Red Moscow

Rusuf felt that the matter was of great importance, and as soon as he returned to the regiment command post, he immediately reported the matter to Fomenko in detail through the radio.

After reading the telegram, Fomenko slapped the table hard and said angrily: "It's too much bullying, it's really too much bullying."

Seeing Fomenko getting angry, Sokov couldn't help asking curiously: "General Fomenko, what happened to make you so angry?" According to Sokov's thinking, it might be the Rusuv regiment fighting Unfavorable, even lost part of the position, Fomenko will have such a big reaction.

Fomenko came to Sokov with a telegram and said angrily: "Comrade Commander, look at the telegram sent by Colonel Rusuf. The Secret Service of the 7th Guards Army is really too much. Mess up in my army."

Sokov accepted the telegram in a daze, only glanced at it a few times, and couldn't help being furious. He never dreamed that the Secret Service of the 7th Guards Army would actually go to Rusuf to make troubles, which almost caused a turmoil in the army.

"Comrade Commander," Fomenko waited for Sokov to read the telegram, and asked tentatively, "Do you think you should talk to General Shumilov and tell him about this?"

"Well, I will immediately get in touch with the headquarters of the 7th Guards Army." Sokov said blankly, "Talk about this to General Shumilov."

The radio operator quickly helped Sokov contact Shumilov, and Sokov ignored the pleasantries and said straight to the point: "General Shumilov, I am contacting you at this moment to file a complaint."

"Complaint?" Shumilov was confused by Sokov's words, and he asked in confusion, "What complaint?"

"General Shumilov," Sokov tried to control the anger in his heart, and tried to use a calm tone to tell Shumilov what happened, and finally said: "I hope you can restrain you." My subordinates, don't come to my army to make troubles, if it affects the morale of the army, it will bring immeasurable consequences."

Unexpectedly, after listening to Sokov's words, Shumilov sighed and said rather helplessly: "I'm sorry, General Sokov, I'm afraid I can't satisfy your wish."

"Why?" Sokov asked puzzled.

"The reason is very simple. The members of the Special Service Section under the Group Army are all from the Ministry of Internal Affairs." Shumilov said with a wry smile: "Although the section chief is only a major, he will choose to refuse to carry out many orders I issued. , I have nothing to do with him. In this incident, I guess it was the chief of the secret service who made his own claims."

"Oh, so that's the case, I understand." Now that Shumilov has stated that he has no binding force on Teqinko, Sukov doesn't want to entangle with him anymore, so he said politely: "I'm sorry, Shumi General Love, excuse me."

Fomenko, who was standing next to him, heard the conversation between Sokov and Shumilov, saw Sokov handing over the headset and microphone to the radio operator, and couldn't help asking nervously: "Comrade commander, what is the current situation?" General Shumilov can't restrain them, so what should we do next?"

Perhaps because he was worried that Sokov would not pay attention to this matter, he also specifically emphasized: "If they go to the army to make trouble again, it may have a negative impact on our army's morale and morale."

"General Fomenko, don't worry." Sokov also felt helpless at this moment. He returned to the table and sat down, picked up the cigarette case on the table, and took out a cigarette from it to his mouth. As he struck a match, he said to Fomenko: "I will try to solve this problem."

Fomenko, who had received Sokov's promise, couldn't continue to urge Sokov, so he nodded silently, then returned to his command position, and continued to study the next move of the troops with the chief of staff of the division.

While Sokov was smoking a cigarette, he was thinking about how to solve this trouble in his mind. This matter is not too big or small, if you ask Konev or Zhukov to come forward, it seems a bit too much.

After smoking a cigarette, Sokov has not yet come up with a good solution. As soon as he stubbed out his cigarette, Ma Nuoxin, the political commissar of the division, came over and said with a smile: "Comrade Commander, the environment in our army group is the best. Although there is also a special service department, it has never done such a thing that disturbs the morale of the army. .”

Hearing what Manuoxin said, Sokov, who was thinking hard, had no intention of listening, but Sukov had a good idea in his mind. He quickly stood up, patted Manuoxin on the shoulder twice, and said emotionally: "Colonel Manuoxin, thank you, thank you for letting me think of a solution to this matter."

But Manoxin was at a loss when he heard what Sokov said, and murmured to himself: "What did I say? Can Comrade Commander think of a solution to this problem?"

