Samoilov accelerated his pace and came to Tavlin. He looked around and saw that the real German soldiers were seven or eight meters away. He lowered his voice and blamed Tavlin: "Comrade Sergeant, are you crazy? Let our soldiers go to the enemy's supply point for breakfast. What if it is exposed?"
"Second Lieutenant, don't worry." Before Taflin could speak, Guchakov said first: "Anyway, we rushed all night and the soldiers were hungry, so let them eat breakfast at the German supplies. Just be careful and don't talk nonsense, as there is no easy way to reveal their identity."
Without asking for instructions, Tavlin asked the soldiers of the team to get out of the car for dinner. At the beginning, Guchakov was somewhat dissatisfied, but then he thought that the Germans in the supply center would definitely not check on the people who came to refuel and eat. Since this is the case, why not take the opportunity to fish in the troubled waters and let the soldiers have a hot breakfast? You must know that since entering the tunnel, I have never eaten anything hot.
So when he heard Samoilov blame Tavlin, he stood up and smoothed out: "...Besides, comrade Lieutenant, don't you want to drink a bowl of hot soup when you are having breakfast?"
Samoilov originally wanted to say a few more words, but the hot soup mentioned by Guchakov changed his mind. Due to poor ventilation in the tunnel, it is definitely impossible to make a fire to cook. Not to mention ordinary commanders and soldiers, even the division commanders and political commissars are eating dry bread and cold water. To drink a bowl of hot soup, it is a luxury for everyone.
Thinking that he would drink the hot soup later, Samoilov nodded, and did not criticize Tavlin again, but whispered to the warriors who followed him from the rear truck: "When you eat later, no one is allowed to speak."
A few minutes later, all the soldiers, holding a piece of bread and a lunch box of hot soup, squatted in the open space not far from the tent and ate. Being able to eat breakfast in the enemy's supply point was like a dream for them. In order to prevent their identity from being exposed, none of them spoke, and they communicated with their eyes and gestures whenever they had anything.
When the soldiers finished their breakfast in a few seconds and were hesitating whether they should ask the German cooks for another request, the sergeant who was responsible for refueling the armored vehicles ran over. He came to Tavlin and said respectfully: "Mr. Lieutenant, your armored vehicles are full of gas and can set off at any time."
"Sergeant," Taflin, after he finished speaking, pointed his hand at the soldiers beside him and asked, "We will have to travel a long way later. Can the cooks prepare some food for us? Will we still eat on the road?"
Seeing that Tavlin was so polite to him, the German sergeant hesitated for a moment and said, "Sir Lieutenant, please wait a moment. I will go over and ask. If possible, I will definitely help you with some food."
"Go, Sergeant. Please."
After the German sergeant left, Samoilov lowered his voice and asked Tavlin anxiously: "Comrade Sergeant, what did you say to the German guy just now? Since we have finished breakfast, why haven't we left yet? When are we planning to stay here?"
"Second lieutenant," Tavlin whispered: "I'll ask the German sergeant to prepare some more food for us so that we will have enough food on the way."
"You're crazy." Samoilov was a little anxious when he heard Tavlin say this. He didn't say he was cheering here, but he also had a not-so-sourcing breakfast. As a result, he didn't leave when he was about to leave, and wanted to get something from the Germans. Isn't this a tragic death? "Aren't you afraid that we will be exposed?"
Just as Taflin wanted to defend himself, he saw the German sergeant running back and said to Taflin: "Sir Lieutenant, I have already negotiated with the cooks. I can give you two more bread, one canned vegetables and meat, and a pack of cookies." He might be worried that Taflin was not satisfied with such an arrangement, and he emphasized, "I can only provide you with so much. This is already the limit within my rights. No amount of it is impossible."
"Thank you, Sergeant." Tavlin didn't expect that the German sergeant was so generous and gave himself enough to eat for two days. He couldn't help but say gratefully: "I will report to your superiors for your generosity, and maybe you will be promoted one day."
