Unexpectedly, the communications soldier only took the microphone and listened, and then reported to Sokov: "Comrade Commander, there is no problem with our lines. There should be a problem with the communication system at the headquarters."
When Sokov just heard the explosion from the receiver, he had a vague feeling of uneasiness in his heart, thinking that something might have happened at the headquarters. At this moment, hearing the reply from the communications soldier, this suspicion became more firm in my mind.
"Lieutenant Colonel Ponedelin!" Sokov shouted to the side without looking back.
Unexpectedly, no one agreed to him. Sokov's heart was filled with anger and he shouted again: "Lieutenant Colonel Ponejelin!"
This time there was finally a response: "Comrade Commander, didn't Lieutenant Colonel Ponedelin take Colonel Yakov and Victor to the defense area of the 15th Regiment?"
Sokov turned around and saw that the person who answered his question was Lieutenant Colonel Muzichenko, a member of the advisory team. He laughed twice and said with some embarrassment: "Sorry, Lieutenant Colonel Muzichenko, I forgot in a hurry. ”
"Comrade Commander," because Muzichenko's station was a little far away from Sokov, he didn't hear who Sokov was talking to. Seeing Sokov acting so rude at this moment, he asked curiously: "Can I ask, what happened?"
"Lieutenant Colonel Muzichenko," except Shtemenko, the rest of the people in the command post are his subordinates, and they are trustworthy. Sokov will naturally not hide anything from Muzichenko: "When I was talking to Chief of Staff Smirnov just now, there was a sudden violent explosion, and then the communication was interrupted. The signal soldier checked our line here and there was no problem. This means that there is no problem at the headquarters. Something happened."
"Is there no way to contact him?" Muzichenko turned to look at the communication area and said to himself: "Even if the phone cannot be reached, the radio station can."
The words woke up the dreamer, and Muzichenko's words reminded Sokov, "Yes, although the phone line is disconnected, we can contact him through the radio."
After saying this, Sokov quickly ordered the staff officer in charge of communications: "Call the radio station of the headquarters immediately to find out what happened there as soon as possible."
Although he had given instructions to his staff, Sokov was still uneasy. He came directly behind the operator and listened to the other party calling the headquarters' radio station, but he could never be contacted.
I don't know how much time passed, but Sokov saw that the radio operator had not yet contacted the headquarters, and he couldn't help but became a little anxious: "What's going on? It's been such a long time, why haven't I been contacted yet?"
"Comrade Sokov, don't be anxious." Shtemenko saw that Sokov seemed a little gloomy because he could not contact the headquarters for a long time, so he quickly came out to comfort him and said: "I believe he will be contacted soon. Yes, wait a little longer.”
Sokov, who was originally worried, could only take a few deep breaths after hearing what Shtemenko said, trying to calm down his restless mood: "Okay, Comrade Deputy Chief of General Staff, I will wait a little longer. .”
"Comrade Commander," Muzichenko suddenly spoke again: "I have an idea, I don't know whether I should say it or not?"
"Just say what you have to say." Sokov knew that after Muzichenko entered the Ministry of Internal Affairs, he always spoke before and after, so he comforted him and said, "Even if I say something wrong, I won't blame you. "
Since Sokov made such a guarantee, Muzichenko said with confidence: "We assume the worst case scenario is that the army headquarters is attacked by the Germans, causing communication interruption. If we just wait blindly, We don’t know when we can get back in touch with them. So, we have to think of other ways.”
"Other ways?" Sokov looked at the other person and asked, "What way?"
"I can get in touch with the troops stationed near the headquarters and ask them to check what happened." Muzichenko said: "The closest one is Lieutenant Colonel Kirillov's 252nd Infantry Division. I can ask him to send someone over to check.”
When Sokov heard that this was a good idea, he nodded in agreement: "Okay, Lieutenant Colonel Muzichenko, then you should immediately contact Lieutenant Colonel Kirillov and ask him to send someone to check the headquarters. See what happened.”
Kirillov was surprised when he received a call from Muzichenko: "General Muzichenko, why did you think of calling me? Did the headquarters order our division to move out overnight?"
"No, Kirillov." Muzichenko said very fast: "Something happened and I need your help."
