The next day, the leading elements of the 52nd Army arrived at Krijopiri.
Kirillov's 252nd Division was stationed here. He was surprised to see friendly troops unexpectedly appearing in the defense area, so he sent a staff officer to understand the situation.
Soon, the staff officer who inquired about the situation came back. He reported to Kirillov: "Comrade Division Commander, I have learned about the situation. These are the leading troops of the 73rd Infantry Corps of the 52nd Army. They have been ordered to take over the city's defense."
"Are you ordered to take over the city's defense?" A confused Kirillov turned to his division chief of staff and asked: "Comrade chief of staff, what's going on?"
The division chief of staff was also confused. When Kirillov said this, he shrugged his shoulders and spread his hands, indicating that he didn't know what was going on?
Seeing the Chief of Staff, he didn't know what was going on. Kirillov couldn't help but feel a little angry. However, he suppressed the anger in his heart and ordered the other party: "Chief of Staff, contact the military headquarters immediately to find out what happened. what happened."
The chief of staff did not dare to neglect and quickly ordered the communications soldier to connect the phone to the army headquarters.
As soon as the call was connected, he introduced himself: "I am the chief of staff of the 252nd Division. Now there are troops from the 73rd Infantry Corps of the 52nd Army to take over Krijopili's defense. I want to ask, what exactly is this? what's going on?"
After Sokov received Konev's order to give way, he immediately informed the 57th Army of the matter. However, Chumakov felt that even if friendly forces came to take over the defense, they probably would not arrive so quickly, so he had not had time to notify the following troops of the incident.
Now that the Chief of Staff of the 252nd Division asked about this, Chumakov answered the phone with some embarrassment and replied: "Comrade Colonel, yesterday the Army Commander informed us that friendly forces will come to take over the defense in the near future. I thought they had arrived. It won’t be so soon, and we haven’t arrived yet to notify you.”
"Then what should we do?"
"What else can we do, Comrade Colonel?" Chumakov also felt very uncomfortable thinking that after his defense area was handed over to friendly forces, the troops would switch from offense to defense. "Of course, we will hand over defense to them. This is There is no doubt about it.”
"What should we do after the defense is handed over?"
"After handing over the city's defense, you immediately moved to Thomas Pirie. After there, you joined the 233rd Division in the city, built fortifications outside the city, and transferred to defense on the spot."
After the division chief of staff put down the phone, he reported to Kirillov: "Comrade division commander, the army commander said, let us immediately transfer to Thomas Piri after the friendly forces hand over the defense, and after joining the 233rd Division stationed there, we will The city turned to defense and built a large number of fortifications outside the city."
Although Kirillov did not know why he handed over the defense to friendly forces and transferred Thomas Piri to the defense. But as a commander with more than 20 years of military experience, he understood the importance of obedience. As soon as the chief of staff finished speaking, he gave the order directly: "Chief of staff, order the troops to start gathering, and at the same time hand over the city's information to friendly forces. defense."
"Comrade division commander," the chief of staff said with some disbelief: "Our division took the city, why should we hand it over to friendly forces? I think you should contact the commander and see what he says."
Kirillov heard the implication of the chief of staff's words, that he did not want to leave this newly liberated city. He had the same idea, but as a soldier, it is his bounden duty to obey orders. Now that his superiors have issued the order to hand over defense and transfer, no matter how reluctant he is, he can no longer stay here.
"Okay, Comrade Chief of Staff, stop talking." Kirillov interrupted the Chief of Staff and said to him in a stern tone: "Don't you know that we can only execute orders, not discuss them? "
The chief of staff suddenly became speechless when he heard what Kirillov said.
"Comrade Chief of Staff, seize the time, hand over the defense to friendly forces as soon as possible, and transfer to Tomaspirie." When Kirillov gave the order to the Chief of Staff, he was muttering to himself. After arriving at Tomaspirie, he would call Sokov Make a phone call and find out what's going on.
Two hours later, the troops who had handed over the defense moved to Tomaspirie in the northwest. Kirillov, who was sitting in the jeep, thought to himself: It seems a bit inappropriate to call the commander directly. It is better to call Ponejelin. Bar. Maybe you can get more useful information from his mouth.
Thinking of this, he quickly ordered the driver to stop, and then contacted the army headquarters via radio on the roadside.
