The two quickly contacted Ponijelin, and first congratulated him on becoming the division commander. Then they got back to business and asked him what was going on and why he suddenly became the division commander of the Guards Division.
Before Ponedelin took office, Sokov had a long conversation with him. Naturally, he made it clear why he was appointed as division commander, and specifically reminded him that if he still failed to carry out the orders of his superiors like Kurishenko did, Be resolute. If you miss opportunities repeatedly, this division commander will be doomed.
Sokov said these words to him in private, so he could not tell anyone, not even Muzichenko and Kirillov, who had been in trouble with him. Therefore, in response to the two men's questioning, he could only answer vaguely: "I don't know the specific situation. Anyway, after I returned from the mission, the commander suddenly announced that I would be appointed commander of the 41st Guards Division."
After Muzichenko put down the phone, he said to Kirillov: "Do you think there is something wrong with Ponedelin? He doesn't seem to be telling the truth." There is a reason why he said this. He and Ponejelin were old friends before the war broke out, and after being captured, the two stayed in the same prisoner-of-war camp. It can be said that they knew each other very well.
"Muzichenko," Kirillov didn't realize that Ponedelin was prevaricating, but he thought more clearly: "The reason why Ponedelin didn't tell us the truth may have his own reasons. I See, there’s no need to ask anymore.”
Seeing that Muzichenko seemed to want to say something else, he added: "If it can be said, I think Ponejelin will never hide anything from us on this matter."
When Muzichenko heard that Kirillov made sense, he stopped worrying about Ponedelin serving as the commander of the Guards Division, and instead discussed the city's defense issues with Kirillov.
Sokov, who was staying in the city of Hesing, was studying with Smirnov how to deploy defenses after the troops narrowed the defense zone. Suddenly, a staff officer came in from outside and reported to him: "Comrade Commander, the first General Trofimenko, commander of the 27th Army, has arrived!"
"General Trofimenko?" After listening to the staff report, Sokov and Smirnov couldn't help but look at each other, confused about the situation in front of them. After a while, Sokov asked Smirnov: "Chief of Staff, why did the commander of the friendly forces appear in the city? What is going on?"
"I don't know, Comrade Commander." No matter what Sokov didn't know, even Smirnov was equally confused: "I didn't receive any notice at all. I don't know what happened to the friendly commander." Will appear here."
Seeing that he could not get any useful information from Smirnov, Sokov asked the staff officer who reported the news: "Where is General Trofimenko now?"
"He and his convoy are just outside the headquarters." The staff officer asked Sokov for instructions: "What should we do?"
"What should I do? What else can I do?" Hearing this question from the staff officer, Sokov was really dumbfounded: "Why don't you invite Trofimenko in quickly?"
If Sokov heard that Trofimenko had arrived a month ago, he would definitely go out to greet him. But now that he has been promoted to general, there is no reason for a general to welcome a lieutenant general.
Soon, Trofimenko, led by his staff, walked into Sokov's headquarters.
He came to stand in front of Sokov, stood at attention, raised his hand in salute, and said politely: "Hello, General Sokov, I am Lieutenant General Trofimenko, commander of the 27th Group Army."
"Hello, General Trofimenko!" Facing the general who took over his post, Sokov showed due courtesy: "Welcome to my headquarters as a guest."
After Trofimenko and Smirnov also shook hands, Sokov asked tentatively: "General Trofimenko, I wonder if you came to my headquarters today. Do you have anything important to do?"
Hearing Sokov's question, Trofimenko had a puzzled expression on his face: "What, General Sokov, didn't you receive the order?"
"Order?" Sokov said with a surprised look on his face: "I didn't receive any order?" After that, he said to Smirnov, "Comrade Chief of Staff, immediately contact the front army headquarters to see if they We have been given new combat orders."
"Okay, Comrade Commander." Smirnov replied readily: "I'll make a call right away."
While Smirnov was on the phone, Sokov said apologetically to Trofimenko: "I'm sorry, General Trofimenko, we did not receive any orders from you. You see, we can give you Can I reveal some useful information?"
