red moscow

Chapter 2878

"Before the German agents infiltrated the Kremlin, we did place several sharpshooters on the palace walls." Alina frowned and said, "But I don't remember any comrade named Regarin. Misha, are you mistaken?"

Hearing Alina say this, Sokov almost collapsed. He raised his hand and slapped himself in the face, trying to figure out whether he was dreaming at this moment. Why did everyone around him who had come into contact with Regarin say in unison that they had never heard of this person.

"Misha, what are you doing here?" Seeing Sokov slap himself, Alina became anxious. She stroked Sokov's face and asked with concern: "Why do you hit yourself? Don't you feel pain?"

"It hurts, of course it hurts." The pain on his face made Sokov realize that he was not dreaming. Lieutenant Regarin, who was so glorious a few days ago, disappeared without a warning, and the memory of him had been completely erased from everyone else's mind except himself. Hearing Alina asking him this, he smiled bitterly and replied, "I just want to figure out if I am dreaming, otherwise how could I invent a person who does not exist at all."

Alina gently rubbed Sokov's face with her hands and said hesitantly, "Perhaps you have been under too much pressure recently, which inevitably caused hallucinations. Misha, you did bring people to the Kremlin to assist the internal security forces in eliminating the infiltrating German agents, but among the people you brought, there was no commander named Regarin."

"Okay." At this point, Sokov finally gave up. Although he still remembered Regarin, other people didn't remember him at all. It would be meaningless for him to continue pestering him. He said helplessly, "Maybe I've been under too much pressure recently and I'm hallucinating."

Alina opened her arms and gave Sokov a hug. She put her chin on Sokov's shoulder and whispered, "Misha, I'm leaving now. You must be safe. I hope that the next time we meet, I will see you alive, not your tombstone."

"Thank you for your concern. I will pay attention to it." Sokov said, "I am a little worried about you driving back alone. Do you need me to send someone to escort you?"

"No need." Alina broke free from Sokov's arms and shook her head, saying, "The areas I passed through are all under the control of our army. There will be no danger. It's getting late and I have to hurry. You don't have to send me off."

Sokov nodded, opened the car door for Alina, and finally said, "Have a safe journey!"

After Alina got in the car, she closed the door, started the car, waved to Sokov, and then drove away.

Just as Sokov turned and walked towards the brigade headquarters, he suddenly heard the sound of a car engine behind him. He turned his head and saw the car driven by Alina, driving towards him quickly. He thought Alina had forgotten something, so he stopped and waited for her to arrive.

After Alina's car drove in front of him, Sokov asked curiously: "Alina, did you forget something?"

"Misha, I left in such a hurry just now that I forgot to tell you something."

"what's up?"

"When I left Moscow yesterday, a vicious incident occurred in the city," Alina said with a serious expression. "Some saboteurs threw grenades at citizens queuing to buy bread, resulting in nine deaths and seventeen injuries. Among the casualties, in addition to the citizens buying bread, there were also two police officers who were maintaining order."

Upon learning that a police officer was attacked and injured while maintaining order, Sokov's heart skipped a beat. He immediately thought of a possibility and asked cautiously, "Are there any police officers I know among them?"

Alina nodded: "There is a female police officer named Victoria, she should be your friend, right?"

Sokov's heartbeat quickened uncontrollably. He asked nervously, "Is she still alive?"

"Yes, she's still alive." Alina continued, "Her abdomen was injured by grenade shrapnel. Fortunately, she was sent to a nearby military hospital in time. She should not be in great danger."

Sokov was extremely worried when he heard about Victoria's injury, but he could do nothing about it. Under the current circumstances, he could not leave his post without the order of his superiors, otherwise he would be sent to a military court. Helplessly, he could only say to Alina: "Alina, if possible, can you inform me of her news in time?"

"No problem." Alina said cheerfully, "I will help you visit her after I return to Moscow. If there is anything, I will find a way to contact you."

"Thank you very much!"

Sokov returned to the headquarters with a heavy heart and asked Karsokov casually: "Chief of Staff, is there any new situation?"

