Red Moscow

Chapter 2556

"The situation is like this. The garrison headquarters is being formed." Sokov said to everyone: "Now the 1st and 2nd garrison detachments of the directly affiliated troops have been formed, and the formation of the 3rd detachment is about to begin. After Marshal Zhukov and I After consultation, I will select the soldiers needed for this guard unit from the prisoner-of-war camp.”

When he heard that Sokov could select soldiers from the prisoner-of-war camp to form a new security unit, Officer Bayer's pupils couldn't help but contract violently, and the muscles on his face twitched a few times, as if he wanted to say something, but in the end he still said He swallowed the words on his lips. He knew very well that he was the person least qualified to speak in this room. He could only speak after Sokov took the initiative to ask something.

"Comrade General," Ernst was not only the first among several people to know Sokov, but also because of his presence, the people in the room had contact with Sokov, so it was most appropriate for him to ask the question. 's: "In addition to going to the prisoner of war camp to select personnel, I would like to ask, who do you plan to command the security detachment?"

"Squad leader, I plan to let Captain Hossenfeld take the position. Your military rank is still captain." After Sokov first explained the candidate for the squad leader to everyone, he then said to Denaris: "And you, Denarius Lieutenant Nares will serve as the platoon leader, and his military rank will remain the same as that of lieutenant."

Even though it is just the position of squad leader and platoon leader, for Hosenfeld and Denaris, it is already a great position. Not only did he not have to stay in a prisoner-of-war camp like his former comrades, he could also legitimately lead people to maintain law and order in the city. Therefore, both of them couldn't help but be overjoyed when they heard such an appointment.

Ernst saw that Sokov had assigned positions to Hosenfeld and Denaris, and he was eager to know what positions the other party had assigned to him.

Before Ernst could speak, Sokov took the initiative and said: "Ernst, I originally wanted you to serve as a platoon leader, but I am considering that the newly formed security unit, whose members are all Germans, will communicate with us. At that time, there was a language barrier, so I planned to appoint you as the liaison officer of the 3rd detachment, which is equivalent to the platoon level. What do you think of my arrangement? "

"No, Comrade General, how could I have any different opinions on your arrangements?" Ernst felt that the position assigned to him by Sokov was very suitable. After all, he had been in the Soviet Army in the past few years and was also engaged in translation. As for his position, he said readily: "I will resolutely obey your arrangements."

"And you, Officer Bayer." Sokov finally focused his gaze on Bayer, who was not far away. "It stands to reason that with your ability, you can be incorporated into the security detachment and arrange a job with you. It’s a position that matches your abilities. But you now belong to the Berlin police. If I do this, I’m afraid the police department won’t let you go.”

Hearing what Sokov said, Bayer immediately stood up and babbled a lot. Since Agelina was not accompanying her today, Sokov did not understand what he was saying at all. He could only turn around and look at Ernst and asked: "Ernst, please translate for me, what is he talking about?"

"Comrade General," Ernst said to Sokov: "Officer Bayer said that although he is a policeman, it will not make any difference if you put him into the security detachment. After all, everything is in chaos now. "

Ernst's words reminded Sokov of the policeman Li Benzhong in the TV series "The Battle of Changsha". He originally followed people from the police station to deliver ammunition to the front line. Because the company commander who was holding the position was killed, he was called to inquire about the situation of the battle. The division commander was appointed company commander; soon after, a newly reinforced infantry battalion was attacked by Japanese poison gas and almost its entire family was wiped out, so he was appointed battalion commander. Shortly after the battle, he was even promoted to regimental commander. It can be seen that at certain times, when employing people, you should not be too rigid in the formality, but you must know how to adapt to changes.

"Well, since Officer Bayer has no objections, from now on, he will also be a member of the 3rd Security Detachment." Sokov naturally wanted to recruit someone like Bayer who was known as a "living file" Since the other party was also interested in joining, he said smoothly: "Officer Bayer, you will stay in the security detachment first and assist Captain Hosenfeld and Ernst in their work. As for your specific duties, we will wait for a while. Re-arrange."

