"Boom", with the sound of an earth-shaking explosion, Sokov, who was hiding behind the ruins twenty meters away, felt that his internal organs were shaken and his ears were also shaken and painful. But the soldiers hiding around, before the smoke of gunpowder was dissipated, came out of their hiding place to check the effect of the explosion.
Sokov stood up straight, calmed down in place, and then slowly walked towards the explosion point. After seeing Andre, the first sentence he said was to ask directly: "Comrade Captain, how many grenades are tied to your cluster grenade?"
"Twelve, comrade brigade commander," Andrei immediately replied excitedly when he heard Sokov's inquiry, "If the gap between the iron railings was not too small, I would like to tie a few more grenades."
Hearing Andrei say this, Sokov almost kicked it directly. He thought to himself that we used six fortifications, and only eight tanks were blown up. You made you explode a hole. You actually used twelve grenades, which made me qi and blood tummy, my throat was sweet, and I almost killed half my life.
Sokov wanted to teach Andre a few words a lesson, but when he saw the breather window, the hole that could be bent over and passed by someone, he decided to find Rodimtev's whereabouts first, and then settle the score with Andre in the autumn. He told him, "Captain, since the entrance of the cave has exploded, send two soldiers in to take a look."
After Andre waited for his soldiers to get into the hole, he asked a little uneasy: "Comrade Brigade Commander, do you think General Rodimtev will be in the basement?"
"I don't know." Sokov stared at the entrance of the black dust and said angrily: "Is the general inside or not? Wait until your soldiers come out, don't you know?" He was worried that the grenade explosion just now would be too powerful. If someone really was in the basement, would he be injured.
After waiting for about three or four minutes, a soldier who went to explore the way came out of the entrance of the cave and reported to Sokov excitedly: "Report to the brigade commander, we have found General Rodimtev!"
"What, have you found General Rodimtev?" Although Sokov showed confidence when he ordered people to blow up the hole, he was completely unsure at all. Especially after the two soldiers were ordered to go into the hole to understand the situation, he became even more uneasy. At this moment, he heard the report of the soldiers saying that he had found Rodimtev, and he seemed particularly excited and asked quickly: "Where is he? I want to go in and see him."
"Comrade Brigade Commander, wait for a moment, the general will come out soon." When the soldier said this, he suddenly pointed his hand at the entrance of the cave and said excitedly: "Look, isn't that general?"
Sokov looked in the direction of his fingers and saw Rodimtev bent over and coming out of the hole. Andrey hurried forward and tried to help the other party, but was pulled aside by Sokov. Sokov grabbed one of Rodimtev's hand and helped him out of the hole. At the same time, he asked with concern: "Comrade General, are you okay?"
Rodimtev looked a little haggard. After he came out, he took a few deep breaths and then said to Sokov: "Lieutenant Colonel Sokov, you don't know how luxurious it is to stay in the basement for a long time and want to breathe a breath of fresh air. I thought I could not come out alive again, but I still have a day to see the light of day again."
Sokov grinned, and just as he was about to echo a few words, Rodimtev suddenly opened his arms, gave him a bear hug, leaned close to his ear, and said with a choking, "Listen, Misha, it was you who saved my life and my subordinates. We will always remember your friendship."
To Rodimtev's gratitude, Sokov politely replied: "Comrade General, where do you say? You are my superior. When you are in danger, I will definitely come to rescue you. This is my duty."
After letting go of Sokov, Rodimtev took a step back. He sniffed, turned his gaze to the entrance of the cave, pretending to be nothing, and said, "Even me, there are 37 people in the basement. In addition to the staff, the correspondents, and the health officer, there are also my chief of staff, the political commissar, and the commander of the 39th Guards Regiment."
When Sokov learned that the commander of the 39th Guards was also trapped in the basement, he said in surprise: "No wonder your division's troops disappeared. It turns out that the main middle and senior commanders were trapped here."
Sokov's words moved Rodimtev: "Lieutenant Colonel Sokov, what did you just say? My troops are missing?"
"Yes, Comrade General." Sokov nodded and replied affirmatively: "Based on the information I have, you have lost contact with the commander of the 39th Guards Regiment, and the commander of the 34th Guards Regiment was hit by German artillery fire, and the commander of the 34th Guards Regiment has been killed. As for your troops, I'm sorry, I don't know where they are?"
