Sokov put down the phone and said to Sidorin: "Chief of Staff, I don't know how long it will take to wait for Second Lieutenant Samoilov. You might as well deploy your manpower first and build defenses to the east of Nangang."
"The only troops that can be mobilized at present are Captain Vasily's Second Battalion." Sidorin said to Sokov: "I think the work of building fortifications should be left to the Second Battalion."
"Okay." Sokov waited for Sidorin to finish, then nodded and said, "Let them repair the fortifications."
Before Sidorin could call Vasily to accept the task, a telephone hanging on the wall not far away rang. The staff officer standing nearby answered the phone and reported to Sokov: "Comrade Brigade Commander, the observation post reported that a convoy was coming from the direction of the city center towards Mamayev Heights."
Team? Sokov heard that there was a convoy heading in the direction of Mamayev Ridge. He was stunned for a moment. Then he remembered the front army headquarters that had been lost for a long time. He quickly said to Sidorin: "Comrade Chief of Staff, it may be the front army headquarters." The headquarters has arrived, the political commissar and I will go out to greet them, and I will leave this place to you."
When Sokov and Bergin came out of the tunnel, they saw a massive convoy approaching, led by an armored vehicle. Perhaps seeing Sokov and the others standing on the roadside, the armored vehicle stopped not far away from them, while other vehicles continued to drive towards the dock.
After the car door opened, Khrushchev walked out of it. When he came to the two of them, he looked at Sokov coldly and asked in a long voice: "Lieutenant Colonel Sokov, I order you to send troops to serve as commanders along the way." Alert, why didn’t you see anyone?”
Seeing Khrushchev's displeased expression, Sokov quickly explained: "Comrade Military Commissar, I had already dispatched troops, but the enemy suddenly launched an attack in the direction of Beigan."
"Therefore, you withdrew all the troops on guard duty to Mamayev Heights." After hearing Sokov's explanation, Khrushchev's expression softened: "Am I right? "
"Comrade Military Commissar, the reason why you did not see the security mission is because I sent them to perform the mission." Sokov considered that his plan was too risky. If he was not careful, he might lose Mamayev. Therefore, a special agent pretended to be an officer of the Front Army Headquarters and pretended to pass the order to withdraw from Mamayev Heights. When he reported it to Khrushchev, he finally said: "In order to quickly capture If there are secret agents hiding nearby, I will temporarily mobilize security troops to carry out the arrest mission."
"Lieutenant Colonel Sokov, you did the right thing." After hearing Sokov's explanation, Khrushchev could no longer criticize the other party, but changed the subject in time: "How is it, did the spy catch it? "
"There are seven people in the special agent team sent by the German army." Sokov said: "Five of them died. Except for one who died of severe injuries after being tortured, the rest were killed in the battle. "
"Where are the remaining two people?"
"One is a radio operator and is being interrogated. I plan to ask him to cooperate with us and set a trap for the Germans."
"Set a trap?" Sokov's words aroused Khrushchev's curiosity, and he asked with great interest: "How do you plan to set a trap?"
"Comrade Military Commissar, as I just said, the secret agent pretended to be an officer sent by the front army headquarters and gave us a false order to evacuate Mamayev Heights." Sokov smiled and said to Khrushchev: " I plan to use the trick and ask the German radio operator to send a false intelligence to the German army, saying that our troops have withdrawn from Mamayev Heights. I think that after the German army gets the information, they will immediately send troops to occupy Mamayev Heights, and so on. After they occupied the surface position, our troops launched a surprise attack from the tunnel, catching them off guard."
"This plan sounds pretty good." Khrushchev thought for a moment, patted Sokov on the shoulder with a smile, and said in an approving tone: "I believe that as long as the German operators are willing to cooperate, the Germans will definitely Fall into a trap.”
After Khrushchev left, Sokov and Belkin returned to the headquarters in the tunnel. As soon as he saw Sidorin, Sokov couldn't wait to ask: "Chief of Staff, how is the situation with Second Lieutenant Samoilov?"
"There is no news yet. I guess it will not be easy to convince the German radio operator." Sidorin said: "I have just reached an agreement with the second battalion commander and ordered him to immediately lead the troops to the east of Nangang. Come and build fortifications."
After Sidorin finished speaking, seeing Sokov's silence, he added: "Comrade Brigade Commander, the more I think about it, the more I feel that it is not so reliable to have the German radio operator send the report. Think about it, even if the operator appears superficially The commander agreed to us, but when he sent the alarm, he sent an alarm to the German army when we were not paying attention. Then will our plan fail soon?"
"Comrade Chief of Staff, you don't have to worry about this." Sokov said in response to Sidorin's concerns: "During the process of his sending the message, our operators will monitor the whole process. Once he attempts to send a warning signal to the German army, , can be killed on the spot." Whether the German army can fall into the trap depends on whether the operator sincerely cooperates with him. On this point, Sokov does not dare to take it lightly.
After waiting for another twenty minutes, Lieutenant Samoilov hurried in from outside. As soon as he saw Sokov, he said excitedly: "Comrade Brigadier, it's all done."
Even though Sokov looked confident, he was extremely nervous inside. When Lieutenant Samoylov said this, he cautiously asked, "Did the other party agree?"
"Yes, Comrade Brigadier." Second Lieutenant Samoilov nodded vigorously and replied: "He promised to cooperate with us and send the message we prepared to the Germans."
Sokov put down the huge stone in his heart and urged Samoilov: "Since you have agreed, Lieutenant Samoilov, what are you still doing here? Why don't you bring him here quickly?"
After Samoilov left, Sidorin had an expression of disbelief on his face: "Oh my God, this is simply unbelievable. It is unimaginable that German secret agents would take the initiative to cooperate with us."
"Chief of Staff, before Second Lieutenant Samoylov has brought the German radio operator over, you should seize the time to draft a telegram and tell the Germans that all the garrison at the south post of Mamayev Gang have been killed because of the trap. Withdrew the position and asked them to send people to occupy the Nangang position as soon as possible."
