Red Moscow

The middle-aged man paused, seemingly stunned by the sudden shout.

He was stunned for a moment, then quickened his pace, passed the lieutenant, and tentatively asked Sokov standing in the crowd: "Misha, is that you?"

"Yes, Seryosha, it's me." Sokov confirmed his identity from the other party's voice. He was indeed his friend Seryosha. He quickly took two steps forward and took off the mask that was covering his face. Bu Zhang opened his arms: "I really didn't expect that I would see you here."

When the two hugged, Sokov slapped Seryosha on the back with his hand and said angrily: "Since you are still alive, why don't you contact me? You don't know, when I heard the news of your sacrifice, I still I’ve been sad for several days.”

Seryosha laughed twice and replied: "I was only wounded and captured at the time, and I did not die. After being rescued by our army from the prisoner of war camp, I wrote several letters to you, but I never replied. I won’t write anymore.”

Hearing what Seryosha said, Sokov was thinking that maybe the other party's letters were sent to the wrong place. For example, in the armies where he once served, even if Seryozha's letters were sent, no one would forward them to him. It would be normal for the letters he wrote not to receive a reply.

The lieutenant who came out with Seryosha was stunned when he saw Seryosha hugging a general. He didn't expect that one of his men actually knew such a great man. After the hug between the two ended, he asked cautiously: "Bogdan, what is going on? Who is this general?"

"Comrade Lieutenant, let me introduce to you. This is my good friend General Sokov. He is not only my good friend, but also my neighbor. After the outbreak of the Great Patriotic War, we joined the army together." Seryo Sha explained to the lieutenant: "Also, my real name is not Bogdan, but Seryosha."

"It's not called Bogdan, but Seryozha." The lieutenant asked with confusion on his face: "What is going on? Can you explain it to me?"

In fact, not only the lieutenant wanted to know the answer, but also Sokov wanted to find out why Seryosha used the name Bogdan.

"Comrades, this corridor is not a place for talking. Should we change places?" Before Seryosha could explain, Lukin, who was standing behind him, said, "Comrade Lieutenant, do you have a place suitable for talking here?" ?”

"Yes, Comrade General." The lieutenant replied hurriedly: "There is a conference room next to it. You can go there." After that, he led the way and took everyone to the conference room.

Although the conference room is not large, it can accommodate more than twenty people without any problem.

The soldiers who followed in all sat down near the door, leaving the seats inside to the two generals and the middleman in civilian uniforms, so as not to disturb their reminiscence.

After the three Sokovs sat down, Seryosha looked at Lieutenant General Lukin sitting next to him, and asked Sokov with some surprise: "Misha, who is this general?"

"Seryosa, let me introduce to you, this is Lieutenant General Lukin." Sokov introduced to Seryosha: "There is a prisoner-of-war camp here for Kwantung Army prisoners of war, which he is responsible for managing. In August He also served as my deputy commander during Operation Storm."

After hearing what Sokov said, Seryosha quickly stood up and raised his hand to salute Lukin: "Hello, Comrade General! Nice to meet you."

"Me too, Seryosha." Lu Jin nodded to Seryosha, and then asked curiously: "I really want to know, why do you use a pseudonym?"

"Comrade General, the situation is like this." Seryosha said: "After I was wounded and unconscious, someone bandaged my wound and covered me with a military uniform. Later, unfortunately, after I was captured by the Germans, I entered When I was in the prisoner of war camp, the German in charge of registration identified me as Bogdan based on the military ID card in the uniform.”

"Isn't there a photo on the military ID?" Sokov asked puzzledly: "Don't the Germans compare the photos?"

"That's the problem." Seryosha said with a bitter smile: "The soldier who left the military uniform must have died, because the military ID card he put in his jacket pocket was hit by a bullet, just at the position of the photo. It was also covered in blood, so the German in charge of registration identified me as Bogdan.”

"Even if the Germans mistakenly identified you as Bogdan, why didn't you identify yourself when you were rescued from the prisoner of war camp by our military commanders?" Lu Jin asked.

