Guchakov commanded the guerrillas to seize two important stations behind enemy lines, which caused problems with the supply of the German army in the city. Therefore, after dawn, the German army did not launch an attack on the barricade factory and Dzerzhinsky factory as before. Since the Germans did not launch an attack, the Romanian army as a servant country naturally had no reason to be lazy and hunkered down in its own position.
Without the interference of the war, Sokov stayed at the health team to accompany Asya with peace of mind. Anyway, he knew that if anything big happened, Sidorin would definitely call or send someone to inform him.
As soon as the medical staff of the health team ate the dumplings sent by Anisimov, Sidorin called the health team. He said excitedly on the phone: "Comrade Commander, can you come back immediately?" ?" Before Sokov could ask what happened, he added, "Captain Guchakov and the others are back."
From the tone of Sidorin's words, Sokov knew that Guchakov and the others must have returned safely. At this time, it was obviously inappropriate for him to continue to stay in the health team. After saying hello to Asiya, he got up and hurried back to the division headquarters.
As soon as he entered the door, he saw three people wearing German uniforms standing in the room. Sokov instinctively reached for his waist and tried to draw his gun. At this moment, Sidorin saw Sokov standing at the door, quickly stood up and came over, saying: "Comrade Commander, you are back so soon."
Hearing the greetings between Sidorin and Sokov, the three men in German uniforms turned around, raised their hands to salute Sokov, and shouted in unison: "Hello, division commander!"
Sokov heard the voices of the three people and recognized them as Guchakov, Samoylov and Tavlin. He nodded to Sidorin, then walked up to the three people, shook hands with them one by one, and said: "Thank you, comrades, you have worked hard. On behalf of the commanders and fighters of the entire division, I welcome you back!"
After shaking hands with the three, Sokov looked at Guchakov and asked with a smile on his face: "Comrade Captain, was the journey back going well?"
"It went very well, Comrade Commander." After Guchakov answered Sokov's question, he continued: "We will prepare a special gift for you on the way back."
"A special gift?!" When Sokov heard Guchakov say this, he began to wonder, what kind of gift can they get for me on the way back? With doubts, he asked curiously: "Comrade Captain, can you tell me what gift you have prepared for me?"
"Lieutenant Samoylov," Guchakov did not answer immediately. Instead, he turned to Samoylov next to him and said, "Go and bring the gift we prepared for the division commander here." Samoylov Yilov nodded, turned around and walked out of the command post.
Perhaps because he was worried that Sokov would continue to ask questions, Guchakov said mysteriously: "Comrade division commander, please stop asking. I won't tell you anything until the lieutenant brings the gift here. However, I I guess you will definitely like this gift.”
"That's not necessarily true." Ivanov, who was sitting opposite Sokov, said: "Captain Guchakov, even if you are an old subordinate of the division commander, it does not mean that the gift you give will satisfy the division commander. "
Regarding Ivanov's statement, Guchakov did not refute, but smiled faintly and said with his usual expression: "Comrade Deputy Division Commander, I think not only the division commander likes this gift, but also you and the chief of staff." Yes, you will also like it.”
"Oh, is that so?" Ivanov's face showed a surprised expression: "Then I have to wait and see what gift Lieutenant Samoilov brings later."
In a short time, Samoilov re-entered the division headquarters, followed by several people. After Sokov clearly saw the people behind him, he jumped up from his seat. Although the four people who came in behind were all wearing German uniforms, the one who caught Sokov's attention was Samoilov, who was following closely. Behind him is a German officer wearing a large-brimmed hat and a military coat. The eye-catching red collar badge on his collar indicates his status as a general.
Seeing a German general following Samoilov into the headquarters, not only Sokov jumped up from his seat, but even Ivanov and Sidorin stood up from their seats instinctively. I thought to myself: Is this the "special gift" Captain Guchakov gave to the division commander? If so, this gift is a bit too heavy.
