Red Moscow

Rokossovsky in the room opened his arms and cried: "Ada, my child!"

Ada, who was pushed by Assia, also woke up from the shock, and rushed towards Rokossovsky in the room.

Moments later, the father and daughter embraced each other tightly.

Ada hugged her long-lost father tightly, sobbing non-stop. Even Rokossovsky, who has always been mature and stable, raised his hand to wipe his tears from time to time.

"Let's go." Seeing Asiya looking into the room curiously, Sokov quickly grabbed her shoulders and walked aside, saying, "Don't disturb their father and daughter's long-awaited reunion."

Sokov brought Asiya to the headquarters, poured her a cup of hot tea, and then asked with concern: "Asiya, the battle to defend Stalingrad has come to an end, should we go back and have a look? your parents?"

"It is said that friendly forces are encircling and annihilating Manstein's troops," Assia asked while drinking tea, "Don't we need reinforcements?"

"Silly girl, the troops of the 62nd Army may be transferred to the rear for reinforcements. Before the reinforcements are completed, do you think the superiors will transfer one of our divisions to reinforce?"

"That's really a pity." Hearing what Sokov said, Assia said with regret: "I can't see the destruction of Manstein's troops with my own eyes."

Sokov really wanted to tell Assia that Manstein, who was being besieged by several Soviet front troops, was not only not wiped out, on the contrary, he was at a disadvantage and beat the Soviet army to the ground. But these words, he could only hold back in his stomach, and said insincerely: "Don't worry, Asia, even if we can't witness the destruction of Manstein with our own eyes. In the next battle, we will see thousands of people. Tens of thousands of enemies have been wiped out by us."

Sokov sat with Asya in the headquarters for almost an hour before he saw Rokossovsky walking in from the outside. Sokov stood up quickly, tilted his head and looked towards the door, trying to find out if Ada was standing outside the door.

"Don't look at it," Rokossovsky sensed Sokov's intentions, and quickly waved his hand at him, saying, "Ada has already returned to the health team."

"Comrade Commander of the Front Army," Sokov asked tentatively when he learned that Ada had left, "Do you want to let Ada work in the logistics organization? After all, it is too dangerous to stay in the field army."

"Since other people's children can stay in the front line, why can't my daughter stay in the combat troops?" Rokossovsky didn't seem to appreciate Sokov's proposal, and he said seriously: "Since she can hide it from me Join the army, then even if I arrange her in the logistics organization, I'm afraid she won't be willing."

"Comrade General," Seeing Rokossovsky and Sokov talking about business in a serious manner, Assia couldn't sit still. She stood up and asked Rokossovsky timidly: "Allow me leave?"

"Allowed." Rokossovsky agreed to Assia's request, and then said softly, "Assia, I will ask you to take care of Ada in the future. If there is anything wrong with her, you can point it out to her." Come."

"Don't worry, Comrade General. I will take good care of Ada." Assia finished speaking, raised her hand to salute Rokossovsky, then turned and walked out of the division headquarters.

"Comrade Commander." The communications staff officer who came to Mamayev Post with Rokossovsky handed a telegram just received to Rokossovsky, and said excitedly: "I just got According to the latest battle report, the units of the Voronezh Front have successfully recaptured Belgorod."

"Really?" Rokossovsky said with emotion as he took the telegram from the staff officer, "This is really exciting and good news."

After reading the telegram, he looked up at Sokov and asked, "Misha, tell me, can our friendly forces take Kharkov in the near future?"

"This is for sure, Comrade Commander of the Front Army." Sokov gave Rokossovsky an affirmative answer and said: "The strength and equipment of our army today, whether in part or as a whole, far exceed the enemy. Our troops will be able to successfully recapture Kharkov in a week at most."

Hearing what Sokov said, Rokossovsky stared at him for a while, then nodded, and said, "Misha, your thoughts coincide with mine. Since Manstein was rescued by us The besieged Paulus Group and their troops deployed near Kharkov are already very empty, and the enemy will not last long in the face of our powerful offensive."

"Kharkov is the sixth largest city in our country and an important industrial base where the T-34 tank was born. Once this city is recovered, we will have an additional tank production base." Sokov tactfully reminded Rocco Sovsky: "But it should be noted that the enemy is absolutely unwilling to reconciled to their failure. They will definitely concentrate their superior forces and launch a crazy counterattack against the city."

"Don't worry, Misha." Regarding Sokov's worries, Rokossovsky said with some disapproval: "Our army's strength and technical equipment far exceed those of the German army. To completely wipe out the enemy may It is a little difficult; but to block the enemy's attack, there is no problem at all."

Now that Rokossovsky had already said this, Sokov knew that what he said was meaningless, so he shut his mouth wisely.

Ivanov on the side finally found a chance to speak, and asked tentatively: "Comrade Commander, do you think the superior will let us participate in the attack?"

"No." Rokossovsky shook his head and said, "Now we have several times more troops than the enemy, and if we invest more troops, it will have a limited effect, and it is still a waste. Therefore, you must do well The preparations for transfer to the reserve team of the base camp will go into battle again after a period of replenishment."

After the 41st Guards Division withdrew from the Don River Basin to Stalingrad, it once carried out a simple repair. As the former division commander, Ivanov naturally knew how long the repair would take. So he waited for Rokossovsky to finish speaking, and said with a wry smile: "Comrade Commander, in this way, our division will not be able to participate in any battles for at least two months."

Hearing Ivanov's question, Rokossovsky smiled: "Why, Comrade Colonel, haven't you been bored by these months of continuous fighting?"

"Tired, why?" Ivanov replied with a smile: "We will not be tired of war until we have completely driven the enemy from our land."

