"Please take a seat, Lieutenant." Since the other party was here to discuss surrender, Surodenko was naturally very polite to him. After asking him to sit down, he ordered a staff officer beside him: "Pour a glass for this guest. Bring hot tea."
After the staff officer brought hot tea, Surodenko took the tea cup, placed it in front of Ephraim, and said politely: "Lieutenant, I don't know how to call you?"
Efrem stood up suddenly and replied loudly: "Mr. Colonel, I am Lieutenant Efrem, deputy commander of the reconnaissance company of the 18th Division of the Romanian Army."
"It turns out to be Lieutenant Efrem. I am Colonel Surodenko, commander of the 130th Infantry Division." After Surodenko revealed his identity, he asked the other party directly why he came: "I didn't know you came to my defense area. ,What's matter?"
"That's it, Mr. Colonel." Ephraim said respectfully: "I am here to discuss with you the transfer of the defense of Otac under the order of the division commander, Major General Antonetta."
"Oh, handing over defense to us?" Surodenko looked at Efrem and said with a half-smile: "If I remember correctly, our country and Romania are still in a state of hostile war at the moment, and the handing over of defense has not been resolved yet. Where to start?"
"Mr. Colonel," Ephraim blushed slightly and said calmly: "Our division commander feels that it is unwise to continue fighting with your army. In order to avoid the city being damaged by artillery fire, in order to avoid More lives were lost in meaningless battles, so he decided to surrender the city's defense to your army."
"Please sit down, Lieutenant Ephraim. If you have anything to say, please sit down and continue talking." Surodenko waited for Ephraim to sit down and then asked: "I think you want to hand over the city's defense to us. There must be some additional conditions. Tell me, what are your conditions?"
Since Surodenko asked about his own conditions, Efrem repeated the conditions mentioned by Antonetta one by one. Finally, he said: "Mr. Colonel, this is the prerequisite for our army to hand over defense to your army."
If the person standing in front of Surodenko was a German officer at this moment, he would definitely say without hesitation: "I will not agree to any of your conditions. All you can do is surrender unconditionally." But the person who is talking to him now It was not a German officer, but a Romanian officer, so Surodenko had to treat it with caution.
"Lieutenant Ephraim, you must have had a hard time coming here." Surodenko politely said to Ephraim: "Why don't you go rest and eat something first, and we'll talk in a few hours."
Eprem wanted to say that it was not hard at all for him to come here, but as he spoke, he realized that Surodenko was thinking about something with a frown on his face. He suddenly understood in his heart that this matter was of great importance. Even a colonel cannot make the decision. He must first ask his superiors for instructions before he can give himself a definite answer.
So he said smoothly: "Okay, Mr. Colonel, I will go to rest first. I hope that the negotiations between you and me can proceed as soon as possible."
After asking his staff to take Ephraim away, Surodenko did not dare to neglect and quickly answered the phone at the army headquarters and reported what happened here to the army commander, Major General Melehov.
After listening to Surodenko's report, Melekhov felt that the matter was of great importance and he did not dare to make the decision casually, so he said into the microphone: "Colonel Surodenko, I need to report this to the headquarters. Wait. I'll call you again after I get the commander's answer."
After saying that, he hung up the phone and immediately ordered the communications soldier to help him get through to the army headquarters. He wanted to report the matter to Sokov as soon as possible.
After receiving the call, Sokov was also surprised. He was afraid that he had heard wrongly, and asked specifically: "General Melekhov, are you sure that the Romanian army intends to surrender to our army?"
"Yes, Comrade Commander, they are planning to surrender to our army." Melekhov asked Sokov for instructions on the phone: "How should we reply to the other party?"
After confirming that he heard correctly, Sokov felt that this matter should be treated with caution and that he could not make any promises to the other party's negotiators. He said into the microphone: "General Melekhov, we need to study this matter. Wait for more information." Once we know the result, it won’t be too late to inform you.”
Sokov put down the phone, called Smirnov and Gorokhov over, and said to them: "Comrade Chief of Staff and Military Commissar, I have important news to tell you. The Romanian army stationed in Otac , prepare to surrender to the E army."
