Two days later, Sokov received a call from Zhukov and immediately rushed to the train station to meet him.
After putting down the phone, Sokov did not dare to neglect, and quickly found Vaserigov and said to him: "Major, gather your people immediately. We have to rush to the train station immediately, where Marshal Zhukov is waiting for us."
"To the train station?" Vaserigov said somewhat unexpectedly: "Comrade General, it's already dark today, what are we going to do at the train station?"
"Major, this is Marshal Zhukov's order." Sokov said with a straight face: "Stop dawdling, hurry up and take your people with me."
While Vaserigov was gathering his men, Sokov wrote a note and put it in an envelope and handed it to the female soldier on duty at the front desk: "If Agelina comes to see me, please give me this letter."
she."
The female soldier took the envelope from Sokov's hand and replied respectfully: "Okay, Comrade General, I will definitely hand the letter into the hands of Comrade Agelina personally."
After arriving at the station, the first thing he saw was Zhukov's adjutant. When he saw Sokov's arrival, he quickly stepped forward and saluted: "General Sokov, Comrade Marshal is waiting for you in the carriage!"
Following the adjutant, Sokov came to the carriage specially prepared for Zhukov.
As soon as he entered the carriage, Sokov saw Zhukov sitting behind a large desk. He quickly stepped forward and saluted: "Hello, Comrade Marshal, I have been ordered to come. Please give me instructions!"
Zhukov stood up, shook hands with Sokov, and then said: "Comrade Malenkov is here, please say hello to him."
Sokov looked in the direction of Zhukov's finger and saw Malenkov sitting on the sofa next to him. He quickly turned around and saluted him: "Hello, Comrade Malenkov."
Malenkov stood up, walked over, shook hands with Sokov, and said with a smile: "Misha, we meet again."
"Misha," after Sokov and Malenkov exchanged greetings, Zhukov said to him: "That man is locked in the second box of the carriage next to him. You will accompany him all the way. No one is allowed to meet him. Understand.
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Hearing Zhukov's order, Sokov seemed a little hesitant. He turned his head and glanced at Malenkov who was sitting on the sofa again, wondering whether he should reply to Zhukov's order in front of Malenkov?
Zhukov saw Sokov's hesitation and continued: "Comrade Malenkov also knows about this. You can say whatever you want without any scruples."
Sokov put aside his scruples and asked Zhukov tentatively: "Comrade Marshal, am I the only one to accompany him in the box?"
"Of course, for the sake of confidentiality, it is best for you to stay alone in the box with him." Zhukov said: "Food and water can only be delivered to the door for you, and then you can come out to get it." "I don't think this is very good.
Safety." Sokov reminded Zhukov: "It takes a day and two nights to get to Moscow from here. What if I am sleepy and doze off, and the other party takes the opportunity to escape? I need someone to cooperate.
Me and I take turns watching each other in the box."
Worried that Zhukov would not agree to his request, Sokov also specifically added: "I think many people should have seen him during the process of escorting him from the headquarters building." "That's not true."
Malenkov interjected: "When he left the cell, he was put on a black hood. After leaving the headquarters gate, he was directly put into an airtight prison car. The prison car drove directly to
On the platform, I opened the door and sent him into the box without anyone seeing his face clearly."
Having said that, Zhukov seemed to be a little moved by Sokov's proposal. He hesitated for a moment and then asked: "Misha, who are you going to let take turns guarding that person with you?" "Major Vaserigov"
." Sokov said Vasergov's name without hesitation: "Comrade Marshal, he is the person you sent to protect my safety. There is absolutely no problem with his loyalty. And he has been
From my observation, he is a very tight-lipped person and will not talk nonsense. Even if he and I stay in the box and take turns watching over one person, there will be no leakage of secrets."
Since the candidate proposed by Sokov was Vasergov, Zhukov only thought for a moment and nodded in agreement: "Okay, Misha. If you have someone to help you, you can have a peaceful sleep if you are tired on the way.
"
In this way, Sokov accepted the task assigned to him by Zhukov and went to the box in the next car to take care of the fake president's stand-in.
