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Felix personally led people to interrogate the captured gangsters.

The first gangster brought up was a burly man with a beard. After hearing Felix's question, he raised his chin and showed a rebellious look. Felix was not used to his bad habits, so he raised his hand and shot him in the head.

Then, a second gangster was brought. This gangster was so cowardly that when he saw his companion who had been locked up with him not long ago lying dead on the ground, he was so frightened that he could not even speak. Felix saw that he could not get any information from this man, so he rewarded him with a bullet.

The third gangster who was beaten heard the gunfire before he came. Now he saw his two companions lying on the ground and was frightened out of his wits. Naturally, he would answer whatever the other party asked and tell him honestly. Find out the location of the bandit's lair.

After the interrogation, Felix came to report to Sokov personally: "We already know the location of the bandit's lair, what should we do next?"

"What else can we do? Of course we should launch an attack there." After Vasergov said this to Felix, he turned to Sokov and asked for instructions: "Comrade General, I am willing to go with the airborne troops to clear up the enemy." Bandits’ Nest, I hope you agree.”

But Sokov did not agree to Vaserigov's request. Instead, he turned to Felix and said: "Comrade Major, this is what I think about. The other reinforcements are almost as strong as a battalion. There are also tanks and armored vehicles, so why not give them the task of attacking the bandits' nest, and send Captain Melorin to lead a company to cooperate with them. "

Hearing Sokov's arrangement, Felix felt a little disappointed. But then I thought about it, Sokov’s deployment made sense. It might be a bit difficult to capture the bandits’ nest with just one battalion, but using both battalions would not only weaken the defense here, but also make it easier for them to attack. Who will command the troops is also a question. Now that he only allows his deputy to lead the troops to cooperate in operations, it shows that Sokov wants to hand over the command of offensive operations to the commander of another unit.

After thinking about this, Felix quickly replied loudly: "Yes, Comrade Commander, I will resolutely obey your order."

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Soon, the commander of that unit was called to Sokov's presence.

After Sokov assigned him the task, the commander glanced at Felix and Vaserigov standing next to Sokov, and asked tentatively: "Comrade General, I would like to ask, who attacked the bandit's nest?" Who is responsible for the action?”

"Of course you are in charge, Comrade Major." Sokov knew what the commander was worried about. In addition to him, there were two majors beside him. If it was not clear who would command this battle, in the end There will be problems in coordination: "Captain Mellolin, the deputy battalion commander of the airborne barracks, will lead a company of troops to cooperate with you in the battle."

After figuring out that his troops would be responsible for this attack, the commander seemed particularly happy. He quickly stood at attention and expressed his stance to Sokov: "Comrade General, don't worry, as long as my troops attack, they will definitely be destroyed." The bandit's lair, destroy all the remaining enemies inside."

"Comrade Major," seeing the other party acting so confidently, Sokov felt an ominous premonition in his heart: "Although we have the advantage in terms of troops and equipment, we must not take it lightly when attacking the bandits' nest. To avoid unnecessary losses, do you understand?”

"Understood, Comrade General." The commander replied resoundingly: "I will never let you down."

After the troops set off, Felix reminded Sokov: "Comrade Commander, I think the major seems to be very confident in destroying the bandit nest, but he is just a little too confident. Don't be afraid to entrust him with such an important task." Is there something wrong with him?"

"Well, I have the same idea." Sokov said: "But there are only one or two hundred enemies left in the bandits' nest, and they lack heavy weapons. The troops we sent, both in terms of strength and equipment, They all have an absolute advantage. As long as the commander doesn't make any principled mistakes, there should be no problem in completely annihilating the gang."

Another hour passed, and the observation post deployed by Major Felix reported to him via the radio: "Major, I have discovered an armored force advancing towards us."

Felix was standing next to Sokov at the time. When he heard the report from his subordinates, he couldn't help but said to Sokov in a panic: "Comrade Commander, my observation post reported that an armored force is heading towards our area. Advance.”

