"Hello, Comrade Commander." The dean saw Sokov and immediately stepped forward to greet him warmly: "You are here to visit Asiya, right?"
"Yes, Comrade Dean." Sokov did not hide his intention at all. He nodded and then asked: "I wonder where I can find her?"
"Comrade Commander, your trip may have been in vain." After confirming Sokov's intention, the director said apologetically: "Asia is not in the field hospital now."
Sokov couldn't help but feel a little in his heart, and then asked: "Did she go to the front line again?"
"Yes, we did go to the front line." The dean explained to Sokov: "Today our army launched an attack on the enemy, and there were a lot of wounded on the front line, so Asiya took the initiative to request, hoping to go to the front line."
Knowing that Asiya went to the front line, Sokov couldn't help but feel a little nervous: "Where on the front line?"
"Putusk Town." The dean replied: "I considered that the entire town is now under the control of our army, and Asya should not be in danger there, so I agreed to her request and let her go to the Guards. The 6th Division’s field hospital helps.”
"Oh, the field hospital of the 6th Guards Army." Sokov remembered that in today's battle, the 6th Guards Division suffered a lot of casualties due to the reinforcements sent to the town by the German 5th Jäger Division. The workload of the field hospital must have increased, so medical staff had to be transferred from the group army's field hospital to help. He had long wanted to visit the town of Puutusk, and this time he just took the opportunity to visit Asiya to go to the town and have a look: "I understand, Comrade Dean, thank you!"
After shaking hands with the dean and saying goodbye, Koshkin asked Sokov tentatively: "Comrade Commander, do you plan to go to the town of Putusk like this?"
"Of course." Sokov nodded and then asked, "Is there anything wrong?"
Koshkin turned his head and looked at the guards around him, and said in a low voice: "There are still more than thirty kilometers from here to the town of Puutusk. We have too few people with us. I'm worried that if something happens on the way, it may be very serious." It’s hard to deal with…”
"A dozen people are enough." Sokov interrupted Koshkin before he could finish, "Find a few cars, and then we go to the town of Puutusk."
"Okay, Comrade Commander, I will make arrangements right now."
Koshkin called and asked for four jeeps. He also called one of his most trusted subordinates and asked him to follow with a security company and keep a distance of two kilometers from his convoy. In this way, Sokov will not be discovered, and if something happens to his convoy, reinforcements can come in time.
The jeep arrived quickly, with Sokov and Koshkin in the second car, and the remaining fighters in three other jeeps. After everyone got on the bus, a convoy of four jeeps headed towards the town of Puutusk.
The convoy drove along the road for half an hour and entered a forest area.
Koshkin, who was sitting in the passenger seat, turned on the safety of his assault rifle and stared out of the car warily. Seeing this situation, Sokov thought that if Koshkin found anything abnormal, he would definitely shoot without hesitation.
At this moment, the car in front suddenly stopped, and three vehicles, including Sokov's jeep, stopped.
Sokov quickly asked: "What's going on? What happened in front? Why did you stop?"
Koshkin half-turned around and said to Sokov: "Comrade Commander, I'll go down and take a look." After saying that, he opened the car door and walked out.
Arriving at the position of the front vehicle, Koshkin immediately understood the reason for the stop. It turned out that a carriage towing an artillery piece had overturned. The artillery piece was stuck in the soil on the roadside and could not move. Four or five soldiers were pushing the cannon. While trying to push the artillery pieces out of the earth, a captain officer stood by to direct them.
Seeing Koshkin approaching with a gun, the captain quickly ordered his subordinates to stop their actions and raised his hand to salute Koshkin: "Hello, comrade captain!"
Koshkin glanced at the overturned carriage and jammed artillery, frowned and asked, "Comrade Captain, what's going on?"
"Comrade Captain," the captain heard Koshkin's question and quickly replied with a smile: "We are from the artillery regiment and were ordered to go to the town of Puutusk. Unexpectedly, as soon as we got here, an enemy plane suddenly appeared It flew through the air, frightening the horses and causing them to run wild. As you saw, the carriages overturned and the cannons got stuck on the side of the road."
Koshkin glanced at the artillery and said: "This is a 105mm artillery. You can't push it out just by a few of you. I'll ask my subordinates to come over and help you push the cart."
