Chapter 1461

  Sokov was worried about the battle near the highlands, and was going to rush to the Fesky collective farm with the troops in the city as soon as they were assembled.

"Comrade Commander," just as Sokov was about to leave, Lunev stopped him and asked with a sad expression, "I am not optimistic about the combat effectiveness of the 300th Division. Would you like to transfer the 254th Division to accompany you?" action?"

   "There is no need for this, Comrade Military Commissioner." Sokov waved his hand and said: "Now each division has its own combat missions. If the 254th Division is mobilized, the original deployment will be disrupted and the original plan will be deviated."

   "However, the enemy is the most elite Viking division." Lunev said worriedly: "I am worried that the 300th division and the tank brigade are not their opponents at all?"

"It's definitely impossible to wipe out the Viking Division, but it shouldn't be a big problem to block the enemy's attack." Sokov is very grateful for Lunev's concern for him, but he feels that he will bring two battalions of the infantry brigade to help in the battle It should not be a big problem to seize the high ground and hold it, so he smiled and said to Lunev: "Comrade Military Commissar, just wait for my good news."

   After an hour, the convoy drove into the Fesky collective farm.

  When the commanders and fighters in the car got out of the car and lined up, Sokov stepped into the command post in the farm. Upon entering the door, Colonel Atakuz, Major Bunch, and Captain Mikhaiev were gathered around a table, lowering their heads to study the map on it.

  Sokov walked towards the three of them quickly, and at the same time greeted loudly: "Commanders, comrades, hello! What are you studying?"

  The three of them turned around instinctively when they heard Sokov's voice. When they saw clearly that it was Sokov, they quickly stood up straight and raised their hands to salute: "Hello, Comrade Commander."

  Sokov raised his hand to his forehead, then put it down again. He walked quickly to the table, looked down at the map on the table, and asked, "How is the situation in the direction of the highland?"

   "Still fighting." Atakuz quickly replied: "The soldiers are acting very bravely."

After listening to Atakuz's meaningless report, Sokov couldn't help but frowned: "Comrade Colonel, I know that the soldiers were very brave in battle, but what I'm asking is how the battle on the high ground is going. Have we taken the hilltop position?"

   "Not yet." Atakuz replied with a blushing face, "The enemy fought tenaciously. Although we organized several more attacks, they all failed."

   "Where is Colonel Weisbach?"

   "He's been leading the fight from the front."

   "He is the leader of the first division, how can he be at the front?" Sokov glanced at the phone on the table, and said to Atakuz: "Can the phone reach the front?"

   "Of course, Comrade Commander." Atakuz replied respectfully: "The communications corps completed the laying of the telephone line between the farm and the highland as early as an hour ago."

   "Connect me to Frontier, I want to speak to Weissbach in person."

   Soon, the call was connected.

  Sokov heard Weisbach's voice from the receiver, and said, "Colonel Weisbach, I'm Sokov, report to me about your situation."

   "Comrade Commander, our army's attack is not going well." Weissbach said very quickly: "The enemy is constantly reinforcing, making our attack more and more difficult..."

   "The enemy has increased their troops?" Sokov frowned again when he learned that the Germans had increased their troops: "How many troops do they have?"

"not sure."

   "Not sure?!" Sokov said dissatisfied: "Since you don't know, how do you know that the enemy has increased its troops?"

   "The enemy on the top of the mountain is fighting more and more. Based on this, I judge that the enemy has increased their troops."

   "How many troops do you have available?"

   "Also, there are less than 900 people, many of whom are wounded."

  After listening to the data reported by Weisbach, Sokov felt as if his heart had been squeezed severely, and the pain was so painful that he could hardly maintain his breathing. In order to win a small highland, the number of casualties now exceeds 2,000, and after paying such a heavy price, the position is still in the hands of the Germans.

Seeing that the attack ahead was not going well, Sokov knew that if he stayed here, he might not be of any help to the battle situation, so he said solemnly: "Colonel, I will go to your place and command the troops to attack together with you. I don't believe that our commanders and fighters can't take down the enemy's position."

   "Comrade Commander, you can't go there, it's too dangerous." Atakuz heard that Sokov planned to go to the front, and quickly dissuaded him, saying: "I think I should rush there with new troops for reinforcements."

"Colonel, the attack at the front is not going well, and the morale of the commanders and fighters is probably not high. If I appear at the front at this time and let the soldiers see me, it may have the effect of boosting morale." Sokov said this After speaking, he paused for a moment, and then continued: "As for the reinforcements, I only need the first battalion of Captain Mikhaiev, and the second battalion that came with me is enough."

   Mikhaiev didn't expect Sokov to bring the Second Battalion with him this time, and he couldn't help showing a surprised expression on his face. He tentatively asked: "Comrade Commander, are the comrades from the Second Battalion really outside?"

   "Is this still fake?" Sokov said: "Not only the second battalion is outside, but I even brought the machine gun company and artillery company with me."

"The machine gun company and the artillery company are here too?" Hearing what Sokov said, Mikhaiev's eyes lit up immediately: "With their help, no matter how strong the German position is, we can take it down." .”

"Colonel Atakuz, Major Bunch." Sokov told Atakuz and Bunch before leaving the headquarters, and said to them: "The mission of the two of you is to stick to the Fesky collective farm , to keep it out of German hands."

  Major Bunch asked worriedly: "Comrade Commander, are you going to reinforce with two battalions, is it enough?"

"That's enough, two battalions are enough." Sokov said confidently: "In any case, the infantry brigade's assault rifle equipment rate is quite high. In this way, when they attack the enemy's position, they can at least It can achieve superiority in firepower."

Major Bunch had seen assault rifles before, so he naturally knew that what Sokov said was reasonable, so he stopped persuading him and said sincerely: "Comrade Commander, you will go to the front line later, you should pay attention It's safe."

   "It's okay, Comrade Captain." Sokov said carelessly, "The bullet that can kill me in this world hasn't been produced yet. I'm sure nothing will happen to me."

   Sokov took the troops to the woods and found Weisbach's headquarters here.

  Looking at the tree trunks lying on the ground near the high ground, as well as some burning trees, Sokov understood that this place must have been shelled by the German army. While shaking hands with Weisbach, he asked with concern: "Comrade Colonel, why did you choose this location for your headquarters. Don't you know that this place is easily bombarded by the German army?"

"Comrade Commander, I have no choice." Weisbach replied helplessly: "The position on the mountainside is only 200 meters away from the top of the mountain. If our army fails to attack, it will be easy for the Germans to rush down again." Therefore, for safety, I moved the headquarters here. Although there is a possibility of being hit by German artillery shells, at least I can avoid the fate of being directly captured by the German army.”

  (end of this chapter)