Although the German transport aircraft formation was heading towards his own defense zone, Sokov was not sure whether the enemy planned to airborne here or was preparing to airborne near the Army Command. Therefore, he called the headquarters in advance while the enemy's paratroopers had not yet airborne.

The person who answered the phone was Malining. After hearing Sokov's voice, he asked in surprise: "Lieutenant Colonel Sokov, is there any problem with the defense area of ​​your brigade?"

"There are a large number of enemy planes approaching the defense zone of our brigade." Time is tight, and Sokov spoke quickly: "Although it is possible to carry out airborne in our brigade's defense zone, it is not ruled out that their target is at the headquarters, so I specially called to remind you."

Sokov's words moved Malining: "How many transport planes are there in enemy planes?"

"There are about thirty to forty, all of which are Ju-52 transport aircraft, and a small number of fighter aircraft escort."

As the chief of staff of the army, Malining naturally understood the parameters of the Ju-52 transport aircraft and thought that there were really thirty or forty German paratroopers airborne, which would be a catastrophe for the headquarters.

"I get it, Lieutenant Colonel Sokov." Malining said to the microphone: "Thank you for informing me."

Sokov asked tentatively: "Do I need to send someone to support the headquarters?"

"There is no need for this." Malining rejected Sokov's kindness: "As long as you can hold the position, it will be the best support for us."

After putting down the phone, Malining immediately reported to Rokosovsky: "Comrade Commander, Lieutenant Colonel Sokov reported that a large number of German transport aircraft were flying towards our defense zone. They might airborne in the area from the infantry brigade to the headquarters. Look, what should we do?"

"What, the enemy is preparing to drop paratroopers near the headquarters?" Lobachev, who was talking to Rokosovsky, couldn't help but widen his eyes in shock after hearing the news: "How many paratroopers do the enemy have?"

"The specific number of people is not clear." Malining said in an uncertain tone: "According to Lieutenant Colonel Sokov, there are about thirty or forty transport aircraft, all of which are all Ju-52 transport aircraft. This transport aircraft can carry 18 paratroopers. In this way, the enemy's paratroopers may have six or seven hundred."

Lobachev was silent. He knew very well that there were about four or five hundred people in the headquarters now, and most of them were staff and correspondents with no combat effectiveness. If the German army really landed near the headquarters, it would not last long.

Thinking of this, Lobachev turned his head and looked at Rokosovsky and asked carefully: "Comrade Commander, if the Germans really want to airborne us, I think we may not be able to repel their attack."

"That's right, comrade of the military committee." Rokosovsky nodded and said, "With the current strength of the headquarters, he is definitely not the opponent of the enemy paratroopers. But it is not realistic to transfer now. After all, the counterattack is still going on, and we must keep in touch with the frontier at all times." Then he turned to Malining, "Let Misha closely see the movements of the German transport aircraft. If you have any discoveries, report to us in time."

"Okay, Comrade Commander." Although he had just hung up Sokov's phone call, Malining said firmly: "I will call him Lieutenant Colonel Sokov now to see where the enemy's paratroopers were going to land."

In this way, Malining called the infantry brigade command.

When a sound came from the earpiece, Malining said straight to the point: "I am Malining, let Lieutenant Colonel Sokov answer the phone."

Karsokov, holding the microphone, heard Malining say this and quickly replied: "Comrade Chief of Staff, the brigade commander is outside observing the movements of the enemy planes. Please wait for a moment, and I will order someone to call him back."

"Go and call him quickly."

Karsokov covered the microphone with his hands and said to Romalov: "Romalov, go out and call the brigade commander over, and say that the Chief of Staff of the Army has something urgent to look for him."

Romanlov agreed and quickly walked out of the tent to find Sokov.

Sokov was holding a telescope to observe the transport aircraft group in the air. Seeing that the aircraft group had arrived above the infantry brigade, there was no sign of airborne paratroopers at all. Sokov felt an unknown premonition in his heart: Could it be that the paratroopers of the German army were really coming to the Army Command?

At this moment, he heard someone calling him. He put down his telescope and saw that it was Romanov, and he quickly asked, "What's the matter?"

