Red Moscow

Sokov couldn't help frowning, and said with a sneer: "Comrade female officer, if you say that one or two of you accidentally lost your ID, I believe it. But the IDs of five of you are all lost, how is this possible?" Woolen cloth?"

"Really, Comrade General." The female officer quickly argued, "What I said is true."

"What's your name?" Sokov asked.

"My name is Rednikova, and I'm a second lieutenant from the Ministry of Internal Affairs." The female officer said, "It's a pity that my ID is lost, otherwise I can show you my ID."

Knowing that the other party was an officer from the Ministry of Internal Affairs, Lunev walked up and suddenly said a few words to the other party. Although Lunev spoke Russian, Sokov found himself not understanding what he was saying. However, the female officer named Rednikova had a shocked expression on her face after hearing this, and then answered Lunev in the same tone.

"Misha." Lunev turned to Sokov and said, "I have just verified her identity, and she is indeed a member of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. If you want to know anything, just ask, I believe she will send you I'll tell you everything you're interested in."

Since the other party was an officer of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, Sokov naturally couldn't ask what mission they were performing. If he was qualified to know, the major had probably told him just now. He coughed lightly, cleared his throat and asked, "Second Lieutenant Rednikova, please tell me how your documents were lost?"

"Comrade General," Rednikova knew very well in her heart. If she couldn't explain the loss of her documents clearly, even though Sokov would not shoot herself again, she would not let her leave easily. She quickly explained: " After accepting the task, we drove to the Oder River in a jeep. Halfway, our car broke down, and we happened to see a few of our own people in the wooden house by the roadside, so we asked them for help.

The leader of the team was also a major. After he verified our identities, he let us enter the house to rest and arrange personnel to help us repair the car. In the face of his enthusiasm, we all expressed our gratitude, thinking that we were our own, so we relaxed our vigilance, so that we didn't have any precautions against the tea he sent..."

"Wait a minute, Comrade Rednikova." Sokov heard this, raised his hand and interrupted Rednikova's next words: "You said you drank it without warning, and he sent someone to give it to you the tea, is there something wrong with the tea?"

"Yes, Comrade General." Rednikova nodded and said in a positive tone: "There is indeed something wrong with the tea. We lost consciousness shortly after drinking it. When we woke up, we found that we were all tied up. I got up and threw it in the corner of the room. After we helped each other untie the rope, we found that not only the jeep parked at the door was gone, but also the documents and weapons on us were gone. Major Mischenko, " She pouted at the major next to her, and continued, "He said that the Germans might use our identities to cause sabotage, so we rushed over here in a hurry. Unexpectedly, when we arrived at the checkpoint not far from here, we were caught by that A lieutenant and his men were taken into custody and prepared to shoot us on the spot."

"Major Mischenko," Sokov waited for Rednikova to finish speaking, then turned to the major and said, "If it is said that Second Lieutenant Rednikova has no experience and followed the enemy's way, I believe that But how could you, as a major of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, make such a low-level mistake?"

"Comrade General, it's all my fault." Mischenko said with a blushing face: "I thought that there were troops from our army along the way, and the Germans must have disappeared long ago. The Germans who commanded fighters suffered a big loss in the end."

"Comrade Lieutenant," Sokov called the lieutenant who was about to shoot Mischenko and Rednikova over, and asked, "Comrade Lieutenant, it's your turn to speak now. Tell me what happened. Say it again."

The lieutenant nodded and began to tell the story of the whole incident: "We have a checkpoint at the edge of the nearby forest, and there are usually four or five soldiers on duty there. An hour ago, I took someone to change the defense, but accidentally found the The soldiers were all dead, and all of them were killed with daggers without any precaution. I quickly ordered people to search nearby, and finally picked up Major Mischenko's ID. At that time, I thought it must be him Killed my subordinates, so I want to capture him and avenge the sacrificed soldiers of my subordinates.

After we buried the fallen comrades and re-arranged the guard post at the checkpoint, Mischenko and Rednikova came over. At that time, I found that several officers were walking without even carrying weapons, so I felt that something was wrong, so I stopped them for inspection.

