Red Moscow

Denaris shook his head and said with a wry smile: "There are hundreds of kilometers of transportation lines, and there are guerrilla zones of the Yugoslav guerrillas along the way. It is not that easy to pass smoothly."

Sokov knew that the other party was about to start telling the story of escorting the tanker truck, so he did not speak, but quietly acted as a good listener.

Just listen to Denaris continue to say: "In addition to the infantry company under my command, the troops responsible for the escort mission also have an armored company, including two Panzer IV tanks and six armored vehicles. Ordinarily, seeing the scale of our escort, the guerrillas The team did not dare to act rashly. But we were attacked just after we entered Yugoslavia.

The first tanker truck ran over a mine and exploded and caught fire; the cab of the second truck was smashed to pieces by the guerrillas' machine guns, and the people inside probably wouldn't survive. Seeing that the situation was not good, I quickly ordered the tanks to use artillery fire to suppress the guerrillas on the hilltop on the roadside, and covered the convoy's withdrawal. "

When Agelina heard this, she couldn't help but interjected and asked: "Lieutenant Denaris, you said that the cab of the second car was just smashed by machine gun bullets. Did the oil tank explode?"

"No." Denaris shook his head and said, "Both the driver and the soldiers escorting the vehicle were killed by machine guns, but the oil tank was not hit, so it did not cause an explosion."

"Since the second oil tanker abandoned on the mountain road did not explode and your convoy has withdrawn, the guerrillas will definitely send people to check. As long as they check, they will naturally find that the driver is not a German."

"Girl, you're right." Denaris agreed with Agelina's statement: "I didn't know what happened until I became a prisoner of the guerrillas. Our convoy withdrew. After the mountain road, the guerrillas sent people to clean up the battlefield and found the driver dead in the cab. They also felt strange when they saw that the driver's hands were chained to the steering wheel and he was wearing a numbered prison uniform. . Since the driver was dead, the guerrillas couldn't figure out the driver's true identity just by relying on his prison uniform and serial number.

Besides, our convoy had to change to a new road because its progress was blocked. On this new road, we would pass through a small city, so I followed the commander's order and chained the Soviet prisoners of war, and ordered them to be brought to the square for public display, so that the people in the city could come and watch.

I know that many of the onlookers must be spies of the guerrillas. After they learn the identity of the driver, they will notify the guerrillas as quickly as possible. Although the superiors did not say that the Soviet prisoners of war should be kept in the square for a long time, I felt that it would take at least several hours for the spies in the crowd to send the news to the guerrillas. Because I ordered a night's rest in the city so that the spies would have enough time to send information to the guerrillas.

The next day we were back on the road. This time it went relatively smoothly. Although the guerrillas were found on the hillsides on both sides of the road, they did not attack us again and watched us pass through this area. "

"Oh, you actually passed through the guerrilla activity area smoothly." Agelina heard this and couldn't help but curiously asked: "Can the rest of the road be passed smoothly like this?"

"Agelina, it's not that easy." Seeing that Denaris seemed to be ready to explain to Agelina, Sokov said first: "If I were the commander of the guerrillas and found someone driving a tanker, It is obviously unrealistic to continue the ambush after the drivers are all Soviet prisoners of war. The best way is to destroy the roads and bridges along the way to prevent the convoy from moving forward. "

Denaris gave a thumbs up to Sokov: "Mr. General, you are really great. You actually guessed the measures taken by the guerrillas at once. Yes, although we passed the valley smoothly, we are advancing. On the way, they found that a bridge ahead was blown up and the convoy could not pass, so it had to retreat to find other roads. "

"Is there another way?"

"Yes," Denaris nodded and said, "But it will take more than thirty kilometers of detour."

Sokov was thinking that if the guerrillas continued to destroy bridges and roads along the way and forced the convoy to continue to reroute, it would inevitably increase the fuel consumption of the tanker trucks. Even if they could reach Austria smoothly, they might not be able to carry enough fuel. few. But then I thought about it, no, if the tanker convoy could reach Austria smoothly, then Denaris would not be a deserter. Next, something unexpected will definitely happen.

