Red Moscow

A group of people arrived at the new command post at the right bank landing field. It was a busy scene. The communications soldiers were busy setting up antennas and pulling telephone lines, and the staff officers were busy nailing maps to the wall and sorting out battle reports.

After entering the door, Sameko slapped his hands hard a few times. After attracting everyone's attention, he glanced at the people present slowly, and said, "Comrades, we have a...new Commander Lieutenant General Trofimenko."

Since the time of Sokov's injury coincided with the transfer of the headquarters, most members of the headquarters were unaware of his injury. Hearing what Sameko said at this moment, many staff officers and communications soldiers looked at each other with confused expressions on their faces. They didn't know why a new commander came?

"Comrade Chief of Staff," one of the staff officers asked Sameko tentatively, "do you mean the deputy commander?"

Sameko gave the staff officer a hard look, and said with a straight face, "Lieutenant General Trofimenko is not the deputy commander, but the commander."

"What about the commander, General Sokov?"

"Comrade Commander was attacked by a German bomb on his way to the front and was seriously injured." Sameko said with a heavy heart: "Now he has been sent to Moscow urgently."

As soon as Sameko's words fell, the headquarters immediately went into chaos: "What, Comrade Commander is seriously injured?"

"Yeah, when did this happen, why don't we know?"

"Is life in danger?..."

Faced with the chaos in the headquarters, Sameko remained silent, patiently waiting for everyone to calm down again.

After finally waiting for the voices of the crowd to die down, Trofimenko felt that it was time for him to stand up and say a few words, so he took two steps forward, coughed heavily, cleared his throat and said: "Comrades, you Good! I am your new commander, Lieutenant General Trofimenko, and I hope that in the days to come, we can cooperate with each other to better fight the enemy."

After greeting the members of the headquarters, Trofimenko said to Sameko: "Comrade Chief of Staff, please give me the original combat plan, and I will study how to modify it."

Hearing that Trofimenko said that it was necessary to look at the battle plan, Sameko hurriedly called a confidential officer in charge of keeping the documents, and said to him: "Comrade confidential officer, go and bring our original combat plan to you." Commander, take a look."

The confidential officer quickly brought the battle plan, Sameko casually flipped through a few pages, and handed it to Trofimenko: "Comrade Commander, this is our original battle plan, please read it!"

Trofimenko took over the battle plan, looked around, and said to Sameko: "Comrade Chief of Staff, it's too noisy here, can you find me a quiet place?"

Sameko also just arrived here, so he didn't know where the place was quiet, so he could only call a staff officer and told him: "Comrade staff, help Comrade Commander find a quiet place."

"There is a room that has just been cleared nearby, which is for you to rest at night." The staff officer looked at Sameko and said, "You can let Comrade Commander go there."

After the staff officer took Trofimenko to leave, Sameko called Lunev to a corner, knocked on the table angrily and said, "Comrade Military Commissar, this new commander has just taken office and is about to overthrow the previous commander's plan." The battle plan is simply outrageous."

Although Lunev was also accompanying him throughout the whole process, he didn’t say a word. Trofimenko is now the commander of the army group. Although he has the right to deny his proposal as a military commissar, the other party has just taken office. In order to ensure that he is in the army Authority, but I can't sing against him, so as not to make others laugh.

"Comrade Chief of Staff," Lunev knew very well in his heart, even if Sokov would return to the 27th Army in the future, he would have to wait for a long time. Before his return, he and Sameko had to cooperate with Trofimenko. In order to avoid unnecessary conflicts, he kindly reminded Sameko: "We will need to cooperate for a long time in the future. Regarding the work of the new commander, it is better not to say anything that is not conducive to unity."

He looked around and saw that the staff officers and signal soldiers were busy with their own work, so he probably didn't hear Sameko's complaints, and added: "Besides, General Trofimenko is our superior now, for the superior The orders given, right or wrong, we have to carry out, not discuss it here."

"Well, Comrade Military Commissioner, no matter what order the new commander gives, I will carry it out." Sameko was just complaining, but after hearing what Lunev said, he could only choose to compromise. However, he still asked unwillingly: "Tell me, when will Comrade Commander's injury heal?"

Lunev saw Sokov being carried onto the plane with his own eyes. Seeing that the other party was still unconscious, he couldn't help feeling like a knife was piercing his heart. Hearing Sameko's question at this moment, he hesitated for a long time, and then replied cautiously: "From Judging from the situation at the airport just now, the commander's situation is not ideal, and it is estimated that he will not be able to return to the army before the New Year."

After hearing this, Sameko sighed and said helplessly: "That's really a pity."

"Although he left us temporarily, I believe he will return to the 27th Army sooner or later." Seeing Sameko's dejected look, Lunev comforted him and said, "During his absence, he will return to the 27th Army." Here, we have to achieve greater results and establish more brilliant feats, so as not to live up to his expectations of us."

Hearing this, Sameko couldn't help smiling. He knew very well that without Sokov's 27th Army, it would be very different from before, especially Trofimenko's thinking, and Soko's The husband is not at the same latitude at all, and it may not be long before the invincible 27th Army will become the lowest record in the entire front army.

Lunev was not as complicated as Sameko thought. He was very concerned about the battle in the south of the landing field. After Sameko's words came to an end, he immediately asked: "Comrade Chief of Staff, how is the offensive of the 254th and 300th divisions? Also, Guchakov's infantry brigade is now joining the first battalion in the city of Pavlish. Yet?"

"The German defense line has been breached by troops of the 254th and 300th divisions, and they are retreating to the south." Sameko replied, "The second and third battalions of Guchakov's brigade also broke through the German defense line." , successfully arrived outside the city of Pavlish, and are engaged in a fierce battle with the stubborn defenders. If all goes well, they should be able to join forces with the first battalion in the warehouse area of ​​the city after dark."