After receiving the order to march to Chernivtsi, Ponedelin was full of anxiety. If there was only a team group under his command, then the honor of being the first to enter Romania would definitely belong to his troops.
But now the troops advancing towards Chernivtsi at the same time as them include General Bogdanov's 2nd Tank Army. From a certain perspective, the army is stronger. Whether it has a tank corps or several infantry divisions, it is entirely possible for the superiors to let them become the first unit to enter Romania.
When he received a call from Sameko and learned that Sokov planned to let the 41st Guards Division under his command become the first unit to enter Romania, he couldn't help but be overjoyed and said repeatedly: "Thank you, it's really great." Thank you, and please convey the respect to Comrade Commander from all the commanders and fighters of our division."
After putting down the phone, he excitedly said to Sidorin: "Comrade Chief of Staff, the superiors have made a decision to let our division be the first unit to enter Romania. You should start making preparations now to avoid trouble later. Gotta be caught off guard.”
When Sidorin heard the good news, he was naturally overjoyed and said quickly: "Okay, comrade division commander, I will immediately arrange for manpower to conduct reconnaissance in Romania."
At dawn, Ponedelin arrived in Chernivtsi, where he met Bogdanov, commander of the 2nd Tank Army. Although before the war, Bogdanov used to be his subordinate, but now the opponent is a lieutenant general, and he is just a lieutenant colonel, so he took the lead in raising his hand to salute the opponent: "Hello, Bogdanov General Husband, nice to see you here."
When Bogdanov saw his old superior, he couldn't help showing a surprised expression on his face, but he quickly returned to normal. After raising his hand to return the salute, he said politely: "Lieutenant Colonel Ponedelin, I was ordered to come here to strengthen the defense of Chernivtsi. However, the commander did not tell me that you were among the troops stationed here. battle group."
Ponedelin heard the hidden meaning of the other party's words and quickly said to him: "General Bogdanov, my troops will leave soon. You should be responsible for the defense of the city."
"Leaving?!" Bogdanov asked in surprise, "Where are you going?"
"Where else to go, of course, is to cross the border and enter Romania." Ponejelin said with a smile: "The order given to us by our superiors is to quickly establish a reliable landing site on the right bank of the Prut River so that we can As the starting point for the main force’s attack.”
Knowing that Ponejelin's troops would be the first to enter Romania, Bogdanov felt a little disappointed. According to his idea, having not only a tank corps but also several infantry divisions under his command was undoubtedly the best choice. But he never dreamed that Sokov would give this honor to Ponedelin.
But even if he had complaints, Bogdanov's military career of more than ten or twenty years had already made Bogdanov develop the habit of obedience. He asked politely: "Lieutenant Colonel Ponejelin, if there is anything I can do for you, just ask and I will do my best to help you."
"Thank you, General Bogdanov." For Bogdanov's kindness, Ponedelin expressed his gratitude. He even took the initiative to say: "Since your troops have arrived in Chernivtsi , that means that in the near future, all your troops will also enter Romania."
Bogdanov had no doubts about the troops entering Romania. But what bothered him was that his troops were not the first to enter enemy territory. When this period of history is recorded in future history books, only the first troops to enter will be recorded, while the troops that entered later will be directly ignored.
At noon, the dispatched scouts sent intelligence: "A large number of permanent fortifications were discovered close to the border in Romania, and organic Romanian troops were stationed inside. But what is strange is that they did not do anything at all. He is prepared for battle and does not seem to want to fight."
After receiving this information from the scouts, Ponejelin and Sidorin began to discuss: "Comrade Chief of Staff, tell me, what is going on? There are heavy troops deployed in the fortifications, but the other side does not fight at all. preparations, do they feel confident in blocking our army’s attack?”
"It's hard to say, Comrade Division Commander." Sidorin scratched the back of his head and said, "What I saw from the scout's report is that the Romanians are ready to abandon their position and retreat at any time."
