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When Zakharov received the call from Sokov, he thought the other party was reporting on the progress of the troops, so he asked directly: "Comrade Sokov, how many troops of your combat group have entered Romania?"
Upon hearing this, Sokov immediately understood that Zakharov had misunderstood, and quickly explained to him: "Comrade Chief of Staff of the Front Army, I called you for another matter."
"Something else?" Zaharov asked in surprise, "What is it?"
"The Romanian 18th Infantry Division stationed in the city of Otac sent someone to contact me not long ago. They want to fight alongside us."
"Fight alongside you?" Zakharov was a little confused by Sokov's statement, so he asked, "What do you mean?"
"What General Antonetta means is that he hopes to send troops to fight with our army against the German invaders." Sokov said into the microphone: "I think this matter is of great importance and it is necessary to report to the front army headquarters in advance."
After hearing this, Zakharov was silent for a while, and then said: "Comrade Sokov, you are right, this matter is of great importance, and I cannot make a decision. Just wait a moment, I will report this matter to the department immediately." Marshal Nev reports."
Not long after, Konev's voice came from the receiver: "Comrade Sokov, what is going on? How can the Romanians remember to fight alongside you?"
In response to Konev's question, Sokov thought for a moment and replied: "Comrade Marshal, I think it may be that they saw that the German defeat was inevitable. In order not to be implicated by the Germans, they It’s time to choose a side.”
"Do you think they really want to fight alongside us?" Konev continued to ask.
"It's hard to say," Sokov replied cautiously: "The reason why the Romanians made this request may be that they saw that the Germans could no longer suppress them, so they tried to resist and see what the result would be. If the Germans' strength If they are not as good as our army, they will definitely fall over to us."
"But if they find that our army's strength is no more than this, they will still choose to cooperate with the Germans." Before Sokov could finish speaking, Konev rushed to say: "Comrade Sokov, I am right. Bar?"
"Yes, Comrade Marshal, the possibility you mentioned completely exists."
"Then what did you think about it?"
"Comrade Marshal, I plan to deploy two divisions to assist the 52nd Army in breaking through the defense lines of the German and Romanian coalition forces." Sokov said cautiously: "The troops of the Romanian 18th Infantry Division will cooperate with these two divisions. "
"Comrade Sokov, I don't think it is safe if the entire division of the Romanian Army is allowed to participate in the battle." Konev directly raised his concerns to Sokov: "If they defect in front of the battle, I am afraid it will cost our army A heavy price to pay.”
"Comrade Marshal, this is what I think about." Sokov explained: "Actually, I only plan to integrate the 52nd regiment of the division into our army's combat order and participate in the next combat operations. The commander of this regiment is Wu Colonel Drea has always been very friendly to our army, and I believe that with him here, he will be able to control the troops and avoid the situation we are worried about."
Knowing that Sokov only planned to accommodate one regiment of Romanian troops to participate in the war, Konev felt much more at ease. I thought that there were only two thousand people in a regiment. Even if they were bewitched by the Germans on the battlefield and defected, the impact on our army would be limited. Thinking of this, he said into the microphone: "Comrade Sokov, I agree with your deployment. Let the 52nd Regiment of the Romanian Army participate in this battle."
Now that Konev has agreed to let the Romanian army participate in the battle, Sokov feels much more at ease. Even if someone makes irresponsible remarks and wants to cause trouble for him in the future, Konev will come forward to help him solve it.
Sokov called Stilitz, the commander of the 116th Division, and planned to explain a few words to him personally.
When Stilitz heard his chief of staff say that Sokov called him, he thought the chief of staff was joking, and said with some displeasure: "Comrade chief of staff, this is not the time for joking, so stop teasing me. How could Comrade Commander bypass the Corps Commander and call me directly?"
Seeing that Stilitz didn't believe it, the chief of staff suddenly became anxious: "Comrade division commander, how could I joke with you about such an important matter? It's really a call from the commander."
Stilitz took the phone from the chief of staff, put it to his ear and said, "I'm Stilitz."
