Red Moscow.

Chapter 2757

After dark, everyone stopped moving forward and found a suitable place to camp in the forest, preparing to start their journey again after dawn the next day.

Sokov took the people who initially escaped from Yagotin and set up defenses around the positions of Vlasov, Colonel Der and Nikolsky to prevent them from encountering any eventualities.

In the middle of the night, Sokov, who was sleeping soundly, was suddenly awakened by a loud noise. As soon as he opened his eyes, Constantine rushed in front of him and shouted at him: "Comrade Captain, the Germans are coming, let's retreat quickly."

Sokov looked around and saw that the soldiers were running away without firing back. Faced with such a chaotic scene, Sokov was powerless and could only order Konstantin: "Comrade Second Lieutenant, immediately take the commander, chief of staff and military commissar to move, and must not let them fall into the hands of the Germans. inside."

When leaving Yagotin, Sokov gave Konstantin and his few soldiers a strict division of labor. Once an emergency occurred, he would immediately move Vlasov, Colonel Der and Nikolsky. Lest they fall into German hands.

At this moment, after hearing Sokov's order, Constantine did not dare to neglect, and quickly turned around and ordered the soldiers to immediately move with the three army leaders as planned in advance.

In this way, Vlasov, Colonel Del and Nikolsky, who had just been awakened from their sleep, were carried away deeper into the forest by the men arranged by Sokov before they could figure out what was going on. go.

Vlasov was being carried away by the soldiers. As he ran, he asked Sokov who was not far away: "What's going on? What's going on? Why do you need to move?"

"Comrade Commander," Sokov told the other party as he ran: "The Germans are coming. If we don't move in time, we may become their prisoners."

Hearing that he might become a prisoner, Vlasov became anxious. He did not want to become a prisoner of the Germans, so he cooperated with the two soldiers holding him and ran deep into the forest. .

After running for unknown distance, Sokov felt that it should be safe and quickly ordered someone to stop.

When he gathered his troops and took a look, Sokov almost shed tears. There were less than 20 people left in the army that originally numbered more than 100 people, and the rest dispersed.

"Captain Sokov," the panting Colonel Del asked, "Since the Germans are coming, why didn't I hear gunshots and explosions? Could it be that when the Germans broke into our camp, they all Are you using cold weapons?"

When Sokov heard it, what the other party said made sense. From the beginning of the escape, apart from the panicked shouts of the soldiers, no gunfire or explosions were heard at all. The Germans would never be stupid enough to use cold weapons. The only explanation is that there were no Germans at all. , purely because we scare ourselves.

Thinking of this, he quickly called Constantine over and asked directly: "Comrade Second Lieutenant, you said that the Germans attacked our camp. Did you see it with your own eyes?"

Constantine was stunned for a moment, then shook his head and said: "Comrade Captain, I didn't see any Germans at all. I only heard someone shouting that the Germans are coming, so I came here to tell you to leave."

Sokov sensed something was wrong and asked: "Comrade Second Lieutenant, tell me that you only heard someone shouting, 'The Germans are coming,' but you did not see the Germans with your own eyes. Am I right?"

"Exactly, Comrade Captain." Constantine nodded and said, "I just heard someone shouting: The Germans are coming, so I ran over to wake you up."

Sokov has determined at this moment that this might be another own incident. In order to find out the truth, he suppressed the anger in his heart and asked: "Comrade Second Lieutenant, can you tell me who shouted it to you?"

"There are people shouting everywhere, I don't think it can be fake." Constantine answered truthfully.

"Yes, I was also awakened by the shouting." Del went online and said: "When I was listening to see if there were any gunshots coming from the surroundings, your people carried me out of there."

"Captain Sokov, what is going on?" Vlasov also noticed something was wrong and asked Sokov: "Can you tell me accurately whether any Germans broke into our camp? ”

"Comrade Commander, I cannot answer you accurately whether any Germans have entered our camp."

"Since you don't know, then send someone to find out quickly." Vlasov said seriously: "I want to know if there are any Germans near us."

