Smirnov's suggestion made Sokov murmur. He thought that he had contacted Yakov a few days ago and asked him to find a way to provide weapons and equipment for his troops, but it took so long. But there is no news at all. Could it be that he has forgotten it?
"Comrade Commander, Comrade Commander!" Seeing Sokov looking distracted, Smirnov called him twice and asked tentatively: "Are you listening to me?"
"Of course, Comrade Chief of Staff, of course I am listening to you." In order to make the other party believe that he had indeed heard what he said, Sokov specifically added: "You asked me to contact Yakov and ask him to help us get a batch of Weaponry."
"Yes, I did say that." Smirnov asked: "Comrade Commander, I wonder when you plan to contact him."
Sokov wanted to contact Yakov sooner or later anyway. Since the matter was mentioned today, he would strike while the iron is hot and call him immediately to ask how the situation was.
Seeing that Sokov wanted to contact Yakov as soon as possible, Smirnov did not dare to neglect, and quickly called the director of the communications corps and told the other party: "Comrade director of the communications corps, the commander wants to have a phone call with the weapons and equipment department in Moscow. You connect the line immediately.”
"Yes." The director of the communications corps agreed, and then began to arrange for his subordinates to connect the line.
After a few minutes of waiting, the director of the Communications Corps said to Sokov respectfully: "Comrade Commander, the phone number of the Weapons and Equipment Department has been connected."
Sokov took the phone and heard a woman's voice coming from the receiver: "This is the switchboard of the Weapons and Equipment Department. Where do you want it?"
"Hello!" Sokov said politely to the female operator: "I am Lieutenant General Sokov, commander of the 53rd Army. Please help me get through to Colonel Yakov's office."
When Sokov was recuperating in Moscow, he often called Yakov, and many operators at the switchboard knew him. When she heard him announcing his home address, the female operator quickly said politely: "Hello, Comrade General, please wait a moment, I will connect you to Colonel Yakov's office right away."
Soon, Sokov heard Yakov's voice: "I am Yakov, where are you?"
"Yasha, I'm Sokov!" Sokov asked with a smile: "How are you doing?"
"I'm not good." Yakov said in a complaining tone: "After the Battle of Cherkasy, we received applications from the 1st and 2nd Ukrainian Fronts to replenish the weapons and ammunition they lost in the battle... "
"Yasha," Sokov couldn't help but interrupt after hearing this: "If you want to replenish weapons and ammunition, you shouldn't contact the logistics department. Why are you looking for it?"
"I heard a piece of news that the troops under your command were able to achieve a series of victories solely because the weapons they were equipped with were superior to other friendly forces." The anxious Yakov said: "Therefore, they used For this reason, directly request weapons and ammunition from our weapons and equipment department. I have to patiently explain to these commanders every day that the reason why your troops are equipped with some equipment that other troops do not have is entirely because you are the one who equips them. What I have invented and given to you for use is simply to test the performance of the weapon on the battlefield.”
Yakov's words suddenly made Sokov feel a sense of crisis. Although the requests of these commanders were all rejected by Yakov, if they put pressure through the Supreme Command, let alone Yakov, even the Uzbekistan I'm afraid that Stinov couldn't withstand it, so Sokov planned to strike first: "Yasha, I called you today just to ask how the weapons you prepared for us are going."
"Misha, although I also want to help you." Yakov said awkwardly: "But I just rejected other troops. Now I am providing you with weapons and ammunition. I am afraid it will attract criticism from others."
Sokov felt that if he just pled blindly, I was afraid that Yakov would not agree to his request, so he said with a straight face and a tough attitude: "Yasha, to tell you the truth, my troops just finished the battle. We suffered huge casualties. Soon we will add a group of new soldiers, but so far, their weapons and equipment have not been available. I don’t know when we will fight the Germans again, but if there are not enough Weapons, you can’t let my subordinates fight the enemy with sticks, right?”
Hearing what Sokov said, Yakov realized that it would be somewhat unjust if he refused again. He thought for a long time, and then said to Sokov: "Misha, I will go to see Comrade Ustinov now and convey your thoughts to him."
