Red Moscow

"Comrade soldier," the captain helped Sokov and others arrange a place to stay. After the soldiers put down their equipment, he took them to the restaurant of the garrison headquarters for dinner. On the way, he asked Sokov curiously: "Are you planning to stay in Moscow or return to Kiev?"

"I'm sorry, Comrade Captain. I don't know." Sokov politely replied: "Our company was temporarily recruited by General Vlasov and escorted him to Moscow. As for his future destination, he has mentioned it before. , saying that if he is sent back to Kiev by the Supreme Command, he will definitely take us back with him, but it is not clear how he will arrange for us if he does not return to Kiev. "

"Comrade soldier, I have a request. I wonder if you can agree to it?"

"What request?" Sokov asked.

"Due to the intense fighting ahead, many of the troops directly under our garrison headquarters have been sent to the front line." The captain asked Sokov for something. Naturally, he did not intend to hide anything from him, but said truthfully: "The number of people deployed is too much." This makes our current strength much weaker, so that except for a few of the patrol teams that patrol the streets are regular troops affiliated with the garrison headquarters, the rest of the patrol teams are composed of militiamen from various factories. "

When Sokov heard what the captain said, he immediately realized that what he had just said to Andre in the car might become reality, and he quickly asked: "Comrade Captain, are you planning to let us take over the patrol mission on the streets?" ?”

"Yes, that's what I thought about it." The captain asked cautiously, "I wonder if you can accept this mission?"

Sokov began to think in his mind that if he agreed to the other party's request, his chances of staying in Moscow would increase. You know, the Battle of Kiev will start at any time. If this matter goes to Kiev, it is tantamount to seeking death. It was out of this consideration that he nodded and said: "Comrade Captain, as long as you can make the decision on this matter, I can easily arrange for people to patrol the streets after dinner."

"That's great, comrade soldier, that's great." The captain raised his hand and patted Sokov's shoulder vigorously a few times, and said excitedly: "This will greatly alleviate our problem of insufficient manpower. ”

"Comrade Captain, there is no problem for my subordinates to join the patrol." Sokov took advantage of the captain's happiness and continued: "But I have a request."

"Whatever your request is, just say it."

"I hope we can wear special markings." Sokov was worried that the other party would not understand what he meant, so he quickly explained: "If we don't have special markings to prove our identity, it will be troublesome if we are regarded as deserters by other patrols. ”

"That's no problem." The captain said cheerfully: "Every soldier participating in the patrol will wear a red armband on his arm, so that everyone can see from a distance that you are a regular patrol team. Comrade soldiers, Do you have any other questions?"

"No more, comrade captain."

"That's good, let's go eat."

After dinner, Sokov took 12 soldiers and began tonight's patrol.

They walked slowly along the street. When they saw the oncoming patrol, Sokov would order the soldiers to stop, and then he would raise his hand to salute the other party. After all, there was no military rank on his collar badge. Even if he saw that the captain of the patrol team opposite was a corporal, he had to stop and salute him.

When he reached a crossroads, Sokov saw a long queue not far away, with several uniformed policemen maintaining order.

Sokov thought for a while, then led the patrol in that direction. Firstly, he wanted to see what such a long team was for; secondly, he saw that the number of policemen maintaining order was a bit small, so he went over to ask if there was anything he could help with.

Soon, the patrol team came to the back of the queue. Sokov asked a young policeman who was maintaining order: "Comrade policeman, there is such a long queue here. What are they selling in the store?"

"White sugar." The policeman replied: "There has been no white sugar for sale in the city for almost a week. A batch was shipped from outside today. After everyone learned the news, they came here to queue up and wait to buy."

Sokov has been in Moscow for more than ten years, and naturally knows that the residents here consume an astonishing amount of sugar every year. When buying white sugar in China, they always buy it in kilograms. When buying white sugar here, you usually buy a bag of ten kilograms or twenty kilograms.

