Red Moscow

Since he didn't know when the friendly forces would come to meet up, Sokov still ordered Sidolin to call the heads of the regiments and ask them to closely monitor the movement on the opposite side. Once a battle occurred in the rear of the German position, it would be indicated. It is the friendly army who has come to join forces, and we must immediately prepare for the attack.

After arranging all this, Sidolin answered a phone call. After he put down the phone, he said to Sokov: "Comrade division commander, the US military instructors who came to our division two months ago will return to Moscow with comrades from the Weapons and Equipment Department after dawn. Do you want to meet them?"

Hearing Sidolin mention the American instructors, Sokov remembered that these instructors had been teaching everyone how to use bazookas in the division. Now that they were leaving, he had never seen each other, which was too impolite. Thinking of this, he hurriedly said to Sidolin: "Comrade Chief of Staff, invite those American instructors to come to the division headquarters."

Ten minutes later, five soldiers in American uniforms appeared in the division headquarters. Sidolin had dealt with them, so he took the initiative to introduce Sokov: "Comrade commander, let me introduce you, this is Lieutenant Lake, the head of the American instructor team; this is Second Lieutenant Michael; Second Lieutenant..."

Every time Sidolin introduced a person, Sokov shook hands with each other and politely said in English: "thank you!" Seeing the young Soviet colonel in front of him, he actually expressed his gratitude in English when shaking hands , There were friendly smiles on the faces of the US military instructors.

After introducing the two parties, Sidolin whispered to Sokov again: "Comrade Commander, Lieutenant Lake's Russian is pretty good, don't you want to chat with him?"

Sokov's meeting with these American instructors was just out of courtesy. He originally wanted to say a few words casually and send the other party away, but after hearing what Sidolin said, he had no choice but to change his mind and planned to have a polite chat with Lake.

After calling everyone to sit down, Sokov looked at Lake and asked, "Lieutenant Lake, how are you? During the two months at Mamayev Post, are you still used to room and board?"

Lake replied with a smile: "Colonel, I understand what you mean. You are worried that we will not adapt to such an environment. Don't worry, this is not the first time we have been on the battlefield, and we can adapt to a difficult environment."

"Lieutenant Lake," Lake's answer made Sokov feel more fond of him: "I want to ask, where did you take part in the battle before. Is it North Africa?"

According to Sokov's thinking, well-trained U.S. military officers and soldiers usually have experience in the North African battlefield, so this question is asked. Unexpectedly, Lieutenant Lake shook his head and replied: "My previous combat troops were in the Pacific Ocean. The enemy we have to face is the Japanese, not the Germans."

Hearing that the opponents used to fight against the Japanese had aroused Sokov's great interest. He asked curiously, "Lieutenant, may I ask, when did you start fighting against the Japanese?"

"December 7, 1941." Lake replied solemnly.

"December 7, 1941?" After repeating the date, Sidolin said in surprise, "Comrade Commander, isn't this the second day when we launched a major counterattack against the German army under the city of Moscow?"

"Yes, Comrade Chief of Staff, for us, this is the second day of the great counteroffensive outside Moscow. But for the American allies," Sokov said to Lake with a sideways face, "this is a time for the United States to People will always remember the day when the Japanese navy attacked the Pacific Fleet at Pearl Harbor, causing huge casualties to the U.S. military.”

After listening to Sokov's words, Lake showed a shocked expression on his face, and he asked in surprise, "Colonel, I really didn't expect that you actually knew about the Pearl Harbor incident?"

"When I was in Moscow before, I heard someone mention it." Sokov said: "It is said that President Roosevelt delivered a historic speech the next day, and even the isolationist Congress unanimously passed the declaration of war on Japan. Proposal. On the surface, this is a glorious victory for the Japanese, but in the long run, it is a disaster for the Japanese. I believe that the American allies will completely defeat the Japanese within a year or two."

"Thank you, Colonel!" After hearing Sokov's words, Lake stood up to express his thanks, and said politely, "I believe that the heroic Soviet soldiers and civilians will also be able to defeat the German invaders in the end."

After the commercial exchange, Sokov changed the subject and asked: "Lieutenant Lake, I heard that before the Japanese planes attacked Pearl Harbor, the nearby radar station found a group of unidentified planes on the sea and reported to the superiors. You must know that there were still 20 minutes before the start of the Japanese air strike, if your superiors could pay attention to this kind of report, it might be possible to minimize the loss of Pearl Harbor.”

"The officer who received the report thought it was a wrong report, so he chose to ignore it and ordered the radar station to be closed." Lake said helplessly: "Actually, he can't be blamed for this. There was a strange phone call, it seemed to be a prank, so it affected his judgment."

