Red Moscow

The German army occupied Klemenchug for two years. The first thing they did after occupying the city was to issue a proclamation ordering all Jews to bring their documents, money and valuables, and prepare warm clothes. Assemble at Dnipropovsky Prospekt and all Jews who do not report on time will be shot. In order to confuse the Jews, they also specifically emphasized in the announcement that citizens who steal while the Jews are out will be shot.

After the announcement of this proclamation, most of the Jews in the city thought that the Germans were going to resettle them, so they took all their belongings and went to the place designated by the Germans with their families.

Klemenchug is only a small city, and the total number of Jews in the city is no more than 3,000. After they arrived at the designated location, they marched towards the south of the city under the escort of the SS.

When they came to the bank of the Dnieper River, the SS asked the Jews to gather their luggage in a designated place and stand naked by the river in groups of twenty. After the Jews stood up, the SS soldiers who had been prepared for a long time shot behind them. Most of the Jews who were shot fell directly into the river and were washed away by the rushing water. The few corpses left on the bank will also be thrown into the river after the guns are replenished.

When the gunshots rang out, some Jews realized that something was wrong and tried to bribe the SS soldiers around them with the watches, rings, earrings and diamonds they were carrying, hoping that they would give them a yard; some tried to escape. But all the efforts of the Jews were in vain. Whether they took out valuables to bribe the SS or escaped, they were all shot dead by the inhuman SS.

When groups of Jews stripped off their clothes and were driven to the river to be shot by the SS, there were also a few clever Jews who got down on the ground before the gunshots and jumped directly into the cold river to escape the fate of death. Among these survivors, two Jews returned to the city after going through untold hardships, and hid in the shelter provided by Julius for two years.

Under the rule of the Germans, the residents of the city had to choose to work for the Germans in order to survive. Most of them, like the bakery owner Julius, were in Cao Ying and their hearts were in Han, hoping every day that the Soviet army would come back. Call back early and drive all the damn Germans away.

But there are also many soft bones in the city. They quickly defected to the Germans, wholeheartedly helping them and harming their compatriots. For example, the spies caught this time are a group of scum among them.

Sokov was chatting with Managarov when he suddenly heard that Sameko asked Samoilov to send the captured spies to the hospital for treatment, so he stopped talking and turned to Sameko and said : "Comrade Chief of Staff, what order did you just give Lieutenant Samoilov?"

Sameko was taken aback for a moment, and then replied: "Lieutenant Samoilov and the others caught the other two spies who slipped through the net, but during the capture process, the two were arrested so that our soldiers had to shoot, Now there is one death and one injury. In order to get more information from the spies, I ordered the lieutenant comrade to send the wounded to the hospital for emergency treatment."

"There's no need to rescue it, just kill it." Sokov said coldly and expressionlessly, "Don't waste our precious medicine for this kind of scum."

"But, Comrade Commander." Hearing Sokov's cold order, Sameko said hesitantly: "I think we can get some information we need from this spy."

"Comrade Chief of Staff, don't forget that the reason these two spies slipped through during the daytime arrest was because they were sent to receive food rations." Sokov thought of the losses these two spies slipped through the city. At that time, he hated his teeth so much that he would not let them go easily: "Based on my experience, these errands sent to run errands are the most insignificant people in the entire organization. Even if they are willing to confess, they will not be able to ask. anything of value."

Sameko thought about Sokov's words carefully, and felt that what he said was very reasonable. If the injured spy was really an important person in the organization, he would not be sent to perform tasks such as collecting food. He nodded, and when he was about to convey Sokov's order to Samoilov, he heard Sokov say, "Comrade Chief of Staff, please wait a moment."

"I remember that there was no more than five minutes' difference between the time when the third fire broke out and the time when the second fire broke out." Sukov frowned and said, "The distance between the two places is about one or two kilometers. They set fire within the time, which means they used transportation. Ask the lieutenant, what kind of transportation are the spies using?"

