Red Moscow

Asya and her mother Nina had just walked into the kitchen when there was a knock on the door.

"Who is coming at this time?" Bakanidze stood up and walked to the door. He raised his hand and opened the door, only to see a strange soldier standing at the door. He looked at the other person curiously and asked with some surprise: "Comrade soldier, who are you looking for?"

"Hello, old comrade!" The soldier said politely: "My name is Wowen, and I am here to see General Sokov. I have been his driver these days."

When Sokov heard someone mention his name, he got up and came to the door. When he saw Wowen standing outside the door, he quickly greeted him and said: "Comrade driver, why are you standing at the door? Come in quickly, sit down and drink. A cup of tea."

"Comrade General," Woven said quickly when he saw Sokov appearing, "I just remembered that there are some vegetables and fruits in the trunk. Do you need them?"

Sokov felt a little embarrassed when he thought that when he came here today, he had nothing with his hands. At this moment, when Wo Wen heard that there were some vegetables and fruits in the trunk of the car, he quickly said: "Yes, of course."

"If you want it, I'll go get it now."

"No, I'll get it myself." After Sokov said this, seeing that Bakanidze seemed to want to follow him to get the vegetables and fruits, he quickly stopped him and said: "Father-in-law, I'll just go alone. I don’t need to trouble you anymore with this kind of thing.”

Since Sokov didn't want him to get something, Bakanidze didn't insist on his opinion, so he stopped and stayed at home.

"Who is here?" As soon as Sokov and Woven left, Asya poked her head out of the kitchen and asked curiously: "Is someone here to see Misha?"

"Yes, a soldier just came." Bakanidze turned to explain to his daughter: "The man said he was Misha's driver. He came here because he said there were a lot of things in the trunk of the car. vegetables and fruits. Misha has followed him to get things, and I believe he will be back soon."

Asiya didn't speak after hearing this, she just let out a faint sigh and then retreated into the kitchen.

Bakanidze felt that his daughter's expression was a little unnatural, so he quickly followed into the kitchen and asked with concern: "Asia, I see that you seem a little unwilling, has something happened? Please tell me truthfully. "

Nina, who was choosing vegetables, had a puzzled expression on her face when she heard her husband ask this question. She said to Bakanidze: "Old man, what are you talking about? My daughter finally came back to see us once, how could she not be happy?"

"I think you saw your daughter. You were only happy and didn't realize that your daughter was worried at all." After Bakanidze said this, he repeated the question just now: "Asia, what's the matter with you? Tell me and I will definitely make the decision for you.”

Seeing that her parents were concerned about her, Asiya didn't want to hide her worries in her heart, but said to them: "On the way here, the car broke down, and Misha and I walked a short distance together. But when we When we walked to a half-collapsed house, Misha suddenly seemed like a different person, leaving me and rushing directly into the room. After entering, he was still looking around, as if he was looking for something."

After hearing what Asiya said, Bakanidze asked tentatively: "Asiya, what is in that room? I mean, the furniture or other objects in the room are special, which attracted Misha's attention. Where’s the strength?”

"If there were these things you mentioned, I probably wouldn't be as worried as I am now." Asiya said with a grimace: "But the room was empty, there was nothing. After Misha entered, he kept rubbing the walls with his hands. He was tapping in many places, as if he was looking for something.”

After hearing this, Bakanidze nodded, and then said to Asiya: "Asiya, tell me the specific location of that house, and I will take the time to go and have a look and see what is going on."

Asiya knew that her father was extremely familiar with the entire town of Khimki, so she told Bakanidze the location of the house where Sokov entered when he lost his temper, and finally said: "After you go there, you must You have to search carefully to see what secrets are hidden there, otherwise why would Misha, who has always been calm, suddenly act rude?"

After Asya finished speaking, before Bakanidze could finish speaking, Sokov's voice came from outside: "Hey, where are the people? Where have all the people gone?"

Hearing Sokov's return, Bakanidze quickly poked his head out of the kitchen: "I'm here. Have you got everything back?"