"Major, don't worry." Seeing Felix's panic, Sokov quickly comforted him and said, "Don't forget, the war is over. On European soil, except for a few remaining gangs, No organized hostile armored units were found. Where was the observation post reported to you?"

"Here," Felix said, pointing to a location on the map: "They are responsible for monitoring the direction of Budapest."

"So, it should be the troops of the 27th Army coming from the direction of Budapest." Sokov continued: "After their commander arrived, I asked him to come to my place. I want to express my gratitude to him."

Half an hour later, a lieutenant colonel wearing a tank uniform appeared in front of Sokov. After raising his hand in salute, he said emotionally: "Hello, comrade commander, I'm glad to see you here."

Sokov looked at the unfamiliar tank soldier lieutenant colonel in front of him and asked with some confusion: "Comrade lieutenant colonel, have we met before?"

"I've seen you, Comrade Commander." The tank soldier's lieutenant colonel replied in a loud voice: "I am Lieutenant Colonel Yuri, commander of the 85th Independent Tank Battalion of the 27th Group Army."

"Why is the rank of lieutenant colonel the battalion commander? I think it should be at least the brigade commander." Sokov continued to ask: "You haven't told me when we have met before?"

"Of course it was when you were the commander of the group army." Lieutenant Colonel Yuri said: "At that time, I was just a corporal in the tank battalion. It is not normal for you to know me, but I definitely know your former commander. member."

"Hello, Lieutenant Colonel Yuri." Sokov extended his hand to the other party and said enthusiastically: "Thank you for bringing the troops to rescue me."

"Comrade Commander, after receiving the order from my superiors, I immediately summoned the troops and came to rescue you." Before Sokov could ask, Yuri took the initiative to explain to Sokov: "Since the war has ended, peacetime The training work basically stopped, so after receiving the reinforcement order from my superiors, it took me almost an hour to assemble the troops and equipment.

Just as they were preparing to set off, some tanks and armored vehicles broke down, and manpower had to be urgently organized for repairs. Going back and forth like this, I wasted a lot of time, and I didn't get here until now. "

"It's okay, Lieutenant Colonel Yuri, you don't have to blame yourself." Sokov said politely: "Since the end of the war, there have been very few troops that have continued to train. If something really happens, there are very few troops that can be pulled out quickly. There are very few. Perhaps because of this, the Supreme Command plans to conduct a large-scale military exercise to test the current combat effectiveness of the troops."

Although Sokov knew that the purpose of this exercise was to frighten the West, he could say these things in front of people of the same rank as him. For the troops below, he had to change his words to something acceptable to everyone to avoid leaks. situation.

Yuri was convinced of Sokov's statement: "You are right, Comrade Commander. Without training for a long time, the barrels of many tanks have become rusty, and even the barrel of one tank has become rusty. A place where birds nest.”

When Seryozha heard this, he couldn't help but interjected: "Fortunately there is no war now, otherwise if such troops are dragged up, they will be the enemy's target."

Yuri had not noticed Seryosha just now, but when he heard him speak, a puzzled expression appeared on his face. He stared at Seryozha for a long time, and then asked cautiously: "Are you Captain Seryozha?"

"Yes, I am Seryozha." Seryozha admitted his identity generously: "But I have withdrawn from the army and no longer have any military rank."

"Captain Seryosha," although Seryosha had already said that he had quit the army, Yuri still habitually called him by his name and rank together: "I heard that you died in the battle. But now you are But he’s living well, what’s going on?”

"Lieutenant Colonel Yuri, this is actually a misunderstanding." Seryosha explained to Yuri: "I was on the battlefield at the time, but I was injured and fell into a coma. But the health worker thought I had died and gave up on my treatment. As a result, after the battle, I unfortunately became a prisoner of the Germans and was held in a prisoner of war camp for half a year until our troops rescued me.”

"Then you left the army?"

Seryosha hesitated for a moment and did not tell him that he was sent to Siberia. Instead, he said hesitantly: "But my physical condition is not suitable to continue to stay in the army, so I chose to withdraw from the army."

