"Lieutenant Lednikova," Sokov saw Lednikova looking eager to try. He was worried that her appearance would expose his target, so he quickly pulled her and hid behind the jeep, and said to her: "Germany When people know you, you can't show your face, otherwise they will run away once they find out something is wrong, and it may not be that easy to catch them."
After hearing this, Lednikova gave up her plan to catch the German agent with her own hands. She just stuck her head out and observed the movements in the distance.
And Sokov watched Koshkin leading a dozen soldiers, talking and laughing, towards the place where food was distributed, and he was wondering if Lednikova had been attacked by the Germans when she got out of the car just now. agents found out. If discovered, the two men would have turned around and fled before Koshkin could approach.
But what Sokov was worried about did not happen. In any case, Koshkin is from the Ministry of Internal Affairs, and how to arrest people is what he is best at. He did not take anyone directly to the location of the German agents, so as not to alert the enemy. Instead, he came to the place where food was being distributed and asked the cooks loudly: "Hey, comrade soldier, we have more than 100 people who want to eat. Do you have enough food here?"
"Enough, enough, of course." The cook replied: "Soup is being cooked in the tent behind. You can drink hot red cabbage soup if you wait for a while."
After Koshkin and his men received the food, they ate while approaching the position of the German agent. Soon, more than a dozen people blocked the escape route of the two German agents. Even if they took action immediately, the two German agents would not be able to escape.
Seeing that all his men were in place, Koshkin blew a whistle, drew his gun and rushed in front of the fake major, grabbed him by the lapel of his clothes, and pointed the muzzle of the gun at his forehead. The rest of the guards also swarmed forward and arrested another fake second lieutenant.
Due to the rapid arresting speed of Koshkin and others, none of the surrounding soldiers recovered. When they saw a major and a second lieutenant being arrested by more than a dozen people, some stood there in a daze, while others raised their guns and pointed them at Koshkin and his men.
"Everyone put down your guns," Koshkin shouted to everyone: "These two are German agents. Not long ago, they killed several soldiers at several of our checkpoints and escaped here. We are Came here specifically to capture them."
"You said they are German agents, they are German agents!" The soldier who once helped the fake major carry lunch boxes pointed his gun at Koshkin and said unconvincingly: "Who will confirm your identity? ?」
"I'll confirm their identities." As soon as the soldier finished speaking, Sokov's voice came from behind.
The soldier turned his head and saw the three gold stars on Sokov's shoulder straps, which shocked him. Even if he didn't know Sokov, he knew in his heart that in the entire 48th Army, Commander Sokov was the only one with this rank. He quickly lowered his gun and raised his hand to salute Sokov: "Hello, Comrade Commander."
When the surrounding soldiers saw Sokov appear, they also lowered their guns, stood at attention facing Sokov, raised their hands in salute, and shouted in unison: "Hello, Comrade Commander!"
"Comrade soldier," Sokov said to the soldier: "I am the commander of the group army, Sokov. I can prove to you that these people you are pointing your guns at belong to the security forces of our group army. They The arrest of these two German agents was my order."
Although Sokov had explained to the soldier that the arrest was his order, the soldier still said reluctantly: "I know this commander, he should not be an enemy..."
"You know him?!" Sokov thought of the scene where he just saw the soldier carrying the lunch box for the fake major, and sneered: "Comrade soldier, let me ask him what his name is and what position he holds in which army. ?How long have we known each other?"
Sokov's words stopped the soldier. He had known the fake major for only an hour. When he was on his way, a wounded major came over to ask for directions. Out of good intentions, he pointed out the location of the supply point to him, and when he saw that the other party was injured, he offered to act as his guide. Then the two of them came to the supply point talking and laughing, and received food here. But he never dreamed that Fang Ju
Although he was a German agent, he couldn't accept this reality for a while.
In order to dispel the doubts in the hearts of the surrounding soldiers, Sokov turned around and called Lednikova and said to her: "Comrade Lieutenant, tell everyone, are these two German agents who attacked you?"
"That's right, Comrade General, it's them." Lednikova said through gritted teeth: "It's them who stole our weapons, documents, and vehicles, and also pretended to be our names and killed several soldiers on duty at the checkpoint. We were almost shot by our own people."
The words spoken by the female officer seemed to be more convincing than those spoken by Sokov. The soldiers who were originally skeptical about the matter realized that the two officers who had been arrested might really be Germans in disguise, so they started asking them. The person cast a hostile look.
"Captain Koshkin, tie them up first, and then find a place for interrogation." Sokov ordered Koshkin: "Be sure to find out the whereabouts of their accomplices."
"Don't worry, Comrade Commander." Koshkin suddenly became excited when he heard Sokov entrusted him with the task of interrogation. You know, interrogating prisoners is what he is best at, even if the two German agents talk too much. It was tight, and he was sure to pry it open.
After Koshkin took the German agents to a nearby empty tent, Sokov ordered someone to get food for Lednikova and said enthusiastically: "Comrade Lieutenant, I think you must be hungry. Eat something quickly." Bar."
After Lednikova thanked Sokov, she took the food from his hand and asked curiously while eating: "Comrade General, where do you think the remaining three German agents have gone? ? Could it be that they have passed through the defense line and returned to their own defense zone?"
"I think this possibility is unlikely." Sokov shook his head and said, "This fake major should be the highest-ranking German agent. The Germans do not have a tradition of abandoning their commanders and leaving alone. Since he has Still within our defense zone, it means that the others have not left. It depends on whether our soldiers can find the remaining three."
"Comrade Commander," the cook walked up to Sokov with a lunch box and said enthusiastically, "This is the beetroot soup that has just been boiled. You can drink it while it's hot."
