Chapter 2786

As an officer of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, Korovin was more vigilant than ordinary people. He pulled Sokov aside and asked in a low voice: "Comrade Major, the rocket launcher battalion just launched a salvo at our place not long ago. , causing a lot of casualties to the German army. Do you really think that these two people did not enter our position to steal the secrets of the rocket launcher? "

"Comrade Captain, you are worrying too much." Hearing what Korowin said, Sokov was really dumbfounded: "The rocket launcher battalion entered our position and left after completing the salvo, which took no more than an hour." The German intelligence department said When did the work efficiency become so high that it was possible to lock the area where the rocket launcher appeared in such a short period of time? "

After hearing what Sokov said, Korowin thought about it carefully and felt that he might be a little neurotic. Even if the Germans knew that the rocket launcher battalion attacking their position was deployed in their own defense zone, they would not be able to do so in such a short period of time. Within a short time, people were sent to infiltrate.

After dispelling his doubts, Korowin asked Sokov tentatively: "Comrade Major, what do you plan to do with them?"

"I will take them back to the brigade headquarters," Sokov said. "Then Colonel Katukov will send people to the army headquarters. It will be much easier to verify their identities then."

"Send them to the brigade headquarters now?"

"Yes." Although Sokov believed that the two Walds were his own, Korovin would definitely not be at ease if he took them to the brigade headquarters alone, so he simply offered: "Comrade Captain, lend me a squad of soldiers." Give them to me and escort them both to the brigade headquarters."

"No problem." Korovin readily agreed to Sokov's request, "I will arrange manpower for you immediately and send them to your brigade headquarters."

Ten minutes later, Sokov, Wald, and Arseny, escorted by a guard squad, headed towards the location of the brigade headquarters.

On the way, Wald took a look around and found that the soldiers in the guard squad were some distance away from the three of him. He lowered his voice and said to Sokov: "Thank you, Comrade Captain, if it weren't for you today, we might have been shot." ”

"The German Brandenburg troops like to send people to pretend to be commanders and fighters of our army and go deep into the rear of our army to cause damage." Sokov said to Wald: "Therefore, there are too many such things, which has caused a lot of damage to our army. As a result, many forward commanders of our army have become nervous and inevitably regard their own people as enemies.”

"Comrade Captain," Wald looked at the rank on Sokov's collar and asked curiously, "I see that you are wearing the rank of captain. Why did the captain and battalion commander just call you major? I thought. He shouldn’t make such a stupid mistake.”

"During the war, there were many opportunities for promotion, but at the same time a problem arose. The military ranks were promoted, but the wearable military ranks were not replaced in time." Sokov said briefly: "This is why Captain Korovin called me Major, but that’s why I wear the rank of captain.”

"Oh, that's it, I understand."

"By the way, Lieutenant Wald, I'm very curious." Sokov pointed to the military coats without military ranks on Wald and Arseny and asked curiously: "Why are there no military ranks on your military coats?"

"In order not to reveal our identities, we took off all the military ranks on our collar badges before setting off." Wald explained: "Even when we passed through the defense lines of the two armies, we were discovered by the Germans and saw that we were wearing military uniforms without any military ranks. Parka, they may also treat us as deserters and won't waste their manpower trying to catch us."

"Lieutenant Wald, can you tell me what mission you are here to perform?" When Sokov said this, he was muttering to himself. If you are here to obtain the German army's action plan, you can ask me , I definitely know more than the German High Command.

After hearing Sokov's question, Wald was silent for a moment, and then asked cautiously: "Comrade Major, do you know District 13?"

"Area 13?" Sokov was confused for a moment and said to himself, "I know that there is Area 51 in the United States. It is known as the most mysterious military base in the world. It is said to have contact with aliens. Does the Soviet Union have a similar military base?" Did the base come into contact with aliens earlier than the United States? In order to find out what was going on, he asked humbly: "Lieutenant Walder, what is Area 13? Please forgive my ignorance, this is the first time I have heard of this code name."

