Chapter 2769

Seeing Sokov whispering with Andrei, Colonel Del touched Vlasov's arm with his elbow and reminded him: "Comrade Commander, look, Captain Sokov is chatting with the comrade of the garrison commander. They seem to have known each other for a long time."

Vlasov glanced at the position where the two were, and immediately recognized that the person chatting with Sokov was Andrei, and a smile immediately appeared on his face: "Chief of Staff, you are right, the two of them do know each other, maybe they are good friends."

Hearing what Vlasov said, Colonel Del was stunned, and then asked: "Comrade Commander, do you know that comrade?"

"Yes, I do know him." Vlasov nodded first to show his affirmation, and then asked Colonel Del The colonel, Potapov and Nikolsky explained: "In August, I was ordered to come to Moscow to report and receive a new position. On the way, I met Captain Sokov and a unit he led. The comrade who is talking to him now is called Andrei, who is also one of them. It is said that he persuaded Sokov to join the army."

"What, he persuaded Sokov to join the army?" Potapov didn't know much about Sokov's past history. After hearing what Vlasov said, he immediately became interested and asked: "Vlasov, can you tell me what's going on?"

Since Potapov was interested in Sokov's past, Vlasov did not hide it and told him in detail what he knew.

Potapov only knew that Sokov had captured a German armored column single-handedly, but he knew nothing about his previous experience. After listening to Vlasov's story, the idea of ​​recruiting Sokov became stronger.

The lieutenant colonel who led the team came to Sokov after settling Vlasov and others.

He had just learned that some officers and soldiers in the garrison headquarters had followed Sokov here for more than a month. Because they spoke to him very politely and did not look down on him because their positions were three levels higher than his: "Comrade Captain, since you have many acquaintances in the garrison headquarters, you can live with them temporarily. After your superiors get a new appointment, you can leave with them."

"No problem, comrade lieutenant colonel." Sokov responded politely: "I obey your arrangement."

After the lieutenant colonel left, Andrei took Sokov away and said: "Socov, I am now living in the same room with Lieutenant Denis, you can live with us."

Soon, Sokov followed Andrei to the residence.

This is a room of more than ten square meters, with four single beds, two of which are covered with sheets and quilts, indicating that these are beds where people sleep.

"Sokov," Andre pointed to a bed next to the radiator and said to Sokov, "It's almost October, maybe it will start snowing one day, and the weather will be very cold. This bed is close to the heater, so you don't have to worry about being woken up by the cold at night."

After thanking Andre, Sokov asked, "By the way, where did Lieutenant Denis go?"

"Where else can he go? Of course he went on patrol." Andre said, looking up at the wall clock, and continued, "He will be back in half an hour."

Andre went to get the sheets and quilts, and when he helped Sokov make the bed, he asked about Kiev again: "Sokov, I heard that the Southwestern Front was completely wiped out, and even the commander, chief of staff and military commissar were all killed. Is that true?"

When Sokov heard Andre say this, he immediately realized the truth of the Kiev Campaign. I'm afraid it is still kept absolutely confidential in Moscow, otherwise how could a garrison member like Andre not know?

He organized the words in his mind, and then tried to speak in a steady tone: "Our army did suffer some losses in the Kiev area. The important commander of the Southwestern Front died in the battle, and the officers and soldiers of the army also made great sacrifices. But the claim that the whole army was annihilated is purely a rumor fabricated by the enemy. If it was completely annihilated, then what kind of troops are fighting the enemy in the Kharkov area now?"

Sokov finished these words in one breath, and couldn't help but despise himself in his heart. After all, these words sounded like a big bald head's army retreating step by step, from millions of people to hundreds of thousands, and finally retreating to an isolated island, but never mentioned the word failure, and proudly promoted it as a successful transition.

