"You are right, Comrade Deputy Chief of Staff." In response to Shtemenko's proposal, Sokov nodded and said: "I will call the two military commanders Melehov and Chumakov. .”
"Comrade Sokov, I think it is better for the chief of staff, Comrade Smirnov, to execute the orders given to the military commanders." Just when Sokov reached out to pick up the phone, he was stopped by Shtemenko. He said: "I think I need to talk to you."
Although it was unclear what Shtemenko wanted to talk to him, Sokov faithfully carried out his order and asked Smirnov to inform Melekhov and Chumakov to assemble their troops and attack Uman. The western movement, according to the original plan, assisted the 18th Guards Army in capturing the two small cities of Heysin and Teplik.
While Smirnov was on the phone, Shtemenko said to him with a serious expression: "Comrade Sokov, I do not deny at all that you have a talent for command that surpasses others."
From the tone of Shtemenko's words, Sokov could tell that what the other party wanted to discuss with him was important, and he quickly said seriously: "Comrade Deputy Chief of General Staff, if you find that I have done something wrong, please feel free to point it out. Come."
"Comrade Sokov, the reason why we restore the corps-level system within the group army organization is that we hope to reduce the work intensity of the group army leaders, so that when deploying tasks, they do not have to personally contact the subordinate division commanders, but only need to deploy tasks to The corps commander will then convey the order to each division, brigade or regiment-level unit."
Shtemenko looked at Sokov and said seriously: "As a group army commander, what you should do is to control the overall situation, instead of bypassing the army commanders and directly assigning combat tasks to each division. Your leapfrog command, If there is a conflict with the orders issued by the military commanders, the division commanders below will be confused and don’t know whose order they should carry out..."
Shtemenko's heartfelt words made Sokov realize that he was indeed not a qualified army commander. He always made some low-level mistakes of overstepping command. If it weren't for his outstanding military achievements, his superiors would have sent someone to replace him. of. He nodded vigorously and replied: "Comrade Deputy Chief of General Staff, you are right. I will pay attention to these issues in the future."
Seeing that Sokov listened to what he said, Shtemenko couldn't help but nodded, and the expression on his face became a little kinder: "Comrade Sokov, according to my personal observation, based on your Your talent will never stop at being a small army commander. Maybe one day in the future, you can go a step further and hold a higher position. The more so, the more attention you have to pay attention to some details, so as not to suffer from it. It affects your future. Do you understand?"
"I understand, Comrade Deputy Chief of General Staff." Sokov expressed his gratitude to Shtemenko sincerely: "Thank you for teaching me this."
"Teaching is out of the question." Shtemenko said with a smile: "I am just saying this to you from the perspective of a friend. I hope it will be of some help to your future."
Just as Sokov was about to express his gratitude to him again, a staff officer walked in from outside and reported to Sokov: "Comrade Commander, General Chumakov, commander of the 57th Army, is here. Come with him. , and a strange general."
Hearing that there was a general coming with Chumakov, Sokov immediately realized that Moskalenko was coming and quickly told his staff: "Hurry and invite them in!"
After a while, Chumakov came in with a general. He came to Sokov and raised his hand in salute: "Comrade Commander, I was ordered to bring General Moskalenko!"
Seeing clearly that the other party's military rank was the same as his own, Sokov raised his hand to salute him first and said politely: "Hello, General Moskalenko, welcome to my headquarters!"
"Hello, General Sokov." Moskalenko raised his hand in return and shook hands with Sokov. When shaking hands, he said politely and slightly distantly: "I really didn't expect that your troops would take Uman so easily, making it impossible for me to complete the task assigned to me by Zhukov."
Sokov was stunned for a moment when he heard what the other party said, and then he understood that Zhukov must have handed over the task of liberating Uman to Moskalenko. But surprisingly, Sokov's troops acted quickly and captured Uman ahead of schedule, completing the task of liberating the city first.
However, Sokov heard the dissatisfaction in the other party's tone, and said with a haha: "General Moskalenko, we were able to seize the city so easily only because of your assistance."
