Mikhailev felt that if he wanted to defend the Kurdistan Region, he could not do without Victor and his group of workers. After shaking hands with the other party, he pointed to the empty seat next to him and said: "Please sit down, Victor." Comrade, sit down and talk."
Victor thanked Mikhailov and sat on the empty chair. He took the tea handed over by Yegor, put it on the table after thanking him, and then tentatively asked Mikhailev: "Comrade commander, where are the original German defenders in the warehouse?"
"They have been locked up in an empty warehouse." After answering this question, Mikhailev asked: "Comrade Victor, do you have any questions?"
"It's like this, Comrade Commander." Victor explained to Mikhailov: "Among these Germans, there are about a dozen people who are warehouse management personnel in the warehouse area. They are responsible for the incoming and outgoing goods in the warehouse. Management, without them, flaws would easily be exposed when the Germans were transporting supplies into the warehouse, or when trucks came to take away the goods.”
Hearing what Victor said, Mikhailov couldn't help but raise his eyebrows: "You mean to release these people and let them assist us in managing the entry and exit of goods in the reservoir area?"
Seeing Mikhailev's expression, Victor realized that he might have said the wrong thing, and quickly asked cautiously: "Comrade commander, is there anything wrong with what I said?"
"Those imprisoned Germans, whether they are garrison troops or warehouse personnel responsible for the management of incoming and outgoing goods in the Kurdish area, they all know our true identity." Mikhailov shook his head and said: "If we let them As usual, being responsible for handling the incoming and outgoing goods can easily reveal our identities."
In order to make Victor aware of the seriousness of the problem, Mikhailev also specifically explained to him: "The mission of our battalion is to occupy the material transfer warehouse in Pavlish City and hold it as long as possible. Until the main force arrives. The later we are exposed, the better it will be for the rest of the battle."
"I understand, Comrade Commander." After listening to Mikhailev's explanation, Victor began to think about what he should do so that the Germans who were about to enter the Kurdish area would not see the flaw: "Let me think about it. , is there any way to solve this problem.”
Yegor interrupted and said: "I think the best way is to find someone to impersonate these imprisoned German treasury personnel."
Yegor's words made Victor's eyes light up. He thought this was a good idea. He nodded quickly and said, "Yes, this is a good idea. We can find people to act as warehouse managers in Germany." He looked at Mikhailev and said, "Comrade commander, if I guess correctly, you have no shortage of people who understand German."
"Most of the commanders and fighters in my battalion can speak German." Mikhailev said with some embarrassment: "But they know nothing about warehouse management. If they are asked to come forward to receive Germans delivering goods, it will be easy to reveal their secrets."
"Comrade Commander, you don't have to worry about this, my people can help." Victor said carelessly: "You know, many of them were warehouse managers in charge of incoming and outgoing goods in the reservoir area before the war. , it is perfect for them to be responsible for this work. But to be on the safe side, you still need to send people to cooperate. With people wearing German uniforms following them, it is better to frighten the Germans who are delivering goods. .”
Mikhailev readily agreed to Victor's proposal. After all, although his subordinates knew German, they were still completely amateurs on how to get goods in and out of the Kurdish area. With the cooperation of Victor's workers, this matter can be done seamlessly.
Thinking of this, Mikhailev decided to leave the matter to Yegor: "Captain Yegor, you are always cautious in doing things. I think I will leave this matter to you. You must fully cooperate with the maintenance of the matter." Comrade Kedo."
"Don't worry, Comrade Battalion Commander." Yegor glanced at Victor sitting next to him, nodded and said, "I will fully cooperate with Comrade Victor to deal with the Germans who are delivering goods."
"Wait a minute," Narva suddenly said, "the weapons and ammunition in the reservoir area are almost empty. If the German army sends a convoy to transport ammunition again, what should we do?"
"This is easy to do." Victor interjected: "You can seal the main entrance, and when you meet the convoy coming to pull goods, tell them that the supplies in the warehouse area have been distributed. If you want to pull goods, just wait. Come back in a few days.”
"Is this possible?" Narva asked with some anxiety.
"No problem, Comrade Captain." Victor said carelessly: "This kind of situation is very common. After all, the materials and ammunition in the reservoir area have to be supplied to so many troops at the same time, and it is normal for them to be out of stock. You see For the convoy that pulls the goods, just reply to them like this, there won’t be any problem.”
"Comrade Battalion Commander," Yegor thought of one thing before leaving and quickly reminded Mikhailev: "There is one more thing I think it is necessary to remind you. When you enter the city, put down the guards on the bridge. The army has been dealt with, if the patrol finds their bodies, then we are in danger of being exposed."
"Captain Yegor, you don't have to worry about this. I left a squad to take over the German defense." Mikhailev comforted Yegor and said: "We still have the soldier you sent back. , you can let him deal with those pesky patrols if necessary."
Yegor asked with some surprise: "Did he find that when he returned, all the defenders on the bridge had been replaced, but he didn't raise any suspicion at all?"
"There must be some suspicion." Narva said with a smile: "But we said that after he left, the original garrison squad received a transfer order and was transferred to other areas. And the garrison work of the bridge fell to us. In Lian's hands, because there was no one who understood the surrounding environment, he made an exception and left him behind."
After hearing this, Yegor nodded slightly: "You have thought very carefully. I think you can hide it from the enemy this way. However, it will be a matter of time before our identity is discovered by the Germans. By then, what will happen to the soldiers in the garrison squad?" Can we escape from danger?"
The room suddenly fell into silence. Victor, who was confused, looked at Mikhailev and then at Yegor, muttering to himself: Why can’t I understand what they are talking about?
Soon, Mikhailev broke the silence in the room: "Captain Yegor, sometimes it is necessary to use small sacrifices in exchange for greater victory. This is war."
