Red Moscow

  Chapter 379 Go out in person

  The task assigned by Krylov seems simple, but it is very difficult to execute. Because the clues he gave were too limited, it was known that the female scout was called Maria Videneeva, and she lost contact with the headquarters in the Mali Rossoshka area. But the area of ​​the Malirosoška area is not small, and it is still an enemy-occupied area. If you want to find a person who only knows his name there, it is tantamount to finding a needle in a haystack.

However, in order to successfully complete the tasks assigned to him by the headquarters, Sokov, after careful consideration, said to Belkin and Sidolin: "The political commissar and chief of staff, because of the top-secret information obtained by the female scout, I am sorry for you." It is very important to our army. Therefore, I decided to take a reconnaissance team and disguise myself as a German army, and go deep into the Malaya Rossoshka area to find Maria. The work in the brigade will be handed over to you two."

"What, you want to lead the team to search for the female scouts yourself?" Sidolin raised his objection without hesitation when he heard Suokov say this: "Comrade Brigadier, don't forget that you are a member of the Infantry Brigade." Brigadier, your combat post is in the headquarters, how can you take risks so easily?"

"Comrade Chief of Staff, I have my own considerations for doing this." Seeing Sidolin's objection, Sokov quickly explained to him: "Whether the reconnaissance team can find a female scout behind enemy lines is still unknown. If they find , if the team is led by ordinary officers, they must first send the information to the brigade headquarters, and then we forward it to the army headquarters. This will take a lot of time. Chief of staff, you know, in the Every minute in the war is precious, if I personally lead the team, I can report to Commander Chuikov as soon as I get the situation..."

Hearing what Sokov said, Sidolin thought to himself for a while, as if this was really the case, so he no longer insisted on his opinion, but suggested to Sokov: "Comrade Brigadier, if you really If you decide to personally lead the team to carry out the mission, then I suggest that you report this matter to the headquarters, so that the commander will know what to do."

"No need." Sokov knew very well that if he really reported to Chuikov, he would definitely be rejected, so he changed the subject and said: "Comrade Commander is outside to inspect the defense, so there is no need to bother him about these trivial matters." Yes. Chief of Staff, call Christopher and Ernst in."

  Belkin, who has long been accustomed to Sokov's adventurous style, did not dissuade him when he heard what Sokov said. Instead, he took advantage of Sidolin's phone call to remind Sokov to pay attention to his own safety. After all, he is now the leader of the brigade, and if there are any mistakes, it will have a negative impact on the morale and morale of the infantry brigade.

  Christopher and Ernst came to the brigade headquarters soon after receiving the call. Seeing the appearance of the two, Sokov just nodded to Christopher, then stepped forward to shake hands with Ernst, patted him on the shoulder, and said approvingly: "Good job, Ernst. We You have contributed a lot to the smooth annihilation of the German troops that went to Nangang before."

   Regarding Sokov's compliment, Ernst just grinned, but didn't speak. Although it was a great victory to systematically annihilate a German infantry battalion, it was a very embarrassing thing for him as a German, not to mention that he personally led his compatriots into a trap that would never be restored.

  Ernst knew very well in his heart that Sokov called himself here at this time, definitely not to praise himself, but to entrust him with more important tasks. So he straightened his body and asked: "Comrade Brigadier, you called me here, do you have any important tasks?"

Seeing that Ernst guessed his thoughts, Sokov didn't go around in circles, but said straight to the point: "I just received an order from my superiors to send a team to the Mali Rossoshka area to find a missing person. The female scout, bring back the information she got."

"Going to the Mala Rossoška area?" Christopher, who had led his troops to this area to raid the German warehouse and snatched back a lot of supplies, couldn't help but frowned when he heard that he was going to Mala Rossoška again. He frowned: "Comrade Brigadier, I'm worried that the Germans will strengthen their security there after we suffered a big loss last time. It may not be so easy to sneak in again."

"No matter how tight the enemy's security is, we have to go this way." Sokov said resolutely: "The information obtained by the female scouts may be directly related to whether we can defend Stalingrad, so we must do whatever it takes. Find her." When Sokov said this, seeing Christopher's face showing a troubled expression, he quickly added, "This time I will personally lead the mission to go deep into the enemy's rear."

   "What, you lead the team yourself?!" Christopher's eyes widened in surprise when he heard Sokov say this: "Comrade Brigadier, this is not acceptable, it is too dangerous there, you cannot take risks."