As long as Sokov stayed in the security detachment, Bayer didn't care at all about what kind of duties he was assigned. What he was most concerned about at the moment was when Sokov planned to go to the prisoner of war camp to select personnel and form the third guard detachment. He asked cautiously: "Mr. General, when do you plan to go to the prisoner of war camp to select personnel?"

"I will go to the prisoner of war camp at two o'clock in the afternoon." Sokov said: "I will take all of you with me then. By the way," he emphasized to a few people, "from now on, you will also call me I need to change it. Don’t always call me Mr. General. It’s not good for others to hear me like Ernst. Do you understand?”

After listening to Ernst’s translation, several people nodded in agreement.

"At 1:30 in the afternoon, you come to me at the Adlon Hotel, and I will take you to the prisoner of war camp." Before leaving, Sokov ordered everyone: "Remember, don't be late. When the time is up, I’m going to leave, I won’t stay and wait for anyone.”

“Don’t worry, Comrade General.” Ernst told Sokov: “We will arrive on time.”

 After Sokov returned to the car, Vaserigov asked: "Comrade General, where are we going back now?"

“Of course we’ll go back to the Adlon Hotel.” Sokov said, “Without Agelina by my side, it’s really inconvenient to deal with these Germans.”

“Do I need to make any preparations in advance for going to the prisoner of war camp in the afternoon?” Vaserigov asked tentatively.

"Of course," Sokov nodded and said, "We have to move the prisoners selected from the prison camps to new places to settle down. So you have to find a way to get a few buses, do you understand?"

“Of course I understand, Comrade General.”

When the motorcade passed by the Brandenburg Gate, Sokov saw a filming team taking photos and videos of the female soldiers directing traffic, and quickly told the driver: "Stop!"

As Sokov's order was issued, several jeeps parked on the roadside one after another.

Sokov opened the car door, stood on the curb, and looked at the filming crew.

“Comrade General.” A second lieutenant officer ran out of the crowd and raised his hand to salute Sokov: “Is there anything I can do for you?”

“Comrade Lieutenant,” Vaselgov asked, “what are you doing?”

"We are filming a documentary, Comrade Major." When the second lieutenant asked Vaselgov, he naturally reported truthfully: "The female soldier who is directing traffic is called Lydia Spivak. She was born in Ukraine in 1925. This year Exactly 20 years old, she was the focus of our shoot. ”

Sokov had seen Lydia Spivak mentioned by the second lieutenant from the information. She was born in Zaporozhye Oblast, Ukraine in 1925 and died in October 1984 at the age of 59. But the footage she shot can be seen in various documentaries introducing the Battle of Berlin.

“Who is that female soldier?” Vaselgov asked another young female soldier standing on the roadside with two signal flags in her hands: “Are you also participating in the filming?”

 “Yes, Comrade Major.” The second lieutenant replied: “This female soldier’s name is Maria Filippovna, born in February 1924.”

When Sokov heard the name, a smile appeared on his face. This female soldier named Maria Filippovna was over ninety years old before she traveled through time. She was still alive and well, and became popular every year. They were all invited guests during the military parade. She must have no problem living to be 100 years old.

After Lydia Spivak finished shooting, Maria Filippovna came on the scene and stood in the middle of the road directing traffic as usual. She did not appear nervous because there was a photographer taking the photo. Movement deformation occurs.

  Since I was only shooting a few scenes in the documentary, it didn’t take much time. After just a quarter of an hour, the filming was over. Seeing that the crew had finished filming, Sokov got back into the car and asked the driver to drive back to the hotel.

As soon as I returned to the hotel, I saw Agelina standing in the lobby.

Seeing this, Sokov asked in surprise: "Agelina, where are you planning to go?"

 “I’m not going anywhere, I’m just coming out to greet you.”

 “The one who came out to greet me?” Sokov asked in surprise: “How did you know I was back?”

"I was sitting by the window just now and saw your motorcade coming back." Agelina said: "I thought you would be able to get in in a few minutes at most, but you never came back. Then I went to the door to have a look. I found you stopped on the roadside to watch the crew filming the documentary.”

 “Agelina, how do you know they are filming a documentary?”

“Because the crew lives here, after you left, I happened to meet them when I went to the restaurant to eat.”