Seeing the confusion on Moskalenko's face, he continued: "If the troops under your command had not successfully attracted the main force of the German Uman Group and left the city's defense empty, how could I have liberated Uman so easily? Man? I can say that your troops played a great role in the battle to liberate Uman."
Sokov's words made Moskalenko happy again: "Comrade Sokov, you are very grateful. I think that Uman was liberated so quickly only because of the coordinated operations of our two front armies... …”
"You are right, General Moskalenko." Shtemenko, who had remained silent, suddenly said: "Without the mutual coordination of the two front armies, it may not be that easy to liberate Uman."
When Moskalenko entered the door, he saw a general standing next to Sokov. He thought it was just Sokov's chief of staff or military commissar, so he didn't pay attention. At this moment, when I heard the other party interjecting, I couldn't help but frown slightly. Just when he was about to criticize the other party, he unexpectedly saw that the person speaking was actually the Deputy Chief of General Staff, General Shtemenko, and he suddenly became panicked.
"You are right, Comrade Deputy Chief of Staff." In response to Shtemenko's proposal, Sokov nodded and said: "I will call the two military commanders Melehov and Chumakov. .”
"Comrade Sokov, I think it is better for the chief of staff, Comrade Smirnov, to execute the orders given to the military commanders." Just when Sokov reached out to pick up the phone, he was stopped by Shtemenko. He said: "I think I need to talk to you."
Although it was unclear what Shtemenko wanted to talk to him, Sokov faithfully carried out his order and asked Smirnov to inform Melekhov and Chumakov to assemble their troops and attack Uman. The western movement, according to the original plan, assisted the 18th Guards Army in capturing the two small cities of Heysin and Teplik.
While Smirnov was on the phone, Shtemenko said to him with a serious expression: "Comrade Sokov, I do not deny at all that you have a talent for command that surpasses others."
From the tone of Shtemenko's words, Sokov heard that what the other party wanted to talk to him was important, and he quickly said seriously: "Comrade Deputy Chief of General Staff, if you find that I have done something wrong, please point it out. Come."
"Comrade Sokov, the reason why we restore the corps-level system within the group army organization is that we hope to reduce the work intensity of the group army leaders, so that when deploying tasks, they do not have to personally contact the subordinate division commanders, but only need to deploy tasks to The corps commander will then convey the order to each division, brigade or regiment-level unit."
Shtemenko looked at Sokov and said seriously: "As a group army commander, what you should do is to control the overall situation, instead of bypassing the army commanders and directly assigning combat tasks to each division. Your leapfrog command, If there is a conflict with the orders issued by the military commanders, the division commanders below will be confused and don’t know whose order they should carry out..."
Shtemenko's heartfelt words made Sokov realize that he was indeed not a qualified army commander. He always made some low-level mistakes of overstepping command. If it weren't for his outstanding military achievements, his superiors would have sent someone to replace him. of. He nodded vigorously and replied: "Comrade Deputy Chief of General Staff, you are right. I will pay attention to these issues in the future."
Seeing that Sokov listened to what he said, Shtemenko couldn't help but nodded, and the expression on his face became a little kinder: "Comrade Sokov, according to my personal observation, based on your Your talent will never stop at being a small army commander. Maybe one day in the future, you can go a step further and hold a higher position. The more so, the more attention you have to pay attention to some details, so as not to suffer from it. It affects your future. Do you understand?"
"I understand, Comrade Deputy Chief of General Staff." Sokov expressed his gratitude to Shtemenko sincerely: "Thank you for teaching me this."
"Teaching is out of the question. I am just saying this to you from the perspective of a friend. I hope it will be of some help to your future."
Just as Sokov was about to express his gratitude to him again, a staff officer walked in outside and reported to Sokov: "Comrade Commander, General Chumakov, commander of the 57th Army, is here. Come with him. , and a strange general."
Hearing that there was a general coming with Chumakov, Sokov immediately realized that Moskalenko was coming and quickly told his staff: "Hurry and invite them in!"