When he took Vaselgov to the designated box, the latter still asked curiously: "Comrade General, where are we going?" "There is an important prisoner." Sokov said vaguely.
: "Because his identity is particularly important, Marshal Zhukov asked me to take care of him personally. You also know that it takes one day to take a train from Berlin to Moscow.
During the two nights, I was worried that one person would not have enough energy, so I made a request to Comrade Marshal, asking you to assist me in guarding."
When the two came to the door of the box, two soldiers standing at the door blocked Sokov's path: "Comrade General, please stop. No one can enter this box without Marshal Zhukov's order."
Sokov took out the order signed by Zhukov and handed it into the hands of the soldier.
The soldier carefully checked Zhukov's order, handed it back to Sokov, stepped aside, opened the box door, and politely said: "Comrade General, please come in!" After Sokov entered the box, he saw that
The fake president was sitting on a berth, not only handcuffed, but also wearing a black hood on his head. "Major," Sokov turned to Vaseligov who followed him and said, "Put it on."
Close the door."
After the door was closed, Sokov went to sit across from the fake president. After hesitating, he still pulled off the other person's hood. The fake president closed his eyes, shook his head vigorously, and then looked at Sokov who was sitting opposite him.
Zhukov smiled bitterly, and then said in a mocking tone: "I really didn't expect that Marshal Zhukov actually sent a general to see it in person.
Leave me alone."
"Comrade General," Vaselgov came over and asked curiously, "Who is he?"
Sokov turned to look at Vaserigov and said: "Major, haven't you learned the confidentiality regulations? Don't you know what to ask and what not to ask?"
"I know." After Vasergov said this, he took two steps back and sat down on the sofa near the door. "This gentleman," Sokov said to the fake president: "My truth
I can’t tell you my identity, but you just need to know that I will be here to accompany you before you arrive in Moscow. Your life is safe, I will
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Responsible." Unexpectedly, the other party sneered and said: "Comrade General, I'm afraid the situation is not that simple. As far as I know, there are still a considerable number of gangs in Germany, Poland, and even Ukraine.
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The train we are traveling on is entirely likely to be attacked." "Don't worry, we are not afraid even if we are attacked." Vaselgov, who was sitting on the sofa, said, "I observed carefully before getting on the train.
Two flatbed cars with sandbag fortifications were hung in the middle of the train.
It is equipped with machine guns and even a 37mm twin anti-aircraft gun. An armored vehicle equipped with artillery is hung on the front and rear of the vehicle. If the gangsters don't come, it will be enough for them to drink." Sokov.
I was originally worried that the security facilities of the train I was riding on were not perfect, but now I heard what Vaselgov said, and I felt much more at ease. With such powerful firepower, even if I encounter gang attacks on the road, I can still
Easily get rid of all the opponents. At this moment, Vaselgov continued: "Also, I just checked the train schedule. After we leave Poland, we will not take Ukraine but Belarus. That route is quite safe.
After all, during the war
During the period, the guerrillas operating in Belarus were all under the unified command of our army." Sokov knew very well why Vasergov emphasized that the guerrillas in Belarus were under the unified command of the Soviet army. Because
During the Great Patriotic War in Ukraine, although many guerrillas appeared, these guerrillas belonged to three factions: one was the dispersed Soviet army and the guerrillas organized by the local Soviets, which were completely trustworthy troops;
They are pro-German armed forces, and the leaders of these guerrilla groups are all Soviet traitors; three
It is a guerrilla group formed by the Bandera elements. They want to fight the German army and attack the Soviet troops at the same time. They are a force that both the Soviet Union and Germany must eliminate. If the train returns to Moscow through Ukraine, no one can guarantee that it will be safe on the way.
Will he encounter an attack? After all, Vatutin was on this land when he was attacked by Bandera elements and was seriously injured.
, and finally died due to wound infection. As the train returned to Moscow from Belarus, there was basically no need to worry about safety issues.
Sokov asked the fake president tentatively: "You must be very uncomfortable wearing handcuffs. How about I ask someone to bring the key and open the handcuffs?"
