Red Moscow.

Chapter 2813 Absurd Order

In this small-scale battle, Captain Yefim's ability to make decisions show on the spot made Sokov very satisfied.

Based on the sounds coming from the forest, Ye Feim accurately judged that the other party was fifty meters away and decisively threw the grenade. The throwing distance of grenades is generally twenty or thirty meters, and even if it explodes, it will not hurt people in the forest. The fire generated by the grenade exposed the hiding place of the people in the forest, pointing out the direction of shooting for the commanders and fighters on the position.

Whether it is an enemy or an own, the people in the forest will instinctively fight back after hearing the explosion. Then the people on the position can accurately determine whether they are their own people or enemies based on the gunfire from the opposite side.

By contrast, Belkin's reaction was much slower. The battle was over, and he appeared on the position of the first battalion. Looking at the firelight that had not yet been extinguished in the forest in the distance, he asked Sokov in confusion: "Comrade Brigade Commander, what's going on? What's going on here? ”

Sokov sighed secretly, feeling that the deputy brigade commander's performance was too disappointing. The battle was over and he had not figured out what was going on. If he were to command the troops, perhaps the Germans could not take any countermeasures when they touched him.

"Comrade Deputy Brigade Commander, just now a small group of enemies tried to attack the first battalion position." Sokov looked at Belkin and said lightly: "Fortunately, the first battalion commander Captain Ye Feim noticed it in time and successfully repelled the enemy. The offense.”

Belkin looked at the direction of the flame again and asked in a series of questions: "Have you sent someone to check it out? How is the casualties of our army?"

"Our army's combat losses are still under statistics." Sokov said briefly: "It's too dark, and we don't know what's going on in the woods, so I didn't have someone to check it out."

"Why don't you check it?" Belkin said anxiously, "Then how do we know how many enemies we have eliminated?"

"We are not sure whether the enemy who came to attack has been eliminated, so we sent someone to check it out. It is very likely that the enemy who was hiding in the dark will be fired coldly, causing unnecessary casualties." Sokov said: "So, I plan to wait after dawn and send someone to check it out.”

Hearing Sokov said this, Belkin looked towards the forest for the third time and found that except for the fire area, the rest of the area was in darkness. If there were Germans who had missed the net, they would hiding nearby and send people rashly. Check it out, it may cause unnecessary casualties.

After understanding this, he did not stubbornly, but nodded in agreement with Sokov: "Comrade Brigade Commander, your decision is correct."

"Report!" Ye Feim came to the two of them and reported: "After statistics, after growing up that ended not long ago, two people were sacrificed and six people were injured. As for the casualties of the enemy, it has not been sent yet. People went to check it out, it was unclear yet. The report was completed! ”

After understanding the casualties of the troops, Belkin nodded and then said to him: "Comrade Brigade Commander, when he was attacked by the enemy, he was able to organize a counterattack in time, and the casualties were so small, which means that the first battalion has combat effectiveness. of."

Sokov finished speaking and turned to ask Ye Feim: "Comrade Captain, what proportion of veterans in your camp account for?"

Yefim knew that the "veterans" Sokov asked about were the remaining commanders and soldiers in the battalion before they were supplemented, so he quickly replied: "Report to the brigade commander, there are more than 500 people in our battalion, among which the original veterans were There are more than one hundred people, accounting for one-quarter of the battalion's forces."

"If, I'm talking about if." Sokov looked at Yefeim and asked, "The enemy is not a sneak attack, but a fierce attack on you. Can your battalion block them?"

Ye Feim looked down at the position he was in, and hesitated for a moment and replied, "Comrade Brigade Commander, if the German army had no tank cover, I think we should be able to block them."

From Yefim's words, Sokov heard that the other party was worried about the enemy's tank. In fact, this is also what he is worried about. Although the infantry brigade now has a large number of soldiers, it is seriously lacking heavy weapons such as anti-tank guns, and there are not even anti-tank mines or grenades. If the German tanks really rushed up, the soldiers probably could only carry cluster grenades to bomb the German tanks.