"The Romanian army in Otac is ready to surrender to our army?" Gorokhov suddenly became excited when he heard what Sokov said: "Is this true?"
Sokov nodded and gave him an affirmative answer: "Of course it is true, my comrade military commissar." After a pause, he asked the two of them again, "I want to hear what the two of you are saying about this matter. What’s your attitude on the matter?”
"I think," Military Commissar Gorokhov spoke first: "If the Germans want to surrender to us, we will definitely not agree to these conditions, but if it is the Romanian army that wants to surrender, we must treat it carefully. ." "Please sit down, Lieutenant." Since the other party came to discuss surrender, Surodenko was naturally very polite to him. After asking him to sit down, he ordered a staff officer beside him: "Give this guest Pour me a cup of hot tea."
After the staff officer brought hot tea, Surodenko took the tea cup, placed it in front of Ephraim, and said politely: "Lieutenant, I don't know how to call you?"
Efrem stood up suddenly and replied loudly: "Mr. Colonel, I am Lieutenant Efrem, deputy commander of the reconnaissance company of the 18th Division of the Romanian Army."
"It turns out to be Lieutenant Efrem. I am Colonel Surodenko, commander of the 130th Infantry Division." After Surodenko revealed his identity, he asked the other party directly why he came: "I didn't know you came to my defense area. ,What's matter?"
"That's it, Mr. Colonel." Ephraim said respectfully: "I am here to discuss with you the transfer of the defense of Otac under the order of the division commander, Major General Antonetta."
"Oh, handing over defense to us?" Surodenko looked at Efrem and said with a half-smile: "If I remember correctly, our country and Romania are still in a state of hostile war at the moment, and the handing over of defense has not been resolved yet. Where to start?"
"Mr. Colonel," Ephraim blushed slightly and said calmly: "Our division commander feels that it is unwise to continue fighting with your army. In order to avoid the city being damaged by artillery fire, in order to avoid More lives were lost in meaningless battles, so he decided to surrender the city's defense to your army."
"Please sit down, Lieutenant Ephraim. If you have anything to say, please sit down and continue talking." Surodenko waited for Ephraim to sit down and then asked: "I think you want to hand over the city's defense to us. There must be some additional conditions. Tell me, what are your conditions?"
Since Surodenko asked about his own conditions, Efrem repeated the conditions mentioned by Antonetta one by one. Finally, he said: "Mr. Colonel, this is the prerequisite for our army to hand over defense to your army."
If the person standing in front of Surodenko was a German officer at this moment, he would definitely say without hesitation: "I will not agree to any of your conditions. All you can do is surrender unconditionally." But the person who is talking to him now It was not a German officer, but a Romanian officer, so Surodenko had to treat it with caution.
"Lieutenant Ephraim, you must have had a hard time coming here." Surodenko politely said to Ephraim: "Why don't you go rest and eat something first, and we'll talk in a few hours."
Eprem wanted to say that it was not hard at all for him to come here, but as he spoke, he realized that Surodenko was thinking about something with a frown on his face. He suddenly understood in his heart that this matter was of great importance. Even a colonel cannot make the decision. He must first ask his superiors for instructions before he can give himself a definite answer.
So he said smoothly: "Okay, Mr. Colonel, I will go to rest first. I hope that the negotiations between you and me can proceed as soon as possible."
After asking his staff to take Eprem away, Surodenko did not dare to neglect, and quickly answered the phone call of the army headquarters, and reported what happened here to the army commander, Major General Melehov.
After listening to Surodenko's report, Melekhov felt that the matter was of great importance and he did not dare to make the decision casually, so he said into the microphone: "Colonel Surodenko, I need to report this to the headquarters. Wait. I'll call you again after I get the commander's answer."
After saying that, he hung up the phone and immediately ordered the communications soldier to help him get through to the army headquarters. He wanted to report the matter to Sokov as soon as possible.
After receiving the call, Sokov was also surprised. He was afraid that he had heard wrongly, and asked specifically: "General Melekhov, are you sure that the Romanian army intends to surrender to our army?"
