German defense line."
After Sokov heard Solomatin say the name of the village he planned to seize, he found the place on the map and asked: "Is the enemy's troop deployment clear?"
"Yes, Comrade Commander, everything is clear." Solomatin replied politely: "According to our reconnaissance, the number of German troops in these villages is not large. In the villages with larger numbers, there are about one company of German troops." strength, while the smaller villages had only one platoon.”
"What kind of force do you plan to use to carry out this counterattack?"
"I plan to dispatch the 219th Tank Brigade to perform this combat mission." Solomatin said confidently: "The brigade has three tank battalions, all equipped with advanced T-34 tanks, with a total number of 62, which is fully qualified. Ability to destroy the enemies stationed in these villages."
After listening to this, Sokov asked: "They are all tank troops, don't they have infantry to cooperate with them?"
"There is no need, Comrade Commander." Solomatin said: "The enemies are all lightly-armed troops who lack heavy weapons. When they see our tanks charging up, why don't they turn around and run away in fear?!" After that, he laughed. Laughed loudly.
Seeing that Solomatin was so confident, Sokov had no reason to object. He nodded and then said: "General Solomatin, I agree with your counterattack plan and wish you good luck. If you win, please Inform me as soon as possible and I will be waiting for your good news."
When Sokov put down the phone, Managarov, who was sitting on the table next to him, smiled and said: "General Sokov, I think Solomatin chose the timing of this attack very well. With a large number of troops, their defense force south of the landing site has become weak. If we launch a counterattack against them at this moment, we will definitely achieve good results."
Both Sokov and Managarov were full of confidence in the counterattack Solomatin was preparing to carry out. If an elite tank force goes to a village defended only by light infantry, it would be strange if it fails to win.
However, the ideal is plump and the reality is skinny. Two hours later, Solomatin called Sokov and said in a serious tone: "I'm sorry, Comrade Commander, I let you down."
Sokov was shocked and asked quickly: "General Solomatin, what happened?"
"Comrade Commander, our counterattack has failed."
"What on earth is going on?" Sokov asked anxiously: "Did we encounter a large German army?" The reason why he thought so was because Solomatin dispatched a tank equipped with 62 T- A tank brigade with 34 tanks will never be defeated if it does not encounter an enemy with absolute superiority in strength and equipment.
"Unfortunately, Comrade Commander, we encountered only a small group of enemies." Solomatin said with a grimace: "According to the report of the brigade commander, Colonel Spyridon Timofevich, their tanks attacked the first While advancing into a village, we accidentally entered a minefield laid by the Germans. Eleven tanks hit mines and exploded. The tanks that passed through the minefield were attacked by anti-tank guns and tank fire when they entered the village. As a result, we Army tanks were destroyed one after another.
Since the firing anti-tank guns and tanks were hidden among the wooden houses, our tanks were unable to detect the opponent's whereabouts in time. Seeing that the situation was not good, Colonel Spiridon Timofevich immediately ordered all the tanks to withdraw from the village and prepare to fight the German tanks again in a place with a clear view outside the village..."
"You can't beat the Germans in the village, but you can win if you withdraw from the village?" Sokov was full of doubts about this matter. He said displeasedly: "In a hurry, all the tanks were withdrawn from the village, without waiting for everyone." When I came to my senses, I was afraid that I would have been completely destroyed by the German anti-tank firepower.”
Managarov, who was sitting not far away, heard the exchange between Sokov and Solomatin, and he was a little dumbfounded. This is simply a joke. Sending out an elite tank brigade to attack several small villages is simply killing a chicken with a sledgehammer. But I didn't expect to be defeated by the Germans... Fortunately, he was still in front of Sokov, saying good things for Solomatin. Now it seems... his face hurts, and the corners of his mouth are twitching. It was a slap in the face.
Sokov, who was on the phone with Solomatin, did not notice Managarov's expression. What he was concerned about was how many tanks of this tank brigade remained: "General Solomatin, please tell me. Let me be honest, how many tanks are left in the 219th Tank Brigade?"
Solomatin on the other end of the phone couldn't help but smile bitterly when he heard Sokov's question: "Less than twenty tanks were successfully withdrawn."
I learned that the 219th Tank Brigade, which was originally equipped with 62 tanks, was wiped out by the Germans in two-thirds of the tanks in an instant. The remaining tanks were probably not enough for defense, let alone attack.
Sokov sighed softly, and then said: "General Solomatin, since your counterattack has failed, immediately withdraw your troops, and when the time is right in the future, we will launch a new attack on the Germans. .”
