Red Moscow

In order for the United States to fall into the trap set for them in advance, Soviet spies lurking in this area began to provide false information to American intelligence personnel, saying that Sokov was a secret weapons expert from Moscow who was visiting this time. He came to Nuremberg ostensibly to observe the trial of German war criminals, but his real purpose was to find suitable military talents to participate in the research and development of new weapons, and he also carried an important blueprint with him.

However, after the Soviet false information was sent out, there was still no response from the United States, let alone Patton's initiative to invite Sokov. This point puzzled Sokolovsky so much that he had to contact Zhukov in Berlin via a confidential phone number, report the matter, and cautiously asked: "What should we do next? "

The US response also exceeded Zhukov's expectations. According to his idea, since the United States could send agents disguised as plumbers to seduce the Soviet female translator and steal confidential information from her, then when he learned that Sokov had a special mission and had important documents with him, The United States will definitely take active measures to find out the contents of this document.

Zhukov thought for a while and replied: "Maybe the US is verifying the authenticity of this information. I'm afraid it will have to wait a little longer before they take action."

Neither Zhukov nor Sokolovsky thought that the reason why the US intelligence personnel did not do anything after receiving this false information was entirely because the Strategic Intelligence Service, which played a great role during the war, in 1945 It was announced by Truman that it was disbanded on September 28, and Director William Joseph Donovan was benched. The disbandment of the Office of Strategic Services plunged U.S. intelligence work into chaos, and the false intelligence provided by the Soviet Union had long been lost in old papers.

After the dissolution of the Office of Strategic Services, without a central coordination and analysis system, U.S. intelligence activities fell into chaos and dispersion. Truman often found the intelligence on his desk disorganized, compounded by numerous unanalyzed and conflicting reports from various agencies, and he began to realize that disbanding OSS had been a mistake.

It was not until January 1946 that Truman ordered the establishment of the National Security Council, whose members were composed of the Secretary of State, the Secretaries of the Army and Navy, and the President's Military Advisor, and were fully responsible for U.S. foreign intelligence activities. A Central Intelligence Group is established under the committee as an executive agency to replace the original overseas intelligence activities of the Office of Strategic Services. This Central Intelligence Group was the predecessor of the future Central Intelligence Agency.

If Sokolovsky asked spies to provide false information to the United States not in November 1945, but after January 1946, the Americans might really fall into the trap and try to arrange it. Sokov meets Barton, and then waits for an opportunity to steal the top-secret information carried by Sokov. But now, due to the collapse of the US intelligence agency, all the work done by the Soviet side has become in vain.

Sokovsky, who stayed in his room writing novels every day, naturally did not know about these changes. As long as Sokolovsky did not give himself an order, he would immerse himself in writing novels, or talk about life with Agelina, and live his life. Happy and happy.

Time passed in mid-December. Although Sokov did not receive Sokolovsky's order, the Bayers and his son, who went to the countryside to look for Captain Hosenfeld's wife and children, finally returned.

Seeing the Bayer and his son who had disappeared for half a month, Sokov asked with some urgency: "Officer Bayer, how is the situation? Have you found Captain Hosenfeld's wife and children?"

Bayer nodded vigorously and said with a little excitement: "We found it, Comrade General. We searched for a week in the countryside near Nuremberg without any results, so we went to Nuremberg's two sister cities of Fürth and Eijk. Erlangen. When I asked for information in a coffee shop in Fürth, a waitress told me that after working here for a while, Leoni went to Erlangen and seemed to work in a coffee shop. Worked as an operator at the telephone company."

"Is Leoni the name of Captain Hosenfeld's wife?" Sokov asked.

"Yes, Comrade General, her name is Leoni." Bayer continued: "After receiving the news, Zolda and I immediately rushed to Erlangen by car, found the local telephone company, and reported to the person in charge I asked if there was a woman named Leoni. Unexpectedly, I was lucky. The other party told me that he did have a female operator here named Leoni, and she also had a son and a daughter. "

"Have you met her in person?"

