Red Moscow.

Chapter 2656

Seeing the time passing by, Sokov began to feel irritable. Although it was only more than two hundred kilometers from here to Vienna, even if Serelkov missed this bus, he could still take other means of transportation. Arrived in Vienna in a short time. However, if he could no longer see Serelkov before departure, Sokov would always feel a little disappointed in his heart.

　　Kopalova also noticed Sokov's gaffe and asked with concern: "Misha, are you feeling uncomfortable somewhere? I think you seem a little uneasy."

"When we came back, I asked Serelkov to go find General Trofimenko. I don't know what happened to him." Sokov raised his hand and looked at the time and continued: "Now there is less than half the time until the start. "If he misses the bus, he won't be able to arrive in Vienna at the same time as us."

Kopalova smiled: "Misha, even if Serelkov arrives in Vienna later than us, it doesn't matter. After all, you are the commander of the army, not him."

She came over and took Sokov's arm, and continued: "In a few hours, the train will arrive in Vienna. After we get there, it may not be as easy as now if we want to meet. Don't you want to Do you cherish these last moments?”

Just when Sokov was a little excited, the door of the box was opened, and Seryosha rushed in from the outside and said excitedly: "Misha, good news, good news!"

"What good news?" After Sokov asked casually, he immediately thought of a possibility and quickly asked: "Seryosa, is Serelkov here?"

"That's right, he's already in the car!" After Seryosha finished speaking, he stepped aside and let Serelkov, who was standing at the door, appear in front of Sokov: "He is at the door."

“Comrade Commander!” Serelkov took a step forward, walked into the box, raised his hand and saluted Sokov: “I came here to report to you!”

Sokov stood up and came to Serelkov, raised his hands and slapped the other party's arm hard twice, and said excitedly: "It's good if you come, it's good if you come. I was worried that you wouldn't be able to catch the train. ”

“Comrade Commander, I was worried about missing this train, so I went to Bissenbin and asked him to drive me here.”

“Seryozha.” Sokov turned to Seryosha and said, “Take Captain Serelkov to get a replacement ticket.”

"Misha, don't worry about this." Seryosha said: "Major Vaserigov has already gone to the conductor to prepare a replacement ticket for Captain Serelkov."

 Half an hour later, the train started and headed towards Vienna.

Serelkov said to Sokov: "Comrade Commander, it is only more than two hundred kilometers from Budapest to Vienna, without passing through any city on the way. After we enter Austria, it only takes a few hours to reach Austria. Unfortunately, the weather is still bad It’s a bit cold. If you wait a few months later, after summer, you can go to Vienna. In addition to taking the train, you can also choose to take a boat to Vienna. ”

"Oh, can we go to Vienna by boat?" Sokov was very surprised when he heard what Serelkov said. He turned sideways and asked Kopalova beside him: "Kopalova, we can really go by boat. Going to Vienna?”

"Of course." Kopalova nodded and said, "Vienna is the first big city that the Danube River flows through. The blue Danube River flows from Vienna to Budapest. If you choose to take a cruise from Vienna to Budapest, I think it must be Very romantic.”

After Serelkov arrived, it was impossible for him to stay in the box next door. There were only four beds there and they were already full. Having no other choice, Sokov asked Serelkov to live in a box with him, and also called Seryosha over.

It happened to be dinner time, so Sokov asked Serelkov to go to the dining car to eat with him.

 Five people were sitting in the dining car, and while they were eating, the haunting Maxim appeared again.

He saw a strange face among the people sitting with Sokov, and asked curiously: "General Sokov, who is this captain? Why have I never seen him before?"

Hearing Maxim's question, Sokov couldn't help but frowned, thinking to himself, it's none of your business who is around me. He keeps coming over and asking questions.

Seeing Sokov's unkind expression, Maxim laughed and said: "General Sokov, please forgive me, this is my professional habit. You also know that I am a reporter and I am always interested in novel things. Very curious.”

“Hello!” Serelkov stretched out his hand to Maxim and said in a friendly manner: “My name is Serelkov. I used to be an old subordinate of Comrade Commander, and now I plan to follow him to Vienna.”

