Red Moscow

But the plot did not immediately turn around. Vaskov, who was injured in his arm, came to the swamp area they had passed through while evading the Germans. Here, he saw a wooden stick stuck in the mud and a military uniform hanging on it. At this moment, he knew in his heart that there would be no reinforcements. Risa, who was sent to ask for help, had already died in this swamp. If you want to stop the Germans, you can only rely on your own strength.

Then, he groped his way to the monastery where the German troops were staying, killed a German soldier who was fetching water from the well, and snatched the submachine gun from him. A German soldier wearing glasses standing at the window of the monastery witnessed all this with his own eyes. When Vaskov entered his shooting range, he chose not to shoot and allowed Vaskov to escape unscathed after snatching the submachine gun.

When everyone heard this, they couldn't help but whisper: "Strange, why didn't the German soldier with glasses shoot when he saw Vaskov killing his comrade and taking away the submachine gun? Didn't he know this? If the gun falls into the hands of our enemies, is it possible to cause greater casualties to them?"

Grudit whispered to Agni: "How about you ask Comrade General, why did he write like this? What is the purpose of writing like this?"

But Agni only glanced at Sokov, then shook his head and said: "Forget it, don't interrupt Comrade General's train of thought. I think he must have his reasons for arranging this."

"What's the reason?" Werner couldn't help but interjected and asked: "Comrade Agni, tell me what you think. What is the reason for Comrade General's arrangement?"

Sokov, who was dictating, naturally heard the conversations of several people. In fact, he was not sure why the original author would arrange such a plot. It obviously sounded unreasonable. Since several people were going to discuss this issue, he just wanted to listen to see if he could gain anything.

"You all know the previous plot." Agni said: "You should clearly remember that whether it was Sonia's sacrifice or Galka's sacrifice, this German soldier wearing glasses was one of the participants. When he When he discovered that the two Soviet soldiers they killed were both female soldiers, he suffered a huge psychological shock. Moreover, the commander also ordered him to shoot his seriously injured comrades. These things may have caused his thoughts Something has changed, and maybe he already felt war-weary in his heart, which is probably why he didn’t shoot Vaskov.”

Regarding Agni's statement, Werner expressed his own opinion: "Comrade Agni, you have also forgotten a plot. After Galka died, the German commander left behind a German soldier wearing glasses and another The soldier stayed behind in the monastery, and he took the remaining people to blow up our army's railway hub. After Vaskov killed the soldier fetching water, only the German soldier wearing glasses was left in the monastery. He might be worried Vaskov used himself as bait to attract him to shoot. There might be other snipers hiding nearby. As soon as his position was exposed, he would be killed. Therefore, I think the reason why the German soldier wearing glasses did not shoot , not because of any changes in his psychology, but because he is greedy for life and afraid of death."

Hearing the whispers of several people, Sokov couldn't help but smile. Anyway, he didn't know the standard answer to this matter. Since they wanted to figure it out, let them do it, lest they ask about it. I still don’t know how to answer.

After Vaskov grabbed the weapon, he went after the main force of the German army. He planned to prevent the enemy from penetrating deep into his rear to carry out destruction even at the expense of his own life. When he came to the river, he suddenly found a figure moving in the woods opposite. He thought it was an enemy at first, but found that the other party did not fire immediately, so he used the predetermined communication code - imitating a duck's call to test it.

Soon, the same duck call came from the woods across the river, indicating that it was not the Germans hiding inside, but two other missing female soldiers. The next moment, the three of them rushed to the river and hugged each other tightly.

After hearing such a plot, the expressions on everyone's faces became relaxed. Werner clenched his fists and waved them violently to express his joy.

While everyone was waiting to hear what was going on, Sokov stopped. Amid everyone's surprised gazes, he raised his hand to look at the time, and finally said: "Comrades, it's lunch time. Let's go get something to eat first and then continue in the afternoon."

