"Can you tell me what mission are you doing?" After saying this, Gumiev was afraid of causing misunderstandings from Sokov and others, so he quickly added: "I just want to provide you with the necessary help."
"We are looking for a missing female scout." Sokov hesitated for a moment, feeling that it would be fine to tell Gumiev the purpose of the trip. Even if the other party was a Sutra, as long as he was not allowed to leave his sight, even if he wanted to inform him, he would not have a chance. So he said openly: "Comrade Gumiev, have you ever seen or heard of such a person?"
"Are you looking for a female scout?" Gumiev's pupils shrank slightly, and then hesitated: "Do you know what her name is?"
"She's name..." Christopher opened his mouth and was about to say the female scout's name, but was suddenly interrupted by Sokov: "She's name is Kajia. Have you heard of this name?"
Hearing the name Sokov said, Gumiev's face showed a confused expression. He shook his head and said, "The female scout we saved is named Mariah Vidjeev."
The commanders and soldiers who came out to the mission with Sokov all knew the name of the female scout who was looking for. When they heard Sokov say the name Kaja, they were stunned for a moment, but then they realized that Sokov did not fully trust the other party and was deliberately tempted. Therefore, after Gumiev said the name Mariya Vidjeeva, everyone remained silent and turned their eyes to Sokov to see what his reaction was.
Unexpectedly, Sokov did not immediately ask the female scout, but chatted with Gumiev: "Gumiev, can I ask you, what did you do before the war?"
"I am a cobbler." Perhaps because he was worried that Sokov didn't understand, he also explained specifically: "It is the fur that women wear in winter, also known as fur."
If Gumiev said that he was a cobbler who made leather shoes or saddles, maybe Sokov could only be a listener quietly. But the other party was talking about fur, and before Sokov traveled through time, he was engaged in this industry. The two of them suddenly had a common topic: "It turns out that you are making fur. I wonder what fur you are using, fox, nutria, otter skin, raccoon, seal skin or mink?"
After Sokov mentioned several types of fur categories in succession, Gumiev couldn't help but widen his eyes in surprise: "Comrade Commander, I didn't expect you to know so much?"
Sokov quickly coughed gently and said concealedly: "A friend of mine is also working in a fur factory. When he was chatting, he naturally remembered it. By the way, you haven't answered me yet. What kind of fur do you use to make furs?"
"We produce wooden piers in our factory." Gumev explained to Sokov: "It is fur clothes made of sheepskin. Although they are heavy, they are very warm. When we retreated from the factory, there were more than a hundred finished clothes in the warehouse, which are probably now in the hands of the Germans."
Although Sokov had never sold wooden trunks, he knew that this kind of clothes made of sheepskin was not a common leather jacket, but a mid-length coat that gave people a very bulky feeling. People who wear it with a slightly bloated body give people a feeling of a bear.
Considering that Gumyev's guerrillas were active in this area, the factory where he worked was not too far away. If he could bring this batch of clothes back to Mamayev's post and wear them for the soldiers on duty at night, he could effectively avoid frostbite. Thinking of this, he immediately couldn't wait to ask: "Where is the warehouse of your factory?"
"In the northwest of the Rososhka area, but it is already a German-occupied area." Gumev saw Sokov care so much about the warehouse in the factory, and asked curiously: "Comrade Commander, what are you asking about this?"
Because of the need for the cooperation of the other party, Sokov bluntly said: "Gumyev, this is what I thought about. The weather is getting colder and colder, and my army is seriously inadequate in winter clothes. If we can get this batch of fur and let the soldiers on duty at night wear it, we can avoid the occurrence of frostbite."
Gumyev turned his head and looked at the back half of the half-track armored personnel carrier and said with some embarrassment: "Comrade Commander, there are many empty spaces in the back half of the car, which can be put down, but this way, the door behind the car is blocked and you can't get off from there."
