When the commanders and fighters on the position lost contact with Ji Na, they thought she had sacrificed.
So the news was reported to Sokov one after another.
When Sokov was so angry that he pounded hard on the table, he said in annoyance: "It's all my fault. How could he send female soldiers to such a dangerous place?"
He instructed Cydolin: "Chief of Staff, tell Lieutenant Colonel Pupchinko that after the battle, he must send someone to find Jina's body and bury her properly."
"I understand." After agreeing, Cidolin said to the microphone: "Comrade Lieutenant Colonel, have you heard what the division commander said? As soon as the battle ends, he will immediately send someone to find Sergeant Jina's body and bury her well."
Unexpectedly, less than a quarter of an hour later, Lieutenant Colonel Papuchinko called again. This time he said excitedly in the microphone: "Comrade Chief of Staff, tell you good news, Ji Na is fine, she is still alive."
"What, Jina is still alive?" After answering the phone, Sidorin looked at Sokov quickly. Seeing that the other party wanted to figure out what was going on, he asked, "Didn't you just say that the place where she was hiding was flattened by the enemy's tank?"
"I was wrong." Papuchinko reported on the phone: "Jina did not stay with several other snipers, but hid in a crater more than a hundred meters away. Because she was so hidden that no soldiers on our position found her. She leaned out again and wiped out more than a dozen or twenty German soldiers, and our soldiers found that she was still alive."
When Sokov learned that Ji Na was still alive, he became happy. When he was about to speak, he suddenly thought of a serious problem and walked to Cidolin and took the microphone in his hand: "Comrade Lieutenant Colonel, there is something I want to criticize you."
"Comrade of the Division," Lieutenant Colonel Papuchinko was shocked when he heard Sokov say this, and asked quickly, "What's the matter?"
"You just said that when Ji Na was transferring the position, the soldiers who were staying in the position did not find it." Sokov said to the microphone: "If it was not Ji Na who moved the shooting position, but the Germans, what kind of losses would it cause to you? Have you ever thought about this?"
When Papuchinko heard Sokov say this, he was shocked and sweated. If there were indeed German snipers lurking in front of the position, the opponent could calmly kill the commander on the position. The troops who were standing on the position lost their unified command and fell into chaos.
He quickly replied: "Comrade Commander, thank you for reminding me. After this battle, I will urge the officers and soldiers below to strengthen their vigilance and never let the enemy touch the front of our positions."
"This matter will be discussed after this battle." Sokov interrupted the other party's subsequent words: "How about it, can your regiment repel the German attack?"
"No problem, comrade of the division commander." Papchinko answered confidently about Sokov's question: "The commanders and fighters of the first battalion fought very tenaciously. They have successfully destroyed eight German tanks and killed hundreds of German officers and soldiers. According to my estimate, the battle will be resolved in half an hour at most."
When he saw Sokov put down the phone, Bere asked curiously: "Misha, if it were another division commander, I heard that the war was in the west, and I would have been unable to sit in the command center for a long time, so I would definitely run to the front to supervise the battle. But you, you just sit here and read the battle report, and occasionally call to learn about the situation ahead, and you are not nervous at all. What's going on?"
"Comrade Deputy Division Commander," Sokov smiled slightly and replied, "Because the troops fighting in front are the first battalion of the 122nd Regiment commanded by Captain Vasily. Half of the more than 1,000 people in the battalion were commanders and fighters from the infantry brigade. Tell me, what's wrong with my direct troops fighting against the enemy? Besides, they have plenty of new rockets and rockets in their hands. Not to mention the Germans in a battalion, even if they come to another regiment, they still don't want to break through their defense."
Seeing Sokov was so confident, Chief of Staff Cydollin also said: "That's right, the former commanders and fighters of the infantry brigade were stronger than other troops in terms of technical and tactical levels because of the influence of the division commander. What's more, the commanders and fighters of this battalion had cleared the siege for the division commander a few days ago."
The battle in the west of the city was not very suspense. Although Sokov did not dispatch a tank brigade or sent other regiments to support him, he relied on the existing strength of the 122nd Regiment to repel the German attack. The German army, who failed to attack, left behind eleven burning tanks and armored vehicles, as well as the bodies of nearly 200 officers and soldiers, retreated to the west in shame.
After cleaning the battlefield, Papchinko asked Sokov for advice: "Comrade Commander, when cleaning the battlefield, we collected a batch of German weapons that could still be used. I want to ask, how to deal with it?"
If it were the German weapons seized in the past, they were undoubtedly used to equip the reduction regiment commanded by Berkin. But now the reduction regiment is no longer there, and the commanders and fighters in the regiment have been scattered to various regiments. In order to facilitate supply in the rear, they have all switched to Soviet-style equipment. Therefore, after Papchinko cleaned the battlefield, he called Sokov to ask for instructions.
"Comrade Lieutenant Colonel, immediately send someone to the division headquarters." Now the entire division only has the guard battalion or all German equipment, and the seized weapons are naturally used by them: "Leave them to the guard battalion commander Major Tenev, who will deal with these weapons."
"Yes, comrade of the division commander." Papuqinko quickly replied, "I will send someone to send the weapon over immediately."
When Sidolin heard Sokov's orders Papchinko to send the weapons to the division headquarters, he quickly picked up a phone next to him, answered the guard battalion, and said to the microphone: "I am Lieutenant Colonel Sidolin, please tell Major Tenev that the comrades of the 122nd Regiment will send a batch of German weapons to him later and ask him to arrange for people to receive them."
After saying this, Sidolin did not immediately put down the microphone, but turned around and asked Sokov: "Comrade Commander, do you have anything else to explain?"
"If Jina comes back, let her come to me." Sokov said with a smile: "She has made great contributions on the battlefield today, and I think we should make some statements."
"Please tell Major Tenev," Sidolin continued to the microphone: "If Jina returns to the guard camp, immediately order her to report to the division headquarters."
When Anisimov, who was sitting next to him, couldn't help but ask curiously: "Comrade Commander, Ji Na has achieved considerable results today. Tell me, how should we commend her?"
Chapter completed!