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Lyudmila and Vasily were waiting outside the headquarters. Not long after Koshkin left, the two of them followed him in. When they entered the headquarters, they were greeted with a burst of applause. Looking at the dense crowd of people in the room, even though Lyudmila and Vasily had seen many big scenes, they couldn't help but feel a little timid at this moment.
After the applause stopped, Sokov stepped forward and shook hands with the two of them one by one, smiled and said to them: "Well done, Lyuda, Vasily, you are all well done. This is what I want to say to you. "
After speaking, he took a step back, shook his head at Gorokhov who was standing next to him, and said: "Comrade Military Commissar, it's your turn."
Gorokhov nodded, walked in front of the two men, and said with a smile: "Major Lyudmila, Major Vasily, in view of your outstanding performance during this period, the Combat Group Headquarters has decided to award you with The decision of two men of the Order of the Red Banner.”
He made a gesture, and a political worker standing not far away quickly stepped forward and handed over two red silk boxes in his hand. Gorokhov took the box, put one in the hands of Lyudmila and Vasily, and said: "Take it, this is your honor!"
After Lyudmila and Vasily received the medal box, they straightened their backs, raised their chins slightly, and said loudly: "Serve the Soviet Motherland!"
Gorokhov looked at the Gold Star medals on the chests of the two men, nodded, and said with a smile: "It can be seen that the two of you have served quite well. You know, this Gold Star medal even counts for some commanders with outstanding military exploits. None." After saying this, he instinctively turned his head and glanced at Sokov.
Sokov naturally understood the hidden meaning of Gorokhov's words and the ulterior glance. Yes, he is a commander with outstanding military exploits, but what is regrettable is that although there are three medals hanging on his chest, none of them is a Gold Star medal, let alone the title of Hero of the Soviet Union, which symbolizes the highest honor.
After the simple investiture ceremony, Sokov introduced the members of the condolences group to Lyudmila and Vasily. Even though the consolation group was full of important people, when they saw Lyudmila and Vasily, it was as if they were seeing their idols, and they acted very enthusiastically, leaving the two of them a little overwhelmed.
After treating the members of the consolation group to a lunch at noon, Sokov sent someone to escort them out of Otac.
After doing all this, Sokov seemed to have been drained of all his strength. He fell weakly on the chair and looked at Samyko who was sitting opposite: "Comrade Chief of Staff, do you have any latest battle report today?" ?”
"Yes, Comrade Commander." After listening to Sokov's question, Samyko picked up the battle report and continued to report to him: "General Ponedelin reported that his troops have captured two cities. In the liberated city During the process, we did not encounter much resistance.”
"Oh, the two cities of Storozhnets and Giliboka were captured?" Sokov was very surprised to learn that Ponedelin's troops easily captured the two cities. He originally thought that to capture the cities, at least it would take It took two or three days and huge casualties, but I didn't expect to win it so easily: "What are the casualties of the troops?"
"The casualties of the 98th Guards Division and the 254th Infantry Division that attacked the city did not exceed a hundred people." After Sameko reported this data, he couldn't help but said with some complacency: "It seems that the Romanian army has no combat effectiveness at all, otherwise we would The army will not be able to capture two cities so easily."
But Sokov's view was different from Samyko's. He was deeply afraid that the other party would be proud of underestimating the enemy, so he quickly reminded him: "Comrade Chief of Staff, I think you are wrong. The reason why our army is The reason why these two cities were able to be liberated so easily was not because the Romanian army had no combat effectiveness, but because they did not want to fight our army, so the offensive forces could easily liberate the cities without suffering huge casualties.
You know, the combat effectiveness of the Romanian army cannot be underestimated. In the early days of the Great Patriotic War, our army in Ukraine was defeated by them many times. I think if we meet the kind of Romanians who are determined to follow the Germans, there will probably be a fierce battle. "
Sokov picked up the tea on the table and took a sip, then asked: "Did General Bogdanov's troops drive the enemy away from the vicinity of Chernivtsi?"