"It's okay." Christopher disagreed with the problem that Gumiev was worried about: "The rear compartment of this kind of half-track armored vehicle adopts an open upper mode. In addition to providing a good shooting range and field of view for the infantry inside the vehicle, it is more important to facilitate the infantry on the inside of the vehicle to climb over and get off the side wall and immediately enter the battle. Therefore, even if the rear half is full of things and blocks the narrow hatch door on the rear, we can get on and off the side wall."
"By the way, Gumiev." After chatting for a while, Sokov suddenly turned the topic back to the female scout: "You just said, you saved a female scout named Mariya Vidjeev? Can you tell me the specific story?"
The chat just now made Gumyev lower his vigilance towards Sokov. He raised his body back, squinted his eyes, and began to recall the situation at that time: "In order to prevent the camp from being exposed, our guerrillas would move to a new camp every few days. Yesterday was the day of transfer. As soon as we walked halfway, we heard gunshots and grenade explosions coming from the front. The captain guessed that it might be our people and enemies, so he led us over. We ran in the direction of the gunshot for five or six minutes, and came to a forest. We saw a woman in plain clothes and headscarf running quickly in the forest, turning her head and fifty or two shots from time to time, and behind her were fifty or sixty German soldiers. We immediately opened fire without hesitation, caught the Germans off guard, scaring them to lie on the ground, or hiding behind the trees to fight back at us.
The woman was taken to me and the captain and said that her name was Mariya Vidjeeveva, a scout who was pursued by the Germans because she had obtained a top-secret piece of information. She asked for our help and sent this piece of information out."
When Sokov heard this, he couldn't help but interrupt and asked, "Have the information been sent out?"
"I don't know." Gumiev shook his head and said, "Although the German army was stunned after being attacked, they quickly returned to normal and launched an attack on the blocking position we temporarily established. You must know that our guerrillas had just been formed for a month. Except for a few people who had served as soldiers, the rest were workers and peasants with no combat experience. The combat effectiveness was very limited, and we could not suppress the enemy's attack at all. In order to prevent the entire army from being destroyed, the captain ordered me to take eight soldiers to cover it, and he and the others left with the female scout."
"What happened later?" Sokov asked expressionlessly.
"We blocked me for about a quarter of an hour, and I fainted." Gumev continued: "When I woke up, I found myself lying in a dry river, and I don't know who put me there. I climbed out of the river and happened to meet Mr. Dworkin. He carried me home and bandaged my wounds... You all know what happened later."
"That is," Sokov finished speaking and said thoughtfully: "The female scout may be in your new camp now. Do I understand correctly?"
"This is not clear." Gumiev shook his head first, then nodded, and said, "But it is not ruled out that the captain will bring the female scout to the new camp."
"Where is the new camp?" Sokov asked what he wanted to know, and said to Gumiev directly: "Take us here now."
Under Gumyev's guidance, the armored vehicle drove for another ten minutes and stopped beside a forest. Sokov ordered Ernst and Vamko to keep guarding the armored vehicle, and he took Kristov and Samoilov to the guerrilla camp with him.
As soon as he walked into the woods, Sokov had an ominous premonition for no reason. He felt his scalp numb, his heart beat suddenly accelerated, and his vest was chilly. He felt like he was being targeted by a beast. His steps were slower and slower, his eyes kept glancing around, and his fingers wrapped around the trigger of the assault rifle, ready to shoot immediately as soon as he found something was wrong.
Gumyev, who was walking in the front, noticed Sokov's abnormality. He slowed down, turned his head and looked at Sokov with confusion, and asked in confusion: "Comrade Commander, what's wrong with you?"
"Comrade Gumyev, don't you think the forest is too quiet?" Sokov said with a frown: "And as soon as I walked into the forest, I felt like I was being targeted by a beast."
After Sokov's reminder, others also noticed this. Samoilov said vigilantly: "Comrade Brigade Commander, there may be guerrilla whistles lurking nearby. I think it's better to ask Comrade Gumiev to say hello to them first, so as not to have unnecessary misunderstandings."
Chapter completed!