"What, captured so quickly?" When Sokov received the report, he was also very surprised that the battle ended so quickly. However, he did not get carried away because of this. Instead, he told Ponedelin and Rumyantsev to be more vigilant to prevent possible German counterattacks.
After assigning tasks to the frontline troops, Smirnov reported to Sokov: "Comrade Commander, Lieutenant General Trofimenko and his headquarters will arrive tonight. Do you want to see if we can change to a spacious one?" place as the new headquarters?”
"Any good recommendations?"
"There is a school two streets away from here." Smirnov said: "I sent people to check. The school's buildings are intact and have not been damaged. It is a large place suitable for us to build a new building." Command."
"Now that you have chosen a place, move there as soon as possible."
Before the headquarters was moved, Sokov felt it was necessary to report the progress here to Konev so that he could be more targeted when formulating the next combat plan.
When Konev listened to Sokov's report, he learned that the two cities of Sokryani and Murovany Kurilivtsi had been connected into a whole, which was equivalent to establishing a city on the right bank of the Dniester River. When he reached the broad and stable landing site, he couldn't help but said excitedly: "Comrade Sokov, you are really great. You have consolidated and expanded the right bank position in such a short period of time. This is very important for our army's next operation. It’s very beneficial.”
"Comrade Marshal, due to the shortage of ammunition in the army, if it cannot be replenished in time, it may be very difficult to continue to advance." In order to persuade Konev to provide him with ammunition, he even took the Yakuda Battalion For example: "For example, a battalion of the 98th Guards Division inadvertently broke into the German defense area. Although the commanders and soldiers were all veterans who had experienced hundreds of battles, due to insufficient ammunition, they could only fight with the enemy with bayonets. . If I hadn’t urgently mobilized several regiments of troops for reinforcements, I’m afraid the battalion would have been abolished.”
Since the outbreak of the war, Konev has almost been commanding large corps in combat, and he naturally understands the consequences if the troops are short of ammunition. He pondered for a moment and said into the microphone: "Comrade Sokov, I will immediately notify the logistics troops and replenish you with some weapons and ammunition first to ensure that the combat effectiveness of the troops is not affected."
"Great, this is really great." Sokov was naturally overjoyed when he heard Konev's statement that he was willing to provide some ammunition to his troops: "As long as the troops have enough ammunition, they are fully capable of continuing. Push deeper into the German defenses to achieve greater results."
Next, Konev felt that it was necessary to inform Sokov of the current war situation so that he could be well aware of it: "Comrade Sokov, our coordinated attack with the 1st Ukrainian Front will push the German army's southern 'Army Group was divided into two parts. Among them, the German 8th Army was cut off from the 1st Tank Army and had to be transferred to 'A' Army Group.
Next, the main force of our front will deal with the German Army Group 'A', cut off the army group's retreat to the other side of the Dniester River, and defeat it in coordination with the Ukrainian Third Front.
At the same time, the 40th Army, which was attacking westward along the left bank of the Dniester River, was ordered to cut off the southward retreat of the enemy's 1st Tank Army, and cooperate with the 1st Ukrainian Front to encircle it near Kamenets-Podolski. .
The 27th and 53rd Army Groups under your command, together with the 52nd Army Group, will launch an offensive from the Transnistria Landing Ground, and together with the 2nd and 6th Tank Army Groups that will be assigned to you by the Front Army, they will rapidly advance towards the Prut River. "
Sokov stared at the map in front of him and listened carefully to Konev's story. After the other party finished speaking, he asked tentatively: "Comrade Marshal, after crossing the Prut River, we are only one step away from the Romanian border. I want to ask, what should we do then? Keep moving forward. Or stay and wait for the next order?"
"It goes without saying, Comrade Sokov." Konev said on the phone: "Of course we will continue to move forward. I hope that the combat group you command will be the first unit to enter the enemy's territory."
"Understood, Comrade Marshal." Sokov was particularly excited when he heard that his troops might become the first troops to enter enemy territory, and he said quickly: "We will definitely live up to your expectations."
