Red Moscow

  Chapter 1891 Countermeasures

Just as Sokov expected, Antonetta learned that Sokov was about to visit his headquarters, got out of bed in a hurry, washed up briefly, changed into his military uniform, and hurried to his headquarters .

  Although his movements were swift, when he arrived at the headquarters, he found that the chief of staff, Colonel Dinu, and the three regimental leaders had already arrived there.

  Seeing Antonetta enter the door, Dinu hurried forward and asked in a voice hoarse from excitement, "Mr. Commander, is it really General Sokov?"

  Antonetta turned his head to look at his chief of staff, and said solemnly: "I think it is impossible for the Russians to lie about this kind of thing, because it is easy to be exposed."

   Knowing that they would soon see Sokov, the legendary general, several officers in the headquarters were extremely excited. Udrea, the head of the 52nd Regiment, also said excitedly: "The cooperation between the two sides started less than 24 hours ago, and General Sokov hurried over. It seems that he has great trust in us."

"I think it's the same." Antonetta suddenly remembered something that the adjutant reported to him on the way here, and turned to Dinu: "Chief of Staff, I heard that the post office in the city exploded and caught fire. Is that the case?"

   "Yes, sir." To Antonetta's question, Dinu replied truthfully: "German spies sneaked into the city and sabotaged the Post Office."

   "Which regiment is in charge of that area?"

  Colonel Marinescu, the head of the 54th Regiment, took a step forward and replied: "Mr. Commander, that is the defense zone of our regiment."

   "Any clues?"

"According to the report, the German special agent who sabotaged the post office killed an officer of our army and took away his military uniform and documents." Marinescu reported: "I guess he will continue to use this capacity in the future. He is active in the city, and it is very difficult for us to catch him."

"You are right, Colonel." Antonetta felt that his subordinates were right. The German spy did not have any writing on his face, and he was still wearing a Romanian military uniform. Who would have the ability to spot him among thousands of people: "It's really not easy to catch him."

   "Chief of Staff," he said to Dinu, "strengthen the security around the division headquarters to prevent the Germans from sneaking in and doing sabotage."

   "Don't worry, Mr. Commander." Dinu knew very well that protecting the safety of the division headquarters is also protecting his own safety. Naturally, he will not slack off: "I will immediately deploy and strengthen the defense to prevent any strangers from approaching here."

  But before Dinu went to set up a reinforced defense, someone called to report: "Mr. Commander, General Sokov of the Russian army has arrived, and he is at the gate now!"

   Knowing that Sokov is at the gate at this moment, Antonetta dared not neglect, and hurriedly led Dinu and others to welcome him out.

  When he reached the door, the first thing he saw was Ponegerin, and then he saw the young man standing beside Ponegerin. He couldn't help being taken aback when he saw this, thinking that this general was too young.

  But Ponegerin's attitude towards this person, as well as the military rank on his shoulder straps, all show that this person is coming to visit his General Sokov. Antonetta didn't dare to be negligent, so he quickly walked over and greeted enthusiastically, "Excuse me, is General Sokov on the opposite side?"

   "That's right, I am Sokov." The young general smiled at Antoneta, "If I guessed correctly, you are General Antoneta."

"Yes, yes, I am Antoneta." Antoneta held the other's hand and said excitedly: "General Sokov, welcome to Otac." Then he introduced to Sokov A few of his capable subordinates.

On the way Sokov came here, he got to know Antonetta and several of his subordinates through Ponejielin, and learned that Colonel Udrea, the head of the 52nd regiment, was an out-and-out pro-Soviet faction, so When shaking hands, Sokov deliberately increased the strength of his palms in order to express his enthusiasm.

   And Udrea obviously also understands Russian traditions, knowing that when shaking hands or hugging, the stronger you use, the more it can represent the enthusiasm of the other party.

A group of people came to the office, and after sitting on both sides of the conference table, Sokov didn't go around in circles, but asked Antoneta straight to the point: "General Antoneta, there are German spies sneaking into the city and blowing up the post office. , I think you must know it?"

   "Yes, General Sokov, I already know."