"Captain Guchakov," Sokov quickly recovered from the shock, turned to look at Guchakov standing next to him and asked, "Is this the gift you gave me?"
"Yes, Comrade Division Commander." Guchakov nodded vigorously and replied: "Please allow me to introduce to you, this German general is called Georg Reiser, he is a member of the 29th Motorized Infantry Division. The division commander was captured by us on the way back to Mamayev Heights."
"Comrade Division Commander," after learning that a German division commander had been captured, Sidorin quickly grabbed the phone and asked Sokov for instructions: "Do we need a German translator to help us interrogate the prisoners?"
"No need." Sokov waved his hand, pointed at Tavlin who was standing next to Guchakov, and said: "Sergeant Tavlin's German level is enough to serve as our translator."
Although Leiser became his prisoner, he was a general anyway, and he should be given the minimum respect. Sokov quickly ordered someone to bring a stool to Laizer, let him sit down and rest, and also gave him a cup of hot tea. After doing all this, Sokov curiously asked Guchakov: "Comrade Captain, tell us how you captured this German general?"
"On our way back to Mamayev Ridge, we encountered a small convoy of three barrel trucks." Guchakov reported to Sokov: "Seeing this situation, Sergeant Tavlin It was suggested to me that there might be some important mission of the Germans in the car. It would be better to catch the enemy by surprise and capture the important mission in the car while the enemy is not paying attention."
Sokov knew that the "bucket truck" Guchakov was talking about was a small car produced by Porsche. An officer who could ride in such a car would definitely have a high position. It was completely necessary to carry out an attack. He did not interrupt Guchakov, but made a gesture to let the other person continue. “…After discussing with Lieutenant Samoilov, I decided to pretend to be a patrol, stop this convoy, and disarm the enemy.
After we surrounded the convoy in a fan shape, a German major emerged from the passenger compartment of the first car and yelled at us. I couldn't understand what he was yelling at, but it was Sergeant Tavlin who stepped in to deal with it. After the two negotiated for a while, the sergeant told me in a low voice that the person in the second vehicle was General Leiser, the commander of the 29th Motorized Infantry Division.
I originally thought it was a colonel at best, but I didn't expect it to be a general, so I sent a code signal to the other two cars. Everyone worked together to disarm the Germans on the armored vehicles and barrel trucks. "
"Where are the other prisoners?" Sokov glanced at the men in German uniforms standing behind Leizer and found that they were all members of the squad, so he asked tentatively: "You won't kill them all. Bar?"
"No, Comrade Division Commander, I did not kill them." Guchakov quickly replied: "Since they have laid down their weapons and we are not executioners, how can we massacre unarmed prisoners? We have already killed these people and the captured vehicles. , all brought back to Mamayev Heights."
After learning that not only had a German general been captured, but a group of prisoners and three barrel trucks had also been brought back, Sokov couldn't help but nodded with satisfaction at such a victory. He glanced at Laizer who was drinking tea, turned to Tavlin and said: "Comrade Sergeant, I plan to interrogate this prisoner immediately. Please translate for me."
Hearing that Sokov was going to interrogate the prisoners, Ivanov and Sidorin quickly sat up straight and took out paper and pen to record. Seeing that everyone was ready, Sokov walked up to Leizer, lowered his head and said to him: "General Leizer, let me introduce myself first. I am Colonel Sokov, commander of the 41st Guards Infantry Division of the Soviet Union."
"What, you are Sokov?" Laizer, who was drinking tea from a teacup, couldn't help but trembled after listening to Tavlin's translation, and a lot of water in the teacup spilled: "Didn't you lie to me? "
"General Leiser!" Although the other party was his enemy, Sokov still remained polite enough to him: "I, Sokov, am not a great big shot. Do I need to pretend to be?"
"I don't know how famous you are in the Russian army, but among us, your name is known to all officers above the battalion level." After confirming Sokov's identity, Leiser said with a wry smile: "Paul Commander Si even issued an order that anyone who can kill or capture you will be promoted by two ranks. Unexpectedly, I became your prisoner."