The corners of Sokov's mouth raised slightly, and he said repeatedly: "Thank you, Yasha, thank you so much."
"Misha, don't be too happy too soon." Yakov reminded Sokov: "I can convey your intention to Comrade Ustinov, but I won't tell you whether he can agree to provide you with weapons. I can guarantee it.”
"Yasha, you go and talk to Comrade Ustinov first." Sokov said with a smile: "If we talk, at least there is a glimmer of hope. If we don't talk, then we have no hope at all."
"Okay." Now that Sokov has said this, Yakov can only catch up: "I will go see Comrade Ustinov now, and after the results are obtained, I will call you."
"Okay, okay, I'll wait for your call."
After putting down the phone, Sokov said to Smirnov and Gorokhov sitting opposite: "Colonel Yakov will go to see Comrade Ustinov soon and convey our request to him. "
"Comrade Commander," Gorokhov asked cautiously, "do you think we can succeed?"
"I think there should be no problem." Sokov said carefully: "In any case, the troops under my command have achieved good results after being equipped with the weapons they provided."
Smirnov's suggestion made Sokov murmur. He thought that he had contacted Yakov a few days ago and asked him to find a way to provide weapons and equipment for his troops, but it took so long. But there is no news at all. Could it be that he has forgotten it?
"Comrade Commander, Comrade Commander!" Seeing Sokov looking distracted, Smirnov called him twice and asked tentatively: "Are you listening to me?"
"Of course, Comrade Chief of Staff, of course I am listening to you." In order to make the other party believe that he had indeed heard what he said, Sokov specifically added: "You asked me to contact Yakov and ask him to help us get a batch of Weaponry."
"Yes, I did say that." Smirnov asked: "Comrade Commander, I wonder when you plan to contact him."
Sokov wanted to contact Yakov sooner or later anyway. Since the matter was mentioned today, he would strike while the iron is hot and call him immediately to ask how the situation was.
Seeing that Sokov wanted to contact Yakov as soon as possible, Smirnov did not dare to neglect, and quickly called the director of the communications corps and told the other party: "Comrade director of the communications corps, the commander wants to have a phone call with the weapons and equipment department in Moscow. You connect the line immediately.”
"Yes." The director of the communications corps agreed, and then began to arrange for his subordinates to connect the line.
After a few minutes of waiting, the director of the Communications Corps said to Sokov respectfully: "Comrade Commander, the phone number of the Weapons and Equipment Department has been connected."
Sokov took the phone and heard a woman's voice coming from the receiver: "This is the switchboard of the Weapons and Equipment Department. Where do you want it?"
"Hello!" Sokov said politely to the female operator: "I am Lieutenant General Sokov, commander of the 53rd Army. Please help me get through to Colonel Yakov's office."
When Sokov was recuperating in Moscow, he often called Yakov, and many operators at the switchboard knew him. When she heard him announcing his home address, the female operator quickly said politely: "Hello, Comrade General, please wait a moment, I will connect you to Colonel Yakov's office right away."
Soon, Sokov heard Yakov's voice: "I am Yakov, where are you?"
"Yasha, I'm Sokov!" Sokov asked with a smile: "How are you doing?"
"I'm not good." Yakov said in a complaining tone: "After the Battle of Cherkasy, we received applications from the 1st and 2nd Ukrainian Fronts to replenish the weapons and ammunition they lost in the battle... "
"Yasha," Sokov couldn't help but interrupt after hearing this: "If you want to replenish weapons and ammunition, you shouldn't contact the logistics department. Why are you looking for it?"
"I heard a piece of news that the troops under your command were able to achieve a series of victories solely because the weapons they were equipped with were superior to other friendly forces." The anxious Yakov said: "Therefore, they used For this reason, directly request weapons and ammunition from our weapons and equipment department. I have to patiently explain to these commanders every day that the reason why your troops are equipped with some equipment that other troops do not have is entirely because you are the one who equips them. What I have invented and given to you for use is simply to test the performance of the weapon on the battlefield.”