When the soldiers received the things given to them by the cooks, they were shocked. They never dreamed that after they had a breakfast in the German supply site, they could still receive so many things before leaving. Especially the canned vegetables in them, the soldiers drooled. Although they could eat dried sausages or cheese in the tunnel, they hadn't eaten vegetables for a long time.
When the convoy set off again, Guchakov said to Taflin with emotion: "Comrade Sergeant, you can make a great contribution to the team. When you return to Mamayevgang, I will definitely report your affairs to the division commander in detail."
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After the team attacked Gumlak Station, during the transfer, they sent a telegram to Mamayevgang, reporting in detail about the detailed process of their attack on the station.
After reading the contents of the telegram, Sidolin was overjoyed. He quickly came to Sokov and handed him the telegram in his hand. At the same time, he said excitedly: "Comrade Commander, good news, our squad has successfully attacked Gumlak Station, causing huge losses to the enemy."
After quickly browsing the contents of the telegram, Sokov looked down at the map for a while, raised his head and said to Cydolin: "Comrade Chief of Staff, we sent a small team to operate in this area long before the enemy approached the city, and also ransacked a German material warehouse and seized a large amount of weapons, ammunition and various materials from it, ensuring that we have enough resources to stick to the Mamayev post."
"Comrade Commander," as Sokov's chief of staff, Sidolin knew the meaning of the songs. He asked tentatively: "Do you want Lieutenant Guchakov and others to bring the things from the enemy's warehouse to replenish our existing inventory?"
"Yes, I do think so." Sokov sighed softly after expressing his true thoughts, saying, "It's a pity that the situation is different from that time. At that time, Gumlak Station was still in our hands, and the seized materials could smoothly pass through our army's defense zone and enter Mamayev's hill."
When he heard Sokov say this, Sidolin's expression dimmed. He nodded and said helplessly: "Yes, even if the Germans have established a warehouse of materials in the Rososhka area again, Guchakov's team cannot seize it." He knocked on the map with his hand, "It is more than 80 kilometers from there to Mamayev's hill. Unless the Germans are blind and deaf, no one can transport so much materials back to Mamayev's hill."
"Since we cannot get these supplies, we cannot use them to deal with us." Sokov stood upright and faced Sidolin and said, "Chief of Staff, you immediately send a telegram to Lieutenant Guchakov, saying that you will find a way to completely destroy the enemy's material warehouse or transfer point so that it will not be able to provide supplies to the frontier Germans."
After Cidolin ordered the radio operator to send out the just-written telegram, Sokov suddenly remembered something and asked quickly: "By the way, Comrade Chief of Staff, where is Lieutenant Christopher, the reconnaissance company commander? Why haven't I seen him for a long time?"
"He was injured." Cidolin replied briefly: "He encountered a paratrooper unit dropped by the German air force during an order. During the battle, he was injured in the leg and was recovering from the health team."
"When will he be discharged from the hospital after he recovered from injury?" Sokov felt that when Christopher was there, he had never been worried about sending anyone to the enemy's reconnaissance behind him, but now the reconnaissance company is gone and the company commander is injured. The mission of reconnaissance or sneak attacks behind him can only be drawn from the guard battalion and the regiments to carry out the task of reconnaissance or sneak attacks behind him.
"Wait a minute, I'll call to ask." After Cydollin finished speaking, he picked up the phone in front of him: "I'm Cydollin, please pick up the health team immediately." The phone was quickly connected. Cydollin asked the other party about Christopher's condition, and then ordered, "Since the lieutenant's injury is almost healed, let him go to the division headquarters immediately."
After putting down the phone, Sidolin reported to Sokov: "Comrade Commander, I just asked the health officer, and the other party said that Lieutenant Christopher's injuries have almost healed and can be discharged from the hospital at any time."
"That's good." Sokov felt relieved when he learned that Christopher's injury had almost healed. He began to think about what kind of task to him after Christopher came later.
However, Christopher did not come, but Sokov received a call from Belkin from the Archives Building. He asked on the phone: "Misha, there was a battalion of the 45th Infantry Division who came to the Archives Building to replace our regiment's defense. I want to ask, where should we go next?"