From Laizer's mouth, he learned that his worth was not low, and he could actually upgrade the German officers and soldiers who captured or killed him by two ranks. He was surprised and couldn't help but curiously asked: "I want to ask, capture What rewards can those who live in General Chuikov receive?”
Laizer probably never dreamed that Sokov would ask such a question. After being stunned for a long time, he said: "Chuikov is the commander of your army group. Whoever catches him will get at least a week's leave."
Laize's reply shocked everyone. The officers and soldiers who captured Sokov could be promoted to two levels, while the people who captured Chuikov could only get a week's leave. This difference is too big. Sokov turned around awkwardly and looked at Sidorin and Ivanov sitting at the table. Seeing that they were immersed in recording, he quickly said: "Don't record these words."
Sokov turned his head again, looked at Leiser and asked seriously: "General Leiser, if I remember correctly, your troops are now southwest of Stalingrad, still far away from where you were captured. It's far away, how could you suddenly appear somewhere? You know, even if you are a patrolling force, you are far away from your defense zone."
"I was ordered to report to the group army headquarters." Laize said with a wry smile: "I didn't expect that on the way, I encountered a small unit disguised as our army, and I became a prisoner in this way."
"General Leiser, for you, the war is over. You can stay in our prisoner of war camp with peace of mind until the day when the war truly ends, and then you can return to your hometown." Sokov thought of the other party. He was captured at the end of January of the following year. The current time of capture is two and a half months earlier than in history. "Also, I believe that it won't be long before you can see General Paulus in the prisoner of war camp." and many of his men.”
"General Leiser," Sidorin saw Leiser's shocked look and asked before he could speak, "Why did Paulus suddenly recruit you to his headquarters?"
Hearing Sidorin's question, Leiser smiled bitterly again and replied: "Your guerrillas occupied the Cote Luban station and the 564th kilometer station yesterday. This matter made Commander Paulus very angry. He I feel that the commander of the 113th Infantry Division, Lieutenant General von Arnim, and the commander of the 60th Motorized Infantry Division, Major General von Ahrenstorff, are simply useless, and they will be tricked by a group of guerrillas. In order to avoid They made a similar mistake again and decided to switch defenses between their troops and mine. I went to the headquarters to accept the task of switching defenses."
Leiser's confession made Sokov understand why he suddenly appeared far away from the defense zone. It turned out that he was going to Paulus' headquarters to accept a mission. He originally wanted to ask Paulus where his headquarters was, and then send Guchakov's team to take it away. But as soon as this idea came up, he was immediately rejected. The Germans are not stupid. Once they know the news that Leiser has been captured, they will definitely take precautions, strengthen the vigilance near the headquarters, and then send Guchakov's Once the team gets there, even with the help of new rockets, they may still have a narrow escape.
After asking Leiser a few more questions, Sokov turned around and walked to the table and said to Sidorin and Ivanov: "Chief of Staff, Deputy Division Commander, you have asked all the questions that need to be asked before leaving him with us." It doesn’t make much sense here. I think it’s better to send someone to send him to the headquarters, consider it a special gift from us to the commander. What do you think?”
"I agree." The first one to speak was Ivanov. Before Leiser appeared at the division headquarters, he also questioned Guchakov's gift, which did not satisfy Sokov. After seeing Leiser, he felt that God had appeared, so he gave such a special gift to the 41st Guards Division. At this moment, when he heard that Sokov said that Leiser would be escorted to the army headquarters, he immediately expressed his agreement, and took the initiative to ask for help and said: "I think I will personally escort him to the headquarters."
Seeing Ivanov volunteering for military service, Sokov did not object, but nodded and said to him: "Okay, Comrade Deputy Division Commander, you will personally deliver this special gift on behalf of the Guards Division. The army headquarters will be handed over to the commander and chief of staff, so that they will also be happy."
