red moscow

Chapter 2906

Khabarov picked up the map and looked at it carefully.

Karsokov stepped back to Sokov's side and asked in a voice that only the two of them could hear: "Comrade Brigade Commander, can he really find the location of the hidden arsenal?"

Sokov didn't say anything, but turned his head and gave him a questioning look.

Karsokov explained in a panic: "We recently sent dozens of reconnaissance teams into the forest to search, but apart from the two arsenals we found at the beginning, we have not found anything so far."

"Comrade Chief of Staff, since we have mobilized so many people and spent so much time without any results, why not let him try?" Sokov said with a smile: "Could the worst case scenario be worse than the current one?"

Karsokov thought about it and it seemed to be true. After learning that the headquarters could not provide weapons and supplies to the infantry brigade, the brigade had sent a large number of people to the nearby forest to find hidden arsenals to solve the problem of not getting supplies. But unfortunately, despite spending a lot of manpower and time, they still found nothing. Even if the location provided by the new soldier named Khabarov could not find the hidden arsenal, it seemed to have no effect.

Thinking of this, Karsokov turned his gaze to Khabarov, secretly hoping that the next place the other party marked on the map would be where he could find the ammunition and supplies that the troops urgently needed.

A few minutes later, Khabarov picked up the red and blue pencil on the table and drew a few circles on the ground with the red end. Then he stood up and said, "Misha, I have marked the places I know."

After hearing what Bakharov said, Sokov picked up the map and looked at it carefully. Karsokov and Belkin also came over and tilted their heads to look at the red circle drawn on it.

"Comrade Brigade Commander," Karsokov took a few glances and pointed at one of the red circles and said, "The hidden arsenal in this place has been emptied by us."

Sokov smiled and turned to Karsokov and said, "Comrade Chief of Staff, does this mean that the intelligence Comrade Khabarov provided us is absolutely accurate?"

Although a hidden arsenal was indeed found in one of the locations marked by Khabarov, Karsokov felt that it was just a coincidence that the other party circled this location. So when he heard Sokov say this, he said hesitantly: "Whether there are hidden arsenals in the other circled locations, we can only know after we conduct on-site inspections."

"Then immediately draw personnel from the Special Company and the Guard Company to form a 30-man search team, led by Khabarov, to search for the hidden arsenal in the circled location."

Belkin did not object to Sokov's order, and even offered his own additional opinion: "Comrade Brigade Commander, in order to find out the location of the hidden arsenal as soon as possible, in addition to carrying a radio to keep in touch with us at any time, it would be best to send a few trucks. This will not only shorten the search team's action time, but also allow them to bring back some of the ammunition and supplies if they are found."

Sokov immediately followed Belkin's suggestion: "Comrade Deputy Brigade Commander, you are right. In addition to the radio, we should equip the search team with three trucks and a jeep. In addition, Comrade Khabarov has just joined the army and has no prestige. If he is allowed to command this unit alone, the soldiers may not be convinced by him. Therefore, we will arrange Lieutenant Zhukov as his deputy to assist him in his work."

"Comrade Brigade Commander, I agree with your arrangement." As soon as Sokov finished speaking, Karsokov expressed his opinion in a timely manner: "I will now allocate personnel to form a search team and try to get them to set off as soon as possible."

An hour later, the search team was formed and ready to set off.

Sokov specifically called Zhukov to his presence and told him, "Comrade Lieutenant, your operation this time is to search for the secret arsenal hidden in the forest. Only Khabarov knows its approximate location. I arranged for you to join the search team because I hope you can help him manage the troops and find the urgently needed ammunition and supplies as soon as possible. Do you understand what I mean?"

"I understand, Comrade Brigade Commander." Zhu Kewen nodded vigorously and replied in an affirmative tone: "I will do my best to assist Comrade Khabarov in carrying out his work well."

When the search team set out, Khabarov, who had already gotten into the jeep, suddenly remembered something, opened the door and got out, pulling Sokov aside.

"Misha!" Khabarov looked around and saw that there was no one nearby, so he asked Sokov: "You have been in this era for such a long time, and you are the brigade commander, why don't you manufacture the AK47?"

