red moscow

Chapter 2846

As Sokov was chatting with Vera, he suddenly saw a commander walking quickly towards the tent.

The man came to the door of the tent, stopped, straightened his military appearance, stood at attention, and shouted into the tent: "Report! Captain Zaryakin is here under orders!"

Karsokov's voice came from the tent: "Come in!"

When he saw the captain named Zaryakin walk into the tent, Sokov suddenly remembered that this man should be the commander he was planning to arrange to attack the enemy's supply point, and hurriedly said to Vera: "Vera, you go back first. Remember to tell Romanov that I will visit him when I am free."

Sokov entered the tent and saw Karsokov giving instructions to Zaryakin, so he did not say anything but stood quietly by.

After Karsokov introduced the mission for the night, he looked at Zaryakin and asked, "Comrade Captain, are the missions clear?"

"That is all clear, Comrade Chief of Staff," Zaryakin answered loudly.

"Are there any difficulties?" Karsokov asked.

Zaryakin hesitated for a moment and replied: "We will try to overcome all difficulties."

"Comrade Captain," Sokov couldn't help but speak after hearing what Zaryakin said, "The town of Popkovo you are going to attack is an important supply point for the Germans, and I believe it must be heavily guarded. You are determined to carry out this mission with the determination to die, and your starting point is good. But I hope you can bring back more soldiers instead of perishing together with the German supply point. Do you understand what I mean?"

"Comrade Brigade Commander," Zaryakin said with a resolute expression, "To destroy the enemy's supply point, I think it will definitely cost a lot of casualties. But in order to defend our motherland and repel the invaders who broke into our territory, I think no matter how high the price is, it is worth it."

Hearing what Zaryakin said, Sokov curled his lips in dissatisfaction, thinking to himself: "This commander in front of me looks like a reckless man who only knows how to attack and charge. If he is allowed to lead the team to carry out this mission, will the final result be that the enemy is not eliminated, but their entire army is annihilated?"

Just as Sokov was hesitating and considering whether he should lead the team himself, the phone on the table rang.

Karsokov picked up the phone, listened for a while, and then told the other party, "Great, this is really great, let them come over immediately."

"Chief of Staff, what's the matter?" Sokov asked after Karsokov hung up the phone.

"Comrade Commander, the first reconnaissance team is back." Karsokov said with a relaxed expression, "The second and third reconnaissance teams have already returned, and only the first reconnaissance team is still silent. I thought something happened to them."

A few minutes later, Sokov heard someone outside shouting a report, and said to Karsokov: "It should be the comrades from the first reconnaissance team. Let them in quickly."

Karsokov nodded, then shouted outside, "Come in."

As soon as he finished speaking, five soldiers walked in from outside.

Seeing these soldiers with unkempt hair and dusty clothes, Karsokov couldn't help but frowned slightly, and then asked: "Aren't there seven of you? Where are the other two?"

"Comrade Chief of Staff," the only corporal among the five who wore a military rank took a step forward and reported, "During our reconnaissance, we encountered a German unit. After a battle, we were lucky enough to break through the encirclement. Two soldiers died in the process of breaking through."

"What? Two people died?" Sokov was shocked and asked, "Where did you encounter the enemy? How many troops did the enemy have?"

"Four or five kilometers southwest of the defense zone," the corporal replied. "There are more than a hundred Germans."

"More than a hundred Germans?" Sokov's eyes widened in surprise. "Then how did you escape?"

The corporal turned his head and looked at a soldier next to him who was holding a Mosin-Nagant rifle and was about 30 years old. Then he said: "The Germans surrounded us at that time. Looking at the enemies surrounding us from all directions, I felt that I could not escape..."

"Get to the point." Seeing that the corporal seemed to be turning into a storyteller, Sokov was worried that he would not get to the point after talking for a long time, so he interrupted him impatiently: "Comrade Corporal, you just need to tell me how you escaped."

"Comrade Brigade Commander, we were able to escape safely thanks to Comrade Regalin beside me." The corporal pointed to the soldier beside him and said, "It was all thanks to him that he used his weapon to kill most of the enemies, making them afraid to surround us again. We were lucky enough to escape."