Maxim shook hands with Serelkov, then sat in the empty seat next to him, and asked curiously: "Comrade Captain, this is the first time I've seen you. You didn't get on the train from Moscow, right?"

Serelkov didn’t know the relationship between Maxim and Sokov and others. He didn’t know whether to answer this question, so he turned to Sokov for help.

Sokov snorted coldly and said nothing.

Seryosha took the initiative to introduce to Serelkov: "Captain Serelkov, let me introduce to you. This is Comrade Maxim, the newspaper's reporter in Vienna. He and Kopalova are together, and both Heading to Vienna.”

After figuring out the identity of the other party, Serelkov explained his origins truthfully: "Actually, a few hours ago, I was a guard battalion commander of the 27th Group Army. Therefore, I met my old superior General Sokov , I planned to follow him to Vienna, so I applied for transfer to the current commander, General Trofimenko. After being approved, I rushed over and planned to go to Vienna with General Sokov. "

"Oh, so that's what happened." Maxim nodded, and then said to Kopalova: "Comrade Kopalova, there are too many people in General Sokov's place now. I'm afraid you can't stay. I think you can still stay there." Go back to your original box."

Hearing what Maxim said, Kopalova was about to speak when Sokov raised his hand to stop her. Sokov stared at Maxim and said seriously: "Comrade Maxim, you don't have to worry about whether my box can accommodate you."

“Comrade General, don’t get me wrong.” Maxim said with a smile, “Aren’t I worried that Kopalova’s stay at your place will cause inconvenience to you?”

"What inconvenience will she cause me if she stays at my place?" Sokov said dissatisfied: "She basically lived in my box when she set off from Moscow. For so many days in the past, you didn't worry about her giving me anything. It’s an inconvenience. We’re about to arrive in Vienna. How can there be any inconvenience?”

 Maxim didn’t know how to answer this question for a while.

Sokov didn't want to talk nonsense with him, so he stood up and said to everyone: "I'm full, you can continue."

 Seeing Sokov about to leave, Kopalova quickly followed.

The two returned to the box, and Sokov said angrily: "Kopalova, I think something is wrong with Maxim, and he cares a little too much about you." After hearing this, Kopalova smiled lightly and said: "In the newspaper office He also pursued me and was rejected by me. Now that he sees me staying with other men, he will definitely not feel balanced, so he will find ways to make trouble. But don't worry, it will take a few hours. , we are about to arrive in Vienna, and he will not cause trouble for you then. "

At this moment, a loud bang was heard, and the train actually stopped.

 The huge inertia made Sokov and Kopalova unsteady, and they all fell onto the sleepers.

When Sokov stood up again, he immediately helped Kopalova sit up and asked with concern: "Kopalova, are you okay?"

　　Kopalova twisted her waist, then shook her head and said, "No, I'm not injured."

After a while, she asked curiously: "Why did it stop suddenly?"

The box door opened, and Seryosha, Serelkov, Vasergov and others rushed into the box.

"Misha, no, something happened." Seryosha said hurriedly: "A group of gangsters broke into the train and are coming in the direction where we are."

Hearing that gangsters had gotten into the car, Sokov drew his pistol and asked with a serious expression: "What's going on? Why are there gangsters here?"

Vaserigov quickly explained: "I heard from the conductor that there are bandits from Yugoslavia nearby. Usually they basically don't attack passing trains. I don't know what happened today. If stones and trees were placed on the railway , forced the train to stop, then got on the train and started robbing.”

"Where are they?" When I went to Berlin, I passed through Poland and was attacked by gangs. Sokov beat them to a pulp by himself. Now that he still has five capable subordinates, a group of bandits does not pose much of a threat to him.

"The gangsters got on the car from the front and the rear at the same time." Seryosha said: "But don't worry, Major Vaserigov has arranged for two guards to guard this carriage. As long as they see someone entering, they will Shoot decisively."

As soon as he finished speaking, there was shooting sound from outside.

