When Sokov saw that it was quiet outside, he pressed against the wall and shouted outside: "Hey, I'm Sokov. Can any of you tell me which chief of staff was shot?"
As soon as he finished speaking, a voice came from outside: "Comrade Commander, this is Chief of Staff Smirnov."
Hearing that Smirnov was shot, Sokov couldn't help but feel his heart sink. He clearly remembered the contents of the information. Alia's best achievement was to hit three people with three shots from 500 meters away.
A beer bottle. Now this place is only three hundred meters away from her sniper position. Once Smirnov is shot, he will definitely be in danger.
But in order not to cause unnecessary panic, he still tried to control his emotions, and tried his best to ask outside in a calm tone: "Is his injury serious?"
Just when he was ready to accept the fact that Smirnov had died, he unexpectedly heard Smirnov's weak voice coming from outside: "Comrade Commander, there is nothing wrong with me, I was just shot in the shoulder."
One shot."
After learning that Smirnov was still alive, Sokov's nose felt sour and he almost shed tears. But fortunately, he controlled his emotions in time and continued to ask with concern: "Has the wound been bandaged?"
"Not yet." Smirnov said: "My injury is not too serious, don't worry, Comrade Commander. It won't be too late to get the health workers to bandage me after the German snipers are eliminated."
Sokov moved a few steps towards the door, stood in the shooting blind spot of the attic, and looked outside. He saw officers and soldiers escaping from the headquarters. Some were hiding behind the sandbag fortifications outside the door, and some were hiding on the stairs.
Next to them, some were hiding behind stone pillars. From Sokov's point of view, many people were not in good concealment positions and would still become targets of snipers. But for some reason, the snipers had been attacking that place.
After one shot, there was no more shooting.
Although the sniper did not shoot, no one dared to move, lest they become the sniper's next target.
After five or six minutes of anxious waiting, Sokov heard someone outside shouting loudly: "Comrade Commander, Comrade Commander, the German snipers have captured him."
Sokov recognized Koshkin's voice, and cautiously poked his head out, looking at Koshkin who was running over in a hurry, and asked tentatively: "Koshkin, what did you say? The sniper caught you?"
"Yes, Comrade Commander." Koshkin had already run to a position not far from Sokov and said loudly: "Our people are escorting her here, and you will see her soon.
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Hearing that the sniper had been caught, the commanders and soldiers hiding outside stood up and tidied up their military appearance. The staff officer who had been staying with Smirnov also called the hygienist and asked her to bandage Smirnov.
Wound.
Although Koshkin had just taken away more than twenty people, with the assistance of Lyudmila and Vasily, Sokov was still impressed by the efficiency of catching the sniper in such a short period of time.
Surprised: "Koshkin, you captured the German sniper in such a short period of time, how did you do it?"
"Comrade Commander, in fact it was not us who caught the sniper, but someone else."
"Is there someone else?" Sokov asked curiously, "Who is it?"
"Who else could it be? Of course it's the old man."
"Old man?!" After Koshkin's reminder, Sokov realized that when Koshkin came to the headquarters to report on his work, he only saw Lyudmila and Vasily, but no trace of the old man. At that time,
I hadn't noticed it yet, but now that I think about it, he was probably preparing to capture a German sniper.
"What on earth is going on?" Trofimenko came over and asked Koshkin a little eagerly: "How did the old man catch the sniper."
Koshkin did not answer the question immediately, but smiled faintly and said to Trofimenko: "Comrade Deputy Commander, I think you should wait until the old man comes over and ask him personally."
Not long after, a large group of soldiers arrived outside the headquarters building from a distance.
Sokov's sharp eyes saw the old man in the crowd at a glance. He was wearing a cotton military uniform without any military rank and a cotton hat without a badge. If it weren't for a rifle with a scope slung over his shoulder, he would
There is almost no difference from an old man walking on the street.