Yakov's words suddenly made Sokov feel a sense of crisis. Although the requests of these commanders were all rejected by Yakov, if they put pressure through the Supreme Command, let alone Yakov, even the Uzbekistan I'm afraid that Stinov couldn't withstand it, so Sokov planned to strike first: "Yasha, I called you today just to ask how the weapons you prepared for us are going."
"Misha, although I also want to help you." Yakov said awkwardly: "But I just rejected other troops. Now I am providing you with weapons and ammunition. I am afraid it will attract criticism from others."
Sokov felt that if he just pled blindly, I was afraid that Yakov would not agree to his request, so he said with a straight face and a tough attitude: "Yasha, to tell you the truth, my troops just finished the battle. We suffered huge casualties. Soon we will add a group of new soldiers, but so far, their weapons and equipment have not been available. I don’t know when we will fight the Germans again, but if there are not enough Weapons, you can’t let my subordinates fight the enemy with sticks, right?”
Hearing what Sokov said, Yakov realized that it would be somewhat unjust if he refused again. He thought for a long time, and then said to Sokov: "Misha, I will go to see Comrade Ustinov now and convey your thoughts to him."
The corners of Sokov's mouth raised slightly, and he said repeatedly: "Thank you, Yasha, thank you so much."
"Misha, don't be too happy too soon." Yakov reminded Sokov: "I can convey your intention to Comrade Ustinov, but I won't tell you whether he can agree to provide you with weapons. I can guarantee it.”
"Yasha, you go and talk to Comrade Ustinov first." Sokov said with a smile: "If we talk, at least there is a glimmer of hope. If we don't talk, then we have no hope at all."
"Okay." Now that Sokov has said this, Yakov can only catch up: "I will go see Comrade Ustinov now, and after the results are obtained, I will call you."
"Okay, okay, I'll wait for your call."
After putting down the phone, Sokov said to Smirnov and Gorokhov sitting opposite: "Colonel Yakov will go to see Comrade Ustinov soon and convey our request to him. "
"Comrade Commander," Gorokhov asked cautiously, "do you think we can succeed?"
"I think there should be no problem." Sokov said carefully: "In any case, the troops under my command have achieved good results after being equipped with the weapons they provided."
Smirnov's suggestion made Sokov murmur. He thought that he had contacted Yakov a few days ago and asked him to find a way to provide weapons and equipment for his troops, but it took so long. But there is no news at all. Could it be that he has forgotten it?
"Comrade Commander, Comrade Commander!" Seeing Sokov looking distracted, Smirnov called him twice and asked tentatively: "Are you listening to me?"
"Of course, Comrade Chief of Staff, of course I am listening to you." In order to make the other party believe that he had indeed heard what he said, Sokov specifically added: "You asked me to contact Yakov and ask him to help us get a batch of Weaponry."
"Yes, I did say that." Smirnov asked: "Comrade Commander, I wonder when you plan to contact him."
Sokov wanted to contact Yakov sooner or later anyway. Since the matter was mentioned today, he would strike while the iron is hot and call him immediately to ask how the situation was.
Seeing that Sokov wanted to contact Yakov as soon as possible, Smirnov did not dare to neglect, and quickly called the director of the communications corps and told the other party: "Comrade director of the communications corps, the commander wants to have a phone call with the weapons and equipment department in Moscow. You connect the line immediately.”
"Yes." The director of the communications corps agreed, and then began to arrange for his subordinates to connect the line.
After a few minutes of waiting, the director of the Communications Corps said to Sokov respectfully: "Comrade Commander, the phone number of the Weapons and Equipment Department has been connected."
Sokov took the phone and heard a woman's voice coming from the receiver: "This is the switchboard of the Weapons and Equipment Department. Where do you want it?"
When Sokov was recuperating in Moscow, he often called Yakov, and many operators at the switchboard knew him. When she heard him announcing his home address, the female operator quickly said politely: "Hello, Comrade General, please wait a moment, I will connect you to Colonel Yakov's office right away."