"Yes, bring them all back." Sokov put the vegetables and fruits in the bag on the table: "Here, they are all here."

Bakanidze stepped forward to pick up the bag and felt the weight: "Oh, it's so heavy." After saying that, he carried the bag into the kitchen.

After a while, Bakanidze and Asya walked out of the kitchen together.

"Asiya," Bakanidze said to Asiya, "your mother is enough for things in the kitchen. Just stay here and talk to Misha. I remembered that I have something else to do and I have to go out first." One trip. When the food is ready, if I haven't come back yet, you should eat first."

Looking at Bakanidze's leaving figure, Sokov asked curiously: "Asia, where is your father going?"

"I don't know." Although Asiya knew in her heart that her father went to check out the dilapidated house, she still pretended to be confused for the sake of confidentiality: "Maybe he went to see an old friend."

Sokov did not notice the twinkling look in Asiya's eyes when he spoke, but was worried about Bakanidze: "Is there anything more important than eating? Even if there is something, it should wait until after eating. , it’s not too late to go out.”

"Misha, my father is a very independent person." Asiya reminded Sokov: "Even if we prevent him from leaving the house, as soon as we turn around, he will find a way to sneak out. But with me Knowing him, he’ll be there at mealtimes.”

Besides, after Bakanidze came out of the house, he met Wowen outside who was about to drive away. He rolled down the window and asked Bakanidze: "Where are you going? Do you need me to give you a ride?"

"No, no, no," Bakanidze waved his hand and said, "I'll just walk around and chat with a few old friends, so I won't bother you."

When Wowen saw that Bakanidze was unwilling to get in the car, he didn't force it, started the vehicle and left.

Bakanidze was worried that his private investigation would be discovered by Wowen, so he did not rush to leave the family area, but pretended to walk to the other side of the family area. After seeing Wo Wen's car disappear from sight, he quickly walked towards the doorman's location.

"Comrade Bakanidze," the guard said to him when he saw Bakanidze approaching, "I heard that your son-in-law and daughter are at home. Is it true?"

"Yes, Asya did come back with her husband." After Bakanidze answered briefly, he made a request to the guard: "I have to go out for something, can you lend me your bicycle?" Can you use it for me?"

People in this era are relatively simple. When Bakanidze said he wanted to use a car, the guard walked into the house without hesitation, then pushed out a bicycle and said to Bakanidze: "Here, my car is Here, feel free to use it."

"Don't worry, I'll go out to do some errands and I'll be back soon." After saying that, Bakanidze left the family area on his bicycle.

Bakanidze has lived in the town of Khimki for decades since he was born. It only took him a few minutes to find the place Asya told him. He parked the borrowed car at the door, then stepped into the half-collapsed room and began to carefully search for possible clues.

But after some thinking, he sadly discovered that there were no mechanisms or mezzanines on the walls, and there was no furniture in the entire room. In other words, there was nothing attractive at all. As a result, why Sokov entered this room inexplicably has become a difficult mystery.

Bakanidze, who had gained nothing, rode his bicycle back to the family area. After returning the bicycle to the guard, he turned around and walked back home.

When he entered the door, he saw Asya chatting with Sokov, and shook his head slightly at her, indicating that he had not found anything valuable.

Soon, Nina walked out of the kitchen with a plate of dishes. She saw Bakanidze standing at the door and said with some surprise: "Old man, you are back so soon? I thought you wouldn't be at home today." It’s time to eat.”

Bakanidze smiled bitterly and said: "After the matter is done, I will come back naturally. It seems that I am lucky. You haven't eaten yet."

After all the prepared dishes were placed on the table, the four of them gathered around the table and started eating.

After eating for a while, Nina suddenly asked Sokov: "Misha, I want to ask you something."

"what's up?"

"I heard some time ago that our army was actually able to liberate Warsaw in September last year, but our army commander chose to stand still and let the rebels in the city fight the Germans. In the end, they were at a disadvantage in terms of numbers and equipment. The rebel army ended in failure."

