"Sokolov?" Chu Sinan's heart moved. This name was definitely not unfamiliar to him. This was not only because Sokolov was the new generation of Soviet generals he knew, but also because the two had met several times. In some ways, Sokolov was even a friend Chu Sinan had made when he had just arrived in this era.

Today, Chu Sinan has no excessive personality cult to those old Soviet marshals whom he once admired, but he was surprised to see his former friends. What's more, at this critical moment, the timely appearance of Sokolov and his tank troops can help him solve many problems.

He turned around suddenly and looked at the door. Isn't that right? The person standing at the door was Sokolov who had only met a few months ago. However, compared with the beginning, this young and promising young man seemed to have become much more mature.

"Oh, God, let me see who is here!" A sincere smile appeared on Chu Sinan's face. He took two steps and ran to Sokolov. He first opened his arms and gave this young man taller than himself a warm hug, and then said kindly, "Leonidevich, it's really you."

Chu Sinan's enthusiasm really shocked Sokolov, and at the same time, he felt flattered in his heart. He was always a little nervous before coming to command the report. He was worried that there would be some embarrassment between the two when they met with Chu Sinan. This was not his unfair worry, but that anyone would consider it. When he first met Chu Sinan, the young man with yellow skin was just an inconspicuous person. Although he had realized that he was not a simple person since then, no one could have imagined that in just a few months, he had already reached the top and became an ordinary soldier, and even a general like him felt out of reach.

Among the powerful generals of the Soviet army today, who is the most dazzling? There is no doubt that those who are familiar with the inside will whisper a fearful name. ￣￣ Chu Sinan. Indeed, in terms of military rank, he is not the highest among the Soviet army; in terms of qualifications, he is not the oldest among the Soviet army; in terms of military achievements, he is not the most prominent among the Soviet army. However, it is such a person. Sokolov believes that, except for the top figures in the Supreme Command, no general or general in other places dares to ignore his existence. Like the arrogant Comrade Heluxiaov, he dared to ridicule Chu Sinan in front of everyone a few months ago. Now? He has fallen into a miserable situation, let alone ridicule in public. Even the courage to say a few bad words behind his back, he has no more.

Sokolov knew very well his position in the Soviet army. He was far from Chu Sinan in terms of military rank and position, let alone the others. In this case, he met Chu Sinan and had to obey his command directly. If he was not nervous, it would be a lie.

"Wow! You've been promoted!" Chu Sinan didn't think about what the old friend in front of him was thinking. He looked up and down with a smile, "It seems that you have done a good job in Stepanovic. Since we broke up last time, your experience during this period must have been quite exciting."

Sokolov was sweating wildly, and he said to himself: "No matter how exciting my experience is, it is definitely not as good as your old man. I have been doing well during this period, but unfortunately this has nothing to do with Stepanovic. Until now, he probably only knows my name but does not know me."

Stepanov is Konev. Sokolov has always served in his Northwest Front Army, but his position is relatively low, so he rarely meets Konev. But even if he has the opportunity to meet, Sokolov will not call Konev "Stepanov" with a god. That is disrespectful to the superiors and will be punished.

Sokolov could not answer Chu Sinan's question, he could only give him a smile.

"Come on, come in and sit," Chu Sinan grabbed Sokolov's arm, pulled him into the room, and waved to the command staff who were still thinking about it, "You can arrange it according to the plan just now, oh, now our armored troops have arrived, I think it is necessary to use this good steel in the battle in the direction of October Farm. On that line, we want to have a head-on tank battle with the Germans, and use the facts of steel to tell them that we have enough strength to make their invasion come and go!"

Chu Sinan's words first made Sokolov feel energetic. There is no doubt that as the vanguard of the armored division, he rushed over all the way to be able to join the battle on the northern front and perform well. He had already thought about it before he arrived, but Chu Sinan had to treat him as an old acquaintance with shameless attitude and be the first brigade of the division to officially enter the northern front. Sokolov had been commanding the tank troops for so long and had never been as confident as he is now. His armored brigade was under his command of three tank regiments.

