Red Moscow

When hundreds of soldiers appeared, Vlasov had a relaxed expression on his face. He turned to Colonel Del and Nikolsky and said: "Comrade Chief of Staff and Military Commissar, we have such a force around us. , we don’t have to worry about the German airdrop team anymore. If they don’t come, they will definitely come back.”

Colonel Del also felt confident. He looked at Sokov and said: "Comrade Commander, we will set off as soon as daybreak and try to reach Belopoliye as soon as possible."

"Comrade Chief of Staff, don't worry." Vlasov said with a smile: "Didn't we also send a reconnaissance team? We can wait for them to come back before continuing on our way. Don't worry, we have people around us. With so many troops, not to mention the German airdrop teams, even if they are organized troops, we are still capable of fighting. "

Near dawn, an explosion suddenly came from the northeast, alarming everyone in the forest.

As soon as Sokov heard the explosion, he rushed to Vlasov and others. You must know that the safety of the few of them is the top priority now, and nothing can happen to them before arriving in Belopoliye.

"What's going on?" Seeing Sokov coming over, Vlasov immediately frowned and asked, "Where did the explosion come from?"

"It's in the northeast direction." Sokov quickly replied: "But what caused the explosion is not yet clear."

Yesterday's bombing left a shadow in Colonel Del's mind. He asked nervously: "Is it possible that enemy planes are bombing again?"

"Impossible, this is absolutely impossible." Sokov shook his head and said: "First of all, we didn't hear the roar of the aircraft engine; secondly, it's not yet dawn, how could the plane take off? It must be something else. , the explosion caused."

"Could it be a mine?" Colonel Del asked again.

"This is impossible." Sokov once again denied Colonel Del's guess: "If it is near the defense area, it is reasonable to deploy minefields. Our location is deep in the inaccessible forest, whether it is our army or the Germans , it is impossible to lay mines in such a place.”

"What could be the explosion?" Colonel Del frowned and thought.

At this moment, two more consecutive explosions were heard.

As soon as the explosion stopped, Captain Karelin rushed over and said to Vlasov: "Comrade General, there was an explosion just now from the northeast. According to my experience, this should be a German airdrop team, using Portable light mortar, what sound does it make when attacking a target?"

"What, is that the sound of a mortar?" Even though it was not the first time for Sokov to travel through time, since he spent most of his time in the headquarters, he was unable to rely on the explosive force like Captain Karelin. You can tell by the sound what caused the explosion. He thought of Chuersin and others who were conducting reconnaissance in the northeast, and worried that these gunshots meant that the German airdrop team was attacking Chuersin and others.

"Comrade Commander, the direction of the sound of artillery is exactly the area where our scouts are going." Sokov said to Vlasov: "They may have been attacked by the German airdrop team. I ask you to allow me to take people Go rescue them."

Regarding Sokov's request, Vlasov did not immediately agree. Instead, he looked at Karelin who had just arrived and said, "Comrade Captain, I wonder if you can send someone to rescue our reconnaissance team?"

Karelin glanced at Sokov, and then rested his eyes on Vlasov: "Comrade General, the German airdrop team usually consists of a dozen people. In order to rescue our comrades, I am willing to invest as much as possible Troops. But considering that it is still dark, if there are too many troops, it will not be conducive to command, so I only provide two platoons to follow Captain Sokov on the rescue mission."

Sokov felt that Karelin was right. This unit had just merged with his own unit and were not familiar with each other yet. If they rushed into battle like this, there would definitely be huge problems with coordination. If too many people are thrown into battle, chaos may occur due to poor command. If this situation really occurs, let alone destroying the enemy, the enemy may still be beaten around.

Therefore, he readily agreed: "Comrade Captain, thank you. Two platoons of soldiers are enough."

In this way, Sokov led two platoons of soldiers and rushed towards the direction of the explosion.