Unexpectedly, Wald saw that Sokov knew nothing about District 13, so he changed the subject: "Comrade Major, how long will it take for us to reach the brigade headquarters?"

"It's a few kilometers from here to the brigade headquarters. We're walking. I'm afraid it will take half an hour."

On the next road, the two stopped talking and walked forward in silence.

Arriving at the door of the brigade headquarters, the soldier standing guard immediately recognized Sokov: "It's Captain Sokov who is back."

Sokov guessed that the soldier on guard did not know about his promotion, so he did not correct him, but asked politely: "Is the brigade commander here?"

"Yes." The soldier nodded and said, "Several battalion commanders who came to the meeting just left not long ago, and the brigade commander should still be inside."

After thanking the other party, Sokov turned to the two Walders and said: "You guys wait here for a while, I will go in to find the brigade commander."

After entering the headquarters, Sokov found Katukov.

Seeing Sokov's appearance, Katukov seemed very happy: "Captain Sokov, no, he is now a major. Comrade Major, congratulations on your good results in today's battle and your victory at the same time." A higher military rank."

After expressing his gratitude to Katukov, Sokov explained his purpose: "Comrade Colonel, I am here today because I captured two people of unknown origin in the defense area of ​​the mixed battalion. The other party said that he He's an officer from the Intelligence Bureau."

"Does Korovin have any opinion on their identities?"

"He believed that the two men must be Germans in disguise, so he directly ordered his subordinates to shoot them without even trying them."

Katukov frowned and said displeased: "How can you be so hasty? Without even examining it, you just arbitrarily believe that the other party is an enemy in disguise. Isn't this just playing the piano? What's going on with those two people now? How about it, was he shot by Captain Korovin?"

"That's not true." Sokov said: "I stopped Captain Korovin in time and brought the two of them over. Now they are outside the door."

After Katukov heard this, he did not order anyone to bring the two people in. Instead, he looked at Sokov and asked: "Major Sokov, what do you think should be done with these two people?"

"They should be handed over to Moscow." Sokov replied: "You do not have the authority to contact Moscow directly. It is better to send someone to the army headquarters and hand them over to General Potapov. What do you think? Is this okay?”

"I think it's okay." Katukov felt that these two people were a trouble to him, and it was natural that he could send them away early. "Otherwise, you can personally send them to the military headquarters."

Sokov thought that the tank brigade had performed very well in the past few days of fighting. There was no point in staying here anymore. He might as well return to the army headquarters early and see what Potapov would do for him. He nodded and agreed: "Okay, comrade colonel, then I will escort them back to the army headquarters."

There is a distance of more than ten kilometers from Katukov's brigade headquarters to Potapov's military headquarters. Naturally, it is no longer possible to walk there, so Sokov borrowed a jeep from Katukov and took it with Wald. The car went to the army headquarters.

After Ward got on the bus, he curiously asked Sokov: "Comrade Major, didn't you say you would take us to see the brigade commander? Why didn't you let us in and sent us to another place?"

Sokov, who was sitting in the co-pilot seat, turned around and said to Wald in the back row: "Lieutenant Wald, the brigade headquarters does not have the authority to contact Moscow directly, so I can only send you to the military headquarters first. , Comrade Commander will contact Moscow before sending you back to Moscow."

"Oh, that's it." Walder nodded slowly: "Then we will follow your arrangement."

The jeep passed through the defense zone of the 36th Motorized Regiment, entered the city of Mtsensk, and came to the outside of the army headquarters.

After Sokov waited for Wald and others to get out of the car, he turned around and said to the driver: "Comrade driver, your mission has been completed. You can return the same way."

The driver looked at Sokov and asked tentatively: "Comrade Captain, do you really don't need me to stay here waiting for you?"

"No need." Sokov shook his head and said to the driver with a smile: "I may not return to the tank brigade, so you don't have to stay and wait for me."

Watching the driver drive away, Sokov turned to Wald and said: "Lieutenant Wald, you two come with me."

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The soldier standing guard at the door recognized Sokov as the military commander's adjutant. When he saw him walking inside, instead of stopping him, he raised his hand and saluted him.

