A group of people escorted Schwab out of the building.
As soon as he went out, Sokov saw clearly the situation outside. A dozen soldiers who stayed outside set up a defensive circle based on the bus. Outside them, there were more than 20 jeeps and covered trucks parked, and there were at least hundreds of soldiers and policemen from the Ministry of Internal Affairs, forming a formation. A circular encirclement.
Seeing this, Sokov quickly stopped and then told Asiya: "Asiya, you go back to the building first. It won't be too late to come out after I have taken care of the things here."
"Misha," Asiya's heart skipped a beat when she heard what Sokov said. Then she asked Sokov nervously, "Are you going to fight?"
Asiya's worries are justified. The opponent's number is several times greater than that of her side, and they are also equipped with several rotary machine guns and a heavy machine gun. Once a fight begins, her side will definitely suffer.
Sokov did not answer Asiya's question, but ordered Ignat: "Comrade Captain, arrange for two people to take my wife and the German back to the building."
Ignat did not dare to neglect and quickly ordered two soldiers to take Asiya back to the building. After all this was done, Ignat asked Sokov: "Comrade General, what should we do next?"
"I'll handle this matter." After Sokov said, he limped forward with a cane.
Seeing Sokov walking towards the opposite side, Ignat couldn't stand still and quickly followed him.
Sokov came to the ring defense line, faced countless black gun muzzles, and asked loudly: "Which of you is in charge?"
A Major of the Ministry of Internal Affairs in his forties walked out of the crowd, looked at Sokov and said expressionlessly: "I am Major Kachalov of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. Which department do you belong to, and what are you doing here?"
"We are the security force of the Weapons and Equipment Department." Before Sokov could say anything, Ignat rushed to answer: "We are here to capture a German spy posing as an officer of our army."
"Are you from the Weapons and Equipment Department?" Kacharov frowned: "Catching spies is a matter for our Ministry of Internal Affairs. When will it be your turn to do it for us?"
"Comrade Major," Sokov said, "I found that this person was acting suspiciously, but I couldn't confirm whether he was a German spy, so I asked comrades from the Weapons and Equipment Department to help. After verifying his identity, I sent him to Ministry of Internal Affairs.”
"Who are you?" Major Kachalov fixed his gaze on Sokov and asked seriously: "What qualifications do you have to mobilize the security forces of the Weapons and Equipment Department?"
"I am General Sokov. I once served as the commander of the 21st and 27th Army Groups." Sokov felt that in this situation, if he wanted to handle the matter properly, he must make his identity clear. Seeing the expression of disdain on the other person's face, knowing that he definitely didn't believe what he said, he added: "If you don't believe it, I can show you the ID."
After speaking, Sokov reached for his ID. His move startled the soldiers on the opposite side. Countless guns were all pointed at him. It seemed that as long as he had any excessive reaction, the other side would shoot without hesitation.
"Don't shoot." At this time, Kachalov stopped the agitated soldiers, walked up to Sokov, and took the military ID card from Sokov's hand.
Kachalov opened the military card and saw the contents clearly. He couldn't help but trembled. Then he stood at attention and raised his hand to salute Sokov: "Hello, Comrade General. Please forgive me, I didn't know it was you. If there is any offense, please forgive me!" After saying this, he turned around and shouted to the soldiers who were still raising their guns, "Put down your guns, we all made a mistake, this is Soko Husband General."
After hearing Kachalov's instructions, the surrounding soldiers lowered their guns and began to whisper: "Is this General Sokov the general we often hear about?"
"I think it's true. Didn't you hear him just say that he once served as the commander of the 21st and 27th Group Armies? This is absolutely not wrong."
When they learned that this young man in civilian clothes was the distinguished General Sokov, the officers and soldiers of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and the police in the ring defense line all cast admiring glances at Sokov. When Ignat saw this, he quickly ordered his men to put down their weapons to avoid a misfire.
"What is going on, Comrade General." Kachalov ignored his subordinates who were talking privately, but asked Sokov strangely: "Since you are leading people on the arrest mission, why do you wear civilian clothes?"