After a while, Chumakov came in with a general. He came to Sokov and raised his hand in salute: "Comrade Commander, I was ordered to bring General Moskalenko!"
Seeing clearly that the other party's military rank was the same as his own, Sokov raised his hand to salute him first and said politely: "Hello, General Moskalenko, welcome to my headquarters!"
"Hello, General Sokov." Moskalenko raised his hand in return and shook hands with Sokov. When shaking hands, he said politely and slightly distantly: "I really didn't expect that your troops would take Uman so easily, making it impossible for me to complete the task assigned to me by Zhukov."
Sokov was stunned for a moment when he heard what the other party said, and then he understood that Zhukov must have handed over the task of liberating Uman to Moskalenko. But surprisingly, Sokov's troops acted quickly and captured Uman ahead of schedule, completing the task of liberating the city first.
However, Sokov heard the dissatisfaction in the other party's tone, and said with a haha: "General Moskalenko, we were able to seize the city so easily only because of your assistance."
Seeing the confusion on Moskalenko's face, he continued: "If the troops under your command had not successfully attracted the main force of the German Uman Group and left the city's defense empty, how could I have liberated Uman so easily? Man? I can say that your troops played a great role in the battle to liberate Uman."
Sokov's words made Moskalenko happy again: "Comrade Sokov, you are very grateful. I think that Uman was liberated so quickly only because of the coordinated operations of our two front armies... …”
"You are right, General Moskalenko." Shtemenko, who had remained silent, suddenly said: "Without the mutual coordination of the two front armies, it may not be that easy to liberate Uman."
When Moskalenko entered the door, he saw a general standing next to Sokov. He thought it was just Sokov's chief of staff or military commissar, so he didn't pay attention. At this moment, when I heard the other party interjecting, I couldn't help but frown slightly. Just when he was about to criticize the other party, he unexpectedly saw that the person speaking was actually the Deputy Chief of General Staff, General Shtemenko, and he suddenly became panicked.
"You are right, Comrade Deputy Chief of Staff." In response to Shtemenko's proposal, Sokov nodded and said: "I will call the two military commanders Melehov and Chumakov. .”
"Comrade Sokov, I think it is better for the chief of staff, Comrade Smirnov, to execute the orders given to the military commanders." Just when Sokov reached out to pick up the phone, he was stopped by Shtemenko. He said: "I think I need to talk to you."
Although it was unclear what Shtemenko wanted to talk to him, Sokov faithfully carried out his order and asked Smirnov to inform Melekhov and Chumakov to assemble their troops and attack Uman. The western movement, according to the original plan, assisted the 18th Guards Army in capturing the two small cities of Heysin and Teplik.
"Comrade Sokov, the reason why we restore the corps-level system within the group army organization is that we hope to reduce the work intensity of the group army leaders, so that when deploying tasks, they do not have to personally contact the subordinate division commanders, but only need to deploy tasks to The corps commander will then convey the order to each division, brigade or regiment-level unit."
Shtemenko looked at Sokov and said seriously: "As a group army commander, what you should do is to control the overall situation, instead of bypassing the army commanders and directly assigning combat tasks to each division. Your leapfrog command, If there is a conflict with the orders issued by the military commanders, the division commanders below will be confused and don’t know whose order they should carry out..."
Shtemenko's heartfelt words made Sokov realize that he was indeed not a qualified group army commander. He always made some low-level mistakes of overstepping command. If it weren't for his outstanding military exploits, his superiors would have sent someone to replace him. of. He nodded vigorously and replied: "Comrade Deputy Chief of General Staff, you are right. I will pay attention to these issues in the future."
Seeing that Sokov listened to what he said, Shtemenko couldn't help but nodded, and the expression on his face became a little kinder: "Comrade Sokov, according to my personal observation, based on your Your talent will never stop at being a small army commander. Maybe one day in the future, you can go a step further and hold a higher position. The more so, the more attention you have to pay attention to some details, so as not to suffer from it. It affects your future. Do you understand?"
