"How did he sacrifice?" Belkin couldn't believe it. He called himself at noon and said that the political commissar of the regiment who was about to be discharged from the hospital would have died. Therefore, he asked unwillingly: "Is it because he was attacked by the enemy on the way back to the barricade factory?"

"No, comrade of the political commissar." Sokov replied awkwardly when he heard Belkin's question: "He died because he took an excessive amount of anti-inflammatory drugs, which caused acute liver failure and failed rescue efforts."

Belkin opened his mouth in surprise and murmured for a long time: "Damn it, this is the first time I heard that taking anti-inflammatory drugs can kill people. Misha, it is not that there is a German spy hidden in the division health team, it is they who poisoned Comrade Dmitry, which caused him to be poisoned and died?"

"How is this possible?" The military doctors and health workers in the health team all came from the infantry brigade and guard division, and there was absolutely no problem with their loyalty. Therefore, when Sokov heard Belkin raise this question, he interrupted him without hesitation: "The dozens of medical staff in the health team are all good comrades who can stand the test. How could there be German spies among them? Comrade Political Commissar, you are thinking too much."

This was the first time Belkin heard Sokov speak to him in such a tone. Thinking of Sokov's wife Asia, who is also working in the health team, he felt that he understood something. If he really wanted to check the German spies in the health team, Asia would probably be implicated. In order to find out whether his guess was accurate, Belkin also asked: "Misha, do you have any concerns?"

"My political commissar, I have no scruples, no scruples." Sokov was also a smart man. He heard the outline of the picture from Belkin's words and quickly explained: "I personally asked the hygienist who prescribed Comrade Dmitry. She said she gave the dose for seven days. Who knew that Comrade Dmitry might be eager to achieve success and wanted his injuries to heal quickly, so he took all these medicines in one breath, which led to the tragedy."

Seeing Sokov repeatedly stressing that Dmitry's death was caused by excessive use of anti-inflammatory drugs, Berkin did not worry about this issue anymore, but instead proposed: "Misha, I hope you can have someone buried Dmitry well..."

"This is for sure, my political commissar." Sokov continued without waiting for Belkin to finish his speech: "When I left the health team, I had already specifically instructed the military doctor Pavlov to find a way to find a coffin, and then buried Comrade Dmitry in the open space east of Mamayev hill."

"Buried him and the sacrificed soldiers together." Belkin sighed and said, "He once hoped this way."

"I understand, Comrade Political Commissar." Sokov nodded, "I will convey Comrade Dmitry's last wish to Pavlov's military doctor."

Before finishing the call, Sokov asked casually: "Comrade Political Commissar, how is the enemy's offensive in the barricade factory?"

"After the Germans suffered losses from our bazooka, they adjusted their tactics." Belkin said angrily on the phone: "The assault guns were parked two or three hundred meters away from our position, and used artillery fire to cover the infantry's attack. Due to the range, our anti-tank hands had to risk their lives to approach the enemy's assault guns and then destroy them."

Hearing Belkin say this, Sokov felt a sense of ominous premonition in his heart, and he quickly asked: "The anti-tank platoon of the first battalion is in the battle, are there any casualties?"

"There were two anti-tank teams that exchanged fire with enemy infantry during the battle, and both suffered casualties to varying degrees." Belkin reported: "But the remaining soldiers brought the bazooka back."

Although there were casualties in the anti-tank team, as long as the rocket launcher, as a secret weapon, was not exchanged by the Germans, was a blessing for Sokov. After Berkin finished speaking, he specifically emphasized: "Comrade Political Commissar, the enemy found that our army had new individual anti-tank weapons and would definitely find ways to get it. You must remind those anti-tank players that even if they sacrifice their lives, they must not let the rocket launcher fall into the hands of the enemy."

"Don't worry, Misha." Belkin assured Sokov: "Our soldiers understand this truth. They once told me that even if they are besieged by the enemy and cannot escape, they will use grenades to blow up the bazooka before their sacrifice, so that the enemy will not understand what it is."

Sokov knew very well that the structure of the rocket launcher was simple. Even if the soldiers stuffed grenades into the launcher before they died, they might be easily copied after the enemy got the wreckage. But in order not to put psychological pressure on the soldiers, he did not say this, but agreed with Belkin's words: "Well, Comrade Political Commissar. I think our soldiers can do what they say."

After the call with Belkin, Sokov realized a serious problem. He put down the microphone and said to Cydolin: "Comrade Chief of Staff, I think I should report to the Army Command immediately on the sacrifice of the political commissar Dmitry, so as not to be able to explain anything in the future."

Cidolin agreed with Sokov's statement: "You are right, Comrade Commander. I heard the call you just talked with Commander Belkin. Even your old partner suspected that Comrade Dmitry's sacrifice was caused by spies poisoning in the health team. If the above knew about this, he would definitely send someone to investigate. Then I was worried that someone in the health team would get into trouble."

After Sokov and Cydollin reached an agreement, they called Cuikov and reported to him the news that the political commissar Dmitry had died due to excessive sulfonamide, resulting in acute liver failure.

After hearing this, Cui Kefu frowned slightly and asked, "Col. Sokov, are you really sure that Comrade Dmitry died of acute liver failure due to excessive use of anti-inflammatory drugs, not because there was a lurking German spy in the health team who poisoned him?"

Hearing that Cui Kov had indeed doubted the cause of Dmitry's death, Sokov quickly reported the situation he saw in the health team and the detailed process of interrogating the two health workers. He wanted Cui Kov to give a detailed report. He finally said: "Comrade Commander, I have two purposes. One is to tell you the real cause of Comrade Dmitry's death so that the superiors would not be able to explain the matter clearly when they send people to investigate in the future; the other is to hope that you can inform other troops of this matter to avoid such unnecessary poisoning incidents in the division-level field hospitals or health teams."

Cuikov was silent for a long time and finally said, "I understand, Colonel Sokov, I will ask Chief of Staff Krelov to record the matter and inform the medical staff of each division to avoid similar tragedies."
Chapter completed!