When the policeman said no help was needed, Sokov led the patrol and continued walking forward.

Soon, we arrived at the front of the team.

He saw that the door of the store was tightly closed, indicating that sales had not officially started yet. Several policemen were standing at the door chatting with batons.

Just when he was about to lead the team away, the door of the store opened.

Seeing the store door open, the residents guarding the door suddenly became anxious and rushed inside.

The police standing at the door saw the chaos in the queue and stepped forward to maintain order. They waved their batons and shouted loudly: "Comrades, please line up, don't crowd, don't crowd!"

But their manpower is too small and their role is limited. Some unruly people bent down and slipped under their outstretched arms and rushed directly into the store.

When people at the back saw someone in front of them being unruly and entering the store directly, they were naturally unconvinced and scrambled forward to get into the store as quickly as possible.

Seeing that the situation here was about to get out of control, Sokov quickly called on the soldiers to come forward and assist the police in maintaining order.

After more than ten minutes of chaos, as those who rushed into the store were caught, the people behind gradually regained their senses and obediently returned to their seats to continue queuing.

The policeman leading the team wore the rank of sergeant. He looked at the few guys who were driven out and asked Sokov: "Comrade soldiers, what do you plan to do with these people."

Sokov glanced at those people, and then said: "Comrade Sergeant, I think it's better for you to handle it."

"Okay then." Seeing Sokov handing over the disposal power to himself, the police sergeant did not shirk and shouted to the side: "Victoria, take two people and bring these unruly guys back to the police Bureau, let the comrades inside give them a hard lesson.”

"Okay." As the police sergeant shouted, a young female police officer walked out from the side. There was a triangle mark on her collar badge, indicating that she was a police corporal. She called a burly police officer, Prepare to take away those troublemakers.

After Sokov saw the man's face clearly, he was immediately stunned. Because he saw Victoria, who went deep underground with him to find someone. After he traveled back to this era, his appearance changed, but not only did Victoria's appearance remain the same, her name was even the same as before.

He took two steps forward, and when he was about to call Victoria, he realized that his move was a bit too rash. If the other person happened to look similar to Victoria and also happened to have the same name, if he stepped forward so rashly, he might arouse the other person's resentment. It seems that if you want to find out whether the other person is the Victoria you know, you need to find a suitable opportunity.

"Comrade Corporal," Sokov walked up to Victoria and said to her with a smile: "There are seven or eight people here. You two take them back to the police station. If they escape separately on the road, you won't be able to catch them even if you want to. arrive."

Victoria looked at Sokov and asked in a nonchalant manner: "Comrade soldier, what do you mean, are you going to help us escort these people back to the police station?"

"Of course, Comrade Corporal." Sokov said with a smile: "I am very happy to oblige. After all, we are patrolling this area."

Victoria did not reject Sokov's kindness. She greeted the police sergeant and left the burly policeman to continue on duty. She and Sokov's patrol escorted the group back to the police station.

The police station is not far from here, it only takes ten minutes to walk.

After Victoria handed those people over to her colleagues, she expressed her gratitude to Sokov: "Comrade soldier, thank you. Without your help, it would not be easy to bring these people back. It has taken up so much of your time. , I’m so sorry, please continue your work.”

Sokov, who was supposed to leave, stood still. He knew very well that this was the best moment to find out Victoria's identity. If he missed it, he might regret it for the rest of his life: "Comrade Corporal, can I talk to you alone?"

Hearing Sokov say this, Victoria showed a surprised expression on her face, but she quickly returned to normal, nodded slowly and said, "Let's talk about it." After that, she took Sokov to In a relatively secluded place, "Comrade soldier, if you have any questions, just tell me."

"Comrade Corporal," Sokov looked into Victoria's eyes and said, "You look so much like a friend of mine that you are almost the same person."

Unexpectedly, after hearing this, Victoria showed an expression of disgust on her face: "Comrade Warrior, your way of picking up girls is outdated."

