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Sokov felt much more at ease when he learned that the attack on Murovany Kurilivci was successful. As long as your own troops can occupy two cities at the same time, they can form a protrusion on the right bank of the Dniester River, thus destroying the German defense system.
After ending the call here, he immediately called Marshal Konev and prepared to report the results to the other party.
When Konev received Sokov's telegram and learned that Sokyryani had been captured and that the liberation of Murovany Kurilivtsi was only a matter of time, he couldn't help but be overjoyed: "Comrade Sokov, Your performance is really amazing. I thought it would take some time after forming a new combat group, but I didn’t expect to push the front west again so quickly."
"Comrade Marshal," Sokov knew very well that although his troops had moved forward again, they were still far away from the supply point in the rear. If they could not be replenished in time, they would be in trouble once they encountered the madness of the German army. Counterattack, troops lacking ammunition and supplies may have to retreat. Therefore, he specifically proposed to Konev: "After successive fierce battles, the army's ammunition consumption is very large. If it cannot be replenished in time, I am afraid..."
Before Sokov could finish speaking, Konev interrupted him: "Is Colonel Yakov at your place?"
"Yes, he's here with me."
"Doesn't he have a hovercraft unit? The hovercraft he equips can provide supplies to your troops in a timely manner without being affected by the terrain." Konev said: "The supplies needed by each troop now are astronomical, and they are temporarily unavailable. Deploy a convoy to supply you. I think you can only turn to Yakov and let his hovercraft team continue to transport various weapons, ammunition and supplies for you."
"If Yakov's hovercraft unit can continue to be used, I will not specifically ask you for help." Sokov said with a wry smile: "The hovercraft is originally a kind of experimental product, and there are various problems in design, materials and manufacturing. Problem. Due to long-term overload use, these hovercrafts are not far from being scrapped."
He paused for a moment and then continued: "In other words, after the hovercraft completes its replenishment this time, if the engineers' repairs do not work, we can only declare these hovercraft to be scrapped."
When Konev heard this, he realized that this problem was quite serious: "So, before the new hovercraft is manufactured, they will not be able to transport weapons, ammunition and supplies to you?"
"Yes, Comrade Marshal. This is indeed the case." Sokov said while the iron was hot: "According to Colonel Yakov, the manufacture of new hovercraft should be far away."
"why?"
"It is said that someone raised objections, saying that the manufacturing cost of hovercraft is high and the range of use is not large." Sokov explained to Konev: "In other words, the hovercraft project will be discontinued."
"That's such a pity." Konev thought for a while, and then said to Sokov: "Comrade Sokov, let me see this. I will immediately order the engineering troops to restore the railway to your place. The transportation of some things , by rail, the effect is better than by road.”
Sokov strongly agrees with Konev's statement. Regardless of the road conditions in Russia or Ukraine, let alone now, even half a century later, they will still be "covered in gray on sunny days and covered in mud on rainy days." Coupled with German bombing and artillery shelling, the condition of the road was even worse.
It is very difficult to transport the huge amount of supplies required by the two armies through roads in such poor condition. As the front becomes longer and longer, supplies from the rear will come slower and slower, and the quantity will not be able to meet the needs of the troops. If this happens, let alone attacking the German army, it is still unknown whether the occupied area can be defended.
"Comrade Marshal, I wonder how long it will take to restore railway traffic between us and the rear?"
"It's hard to say." Konev is not a professional. He doesn't know how long it will take for the traffic to be opened. He can only say vaguely: "I think within a week at the earliest, there will be a military train carrying the weapons, ammunition and supplies you need." All kinds of supplies were shipped over.”
"By the way, Comrade Marshal, there is another important thing. I almost forgot to report it to you."
"Something important."
"It's about Colonel Yakov." Sokov believed that his troops were able to take down Sokiryani without a fight, and Yakov was indispensable. Now he should apply for a commendation: "This time he served as our representative, went to Sochiriani to negotiate with the Romani garrison, and successfully persuaded the other party to stop resisting and cooperate with our army. I think this is a great achievement, and I hope that the front army headquarters can give him the due award."