Arriving at the door of the army headquarters, Sokov asked Wald and the two men to wait in the corridor, and then walked straight in.

Potapov, who was looking at the map, saw Sokov's appearance with a surprised expression on his face: "Major Sokov, why are you here?"

After raising his hand to salute Potapov, Sokov said politely: "Comrade Commander, I came to you tonight to bring you two people."

"Two people were sent to me?" Potapov asked curiously, "Who are they?"

"Two intelligence service personnel who went deep behind enemy lines entered the defense area of ​​the mixed battalion of the Ministry of Internal Affairs when they returned from their mission. They were arrested as German spies and were almost shot." Sokov briefly told Pota Bov said: "Fortunately, I stopped Captain Korovin in time and brought the two of them here."

"Major Sokov, what do you want me to do with them?"

"First of all, their identities should be verified with Moscow." Sokov replied: "After their identities are confirmed, we will send someone to send them back to Moscow."

"Do you know what mission they were on?"

Sokov thought to himself that although Wald mentioned "Section 13" to him, this was definitely something that must be kept strictly confidential. He couldn't tell others casually, so he could only say euphemistically: "I'm sorry, military officer." Comrade Chang. The tasks involved by the officials of the Intelligence Bureau are all top secret. As a person, I have no right to interfere. "

Potapov nodded and then asked: "Where are they?"

"Right outside the door."

Potapov thought for a while, then turned to the chief of staff and said: "Comrade Chief of Staff, please go out to receive the two comrades from the Intelligence Bureau and call Moscow to verify their identities. After confirming their identities, arrange for them to return to Moscow."

"Okay, Comrade Commander." The chief of staff nodded and agreed: "I will go to see them now."

After the chief of staff left, Potapov looked at Sokov and asked: "Sokov, you have been in the tank brigade for a few days, and you must be very familiar with the situation on the front line. I want to hear your truth. Do you think we can stop the German attack?"

Hearing the question raised by Potapov, Sokov thought for a while, and then answered cautiously: "Comrade Commander, with the current strength of our army, it is obviously impossible to stop the Germans from occupying Mtsensk. Although the tank brigade commanded by Katukov has achieved good results, all they have done is to slow down the enemy's advance, but they cannot completely stop the enemy from continuing to advance."

Potapov Tabov frowned, and after a long time he spoke: "Do you think the Germans will break into Moscow?"

"From our direction?" After asking this question, Sokov said directly without waiting for Potapov to answer: "The Germans want to break into Moscow, unless they can occupy Tula. When we passed Tula a few days ago, I roughly looked at Tula's defense deployment, and felt that with their strength, they can completely defend Tula."

Sokov's words made Potapov smile: "So, Guderian's tank troops will be blocked by our army at the Tula line and can no longer approach Moscow. Am I right?"

"Absolutely correct, comrade commander." Sokov nodded and said: "As long as our army can defend Tula, Guderian's armored group will not be able to enter Moscow from the south."

After Sokov said this, he suddenly remembered the Tolstoy Manor in the town of Yasnaya Polyana. According to some records, after the German army occupied this place, Guderian set up his headquarters in the manor. During his occupation of the manor, he once did something that was outrageous to both humans and gods, which was to dig up the remains of Leo Tolstoy from the cemetery and bury two German officers who died in the grave. It was not until the Soviet army recaptured Tolstoy's manor that Tolstoy's remaining remains were buried again.

Thinking of this, he carefully asked Potapov: "Comrade Commander, I remember that Leo Tolstoy's manor is in the town of Yasnaya Polyana in Tula Province. If the Germans occupied it, it might disturb the peace of Tolstoy's soul. Do you think it is necessary to send someone to move his coffin to another place?"

Potapov looked at Sokov with shock on his face, and asked unhappily: "Major Sokov, do you know what you are talking about? You know, Tolstoy is a world-famous writer. I think even if the Germans are inhumane, they can't dig up his coffin and grind him to ashes, right?"