Sameko agreed, and asked into the microphone: "Comrade lieutenant, the commander asked me to ask you, did the two captured spies use any means of transportation?"

"Report to Comrade Chief of Staff," Samoilov quickly replied: "The spies are using two bicycles. Fortunately, they were not damaged during the shooting and can continue to be used."

Sokov learned that Samoilov had seized two bicycles in the process of arresting the spies. He couldn't help but secretly rejoiced, and then ordered Sameko: "The chief of staff, tell the lieutenant to send someone to take the bicycles away immediately." send over."

Samoilov learned that Sokov wanted to see the seized bicycles, so he dared to neglect, and quickly ordered the two bicycles to be delivered to the headquarters.

When Sokov heard that the bicycle had arrived outside the door, he got up and said to Sameko: "Chief of Staff, I will go out to look at the seized bicycles. If there is anything, please send someone to the door to call me." After finishing speaking, he raised his leg Just go outside.

Managarov couldn't help being surprised to see Sokov walking outside impatiently when he heard that the bicycle had arrived. In order to find out what was going on, he also walked out of the headquarters.

When I came to the door, I saw Sokov taking the bicycle from a soldier, holding the faucet with both hands, stepping on the left pedal with his left foot, sliding forward a few steps, turning his right leg over, He just sat on the seat of the car and rode steadily around the square in front of the church.

At this moment, Lunev also came to the door of the church, looking at Sokov who was riding a bicycle in the square with some surprise. And Managarov approached him and asked curiously: "General Lunev, look at how well General Sokov rides a bicycle. He didn't used to be a cyclist, did he?"

"General Managarov," Lunev replied seriously, "I can tell you responsibly that, although Comrade Commander rides a bicycle very well, he has never been a cyclist before."

Managarov looked at Sokov who was still circling, and said in surprise: "General Lunev, tell me why General Sokov thought of riding a bicycle?"

"I don't know." Lunev replied simply: "To be honest, General Managarov, I only learned today that Comrade Commander can ride a bicycle, and he rides so well."

Sokov rode several laps around the square in front of the church. After riding a little sweaty, he stopped at the door of the church and handed the bike over to a soldier who came over.

He walked quickly to Lunev and Managarov, and said to them, "I have a bold idea and I want to talk to you."

As soon as he returned to the headquarters, Lunev asked anxiously: "Comrade commander, if you have any bold ideas, you might as well tell them."

"The terrain on the right wing of the landing site on the right bank is complicated, with forests, lakes and swamps everywhere, which is not conducive to the deployment of mechanized troops." Sokov said to the two: "That is to say, if we want to launch an attack in this area, the investment Troops, except for a few people who can take tanks or other combat vehicles, the rest of the fighters have to choose to walk. In this way, once the tanks that open the way in front are out of touch with the infantry behind, they may be wiped out by the German army. Therefore, I have A bold idea that would allow our reference infantry to keep up with tanks."

"Bold idea?!" Managarov repeated these words, suddenly remembered the bicycle that Sokov was riding outside just now, and suddenly had a flash of inspiration, and asked tentatively: "General Sokov, are you planning to Shall all our combat troops ride bicycles?"

"That's right, General Managarov." Seeing that Managarov had guessed his intentions, Sokov smiled and said, "That's how I thought about it, let the soldiers ride bicycles and follow the armored troops, Break through the enemy's defenses in the shortest possible time."

Lunev objected to Sokov's statement: "Comrade Commander, is it possible?"

Thinking that the foot pot chicken used bicycle tactics to beat John Bull all over the ground in the jungles of Southeast Asia, Sukov said confidently: "In the jungle, where tanks, armored vehicles and other combat vehicles are inconvenient to drive, light However, our bicycles can easily pass through. Even if we go over mountains and ridges, our soldiers can stand up and walk, which is much faster than infantry on foot. In addition, I see 20 to 30 kilograms of grain ammunition on the car. There shouldn’t be much of a problem, and this will solve the supply problem for the soldiers.”