Hearing what Sokov said, Andrei, who was sitting next to him, slapped his thigh and said excitedly: "Sokov, you are right, this must be a rumor. A few days ago, when I was patrolling with my team, I met a wounded soldier on the street. He is a typical disseminator of defeatist arguments. The things I just said were said by him."

Some words are true, but if they are said at an inappropriate time and place, they are rumors. Sokov was very worried about the wounded soldier who told the truth, so he asked Andrei tentatively: "What did you do with the wounded soldier later?"

"What else can I do? Of course, I sent him back to the hospital." Andrei said: "But I heard that soon someone from the internal security forces went to the hospital to find the wounded soldier. I don't know what the final result was."

"Are the soldiers we brought out from Ukraine still staying in the garrison headquarters?"

"The people left behind are less than half." Hearing Sokov's question, Andre's expression became serious: "And these people left behind are basically new recruits recruited in the later period. , veterans with combat experience were transferred to the front line.”

The corners of Sokov's mouth twitched, thinking that under the current circumstances, if they were transferred to the front line, there were only two fates waiting for them, either to die in battle or to become prisoners of the Germans.

Just as Sokov sighed sadly, Andre continued to ask: "By the way, Sokov, when you return to Moscow this time, what will be the arrangements for you next?"

"I don't know." Sokov remembered that the first position Vlasov received after returning to Moscow from Kiev was the commander of the 20th Army. But now the 20th Group Army is commanded by Lieutenant General Lukin or Lieutenant General Yershakov. This army was reorganized in January of that year after being annihilated by the Germans in the Vyazma area. By that time, Fra Sov can obtain the position of commander. So when Andre asked him what his future would be like, Sokov could only say helplessly: "I obey the arrangements of my superiors."

While the two were talking, the door was pushed open from the outside, and an officer wearing a military coat walked in from the outside.

The officer entered the door and was about to take off his military coat. Unexpectedly, he saw Sokov sitting on the bedside chatting with Andrei. His eyes widened in surprise: "Captain Sokov, where are you from?" Come out?"

Sokov saw clearly that the person coming was Lieutenant Dennis, and quickly stood up, shook hands with him, and said with a smile, "I just came here from the front line today."

"Is there any mission?"

"I came here with General Vlasov, the commander of the 37th Army, and General Potapov, the commander of the 37th Army." Sokov replied with a smile: "We may have to stay here for a while. Waiting for the superiors to assign new positions to these two generals."

Dennis took off his military coat and hung it on the wall by the door. After closing the door, he sat on the bed opposite Sokov and asked tentatively: "I heard that our army suffered a huge defeat in the Kiev area, and even the head of the front headquarters was sacrificed?"

"Second Lieutenant, since it is a war, everyone has the possibility of sacrifice, no matter he is an ordinary soldier or a high-ranking general." Sokov responded euphemistically: "Bullets hitting the body will bleed, be injured, and even cause death. sacrifice."

Fortunately, Dennis did not inquire further, but provided Sokov with a piece of gossip he had heard two days ago: "Comrade Captain, I heard that the Supreme Command plans to reorganize the 5th Army. The main force of this army is from Far East."

After hearing what Dennis said, Sokov immediately remembered that in the First Guards Infantry Corps, which Lelyushenko was about to serve as commander, there was the 132nd Far Eastern Red Flag Infantry Division from the Far East. The division commander was Colonel Porosukhin. Now this unit We should be arriving in the Moscow region soon.

"Since it is a reorganization, relying solely on troops from the Far East or temporary recruits will definitely not be enough." Dennis continued: "Because some personnel will also be transferred from the garrison headquarters to replenish the troops. The troops formed.”

Andre was shocked when he heard this: "What, at the beginning of this month, personnel were transferred from our garrison headquarters to replenish the troops. How long has it been since then that we have to transfer personnel again? If this continues, it may only be the militia from each factory. Come and take over the duties of the garrison headquarters.”

