Red Moscow

  Chapter 796

  Getting a lot of materials for making Siberian dumplings from Lobov is supposed to be a happy thing, but as soon as Sokov put down the phone, his brows frowned again. Seeing this, Anisimov asked inexplicably: "Comrade Commander, the Minister of Logistics agreed to provide us with pork and beef. This is a good thing. Why are you unhappy?"

"Comrade Commissar," Sokov said, facing Anisimov with a serious expression, "You are usually responsible for the division's logistical work. I would like to ask, how long can our material reserves last?" long time?"

   Before Anisimov could answer, the phone on the table rang without warning. Sokov thought it might be that Lobov had something else to tell him, so he grabbed the microphone casually and whispered to his ear, "I'm Sokov."

   There was a moment of silence in the receiver, and then the voice of Lieutenant Colonel Starcha, the commander of the 124th Regiment, came: "Hello, Comrade Commander, I really didn't expect that you are in the division headquarters."

"Yes, I'm at the division headquarters." Sokov knew very well that Starcha would not call the division headquarters rashly if he had nothing important to do, so he asked bluntly, "Comrade Lieutenant Colonel, what happened?" matter?"

   "Report to Comrade Commander!" Starcha quickly replied: "Traces of Germans were found to the east of Mamayev Gang."

"What, the enemy was found on the east side of Mamayev Hill?" Sidolin instinctively looked down at the map when he heard the news, wanting to confirm the enemy's location and whether he would cut off the line between Mamayev Hill and the ferry. contact.

   But Sokov asked calmly: "What kind of troops and equipment do they have?"

"I'm not too sure about the specific situation." Starcia replied with some hesitation: "It was the observation post on the hill that reported to me that a group of enemies was found behind us. There are not many people, probably about There are only a dozen people, maybe they are paratroopers dropped by the enemy, or they may be a small unit that sneaked around our defense line. I think it is necessary to report to the division headquarters..."

Knowing that there were only a dozen or so enemies behind Mamayev Post, Sokov felt even more relieved, and he interrupted Lieutenant Colonel Starcha: "Comrade Lieutenant Colonel, since there are only a dozen Germans , then you just send someone to destroy them. Don’t forget, you still have more than a thousand people in your hands. If you can’t even deal with a dozen enemies, then this regiment leader should stop doing it. I’ll give you half an hour When the time comes, report back to me with the results.”

After putting down the microphone, Sokov said to Sidolin and Anisimov: "A dozen enemies appeared behind us, they may be the paratroopers dropped by the enemy, or they may be the enemy who touched from a certain line of defense. , It’s no big deal.” After saying this, he continued to ask Anisimov, “Comrade Commissar, you haven’t answered my question, how long can our division’s existing armed reserves last?”

Anisimov took out a notebook from his satchel, flipped through a few pages, and read to Sokov: "The current stock of bread and flour can last for thirty days, meat products for fifteen days, and butter and cheese for twenty days. God, chocolate and sugar can last for seven days..." After reading the contents of the notebook, he added with a serious expression, "We can have so many supplies, mainly because we seized a large amount of supplies from the enemy's warehouse before the enemy besieged the city. supplies."

   "Comrade Commander," Sidolin waited for Anisimov to finish speaking, and asked Sukov tentatively: "Do you need to lower the ration standard of the troops?"

"There is no need for this, let's maintain the current standard." Sukov thought to himself, now there are still about twenty days before the big counterattack, and so many supplies are completely enough, so he said lightly: "The ice floes block the Before the cross-strait traffic, I think the superiors can give us some supplies so that we can last longer."

  Sokov and Sidolin were discussing the supplies needed for the troops, while Anisimov was thinking about the enemies who appeared behind Mamayev Post. As soon as the two of them had finished speaking, he asked Sokov cautiously: "Comrade commander, do you really need to send someone to help Lieutenant Colonel Starcha?"

"Comrade Commissar, what's the matter with you?" Seeing that Anisimov was still thinking about that small group of enemies, Sukov couldn't help but said in surprise: "Even if this group of enemies is the elite of the German army, after all, there are only a dozen of them. Well, there are more than a thousand people in Starcha's regiment, even if they trample on them, they will trample them to death. Don't worry about it."

"Comrade commander, if we want to solve the urgently needed supplies of the troops, can we think of a way from the enemy." Sidolin said thoughtfully: "Lieutenant Guchakov and his small troops are operating behind the enemy's rear. If we can let them Capture one or two of the enemy's warehouses, and then bring the supplies back, so we don't have to worry about possible shortages."

"Chief of Staff, if the method you mentioned is possible before the enemy rushes into the city." Regarding Sidolin's proposal, Sokov shook his head and denied it: "But now, except for the east , the entire city is surrounded by the enemy, if you want a convoy full of supplies to pass through the enemy's line of defense, unless all the enemies are blind or deaf, otherwise the convoy will be blocked halfway. Enemy destroyed."

"We can maintain food and medicine for about a month." Sidolin continued: "But what about the ammunition? The German weapons and equipment used by the downsizing regiment can be replenished on the battlefield. But the other three guard regiments, It is all Soviet-style equipment. If the superior does not replenish it for us, we will run out of ammunition in a short time. At that time, the soldiers of the Guards can no longer fight the enemy with bayonets like the Marine Battalion. .”

"The problem of ammunition, I will find a way to solve it." Sukov considered that now there is an additional underwater pontoon bridge, and the amount of supplies transported from the opposite bank to the city has been greatly reinforced. If he wants to solve the problem of ammunition shortage, there should be no No matter how big the problem was, he said in a comprehensive manner: "I don't think our soldiers will be allowed to bayonet the enemy after shooting out the bullets."

  The three chatted for a while, and the deputy division commander Ivanov hurried in from the outside. As soon as he entered the door, he couldn't wait to ask: "On the way I just came, I heard a soldier say that an enemy was found outside. What's going on?"

"That's right, Comrade Deputy Division Commander." Hearing Ivanov's question, Sidolin quickly explained to him: "About half an hour ago, Lieutenant Colonel Starcha called us, saying that Enemies have been found to the east of Mamayev Hill. When the division commander got the news, he immediately ordered him to send people to destroy this enemy.” After speaking, Sidolin raised his hand and looked at his watch, and said to himself, "The time set by the division commander is almost here, and I don't know if the battle outside has been resolved?"

"What, the enemy happened to the east of Mamayev Gang?" Sidolin's words startled Ivanov, and he hurriedly asked: "Can Lieutenant Colonel Starcha's troops eliminate this force?" Is it the enemy, do we need to transfer troops from other places? If the enemy really gains a foothold to the east of us, the connection between us and the ferry will be cut off."

Seeing Ivanov panicked, Sidolin couldn't help laughing, and then explained to him: "Comrade Deputy Commander, don't worry, the situation is not as serious as you imagined. The enemy only has a dozen people, and there are no heavy weapons. Lieutenant Colonel Starcia is perfectly capable of destroying them."

   Knowing that there were only a dozen enemies, Ivanov couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief: "It turned out that there were only a dozen enemies. I believe my subordinates will be able to completely wipe out this group of enemies."

   As soon as Ivanov finished speaking, the phone on the desk rang. Sidolin quickly picked up the phone, identified himself, and soon heard Starcia excitedly report on the other end of the phone: "Comrade Chief of Staff, the enemy who has penetrated into the rear of our regiment's defense zone has been killed by all Annihilation, none of them escaped."

  (end of this chapter)