After Selyosha left, Sokov still felt uneasy and called the commander responsible for protecting Zhukov. He told the other party: "Captain, immediately shrink your people into the hotel and set up a shooting position at the window facing the street. If someone forces him to approach the hotel, just shoot."
The commander responsible for protecting Zhukov was a direct unit of the division. He knew Sokov's character and knew that it was not a serious matter. He would not remind himself again and again, so he asked cautiously: "Comrade Commander, what should we do if we can't withstand the enemy's attack?"
When Sokov heard the other party’s question, he thought to himself that you had more than 150 people under him, and more than 50 people in Zhukov’s guards. If more than 200 people could not stop the German team’s assault, then you wouldn’t have to go to the military court and shoot directly at your forehead.
But he could only think about these words in his heart, but could not say them, so as not to affect the morale of the army. He comforted the other party and said, "Don't worry, captain. I arranged a unit nearby. When you are attacked, they will support you. But I would like to remind you that after dawn, your people are not allowed to leave the hotel, otherwise you will be injured by accident. You must bear all the responsibility."
"Don't worry, comrade Commander, I remember all your words." The captain replied: "Even if we sacrifice our lives, we must protect the safety of comrades generals."
"It would be nice if you understand this." Sokov said, "Good luck!"
"Chief of Staff," Sokov said to Vetkov after putting down the phone: "Immediately notify the troops near the hotel. When they hear gunfire from the direction of the hotel, no one can rush to reinforce, otherwise if the troops cause unnecessary casualties, their commanders will wait to go to the military court."
Unexpectedly, after hearing this, Vitkov stood still. On the contrary, he reminded Sokov: "Comrade Commander, that area is directly under the 41st Guards Division, and this order needs Lieutenant Colonel Cidolin to issue it."
After Vitkov reminded him, Sokov remembered that the troops stationed in that area were indeed his own direct troops. Don’t see that it is the second time that the combat cluster has been established, but the cluster command is just an empty stand, and the power he can use is still his original team.
Sokov hurriedly called Sidolin and said to him: "Give orders to the division's direct troops. Of course, when you hear the gunshots in the hotel, you should immediately block the area, but you should not go to reinforcements. Once you find someone trying to escape from the hotel area, you should stop it in time. If you do not listen to the advice, you can shoot it on the spot."
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While Sokov was busy arranging the security work, Zhukov's adjutant noticed the abnormality. He hurried into the room and reported to Zhukov: "Comrade General, something seems to be wrong outside."
"What's wrong?" Zhukov, who was working at the desk, heard the adjutant say this, and a look of surprise appeared on his face: "What's wrong?"
The adjutant walked to the window, pulled up the thick curtains, returned to Zhukov, and reported to him: "I saw the hotel commander withdrawing all the soldiers outside into the building. And they were also piled up sandbags at the window facing the street to build fire points..."
Zhukov frowned and listened to the adjutant's words. He picked up the phone on the table and prepared to call Sokov and asked what had happened, but unexpectedly found that there was no sound in the earpiece. Zhukov, who was experienced, immediately realized that the danger was approaching him, and quickly ordered the adjutant: "You should immediately go to the basement, send a newspaper to Sokov via the radio station, and ask what had happened."
After hearing this, the adjutant said disapprovingly: "Comrade General, this time I went to Colonel Sokov's command center and took a bus for only five minutes. Since the phone is out of touch, I think I'll take a trip."
"If I'm not mistaken, the garrison troops retreated into the building to set up defenses because the enemy might come to carry out sneak attacks." Zhukov said to his adjutant: "The enemy cut off the connection between us and the command center first. If you are in the hotel right now, you may not be across the street and you will be shot to death."
"No way," said the adjutant: "No matter what, the city is full of our troops. If the enemy wants to touch it, it is probably not so easy."
"If the enemy put on our army uniforms and put on a patrol team, they can come to our location unimpededly." After Zhukov said this, he urged the adjutant: "Go and send Sokov a telegram and ask what happened?" Before the other party was about to go out, he added, "Call the commander in charge of hotel security, and I want to ask him if he knows something."
A few minutes later, the captain in charge of defending the hotel appeared in front of Zhukov. Seeing the captain with a restrained face, Zhukov asked straight to the point: "Comrade Captain, can you tell me why you pulled all the soldiers on the street into the building?"
"That's right, comrade General." Since the room where Zhukov lives was not facing the street, the captain was not worried that the place would be attacked first. He straightened his body and replied: "Not long ago, I received a call from the division headquarters, saying that German paratroopers had sneaked into the city. This place might be the target of their attack, so I asked me to withdraw all the soldiers into the building and build fortifications to fight the German attack."
"So that's the case." Zhukov nodded after hearing this, and then asked, "Comrade Captain, are you confident of blocking the enemy's attack?"
"Yes, comrade General." When Zhukov asked himself, the captain replied confidently: "I am fully confident that I can block the enemy's attack."
"Oh, are you so confident?" Zhukov asked back, "Aren't you worried that the enemy's troops are stronger than you?"
"No, comrade General. According to the information we have, the Germans are at most only a dozen people, and my subordinates have more than one hundred and fifty people, and they rely on hotels to defend. It is impossible for the enemy to attack in."
"Then I ask you, if the Germans disguised themselves as our army and said they were coming to reinforce you, can you see them in time?"
"Comrade General, I understand what you are worried about." The captain quickly explained to Zhukov: "The division commander has told me that before dawn, as long as someone tries to approach the hotel, no matter what uniform he is wearing, just shoot."
Chapter completed!