After putting down the phone, Sokov couldn't restrain his joy and said to Smirnov: "Comrade Chief of Staff, I want to tell you great news."
"What good news?!" Smirnov was busy arranging the transfer of the headquarters. He really didn't hear the conversation between Sokov and Konev. Seeing Sokov so excited at this moment, he couldn't help but become interested: "Come on and tell me."
"Comrade Marshal said that the 2nd and 6th Tank Armies will be assigned to us soon, so that our combat group and the 52nd Army can quickly push towards the Prut River and enter Romania." Sokov said excitedly: "In this way, we will potentially be the first force to enter enemy territory."
"Comrade Commander, if this is really the case, it means that we will be recorded in the annals of history." Sokov's words made Smirnov as excited as a chicken blood. He lowered his head and looked at the map for a while, then raised his head and said to Sokov: "Comrade Commander, in fact, to enter Romania, you do not necessarily have to forcibly cross the Prut River."
"Oh?!" Sokov asked in surprise: "Is there any shortcut?"
"It's not a shortcut, it's just that the road is shorter." Smirnov pointed to the map and introduced to Sokov: "Comrade Commander, look, this is the city of Wingene in western Moldavia. 85 kilometers to the north is the border between Moldavia and Romania, to be precise, it should be the border between our country and Romania, and we can enter Romanian land from here."
Sokov looked in the direction of Smirnov's finger and said with some surprise: "What, this city is on the left bank of the Prut River?"
"Yes," Smirnov nodded and said, "That's why I said that our troops can enter the Romanian border even without crossing the Prut River."
After Smirnov finished speaking, Sokov began to think in his mind that the first unit to enter Romania would definitely be recorded in history. In order to avoid being robbed of credit by other troops, it is very necessary to speed up the attack.
Smirnov saw Sokov's thoughts and asked tentatively: "Comrade Commander, do you want the troops to speed up the attack so that they can reach Wenger in the shortest time and get ahead of the friendly forces? Entering Romania smoothly?”
"Yes, that's how I think about it." Sokov pointed to the map and said to Smirnov: "Although our troops are closest to the Romanian border, no one can guarantee that accidents will not happen."
"Accident?" Smirnov asked in surprise: "What accident can happen?"
"For example, when our army was advancing towards Wingene, it encountered strong resistance from the German and Romanian troops, which caused the progress to be slow." Sokov explained to the other party: "On the friendly side, the attack was particularly smooth. Even if The distance is further than us, and it is not ruled out that they will reach the Romanian border first.”
"The idea of speeding up the attack is correct." Smirnov said thoughtfully: "But most of the troops are currently running out of ammunition. Before getting supplements from superiors, even if we order the troops Continue to advance westward, but before long, our troops will have to stop advancing due to lack of ammunition.
If we are unlucky and the enemy takes advantage of our lack of ammunition to launch a counterattack, let alone continue the attack, whether we can hold the occupied area is a question. "What, took it down so quickly?" "When Sokov received the report, he was also very surprised that the battle ended so quickly. However, he did not get carried away because of it. Instead, he told Ponedelin and Rumyantsev to be more vigilant to prevent possible attacks by the German army. Fight back.
After assigning tasks to the frontline troops, Smirnov reported to Sokov: "Comrade Commander, Lieutenant General Trofimenko and his headquarters will arrive tonight. Do you want to see if we can change to a spacious one?" place as the new headquarters?"
"Any good recommendations?"
"There is a school two streets away from here." Smirnov said: "I sent people to check. The school's buildings are intact and have not been damaged. It is a large place suitable for us to build a new building." Command."
"Now that you have chosen a place, move there as soon as possible."
Before the headquarters was moved, Sokov felt it was necessary to report the progress here to Konev so that he could be more targeted when formulating the next combat plan.
