The entire train station has been put under martial law, and the soldiers guarding the train station with loaded weapons and ammunition are the soldiers of the International Brigade sent by the Soviet Union. At this time, they looked a little nervous, watching the cars driving over.
"Quick, quick!" they shouted loudly. The car stopped on the platform, and soldiers sent by the government army were loading the wooden crates from the car onto the train.
This group of soldiers is a little strange about this, because generally the moving work is done by workers. It seems that these boxes are very important if they can be used as porters. These boxes are not big, but they are quite heavy.
what?
Although the soldiers were quite curious, they still knew the rules of the army. This was not their business, they were just here to do their job.
It can be seen from here that the Spanish government attaches great importance to this transportation. It does not allow ordinary people to take over any work. The entire process is in the hands of the military, and except for a few officers who know a small part of the situation, ordinary soldiers do not even
I don't know what's in the box in my hand.
"Ouch." A soldier suddenly tilted his foot, and the wooden box he was carrying on his shoulder fell heavily, and one corner fell to the stone floor of the platform.
"Crash!" The lid of the box opened, and the goods inside were scattered. In an instant, all the soldiers carrying it stopped.
Under the sunlight, it shines golden, and there are actually gold bars inside!
If you can have such a stick, you will make a fortune in your life.
"Bang!" At this moment, a crisp gunshot sounded.
An officer in charge took out his pistol and fired a shot into the sky. This shot was a warning.
"Keep working, don't stop!"
The face of this Soviet officer was quite stern, and his silent warning was extremely obvious. Anyone who had wrong intentions would be dead.
The soldier who had just dropped the box immediately bent down and hurriedly put all the gold back into the box.
In the distance, there is a two-story building.
A telescope that had been set up long ago was placed behind the window and blocked by the curtains. Now, the man behind the telescope took his eyes away from the telescope and said to another person: "Notify immediately and follow this person."
a train and determine its destination.”
He has an unattractive appearance and is only about 1.7 meters tall. He can't be found in the crowd. However, he is one of the leaders of this investigation mission and one of the experts in the Romanian intelligence service.
He was born in Arad, Transylvania. As a boy, he was dissatisfied with his family living in the Austro-Hungarian Empire. When Romania was at war with Austria-Hungary, Arad personally served as a guide to lead the way.
After Lansylvania returned to Romania, Arad signed up to join the army.
However, during the selection process, his sharp mind and calm personality were valued by the intelligence department, and he joined the Romanian intelligence department. In the intelligence department over the years, he has repeatedly won merits and has become a capable officer of the Romanian intelligence department, so he
Will be sent to Spain by Hall Monkman to ensure that there are no mistakes in this operation.
After loading all the wooden boxes onto the train, everyone immediately stood far away because this train had its own guards.
There are ten carriages in total, and each carriage is guarded by more than a dozen soldiers wearing International Brigade uniforms. The guns they hold in their hands are quite special, with wooden butts and magazines in front of them.
It has a round pancake-shaped thing, and a lot of heat dissipation holes are opened on the front barrel.
Their eyes are very sharp, and they look like elites in a hundred battles.
The Soviet Internal Guards! They are now wearing the uniforms of the International Brigade and have come to Madrid. They have no interest in participating in the fighting here. They have only one task, to protect the safe transfer of these goods to the ship.
"Woo." The front of the steam locomotive sounded its whistle. Amidst the whirring sound of steam, the wheels of the locomotive began to move slowly.
This train filled with gold started moving.
In addition to the soldiers in each carriage, the last one is a flatbed truck. There is also a team of soldiers with live ammunition. On the outside of the flatbed truck, there are piles of sandbags. In the middle of the flatbed truck, there is a 25mm anti-aircraft gun.
Yes, it is anti-aircraft artillery. This was a temporary decision to install it. They are very concerned about this operation and strive to do their best in all aspects.
In a car in the middle, a man with a cold face was smoking silently.
"Report, the train has left the station, no abnormalities have been found for the time being, and there are soldiers from our International Brigade along the way to guard it," a deputy said to him.
Alexander Lornov, a senior official of the Soviet NKVD and the person in charge of the gold escort operation in Spain, did not dare to be careless at this time.
"Let our people monitor along the way, and the train must change its route from time to time," Alexander said.
As the person in charge, Lornov did not relax at all about this transportation mission, because before arriving, Minister Yezhov personally explained to him the importance of this mission. Since the minister had said that this mission would have great impact on the Soviet Union,
importance, then as a subordinate, Lornov will naturally not slack off at all.
No one responsible for security is allowed to leave the train, and for the front position of the train that is easily controlled, there must be no less than two escorts 24 hours a day.
Under such strict protection, the train flew all the way towards its destination, Valencia.
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"Woooo." The train blew its whistle and drove into the station.
There is an unpleasant smell inside the train. In the past two days, they have traveled almost half of Spain. The bad thing is that they have almost fallen apart in the past two days. The strongest warriors can't hold it in the train for several days.
, will also collapse.
The good thing is that they finally transported this carriage of gold to the port safely.
When the train compartment door was opened, the smell of fresh sea breeze blew over, making everyone feel much more comfortable.
"Quick, quick, quick!" At this time, Lornov's eyes were all bloodshot. In the past few days, he had modified the route many times, and finally, he transported the gold to the port without fail.
Now, there is only one last thing left, to get the gold on board!
The train drove directly to the port, and there was still a distance of hundreds of meters from the train parking space at the port to the Soviet cargo ship Eugene parked at the pier.
There's just one last thing left.
Lornov cheered up. He knew that he must not let down his guard now. Maybe those guys would come here to snatch it? More than five hundred tons of gold, this is a number that makes countless people crazy.
Moreover, the transportation work is very slow.
Standing at the highest point of the pier, Lornov personally supervised the transportation, which was the last task.
As long as the gold is loaded onto the cargo ship, Lornov's mission will be over.
At the same time, in order to prevent accidents, the cargo ship Eugene will never move on its own. The Soviet warship Fury destroyer has arrived here at the same time and will provide protection all the way when it returns.
In fact, the size of this destroyer is a bit small. If the news that the Eugene transported gold leaks out, it may attract more coveters. However, this destroyer represents the Soviet Union.
An attack by a warship would mean declaring war on the Soviet Union.
Moreover, only this one ship will not attract the attention of other countries. If a large number of warships are sent out, other countries will definitely be alert first. On the contrary, it will prevent the gold from being transported out, which is why
The reason why the Soviet Union does not use the fleets that used to transport weapons and equipment. Being too large is not a good thing, it attracts too much attention.
What worries him most is the land. As long as he gets on the ship and leaves the port, Lornov can breathe a sigh of relief.
He didn't know that at this time, on the roof of a small building a few kilometers away from the port, someone was already observing the place.
"We guessed right, the Soviets really unloaded and loaded ships from here." Facing the sea breeze, Hallmonkman carefully observed this place with a telescope, and he sat down with a relaxed look on his face.
In order to ensure the smooth progress of the operation, Hall Monkman flew all the way here. After finally seeing this batch of gold on the ship, Hall Monkman felt relieved.
For this batch of gold, Romania almost mobilized all its troops. Finally, they waited for them in Valencia. Next, they just needed to hand over the information to the military. You must know that the military sent a lot of ships for this operation.
