Red Moscow

  Chapter 451 Cuikov Visits

"How is the situation in the city?" Sokov learned that he had been in a coma for a day and a night, and he didn't know what happened to the defense lines on the left and right wings of Mamayev Post. Stand your ground, shall we?"

Belkin heard that Sokov did not ask about the Mamayev Post, but directly asked the troops on the two wings, and knew that Sokov was full of confidence in holding the Mamayev Post, so he quickly replied: "Our right wing near The 42nd Guards Regiment, under the command of Colonel Yelin, is still holding their ground. Our left flank, the 92nd Infantry Brigade and the remnants of the 34th and 39th Guards Regiments, are repeatedly fighting for positions with the enemy ?”

Just now when he heard that the Guards soldiers on the right wing were still holding their positions, Sokov was still secretly happy, but when he heard that the two regiments and one infantry brigade on the left wing had turned into remnants, his heart couldn't help but drop again. Shen: "Comrade Political Commissar, please tell me immediately, who owns the Central Railway Station? We are still Germans?"

Regarding Sokov's question, Belgin was silent for a moment, and replied with some difficulty: "Comrade Brigadier, the station is the focus of repeated contention between the enemy and us. Before I came to see you, the station was still in our hands. As for whether it has been taken by the Germans now, I don't know."

  From Belgin’s words, Sokov realized that the central railway station had become the focus of the two sides’ contention, just like the German army’s contention for Mamayev Post in history. Due to his own birth, the possibility of the German army wanting to capture Mamayev Gang is infinitely zero, so their focus of attack has virtually become the Central Railway Station.

   "Comrade Brigadier, it's great that you're awake." Before Sokov could say anything, Goria's surprised voice came from the door. After the captain finished expressing his emotions, he strode in, knelt down beside Sokov, and asked with concern, "How do you feel?"

   "I'm fine." Sokov thought that Belkin had notified Goria before, so he cast a questioning look at him. Belkin and Sokov have been partners for a long time, so he naturally understood what the gaze he cast meant, so he shook his head slightly and spread his hands, indicating that he didn't know why Goria came. Sokov turned his gaze back to Goria, and asked curiously, "Comrade Captain, why are you here?"

"That's right, Comrade Brigadier." Goria quickly replied: "The soldiers were very worried when they saw that you were unconscious, so they asked me to come and see you. Unexpectedly, I was lucky. It's great to see you awake right outside the door."

   "Comrade Captain, thank you." Sokov waited for Goria to finish speaking, looked at him and said sincerely: "Thank you for sending me back to Mamayev Post."

"Comrade Brigadier, look at what you said, how can you say thank you to me?" Golia replied in a panic, "If you hadn't bravely blown up the German tanks, my subordinates and I might have died there. on the hill."

  Sokov was eager to know what happened next, so he asked curiously: "Comrade Captain, what happened after I was injured and passed out, can you tell me?"

  Golia had already guessed that after waking up, Sokov would definitely ask what happened later that day, and he was already prepared in his heart. At this moment, when Sukov really asked, he quickly replied: "Comrade Brigadier, I was on the hillside that day and saw that you were wounded when you blew up an enemy tank. When you were in a hurry, the company commander brought two armored vehicles from the north. Return. He saw from a distance how you blew up the enemy tank, so he followed suit and ordered the armored vehicle to rush towards the enemy tank, and blew up the remaining two tanks at close range..."

  Sokov patiently listened to Golia's introduction, and then asked: "Apart from the armored vehicle I was in, are there any other casualties in the troops?"

"Yes." Goliath nodded and said affirmatively: "The first company commander and the others did not master the skills of bombing tanks, so that half of the soldiers on one of the armored vehicles were killed by shrapnel when they blew up the tank at close range. However, during the retreat, we did not exchange fire with the enemy along the way, and the whole process can be regarded as very smooth."

  After talking with Golia for a few more words, Sokov felt that since he had woken up, he should report to the army headquarters and report to Cuikov about his move northward. Even if I can't go to the headquarters because of my physical condition, it's still necessary to make a phone call.

  Unexpectedly, as soon as he moved, his whole body felt like being pricked by needles, and he couldn't help snorting in pain. Assia hurried over and asked with concern: "Misha, you are still injured, lie down obediently and don't move."

   Seeing that he was unable to move, Sokov turned his head to look at Belkin on the other side, and said to him apologetically, "Comrade Political Commissar, I need to report to Commander Chuikov immediately. Please help me find a phone."

   There is a phone outside the ward, but it is an internal phone, and it can only be used within the range of Mamayev Post. It is impossible to talk to the army headquarters. Belgin walked out of the ward, picked up the phone, called the commander of the communications company, and ordered: "Comrade company commander, the brigade commander needs to report to the group army headquarters immediately. You should bring someone over immediately and install a set of equipment for him." special line."

Belgin came in after the phone call and said to Sokov: "Comrade Brigadier, I have already called the commander of the communications company and ordered him to send someone over immediately to install a dedicated telephone for you, so that you can directly Speak to Commander Chuikov."

  Ten minutes later, the commander of the communications company personally brought someone over to help Sokov install a dedicated line that could communicate directly with the army headquarters. After the company commander connected the phone, he handed the microphone to Sokov, and at the same time said respectfully: "Comrade Brigadier, the phone has been connected, and you can speak."

Sokov took the microphone in his hand and stuck it to his ear. After hearing Krylov's voice from inside, he hurriedly said: "Hello, Comrade Chief of Staff, I am Sok, commander of the 73rd Infantry Brigade. Lieutenant Colonel Cove, I am reporting to you now."

   "Lieutenant Colonel Sokov?!" Hearing that Sokov was talking to himself, he asked in surprise, "Have you returned to your headquarters yet?"

"No, Comrade Chief of Staff." Facing a series of questions from Krylov, Sokov quickly replied: "I haven't returned to the headquarters, and I'm still in my ward, so I have work to report to the commander, so I Order the commander of the communications company to install a dedicated line for me. Is Comrade Commander here?"

"He's not here!" Krylov replied simply, "After hearing the news of your awakening from Lieutenant Colonel Sidolin, he has hurried to Mamayev Post. I believe that in a few minutes, He will appear in front of you. If you have anything to do, just report to him.”

  Sukov never dreamed that Cuikov would care so much about him. As soon as he heard that he was awake, he couldn't wait to come over to visit him. Considering that there might be stragglers from the German army on the road from Army Group Headquarters to Mamayev Post, Sokov hurriedly called Goria and told him: "Comrade Captain, Commander Chuikov is heading towards Mamayev. Yevgang is coming, you immediately take someone to meet him to avoid any accidents on the road..."

   Before Sokov finished speaking, Chuikov's familiar voice came from the door: "Lieutenant Colonel Sokov, don't send someone to meet me, I'm already here!"

  (end of this chapter)