"Comrade Brigade Commander!" Romanlov said respectfully: "The Chief of Staff of the Army called and said there was something important."

When Sokov learned that Malining was looking for him, he did not dare to neglect him and hurriedly followed Romanlov back to the brigade command center.

He quickly walked to the table, reached out and grabbed the microphone on it, and put it in his ear and said, "Comrade Chief of Staff? I am Sokov. Do you have any instructions?"

"Lt. Col. Sokov, where has the enemy's fleet reached?"

"It has arrived over the defense zone of our brigade." Sokov shouted at the top of his head, "But they don't seem to plan to airdrop in our brigade. It seems that their target is the Army Command."

"I see."

Sokov thought that since the German paratroopers were not airborne here, the target was most likely to be at Rokosovsky's army headquarters. With the headquarters' existing defensive capabilities, he could not deal with German paratroopers of up to six or seven hundred people, so he tried to ask: "Comrade Chief of Staff, do I need me to send troops to reinforce?"

"I have said that there is no need for this. We have the ability to deal with the German paratroopers." Malining said with his back teeth: "I still say the same thing. If you can hold your position, it is our greatest support."

After putting down the phone, Malinin immediately reported to Rokosovsky: "Comrade Commander, Lieutenant Colonel Sokov said that the German transport fleet was flying over his brigade and heading towards the headquarters."

Rokosovsky frowned and began to think about what measures should be taken to deal with the German paratroopers.

Just here, a staff officer came over to report to Rokosovsky, saying, "Comrade Commander, there is a colonel named Gedukov outside, saying that he wants to see you if you have something to do."

"Call him in!"

After a moment, the staff officer brought Gedukov to Rokosovsky and others.

Before Rokosovsky could speak, Gadukov raised his hand to salute the people: "Hello, comrade Commander, I am Colonel Gedukov, the commander of the 17th Cavalry Division, and was ordered to lead the troops to participate in the counterattack here."

When Malining heard Gedukov say that he was here to assist in the battle, he couldn't help but feel ecstatic. He grabbed Gedukov's hand and asked excitedly: "Comrade Colonel, where is your cavalry division now and how many troops are there?"

"My cavalry division is outside at this moment and can be used to the designated combat area at any time." Gedukov explained to Malining: "The total strength of the division is 3,000."

Malining was stunned: "What, there are only three thousand people in a cavalry division?"

His reaction was because the cavalry army under the group army had more than 10,000 troops, and the cavalry division that had just arrived had only 3,000 people, so he would naturally be surprised.

"Comrade Chief of Staff, don't make a fuss." Rokosovsky interrupted and said: "The cavalry organization was adapted some time ago, and the original master of tens of thousands of people was reduced to a junior master of three thousand people, which was more conducive to command."

"Oh, so that's it." Although the number of cavalry divisions was not as large as I imagined, for Malining, this new cavalry unit was like a life-saving straw. He quickly said to Gedukov: "Comrade Colonel, listen, based on the information we have obtained, the Germans may airdrop paratroopers near the headquarters. At that time, I will trouble your troops to clear out these German paratroopers. How about it, are there any difficulties?"

"No difficulties." Gadukov answered very simply, and then asked: "I wonder how many paratroopers there are in the enemy?"

"The specific number of people is not clear," said Malining. "According to my estimate, there are about six or seven hundred people."

Thinking of this, Lobachev turned his head and looked at Rokosovsky and asked carefully: "Comrade Commander, if the Germans really want to airborne us, I think we may not be able to repel their attack."

"That's right, comrade of the military committee." Rokosovsky nodded and said, "With the current strength of the headquarters, he is definitely not the opponent of the enemy paratroopers. But it is not realistic to transfer now. After all, the counterattack is still going on, and we must keep in touch with the frontier at all times." Then he turned to Malining, "Let Misha closely see the movements of the German transport aircraft. If you have any discoveries, report to us in time."

"Okay, Comrade Commander." Although he had just hung up Sokov's phone call, Malining said firmly: "I will call him Lieutenant Colonel Sokov now to see where the enemy's paratroopers were going to land."