"Of course I have identified myself, but the soldier responsible for registering our information registered according to the files left by the Germans." Seryosha explained in a dumbfounded voice: "Although I repeatedly stated to him, When I said my name was Seryosha, not Bogdan, he didn’t listen at all. So I was sent to the labor camp here under the name Bogdan.”

"Since you were released, why didn't you return to Moscow?" Sokov asked with some confusion: "Why did you stay in this freezing city covered in ice and snow?"

"Misha, you also know that there is no one in my family anymore." Seryosha sighed and said: "And I contacted you many times, but nothing happened. I don't know what your situation is, so after leaving the labor camp, After much thought, I decided to stay here.”

"So that's it." After Sokov figured out what was going on, he sighed, and then said to Seryosha: "Since I met you here, naturally I can't leave you here. Let's wait. When I go back to Moscow, you will go back with me."

"Misha, I already have a formal job here." But Seryosha seemed very hesitant: "If I follow you back to Moscow, I won't be able to find a new job."

"Don't worry, Seryosha." Sokov comforted him and said, "As long as I'm here, you don't have to worry about anything. If you continue to stay here, you can only live in someone else's name. You don't want to wait for you. After death, someone else’s name will be engraved on the tombstone.”

Perhaps it was Sokov's last words that moved Seryosha. He nodded slowly: "Okay, Misha, since you said so, when you return to Moscow, I will go back with you."

Now that Seryosha has decided to return to Moscow with Sokov, there is no need to stay in this food processing factory. Seryosha found the lieutenant, and after explaining the situation to him, he followed Sokov and Lukin and left the food processing plant by car.

As soon as everyone returned to Lu Jin's headquarters, a lieutenant colonel hurried over, holding a telegram in his hand.

He quickly came to Lu Jin and handed the telegram to Lu Jin: "Comrade General, this is a telegram for you."

Sokov frowned when he saw Lu Jin reading the telegram. He couldn't help but asked curiously: "Lu Jin, what happened?"

"The telegram from the superior said," Lukin looked up at Sokov and said, "Someone will be sent to take over my position tomorrow, and I will be asked to return to Moscow as soon as possible to accept the new appointment."

Hearing what Lukin said, Sokov's face showed a smile. He quickly came to the table and stretched out his hand to the other party across the table: "Congratulations, you will be able to take up your new position soon."

When Lukin shook hands with Sokov, there was no happy expression on his face: "Misha, do you think a person like me can take on a more important job?"

"Although I don't know what job your superiors plan to arrange for you, I do know that you are about to leave this bitter cold place." Sokov said sincerely: "The climate and environment here are not good. If you stay here for a long time, it will not be good for you." It will have a bad impact on your health."

"Yes, my physical condition is indeed not suitable for staying here for a long time." After Lu Jin said this, he suddenly asked curiously: "Misha, tell me, who will give the order to transfer me? What about?”

"Before I left Moscow and came here this time, I went to see Marshal Zhukov and talked to him about you." Sokov said: "I think it was Marshal Zhukov who learned about your physical condition that made the cadres The comrades at the department issued such an order.”

"Well, it's very possible." Lu Jin nodded to Sokov: "Misha, thank you, thank you for helping me get out of this hellish place."

Originally, everyone thought that Lukin's resignation would be very smooth. As soon as his replacement arrived, they could immediately take the train back to Moscow.

Unexpectedly, early the next morning, someone reported to Lu Jin: "Comrade General, there was an escape incident in the prisoner of war camp last night. About thirty Kwantung Army prisoners of war escaped. After our personnel on duty found out, they immediately issued an alarm. And sent personnel to hunt down, so far, 3 prisoners of war have been killed and 24 have been captured alive, and the remaining prisoners of war who escaped the net are still being searched.”

After hearing this, Lu Jin was so angry that he punched the table and cursed viciously: "Damn things, they actually want to escape. It seems that we are usually too kind to them, and we must give them a severe punishment." Lessons learned, otherwise as the weather gets warmer, the number of escaped prisoners of war will increase.”

