As Sokov's order was issued, for a time, no lieutenant-level officers were seen on the streets of Luhansk. But this phenomenon did not attract the attention of the citizens. For them, the people on the streets
There are still so many soldiers, who would notice that people of certain military ranks are missing?
Sokov, who was sitting at the command post, paid close attention to the news coming from the street patrols. Then most of the day passed, but there was no news at all. Vitkov became a little uneasy, and he said to Sokov: "
Comrade Commander, I think Lieutenant Boer may have been killed by our troops during the attack on the hotel."
Sokov was a little unsure about Witkov's statement. After all, dozens of German soldiers were killed in the battle that night, and some of the German corpses were still mutilated in the shelling.
It was impossible to tell. Maybe Lieutenant Boer had really died in the rebellion.
But then I thought about it, the person who can be sent to the city by the Germans to take charge of the overall situation will definitely not be an ordinary person. Instead of following the troops to charge into the battle, it is better to stay in the dark and continue to control the overall situation until the German army retakes Luhansk.
.Thinking about this, Sokov felt more and more that Lieutenant Bol was still alive and hiding in the city at the moment.
"Comrade Chief of Staff," Sokov said to Vitkov: "Judging from the information we have so far, this Lieutenant Bol should be a very cunning person. If he wants to carry out such a dangerous task as attacking the hotel, he is definitely
I won’t participate.”
"Why?" Vitkov asked rhetorically.
"According to my judgment, what this person is good at should be good at intelligence, rather than charging into battle." Sokov explained: "A good intelligence officer is far better than an army. If I were his superior, I would definitely
We will not let him take risks. Therefore, he should be hiding somewhere in the city at the moment, observing the movements of our army."
"Then can we catch him?"
"Don't worry, no matter how cunning the rabbit is, it can't escape the eyes of the hunter." Although Sokov felt uncertain at the moment, in order not to affect everyone's confidence, he still pretended to be calm and said: "I don't think he can hide it.
No matter how deep the infection is, he should always come out to replenish food and daily necessities. If he doesn't go out, he won't be able to escape our trap."
"Comrade Division Commander," as soon as Sokov finished speaking, the guard battalion commander Major Tenev rushed in and panted and reported to Sokov: "Our patrol has been attacked."
"What, our patrol was attacked?" Tenev's report made Sokov shocked: "Where is it? How many people are there on the other side?"
"Towards the south of the city," Tenev said out of breath, "a five-person patrol team from our guard camp found a captain officer wandering on the street and stepped forward to stop him. Who
While checking his ID, he suddenly pulled out his pistol, knocked down three of our soldiers, grabbed a jeep and fled eastward."
"Escape to the east?" Vitkov was puzzled by Tenev's report: "If the enemy wants to escape, he should flee to the west so that he can return to the German defense zone in the shortest time. How can he escape to the east?
Well, could it be that he was so nervous that he took the wrong direction?"
"Going west is of course the shortest route back to the German defense line, but our army's defense is also the strictest in this direction." In response to Witkov's question, Sokov explained to him: "And to the east,
Although it is in the opposite direction to the German army, our defense there happens to be the weakest. After he escapes from the city from the east, he can find a place to lurk, and when the time is right, he can take a detour back to the German defense area."
"It seems that he is the Lieutenant Boer we are looking for." After Sokov made this positive judgment, he asked Tenev: "What measures have you taken?"
"The two surviving soldiers of the patrol followed the jeep for a certain distance. Not only did they fail to catch up with the car, but another soldier suffered a gunshot wound." Tenev reported: "They immediately contacted the nearby patrol and informed them
Patrol from the east, intercept this jeep."
"Patrol to the east?" When Sokov heard this, he immediately realized that catching Lieutenant Bol seemed to be an unachievable task. He clearly remembered that the patrols in this direction were all
It is very difficult for police or militiamen to stop a German officer who is fleeing in a car.
But now that the enemy has shown up, he has to find ways to catch him. Thinking of this, he immediately picked up the phone on the table and dialed the headquarters of the 75th Guards Division. He heard Gorishny's voice coming from the receiver.