After walking in the dense forest for seven or eight minutes, gunshots and explosions suddenly came from the front. It should have been captured by Chulsin's reconnaissance team and the German airdrop team. Thinking of this, he urged the soldiers behind him: "Comrades, our comrades are being attacked by the Germans and are in danger now. Everyone speed up and rescue them as soon as possible."

Hearing what Sokov said, the soldiers immediately quickened their pace, preparing to rush over to join their comrades and eliminate those damn Germans.

Soon, the soldiers at the front exchanged fire with the enemy.

Sokov listened carefully to the sound of gunfire and found that apart from the sound of the Mosin-Nagant rifle, there was only the roar of the MP40 submachine gun. Just from the sound of these gunshots, it can be judged that the equipment of the German airborne troops is not bad, and they are all MP40 submachine guns.

Sokov knew very well that if all the troops were pressed up, they would not be able to deploy at all, so he divided his troops into three groups. Rush all the way to the fighting area, and the other two routes will take detours from the left and right wings. Be sure to surround the enemy so that none of them can escape.

Just as Sokov expected, a German airdrop team of more than a dozen people encountered Chulsin's reconnaissance team. The German army first attacked with mortars, causing one death and one injury to the reconnaissance team. Chuersin and others immediately dispersed and fired, using the dense bushes as cover to engage in battle with the German airdrop team.

The German airdrop team never dreamed that the mantis was swooping over the cicada and the oriole was behind them. They concentrated their efforts on attacking Chuersin and others, and did not even realize that they had become prey. Before they could make any more progress, they were made dumplings by the people brought by Sokov.

The battle ended in just ten minutes. After all, nearly a hundred people were fighting against a dozen others, and they were still using sneak attack tactics. If they couldn't win, Sokov could choke himself to death by peeing.

Chulsin, who was in a desperate situation, never dreamed that he would be unable to stop the German attack and that a group of his own people would come out from behind the Germans. After the battle, Chuersin and the surviving scouts did not get up immediately to avoid being accidentally injured. Instead, they lay down and waited quietly, waiting for the opponent's commander to appear before it was too late to show up again.

Unexpectedly, when he was trying to observe, he heard a familiar voice from the crowd: "Qurxin, Qulxin, where are you? Qulxin..."

After hearing Sokov's voice, Chursin couldn't help but be overjoyed and quickly agreed: "Comrade Captain, I'm here." Although he replied, he did not stand up immediately because there were soldiers searching nearby. If a captured enemy stands up hastily, the nearby soldiers may become nervous and shoot directly at him.

Sokov heard Chursin's answer, but never saw anyone. He was a little angry at first, but then he thought about it, maybe the other party was worried about causing misunderstanding, so he shouted quickly: "Chursin, stand up from your hiding place and let me see where you are? Slow down when you stand up. This way we soldiers won’t be regarded as enemies.”

Chulsin followed Sokov's suggestion and stood up slowly. After getting up, he stood still and shouted to Sokov: "Comrade Captain, I am here."

After confirming Chulsin's position, Sokov quickly stepped forward, opened his hands and patted the opponent's arm, and asked with concern: "You are not injured, are you?"

"No." Chuersin shook his head, then looked down at his comrades who fell on the ground, and said sadly: "Except for me and one wounded soldier, all the other comrades have died."

"In war, someone will always die." Sokov was most concerned about Chuersin's safety. He did not pay so much attention to the life and death of the other members of the reconnaissance team: "Come, follow me to see the commander, and take you Report the detected information to him.”

When Chursin followed Sokov to the camping site, he looked at the commanders and soldiers around him and asked Sokov with some surprise: "Comrade Captain, I see that the faces of the people around me are all new, as if I have never seen them before. Are they from there?" Where did it come from?"

"They are troops from Belopoliye, and they are here specifically to find the whereabouts of the commander." Sokov said with emotion: "Without this troops by my side, I really wouldn't be able to come over when you are in danger. Support you."

Soon, Sokov brought Chulsin to Vlasov and reported to him: "Comrade Commander, the reconnaissance team I sent to the northeast has returned. Do you have any questions? , just ask Chulsin.”

