Chapter 2740 Special Company Established

Sokov inspected the 295th Division on behalf of Vlasov. In addition to understanding the situation at the front, he also rescued three prisoners. His idea was simple, that is, he felt that these prisoners were different, and if they could stay with him, they might be of great use one day.

Therefore, after arriving at the headquarters, he said to Constantine and Zhukov: "Comrade Lieutenants, I will go to see the commander now. You can find a place for the three prisoners I will take to rest. As for how to deal with them, I will talk about it after I come out."

"No problem!" Constantine may think that Sokov will be his immediate superior in the future, so he agreed very readily: "I will take them to find a place to live first, and then go to the restaurant to eat something. Comrade Captain, you can go directly to the restaurant to find us after you come back from the commander."

"Well." Sokov thought that he was not a big shot, and even if he went to see Vlasov, it would not take much time, so he nodded and agreed to Constantine's proposal: "I will go to the restaurant to find you later."

When Sokov walked into the headquarters, he found that the atmosphere here was a little bit wrong. Whether it was an officer or an ordinary soldier, the expressions on their faces were extremely serious. He quickly glanced at the corner of the room and saw Vlasov and Colonel Del, the chief of staff, sitting there. He quickly stepped forward and saluted: "Commander and comrade chief of staff, Captain Sokov has been ordered to return and report to you. I am waiting for your orders, please give me instructions!"

"Sokov is back!" Vlasov looked up at Sokov and said, "We are in a hurry to recall you to the headquarters because of some accidents."

Accident? ! Sokov heard what Vlasov said, and muttered to himself: What accident? Did the German spies infiltrate the headquarters last night?

He was just guessing, but he didn't expect Del's next words to confirm his guess: "Two German spies sneaked into the headquarters last night, pretending to be commanders who came back from the front to report work. Fortunately, the commander and I had left at that time, so we didn't become their target, but the intelligence director of the army group and several important staff officers died in this attack."

Sokov couldn't help but feel a little nervous when he heard Colonel Del say this, thinking that the Germans were really omnipresent and could infiltrate the headquarters so easily. Fortunately, they were short of manpower, and the weapons and equipment they carried were probably not handy, otherwise the army group headquarters would definitely be wiped out by them.

"Comrade Commander, you urgently called me back. Is it related to the attack on the headquarters?"

"That's right." Vlasov confirmed Sokov's statement, "I plan to set up a special company to protect the safety of the headquarters and prevent the Germans from infiltrating again."

Sokov recalled that on the way back, he found that the security near the headquarters was much stricter. Even though his group of people belonged to the guard force of the headquarters, they were still strictly interrogated. In this case, if the Germans could still infiltrate, he would have no way to stop them.

Just as he was secretly thinking about how to reject Vlasov's arrangement, he heard Colonel Del say: "Don't look at the strengthened defense outside the headquarters, but the Germans want to infiltrate, but there are ways. After repeated discussions with the commander, I feel that with your ability, you can completely eliminate the threat of the Germans to us."

Hearing Colonel Del say this, Sokov couldn't help but smile bitterly in his heart: You really think too highly of me. I am not the nemesis of the Germans. How can I completely eliminate the threat of the Germans to the headquarters after forming a special company?

"Captain Sokov," Vlasov continued when he saw that Sokov did not speak: "You can choose the candidates for the special company from the guards of the headquarters. You can decide who you want. If you encounter a commander who is unwilling to release someone, you can directly notify the chief of staff and ask him to negotiate with the other party."

Vlasov's words were like giving Sokov a sword of imperial power. Since he could freely choose the candidates for the special company, he hurriedly said: "Comrade Commander, I picked up two prisoners on the way to the 295th Division. They were originally going to Moscow by train, but they were attacked by German paratroopers on the way. In the end, there were only the two of them and a second lieutenant of the Ministry of Internal Affairs who was responsible for escorting them..."

After listening to Sokov, Colonel Del immediately asked: "Captain Sokov, where did you say the train was attacked?"

