Andrei, who was standing outside the mill, saw Chuikov hurriedly walking out of the mill. He quickly stood at attention and raised his hands to salute him.
Chuikov did not return the salute, but walked directly in front of Andre and asked nervously: "Comrade Captain, did you really find a hidden warehouse on the way here?"
"Yes, Comrade General." Andrei glanced at Sokov who was standing behind Chuikov. After getting the other party's nod, he reported to Chuikov: "The area of that hill is not small, and there are two sides on both sides. There is a circular dirt road, which should be a road made by trucks frequently transporting supplies."
"Comrade Captain, do you remember where you are?" Chuikov then asked.
"Remember," Andrei almost laughed out loud when he heard Chuikov's question. He thought to himself, "I don't have Alzheimer's disease. How could I forget a place I just discovered a few hours ago so quickly?" However, he still pretended to be serious and replied: "I remember the detailed route."
"Take us there now." After Chuikov ordered Andrei, he turned to Klimov and said: "Get the jeep ready immediately, we have to go outside."
Soon, two jeeps drove over from a short distance away and stopped seven or eight meters away from Chuikov. Klimov got out of the first car and reported to Chuikov: "Comrade Commander, the car has already arrived." get ready."
"Comrade Captain," Chuikov said to Andrei: "You and my adjutant Klimov will take the first car and lead the way. And you, Comrade Chief of Staff, will follow me and take the second car."
"Comrade General," seeing Chuikov eager to get into the car, Sokov quickly stopped him and said to him: "I think we should bring the troops with us. If there are really weapons, ammunition, and food we need in the warehouse, If there are various supplies, we can also move them immediately.”
"This is a good idea." After Chuikov waited for Sokov to finish speaking, he shouted to Andrei who had just got into the car: "Comrade Captain, bring your troops with you. Maybe they will help you later." Moving things."
The jeep that Andrei and Klimov were riding in started first. When it passed the location of the Third Battalion, the car stopped. Andrei opened the door and yelled at the troops for a while. But when the jeep restarted, the troops standing by turned around and walked in the direction they came from.
Since Chuikov was eager to see the warehouse, the two jeeps naturally could not keep the same speed as the infantry. Less than ten minutes later, Chuikov, who was sitting in the second car, saw the car in front of him leave the road and drive toward a hill not far away. Chuikov quickly raised his hand and patted the driver's shoulder twice, and ordered: "Follow."
We drove along the simple dirt road to the back of the hill. At the end of the road, there were two tall iron doors tightly closed. There are sandbag fortifications on the left and right of the door, each equipped with a light machine gun. The machine gunner is observing the surroundings vigilantly. Seeing two jeeps approaching, a sergeant rushed to the front of the car, stretched out his hand to stop it, and said loudly: "Stop!"
As soon as the car stopped, the sergeant walked to the car and said loudly to Andre who was sitting inside: "This is an important military area, and no idlers are allowed to break in." As soon as he finished speaking, he recognized it immediately. Looking at Andre who was sitting in the co-pilot, he couldn't help but said with some surprise, "Is it you, Comrade Captain?"
"That's right, Comrade Sergeant." Andre looked at the Sergeant outside the car and said with a smile, "I'm back again."
The sergeant said with a straight face: "Comrade Captain, I just told you that this is a warehouse directly under the jurisdiction of the National Defense Commission. No one can enter without a special pass."
The car Chuikov was riding in stopped next to the first car. He opened the door and got out, walked straight to the sergeant, and said to him: "Comrade Sergeant, I am Lieutenant General Chuikov, commander of the 64th Group Army. , due to the shortage of weapons, ammunition and various supplies in my army, I want to requisition the supplies in this warehouse."
"I'm sorry, Comrade General." Although he was facing a general who was much higher than him, the sergeant still said without changing his face: "No one can enter the warehouse without an order from the National Defense Commission."
"Comrade Sergeant," Sokov also walked up to the sergeant and said to him seriously: "Don't you know that the German vanguard has arrived nearby? Do you want to complete all these supplies?" Will the land be handed over to the Germans?”
"What, the Germans are already nearby?" The sergeant heard what Sokov said and replied in a panic: "I'm sorry, Comrade Lieutenant Colonel, I'm not sure. Our walkie-talkie is broken and we can't contact our superiors."
"Today's situation is very chaotic," Sokov knew very well. If he wanted to open the warehouse, he must first convince the sergeant in charge. As for forcibly disarming them, and then ordering the troops to break the door lock and rush in to move the supplies, Those are all methods that can only be used under forced circumstances. Sokov still felt that we should be polite first and then fight: "Maybe your superiors have forgotten your small unit a long time ago."
Hearing what Sokov said, the sergeant couldn't help but feel confused. He looked at Sokov and asked: "Comrade Lieutenant Colonel, what should we do?"
"What else can we do?" Sokov pointed to the large iron door not far away and said to the sergeant: "Let us break the lock and take out the weapons, ammunition and supplies inside. As long as we can fight back Even if your superiors want to trace the whereabouts of this batch of supplies due to the German attack in the future, we will help you explain it."
Perhaps it was the news that the Germans were about to arrive here, or perhaps Sokov's statement that he would explain it to his superiors for them, that made the sergeant shaken. He stood there and hesitated for a long time, then turned around and ordered the soldier standing at the door: "Open the warehouse door immediately."
The door to the warehouse opened, and when Sokov saw clearly the supplies stacked inside, he felt that he had come to the right place. The underground warehouse covering an area of 20,000 to 30,000 square meters is filled with a huge amount of supplies, especially the weapons, ammunition, food and various supplies that are urgently needed by the Southern Group troops. What's even more pleasing is that there are six 762mm cannons and matching ammunition.
For Sokov, there is no need for anything else, but these six cannons are a good thing. With these artillery, they can be used to bombard the charging German soldiers when holding Mamayev Heights. Thinking of this, Sokov pulled Andre aside and whispered: "Comrade Captain, I give you a difficult task. You must do everything possible to get these six cannons back to Mamayev." Gang, if there is one missing, you are the only one I can ask."
"Comrade Brigadier," Andrei glanced at Chuikov who was standing not far away, and asked with some worry: "If General Chuikov finds out that we quietly moved the cannons from the warehouse, will he blame you?"
"What's so scary?" In order to be able to defend Mamayev Heights in the future, Sokov decided to be shameless for once and said carelessly: "You can arrange for manpower to pull the artillery away. If General Chuikov blames me, I won't do this at worst." Chief of Staff."
Seeing that Sokov had already risked his life, Andrei no longer hesitated. He assured Sokov: "Comrade Brigadier, don't worry. When you return to Mamayev Hill, if these six artillery pieces If one screw is missing, you can take my head off and use it as a ball."
"Get out!" Sokov raised his leg and lightly kicked Andre on the waist, and scolded with a smile: "What do I want to do with your head? I just want a cannon."