After Sokov agreed, he called Chulsin in front of him and said to him: "Comrade Chulsin, I now order you to take two soldiers to conduct reconnaissance at our campsite to see if there are any Germans there. ”

After Qursin led the people away, Sokov continued to analyze the situation with everyone: "If our campsite is really attacked by the Germans, there will definitely be a firefight. But judging from the situation just now, in addition to hearing us Apart from the shouts of the soldiers and seeing them running around, there was no sound of gunfire or explosions at all, and no trace of the Germans was seen. "

Hearing what Sokov said, Nikolsky said thoughtfully: "Captain Sokov, if according to you, there are no Germans around us at all, then why are everyone running around? It’s obviously illogical.”

"Comrade Military Commissar, regarding this matter." Faced with Nikolsky's question, Sokov cautiously replied: "I guessed a possibility."

"What's the possibility?" Nikolsky asked.

"Camp roar! Also called camp bombing!"

Everyone couldn't help but take a breath when they heard the word Sokov said.

"Ying Xiao", also known as "Bombing the Camp", is an extremely special military term. It refers to an unexpected incident in which all officers and soldiers blindly take abnormal actions without receiving any instructions when the troops are camping at night. It often happened in ancient armies, and even led to killing each other, thus causing the army to lose its combat effectiveness.

As a senior soldier, Vlasov thought for a long time after listening to Sokov's guess. Finally, he nodded slowly and confirmed Sokov's statement: "I think Captain Sokov is right. Today I might have encountered Ying Xiao later in the evening.”

"Comrade Commander," Colonel Del asked with some confusion, "What is the cause of the camp roar?" Sokov's thoughts slowly became clear at this moment, and he said carefully: "Comrade Chief of Staff, this is what I think about it. . Our troops were defeated and the spirits of our commanders and soldiers were in a high state of tension. Zhang state. It may be that a soldier slept until midnight and said something in his sleep, "The Germans are coming." Then the soldier next to him happened to hear it. The soldier who didn't know the truth had no time to confirm whether the Germans were coming. He started shouting and yelling, which triggered this incident.”

"Yeah, it's possible." Nikolsky also agreed with Sokov's statement. "After long-term and high-intensity fighting, the soldiers are in a state of high mental stress at any time. Once they hear someone shouting 'The Germans are coming' will cause a series of chain reactions."

After Vlasov waited for Nikolsky to finish speaking, he smiled bitterly and said: "I really didn't expect that we would encounter such a thing. But fortunately, after the camp roar, the troops just scattered and fled. Killing each other is a blessing in misfortune.”

"Comrade Commander, what should we do next?" Colonel Del asked Vlasov for instructions: "Should we continue to stay here, or should we move to another place immediately?"

Before Vlasov could speak, Sokov rushed to say: "Comrade Chief of Staff, please don't. I just sent a few soldiers to the camp where we evacuated to see what happened there. If we We have moved in a hurry now. What if they can’t find us when they come back?”

Seeing Colonel Del, he seemed to want to say something, but Vlasov raised his hand to stop him: "Chief of Staff, if you have anything to do, wait until the soldiers who went to understand the situation come back. Also, if we stay here for a while, maybe It can also accommodate some soldiers who have escaped."

Now that Vlasov has expressed his stance, Colonel Del can't say anything more. He can only stay here and wait for Chursin and others to return.

Facts have proved that Vlasov's decision was correct.

When Chursin and others returned, nearly fifty people gathered around Sokov, all of whom were soldiers who had escaped after bombing the camp.

Qursin came to Sokov and was about to make a report when Sokov raised his hand to stop him: "Chursin, report the situation you detected to the comrade commander."

"Tell me, Comrade Chursin." Vlasov asked in a kind tone: "What did you see when you returned to our camping site?"