"As we drove forward along the new road, the shadow of the guerrillas appeared again on the hillside. At first, I thought they would be afraid of accidentally injuring Soviet prisoners of war, as they had not long ago, and did not dare to shoot. But then What happened surprised me. The machine guns mounted on the hillside were shooting at the mountain road. Their shooting targets were the tires of the cars. As the tires were blown out one by one, the convoy stopped again.

At first, our technicians got out of the car to change the tires, but they soon became the target of the guerrillas. In desperation, we had no choice but to get back on the car and drive the prisoners out of the car to let them change the tires. tire. When the guerrillas on the hillside saw the prisoners with chains appearing, they stopped shooting and moved away in the shortest possible time.

Unexpectedly, shortly after the guerrillas withdrew, something unexpected happened. For unknown reasons, a driver had a conflict with the soldiers who were monitoring him, and then drove straight down the cliff, causing a huge explosion. Just when our attention was attracted by the oil tanker that fell off the cliff, the driver of another car knocked out the soldier guarding him with a vehicle repair tool, rushed out of the queue at full speed, and rushed forward along the road. go. We immediately dispatched an armored vehicle and several motorcycles to pursue and try to stop the vehicle.

As I just said, these are tank trucks that transport oil. The tanks are full of fuel. If they are fired casually, they can easily cause an explosion. Therefore, our armored vehicles and motorcycles that were responsible for the pursuit mission all kept a distance from the tanker truck, and were prepared to speed up and block its path after reaching a spacious place.

During the pursuit, our soldiers were attacked by guerrillas. One two-wheeled motorcycle and two three-wheeled motorcycles were destroyed. Five soldiers were killed and two were wounded. Fortunately, the armored vehicles rushed up in time and used their onboard machine guns to eliminate the guerrillas who ambushed us. "

"Where is the oil tanker?" Agelina asked impatiently: "Did he escape?"

"No." Denaris shook his head and said, "When the pursuit was more than ten kilometers away, a train full of soldiers appeared in the distance. The oil tanker directly broke the crossbar of the railway crossing and turned the car away. It stopped on the railway track. Although the speeding train saw the oil tanker lying on the railway track at the crossing, it was obviously too late to brake, and it directly hit it, causing a huge explosion. The train derailed in the explosion, and the soldiers in the carriage behind suffered heavy losses."

When Sokov heard this, he couldn't help but stand in awe of this unknown Soviet prisoner of war. In doing so, he not only caused heavy casualties to the German troops on the train, but also destroyed the railway line, causing the enemy's transportation lines to be destroyed for a certain period of time. What an incredible hero. Although I don’t know his name, when the general writes novels with similar themes, he will definitely use him as a prototype to create a heroic character.

"Due to the guerrilla attacks, it actually took a week to arrive in Belgrade, which could have been reached in two days. After arriving, we had lost more than ten tank trucks, and the remaining vehicles also had some problems. . We planned to stay in Belgrade for two days to conduct thorough repairs on the vehicle. Unexpectedly, I received a telegram from my superiors that night, ordering me to arrive in Austria within five days, otherwise I would be court-martialed. "

"Lieutenant Denaris, is it this impossible mission that made you choose to become a deserter?" Sokov asked.

"No, Mr. General." Denaris replied: "If we rush forward desperately with the cooperation of the local garrison, although we will pay a high price, we can still reach Austria within five days. Arrived.”

When Sokov heard this, he realized that something that he didn't understand might have happened next, so he did not interrupt Denaris anymore, but made a gesture to him to tell him to continue telling his legendary experience.

Sure enough, what Denaris said was far beyond Sokov's imagination: "Because the tank had some malfunctions after traveling a long distance, and it was forced to set off without maintenance, there was a possibility of breaking down at any time along the way. , so when they started again, the two tanks stayed in Belgrade.

The first day was uneventful and there were no guerrilla attacks on the road. Regarding this point, several officers and I had the same view. We all believed that the guerrillas knew that the drivers were Soviet prisoners of war, and their attack on the convoy would put these people in danger. In addition, not every bridge can be destroyed. Once destroyed, our convoy will indeed be unable to move forward, but it will also cause great inconvenience to local residents.