In this way, Malining called the infantry brigade command.

When a sound came from the earpiece, Malining said straight to the point: "I am Malining, let Lieutenant Colonel Sokov answer the phone."

Karsokov, holding the microphone, heard Malining say this and quickly replied: "Comrade Chief of Staff, the brigade commander is outside observing the movements of the enemy planes. Please wait for a moment, and I will order someone to call him back."

"Go and call him quickly."

Karsokov covered the microphone with his hands and said to Romalov: "Romalov, go out and call the brigade commander over, and say that the Chief of Staff of the Army has something urgent to look for him."

Romanlov agreed and quickly walked out of the tent to find Sokov.

Sokov was holding a telescope to observe the transport aircraft group in the air. Seeing that the aircraft group had arrived above the infantry brigade, there was no sign of airborne paratroopers at all. Sokov felt an unknown premonition in his heart: Could it be that the paratroopers of the German army were really coming to the Army Command?

At this moment, he heard someone calling him. He put down his telescope and saw that it was Romanov, and he quickly asked, "What's the matter?"

"Comrade Brigade Commander!" Romanlov said respectfully: "The Chief of Staff of the Army called and said there was something important."

When Sokov learned that Malining was looking for him, he did not dare to neglect him and hurriedly followed Romanlov back to the brigade command center.

He quickly walked to the table, reached out and grabbed the microphone on it, and put it in his ear and said, "Comrade Chief of Staff? I am Sokov. Do you have any instructions?"

"Lt. Col. Sokov, where has the enemy's fleet reached?"

"It has arrived over the defense zone of our brigade." Sokov shouted at the top of his head, "But they don't seem to plan to airdrop in our brigade. It seems that their target is the Army Command."

"I see."

Sokov thought that since the German paratroopers were not airborne here, the target was most likely to be at Rokosovsky's army headquarters. With the headquarters' existing defensive capabilities, he could not deal with German paratroopers of up to six or seven hundred people, so he tried to ask: "Comrade Chief of Staff, do I need me to send troops to reinforce?"

"I have said that there is no need for this. We have the ability to deal with the German paratroopers." Malining said with his back teeth: "I still say the same thing. If you can hold your position, it is our greatest support."

After putting down the phone, Malinin immediately reported to Rokosovsky: "Comrade Commander, Lieutenant Colonel Sokov said that the German transport fleet was flying over his brigade and heading towards the headquarters."

Rokosovsky frowned and began to think about what measures should be taken to deal with the German paratroopers.

Just here, a staff officer came over to report to Rokosovsky, saying, "Comrade Commander, there is a colonel named Gedukov outside, saying that he wants to see you if you have something to do."

"Call him in!"

After a moment, the staff officer brought Gedukov to Rokosovsky and others.

Before Rokosovsky could speak, Gadukov raised his hand to salute the people: "Hello, comrade Commander, I am Colonel Gedukov, the commander of the 17th Cavalry Division, and was ordered to lead the troops to participate in the counterattack here."

When Malining heard Gedukov say that he was here to assist in the battle, he couldn't help but feel ecstatic. He grabbed Gedukov's hand and asked excitedly: "Comrade Colonel, where is your cavalry division now and how many troops are there?"

"My cavalry division is outside at this moment and can be used to the designated combat area at any time." Gedukov explained to Malining: "The total strength of the division is 3,000."

His reaction was because the cavalry army under the group army had more than 10,000 troops, and the cavalry division that had just arrived had only 3,000 people, so he would naturally be surprised.

"Comrade Chief of Staff, don't make a fuss." Rokosovsky interrupted and said: "The cavalry organization was adapted some time ago, and the original master of tens of thousands of people was reduced to a junior master of three thousand people, which was more conducive to command."

"Oh, so that's it." Although the number of cavalry divisions was not as large as I imagined, for Malining, this new cavalry unit was like a life-saving straw. He quickly said to Gedukov: "Comrade Colonel, listen, based on the information we have obtained, the Germans may airdrop paratroopers near the headquarters. At that time, I will trouble your troops to clear out these German paratroopers. How about it, are there any difficulties?"
Chapter completed!