"Comrade Captain," Sokov raised his hand and patted Ye Feim's shoulder, assured the other party: "Don't worry, it won't take long, and the superiors will supplement us with anti-tank weapons. With anti-tank weapons, we have anti-tank weapons. , when our officers and soldiers face German tanks, they can minimize casualties."

"Comrade Brigade Commander," Belkin sighed softly from the side, saying with emotion: "When we broke through the enemy's encirclement, we lacked anti-tank weapons and almost consumed ammunition, so the commanders and soldiers could only hold bayonets with bayonets when we broke through the enemy's encirclement. Charge at the enemy's tanks. Seeing the familiar warriors falling in rows under the enemy's artillery fire and machine guns, my heart was bleeding. If we weren't for our luck, I'm afraid there wouldn't be many people. Break out of the German encirclement."

Sokov also felt a headache. In his previous life, with the help of Yakov, he was able to launch the assault rifle, bazooka or 107 rocket launcher in advance. In this life, although Yakov was rescued, it is still unknown whether he would be arranged to the Weapons and Equipment Department to continue to provide help to himself. If you don’t have any acquaintances in the weaponry department, it would be impossible to imagine creating weapons that surpass this era in advance in the previous life.

Without advanced anti-tank weapons, we can only rely on various anti-tank weapons existing by the Soviet army to deal with German tanks, and the casualties of the troops will probably exceed our imagination.

Sokov and Belkin returned to the tent of the brigade headquarters. Morozova immediately stood up and reported to the two, "Two brigade commanders, I received a telegram from the 316th Infantry Division, asking us about the transmission here. What happened to the gunshot?”

Hearing Morozova's question, Sokov thought that the distance between gunfires would be farther at night. It must be that the commanders and soldiers of the nearby 1073rd Regiment heard the gunfires here, but they couldn't figure out what was going on. He reported to Panfirov, so they sent such a telegram to ask what was going on.

"Call back to the 316th Division." Sokov received the telegram from Morozova. After reading the above content, he or she dictated the telegram to the other party: "Our defense zone was attacked by the German army, but the enemy who attacked had been attacked had been killed. repel."

Morozova had just sent a call back to the 316th Division and received a telegram from the headquarters, also asking what was going on here.

After hearing this, Sokov couldn't help but smile bitterly. He really didn't expect that even the German army's sneak attack would alarm the army headquarters. However, since the other party sent a telegram to inquire about this matter, he naturally had to give an explanation to the headquarters: "The radio operator forwarded the telegram just now to the Army Command, and finally added: 'Our army only suffered minor casualties' .”

A few minutes later, Malining received a telegram from the infantry brigade.

After reading the above content, he reported to Rokosovsky: "Comrade Commander, according to Major Sokov's report, their defense zone was attacked by the German army. Fortunately, it was discovered in time, and the German army that carried out the attack had already They repelled."

"Good job." After hearing this, Rokosovsky nodded slightly and said in an approving tone: "The infantry brigade has just been formed, but I didn't expect that it could still deal with it in time when it was attacked by the enemy. This is indeed beyond my expectations.”

"Yes, comrade Commander." Romanlov heard Rokosovsky say this and quickly echoed: "From this matter, we can see that Major Sokov is a very competent commander. If another person had changed, even if he could repel the enemy's attack, he would probably have suffered considerable casualties. "Since the enemy launched a sneak attack on Sokov's defense zone, it means that their large troops were not far from here." Luo Ke "After dawn, let the transport team transport a batch of weapons, ammunition and supplies to Sokov and others to strengthen their strength," Sovsky told Malining.

"Comrade Commander, do you mean to let them establish defenses in the existing areas?" asked Malining.

"Of course not." Rokosovsky shook his head and said, "It's just the area where he accommodates troops. After he has enough troops, he will withdraw his troops to the headquarters as a reserve force for the group army. When he arrives, he will arrive. At the critical moment, put them on the battlefield again."

"Comrade Chief of Staff," a communications officer hurried to Malining with a newly received telegram and reported to him: "The latest order I just received."

"Is it a telegram sent by the Front Command?" Malining asked.

"No, Comrade Chief of Staff." The communications officer shook his head and said, "It is an order issued by the Supreme Command!"