"My troops are gone?" Rodimtev asked in surprise: "So, which unit is responsible for the defense area of ​​our division?"
"It is Colonel Tanasolov's 92nd Infantry Brigade, which is mainly a sailor from the Baltic Fleet and the North Sea Fleet." Sokov replied expressionlessly: "They are responsible for defending your original combat areas."
"Hell, it's really a ghost. How could a troops of thousands of people be gone? " After saying this, Rodimtev happened to see his chief of staff and political commissar coming out of the entrance of the cave one after another, and hurried forward to inform the two of them of the astonishing news he had just heard.
Seeing that Rodimtev and his deputy were studying, Sokov was not idle either, he immediately called the radio operator and ordered the other party: "Immediately send a report to the Army Command, saying that we have successfully rescued General Rodimtev, who was trapped in the basement from the collapsed buildings, and 36 other commanders and fighters. These include the Chief of Staff, the Political Commissar and the Commander of the 39th Guards."
When the radio operator sent a message, Andrei walked to Sokov and asked curiously: "Comrade Brigade Commander, I don't understand why no one knows about the generals and the others being buried in the basement?"
"Comrade Captain, the reason is very simple." Sokov explained to Andre: "When the Germans bombarded this area, most of the commanders and soldiers were hidden. When the building where the division command was located was destroyed by artillery fire, they had no idea whether the general had been transferred. The soldiers who were responsible for the guards of the division headquarters died in the shelling, and the bodies of the soldiers you found were the remains of those soldiers."
After Sokov's explanation, Andrei suddenly realized: "The soldiers who knew the inside story all died in the shelling; while the other soldiers were either not in this area at all, or they didn't know that there was a command center here, so they didn't know that someone was trapped in the basement. In addition, there was no radio signal in the basement, so the general was unable to contact the Army Command, which gave people the illusion of disappearance."
"Yes, that's it." When Sokov said this, he thought to himself that Stalin didn't know about this, and he might regard Rodimtev as a traitor or deserter, and what awaited him would be an extremely tragic ending.
Guchakov, who brought the soldiers to clear the enemy, came back. He reported to Sokov: "Comrade Brigade Commander, we have cleared the enemies hidden in the buildings, killing five people in total, and we sacrificed two of them and injuring eight people."
"Good job, Lieutenant Guchakov." Sokov raised his hand and patted the other party's shoulder twice, then said, "I will remember the achievements you have achieved."
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The German army's attack on the factory area was extremely fierce. Cui Kefu kept receiving telegrams or calls from commanders of various divisions and brigades for help. Since he could not take any reserve team at all, he could only say to his subordinates in vain: "I don't have a reserve team. You must make full use of your existing strength and firmly block the German attack."
When he saw the communications consultant rushing to come with a telegram, he asked impatiently: "Which unit is there to ask for reinforcements?"
"No, comrade commander, not a telegram asking for reinforcements." The staff waved the telegram in his hand and reported excitedly: "It was a telegram sent by Lieutenant Colonel Sokov, who had successfully rescued Rodimtev and 36 other officers and soldiers from the basement under the collapsed building."
"This is really great news," Cuikov's frown suddenly relaxed when he heard the news. He smiled and said to Krelov who was answering the phone on the side: "Comrade Chief of Staff, I really didn't expect Sokov to be so powerful. After just a few hours, he successfully completed the task we assigned to them."
"Sokov is amazing," Krelov became happy when he learned that Rodimtev had found it: "We have been looking for it for so long, but there is no clue at all, and Sokov actually solved the problem as soon as he came out."
"In two days, we will launch a counterattack against the German army and support General Rokosovsky's offensive operations." Cuikov told Krelov: "Since Rodymtev has been found, urge him to gather his troops as soon as possible and continue to fight with the enemy in the city center to attract the enemy's attention and reduce the pressure our army has been under in the counterattack."
Just as Krelov was about to order the radio operator to send a message, Cui Kev changed his mind again: "Comrade Chief of Staff, I thought about it and thought he should call me and I want to have a good talk with him."
Chapter completed!