"Captain Sokov," Colonel Del, who was originally staying in the corner with Vlasov, saw Sokov and others standing by the window muttering, realized something was wrong, and quickly got up and walked to the window to look outside.
When he saw more and more Germans on the bridge, he was suddenly startled and broke into a cold sweat. He asked Sokov in a low voice: "The current situation seems not good for us. Are we really sure to escape?"
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When Colonel Del said this, he did not notice that he actually used the short sentence "escape". This shows how serious the current situation is.
"Comrade Chief of Staff," Sokov said with a serious expression: "The situation is getting more and more unfavorable to us. I'm afraid we all have to be prepared to sacrifice..."
When Sokov said this, although he deliberately lowered his voice, Vlasov, who was sitting in the corner, still heard it.
Vlasov was filled with regret now. When the leading troops of the German army rushed near the army headquarters, he could have followed the orders of his superiors and led the members of the headquarters to retreat towards the designated area. But he was too concerned about the battle situation.
I am confident, thinking that with my existing strength
With enough strength, he could block the enemy's attack, and even launch a counterattack to drive out the enemies who broke into the city. As a result, the enemy did not fight back, and he fell into a tight siege by the German army, waiting for his fate.
Being captured means being sacrificed, which is something he doesn't want to see.
Vlasov stood up slowly, came to Sokov, and asked slowly: "Captain, there are more and more enemies on the bridge. If we wait like this, our chances of successfully crossing the river will be even greater."
It’s slim. How about we take the risk and rush over directly?”
Facing Vlasov's question, Sokov couldn't help but smile bitterly, saying to himself that I am neither Captain America Rogers nor Wonder Woman Diana. I don't have a shield that can block enemy machine gun bullets. If I really fire at the enemy's machine gun,
Launch a charge and mg34 can beat you into a sieve in just a few minutes.
"Comrade Commander," Sokov said with a grimace: "Under the current circumstances, we..."
Unexpectedly, before Sokov finished speaking, Romanov next to him suddenly said: "If we can get a few sets of German military uniforms and dress up as Germans, we might be able to get through and reach the other side of the bridge smoothly.
Side."
"Comrade soldier," who knew that as soon as he finished speaking, he was retorted by Zhu Kewen: "Your idea is too naive. It is not difficult to find German military uniforms, but we people can't.
Even if we put on the German uniform, we don't look like Germans, not to mention that none of us can speak German yet. As long as we are questioned by Germans, our true identity will be revealed immediately."
"Comrade Second Lieutenant," Romanov said timidly, "I can speak German."
"Just because you can speak German is not enough." The person who spoke this time was Colonel Del. He shook his head and said, "You are too young. If you pretend to be a German officer, you will be spotted easily."
Having said this, he turned his attention to Sokov, "Only one who is as old as Captain Sokov can possibly deceive the Germans."
"Let me say a few words." It was Vlasov's turn to appear, "Your idea is good, but it is a bit unrealistic. Think about it, among us there are many old and some young, even if we are pretending
Even in the small German army, flaws can be seen, after all, the German officers and soldiers are all about the same age."
"Then what should we do, Comrade Commander?" Zhu Kewen suddenly became anxious after hearing what Vlasov said: "Are we just going to sit here and wait to die?"
The speaker was unintentional and the listener was intentional. The conversation between several people was clearly heard by Sokov standing next to him. At this moment, a bold plan suddenly appeared in his mind. If you are lucky, everyone will be able to arrive smoothly.
Across the river.
"Captain Sokov," Colonel Del asked Sokov when he saw that he was still silent, "Can we really just wait until after dark before leaving here to try our luck?"
"Comrade Chief of Staff, I have a bold idea that might help us escape."
When everyone heard what Sokov said, they immediately became energetic. Colonel Del even urged: "Captain Sokov, tell me quickly if there is any good way to help us get out of trouble."
"Comrade Commander, let me declare in advance that this plan of mine is very risky." Sokov felt that before telling his plan, Vlasov should be vaccinated so that he could be mentally prepared: "
If we succeed, we will definitely be able to get out of trouble. But if we fail, we may all die. Do you really want to hear my plan?"
