Red Moscow

When he learned that Germans had appeared nearby, Andre's face turned livid. He grabbed the soldier's wrist and said emotionally: "I will take you to see the captain, follow me!"

Seeing Andre taking the soldier to find the captain, Sokov wanted to know how the captain was going to handle the matter, so he also chased after him.

Soon, the three of them arrived in front of the captain.

"Captain, it's bad." The soldier said urgently: "We found Germans on the road ahead."

"What, the Germans were discovered." The captain who was sitting on a tree trunk to rest suddenly stood up when he heard the soldier's report and said loudly: "Quick, come with me and take a look."

Sokov couldn't help but frown slightly at the captain's handling of the situation: "Captain, shouldn't you first ask how many Germans there are and what kind of equipment they have, and then rush over to check it out, is this appropriate? I I think we should figure out the enemy’s situation before deciding what to do next.”

"Sokov, what's the matter with you?" Andrei saw the captain's expression change, and worried that he would get angry at Sokov, he quickly said: "What do you, a new recruit, know? How dare you question the captain's decision? Why don't you retreat quickly?" Then he said to the captain with a smile, "Captain, he is just a newbie, he doesn't know anything, don't be angry with him."

But the captain's eyes stayed on Sokov and asked coldly: "If you were me, how should you deal with this matter?"

"Captain, if you allow me, please let me demonstrate it for you." After seeing the captain nod slightly, indicating that he agreed with his request, Sokov turned to the soldier and asked: "Comrade soldier, please tell me, Did you see the Germans with your own eyes, or did someone else tell me?"

"A civilian who was fleeing told me this." According to Andrei, Sokov was just a new recruit who didn't understand anything. But for some reason, the soldier felt that the person standing in front of him was asking questions. As if he was a senior officer, under his pressure, the soldier became a little embarrassed when he spoke: "He said that he saw Germans on the road ahead."

"How many Germans are there and what kind of equipment do they have?"

"This, I'm not sure about this." The soldier replied in a panic: "I learned that the Germans had appeared, and I thought I should report it to the captain first, so I rushed back."

After Sokov asked the question, he turned to the captain and said: "Comrade Captain, you heard it, right? This soldier just heard a passerby say that there were Germans nearby, and hurried over without confirming it. Report to you.”

"Then tell me," the captain looked at the soldier reproachfully, and then asked Sokov: "What should I do next?"

"Captain, I can take someone to check to the east." Although the soldier only heard that Germans appeared nearby, it was still necessary to conduct reconnaissance nearby to find out whether there were any Germans. If it does happen, you need to prepare in advance to avoid being dumped by the Germans.

The captain looked at Sokov, surprised at his calm expression. After frowning and thinking for a while, he turned to Andre and asked, "Andre, what do you think of this matter?"

"Captain," Andrei replied, "I can take Sokov on a reconnaissance trip to see if there are any Germans on the road to the east."

"Well, you go ahead." The captain nodded and said, "Pay attention to safety."

In this way, Sokov carried a Mosin-Nagant rifle without bullets and followed Andre to the road east of the woods to perform a reconnaissance mission.

On the way, Andrei warned Sokov again: "Sokov, our mission is reconnaissance, not fighting with them. If we can avoid alerting them, don't alert them. So don't panic when you discover the Germans later. Stay calm and I will keep you safe."

"Andre, can I ask you a question?"

"What's the problem?"

"How many bullets are in your gun?" This is the question Sokov is most concerned about. He said that he was on a reconnaissance mission. If he encountered the enemy, he couldn't turn around and run away, right? No matter how fast you run, you can't outrun the enemy's bullets. If there are bullets in the gun, it will be able to fight. Sokov believes that with his shooting skills, he should have no problem knocking down three or five enemies.

Andre hesitated for a moment, then said the answer: "Three shots."

The muscles on Sokov's face twitched violently. "What, only three rounds?"

