Chapter 1145 Trap

Sokov listened to Lunev's tone of voice, and Yakov's secrecy work was very strict. Even people of Lunev's level can't know what the new means of transportation are like, let alone ordinary people. up.

  In order to find out what means of transportation Yakov invented, Sokov decided to call him to find out. Using the high-frequency telephone in the headquarters to connect to the duty room of the Weapons and Equipment Department, Sokov said into the microphone: "Hello, I want to find Comrade Yakov."

  The person on duty who answered the phone did not answer whether Yakov was there, but asked instead: "Who are you?"

   "I am Major General Sokov, the commander of the Sixth Army, and I am friends with Yakov." After identifying himself, Sokov asked politely, "Is he in the Weapons and Equipment Department?"

   "I'm sorry, Comrade General." Unexpectedly, the officer on duty said in an official tone: "We have no right to disclose the whereabouts of Colonel Yakov to strangers."

"Oh, I said buddy." Hearing what the on-duty officer said, Sokov became a little anxious, and quickly said: "I am not a stranger, but a good friend of Yakov. I called him in a hurry find him."

"The superior has a rule that we are not allowed to disclose Colonel Yakov's whereabouts when people from outside our unit seek him." The officer on duty said eloquently: "Let alone a general, even a marshal is not qualified to know about Yakov. Colonel's whereabouts."

  The duty officer choked Sokov so speechless, he just wanted to refute, but the other party didn't give him any chance, and hung up the phone first.

Seeing Sokov holding the microphone in a daze, Lunev on the side smiled and asked: "Comrade Commander, if I guessed correctly, the other party didn't buy your battle at all, and even hung up your phone. Right?" ?”

"That's right, Comrade Military Commissar, that's true." Sokov nodded and said thoughtfully, "Judging from the attitude of the on-duty officer towards me, the secrecy of this new type of transport invented by Yakov The level is very high. Unless the superior gives us this kind of transportation, we will never know what it looks like."

   "Let's put the matter of transportation aside for now." Sokov raised his hand to look at the time, and asked Vitkov: "General Merkulov's offensive has already begun, right?"

"Yes, I just received a call from General Merkulov. They launched an attack on the town of Rockinsick five minutes ago." Witkov reported: "At this moment they are attacking the town with rockets." Enemy in the field."

  With the launch of rockets, the fortifications in the south of Rockinsick Town were suddenly enveloped in fire and gunpowder smoke. The German soldiers in the trenches were huddled at the bottom of the trench with their heads in their hands, secretly praying in their hearts that the Soviet rocket attack would pass as soon as possible.

Compared with other troops, all officers and soldiers of the Imperial Division have an inexplicable sense of fear for this new type of rocket, because they all know that the regiment headquarters of the German Regiment and the officers and soldiers of the two battalions are under the attack of this rocket. It was wiped out. Now it's their turn to be attacked by rockets, so it's no wonder they aren't afraid.

  After a wave of rocket attacks, the courageous German soldiers stood up from the trenches, looked outside, and faintly saw Soviet commanders and fighters forming a battle formation in the distance, heading towards the trench where they were.

  Before they sounded the battle alarm, a new round of rocket attacks arrived again. Except for those who reacted quickly and retreated back to the trench in time, the rest were either knocked down by the flying shrapnel or killed by the shock wave of the explosion.

  After the second wave of attacks, some Soviet commanders jumped into the trenches and started close combat and hand-to-hand combat with the German soldiers who were blown dizzy. The German army was not as good as the Soviet army in fighting and stabbing. In addition, they hadn't woken up from the shelling just now, and the resistance didn't last long before it immediately fell apart.

  When they saw the German army fleeing towards the town, some brave Soviet commanders also rushed up. Their impact speed was very fast, and they rushed to the middle of the town in a short time.

   Here, the Soviet commanders and fighters were shot by machine guns from the bell tower, and some soldiers who rushed to the front immediately fell under the hail of bullets. The rest of the fighters hurriedly found a place to hide, hiding behind the telephone poles or the steps at the entrance of the corridor, and fired back at the machine gun fire point on the bell tower.

