Red Moscow

On the way to the bridge, the major and Sokov were talking and laughing in front.

"Lieutenant, where are you from?"

"Berlin," Sokov joked.

But the German major also believed it, nodded and said: "I am also from Berlin, but your accent has changed a lot."

"Since I joined the Brandenburg Regiment, there are very few Berliners around me. As I spend a long time with them, my accent naturally changes."

"So that's it." After the major said casually, he suddenly changed the subject: "Lieutenant, who do you think will be the final winner in this battle?"

"It goes without saying, of course it's us." Sokov felt that telling the German major in advance some of what was going to happen next would increase the other's favor, so he continued: "Don't see that the Russians have nearly a million troops. , and we only have 500,000, but what kind of soldiers are they? Or are they beaten by our army? The broken troops were reorganized after being dispersed; or they were newly recruited soldiers without any combat experience or systematic military training. As for our army, although it is at a numerical disadvantage, its officers and soldiers are all elite soldiers who have conquered Europe. , wouldn’t it be easy to defeat the ragtag Russians?”

The German major was originally a little skeptical about Sokov, but seeing his excitement when he mentioned that the German army was about to defeat the Soviet army, the last doubt in his heart disappeared without a trace. By this moment, he had completely determined that the team around him, wearing Russian military uniforms and dressed like Russians, was a special team sent by Brandenburg.

When this strange unit moved forward, the faces of the defenders there showed puzzled expressions. They didn't understand why a small group of Soviet officers and soldiers suddenly appeared, and the leading officer and his major seemed to be chatting quite well. Speculation.

After the major came to the front, a second lieutenant in charge of the bridge guard quickly stepped forward and raised his hand to salute him. After putting down his hand, his eyes were fixed on Sokov next to the major and the Russians wearing Soviet uniforms.

"Second lieutenant," the German major pointed at Sokov and others and said to the second lieutenant: "They are from the Brandenburg special operations team. They want to go deep into the Russian hinterland to perform a special mission. Immediately remove the obstacles and let them pass."

The German second lieutenant stared at Sokov and said to the major with some embarrassment: "I'm sorry, Mr. Major, do they have a pass? If they can't get a pass, I can't let them cross the bridge."

When Sokov heard what the German second lieutenant said, he immediately straightened his face and said in a stern tone: "Second lieutenant, I can tell you truthfully that I don't have any documents for you to check. We are carrying out special operations deep behind enemy lines. If you carry your military ID during your mission, your true identity will be exposed.”

After hearing this, the German second lieutenant showed a troubled expression on his face. For a moment, he didn't know whether to let this small team wearing Russian military uniforms cross the bridge, so he could only turn his eyes to the major for help.

The major saw the other party's gaze and said impatiently: "Didn't I tell you that they are a small team carrying out special tasks? Let them go quickly. If it delays their business, you will be sent to the military." Court."

The German major's words frightened the second lieutenant. He did not dare to insist on checking Sokov's documents, so he could only order people to put aside obstacles to let Sokov and others pass.

When Vlasov and others stepped onto the bridge, Sokov felt relieved. He raised his hand and saluted the major, and said with a smile: "Major, we will see you later!"

The German major waved to Sokov: "See you later!"

When Sokov quickly caught up with Vlasov and others, he lowered his voice and said to them: "Everyone, please pay attention, we are still within the enemy's fire coverage. Don't panic, try to stay calm, and don't walk at a slow pace. Too fast to avoid being spotted by the Germans."

After walking for more than ten minutes, no one could see the bridge anymore due to the obstruction of trees and roadside buildings.

"Thank God, we finally escaped." Colonel Del said to Sokov with relief: "Captain Sokov, thank you! If it weren't for this crazy plan you implemented, I'm afraid none of us would be able to escape."

"Captain Sokov, your performance once again refreshed my understanding of you." Vlasov smiled and said to Sokov: "If I were in your position, even if I came up with such a crazy plan, We don’t dare to implement it easily. After all, the probability of success is too low. If there is even a slight flaw, we will be completely ruined.”