Hearing what Sokov said, everyone's faces were full of disappointment. Unexpectedly, just after hearing the most exciting part, Sokov said to wait until after dinner. If they are from later generations, I am afraid that everyone will think of a sentence: "One day, with a knife in my hand, I will kill all the broken dogs in the world." Unfortunately, they are not from later generations. They can only express their regrets and get up and go to the restaurant for lunch. , let’s discuss the plot again by the way.

Sokov wanted to go with them. When he walked to the door, he was blocked by Yakov who had just come over: "Misha, where are you going?"

"It's lunch time now, so of course we have to go to the restaurant to eat." Sokov asked back: "Yasha, let's go together."

"Yes, General Yakov." Agni next to him also echoed: "Come have lunch with us."

"No, you go ahead." Yakov waved his hands to everyone, and then said: "Misha and I have something to discuss."

After everyone left, Sokov let Yakov into the room, poured him a cup of tea, and asked curiously: "Yasha, what do you want from me?"

"Misha, I heard that you accompanied a martyr's relative to the Civil Affairs Bureau yesterday and helped her get the pension for her two sons. Is that true?"

"Yes, Yasha, this is indeed the case." Sokov did not understand the purpose of Yakov suddenly asking about this matter, so he asked tentatively: "Why did you suddenly think of asking about this matter? Is it... Did anyone say anything to you?"

"Yes, Misha, someone did mention this to me." Yakov did not deny the matter, but answered truthfully: "He thinks your way of handling it is very good. Give the missing persons first The payment of pensions to the family members is very helpful to stabilize people's hearts. After all, from the end of the war to the present, people go to various departments every day to learn about the whereabouts of their relatives, hoping that the relevant parties will give them an explanation."

Sokov originally thought that his approach would be criticized by the above. But listening to what Yakov said now, it seemed that he had done something unintentional and done a good thing to many people unintentionally. He breathed a sigh of relief, and then said: "So that's what happened. It's nothing. It's just a simple effort."

"Misha, don't worry, I haven't finished speaking yet." Yakov continued: "The person who asked me to deliver the message hopes that you can compile a charter to explain in detail how to deal with similar things. .”

"Yasha, you'd better put this matter aside for me." After hearing this, Sokov quickly waved his hand and said: "I can make do with leading troops to fight. When it comes to local work, I am an out-and-out layman. If anything happens, If something goes wrong, I can't bear the responsibility."

Before Yakov came to see Sokov, he had obviously received some instructions not to forcefully persuade him. Hearing Sokov's excuse at this moment, he said with a normal expression: "Misha, you should think about this matter carefully. If you want, you can come to me directly."

"Okay, okay." Sokov stood up and said to Yakov: "If I change my mind, I will go directly to you. Now, let's go to the restaurant to eat."

Unexpectedly, Yakov shook his head and said: "I'm afraid it won't work today. I just received a notice that I have to return to Moscow immediately. I don't have time to eat. Is there anything you want me to bring back for you?"

Sokov knew that the purpose of Yakov's question was to ask if he had anything to bring to Asiya, so he shook his head and said, "No, you don't need to bring anything."

After seeing Yakov off, Sokov was about to go to the restaurant when Karina appeared at the door: "Misha, where are you going?"

"It's lunch time now, so of course I'm going to eat." Although Sokov was a little embarrassed when he saw Karina, he could only bite the bullet and ask: "Are you going together?"

"No, no." Karina waved her hands and said, "I'm just here to ask you what you want to eat tonight, and I'll bring it to you."

Hearing Karina say that she wanted to bring him dinner, Sokov didn't know how to answer for a while. After hesitating for a long time, he said with a wry smile: "I'm not particular about what I eat. As long as it's made by you, I like to eat it."

Karina was obviously very satisfied with Sokov's answer: "Since you don't know what to eat, then everything is up to me. But let me remind you in advance that you can't blame me for my poor cooking skills. "

"How could this happen?" Sokov was thinking to himself. Since Karina offered to cook dinner for him, even if the pigs wouldn't eat the food she made, he still had to show joy: "I think your Your cooking skills will be as outstanding as your beauty."