"I understand." When Yegor heard this, he knew in his heart that the chance of the squad of soldiers who stayed outside the city to guard the bridge to survive to win was too slim. He smiled bitterly, and then asked Mikhailov: "Comrade Battalion Commander, do you allow me to leave?"
"Permission!" Mikhailov nodded vigorously and said in a positive tone: "Return to the company as soon as possible and assign suitable commanders and fighters to assist Comrade Victor in his work."
Besides, when Victor was called to the office building, the workers who came to work entered the warehouse area one after another.
But unlike usual, after the soldiers guarding the door checked their documents, they did not allow them to go directly to their jobs. Instead, they gathered them in an open area not far from the door.
The workers who later entered the reservoir area saw their acquaintances among the crowd and cast inquiring glances at them, trying to find out what happened. But the workers who arrived before them were also confused and had no idea what was going on. Facing the looks cast by their companions, they could only shake their heads with a wry smile, shrugged, and spread their hands to indicate that they knew nothing.
As more and more workers gathered in the open space, everyone couldn't help but feel uneasy. Because similar situations had occurred in the past, the Germans gathered workers together in order to publicly execute members of the underground resistance organizations in order to serve as a warning to the monkeys.
The workers looked at the German soldiers with live ammunition all around, and they all had an ominous premonition in their hearts. They felt that there might be some members of the resistance organization who had been caught by the Germans, and they wanted to organize their execution here, and let everyone do it now. Watch.
Just when everyone was making random guesses, they saw a group of people walking from the office building from a distance. A sharp-eyed worker could spot Victor in the crowd at a glance. When he saw him talking and laughing with the German officer beside him, the worker showed an expression of disgust on his face and spat hard on the ground to vent his anger. The dissatisfaction in one's own heart.
When Victor, surrounded by a group of German officers and soldiers, came to the front of the queue, he took out a small notebook from his pocket and said loudly: "Quiet, please be quiet!"
The workers who were surrounded by German officers and soldiers dared not to say anything. Victor's somewhat excited voice could only be heard in the open space: "I will now start the roll call. Everyone whose name is called by me should come to my left. Assemble, I have important work to do later and I need to arrange it for you to carry out."
The same situation has happened many times before, and everyone has become accustomed to it. As Victor began to call the roll, the workers whose names were called walked out of the crowd in an orderly manner, and came to the location designated by Victor, quietly waiting for the next work arrangement.
After Victor finished calling the 24th worker, he put away the small book he had named and said to the other workers: "Comrades, except for the workers whose names I called, everyone should go back to their jobs. Otherwise How long will it take before the German convoy transporting supplies will enter the factory, and we need to make corresponding preparations in advance."
All the workers were stunned when they heard Victor say the words "comrade" and the insulting "kraut". They couldn't help but wonder, could it be that Victor had not sobered up from last night's wine, otherwise how could he dare to say these two words so boldly? Aren't they afraid that the Germans would deal with them?
Seeing the doubts on everyone's faces, Victor turned his head and glanced at Yegor beside him, and said with a smile: "Comrade Captain, it seems they haven't figured out the situation yet. Can I tell them the truth?"
After seeing Yegor nodding, Victor faced his workers and said loudly: "Comrades, I have great news to tell you. Last night, no, it should be early this morning, I A unit of the army disguised itself as Germans, quietly sneaked into Pavlish, and successfully occupied the material transfer warehouse..."
After Victor finished speaking, the workers were stunned for a moment, and then began to whisper among themselves: "What did Victor say, that one of our troops disguised themselves as Germans, sneaked into Pavlish and occupied the warehouse? I heard you right. Bar?"
"Yes, you heard it right, I heard the same thing."
"Since our army has occupied the Kurdistan area..." An elderly worker glanced at the soldiers wearing German uniforms around him. "Are these soldiers Germans or our own troops?"
"Of course they are our own troops." Some workers who responded quickly understood everything immediately. As they spoke, they walked quickly towards the soldiers not far away and opened their arms at the same time: "My dear friends, you are finally coming!"
When those soldiers faced the workers who were walking toward them with open arms, they all smiled and greeted them with open arms. A moment later, a dozen workers and an equal number of soldiers hugged each other, slapping each other on the back with joyful expressions on their faces.
Seeing this scene, even the slowest workers knew that the soldiers in German uniforms standing around were their own. They cheered and rushed towards the soldiers closest to them.
This scene, as if the two armies were meeting on the battlefield, lasted for five or six minutes. Seeing the workers holding the hands of the commanders and soldiers, wiping away tears and saying something, Victor quickly raised his voice: "Comrades, comrades, now is not the time to reminisce about the past. You must return to your posts as soon as possible. , the German convoy transporting supplies is about to arrive. If it is delayed any longer, our troops will be in danger of being exposed."
Victor's words reminded the workers present. They took the time to chat with the commanders and fighters, and then left reluctantly and returned to their jobs.
But before they left, Victor still warned the other party loudly: "Comrades, although our troops have arrived in the Kurdistan area, they do not want to expose their identities prematurely and wait for the enemy's transport convoy to enter the Kurdistan area later. At this time, you must not reveal your secrets."
"Don't worry, Victor." Although many workers were dissatisfied with Victor and felt that he was a dog of the Germans, in such a happy day, everyone still readily agreed: "We won't Let the Germans notice."
As the workers dispersed, Yegor asked Victor: "Comrade Victor, although with the cooperation of the workers, we are not in great danger of exposure, we still need to be prepared for all battles. Do you think we should In what areas should we deploy defenses?”
"Comrade Captain," Victor thought for a moment and replied, "There is a water tower in the reservoir area. I think as long as you place two machine guns above it, you can block most of the reservoir area with firepower."
"Where is it?" Yegor asked excitedly: "Take us there quickly."