Although Trofimenko was not sure why Sokov did not receive the order, since the other party asked, he still answered truthfully: "Our army was ordered to take over the cities of Heysin and Jeplik, and to In the next battle, be responsible for the security of the right wing of your army group."
Sokov was originally worried that if he continued to advance westward, his troops would soon evolve into a lone force due to the lack of cover on both sides. Once the German army concentrates its superior forces to implement a two-wing detour, the 53rd Army will be in danger of being encircled.
But judging from the situation in the past two days, Konev has already arranged countermeasures. Now the left wing is Korodeev's 52nd Army, and the right wing is Trofimenko's 27th Army. With friendly forces covering both wings, even if the enemy launches a counterattack, as long as the troops deployed on the front are more effective, the enemy will not be able to attack them. own main force poses no threat. The two quickly contacted Ponijelin, and first congratulated him on becoming the division commander. Then they got back to business and asked him what was going on and why he suddenly became the division commander of the Guards Division.
Before Ponedelin took office, Sokov had a long conversation with him. Naturally, he explained clearly the reasons for appointing him as division commander, and specifically reminded him that if he still failed to implement the orders of his superiors like Kurishenko did, Be resolute. If you miss opportunities repeatedly, this division commander will be doomed.
Sokov said these words to him in private, so he could not tell anyone, not even Muzichenko and Kirillov, who had been in trouble with him. Therefore, in response to the two men's questioning, he could only answer vaguely: "I don't know the specific situation. Anyway, after I returned from the mission, the commander suddenly announced that I would be appointed commander of the 41st Guards Division."
After Muzichenko put down the phone, he said to Kirillov: "Do you think there is something wrong with Ponedelin? He doesn't seem to be telling the truth." There is a reason why he said this. He and Ponejelin were old friends before the war broke out, and after being captured, the two stayed in the same prisoner-of-war camp. It can be said that they knew each other very well.
"Muzichenko," Kirillov didn't realize that Ponedelin was prevaricating, but he thought more clearly: "The reason why Ponedelin didn't tell us the truth, I'm afraid he also has his own reasons. See, there’s no need to ask anymore.”
Seeing that Muzichenko seemed to want to say something else, he added: "If it can be said, I think Ponejelin will never hide anything from us on this matter."
When Muzichenko heard that Kirillov made sense, he stopped worrying about Ponedelin's appointment as the commander of the Guards Division, and instead discussed the city's defense issues with Kirillov.
Sokov, who was staying in the city of Hesing, was studying with Smirnov how to deploy defenses after the troops narrowed the defense zone. Suddenly, a staff officer came in from outside and reported to him: "Comrade Commander, the first General Trofimenko, commander of the 27th Army, has arrived!"
"General Trofimenko?" After listening to the staff report, Sokov and Smirnov couldn't help but look at each other, confused about the situation in front of them. After a while, Sokov asked Smirnov: "Chief of Staff, why did the commander of the friendly forces appear in the city? What is going on?"
"I don't know, Comrade Commander." No matter what Sokov didn't know, even Smirnov was equally confused: "I didn't receive any notification at all. I don't know what happened to the friendly commander." Will appear here."
Seeing that he could not get any useful information from Smirnov, Sokov asked the staff officer who reported the news: "Where is General Trofimenko now?"
"He and his convoy are just outside the headquarters." The staff officer asked Sokov for instructions: "What should we do?"
"What should I do? What else can I do?" Hearing this question from the staff officer, Sokov was really dumbfounded: "Why don't you invite Trofimenko in quickly?"
If Sokov heard that Trofimenko had arrived a month ago, he would definitely go out to greet him. But now that he has been promoted to general, there is no reason for a general to welcome a lieutenant general.
Soon, Trofimenko, led by his staff, walked into Sokov's headquarters.
He came to stand in front of Sokov, stood at attention, raised his hand in salute, and said politely: "Hello, General Sokov, I am Lieutenant General Trofimenko, commander of the 27th Group Army."
