Red Moscow

"Comrade Brigadier!" As soon as Sokov finished speaking, Bely explained anxiously: "I have already asked, this girl is one of our scouts, she has important information that needs to be sent to the Army Command."

"Female scout?" Hearing what Bely said, Sokov immediately thought of the female scout he had rescued before, and asked tentatively, "Colonel, what's the name of the female scout? Is it Maria Vijay?" Neyeva?"

Bely hesitated for a while, and then replied: "No, Comrade Brigadier, her name is not Maria Videneyeva, but Lisa, and she belongs to the Reconnaissance Office of the Army Group. She said that she has important information and needs to be sent immediately." Report to superiors."

Hearing that it wasn't the female scout he knew, Sokov couldn't help but feel a little disappointed. He said into the microphone: "Comrade Colonel, send that female scout here immediately."

A few minutes later, a captured three-wheeled motorcycle came to Sokov's position. After the car came to a complete stop, a young girl in civilian clothes and a floral headscarf came out of the sidecar and followed the motorcyclist to find Sokov.

After sizing up the girl in front of him, Sokov asked casually, "Are you a scout from the Reconnaissance Division of the Group Army?"

"Yes, Comrade Commander. I am Scout Lisa." The female scout in plain clothes looked at Sokov and replied with neither humility nor humility: "I have important information on me, and I need to report it to my superiors immediately. I wonder if you can Provide me with a radio, or send me to headquarters?"

Although the female scout said that she had important information on her body, Sokov didn't take it seriously. He clearly remembered that Maria Videneeva said the same thing last time, but the information she brought back, the defense of the city, But it didn't play a big role. Now that the female scout named Lisa said so again, it might be another piece of information of little significance.

Thinking of this, Sokov tentatively asked: "Comrade Lisa, can you tell me the content of the information you have obtained?"

Sokov's words aroused Lisa's vigilance. She stared at Sokov for a while, then shook her head and said, "I'm sorry, Comrade Commander, this information is of great importance. reserves the right to disclose any details to you."

Seeing that Lisa looked down on him so much, Sokov felt a little displeased, but he didn't show it. Instead, he called the operator over and told him, "Comrade operator, send this female scout the information Sent to the Group Army Command."

Unexpectedly, just as the operator agreed, Lisa said unexpectedly: "Comrade Lieutenant Colonel, this information is of great importance, I should send the telegram myself!"

The radio operator didn't dare to make decisions without authorization, so he could only look at Sokov for instructions. Sokov nodded slightly at him, motioning for him to do what Lisa said. Seeing that Sokov agreed to her request, Lisa thanked him, and followed the operator towards the telegraph placed far away from the trench.

Looking at Lisa's back, Sokov muttered in a low voice: "What's so great, you have to keep it a secret from me. The information you have is nothing more than the concentration of several infantry divisions and armored divisions in the German army, how many aircraft, Tanks, artillery, ready to launch an attack on the factory area north of the city when."

Although Sokov spoke in a low voice, Lisa, who was walking along the trench, was shocked, then stopped, and cast a surprised look at Sokov. The operator noticed that Lisa had stopped, so he turned his head and asked curiously, "Comrade Lisa, why did you stop?"

Lisa shook her head in a panic and said, "It's nothing, I was just thinking about one thing just now. Let's go, let's send a telegram."

When Lisa began to send the report, Major Tenev walked up to Sokov and asked in a low voice: "Comrade Lieutenant Colonel, how do you know that the enemy has assembled several divisions and a large amount of technical equipment and is preparing to attack us?" ?”

"Major Tenev, is this your first time fighting the Germans?" Sokov turned his head to look at Tenev with a hint of contempt on his face and said, "It's been a long time since they attacked Stalingrad, but So far, the city has not been able to take down the city. The German High Command must be furious. In order to save their face, they will definitely concentrate their superior forces and technical equipment. At a certain time, they will launch a new round of attack on us again. Attack by force in order to achieve the goal of seizing the city."

