Nikitin came to the lookout, pointed into the distance and said: "Comrade Marshal, you can see the area occupied by the Germans from here."

Rokossovsky raised his telescope and looked into the distance for a moment. Suddenly he let out an unexpected sigh, then turned to ask Nikitin who was standing next to him: "Major General Nikitin, you mean, the Germans will occupy

Those wooden houses on the hillside in the distance?"

"That's right, Comrade Marshal." Nikitin replied with a complicated expression: "That's exactly where it is."

Rokossovsky turned around and said to Sokov, who was standing in the middle of the observation post: "Misha, come and see what area the enemy has occupied."

Sokov quickly walked to the lookout, took the telescope in Nikitin's hand and looked into the distance. At this sight, he couldn't help but froze. In his field of vision, he could only see the distant soil slope.

, there are four or five small houses built of logs, and there is a German soldier standing guard outside the door of one house.

Sokov put down the telescope, turned to Nikitin and asked: "General Nikitin, how many Germans are there in the house?"

"The number is not large," Nikitin said with certainty: "According to the report of our scouts, there is at most one platoon of troops."

"Are there just so many Germans?" Rokossovsky asked dubiously.

"Yes, Comrade Marshal." Nikitin looked at Rokossovsky and said, "After our repeated confirmation, there are only twenty or thirty Germans, and the firepower they possess is one mortar.

One machine gun, and about twenty submachine guns and rifles."

"Since there are only so many Germans, why don't you eliminate them?" Rokossovsky said displeasedly: "Major General Nikitin, you should organize troops immediately to drive away or eliminate all the Germans who occupied the wooden house.

Lose."

"Yes, Comrade Marshal, I will carry out your order immediately." Since it was Rokossovsky's personal order, Nikitin naturally did not dare to disobey it. After he agreed, he picked up the phone on the table and prepared to call

The troops issued combat orders.

"Wait a minute." Just when Nikitin picked up the microphone and was about to assign combat missions to his troops, Sokov stopped him: "There is no need to use your troops. The reinforced company I brought is enough.

Destroy the enemies in the cabin."

"Captain Koshkin," Sokov shouted outside the observation post: "Please come in!"

Soon, Koshkin appeared in front of everyone. He straightened his back and waited for Sokov to give him combat orders.

"Koshkin, look over there." Sokov pointed to the wooden house occupied by the Germans in the distance and said to Koshkin: "There is about a platoon of Germans in that wooden house. Your task is to take them all out."

Eliminate it. How about it? Do you have confidence?"

Koshkin squinted his eyes and observed the terrain, feeling confident, and then replied: "Don't worry, Comrade Commander, I am confident that we will destroy this enemy."

"Comrade Captain," unexpectedly at this moment, Nikitin interrupted: "The wooden house is surrounded by open areas, and there is not even a shelter. If you don't have the cover of heavy firepower, if you want to destroy this enemy, I'm afraid it will be difficult.

It will cost a lot of casualties."

"Comrade General, please rest assured. I am confident that when I eliminate this group of Germans, I will minimize the casualties of the troops." After Koshkin finished speaking, before Nikitin could speak again, he saluted Sokov and others.
Chapter completed!