Knowing that the troops of the 67th Guards Division had rushed into the town, and that the vanguard had reached the center of the town, Vitkov was extremely excited. He even suggested to Sokov: "Comrade Commander, since our troops have already Rushed to the center of the town, proving that the enemy's resistance is negligible. In my opinion, why not simply occupy the town of Rockinsick?"

"No, Comrade Chief of Staff, we cannot occupy the town of Roginsik." Sokov reminded Vitkov: "If we occupy the town of Roginsik in such a short period of time, the enemy will be frightened." At that time, they will continue to hide in Barvenkovo, and will not send troops to reinforce Rockinsik Town."

Hearing what Sokov said, Vitkov immediately realized that he was overjoyed, and quickly blushed and said: "Understood, Comrade Commander, I will immediately call General Merkulov and order his troops to temporarily Get out of town."

  As the order was issued, the commanders and fighters of the 67th Guards Division who had rushed into the town all withdrew from the battle one after another and returned to the fortifications south of the town. Facing the retreat order issued by the division headquarters, some commanders and fighters did not understand and complained unavoidably: "Damn it, we fought well and rushed into the town. We only need to work harder to get the enemy out of the town." Drive out, but the division headquarters ordered us to stop attacking and even withdraw from the town, what is going on?"

Although the other commanders and fighters also have complaints in their hearts, they have formed the habit of obedience since they entered the army. Facing this situation, they can only say helplessly: "Since the division headquarters issued such an order, they must have given their overall consideration. As a subordinate, we only need to carry out the orders of the superiors, and we don’t have to worry about the rest.”

  The commander of the German army who was staying in the town was frightened when he saw the Soviet army rushing into the town. He had already ordered his subordinates to prepare vehicles for him and prepared to jump out before the Soviet army occupied the entire town.

  But when he got into the barrel cart, the sound of gunfire and explosions in the town suddenly became sparse. At this time, a German captain ran over and reported to him: "Mr. Colonel, the Russians have stopped attacking the church and have withdrawn to the outside of the town, staying in the fortifications they occupied."

   Knowing that the Soviet army had withdrawn to the outside of the town, the commander of the German army guessed that the opponent stopped attacking, possibly due to insufficient ammunition and was unable to continue fighting, so he was forced to withdraw from the town.

In order to prevent the Soviet army from rushing into the town again, the German commander who returned to the headquarters gave the order to build the fortifications, then called the division commander, Major General Val, and reported to him what happened here: "Mr. Commander, The Russians, with a division of troops, launched an attack on the town of Rockinthick, which our regiment occupied. After a fierce battle, we have succeeded in repelling the Russian attack. However, due to our limited strength, if we The Russians are attacking again, and I am afraid it will be difficult to stop them, so please send us reinforcements..."

   "I see." Major General Wahl couldn't help but panic when he thought that the troops stationed in the Red Army Village were under the command of Sokov. When I heard about Sokov from my colleagues before, I always had lingering fears, and I still secretly laughed at them as cowards. What is there to be afraid of a young Russian colonel? When he entered the army, he was still wearing crotch pants. But since the confrontation with the 41st Guards Division, Sokov has become Major General Val's nightmare. In order to prevent his regiment from being eaten by Sokov's troops again, he can only bite the bullet and say: "I will immediately Report this to General Hausser, and if he agrees, I will personally lead the troops to reinforce you."

   Major General Val put down the phone and immediately came to Hausser's headquarters. At the door, he met Hausser's adjutant, and asked tentatively, "Is General Hausser there?"

   "Yes, the general is inside." After the adjutant answered truthfully, he reminded Major General Val: "However, he is in a bad mood at the moment. Be careful when you go in to see him."

   Hearing that Hausser was in a bad mood, Major General Wahl asked in surprise, "What happened to make General Hausser angry?"

