Red Moscow

After Gelia returned to the defense zone, he was immediately called to the division headquarters.

At the division headquarters, he saw Sokov, whom he hadn't seen for a long time, and quickly raised his hand to salute: "Hello, Comrade Commander, it's a pleasure to meet you here."

"Comrade Captain, your night attack is doing well." Sokov said with a smile: "According to the information we have, the Imperial Division is now in chaos."

"Comrade Commander, on our way back, we encountered a German motorcycle patrol." Zhelia reported to Sokov with some confidence: "We wiped out this patrol, but I am worried that the enemy Based on this clue, we may know that we did the sneak attack last night."

"If you know it, you know it. What's so great." Sokov said without worry: "Our main force is entering this area one after another. Even if the enemy doesn't come to attack us, we will deal with them."

"Ah, our main force is here?" Zelia couldn't help being overjoyed when he heard the news: "Comrade Commander, are you telling the truth?"

"That can still be false." Sokov said: "The enemy can live for a while if they don't attack us. But if they take the initiative to attack, they will not be far from perishing."

"Comrade commander, if you want to launch an attack on the enemy, please let our company be the vanguard." Zhelia said to Sokov confidently: "I assure you, my troops will never let you down. "

Seeing Zelia's enthusiasm for fighting so high, Sokov nodded in satisfaction, praised the other party, and let him go back to rest. After Zhelya left, Sokov said to Khokhlov: "Comrade Colonel, since other divisions are advancing into Shumakovo one after another, the defensive area of ​​your division can be reduced. Except Goryachkin Except for Lieutenant Colonel's 546th regiment, the rest of the troops were withdrawn to serve as reserves."

"Okay, Comrade Commander." Khokhlov couldn't help being overjoyed when he learned that Sokov was going to reduce his defensive area. In this way, he had a reserve team in his hands, and he didn't have to worry about sending out troops when the battle was fierce. Don't go out to reinforce the troops. "I immediately arranged for the other two regiments and friendly forces to hand over their defense."

Just when the 182nd Division handed over its defense to the troops rushing to Shumakovo one after another, the German motorcycle company sent by Tansen for reconnaissance also got the information they wanted and immediately reported to Tansen .

"What, what did you say?" After listening to the motorcycle company commander's report, Tansen asked in surprise: "You really see clearly that the Russians have built dense fortifications in the direction of Shumakovo?"

"Yes, sir."

"Captain, the Russian troops stationed there really belong to Sokov's 27th Army?"

"Yes, sir."

After getting the information he didn't want to hear from the commander of the motorcycle company, Tansen waved his hand at him, indicating that he could leave. After the captain left his headquarters, Tansen said to his chief of staff with a frosty face: "Chief of staff, do you think the situation they detected is reliable?"

"Your Excellency, Division Commander, I think it is completely reliable." The chief of staff of the division said cautiously: "If the captain reports to us that there are other Russian troops stationed in the Shumakovo area, we can attack there at any time. But if we hold on to the The troops there belong to Sokov's 27th Army, and we have to consider how to avoid fighting in that direction."

"If we don't advance in the direction of Shumakovo, we must give General Hausser a good reason." Tansen said with some annoyance: "We can't tell him, Your Excellency Commander, that we found out that we are stationed in Shumakovo. The Russians in the Wo direction may be troops commanded by Sokov, so we will give up attacking in that direction?"

"Your Excellency, Division Commander," the division chief of staff reminded Tansen: "Although we are still unable to determine whether the Russian troops stationed in Shumakovo are the 27th Army under the command of Sokov, we still need to report this information immediately. Report to General Hausser."

"Okay, chief of staff." Seeing his chief of staff propose such a plan, Tansen sighed, and said, "You will be responsible for the reporting."

Fortunately, the chief of staff had already guessed that Tansen would entrust himself with responsibility for such scolding matters. As soon as Tansen finished speaking, he picked up the phone on the table and asked the messenger to connect to Hauser. Er's command: "Your Excellency, Commander, I am the Chief of Staff of the Imperial Division. I have an important matter that needs to be reported to you immediately."

"Let's talk, Chief of Staff." The troops were tense and smooth in several directions, which made Hausser feel very happy: "There is something important."

"Your Excellency, Commander, our Third Grenadier Regiment was attacked by rockets launched by the Russians in the early hours of this morning and suffered huge losses." The division chief of staff felt that before reporting the troublesome enemies in Shumakovo, he should Report the attack on his camp to Hausser first.

"What, your 3rd Grenadier Regiment was suddenly attacked by the Russians?" Hausser didn't hear clearly what the division chief of staff said was a rocket attack, and he thought it was the Soviet army who took advantage of the darkness to attack the camp. , Then asked: "How many troops did they dispatch?"

"Your Excellency, Commander, I think it is difficult for me to answer your question." The division chief of staff replied with some embarrassment: "The Russians used their new rockets to attack our camp, causing huge casualties to our army." .After doing all this, they have already fled, and we have no way of knowing how many troops they dispatched."

Hearing that the division chief of staff mentioned the new type of rocket, Hausser couldn't help but thump in his heart, wondering if he would encounter Sokov's troops? Among the many Russian troops who have fought against each other, the one that gave me the most headache was this Sokov. "Have you found out which unit of the Russians did it?"

"Your Excellency Commander, the Division Commander and I went to check the camp that was attacked. It should be caused by the new Russian rockets." The Division Chief of Staff reported to Hausser: "We have found more tracking traces of armored vehicles, The Russians who carried out the surprise attack were found to be from the Shumakovo region."

"Have you figured out their numbers?"

"Yes, Your Excellency Commander, I've figured it out." The division chief of staff said over the phone, "It's the Russian 182nd Infantry Division. According to the information we have, this infantry division belongs to the 27th Army."

"Russian 27th Army, who is their commander?" After Hauser said this, he couldn't help shaking, and then asked nervously, "Would it be that Sokov who gave us a headache?"

"That's right." The division chief of staff replied affirmatively: "This unit is indeed affiliated to Sokov's 27th Army."

"Damn it, damn it." Hausser said repeatedly: "Shouldn't his troops be in Koski? How could they appear here? You know, their defense zone is more than 300 kilometers away from Shumakovo. How can you build a defense line in the Shumakovo area in such a short period of time?"

"Yes, Your Excellency, Commander." The division chief of staff sighed and said, "We don't understand why the Russians came so quickly. If Shumakovo has no defense force according to our prior knowledge, we By now we're rounding to the Kursk flank."