When Sokov heard what Lu Jin said, he felt a little puzzled. This place belongs to the permafrost layer. Let alone digging tunnels. Even if you want to build a house, there is not enough construction machinery to dig the foundation. These damn little How did the Japanese escape? With this question in mind, he asked tentatively: "Lu Jin, how did the prisoners of war escape? Did they dig a tunnel in the prisoner of war camp or escape by climbing over the barbed wire fence?"

Lu Jin's face showed a surprised expression: "Misha, don't you know that the prisoner of war camp here has no walls or barbed wire? There is ice and snow everywhere here. Even if someone tries to escape, there is no compass, map, or enough Without the necessary food and transportation, there is no way to escape from this thousand-mile snowfield.”

"Comrade General," the officer who reported the news asked tentatively: "What should we do with those escaped prisoners of war?"

Before Lu Jin could speak, Sokov interrupted and asked: "Lu Jin, in addition to the Kwantung Army prisoners of war, there should be German prisoners of war in your prisoner of war camp, right?"

"Yes, Comrade General." The officer nodded and said, "Near the prisoner-of-war camp where Kwantung Army prisoners of war were held, there was a group of more than 2,000 German prisoners of war. Due to the severe cold weather, they all lived in abandoned mines."

Knowing that there were alive German prisoners of war, Sokov had an idea: "Lukin, I wonder if there are any SS or personnel who have managed prisoner of war camps among the German prisoners of war?"

"Yes." Lukin nodded and gave Sokov an affirmative answer: "But you also know that most of the SS soldiers or prisoners of war camp guards who are usually captured are shot directly. Even if they are not shot, , were sent here to Siberia, and many people would die because of the harsh environment.”

Sokov waited patiently for Lu Jin to finish, and then continued: "Lu Jin, please transfer ten German prisoners of war who have served as SS or prisoner of war camp guards and send them to the Kwantung Army prisoner of war camp. I will help you deal with them." These escaped Kwantung Army prisoners of war."

When the officer heard what Sokov said, he had a confused expression on his face. He didn't know what Sokov's arrangement was for. Lukin had worked with Sokov before, so he naturally guessed what he would do, so he ordered the officer: "Didn't you hear General Sokov's order? Why don't you hurry up and take ten German prisoners of war?" To the prison camp where Kwantung Army prisoners of war were held.”

The officers worked very efficiently. When Sokov and Lukin arrived at the prisoner-of-war camp where Kwantung Army prisoners of war were held, the ten German prisoners of war were already waiting there.

The German translator brought by Lukin stood in front of the German prisoners of war and translated what Sokov said: "German soldiers, I am General Sokov. I now give you a task. Behind you, there are two More than a dozen Kwantung Army prisoners of war tried to escape last night, but were captured by our soldiers. I ask you to use the cruelest method you think to deal with these prisoners of war who tried to escape. "

After listening to Sokov's translation, the German prisoners of war still stood there without moving, with numb expressions on their faces, as if they were not interested in what Sokov said.

Seeing that the German prisoners of war did not respond, Captain Yasenko, who was standing next to Lukin, waved his fists and planned to step forward and beat them. But he was stopped by Sokov: "Captain, leave this to me."

Sokov knew very well that the emperor did not want hungry soldiers, so he said loudly: "Those who perform well will be rewarded with 500 grams of bread and 100 grams of sausages. Which of you is willing to go?"

There must be a brave man under a heavy reward. As soon as Sokov said his reward, all the German prisoners of war raised their right hands, hoping that Sokov would choose them.

After sweeping his eyes across the crowd, Sokov pointed at an officer wearing a tattered SS uniform and said, "Level 2 Commando Squadron Leader, it's you!"

After the SS officer came out of the queue, Sokov asked for bread and sausages and handed them to him. The officer grabbed the bread and sausages from the soldiers' hands, squatted on the ground and started to eat them hungrily. Their food was very poor, only a few potatoes every day, and he hadn't eaten these things for a long time.

In less than two minutes, the officer ate all the bread and sausages in his hand. He wiped his mouth and looked at Sokov, waiting for him to give him an order.

Sokov asked someone to bring a pistol, handed it to the officer, and said to him: "Next, you can be free to deal with these Kwantung Army prisoners of war who are trying to escape. If you perform well, you can also get Equal amounts of bread and sausage.”