Red Moscow

Although Sokov participated in the Great Patriotic War, he had never been to this area. When he served as the commander of the 27th Army, he was indeed a popular candidate to attack Kiev. The troops he commanded had the opportunity to be the first to rush into Kiev. Unfortunately, before the battle began, he was seriously injured and was sent to Moscow for treatment. He missed it in vain. A good opportunity to build a successful career.

Now, he had to find an ideal foothold for himself and the remnant army in the shortest possible time.

The speed of the motorcycle is not fast, because they are not rushing, but on a reconnaissance mission. The motorcycle is just their means of transportation. If they travel too fast, it is easy to miss something important.

Andre, who was driving the motorcycle, occasionally turned around and saw Sokov sitting in the sidecar, looking around with a gun in hand. He couldn't help but curiously asked: "Sokov, what are you looking at?"

"I'm looking for a place where we can stay."

"A place to stay?" Andrei asked puzzledly: "Sokov, what do you mean, why can't I understand it."

"Andre, how long do you think the company's current location can last if it is attacked by the Germans?"

Andre thought for a moment and replied: "I think it should be half an hour."

"Well, can it last for half an hour?" Andrei's confidence made Sokov laugh: "Do you think that with more than seventy people and thirty guns, you can sustain half an hour under the strong attack of the Germans? Hours long?”

"Sokov, you didn't understand what I meant." Andrei explained: "It only takes five minutes for the Germans to defeat us. The rest of the time is to search for those scattered fighters in the woods."

Seeing that Andre had a clear understanding of the company's strength, Sokov nodded and continued: "I remember that there are many defense fortifications near here. If the company can be stationed in them, then facing the Germans' If we attack, we can sustain it longer.”

Andre said with a depressed look: "If we can't escape the fate of being annihilated by the Germans, even if we find defense fortifications, what's the use?"

"Andre, you can't say that." Sokov said to Andre: "If we can find a defense fortification for the company to be stationed, then this place can be turned into a fire support point that can accommodate more troops. , then it will be possible to escape the outcome of total annihilation.”

Hearing what Sokov said, Andrei raised his head and became more confident than before: "If it can be done as you said, after the company occupies a defense fortification, it can turn it into a firepower The support point may really be able to block the German attack. "

Not long after the motorcycle left the woods and drove forward, Sokov suddenly shouted excitedly: "Andre, look to the right front quickly."

Andre turned his head and looked forward to the right, and saw a group of half-man-high bunkers made of reinforced concrete on a slope dozens of meters away. His eyes lit up: "Sokov is built of reinforced concrete. The everlasting fortifications.”

"Hurry up and ride over," Sokov urged: "First check whether this fortification can be used."

Andre rode his motorcycle and stopped more than 20 meters away from the bunkers. After the two got off the car, they cautiously approached the bunkers with guns in hand to prevent any enemies inside from making a cold shot.

Fortunately, the two of them were lucky. There was no one in the bunker group, and they were able to enter the fortification smoothly.

After Sokov entered a bunker, he found that it was empty except for a few shooting holes. The area of ​​the bunker is not large, it can accommodate five or six people at most. There is a communication trench with a depth of more than half a person outside, connecting this bunker with other bunkers.

"Sokov, look at the overgrown weeds here. It seems that no one has been here for a long time." After Andre saw the inside of the bunker clearly, a disappointed expression appeared on his face: "Even if we go back, tell the captain this place is here." There is a permanent fortification group, do you think he will bring the company over? "

Sokov did not say a word, but walked to a firing hole, looked out, and found that the shooting range was very good. As long as two machine guns were set up, the road dozens of meters away could be easily blocked. It's a pity that there are no artillery in the company, otherwise even if the Germans send out tanks, they can be easily eliminated.

"Andre, I think this place is good." Sokov turned to Andre and said: "As long as the company is stationed here, it can use firepower to block the road below and prevent the Germans from advancing along the road towards Kiev."

"However, the company lacks ammunition. Even if we occupy this bunker group, the effect we can play against the enemies passing here is very limited."