In fact, Sokov's consideration is very simple. The reason why Teqinko in his own army never makes trouble is entirely because of Lunev's existence. My military commissar is from the Ministry of Internal Affairs, and his previous position was the Deputy Minister of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. Although he is not a top-ranking deputy minister, a skinny camel is bigger than a horse. It is undoubtedly the best for him to come out with this matter. Candidates.

He ordered the communications corps to connect to the headquarters phone. When Sameko's voice came through the receiver, Sokov asked bluntly, "Comrade Chief of Staff, where is General Lunev, Military Commissar?"

When Sameko heard Sokov's voice, he thought that the other party would give him some important instructions, but he didn't expect that the first sentence he asked was to ask where Lunev was? He hesitated for a moment, then replied: "Report to the commander, Comrade Military Commissar has brought a group of political workers to the grassroots units to do propaganda and agitation work."

Knowing that Lunev was not in the headquarters, Sokov couldn't help but feel a little disappointed, but he said unwillingly: "Comrade Chief of Staff, if you send someone to look for him, how long will it take for him to come back?"

"I don't know much about this, Comrade Commander." Sameko replied with some embarrassment: "I don't know now whether he is in the city of Klemenchug or whether he has gone to the landing site on the right bank. If he is in the city, half He can be brought back within an hour; but if he goes to the landing site on the other side, it may take a few hours at the fastest."

"Chief of Staff, I have something important to discuss with the Military Commissioner." Sokov told Sameko on the phone: "You send someone out to look for it immediately, and make sure that Comrade Military Commissioner comes back to pick me up in the shortest possible time. on the phone. Do you understand?"

"Understood, Comrade Commander, I will send personnel immediately..." Just as Sameko said this, he saw Lunev walking in slowly from the door with his hands behind his back. Seeing Lunev's appearance, he couldn't help but shine his eyes, and quickly said into the microphone: "Comrade Commander, there is no need to send someone to look for it. Comrade Military Commissar has already returned."

Knowing that Lunev had returned to the headquarters, Sokov couldn't help but secretly heaved a sigh of relief, and then told the other party: "Chief of Staff, let Comrade Military Commissar answer the phone immediately."

Sameko agreed, covered the receiver with his hands, and shouted to Lunev who had just entered the door: "Comrade Military Commissar, the commander is online, he has something important to discuss with you."

Hearing that Sameko said that Sokov had something important to look for him, Lunev did not dare to neglect, and rushed to Sameko in a few strides, took the microphone in his hand, and stuck it to his ear excitedly. Said: "Hello, Comrade Commander! When are you going back to the headquarters?"

"I will be able to return to the headquarters tomorrow at the latest. With more and more troops crossing the river from the 7th Guards Army, we can safely hand over this area to them, and then withdraw to the landing field on the right bank." Sokov briefly said After introducing the situation of the troops, he went straight to the topic: "Comrade Military Commissioner, I called back to the headquarters because I have something important to talk to you about."

"Is there something important for me?" Lunev asked curiously, "What is it?"

"Comrade Military Commissar, each group army has a special service department composed of personnel from the Ministry of Internal Affairs, right?"

"That's right, this is the rule of the Supreme Command. Each army must have a special service department composed of personnel from the Ministry of Internal Affairs." Lunev didn't know why Sokov suddenly asked about this matter, and couldn't help but feel a burst of emotion. Paroxysm: "Comrade Commander, since I arrived in the 27th Army, I have been restraining the Secret Service so that they will not do anything out of the ordinary. You suddenly asked them today, is there something wrong?"

"Not long ago, three officers from the Special Qinko went to the defense zone of the Rusuf Regiment in Jingji Town, and detained two soldiers in the name of tracking down traitors and cowards." Sukov said with a sneer: "And the two The reason why the soldiers were detained was that during the body search, several leaflets issued by the Germans were found from their bodies."

"What's going on here?" Lunev explained to Sokov emotionally: "Comrade commander, is there any misunderstanding in this? You know, all members of the Secret Service under the group army are now How could it be possible to go to Jingji Town, which is hundreds of kilometers away, in the city of Klemenchug?"