Sokov stared at the map on the table, then pointed to a location and said: "Here, Right here. "

After seeing the position of Sokov's finger clearly, Del's brows twisted into a knot. He said to Vlasov: "Comrade Commander, if the Germans really appear here, it means that the railway traffic between us and Moscow has been seriously threatened."

Vlasov leaned over and knocked on that position. Although his expression became serious, he said helplessly: "Comrade Chief of Staff, this is not the defense zone of our army group, but we need to report this situation to the front headquarters immediately and let the superior commander handle this matter."

"Well, okay." Colonel Del nodded and said: "I will report to the front headquarters immediately."

While Colonel Del was on the phone, Vlasov said to Sokov: "Captain Sokov, time is running out, you should hurry up to form a special company."

"Comrade Commander," Sokov asked Vlasov with some embarrassment: "Where should I choose people from?"

Vlasov raised his hand and looked at his watch and said: "Captain Sokov, don't worry, the director of the security department will be here soon. He is responsible for commanding the group army's security forces. Let him lead it later." You go pick the people.”

"Okay, I'll wait for him to come over."

A few minutes later, a lieutenant colonel arrived. Vlasov seemed very happy to see this person arriving. He quickly introduced Sokov: "Captain Sokov, this is the director of the group army's security department. Comrade Director, this is Captain Sokov, please take him to select the men to form the special company."

After the head of the security department agreed loudly, he said to Sokov: "Comrade Captain, come with me. I have prepared some manpower for you, and now I will take you to meet them."

When Sokov heard what the director said, he felt dissatisfied. Vlasov and the chief of staff said that he could choose the commanders and fighters in the guard force at will. But from what the security director said, it seemed that he was unwilling to let himself pick people at will, so he arranged some people for himself in advance. They must not be elite soldiers in the security force.

But at this moment, I haven't seen what the prepared soldiers look like. Even if Sokov has opinions in his heart, he can't complain to Vlasov. He can only bite the bullet and follow the security director and leave the command. department.

We came to a spacious room downstairs, where there were about forty people, standing or sitting, chatting in groups.

When a soldier saw the security chief approaching, he quickly shouted: "Stand at attention!"

Following the shouting, the room that was as noisy as a vegetable market suddenly became quiet. All the soldiers stopped talking and stood at attention to salute the security chief and Sokov who walked in.

Sokov looked around and after seeing the faces of these soldiers clearly, he couldn't help but feel secretly disappointed. Just as he had guessed, the people assigned to him by the security chief were either unshaven veterans or childish children. It might be appropriate to use such old, weak and remnant soldiers to look at the factory gates, but it would be too difficult to use them to deal with German spies.

"Captain Sokov, these are the personnel I selected for you, 48 people in total." The security chief said: "From now on, they are members of your special company."

"Comrade Director," Sokov's mouth twitched and he asked cautiously, "Can I select some more people?"

"Comrade Captain, this is not easy to handle." The director of the Security Department said in an official tone: "Our army has just been established, and many troops are not full of staff. For example, the security force of the Security Department, according to the original establishment, There should be two guard regiments with six guard battalions under their control. But in reality, the entire security department only has two guard battalions. If too many people are deployed, who will protect the security of the headquarters? "

Although the security director complained in front of Sokov, Sokov could rely on these 40 or 50 people to protect the safety of the headquarters, so he made a request to the other party: "Comrade director, do you think you can Will the guard platoon that escorted me to the 295th Division be assigned to my special company?"

But the security chief was obviously unwilling and said righteously: "Captain Sokov, that security platoon was escorting you to the 295th Division. Since you have come back smoothly now, it means that their mission has been completed, and they should Return immediately."

Seeing that the division chief did not even agree to his small request, Sokov couldn't help but feel a little angry. He raised his voice and said: "Comrade division chief, the formation of the special company is the intention of the commander and chief of staff. I am just following orders. As agreed in advance, I can patrol the entire security force You can choose the right personnel at will instead of just throwing in dozens of older and inexperienced recruits to deal with the problem. Do you think these people can ensure the safety of the headquarters if something goes wrong? Who will bear this responsibility then, you or me?”