"Something happened?" Kirillov did not understand what Muzichenko meant and thought he was in trouble. After a moment of silence, he said: "General Muzichenko, where are you now? If you really encounter If you encounter trouble that cannot be solved, come to my division as soon as possible and I will provide you with a hiding place."
When Muzichenko heard this, he knew that his words had caused ambiguity in Kirillov. His old face suddenly turned red and he quickly explained: "Kirilov, you are mistaken. I didn't encounter any trouble. It's the commander." While the comrade was on the phone with Chief of Staff Smirnov, he heard an explosion near the headquarters, and then the communication was interrupted.”
"Didn't you try to contact me again?"
Muzichenko glanced at the operator who was calling non-stop, shook his head slightly, and said: "I tried it, but it didn't work. The phone lines were different, and I didn't hear any answer when I called the radio. I guess something happened to the headquarters. ”
Kirillov realized the seriousness of the problem and quickly asked: "General Muzichenko, I was awakened by the explosion. I was about to send someone to conduct reconnaissance when your call came. Tell me, then What can I do now?"
"The location of your division is the closest to the group army headquarters." Muzichenko said into the microphone: "Immediately send someone to the headquarters to check. After you figure out what is going on, report to the forward headquarters as soon as possible." He was worried that Kirillov would not pay attention to this matter, so he emphasized, "Comrade Commander is waiting for your reconnaissance results."
"I understand." Kirillov said firmly: "I will personally lead people to conduct reconnaissance, so that I can report to the forward command immediately after figuring out what happened."
As soon as Kirillov put down the phone, he called a staff officer over and told him: "Comrade staff officer, take the guard platoon, bring the radio, and come with me."
The staff officer also asked curiously: "Comrade division commander, where are we going?"
"Go to the army headquarters." Kirillov was worried that the news of the attack on the headquarters would shake the morale of the army and affect morale, so he did not tell the staff truthfully, but said briefly: "I want to find out one thing."
Seeing that Kirillov didn't want to tell him anything, the staff officer didn't ask any more questions. Instead, he followed the other party's instructions and began to assemble the guard platoon and prepare the radio station, intending to follow Kirillov to the army headquarters.
Unexpectedly, the communications soldier only took the microphone and listened, and then reported to Sokov: "Comrade Commander, there is no problem with our lines. There should be a problem with the communication system at the headquarters."
When Sokov just heard the explosion from the receiver, he had a vague feeling of uneasiness in his heart, thinking that something might have happened at the headquarters. At this moment, hearing the reply from the communications soldier, this suspicion became more firm in my heart.
"Lieutenant Colonel Ponedelin!" Sokov shouted to the side without looking back.
Unexpectedly, no one agreed to him. Sokov's heart was filled with anger and he shouted again: "Lieutenant Colonel Ponejelin!"
This time there was finally a response: "Comrade Commander, didn't Lieutenant Colonel Ponedelin take Colonel Yakov and Victor to the defense area of the 15th Regiment?"
Sokov turned around and saw that the person who answered his question was Lieutenant Colonel Muzichenko, a member of the advisory team. He laughed twice and said with some embarrassment: "Sorry, Lieutenant Colonel Muzichenko, I forgot in a moment of urgency. ”
"Comrade Commander," because Muzichenko's station was a little far away from Sokov, he didn't hear who Sokov was talking to. Seeing Sokov acting so rude at this moment, he asked curiously: "Can I ask, what happened?"
"Lieutenant Colonel Muzichenko," except Shtemenko, the rest of the people in the command post are his subordinates, and they are trustworthy. Sokov will naturally not hide anything from Muzichenko: "When I was talking to Chief of Staff Smirnov just now, there was a sudden violent explosion, and then the communication was interrupted. The signal soldier checked our line here and there was no problem. This means that there is no problem at the headquarters. Something happened."
"Is there no way to contact him?" Muzichenko turned to look at the communication area and said to himself: "Even if the phone cannot be reached, the radio station can."
The words woke up the dreamer, and Muzichenko's words reminded Sokov, "Yes, although the phone line is disconnected, we can contact him through the radio."