After this inspection, I immediately found that Major Mischenko was exactly the same as the photo on the document I picked up. But when I asked his name, he said his name was Mischenko. I saw that the person matched the photo on the certificate, and the name also matched. There was no doubt that he was the murderer of my subordinates, so I ordered people to arrest them all. "

"Comrade Lieutenant, even if they are German spies, what you should do is hand them over to your superior." After the lieutenant finished speaking, Lunev said with a straight face: "Instead of shooting people without authorization, if not We happened to pass by here, didn't they become the ghosts of your gun?"

"I'm sorry, Comrade Military Commissar." The lieutenant said to Lunev with a blushing face, "I really thought they were disguised by the Germans, and when I thought about the tragic death of my subordinates, I became inexplicably angry. Directly order people to shoot them."

"Remember this lesson, Comrade Lieutenant." Sokov said a little bit dumbfoundingly: "If you catch any suspicious personnel in the future, remember to hand it over to your superiors, and let you make your own decisions, understand? "

"Understood, Comrade Commander."

"Major Mischenko," Sokov said to Mischenko again: "Can you tell us about those people?"

Mischenko knew that Sokov was asking about the person who took away his documents and weapons, and after thinking for a while, he replied: "The leader is a major, and there are also a captain, two second lieutenants and a soldier. I I think they should have used our documents to try to pass through the checkpoints, but they were discovered by the soldiers on duty, and they did it out of desperation."

"Well, good analysis." Sokov nodded and said, "I also think there is such a possibility. The enemy must have used the stolen documents and jeeps to try to pass through the checkpoint. The vigilant soldiers saw through their identities. They were in a hurry. The next thing to do is to jump over the wall in a hurry and kill the soldiers on duty."

"Captain Koshkin," Sokov told Koshkin: "Contact the chief of staff immediately and ask him to notify the checkpoints on both sides of the Oder River to keep an eye out for a jeep. Among the five crew members are a major, a captain, Two second lieutenants and one private. If any person matching this characteristic is found, they will be detained immediately and guarded on the spot."

"Comrade Mischenko," Lunev looked at Mischenko and asked, "If Rednikova is left behind, the four of you will go to carry out the mission, will there be no problem?"

Hearing Lunev's question, Mischenko hurriedly shook his head vigorously and replied: "No problem, Comrade General."

"Well, you take the other three officers to carry out the mission, and Rednikova stays." After Lunev finished speaking, he ordered Koshkin: "Captain Koshkin, prepare weapons for them. Send another squad of fighters to go with them."

Koshkin nodded, and then called one of his subordinates to prepare guns and vehicles for Mischenko and others so that they could continue their mission.

Seeing her companion leave, Rednikova asked Sokov in some surprise: "Comrade General, why did you leave me?"

"Comrade Second Lieutenant, I think you should have heard my order just now." Sokov explained to Rednikova: "If we catch someone who meets the conditions you mentioned, we must always find someone to identify them." Ah. I think you're the right guy."

After listening to Sokov's explanation, Rednikova understood why the other party wanted to leave her alone, and nodded vigorously: "I understand, Comrade General, I will definitely cooperate with you with all my strength." Speaking of Here, the expression on her face suddenly became ferocious, "If those German spies are captured, I will definitely tear them into pieces, because of them, my companion and I almost died in the hands of our own people." At gunpoint."

Sokov raised his hand to check the time, then waved his hand and said, "It's getting late, let's go on."

Originally he invited Rednikova to sit in the same car with him, but Rednikova seemed very restrained in the face of a superior like Lunev, so she rejected Sokov's kindness and got into a car instead. The cab of the truck. Seeing that Rednikova was unwilling to ride in the same car as himself, Sokov also guessed the reason, so he stopped forcing it and ordered to drive directly after getting in the car.