"Well." Andrei saw the shocked expression on Sokov's face and quickly explained: "When we broke out from Uman, the reason why we were basically wiped out was because the ammunition was exhausted and the soldiers were all in a hurry. We bravely charged towards the enemy's defense line with bayonets in hand. Although we finally broke through the encirclement, our troops were basically exhausted. "

Sokov turned his head and glanced at the woods where the troops were resting, and humbly asked Andre for advice: "Andre, what is the captain's next plan? Where is he going to take us?"

"I don't know." Andre shook his head and said, "The captain said that we will stay where we are until we receive orders from our superiors."

After listening to Andrei's words, Sokov couldn't help but raise his hands to his forehead, thinking to himself that you have all lost contact with your superiors, who will give you orders. If you continue to stay where you are, within a few days, you will be completely wiped out by the surrounding Germans.

"But you have lost contact with your superiors, and no one knows you are in this forest," Sokov reminded, "Are you going to stay there forever, waiting for orders and supplies that may arrive at any time?"

Andrei didn't say anything, but Sokov realized from the change in his facial expression that his words had a certain impact on him, so he struck while the iron was hot and said, "In addition to ammunition, I noticed that you don't have much food to carry. If you don't get supplies from your superiors for a long time, can you all just stay in the forest and wait to die?"

"Sokov, you are right." Andrei finally nodded in agreement with Sokov and said, "After completing the reconnaissance mission, I will go back and tell the captain about this."

The two walked forward for a distance, and after coming out of the woods, Sokov looked down at the rifle without bullets in his hand, and asked tentatively: "Andrei, can you give me two bullets?"

Hearing Sokov's question, Andrei asked vigilantly: "What do you want bullets for?"

"That's it, Andrei." Sokov knew that if he couldn't convince Andrei, he would not be able to The one who got the bullet from him organized some words in his mind and then said, "I used to shoot at the shooting range and my shooting skills were pretty good. If there were bullets in the gun, I might be able to kill one or two enemies when I met the enemy."

Andrei laughed after hearing this: "Sokoff, you really take it for granted. Fighting on the battlefield and shooting on the shooting range are completely different things. There was a soldier in our company who was the shooting champion of the city before joining the army. However, after he went to the battlefield, he saw the enemy rushing towards him, but his hands were He was shaking constantly, and couldn't even pull the trigger. If the squad leader beside him hadn't kicked him and scolded him, he probably wouldn't know how he died. "

From Andre's tone, Sokov heard that the shooting champion later died, and asked curiously: "Did this shooting champion die?"

"Yes." Andre nodded, and the expression on his face became gloomy. "During the breakout in Uman, he died heroically to save me."

At this time, the roar of a motorcycle suddenly came from the road hidden in the woods ahead.

"Andre, it may be the enemy." Sokov hurriedly pulled Andre into the grass on the side of the road, and continued to say: "Hide quickly, don't let the enemy find us."

Soon, a three-wheeled motorcycle drove out along the dirt road in the woods.

There were only two German soldiers on the car, a motorcyclist driving with a windshield, and a soldier sitting in the sidecar with a submachine gun.

When the motorcycle was about 30 or 40 meters away from the two, it suddenly stopped.

"Sokov, what's going on?" Andre asked tremblingly, "Did they find us?"

After Sokov saw the soldier sitting in the sidecar get off the car, he directly slung his submachine gun over his shoulder, then took out a cigarette box from his pocket and handed it to the motorcyclist. The two of them held a cigarette each and began to puff there.

"It's okay, they just got off the car to smoke."

Andre raised his gun and aimed at the two German soldiers. But after aiming for a long time, he didn't shoot.

When Sokov saw this situation, he immediately thought of the movie "Enemy at the Gates", where the political worker and Vasily hid in the fountain outside the Stalingrad station. The political worker raised his gun and aimed at the German officer, but he didn't dare to shoot. In the end, he handed the gun to Vasily, allowing him to complete his first five kills in his life, laying a good foundation for him to become a famous sniper in the future.

Seeing Andrei aiming the gun for a long time, and finally putting it down, still panting, Sokov knew that the other party might hand the gun to him later.

Sure enough, the next moment, Andrei asked Sokov in a low voice: "Comrade Sokov, are you sure you can hit the target?"