"A prank?" Sokov first heard that before the Pearl Harbor attack, the officer on duty received a prank call, which affected his judgment, so he asked with great interest: "Lieutenant Lake, do you know about pranks?" What was on the phone?"

"At that time, someone called the officer on duty and said he was a senator, and the Japanese would dispatch planes to attack Pearl Harbor at 7:50." Lake said unhurriedly: "But the officer knew the senator, so he asked the other party Where did he call himself, but the other party said that he was calling on the USS Nimitz aircraft carrier, and the captain, Colonel Yeke, was by his side."

"Lieutenant Lake," Sidolin couldn't help interjecting when he heard this, "Is there anything wrong?"

"Lieutenant Colonel, you don't know something." Lake looked at Sidolin and said with a wry smile: "Although the commander-in-chief of the Pacific Fleet is called Nimitz, in the US Navy, there is no aircraft carrier USS Nimitz at all, let alone the USS Nimitz. There's no Captain Jake."

Sokov was also puzzled when he heard this. As a person from the future, he naturally knows that the Nimitz aircraft carrier is to commemorate the deceased Chief of Naval Operations and Navy five-star admiral Nimitz. It started construction in June 1968 and was launched in May 1972. Delivered to the US Navy in May 1975. The ship was first incorporated into the Atlantic Fleet, and its home port was Norfolk on the east coast of the United States; a few years later, it was reorganized into the Pacific Fleet, and its station was changed to Everett Naval Base.

How could someone know of the existence of an aircraft carrier that started construction in 1968 and call the duty room at Pearl Harbor on board to warn? This is simply incredible.

Seeing Sokov's puzzled expression, Lake misunderstood what he meant, and quickly explained: "It's just such a prank call that can't stand scrutiny, which seriously affected the judgment of the officer on duty, and made him During the period of time, a serious miscalculation occurred, which led to the tragedy of the attack on Pearl Harbor."

After chatting for a while, Lake beat his subordinates and left. Sidolin looked at his back, and asked Sukov curiously: "Comrade commander, do you think what he said is true? Someone actually sent a message to the aircraft carrier from a non-existent aircraft carrier before the attack on Pearl Harbor. It's ridiculous that the duty room called the police."

But Sokov had doubts in his heart. If what Lake said was true, did it mean that the aircraft carrier, which was built more than 20 years later, also traveled to this era? But as soon as this idea came up, Sokov resolutely denied it. The Nimitz aircraft carrier has more than 80 carrier-based aircraft, and most of them are two-seat, two-engine supersonic F-14 fighter jets. It is as easy as an adult hitting a baby to deal with the aircraft of the Japanese Navy. Why do you allow the Pearl Harbor incident to happen?

But this matter, Sokov can only think about it in his heart, but he can't tell anyone. Because this kind of thing is so unbelievable, once it is said, even an old partner like Sidolin may think of himself as crazy. Therefore, he decided to keep this matter as a permanent secret, deeply buried in his heart, and never tell anyone.

"It's getting late, let's all go back and rest." Sokov raised his hand and looked at his watch, seeing that it was already early in the morning, he waved at Sidolin and the others and said, "It's not too late to come back to work after dawn. "

When Sokov walked out of the command post, Anisimov chased him up from behind, and asked Sokov in a low voice: "Comrade Commander, I think you seem to have something on your mind. Are you still thinking about the ghost aircraft carrier?"

"Ghost aircraft carrier?!" Hearing the word Anisimov said, Sokov asked in surprise: "Comrade political commissar, why do you call it a 'ghost aircraft carrier'?"

"Think about it, an aircraft carrier that doesn't exist at all, and someone can make a phone call on it." Anisimov said carelessly: "If this is not called a ghost aircraft carrier, what else can it be called?"

Sokov didn't want to get entangled with Anisimov on this matter, so he changed the topic in time: "Okay, Comrade Political Commissar, don't talk about the ghost aircraft carrier anymore. It doesn't matter at all. You must be exhausted these days. Go back and rest quickly, I still have important work for you to complete tomorrow."

Hearing that there was an important job, Anisimov immediately forgot about the "ghost aircraft carrier", and asked anxiously, "Comrade commander, can you tell me what it is?"

"I estimate that before we join forces with our friendly forces, there will be a large number of German officers and soldiers coming to surrender." Sokov said to Anisimov: "Many of them must have scruples, and you are responsible for appeasing them. Understand ?"

"Understood, Comrade Commander." Anisimov replied loudly: "Don't worry, I promise to complete the task well."