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"Ponejelin's troops are now rushing towards Murovani Kurilivtsi." Sokov pointed to the map and said to Smirnov: "And after General Afnin's 18th Guards Corps carried out the assault , the first city to be conquered is Sokiriani.”
"These are two small cities, with a pre-war population of only 50,000 or 60,000 people. Now that the war has been going on for three years, we don't know much about the changes in the cities and how many residents are left."
"But if we launch an attack directly into the city, the Germans can hide in residential buildings and engage in street fighting with us. At that time, the situation on the battlefield will change from favorable to our army to unfavorable. Therefore, we must find a way to On the outskirts of the city, eliminate most of the effective forces of the German army, so that the next battle will be easier to fight."
"The Germans are not fools," Smirnov said with a frown: "If the situation turns bad, they will definitely abandon their outer positions and withdraw into the city, occupy residential buildings and fight us in the streets. At that time, our soldiers will be worried because of their worries. and suffered huge losses.”
"So we have to find a way to draw the enemy out of the city." Sokov said: "My idea is that after our army seizes the outer positions, we will continue to attack the city. If the situation we are worried about really happens , promptly ordered the troops to withdraw from the city, attracting the Germans and us to fight outside the city."
"Comrade Commander, I have an idea." Smirnov said to Sokov after thinking for a while: "Since General Antonetta can cooperate with us, other Romanian officers may also cooperate with us. You see, should we talk to General Antonetta? Maybe with his help, we can reduce unnecessary casualties."
"Comrade Chief of Staff, what you said makes perfect sense." Sokov asked in reply: "Do you think we should come to talk to General Antonetta, or should we invite him to come to us?"
"Of course let him come to us." After listening to Sokov's words, Smirnov said without hesitation: "Even if Romania stops the war with us in the future and joins our camp, it will definitely only cooperate. When our army fights, we should have the final say in everything."
Smirnov's implication is that even if Romania joins the Allied camp and participates in the battle against the Axis powers, they will only be insignificant allies, so their own side must find a way to occupy a dominant position.
After obtaining Sokov's consent, Smirnov connected to the Romanian division's headquarters: "Hello, is this General Antonetta? I am General Smirnov, our commander General Sokov I want to chat with you, are you available?"
When Antonetta heard that Sokov wanted to see her, she didn't dare to neglect him. She hurriedly asked: "Mr. General, is it now?" After getting a definite answer, she added, "I'll be there right away."
Ten minutes later, Antonetta with neat military appearance appeared in Sokov's headquarters.
"Hello, General Sokov!" He shook hands with Sokov and said respectfully: "I am here on your order. If anything happens, just give me your instructions!"
After Sokov invited Antonetta to sit down, he placed a map in front of him and asked politely: "General Antonetta, I wonder what you think of Mulovani Kulilivtsi and Sokiri Are you familiar with the two cities of Yani?"
"Familiar, of course familiar." Hearing Sokov's question, Antonetta nodded vigorously and replied: "At least in mid-February, my 18th Infantry Division will still be stationed in these two cities."
Hearing what Antonetta said, Sokov's eyes lit up: "General Antonetta, can you tell us about the situation in the city?"
"There are 30,000 residents in the city of Murovany Kullivci. The main pillar industry is leather shoe production. Most of the workers are in two or three leather shoe factories in the city." Antonetta did not hide it. Privately, he told Sokov everything he knew about the situation, and finally said: "... When we moved the defense, there was a German battalion and a Romanian regiment stationed in this city. "
"What about Sokiriani?" Sokov felt much more at ease when he learned that there was only one battalion of the German army and one regiment of the Romanian army in the city of Murovani Kullivci. With the strength of the Poneje Forest, it is not much more difficult to eliminate the German troops in the city than crushing an ant.
"The number of residents in Sokiriani is similar to that in Murovani Kullivci. But since their main industries are fishing, animal husbandry and logging, almost a quarter of the residents live in the suburbs."
Hearing that a quarter of the residents of Sokiriani lived in the suburbs, Sokov felt that this city was as useless to the Germans. How many troops will be stationed? "Then how many troops are stationed in this city?"
"This city is of no importance to the Germans. How many troops can they station?" Antonetta shrugged and continued: "There are only two battalions of troops, and they are all Romanian troops."
But when Sokov and Smirnov learned that there were only two battalions of the Romanian army in Sokiriani, they couldn't help but look at each other, and they both saw joy in each other's eyes.
Sokov coughed lightly, cleared his throat, and asked tentatively: "General Antonetta, how is their combat effectiveness?"
"Are you talking about the troops in Sochiriani?" Antonetta asked tentatively. Seeing Sokov nodding, he continued: "These two battalions were established relatively early. The troops are well-equipped and their combat effectiveness is naturally not bad. With equal strength, the Germans cannot break through them. defense."
Knowing that the Romanian troops stationed in Soquiriani were more capable, Sokov began to wonder whether when the 18th Guards Corps launched an attack, they would need to provide them with the necessary artillery support so that they could break through quickly. Romanian army defenses on the outskirts of the city.
"General Sokov," Antonetta asked tentatively when she saw Sokov was deep in thought, "Are you considering what kind of force to use to capture this city?"
Seeing that Antonetta had guessed what he was thinking, Sokov did not hide it, but nodded and gave the other party a positive answer: "Yes, I am thinking about how to capture Sokiriani." "Ponejelin's troops are now rushing towards Murovani Kurilivtsi." Sokov pointed to the map and said to Smirnov: "And after General Afnin's 18th Guards Corps carried out the assault , the first city to be conquered is Sokiriani.”
"These are two small cities, with a pre-war population of only 50,000 or 60,000 people. Now that the war has been going on for three years, we don't know much about the changes in the cities and how many residents are left."