Vlasov, Colonel Del and others were nervous, so why was Sokov not nervous. His plan to impersonate the Brandenburg Regiment can be described as crazy. If anyone in the team makes a mistake, the plan will end in complete failure. Fortunately, they were not discovered by the Germans. On the contrary, the Germans took the initiative to escort them across the bridge across the Dnieper River.

"Comrade Commander, although we have successfully crossed the bridge, we are not out of danger." Sokov was worried that Vlasov and Colonel Del would take it lightly, and quickly reminded them: "We must rendezvous with the troops as soon as possible."

"Yes, Captain Sokov, you are right. We should find troops as soon as possible, re-establish a new line of defense, and prevent the Germans from attacking next." After saying this, Vlasov turned around and ordered the radio to be carried on his back. Communications staff officer: "Immediately send a telegram to the subordinate troops to find out their location."

"Okay, comrade commander, I will send the message immediately." The communications staff said, and prepared to take down Belo's radio and send a message to the subordinate troops.

But his action was stopped by Sokov: "Comrade staff, this place is not suitable for sending messages. Let's continue to move forward and see if we can find a suitable place to send messages." Worried that Vlasov would misunderstand, Sokov also explained to him, "Comrade commander, this place is still too close to the enemy. I am worried that when we are sending messages, some Germans will cross the bridge and chase us. With just a few of us, we are definitely not their opponents."

"Captain Sokov, you are right." Vlasov agreed with Sokov's statement very much, and said to the communications staff: "Let's continue on our way and find a suitable position ahead. It's not too late to send messages."

As he continued on his way, Sokov tried to recall the details of the Battle of Kiev. After the fall of Kiev, the Southwestern Front was divided into six defensive forces by the German army: the 26th Army stationed 20 to 30 kilometers north of the town of Zolotonosha held out in the Orzhitsa area until September 24, 1941; the 37th and 26th Armies stationed 40 to 50 kilometers southeast of Kiev held out until September 23, 1941; the 21st Army stationed southeast of Belyakin held out until September 23, 1941; the 5th Army stationed east of Belyakin held out until September 23, 1941; the 37th Army stationed 10 to 15 kilometers northeast of Kiev held out until September 21, 1941; the 37th Army stationed in the Yagotin area held out until September 26, 1941.

According to the historical knowledge he had, Vlasov's 37th Army was now scattered in three different areas, carrying out the final resistance until it was completely annihilated by the German army. The first thing to do now was to follow the orders of the superiors and go to the Yagotin area, where they would accommodate as many troops as possible for resistance.

"Captain Sokov," Sokov was recalling the history he knew when he heard Colonel Del calling him and quickly turned his head to look at him. Colonel Del continued to ask: "Tell me, where should we go?"

"I think we should go to the Yagotin area." Sokov said without hesitation: "According to the order of the front headquarters, didn't they order our army group troops to withdraw to the area and establish new defenses?"

"Comrade Commander, Captain Sokov suggested that we go to the Yagotin area." Colonel Del turned to Vlasov and asked: "What do you think?"

"The original order given to us by our superiors was to withdraw to the Yagotin area, organize new defenses, and prevent the German army from advancing in the direction of Moscow." Vlasov replied: "We will go to the Yagotin area now to see how many troops can be accommodated."

At the same time, a small team wearing Soviet uniforms appeared again at the right bank of the Dnieper Bridge. In this unit, in addition to the Soviet army, there were two German officers. When the German officers and soldiers along the way saw this unit, they all showed puzzled expressions on their faces, and they couldn't figure out where this unit came from. However, since the other party dared to walk on the road in a swagger, it must not be an enemy.

After the troops arrived at the bridge, the German major who was staying here came out and asked them: "Stop, which unit are you from?"

"We are from the Brandenburg Regiment Special Operations Battalion." A German captain stepped forward, saluted the German major, and said respectfully: "I am Captain William Walser, please let us pass and let us go deep into the Russians to perform special tasks."