Seeing that the convoy was about to reach the Oder River, Sokov suddenly saw a row of brick-and-concrete bungalows on the side of the road. There were seven or eight soldiers lined up in front of the house. Soldiers with guns stood around them, faintly Surround them in the middle.

Seeing this, Sokov couldn't help frowning: "What's going on, what mistakes did these fighters make? Koshkin, go down and ask." The reason why he ordered Koshkin to get out of the car to check was because he was worried that he would appear again. The situation with Mischenko and Rednikova.

Koshkin who got the order did not dare to neglect, and quickly ordered the driver to stop, then pushed the car door and walked down. He walked quickly to the bungalow and asked loudly: "Who is in charge here, come and talk to me."

At this time, a captain walked by, looked Koshkin up and down, and said, "Comrade captain, what do you want?"

Koshkin pointed at the soldiers with his hand and asked, "What's going on with them?"

"They are all disgraceful people." The captain gritted his teeth and said, "They actually entered the Germans' homes and robbed them."

"Robbery?!" Koshkin was taken aback, and then asked back, "What did they rob?"

"Here!" The captain pointed at the large bundles on the ground, and said, "There are valuable clothes, brand-new leather shoes, and silver tableware for German meals."

After listening, Koshkin asked casually, "That's all?"

"Aren't these enough?" The captain said with a shocked face: "You know, before our army entered East Prussia, Rokossovsky had issued an order not to harass and loot civilians. Things that do not match the status of a soldier, otherwise they will be sent to a military court, or even directly enforce battlefield discipline.”

Sokov was sitting in the car, and because the distance was a bit far away, he couldn't hear what was said between Koshkin and the captain at all. He pushed open the door impatiently, got out of the car and walked towards the two men. walked over. Seeing that Sokov had already got out of the car, Lunev got out of the car too, and it was not appropriate for him to stay in the car.

The captain, who was arguing with Koshkin, was shocked when he saw Sokov and Lunev coming. Although Sokov and Lunev did not know him, he knew the commander of the group army and the military commissar. He hurriedly stood at attention and raised his hand to salute: "Hello, comrade commander, comrade military commissar!"

"I said, Comrade Captain, what happened here?" Sokov asked.

The captain pointed at the soldiers with his hand and repeated what he had said to Koshkin. After listening, Sokov asked, "Comrade Captain, how do you plan to deal with them?"

"It goes without saying," the captain said without hesitation, "Naturally, they should be sent to a court-martial and let them receive the punishment they deserve."

Sokov did not express his opinion immediately, but came to those soldiers, glanced at them one by one, and asked, "Who can tell me why you want to rob the common people? "

"Comrade Commander, I don't understand." A soldier standing at the end of the line suddenly said.

Sokov came to the soldier and asked curiously, "Comrade soldier, what do you not understand?"

"Comrade Commander," the soldier pointed to the bungalow behind him, and said angrily, "I don't understand. The houses the Germans live in are better than ours, and the interior furnishings are better than ours. Even the clothes and boots they wear Better than ours too. Why would they start this goddamn war and invade our country when they have a much better life than ours?"

Why did Germany invade the Soviet Union? For Sokov, the answer is very simple. It is because the Soviet Union is a threat to the Germans. If they want to occupy the whole of Europe, they must first eliminate this threatening enemy. Although this is the truth, Sokov cannot explain it to the soldiers. After all, such an explanation is too empty and unconvincing.

After thinking for a while, he said slowly: "Comrade soldiers, this is because the Germans are greedy. Although they already have a life that many countries envy, they want to get more wealth and resources, so they will Start this unjust war. Can you hear me?"

The soldier was stunned for a moment, then nodded vigorously, and said in an affirmative tone: "I understand, Comrade Commander. The reason why the Germans launched a war against us was because of their greed in their hearts, and they wanted to obtain more wealth and resources. And unify the whole world."

"Comrade Commander," the captain asked Sokov for instructions: "How should I deal with them? Should I send them to a military court?"

"I don't think it's necessary." Sokov shook his head, and then ordered the captain: "Return all these things first, and lock them up for three days."