"Of course I have." Bayer said confidently: "If I hadn't seen her in person, I wouldn't have dared to come back and report back to you."

"Officer Bayer," Agelina asked curiously after translating for Sokov, "What was her reaction when she learned that her husband was still alive?"

"When she heard me say that Captain Hoshenfeld was still alive, she couldn't believe it was true." Bayer said: "It wasn't until Zolda also told her that she was Captain Hossenfeld who had been selected from the prisoner of war camp. When we came out, she believed what we were telling the truth and started crying.”

"Where is she now?" Sokov asked.

"Still in Erlangen." Bayer said: "I think now that I have found her whereabouts, I should come back and report to you as soon as possible."

"Officer Bayer, you did the right thing." After Sokov said this, he ordered him: "Now that Leoni has been found, don't let her stay in Erlangen and make arrangements as soon as possible. Let her return to Berlin and reunite with Captain Hoshenfeld. I think Captain Hoshenfeld is always thinking about his wife and children."

"Comrade General," Sokov's words made Bayer hesitate: "Do you mean to let us accompany them back to Berlin first, without staying and waiting for you?"

Sokov shook his head and said: "I don't know how long I will stay in Nuremberg yet, so you have to rush to Erlangen as soon as possible, take Leoni and her child back to Berlin, and let her and Ho Captain Seinfeld reunited."

"Okay, Comrade General." Since Sokov has given the order, Bayer naturally cannot disobey it. He nodded and said: "I will go to Erlangen tomorrow and take Leoni and the others back to Berlin to meet with Hosen. Meet Captain Phil."

After seeing off Bayer, Agelina turned to Sokov and said, "Misha, it's been a long time. Why hasn't General Patton sent you an invitation? Could it be that Comrade Deputy Commander arranged What could have happened to the intelligence officers?"

Agelina's words reminded Sokov, yes, more than half a month has passed, and Barton still has not contacted her. If he takes the initiative to contact her, he will not be able to achieve his original goal. He stood up and said to Agelina Na said: "I'm going to see the deputy commander, you stay here."

A few minutes later, Sokov came outside Sokolovsky's room, but was stopped by the adjutant: "General Sokov, comrade deputy commander is resting. If you have anything to do, you might as well tell me. I will wait for the deputy commander." I will convey it to Comrade Commander when he wakes up."

Sokov considered setting up a trap for the US military as a secret, and even his adjutant could not tell it without Sokolovsky's permission. So when he heard the adjutant's question, Sokov gently shook his head, and then said: "I have nothing to do, I just want to come and see Comrade Deputy Commander. Since he is resting, I will leave first."

When Sokov returned to his room, Agelina asked in surprise: "Misha, why did you come back so soon?"

"Comrade Deputy Commander is resting," Sokov replied with a wry smile: "It seems that I didn't choose the right time to go, so I can only go at another time."

"Misha, there has been no movement from the US side so far. Did something happen?"

"I don't know either." Sokovsky was also puzzled by the delay in the U.S. response. According to his idea, if Sokolovsky let out the news in the morning, maybe the U.S. would do it in the afternoon. react, and then Patton comes forward and invites himself to be a guest in his defense zone. But now half a month has passed, but there has been no movement. Sokov feels confused, wondering where the plan went wrong.

After dark, Sokov suddenly received a call from Sokolovsky: "Misha, what are you doing?"

"Nothing was done." Sokov asked in a panic: "Comrade Deputy Commander, what can I do for you?"

"Pack up immediately, we'll leave in an hour."

"Leaving in an hour?" Sokov asked in surprise, "Where are you going?"

"Where else can we go? Of course we have to go back to Berlin." Sokolovsky said, "We'll leave tonight."

"Leaving tonight? What about the trial of war criminals? Are we just going to leave it alone?"

"Who told you to leave the trial work behind?" Sokolovsky said with some dissatisfaction: "There are judges and prosecutors here. Even if I am not here, it will not affect the subsequent trial work. What happened in Berlin Something happened and we need to return immediately.”