After leaving, he immediately said: "Comrade Colonel, a German agent wearing our army's uniform attacked our army's patrol, seized a jeep, and was escaping eastward. It seemed that he wanted to leave
City, immediately order your division's checkpoints to strengthen their vigilance and make sure not to allow the enemy to escape."
"Understood, Comrade Commander." Gorishny replied resoundingly: "I immediately sent out elite troops to intercept the enemy who was fleeing in his car."
But less than half an hour later, Gorishny called Sokov and said frustratedly: "I'm sorry, Comrade Commander, I betrayed your trust. The enemy driving a jeep has broken through our
We checked the checkpoint and rushed out of the city."
"What, the enemy broke through your checkpoint?" Sokov couldn't help but get angry, "Comrade Colonel, please answer me, how many enemies are there, and how many troops are there at your checkpoint?"
After being silent for a while, Gorishny replied: "Comrade Commander, there are fifteen people at the checkpoint of our division in the east of the city. But they are basically new recruits with no combat experience. After they stopped the jeep, they saw that there was only one person in the car.
People in the car relaxed their vigilance to some extent. But unexpectedly, at this moment, the people in the car picked up the submachine gun placed on the passenger seat and fired at them. Several veterans at the checkpoint were killed on the spot.
The recruits had never seen this formation, so their first reaction was not to fire back, but to look for a place to hide. The enemy took the opportunity to drive through the fence and rush out of the city."
When he learned that Lieutenant Bol had so easily broken through the checkpoint of the 75th Guards Division, Sokov almost smashed the receiver in his hand. Fortunately, he controlled his emotions in time, suppressed his anger and asked: "You guys just
Did this allow him to escape?"
"More than a dozen policemen from the police branch and a militia patrol team rode in two trucks and chased them out." Gorishny said without confidence: "But the enemy had already left for a while, and I was worried that I would not be able to catch up.
superior."
Sokov put down the phone and said to Vitkov: "The jeep driven by Lieutenant Bol has broken through our checkpoint in the east of the city and rushed out of the city. Although the police and militiamen from the Civilian Police Branch chased out in vehicles,
But there’s little hope of catching up.”
When it was just dark, Sokov received a call from the political commissar of the artillery division Makhmutov. The other party said anxiously on the phone: "Comrade Commander, the division commander Colonel Miyakotin encountered the enemy on his way back from an inspection tour of the city.
After the battle, the accompanying soldiers suffered seven casualties..."
"What did you say, Colonel Miyakotin was attacked?" Sokov was frightened by this shocking news. He quickly asked: "Where was he attacked?"
"In the east of the city." Makhmutov replied hastily: "He was going to inspect the heavy artillery regiment deployed in the east of the city. Unexpectedly, on the way back, a jeep coming out of the city collided with the vehicle in front of it.
Collision. When the soldiers got out of the car to check, they were fired upon by the enemy with submachine guns. At that time, three soldiers were shot and died. In the ensuing battle, four more people were injured or killed..."
When he learned that Miyakotin was attacked in the east of the city, Sokov couldn't help but be overjoyed. He originally thought that Lieutenant Bol had successfully escaped, but he didn't expect that the skynet was so thorough that he actually met Miyakotin who was returning from outside the city.
Colonel Yakotin's convoy. Sokov quickly asked: "How is Colonel Yakotin? Is he not injured? Also, where is the man who shot at your soldiers now?"
"According to the division commander's report, the accompanying soldiers and the police and militiamen who arrived from the city have surrounded the man in a ranger's hut."
"Comrade Political Commissar, please tell Colonel Miyakotin immediately that I must surround the hut tightly and never let the people in the house escape." Sokov said into the microphone: "I will immediately lead people to rush over to support.
"
After Sokov ended his call with Makhmutov, he immediately connected to the guard camp and said to the communication soldier who answered the phone: "I am Sokov, ordering Seryosha's guard company to assemble immediately and go out with me to perform the mission."