   "Then have you taken any measures?" Sokov asked calmly.

   "Yes," Antonetta nodded and said, "I have ordered people to strengthen patrols in the city, so that we can quickly find out the German spies who sneaked into the city."

   Sokov didn't believe Antoneta's statement at all. You know, it's just seven o'clock at this moment, and most of the officers and soldiers haven't woken up yet. The strengthening of inspections in the city was just a random word from the other party.

   "Will we be able to catch the German spies by strengthening inspections?" Sokov snorted coldly and said, "If you follow your deployment, I'm afraid more facilities in the city will be destroyed when it gets dark."

  Seeing that Sokov saw through his trick, Antonetta broke into a cold sweat. He took out a handkerchief, wiped the sweat from his forehead, and asked guiltily, "General Sokov, what can you do to catch the German spies as soon as possible?"

   "Of course I have a solution." Unexpectedly, Sokov nodded and replied confidently: "But we need your full cooperation."

   "I don't know how we should cooperate with you?"

"The solution is very simple." Sokov looked at Antoneta and said: "General Antoneta, you immediately give your troops an order to let everyone, remember, everyone, stay in the camp obediently Inside, no one is allowed to go out. At the door, I will send our soldiers on duty to prevent anyone from entering or leaving before the German spies are caught."

   "What, you want to lock our people in the camp?" After hearing what Sokov said, everyone was stunned.

After a while, Udrea broke the silence in the room: "General Sokov, since our two militaries have cooperated and we have also made a promise not to take hostile actions against your army, there is no need to Shut us up in the barracks and disarm us?"

"Yes, General Sokov." Dinu also echoed: "Our army is now your ally, and will never take any hostile actions against you, so there is no need to lock everyone in the camp. "

"Wrong, wrong, you all made a mistake." Sokov waved his hands at the two of them and said, "I asked you to lock up all the officers and soldiers in the barracks, not to disarm you, but to disarm you in the shortest possible time. Catch the German spies sneaking into the city within the time limit."

  Sokov's statement not only puzzled Antonetta and the others, but even Bonejelin who came with him was also confused. But it's not good for him to ask Sokov about things at this moment, so he can only wait patiently for Sokov to reveal the answer.

"General Sokov, can you explain to us?" On behalf of everyone, Udrea asked the question in his heart: "Why did we lock up all our people in the camp and capture the Germans in the shortest possible time?" Where are the secret agents?"

   "As far as I know, German agents killed one of your officers and stole his uniform and papers. Right?"

   "That's right, that's true." Dinu pouted at Marinescu who was sitting next to him, "It was reported by Colonel Marinescu's subordinates."

Sokov nodded and continued: "The reason why the German spies took away the military uniform and ID of the victim officer was because he could use these things to get closer to the important facilities in the city more conveniently. I say that, and everyone has no objection." Bar?"

Seeing that everyone shook their heads neatly, expressing no objection, he went on to say: "If you put all the officers and soldiers in the camp and restrict their going out at the same time, then the Romanian officers disguised by the German secret service will become killed the only Romanian soldier in the city, and our commanders could easily identify him and capture him."

"Great, this idea is really great!" After hearing this, Udrea slapped his hand on the table and said excitedly: "Although German spies can pretend to be our officers with military uniforms and certificates." , but it is impossible for him to return to any barracks. When all our officers and soldiers stay in the barracks, he will become the only Romanian soldier in the city, and his identity will naturally be exposed."

   "Mr. Commander." Udrea turned his head and said to Antoneta, who was sitting in the main seat: "Mr. Commander, I think General Sokov's proposal is good, let's do it."

Seeing that there were people supporting him in the Romanian army, Sokov said smoothly: "General Antonetta, make up your mind quickly. Taking action at this moment while most of your officers and soldiers are still asleep can save you in the shortest possible time. Lock everyone in the camp, and let the German agents posing as officers expose their whereabouts."

Now that Sokov had made his own plan and got the support of his subordinates, Antonetta no longer hesitated, and he immediately ordered Dinu: "Chief of Staff, immediately issue an order to the troops, let all officers and soldiers They all stay in their respective camps, and no one is allowed to step out of the barracks until they are ordered."