"Already driven away." Sameko nodded and said: "According to his report, the enemy's rear seemed to have been hit. The enemy who was fighting them was not interested in fighting, leaving a small number of troops behind, and hurriedly evacuated Chelre. Novtse region.”
When Sokov heard this, he naturally understood what was going on: "It seems that the troops of the First Front commanded by Marshal Zhukov are launching a powerful offensive against the heavy German army group in the Vinnytsia area. The enemy is already recruiting Unable to stand it any longer, we hurriedly transferred the troops near Chernivtsi."
"Since Marshal Zhukov has launched an offensive against the heavy German army in the Vinnitsa area, can we also transfer General Bogdanov's 2nd Tank Army into Romania?"
"No need for the time being." Sokov waved his hand and rejected Sameko's proposal: "I think it is better to let the 2nd Tank Army continue to stay in the existing area. We can move the 27th Army's troops stationed nearby and move two divisions in. Within Romania.”
Trofimenko was sitting next to him silently, but when he heard that Sokov planned to mobilize his troops into Romania, he suddenly became interested: "Comrade Commander, how about I take charge of this matter? I will do it in In the shortest possible time, two to three infantry divisions and one tank brigade will be mobilized into Romania."
Although Sokov can also command the troops of the 27th Army, Trofimenko is now the commander of the Army anyway. If he takes over the command, he will inevitably have conflicts with him, which will not be conducive to the next step. combat operations. So when Trofimenko took the initiative to ask for help, he readily agreed: "Okay, Comrade Deputy Commander, then I'll leave this matter to you."
Just after handing over the task, the phone on the table rang. Sokov picked up the phone and put it to his ear: "I'm Sokov!"
Konev's voice soon came from the receiver: "Comrade Sokov, this is Konev. How is it? Has the condolence group that went to your place left?"
"Already left, Comrade Marshal." Sokov knew that Konev's call must be about the old man. Before he could ask again, he took the initiative and said: "I arranged for the old man to leave with the condolences group. Don't worry. , he is in great health now and will definitely be able to return to Moscow safely."
Seeing that Sokov guessed his intention, Konev smiled and nodded, and then changed the topic to combat: "How is the situation there?"
"Comrade Marshal, I am preparing to report to you." Sokov said into the microphone: "General Ponedelin's troops took active actions in Romania and liberated Storozhne at a very small cost. The two cities of Cis and Giliboca expanded the area controlled by our army in Romania."
"Well, good job." Sokov's report surprised Konev, and he then asked: "What's the situation like with General Bogdanov?"
"The enemies who attacked Chernivtsi have been completely defeated by General Bogdanov's troops. They should not approach Chernivtsi again in a short period of time."
But Konev was obviously not satisfied with Sokov's answer. He asked: "Comrade Sokov, why are you so sure that the Germans will not return to Chernivtsi?" Lyudmila and Vasily was waiting outside the headquarters. Not long after Koshkin left, the two of them followed him in. When they entered the headquarters, they were greeted with a burst of applause. Looking at the dense crowd of people in the room, even though Lyudmila and Vasily had seen many big scenes, they couldn't help but feel a little timid at this moment.
After the applause stopped, Sokov stepped forward and shook hands with the two of them one by one, smiled and said to them: "Well done, Lyuda, Vasily, you are all well done. This is what I want to say to you. "
After speaking, he took a step back, shook his head at Gorokhov who was standing next to him, and said: "Comrade Military Commissar, it's your turn."
Gorokhov nodded, walked in front of the two men, and said with a smile: "Major Lyudmila, Major Vasily, in view of your outstanding performance during this period, the Combat Group Headquarters has decided to award you with The decision of two men of the Order of the Red Banner.”
He made a gesture, and a political worker standing not far away quickly stepped forward and handed over two red silk boxes in his hand. Gorokhov took the box, put one in the hands of Lyudmila and Vasily, and said: "Take it, this is your honor!"
Gorokhov looked at the Gold Star medals on the chests of the two men, nodded, and said with a smile: "It can be seen that the two of you have served quite well. You know, this Gold Star medal even counts for some commanders with outstanding military exploits. None." After saying this, he instinctively turned his head and glanced at Sokov.