Konev knew about the friendship between Sokov and Yakov. When Sokov specifically mentioned this matter, he said with a smile: "Colonel Yakov has made a lot of contribution to the establishment this time. But he After all, he is not a member of our front army, so whether he is promoted or awarded, it is not our responsibility."
Perhaps sensing that Sokov was a little disappointed, he added: "Of course, since Colonel Yakov has contributed to our front army and prevented thousands of commanders and soldiers from dying, such a great contribution, the front army headquarters will In the form of a document, send it to Comrade Ustinov. As for what kind of reward he can give Yakov, I have no way of knowing."
Seeing that Konev was willing to help Yakov, Sokov couldn't help but be overjoyed: "Thank you, Comrade Marshal, thank you so much. On behalf of Colonel Yakov, I would like to express my gratitude to you!"
While Sokov and Konev were talking on the phone, the situation of a unit participating in the attack on Murovany Kurilivtsi became extremely dangerous.
This unit is the 1st Battalion of the 296th Regiment of the 98th Guards Division. The battalion commander, Major Yakuda, was ordered by the regiment commander Shamrih to detour from the flank of the city and prepare to cut off the defenders' retreat.
Unexpectedly, their compass broke, causing the troops to lose their way in the forest, getting further and further away from the city, and accidentally entered a German defense zone.
Shortly after the battle started, the camp's radio station was hit by a stray bullet and could no longer communicate with the regiment headquarters. Yakov had no choice but to organize his men to resist the Germans coming from all directions, and at the same time dispatched several communication troops to ask them to find a way to jump out of the German encirclement and rush back to report the matter to the regiment headquarters.
After repelling the German attack, Yakov immediately called the three company commanders in front of him and said to them: "Comrades, our battalion carries a limited amount of ammunition. When the Germans attack again, we must let the soldiers Save bullets. Once we run out of bullets, we will have to fight the Germans with bayonets."
A company commander had fought with bayonet on Mamayev Heights. After hearing what Yakov said, he immediately stood up and said loudly: "Comrades, battalion commanders, it's not like we have never fought with the enemy on bayonet. That year in Mamayev Heights Mayev Gang, when we were at a numerical disadvantage, we defeated the enemy with the help of our bayonets."
"Since we were able to fight back back then, can't we do it now? I'm here to express my position. If the ammunition runs out, our company will take the lead in attacking the Germans and fight them with bayonets." Sokov learned. After Mulovani Kurilivci's attack went smoothly, I felt much more at ease. As long as your own troops can occupy two cities at the same time, they can form a protrusion on the right bank of the Dniester River, thus destroying the German defense system.
After ending the call here, he immediately called Marshal Konev and prepared to report the results to the other party.
When Konev received Sokov's telegram and learned that Sokyryani had been captured and that the liberation of Murovany Kurilivtsi was only a matter of time, he couldn't help but be overjoyed: "Comrade Sokov, Your performance is really amazing. I thought it would take some time after forming a new combat group, but I didn’t expect to push the front west again so quickly."
"Comrade Marshal," Sokov knew very well that although his troops had moved forward again, they were still far away from the supply point in the rear. If they could not be replenished in time, they would be in trouble once they encountered the madness of the German army. Counterattack, troops lacking ammunition and supplies may have to retreat. Therefore, he specifically proposed to Konev: "After successive fierce battles, the army's ammunition consumption is very large. If it cannot be replenished in time, I am afraid..."
Before Sokov could finish speaking, Konev interrupted him: "Is Colonel Yakov at your place?"
"Yes, he's here with me."
"Doesn't he have a hovercraft unit? The hovercraft he equips can provide supplies to your troops in a timely manner without being affected by the terrain." Konev said: "The supplies needed by each troop now are astronomical, and it is temporarily unavailable. Deploy a convoy to supply you. I think you can only turn to Yakov and let his hovercraft team continue to transport various weapons, ammunition and supplies for you."
"If Yakov's hovercraft unit can continue to be used, I will not specifically ask you for help." Sokov said with a wry smile: "The hovercraft is originally a kind of experimental product, and there are various problems in design, materials and manufacturing. Problem. Due to long-term overload use, these hovercrafts are not far from being scrapped."