Then, Sokov saw a young and beautiful woman. He quickly recognized that this person was the German sniper Alia. She was wearing a white headscarf, her arms drooped naturally, and the shoulders on both sides were
Her clothes were stained red with blood. Although no soldier grabbed her arm, Lyudmila and Vasily followed behind her, giving her no chance to escape.
Sokov was filled with anger towards the female sniper who wounded Smirnov. However, it seemed inappropriate to interrogate Alia in public. It happened that the smoke in the corridor had dispersed.
Sokov ordered her to be brought to the headquarters for interrogation.
Before the interrogation began, Sokov curiously asked the old man: "Old man, can you tell me how you captured this German sniper?"
"Comrade Commander, the situation is like this." The old man glanced at Alia standing next to him and explained to Sokov: "When she came to our place at noon and said that she found German troops in the forest outside the city,
I accidentally noticed a cold light flashing in her eyes, which seemed to have murderous intent for everyone in the room.
When the troops went to encircle the German airborne group in the forest outside the city, Captain Koshkin asked me to stay out of concern for my health. After they left, the more I thought about it, the more something was wrong. I felt that this woman who came to provide intelligence
There was a problem. I went alone to the attic that might be a sniper position and looked for clues carefully.
After some searching, I picked up a long chestnut hair on the ground near the window. Judging from the length and color of the hair, it should be the woman who just came to provide information.
I felt that this woman took our people to encircle and suppress the German airborne group, probably to divert our target. So, I went to the street, observed the surrounding environment, and found a house. From his house
I could clearly see the attic window from the window. However, due to the angle, people standing at the attic window could not see clearly where I was. So, I used this place as a sniper position and closely monitored the direction of the attic.
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When Sokov heard this, he couldn't help but sigh in his heart, ginger is still hot when it's old. The old man discovered that there was something wrong with Alia just by looking at her, and took preventive measures in advance. It's really rare. No wonder the old saying goes:
An old person in a family is like a treasure. It seems to make sense.
"Old man," Sokov said to the old man in an encouraging tone: "Go on, tell me how you caught her."
The old man nodded and continued: "Half an hour ago, I found that the attic window was opened. I guessed that she might be about to take action, so I set up the gun and pointed it at her location.
s position.
When there was an explosion from the direction of the headquarters, I saw the muzzle of a gun sticking out of the window, which was a precursor to preparing to shoot. I wanted to shoot to stop it immediately, but she was very cunning and only exposed the barrel of the gun, but the whole
People were still hiding in my shooting blind spot, so I had no choice but to continue waiting for the opportunity.
When the people in the headquarters ran outside because of the explosion, her body leaned forward slightly, exposing one shoulder. I fired without hesitation and hit her shoulder. The bullet
The huge impact caused her body to tilt to one side. I lost no time in firing another shot, hitting her shoulder on the other side. She was shot in both arms, and the sniper rifle in her hand rolled away from the attic window.
Go down. Seeing that she had no weapon, I quickly sent a signal to the snipers hidden in nearby houses and asked them to go to the attic to arrest people. As soon as they rushed into the house, they encountered the snipers who were trying to escape.
Capture her alive."
"Well done, old man." Trofimenko gave the old man a thumbs up: "Without you, the members of the headquarters would have suffered heavy casualties."
"Comrade Deputy Commander," the old man said guiltily, "I may be old and my hands and feet are a little slow. When I fired, she also fired a shot. I don't know if any of the commanders died."
Sokov had always been wondering why a sniper with such outstanding marksmanship like Alia only hit Smirnov on the shoulder. It turned out that she was shot by the old man when she was shooting, which resulted in
The bullet missed, otherwise what he would see right now would be Smirnov's cold body.
"Don't worry, old man." Sokov said to the old man with a smile: "My chief of staff, General Smirnov, was shot in the shoulder, but it's nothing serious. He will be fine after a while of rest."
"Comrade Commander," Samyko reminded Sokov, "should we interrogate the prisoner and find out how she caused the explosion in the kitchen?"
"Do you need me to translate for you?" The old man heard what Samek said and asked Sokov in a joking tone: "You know, I have translated for Emperor William before."