 “Oh, that’s what happened.”

 “Are you still going out in the afternoon?”

“I’m going to the prisoner of war camp in the afternoon.” Sokov thought of how inconvenient it would be if he didn’t have Agelina as his portable translator. Although Ernst can also act as a translator, he is a German after all. If someone speaks rudely to him when selecting prisoners of war, he will definitely not translate these words to him, so he still brings Agelina with him. She can help Translating to myself everything the German said to me in every detail: "You come too."

“Is it to select prisoners of war and form a security detachment?”

"That's right." Sokov nodded and said in a positive tone: "Having you as a translator by my side can help me solve many problems."

 “How many people do you plan to select?”

“A company is organized.” Sokov said: “You have to select about 150 people, and then take them to a designated location for training. If any of them are unqualified, you have to return and select new personnel.”

Vashelgov next to him heard Sokov's opponent and was thinking that if he wanted to select 150 prisoners of war, it would mean preparing at least three buses or five trucks to bring back all these prisoners of war.

“Comrade General,” Vaselgov asked cautiously, “where should I go to find a vehicle for transporting prisoners of war?”

“Comrade Major,” Sokov said with a smile, “You are more familiar with the situation in Berlin than I am. You should know where to find a car.”

After being reminded by Sokov, Vaselgov realized that it was completely redundant for him to ask this question. Sokov had only been in Berlin for about ten days and had no knowledge of the situation in the city. How could he know where to find a vehicle? He quickly said: "Okay, Comrade General, I will find the required vehicles before half past one in the afternoon."

　　After Sokov and Agelina returned to the room, Agelina said: "Misha, before you came back, there was a phone call for you."

“Is there a call for me?” Sokov couldn’t help being surprised when he heard what Agelina said, and then asked: “Who is it? Who made the call?”

"I don't know." Agelina shook her head and said, "It was a man, but he didn't identify himself. As soon as he heard that you were not here, he hung up the phone."

Sokov couldn't help but murmur in his heart: "Who is looking for him? Yasha? Impossible, it's not like he doesn't know Agelina, and besides, when he came to Berlin this time, it was he and Agelina who set up a trap. If you get in by yourself, you won’t hang up the phone when you hear that you are not there, and you have to talk to Agelina no matter what.”

Seeing that Sokov was a little distracted, Agelina quickly pushed his shoulder with her hand: "Misha, what are you thinking about?"

"I didn't think about anything." Sokov said casually: "I was just wondering who would call me. You know, I don't have many acquaintances in Berlin."

"The only acquaintances you have in Berlin are Ernst, Hosenfeld and Denaris. Among them, only Ernst can speak Russian. If it is him who calls me, I will definitely be able to listen." come out."

"It will not be them who made the call." Sokov said: "After leaving Marshal Zhukov's headquarters, I went to their residence and announced their new appointments. And they will also go to the prisoners of war with me in the afternoon. Battalion, jointly select suitable prisoners of war to be incorporated into the soon-to-be-formed 3rd detachment.”

 “What duties are you going to assign them?”

"Hosenfeld serves as the squad leader, with the rank of captain. Denaris serves as the platoon leader of the first platoon, with the rank of lieutenant." Sokov said: "As for Ernst, because he understands Russian, I let him serve as The liaison officer of the security team is responsible for communicating with friendly forces. By the way, I also incorporated the old policeman Bayer into the security team."

"What, you incorporated that old policeman into the security team?" Agelina said in surprise: "Is it appropriate to turn a policeman into a soldier?"

"There is nothing inappropriate. I am short of manpower now, and he happens to have a skill. I have incorporated him into the security detachment. He may be put to great use in the future."

"That makes sense." Agelina agreed with Sokov's statement: "An old policeman known as a 'living file' will definitely be able to play an extremely important role in the newly formed security unit. big effect.”

Sokov said: "You must still remember that Ernst told us some time ago that Officer Bayer's two sons are now being held in our army's prisoner-of-war camp. When selecting prisoners of war this afternoon, let him If he follows me there and rescues his two sons himself, he will definitely feel grateful to me and will work extra hard in the future. "