Sokov was shocked when he heard this and thought to himself that when he came down from the observation deck, the enemy had not yet approached the fourth battalion's position. Why did the enemy attack the position in a blink of an eye and had a close battle with the commanders and fighters who were holding the position?

He asked quickly, "Major Vasia, please tell me quickly, what's going on?"

"Comrade Brigade Commander, after our position was violently bombarded by the German army, most of the fortifications were destroyed. After the soldiers returned from the second-line position, they had not had time to repair the fortifications, and the enemy launched an attack." Vasia explained to Sokov on the phone: "There is no way. The soldiers could only use the craters as bunkers fortifications to fight the enemy's attack. Unexpectedly, several armored vehicles and more than a dozen motorcycles rushed over from the left side of the position, rushed directly into our defense line, and started close combat with our soldiers. Fortunately, the nearby troops discovered the enemy and went to support in time, so they repelled the enemy and defended the position."

Although Vasia's report was very brief, Sokov knew very well that the war situation must have been very tragic at that time. I don't know how many soldiers were sacrificed to repel the enemy who broke into the defense line and restore the original position.

After Vasia finished speaking, he slowly said, "Good job, Major Vasia. Keep going. If you encounter any difficulties, call me at any time and I will find a way to support you."

"Don't worry, comrade comrade commander." Vasia assured Sokov: "As long as we have a warrior alive, we will never let the enemy pass through our positions."

When Sokov hung up the phone, he happened to see Karsokov just hung up the phone and asked quickly: "Comrade Chief of Staff, which battalion are you calling?"

"It's the second battalion." Karsokov replied, "I just asked Captain Alexa, and he said that although the enemy's shelling on their positions had stopped, he never launched a ground attack. I have told him to hurry up and repair the fortifications and prepare for the German attack."

"How is the situation with the first and third battalions?" Sokov continued, "Is there any movement in front of their positions?"

"No." Karsokov shook his head and replied: "So far, the front of these two camps of positions has been calm and there is no movement at all."

"Even so, you can't take it lightly." Sokov reminded: "Be vigilant so that you won't be caught off guard by the enemy."

When Karsokov was about to call the first and third battalions, Sokov asked again: "Why didn't you see the deputy brigade commander? Where did he go?"

"He was worried that the position in the Fourth Battalion would definitely be broken by the enemy, so he had already gone to the reserve team's defense zone and was ready to reinforce the Fourth Battalion when necessary."

Sokov nodded after hearing this, then turned to Polytic and said, "Comrade Colonel, if the German army's focus on attack today is the fourth battalion position, we still have the strength to firmly defend there. But if they turn the focus of the attack to the second battalion later, your troops will need to be a reserve in the rear."

"Don't worry, Lieutenant Colonel Sokov." Politic replied with a smile: "At the time in the headquarters, General Rokosovsky had talked to me specifically, hoping that I could take the overall situation into consideration and temporarily hand over the command of the troops to you."

"Comrade Colonel, so, are you planning to hand over the command of the troops to me?"

Unexpectedly, after Sokov finished speaking, Polytic shook his head and said, "I'm sorry, Lieutenant Colonel Sokov, I cannot hand over the command of the troops to you."

Sokov's face darkened. He didn't expect Politic to ignore the overall situation and was reluctant to hand over the command of the troops. But the next moment, what Politic said made him realize that he had misunderstood the other party: "Lieutenant Colonel Sokov, don't get it wrong. I will not hand over the command of the troops to you, it is not that I will ignore the overall situation. But considering that this troops have followed me and fought behind enemy lines for several months, the trust of the commanders and soldiers in me cannot be replaced by anyone. Even if I hand over the command of the troops to you, everyone's orders to you will probably be slandered. Not only will it not be able to help, but it will drag you down."

"What did you think about it?" Sokov asked expressionlessly.

