Sokov and Belkin hurried back to the command post. ｗｗｗｗ． ??
As soon as he entered the door, Sokov saw Lieutenant Samoilov holding the door behind him and whispering something to Vanya. As he walked forward quickly, he asked loudly: "Captain Vanya, what happened?"
Hearing Sokov's voice, Vanya and Samoylov quickly stopped talking and turned to face Sokov.
"What happened?" Sokov asked again.
"Comrade Commander," Vanya did not answer. It was Samoilov who answered the question: "Look, what did we find in the sewer?"
After Samoylov finished speaking, he immediately moved two steps to the side, revealing the position covered by him. "What was discovered..." Sokov was halfway through his words when he saw four children beside Samoilov: three boys and one girl. The eldest boy was at most six or seven years old, and the little girl looked about the same age. Three or four years old.
Seeing these four people wearing ill-fitting military uniforms, holding two half-eaten pieces of bread in their hands, and with stains on their faces that had not been wiped off in time, Sokov asked with some difficulty: "Are these children?" It came out of nowhere."
"Report to the division commander!" Samoylov quickly replied: "We found it in the sewer. When I first heard the noise, I thought it was the Germans, and quickly ordered the soldiers to prepare for battle. Just as I was preparing When I was giving the order to fire, I suddenly heard the voice of a little girl talking, so I quickly ordered the soldiers to stop the order, then followed the sound and found these children."
Sokov came to the little girl and knelt down, and asked kindly: "Little girl, what is your name, and how old are you this year?"
"My name is Lilia!" the little girl replied tenderly: "I am three and a half years old."
"Where is your mother?" Such a young child was actually hiding in the sewer. Sokov's first reaction was that her family had suffered misfortune, so he then asked: "Why isn't she with you?"
"Mom is dead." Lilia lowered her head when she heard Sokov's question, tears streaming down her cheeks, "She was killed by a German plane."
Seeing Lilia's pitiful look, the softest part of Sokov's heart was touched. He felt that his nose was sore and his eyes seemed to have sand in them, and something was always going to flow out. In order not to lose his temper in public, he deliberately diverted his attention, looked at the other three boys and asked: "What about you, what are your names, and how old are you this year?"
"My name is Daniel, I am five years old."
"My name is Vadim and I am four years old."
"My name is Anton, I am seven years old." The oldest boy said, "Our mothers were killed by the Germans."
"Anton!" After listening to several children reporting their names and ages, Sokov stood up, put his hands on each other's shoulders, and asked softly: "Did you take them to hide in the sewer?"
Seeing the friendly attitude of the officer who asked the question, Anton was not afraid at all, so he nodded and replied affirmatively: "Yes."
For a seven-year-old child, with three other younger children, to survive in a war-torn city, Sokov thought it was an amazing thing. He continued to ask: "I want to ask you, How did you survive?"
"We usually hide in the sewers." Anton replied: "When it gets dark, we come out of the sewers and go through the dead people's bags or backpacks. There will be some food in them. Sometimes we find a lot of food. , everyone will be able to eat a little full; if there is no harvest, everyone will only be hungry..."
"Captain Vanya," Sokov saw the slices of bread in the children's hands and stuffed them all into their mouths while speaking. Knowing that they must be starving, he ordered Vanya: "Find more for the children. Order something to eat and a cup of hot tea by the way."
"Wait a minute, Comrade Chief of Staff. The children have been hungry for too long. If you feed them too much, they will burst." Belgin stopped Vanya, who was about to find food, "Give them some food." Come over with a cup of hot tea, I’m sure they haven’t had anything hot for a long time.”
Four cups of black tea with honey were brought over quickly. The four children took the tea cups and drank the tea quickly while blowing on the hot air.
"Misha!" Belkin pulled Sokov aside and asked in a low voice: "I want to ask you, how are these children settled? You know, we are at war here, and it is not safe for the children to stay here. .”
How to settle these orphans who lost their parents in the war also gave Sokov a headache. If they are not accompanied by an adult, they will not be able to get on the boat even if they are sent to the ferry. And even if they barely get on the boat, what will they do when they get to the other side of the river? Who will take care of them?
"Comrade Commander," seeing Sokov's helpless look, Samoilov, who had brought the children to the command post, said, "I think we can take them back to Mamayev Heights and hand them over to Asya. Take care of them. When the time is right, send someone to send them out of the city."
As for Samoilov's suggestion, Sokov thinks it is quite reliable. Although there is also fighting in Mamayev Heights, as long as the children stay in the tunnel and do not come out, they will not be in any danger. Besides, they can also be taken care of by the female health workers, including Asiya, which is much better than staying in the sewers to fend for themselves.
Thinking of this, Sokov nodded and said, "Okay, when we return to Mamayev Heights, let's take them back together."
"Misha." Belkin waited for Sokov to finish speaking, and then took the initiative to say: "The battle situation here will not change much in a short period of time. You should return to Mamayev Heights as soon as possible. No matter what, , you are the commander of a division, you can’t always leave your command post.”
"Second Lieutenant Samoilov," Sokov thought about how he had sent Samoilov to take a small detachment of the downsized regiment to survey the terrain in the sewers. If he was asked to follow him back to Mamayev Heights, would he It had a negative impact on the work of Belkin and the others, so he asked: "Have you finished the topographic survey?"
"Report to Comrade Division Commander," Vanya replied first: "The survey work led by Second Lieutenant Samoilov has ended." He picked up a sketch on the table and introduced it to Sokov, "This is The sketch of the sewer provided to me by Comrade Second Lieutenant."
Seeing that Samoylov had done all the work he needed to do, and that Belkin and Vanya could command the troops to guard the archives building, Sokov felt that there was no need for him to stay any longer, so he nodded and said : "Okay, as soon as it gets dark, we will return to Mamayev Heights immediately."
Hearing that Sokov was preparing to return to Mamayev Heights, everyone, whether it was Bergin, Vanya or Samoylov, breathed a sigh of relief in their hearts. They thought to themselves: As long as the division commander returns to Mamayev Heights, Yevgang, then his safety can be guaranteed to the greatest extent, and he won't have to be as worried as he is now. .
Sokov thought in his mind: Judging from what he just observed, the underwater pontoon bridge should have been completed. When he returns to the division headquarters, he can call Chuikov and ask when the troops on the other side can enter the city.