"Old woman, don't talk nonsense." Bakanidze interrupted Nina: "Don't you know that the troops attacking Warsaw were the First Belarusian Front commanded by Marshal Rokossovsky. They passed through two After more than a month of fighting, the commanders and fighters have become extremely tired. Under such circumstances, it is obviously unwise to launch an attack on Warsaw. If we attack by force, the enemy may not be eliminated until the end, but our army will suffer losses. heavy."

"Actually, there are many reasons why our army provided little support to the Warsaw Uprising." After listening to what Nina said, Sokov knew that she had been deceived by others, so he took the initiative to talk about why the Soviet army stopped attacking Warsaw in the first place. Reasons for the attack: "First of all, the Warsaw Uprising broke out on August 1. Before and after the uprising broke out, the insurgents in Warsaw strictly blocked news from our troops outside the city, so that a month after the battle started, we all I don’t know what happened in Warsaw.”

"You are just outside the city, is there no movement at all?" Nina asked.

"The composition of the Warsaw Uprising Army is very complex, including the Krajov Army, the Liudov Army, the Liudov Guards and the Peasant Battalion." Sokov continued to explain: "Due to the number and equipment of the Krajov Army They are all the strongest, so after the uprising broke out, the command of the rebel army was held by the Krajov Army."

"Oh, there are so many factions in the rebel army?" When Bakanidze heard this, he couldn't help but interjected and asked: "Then which faction supports us?"

"Of course it's the Liudov Army, the Liudov Guards and the Peasant Battalion. These are all pro-Soviet armed forces." Sokov knew that Asiya's parents must not understand the connection between these factions, so he asked They explained: "The Krajov army that led the uprising was subordinate to the exiled government in London. In order to prevent the city from falling into the hands of our army, they deliberately concealed the news of the uprising. Even Roko When Marshal Sovsky negotiated cooperation with them, they did not mention a word about the uprising, which resulted in the uprising army in Warsaw fighting alone from the beginning."

"Since they blocked the news from our army, how did the news of the uprising get out?"

"The reason is simple. After more than a month of fighting, the leaders of the rebel army found that with their strength, they were simply unable to defeat the Germans in the city. Moreover, the airdrops of supplies and ground reinforcements promised to them by London have yet to arrive. Arriving, they felt that they had been cheated. Coupled with the serious attrition of the troops, more and more people had a pessimistic view of the future of the uprising." Sokov continued: "In order to escape the fate of being annihilated by the Germans , the rebel army sent a note to our country through the exiled government in London, hoping that our troops could cross the river as soon as possible and liberate Warsaw from the hands of the Germans."

"Although the rebel army asked for help from our army a little late, they did ask for help after all." Bakanidze asked tentatively: "Then why didn't our army provide assistance?"

"Who said we didn't provide assistance?" Sokov said with a sneer: "Not only did the Polish First Army engage in crossing the river, but the two divisions under my command also launched an attack on the enemy on the other side. But regrettably , the troops who were originally very cooperative with our operations, when we arrived at the place, we found that the other party was just a blank check for us. Our army did not see anyone who came to meet us at the agreed place.

Since our army did not understand the situation in the city on the west bank, there was no way to expand the results after successfully crossing the river. Until these troops who successfully crossed the river were driven back from the other side by the Germans. The enemy's counterattack was more serious than we imagined, making it impossible for our army to expand the existing control area. "

"I finally understand why our army refuses to save the enemy and remains unmoved when the enemy and the rebels are fighting to the death." Bakanidze said angrily: "Those people don't understand anything at all. Rumors are being spread here. I think the world will return to normal only if these rumor-mongers are arrested."

"I said, can you talk while eating?" Asiya saw that her father and Sokov would never stop talking about it, and she was a little unhappy, so she urged: "If you don't eat anymore, the food should be cold." ”

"Yes, yes, Asya is right." Bakanidze laughed and said, "Let's chat while we eat, so as not to make the food taste bad when it gets cold."