"I'm not sure about this. I don't know whether that person is one of our own or a German." Sokov explained to Kachalov: "At that time, I couldn't communicate with General Runev of the Ministry of Internal Affairs..."
"Wait a minute, Comrade General." Kachalov heard this and couldn't help but interrupt Sokov. "Is the General Runev you are talking about the deputy minister of the Ministry of Internal Affairs?"
"Yes, that's him. I serve as the commander of the 27th Group Army, and he is my military commissar." Sokov briefly explained the relationship between himself and Lunev, and then continued: " At that time, I felt that this person was particularly suspicious, so I prepared to contact Lunev and arrest him. However, because the phone was on a civil line, the operator refused to connect me to the Ministry of Internal Affairs. I had no choice but to give him weapons. The equipment department called and summoned this unit at short notice."
"As for why we wear casual clothes, it's because I'm worried that the other party will be too alert and will flee early if they find danger approaching. So I asked everyone to put on casual clothes to confuse the other party."
"Comrade General," Kachalov said with a bit of laughter after hearing Sokov's explanation: "It was precisely because you went in to arrest people in civilian clothes that the administrator in the building thought he had encountered some gangsters, so he gave it to the nearby police officer directly. The police station called. The police station learned that you had a large number of people and carried a large number of weapons, and they were worried that they were not strong enough to cope with it, so they called us for help, which led to this misunderstanding. "
Sokov glanced around and found that he did not see Second Lieutenant Yura and the soldiers he led. He quickly said to Kachalov: "Comrade Major, in order to prevent suspicious people from jumping out of the window and escaping, I also sent Several people went to the back to intercept, I wonder if you have arranged for people to go to the back of the house?"
Kachalov understood that Sokov asked this because he was worried that there would be a misunderstanding between the two parties and cause unnecessary casualties, so he quickly explained: "Don't worry, Comrade General, the people you mentioned are all in my hands."
Having said this, Kachalov turned around and called a lieutenant and gave him a few instructions in a low voice. After the lieutenant left, Kachalov asked Sokov: "Comrade General, have you caught the person you want to arrest?"
"Yes." Sokov nodded, turned around and told Ignat: "Comrade Captain, bring the German spy here."
After Schwab was escorted over, Kachalov specifically asked: "Comrade General, is there any evidence to prove that he is a German spy?"
"Yes, we found a radio and code book in his room." Sokov smiled and said to Kachalov: "Comrade Major, as for his mission to sneak into Moscow, you need to come. Found out.”
When Schwab was caught by Sokov and others, with his keen observation, he discovered that these plainclothes people were not from the Ministry of Internal Affairs at all, and felt that he was completely sure to get away with it. But now that I saw that I was handed over to the personnel of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, I couldn't help feeling panicked. Seeing the calm Sokov beside him, he couldn't help but want to find out who had fallen into his hands.
"Hey, friend!" he asked Sokov: "Who are you? I think I fell into the hands of someone."
Sokov thought that when he revealed his identity to Kachalov, Schwab and Asya were in the building and must not have heard what he said, so he said expressionlessly: "My surname is Sokov. I once served as the commander of the 27th Army. You may not have heard of my name, but I think Manstein and others must be familiar with my name."
Schwab never imagined that the person who brought people to arrest him would be the famous Sokov, and he was suddenly in a state of shock. Just after he came out of the building, he saw the plainclothes people staying outside, surrounded by more than a hundred Ministry of Internal Affairs soldiers and policemen, and he couldn't help but feel a little lucky.
A group of people escorted Schwab out of the building.
As soon as he went out, Sokov saw clearly the situation outside. A dozen soldiers who stayed outside set up a defensive circle based on the bus. Outside them, there were more than 20 jeeps and covered trucks parked, and there were at least hundreds of soldiers and policemen from the Ministry of Internal Affairs, forming a formation. A circular encirclement.
Seeing this, Sokov quickly stopped and then told Asiya: "Asiya, you go back to the building first. It won't be too late to come out after I have taken care of the things here."
"Misha," Asiya's heart skipped a beat when she heard what Sokov said. Then she asked Sokov nervously, "Are you going to fight?"
