red moscow

Chapter 2662

Felix personally led people to interrogate the captured bandits.

The first gangster brought up was a burly man with a beard. After hearing Felix's question, he raised his chin and put on a defiant look. Felix did not tolerate his bad habits and shot him in the head.

Then, the second bandit was brought in. This bandit was too timid. When he saw his companion, who had been imprisoned with him not long ago, lying dead on the ground, he was so frightened that he trembled all over and couldn't even speak. Felix saw that he couldn't get any information from this man, so he also gave him a bullet.

The third bandit who was beaten had heard the gunshots before he came. When he saw his two companions lying on the ground, he was frightened out of his wits. Naturally, he answered whatever the other party asked and honestly revealed the location of the bandit's nest.

After the interrogation, Felix came to Sokov in person and reported: "We already know the location of the bandit's nest. What should we do next?"

"What else can we do? Of course we should launch an attack there." After saying this to Felix, Vasherigov turned to Sokov and asked, "Comrade General, I am willing to go with the airborne troops to wipe out the bandit's nest. I hope you can agree."

But Sokov did not agree to Vaseligov's request. Instead, he turned to Felix and said, "Comrade Major, this is what I think. The other reinforcement force has almost a battalion of troops, as well as tanks and armored vehicles. Why not give them the task of attacking the bandit nest, and you send Captain Melolin to lead a company to cooperate with them in the battle."

Hearing Sokov's arrangement, Felix felt somewhat disappointed. But then he thought that Sokov's deployment made sense. It might be a bit difficult to take down the bandit nest with only one battalion, but sending two battalions would not only weaken the defense here, but also raise the question of who would command the troops. Now that he only let his deputy lead the troops to cooperate in the battle, it meant that Sokov wanted to hand over the command of the offensive operation to the commander of another unit.

  After realizing this, Felix quickly and loudly replied: "Yes, Comrade Commander, I will resolutely obey your orders."
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Soon, the commander of that troop was called to Sokov.

After Sokov had assigned him the task, the commander glanced at Felix and Vaseligov standing next to Sokov and asked tentatively: "Comrade General, I would like to ask, who is responsible for the operation to attack the bandit's nest?"

"Of course you are in charge, Comrade Major." Sokov knew what the commander was worried about. In addition to him, there were two majors beside him. If it was not clear who would command the battle, there would be problems with coordination in the end: "Captain Melolin, the deputy commander of the airborne battalion, will lead a company of troops to cooperate with you in the battle."

After finding out that his troops would be in charge of this attack, the commander seemed particularly happy. He stood at attention and said to Sokov, "Comrade General, don't worry. As long as my troops attack, we will definitely destroy the bandit nest and eliminate all the remaining enemies inside."

"Comrade Major," seeing the other party's confidence, Sokov had a bad feeling in his heart: "Although we have the advantage in manpower and equipment, we must not take it lightly when attacking the bandit's nest, so as not to suffer unnecessary losses. Do you understand?"

"I understand, Comrade General." The commander replied loudly, "I will definitely not let you down."

After the troops set out, Felix reminded Sokov: "Comrade Commander, I think the major seems to be very confident in destroying the bandit nest, but he is a little too confident. You gave him such an important task, aren't you afraid that he might get into trouble?"

"Yeah, I have the same idea." Sokov said, "But there are only about one or two hundred enemies left in the bandit nest, and they lack heavy weapons. The troops we sent out have an absolute advantage in both manpower and equipment. As long as the commander does not make principled mistakes, there should be no problem in completely eliminating the bandit gang."

Another hour later, the observation post set up by Major Felix reported to him via radio: "Major, I found an armored unit advancing towards us."

Felix was standing next to Sokov at the time. Hearing his subordinates' report, he said to Sokov in a panic: "Comrade Commander, my observation post reported that an armored unit is advancing towards our area."

