Andrei, who was standing outside the mill, saw Cuikov hurriedly walking out of the mill, quickly stood at attention and raised his hand to salute him.
Cui Kefu did not return the tribute, but walked straight to Andrei and asked nervously: "Comrade Captain, have you really discovered a hidden warehouse on the way here?"
"Yes, Comrade General." Andrei glanced at Sokov, who was standing behind Cuikov. After getting the other party's nod, he reported to Cuikov: "The area of ​​that hill is not small, and there are circular dirt roads on both sides. It should be a road that trucks often transport supplies and crushed."
"Comrade Captain, do you still remember where you are?" Cui Kefu continued.
"Remember," Andre almost laughed out loud when he heard this question from Cui Kefu, thinking that I didn't have Alzheimer's disease, and how could I forget the place I discovered a few hours ago? But he still pretended to be serious and replied, "I remember the detailed route."
"Take us here now." After Trekov ordered Andre, he turned his head to Krimov and said, "Get ready for the jeep right away, we're going outside."
Soon, two jeeps drove over from a distance and stopped seven or eight meters away from Cuikov. Krimov got out of the car and reported to Cuikov: "Comrade Commander, the car is ready."
"Comrade Captain," said Trikov to Andre: "You and my adjutant Krimov take the first car and lead the way in front. And you, Comrade Chief of Staff, go with me to take the second car."
"Comrade General," Sokov hurriedly called him and said to him: "I think we should take the troops with us. If there are really weapons, ammunition, food and various supplies we need in the warehouse, we can also carry them immediately."
"This is a good idea." After Sokov finished speaking, he shouted to Andre, who had just gotten into the car: "Comrade Captain, bring your troops with you, and maybe they will help carry things later."
The jeep in which Andrei and Krimov were riding was the first to start. When passing the third battalion, the car stopped. Andre pushed open the door and shouted at the troops for a while. But when the jeep restarted, the troops on standby turned around and walked towards the coming direction.
Because Cui Kefu was anxious to see the warehouse, the two jeeps naturally could not keep up with the infantry. Less than ten minutes later, Cui Kefu, who was sitting in the second car, saw the car in front drive away from the avenue and heading towards a hill not far away. Cui Kefu quickly raised his hand and patted the driver's shoulder twice, and ordered: "Follow up."
Following the simple dirt road, I drove to the back of the hill. At the end of the road, there were two tall iron doors closed tightly. There was a sandbag fortification on the left and right sides of the door, and a light machine gun was installed. The machine gunner watched the surroundings vigilantly. Seeing two jeeps coming, a sergeant rushed to the front of the car, reached out to stop, and said loudly: "Stop!"
As soon as the car stopped, the sergeant walked to the car and shouted at Andre who was sitting inside, "This is a military place, and idle people are not allowed to break in." As soon as he finished speaking, he recognized Andrei who was sitting in the passenger seat and couldn't help but say unexpectedly, "It's you, Comrade Captain?"
"Yes, comrade Sergeant." Andre looked at the sergeant outside the car and said with a smile: "I'm back."
The sergeant said with a stern face: "Comrade Captain, I have just told you that this is a warehouse directly under the National Defense Commission. Without a special pass, no one can enter."
The car that Cui Kefu was riding was parked next to the first car. He pushed open the car door and got out of the car, walked straight to the sergeant, and said to him: "Comrade Sergeant, I am Lieutenant General Cui Kefu, the commander of the 64th Army. Due to the lack of weapons, ammunition and various supplies in our army, I want to requisition the supplies in this warehouse."
"Sorry, Comrade General." Although he was facing a general who was much higher than himself, the sergeant still said without changing his face: "No one can enter the warehouse without the order of the National Defense Commission."
"Comrade Sergeant," Sokov also walked to the Sergeant and said to him with a serious expression: "Don't you know that the German vanguard has arrived nearby? Do you want to hand over all these supplies to the Germans intact?"
"What, the Germans have arrived nearby?" The sergeant replied in a panic when he heard Sokov say this: "I'm sorry, comrade Lieutenant Colonel, I don't know very well that our phone is broken and we can't contact our superiors."
"The situation is very chaotic now," Sokov knew very well. If he wanted to open the warehouse, he had to convince the responsible sergeant to force them to disarm them, and then order the troops to smash the door lock and rush in to carry supplies, which were all means that they could only be used when they had to. Sokov still felt that he should be polite and then soldiers: "Maybe your superiors have forgotten your small army long ago."
Hearing Sokov say this, the sergeant couldn't help but feel a little confused. He looked at Sokov and asked, "Comrade Lieutenant Colonel, what should we do?"
"What else can I do?" Sokov pointed to the large iron gate not far away and said to the sergeant: "Let's smash the lock open and bring out all the weapons, ammunition and supplies. As long as you can repel the German attack, even if your superiors want to track down the whereabouts of these supplies in the future, we will explain it to you."
Maybe it was the news that the Germans were about to arrive here, maybe it was Sokov's statement that he would help them explain to their superiors that made the sergeant shake. He stood there and hesitated for a long time, then turned around and ordered the soldiers standing at the door: "Open the warehouse door immediately."
The door of the warehouse was opened. After Sokov saw the materials piled up inside, he felt that he was right. The underground warehouse covering an area of ​​20,000 to 30,000 square meters was filled with a large amount of supplies, especially the weapons, ammunition, food and various supplies urgently needed by the southern cluster troops. What was even more gratifying was that there were six 76.2 mm cannons and supporting ammunition.
For Sokov, you can do nothing else, but these six cannons are a good thing. With these cannons, they can be used to bombard the charge German soldiers when they are defending Mamayev. Thinking of this, Sokov pulled Andre aside and whispered: "Comrade Captain, I will give you a difficult task. You must do everything possible to get these six cannons back to Mamayev. If one is missing, I will only ask."
"Comrade Brigade Commander," Andrei looked at Cuikov, who was standing not far away, and asked with some concern: "If General Cuikov finds out that we have quietly moved the cannons in the warehouse, you won't blame you, right?"
"What's scary," Sokov decided to be shameless once in order to defend Mamayev's post in the future, and said carelessly: "You can arrange for people to pull the cannons away. If General Cuikov blames it, I will never be the chief of staff."
Seeing that Sokov had already made his promise, Andrei no longer hesitated. He assured Sokov: "Comrade Brigade Commander, don't worry. When you return to Mamayev's hill, if one of the six cannons is missing, you will screw off my head as a ball."
Chapter completed!