"Hello, Colonel Stilitz!" Sokov said into the microphone: "I am Sokov."
Stilitz had dealt with Sokov more than once, so he could naturally recognize his voice, and he quickly said respectfully: "Hello, Comrade Commander, do you have any instructions?"
"Has the commander of the army, General Melekhov, explained the combat missions of your division to you?"
"Yes, Comrade Commander." Stilitz replied respectfully: "According to the strength of the headquarters, our division will, together with the 130th Infantry Division, launch an attack from the side and rear of the German troops blocking the advance of the 52nd Group Army. We cannot help each other to help friendly forces break through the German defense lines."
"Yes, you recorded the combat orders very clearly." After praising the other party, Sokov got back to the subject: "I called you because of an important matter. I plan to temporarily assign a unit to your command. , and participated in the offensive operations against the German army."
Hearing that Sokov planned to place an army under his command, Stilitz felt ecstatic and asked quickly: "Which new Guards is this?"
According to his idea, Sokov sent troops to him at this time to participate in the next attack, which shows that the strength of this troops is not weak. As for the troops that are not weak in strength, now broken down, there are only various Guards divisions.
Unexpectedly, Sokov's answer was beyond his expectation: "I'm sorry, Colonel Stilitz, my answer may disappoint you. The troops under your command this time are not the Guards. , not even a unit of our army, but the 52nd Infantry Regiment of the Romanian Army."
"What, Romanian troops?" Stilitz heard what Sokov said and instinctively replied: "Comrade Commander, I have no interest in fighting side by side with the Romanian army." Zakharov received a call from Sokov When the call came, I thought the other party was reporting on the progress of the troops, so I asked directly: "Comrade Sokov, how many troops of your combat group have entered Romania?"
Upon hearing this, Sokov immediately understood that Zakharov had misunderstood, and quickly explained to him: "Comrade Chief of Staff of the Front Army, I called you for another matter."
"Something else?" Zaharov asked in surprise, "What is it?"
"The Romanian 18th Infantry Division stationed in the city of Otac sent someone to contact me not long ago. They want to fight alongside us."
"Fight alongside you?" Zakharov was a little confused by Sokov's statement, so he asked, "What do you mean?"
"What General Antonetta means is that he hopes to send troops to fight with our army against the German invaders." Sokov said into the microphone: "I think this matter is of great importance and it is necessary to report to the front army headquarters in advance."
After hearing this, Zakharov was silent for a while, and then said: "Comrade Sokov, you are right, this matter is of great importance, and I cannot make a decision. Just wait a moment, I will report this matter to the department immediately." Marshal Nev reports."
Not long after, Konev's voice came from the receiver: "Comrade Sokov, what is going on? How can the Romanians remember to fight alongside you?"
In response to Konev's question, Sokov thought for a moment and replied: "Comrade Marshal, I think it may be that they saw that the German defeat was inevitable. In order not to be implicated by the Germans, they It’s time to choose a side.”
"Do you think they really want to fight alongside us?" Konev continued to ask.
"It's hard to say," Sokov replied cautiously: "The reason why the Romanians made this request may be that they saw that the Germans could no longer suppress them, so they tried to resist and see what the result would be. If the Germans' strength If they are not as good as our army, they will definitely fall over to us."
"But if they find that our army's strength is no more than this, they will still choose to cooperate with the Germans." Before Sokov could finish speaking, Konev rushed to say: "Comrade Sokov, I am right. Bar?"
"Yes, Comrade Marshal, the possibility you mentioned completely exists."
"Then what did you think about it?"
"Comrade Marshal, I plan to deploy two divisions to assist the 52nd Army in breaking through the defense lines of the German and Romanian coalition forces." Sokov said cautiously: "The troops of the Romanian 18th Infantry Division will cooperate with these two divisions. "
"Comrade Sokov, I don't think it is safe if the entire division of the Romanian Army is allowed to participate in the battle." Konev directly raised his concerns to Sokov: "If they defect in front of the battle, I am afraid it will cost our army A heavy price to pay.”