When Aaliya heard what the old man said, she rolled her eyes and whispered, "Bragging!"
Although her voice was small, Sokov heard it clearly. He smiled and said: "Alia, this old man is really not bragging. He is proficient in the languages of more than a dozen countries and serves as a translator for your Emperor William.
I'm really not bragging. But I think the Emperor William the old man is talking about is probably not the William II you are familiar with, but the long-dead William I, who is also the Emperor William you often call. Old man, am I right?
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"That's right, Comrade Commander." The old man agreed with Sokov's statement: "Not only did I know Emperor William the Great, I even had a close relationship with Bismarck, who was known as the 'Iron-Blooded Prime Minister' at the time."
After listening to the old man's words, Aaliya showed a bitter expression on her face: "Old man, can you tell me how old you are this year?"
"Me," the old man said proudly, "I was born in 1854, and I just turned ninety this year."
Although Aaliya knew that the old man was not young, she was still shocked when she heard that the other man was over ninety years old. Then she lowered her head and murmured: "I didn't expect that an excellent sniper like me would be defeated by an old man.
inside."
After Sokov arranged for military doctors to bandage Alia's wounds, he began to interrogate Alia. Since Alia was not an ordinary soldier, the commonly used interrogation methods were of little use to her. Fortunately, Alia was not an ordinary soldier.
The 27th Army Headquarters had a special service section whose members were all members of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, so Sokov left the task of interrogating Alia to them.
Originally, Sokov and others wanted to witness the interrogation of Alia with their own eyes, but just then a telegram came from the direction of Chernivtsi. Compared with the war in the north, the interrogation of Alia seemed inconsequential. Sokov
He said to the special service chief: "Comrade Chief, you are solely responsible for the interrogation. You must find out how she created the explosion in the kitchen."
"Don't worry, Comrade Commander." The special service chief assured Sokov: "No matter how tight-lipped she is, I can still get the answer I want."
After the special service chief and his men took Alia to the next door, Samyko said to Sokov: "Comrade Commander, according to General Bogdanov's report, the German army launched an attack from the north of the city.
The troops have successfully broken through the defense line established by the 115th Infantry Brigade and the 11th Guards Tank Brigade, and are rapidly rushing towards the outskirts of the city."
After listening to Samyko's report, Sokov asked rhetorically: "Comrade Chief of Staff, did General Bogdanov report why the Germans broke through his defenses in the north of the city so easily?"
A bitter expression appeared on Samek's face: "Comrade Commander, the situation is very similar to ours today."
"Is it very similar to our situation today?" Sokov couldn't help but feel moved after hearing this: "Would the Germans also deploy snipers near Chernivtsi?"
"You guessed it right, Comrade Commander." Sameko said helplessly: "The commander of the 115th Infantry Brigade was killed by a German sniper while commanding the battle, causing the troops to lose their unified command. As a result
First, the infantry was defeated by the Germans, and then the 11th Guards Tank Brigade, which lost its infantry cover, was hit by the powerful anti-tank firepower of the Germans. With more than half of its tanks lost, it had no choice but to withdraw from the battle."
"It seems that without air superiority, it will still be difficult for the 2nd Tank Army to block the enemy's crazy attack." After Sokov said this, he casually ordered: "Chief of Staff, call General Goryunov immediately.
, requesting him to dispatch the air force to conduct air strikes against the German ground forces in the Chernivtsi area."
After saying this, Sokov did not hear a familiar response. He thought the other party did not hear it, so he repeated it again: "General Smirnov, call General Goryunov..."
"Comrade Commander," Samyko reminded Sokov carefully: "Chief of Staff Smirnov is injured and is being treated at the army field hospital. Why don't I call General Goryunov."
Sokov raised his hand and slapped himself on the forehead, and said with some embarrassment: "Damn it, why did I forget about this? Forget it, I'll call General Goryunov personally and try to get him to let me go.
He quickly dispatched air power to attack the German ground forces to consolidate our defensive positions."
This chapter has been completed!