"Comrade Lieutenant Colonel," hearing Sokov say this, Tenev felt that the other party was a bit alarmist. Anyway, the counterattack against the German army had started before. How could it be possible for the Germans to concentrate their superior forces and technical equipment? What about another assault on Stalingrad? But out of politeness, Tenev did not show his emotions on his face, but asked modestly: "When do you think the Germans will launch a new round of attack on us?"

"The assembly of troops takes time." Sokov recalled the history he knew in his mind. The German army launched a powerful offensive against the Soviet army in mid-October, causing heavy casualties to the troops standing in the factory area. , most of the area was occupied, and even Chuikov's headquarters were almost driven into the Volga. So he tactfully answered Tenev's question: "About mid-October, the Germans will be able to launch a new attack on us."

"The Germans are launching a new attack on us?" Tenev's mouth was slightly upturned, and he said a little unconvinced: "Comrade Lieutenant Colonel, I think your judgment must be wrong, you must know that we are launching an attack on the enemy , Where can they deploy troops to attack us?"

Sokov didn't want to have a pointless argument with others on this kind of issue, so he changed the topic in time: "Major Tenev, my troops are attacking the German third line of defense. You can go back and let your Soldiers, get ready to take over the defense as soon as Captain Vanya's troops capture the German position."

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Chuikov's headquarters is in extreme turmoil at the moment, and the communications soldiers are desperately calling into the microphones, conveying various orders from the headquarters, or recording the latest battle situation from the front line... Lisa's important information , it was in this case that it was sent back to headquarters by telegram.

After the operator translated the received telegrams, he handed them directly to the communications staff, who then summarized the telegrams and handed them over to Chief of Staff Krylov. When Krylov saw this telegram, he did not pay enough attention to it. After all, what everyone is concerned about today is the progress of the counter-offensive. This kind of intelligence about the build-up or mobilization of German troops is easily ignored.

After dark, the communication situation in the headquarters improved. Chuikov, who was exhausted enough, sat down and drank two sips of tea, and asked Krylov: "Comrade Chief of Staff, has the 73rd Infantry Brigade taken down the German third line of defense?"

"Wait a minute, Comrade Commander!" Krylov began to flip through the telegrams in front of him, wanting to see if there was any telegram sent by Sokov: "I'll look for it and see if there is Lieutenant Colonel Sokov Telegram."

After flipping through the pages, Krylov accidentally discovered the telegram sent by Lisa. He didn't pay attention at first, but he couldn't help being surprised when he saw the above content clearly. He hurriedly read the above content twice, and then said to Chuikov: "Comrade Commander, more than an hour ago, the radio station used by Lieutenant Colonel Sokov sent us a telegram about the Information on mobilization."

Chuikov looked up at Krylov and asked, "Comrade Chief of Staff, what is written on it?"

Krylov said with a serious expression: "The telegram said that the German army is preparing to assemble five infantry divisions and two armored divisions to launch an attack on the Dzerzhinsky Tractor Factory in mid-October. The number of enemies participating in the attack will reach eight." At the same time, there are more than 2,000 artillery pieces, about 300 tanks and thousands of aircraft..."

"My God," Chuikov said in amazement after hearing what Krylov said: "If the German army really attacked the Dzerzhinsky factory on such a scale, we would not be able to hold it at all." He paused After a while, he asked again, "Where did this information come from? Is it reliable?"

"The telegram was sent from the radio station used by Lieutenant Colonel Sokov." Krylov looked at the code in the lower left corner of the telegram, "but the sender claimed to be Lisa, a scout from the Reconnaissance Department."

"Contact the reconnaissance department immediately." Chuikov realized the seriousness of the problem, and quickly ordered Krylov: "Find out whether there is such a scout."

"Elena," Krylov said to the female messenger Yelena who was sitting not far away, "Get me to the reconnaissance office and their chief, and tell him that I have something to talk to him about."