Lunev is a political cadre, and he didn't feel much after hearing what Sokov said. But Managarov's eyes glowed after hearing this, and he asked quickly, "General Sokov, do you know if there is a ready-made bicycle factory in Klemenchug?" His idea was very simple. The factory only needs to let the workers work overtime for a few days to provide a sufficient number of bicycles for the troops.

But Lunev didn't know if there was a bicycle factory in the city. He turned to Sameko and asked, "Comrade Chief of Staff, is there a bicycle factory in the city?"

Hearing Lunev's question, Sameko couldn't help crying and laughing. He said that the people in charge of internal affairs don't know about it. How could I, the chief of staff in charge of the military, know?

As the two looked at each other, Gorokhov interjected, "I know that there is a bicycle factory in the city."

"Oh, is there a bicycle factory in the city?" Hearing what Gorokhov said, everyone's eyes lit up, and then asked, "Where is the bicycle factory?"

"Here." Gorokhov pointed to a point on the map and said to everyone, "But the scale of the factory is not large. I don't think it can produce many bicycles every day even if it is running at full capacity."

Gorokhov's words cooled everyone's enthusiasm immediately. If the output of bicycles is not enough, then there will be no way to provide many bicycles for the troops. Just imagine, if there are only one or two hundred bicycle infantry following the tanks, what role can they play on the battlefield?

"Or, let's let the bicycle factory in Moscow produce it for us." Tsarev interjected, "I think in that case, we can get enough bicycles in a short time."

"General Tsarev," Sokov shook his head after the other party finished speaking, "not to mention whether there are enough raw materials in the bicycle factory in Moscow. Even if they are produced, how will they be shipped to us? With the current transportation capacity of the logistics department, it is very difficult to transport the materials needed by the frontline troops, let alone the bicycles that do not know whether they can be used on the battlefield.”

After a long silence, Lunev felt that as Sukov's deputy, he should help him solve this problem, so he took the initiative to say: "Comrade commander, after dawn, I will go to the bicycle factory in person and have a good talk with the factory manager." Let’s talk and see if they can increase the production of bikes.”

Sokov knows that the production of bicycles is not an easy task, and there are too many aspects involved. But under the current circumstances, the dead horse can only be regarded as a living horse doctor, so he nodded to Lunev and said: "Comrade Military Commissar, then this matter will trouble you. If the bicycle factory can provide us with enough If there are enough bikes, that's a good thing; if you can't provide them, don't make things difficult for them."

"Comrade Commander, I thought of a question." Sameko said suddenly: "Since the two spies have bicycles, there should be quite a few residents in the city who own bicycles, right? If you really need bicycles urgently, you can do so." Collect from the residents, and return it after completing the task.”

"What if these conscripted bicycles are lost in the battle?" Derevyanko raised his own doubts. "How will we return the residents? If they cannot be returned as agreed, it will definitely affect the credibility of our army."

Sokov had already considered Derevyanko's concerns, and he said calmly: "General Derevyanko, you can rest assured about this. If the bicycles collected are lost in the battle, We will give residents the necessary compensation, and even after the bicycle factory produces new bicycles, we will compensate residents who have suffered losses.”

Derevyanko thought about it, and it seemed that this was really the case, so he obediently shut his mouth.

"Comrade Military Commissar," Sokov told Lunev specifically, not knowing how many people in his army could ride bicycles: "Please help us collect a batch of bicycles as soon as possible, so that the soldiers can use them before the offensive begins." Let's learn how to ride a bicycle."

"Yes, yes, Comrade Commander, you are very thoughtful." Lunev nodded vigorously, and said: "It is absolutely necessary to use this time to let the soldiers learn to ride bicycles, otherwise, when a sufficient number of bicycles are recruited, they will not be able to ride bicycles." It would be a joke not to have an equal number of fighters riding bikes."

"First collect a hundred bicycles." Sukov knew that everything is too haste, so he told Lunev: "Let the troops directly under the headquarters learn to ride bicycles first. After they learn, let other troops learn to ride bicycles." Learn to ride a bike."