Red Moscow

When Sokov said this, he felt like he was on the verge of tears. Isn't he unlucky? The last time he went to Berlin, the train was attacked by bandits in Poland. Fortunately, there were soldiers escorting the train. As well as carrying sufficient ammunition, the gangsters not only failed to succeed, but were beaten to a pulp. As soon as reinforcements and artillery arrived, the gangsters who participated were beaten to ashes.

Today we were attacked at the border between Hungary and Austria. Except for a few of us who were capable of self-defense, the rest of the people in the car were just lambs to be slaughtered. So far, the passengers in at least five carriages have died under the knife of the gangsters. If reinforcements don't arrive in time, the outcome won't be much better once one's own ammunition is used up.

"Major," Sokov said to Vaserigov: "You and Serelkov stay, monitor the enemy, maintain contact with the outside world, and urge reinforcements to arrive as soon as possible. Seryosha and I went to the car behind to see Look, try to stop the gangsters from coming."

When Sokov took Seryosha past his box, he was surprised to find thick smoke coming out of the box. It looked like a grenade thrown in by the gangsters from the roof, causing something in the box to catch fire. Worried that something might happen to Kopalova, he quickly covered his nose and mouth with his sleeves and rushed in quickly.

He came to the bathroom door, knocked on the door twice with his hand, and asked urgently: "Kopalova, Kopalova, are you okay?"

When there was no movement inside, Sokov became anxious and quickly knocked on the door a few more times, but there was still no reply.

At this time, Sokov was completely panicked. He pushed open the door and rushed into the bathroom. He found Kopalova curled up and lying motionless on the ground. He quickly stretched out his hand to detect the other person's breath, and felt that there was still a faint breath. He quickly took a deep breath, bent down and picked up Kopalova, and ran quickly to the corridor.

Seryosha saw Sokov running out of the box holding Kopalova, and asked in surprise: "Misha, what's wrong with Kopalova?"

"I don't know. When I entered, she was on the floor of the bathroom." Sokov originally wanted to put Kopalova here for first aid, but he was worried that an enemy would appear out of nowhere and take a cold shot, so he couldn't help but worry: "Thank you. Liao Sha, can you find a safer place?"

"Let's go to the bathroom at the junction of the carriages." Seryosha suggested: "There should be no danger there."

Of the compartments on the train, only a few high-end compartments are equipped with toilets. If people in ordinary compartments want to use the toilet, they can only go to the toilet at the train junction.

Sokov followed Seryosha's advice and carried Kopalova to the bathroom at the joint.

Before entering the bathroom, Sokov said to Seryosha: "Seryosa, hurry up to the dining car and help the two soldiers defend themselves. I'm worried that their strength is too weak. Once the gangsters launch a strong attack, they won't be able to withstand it. ”

"Okay, I'll go there now."

The bathroom here was too small. Sokov could not let Kopalova lie down, so he could only hold her in his arms, pour cold water on her face, hoping that she would be able to heal quickly. Wake up.

After an unknown amount of time, Kopalova finally hummed and slowly opened her eyes. Looking at Sokov holding herself, Kopalova weakly asked: "Misha, where am I?"

"When I just walked past the box, I saw black smoke coming out of it. I was worried that you were in danger, so I went in to look for you." Sokov explained to Kopalova: "When I opened the bathroom door, I found You were curled up on the ground, unconscious, so I took you out. Thank God, you finally woke up!"

"Did the gangsters on the train fight off?"

"Not yet." Sokov shook his head and said: "I estimate that there are quite a few gangsters who got on the bus. With the strength of just a few of us, it may not be easy to eliminate them. So I'm afraid it's still It will take a while for reinforcements to arrive. "

"Comrade Commander, Comrade Commander." At this time, Serelkov hurried over, stood at the door and reported to Sokov: "Major Vasergov has just made contact with the 20th Guards Infantry Corps. They Upon learning that you were in danger, we immediately dispatched a mechanized battalion to rush over as quickly as possible for reinforcements.”