"Comrade Deputy Division Commander, even if the enemy is driven out of the country, it is not considered a real victory." Sidolin added: "We will continue to join forces and march westward to reach Bingfeng to Berlin."

"Comrade Chief of Staff, your idea is really bold." Ivanov said with emotion: "There are still a long time before we drive the enemy out of the country, and you are actually thinking about occupying Berlin."

"Comrade deputy commander, I think the chief of staff is right." Sokov stood up to support Sidolin: "To win this war completely, it is not just as simple as driving the enemy out of the border, we have to go to the When attacking Berlin, we can only claim a real victory if the Faxi Temple is completely wiped out."

Rokossovsky looked at his watch and said to Sokov: "Misha, it's getting late, I have to go to Chuikov's headquarters immediately, rest there for one night, and then return to my headquarters .If you need anything, you can call Chuikov and find me."

"Understood, Comrade Commander of the Front Army."

Rokossovsky raised his hand and patted Sokov on the shoulder, and said with a hearty smile, "Misha, thank you."

Looking at the back of Rokossovsky leaving, Sokov understood that the reason why the other party thanked him was to thank him for allowing their father and daughter to reunite.

"Comrade commander," Sidolin asked, coming to Sokov now that Rokossovsky had left and the work of the division was to continue, "Mishiga just called me and asked them When can battalion equipment be replaced?"

After the Ignatov brothers’ guerrillas were reorganized by the 41st Guards Division, Sokov gave them a battalion system. The battalion commander was served by his elder brother Mishiga, and his younger brother Vovga served as the deputy battalion commander. . However, due to the hasty reorganization, so far, the military uniforms and equipment of the new battalion have not been resolved, so that Mihiga called from time to time to ask when they can issue military uniforms and replace equipment.

"Comrade Chief of Staff," Sokov recalled that before the start of the battle, he had hoarded a batch of weapons and ammunition in the arsenal on Mamayev Gang. Dorin: "I don't know how many weapons are left in the underground arsenal?"

"Not many." Sidolin understood what Sokov asked, and quickly explained: "Probably one company can be equipped."

"Then distribute the weapons. Since you can only equip one company, equip one company first." Sokov said to Sidolin: "We will reequip them in batches."

In the entire army, Sokov is most concerned about those old subordinates who were dismantled and incorporated into various regiments. He paused for a moment and asked Sidolin, "Have the soldiers assigned to each regiment changed their equipment?"

"Seventy percent of the commanders and fighters have been replaced with our army's standard weapons." Sidolin suggested to Sokov: "As for the remaining troops, I don't think there is any need to replace them. After all, we will continue to fight against the Germans. , can seize enough weapons and ammunition from their hands."

"Then gather these fighters who haven't changed their outfits into one company." Sukov felt that many fighters were used to German weapons, and they suddenly changed to Soviet standard equipment, and they couldn't get used to it for a while, so he Come up with a compromise: "It will be more convenient to resupply this way."

"Comrade commander, let me add one more point." Sidolin continued: "I think some of the backbone of the original downsizing regiment can be incorporated into such a company. In the future, in battle, if you encounter a hard nut to crack, you can hand it over to the company. Let them deal with it."

"Comrade Chief of Staff, what you said is very reasonable." In Sukov's heart, he always felt that his old subordinates were the best. However, it was reorganized some time ago, and the old subordinates were reorganized into the guard regiment, so that the combat effectiveness of each regiment was similar. If you don't have an elite army in your own hands, you will really have no idea when you start a war. So when he heard Sidolin's proposal, he immediately agreed: "You can arrange this matter."

Sidorin called Mishiga and told the other party: "Comrade Mishiga, there are about one company's standard weapons in the arsenal on Mamayev Gang. Send someone to get them immediately."

"What, there is only one company of standard weapons?" Mihiga said with some disappointment after hearing Sidolin's notice, "There are three companies in my battalion, why do you only give me weapons for one company?"

"Comrade Mihiga, there is no other way." Sidolin said rather helplessly: "The weapons that were originally stored in the army red box, because of the needs of the battle, many of them were given to the friendly army. Even the equipment is already a very lucky thing."

"Okay." Hearing what Sidolin said, Mihiga replied, "I will take people to get the weapons immediately."

Just when Sidolin thought the matter was settled, an accident happened. Ten minutes later, Mihiga appeared in the headquarters. He threw a rusty Mosin Nagant rifle on the table and said to Sidolin: "Chief of Staff, this is the standard you prepared for us. Weapons? The weapons are all rusted, and our soldiers can't even pull the bolt."

"Comrade Mihiga, the weapon is rusted, probably because the arsenal below is too humid, which caused the weapon to be damp." Sidolin said with a smile: "After you go back, you can ask the soldiers to wipe the weapon more. Wipe the rust off and it looks like new."

"It's not a big problem to wipe off the rust on the gun." Mihiga said dissatisfiedly: "If there is a problem with the weapon, if something goes wrong on the battlefield, who will take the responsibility then?"

"Comrade Mishiga," Sokov came out again to smooth things over, "You take the weapons back first, let the soldiers wipe them well, and use them for a while. When the new weapons assigned by the superior arrive, they will be given priority to your battalion. Dress up."

Mihiga, who got Sokov's promise, picked up the rusty Mosin Nagant on the table, and left the headquarters happily.

"Comrade Chief of Staff, I think we have neglected one important thing." Sokov looked at Mishiga's leaving back and said with a serious expression: "Although the guerrillas have been reorganized into a regular army, they have not given They confer corresponding ranks."

"Comrade commander, you are right." Sidolin nodded quickly and said, "According to Mihiga's rank, he should be a captain or a major. But our rank is not high enough to award him the rank of major."

"It doesn't matter, I will call the commander later and report this matter to him." Sokov said: "He will personally award Mihiga the rank."