When Konev listened to Sokov's report, he learned that the two cities of Sokryani and Murovany Kurilivtsi had been connected into a whole, which was equivalent to establishing a city on the right bank of the Dniester River. When he reached the broad and stable landing site, he couldn't help but said excitedly: "Comrade Sokov, you are really great. You have consolidated and expanded the right bank position in such a short period of time. This is very important for our army's next operation. It’s very beneficial.”
"Comrade Marshal, due to the shortage of ammunition in the army, if it cannot be replenished in time, it may be very difficult to continue to advance." In order to persuade Konev to provide him with ammunition, he even took the Yakuda Battalion For example: "For example, a battalion of the 98th Guards Division inadvertently broke into the German defense area. Although the commanders and soldiers were all veterans who had experienced hundreds of battles, due to insufficient ammunition, they could only fight with the enemy with bayonets. . If I hadn’t urgently mobilized several regiments of troops for reinforcements, I’m afraid the battalion would have been abolished.”
Since the outbreak of the war, Konev has almost been commanding large corps in combat, and he naturally understands the consequences if the troops are short of ammunition. He pondered for a moment and said into the microphone: "Comrade Sokov, I will immediately notify the logistics troops and replenish you with some weapons and ammunition first to ensure that the combat effectiveness of the troops is not affected."
"Great, this is really great." Sokov was naturally overjoyed when he heard Konev's statement that he was willing to provide some ammunition to his troops: "As long as the troops have enough ammunition, they are fully capable of continuing. Push deeper into the German defenses to achieve greater results."
Next, Konev felt that it was necessary to inform Sokov of the current war situation so that he could be well aware of it: "Comrade Sokov, our coordinated attack with the 1st Ukrainian Front will push the German army's southern 'Army Group was divided into two parts. Among them, the German 8th Army was cut off from the 1st Tank Army and had to be transferred to Army Group 'A'.
Next, the main force of our front will deal with the German Army Group 'A', cut off the army group's retreat to the other side of the Dniester River, and defeat it in coordination with the Ukrainian Third Front.
At the same time, the 40th Army, which was attacking westward along the left bank of the Dniester River, was ordered to cut off the southward retreat of the enemy's 1st Tank Army, and cooperate with the 1st Ukrainian Front to encircle it near Kamenets-Podolski. .
The 27th and 53rd Army Groups under your command, together with the 52nd Army Group, will launch an offensive from the Transnistria Landing Ground, and together with the 2nd and 6th Tank Army Groups that will be assigned to you by the Front Army, they will rapidly advance towards the Prut River. "
Sokov stared at the map in front of him and listened carefully to Konev's story. After the other party finished speaking, he asked tentatively: "Comrade Marshal, after crossing the Prut River, we are only one step away from the Romanian border. I want to ask, what should we do then? Keep moving forward. Or stay and wait for the next order?"
"It goes without saying, Comrade Sokov." Konev said on the phone: "Of course we will continue to move forward. I hope that the combat group you command will be the first unit to enter the enemy's territory."
"Understood, Comrade Marshal." Sokov was particularly excited when he heard that his troops might become the first troops to enter enemy territory, and he said quickly: "We will definitely live up to your expectations."
After putting down the phone, Sokov couldn't restrain his joy and said to Smirnov: "Comrade Chief of Staff, I want to tell you great news."
"What good news?!" Smirnov was busy arranging the transfer of the headquarters. He really didn't hear the conversation between Sokov and Konev. Seeing Sokov so excited at this moment, he couldn't help but become interested: "Come on and tell me."
"Comrade Marshal said that the 2nd and 6th Tank Armies will be assigned to us soon, so that our combat group and the 52nd Army can quickly push towards the Prut River and enter Romania." Sokov said excitedly: "In this way, we will potentially be the first force to enter enemy territory."
"Comrade Commander, if this is really the case, it means that we will be recorded in the annals of history." Sokov's words made Smirnov as excited as a chicken blood. He lowered his head and looked at the map for a while, then raised his head and said to Sokov: "Comrade Commander, in fact, to enter Romania, you do not necessarily have to forcibly cross the Prut River."
"Oh?!" Sokov asked in surprise: "Is there any shortcut?"
