"I think the ammunition and fuel can be concentrated and handed over to General Chuvashov's 98th Guards Division." Trofimenko looked at Sokov and said: "I think it is completely possible with the capabilities of this division. Up to the task.”
In fact, the best choice in Sokov's mind is Chuvashov's 98th Guards Division. After all, this is one of his old units. There are many veterans in the division and its combat effectiveness is also very strong. However, this matter was raised by Trofimenko, which is somewhat suspected of being self-serving for public benefit. After all, the division is affiliated with the 27th Army.
Sokov turned his attention to Samyko: "Comrade Chief of Staff, what do you think?"
Seeing that Sokov was noncommittal to Trofimenko's proposal, Samyko was not sure whether the other party agreed or not, and for a moment he didn't know how to answer.
"Why don't you speak, Comrade Samyko." Seeing Samyko's delay in speaking, Sokov asked strangely: "As the chief of staff of the combat group, isn't it because you express your own opinions on this matter? "
Knowing that he could no longer remain silent, Samyko decided to take a gamble. He straightened his back and said: "I agree with General Trofimenko's proposal. All the ammunition and fuel collected should be given to the Guards Division." Used by the 98th Division. You must know that this division’s combat effectiveness is among the best in the 27th Group Army’s combat sequence.”
Seeing that Samyko and Trofimenko agreed, Sokov nodded, and then told Samyko: "Since you think so too, call Lieutenant Colonel Ponedelin immediately and ask him Carry out this order."
Ponejelin received a call from Samyko and learned that the ammunition and fuel of the three divisions were to be collected and handed over to the 98th Guards Division. He couldn't help but said anxiously: "Comrade Chief of Staff, please give the ammunition and fuel to the 98th Guards Division." Leave them all to the 98th Guards Division, so that won't be a problem. I would like to ask, when will the superiors replenish us with new ammunition and fuel?"
Perhaps because he was worried that Samek would not care about what he said, he specifically added: "We handed over the existing ammunition and fuel to the 98th Guards Division, which is equivalent to disarming ourselves. If the Germans get the information, If you launch an attack on us at this time, you can probably guess what will happen to us even if I don't tell you."
Sokov was next to Samyko and heard the question asked by Ponedelin. He knew very well that if he didn't explain the situation, it might cause unnecessary panic, so he took the microphone from Samyko's hand: "Lieutenant Colonel Ponedelin? I am Sokov!"
Upon hearing that the caller had been replaced by Sokov, Ponedelin's mood stabilized slightly. He repeated what he had just said: "Comrade Commander, you should be very clear that if our troops run out of ammunition and Fuel will become a lamb to be slaughtered. Once the German army attacks us, the only thing we can do is to abandon our position and move to a safe area."
"Lieutenant Colonel Ponejelin, do you believe me?"
To Sokov's question, Ponedelin replied without hesitation: "Of course I believe it."
"Since you believe me, I can tell you responsibly that you will be able to get new supplies by this evening at the latest." Sokov said: "The railway line linking our defense area from the rear has been repaired and opened to traffic. Yes, the materials supplied to us by our superiors are now coming towards us."
Now that Sokov had made a promise, Ponedelin naturally didn't hesitate. After putting down the phone, he invited the other two division commanders to his headquarters.
After the two of them arrived, he first said to Shechtman: "Comrade Colonel, I just received a call from the headquarters, asking our two divisions to collect the ammunition and fuel in their hands, and then hand it over to Chuvasao For use by Colonel Husband’s troops.”
After listening to Ponijelin's instructions, the two of them couldn't help but be stunned.
After a while, Chuvasov asked tentatively: "Comrade Lieutenant Colonel, I would like to ask, have the superiors assigned any combat tasks to our division?"
"Comrade General, please take a look." Ponedelin placed the map in front of Chuvashov and said to him: "The troops of the 2nd Tank Army have occupied Khoktin and are preparing to advance towards Chernivtsi. . The headquarters is ready to concentrate the ammunition and fuel of our group to support your march towards Novoselica."
"Novoselica is less than 100 kilometers away from Chernivtsi, which we want to liberate. If you act quickly, you may be able to get ahead of General Bogdanov's troops and successfully enter Romania. "
After Chuvashov figured out what was going on, he naturally would not let friendly forces enter Romania first. You know, which army wants to enter the enemy's land, this is a major event that can be recorded in history. As a soldier who deeply loves honor, how could he let go of such an important opportunity?