With his sharp ears, Sokov immediately recognized that the weapon being fired was an assault rifle of his own design. As long as the opponent does not carry heavy weapons, two assault rifles are enough to suppress the opponent: "Don't crowd in the box, otherwise the bandits will just throw a grenade in and we will be completely finished." Major Seryosha and Vaserigov , you two go out to support the guards outside. With Captain Serelkov here, you can ensure my safety."

Seryozha and Vaserigov agreed and walked out of the box with assault rifles in hand.

"Serelkov," when Serelkov came to report, in addition to the pistol on his waist, he also carried a Bobosha submachine gun. Sokov looked at him and asked: "The Bobosha submachine gun you are carrying is equipped with How many magazines?"

"Including the magazine on the gun, there are three magazines in total." This was probably the first time Serelkov encountered this situation, and he couldn't help but panic: "Comrade Commander, I only have more than 200 rounds of ammunition. I don't know if it is enough." use?"

"That's enough." Sokov said: "If you want to repel all the bandits, this small amount of ammunition is not enough. But if you want to eliminate the bandits who are trying to break into this carriage, there shouldn't be much of a problem."

The gunshots outside stopped. Based on the gunshots, Sokov heard that Seryosha and others were using burst shooting to shoot at the invading bandits. Both Seryosha and Vaserigov understood that in the absence of logistical supplies, if they blindly use long bursts of fire, it is hard to say whether they can hit the enemy, but the ammunition will definitely be consumed quickly. It's still unclear when reinforcements will arrive. If they run out of bullets, they will just become a lamb to be slaughtered.

Sokov said to Serelkov: "Captain, you stay here to protect Kopalova's safety. I will go out and take a look."

Hearing that Sokov was about to go out to check, Serelkov hugged him and begged: "Comrade Commander, the situation outside is unknown, how can you go out casually? If something happens to you, who will Can you bear this responsibility?"

Sokov thought to himself that bullets don’t have eyes. Although they have been fighting outside for a long time, Seryosha and others must have suffered no casualties. But if he went out to check rashly and was hit by a stray bullet, it would be too unfair.

Thinking of this, he said to Serelkov: "Comrade Captain, please go out and take a look to see what the situation is like outside. You must pay attention to safety."

“Don’t worry, Comrade Commander.” Serelkov assured Sokov: “I will definitely come back safely.”

As soon as Serelkov rushed out of the box, Sokov quickly closed the box door.

Although Kopalova has been on the battlefield before and is not afraid of gunshots, she can't help but worry at this moment: "Misha, when do you think reinforcements will arrive?"

"I don't know." Seeing how scared Kopalova was, Sokov quickly held her in his arms and comforted her: "Don't worry, Kopalova, nothing will happen. I went to Berlin last year. On the way, we were attacked by a group of bandits in Poland. The battle lasted for several hours before it ended. At that time, I was the only one I could rely on. I was able to block the bandits' attack. Now there are five people outside to protect us. I don’t think the gangsters can get here as long as they are here.”

The box door opened and Serelkov stepped in from the outside.

"Comrade Commander," Serelkov reported: "The gangsters rushed towards this carriage several times, but we were repulsed. Major Vasergov estimated that at least five gangsters were killed by them, and the remaining I'm just hiding in other carriages to monitor this area and don't dare to come over easily."

 “Where are our casualties?”

"There are no casualties, not a single one is injured." Serelkov shook his head and said: "They are all warriors with combat experience. They will not be easily injured against a group of unorganized bandits. Don't worry."

“Did the gangsters come from one side, or from the front and rear of the car?” Sokov continued to ask.

“Coming from the direction of the dining car.” Serelkov said: “Major Vasergov told me that he heard gunshots coming from that direction. It must have happened to many people dining in the dining car.”

Hearing what Serelkov said, Kopalova couldn't help but exclaimed: "What? Something happened to everyone in the direction of the dining car? Does that mean that Comrade Maxim also died in the hands of gangsters?"

Sokov is deeply afraid that Kopalova’s Virgin Heart will overflow and asks him to lead people to rescue Maxim. It’s hard to say what the consequences will be. He quickly put his arm around Kopalova's shoulders and comforted her and said: "Kopalova, I think Comrade Maxim will turn the crisis into good."