"Wait a minute, Comrade Corporal." Belkin could no longer hold back when he heard this: "You said that you were besieged by more than a hundred Germans, but this soldier killed most of them, so you were able to escape. Am I right?"

"Yes, Comrade Deputy Brigade Commander." The corporal nodded and said in an affirmative tone: "That's right. If it weren't for Comrade Regalin, our entire reconnaissance team would probably have been wiped out by this group of Germans."

Sokov walked up to the soldier, looked him up and down, and asked curiously, "Comrade Regalin, is what your team leader said true?"

"It's all true, Comrade Brigadier."

"We killed most of the enemies." Belkin couldn't help asking, "Have you ever counted how many enemies you killed?"

"75 enemies, Comrade Deputy Brigade Commander."

Regalin's words made everyone in the tent gasp. Killing 75 enemies in a battle was even more impressive than being the king of soldiers.

Although this record sounded like bragging, Sokov still chose to believe it. After all, there was no need for them to lie to him. He asked Regarin, "Comrade Regarin, have you ever been to military school?"

"Yes, Comrade Brigade Commander, I went to military school." Regarin replied with such expression: "I graduated from the Moscow Higher School of Combined Arms Command." Sokov knew that the Moscow Higher School of Combined Arms Command was established in December 1917 and was the only military academy in the country that could hold a graduation ceremony on Red Square. The academy has been on duty in the Kremlin for many years and has trained a large number of outstanding military commanders and military police.

But he was a little confused. Since he graduated from the Command Academy, he should be at least a second lieutenant. But why is Rejialin in front of him still an ordinary private? With such doubts, he asked tentatively: "Comrade Rejialin, I want to ask you, why are you still a private?"

Hearing Sokov's question, Zhegarin grinned and answered: "I graduated with the rank of second lieutenant, and was promoted to lieutenant two years later. Then, just when I was about to be promoted to captain, I was arrested and dismissed from my post. After the war broke out, I was released from prison and directly joined the grassroots company as an ordinary soldier."

From Regarin's story, Sokov immediately understood that this man was probably implicated by someone during the Great Purge, and was arrested and imprisoned, and then dismissed from his post. If it was true that he killed 75 enemies single-handedly as the corporal said, it would show that he was not an ordinary person, and it would be a bit of a waste of his talent to let him continue to be a soldier.

After a moment of silence, Sokov asked again: "Comrade Regarin, tell me, how did you kill more than 70 enemies by yourself?"

Regarin patted the rifle in his hand and said to Sokov: "My shooting skills are accurate. I hid in a hidden place and shot at the enemies approaching me. In this way, I used up all the bullets I carried and killed 75 enemies."

"It seems that you have the potential to be a sniper." Sokov said with emotion: "If you can become a sniper, I believe you will achieve good results in the future."

"Comrade Brigade Commander," Belkin interrupted as he saw Sokov's high regard for Regarin, "It sounds like a fantasy that one person could kill 75 enemies. You don't really believe that he can achieve such a feat, do you?"

"Of course I believe him, Comrade Deputy Brigade Commander." Sokov said with a smile: "The results he achieved were witnessed by his comrades."

Worried that Belkin might make another statement that would chill the spirit of Regarin, Sokov added: "We cannot easily deny something we have not seen with our own eyes, even if we cannot accept it. Otherwise, it will chill the spirit of our soldiers."

When Belkin stopped contradicting him, Sokov turned to Zaryakin and said, "Comrade Captain, I want Comrade Zhegarin to join your special company and serve as your deputy. Do you have any objection?"

"Comrade Brigade Commander, I will obey your arrangement." After saying this, Zaryakin glanced at Regarin and said with some embarrassment: "But he is just an ordinary soldier now. Even if I let him serve as my deputy, I am afraid that the people below will not accept it."

"That's easy." As long as Zaryakin didn't object, Sokov decided to formally appoint Regarin as the deputy commander of the special company. Before he took office, he had to first resolve his military rank issue: "Comrade Regarin, since you were a lieutenant before, I will officially promote you to the rank of lieutenant as the commander of the infantry brigade."