"Comrade Marshal, this is what I think about." Sokov explained: "Actually, I only plan to integrate the 52nd regiment of the division into our army's combat order and participate in the next combat operations. The commander of this regiment is Wu Colonel Drea has always been very friendly to our army, and I believe that with him here, he will be able to control the troops and avoid the situation we are worried about."
Knowing that Sokov only planned to accommodate one regiment of Romanian troops to participate in the war, Konev felt much more at ease. I thought that there were only two thousand people in a regiment. Even if they were bewitched by the Germans on the battlefield and defected, the impact on our army would be limited. Thinking of this, he said into the microphone: "Comrade Sokov, I agree with your deployment. Let the 52nd Regiment of the Romanian Army participate in this battle."
Now that Konev has agreed to let the Romanian army participate in the battle, Sokov feels much more at ease. Even if someone makes irresponsible remarks and wants to cause trouble for him in the future, Konev will come forward to help him solve it.
Sokov called Stilitz, the commander of the 116th Division, and planned to explain a few words to him personally.
When Stilitz heard his chief of staff say that Sokov called him, he thought the chief of staff was joking, and said with some displeasure: "Comrade chief of staff, this is not the time for joking, so stop teasing me. How could Comrade Commander bypass the Corps Commander and call me directly?"
Seeing that Stilitz didn't believe it, the chief of staff suddenly became anxious: "Comrade division commander, how could I joke with you about such an important matter? It's really a call from the commander."
Stilitz took the phone from the chief of staff, put it to his ear and said, "I'm Stilitz."
"Hello, Colonel Stilitz!" Sokov said into the microphone: "I am Sokov."
Stilitz had dealt with Sokov more than once, so he could naturally recognize his voice, and he quickly and respectfully said: "Hello, Comrade Commander, do you have any instructions?"
"Has the commander of the army, General Melekhov, explained the combat missions of your division to you?"
"Yes, Comrade Commander." Stilitz replied respectfully: "According to the strength of the headquarters, our division will, together with the 130th Infantry Division, launch an attack from the rear of the German troops blocking the advance of the 52nd Group Army. We cannot help each other to help friendly forces break through the German defense lines."
"Yes, you recorded the combat orders very clearly." After praising the other party, Sokov returned to the subject: "I called you because of an important matter. I plan to temporarily assign a unit to your command. , and participated in the offensive operations against the German army."
Hearing that Sokov planned to put an army under his command, Stilitz felt ecstatic and asked quickly: "Which new Guards is this?"
According to his idea, Sokov sent troops to him at this time to participate in the next attack, which shows that the strength of this troops is not weak. As for the troops that are not weak in strength, now broken down, there are only various Guards divisions.
Unexpectedly, Sokov's answer was beyond his expectation: "I'm sorry, Colonel Stilitz, my answer may disappoint you. The troops assigned to your command this time are not the Guards. , not even a unit of our army, but the 52nd Infantry Regiment of the Romanian Army."
"What, Romanian troops?" Stilitz heard what Sokov said and instinctively replied: "Comrade Commander, I have no interest in fighting side by side with the Romanian army." Zakharov received a call from Sokov When the call came, I thought the other party was reporting on the progress of the troops, so I asked directly: "Comrade Sokov, how many troops of your combat group have entered Romania?"
Upon hearing this, Sokov immediately understood that Zakharov had misunderstood, and quickly explained to him: "Comrade Chief of Staff of the Front Army, I called you for another matter."
"The Romanian 18th Infantry Division stationed in the city of Otac sent someone to contact me not long ago. They want to fight alongside us."
"Fighting with you?" Zakharov was a little confused by Sokov's statement, so he asked: "What do you mean?"
"What General Antonetta means is that he hopes to send troops to fight with our army against the German invaders." Sokov said into the microphone: "I think this matter is of great importance and it is necessary to report to the front army headquarters in advance."
After hearing this, Zakharov was silent for a while, and then said: "Comrade Sokov, you are right, this matter is of great importance, and I cannot make a decision. Just wait a moment, I will report this matter to the department immediately." Marshal Nev reports."