Khabarov's words made Sokov absent-minded for a moment. In his previous life, he had developed the AK47, anti-tank rocket launcher and 107mm light towed rocket launcher in advance through Yakov's connections and background. In this life, although he also rescued Yakov, his whereabouts were unknown at the moment. Even if he wanted to ask him for help, he was helpless.

Seeing that Sokov had not responded, Baharov reached out and grabbed Sokov's arm and shook it twice: "Misha, why don't you speak?"

Although Sokov had drawn the AK47 manufacturing blueprint himself in his previous life, this time he wanted to give the credit to Baharov: "Can you draw the blueprint for the AK47?"

"Of course." Khabarov said confidently: "Don't forget, I graduated from the Moscow Institute of Mechanical Engineering. Drawing the blueprints of parts is a piece of cake for me. Moreover, over the years, I have followed a few friends to dig battlefields everywhere, and I have participated in the repair of those broken weapons. Give me half a day, and I can draw all the parts of the AK47 gun completely."

A smile appeared on Sokov's face, and he thought that with Khabarov's help in this life, he might be able to develop more new weapons than in the previous life.

He raised his hand and patted Khabarov on the right shoulder, smiling and saying, "Anton, your current mission is to lead people to find the arsenal hidden in the forest and ensure that my troops have sufficient combat supplies. When you have time, it won't be too late to slowly draw the blueprints of new weapons."

"That's fine. Anyway, even if the blueprints are drawn, it will take at least half a year for the new weapons to be equipped to the troops." Bakharov turned around and walked back, continuing, "I will go find those hidden arsenals first. As for the blueprints, it won't be too late to draw them slowly after the counterattack under Moscow begins."

When Khabarov got into the passenger seat of the jeep and closed the door, Zhu Kewen, who was sitting in the back seat, said quietly, "Comrade Khabarov, you have only been in our army for two or three days, but I see that you and the brigade commander seem to have a very close relationship. Did you know each other before?"

"No, I've never seen him before." Bakharov denied without hesitation, "Comrade Lieutenant, you see, I seem to have a good relationship with Comrade Brigade Commander, but that's because I once told him that I could help him find the secret arsenal hidden in the forest."

"Is that so?" Zhu Kewen asked suspiciously.

"Of course, of course it is so." Bakharov replied calmly.

Zhu Kewen leaned forward slightly and patted Chu Erxin, who was driving, on the shoulder: "Chu Erxin, drive!"

Sokov watched the convoy go away before turning around and walking back to the brigade headquarters. "Comrade Brigade Commander," Karsokov couldn't help asking when he saw Sokov coming back, "Do you really think that this soldier Baharov, who just joined the army one day ago, can help us find the arsenals hidden in the forest?"

Although Sokov seemed confident when he supported Bakharov, he had no idea whether Bakharov could complete the task of finding the hidden arsenal. After all, no matter how familiar you are with the map, it is difficult to find the hidden arsenal in an unfamiliar area without the help of a locator.

"Comrade Chief of Staff," Sokov organized the words in his mind and then said, "Since I have chosen to believe in Khabarov, I believe he will not let me down."

Karsokov sighed softly and said helplessly, "I hope so."

There was a rumbling sound of artillery coming from outside. Judging from the strength of the sound, some place must have been hit by heavy artillery fire from the German army.

Just as Sokov was thinking of going to the observation platform on the tree to check the situation, the phone on the table suddenly rang.

Karsokov grabbed the microphone and said, "I am Lieutenant Colonel Karsokov, Chief of Staff! ... What, what did you say? Say it again! ... Okay, I know, I will report to the brigade commander. By the way, except for a few observation posts, all others should withdraw to the second-line positions. Do you understand?"

Sokov asked directly without waiting for Karsokov to put down the phone: "Which battalion's position was hit by the German artillery fire?"

"The Second Battalion, the Second Battalion's position, was hit hard by the German artillery fire." Karsokov reported hurriedly, "I have ordered Captain Alexa to withdraw all personnel to the second line of defense except for a few observation posts."

Sokov nodded after hearing this, and when he was about to say something else, the phone on the table rang again.

"I'm Chief of Staff Karsokov! What? You were also bombarded by the Germans?"