Sokov took the lunch box from the cook and handed it to Lednikova: "Lieutenant, it's cold. Please drink something to warm yourself up first."
"Comrade General, how can this be done?" Lednikova said in a panic: "This is the soup prepared for you, how can I drink it?"
"It's okay, you drink it first. I'll ask the cook to bring me another one later." Sokov turned to the cook: "You should have some more, right?"
"Yes, yes, Comrade Commander." The cook nodded vigorously and replied in a positive tone: "There are still many."
Soon, the cook carried another steaming lunch box and handed it to Sokov's hand: "Comrade Commander, your beetroot soup."
Before Sokov and Lednikova could finish the soup, Koshkin walked out of the tent.
Seeing Koshkin coming, Sokov asked straight to the point: "How is it? Did you get any useful information?"
"Yes, Comrade Commander, both of them confessed." Koshkin said: "They were ordered to conduct deep reconnaissance in our army's defense area and obtained our artillery defense map, as well as the garrison of each division and brigade. picture……"
When Sokov heard this, he waved his hands and said disapprovingly: "This information will be of no use even if they take it back. Our troops and artillery positions have already moved forward more than ten or twenty kilometers, even if the German air force Bombing based on this information will not achieve any results."
"Comrade Captain," Lednikova waited for Sokov to finish and then asked Koshkin with some urgency: "Did they tell where the remaining three people went?"
"This is exactly what I am going to report next." Koshkin continued: "After they crossed the river through the pontoon bridge, when they saw our military aircraft flying overhead, the driver was nervous and drove directly into the river. In a ravine on the roadside. After the driver was thrown out of the car, his neck was broken and he died. The fake major's arm was injured, and the other three agents were also injured to varying degrees.
Considering that the car had been written off and the driver was dead, the fake major divided the people into two groups. He and a fake second lieutenant went east, while the other fake captain and a fake second lieutenant went west. What he considered was that even if something happened along the way, the rest of the way would be able to bring the information back to the defense zone smoothly. "
"So that's what happened." After listening to this, Sokov finally understood why he only saw two German agents here. It turned out that the other two took other routes. But whether they can catch them or not is no longer important. Even if the information they obtain is brought back to the Germans, it will have no meaning. "Koshkin, let your people come out to eat. After eating, you have to hurry up and get on your way."
"Then what to do with these two German agents?"
"According to international practice, enemy agents wearing our military uniforms can be shot directly once they are captured." Sokov said lightly: "After shooting, find a place to bury them."
"Okay, Comrade Commander." Koshkin nodded and immediately led the two soldiers to carry out the mission.
"Comrade General," Lednikova said hesitantly after hearing Sokov's order: "No matter what, they are all prisoners of our army. Isn't it appropriate to shoot them all?"
"Lieutenant Lednikova, have you heard of Nathan Hale?"
"Nathan Hale?" Lednikova asked tentatively after repeating the name: "Comrade General, are you talking about the famous spy during the American Revolutionary War?"
"Yes, that's him." Sokov nodded and said, "I remember his famous saying: My only regret is that I only have one life to dedicate to my motherland. As an American agent, he was captured by the British After being captured, they were directly hanged for espionage. From then on, as long as spies were captured, they were not eligible to enjoy the treatment of prisoners of war, and their captors could decide their fate at will."
After hearing what Sokov said, Lednikova stopped talking. She may not know other things, but she knows the story of Nathan Hale very well. She felt that Sokov was right. The lives of spies captured during the war were not guaranteed, and their captors could shoot them at any time.
Half an hour later, the convoy set off again, heading towards the defense zone of the infantry brigade and tank brigade.
"Lieutenant Lednikova," Sokov became more and more curious about the mission carried out by Lednikova and the others. He asked tentatively: "Can you tell me what mission you came out to perform this time? "?" Seeing Lednikova's embarrassed expression, he added, "If you don't feel comfortable answering, I won't ask."
"Comrade General," Lednikova said after a fierce ideological struggle, "I can tell you, but you must keep it secret."
"There are only four people in the car," Sokov said. "Whether it is Captain Koshkin or the driver, they are all people I trust. If you have anything to say, just say it. I believe they will never leak a word." .”
"Okay, Comrade General, let me tell you." Lednikova said cautiously: "Our task here is to go deep into the German defense area, contact a senior German general, and persuade him to submit the Our army surrenders."
After hearing this, Sokov couldn't help but be a little surprised: "Lieutenant Lednikova, is everything you said true? The mission you are performing this time is to persuade a German general to surrender?"
"Yes, this is the mission we carry out."
A hint of sneer appeared on Sokov's face: "Comrade Lieutenant, please forgive me, I think even if you meet the German commander, it may not be easy to persuade him to surrender. You know, the senior German army The generals’ families all live in Berlin, and if they want to surrender, their families will definitely be severely punished, so they will think over and over again and weigh the pros and cons before making any decision.”
"Comrade General, the intelligence of the German commander we want to contact is different." Lednikova said: "His family members all live in Königsberg. As the city fell, he was worried about the safety of his family, so he passed a special The channel sent us a signal for peace. And our group received the order from our superiors and went to his defense.
District negotiated with him to discuss some details of the surrender of the troops. "
"Oh, so that's it." Since it was the German army who took the initiative to reveal their intention to surrender, it was indeed possible for Lednikova and her special group to achieve the mission they had undertaken. However, Sokov continued to ask: "Are you just wearing our military uniforms and swaggering through the defense lines of the two armies and entering the German defense zone?"
"The German general made an agreement with us. When we arrive, we will go to a location near his defense area, where he will send people to meet us." Lednikova explained to Sokov: "We will be there At that time, I changed into the German's military uniform and went to the German army's station to negotiate with him."
