Red Moscow

In the early morning of March 8th, Sokov, who was about to leave for Susinich, suddenly received a call from Malinin. The Chief of Staff of the Army Group asked bluntly on the phone: "Comrade Major, have you left yet?"

"Comrade Chief of Staff, I'm about to go." Sokov knew that Malinin must have something important to call at this time, so he asked carefully, "I wonder if you have any instructions?"

"That's right, didn't you capture a female second lieutenant of the German Signal Corps during the battle two days ago?"

"Yes, Comrade Chief of Staff." Sokov, holding the microphone, looked towards the opposite side of the hall, and saw the beautiful female second lieutenant, who was currently covered with a thin blanket, curled up in a corner, sleeping soundly , "She has been detained in my battalion command post."

"Take her with you when you come to Suhinich."

"What, take her with you?" Sukov's heart sank when he heard what Malinin said, and he secretly said that he was going to send her to a prisoner-of-war camp? If such a delicate woman like her was really sent to a prisoner of war camp in Siberia, she would probably die in less than two months. Thinking of this, he tentatively asked: "Comrade Chief of Staff, can I ask, why did you bring her to Susinich?"

After Sokov finished asking, he noticed that Ma Linin seemed to be covering the microphone with his hand, and was asking for instructions from the person next to him in a low voice. He speculated that Ma Lining might be asking the other party if he could let him know the truth. After a while, Malinin's voice came out of the receiver again: "Major Sokov, anyway, you are going to the army headquarters soon, and you will know about this sooner or later, so I will not hide it from you. This is Elizabeth Her second lieutenant, her fiancé Andreas, an anti-governmentist and a leader of the underground resistance organization, was killed in a German concentration camp two weeks ago."

The fiancé of a German female second lieutenant was a member of an underground organization and was killed by the Germans. Sokov immediately thought of a possibility based on Malinin's narration, and hurriedly asked: "Comrade Chief of Staff, so it is possible that she is also on our side?"

"We still need to do further verification on this matter." Malinin didn't say anything more, but urged Sokov: "Major Sokov, hurry up and come here, Comrade Commander is going to set off at nine o'clock sharp. "

After learning that Elizabeth might be one of his own, Sokov suddenly felt much better, because in this way, she would not be sent to a labor camp in Siberia, and the things he was worried about would not happen. He quickly came to Elizabeth's side, leaned down, pushed her shoulders lightly a few times, and said in a low voice, "Wake up, Elizabeth, wake up..."

Elizabeth, who was sleeping soundly, sat up suddenly after being awakened by Sokov. She hugged the blanket to her chest and asked vigilantly, "Mr. Major, what are you going to do?"

"Elizabeth, don't be afraid." Sokov grinned at her and said, "I'm here to send you on your way." As soon as he said the words, he suddenly realized that he seemed to have made a mistake. He was going to send her to the Army Group Command. How to say it, it feels like sending her to the execution ground.

When Elizabeth heard Sokov say this, she put the blanket in her arms aside, straightened her hair with her hands, got up, and said to Sokov righteously, "I'm ready, where are you going to be shot?" I?"

Seeing that the other party really misunderstood what he meant, Sokov was a little bit dumbfounded. He quickly waved his hands and explained to the other party: "You misunderstood, I said on the road, I sent you to the army headquarters, not to shoot you .”

After he finished speaking, seeing that Elizabeth was still vigilant, he quickly added: "I know that your fiancé, Andreas, is an anti-revolutionist, or the leader of an underground organization..."

The name of Andreas immediately made Elizabeth's vigilance disappear without a trace. She exclaimed, grabbed Sukov's arm, and asked excitedly, "Where is Andreas now, is he okay?" Bar?"

Sokov was eager to bring Elizabeth to the army headquarters, so naturally he would not tell her the news that Andreas had been killed by the Germans, but said vaguely: "Elizabeth, I was ordered to take you to the army headquarters. Regarding the specific situation of Andreas, I think someone will tell you when we get to the place."

Elizabeth learned that she could get the exact news of her fiancé when she arrived at the Army Group Headquarters, so she couldn't wait any longer. She grabbed Sukov's arm and walked towards the outside of the church, saying anxiously, "Mr. Major, then Let's go now."

A jeep was parked outside the church, which Zhukov specially sent after the Istrian battalion occupied the town of Maklaki, saying that it would facilitate Sokov’s travel.

Sokov and Elizabeth sat in the back of the car, and as soon as the door was closed, Sokov told the driver: "Comrade driver, drive! We must arrive at Susinich within an hour."

"Don't worry, Comrade Battalion Commander." The driver said without looking back, "I will definitely send you to Susinich on time."

"Mr. Major," after the jeep started, Elizabeth changed her usual reticence and chattered to Sokov, "I haven't seen my fiancé since I was ordered to be transferred to the Eastern Front last October. I wrote more than a dozen letters to him, but he didn't reply to any of them, and I don't know what happened to him, which made me feel uneasy all the time..."

Although Sokov already knew that Elizabeth's fiancé died in a concentration camp, he couldn't tell her. He could only pretend to be excited and listened carefully to the story Elizabeth told. By the time the story was finished, Sokov was completely sure that Elizabeth, like Andreas, had already become a staunch anti-governmentist. She worked in the communications department of the German army, and must have some special mission. If it wasn't for his lack of level and Elizabeth's lack of full trust in him, he would definitely break the casserole and ask the end.

The jeep stopped at the gate of the Army Group Headquarters. The officer on duty at the gate saw Sokov getting out of the car, and immediately walked over and asked, "Is this Major Sokov?"

"Yes, I'm Sokov."

"Hello, Comrade Major." The officer saluted Sokov, turned to look at Elizabeth behind him, and asked, "Is this the Second Lieutenant Elizabeth you brought?"

When Elizabeth heard the officer asking her name, she quickly stepped forward and replied, "Yes, I am Elizabeth!"

"Ms. Second Lieutenant, I was ordered to come here to pick you up." The officer turned his body to one side, dodged to the side of the road, pointed at the building and said, "Please follow me, and I will take you to the director of the Political Department." .”