When Sokov learned that the Belkin regiment had withdrawn from the assisted defense area, he couldn't help but feel a secret joy. As a result, he had a mobile unit in his hand. After thinking for a while, he said to the microphone: "Comrade Political Commissar, the war near Mamayevgang is not too fierce at present. With our current strength, we must defend the high ground, and there is no problem at all. So, you will first lead the withdrawn troops to the Red October factory, establish a defensive zone in the factory area, and assist our workers in keeping with the factory. I will call Director Peter later to inform him of this matter."
Since he planned to transfer the Belkin regiment to the Red October factory, Sokov felt that it was necessary to report this to Cuikov so that the other party could understand it. Although the war in Mamayevgang was not fierce, the battles in other areas were in full swing, so that Sokov called the headquarters several times, and the other party's lines were busy and unable to connect.
After all the effort, the phone finally answered. When Krelov's hoarse voice came from the receiver, Sokov quickly revealed his identity: "Hello, Comrade Chief of Staff, I am Sokov."
"Col. Sokov." Krelov asked dryly, "Is there anything?"
"That's right, Comrade Chief of Staff." Sokov quickly replied: "My division's reduction regiment has withdrawn from the archives building after being brought in by a battalion of the 45th Infantry Division. At present, I plan to place this unit in the Red October factory, so I report to you or the commander in advance."
"I understand." Krelov said briefly, then hung up the phone directly.
Sokov knew that Krelov was busy and he had no time to talk nonsense with him, so he didn't care about the other party's attitude. Instead, he called the factory director's office of the Red October Factory again. After hearing Peter's voice, he said bluntly: "Hello, Comrade Director, I am Sokov. I want to inform you about something. One of my regiments has just withdrawn from the archives building. I have ordered them to enter the Red October Factory, and I hope you can send someone to help them establish defense."
"That's great, this is really great." Director Peter was also very worried recently. Since the 122nd Guards Regiment firmly guarded the workers' village, the enemy could not move closer to the factory. Seeing that the war was not fierce, the Group Army Command drew a large number of workers from the factory to support the barricade factory and the Derrensky factory. He was worried that in this way, the defense power of his factory would be greatly weakened. At this moment, when he heard Sokov's phone call, he was as if he was dozing off someone gave him a pillow. He was overjoyed and quickly expressed his opinion to Sokov: "I will send the deputy factory director to help your troops establish a defensive position."
After calling Peter, Sokov put down the microphone, raised his hand, and saw a familiar figure walking in from outside the house. He hesitated for a moment, and then recognized that the person was Christopher whom he was about to meet. He hurriedly came forward and said with a smile: "Hello, Lieutenant Christopher, I heard that you are injured. How is it? Has the injuries healed?"
When Christopher saw Sokov walking towards him, he quickly stood attentively and reported to Sokov: "Comrade Commander, Lieutenant Christopher, the commander of the reconnaissance company, is ordered to come to report to you. I am waiting for your order, please instruct!"
Sokov raised his hand and returned a salute, then held Christopher's hand, shook it twice, and asked with concern: "How is it, Comrade Lieutenant, have your injuries healed?"
"All right, comrade of the division commander." Christopher said excitedly: "Thank you for your concern."
Sokov let go of Christopher's hand, took a few steps back, looked him up and down, and said in a commanding tone: "Comrade Lieutenant, take a few steps to show me."
Christopher agreed, and then walked back and forth a few steps in the room. Seeing him limping, Sokov couldn't help frowning. He said in extreme disappointment: "Comrade Lieutenant, I think your injury should not be healed yet. Your current situation, let alone going behind enemy lines to perform missions, I'm afraid that even if you walk back and forth in the tunnel, it would be a big deal."
"I'm really fine, comrade of the division commander." Seeing the dissatisfaction on Sokov's face, Christopher quickly defended himself: "I have been lying in bed for too long. As long as I have two days to recover, I can walk as fast as before."
Chapter completed!