Hearing what Sokov said, Vaserigov suddenly became nervous. Although two people were guarding this man, if his handcuffs were released, if he jumped out of the car and ran away while the speed of the car slowed down, he would be
Trouble. But before Vaselgov expressed his worries, the fake president had already waved his hands and said: "Comrade General, there is no need to remove the handcuffs, so you don't have to worry that I will attack you or find a way to escape.
Are you right?
Right?" Sokov doesn't care at all whether he can unlock the fake president's handcuffs. Even if the other party wants to resist or escape, with his current mental state, can he beat himself and Vaseligov?
But since the other party
When he offered not to remove the handcuffs, he didn't force it. Instead, he nodded and said smoothly, "Okay, I respect your choice."
A night of silence.
Shortly after dawn the next day, Sokov heard someone knocking on the door and shouting: "Comrade General!"
Sokov shook his head at Vaserigov, who was sitting on the sofa by the door, and said, "Major, go and see what's going on?"
Vaserigov nodded, stood up, opened the box door, leaned out and asked the soldier standing at the door: "What's the matter?"
A soldier carrying a tray said to Vaselgov respectfully: "Comrade Major, this is your breakfast." Vaselgov thought that Sokov once said that there was no one else in this box except him and himself.
, no one could come in, so he stretched out his hand and took the tray from the soldier: "Comrade soldier, thank you, please give me everything."
Let's go." Vaserigov returned to the box, first holding the tray with one hand, closing the door of the box with the other hand, then holding the tray with both hands and coming to the window, placing the items in the tray one by one.
In Sokov and the Fake President
On the coffee table in the room.
After breakfast, Vaserigov packed up his things and sent them out of the box himself. Since the door was open for a short time, even the soldiers standing at the door did not see clearly how many people were in the box.
When the train stopped at a small station, Sokov suddenly saw a group of women wearing headscarves on the snow near the station. Led by several soldiers, they bent down and looked for something in the snow.
When the fake president saw this, he couldn't help but curiously asked: "Comrade General, what are those women doing?" Sokov squinted his eyes and looked out the window. Because he was too far away, he couldn't see clearly what those women were doing. He
I was even thinking that I should have brought a telescope here so that I could see clearly.
What are they doing?
"Comrade General," Vaserigov stood up and looked out the car window for a while, and then said to Sokov: "These women are clearing mines!" "Demining?!" Sokov couldn't help being surprised after hearing this, and then asked.
: "Use inexperienced women to clear mines?" He said to himself that demining is a very professional job, even if it is a specialized engineering unit, it cannot be avoided.
To avoid casualties on the ground. Letting a group of inexperienced women perform demining tasks is tantamount to letting them die. "Yes, Comrade General." Vaserigov shrugged and said, "You know, in these days
During the years of war, the Germans, Poles, and even our troops laid a large number of landmines in Poland. Due to the loss of the mine layout map and the erosion of rain, many landmines have deviated from their original positions. If we want to
We did not have enough manpower to send professional engineering troops to carry out demining operations. Later, someone asked Zhukov
The marshal suggested that local women could take on the task of demining. In fact, demining is not a big deal. With simple training, anyone can do this job." Sokov recalled a movie "Landmines" he had seen in later generations.
"Zone", which tells about the Danish officer Carl Leobold Rasmussen and a group of German prisoners of war, risking their lives to clear mines on the uninhabited coastline. The German prisoners of war dug hundreds of mines with their own hands.
There are tens of thousands of residual landmines. During the process of clearing mines, many prisoners of war were killed or disabled. Just imagine, if soldiers go to clear mines, they will cause a lot of casualties and make a group of
Women with little experience, after a short training, were asked to clear mines, which was undoubtedly to send them to death. Thinking of this, Sokov smiled bitterly and shook his head: "This order is a bit ridiculous. It actually allows ordinary women to do so."
Clearing mines is undoubtedly asking them to die. You must know that women generally have poor psychological quality. If a landmine is triggered during the process of clearing mines, the other women will be frightened into panic and run away.
.You should know the serious consequences of running around in a minefield."