"Comrade Lieutenant Colonel," Chuvashov assured Ponedelin: "Please tell the commander that our troops will definitely be able to enter Romania ahead of the friendly forces."
Since there was still a distance of almost 100 kilometers from the defense area to the starting point of the attack, Chuvashov asked Ponedelin: "Comrade Lieutenant Colonel, can you get us enough transport vehicles? You know, more than a hundred If our soldiers were allowed to march on foot, it would probably take two days to cover the kilometer distance."
"This is easy to handle. I will immediately call Comrade Commander and ask him to provide you with enough transport vehicles so that you can quickly deliver the troops to the starting point of the attack in the shortest possible time." A request made to Chuvashov , Ponejelin agreed readily: "I believe he will agree."
What happened next was just as Ponejelin expected. When Sokov learned that the 98th Guards Division planned to take a car to the starting point of the attack, he personally called the logistics director of the group army and asked him to prepare two hundred trucks for the commanders and fighters of the 98th Guards Division to transport weapons. Equipment and supplies.
Although there were two hundred trucks, only one-third of the commanders and fighters of the 98th Guards Division were in the vehicles, and the remaining people had to march on foot towards the designated location. "I think the ammunition and fuel can be concentrated and handed over to General Chuvashov's 98th Guards Division." Trofimenko looked at Sokov and said: "I think it is completely possible with the capabilities of this division. Up to the task.”
In fact, the best choice in Sokov's mind is Chuvashov's 98th Guards Division. After all, this is one of his old units. There are many veterans in the division and its combat effectiveness is also very strong. However, this matter was raised by Trofimenko, which is somewhat suspected of being self-serving for public benefit. After all, the division is affiliated with the 27th Army.
Sokov turned his attention to Samyko: "Comrade Chief of Staff, what do you think?"
Seeing that Sokov was noncommittal to Trofimenko's proposal, Samyko was not sure whether the other party agreed or not, and for a moment he didn't know how to answer.
"Why don't you speak, Comrade Samyko." Seeing Samyko's delay in speaking, Sokov asked strangely: "As the chief of staff of the combat group, isn't it because you express your own opinions on this matter? "
Knowing that he could no longer remain silent, Samyko decided to take a gamble. He straightened his back and said: "I agree with General Trofimenko's proposal. All the ammunition and fuel collected should be given to the Guards Division." Used by the 98th Division. You must know that this division’s combat effectiveness is among the best in the 27th Group Army’s combat sequence.”
Seeing that Samyko and Trofimenko agreed, Sokov nodded, and then told Samyko: "Since you think so too, call Lieutenant Colonel Ponedelin immediately and ask him Carry out this order."
Ponjelin received a call from Samyko and learned that the ammunition and fuel of the three divisions would be collected and handed over to the 98th Guards Division. He couldn't help but said anxiously: "Comrade Chief of Staff, please give the ammunition and fuel to the 98th Guards Division." Leave them all to the 98th Guards Division, so that won't be a problem. I would like to ask, when will the superiors replenish us with new ammunition and fuel?"
Perhaps because he was worried that Samek would not care about what he said, he specifically added: "We handed over the existing ammunition and fuel to the 98th Guards Division, which is equivalent to disarming ourselves. If the Germans get the information, If we attack us at this time, you can probably guess what our outcome will be, even if I don’t tell you.”
Sokov was next to Samyko and heard Ponedelin's question. He knew very well that if he didn't explain the situation, he might cause unnecessary panic, so he took the microphone from Samyko's hand: "Lieutenant Colonel Ponedelin? I am Sokov!"
Upon hearing that the caller was changed to Sokov, Ponedelin's mood stabilized slightly. He repeated what he had just said: "Comrade Commander, you should be very clear that if our troops run out of ammunition and Fuel will become a lamb to be slaughtered. Once the German army attacks us, the only thing we can do is to abandon our position and move to a safe area."
"Lieutenant Colonel Ponejelin, do you believe me?"
To Sokov's question, Ponedelin replied without hesitation: "Of course I believe it."