"That's great, Misha, that's great." After listening to Serelkov's words, Kopalova showed an expression of surprise on her face, "The 20th Guards Infantry Corps is the subordinate unit of the 1st Guards Army. They When I learn that the commander is in danger on the road, I will definitely come over as quickly as possible.”

But Sokov didn't think so in his heart. Yes, he was the commander of the 4th Guard Army appointed by his superiors, but he has not officially taken up the post so far. Whether those subordinates agree with him is still unknown. Rushing over quickly to provide support may be just a polite word, but it really shouldn't be taken seriously.

Thinking of this, Sokov said to Serelkov: "Captain, go back and tell Major Vaserigov to find a way to contact General Malinin and report to him that I am in danger here. Only if he comes forward can we Get out of danger in the shortest possible time.”

"What about Budapest?" Serelkov reminded cautiously after Sokov finished speaking: "We are only sixty or seventy kilometers away from the city. If General Trofimenko sends troops, they can get there in the shortest time. Arrive within the time required.”

"Captain Seryokov, don't you understand it yet?" Sokov suppressed his anger and said, "The area where we were attacked is right at the border between Hungary and Vienna, which can be said to be a no-man's land. When we hoped that General Trofimenko would send people to rescue us, he still wishful thinking that our troops stationed in Austria would come to reinforce us."

"Then what should we do?"

Sokov sighed softly and continued, "At this point, we can only take one step at a time. You should return to Major Vaseligov immediately. When he is sending a telegram to the outside world, if he encounters an enemy attack, he will have no power to fight back."

"Okay, I'll go there now."

After Seryokov left, Kopalova showed a horrified expression on her face: "Misha, is there really no one to take care of us? Are we going to let us die in the hands of bandits? I'm still so young, I still I don't want to die."

"Kopalova, don't worry." Seeing Kopalova's pitiful appearance, Sokov hurriedly comforted her and said, "As long as I am by your side, you will not be in any danger. You stay here for a while, I will go to the dining car to check the situation and come back."

When Sokov got up and prepared to leave, he was worried that after he left, some gangsters would climb into the car through the window, so he stopped and turned to ask Kopalova, "Are the pistols I gave you still there?"

"Yes." Kopalova took out two pistols from her pocket and said to Sokov, "I just put the gun in my windbreaker pocket."

"Hide here and don't make a sound." Sokov told Kopalova, "As long as you see a stranger trying to approach you, you will shoot without hesitation, understand?"

"I understand."

Sokof reached out and touched Kopalova's head, then walked towards the dining car with the weapon in his hand.

After entering the dining car, Sokov saw that there were a lot of things piled up at the door on the other side of the dining car. If the gangsters wanted to rush in, they had to clear the things blocking the way first, otherwise they would become targets for Seryosha and others.

Seryosha, who was watching the door, heard footsteps behind him and turned his head to see that it was Sokov.

After Sokov came over, he asked eagerly: "How is Kopalova? Has she woken up?"

"She's awake." Sokov said: "She must have fainted from the smoke. I poured some cold water on her and she woke up, but her mental state is not ideal."

"You should be with her instead of running to us."

"I'm worried." Sokov continued: "So far, the reinforcements have not arrived. And we don't know how many bandits there are. If we continue to fight, we will probably be wiped out after we run out of ammunition."

"Why, haven't the reinforcements from Budapest arrived yet?"

"No." Sokov shook his head and said: "We are located at the border between Hungary and Austria. Should we go to Budapest?" Should the troops from Pest come to rescue us, or should the troops from Vienna come to rescue us? I'm afraid the superiors are still arguing. Before they reach a consensus, there will definitely be no reinforcements. "

"What should we do then?" Seryosha asked anxiously: "Are we just waiting to die?"

"What else can we do? Do you still want to break out in this situation?" Sokov was worried that Seryosha really had such an idea, so he decided to extinguish his unrealistic fantasy in advance: "If nothing else, if we break out, the bandits hiding on the roof of the train will be our biggest threat. If they hadn't been throwing grenades into my compartment, I wouldn't have come out of the compartment."