"No need, Comrade Captain." Faced with Koshkin's enthusiasm, the Captain waved his hand and said in a panic: "We can push it out ourselves."
"Stop inking." Unexpectedly, Koshkin said with a straight face: "Didn't you realize that you have blocked the road?" After saying that, he turned around and shouted to several jeeps: "Everyone, please stop." Yes, get out of the car and help the friendly troops push the cannon."
Following the shouting, the dozen or so guards accompanying him got out of the jeep and walked towards the lead car. When Sokov opened the door and was about to get out of the car, he was stopped by the driver: "Comrade Commander, you must not get out of the car. There is something wrong with the people in front of you."
"What, there's something wrong with those people in front?" Sokov couldn't help but be stunned when he heard what the driver said: "How do you know?"
"That's what Captain Koshkin said." The driver pointed to the front of the lead car and said, "Comrade Commander, you see, although he is facing the captain and talking, he has his hands behind his back and is facing us. While gesturing.”
Sokov looked in the direction of the driver's finger, and sure enough he saw Koshkin with his back to this side, his hands behind his back, and he was making gestures desperately. He couldn't help but curiously asked the driver: "Comrade driver, I wonder what Captain Koshkin’s gesture means?”
"He said the people in front of him were dangerous and could be German impostors and got everyone ready to shoot."
Sokov looked at the guards who were approaching the lead car, thinking in his mind that Koshkin used to be Lunev's subordinate and an authentic member of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. In some aspects, his powers of observation far exceeded his own. , he said these people have problems, then there must be problems. Although the possible battle ahead would not affect him at all, he still pulled out his pistol and prepared for battle.
When the guards who got out of the three jeeps all arrived in front of the leading vehicle, Koshkin felt that the time was right. He immediately picked up the assault rifle in his hand, aimed at the captain and his men, and shouted loudly: "Don't move, raise your hands!"
As soon as he shouted, a soldier who was pushing the cannon moved a few steps to the side, then took off the rifle on his shoulder and prepared to shoot at Koshkin and others. His movements were not slow, but they were not as good as those of Koshkin and others who were already prepared. After a series of gunshots, he lay on his back on the ground. He would not understand until his death what happened. Damn it, why did you cheat on yourself?
The remaining German soldiers in disguise tried to resist, but with the black muzzles surrounding them, they could only raise their hands obediently and became prisoners of the Soviet army.
Seeing that all the disguised enemies had been arrested, Sokov came to Koshkin's side with a pistol in hand and asked curiously: "Koshkin, can you tell me how you saw that they were Germans in disguise?" ?"
"The reason is very simple, Comrade Commander." Koshkin pointed to the tied up Germans and said: "I saw that when they pushed the cannon, they all grabbed the weapon with one hand and did not use all their strength to push it. Pushing the cannon, this is obviously against common sense. More importantly, this is the captain." He sneered and said, "He may not have noticed that when he spoke, there was a hint of German accent. It is based on these factors, I Only then did I boldly conclude that they were Germans in disguise.”
After listening to Koshkin's explanation, Sokov smiled and nodded, and said approvingly: "Koshkin, it seems that your judgment is very accurate. They should be Germans who were dispersed and disguised as our troops or It was to escape, or to attack the lone commanders and soldiers. Now that you have seen through them and failed their plot, it is a great achievement."
In response to Sokov's compliment, Koshkin smiled sheepishly and said modestly: "Comrade Commander, I just did what I should do."
When the captain who was tied up heard Koshkin calling Sokov commander, his eyes widened in surprise. He never dreamed that he would inadvertently stop Sokov's convoy. It's a pity that there are too few people around him. If he can have a few more people, he can order them to ambush nearby. When the convoy is stopped by him, he can shoot in time and cause serious damage to the opponent.
Naturally, Sokov would not pay attention to the expression on the face of a little man, but at this moment he was eager to go to the town of Puutusk, and he still felt a little troublesome about how to deal with these prisoners: "Koshkin, how to deal with these prisoners? "
"Don't worry, Comrade Commander." Koshkin raised his hand to look at the time, and then said: "In five minutes, someone will come to receive these prisoners."