In addition, an anti-tank artillery battalion and an anti-aircraft artillery battalion. Among these troops, the number of tanks is unprecedentedly sufficient. There are 37 T-34 tanks equipped with the troops, and they are equipped with communication equipment. In addition, the only thing that disappoints Sokolov is that in his troops, there are sixty tanks assisted by Americans and British people, such as "Van Lunte" and "Stuart". Sokolov feels that they are far from keeping up with demand in terms of mobility, firepower and protection.

Sokolov didn't expect that he had just reported to the command center. Before he could ask for a fight, Chu Sinan had already made arrangements. He was also determined to let his troops take on a tough battle, which really made him a little overjoyed.

"How is it, Leonidevich, are you confident of taking on this tough battle?" Chu Sinan turned his head and said to Sokolov.

"Of course there is!" Sokolov replied without hesitation. He was really a little surprised.

"Look at how beautiful you are," Chu Sinan reached out and hit his chest, and smiled, "Only confidence is not enough. I still need you to win, otherwise my military law will never be merciless."

"That's certain," Sokolov seemed to be punched open by this punch, and he grinned, "You can assign tasks to me. As long as it is a place suitable for my troops to fight, I will guarantee to complete the task regardless of offense or defense. If you can shoot me if you have any mistakes at that time."

"Bang!"

Chu Sinan reached out and slapped heavily on the table, then said loudly: "Okay, this is what you said, I remember. I don't have very high requirements for you, come here."

Chu Sinan twisted his body, stood in front of the map on the table, then pointed to a place near Volkhov on the map, and said, "I want you to take this October farm in the shortest time. If our estimates do not have much deviation, I believe that at most, the German tank troops will arrive here tomorrow afternoon, so the time you and your troops can grasp is not much."

When Chu Sinan said this, he turned his head and looked at Sokolov beside him, and then continued: "The reason why your task is difficult is that you not only have to take down this place in the shortest time, but also defeat the German vanguard tank troops heading to the area, and hold on here for at least two days at the same time."

"Hold for two days?" Sokolov frowned. He could see the main terrain of the October Farm from this very detailed map. There is no doubt that this place is obviously the only way to cross the Volkhov River to the direction of Volkhov. A road extends from the direction of the Volkhov Bridge, dividing the entire farm in two. There is a fork on the south side of the farm. This road bypasses the dense woods and after a *** pass, it leads to Vovo.

In the southern suburbs of Erkhov, this road is currently under the control of Soviet troops. To the north of the farm is the location of the Pevochesk Reservoir. If the Germans were not lunatics, I believe they would not choose to pass through the reservoir drainage area. Therefore, in this case, they either choose to advance to the main defense line of the Soviet army, or open the main road directly to Volkhov. Compared with the two, I believe that the Germans will definitely attack the October Farm at no cost.

From this perspective, Sokolov could also imagine the cruelty of this battle. He was not worried about the cruelty, he was worried about whether his tank troops could defend this area. Everyone knew one thing that the advantage of the tank troops was its powerful breakthrough ability. In offense, its role was definitely not comparable to that of those infantry soldiers. But when it comes to defense, this was a bit...

"What, are you worried?" Chu Sinan could guess Sokolov's thoughts. Of course, he would not be stupid enough to rely solely on an armored force to fight a defensive battle.

"If I transfer my direct infantry brigade to you, plus a self-propelled artillery regiment, do you have enough confidence?" Chu Sinan smiled and said happily.

Chu Sinan's words made all the staff present change their faces. It seemed that there was nothing surprising about equiping an infantry brigade and a self-propelled artillery regiment to Sokolov, but this infantry brigade was his direct infantry brigade. Everyone in the Beloye Lake District Front Army knew that Chu Sinan's direct infantry brigade was the most elite unit of the entire Front Army. They were unable to do anything in terms of combat effectiveness and weapon equipment.
Chapter completed!