Red Moscow

  Chapter 1654 Military-civilian cooperation

Mikhaiev felt that if he wanted to defend the warehouse area, he could not do without Victor and his group of workers. After shaking hands with each other, he pointed to the empty space next to him and said, "Please sit down, Victor. Comrade, sit down and talk."

   After thanking Mikhaiev, Victor sat on the empty chair. He took the tea from Yegor, thanked him, put it on the table, and then asked Mikhaiev tentatively: "Comrade commander, where are the original German defenders in the warehouse?"

   "They have been locked in an empty warehouse." After Mikhaiev answered this question, he asked back: "Comrade Victor, is there any question?"

"It's like this, Comrade Commander." Victor explained to Mikhaiev: "Among this group of Germans, there are about a dozen people who are warehouse managers in the warehouse area. They are responsible for the incoming and outgoing of the warehouse. Management, without them, it would be easy for the Germans to show their flaws when they transported materials into the warehouse, or came to pull the goods away.”

  Hearing what Victor said, Mikhaiev couldn't help raising his eyebrows: "You mean to release these people and let them assist us in managing the entry and exit of goods in the warehouse area?"

  Seeing Mikhaiev's expression, Victor realized that he might have said something wrong, and asked carefully, "Comrade commander, is there anything wrong with what I said?"

"Those Germans who were imprisoned, whether they were the garrison or the warehouse personnel responsible for the management of incoming and outgoing goods in the warehouse area, they all knew our true identity." Mikhaiev shook his head and said: "If we let them As usual, it would be easy to give away our identities to be responsible for handling the formalities of incoming and outgoing goods.”

In order to make Victor realize the seriousness of the problem, Mikhaiev also explained to him: "The task of our battalion is to occupy the material transfer warehouse in Pavlish City and hold it for as long as possible. Until the main force arrives. The later we are exposed, the better for the next battle."

"I understand, Comrade Commander." After listening to Mikhaiev's explanation, Victor began to figure out what to do so that the Germans who were about to enter the Kurd area would not see their flaws: "Let me think about it." , is there any way to solve this problem.”

  Egor interjected and said: "I think the best way is to find someone to impersonate these imprisoned German treasury officers."

Yegor's words made Victor's eyes light up. He felt that this was a good idea, so he nodded quickly and said, "Yes, this is a good idea. We can find someone to act as a warehouse manager in Germany." He looked at Mikhaiev and said, "Comrade commander, if I'm not mistaken, you don't lack people who understand German."

   "Most of the commanders and fighters in my battalion can speak German." Mikhaiev said with some embarrassment: "But they don't know anything about warehouse management. If they come forward to receive the Germans who deliver the 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 are warehouse managers who are in charge of entering and leaving goods in the warehouse area before the war. , let them take charge of this work, it is perfect. But to be on the safe side, you need to send someone to cooperate. With people in German uniforms following them, it will be more deterrent to the Germans who deliver the goods .”

   Mikhaiev readily agreed to Victor’s proposal. After all, although his subordinates understand German, they are still laymen in terms of how to get in and out of the warehouse area. With the cooperation of Victor's workers, this matter can be done seamlessly.

Thinking of this, Mikhaiev decided to hand over this matter to Yegor: "Captain Yegor, you have always been cautious in doing things, I think I will leave this matter to you, and you must fully cooperate with Vigor." Comrade Keto."

   "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 deliver the goods."

   "Wait a minute," Narva said suddenly, "the weapons and ammunition in the warehouse area are almost empty. If the German army sends another convoy to transport ammunition, what should we do?"

"It's easy." Victor interrupted, "You can close the main entrance, and when you meet a convoy that comes to pull goods, tell them that the supplies in the warehouse area have been distributed now, and if you want to pull goods, just wait Come back in a few days."

   "Is this possible?" Narva asked nervously.

"No problem, Comrade Captain." Victor said carelessly: "This kind of situation is very common. After all, the materials and ammunition in the warehouse area have to supply so many troops at the same time. It is normal for them to be out of stock. You see For the convoy pulling the goods, just reply them like this, there will be no problem."

"Comrade battalion commander," Yegor thought of one thing before he left, and quickly reminded Mikhaiev: "There is one more thing that I think it is necessary to remind you. When you enter the city, put the guard on the bridge 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 have left a squad to take over the defense of the Germans." Mikhaiev comforted Yegor and said, "We still have the soldier you sent back. , let him deal with those pesky patrols if necessary."

  Egor asked with some surprise: "Could it be that when he went back, he found that the defenders on the bridge had changed, but he didn't have any doubts at all?"

"There must be doubts." 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." Lian's hands, because there is no one who understands the surrounding environment, he made an exception and left him."

After listening to Yegor, he nodded slightly: "You are very thoughtful, and you must be able to hide it from the enemy in this way. However, it will be a matter of time before our identity is discovered by the Germans. When the time comes, what will the soldiers of the garrison squad do?" Is it possible to get out of danger?"

  The room fell into a sudden silence. Victor, who didn't know why, looked at Mikhaiev and Yegor again, and muttered in his heart: I can't understand what they are talking about?

   Soon, Mikhaiev opened the door and broke the silence in the room: "Captain Yegor, sometimes it is necessary to use small sacrifices in exchange for greater victories. This is war."