Yelena promised, picked up the phone on the table, and began to contact the investigation department. After a short time, she handed the microphone to Krylov and said in a hoarse voice: "Comrade Chief of Staff, the Director of Reconnaissance is online."

Krylov took the microphone and asked straight to the point: "Comrade Director, let me ask you, is there a scout named Lisa in your department?"

"Yes, Comrade Chief of Staff." The director recognized Krylov's voice, and quickly replied respectfully: "She was ordered to collect intelligence behind enemy lines, but she has lost contact with us for four or five days. What? , do you have any news about her?"

"We just received a telegram from this Lisa." Krylov said into the microphone: "Because the content of this telegram is very important, I must first call you to confirm, detective Is there such a person in the office?"

"That's right, Comrade Chief of Staff." Knowing that his subordinates had obtained an extremely important piece of information, the head of the reconnaissance department did not dare to neglect, and quickly gave Krylov an affirmative answer: "There is indeed such a piece of information in our department." A female scout."

"I see." After hanging up the phone, Krylov nodded at Chuikov and said, "Comrade Commander, I have verified that there is indeed such a female scout in the Reconnaissance Division, but she has lost contact with the Division. It's been four or five days."

"We lost contact with the Office for four or five days?" Chuikov couldn't help frowning when he heard Krylov say this: "Chief of Staff, have you ever thought that the female scout has been out of contact with the Office for so long?" Time, did something special happen?"

"Something special?" Krylov was taken aback for a moment, and then he understood what Chuikov meant: "Comrade Commander, what you mean is that this female scout may have been captured by the German army, and then she provided us with received this false information?"

"That's right, that's how I think about it." Chuikov nodded and agreed with Krylov's statement. He emphasized: "We can't believe such an important matter just by a telegram. I think it is necessary to go further." be verified."

Just when Krylov was confused about how to check, he heard Chuikov continue to say: "Chief of Staff, immediately send a report to Lieutenant Colonel Sokov and ask him to send this female scout to the headquarters. Ask her for the source of this information for yourself."

After Krylov gave the operator the order to send the report, he asked Chuikov curiously: "Comrade Commander, if the information she provided is true, what should we do?"

"If it is true, then this intelligence is related to the life and death of Stalingrad, and we must immediately report it to the Front Command and the Supreme Command." Cuikov said solemnly: "Let the superiors formulate countermeasures to crush the Germans." The plot to take Stalingrad."

The telegram sent from the army headquarters quickly reached Sokov. After reading the telegram, he said to Lisa who just came over: "Comrade Lisa, according to the order of your superiors, you will be sent to the army headquarters immediately. How are you doing? Are you okay?"

"No problem." Lisa shook her head vigorously, looked at Sokov and said, "Comrade Commander, I obey your arrangement."

"Major Tenev," Lisa had no objection to her arrangement, and Sokov called out to Major Tenev who was not far away, "Please come to my place."

Tenev heard Sokov's shout and immediately trotted along the trench. After he came to Sokov, he straightened his body and asked, "Comrade Lieutenant Colonel, what instructions do you have?"

Sokov pointed at Lisa and said to Tenev: "Comrade Major, I just received a telegram from the Army Group Command ordering us to send Comrade Lisa to the headquarters. You immediately dispatch two soldiers to escort Lisa." Sa returns to headquarters."

"Understood, Comrade Lieutenant Colonel." Tenev glanced at Lisa standing beside him, and replied loudly, "I will definitely send someone to take her to the headquarters safely." After finishing speaking, he walked quickly to the Beside Lisa, he said with a smile on his face, "Comrade Lisa, please follow me, I will send someone to take you back to the headquarters."

Seeing Tenev take Lisa away, Guchakov, who was working as a security guard, walked up to Sokov and said in an admiring tone: "Comrade Brigadier, you are still thoughtful. When it was delivered, Major Tenev wanted the convoy to go back the same way immediately, but you stopped it. I didn’t expect it to come in handy so soon.”

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