"Since you believe me, I can tell you responsibly that you will be able to get new supplies by this evening at the latest." Sokov said: "The railway line linking our defense area from the rear has been repaired and opened to traffic. Yes, the materials supplied to us by our superiors are now coming towards us."
Now that Sokov had made a promise, Ponedelin naturally didn't hesitate. After putting down the phone, he invited the other two division commanders to his headquarters.
After the two of them arrived, he first said to Shechtman: "Comrade Colonel, I just received a call from the headquarters, asking our two divisions to collect the ammunition and fuel in their hands, and then hand it over to Chuvasao For use by Colonel Husband’s troops.”
After listening to Ponijelin's instructions, the two of them couldn't help but be stunned.
After a while, Chuvasov asked tentatively: "Comrade Lieutenant Colonel, I would like to ask, have the superiors assigned any combat tasks to our division?"
"Comrade General, please take a look." Ponedelin placed the map in front of Chuvashov and said to him: "The troops of the 2nd Tank Army have occupied Khoktin and are preparing to advance towards Chernivtsi. . The headquarters is ready to concentrate the ammunition and fuel of our group to support your march towards Novoselica."
"Novoselica is less than 100 kilometers away from Chernivtsi, which we want to liberate. If you act quickly, you may be able to get ahead of General Bogdanov's troops and successfully enter Romania. "
After Chuvashov figured out what was going on, he naturally would not let friendly forces enter Romania first. You know, which army wants to enter the enemy's land, this is a major event that can be recorded in history. As a soldier who deeply loves honor, how could he let go of such an important opportunity?
"Comrade Lieutenant Colonel," Chuvashov assured Ponedelin: "Please tell the commander that our troops will definitely be able to enter Romania ahead of the friendly forces."
Since there was still a distance of almost 100 kilometers from the defense area to the starting point of the attack, Chuvashov asked Ponedelin: "Comrade Lieutenant Colonel, can you get us enough transport vehicles? You know, more than a hundred If our soldiers were allowed to march on foot, it would probably take two days to cover the kilometer distance."
"This is easy to handle. I will immediately call Comrade Commander and ask him to provide you with enough transport vehicles so that you can quickly deliver the troops to the starting point of the attack in the shortest possible time." A request made to Chuvashov , Ponejelin agreed readily: "I believe he will agree."
What happened next was just as Ponejelin expected. When Sokov learned that the 98th Guards Division planned to take a car to the starting point of the attack, he personally called the logistics director of the group army and asked him to prepare two hundred trucks for the commanders and fighters of the 98th Guards Division to transport weapons. Equipment and supplies.
Although there were two hundred trucks, only one-third of the commanders and fighters of the 98th Guards Division were in the vehicles, and the remaining people had to march on foot towards the designated location. "I think the ammunition and fuel can be concentrated and handed over to General Chuvashov's 98th Guards Division." Trofimenko looked at Sokov and said: "I think it is completely possible with the capabilities of this division. Up to the task.”
In fact, the best choice in Sokov's mind is Chuvashov's 98th Guards Division. After all, this is one of his old units. There are many veterans in the division and its combat effectiveness is also very strong. However, this matter was raised by Trofimenko, which is somewhat suspected of being self-serving for public benefit. After all, the division is affiliated with the 27th Army.
Seeing that Sokov was noncommittal to Trofimenko's proposal, Samyko was not sure whether the other party agreed or not, and for a moment he didn't know how to answer.
"Why don't you speak, Comrade Samyko." Seeing Samyko's delay in speaking, Sokov asked strangely: "As the chief of staff of the combat group, isn't it because you express your own opinions on this matter? "
Knowing that he could no longer remain silent, Samyko decided to take a gamble. He straightened his back and said: "I agree with General Trofimenko's proposal. All the ammunition and fuel collected should be given to the Guards Division." Used by the 98th Division. You must know that this division’s combat effectiveness is among the best in the 27th Group Army’s combat sequence.”
Ponejelin received a call from Samyko and learned that the ammunition and fuel of the three divisions were to be collected and handed over to the 98th Guards Division. He couldn't help but said anxiously: "Comrade Chief of Staff, please give the ammunition and fuel to the 98th Guards Division." Leave them all to the 98th Guards Division, so that won't be a problem. I would like to ask, when will the superiors replenish us with new ammunition and fuel?"
