Sokov's voice immediately attracted everyone's attention.
"Comrade Commander!" Seeing that everyone was looking at him with curious eyes, Sokov repeated his words again: "Are you allowed me to talk about my opinion?"
Before Rokosovsky could speak, Chernesov frowned and said unhappily: "Major Sokov, don't you know that it is a very impolite act to interrupt the superior commander casually? Besides, at this moment, he is a commander of a friendly army, reporting to the commander..."
Chernesov's words made Sokov extremely embarrassed. He was just because of the natural tone of the women who had not been patrolled when he spoke of him, and he was deeply angry with him. He had a hot mind and forgot that the other party was the commander of a friendly army, so he stood up and asked to speak.
"Okay, General Cherneshov, don't blame Major Sokov." Fortunately, Rokosovsky spoke in time to help him: "Let him tell his thoughts."
Seeing that Rokosovsky agreed to speak, Sokov quickly spoke quickly and said, "Comrade Commander, I think if the 291st Infantry Regiment attacked the town of Marklaki, the lieutenant colonel would still be commanded by this lieutenant colonel, he would still encounter the same failure."
Although Sokov deliberately avoided Derepinsky's gaze after saying this, he could still feel that the other party was casting hostile gaze at him. If the eyes could kill people, he would have been riddled with holes.
"Major Sokov, why do you say this?" Rokosovsky said with obvious dissatisfaction with Sokov's statement: "Although Lieutenant Colonel Derepinsky is the political deputy commander of the 971st Infantry Regiment, he was also a military chief and had rich combat and command experience. You can tell this point by looking at the rank he wore."
Hearing Rokosovsky say this, Sokov immediately realized his recklessness and actually ignored the fact that Derepinsky, as the deputy political leader, was not wearing the rank of political workers, but the rank of military chief officer. However, at this point, he could only say with a tough look: "I think his tactical thinking is too rigid. He only knows to fight hard and does not know how to respond flexibly according to the development of the situation."
"Oh, is his tactical thinking too rigid?" Rokosovsky repeated Sokov's words and said with interest: "Major Sokov, let us all listen to how to adapt flexibly on the battlefield?"
Since Rokosovsky had already said this, Sokov understood that he had no way out. If he could not say something that convinced everyone, he would not want to hang out in the 11th Guard Division again. People who are very popular are not popular in the army.
"Comrade Commander, Commander, Dear Commander!" Sokov first greeted everyone politely before starting to express his opinion: "I just observed that most of the commanders present were in their early forties. I believe that everyone has participated in World War I and wars with Belarus and foreign armed interferers?"
After saying this, he deliberately stopped to observe the expressions of the people. After most commanders, including Rokosovsky and Chernesov, nodded and expressed their affirmation, they continued: "In the two periods I mentioned, the tactical level, mobility, and weapons and equipment of both the enemy and us were not comparable to those of the present. Therefore, our commanders and fighters could win by relying on their bravery and tenacity to fight fiercely when fighting with the enemy. Now, the Germans, who occupy most of Europe, are far superior to our army, whether it is the military literacy and command ability of the generals, the technical and tactical level of soldiers, weapons and equipment, etc., which are far superior to our army. If we continue our extremely rigid offensive tactics in the past in battle and fight head-on with the Germans, then our commanders and soldiers will suffer..."
When Sokov first started speaking, several commanders cast disdainful eyes at him, but as he told them, the expressions of these commanders became solemn, and they tried hard to think about the problems the young major said.
"Comrades in Command," Rokosovsky and others stood up and said to everyone as soon as Sokov finished speaking: "What do you think of what Major Sokov just said?" Hearing Rokosovsky's question, everyone remained silent and no one spoke.
Seeing that no one was talking, Rokosovsky continued: "I believe most of the commanders present here have seen the failure of the 291st Infantry Regiment, right? The reason for their failure was not because the commanders and soldiers were not brave, but on the contrary, the two chief and deputy regiment commanders led the way in the battle, rushed to the front of the team, and finally sacrificed heroically. This bloody fact tells us: In battle, it is not enough to be brave enough. You also need to use tactics reasonably, learn to save yourself first, and then eliminate the enemy."
Rokosovsky turned his attention to Sokov. "The Istrian Battalion commanded by Major Sokov performed very well in the battle to liberate the town of Popkovo yesterday. I thought that to seize this village and town with heavy German troops and strong defense, it would take at least two to three divisions to occupy this important stronghold of the German army in about a week. Major Sokov only took a few hours and paid the price of more than 200 people to successfully complete the task assigned to him by his superiors. This shows how important it is to use tactics reasonably in combat."
"Comrade Commander," Cherneshov and others said, and suddenly, he said in shock: "If you allow it, I want to hand over the troops to Major Sokov and let him command the battle to attack the town of Marklaki."
"Let Major Sokov command the 11th Guard Division?" Rokosovsky pointed his finger at a group of school-level officers in the room and said with a smile: "Let a major command a group of lieutenant colonels, colonels, by the way, you, major general. Do you think it's appropriate?"
"Comrade Commander, I have thought it through carefully." Cherneshov looked at Sokov with his eyes and said to Rokosovsky: "Based on his performance in the liberation of the town of Popkovo, I believe that my decision was completely correct. Dear commanders and battalion commanders, do you have any different opinions?" The following sentence was said to his subordinates.
After hearing Cherneshov's words, more than a dozen regiment battalion commanders looked at each other, and then replied neatly: "No."
Rokosovsky pinched his chin with his fingers, thought for a while, and finally made the final decision: "Well, since General Chernesov said so, from now on, the 11th Guard Infantry Division will be commanded by Major Sokov until the town of Marklaki is liberated."
"Comrade Commander," after Delepinsky and others Rokosovsky finished speaking, hesitantly said: "If you do not object, I plan to hand over our regiment to Major Sokov's command."
Derepinsky took the initiative to hand over the command of the troops, which surprised Rokosovsky. He stared at the other party for a moment, then nodded in agreement. He turned his head and looked at Sokov, who was still standing straight in the corner, and said, "Major Sokov, from now on, I have confirmed that you will be authorized to command the battle to liberate the town of Marklaki. In addition to the 11th Guards Division and the 291st Infantry Regiment, the 322nd Infantry Division is also under your command."
When Chernesov offered to give up command and command the battle to attack the town of Marklaki, Sokov was shocked. Then, when Derepinsky proposed to hand over the troops to his command, Sokov was even more surprised and speechless. At this moment, Rokosovsky also planned to give the 322nd Infantry Division to his command, so that Sokov felt this heavy trust.
Chapter completed!