He paused for a moment and then continued: "In other words, after the hovercraft completes its replenishment this time, if the engineers' repairs do not work, we can only declare these hovercraft to be scrapped."
When Konev heard this, he realized that this problem was quite serious: "So, before the new hovercraft is manufactured, they will not be able to transport weapons, ammunition and supplies to you?"
"Yes, Comrade Marshal. This is indeed the case." Sokov said while the iron was hot: "According to Colonel Yakov, the manufacture of new hovercraft should be far away."
"why?"
"It is said that someone raised objections, saying that the manufacturing cost of hovercraft is high and the range of use is not large." Sokov explained to Konev: "In other words, the hovercraft project will be discontinued."
"That's such a pity." Konev thought for a while, and then said to Sokov: "Comrade Sokov, let me see this. I will immediately order the engineering troops to restore the railway to your place. The transportation of some things , by rail, the effect is better than by road.”
Sokov strongly agrees with Konev's statement. Regardless of the road conditions in Russia or Ukraine, let alone now, even half a century later, they will still be "covered in gray on sunny days and covered in mud on rainy days." Coupled with German bombing and artillery shelling, the condition of the road was even worse.
It is very difficult to transport the huge amount of supplies required by the two armies through roads in such poor condition. As the front becomes longer and longer, supplies from the rear will come slower and slower, and the quantity will not be able to meet the needs of the troops. If this happens, let alone attacking the German army, it is still unknown whether the occupied area can be defended.
"Comrade Marshal, I wonder how long it will take to restore railway traffic between us and the rear?"
"It's hard to say." Konev is not a professional. He doesn't know how long it will take for the traffic to be opened. He can only say vaguely: "I think within a week at the earliest, there will be a military train carrying the weapons, ammunition and supplies you need." All kinds of supplies were shipped over.”
"It's about Colonel Yakov." Sokov believed that his troops were able to take down Sokiryani without a fight, and Yakov was indispensable. Now he should apply for a commendation: "This time he served as our representative, went to Sochiriani to negotiate with the Romani garrison, and successfully persuaded the other party to stop resisting and cooperate with our army. I think this is a great achievement, and I hope that the front army headquarters can give him the due award."
Konev knew about the friendship between Sokov and Yakov. When Sokov specifically mentioned this matter, he said with a smile: "Colonel Yakov has made a lot of contribution to the establishment this time. But he After all, he is not a member of our front army, so whether he is promoted or awarded, it is not our responsibility."
Perhaps sensing that Sokov was a little disappointed, he added: "Of course, since Colonel Yakov has contributed to our front army and prevented thousands of commanders and soldiers from dying, such a great contribution, the front army headquarters will In the form of a document, send it to Comrade Ustinov. As for what kind of reward he can give Yakov, I have no way of knowing."
Seeing that Konev was willing to help Yakov, Sokov couldn't help but be overjoyed: "Thank you, Comrade Marshal, thank you so much. On behalf of Colonel Yakov, I would like to express my gratitude to you!"
While Sokov and Konev were talking on the phone, the situation of a unit participating in the attack on Murovani Kurilivtsi became extremely dangerous.
This unit is the 1st Battalion of the 296th Regiment of the 98th Guards Division. The battalion commander, Major Yakuda, was ordered by the regiment commander Shamrih to detour from the flanks of the city and prepare to cut off the defenders' retreat.
Unexpectedly, their compass broke, causing the troops to lose their way in the forest, getting further and further away from the city, and accidentally entered a German defense zone.
Shortly after the battle started, the camp's radio station was hit by a stray bullet and could no longer communicate with the regiment headquarters. Yakov had no choice but to organize his men to resist the Germans coming from all directions, and at the same time dispatched several communication soldiers to ask them to find a way to jump out of the German encirclement and rush back to report the matter to the regiment headquarters.
After repelling the German attack, Yakov immediately called the three company commanders in front of him and said to them: "Comrades, the amount of ammunition our battalion carries is limited. When the Germans attack again, we must let the soldiers Save bullets. Once we run out of bullets, we will have to fight the Germans with bayonets."
