Red Moscow

Although Yakov brought a lot of people, the terrain in the north is complex, with hills, forests and lakes. It is reasonable that he did not meet Samoilov who was returning during the transfer.

At this moment, Sokov didn't care about researching where Yakov and the others went, but asked bluntly: "Second Lieutenant Samoilov, I remember that you seem to know German, how is your level?"

Samoilov didn't know the purpose of Sokov's question, but he replied truthfully: "I learned some basic expressions before the war, and I also studied with Corporal Ernst for a period of time in the past two months. There should be no problem communicating with people.”

"That's really great." Knowing that Samoilov's German is good enough to communicate with the Germans, Sokov repeatedly ordered: "Later, you can find a set of German uniforms and change them, and then go to the Go south to help Colonel Gurdiyev."

"Comrade Brigadier, why do you want me to wear a German uniform?" Hearing such an inexplicable order, Samoilov asked in a daze: "If I appear on the battlefield wearing a German uniform, will the 308th Army be allowed to fight?" Comrades in the division have misunderstood?"

"You don't have to worry about this." Seeing that Samoilov was a little timid, Sokov comforted him and said, "Now the trench we are in is the boundary, and the soldiers on the north side are all wearing clothes from our army." uniforms, and most of the soldiers on the south side wore German uniforms."

Samoilov has been with Sokov for a long time, and he knows very well that his brigade commander likes to do some disguised reconnaissance or sneak attack. At this moment, I heard that the soldiers on the south side of the hillside were all wearing German uniforms. Their eyes sparkled, and they asked, "Comrade Brigadier, are you planning to attack somewhere again?"

"This is not a place to talk," Sokov saw several soldiers from the 308th Division standing in a nearby trench, and greeted Samoilov: "Let's go to the headquarters and talk."

After arriving at the headquarters, Sokov said to Samoilov: "If all my subordinates are on the ground, maybe I can really use these German uniforms to carry out a sneak attack on the enemy. Unfortunately, staying here now All of them are commanders and fighters of the 308th Division, and if they are asked to carry out camouflage missions, it is easy to pass through."

Hearing what Sokov said, Samoilov also smiled wryly and said: "Yes, Comrade Brigadier, if Captain Vanya's first battalion is there, maybe we can really use the German uniforms on our bodies to attack the German army. , to teach them an unforgettable lesson."

"Okay, stop talking nonsense, hurry up and change your clothes." Sokov urged the other party: "After changing your clothes, report to Colonel Gurdiyev and tell him that you know German, maybe you are very It will come in handy soon.”

After Samoilov raised his hand to salute, he turned and walked out of the headquarters. Bely, who was standing at the door, folded his hands on his chest, leaning his back against the earth wall, looking at Samoilov's back, and asked a little worriedly. Said: "Comrade Brigadier, can the German of Second Lieutenant Samoilov fool the Germans?"

"I once heard Corporal Ernst say that Second Lieutenant Samoilov is the most gifted in language among the people he has ever met." Sokov said casually: "After only two months of learning German, I can He speaks fluent German, and people who don't know his identity will think he is a genuine German."

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Bauer left the position on a motorcycle, and on his way to the division headquarters, he passed the village where the tank battalion had been lurking. Next to the burned ruins of the village, there are many tanks, armored vehicles and trucks neatly parked, and there are densely packed tents nearby. It seems that there is at least a regiment of troops.

Several sentries on duty saw Bauer appearing on a motorcycle and immediately raised their guns to aim. One of the sergeants asked loudly, "Stop, what are you doing?"

Afraid that his actions would irritate the other party, Ball quickly stopped the motorcycle, raised his hands above his head, and said loudly: "Don't shoot, I am the orderly of the 94th Infantry Division."

Seeing a lone soldier here, the German sergeant never thought that this might be the enemy, and thought it was a deserter. Therefore, he did not ask his subordinates to put down their guns, but brought two soldiers over, and sternly said to Bauer, "Take out your soldier ID, I want to check it!"

Bauer continued to raise one hand, and slowly took out his ID from his pocket with the other hand, handed it to the German sergeant, and said emphatically, "Sergeant, there is a division pass in the soldier's ID."

The German sergeant took over the soldier's card, compared Bauer with the photo on it, and then looked at the pass issued by the division headquarters twice, and after confirming that Bauer was not a deserter, he turned around and waved to his soldiers , signaling them to put down their weapons. When handing back the ID to Ball, the sergeant asked curiously, "Corporal Ball, what are you doing here?"