Regarding Sidorin's speculation, Ponejelin felt that it was still possible. After all, along the way, he had encountered many situations where the Romanian army had withdrawn without a fight. Among other things, Chernivtsi, where they are currently stationed, was voluntarily abandoned by the Romanians.
Seeing Ponedelin walking back and forth in the room with his hands behind his back, Sidorin suggested to him: "Comrade Commander, I have a bold suggestion."
Ponejelin stopped, looked at Sidorin and asked, "What's your suggestion?"
"We can send a vanguard group into Romania and see how the Romanian army reacts."
"I think we can give it a try." Ponejelin felt that since the Romanian army had no fighting spirit, even if he only sent a regiment into the other country's territory, it probably wouldn't cause much reaction, so he simply agreed with the Romanian army. Dolin's suggestion: "I think this task can be given to Colonel Papuchenko's 122nd Regiment."
After receiving the order, Papuchenko did not dare to neglect and quickly gathered his troops to prepare for departure. However, the deputy regiment commander, Lieutenant Colonel Victor, suggested to Papuchenko: "Commander, judging from the current situation, the Romanian army over there has no intention of fighting. I think it is better to send a company to explore the way first. . I wonder what you think?"
"I think it's okay." Papuchenko agreed with the plan proposed by Victor: "I just want to send a reconnaissance company to enter Romania on motorcycles and see what the reactions of the defenders along the way are." After receiving the order to march to Chernivtsi, Ponedelin was full of anxiety. If there was only a team group under his command, then the honor of being the first to enter Romania would definitely belong to his troops.
But now the troops advancing towards Chernivtsi at the same time as them include General Bogdanov's 2nd Tank Army. From a certain perspective, the army is stronger. Whether it has a tank corps or several infantry divisions, it is entirely possible for the superiors to let them become the first unit to enter Romania.
When he received a call from Sameko and learned that Sokov planned to let the 41st Guards Division under his command become the first unit to enter Romania, he couldn't help but be overjoyed and said repeatedly: "Thank you, it's really great." Thank you, and please convey the respect to Comrade Commander from all the commanders and fighters of our division."
After putting down the phone, he excitedly said to Sidorin: "Comrade Chief of Staff, the superiors have made a decision to let our division be the first unit to enter Romania. You should start making preparations now to avoid trouble later. Gotta be caught off guard.”
When Sidorin heard the good news, he was naturally overjoyed and said quickly: "Okay, comrade division commander, I will immediately arrange for manpower to conduct reconnaissance in Romania."
At dawn, Ponedelin arrived in Chernivtsi, where he met Bogdanov, commander of the 2nd Tank Army. Although before the war, Bogdanov used to be his subordinate, but now the opponent is a lieutenant general, and he is just a lieutenant colonel, so he took the lead in raising his hand to salute the opponent: "Hello, Bogdanov General Husband, nice to see you here."
When Bogdanov saw his old superior, he couldn't help showing a surprised expression on his face, but he quickly returned to normal. After raising his hand to return the salute, he said politely: "Lieutenant Colonel Ponedelin, I was ordered to come here to strengthen the defense of Chernivtsi. However, the commander did not tell me that you were among the troops stationed here. battle group."
Ponedelin heard the hidden meaning of the other party's words and quickly said to him: "General Bogdanov, my troops will leave soon. You should be responsible for the defense of the city."
"Leaving?!" Bogdanov asked in surprise, "Where are you going?"
"Where else to go, of course, is to cross the border and enter Romania." Ponejelin said with a smile: "The order given to us by our superiors is to quickly establish a reliable landing site on the right bank of the Prut River so that we can As the starting point for the main force’s attack.”
Knowing that Ponejelin's troops would be the first to enter Romania, Bogdanov felt a little disappointed. According to his idea, having not only a tank corps but also several infantry divisions under his command was undoubtedly the best choice. But he never dreamed that Sokov would give this honor to Ponedelin.
But even if he had complaints, Bogdanov's military career of more than ten or twenty years had already made Bogdanov develop the habit of obedience. He asked politely: "Lieutenant Colonel Ponejelin, if there is anything I can do for you, just ask and I will do my best to help you."
