Red Moscow

"Lieutenant Rednikova," Sokov saw Rednikova looking eager to try, worried that her appearance would expose the target, so he quickly pulled her to hide behind the jeep, and said to her: "Germany People know you, but you can't show your face, otherwise, if they find something is wrong, they will run away, and it may not be so easy to catch them."

After hearing this, Rednikova gave up her plan to catch the German agent with her own hands. She just poked her head out and observed the movement in the distance.

And Sokov watched Koshkin walking towards the food distribution location with a dozen soldiers talking and laughing, wondering if Rednikova was killed by the Germans when she got off the car just now. Agent found out. If spotted, the pair would turn around and run away before Koshkin could get close.

But what Sokov worried about did not happen. Anyway, Koshkin is from the Ministry of Internal Affairs, and how to arrest people is what he is best at. He did not take anyone directly to the location of the German agents, so as not to startle the snake. Instead, they came to the place where the food was distributed and asked loudly to the cooking soldiers: "Hey, comrade soldier, we have more than a hundred people who want to eat, do you have enough food here?"

"Enough, enough, of course." The cooking soldier replied, "Soup is being boiled in the tent behind. You can still drink hot red cabbage soup after a while."

After Koshkin and his men took the food, they leaned towards the position of the German agent while eating. Soon, more than a dozen people blocked the escape route of the two German agents. Even if they did it immediately, the other party could not escape.

Seeing that his subordinates were all in place, Koshkin blew his whistle, drew his gun and rushed to the fake major, grabbed his lapel and aimed the gun at his forehead. The rest of the guard soldiers also rushed forward and arrested another fake second lieutenant.

Because Koshkin and others were arrested very quickly, none of the surrounding soldiers recovered their senses. When they saw a major and a second lieutenant being arrested by more than a dozen people, some stood there in a daze, while others pointed their guns at Koshkin and his subordinates.

"Everyone put down your guns," Koshkin shouted at the crowd: "These two are agents of the Germans. Not long ago, they killed several soldiers in several of our checkpoints and fled here. We are specifically to catch them."

"You said they were German agents, and they are German agents!" The soldier who had served the fake major with lunch boxes aimed his gun at Koshkin and said unconvinced, "Who will prove your identities?" ?”

"Let me confirm their identities." As soon as the soldier finished speaking, Sokov's voice came from behind.

The soldier turned his head and saw the three gold stars on Sokov's epaulets, which shocked the soldier immediately. Even if he didn't know Sokov, he knew in his heart that in the entire 48th Army, only Commander Sokov held this rank. He quickly lowered his gun and raised his hand to salute Sokov: "Hello, Comrade Commander."

When the surrounding soldiers saw Sokov appearing, they also lowered their guns, stood at attention facing Sokov, raised their hands in salute, and shouted in unison: "Hello, Comrade Commander!"

"Comrade soldier," Sokov said to the soldier, "I am Sokov, the commander of the army group, and I can prove to you that the people you pointed at with your guns belong to the security forces of our army group. It was my order to arrest these two German agents."

Although Sokov had explained to the soldier that the arrest operation was his own order, the soldier still said unwillingly: "I know this commander, he should not be an enemy..."

"Do you know him?!" Sokov thought of the scene where the soldier helped the fake major with lunch, so he sneered and said, "Comrade soldier, let me ask him what his name is and what position he holds in which army." ? How long have you known each other?"

Sokov's words stopped the soldier. He had only known the fake major for an hour. At that time, he was on his way when a wounded major came to ask him the way. Out of kindness, I pointed out the location of the supply point for him, and offered to act as a guide for him when he saw that the other party was injured. Then the two came to the supply point talking and laughing like this, where they received food. But he never dreamed that the other party was actually a German agent, and he couldn't accept this reality for a while.

In order to dispel the doubts in the hearts of the soldiers around him, Sokov turned around and called Rednikova, and said to her: "Comrade Lieutenant, tell everyone, are these two German agents who attacked you?"

"That's right, Comrade General, it's them." Rednikova said through gritted teeth, "They stole our weapons, documents, and vehicles, and killed several soldiers on duty at the checkpoint in our name. We were almost shot by our own people."

What the female officer said seemed to be more convincing than what Sokov said. The soldiers who were still skeptical about the matter realized that the two officers who were arrested might really be Germans in disguise, so they asked the two People cast hostile glances.

"Captain Koshkin, tie them up first, and then find a place for interrogation." Sokov told Koshkin: "Be sure to find out the whereabouts of their accomplices."

"Don't worry, Comrade Commander." Hearing that Sokov handed over the task of interrogation to himself, Koshkin immediately became excited. You must know that he is best at interrogating prisoners, even if the two German agents' mouths Tight, he is also sure to pry it open.

After Koshkin took the German agents to an empty tent nearby, Sokov ordered someone to bring food to Rednikova, and said enthusiastically: "Comrade lieutenant, I think you must be hungry, eat something quickly." Bar."

After thanking Sokov, Rednikova took the food in his hand and asked curiously while eating: "Comrade General, where did you say the remaining three German agents went?" ?Could it have passed through the defense line and returned to their own defense zone?"

"I don't think this is very likely." Sokov shook his head and said, "This fake major should be the highest rank among German agents. The Germans have no tradition of abandoning their officers and leaving alone. Since he They are still in our defense zone, which means that the other people have not left, and it depends on whether our soldiers can find the remaining three people."

"Comrade Commander," at this time the cooking soldier came to Sokov with a lunch box and said enthusiastically, "This is the red cabbage soup that has just been boiled. You can drink it while it is hot."

Sokov took the lunch box from the cook and handed it to Rednikova: "Lieutenant, it's cold, drink something to warm up."