"What, you are William Walser?" When the major heard the German captain in front of him claiming to be William Walser, he was stunned: "Lieutenant William Walser just passed by, how come another one popped up?"

When William Walser heard what the major said, he immediately widened his eyes in surprise: "Mr. Major, what did you say, someone with the same name as me just passed by here?"

"Yes, William · Lieutenant Walser. "The German major said with an embarrassed expression: "He said he was Lieutenant William Walser."

"Then did you check his ID?"

"No." The major shook his head and said: "He said that you are carrying out special missions behind enemy lines. In order to avoid exposing your identity, you never carry any ID."

"He is lying!" William Walser was immediately angry after hearing this: "I am William Walser. When I was carrying out orders in the Netherlands last year, I was indeed a lieutenant, but now I have been promoted to captain. That person is an imposter!" As he said, he took out his military ID from his jacket pocket and handed it to the second lieutenant: "This is my ID, you can take a look."

After reading William Walser's ID, the major realized that he had been fooled by Sokov, mistaking the fake for the real, and even helped them pass the bridge.

"I'm sorry, Captain." After returning the ID to William Walther, the major apologized, "I didn't expect the Russians to be so bold as to pretend to be members of the Brandenburg Regiment."

"How many of them were there, and in which direction did they go?"

"Nine in total." The major replied, "After crossing the bridge, they seemed to be heading southeast."

"Do you remember what those people looked like?"

"Yes, I remember." The major nodded and said, "There were old and young people in that unit. At first glance, it looked like a small Russian unit that had been broken up and put together again."

William Walser stretched out his hand to the lieutenant next to him, who immediately took out a stack of photos from his satchel and placed it in his hand.

"Mr. Major," William Walser handed the stack of photos to the major and asked politely: "Look, among the people crossing the bridge, are there any people in the photos?"

After looking through the photos for a while, the major picked out the photo of Vlasov and said to William Walser: "I remember there was this person in the team."

William Walser took the photo and after seeing the person clearly, he stamped his feet anxiously: "Mr. Major, this person's name is Vlasov. He is the commander of the Russian 3rd Army and the commander of the Kiev Garrison. I really didn't expect this. , you actually let him go. Do you know that once he leaves, you will lose one of your Iron Cross medals."

When he learned that he had lost an Iron Cross, the major became angry. He quickly called an officer and ordered the officer: "Immediately assemble a company of troops and follow me to chase those damn Russians. How dare they Lie to me, if I catch them, they will be cut into pieces."

"Mr. Major," William Walser saw that the major was angry and quickly said while the iron was hot: "Let's go with your people to see if there is still a chance to catch a big fish. Although a group army commander has escaped, if we can Catching a few of their generals or senior political workers would be a great achievement."

In this way, the special operations team led by Walser and the major's troops joined forces, took tricycles and trucks, and pursued Sokov and others along the route of the convoy.

Sokov, who was arriving, suddenly heard the roar of the engines of trucks and three-wheelers coming from behind. He screamed inwardly and quickly called everyone to hide in the woods on the roadside. At the same time, he warned them: "I It feels like these enemies are coming to chase us, so we must hide and don’t expose our targets, otherwise we will be totally ruined.”

As soon as everyone hid in the forest on the roadside, they saw a convoy of seven or eight motorcycles and five trucks full of soldiers driving along the road. At the end of the entire convoy, there was an open barrel truck with several officers sitting in it.

With his sharp eyes, Sokov recognized the German officer sitting behind him at a glance. He was the German major who sent him and others across the bridge. He should have realized at this moment that he had been deceived, so he personally led people to catch up.

After the convoy left, Romanov climbed up to Sokov and said to him in a low voice: "Comrade Captain, I wonder if you just noticed that there are soldiers wearing our military uniforms in the compartments of those trucks. You Tell me, are these enemies disguised as our army?”

Sokov was secretly surprised, wondering if he was so unlucky to have encountered a real Brandenburg troop. Fortunately, I heard a vehicle coming from behind and hid in advance, otherwise I would have had no choice but to catch them after encountering them.