"This is how I think about it. Although I will not hand over the command of the troops to you, from now on, I will obey your command." Polytic explained: "If you have any combat missions, just give orders to me, and I will give orders to the troops. What do you think?"

After figuring out Polytic's intentions, the expression on Sokov's face became relaxed: "Comrade Colonel, you have thoughtful thoughts, just do what you said."

After reaching a consensus on the use of the troops, Polytic made another request: "Lieutenant Colonel Sokov, you should know the situation of our division better than anyone else. We have persisted in fighting behind enemy lines for several months, but have not received any supplies, and the ammunition and materials have basically been exhausted. You see, can we replenish our troops as soon as possible so that we can have the ability to fight."

"Comrade Colonel, since our troops will soon be fighting on the same side, it is natural to replenish you ammunition and supplies." Sokov had no reason to refuse to agree to Polytic's small request, so he nodded and agreed: "I will notify the quarantine officer immediately and ask them to replenish weapons and supplies for you."

After saying that, Sokov picked up the phone on the table and called the quartermaster Popov: "Comrade Popov, I am Sokov! Come to the brigade command immediately."

Captain Popov, who received the call from Sokov, immediately rushed to the brigade command as quickly as possible.

However, when he hurried into the tent, he seemed very hesitant when he saw a colonel standing beside Sokov. He didn't know what Politic's identity was, and he didn't know whether to salute Sokov directly, or to salute the commander who had a higher rank than the brigade commander first.

Sokov saw Popov's hesitation and spoke first, "Captain Popov, let me introduce you to you. This is Colonel Polytic, the commander of the 315th Infantry Division. His troops will fight alongside us in the near future. Due to the lack of ammunition and supplies, they need to be supplemented from us. How much military supplies can you provide them now?"

When Popov heard this, the colonel beside the brigade commander was the commander of the 315th Infantry Division. He quickly raised his hand to salute the other party and asked politely: "Hello, comrade Colonel, I don't know how many soldiers there are in your division. I want to count first to see if there are enough military supplies to be distributed to you."

Polytic heard the other party's voice, because he was worried that there were too many soldiers in his division and would clear the existing combat supplies of the infantry brigade. He explained with a smile: "Comrade Captain, don't worry, although my army is nominally a division, after several months of hard and outstanding battles, there were only more than 3,000 commanders and fighters. If we could supplement enough weapons and supplies, our army would play a great role in the battlefield."

Popov did not immediately reply to Politak, but turned his attention to Sokov and waited for his instructions.

"Comrade Captain," Sokov saw that Popov had turned his eyes to him, and naturally knew what he was thinking. He quickly spoke: "Col. Polytic's troops have been fighting behind enemy lines for several months. Since they could not get any supplies, the ammunition of the commanders and fighters had long been consumed. I now officially notify you that they would provide them with as much combat supplies as they needed. Do you understand?"

Hearing Sokov's order, Popov showed a embarrassed expression on his face: "Comrade Brigade Commander, the existing combat supplies of our brigade can only support a medium-sized battle. If all the supplies are given to friendly forces, I am worried that there will be difficulties in supplying the battalions."

"Comrade Captain, we have not much combat supplies in stock now, but the situation of friendly forces is much more difficult than that of ours." Sokov looked at Popov and said, "If they can't get supplies and will hurry to the battlefield, I'm afraid they can only fight bayonets with the enemy. Do you want to see this happen?"

Popov didn't say anything, but just shook his head hard, expressing his unwillingness to see such a situation happen.

Sokov didn't talk much to him, and directly ordered: "Comrade Captain, you should prepare combat supplies now and wait for the comrades from friendly forces to come and collect them."

Just as Popov was about to leave, Polytic spoke: "Lieutenant Colonel Sokov, Lieutenant Colonel Harlanchuk knows how much combat supplies we need. I think it's better to let him go with the captain. What do you think?"