"If we continue to stay here, will we be sure to be safe?" Vlasov said without hesitation: "If you have any ideas, just say it. No matter how bad it is, can it be worse than the situation we are in now?
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Now that Vlasov had expressed his stance, Sokov no longer had any scruples and boldly stated his plan.
As he had predicted in advance, everyone was stunned by his bold plan.
After an unknown amount of time, Colonel Del stuttered and said: "Captain Sokov, your plan is the boldest one I have ever seen. Can you guarantee the implementation of this plan?"
After planning, can we escape successfully?"
"I'm sorry, Comrade Chief of Staff." Sokov knew very well that his plan contained elements of gambling. If it succeeded, he would be able to escape safely; if it failed, what awaited this small unit would be the fate of annihilation. Therefore, he
Tell Colonel Del truthfully: "We can only gamble on luck."
Colonel Del didn't get the answer he wanted, so he turned his attention to Vlasov: "Comrade Commander, what do you think?"
Vlasov stared at Sokov for a long time and asked with a complicated expression: "Captain Sokov, are you really not absolutely sure?"
"No." Sokov shook his head and said, "If you want to implement my plan, there are only two results, either death or life. There is no third possibility."
Vlasov didn't know for a moment whether he should agree to Sokov's crazy plan. He took out his cigarette case, took out a cigarette and put it in his mouth, then reached for the match, but was stopped by Colonel Del: "Commander
Comrade, don't smoke, otherwise you may expose your target."
Vlasov threw the cigarette on the ground and made a decisive decision: "Captain Sokov, although your plan sounds very crazy, it does not rule out the possibility of success. I have decided to follow your plan.
Implement.”
Seeing that Vlasov agreed with his opinion, Sokov breathed a sigh of relief, and then said to Vlasov and Colonel Del: "Commander, Chief of Staff, since you agreed to my crazy plan,
Then please take off your military ranks and medals, so as not to reveal your true identity."
Hearing what Sokov said, Vlasov and Colonel Del did not hesitate at all. They took off the military ranks on their collars and the medals on their chests, then wrapped them in a handkerchief and carefully put them in their coat pockets.
"What about us?" Second Lieutenant Zhu Kewen and the communications staff looked at Sokov and asked, "Do we also need to take off our military ranks?"
"You don't have to." Sokov waved his hand and said, "You all have the rank of second lieutenant. If you continue to retain it, it will look more real."
Before leaving the room, Sokov said to everyone: "When you see me, Ah Zi, giving you a signal later, come out of the building. If you don't see me giving a signal, don't expose yourself."
Target."
When he came downstairs, Sokov did not run rashly into the street, where he could easily become a target for the Germans. He was waiting patiently for a German officer who could make the decision to appear so that he could implement his next plan.
Ten minutes later, the roar of cars and motorcycle engines came from the street. Sokov quickly and cautiously put his head out to take a look, and found that what was coming were two three-wheelers and an open bucket truck. Behind the bucket truck
There are two officers sitting in the platoon, one is a second lieutenant and the other is a major.
Sokov felt that this German major should be the one who could make the decision here, so he quickly walked out of the building and stood in the middle of the road waving to them desperately.
Seeing the Soviet officer who suddenly appeared in the middle of the road, the German motorcyclist immediately stopped his tricycle. The soldiers jumped out of the car and walked over with guns in hand.
Sokov stood motionless in the middle of the road, staring at the German major sitting in the barrel truck, and said in skillful German: "Mr. Major, I want to talk to you. Can you ask your men to put down their guns first?"
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The German major did not expect that Sokov could speak such proficient German. He couldn't help but be stunned, and then glanced at the second lieutenant next to him. The latter immediately understood, got out of the car, and walked around from the back of the car to the side where the major was sitting.
Opened the car door for him.
Under the protection of the second lieutenant, the major walked towards Sokov. When he was still five or six meters away, he stopped and said in a contemptuous tone: "Russians, Kiev has been occupied by our army, so we have to put down our weapons."
Only by surrendering can you save your own life. Are you ready to surrender to me?"