As soon as Sokov finished speaking, he heard a "bang" and a window glass not far away was smashed. Before he and Seryosha could react, a grenade with white smoke rolled into the dining car.

"Hide, hide quickly!" After Sokov shouted this, he immediately hid behind the dining car table. He knew very well that if he rushed over to pick up the grenade, he would most likely be killed, so the safest way at the moment was to hide behind the tables and chairs and use them to help him resist the flying shrapnel.

After the explosion, Sokov asked the other two guards who were hiding without waiting for the smoke to dissipate: "Are you okay?"

"Comrade General, we are fine."

Sokov glanced at the roof of the car and thought that the bandits would not want to repeat the same trick and continue to throw grenades from the roof into the car until he was killed.

Thinking of this, Sokov said to Seryosha and the other two guards: "We should not stay here for long. Let's move to the next car immediately."

But Seryosha expressed a different opinion: "Misha, this won't work. If the bandit throws grenades into the car from the roof, he can continue to throw grenades into the next car. If he throws grenades, we will retreat, and then we may have no way to retreat."

Sokov understood this truth, but he couldn't think of any good way to deal with the bandit on the roof, so he asked: "Seryosha, what do you think?"

Seryosha pointed to the roof and said to Sokov: "Misha, the bandit is on the top of the dining car now, so I will go up to the roof from the junction of other cars to kill him, won't it eliminate our hidden dangers?"

Sokov naturally knew that going up to the roof to eliminate the bandit was the most convenient behavior, but he was worried about Seryosha's safety: "Seryosha, can you do it?"

"Misha, don't worry. This kind of thing is just a small matter for me. Just wait for me to destroy the enemy."

So, Sokov left two guards to continue to monitor the enemy in the dining car, and he and Seryosha went to the rear carriage. After choosing a suitable carriage, he opened the door and assisted Seryosha to climb up.

Seryosha climbed onto the roof carefully, bent down to take the assault rifle handed over by Sokov, and then lay on the roof, carefully observing the surrounding environment.

He clearly saw two bandits squatting on the roof of the dining car. They carried their guns on their backs, pulled the fuse of the grenade, paused for a moment, and threw it directly into the carriage. After hearing the explosion from below, he pulled another one and threw it in again.

Seryosha raised the assault rifle, locked the two people with the crosshairs, and suddenly pulled the trigger.

After the sound of the gunshots, the bandit holding the grenade shook his body and then fell headfirst off the roof. Then, there was an explosion at the bottom of the car, and countless pieces of meat were blown everywhere. When another bandit saw his companion being killed, he quickly lay down on the ground, took off the rifle on his back, and prepared to shoot back.

The rifle he used had to pull the bolt after each shot, and the firing rate was not comparable to the assault rifle in Seryosha's hand. After two minutes of shooting, he was shot in the forehead, and he rolled down from the roof without even a grunt.

After killing the bandits on the roof, Seryosha returned to the car and reported to Sokov: "Misha, I have killed the two bandits on the roof. I believe that in the short term, no new bandits will go up to the roof to throw grenades, and we can stay in the dining car and organize defense with peace of mind."

Since the bandits on the roof were eliminated, Sokov felt much more at ease. He said to Seryosha, "You go back to the dining car first, I'll go see Kopalova."

"Go, go." Seryosha said, "Although she has been on the battlefield, she has never seen a situation like today, and she must be scared. You go and comfort her, I'm watching the dining car, nothing will happen."

Sokof felt that what Seryosha said made sense. The other side door of the dining car had been blocked by debris. It would not be easy for the bandits to rush in. Seryosha and the other three could completely defend it. As for the front of the car, there were only three or four bandits occupying the front of the car, and they could not break through the defense of Vaserigov and the other two. In this way, he could go back to Kopalova and accompany her well.

"Misha," As soon as Sokov came to Kopalova's hiding place, Kopalova poked her head out of the bathroom and asked nervously, "What's the situation in front? Why did I hear explosions and gunshots? Are Seryosha and the other three okay?"