"Our army has a battalion of the 276th Regiment stationed on the hillside to the north. Their task is to block the Russians rushing from the north." Bauer put his ID into his pocket and replied in a panic: " Since their radio station is broken, the division headquarters can only send me to deliver a letter to them, ordering them to hold there at all costs, and the Russians must not be allowed to cross their defense line."

Bauer took out the cigarettes in his pocket, distributed one each to the sergeant and the soldiers behind him, then kindly lit them up, and asked tentatively, "Sergeant, what part do you belong to?"

"We are from the 547th Regiment of the 389th Infantry Division." The sergeant replied, "We have been ordered here to assist you in eliminating the Russian Orlovka salient. But when we arrived here, we found the Russians The people's positions are empty, and I don't know where they have gone. Have you seen any Russians along the way?"

When Bauer heard the question from the German sergeant, he couldn't help but trembled. After all, he had just escaped from the hands of the Russians, and he was somewhat lacking in confidence. What? You know, our army is everywhere here, and it’s too late for them to hide, so how dare they show up?”

The German sergeant didn't notice Bauer's strangeness, and he said to himself while smoking a cigarette: "What a hell, according to our reconnaissance information, at least one division of the Russians surrounded in the Orlovka area How can you say that if you don't have it, you will be gone?" Ball didn't dare to answer, but just buried his head in smoking to hide his uneasiness.

"Corporal," the German sergeant put an arm on Bauer's shoulder, and said friendly: "Follow me to meet the regimental commander and report to him about the situation nearby."

Bauer quickly declined and said, "No, Sergeant, I still have something to do, so I have to rush back to the division headquarters immediately. If I have a chance in the future, I will assign you to the regiment headquarters."

"Why are you haggling so much? Go if you're told." Seeing that Bauer was unwilling to go to the regiment headquarters, the sergeant stared at him and said in a stern tone: "If you don't go, don't even think about it." leave here."

Seeing this, Bauer knew that if he didn't follow the sergeant to the regiment headquarters, he would definitely not be able to escape, so he could only bite the bullet and say, "Okay, sergeant, I'll go with you to the regiment commander. After answering his questions After that, I need to return to the division headquarters immediately."

"Understood, let's go." Said the sergeant, he grabbed Bauer and walked towards the densely packed tents.

When he came to a tent with soldiers standing guard, the sergeant asked Ball to wait for a while, and then he went up to whisper a few words to a sentry, and then walked into the tent. Not long after, the sergeant came out, shook his head at Bauer, and said, "Come in, Corporal Bauer, our regiment leader wants to see you."

After Bauer entered the tent, he saw a bald colonel and a lieutenant colonel wearing a military cap standing at a table with their backs to the tent door. He hurriedly stepped forward to salute and shouted loudly: Hi, Hitler!

After the colonel heard Ball's voice, he stood up straight and turned around, facing him and asked, "Are you the signal soldier of the 94th Infantry Division?"

"Yes, Mr. Colonel." Bauer quickly replied: "I was originally an engineer of the 94th Infantry Division. Because the signal corps lost too much in the battle, I was temporarily assigned the task of the signal corps."

"Corporal, what is your mission?" the colonel asked curiously.

"Report, Mr. Colonel," Bauer replied respectfully, standing up straight like a telegraph pole, "I was ordered to send orders to the 1st Battalion of the 276th Infantry Regiment, asking them to hold their positions at all costs. The Russians move forward."

The colonel looked at Bauer and asked with a sneer, "Then did they do it?"

"Yes, Mr. Colonel, they did it." Before he was released, Bauer had a general understanding of the results of the battalion. In two days of fighting, an infantry division of the Russians was annihilated, while their own losses were very small, with less than a hundred casualties."

"With less than a hundred casualties, it is truly remarkable to have wiped out a division of the Russians." The colonel turned to look at the lieutenant colonel next to him and said, "Are you right, Chief of Staff?"

"Yes, Your Excellency, Commander, they are indeed remarkable." The chief of staff replied respectfully, "They were able to achieve such great results with such small casualties."

"Corporal," probably because he heard that the troops in the north had achieved great results, the German colonel wanted to take a share, so he tentatively asked: "Do the troops there need us to reinforce? There are too many to say, send There is no problem with the two battalions in the past."

How dare Bauer let the head of the regiment send troops to the northern position for reinforcements? He hurriedly waved his hand and said: "Mr. Colonel, the battalion commander said that they have enough troops to hold the position, but they have consumed too much ammunition. I hope that I will apply to the division headquarters to replenish some ammunition for them so that they can Hold on to the current position longer."