"Mr. Major," Sokov saw the muzzles pointing at him around and did not put down the gun. If he acted rashly, the German soldiers would definitely shoot without hesitation, so he stood there without moving, but calmly said
Said: "I think you have made a mistake. I am not a Russian, I am also a German."
"What, you are a German?" The major couldn't help being stunned after hearing this: "Then why are you wearing a Russian military uniform?"
"Mr. Major, I am from the Brandenburg Regiment." Sokov pretended to be calm and said, "I was ordered to lead a small detachment, follow the defeated Russians, and penetrate into their rear. Who would have thought that when I got here,
But they were trapped by your men."
"You said you were from the Brandenburg Regiment. Do you have any identification?"
Hearing this, Sokov sneered: "Mr. Major, what you are saying is just layman's talk. Since we are pretending to be Russians, how can we carry our army's documents? If the Russian internal affairs troops find out, our
Won’t the plan fail?”
"Then can you tell me your name and rank?"
"Of course." Sokov said without changing a name he remembered: "My name is William Walser, rank of lieutenant."
"What, you are Lieutenant William Walther?"
"Yes, I am Lieutenant William Walser." When Sokov said this, he couldn't help but feel a little panic. If the other party knew the person he was talking about, wouldn't he be a gangster?
But the next moment, the development of the situation was far beyond his expectation. The German major stepped forward, quietly held Sokov's hand, and said excitedly: "Lieutenant, I have heard about you a long time ago."
Deeds, I didn’t expect to see a real person here today.”
"Mr. Major," the second lieutenant next to him asked in surprise, "have you heard of him?"
"Of course I have heard of it." The major raised his hand to signal the surrounding German soldiers to put down their guns, and continued: "At 2 o'clock in the morning on May 10, 1940, Lieutenant William Walser and eight other Brandenburgers pretended to be members of the Brandenburg team.
Three Dutch policemen escorted six disarmed German soldiers as they crossed the border into the then neutral Netherlands and walked three miles to the town of Hennup.
There is a railway bridge across the Maas River there, which is the only way to the west of the Netherlands. The strategic location is very important and it is the target they want to capture. The Dutch foresee that we may capture this bridge, so they build a
Explosives were installed and a small team guarded the bridge, detonating the explosives whenever a Chinese train was seen approaching.
However, they did not become suspicious when they saw Walser's group. Three Brandenburgers wearing Dutch military police uniforms walked straight to the guard house on the east bank of the river and quickly subdued the sentry. At the same time,
, the "prisoners" they escorted rushed onto the railway bridge and quickly cut off the detonation line.
A few minutes later, the first armored train of our army rumbled across the bridge, followed closely by trucks transporting infantry. They drove into the Netherlands unimpeded, thus opening the door for our army to drive straight into Belgium from the northern flank.
and France laid the foundation."
After listening to the major's story, the second lieutenant cast an admiring look at Sokov. He even extended his hand to Sokov and said in a friendly tone: "Hello, Mr. Lieutenant, it is my honor to meet you here.
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After letting go of the second lieutenant's hand, Sokov said to the major: "Major, my people and I want to sneak into the Russian defense area as soon as possible. I wonder if you can help us cross the bridge as soon as possible?"
"No problem." Thinking of the other party's special status and important mission, the major agreed without hesitation: "Lieutenant, call your people out quickly."
After receiving the major's consent, Sokov felt much more relaxed. He raised his hand and waved upstairs a few times, signaling to the people inside that they could come out.
A few minutes later, Vlasov and others walked out of the building and appeared in front of the German army.
The German major looked at the group of people in front of him and asked Sokov with some surprise: "Lieutenant, why are there so many young and old people in your squad?"
"Mr. Major, do they look very Russian?"
"Of course." The major nodded and said, "If you hadn't explained it to me in advance, I would have thought they were authentic Russians."
"Mr. Major, time is pressing. Send us across the bridge quickly." Sokov pretended to be nonchalant and said: "If the Russians build defenses on the other side, it will not be that easy for us to cross the bridge again.
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"Come with me." The major said very cheerfully, "I will personally take you across the bridge."