"Since you can all go, why can't I go?" Sokov didn't entangle Christopher on this issue, but said bluntly: "Besides you, me, and Ernst, find two more people." Fighters with high technical and tactical levels, so that even if we are discovered by the enemy, we can still have a chance to break out of the encirclement."

   Seeing that Sokov had already made up his mind, Christopher knew that persuasion was useless, so he asked directly, "When are we going to leave?"

   "Time is running out, we will set off as soon as it gets dark." Sokov said: "Is the armored vehicle captured last time still in the underground garage?"

"Yes, there are still two left in the underground garage, and the rest of the armored vehicles and trucks are handed over to the troops at the dock." Christopher quickly replied: "This time we went deep behind the enemy's rear, if we take armored vehicles, we can Greatly shorten the time needed on the road."

"Lieutenant Christopher, you go back to the company immediately and choose the soldiers who will go on mission together tonight. Also, when preparing the German military uniform, remember to choose a suitable captain's uniform for Ernst." Sokov said this After a few words, he waved at the two of them, "You all go back and get ready."

After Christopher and Ernst left, Belkin suddenly said to Sokov: "Comrade Brigadier, although I have no objection to you personally leading the team to the enemy's rear, but before you leave, should you go to see Mr. Thea? Anyway, she is your wife now, and I think it is necessary to meet her before leaving."

"Comrade Commissar, you are right." Sokov felt that Belkin's proposal was very correct, so he got up and walked out the door, saying to the two of them, "I'm going to sit in the health team now." Sit down, if there is any matter in the brigade, the two of you will have full authority to deal with it."

  When Sokov came to the health team on the next floor, he saw that the spacious room was filled with stretchers, and several health workers were squatting beside the stretchers, changing the dressings or feeding the seriously injured. Sokov looked around for a long time, but he didn't see Asiya's shadow, so he stopped a female hygienist passing by: "Comrade hygienist, have you seen Asiya?"

  The female hygienist recognized that the person who asked her was the brigade commander Sokov, and quickly straightened her body and said, "Report to the brigade commander, Assia is a little unwell and is resting in the room. Do you need me to take you there?"

   "No, no, I know the way." Sokov waved his hand and said, "Go ahead, I'll go find her myself."

  Sokov left the room full of wounded, and found the room where the hygienists rested familiarly. There are more than a dozen floor beds here, and the health workers usually sleep on the floor after taking care of the wounded. After he entered the room, with the help of the faint candlelight, he saw a person lying on the floor not far from the door, and walked over lightly.

After seeing clearly that the person lying there was the Assia he was looking for, he squatted down, put his hands on Assia's shoulders, and shook gently: "Assia, wake up, Asia!"

  Asiya, who was sleeping drowsily, opened her eyes in a daze when she heard someone calling her. But when he saw clearly that the person squatting in front of him was Sokov, he couldn't help exclaiming: "Misha, why are you here?"

  Sokov noticed that Assia was a little sluggish, and quickly asked with concern: "Assia, what's wrong with you, what's wrong?"

Assia shook her head, trying to force a smile on her face and said: "It's nothing, I'm just a little tired. When all the entrances were closed, the air in the tunnel became stuffy and dirty, and some wounded showed symptoms of suffocation. And some health workers carried them to the tunnel connecting North Hills, so that they can breathe freely..."

Assia's seemingly unintentional words made Sokov feel deeply remorseful. He felt that he did not do a good job in closing the entrance of the tunnel. , providing the oxygen necessary for survival here, maybe the more than 2,000 people in the tunnel will suffocate to death before the attack begins.

   Before Sokov finished speaking, Assia asked again: "Honey, why are you free to come to me today?"

"Assia," Sokov hesitated for a moment when he heard Assia's question. In order not to make her worry about himself, he did not tell her that he was about to personally lead the reconnaissance team to go deep behind the enemy's rear. Said: "I'm going out to perform a mission and will be away for a while. During my absence, you should pay more attention to your body and don't get tired."

"I will, Misha." As soon as Sokov finished speaking, Assia had already leaned up. She put her hands around Sokov's waist, rubbed her head on his shoulder, and whispered: "Now The battle is getting fiercer and fiercer, and you should also pay attention to safety. I will stay here and wait for you to come back."

  (end of this chapter)