"Comrade Commander," Koshkin walked in from outside, followed by a radio operator. He reported to Sokov: "We have been in contact with Comrade Chief of Staff."
Sokov walked up to the operator and took the earphone and microphone from his hand: "Hello, are you the chief of staff? I am Sokov. Where are you now?"
"We are at a fork in the road," Smirnov replied: "Take the right road to Helsing; take the left road to Teplik."
"I am now at the headquarters of the 124th Guards Regiment in the city of Hesing." Sokov said to Smirnov: "The battle is still going on in Teplik, so it is not suitable to build the headquarters there. You should still take it with you.
Members of the headquarters come to Helsing."
"Okay, Comrade Commander, we will turn to Helsing immediately."
When Sokov ended the call, he heard Smirnov shouting to the person next to him: "Take the right road, let's go to Helsing."
Thinking that he had just promised Starcha to replenish them with enough weapons and equipment within three days, Sokov asked the radio operator to contact Yakov to see where he was now.
Fortunately, the call went smoothly, and it only took less than two minutes for the operator to contact Yakov.
"Yasha, this is Misha." Sokov asked: "Where is your transport ship?" Since the call was in plain language, Sokov replaced the hovercraft with a transport ship in order to prevent being eavesdropped by the Germans.
Yakov naturally knew what Sokov was talking about, and quickly replied: "It's still almost half a day's journey from your original residence. Do you live far away now, or have you moved?"
"Of course I moved." Sokov continued: "You will definitely not find me in the original place, but you can come to my new home in Helsing to find me."
"I have moved to Helsing, I understand." Yakov replied: "I will arrive in Helsing at two o'clock tomorrow afternoon at the latest. Then you can send someone to receive the gift."
When Sokov ended the call and handed both the earphone and the microphone to the operator, Koshkin said with a smile: "Comrade Commander, after following you for so long, this is the first time I heard you use plain language during a call.
code word."
"There is no way," Sokov said helplessly: "In order to prevent the Germans from eavesdropping on my calls, I always send telegrams or make phone calls. I also use the radio station to talk in plain language once or twice, but
Don't let your guard down, use some code words to confuse the enemy."
More than an hour later, Starca received a call from Sidorin: "Comrade Colonel, the division headquarters has been moved to the municipal building in the city. Come over if you have time."
After answering the phone, Starcha reported to Sokov: "Comrade Commander, I just received a call from the division chief of staff, Colonel Sidorin, saying that the division headquarters has been stationed in the municipal building and asked me to rush there immediately."
"Go, go." Sokov waved to the other party and said: "My guard company commander and I will stay here. If General Kurishenko wants to see me, let him come to my place."
After Starcha left, Sokov sat at the table, stared at the map and began to study. After his troops crossed the South Bug River, the right wing of the army group would be exposed to the enemy. I don’t know which branch the superiors would send at that time.
Troops are responsible for the task of covering one's own flank.
"Comrade Commander, what are you thinking about?" Since no outsiders were present, Koshkin seemed to speak much more casually: "Are you considering our army's next move?"
"Yes." Sokov nodded and said: "When Jeplik is captured, the entire army will forcefully cross the South Bug River and establish a landing site on the right bank. What I am worried about now is that when the main force of the army
After crossing the river, our right wing will be exposed to the enemy, and we don’t know which troops our superiors will send to protect our right wing.”
Koshkin stared at the map for a while, and then discovered a serious position: "Comrade Commander, we are now at the junction of two front armies. It is possible that both sides will send troops to protect our right wing, or it is possible that both sides will not care.
.”
"Koshkin, you are right." Sokov agreed with Koshkin's statement: "If both front armies send troops to protect our right wing, it will be a waste of force; but if there is no
We need people to protect our flanks. Once our troops penetrate deep into the enemy's defenses, in order to reverse the situation of the battle, the enemy may attack us from the flanks, forcing us to deploy troops for defense."
"I'm here." Sokov saw clearly that it was a strange captain officer coming from outside, so he frowned and asked: "What department are you in, and what do you want from me?"
The captain quickly stood at attention and raised his hand to salute Sokov: "Comrade Commander, I am the headquarters of the 41st Guards Division. On the order of the division commander, please go to the division headquarters."