  But after receiving the order, Dinu did not leave immediately, but said to Antoneta: "Mr. Commander, the heads of all regiments are here now, and you can assign tasks to them in person."

"Oh, that's right." Antonetta thought that his orders were usually passed on to the regiments, and then the regiment leaders passed them on to the officers and soldiers below, so he said to the three regiment leaders: "Three regiment leaders, You have all heard what General Sokov said, return to your respective regiments immediately, and let everyone stay in the camp honestly, so that the friendly army can capture the disguised German spies in the city."

  After the three regiment leaders returned to their respective units, Antonetta asked Sokov respectfully, "General Sokov, I wonder if you plan to stay with me to take care of the overall situation, or go back to your headquarters to command?"

  Sokov considered staying here to command the troops, first of all because of poor communication. Although there are telegrams and telephones here, they belong to the Romanian army after all, so it is not very convenient to use them by yourself. So he said to Antonetta: "General Antonetta, I think I'd better go back to the headquarters. Those of you who stay in the building, you'd better not go out until you catch the German spies, otherwise it will be bad if there is a misunderstanding." gone."

  When Sokov took Ponegerin away from the municipal building, Pornegerin asked puzzledly: "Comrade Commander, I think the communication in the municipal building is very convenient. Why don't you stay here to command?"

"Lieutenant Colonel Ponegerin, you are right about one thing. The communication in the municipal building is indeed very perfect." Sokov explained to Ponegerin: "But anyway, those communication lines belong to Romania For human beings, it is not only inconvenient to use, but also has the possibility of leaking secrets.”

After figuring out what was going on, Ponegelin couldn't help breaking out in a cold sweat. He thought to himself: If he came up with this arrest plan, he would definitely use the ready-made communications of the Romanian army to facilitate the command of the troops. Way to give orders to the troops below. But he forgot that although he and the Romanian army are friendly forces now, they were still enemies not long ago, and the gap between the two sides cannot be eliminated with a paper agreement.

Back at the command post, Sokov explained his plan to Sidolin, and then ordered him to say: "Comrade Sidolin, immediately notify the heads of the regiments and ask them to immediately send troops to patrol the streets. Anyone who sees a Romanian uniform should be arrested immediately."

   "What should I do if I encounter resistance?"

"If they encounter resistance during the arrest process, I authorize them to shoot directly." Sokov said decisively in order to prevent the troops from being restrained by some scruples when performing tasks: "Even if it is caused by this I will personally deal with any serious consequences."

   In this way, when the Romanian officers and soldiers received orders from their superiors, they all returned to their camps. At the same time, the officers and soldiers of the Soviet Army performing search and arrest missions also appeared on the streets one after another.

   Seeing groups of Romanian officers and soldiers, the Soviet soldiers urged them to return to their respective camps immediately after carefully checking their documents.

  Romanian officers and soldiers are also very puzzled, yesterday was not good, everyone is still living together peacefully, how did these Russians change their attitude towards themselves today? Although they were full of doubts, they couldn't find any useful information from the Soviet soldiers.

   Those Romanian officers and soldiers who just woke up from their sleep were secretly glad to learn that they could not leave the camp today, because they would not be able to perform exercises or perform outside work. He lay down on the bed confidently and boldly, sleeping soundly with peace of mind.

  The Romanian officers and soldiers who were patrolling the streets or performing other tasks were full of evil spirits in their hearts. They were patrolling the streets, and suddenly received an order to return to the camp immediately and not to go out casually. Especially when he saw that the guards outside the barracks had changed from his own people to Soviet soldiers, he immediately panicked.

  I don't know who yelled twice: "The Russians locked us all in the camp, are they going to disarm us first, and then shoot us all?"

  A few months ago, because Italy announced that it would stop fighting with the Allied forces, the Italian troops deployed on the Soviet-German battlefield were disarmed by the Germans, and some troops were even systematically slaughtered by the Germans. This kind of lies that had no market in the first place, under such special circumstances, made all the officers and soldiers in the barracks into frightened birds.

  (end of this chapter)