"Hello, General Trofimenko!" Facing the general who took over his post, Sokov showed due courtesy: "Welcome to my headquarters as a guest."
After Trofimenko and Smirnov also shook hands, Sokov asked tentatively: "General Trofimenko, I wonder if you came to my headquarters today. Do you have anything important to do?"
Hearing Sokov's question, Trofimenko had a puzzled expression on his face: "What, General Sokov, didn't you receive the order?"
"Order?" Sokov said with a surprised look on his face: "I didn't receive any order?" After that, he said to Smirnov, "Comrade Chief of Staff, immediately contact the front army headquarters to see if they We have been given new combat orders."
"Okay, Comrade Commander." Smirnov replied readily: "I'll make a call right away."
While Smirnov was on the phone, Sokov said apologetically to Trofimenko: "I'm sorry, General Trofimenko, we did not receive any orders from you. You see, we can give you Can I reveal some useful information?"
Although Trofimenko was not sure why Sokov did not receive the order, since the other party asked, he still answered truthfully: "Our army was ordered to take over the cities of Heysin and Jeplik, and to In the next battle, be responsible for the security of the right wing of your army group."
Sokov was originally worried that if he continued to advance westward, his troops would soon evolve into a lone force due to the lack of cover on both sides. Once the German army concentrates its superior forces to implement a two-wing detour, the 53rd Army will be in danger of being encircled.
But judging from the situation in the past two days, Konev has already arranged countermeasures. Now the left wing is Korodeev's 52nd Army, and the right wing is Trofimenko's 27th Army. With friendly forces covering both wings, even if the enemy launches a counterattack, as long as the troops deployed on the front are more effective, the enemy will not be able to attack them. own main force poses no threat. The two quickly contacted Ponijelin, and first congratulated him on becoming the division commander. Then they got back to business and asked him what was going on and why he suddenly became the division commander of the Guards Division.
Before Ponedelin took office, Sokov had a long conversation with him. Naturally, he made it clear why he was appointed as the division commander, and specifically reminded him that if he still failed to carry out the orders of his superiors like Kurishenko did, Be resolute. If you miss opportunities repeatedly, this division commander will be doomed.
Sokov said these words to him in private, so he could not tell anyone, not even Muzichenko and Kirillov, who had been in trouble with him. Therefore, in response to the two men's questioning, he could only answer vaguely: "I don't know the specific situation. Anyway, after I returned from the mission, the commander suddenly announced that I would be appointed commander of the 41st Guards Division."
After Muzichenko put down the phone, he said to Kirillov: "Do you think there is something wrong with Ponedelin? He doesn't seem to be telling the truth." There is a reason why he said this. He and Ponejelin were old friends before the war broke out, and after being captured, the two stayed in the same prisoner-of-war camp. It can be said that they knew each other very well.
"Muzichenko," Kirillov didn't realize that Ponedelin was prevaricating, but he thought more clearly: "The reason why Ponedelin didn't tell us the truth may have his own reasons. I See, there’s no need to ask anymore.”
Seeing that Muzichenko seemed to want to say something else, he added: "If it can be said, I think Ponedelin will never hide anything from us on this matter."
When Muzichenko heard that Kirillov made sense, he stopped worrying about Ponedelin's appointment as the commander of the Guards Division, and instead discussed the city's defense issues with Kirillov.
Sokov, who was staying in Helsing City, was studying with Smirnov how to deploy defenses after the troops narrowed the defense zone. Suddenly, a staff officer came in from outside and reported to him: "Comrade Commander, the 3rd General Trofimenko, commander of the 27th Army, has arrived!"
"General Trofimenko?" After listening to the staff report, Sokov and Smirnov couldn't help but look at each other, confused about the situation in front of them. After a while, Sokov asked Smirnov: "Chief of Staff, why did the commander of the friendly forces appear in the city? What is going on?"
"I don't know, Comrade Commander." No matter what Sokov didn't know, even Smirnov was equally confused: "I didn't receive any notification at all. I don't know what happened to the friendly commander." Will appear here."