After saying this, Sokov quickly ordered the staff officer in charge of communications: "Call the radio station of the headquarters immediately to find out what happened there as soon as possible."
Although he had given instructions to his staff, Sokov was still uneasy. He came directly behind the operator and listened to the other party calling the headquarters' radio station, but he could never be contacted.
I don’t know how much time passed, but Sokov saw that the radio operator had not yet contacted the headquarters, and he couldn’t help but become a little anxious: “What’s going on? It’s been so long, why haven’t we been contacted yet?”
"Comrade Sokov, don't be anxious." Shtemenko saw that Sokov seemed a little gloomy because he could not contact the headquarters for a long time, so he quickly came out to comfort him and said: "I believe he will be contacted soon. Yes, wait a little longer.”
Sokov, who was originally worried, could only take a few deep breaths after hearing what Shtemenko said, trying his best to calm down his restless mood: "Okay, Comrade Deputy Chief of General Staff, I will wait a little longer. .”
"Comrade Commander," Muzichenko suddenly spoke again: "I have an idea, I don't know whether I should say it or not?"
"Just say what you have to say." Sokov knew that after Muzichenko entered the Ministry of Internal Affairs, he always spoke before and after, so he comforted him and said, "Even if I say something wrong, I won't blame you. "
Since Sokov made such a guarantee, Muzichenko said with confidence: "We assume the worst case scenario is that the army headquarters is attacked by the Germans, causing communication interruption. If we just wait blindly, We don’t know when we can get back in touch with them. So, we have to think of other ways.”
"Other ways?" Sokov looked at the other person and asked, "What way?"
"I can get in touch with the troops stationed near the headquarters and ask them to check what happened." Muzichenko said: "The closest one is Lieutenant Colonel Kirillov's 252nd Infantry Division. I can ask him to send someone over to check it out.”
When Sokov heard that this was a good idea, he nodded in agreement: "Okay, Lieutenant Colonel Muzichenko, then you should immediately contact Lieutenant Colonel Kirillov and ask him to send someone to check the headquarters. See what happened.”
Kirillov was surprised when he received a call from Muzichenko: "General Muzichenko, why did you think of calling me? Did the headquarters order our division to move out overnight?"
"No, Kirillov." Muzichenko said very fast: "Something happened and I need your help."
"Something happened?" Kirillov did not understand what Muzichenko meant and thought he was in trouble. After a moment of silence, he said: "General Muzichenko, where are you now? If you really encounter If you encounter trouble that cannot be solved, come to my division as soon as possible and I will provide you with a hiding place."
When Muzichenko heard this, he knew that his words had caused ambiguity to Kirillov. His old face suddenly turned red and he quickly explained: "Kirilov, you are mistaken. I have not encountered any trouble. It's the commander." While the comrade was on the phone with Chief of Staff Smirnov, he heard an explosion near the headquarters, and then the communication was interrupted.”
"Didn't you try to contact me again?"
Muzichenko glanced at the operator who was calling non-stop, shook his head slightly, and said: "I tried it, but it didn't work. The phone lines were different, and I didn't hear any answer when I called the radio. I guess something happened to the headquarters. ”
Kirillov realized the seriousness of the problem and quickly asked: "General Muzichenko, I was awakened by the explosion. I was about to send someone to conduct reconnaissance when your call came. Tell me, then What can I do now?"
"The location of your division is the closest to the group army headquarters." Muzichenko said into the microphone: "Immediately send someone to the headquarters to check. After you figure out what is going on, report to the forward headquarters as soon as possible." He was worried that Kirillov would not pay attention to this matter, so he emphasized, "Comrade Commander is waiting for your reconnaissance results."
"I understand." Kirillov said firmly: "I will personally lead people to conduct reconnaissance, so that I can report to the forward command immediately after figuring out what happened."
"Go to the army headquarters." Kirillov was worried that the news of the attack on the headquarters would shake the morale of the army and affect morale, so he did not tell the staff truthfully, but simply said: "I want to find out one thing."
The staff officer saw that Kirillov didn't want to tell him anything, so he didn't ask any more questions. Instead, he followed the other party's instructions and began to assemble the guard platoon and prepare the radio station, intending to follow Kirillov to the army headquarters.