"Major, don't worry." Seeing Felix's panic, Sokov quickly comforted him, "Don't forget that the war is over. In Europe, except for a few remaining bandits, there are no organized enemy armored forces. Where is the observation post that reported to you deployed?"

"Here," Felix pointed to a location on the map and said, "They are responsible for monitoring the direction of Budapest."

"So, it should be the troops of the 27th Army coming from the direction of Budapest." Sokov continued: "When their commander arrives, please ask him to come to me. I want to thank him."

Half an hour later, a lieutenant colonel in a tank uniform appeared in front of Sokov. He saluted and said excitedly, "Hello, Commander, I'm glad to see you here."

Sokov looked at the strange tank lieutenant colonel in front of him and asked in confusion: "Comrade Lieutenant Colonel, have we met before?"

"Hello, Comrade Commander." The tank lieutenant colonel replied in a loud voice: "I am Lieutenant Colonel Yuri, the commander of the 27th Independent Tank Battalion of the 85th Army."

"How can a lieutenant colonel be a battalion commander? I think he should be at least a brigade commander." Sokov continued to ask: "You haven't told me when we have met before?"

"Of course it was when you were the army group commander." Lieutenant Colonel Yuri said, "I was just a corporal in the tank battalion at that time. It's normal that you don't know me, but I definitely know you, the former commander."

"Hello, Lieutenant Colonel Yuri." Sokov extended his hand to the other party and said enthusiastically: "Thank you for bringing the troops to rescue me."

"Comrade Commander, after receiving the order from my superiors, I immediately gathered the troops and rushed to rescue you." Before Sokov even opened his mouth to ask, Yuri took the initiative to explain to Sokov: "Since the war is over, the usual training work has basically stopped. So after receiving the order from my superiors to reinforce, it took me almost an hour to assemble the troops and equipment. When we were preparing to set off, some tanks and armored vehicles broke down, and we had to urgently organize people to repair them. This back and forth delayed a lot of time, and it took us until now to get here."

"It's okay, Lieutenant Colonel Yuri, you don't have to blame yourself." Sokov said politely, "Since the end of the war, very few troops have continued to train. If something really happens, there are very few troops that can be quickly deployed. Perhaps because of this, the Supreme Command plans to conduct a large-scale real-troop military exercise to test the current combat effectiveness of the troops."

Although Sokov knew that the purpose of this exercise was to deter the West, he could only talk about these things in front of people of equal rank to himself. For the troops below, he had to use a statement that everyone could accept to avoid leaks.

Yuri believed Sokov's words without a doubt: "You are right, Comrade Commander. Due to long-term lack of training, many tank barrels have rusted. There is even a tank barrel that has become a place for birds to build nests."

Hearing this, Seryosha couldn't help but interrupt and said, "Fortunately, there is no war now, otherwise such a troop would be a target for the enemy if it were dragged up."

Yuri had not noticed Seryosha just now, but when he heard him speak, a puzzled expression appeared on his face. He stared at Seryosha for a long time before asking cautiously, "Excuse me, are you Captain Seryosha?"

"Yes, I am Seryosha." Seryosha admitted his identity generously: "But I have retired from the army and no longer have any military rank."

"Captain Seryosha," Although Seryosha had said that he had retired from the army, Yuri still habitually called him by his name and rank together: "I heard that you died in battle. But you are alive and well now, how come?"

"Lieutenant Colonel Yuri, this is actually a misunderstanding." Seryosha explained to Yuri, "I was on the battlefield at the time and was just injured and unconscious. But the medical staff thought I was dead and gave up on treating me. As a result, after the battle, I unfortunately became a prisoner of the Germans and was held in a prisoner-of-war camp for half a year until my army rescued me."

"And then you left the army?"

Seryosha hesitated for a moment and did not tell anyone that he was sent to Siberia. Instead, he said hesitantly, "But my physical condition was not suitable for staying in the army, so I chose to withdraw from the army."