"What, is the order of the Supreme Command?" Ma Lining couldn't help but be shocked after hearing this. He never dreamed that the Supreme Command would cross the Front Command and directly issue combat orders to the Group Army Command.

Rokosovsky heard the conversation between Malining and the communications officer, quickly reached out his hand and said with a serious expression: "Give me the telegram!"

Malining had just received the telegram, and before he could read the content above, he heard what Rokosovsky said and quickly handed over the telegram.

Rokosovsky took the telegram and quickly browsed the contents above. After he saw clearly what was on the telegram, his brows couldn't help but twist.

Seeing Rokosovsky's expression, Malining, as the chief of staff, naturally understood that the content on the telegram was definitely not good news, so he asked tentatively: "Comrade Commander, I don't know what the Supreme Command issued to us. Order?"

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Rokosovsky sighed softly, handed the telegram to Malining, and said helplessly: "The Supreme Command ordered us to take advantage of the favorable opportunity of the German army being restrained by the 5th Army, and face it in person 24 hours later. The enemy launched a counterattack."

Malining, who was about to read the telegram, was frightened and trembled: "What, let's fight back?"

"Yes, let's fight back."

Malining brought the telegram to his eyes and quickly read the above content, he felt extremely desperate: "Comrade Commander, we only have such a small amount of troops, which is barely enough for defense, but if it is used for attack, it is not a way to seek death. Is it?”

Rokosovsky did not say anything, and Romanlov made his opinion first: "Comrade Chief of Staff, since it is the order of the Supreme Command, we should execute the order instead of discussing whether this order is appropriate?"

"Comrade Deputy Commander." Rokosovsky turned to look at Romanov and said, "The enemy's troops are far stronger than we think. If we rashly launch a counterattack against the enemy, if the casualties are too great, where will we go Find new troops to stop the enemy from advancing towards Moscow?”

"Comrade Commander, what should we do?" Some of the unscrupulous Malining asked Rokosovsky for advice: "We really have to implement this order from the Supreme Command and consume the precious living power in the absence of any chance of winning. Are you fighting back?”

Hearing Malining said this, Lobachev could no longer hold back. He also came over and asked Rokosovsky: "Yes, Comrade Commander, what should we do? Should we execute this order or If you don't execute it, you'll have an idea."

As a soldier, Rokosovsky wanted to obey this order and launch a counterattack against the enemy in front of him; but as the commander of the front line, he felt that this hasty counterattack was not launched, because there was not enough troops and no air cover. , there were not enough tanks and cannons, and the ammunition and materials needed to support the counterattack, so there was no chance of winning at all. If this order was forced to be executed, it would be equivalent to letting the commanders and fighters die.

Seeing that everyone's eyes were focused on themselves and waiting for their final decision, Rokosovsky said after some careful consideration, "I think this matter should be reported to General Zhukov, no matter what. He said that he was all commanders of the Western Front Army and had the right to know the orders given to us by his superiors."

After Rokosovsky's proposal was approved by everyone, he picked up the phone on the table and said to the topic: "Communication Soldier, I am Rokosovsky, immediately pick me up the Front Command." , look for General Zhukov."

After waiting for a while, Zhukov's phone was connected.

"Rokosovsky!" Zhukov called Rokosovsky's name and asked straight to the point: "Call me in the middle of the night. Is there anything important?"

“Yes, there are very important things.”

"What important thing, did the Germans attack your defense?"

"Not yet," Rokosovsky said: "We just received a telegram from the Supreme Command."

"The telegram sent to you by the Supreme Command?" Zhukov also felt very strange when he heard Rokosovsky say this: "What was said in the telegram?"

"The Supreme Command ordered us to launch a comprehensive counterattack against the enemy in front of us after 24 hours."

"What, after 2 hours, launch a comprehensive counterattack against the enemy in front of you." After hearing Rokosovsky's words, Zhukov slapped **** the table and said repeatedly: "Nonsense, it's simply nonsense." . Your army has just been rebuilt, and its troops are still seriously insufficient, and it is very difficult to use for defense. There is no extra force to launch a counterattack against the enemy. I immediately called Comrade Stalin and asked what was going on."

(End of this chapter)