Faced with Sokov's praise, Karina beamed with joy, and then left happily.

Looking at Karina's retreating back, Sokov couldn't help but secretly breathed a sigh of relief, thinking that if he went to the restaurant now, no one would come to him again.

Just when Sokov thought he would be able to reach the restaurant smoothly this time, he met the director of the guest house at the top of the stairs.

"Hello, General Sokov." The director of the guest house said to Sokov with a smile: "I was worried that you had gone out, but I didn't expect to meet you here."

"Comrade Director," Sokov asked in surprise, "What do you want from me?"

"It's like this. Two days ago, a comrade from the Moscow Industrial Bureau had a little misunderstanding with you." The director said: "He has realized that he has made a serious mistake and plans to punish him in person. You apologize. I’m going to treat you to a meal today at noon. I wonder if you would appreciate it?”

Sokov couldn't help but smile when he thought of the fat man who was extremely arrogant at first and ran away overnight carrying the train after learning his identity. Then he said to the director: "Comrade director, some unpleasant things did happen that night, but since they have been explained clearly, the matter is over. As for eating, I don't think it is necessary."

After sending away the director, Sokov came to the restaurant, found where Werner and Agni were sitting, and had lunch with them.

Unexpectedly, just halfway through eating, I saw the director of the guest house hurriedly coming with that annoying fat man.

The fat man came to Sokov, took the initiative to extend his hand, nodded and said: "Hello, comrade general. Let me introduce myself, I am Mikhalkov from the Moscow Industrial Bureau. I came to Vladimir to investigate the factory. Regarding the situation of resumption of work. Some unfortunate misunderstandings occurred the night before, which affected your mood. Therefore, I came here to apologize to you. I hope you can forgive me for my rashness."

Sokov was very reluctant to deal with such a villain, but since others had already come to him and humbly admitted their mistakes, there was no need to kill him, so he raised his hand and shook his hand gently, then let go and said: "Comrade Mikhalkov, I have forgiven you for your rashness. I still want to eat, so you can leave."

"Comrade General, the food in the restaurant of the guest house is not very good." But Mikhalkov did not leave, but continued to smile flatteringly and said: "I have found a suitable restaurant, please go and improve the food. .”

"Thank you." Sokov said coldly: "I think the food in the guest house restaurant is quite delicious. I won't go to the restaurant you mentioned."

Unexpectedly, Sokov's words made Mikhalkov nervous: "Comrade General, I have really realized my mistake. Please give me a chance to apologize."

"Comrade Mikhalkov, I repeat, I have forgiven you." Sokov didn't want to talk to the fat man. He just wanted to send him away quickly and have a quiet lunch: "Now you can left."

Sokov asked Mikhalkov to leave, which made him even more nervous: "Comrade General, it seems that you still haven't forgiven me. You feel that I went too far and even invited you to dinner. They were all rejected without mercy.”

Mikhalkov's entanglement made Sokov feel upset. If he hadn't been afraid of affecting his image, he might have pressed the soup plate directly into Mikhalkov's face. However, he still said patiently: "Comrade Mikhalkov, I have really forgiven you, please leave now."

"Comrade General, I was wrong. I really know I was wrong." Mikhalkov continued: "Please forgive me for the mistakes I made..."

Sokov found that not only Werner, Agni and others looked at him and the fat man with surprised eyes, but also the people dining at several nearby tables cast curious glances, trying to figure out what was going on here. ?

Seeing that he had become the focus of everyone's attention, Sokov had to take a few deep breaths to calm his irritable mood.

After calming down, Sokov asked Mikhalkov lightly: "Mikhalkov, do you usually read?"

"Have a look, of course you have to." Mikhalkov asked puzzledly, "Why do you ask?"