Chapter 2684

After getting off work, Anna told Sokov that she had something to do tonight and needed to go back to the house she and Lena rented, so she would not go to Sokov's house.

Since Anna is not going home, Sokov naturally wants it so that he can have more time to chat with Lida.

When Sokov opened the door of Victoria's house with the key, he found that there was no one in the living room. It seemed that Victoria had not gotten off work yet, so he went straight to Lida's bedroom.

When he walked into the bedroom, he saw Lida sitting on the lounge chair by the window, looking out the window in a daze.

Hearing movement behind her, Lida turned her head slowly, wanting to say something, but unexpectedly found it was Sokov, her cloudy eyes suddenly became clear, and she said in surprise: "Misha, it's you! "

"Yes, Lida." Sokov came to Lida's side, sat down on a chair next to her, and said with a smile: "I'm here to see you."

"Is Vika outside?" Lida looked at the door of the room and said in a reproachful tone: "We have a guest at home, but why didn't I give you a cup of tea?"

"Vika is not at home." Sokov took out the key and explained to Lida: "But she gave me a key and asked me to come and stay with you when I have time."

The two chatted for a while, and Lida suddenly looked out the window and asked: "Misha, what do you think is flying outside the window? Recently, I keep seeing things that look like birds flying past the window, but they are not birds. , I really don’t know what it is.”

Sokov looked out the window and saw that it was a small four-rotor drone. He smiled and said, "Lida, it's a drone."

"Is the plane unmanned?" Lida said in surprise: "How does such a small plane fly?"

Sokov knows very well that since the past two years, some drones can be seen hovering in the sky in Moscow, all of which are flown by drone enthusiasts. Lida is old and in poor health. She rarely goes out, has no contact with the outside world, and is unaware of drones, which is understandable.

"Didn't Vika tell you what this is?"

"No." Lida shook her head and said, "Vika is a police officer. She is busy at work and has less time to get off work on time. By the time she gets home, it will be almost dark and there is no such thing in the sky. Even if I want to ask, I don’t know what to say.”

"UAVs are actually similar to the model aircraft that were popular in the past." Sokov tried his best to introduce the emerging thing of UAVs to her in a language that Lida could understand: "The operator issues control instructions through the remote control, and controls the drone. The main purpose of drones is to take some photos or videos from the air. "

Hearing what Sokov said, Lida had an expression of surprise on her face: "Misha, according to you, if our army had such drones during the Great Patriotic War, we would not have to send scouts. By going deep behind enemy lines, you can understand the enemy's troop deployment and equipment. Is my understanding correct? "

"Yes." Sokov nodded and said: "In addition to conducting reconnaissance, we can even carry weapons to attack hostile targets on the ground. For example, in the tank battle in the Battle of Kursk, we simply There is no need to send tanks to fight, only drones carrying bombs can carry out ground attacks to destroy the German steel torrent. "

A puzzled expression appeared on Lida's face: "If this kind of drone flies so slowly, will it be shot down by a German machine gun?"

"There are many types of UAVs. In addition to these four-rotor ones, there are also fixed-wing ones. Their appearance is just like an ordinary aircraft. They can carry up to dozens of kilograms of bombs to attack ground targets." Sokov said with emotion. Said: "If drones are used on the battlefield, they may change the traditional combat model."

Lida looked at Sokov and asked puzzledly: "How to change?"

"You still remember the Gulf War in the early 1990s, right?" Seeing Lida nodding, Sokov continued to say, "Iraq, which had just ended its eight-year war, sent its most elite combat troops to They have all been put on the battlefield. If it were during World War II, the multinational forces on the offensive side would not only take a long time to break through the defense of Iraq's millions of troops, but also pay huge sacrifices."

"Yes, it is indeed like this." Lida nodded and said: "During the Great Patriotic War, let alone an area defended by millions of German troops, even an area where more than 100,000 troops were stationed, if you wanted to implement a breakthrough, Millions of troops must be mobilized.”

