Red Moscow

"Mr. Commander, listen, he has already admitted it." Guchakov pointed at the other party and said angrily to Sokov: "I hope you can uphold justice for me."

Hearing Guchakov's request, Sokov and Ivanov looked at each other solemnly, and saw the helplessness in each other's pupils, although the tank lieutenant killed dozens of commanders because of his timidity. was captured, but he was not his subordinate, and he really did not have the right to deal with him.

Just when Sokov was in a dilemma, Anisimov coughed heavily, and then said: "The two division commanders, although the timidity of the tank lieutenant made Guchakov and others The fact that he was captured by the enemy is a fact. But the lieutenant is not a member of our division, so I think we should send him back to the headquarters and hand him over to General Orel."

Regarding Anisimov's proposal, Sokov thought it was the best way to deal with it at present, so he nodded and said to Anisimov: "Comrade Commissar, then you send this lieutenant back to the headquarters. Seryozha," at this point, he turned and shouted at Seryozha, "call Samoilov and ask him to escort the political commissar and lieutenant to the army headquarters."

Samoilov had been looking forward to participating in the battle, but Sokov always took him and the third platoon by his side, which made him feel very depressed. This time when he went to Liumian Street for reinforcements, he took it upon himself to occupy two buildings with three platoons, condescendingly destroying the enemies who attacked the community. Worried about being scolded by Sokov, he deliberately hid far away on the way back. When Seryozha went to call him, he thought that Sokov was going to ask for a crime, so he could only bite the bullet and came to the headquarters.

Unexpectedly, when he walked into the headquarters, Sokov didn't say anything to reproach him. He pointed to a tank lieutenant with wounds all over his face and said to him, "Second Lieutenant Samoilov, I'm going to give you an important The task of escorting the political commissar and the tank lieutenant to the headquarters of the group army. You have to assure me that you must protect their personal safety."

Seeing that Sokov did not pursue himself, Samoilov put his heart hanging in his throat back into his stomach, and he quickly straightened his back and replied: "Comrade commander, please rest assured, I will definitely take the political commissar safely Sent to headquarters with this lieutenant."

After seeing off the political commissar and the tank lieutenant, Sokov suddenly remembered that he still didn't know the man's name, so he turned to look at Ivanov and asked, "By the way, Comrade Deputy Commander, what's the lieutenant's name?"

But before Ivanov could say it, he waved his hand and said, "Forget it, I'm not interested in this coward's name, so I don't mind saying it." Then he said to Guchakov, "Lieutenant Guchakov , I went to the third battalion for inspection a few days ago, and Captain Andre told me that he lacks capable assistants. I will now officially inform you that from now on, you will resume your original position and rank, and continue to return to the third battalion to command Troops."

When Guchakov beat the tank lieutenant violently, he was ready to be sent to a military court by Sokov. Unexpectedly, Sokov not only did not blame himself, but also reinstated himself as an officer, and he couldn't help being stunned.

Seeing Guchakov standing there in a daze, Ivanov frowned, and he asked the other party dissatisfied: "Comrade Lieutenant, why don't you speak? Don't you know what you should say after you get promoted in position and rank?" ?”

Ivanov's words awakened Guchakov from his stupor. He quickly faced Sokov, straightened his body and said loudly: "Serve the Soviet motherland!"

Hearing what Guchakov said, Ivanov showed a kind smile on his face: "Comrade Lieutenant, I hope you can make great achievements again after returning to the army."

Regarding the reinstatement of Officer Guchakov and his return to the city to participate in the battle, Sokov felt that he should communicate with the commander of the third battalion, Captain Andrei, so he asked the communications corps to connect to the command post of the third battalion. As soon as he heard Andrei's voice, he asked loudly: "Comrade Captain, this is Sokov."

Andrei on the other end of the phone heard Sokov's voice, and quickly asked respectfully, "Comrade commander, what instructions do you have?"

"Comrade Captain, I want to inform you that from now on, Lieutenant Guchakov will return to his post and return to your battalion to continue commanding the troops." Sokov said very quickly without giving the other party a chance to speak. : "In the coming days, you may face a lot of difficulties there, so I have specially formulated a tactic to deal with this situation. I will ask Guchakov to tell you the specific situation when he returns."

Andre has always trusted Sokov unconditionally. Hearing what he said, he immediately expressed his opinion: "That's really great. With your new tactics, I believe we will be more confident in gaining a firm foothold in the city. "

After putting down the phone, Sokov called Guchakov to the table and said to him: "Comrade Lieutenant, you must remember the idea I proposed on Six Sides Street, which is to ingeniously combine the sewers with our fortifications." Tactics?"

Seeing that Guchakov nodded in affirmation, Sokov continued: "In the old city where the third battalion is currently defending, the sewer pipes are even more criss-crossed. If Andre uses the tactics properly, then you can use Very few troops, restraining the main force of the enemy..."

When Guchakov was on Liumian Street, he had heard Sokov explain to Seresa and Agranov how to use the sewers to cooperate with the defense and offense of the defenders in the building. He was about to return to the old city and continue to command his subordinates to fight the Germans, so he listened very carefully to the tactics Sokov said. He even raised questions about some details, and Sokov patiently answered them one by one.

In order for Andre to pay enough attention to this matter, Sokov repeatedly told Guchakov: "Lieutenant Guchakov, please tell Captain Andre that the situation will become very serious in the next few days." It is difficult, but the division may not be able to provide you with personnel supplements, everything can only be relied on by yourself. If you want to hold the defense zone with your existing troops, you must skillfully combine fortifications and sewers, and hit hard Enemy, in this way, the role played by one of your battalions may exceed that of a regiment or even a division. Do you understand?"

After listening to Guchakov, he quickly and loudly replied: "Understood, Comrade Commander, I will relay your words to Captain Andrei exactly."

Sokov held out his hand to Guchakov and said sincerely: "Comrade Lieutenant, I am waiting for your good news and wish you good luck!"