Red Moscow

  Chapter 764 Reinforcements (Part 1)

"This may be the only way." Although there are several friendly troops of the divisions nearby, Brushko understands that there is basically only one designation left for those troops. It is obviously unrealistic to ask them to reinforce him, so he can only Looking far away, I went to Sokov of Mamayev Post for help: "As long as they can send out a regiment, the situation in the factory will be improved."

"Chief of staff, this matter is easy to say, but will Colonel Sokov send troops to support?" Zolludev said with some hesitation: "Or, let's report this matter to the army headquarters first, and ask the commander to come forward, so that The chances of letting Colonel Sokov send troops will be higher."

"No, Comrade Commander, our 109th Regiment has just lost its defensive position. If we report it now, I'm afraid we will be blamed by our superiors." Brushko learned that Zoludev planned to report to the headquarters, and quickly persuaded him: " I think it’s not too late to report to the superiors after Colonel Sokov’s troops arrive and recover the lost positions.”

"Okay, my Comrade Chief of Staff." Regarding Brushko's proposal, Zholudev began to think about it. He felt that if he told Chuikov the news of the fall of the 109th regiment's position, he might be blamed by the other party, and he might even directly Send someone to take over his position. As long as the position is regained, even if Cuikov knows that he has concealed the battle situation, there will be no serious consequences. So he decided to take the risk and ask Sokov for help to regain the lost position first. . "I'll call Colonel Sokov right now, and hope he won't reject us."

   When Sokov received a call from Zolzhiv, he couldn't help but hesitated for a while, thinking that since the situation of the Dzerzhinsky factory is so critical, why didn't they ask Chuikov for reinforcements, but came to him instead? In order to find out what was going on, he carefully asked the question in his heart: "General Zoludev, it stands to reason that the defensive zone of the friendly army is in danger, and we cannot just sit idly by. But our division's defense zone is too far away from you. Even if you ask for help, you should still find friendly troops close to you, or go directly to the group army headquarters?"

After hearing what Sokov said, Zholudev said with a wry smile: "Comrade Colonel, I have no choice but to call you for help. My 109th Regiment fought with you on Liumian Street." That regiment is almost wiped out now, and the positions they hold are also occupied by the enemy. If they have the strength to counterattack and regain the lost positions, I will not cause you any trouble."

"The loss of the position in the Dzerzhinsky factory is a great event." Sokov weighed the pros and cons, and felt that it would be no problem for him to send troops to reinforce him, but he must let Chuikov know about it, so as not to cause trouble in the future. He said solemnly: "Comrade General, I suggest that you report this matter to Commander Chuikov. After obtaining his permission, I will immediately send troops to reinforce you."

In order to prevent Ruoludev from taking his own words as wind, before hanging up the phone, Sokov specially emphasized: "Comrade General, without the order of Commander Chuikov, I cannot send a single soldier to you. You understand my mean?"

   "Understood." Ruolujev found that Sokov was not as easy-talking as he thought, and instead asked himself to report the loss of the position to Chuikov, and then he could justifiably send troops to reinforce him. But he was under the eaves and had to bow his head. He could only bite the bullet and reply, "I will report the situation in the factory to the commander."

After hanging up the phone, Sidolin stood aside and said to Sokov: "Comrade commander, in order to defend the area assigned to us by our superiors, our forces are too scattered, and we cannot mobilize forces to rescue Dzerzhinsky. Tractor factory."

"The Tractor Factory is currently the largest tank production factory in our country," Ivanov rushed to say before Sokov said, "Once it is occupied by the enemy, it means that for a long time, our army's tank production will be reduced." into a situation of insufficient production capacity.”

"The fall of the Dzerzhinsky factory will certainly lead to insufficient production capacity of our army's tanks, but more importantly, the enemy can use the factory as a starting point to attack, go down the Volga River, and seize the port behind Mamayev Post. Sokov said with a serious expression: "Don't look at the enemies who attacked Mamayev Gang and Workers' New Village. They were frightened by us and did not dare to launch a large-scale attack easily. If we appear from the rear of the post, we will fall into a situation where we will be attacked from both sides, and it is still unknown how many days we will be able to defend."

   "Comrade Commander, so you really plan to send reinforcements to the 37th Guards Division?" Sidolin tilted his head and asked, "But where can we deploy troops?"

"It is obviously impossible to draw troops from Mamayev Post or Workers' New Village." Everyone present knew the distribution of troops in each defense area. Sokov felt that the only troops that could be used were Belkin. As the head of the downsizing group, they are now sticking to the archives building, which is only a ten-minute walk from the Dzerzhinsky factory. "I think Captain Belkin can transfer two companies to reinforce."

"Two companies, are there too few people?" As soon as Sidolin said that, he immediately remembered that each company of the downsizing regiment had two or three hundred people, so he quickly changed his words and asked, "Dropped from Captain Belkin. With two companies, will the strength of the troops defending the archives building be weakened?"

"I went to the Archives Building to check it out," Sokov replied confidently, "The terrain there can be defended with only two companies. And even if two companies are taken away from the downsizing regiment, there are still four." Companies, as well as troops directly under the regiment, they are fully capable of blocking the enemy's attack."

   While Sokov and the others were discussing which troops to send to support the Dzerzhinsky factory, Zholudev had already called Chuikov to report that some parts of the factory area were occupied by German troops. Cuikov was taken aback when he heard this, and quickly asked, "Comrade General, how long has it been since you lost your position?"

  Zholudev glanced at his watch and replied: "It's been almost an hour since I lost it."

   "What, I lost it for more than an hour." Chuikov slapped the table heavily angrily, and said sharply, "Why did you report it now? Also, have you taken any countermeasures?"

"Comrade Commander," replied Zoludev, who had been scolded, with a wry smile, "I once wanted to command the troops to regain the lost positions, but our division's strength is insufficient, and it is very difficult to hold the existing positions, let alone We have mobilized our forces to regain the position."

   "Are you planning to watch the Germans gain a firm foothold in the factory, and then use the factory as a starting point to attack our army's other lines of defense?!" Cuikov said angrily, "Don't you think so?"

   "Comrade Commander, it's not that I don't want to fight back." Zoludev stated his difficulties again, "I don't have enough troops to counterattack the enemy, so I called you, hoping to get help."

   "Help?" Cuikov sneered, and said, "I don't have any reserves in hand, how can I help you?"

   "I know that the headquarters has no reserve team, so I plan to ask the friendly army for help." Zolludev said cautiously: "I hope you can issue a reinforcement order to that unit."

"Now the divisions defending the factory are suffering heavy losses. Where can I find reinforcements for you..." Cuikov was just halfway through speaking, when he suddenly thought of a possibility, and asked in surprise, "Are you attacking Sokov?" Colonel's idea?"

Seeing that Chuikov had guessed his intentions, Ruoludev did not hide it. He nodded and said, "Yes, Comrade Commander, only Colonel Sokov's 41st Guards Division is left with relatively sufficient troops. gone."

   "However, they have a lot of places to defend." Cuikov said awkwardly: "I don't think they will be able to mobilize forces to reinforce you."

   "I just called Colonel Sokov." If Ludev thought that this matter could not pass Chuikov, he simply said the truth: "He said that as long as you give him an order, he will send troops to reinforce me."

"Okay, Comrade General." Seeing that Zholudev had reached an agreement with Sokov in private, and the defense of the Dzerzhinsky factory was urgent, Chuikov decided to call Sokov immediately and ask him to Immediately send troops to reinforce Zoludev: "I will immediately call Colonel Sokov and ask him to send troops to reinforce you."

  (end of this chapter)