"But the outcome of the Gulf War was far beyond everyone's expectations. In just over a month, the Iraqi army suffered hundreds of thousands of casualties, while the multinational forces only suffered a thousand casualties. This was achieved at a very small cost. "Victory in this war." Sokov continued: "If the drone is really put into actual combat, the Russian army will probably suffer a big loss."

Lida raised her eyebrows and asked in confusion: "Misha, why?"

"During the Great Patriotic War, senior commanders of our army, such as Marshal Rokossovsky and generals like Chuikov, liked to set up their headquarters about 300 meters away from the front line. It is said that it is possible to understand the situation on the frontline in a timely manner to better command the troops in combat, but with drones, the enemy can quickly find the location of our army's headquarters, and then use drones carrying bombs to attack them. Conduct accurate attacks to paralyze the unit's chain of command."

As an experienced veteran soldier, Lida knew little about drones, but after listening to Sokov's story, she felt that what he said made sense. As long as the enemy finds the location of their headquarters through drones, they can carry out precise strikes, thereby paralyzing their command system.

"Do you think there is any way to prevent the enemy's drones from directly attacking their headquarters?"

"I have no way." Sokov answered very straightforwardly: "Don't say it's me. I'm afraid that when the war breaks out, no matter how capable the commander is, he will not be able to eliminate the threat of enemy drones to his side."

"According to you, in future wars, whoever has more drones will be able to take the initiative on the battlefield."

"Well, that should be the case." Sokov didn't want to continue chatting with Lida in an area he was not familiar with, and quickly changed the topic: "Lida, tell me about Marshal Zhukov's situation in 1946, and how you were retired early."

Hearing Sokov's question, Lida was silent, looking out the window, and said nothing.

Sokov waited for a long time, but did not hear Lida speak. He thought that the other party had fallen asleep while chatting again. Just as he approached, he saw that the other party turned his head and looked at him.

"Misha, there was a live-fire exercise plan back then." Lida looked at Sokov and said, "Who knew that it was urgently stopped three days before the exercise started. The anti-aircraft artillery regiment I commanded had already entered the strike position. After receiving the order, it also withdrew to the original station in the shortest time."

When Sokov heard this, he realized that the grand exercise that year was not held in the end. No wonder there was no relevant information in the historical materials.

Lida continued: "After the exercise was terminated, when we were counting the equipment in the station, several people from the Ministry of Internal Affairs suddenly came and said they wanted to talk to me alone. I didn't know what happened, so I followed them to the office obediently."

"What was the content of the conversation?" Sokov asked eagerly.

"It was about some issues concerning Marshal Zhukov," Lida tried to recall what happened at the time: "They showed me an investigation report and asked me to express my opinion on the authenticity of the investigation report. I took a look and found that the content was all about Marshal Zhukov. The general idea was that he was greedy for credit and took all the credit that belonged to the Supreme Commander himself."

"Then how did you answer?"

"I told them that I was just the head of a small anti-aircraft artillery regiment and I didn't know about the superiors' affairs, and I refused to sign the investigation report." Lida continued: "When those people saw that I refused to sign the document, they were so angry that they blew their beards. The son stared at me, but he couldn't do anything to me. The day after they left, I received a notice from my superiors that I was scheduled to retire early. "

"Lida, does Marshal Zhukov know about this?"

"I don't think he knows." Lida shook her head and said, "I later heard from some friends that they were also interviewed by the Ministry of Internal Affairs, and the main content was related to Marshal Zhukov. Anyone who signed the report continued to stay in the army; those who refused to sign were arranged to retire. "

When Sokov heard this, he guessed that someone must have wanted to reduce Zhukov's prestige in the army, so he used this shameful little trick. But in the end, Zhukov was only demoted, and after a few years, he made a comeback again.

"Misha, I want to go out for a walk." Lida looked at Sokov and said, "I feel like my body is getting moldy after staying in the house every day."

"Do you have a wheelchair at home?"

"No." Lida shook her head and said, "I'm just old and my legs and feet are a little inconvenient. I'm not paralyzed. What do I need a wheelchair for?"

