Red Moscow

  Chapter 111 New Scouting Team

  Since Christopher left with the reconnaissance team, Sokov asked the operator more than a dozen times a day if he had received any return from the reconnaissance team. But unfortunately, the operator shook his head every time and said: "No, Comrade Battalion Commander, we have been unable to get in touch with the reconnaissance team."

Three days after losing contact, Sokov became worried about the fate of Christopher's team. He was deeply afraid that something might happen to them when they were reconnaissance behind enemy lines, so he specifically discussed with Belkin whether to send a new reconnaissance team to go deep into the Reconnaissance behind enemy lines.

  Belkin has not been the deputy battalion commander for a long time, but he is very familiar with the commanders and fighters in the battalion. Hearing that Sokov planned to arrange new personnel to carry out reconnaissance missions behind enemy lines, he immediately proposed: "Comrade Battalion Commander, I think the platoon leader of the Second Company, Sergeant Griza, is very capable. Why don't we send him Lead the team and form a new reconnaissance team to carry out reconnaissance missions behind enemy lines?"

"Yes, he is a good candidate." As early as in Khimki Town, Sokov knew Griza well, so he knew his ability very well. When he heard Belkin's recommendation, he immediately did not hesitate agreed. He picked up the phone and called the second company commander Andre, and said straight to the point: "Second company commander? I'm Sokov. Let the first platoon leader Grisa come to me immediately."

  Andrei was a little surprised when he heard that Sokov wanted to ask Grisa, and asked quickly: "Comrade battalion commander, do you know what you want to ask him for?"

   "Comrade Second Lieutenant, don't inquire about things you shouldn't know." Hearing Andre's inquisition on the phone, Sokov said impatiently: "Inform Griza immediately and ask him to come to me immediately."

  Griza appeared in the battalion command post ten minutes later. After saluting Sokov and Belkin, he said loudly: "Comrade Battalion Commander, Sergeant Grisa, the commander of the 2nd company and 1st platoon, has been ordered to come. After I listen to your orders, please give me instructions!"

"Please sit down, Sergeant Grisa." Sokov raised his hand to return the salute, then pointed to the empty seat by the table, and said, "I called you here because I have an important mission. Leave it to you to finish."

  Grisa sat down at the table and asked, "Comrade Battalion Commander, what is the mission?"

Sokov pushed the map on the table towards Griza, then drew a circle on the table with the end of a pencil without a tip, and said, "Comrade sergeant, look, this is our The unnamed high ground where the battalion is located. To the south of us, there are a large number of German troops stationed. In order to find out the deployment of their troops, I sent Christopher to take a reconnaissance team to this area for reconnaissance a few days ago. Unfortunately, we have been unable to get in touch with them for a few days...”

  Griza judged from Sokov's words that he planned to send himself to continue this reconnaissance mission, so he stood up and said, "Comrade battalion commander, I wonder how many people you plan to give me?"

"The reconnaissance team should not have too many people, otherwise it will be easy to be exposed." As for Griza's question, Sokov already had an answer in his heart, and he immediately replied, "I will give you five more people at most besides you." Said After he finished speaking, he noticed a hint of disappointment flashing in Griza's eyes, and added, "The personnel participating in the reconnaissance are selected by you from the entire battalion. As long as you think it is suitable, you can be included in the reconnaissance team."

   After receiving Sokov's promise, Griza had a smile on his face. He asked: "Comrade Battalion Commander, I wonder if you can arrange a radio operator for us, so that we can report the intelligence we have detected to the battalion in a timely manner."

Belkin waited for Grisa to finish speaking, then smiled and said: "Don't worry, Comrade Sergeant, the radio operator has already arranged for you. Time is running out, you should go and select the other four members immediately, and strive to be in the sky." Go before black."

  Griza moved quickly, and his reconnaissance team was formed just after noon. In the traffic trench outside the command post, Sokov met the four fighters chosen by Griza: Varian from the first company, who was a forest watcher before joining the army, besides being good at marksmanship, he was also quite familiar with the forest; Yegor from the second company is a soldier with rich combat experience. He has been following Sokov since Khimki; Semyon from the third company used to be a hunter with excellent marksmanship. Well, in the battle to capture Unnamed Heights, one of the sharpshooters who covered the attack personally killed five German soldiers; the last fighter was Yakov from the machine gun company, he was a machine gunner.

After seeing the fighters selected by Griza, Sokov nodded with satisfaction, and said to Griza with a smile: "Comrade Sergeant, the fighters you selected are very good, I believe you will be able to complete the mission and come back. "

Grisa glanced at the end of the team and saw that Zamyatin, the radio operator sent by the battalion headquarters, was already standing there, so he looked at Sokov and asked, "Comrade battalion commander, the reconnaissance team is ready to go. Are you ready to let us go?"

   "Of course." Sokov reached out to Griza, shook hands with him, and said to him in a friendly tone: "Comrade Sergeant, I wish you good luck!"

  Grisa raised his hand to salute Sokov and Belkin, and began to issue orders to the scouting team: "Everyone! Listen to my password, stand at attention! Turn right, start to go!"

  Watching the reconnaissance team go away, Belkin asked Sokov: "Comrade battalion commander, do you think they can succeed?"

"It goes without saying that it will definitely succeed." Sokov looked at the reconnaissance team in the distance. Although he was worried that they would be as silent as Christopher's team, but in order not to hurt Belkin's confidence, he Still biting the bullet, he said, "Before the counterattack started, I knew Sergeant Griza. He is very capable. I believe he will not disappoint our trust, and he will be able to complete the reconnaissance mission satisfactorily."

"A few days ago, we not only repelled the attacking enemy, but captured five artillery pieces; we also shot down one of their reconnaissance planes." Belgin frowned and said, "According to the character of the Germans who don't suffer, we must There will be retaliation. But now four or five days have passed, and the enemy has not moved at all. It is very strange. I am afraid that they must have some conspiracy."

"Don't worry, Comrade Deputy Battalion Commander." Seeing Belkin's look of worrying about gains and losses, Sokov comforted him and said, "I will figure it out. After Grisa's information comes back, we will be able to figure out the situation in Germany. What the **** are people doing?"

  (end of this chapter)