"I understand." Hearing this, Yegor understood in his heart that the chances of the soldiers of the squad staying outside the city guarding the bridge were too slim to survive to victory. He smiled wryly, and then asked Mikhaiev: "Comrade battalion commander, allow me to leave?"

   "Allowed!" Mikhaiev nodded vigorously, and said in an affirmative tone: "You return to the company as soon as possible, and dispatch 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 checking their documents, the soldiers guarding the gate did not allow them to go directly to their jobs, but concentrated them on the open ground not far from the gate.

  After entering the reservoir area, the workers saw their acquaintances in the crowd, so they cast a questioning look at them, trying to find out what happened. But the workers who arrived before them were also confused and didn't know what happened. Facing the stares from their companions, they could only shake their heads with wry smiles, shrugged their shoulders, and spread their hands to indicate that they didn't know anything.

  As more and more workers gathered in the open space, everyone couldn't help feeling anxious. Because similar situations have happened in the past, the Germans gathered the workers to execute the members of the underground resistance organization in public, so as to achieve the purpose of killing chickens and monkeys.

The workers looked at the German soldiers with live ammunition all around them, and they felt an ominous premonition in their hearts. They felt that there might be some members of the resistance organization who were caught by the Germans, and they wanted to organize the execution here, and let everyone die now. watch.

   Just as everyone was guessing wildly, 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. Seeing him talking and laughing with the German officers around him, the worker had a disgusted expression on his face and spat **** the ground to vent his anger. Dissatisfaction in my heart.

  When Victor came to the front of the queue surrounded by a group of German officers and soldiers, he took out a small notebook from his pocket and said loudly: "Quiet, please be quiet!"

The workers surrounded by German officers and soldiers didn't dare to make a sound, only Victor's excited voice could be heard in the whole open ground: "I will start the roll call now. Those whose names are called by me, go to my left Gather, I have important work to do later, and I need to arrange for you to carry it out."

  The same situation has happened many times before, and everyone is already familiar with it. As Victor began to roll his name, the workers whose names were called all walked out of the crowd in an orderly manner, and obediently came to the place designated by Victor, quietly waiting for the next work arrangement.

When Victor finished counting the 24th worker, he put away the roll book and said to the other workers: "Comrades, except for the workers whose names I have called, everyone should go back to their jobs. How long will it take for the convoy of Germans to deliver supplies to enter the factory area, and we need to make corresponding preparations in advance."

   All the workers were stunned when Victor said the words "comrade" and the insulting "German". They all couldn't help thinking in their hearts, could it be that Victor was still drunk last night, otherwise how dare he say these two words so boldly, isn't he afraid that the Germans will deal with them?

  Victor saw the doubts on everyone's faces, turned his head and glanced at Yegor beside him, and said with a smile: "Comrade Captain, it seems that they haven't figured out the situation yet, can I tell them the truth?"

After Yegor nodded, Victor turned to 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 corps disguised as Germans sneaked into Pavlish and managed to capture the material transfer warehouse..."

After Victor finished speaking, the workers were stunned for a moment, and then began to whisper: "What did Victor say, one of our troops disguised as Germans sneaked into Pavlish and occupied the warehouse? I heard correctly. Bar?"

   "Yes, you heard that right, I heard the same thing."

   "Since our army has occupied the reservoir area..." An elderly worker glanced around at the soldiers wearing German uniforms, "Then are these soldiers Germans, or our own troops?"

"Of course it's our own troops." Some workers who reacted quickly understood everything immediately. coming!"

  The soldiers faced the workers walking towards them with open arms, all with smiles on their faces, and they also greeted them with open arms. After a while, more than a dozen workers embraced with the same number of soldiers. They patted each other's backs with joyful expressions on their faces.

   Seeing this scene, even the most unresponsive workers knew that the soldiers in German uniforms standing around were their own people. They also cheered and rushed towards the soldiers closest to them.

   This scene, as if the two armies were joining forces on the battlefield, lasted for five or six minutes. Seeing the workers holding the hands of the commanders and fighters, wiping their tears and talking about something, Victor quickly raised his voice: "Comrades, comrades, now is not the time to reminisce, you must return to your posts as soon as possible , the convoy of the German army transporting supplies is about to arrive. If there is any further delay, our army 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 reluctantly left here and returned to their jobs.

But before they left, Victor still told each other loudly: "Comrades, although our troops have come to the reservoir area, they don't want to expose their identities prematurely, and wait for the enemy's transport convoy to enter the reservoir area later." At that time, you must not reveal your secrets."

"Don't worry, Victor." Although many workers were dissatisfied with Victor and thought he was a dog of the Germans, on such a happy day, everyone readily agreed: "We will not Let the Germans notice."

As the workers dispersed, Yegor asked Victor: "Comrade Victor, although with the cooperation of the workers, we are not exposed to much danger, we still have to make all preparations for battle. Do you think we should Where are the defenses deployed?"

   "Comrade Captain," Victor thought for a while, and replied: "There is a water tower in the reservoir area. I think you only need to arrange two machine guns above it, and the firepower can seal off most of the reservoir area."

   "Where is it?" Yegor asked excitedly, "Hurry up and take us there."

  (end of this chapter)