Seeing that Koshkin spoke so firmly, Sokov immediately understood that Koshkin must have made some arrangements behind his back. Considering that the other party's starting point was good, he did not criticize the other party, but nodded slightly, and then stood by the car and patiently waited for the arrival of the follow-up troops.
A few minutes later, another convoy arrived.
The convoy consists of a jeep and six trucks.
After the convoy stopped, a lieutenant walked out of the jeep. He quickly came to Koshkin, raised his hand in salute, and waited for the other party to assign him a task.
Koshkin pointed with his hand at the German prisoners sitting on the ground and said: "Comrade Lieutenant, these are the prisoners we just captured. Send someone to escort them back to the headquarters. These people are very cunning, so be careful on the road. Don't let them escape. Also, this artillery is lying on the road, blocking our way, you immediately arrange for personnel to move it away."
While the newly arrived soldiers were moving the artillery, Koshkin explained to Sokov: "Comrade Commander, these are the security forces of the headquarters. I am worried that it is not safe on the way to Puutusk Town, so Order them to follow us so that if we encounter any danger, they can rush over to support us as soon as possible."
"Koshkin, you did a good job." Sokov nodded to Koshkin and said approvingly: "Your arrangements are very appropriate. Let's continue setting off."
Now that Sokov already knew the existence of the follow-up troops, Koshkin stopped hiding them, merged the two convoys, and drove along the road towards the town of Puutusk.
The checkpoint outside the town was jointly set up by the 1st and 6th Guards Divisions. When the soldiers on duty saw a convoy approaching, they quickly prepared for battle. The machine guns in the sandbag fortifications on the roadside were loaded and aimed at the approaching convoy. convoy. A sergeant and two soldiers came to the middle of the road and signaled to each other to stop for inspection.
Seeing the signal from the checkpoint, the convoy slowed down and finally stopped in front of the sergeant. The lieutenant sitting in the first jeep opened the door and stuck his head out and asked: "Sergeant, what section are you in and what are you doing here?"
"We are a joint duty unit of the 1st and 6th Guards Divisions." The sergeant asked in a neither humble nor condescending manner: "Comrade Lieutenant, which unit are you from, and what are you doing in this town?"
"We are the security force of the headquarters," the lieutenant replied: "Escorting Comrade Commander to the town for inspection, please quickly pull up the crossbar and let our convoy pass."
The sergeant was dubious about the lieutenant's statement. He stared at several jeeps in the convoy and asked tentatively: "Comrade Lieutenant, you said Comrade Commander is in the convoy?"
"Yes, Comrade Commander is in our convoy." When the lieutenant saw that the sergeant did not immediately order someone to lift the crossbar, but was still asking questions, he said impatiently: "Hurry up and pull up the crossbar. , if you delay things, you will be responsible for all the consequences."
Facing the lieutenant's threat, the sergeant felt somewhat guilty, but he was loyal to his duty and said cautiously: "Comrade lieutenant, please show your ID. If you don't have the ID, I can't let you go."
Just when the lieutenant was about to get angry, Sokov, accompanied by Koshkin, had already arrived at the checkpoint. Koshkin asked the lieutenant: "Lieutenant, what is going on? Why haven't you raised the crossbar yet?"
"Comrade Lieutenant, the sergeant wants to check our documents." The lieutenant heard what Koshkin said and said a little aggrievedly: "I guess we won't be released until our documents are checked."
"Koshkin, calm down." Seeing that Koshkin was about to get angry at the sergeant, Sokov quickly stopped him, and then said to the sergeant in an amiable tone: "Comrade Sergeant, I am Army Commander Sokov , I have something to do and have to go to the 6th Guards, I hope you can make it convenient for us and let us go, okay?"
There are many people in the 48th Army who know Sokov, and this staff sergeant is one of them. When he saw clearly that the general standing in front of him was Army Group Commander Sokov, he suddenly panicked. He raised his hand and saluted Sokov: "I'm sorry, Comrade Commander, please forgive me for not recognizing you. Please." Please wait a moment, I will immediately order them to let you go." After saying that, he turned around and shouted to the people at the checkpoint, "What are you doing there, you haven't seen the comrade commander arriving? Hurry up and lift the crossbar. .”