Sokov ignored Victoria and continued: "What's more coincidental is that even the names are the same."

The expression on Victoria's face changed from disgust to astonishment: "What did you say?"

Seeing her reaction, Sokov continued: "She is also a police officer, but her rank is much higher than yours. You are a sergeant, but she is a major."

Hearing what Sokov said, Victoria's eyes flashed with a shocked expression.

"I don't know if you know this place, Hoflin Hospital." Sokov thought there was something wrong and quickly said while the iron was hot: "A friend of mine disappeared there, and she once accompanied me there to search for their whereabouts."

"Who are you?" Victoria asked warily, "How do you know Hoflin Hospital?"

Sokov was ecstatic. The construction of Hoflin Hospital began in 1980, and it was still August 1941. The person who knew this hospital was undoubtedly the real Victoria. He first looked to the left and right, and seeing that he and Victoria were the only ones here, he said confidently and boldly: "Vika, it's me. I'm Misha, can't you recognize me?"

Victoria looked at Sokov with shock: "Are you Misha?"

"Yes, I am Misha." Sokov nodded vigorously and said in a positive tone: "I really didn't expect to meet you here."

But Victoria looked at Sokov carefully, with a puzzled expression on her face: "Why did you become like this?"

Sokov shrugged his shoulders, spread his hands, and said helplessly: "At that time, I fell into a pit underground in Hoflin Hospital, and then I was knocked unconscious by you. When I woke up, I Found myself near a small town east of Kiev.”

The next moment, Victoria jumped directly into Sokov's arms, hugging his waist tightly, tears streaming down her cheeks.

Sokov opened his arms, put his arms around Victoria's shoulders, and held her tightly. Although the two of them had thousands of words in their hearts, they had no words to talk about. At this time, silence is better than sound, and silence is better than a thousand words.

Sokov had a lot of things on his mind that he wanted to tell Victoria, but he didn't know where to start.

Victoria's face was filled with joy of having recovered. She looked up at Sokov and said with tears in her eyes: "Misha, I also fainted after falling into that pit. When I woke up, I found that I was in 1941. In Moscow, you became a female police officer with the same name and appearance as me. I used my identity to inquire about you in many ways, but there was still no news. "

Sokov gently patted Victoria's back and said softly: "Vika, after I traveled to this era, I searched for your whereabouts everywhere. I never expected that I would meet you here. It’s God’s arrangement.”

"You said that after you traveled through time, you were near a small town near Kiev?" Victoria asked curiously, "Why did you appear here again?"

Seeing that Victoria was so curious, Sokov told Victoria in detail everything that happened after he traveled through time.

Victoria heard that Sokov had single-handedly captured 12 German tanks, and she couldn't help but frowned slightly: "Misha, I think your capture of German tanks is different from the German army who captured 12 American Sherman tanks in history. The commander's deeds are very similar. You have achieved such a result, your superiors should reward you, why are you still a soldier?"

"Because I just joined the army a few days ago." Sokov explained to Victoria: "I haven't had the chance to obtain a military rank yet. Once my deeds are reported to Vlasov, I believe I will be able to obtain my military rank and honor."

"Misha, don't you know who Vlasov is?" When Victoria heard Vlasov's name, she immediately said with a straight face: "He is the biggest traitor in the Soviet army. If you really become him "When his subordinates rebel and surrender to the enemy, you will be implicated."

Sokov didn't know what Victoria was talking about, but there was nothing he could do about it. If you want to make yourself known to higher-level people, the only person you can use now is Vlasov. Without his help, I would have been an ordinary soldier forever during this time travel, and might have died on the battlefield one day.

"Vika, you are right. General Vlasov is the biggest traitor in the Soviet army. If you get too close to him, you will definitely not end up well in the future." Sokov said to Victoria: "But now I am just An unknown soldier, without his help, how could my deeds be known to higher-level people? Don't worry, I will find a way to stay away from Fraso after I get my own military rank and honor. Husband’s.”