"But if we launch an attack directly into the city, the Germans can hide in residential buildings and engage in street fighting with us. At that time, the situation on the battlefield will change from favorable to our army to unfavorable. Therefore, we must find a way to On the outskirts of the city, eliminate most of the effective forces of the German army, so that the next battle will be easier to fight."
"The Germans are not fools," Smirnov said with a frown: "If the situation turns bad, they will definitely abandon their outer positions and withdraw into the city, occupy residential buildings and fight us in the streets. At that time, our soldiers will be worried because of their worries. and suffered huge losses.”
"So we have to find a way to draw the enemy out of the city." Sokov said: "My idea is that after our army seizes the outer positions, we will continue to attack the city. If the situation we are worried about really happens , promptly ordered the troops to withdraw from the city, attracting the Germans and us to fight outside the city."
"Comrade Commander, I have an idea." Smirnov said to Sokov after thinking for a while: "Since General Antonetta can cooperate with us, other Romanian officers may also cooperate with us. You see, should we talk to General Antonetta? Maybe with his help, we can reduce unnecessary casualties."
"Comrade Chief of Staff, what you said makes perfect sense." Sokov asked in reply: "Do you think we should come to talk to General Antonetta, or should we invite him to come to us?"
"Of course let him come to us." After listening to Sokov's words, Smirnov said without hesitation: "Even if Romania stops the war with us in the future and joins our camp, it will definitely only cooperate. When our army fights, we should have the final say in everything."
Smirnov's implication is that even if Romania joins the Allied camp and participates in the battle against the Axis powers, they will only be insignificant allies, so their own side must find a way to occupy a dominant position.
After obtaining Sokov's consent, Smirnov connected to the Romanian division's headquarters: "Hello, is this General Antonetta? I am General Smirnov, our commander General Sokov I want to chat with you, are you available?"
When Antonetta heard that Sokov wanted to see her, she didn't dare to neglect him. She hurriedly asked: "Mr. General, is it now?" After getting a definite answer, she added, "I'll be there right away."
Ten minutes later, Antonetta with neat military appearance appeared in Sokov's headquarters.
"Hello, General Sokov!" He shook hands with Sokov and said respectfully: "I am here on your order. If anything happens, just give me your instructions!"
After Sokov invited Antonetta to sit down, he placed a map in front of him and asked politely: "General Antonetta, I wonder what you think of Mulovani Kulilivtsi and Sokiri Are you familiar with the two cities of Yani?"
"Familiar, of course familiar." Hearing Sokov's question, Antonetta nodded vigorously and replied: "At least in mid-February, my 18th Infantry Division will still be stationed in these two cities."
Hearing what Antonetta said, Sokov's eyes lit up: "General Antonetta, can you tell us about the situation in the city?"
"There are 30,000 residents in the city of Murovany Kullivci. The main pillar industry is leather shoe production. Most of the workers are in two or three leather shoe factories in the city." Antonetta did not hide it. Privately, he told Sokov everything he knew about the situation, and finally said: "... When we moved the defense, there was a German battalion and a Romanian regiment stationed in this city. "
"What about Sokiriani?" Sokov felt much more at ease when he learned that there was only one battalion of the German army and one regiment of the Romanian army in the city of Murovani Kullivci. With the strength of the Poneje Forest, annihilating the German troops in the city is not much more difficult than crushing an ant.
"The number of residents in Sokiriani is similar to that in Murovani Kullivci. But since their main industries are fishing, animal husbandry and logging, almost a quarter of the residents live in the suburbs."
Hearing that a quarter of the residents of Sokiriani lived in the suburbs, Sokov felt that this city was as useless to the Germans. How many troops will be stationed? "Then how many troops are stationed in this city?"
"This city is of no importance to the Germans. How many troops can they station?" Antonetta shrugged and continued: "There are only two battalions of troops, and they are all Romanian troops."
But when Sokov and Smirnov learned that there were only two battalions of the Romanian army in Sokiriani, they couldn't help but look at each other, and they both saw joy in each other's eyes.
Sokov coughed lightly, cleared his throat, and asked tentatively: "General Antonetta, how is their combat effectiveness?"
"Are you talking about the troops in Sochiriani?" Antonetta asked tentatively. Seeing Sokov nodding, he continued: "These two battalions were established relatively early. The troops are well-equipped and their combat effectiveness is naturally not bad. With equal strength, the Germans cannot break through them. defense."
Knowing that the Romanian troops stationed in the city of Soquiriani were more capable, Sokov began to wonder whether when the 18th Guards Corps launched an attack, they would need to provide them with the necessary artillery support so that they could break through quickly. Romanian army defenses on the outskirts of the city.
"General Sokov," Antonetta asked tentatively when she saw Sokov was deep in thought, "Are you considering what kind of force to use to capture this city?"
Seeing that Antonetta had guessed what he was thinking, Sokov did not hide it, but nodded and gave the other party a positive answer: "Yes, I am thinking about how to capture Sokiriani." Sokov coughed lightly, cleared his throat, and asked tentatively: "General Antonetta, how is their combat effectiveness?"
"Are you talking about the troops in Sochiriani?" Antonetta asked tentatively. Seeing Sokov nodding, he continued: "These two battalions were established relatively early. The troops are well-equipped and their combat effectiveness is naturally not bad. With equal strength, the Germans cannot break through them. defense."
"General Sokov," Antonetta asked tentatively when she saw Sokov was deep in thought, "Are you considering what kind of force you will use to capture this city?"
Seeing that Antonetta had guessed what he was thinking, Sokov did not hide it, but nodded and gave the other party a positive answer: "Yes, I am thinking about how to capture Sokiriani."