Fortunately, he was very popular when he was serving as a consultant at the headquarters, and he quickly contacted a familiar staff officer. He smiled and said: "Comrade Captain, could you please find me Lieutenant Colonel Ponijelin? I I have something important to see him." The next day, the leading troops of the 52nd Army arrived at Krijopiri.
Kirillov's 252nd Division was stationed here. He was surprised to see friendly troops unexpectedly appearing in the defense area, so he sent a staff officer to understand the situation.
Soon, the staff officer who inquired about the situation came back. He reported to Kirillov: "Comrade Division Commander, I have learned about the situation. These are the leading troops of the 73rd Infantry Corps of the 52nd Army. They have been ordered to take over the city's defense."
"Are you ordered to take over the city's defense?" A confused Kirillov turned to his division chief of staff and asked: "Comrade chief of staff, what's going on?"
The division chief of staff was also confused. When Kirillov said this, he shrugged his shoulders and spread his hands, indicating that he didn't know what was going on?
Seeing the Chief of Staff, he didn’t know what was going on. Kirillov couldn’t help but feel a little angry. However, he suppressed the anger in his heart and ordered the other party: “Chief of Staff, contact the military headquarters immediately to find out what happened. what happened."
The chief of staff did not dare to neglect and quickly ordered the communications soldier to connect the phone to the army headquarters.
As soon as the call was connected, he introduced himself: "I am the chief of staff of the 252nd Division. Now there are troops from the 73rd Infantry Corps of the 52nd Army to take over Krijopili's defense. I want to ask, what exactly is this? what's going on?"
After Sokov received Konev's order to give way, he immediately informed the 57th Army of the matter. However, Chumakov felt that even if friendly forces came to take over the defense, they probably would not arrive so quickly, so he did not have time to notify the following troops of the incident.
Now that the Chief of Staff of the 252nd Division asked about this, Chumakov answered the phone with some embarrassment: "Comrade Colonel, yesterday the Army Commander informed us that friendly forces will come to take over the defense in the near future. I thought they had arrived. It won’t be so soon, and we haven’t arrived yet to notify you.”
"Then what should we do?"
"What else can we do, Comrade Colonel?" Chumakov also felt very uncomfortable thinking that after his defense area was handed over to friendly forces, the troops would switch from offense to defense. "Of course, we will hand over defense to them. This is There is no doubt about it.”
"What should we do after the defense is handed over?"
"After handing over the city's defense, you immediately moved to Thomas Pirie. After there, you joined the 233rd Division in the city, built defenses outside the city, and transferred to defense on the spot."
After the division chief of staff put down the phone, he reported to Kirillov: "Comrade division commander, the army commander said, let us immediately transfer to Thomas Piri after the friendly forces hand over the defense, and after joining the 233rd Division stationed there, we will The city turned to defense and built a large number of fortifications outside the city."
Although Kirillov did not know why he handed over the defense to friendly forces and transferred Thomas Piri to the defense. But as a commander with more than 20 years of military experience, he understood the importance of obedience. As soon as the chief of staff finished speaking, he gave the order directly: "Chief of staff, order the troops to start gathering, and at the same time hand over the city's information to friendly forces. defense."
"Comrade division commander," the chief of staff said with some disbelief: "Our division took the city, why should we hand it over to friendly forces? I think you should contact the commander and see what he says."
Kirillov heard the implication of the chief of staff's words, that he did not want to leave this newly liberated city. He had the same idea, but as a soldier, it is his bounden duty to obey orders. Now that his superiors have issued the order to hand over defense and transfer, no matter how reluctant he is, he can no longer stay here.
"Okay, Comrade Chief of Staff, stop talking." Kirillov interrupted the Chief of Staff and said to him in a stern tone: "Don't you know that we can only execute orders, not discuss them? ?”
The chief of staff suddenly became speechless when he heard what Kirillov said.
"Comrade Chief of Staff, seize the time, hand over the defense to friendly forces as soon as possible, and transfer to Tomaspiri." When Kirillov gave the order to the Chief of Staff, he was muttering to himself. After arriving at Tomaspiri, he would call Sokov Make a phone call and find out what's going on.
Two hours later, the troops who had handed over the defense moved to Tomaspirie in the northwest. Kirillov, who was sitting in the jeep, thought to himself: It seems a bit inappropriate to call the commander directly. It is better to call Ponejelin. Bar. Maybe you can get more useful information from his mouth.