For Sokov, it was easier to kill the two German soldiers standing next to the motorcycle smoking than to shoot at fixed targets at the shooting range, not to mention that the two German soldiers were only thirty or forty meters away from him, so it was a piece of cake to kill them. So he nodded and said, "No problem, give me the gun."

But just when Sokov's hand had touched the rifle, Andrei took the gun back and asked with reassurance: "Sokov, are you really sure?"

Sokov was amused by his words. Since he wanted him to destroy the enemy, but he didn't trust him, what kind of thing was this? So he withdrew his hand and said dissatisfiedly: "Andre, if you are not assured, you can shoot yourself."

Andre said embarrassedly: "If I can shoot accurately, I would have shot long ago."

"Then why are you still hesitating?!" Seeing that the other party was hesitating, Sokov immediately got angry and grabbed the gun in his hand and took it away directly, saying dissatisfiedly: "Just watch me deal with these two German soldiers."

After getting the gun in his hand, Sokov did not shoot blindly, but opened the magazine to take a look. After seeing that there were indeed three bullets in it, he closed the magazine and lay on the ground aiming at the two German soldiers smoking in the distance.

The first target to be shot was the enemy in the sidecar. When he shot him dead, the motorcyclist sitting on the motorcycle would definitely not have time to take off the submachine gun on his back and suppress his position with firepower; he could not turn around and drive away in time, and could only watch as he became his own target.

Having made up his mind, Sokov aimed at the German soldier's chest and pulled the trigger. After completing the shooting action, he did not immediately check whether he hit the target. Instead, he pulled the bolt of the gun to load the bullet and pulled the trigger directly at the motorcyclist.

After the two gunshots, the two German soldiers who had not finished smoking fell to the ground one after another.

Seeing Sokov kill two German soldiers so cleanly, Andre's expression changed, and surprise flashed in his eyes. After a while, he asked with a bit of flattery: "Did you practice on the shooting range?"

Sokov couldn't help but be stunned for a moment, and then nodded quickly: "Well, my marksmanship was practiced at the shooting range."

After Sokov killed the two German soldiers, he was still thinking about how to explain to Andre why his marksmanship was so good. Now that the other party had already figured out a reason for him, he said smoothly: "Yes, I have been to the shooting range many times, and my marksmanship was developed at the shooting range."

After saying this, Sokov returned the rifle in his hand to Andre, then stood up and ran towards the two dead German soldiers. As long as he plundered their weapons, he would not have to go to the battlefield with a fire stick. .

After Sokov collected the submachine guns of two German soldiers and more than a dozen magazines, Andrei trotted over with two rifles.

"Sokov, here's your gun."

But Sokov shook his head and said: "Andre, you better keep it. I think on the battlefield, the submachine gun can play a greater role."

Seeing that Sokov had already carried two submachine guns on his back, Andre was not only envious but envious, but these were Sokov's trophies, and he had no shame in competing with them.

After a pause, Andrei asked tentatively: "Sokov, where should we go next?"

"Can you ride a motorcycle?"

"Yes." Sokov said to Andre: "You come and ride this car and take me to the front to scout and see if we can find our troops."

"Sokov, you don't want to ride a German motorcycle, do you?"

"Isn't it possible?" Sokov looked at Andre and reminded him: "The task the captain gave us two is to detect the enemy's situation. There are ready-made motorcycles, so do you still want to walk to carry out the task?"

After hearing what Sokov said, Andre felt that what the other party said was reasonable, so he got on the motorcycle directly, turned around and drove in the direction of the German soldiers.

Sokov, sitting in the sidecar, was vigilantly observing the surrounding environment with a submachine gun. Once he discovered anything suspicious, he would shoot without hesitation. After all, this is a war era. If you don't want to die too early, you need to be vigilant at all times and discover and avoid risks in time.

"Sokov," Andrei turned to ask Sokov loudly: "Where are we going?"

"Keep going along the road," Sokov said. "When you hear me tell you to stop, you stop. Do you understand?"

"Understood!"