Sokov remembered that when he was the commander of the 27th Group Army and chatting with one of his battalion commanders, he once heard the other party mention that although many of the defense fortifications near Kiev were only half-repaired, they were left there. However, hidden ammunition depots are basically built near these fortifications. It is a pity that this matter was not known to more people until after Kiev was recovered in 1944. If his unit had had enough ammunition at the time, it would not have been defeated by the Germans in a short time.

Now that we have found a reinforced concrete bunker group, the next thing to do is to search nearby to see if we can find a hidden ammunition depot. Although Sokov has no clues at the moment, he still confidently said to Andre: "Andre, you go back and ask the captain to bring the company over. As for the supply of ammunition and food, I will figure out a solution."

When Andrei heard what Sokov said, his eyes widened in surprise: "Sokov, where are you going to get food? Is it going to a nearby collective farm? I tell you, that is against discipline. If the captain finds out about it, he might just shoot you."

"Don't worry, Andrei." Sokov comforted the other party and said: "Even if we don't enter the collective farm, I can still get food. You hurry up and find the captain and ask him to bring the company over as soon as possible. Don't It's a waste of precious time. If this place is occupied by the enemy, we will be completely ruined."

As Andrei left on his motorcycle, Sokov climbed to the top of the bunker and looked around with squinted eyes, looking for the location of the ammunition depot.

According to Sokov's speculation, the location of the ammunition depot must be on the same side of the road as the bunker group, because no idiot designer would design the ammunition depot on the opposite side of the road, thus forcing the soldiers to place the ammunition on the opposite side of the road. After running out, you must brave the enemy's bullets to go to the opposite side to get ammunition. If someone really designs this, they will definitely be sent to the Gulag concentration camp as saboteurs, or directly shot.

After checking for a while, he found that there was a grassland more than 500 meters behind the bunkers. The height and color of the weeds were different from those around him. His eyes lit up and he wondered if the hidden ammunition depot was at that location. ?

Thinking of this, he quickly jumped off the bunker and ran in that direction.

After arriving at the place, he lowered his head and searched on the ground. At the same time, he tapped the ground with the butt of his submachine gun to see if there was any special sound coming out.

Soon, he heard a dull sound on the ground of the gun butt. He quickly squatted down and pulled away the soil there with his hands, and sure enough he found a wooden board underneath. Seeing the appearance of the wooden board, Sokov couldn't help feeling ecstatic. He quickly cleaned the soil on it and found the pull ring on the wooden board.

Sokov grabbed the pull tab with both hands, his anger dropped from his Dantian, and he used all his strength to lift it up. After only hearing a sound, the wooden board was lifted, revealing a downward staircase, which looked like a basement. Sokov lifted the wooden door aside, looked inside for a while, and then walked slowly down the stairs.

Although the basement was dark, Sokov could vaguely see that there were piles of things piled inside, covered with waterproof canvas. He walked over, lifted up a canvas, touched it with his hand, and found that it was a rectangular wooden box. According to his experience, the wooden box should contain guns.

Since there is a gun, it means there is ammunition. After he put down this canvas, he walked to the side and lifted up another canvas. Although there was also a wooden box underneath, it was much smaller than the box he just touched. It contained either bullets or bullets. Grenade.

In order to find out what was inside, he moved a small wooden box down. When he was about to go out, he tripped while going up the stairs. When he touched it with his hand, the thing that almost tripped him turned out to be a crowbar. He really wanted to fall asleep, so someone gave him a pillow.

Sokov carried the small wooden box outside, pried it open with a crowbar, and found bullets wrapped in oil paper inside. A smile appeared on his face. With these bullets, the company's ammunition problem was solved.

But after a brief moment of happiness, he couldn't help but frown. He had seen the equipment in the company. Except for two or three submachine guns, they were all Mosin-Nagant rifles. With such equipment, no matter how abundant the ammunition is, it may not have any problem dealing with enemy infantry. But if it encounters the enemy's armored troops, there is nothing it can do.