"Comrade Military Commissar," Lunev's attitude made Sokov very satisfied. He waited for the other party to finish speaking before he said leisurely: "The three Secret Service officers who ran to the defense area of ​​the Rusuf Regiment are not members of our army group. , but under General Shumilov's 7th Guards Army."

When Lunev heard this, he couldn't help being angry: "Damn, why did the Secret Service of the 7th Guards Army come to our troops to make trouble?" After saying this, he paused for a moment and asked tentatively, " Comrade Commander, can you confirm that it is a member of the Friendly Special Service Section?"

"That's right," Sokov replied affirmatively, "I'm sure of that."

"Since you can be sure, this matter will be easy to handle." Lunev said into the microphone: "I will contact the Secret Service of the 7th Guards Army and have a good chat with their person in charge, so as not to happen again. things."

Although Sokov knew very well in his heart that as long as Lunev was willing to use his original identity to show up, these small things were nothing. However, out of caution, he still asked tentatively: "Comrade Military Commissioner, can you really handle this matter?"

"Don't worry, Comrade Commander." Lunev assured Sukov solemnly, "Although I no longer serve as the Deputy Minister of Internal Affairs, in front of these heads of the Secret Service, there is still room for speaking. A little weight. Even if you take a step back and the other party refuses to listen to my persuasion, I can use other methods to make him obedient."

Sokov didn't have the slightest doubt about Lunev's statement. Anyway, the other party was once the deputy minister of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. He wanted to teach a small Secret Service Koko a lesson. Long, that's not a trivial matter. He hummed lightly, and said into the microphone: "Comrade Military Commissioner, then I will leave this matter to you."

"You're welcome, Comrade Commander." Lunev said with a smile: "This is all my job, and it is my responsibility to solve your problems."

After finishing the conversation with Lunev, Sokov looked up at Fomenko who was standing in front of him, and said to him with a smile: "General Fomenko, Comrade Military Commissar has come forward to this matter, and I believe we will get a satisfactory answer." .By the way, how is the situation of your troops, have you handed over defense to friendly troops?"

"Comrade Commander, I'm about to report to you." Hearing Sokov ask himself, Fomenko straightened his body and replied: "The defense of Chigirin City has been handed over to General Vasilienko. The 15th Guards Division. The defense of Jingji Town is being handed over to the 222nd Guards Regiment, and it is estimated that it will take an hour to complete at the fastest."

Hearing this, Sokov couldn't help frowning: "General Fomenko, what's going on? Why is the defense of Jingji Town handed over so slowly?"

"There is a reason for this, Comrade Commander." Fomenko said with a solemn expression: "Colonel Rusov reported to me that he is going to collect and bury the remains of all the dead commanders and fighters, and then lead the troops out of Jingji Town. "

After figuring out the reason for the slow action of the Rusuf Regiment, Sokov said seriously: "Colonel Rusuf did the right thing. As long as conditions permit, we must properly bury the remains of the sacrificed comrades-in-arms, and we must not let them expose their corpses to the wilderness. Fu General Menko, I think this incident should become a tradition for us in the future, and we must always maintain it."

"Understood, Comrade Commander." Fomenko's eyes flashed, he nodded vigorously, and replied, "I will pass your order to every commander and fighter in the division."

As the retreat time of the Rusuf Regiment will be delayed, Sokov's original plan must be adjusted accordingly. He picked up the phone on the table, connected to the division headquarters in Koida, and said to him: "Colonel Keda , the situation has changed, you immediately ordered the 562nd Regiment of Lieutenant Colonel Majwo to suspend the retreat and stay where they are for orders."

"Ah, stand by?" Keida asked in surprise, "But I have already issued an order for the regiment to retreat, and ordering them to stay where they are now may cause unnecessary confusion."

"Colonel Keida, if you issue the order to stop the retreat at this moment, I believe that the chaos you are worried about will not happen." After Sokov said this, he felt that Keida should understand that the retreat should be stopped He added: "The Rusuf Regiment was delayed by some things, and the original retreat time had to be postponed. The 562nd Regiment stayed behind to accommodate their retreat."

After Sokov’s explanation, Koyda understood the reason for stopping the retreat, and hurriedly stated to Sokov: “Comrade Commander, I will immediately give the troops an order to stop the retreat. I assure you, we will definitely take Together with the Rusuf Regiment, we will withdraw to the original landing site."