"Thank you, General Bogdanov." For Bogdanov's kindness, Ponedelin expressed his gratitude. He even took the initiative to say: "Since your troops have arrived in Chernivtsi , that means that in the near future, all your troops will also enter Romania."
Bogdanov had no doubts about the troops entering Romania. But what bothered him was that his troops were not the first to enter enemy territory. When this period of history is recorded in future history books, only the first troops to enter will be recorded, while the troops that entered later will be directly ignored.
At noon, the dispatched scouts sent intelligence: "A large number of permanent fortifications were discovered close to the border in Romania, and organic Romanian troops were stationed inside. But what is strange is that they did not do anything at all. He is prepared for battle and does not seem to want to fight."
After receiving this information from the scouts, Ponejelin and Sidorin began to discuss: "Comrade Chief of Staff, tell me, what is going on? There are heavy troops deployed in the fortifications, but the other side does not fight at all. preparations, do they feel confident in blocking our army’s attack?”
"It's hard to say, Comrade Division Commander." Sidorin scratched the back of his head and said, "What I saw from the scout's report is that the Romanians are ready to abandon their position and retreat at any time."
Regarding Sidorin's speculation, Ponejelin felt that it was still possible. After all, along the way, he had encountered many situations where the Romanian army had withdrawn without a fight. Among other things, Chernivtsi, where they are currently stationed, was voluntarily abandoned by the Romanians.
Seeing Ponedelin walking back and forth in the room with his hands behind his back, Sidorin suggested to him: "Comrade Commander, I have a bold suggestion."
Ponejelin stopped, looked at Sidorin and asked, "What's your suggestion?"
"We can send a vanguard group into Romania and see how the Romanian army reacts."
"I think we can give it a try." Ponejelin felt that since the Romanian army had no fighting spirit, even if he only sent a regiment into the other country's territory, it probably wouldn't cause much reaction, so he simply agreed with the Romanian army. Dolin's suggestion: "I think this task can be given to Colonel Papuchenko's 122nd Regiment."
After receiving the order, Papuchenko did not dare to neglect and quickly gathered his troops to prepare for departure. However, the deputy regiment commander, Lieutenant Colonel Victor, suggested to Papuchenko: "Commander, judging from the current situation, the Romanian army over there has no intention of fighting. I think it is better to send a company to explore the way first. . I wonder what you think?"
"I think it's okay." Papuchenko agreed with the plan proposed by Victor: "I just want to send a reconnaissance company to enter Romania on motorcycles and see what the reactions of the defenders along the way are." After receiving the order to march to Chernivtsi, Ponedelin was full of anxiety. If there was only a team group under his command, then the honor of being the first to enter Romania would definitely belong to his troops.
But now the troops advancing towards Chernivtsi at the same time as them include General Bogdanov's 2nd Tank Army. From a certain perspective, the army is stronger. Whether it has a tank corps or several infantry divisions, it is entirely possible for the superiors to let them become the first unit to enter Romania.
When he received a call from Sameko and learned that Sokov planned to let the 41st Guards Division under his command become the first unit to enter Romania, he couldn't help but be overjoyed and said repeatedly: "Thank you, it's really great." Thank you, and please convey the respect to Comrade Commander from all the commanders and fighters of our division."
At dawn, Ponedelin arrived in Chernivtsi, where he met Bogdanov, commander of the 2nd Tank Army. Although before the war, Bogdanov used to be his subordinate, but now the opponent is a lieutenant general, and he is just a lieutenant colonel, so he took the lead in raising his hand to salute the opponent: "Hello, Bogdanov General Husband, nice to see you here."
When Bogdanov saw his old superior, he couldn't help showing a surprised expression on his face, but he quickly returned to normal. After raising his hand in return, he said politely: "Lieutenant Colonel Ponedelin, I was ordered to come here to strengthen the defense of Chernivtsi. However, the commander did not tell me that you are among the troops stationed here. battle group."