Thinking of this, he quickly ordered the driver to stop, and then contacted the army headquarters via radio on the roadside.
Fortunately, he was very popular when he was serving as a consultant at the headquarters, and he quickly contacted a familiar staff officer. He smiled and said: "Comrade Captain, could you please find me Lieutenant Colonel Ponijelin? I I have something important to see him." The next day, the leading troops of the 52nd Army arrived at Krijopiri.
Kirillov's 252nd Division was stationed here. He was surprised to see friendly troops unexpectedly appearing in the defense area, so he sent a staff officer to learn about the situation.
Soon, the staff officer who inquired about the situation came back. He reported to Kirillov: "Comrade Division Commander, I have learned about the situation. These are the leading troops of the 73rd Infantry Corps of the 52nd Army. They have been ordered to take over the city's defense."
"Are you ordered to take over the city's defense?" A confused Kirillov turned to his division chief of staff: "Comrade chief of staff, what's going on?"
The division chief of staff was also confused. When Kirillov said this, he shrugged his shoulders and spread his hands, indicating that he didn't know what was going on?
Seeing the Chief of Staff, he didn't know what was going on. Kirillov couldn't help but feel a little angry. However, he suppressed the anger in his heart and ordered the other party: "Chief of Staff, contact the military headquarters immediately to find out what happened. what happened."
The chief of staff did not dare to neglect and quickly ordered the communications soldier to connect the phone to the army headquarters.
As soon as the call was connected, he introduced himself: "I am the chief of staff of the 252nd Division. Now there are troops from the 73rd Infantry Corps of the 52nd Army to take over Krijopili's defense. I want to ask, what exactly is this? what's going on?"
After Sokov received Konev's order to give way, he immediately informed the 57th Army of the matter. However, Chumakov felt that even if friendly forces came to take over the defense, they probably would not arrive so quickly, so he had not had time to notify the following troops of the incident.
Now that the Chief of Staff of the 252nd Division asked about this, Chumakov answered the phone with some embarrassment: "Comrade Colonel, yesterday the Army Commander informed us that friendly forces will come to take over the defense in the near future. I thought they had arrived. It won’t be so soon, and we haven’t arrived yet to notify you.”
"Then what should we do?"
"What else can we do, Comrade Colonel?" Chumakov also felt very uncomfortable thinking that after his defense area was handed over to friendly forces, the troops would switch from offense to defense. "Of course, we will hand over defense to them. This is There is no doubt about it.”
"What should we do after the defense is handed over?"
"After handing over the city's defense, you immediately moved to Thomas Pirie. After there, you joined the 233rd Division in the city, built fortifications outside the city, and transferred to defense on the spot."
After the division chief of staff put down the phone, he reported to Kirillov: "Comrade division commander, the army commander said, let us immediately transfer to Thomas Piri after the friendly forces hand over the defense, and after joining the 233rd Division stationed there, we will The city turned to defense and built a large number of fortifications outside the city."
Although Kirillov did not know why he handed over the defense to friendly forces and transferred Thomas Piri to the defense. But as a commander with more than 20 years of military experience, he understood the importance of obedience. As soon as the chief of staff finished speaking, he gave the order directly: "Chief of staff, order the troops to start gathering, and at the same time hand over the city's information to friendly forces. defense."
Kirillov heard the implication of the chief of staff's words, that he did not want to leave this newly liberated city. He had the same idea, but as a soldier, it is his bounden duty to obey orders. Now that his superiors have issued the order to hand over defense and transfer, no matter how reluctant he is, he can no longer stay here.
"Okay, Comrade Chief of Staff, stop talking." Kirillov interrupted the Chief of Staff and said to him in a stern tone: "Don't you know that we can only execute orders, not discuss them? "
"Comrade Chief of Staff, seize the time, hand over the defense to friendly forces as soon as possible, and transfer to Tomaspirie." When Kirillov gave the order to the Chief of Staff, he was muttering to himself. After arriving at Tomaspirie, he would call Sokov Make a phone call to find out what's going on.
Two hours later, the troops who had handed over the defense moved to Tomaspirie in the northwest. Kirillov, who was sitting in the jeep, thought to himself: It seems a bit inappropriate to call the commander directly. It is better to call Ponejelin. Bar. Maybe you can get more useful information from his mouth.