"This Kurishenko is really outrageous." Sokov muttered in a low voice: "When I called Starcha just now, he didn't say he wanted to see me, otherwise I would have gone with Starcha."
"Comrade Commander, the car is waiting for you outside." The captain politely said to Sokov, "Please!"
Sokov and Koshkin followed the captain and walked out of Starcha's headquarters and came to the street. Several guards who were standing next to the jeep chatting immediately stopped when they saw Sokov and Koshkin.
After talking, he walked up to Koshkin and asked: "Comrade Lieutenant, where are we going?"
"Go to the headquarters of the 41st Guards Division." After Koshkin finished speaking, he turned to the captain and asked: "Comrade Captain, where is the car you brought?"
The captain pointed to the other side of the road with his hand and said, "Here, there."
Sokov looked in the direction of his finger and saw only a lone jeep, with a driver seemingly sitting in the car.
"Comrade Captain, is there anyone else in your car besides the driver?" Koshkin said to the captain, "I'm worried that I won't be able to sit down later."
"Don't worry, Comrade Lieutenant." The captain said with a smile: "I came to ask for the commander, and I only brought one driver with me. The car can fully fit in the car."
"Well, the commander and I will take your car." Koshkin said to the captain: "You go there first. The commander's legs and feet are a little inconvenient, so I will help him walk over slowly."
When Sokov heard what Koshkin said, he couldn't help but raise his eyebrows, thinking that the injury on my leg was almost healed, so I don't need your help. But he knew in his heart that Koshkin would not do it for no reason.
There must be some reason for saying this, so he remained silent, wanting to see what was going on.
The captain nodded, trotted across the road, and diligently opened the back door of the jeep, then stood by the car and waited for Sokov's arrival.
When Sokov was crossing the road with Koshkin's help, he suddenly heard Koshkin whispering to himself: "Comrade Commander, I think there is something wrong with this captain. Once his accomplices are under control, we can do something better."
Interrogate them." Worried that Sokov would reveal his flaws, he also specifically reminded him, "Don't be nervous, my subordinates and I will protect your safety. You keep a normal expression and don't let the other party see any flaws."
Although he was full of doubts, Sokov did not rush to ask Koshkin what was going on in order to avoid being a gangster. He believed that people like Koshkin who came from the Ministry of Internal Affairs were naturally sensitive to certain things.
.
With the help of Koshkin and another guard, he came to the jeep.
Before the captain could speak, the guard holding Sokov's right arm suddenly shook his right shoulder, threw up the assault rifle under his right side, put his hands on the captain's head, and ordered in a stern tone: "Raise your hands.
Come!"
Koshkin also pointed his gun at the driver sitting in the driver's seat: "Be honest and raise your hands, otherwise I will shoot."
The guards who stayed on the other side of the road, after seeing the actions of Koshkin and his companions, also crossed the road and came to Sokov's side. At the same time, they pointed their guns at the captain and the driver.
"Comrade Commander, what's going on?" The captain was targeted by seven or eight assault rifles, but he still asked stiffly: "Why are you pointing the gun at me?"
After Koshkin and other guards escorted the driver out of the car and put Sokov into his own jeep, he came to the captain and said coldly: "Tell me, why are you here?"
What is it?"
"Comrade Lieutenant, what is going on?" The captain asked with an innocent look on his face: "I came here to ask for the commander on the order of the division commander. Why did you arrest me and the driver?"
"You said you were from the division headquarters, but two hours ago, the commander and I went to the division headquarters, but I didn't see you at all." Koshkin said with a sneer: "So your identity is false.
You were not sent by the division headquarters at all."
"I am really sent by the division headquarters." The captain tried his best to defend himself and said: "If you don't believe it, you can see my ID. My ID is in my jacket pocket."
Koshkin winked at a guard next to him and motioned for him to check the captain's ID. The guard stepped forward, took out a military ID card from the captain's pocket, and handed it to Koshkin.
Taking the military ID card, Koshkin only glanced at it for a few times and then said with a smile: "Mr. Captain, your military ID card is made well. They are all genuine stainless steel staples. You don't have to worry about them getting damaged after using them for several years."
rust."