Asiya's worries are justified. The opponent's number is several times greater than that of her side, and they are also equipped with several rotary machine guns and a heavy machine gun. Once a fight begins, her side will definitely suffer.
Sokov did not answer Asiya's question, but ordered Ignat: "Comrade Captain, arrange for two people to take my wife and the German back to the building."
Ignat did not dare to neglect and quickly ordered two soldiers to take Asiya back to the building. After all this was done, Ignat asked Sokov: "Comrade General, what should we do next?"
"I'll handle this matter." After Sokov said, he limped forward with a cane.
Seeing Sokov walking towards the opposite side, Ignat couldn't stand still and quickly followed him.
Sokov came to the ring defense line, faced countless black gun muzzles, and asked loudly: "Which of you is in charge?"
A Major of the Ministry of Internal Affairs in his forties walked out of the crowd, looked at Sokov and said expressionlessly: "I am Major Kachalov of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. Which department do you belong to, and what are you doing here?"
"We are the security force of the Weapons and Equipment Department." Before Sokov could say anything, Ignat rushed to answer: "We are here to capture a German spy posing as an officer of our army."
"You are from the Weapons and Equipment Department?" Kacharov frowned: "Catching spies is a matter for our Ministry of Internal Affairs. When will it be your turn to do it for us?"
"Comrade Major," Sokov said: "I found that this person was acting suspiciously, but I couldn't confirm whether he was a German spy, so I asked comrades from the Weapons and Equipment Department to help. After verifying his identity, I sent him to Ministry of Internal Affairs.”
"Who are you?" Major Kachalov fixed his gaze on Sokov and asked seriously: "What qualifications do you have to mobilize the security forces of the Weapons and Equipment Department?"
"I am General Sokov. I once served as the commander of the 21st and 27th Army Groups." Sokov felt that in this situation, if he wanted to handle the matter properly, he must make his identity clear. Seeing the expression of disdain on the other person's face, knowing that he definitely didn't believe what he said, he added: "If you don't believe it, I can show you the ID."
After speaking, Sokov reached for his ID. His move startled the soldiers on the opposite side. Countless guns were all pointed at him. It seemed that as long as he had any excessive reaction, the other side would shoot without hesitation.
Kachalov opened the military card and saw the contents clearly. He couldn't help but trembled. Then he stood at attention and raised his hand to salute Sokov: "Hello, Comrade General. Please forgive me, I didn't know it was you. If there is any offense, please forgive me!" After saying this, he turned around and shouted to the soldiers who were still raising their guns, "Put down your guns, we all made a mistake, this is Soko Husband General."
After hearing Kachalov's instructions, the surrounding soldiers lowered their guns and began to whisper: "Is this General Sokov the general we often hear about?"
"I think it's true. Didn't you hear him just say that he once served as the commander of the 21st and 27th Group Armies? This is absolutely not wrong."
When they learned that this young man in civilian clothes was the distinguished General Sokov, the officers and soldiers of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and the police in the ring defense line all cast admiring glances at Sokov. When Ignat saw this, he quickly ordered his men to put down their weapons to avoid a misfire.
"What is going on, Comrade General." Kachalov ignored his subordinates who were talking privately, but asked Sokov strangely: "Since you are leading people on the arrest mission, why do you wear civilian clothes?"
"I'm not sure about this. I don't know whether that person is one of our own or a German." Sokov explained to Kachalov: "At that time, I couldn't communicate with General Runev of the Ministry of Internal Affairs..."
"Wait a minute, Comrade General." Kachalov heard this and couldn't help but interrupt Sokov. "Is the General Runev you are talking about the deputy minister of the Ministry of Internal Affairs?"
"Yes, that's him. I serve as the commander of the 27th Group Army, and he is my military commissar." Sokov briefly explained the relationship between himself and Lunev, and then continued: " At that time, I felt that this person was particularly suspicious, so I prepared to contact Lunev and arrest him. However, because the phone was on a civil line, the operator refused to connect me to the Ministry of Internal Affairs. I had no choice but to give him weapons. The Equipment Department called and summoned this unit at short notice.”