Sokov moved seven or eight more wooden boxes out of the basement. After prying them open, he found that some contained bullets and some contained grenades, but there was no food. Such a discovery somewhat disappointed Sokov. Bullets and grenades were good for hitting enemies, but they couldn't be used for food. What could he do?

Besides, after Andre returned to the company's station and reported the situation to the captain, the captain said with a straight face: "Andre, I just asked you to detect the movements of the Germans, but I didn't ask you to find a new station. , It’s just nonsense.”

Seeing that the captain seemed unwilling to lead the company to the bunker group, Andre couldn't help but feel a little anxious, and quickly said: "Captain, I think what Sokov said makes sense. If we garrison the bunker group on the roadside, even if we encounter We can hold on to the German attack for a while. I looked carefully and found that the bunker group is in a good position. As long as a few machine guns are set up, the road below can be blocked. "

"Andrei, don't you know how much ammunition we still have in our company?" the captain said dissatisfied: "Sokov is a new recruit and doesn't know anything. You have been in the army for five or six years. A veteran who is 20 years old is actually following him around."

"Captain," seeing the reluctance on the captain's face, Andre decided to use his trump card: "Sokov told me that as long as the troops are stationed in the bunker group, he will be able to get the ammunition and food we need. There are even medicines. "The medicines item was added by Anthony on his own initiative. He knew that there were several wounded in the company, and the injuries were serious. If they did not receive medical treatment, they might not be able to survive for long.

The medicines Andre mentioned touched the captain's heart. He was worried about several wounded soldiers under his command. When he learned that Sokov had the ability to obtain medicines, he quickly grabbed Andre and said excitedly: "An Andre, are you telling the truth? Can Sokov really find the medicines we need for our wounded?"

Things had come to this point, and Andrei could only bite the bullet and say, "Yes, comrade Captain, Sokov said he could find medicine, so don't worry."

The captain, who was originally reluctant to lead the troops away from here, learned that Sokov could really find medicine, and hurriedly ordered the troops to assemble and march to the bunker group discovered by Sokov and Andrei.

When Andrei led the captain and the company to the bunker group, he was stunned by the pile of wooden boxes piled outside the fortifications. He asked Sokov, who was sitting next to him to rest, "Sokov, where did you get these things from?"

When Sokov saw the captain coming out, he quickly stood up, stood at attention and saluted him, saying, "Captain, these are the ammunition I got. There are 30 boxes of grenades and 50 boxes of rifle bullets, which are enough to make our company have sufficient ammunition."

Knowing that Sokov had obtained so much ammunition, the captain's eyes lit up. He rushed to the wooden boxes, opened a box, and saw that it was indeed full of bullets, and an ecstatic expression appeared on his face.

After checking the contents of the wooden box, the captain turned around and asked Sokov who was standing behind him: "Sokov, tell me, where did you get these ammunition from?"

"Look, it's right there." Sokov pointed in the direction of the basement and said, "There is a basement in the bushes over there. It is a secret arsenal where our army stores ammunition. In addition to bullets and grenades, it is also full of large wooden boxes for guns, but I can't move those boxes back by myself."

Knowing that there was an underground arsenal for storing ammunition on the grass not far away, the captain became excited. He selected more than 20 strong soldiers and followed Sokov over.

The group soon came to the top of the basement. Sokov pointed down and said, "Captain, the things are all down there. But the light is not good, everyone should be careful when moving things."

"Sokov, how did you find such a hidden ammunition depot?" The captain looked at Sokov with suspicion and asked vigilantly.

"That's right." In order to convince the captain, Sokov started to make up a lie: "I have a neighbor who once participated in the construction of these defense fortifications. He told me that in order to ensure that these fortifications receive timely supplies, underground arsenals are usually built near the fortifications to store the ammunition and food needed by the troops."

"Are there any medicines?" the captain asked impatiently.

"Maybe." Sokov answered uncertainly: "It's too dark down there, I can't see clearly, so I don't know if there is any food or medicine."

"I have a flashlight here." The captain took out a flashlight from his briefcase, "I'll go down and take a look myself."