After all, Sokov had been a commander. When he spoke, he couldn't help but bring a bit of dignity, which made the security chief in front of him feel like he was being criticized by his superiors.

After weighing the pros and cons, the security chief felt that it would be harmless to give Sokov another platoon, so he reluctantly nodded in agreement: "Okay, Captain Sokov, since you said so, then from now on, that guard platoon will be Put it under your command."

Seeing that the security chief agreed, Sokov was naturally overjoyed. He first took the warriors in the house to the yard behind the building and asked them to line up here, and then ran to find Constantine himself.

Constantine, who was eating in the restaurant, saw Sokov hurried over and waved to him quickly: "Captain Sokov, I'm here."

Sokov quickly came to him and did not sit down. Instead, he said to him: "Comrade Second Lieutenant, I'm here to inform you of something. From now on, you and the guard platoon under your command will officially draw a line." It is under the command of my special company. You must gather the people immediately and gather in the yard behind the building. I will form the special company as soon as possible. "

When Constantine heard what Sokov said, he didn't ask why, but immediately called the soldiers eating in the restaurant to gather in the yard behind the building. If there were no soldiers present, he would arrange for someone to call them.

Second Lieutenant Zhu Kewen, who was sitting opposite, saw the soldiers eating in the restaurant shouting and walking around. He quickly got up and asked Sokov: "Captain Sokov, what about me, will I also be incorporated into your special company?" ?”

Sokov glanced at the other party in surprise and asked curiously: "Comrade Second Lieutenant, why don't you ask me what kind of army the special company is?"

"Nothing to ask." Zhu Kewen waved his hand and said: "During the war, some troops are often temporarily formed to perform some special tasks. If I guessed correctly, the special company is of this nature."

"Comrade Second Lieutenant, if you have no objection, I ask you to join my army, and I will arrange a half-office position for you." When Sokov spoke, he glanced at the three prisoners who were devouring food at the table next to him: "In addition, the three of them will also be incorporated into my army."

Hearing what Sokov said, Zhu Kewen asked in surprise: "I think it would be understandable if just two people, Dyubro and Chursin, were incorporated into your company. But why should Lieutenant Yegor be included in the company?" How about joining your army? You know, he is from the Air Force and is not familiar with the Army's combat methods."

"Many things are not something you are born with. As long as you study more, you can master them quickly." Sokov also specifically asked Yegor: "Lieutenant Yegor, are you willing to join my special company? In this way , you don’t have to accept review and screening from relevant parties.”

Faced with the olive branch offered by Sokov, Yegor responded very readily: "Captain Sokov, it will be an honor for me to fight alongside you. I am willing to join your special company."

"Since you agree, let's go to the yard behind to get together."

When Sokov took Zhukov and three prisoners to the yard behind, the special company had already been assembled.

"Comrade Captain," Constantine took two steps forward, raised his hand to salute Sokov, and said, "The special company has been assembled. The total number of the whole company, including you and me, is 82."

"Not many, Comrade Second Lieutenant." Sokov pointed at Zhu Kewen and others behind him and continued: "Including them, there are 86 people in total."

"Comrade Captain," Constantine continued: "Except for you, me and Second Lieutenant Zhu Kewen, we are all soldiers. How do you plan to distribute the establishment?"

Sokov thought for a while and then said: "The special company is divided into two platoons, plus a direct squad. You serve as the commander of the first platoon, with a total of 35 people; Second Lieutenant Zhu Kewen serves as the commander of the second platoon, with the same number of 35 people. , the remaining people form a direct squad, under my direct command. Now, you two go and choose your own subordinates."

While the two went to the queue to select personnel, Sokov turned to Yegor and said: "Lieutenant Yegor, you will be a soldier in my direct squad. I hope you don't feel aggrieved."

"No grievance." Yegor shook his head and said, "Thank you for your kindness. I will resolutely obey your orders."