"Comrade General, how can this work?" Rednikova said in a panic: "This is soup for you, how can I drink it."

"It's okay, you can drink it first. I'll ask the cook to bring me another one later." Sokov turned to the cook soldier: "You should have some more there, right?"

"Yes, yes, Comrade Commander." The cook nodded vigorously, and replied in an affirmative tone: "There are still many."

Soon, the cooking soldier held another steaming lunch box and handed it to Sokov: "Comrade Commander, your red cabbage soup."

Koshkin walked out of the tent before Sokov and Rednikova finished their soup.

Seeing Koshkin approaching, Sokov asked straight to the point: "How is it? Have you found any useful information?"

"Yes, Comrade Commander, both of them have confessed." Koshkin said: "They were ordered to go deep into our army's defense area for reconnaissance, and they got the artillery deployment map of our department, as well as the garrison of each division and brigade. picture……"

Sokov waved his hand when he heard this, and said disapprovingly: "Even if they take this information back, it will be of no use. Our troops and artillery positions have already moved forward by more than ten or twenty kilometers. Even if the German air force Bombing based on this information will not achieve any results."

"Comrade Captain," Rednikova asked Koshkin eagerly after Sokov finished speaking, "Did they say where the remaining three went?"

"This is exactly what I'm going to report next." Koshkin continued: "After they crossed the river through the pontoon bridge, when they saw our army's plane flying overhead, the driver of the car drove directly into the car because of nervousness. In a ditch on the side of the road. As a result, the driver was thrown out of the car, his neck was broken, and he died directly. The false major's arm was injured, and the other three agents were also injured to varying degrees.

Considering that the car had been reimbursed and the driver was dead, the fake major divided the people into two groups. He and a fake second lieutenant went east, while another fake captain and a fake second lieutenant went west. What he considered was that even if something happened along the way, the rest of the way could bring the information back to the defense zone smoothly. "

"So that's what happened." After listening to Sokov, Sukov finally understood why he saw only two German agents here, and it turned out that the other two took another route. But whether they can be caught is not important anymore. Even if the information they have obtained is brought back to the Germans, it is meaningless. "Koshkin, let your people come out to eat, and after eating, hurry up and hurry."

"What about the two German agents?"

"According to international practice, once the enemy agents wearing our military uniforms are captured, they can be shot directly." Sokov said lightly: "After shooting, find a place to bury them all."

"Okay, Comrade Commander." Koshkin nodded, and then took the two soldiers to carry out the mission.

"Comrade General," Rednikova said with some hesitation when she heard Sokov's order, "In any case, they are all prisoners of our army. It would not be appropriate to shoot them all, would it?"

"Lieutenant Rednikova, have you heard of Nathan Hale?"

"Nathan Hale?" Rednikova asked tentatively after repeating the name: "Comrade General, are you talking about the famous spy during the American Revolutionary War?"

"That's right, it's him." Sokov nodded and said, "I remember his famous saying: My only regret is that I have only one life to dedicate to my motherland. As an American agent, he was killed by the British." After being captured, they were directly hanged for the crime of espionage. From then on, as long as spies were arrested, they were not eligible to enjoy the treatment of prisoners of war, and those who captured them could decide their fate at will."

Hearing what Sokov said, Rednikova stopped talking. She may not know other things, but she knows the story of Nathan Hale very well. She felt that Sokov was right. The life safety of spies captured during the war could not be guaranteed, and those who captured them could shoot them at any time.

Half an hour later, the convoy started again, heading towards the defense zone of the infantry brigade and the tank brigade.

"Lieutenant Rednikova," Sokov became more and more curious about the missions performed by Rednikova and the others, and he asked tentatively, "Can you tell me what mission you came out to perform this time?" Is it?" Seeing Rednikova's embarrassed expression, he added, "If you find it inconvenient to answer, I won't ask."

"Comrade General," said Rednikova after a fierce ideological struggle, "I can tell you, but you must keep it a secret."

"There are only four people in the car," Sokov said, "Whether it is Captain Koshkin or the driver, they are all people I trust. If you have anything to say, just say it. I believe they will never reveal a word." .”

"Okay, Comrade General, then I will tell you." Rednikova said cautiously: "Our task here is to go deep into the German defense zone, contact a senior general of the German army, and persuade him to report to the German army. Our army surrenders."

Sokov couldn't help being a little surprised after hearing this: "Lieutenant Rednikova, is what you said true? The mission you performed this time is to persuade a German general to surrender?"

"That's right, that's what we're doing."

A trace of sneer appeared on Sokov's face: "Comrade Lieutenant, please forgive me, I think even if you meet the German commander, it may not be easy to persuade him to surrender. You know, the German commander The family members of the generals live in Berlin, and if they want to surrender, their families will definitely be severely punished, so before they make any decision, they will think over and over again and weigh the pros and cons.”

"Comrade General, the intelligence of the German commander we want to contact is different." Rednikova said: "His family members all live in Königsberg. With the fall of the city, he worried about the safety of his family, so he passed a special The channel sent us a signal for peace. And our team received an order from our superiors to go to his defense area to negotiate with him and discuss some details of the troops' surrender."

"Oh, so that's the case." Since it was the German army who took the initiative to reveal their intention to surrender, it is indeed possible for Rednikova and her special team to achieve the mission. But Sokov continued to ask: "Don't you just wear our military uniforms and swagger through the defense lines of the two armies and enter the German defense zone?"

"The German general made an appointment with us. We will go to a place near his defense zone, where he will send people to meet us." Rednikova explained to Sokov: "We will be in the At that time, I changed the uniforms of the Germans and went to the German military station to negotiate with him."