Sokov naturally understood the hidden meaning of Gorokhov's words and the ulterior glance. Yes, he is a commander with outstanding military exploits, but what is regrettable is that although there are three medals hanging on his chest, none of them is a Gold Star medal, let alone the title of Hero of the Soviet Union, which symbolizes the highest honor.
After the simple investiture ceremony, Sokov introduced the members of the condolences group to Lyudmila and Vasily. Even though the consolation group was full of important people, when they saw Lyudmila and Vasily, it was as if they were seeing their idols, and they acted very enthusiastically, leaving the two of them a little overwhelmed.
After treating the members of the consolation group to a lunch at noon, Sokov sent someone to escort them out of Otac.
After doing all this, Sokov seemed to have been drained of all his strength. He fell weakly on the chair and looked at Samyko who was sitting opposite: "Comrade Chief of Staff, do you have any latest battle report today?" ?”
"Yes, Comrade Commander." After listening to Sokov's question, Samyko picked up the battle report and continued to report to him: "General Ponedelin reported that his troops have captured two cities. In the liberated city During the process, we did not encounter much resistance.”
"Oh, the two cities of Storozhnets and Giliboka were captured?" Sokov was very surprised to learn that Ponedelin's troops easily captured the two cities. He originally thought that to capture the cities, at least it would take It took two or three days and huge casualties, but I didn't expect to win it so easily: "What are the casualties of the troops?"
"The casualties of the 98th Guards Division and the 254th Infantry Division that attacked the city did not exceed a hundred people." After Sameko reported this data, he couldn't help but said with some complacency: "It seems that the Romanian army has no combat effectiveness at all, otherwise we would The army will not be able to capture two cities so easily."
But Sokov's view was different from Samyko's. He was deeply afraid that the other party would be proud of underestimating the enemy, so he quickly reminded him: "Comrade Chief of Staff, I think you are wrong. The reason why our army is The reason why these two cities were able to be liberated so easily was not because the Romanian army had no combat effectiveness, but because they did not want to fight our army, so the offensive forces could easily liberate the cities without suffering huge casualties.
You know, the combat effectiveness of the Romanian army cannot be underestimated. In the early days of the Great Patriotic War, our army in Ukraine was defeated by them many times. I think if we meet the kind of Romanians who are determined to follow the Germans, there will probably be a fierce battle. "
Sokov picked up the tea on the table and took a sip, then asked: "Did General Bogdanov's troops drive the enemy away from the vicinity of Chernivtsi?"
"Already driven away." Sameko nodded and said: "According to his report, the enemy's rear seemed to have been hit. The enemy who was fighting them was not interested in fighting, leaving a small number of troops behind, and hurriedly evacuated Chelre. Novtse region.”
When Sokov heard this, he naturally understood what was going on: "It seems that the troops of the First Front Army commanded by Marshal Zhukov are launching a powerful offensive against the heavy German army group in the Vinnytsia area. The enemy is already recruiting Unable to stand it any longer, we hurriedly transferred the troops near Chernivtsi."
"Since Marshal Zhukov has launched an offensive against the heavy German army in the Vinnitsa area, can we also transfer General Bogdanov's 2nd Tank Army into Romania?"
"No need for the time being." Sokov waved his hand and rejected Sameko's proposal: "I think it is better to let the 2nd Tank Army continue to stay in the existing area. We can move the 27th Army's troops stationed nearby and move two divisions in. Within Romania.”
Trofimenko was sitting next to him silently, but when he heard that Sokov planned to mobilize his troops into Romania, he suddenly became interested: "Comrade Commander, how about I take charge of this matter? I will do it in In the shortest possible time, two to three infantry divisions and one tank brigade will be mobilized into Romania."
Although Sokov can also command the troops of the 27th Army, Trofimenko is now the commander of the Army anyway. If he takes over the command, he will inevitably have conflicts with him, which will not be conducive to the next step. combat operations. So when Trofimenko took the initiative to ask for help, he readily agreed: "Okay, Comrade Deputy Commander, then I'll leave this matter to you."