When Sokov and Lunev were wandering on the street, a staff officer suddenly ran over in a hurry, saluted him and reported: "Comrade Commander, the chief of staff ordered me to come and ask you to go back. There are important things that need you." Ask in person."
"Do you know something?" Lunev asked from the side.
The staff officer turned to Lunev, shook his head and replied: "I'm sorry, Comrade Military Commissar, I don't know what the specific matter was. I only know that after the chief of staff received a phone call, he immediately ordered me to come and find the commander."
When Sokov heard what his staff officer said, he couldn't help but tremble in his heart. Could it be that there was something wrong somewhere that made Sameko so nervously send people to look for him? Thinking of this, he had no intention of continuing shopping. He quickly urged Lunev to return to the headquarters to find out what happened.
As soon as he returned to the headquarters, Sokov couldn't wait to ask Samyko: "Comrade Chief of Staff, what happened?"
"Comrade Commander," Samyko reported to Sokov: "I just received a call from General Solomatin. He feels that if the troops blindly defend without taking counterattack measures, the morale of the troops will be low and the morale of the troops will be low." The morale of the army is weakened..."
Sokov frowned and interrupted Samyko: "Comrade Chief of Staff, what does General Solomatin mean?"
Sameko replied: "He intends to mobilize a force to counterattack the enemy."
The landing site on the right bank established by Sokov's troops was a thorn in the side of the German army. In order to consolidate the Dnieper River defense line, Marshal Manstein ordered General Blaskowitz's 1st Army to increase the attack on the landing site. Trying to drive the Soviet army into the Dnieper River through fierce attacks and eliminate the landing field on the right bank.
Because of this, while the troops holding their positions are defending, they will also follow Sokov's orders to launch counterattacks against the enemy at night to disrupt the enemy's offensive steps so that they can better defend their positions. It was for this purpose that Solomatin made a request to Sokov for a counterattack.
When Sokov saw the phone on the table, he pointed his finger and asked Samyko: "General Solomatin hasn't hung up the phone yet, has he?"
"No." Samek said, picking up the microphone and handing it to Sokov: "Comrade Commander, you can communicate with him in person."
"General Solomatin," Sokov put the microphone to his ear and said, "I am Sokov. I heard that you plan to launch a counterattack against the enemy in the defense zone?"
"Yes, Comrade Commander." Solomatin replied truthfully: "Although we have commanders and fighters of the 300th Division in front of us, who are fighting tenaciously against the German attack, I feel that we cannot stay in the trenches doing nothing every day. The enemy should be attacked."
Sokov had no objections to Solomatin's statement. If he wanted to hold the landing site on the right bank, he could not carry out passive defense. He must carry out uninterrupted counterattacks to completely disrupt the German offensive steps and make the situation worse. Develop in a direction that is beneficial to our military. "
Sokov looked down at the map on the table and asked: "General Solomatin, where do you plan to attack?"
"To the south of the landing site, there are several isolated small villages, where the Germans have established fire support points. If we ignore it, the enemy may turn it into a starting point for their attack." Solomatin said plausibly. Said: "Therefore, I feel it is necessary to launch a counterattack to eliminate the enemies in these isolated villages and completely tear apart the German defense line."
After Sokov heard Solomatin say the name of the village he planned to seize, he found the place on the map and asked: "Is the enemy's troop deployment clear?"
"Yes, Comrade Commander, everything is clear." Solomatin replied politely: "According to our reconnaissance, there are not many German troops in these villages. There are about a company of German troops in the villages with more people." strength, while the smaller villages had only one platoon.”
"I plan to dispatch the 219th Tank Brigade to carry out this combat mission." Solomatin said confidently: "The brigade has three tank battalions, all equipped with advanced T-34 tanks, with a total number of 62, which is fully qualified. Ability to destroy the enemies stationed in these villages."
After listening to this, Sokov asked: "They are all tank troops, don't they have infantry to cooperate with them?"
"There is no need, Comrade Commander." Solomatin said: "The enemies are all lightly-armed troops who lack heavy weapons. When they see our tanks rushing up, why don't they turn around and run away in fear?!" After that, he laughed. Laughed loudly.
Seeing that Solomatin was so confident, Sokov had no reason to object. He nodded and then said: "General Solomatin, I agree with your counterattack plan and wish you good luck. If you win, please Inform me as soon as possible and I will be waiting for your good news."
When Sokov put down the phone, Managarov, who was sitting on the table next to him, smiled and said: "General Sokov, I think Solomatin chose the timing of this attack very well. Since the enemy was deployed, With a large number of troops, their defense force south of the landing site has become weak. If we launch a counterattack against them at this moment, we will definitely achieve good results."