"Yes, Comrade Commander, they are planning to surrender to our army." Melekhov asked Sokov for instructions on the phone: "How should we reply to the other party?"
After confirming that he heard correctly, Sokov felt that this matter should be treated with caution and that he could not make any promises to the other party's negotiators. He said into the microphone: "General Melekhov, we need to study this matter. Wait for more information." Once we know the result, it won’t be too late to inform you.”
Sokov put down the phone, called Smirnov and Gorokhov over, and said to them: "Comrade Chief of Staff and Military Commissar, I have important news to tell you. The Romanian army stationed in Otac , prepare to surrender to our army."
"The Romanian army in Otac is ready to surrender to our army?" Gorokhov suddenly became excited when he heard what Sokov said: "Is this true?"
Sokov nodded and gave him an affirmative answer: "Of course it is true, my comrade military commissar." After a pause, he asked the two of them again, "I want to hear what the two of you are saying about this matter. What’s your attitude on the matter?”
"I think," Military Commissar Gorokhov spoke first: "If the Germans want to surrender to us, we will definitely not agree to these conditions, but if it is the Romanian army that wants to surrender, we must treat it carefully. ." "Please sit down, Lieutenant." Since the other party came to discuss surrender, Surodenko was naturally very polite to him. After asking him to sit down, he ordered a staff officer beside him: "Give this guest Bring me a cup of hot tea."
After the staff officer brought hot tea, Surodenko took the tea cup, placed it in front of Ephraim, and said politely: "Lieutenant, I don't know how to call you?"
Efrem stood up suddenly and replied loudly: "Mr. Colonel, I am Lieutenant Efrem, deputy commander of the reconnaissance company of the 18th Division of the Romanian Army."
"It turns out to be Lieutenant Efrem. I am Colonel Surodenko, commander of the 130th Infantry Division." After Surodenko revealed his identity, he asked the other party directly why he came: "I didn't know you came to my defense area. ,What's matter?"
"That's it, Mr. Colonel." Ephraim said respectfully: "I am here to discuss with you the transfer of the defense of Otac under the order of the division commander, Major General Antonetta."
"Oh, handing over defense to us?" Surodenko looked at Efrem and said with a half-smile: "If I remember correctly, our country and Romania are still in a state of hostile war at the moment, and the handing over of defense has not been resolved yet. Where to start?"
"Mr. Colonel," Ephraim blushed slightly and said calmly: "Our division commander feels that it is unwise to continue fighting with your army. In order to avoid the city being damaged by artillery fire, in order to avoid More lives were lost in meaningless battles, so he decided to surrender the city's defense to your army."
"Please sit down, Lieutenant Ephraim. If you have anything to say, please sit down and continue talking." Surodenko waited for Ephraim to sit down and then asked: "I think you want to hand over the city's defense to us. There must be some additional conditions. Tell me, what are your conditions?"
Since Surodenko asked about his own conditions, Efrem repeated the conditions mentioned by Antonetta one by one. Finally, he said: "Mr. Colonel, this is the prerequisite for our army to hand over defense to your army."
If the person standing in front of Surodenko was a German officer at this moment, he would definitely say without hesitation: "I will not agree to any of your conditions. All you can do is surrender unconditionally." But the person who is talking to him now It was not a German officer, but a Romanian officer, so Surodenko had to treat it with caution.
"Lieutenant Ephraim, you must have had a hard time coming here." Surodenko politely said to Ephraim: "Why don't you go rest and eat something first, and we'll talk in a few hours."
Eprem wanted to say that it was not hard at all for him to come here, but as he spoke, he realized that Surodenko was thinking about something with a frown on his face. He suddenly understood in his heart that this matter was of great importance. Even a colonel cannot make the decision. He must first ask his superiors for instructions before he can give himself a definite answer.
So he said smoothly: "Okay, Mr. Colonel, I will go to rest first. I hope that the negotiations between you and me can proceed as soon as possible."
After listening to Surodenko's report, Melekhov felt that the matter was of great importance and he did not dare to make the decision casually, so he said into the microphone: "Colonel Surodenko, I need to report this to the headquarters. Wait. I'll call you again after I get the commander's answer."