At noon the next day, something unexpected happened. When our convoy entered an uphill road, the two vehicles in front suddenly stopped. First, the bodies of the soldiers escorting the vehicles were thrown down, and then the prisoners of war carrying weapons emerged from the car. The driver's cab jumped out and ran behind the vehicle to open the valve of the tanker. The fuel flowing out from the valve quickly filled the entire mountain road. At least half of the vehicles entered the area where the fuel flowed. As long as there was a spark, it could cause a huge fire.

Faced with this situation, I was helpless and didn't know how to deal with it. Unexpectedly, at this moment, guerrillas appeared on the hillside on one side, and some people even shouted for us to surrender. If we refused to surrender, they would ignite the fuel on the mountain road and burn us all to death. "

Vaserigov, who had just walked over, happened to hear the next part and couldn't help but interrupt and asked: "Then did you surrender?"

Denaris glanced at Vaserigov, not knowing his identity, so he remained silent. Sokov, who was next to him, said quickly: "This is Major Vaserigov, who is responsible for protecting my safety."

After confirming Vaserigov's identity, Denaris continued: "The guerrillas only have more than 20 people, and including the prisoners of war, there are less than 30 people. If there is a firefight, we will have to pay a lot of money. The price is high, but the final winner is definitely us.

Just when I was hesitant, the roar of aircraft engines suddenly came from the air. I looked in the direction of the sound and found that more than a dozen bomber planes appeared in the distance, all of them Soviet aircraft. If they find the convoy on the mountain road, they will definitely bomb, and then we will be in danger of being annihilated.

Judging from the situation at the time, it was definitely unrealistic to continue to push forward. Rebellious prisoners of war and guerrillas can ignite the fuel on the mountain road and turn it into a sea of ​​​​fire. Even if they don't fire, they will drop bombs when the bombers reach our sky. Whether it was guerrilla attacks or plane bombing, the tanker convoy could not be saved. If I lose my tanker fleet, even if I make it to Austria alive, I will probably be shot for dereliction of duty. Therefore, after weighing the situation, I decisively gave the soldiers the order to surrender, asking them to untie the Soviet prisoners of war who were locked on the steering wheel and take them to the hillside with them. "

"Why do we need to transfer?" Agelina asked puzzledly: "Can't we just drive on and keep going?"

"The bombers will arrive soon. Once they find the convoy parked on the mountain road, they will bomb it. However, the guerrillas obviously have no way to communicate with the air force and cannot prevent the bombing. If we continue to stay on the mountain road, we will die.

After we came to the hillside and met the guerrillas, Soviet bombers began to bomb the oil tankers parked on the mountain road. The entire mountain road turned into a sea of ​​fire. Although we were hiding at the other end of the hillside, we could still feel Until the heat wave hits. "

"You said the prisoner-of-war drivers in the two cars in front rioted. I'm curious, how did they break free since you chained them to the steering wheel?" Vaserigov asked curiously.

"I didn't figure out what happened until I arrived at the guerrilla camp." Denaris said: "Someone among them got a file through some unknown means and broke the iron chain that locked them. The driver who drove the oil tanker toward the cliff may have discovered that the chain had been broken by the soldiers who were monitoring him. In order to prevent this secret from being known to us, he decisively chose to sacrifice himself to conceal their attempt. The truth about the riot.”

"What an amazing warrior." Vaserigov said with emotion: "In order to prevent his comrades from being exposed, he decisively chose to sacrifice himself."

"I stayed in the prisoner of war camp until September. I heard that the Soviet army invaded Yugoslavia, and the guerrillas intended to hand us over to the Soviet army." Denaris said with some embarrassment: "I'm worried about falling into your hands. I was afraid that I would not even be able to save my life, so I found an opportunity to escape from the guerrilla camp. I knew very well that if I returned to the army at this time, I would definitely be sent to a military court, so I decisively chose to be a deserter because of the risk of returning to Germany. There were many checkpoints along the way, and I was afraid that my life would be in danger if I was caught. In order to avoid being discovered, I dressed up as a commoner and blended in with the fleeing people. It took me five months to finally return. Near Berlin.”