Hearing Sokolovsky say that he needed to return to Berlin immediately, Sokov turned his head and glanced at Agelina beside him, and asked tentatively: "Comrade Deputy Commander, what should I do with Agelina? Should she stay or not?" Come back to Berlin with us?"

"What she stayed for, of course, was to return to Berlin with us." Sokolovsky said: "But you and I will fly back to Berlin, and she and your security forces will return by car."

Although Sokolovsky asked Adelina to follow Vaseligov and the others by car back to Berlin, Sokovsky was not worried at all. He believed that Vaseligov could ensure Adelina on the way. safety.

After putting down the phone, he said to Agelina: "Agelina, the deputy commander just called me and said that something happened in Berlin and asked us to rush back overnight. He and I took a flight back, and You and Vaselgov take a jeep back to Berlin."

When Agelina learned that she was going to return to Berlin, she couldn't help but be secretly surprised. She guessed what had happened. She even gave up her plan to set up a trap for the US military, so she hurried back to Berlin. But she didn't ask Sokov, because she knew that Sokov also didn't know what happened in Berlin, and even if she asked, it would be in vain. She just asked worriedly: "Misha, is it safe to take a night flight back to Berlin? Otherwise, why don't you talk to the deputy commander, or come back to Berlin with us?"

To be honest, since Sokov accepted the secret mission, even though he seems to be doing nothing every day, sitting in his room writing books or discussing life with Agelina, he is very worried in his heart. Will a top-secret mission threaten your own safety? For example, in order to keep confidentiality, the superiors asked him to artificially create a car accident on his way back to Berlin; or he accidentally broke into a minefield, and no one survived. After all, only the dead can truly keep the secret. secret.

Therefore, when I heard that Sokolovsky asked me to take the same plane back to Berlin with him, I was secretly relieved. As long as I stayed with Sokolovsky, my safety could be guaranteed. As for Agelina and Vasergov, as long as they are not with them, nothing will happen to them on their way back to Berlin.

"Adelina," Sokov put a hand on Adelina's shoulder and said to her with a smile: "Don't worry, I am returning to Berlin with Comrade Deputy Commander. I believe Marshal Zhukov The pilots sent must be the best and there will be no problems on the road.”

Agelina opened her arms, hugged Sokov's waist tightly, and said reluctantly: "Misha, after we separate today, we won't be able to see each other for at least two days. I really can't let you go."

Sokov gently patted Agelina on the back, comforted her and said, "It's only two days. When you return to Berlin, we can be together again."

After letting go of Agelina, Sokov picked up the phone on the table and dialed Vaserigov's room: "Comrade Major, come to my room."

Soon, Vaserigov came in from outside, saluted Sokov and asked: "Comrade General, what are your orders?"

"Comrade Major, I just received an order from the deputy commander, asking him and I to fly back to Berlin overnight."

"You want to go back to Berlin?" Vaserigov asked in surprise: "What about us?"

"You guys take the bus back to Berlin." Sokov said: "If you find it inconvenient to drive at night, just wait until dawn before leaving." At this point, he glanced at Agelina and added, "Ah Jelina will ride back with you, and I will leave her safety to you. "

"Comrade General," as a security guard protecting Sokov, Vaserigov naturally knew Agelina's status in Sokov's heart, and nodded vigorously: "Don't worry, I will definitely treat Agelina." Comrade Lina was delivered safely to Berlin."

"Very good." Sokov nodded and waved to Vaserigov: "You have nothing to do here. You can go out first."

After Vaserigov left, Agelina picked up the manuscripts on the table and tentatively asked Sokov: "Misha, what should I do with these manuscripts? Should you take them back with you, or should I help you take them back to Berlin?" ?”

Sokov thought about it and felt that when he returned to Berlin, he must go directly to see Zhukov. It was somewhat inconvenient to carry these manuscripts with him, so he said to Agelina: "Agelina, you still have to take these manuscripts with you." Go back to Berlin."

"OK."