"Oh, so that's how it is." Lieutenant Colonel Yuri looked enlightened after hearing this. "I wonder why you came to Europe this time?"

"Lieutenant Colonel Yuri," Sokov said, worried that Yuri's continued questioning would embarrass Seryosha, "I was ordered to go to Vienna to serve as the commander of the 4th Guards Army. Since I didn't have any capable people around me, I happened to meet Seryosha, so I brought him here with me."

Yuri wanted to remind Sokov that Seryosha was no longer a soldier, but then he thought that Sokov would soon resume his post as commander, and it would be a small matter for him to let a retired soldier re-enlist.

"Comrade Commander," Yuri asked with concern, "On my way here, I saw a lot of bodies on both sides of the railway. Judging from their clothes, they must have been passengers on the train. I guess they must have been in great danger at the time, right?"

"That's right. The bandits attacked my box from both the front and rear of the train." Sokov said this while staring at Vaseligov, Seryosha and the others. "Fortunately, I had several loyal and highly skilled guards around me, who helped me survive the bandits' attack."

After listening to Sokov, Yuri thought about it and then put forward his own idea: "Comrade Commander, since the bandits chose to launch the attack in this area, it means that their lair is not far from here."

"Lieutenant Colonel Yuri, you are right. There is indeed a gangster's lair not far from here." Sokov raised his hand to check the time and continued, "I have sent a troop to clean it up. I think they will return triumphantly in no time."

"Comrade Commander," Yuri learned that Sokov had sent troops to clear out the bandits' lair. He couldn't help but volunteered, "I brought 20 tanks and 18 armored vehicles this time. If you can send a guide to lead the way, I can go to reinforce the friendly forces and help them quickly flatten the bandits' lair."

It has been almost two hours since the troops set out to attack the nest, and there has been no news so far. Sokov is still a little worried. Now that Lieutenant Colonel Yuri has volunteered to fight, Sokov is naturally more than happy to do so. Even if the bandit's nest is easy to defend but difficult to attack, with these 20 tanks in the battle, their stubborn resistance will become a joke.

Thinking of this, he turned to Vaseligov and said, "Major, haven't you always wanted to participate in the mission of attacking the bandit's lair? Now, I want you to be a guide for Lieutenant Colonel Yuri and lead them to the bandit's lair to participate in the battle."

Vaserigov had not expected that Sokov would assign him such a task. He was so excited that he almost jumped up and quickly answered loudly: "Comrade General, don't worry, I will definitely bring Lieutenant Colonel Yuri and his troops to the bandit's lair as soon as possible, cooperate with the troops that set out earlier, and eliminate all the bandits."

Soon, the newly arrived armored forces, led by Vaseligov and others, rushed to the bandits' lair as quickly as possible, ready to cooperate with friendly forces to eliminate the participating bandits as soon as possible.

Seryosha stood at the car window, looking at the troops going away, and said with emotion: "Misha, when I was the commander of your guard battalion, I often stood at the door of the headquarters, watching the troops receiving combat orders and heading towards the combat area. At that time, I dreamed about when you would arrange for me to serve in the grassroots troops, so that I could have the opportunity to lead the troops to the battlefield and fight the Germans face to face."

"Seryosha, you should have told me your true thoughts earlier." Sokov looked at Seryosha and said, "We are not only neighbors, but also comrades who joined the army together. There were only two of us left in the garrison squad that fought against the German advance troops in Khimki. I also want you to live to see the day of victory, so after assuming a higher position, I will try every means to keep you by my side, so that your chances of survival will be higher."

"Misha, if it weren't for your protection, I might have died long ago." Seryosha said with a serious expression: "Let's talk about the Battle of Stalingrad. I later read the relevant statistics. The survival time of soldiers entering the city was 24 hours, and that of officers was 72 hours. During the entire battle, you were wounded twice, and as your guard, I was not even hurt. It is all thanks to you that I am still alive today. Misha, I want to thank you for this."