Vlasov nodded, looked at Qursin and asked: "Comrade Qursin, thank you for your hard work."

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"It's not hard."

"Can you tell me what you have detected?"

"Report to Comrade Commander." Chursin quickly reported to Vlasov: "We went to the northeast to conduct reconnaissance and found that our troops were stationed there. But because there was a German defense zone in the middle, we could not go there. Contact them, so it is still unclear what kind of troops they are.”

Although he did not get a satisfactory answer from Chursin, Vlasov was not discouraged at all. He turned to look at Karelin and asked: "Comrade Captain, I now know who the troops stationed in Belopoliye are." The 40th Army to which you belong. Can you tell me what other troops are nearby?"

Karelin also heard what Qursin said. Hearing Vlasov ask himself at this moment, he quickly replied: "To the south of us is the 21st Army Group commanded by General Gordov. They are responsible for defending Shishaki. I think what this comrade soldier saw Our troops may be part of the 21st Group.”

"Comrade Commander," Colonel Del interjected and asked: "We can now confirm that there are troops of our army in the north and northeast. I wonder where you plan to go?"

Vlasov glanced at Colonel Del, and then said slowly: "Comrade Chief of Staff, didn't you listen to Chursin saying that there is a German defense line between us and our troops? If we want Heading to the northeast and joining up with the 21st Army, we must find a way to pass through the German defense line. Do you think we can successfully break through the German defense line with our current strength?"

Colonel Del thought about it, then shook his head and said, "I don't think it will work." He cast his eyes on Captain Karelin: "The troops brought by the captain belong to the 40th Army. It is obviously inappropriate to escort us to the 21st Army. So I think the best option is to go north into the defense zone of the 40th Army and get rid of the German encirclement."

"Yes, you think the same as me." Vlasov nodded and said, "I also think that entering Belopolye is our best choice." He looked up at the sky and continued, "Since the reconnaissance team has returned, I think the time is about right. Let's set off now."

More than ten minutes later, the assembled troops set off.

In order to ensure the safety of the march, Captain Karelin divided the troops into three echelons: the first company was the first echelon, walking in the front to explore the way; the second company was the second echelon, walking in the middle with Vlasov and Sokov's troops, responsible for protecting the safety of the target person; the third company was the third echelon, responsible for the rear.

At the beginning, Karelin was still in the first echelon. After walking for a while, he came to the second echelon, found Sokov, and asked tentatively: "Captain Sokov, I want to ask you something, I hope you can answer me truthfully."

"Excuse me, comrade captain." Sokov made a gesture of invitation to Karelin.

"When General Vlasov arrives in our defense zone, he will either be sent to the front headquarters or directly sent back to Moscow." Karelin looked at Sokov and asked: "What will you do then, will you follow him, or are you willing to stay in our army?"

Socov knew something about Major General Podlas, the commander of the 40th Army. This man was a corps commander as early as the 1930s and had participated in the Battle of Zhanggufeng. Because he criticized the commander of the battle in public for his blind command, he was dismissed and imprisoned. Later, with the help of Timoshenko, he returned to the army and was awarded the rank of major general. After he became the commander of the 40th Army, although he tried his best, he still couldn't stop the German attack.

In March 1942, he was appointed by Timoshenko as the commander of the 57th Army and participated in the Second Battle of Kharkov. Unfortunately, in this battle where the Soviet army initially had the upper hand but ended in a disastrous defeat, he, as the commander of the 57th Army, was surrounded by the German army. In the breakout operation, he was unfortunately shot and killed.

Sokov certainly didn't want to follow Vlasov, but a general like Podlas had no attraction to him. At this moment, he urgently hoped that he could follow Vlasov back to Moscow to see if he had a chance to meet Rokossovsky. After all, only by holding on to the thigh of the future marshal could he make achievements.

Therefore, he politely declined Karelin's invitation: "Comrade Captain, thank you for your kindness. Since my responsibility is to protect the safety of General Vlasov, I will go wherever he goes."