"No, Comrade Commander," Karsokov shook his head. "I think it's so late now, the enemy will surely rest and won't take any more actions."

Sokov nodded and said to Karsokov, "Chief of Staff, it's getting late. You and the deputy brigade commander should go to bed first. I will be on duty tonight."

Naturally, Karsokov and Belkin had no objection to Sokov's arrangement. They walked to a corner of the tent and lay down on their own beds.

"And you, Comrade Morozova." Then Sokov said to the radio operator Morozova: "You should also go and have a rest. Comrade Romanov will be on duty tonight."

After hearing Sokov's order, Morozova hesitated for a moment, then turned to Romanov, who was sitting next to her: "Comrade Romanov, are you okay?"

"I have no problem." Romanov naturally understood what Morozova was worried about, and quickly replied: "I have learned from you for a few days, so I should have no problem sending and receiving simple telegrams."

After receiving Romanov's affirmative answer, Morozova stood up, walked to her own bed, and lay down with her clothes on.

I thought there would be no conversation all night, but at three o'clock in the morning, the telegraph machine suddenly rang.

Morozova, who was resting on the bed, immediately got up, walked quickly to the telegraph machine, and stared at Romanov receiving the telegram.

After seeing Romanov receive the telegram, Morozova immediately picked up the telegram paper and a pencil and began to quickly translate the message. Two minutes later, Morozova handed a telegram to Sokov: "Comrade Brigade Commander, this is a telegram sent by the reconnaissance team deep behind enemy lines. Please take a look."

Sokov nodded to Morozova, then took the telegram from her and quickly read it.

The sound of sending and receiving telegrams also woke up Karsokov. He slowly stood up, walked to Sokov's side, and asked slowly: "Comrade Brigade Commander, what does the telegram say?"

After reading the telegram, Sokov handed it to Karsokov and said with a happy face: "The reconnaissance team reported that there is a newly built transfer station of the German army more than 20 kilometers away from us. A large amount of weapons, ammunition and military supplies are stored in it. In addition, there are many trucks transporting supplies parked there."

After reading it, Karsokov was not as excited as Sokov. Instead, he frowned and said, "Comrade Brigade Commander, I think since the German army has stockpiled a large amount of weapons, ammunition and military supplies in the transfer station, the defense must be very tight. How can we seize what we need from here?"

"Comrade Chief of Staff, as long as we are willing to use our brains, we will always find a way." Sokov looked down at the map in front of him and continued, "And there are two lines of defense from our brigade's defense zone to the enemy's transfer station that can even avoid the Germans."

Hearing what Sokov said, Karsokov quickly came over to look at the map: "Comrade Brigade Commander, do you want to seize the supplies at the transfer station and transport them back to our brigade's defense zone?"

"Yes, that's what I thought." Sokov pointed to the map and said to Karsokov, "I will personally lead people to occupy the German transfer station, and then use the captured trucks to transport the supplies back through a safe channel."

"The enemy's heavy forces are concentrated in the direction of the Fourth Battalion." Karsokov reminded Sokov, "If we withdraw our forces to attack the German transfer station, then when the Fourth Battalion's position is attacked fiercely again, we may not be able to withdraw enough troops to strengthen their defense."

"Comrade Chief of Staff, I want to remind you of one thing. Under the current circumstances, it is incorrect to use troops evenly." Sokov looked up at Karsokov and said, "We should concentrate our superior forces in the main combat areas. In the secondary combat areas, we only need to deploy a small number of troops to monitor and contain the German army. Therefore, I will draw troops from other areas to seize the German transfer station, which will not have much impact on the overall defense of our brigade."

"Who do you plan to send to carry out this mission?" Karsokov asked this question. Without waiting for Sokov's answer, he answered his own question: "The first battalion is obviously impossible. They are adjacent to the fourth battalion. If the fourth battalion is in a bad situation, they can choose to attack from the flank to reduce the defensive pressure of the fourth battalion. In this way, the only troops that can be mobilized are the second and third battalions on the right wing."