"Your Excellency," the adjutant approached Major General Val and said to him, "Today, the supplies transported from Pavlograd to the Skeleton Division were bombed by Russian planes on the way, and almost all of them were destroyed. From According to the current situation, it will take at least two days for the Skeleton Division to get new supplies. The acting commander of the Skeleton Division, Colonel Shimon, told the general that their supplies can only last until tomorrow. If the Russians attack, I am afraid that the defense line may be breached."

   "So that's what's going on." After Major General Val figured out what happened, he asked a little puzzled: "Didn't the Russian air force never attack our transportation lines? Why is it so abnormal today?"

  Hearing Major General Val's question, the adjutant smiled bitterly and replied: "Your Excellency, if you know that our opponent's name is Sokov, then any situation may happen."

  Major General Wahl walked into Hausser's room after chatting with the adjutant for a few more words. Seeing the mess on the ground and the papers of documents scattered everywhere, he felt that the adjutant hadn't lied to him, and that Hausser pushed all the papers on the table to the ground because he was angry.

   Seeing Major General Val come in, Hausser said with a straight face and helplessness, "General Val, what's the matter?"

"I received a call from the town of Rockinsick, and the Russians launched a surprise attack on our defense zone." Major General Wahl reported to Hausser based on the information he had obtained: "The Russian troops once rushed to the town In the middle of the town, but under the tenacious fighting of our officers and soldiers, the Russian attack was crushed, and they retreated out of the town in desperation."

"What the hell, what does this Sokov want to do?" Hauser said angrily: "First, the air force was dispatched to attack the convoy delivering supplies to the Skeleton Division, and then it attacked the town of Rockinsick occupied by your division. What the **** is he trying to do?"

"Your Excellency, General." Major General Val naturally couldn't guess what Sokov really thought in his heart. He could only analyze to Hausser according to his own understanding: "According to the information we have, Sokov just recently He was appointed by the Russian Supreme Command as the commander of the newly formed Sixth Army. He just took office, and in order to explain to his superiors, he took the initiative to attack us.”

"Well, Major General Val, you are right, it must be like this." Houser stared at the location of Rockinsick Town for a while, and said to Val: "The geographical location of Rockinsick Town is very important. Once the Russians occupy this place, the left wing of the Skeleton Division will be exposed to them. Therefore, I order you to defend the town of Rockinsick at all costs."

  Major General Wahl came here just to get Hausser's consent, and then lead the remaining troops of the Imperial Division to the town of Rockinsick to strengthen the defense there. Seeing that he hadn't mentioned the purpose of coming here yet, Hausser had already assigned a task for himself, and quickly agreed: "Understood, Your Excellency General, I will take the remaining troops to Rockinsick Town as soon as possible to strengthen the The defenses there will never allow the Russians to push beyond the town to Barvinkovo."

  As soon as Major General Val returned to his headquarters, he began to give orders, ordering to mobilize enough transport vehicles to transport the remaining troops in the city south to Rockinsick Town to strengthen the defense there.

   Their actions were immediately discovered by the Soviet scouts lurking nearby, and soon the information was transmitted to the headquarters in the Red Army Village by telegram. Sokov finished reading the telegram with a smug smile on his face. He handed the telegram to Vitkov: "Comrade Chief of Staff, it seems that our plan has succeeded. The troops of the Imperial Division are gathering. It's going south soon."

"Comrade Commander, it seems that your strategy is quite effective." Witkov also said with a smile: "The enemy saw that the town of Rockinsick was attacked, and they were really fooled. They are going to call more Our troops are coming to reinforce it. I assure you, as soon as the enemy's reinforcements reach the town of Rockinthick, there will be no attempt to leave."

"Chief of Staff, call General Merkulov." Although the German army has begun to gather and is ready to go south at any time, in order to prevent the German army from realizing their intentions, the play needs to continue, so he ordered Witkov: "Let his troops attack again in an hour. We want to give the enemy the illusion that we want to take the town of Rockinsick. In this way, maybe they can move south faster."

  (end of this chapter)