"Oh, that's it." Lieutenant Colonel Yuri looked stunned after hearing this: "I wonder why you came to Europe this time?"

"Lieutenant Colonel Yuri," Sokov said, worried that Yuri might embarrass Seryosha if he continued to ask, "I was ordered to go to Vienna this time to serve as the commander of the 4th Guards Army. The capable man happened to meet Seryosha again, so he came with him. "

Yuri wanted to remind Sokov that Seryosha was no longer a soldier. But then he thought about it, Sokov was about to resume his position as commander, and letting a veteran re-enlist was nothing more than a piece of cake for him.

"Comrade Commander," Yuri asked with concern: "On my way here, I saw a lot of corpses on both sides of the railway. Judging from their clothes, they should all be passengers on the train. It must have been extremely dangerous at that time, right?"

"Yes, the gangsters attacked the box where I was sitting from both the front and rear of the car." When Sokov said this, he stared at Vaserigov, Seryosha and others, and mouthed Said: "Fortunately, there are several loyal and military-qualified guards around me, which ensured that I survived the siege of the gangsters."

After listening to Sokov's words, Yuri thought for a while and then put forward his own idea: "Comrade Commander, since the gangsters chose to launch an attack in this area, it means that their lair is not far from here."

"Lieutenant Colonel Yuri, you are right. There is indeed a gangster's lair not far from here." Sokov raised his hand to look at the time and continued: "I have sent a unit to clear it out. I want to It won’t be long before they return in triumph.”

"Comrade Commander," Yuri learned that Sokov had sent troops to clear out the gangster's lair. Unable to restrain himself, he volunteered: "I will bring 20 tanks and 18 armored vehicles this time. If you If I can send a guide to lead the way, I can reinforce the friendly forces and help them quickly destroy the gangster's lair."

It has been almost two hours since the troops attacking the lair set off, and there has been no news yet. Sokov is still a little worried. Now that Lieutenant Colonel Yuri has taken the initiative to ask for a fight, Sokov naturally wants it. Even if the gangster's lair is easy to defend and difficult to attack, as these 20 tanks enter the battle, their stubborn resistance will become a joke.

Thinking of this, he turned to Vaserigov and said: "Major, haven't you always wanted to take part in the mission to attack the bandit's lair? Now, I will ask you to serve as a guide for Lieutenant Colonel Yuri and guide them to the bandit's lair to participate in the battle. ”

Vasergov did not expect that Sokov would actually arrange such a task for himself. He almost jumped up with excitement and quickly replied loudly: "Comrade General, don't worry, I will definitely send Lieutenant Colonel Yuri and his troops to the rescue." , take them to the gangster's lair as soon as possible, and cooperate with the troops that set out early to eliminate all the gangsters."

Soon, the newly arrived armored troops, led by Vaselgov and others, rushed to the gangster's lair as quickly as possible, preparing to cooperate with friendly forces to eliminate the participating gangsters as soon as possible.

Seryosha stood in front of the car window, looking at the troops retreating, and said with emotion: "Misha, when I was your guard battalion commander, I often stood at the door of the headquarters and looked at the troops receiving combat orders. , Heading towards the combat area. At that time, I was dreaming about when you would arrange for me to serve in the grassroots troops, so that I would have the opportunity to lead the troops to the battlefield and fight the Germans face to face. "

"Seryozha, you should tell me your true thoughts earlier." Sokov looked at Seryosha and said: "We are not only neighbors, but also comrades who joined the army together. We fought with the German army in the town of Khimki There are only two of us left in the garrison squad of the advance troops. I also want you to survive until the day of victory, so after taking on a higher position, I will try my best to keep you by my side so that you can survive. The probability can be higher.”

"Misha, without your protection, I might not have been alive long ago." Seryosha said with a serious expression: "If nothing else, let's talk about the Battle of Stalingrad. I later read relevant statistics. According to the data, the survival time of troops entering the city is 24 hours, and that of officers is 72 hours. During the entire battle, you were injured twice, but as your guard, I was not even injured. It’s all your fault until now. Misha, I want to express my gratitude to you for this.”