Red Moscow

  Chapter 117 obsolete documents

   Sokov took the blocking force, joined Griza and the others, and immediately returned to the unnamed highland by the same route. Although several soldiers in the staff and reconnaissance team who were to be rescued were injured, they sat on the sled and were pulled away by strong soldiers in front, which was much faster than carrying them.

When    came, because there was no target, everyone could only search and move forward, so the speed of travel was very slow. But now they are returning to the unnamed highland. Everyone is familiar with the terrain, and their walking speed is more than double that of when they came here. Just after noon, everyone returned to the nameless highland.

   Belkin, who got the news, hurried out with the guards to meet Sokov. Seeing the pilot and staff officer sitting on the sled, he couldn't help asking Sokov in surprise: "Comrade battalion commander, have everyone been rescued?"

"Yes, they were all rescued." After Sokov finished speaking, he began to give orders: "Everyone must be tired and hungry after walking such a long distance. Find a place to rest first, and I will notify the cooking team immediately. , bring you hot soup and hot meals to warm up your body. Also, Asiya, you take the wounded to the health team."

Hearing Sokov's arrangement, Lieutenant Fedoch struggled to jump from the sled into the snow, and said to Sokov anxiously: "Comrade Captain, I won't go to the health team, I need to get in touch with the Front Army Command immediately. .”

   "Comrade Lieutenant," Belkin looked at the staff officer standing in front of him with a golden rooster, and kindly persuaded him, "You have an injury on your leg. You should go to the medical team to treat the wound first..."

   "No," Belkin hadn't finished speaking, but was interrupted by Fedoqi: "The wound can be treated later. I need to get in touch with the Front Army Command immediately."

Sokov stepped forward to support Fedoqi, let him sit back on the sled, and said: "Lieutenant Fedoqi, the injury on your leg is not serious, you need to go to the medical team to treat the wound immediately, otherwise there will be sequelae. He was afraid that Fei Daoqi would continue to be stubborn, so he persuaded him politely, "We will report the news of your rescue step by step. When you come over after treating the wound, you may be able to talk to the chief of the group army."

Sokov's persuasion finally made Fedoqi change his mind. He nodded and said, "Okay, Comrade Captain, since you said so, I will listen to you and go to the medical team to treat the wound first." Persuaded Fedoqi, let him agree to go to the medical team to treat the wound first, and then go to the battalion command post to get in touch with his superiors later.

   Sokov and Belkin returned to the battalion command post, and immediately ordered the operator to call the division headquarters, preparing to report the news of Fedovich's rescue to Chernyshov. While the radio operator was calling, Belkin asked curiously: "Comrade battalion commander, when you talked to me last night, you said that there was no clue about the missing plane. How did you rescue the occupants of the plane so quickly?" ?”

   "I didn't save them, but Grisa and his scouting team." Sokov turned his head to look at Belkin and said, "I just led people to rescue them from the Germans."

  Sokov's words aroused Belkin's great curiosity, and he couldn't wait to ask: "Comrade battalion commander, tell me, what's going on?"

"I heard from the pilot that the plane had a mechanical failure during the flight and had to temporarily land in an open space in the forest." Fortunately, Sokov asked the pilot and Griza about the situation on the way back, so he faced Belkin’s question allowed him to clarify the ins and outs of the matter: “When they made an emergency landing, they were spotted by Grisa who passed by nearby. Grisa saw that it was our army’s plane that had an accident, and hurriedly took people there Rescue. Unexpectedly, as soon as Lieutenant Fedauge and the pilot were rescued, a large German army arrived. They could only fight and go, retreating in the direction of the unnamed high ground. But the enemy's strength is too large, and they will soon They surrounded..."

   "Comrade Battalion Commander," before Sokov finished speaking, the radio operator called him from the side: "We have already contacted the division headquarters."

"Hello, Comrade Commander." Sokov put on his earphones, and said respectfully into the microphone: "I am honored to report to you that we have successfully rescued Lieutenant Fedorch and the pilot on the missing plane. gone."

   "Rescued?!" Chernyshov was taken aback when he heard Sokov say this, and then asked in amazement: "Captain Sokov, what did you just say? You have rescued Lieutenant Fedoch?"

   "Yes, we have rescued Lieutenant Fedorge."

   "Where is he now?" After confirming that Fedovich had been rescued, Chernyshov asked nervously: "Where are the documents he is carrying?"

"Lieutenant Fedovich's leg was injured, and it is being bandaged in the health team of our battalion at the moment." Facing a series of questions from Chernyshov, Sokov replied methodically: "As for that important document, It's always in the lieutenant's bag." Then he repeated to Chernyshov what he had said to Belkin.

After listening to Sokov's report, Chernyshev was silent for a while, and then said: "Captain Sokov, I will report this situation to the commander immediately. You should take good care of Lieutenant Fedoch first, and what should you do next?" What to do, after I ask the commander for instructions, I will inform you separately."

Chernyshov was very efficient, and less than ten minutes later, he contacted Sokov: "Captain Sokov, the Front Army Command has sent someone to send orders to the left-wing troops, so Fei The documents carried by Lieutenant Dodge have no value in existence, you ask him to destroy the documents immediately, and arrange for someone to send him to Susinich as soon as possible."

  After finishing the call with Chernyshov, Sokov immediately sent someone to invite Fedoqi over. He didn't go around in circles, but said straight to the point: "Lieutenant Fedoqi, I just received a notification from the division headquarters that the documents you were carrying were resent by the front army headquarters not long after you disappeared. Therefore, the documents on you are invalid and need to be destroyed immediately."

   "I understand." Fedoqi waited for Sokov to finish speaking, then got up and limped to the stove and squatted down, took out the document that he tried to destroy on the battlefield from his satchel, and stuffed it into the stove. After the documents were reduced to ashes, he picked up the tongs and crushed the ashes. Then he stood up with relief and asked Sokov, "Comrade Captain, I have already destroyed the documents. I don't know what to do next?"

"In addition to destroying the documents, the superior also asked me to send you to Sushinich as soon as possible." Sokov asked in a negotiating tone: "Look, are you going back to the city immediately, or resting for a night before leaving? "

   "The front army headquarters is short of manpower, I need to rush back immediately." Fedoqi said firmly: "Please send someone to take me to Susinich."

  (end of this chapter)