"The Third Battalion's position borders the 316rd Regiment of the 1073th Infantry Division. If our friendly forces are in a critical situation and need our reinforcements, the Third Battalion will definitely be sent there." Sokov added, "Now it seems that the only troops I can mobilize are the Second Battalion."

"When are you going to take action?"

"Of course, the sooner the better." Sokov raised his hand to check the time. "I'll call the second battalion commander, Captain Alexa, to see how many troops he can mobilize now."

After saying that, Sokov grabbed the phone and started communicating with the Second Battalion.

Soon, an unclear voice came from the receiver: "This is the Second Battalion!" The person who spoke seemed to have just heard the phone ring, so his words were a little unclear.

"I'm Major Sokov, the brigade commander." Sokov said into the microphone, "Let your battalion commander, Captain Alexa, answer the phone."

"Hello, Comrade Brigade Commander." Soon, Alexa's voice came from the receiver: "This is Alexa, what instructions do you have?"

"Comrade Captain, I have an important mission for you to complete." Sokov asked sternly, "How many troops can you mobilize in half an hour?"

Although Alexa didn't know what important combat mission Sokov had called her on in the middle of the night, she still answered truthfully: "Comrade Brigade Commander, if you only give me half an hour, I can only mobilize one company."

Sokov thought that the companies of several battalions in the brigade were all equipped according to the standard of 180 people. It shouldn't be a big problem for him to lead about people to attack the German transfer station. He quickly said, "One company is enough. By the way, how many German uniforms can you get?"

Hearing Sokov's question, Alex immediately understood that his brigade commander might send troops deep behind enemy lines, so he needed to have the officers and soldiers wear German uniforms to impersonate the enemy so that they could pass through the enemy's defense zone smoothly. He replied respectfully, "Comrade brigade commander, there are about 200 sets of uniforms."

"Very good." Sokov nodded and ordered the other party: "Gather your men immediately. I will be there soon."

Sokov put down the phone and was about to give Karsokov a few words when the other party spoke first: "Comrade Brigade Commander, are you going to lead the team to seize the enemy's transfer station?"

"That's right." Sokov did not hide his true thoughts from Karsokov: "I want to take the soldiers of the Second Battalion and pretend to be German soldiers collecting supplies to sneak into the transfer station and seize the supplies from the enemy unexpectedly."

"But why are we going there now? Isn't it too hasty?" Karsokov was worried that Sokov might encounter some danger if he rashly went to the German transfer station. Out of kindness, he suggested to Sokov: "Why not send someone to conduct a focused reconnaissance of this transfer station? After figuring out the enemy's troop deployment, it won't be too late to send troops to seize it."

"Comrade Chief of Staff, every minute is precious to us now, so we must hurry up and take action." Sokov said to Karsokov: "Another point is that our brigade's ammunition has been consumed too much in the past few days of fighting. If it is not replenished in time, I am afraid that in a few days, facing the enemy's attack, our officers and soldiers can only rush up and fight the enemy hand-to-hand."

Seeing that Sokov had made up his mind, Karsokov knew that even if he tried to persuade him, he would not listen, so he said tactfully: "In addition to the company of the second battalion, I will also transfer some troops from the guard company to follow you and protect your safety."

"I plan to take Lieutenant Zhukov and his guard platoon with me." In the entire infantry brigade, the subordinate that Sokov was most familiar with was Lieutenant Zhukov. This time, he was going to carry out a dangerous mission behind enemy lines, so he naturally had to bring a trusted subordinate with him: "Call Captain Bobrikov now and ask him to notify Lieutenant Zhukov to prepare for departure."

"Okay, I'll call Captain Bobrikov right away."

When Karsokov called Bobrikov, Romanov came to Sokov and asked cautiously: "Comrade Brigade Commander, you are going to carry out a mission deep behind enemy lines. Can you take me with you? You know, I speak German well, maybe I can help you."

Sokov almost agreed to Romanov's request. But then he thought about it. Romanov had a special identity. If something unexpected happened when he followed him deep behind enemy lines, it might have a bad impact on future history. It was for this reason that he rejected Romanov's request: "Romanov, you should stay. I will take you there when I have the chance later."

(End of this chapter)