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As soon as Koyda entered, Sokov said bluntly: "Comrade Colonel, I just received a call from the commander. He said that the flank of the offensive troops of the 39th Guards Division was counterattacked by the Germans. The danger of truncation, order us to immediately organize forces to go to support."

Hearing this news, Keida showed a surprised expression on his face: "Comrade Brigadier, so you plan to let our regiment attack?"

"I will personally lead the first battalion and the tank battalion to complete the task of reinforcing the friendly forces." Unexpectedly, Sokov poured cold water on him: "I called you here to ask you to lead the troops to stay. Stand here and make sure the assembly shop is not captured by the enemy while we're away."

The smile on Koyda's face gradually disappeared, and he said unwillingly: "Comrade Brigadier, the hundreds of soldiers under me all have rich combat experience. Task."

"Comrade Colonel, I know that the soldiers you lead have rich combat experience and are very brave on the battlefield." Seeing that Keida was a little unwilling to obey his orders, Sokov could only emphasize his tone: "But this alone is far from enough. In addition to the infantry, the troops we went to reinforce this time included two companies of tank troops. My soldiers all know how to coordinate with tanks, and they have formed a kind of There is a tacit understanding, if there is a rash substitution, I am worried that there will be unnecessary confusion in the battle."

Sokov's words were very blunt, but Koida had nothing to say. According to his thinking, the tank is a kind of technical equipment to cover the infantry's attack, and it is enough to stop and fire. The infantry fights together. Since he couldn't refute, he could only bite the bullet and replied: "Okay, Comrade Brigadier Commander, since you said so, then I will stay and stand firm."

Half an hour later, Sokov, Yakov, Bely, Vanya and others set off with the commanders and fighters of the tank battalion and the first battalion, rushing to reinforce the friendly troops at the main gate to prevent their positions from being breached by the Germans.

As soon as Sokov left, Mashkov said to Koida unconvinced: "Comrade commander, the superior sent us here to strengthen the defense here, not to see him. You know, you are the commander. He is the brigade commander; you are a colonel, and he is only a lieutenant colonel, how can he have the right to tell you what to do?"

Koyda was originally a little uncomfortable with Sokov's arrangement, but at the moment when he heard what Mashkov said, he felt even more inexplicably angry. After walking back and forth twice in the command post with his hands behind his back, he stopped and said to Mashkov: "Comrade Commissar, you are right, we can't suffer this kind of cowardice, I will call Comrade Commander immediately." Call and report this to him."

After finishing speaking, Koyda walked to the telephone, shook the crank twice, picked up the microphone and put it to his ear, and said into the microphone, "Give me the command of the Army Group and Commander Chuikov."

Due to the fierce fighting in various places, the phone of the headquarters has been unable to be connected for a long time. Koyda waited for a while, and found that the call was still not connected, so he fired at the operator: "What's wrong, why hasn't the call been connected after so long? If it delays important things, I will shoot you." you."

The female operator was overwhelmed by Koida's stern tone, but she still managed to control her emotions and explained in a calm tone: "I'm sorry, Comrade Commander, the lines of the Army Group Headquarters are busy, and our place is for civilian use. Line, no priority access."

After waiting for about ten minutes, the call finally got through. Chuikov's exasperated voice came from the receiver: "Lieutenant Colonel Sokov, didn't I order you to reinforce the 39th Guards Division? Why haven't you set off yet?"

Keida held the microphone away from his ear, lest Chuikov's voice should burst his eardrums. After Chuikov’s words came to an end, he said cautiously: “It’s me, Comrade Commander, I’m Colonel Keida.”

Hearing that the person speaking was Keda, Chuikov's tone became much more gentle: "It's Colonel Keda, where is Lieutenant Colonel Sokov now?"

"He led the 1st Battalion and the Tank Battalion to reinforce the friendly forces." When Koyda spoke, he raised his hand and looked at his watch, and then added: "They have set off for about 20 minutes."

"Since Sokov personally led the team to attack, he must have given the defense task of the assembly workshop to your mixed regiment?" After Chuikov said his analysis, he asked a little puzzled: "Colonel Keida, listen to the operator. Say, you've been calling me non-stop, is there anything urgent?"

"It's like this, Comrade Commander." Hearing Chuikov ask himself, Keida hurriedly thought that he wanted to lead his troops to rescue the friendly army, but was rejected by Sokov. He reported to Chuikov all over again, and finally said: "I think the reason why Lieutenant Colonel Sokov let us stay here is that we are worried that we will take their credit!"

"Taking their credit?" Chuikov repeated what Koyda said, and his tone became extremely sharp: "Comrade Colonel, do you think that if your mixed regiment and the tank battalion attack together, can you stop the enemy's attack? "

"I think, I think," Keida didn't expect Chuikov to ask himself suddenly, he seemed a little flustered for a while, and after a while, he said hesitantly: "I think we should be able to block the enemy's attack, you know , The fighters in the mixed regiment are all veterans with rich combat experience, and they also performed very bravely on the battlefield."

"Colonel Keida, do you think that the soldiers will surely win because of their rich combat experience and bravery?" Cuikov said bluntly on the phone: "Please forgive me, although you are an excellent commander members, but you don’t understand modern warfare, and the tactics you use in battle are too outdated and rigid, if you are really asked to bring troops to reinforce friendly forces, I’m afraid that your entire army will be wiped out.” Koida never dreamed Thinking that Cui Kefu would say this about himself, he was stunned for a while.

Seeing that there was no sound in the receiver, Chuikov guessed that his tone might be too strong, making Koida a little unacceptable, so he slowed down and said: "Comrade Colonel, although Lieutenant Colonel Sokov is still very young, the commander The time is not as long as yours, but he has a unique side in the use of tactics, otherwise we would not be able to entrust so many important troops to his command. Listen to me, if you still want to stay on the front line to fight the enemy , learn more from him. Do you understand?"

Although Keida's heart was full of dissatisfaction with Sokov, at the moment Chuikov was speaking for him, and he could no longer refute, so he could only bite the bullet and reply: "Understood, Comrade Commander, I will try my best to tell him Learn, learn how to use new tactics in battle to hit the enemy hard."

"That's right, Comrade Colonel." From the tone of Koida's words, Chuikov heard that he was not convinced, but he did not point it out, but told him: "I believe that you and Lieutenant Colonel Sokov After getting along for a while, you can understand why he is trusted and valued by his superiors."

After putting down the phone, Koyda sat at the table and lit a cigarette. After taking two puffs, he looked up at Mashkov who was sitting opposite him and asked, "Comrade Commissar, am I really out of date? Even Commanding and fighting, can't compare to a young man half my age?"

Mashkov, who had urged Koyda to sue Chuikov, heard some of Chuikov's words, and he felt very conflicted in his heart. He couldn't help thinking to himself: Is my view of Sokov always wrong? Otherwise, how could the commander favor him so much?

Hearing the question from Koida at this moment, he gave a wry smile and said, "Comrade commander, what you hear is what you hear, what you see is what you see. Let's see how Lieutenant Colonel Sokov's ability is in this battle to reinforce his friendly forces." call taxi."