"Andre, we don't rule out that the situation you mentioned will happen." Dennis said with a serious expression: "I estimate that when the manpower is transferred in a few days, you and I will definitely be transferred. You must also have a mental attitude. Just be prepared.”

Andre's face turned pale and he said angrily: "If it's an order from a superior, I just obey it. It's not like I've never been on the battlefield." At this point, he turned to look at Sokov next to him and continued, "But if Sokov is still my superior, then no matter where I am transferred, I will not have any complaints."

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Unexpectedly, as soon as he finished speaking, Dennis actually echoed: "Andre, you are right. If our superior is Sokov, I think our chance of surviving on the battlefield will be greatly improved."

Sokov didn't expect that the two of them were so optimistic about him, and hurriedly waved his hands and said: "You two have given me the award. No matter how capable I am, what can I do on a battlefield where tens of thousands or hundreds of thousands of troops are fighting at every turn?" What’s the use?”

"Sokov, you are so humble." Andrei said: "I have been in the army for a long time, but I have never seen anyone who has just joined the army show unique characteristics. Military talent, and he was able to capture a German armored column alone."

Hearing the two men complimenting himself, Sokov smiled bitterly and said: "You don't know how I captured the German armored column at that time. Without the assistance of the tank soldiers and seeing so many German tanks appearing, I would have I must have turned around a long time ago. I dared to capture them. This matter has a lot of luck. I'm afraid I won't be able to capture so many German tanks again if I encounter a similar situation next time."

"Captain Sokov," Lieutenant Dennis said seriously: "If the superiors really want to send you to the front, if possible, I still hope that you will command us. This is not only my hope, but also Andre and the original The common thoughts of those comrades who have fought together, Andre, are you right?"

"That's right, that's right." Andrei nodded vigorously and said in an affirmative tone: "We all hope to be your subordinates again. With you as our commander, we will be more confident even on the battlefield."

Seeing that the two were so obsessed, Sokov didn't want to spoil their fun, so he could only write a blank check: "Okay, since you are so optimistic about me, then I promise you that as long as the superiors really want to send me to the front, I will try my best to stay with you."

After getting Sokov's promise, Denis and Andrei showed gratified expressions on their faces: "That's great, Captain Sokov. I believe it won't be long before we can fight side by side and make greater achievements."

The three chatted for a while, and Sokov suddenly remembered that in the memoirs of generals he had read, it was mentioned that when the troops were most scarce, a group of personnel were drawn from the Moscow police to form a police detachment and handed over to Rokossovsky for command. However, Sokov could not remember the specific time. Thinking of this, he hurriedly asked Dennis: "Lieutenant Dennis, the superiors are going to draw people from our garrison headquarters. Will they also draw people from other departments?"

"I haven't heard of this." Dennis shook his head and said: "Besides the garrison headquarters, where else can we draw people from in the city? At most, we can form a militia division with the militias in several large factories and send them directly to the front line. But such troops are obviously not strong enough."

Seeing that there was no news of drawing police officers and forming a police detachment, Sokov felt more at ease. This means that Victoria must still be in Moscow and will not be sent to the front line in a short time.

"By the way, Sokov, there is something I almost forgot." Andre said: "Do you remember the policewoman who came here to find you before you went to Kiev?"

Sovkov was just thinking about Victoria in his mind, and Andre took the initiative to mention her. For a moment, Sokov's heartbeat accelerated uncontrollably. He pretended to be calm and asked, "Of course I remember. What happened to her?"

"I met her twice when I was patrolling the streets with my team." Andre said, "Every time we met, she would ask me about your whereabouts. You know, we have no contact at all since you went to Kiev, so of course I don't know how you are doing."

"Me too." Denis added, "She also asked me about the captain's news, but I knew nothing about it, so I didn't give her a satisfactory answer."

Sokov thought that before he went to Kiev, he had gone to say goodbye to Victoria, so she naturally knew where he was going. The reason why she would ask about his situation every time she met Denis and Andre was that maybe there was something important to tell him.