"Comrade Chief of Staff," Sokov heard Karsokov say this and immediately realized that another battalion's position was under enemy artillery fire. So before the other party put down the microphone, he couldn't wait to ask: "Which battalion's position was also under enemy artillery fire?"

"The Fourth Battalion, the Fourth Battalion's position has been bombarded by the Germans again." Karsokov quickly said this to Sokov, and then said into the microphone: "Major Vasya, immediately order your troops to withdraw to the second-line position to avoid being killed by enemy artillery fire."

Belkin came over and asked Sokov tentatively: "Comrade Brigade Commander, maybe the position of the Fourth Battalion will become the main attack direction of the Germans. Do you need me to go to the front and keep an eye on it?"

"That's not necessary." Sokov felt that even if the Germans broke through the position of the Fourth Battalion, the reserve troops deployed behind the Fourth Battalion would be enough to stop the enemy, so whether Belkin went or not would have the same result. He stared at the map for a while, looked up at Belkin and asked, "Comrade Deputy Brigade Commander, where are the troops of the 315th Infantry Division now?"

"Here." Belkin pointed to the map and said to Sokov, "Except for the wounded who were sent to the field hospital, the rest of the troops are stationed in the forest behind the second battalion."

After listening to this, Sokov nodded slightly with a smile on his face: "In this case, even if the Germans manage to break through the Second Battalion's position, we don't have to worry. The officers and soldiers of the 315th Division will help us plug the gap and eliminate the enemy who broke in."

Belkin hesitated and said, "Comrade Brigade Commander, it is inappropriate to mobilize friendly troops without authorization from your superiors, right?"

"You make sense." Sokov nodded in agreement. "Although the 315th Infantry Division's troops are in our defense zone, we do need authorization from our superiors to mobilize them to participate in the battle."

After saying that, Sokov grabbed another phone and called the army headquarters.

The call was quickly connected, and a strange voice came from the receiver: "Hello, this is the Army Group Headquarters, who are you?"

"Hello, I am Lieutenant Colonel Sokov, the commander of the Infantry Brigade. I have something to ask the commander." Sokov said politely, "Please let the commander answer the phone."

"Lieutenant Colonel Sokov, please wait a moment. I will transfer the call to you right away."

Soon, a familiar voice came from the receiver, but it was not Rokossovsky, but Malinin: "Lieutenant Colonel Sokov, what can I do for you?"

"Hello, Comrade Chief of Staff!" Sokov explained the situation here to Malinin: "The enemy launched a fierce artillery attack on the positions of the Second and Fourth Battalions at the same time. It seems that they are preparing to attack in these two directions. The troops of Colonel Politik's 315th Infantry Division are stationed in the forest behind the Second Battalion. I made this call to obtain authorization from my superiors to use this force at a critical moment."

After hearing what Sokov said, Malinin quickly covered the microphone with his hand and turned to Rokossovsky, who was chatting with Politic and others, and said, "Comrade Commander, Lieutenant Colonel Sokov called and said that the enemy is shelling the positions of the 315nd and th Battalions and is showing signs of launching an attack. He asked if we can use the troops of the th Infantry Division stationed in the forest behind the nd Battalion at the critical moment."

Politic did not expect Malinin to suddenly mention his troops, and he quickly looked at Rokossovsky, wanting to hear what decision he would make.

"Colonel Politic." Rokossovsky did not make a decision immediately. Instead, he turned his head and looked at Politic and asked, "What do you think?"

Politic understood that Rokossovsky was leaving the decision to him. He thought for a moment and said without hesitation: "Comrade General, since my troops have entered your defense zone, I will naturally follow your orders. No matter what decision you make, I will resolutely obey."

Rokossovsky smiled and said, "Comrade Colonel, I suggest you return to the infantry brigade's defense zone immediately to see what the situation is there, and then decide whether to cooperate with the infantry brigade in the battle. What do you think?"

Politik and Haranchuk looked at each other and saw that the other nodded slightly to him, indicating that he should agree to Rokossovsky's proposal. He quickly turned to Rokossovsky and replied solemnly: "Comrade General, I will return to the defense area of ​​the infantry brigade immediately."

(End of this chapter)