"Well, I think this is quite appropriate." Sokov nodded and agreed to Politic's proposal: "Lieutenant Colonel Harlanchuk knows how much combat supplies the troops need to add. After Captain Popov is ready, he can also arrange personnel to collect them. It's not bad, this arrangement is pretty good."

After watching the backs of Khalanchuk and Popov disappear from the door of the tent, Polytic suddenly felt a little uneasy. He asked Sokov carefully: "Lieutenant Colonel Sokov, we have received combat supplies, which will not have an adverse impact on you, right?"

"How could that be, comrade Colonel." Sokov said with a smile: "Although our combat supplies are all determined by ourselves, if there is really insufficient supplies, the Army Command will not ignore us and will definitely find a way to replenish us. Your situation is different. Although you have entered the defense zone of the 16th Army, it is not a regular force after all, and it is not within the scope of replenishment. If we don't help you, you will have no way to solve the current situation of the lack of combat supplies in the army."

Polytic held Sokov's hand and said gratefully: "Lieutenant Colonel Sokov, on behalf of all the commanders and soldiers of the division, I thank you not only for saving us from danger, but also for your selfless dedication."

The two chatted for a while, and Politic was still worried that he could not get to Haranchuk, so he stood up and said goodbye.

Sokov was worried that he could not find a place, so he quickly called Romanov next to him: "Romanov, take Colonel Polytic to the logistics department."

"Yes!" Romanov agreed, and then said politely to Politic: "Comrade Colonel, please come with me, I will take you to the quarconian."

As soon as Politek left the tent, Karsokov came to Sokov and reminded him: "Comrade Brigade Commander, we gave the remaining combat supplies to friendly forces. What should we do in the next battle? We can't let our commanders and soldiers compete with the Germans for bayonets, right?"

"Don't worry, Comrade Chief of Staff." Sokov thought of himself arranging Khabarov to lead the team to find the hidden arsenal. He must have lived up to expectations and found the combat supplies urgently needed by the troops, so he told Karsokov confidently: "I believe that it won't take long before the search team can bring us good news."

Seeing Sokov so confident, Karsokov asked in surprise: "Comrade Brigade Commander, do you really trust that Khabarov so much?"

"Yes, I trust him very much." Sokov nodded and gave the other party a positive reply: "I believe that the search team he led will soon bring good news."

Karsokov pursed his lips and looked disbelief. After all, he sent so many people and searched the nearby forest several times, but unfortunately, no clue was found. He even suspected that the secret arsenal established by the People's Committee of the National Defense in the forest outside the country was probably the only two found by his subordinates. At this moment, seeing Sokov say with certainty that the search team led by Khabarov could find the hidden arsenal, it felt like a fantasy.

However, his dissatisfaction was not reflected on his face, but walked behind Morozova, lowered his head and asked, "Comrade Radio, comrade, has the search team sent a telegram back?"

"No, Comrade Chief of Staff." Morozova shook her head and said, "So far, there is no news about the search team."

"Look, comrade comrade commander." After receiving Morozova's reply, Karsokov felt some confidence in his heart and turned to Sokov and said, "The search team has been away for four or five hours, but there has not been any response yet, which means that their search was futile and they did not find the combat supplies we needed at all."

"Comrade Chief of Staff, don't worry." Sokov comforted Karsokov and said: "Although the search team has not responded so far, it does not mean that they have not gained anything. You must know that they may have just discovered an arsenal and are conducting investigations to see how many combat materials are available in it, and will send us a telegram to report after the approximate data is counted."

Karsokov did not argue with Sokov because he felt that there was such a possibility, so he could only nod and said, "Comrade Brigade Commander, maybe you are right. Maybe the search team has found the hidden arsenal and is now checking how much combat materials are stored in it. After the approximate data is included, we will send a telegram to report."

Sokov nodded and said to Karsokov: "Chief of Staff, call the Second Battalion again to ask how they are in their place and whether the enemy has been found."
Chapter completed!