"Lida, I'll buy a wheelchair another day and push you outside with a wheelchair. It will be very helpful for your body."

"Okay, I'll wait for your wheelchair."

Sokov came out of Victoria's house and returned to his own home. He turned on the computer and searched the product information of major shopping malls on the website to see where wheelchairs were sold.

After searching for a long time, he finally found a wheelchair in a shopping mall. But that shopping mall is a bit far from here, and it doesn't provide door-to-door delivery. Sokov thought about it and decided to wait until tomorrow after get off work to buy a wheelchair.

The next morning, when he arrived at the market, a colleague who had opened his shop early called out to Sokov as he passed by his shop: "Xiao Lin, Xiao Lin!"

Hearing the other person calling him, Sokov hurriedly stopped and asked politely: "What's the matter?"

"I have good news for you. Most of the gang members have been arrested by the police." The colleague said excitedly: "Even Wang Juntao was arrested in a joint operation between the Immigration Bureau and the police last night..."

"Wait a minute," Sokov heard this and hurriedly interrupted the other person: "You said it was a joint operation between the police and the Immigration Bureau. Action?"

"Yes, it is a joint action of these two units."

Sokof frowned and said puzzledly: "The joint action of the police and the Immigration Bureau is just to catch Wang Juntao. Isn't it too much of a fuss?"

"You misunderstood." The colleague explained: "The joint action of the police and the Immigration Bureau is not to catch Wang Juntao, but to destroy the apartment opened by Wang Juntao personally. Hundreds of people living in the apartment were taken to the police station together. After the identity verification, those with complete documents will be released, and those with problems with documents may be deported. "

"Wang Juntao should be fine." Sokov said casually: "After all, he has stayed here in Moscow for so long."

"It is said that he was once a robber in major international robberies, but because of good luck, he escaped during the joint attack between our country and Russia." The colleague continued: "The Russian police found out his true identity After that, our country’s police have been notified and we are preparing to extradite him back to the country. As long as this scourge is gone, we will have peace here.”

Sokov knew very well that even if Wang Juntao, a scourge who had done all the bad things, was extradited back to the country, he would only be able to get a short period of peace at best. It won't be long before someone else will take his place and continue to do evil and harm those businessmen from China. However, seeing the enthusiasm of his colleagues, Sokov could not pour cold water on him. He pretended to smile and said: "Yes, yes, you are right. This is how Skynet has taken care of everything and taken away this scourge." , and everything will be fine.”

Sokov chatted for a while, then went over to open the store door. While packing things, he received a call from Victoria.

"Vika!" Seeing that the call was from Victoria, Sokov was worried that something had happened to Lida, so he couldn't help but asked nervously: "Did something happen to Lida?"

Hearing Sokov's question, Victoria was silent for a moment, and then said: "No, my great-grandmother is fine. I called you for another matter."

"What's the matter?" Although Sokov had already guessed that Victoria's call must be related to the search of the apartment, he still asked tentatively: "Is it related to your search of the apartment building?"

"Yes." Victoria gave Sokov an affirmative answer: "After our detailed verification, we found that the big boss behind the apartment was involved in a series of vicious cases more than 20 years ago, so we arrested him. and possibly handed over to the police in your country."

Sokov felt much more at ease at this moment. After Wang Juntao was extradited and returned to China, no matter who took his place, they would probably not harass him. His troubles here should be completely resolved.

"Great, Vika, in this way, you have made a great contribution." Sokov said with a smile on the phone: "Maybe it won't be long before you can get a medal, or even be promoted to the rank of police and serve as a police officer." A more important position.”

"Misha, when it comes to medals, I think of one thing." Victoria said: "My great-grandmother once won a lot of medals in the Patriotic War. But she kept these medals in her villa in the country. You When you are free someday, come with me to the villa in the country and bring her medal back."

Sokov thought for a moment and then said, "I'll be free tomorrow. When do you think it's a good time to set off?"

"I will go to the market to find you at ten o'clock tomorrow morning."