"There is nothing except some discarded backpacks and weapons." Qursin replied: "We also conducted a careful search nearby and found no trace of the Germans at all. It seems that the Germans have not appeared at all. ”

After listening to Chursin's report, Sokov felt like a mirror in his mind. He really guessed that he was not wrong. Someone was indeed asleep and shouted "The Germans are coming", which caused this chaos.

"Chursin," Sokov asked tentatively after seeing that Chursin and the other two soldiers were each carrying several rifles and two or three backpacks, "those backpacks abandoned in the camp?" Have you picked up the bags and weapons?"

"No, Comrade Captain." Chuersin shook his head and said, "I brought too few people, and I didn't even pick up half of them."

Sokov looked at the newly sheltered soldiers around him. Many of them didn't even have weapons or backpacks, not to mention boots. They probably discarded them when escaping. Then he turned to those people and said, "You guys follow Qiu Comrade Erxin, go to the original camp and find your weapons and backpacks. Especially the soldiers who don’t have boots. You must remember that you can’t march in the forest without boots.”

Everyone agreed with a roar, and then followed Qurxin towards the original campsite.

Seeing that twenty or thirty soldiers followed Qursin to the original camp, Colonel Del couldn't sit still: "Comrade Commander, do you think we should go back to the original camp?"

Regarding Colonel Del's proposal, Vlasov laughed, then pointed at Sokov and said: "Chief of Staff, I think you should ask Captain Sokov for his opinion."

"I think it's better to stay here." When Sokov said this, he saw Colonel Del's expression change and quickly explained to him: "Although no Germans appeared near our camp last night, today What about during the day? What about tonight? They will always appear there. If we stay, we will be in danger. It is better to stay here temporarily. If we find the enemy coming towards us, we still have enough time to move. "

"Well, Captain Sokov is right." As soon as Sokov finished speaking, Nikolsky agreed with a smile: "Even if no Germans showed up at the original camp last night, who can guarantee that there won't be any Germans today?" will appear. Therefore, it should be the safest to stay here. Even if the Germans occupy that camp, it will take a lot of time to get to this place. "

"We will stay here to rest for the time being. After Chursin and the others get back their lost backpacks and weapons, we will continue to move." Sokov said to everyone: "Everyone can use this time to have a good rest first. Rest, after we set off, we don’t know when we can rest again.”

Everyone agreed with Sokov's statement, so they dispersed, looking for a suitable place to sit down and rest, so as to recover their strength as soon as possible, so as not to fall behind due to lack of physical strength during the march and be unable to return to the Soviet defense line.

After a long wait, Sokov finally saw Chursin and his companions returning. Everyone was carrying rifles and backpacks. It seemed that they had gained a lot this time.

After Qursin came over, Sokov asked with concern: "Have you got all the backpacks and weapons in the camp?"

"Yes, Comrade Captain." Qiusin replied in a positive tone: "I got them all back."

"How do you feel?" Sokov turned around and asked the soldiers who followed him back: "Are you tired?"

The soldiers replied in unison: "Not tired."

Although these soldiers said they were not tired, Sokov thought that they had walked such a long way back and forth. If they continued on their way now, many of them might fall behind due to lack of physical strength. Falling behind in the forest can have serious consequences. It was out of this consideration that Sokov did not immediately order the departure, but said to them in a kind tone: "Comrade soldiers, you must be very tired. Sit down and rest for a while. We will be there later." On the way."

As Sokov expected, many soldiers already felt exhausted after returning from the campsite. When they heard Sokov telling them to rest, they immediately collapsed on the ground. After a while, the sound of snoring came from the crowd.

"Comrade Captain," Konstantin saw this and said to Sokov: "You are still thoughtful. In their situation, if they set off immediately, they will fall behind due to lack of physical strength in less than an hour. In the forest Once they are left behind in the depths, the consequences will be very serious, and I am afraid that most of them will not be able to get out of the forest alive. "

"Well, that's true." Sokov replied: "I plan to let them rest for an hour before rushing on, but by that time, their physical strength should be almost restored. If we slow down the marching speed appropriately, we should be able to avoid Falling behind occurs.”

(End of chapter)