He looked down at the other person's boots and continued: "Mr. Captain, do you mind if I check the soles of your shoes? If I guess correctly, the spikes on your soles should be square."
Two guards came forward, lifted one of the captain's feet, and checked the spikes on the sole of his shoe. After a moment, a soldier raised his head and reported to Koshkin: "Comrade Lieutenant, the spikes are square."
"What else do you have to say now?!" Koshkin raised the military ID card in his hand to the captain and said to himself: "The staples in the military ID card are made of carbon steel.
It will rust after being used for a period of time. Only you will use stainless steel to ensure that it will not rust for many years. As for the spikes on the soles, our army is all round, while the German spikes
It's square.
So, what I said is enough to prove that you are German?"
Seeing that the other party remained silent, Koshkin came to the jeep where Sokov was riding, opened the door and asked Sokov for instructions: "This man is a German in disguise. Do you think we should bring him in for interrogation?"
"This is just the regiment command post of the 124th Regiment. If it is used to interrogate prisoners, it is obviously not suitable." Sokov said: "Anyway, the division headquarters has entered the city, so just take these two people to the division headquarters.
.”
Just when Koshkin was about to leave, Sokov suddenly asked: "Koshkin, how did you find out the other party's identity?"
"I found out his identity in the regiment command post." Koshkin replied: "Although he spoke Russian very authentically, he spoke some words with elastic accents very irregularly.
Not authentically Russian.”
He guessed that Sokov might ask why he didn't take action in the command post, so he explained specifically: "I don't know how many accomplices he has, and I was worried that arresting him in the command post would cause unnecessary casualties, so he
Find a way to lure him out first and capture him and his accomplices outside."
Sokov pouted at the guard who had just helped him and arrested the captain himself, and asked Koshkin: "How did he know that the captain was a German in disguise?"
"It's very simple," Koshkin explained: "He also came from the Ministry of Internal Affairs, so he naturally understands some of our internal gestures and knows how to communicate with our eyes."
"So that's it." After Sokov figured out what was going on, he nodded to Koshkin and said, "Lieutenant Koshkin, thank you. Without you, I'm afraid something bad would have happened to me today."
When Kurishenko saw Sokov appearing, he couldn't help but frown slightly. He felt that as long as Sokov was with him, it would directly or indirectly affect his operations, so he could not see him or not.
Sokov didn't know what Kurishenko was thinking. He interrupted the meeting being held by the other party and said: "General Kurishenko, I heard that you sent someone to invite me. Is this the case?"
"No?!" Kurishenko said with a puzzled look on his face: "I didn't send anyone to invite you. You may have made a mistake."
"There is no mistake, I have witnesses here." Sokov said, he called to Koshkin and asked him to bring in the two arrested Germans wearing makeup, and said to Kurishenko: "This
The captain claimed that he specially invited me here on your orders."
Kurishenko only glanced at him, then shook his head and said: "Comrade Commander, you must be mistaken. This person is definitely not from our division. I don't even know him."
"It's okay if you don't know me." Sokov said with a smile: "He came to the 124th Regiment Headquarters in your name to invite me, saying that you had something important to report to me. Fortunately, Lieutenant Koshkin was alert and saw through it.
I have to know their identities, otherwise I might have been kidnapped by two people at this moment."
Sokov's words shocked the commanders of the 41st Guards Division present. They never dreamed that someone would actually try to kidnap Sokov in the name of the division. If such a thing really happened, I'm afraid
All the commanders present here will be blamed and will eventually be sent to a military court.
Sidorin, who broke out in a cold sweat, hurriedly asked: "Comrade Commander, I wonder how Lieutenant Koshkin found out the other party's identity?"
"It's very simple, Comrade Colonel." Koshkin replied: "I distinguish it through the accent. There are many words with elastic sounds in Russian, and some syllables are very difficult. For people who are not native Russian speakers,
It’s hard to say it accurately, but it was through this small difference that I let the enemies who were pretending to be divisional officers reveal their flaws.”
"Well done, Comrade Lieutenant." Sidorin nodded to Koshkin: "Not only did you save the commander, but you also saved the commanders of our entire division. I would like to express my gratitude to you on behalf of everyone!" After saying that, he stood up.
He straightened his body, raised his hand and saluted Koshkin with a military salute.