Hearing Sokov's words, Zhegarin became excited. He stood at attention and answered loudly, "Serve the Soviet Motherland."

"Lieutenant Zhegarin," Sokov said seriously, "Captain Zaryakin's special company will carry out a special mission tonight. I hope you can use your strengths to help him complete this mission. How about it, are you confident?"

Regarin was filled with gratitude towards Sokov at the moment. When he heard the other party ask him this, he immediately answered without hesitation: "Don't worry, Comrade Brigade Commander, I will do my best to assist the company commander in completing the task tonight."

Seeing that Sokov had appointed Regarin as his deputy company commander, Zaryagin felt that it was necessary to establish a good relationship with him, so that it would be beneficial for the subsequent cooperation. So he took two steps forward, extended his hand to Regarin, and said enthusiastically: "Lieutenant Regarin, I am Captain Zaryagin, the commander of the special company, and welcome you to join my company."

"Hello, Comrade Company Commander." Rejialin quickly extended his hand and shook hands with the other party: "I hope we can work together in the future."

After everyone left, Belkin spoke to Sokov again, "Comrade Brigade Commander, do you really think that what Lieutenant Regarin said is true? Is there really anyone who can kill 75 Germans in one breath? I feel that those who can reach this level are not human beings, but gods."

Although Sokov had just been defending Regarin, he still had some doubts about such a record. Hearing what Belkin said, he nodded and said, "Comrade Deputy Brigade Commander, such a record sounds like a fantasy. To be on the safe side, send someone to verify the matter before reporting it to the headquarters."

Belkin saw that Sokov had the same idea as him, nodded, and then said: "Comrade Brigade Commander, I will personally lead the team to be responsible for the investigation."

"Comrade Deputy Brigade Commander," Sokov couldn't help but worry about Belkin's safety when he heard him say he would personally verify the matter. "Although we haven't found any traces of Germans around our defense zone, it's still too dangerous to complete such a mission. As the deputy commander of the infantry brigade, how can you easily take risks? I think it's better to let other comrades take charge of the task of verifying the results."

"Comrade Brigade Commander." But Belkin rejected Sokov's kindness: "If I can't go to the scene to check it out myself, I'm afraid I won't be able to sleep tonight."

Seeing Belkin so stubborn, Sokov could not persuade him any more, so he could only nod and said, "Okay, Comrade Deputy Brigade Commander, since you insist, I have no objection. But I need to arrange more people to go with you, so that even if you encounter any danger, someone can come back and report in time."

"Bobbrikov!" Sokov walked to the door of the tent and shouted outside, "Come over to me."

The tent where Bobrikov lived was not far from the tent of the brigade headquarters. Hearing Sokov's shout, Bobrikov, who was lying down to rest, immediately got up from the bed and trotted into the tent of the brigade headquarters.

"Comrade Commander," although there were several commanders in the headquarters, Bobrikov saluted only Sokov, and then asked respectfully, "What instructions do you have?"

"That's right, Comrade Captain." In order to make Bobrikov more vigilant, Sokov told him the whole story in detail, and finally reminded him: "You personally lead a platoon to follow the deputy brigade commander to the battle area to verify the results of the first reconnaissance team."

"Don't worry, Comrade Brigade Commander." When Bobrikov learned that Sokov intended to let him personally escort Belkin, he understood that Sokov was worried about Belkin's safety, and quickly said, "We will definitely ensure the safety of the deputy brigade commander."

"Comrade Captain, hurry back and gather the troops," Sokov urged. "So many of the enemy were killed or wounded. The remaining people will definitely not be able to drag away all the bodies. So you must rush to the battle site as soon as possible to verify Lieutenant Regarin's performance."

"Yes, Comrade Brigade Commander, I will go back and gather the men."

After Bobrikov left, Sokov turned to Belkin and asked, "Comrade Deputy Brigade Commander, are you satisfied with my arrangement?"

"Satisfied, of course I am." Belkin nodded and said, "The combat effectiveness of the guard platoon is the strongest in the entire brigade, and this time the guard company commander Captain Bobrikov is personally leading the team. Our verification work will definitely be completed smoothly."

(End of this chapter)