"What, from the 198th Infantry Division?" The lieutenant was stunned after hearing what the corporal said: "Aren't they deployed in Cherkasy? How could they appear here?"
The lieutenant threw away the cigarette in his hand and asked the corporal with a straight face: "Corporal, are they marching in a car or on foot?"
"March on foot." The corporal replied without thinking: "They don't even have a motorcycle. I saw that even the officer leading the group was walking."
"Something's wrong." Knowing that this unit arrived here on foot, the lieutenant realized that there must be something wrong with the other party, and quickly asked the corporal vigilantly: "Where is their commander?"
"It should be in the village."
The lieutenant took out his pistol from the holster and said to the corporal: "Take me over quickly." Then he shouted to the soldiers following him: "Follow me!"
The suspicion of the German lieutenant was justified. A unit that was supposed to be stationed in Cherkasy now appeared near Pavlish, more than a hundred roads away, late at night. This is inherently questionable. If it is true
For the deployment of troops, even if they did not take trains, they should be transported by cars or armored vehicles, but they were all infantry marching on foot.
The lieutenant led his men and followed the German corporal into the village, just to find out what happened to the officer leading the team. His starting point was good, but the method he adopted was wrong. There were only a dozen people around him, even if
Including the soldiers standing guard at the entrance of the village, there were only about twenty people. Without sending anyone back to report the news, they hurriedly entered the village where four to five hundred people were stationed, trying to find out the truth of the matter. Isn't this a sheep entering a tiger's mouth?
Everything that happened at the entrance of the village was witnessed by a company of soldiers lurking nearby. When they saw the German lieutenant leading his men into the village, they quickly reported it to the company commander, Captain Narva.
Knowing that the Germans seemed to be aware of it and were about to break into the village to see what was going on, Narva realized the seriousness of the problem. While sending someone to report to Captain Mikhailev, Narva personally led a dozen soldiers to greet them.
Not far away, he saw the German lieutenant coming towards him. After Narva whispered to the soldiers he brought to get ready for battle, he raised his hand to stop him: "Stop! Which part of the country are you from? Come here."
What are you here for?"
"We are from the garrison headquarters," the German lieutenant said arrogantly: "Which department are you from?"
"We are from the 198th Infantry Division and were ordered to come to Pavlish to take over the defense."
"Mr. Captain, you said you are from the 198th Infantry Division, please show your ID."
Fortunately, Narva and others had carried out camouflage missions behind enemy lines many times, and they always carried forged documents with them. When they saw that the German lieutenant wanted to check their documents, they took out their military ID cards from their pockets and handed them over.
The lieutenant took the document from Narva's hand with one hand and coughed lightly. A soldier next to him immediately turned on a flashlight to help him illuminate it. With the light of the flashlight, the lieutenant carefully checked the contents on the document and then used the
He compared the photo with the Narva in front of him, and after feeling that the two matched perfectly, he handed the ID back to Narva.
He put the pistol back into its holster, looked at Narva and asked: "Mr. Captain, since you are coming to Pavlish to take over the defense, why don't you take a train or a truck?"
"Actually, when we set off from Cherkasy, there were dozens of trucks transporting us." Seeing that the German lieutenant's suspicion of him had weakened, Narva used the pre-prepared rhetoric to excuse him: "But after
In the Chigirin area, the road there was cut off by Russia, so we had to abandon the truck and march on foot to come to Pavlish to take over the defense."
Although the German lieutenant put away his pistol, he still had doubts in his heart. He must know that troops in this area are constantly rushing to the Chigilin area to prevent the Soviet army from setting off from the landing site to attack Cherkasy. In this situation
Under such circumstances, how could it be possible to mobilize troops from Cherkasy and travel such a long distance to take over the defense? No matter how you think about it, this matter is full of flaws.
He thought about it in his mind for a while, and felt that when he checked his ID, he seemed not to see the other party's deployment order, so he quickly asked: "Mr. Captain, can you show me your deployment order?"
"Lieutenant," Narva saw that the German lieutenant still had doubts about him, so he lowered his face and said, "Didn't you see my ID just now? Do you still have doubts about our troops appearing here?"
"I'm sorry, Mr. Captain." Seeing Narva showing signs of getting angry, the lieutenant quickly said with a smile: "I did check your ID just now, and there is no problem at all. But when a unit like yours appears near the city, we
As a force directly under the Garrison Headquarters, it is our duty to check your deployment orders, so please cooperate with us."
"Lieutenant, to tell you the truth, I don't have any defense orders on my body." As soon as Narva finished speaking, he saw the expression of the German lieutenant change and quickly added: "You also know that I am just a captain.
He only commands one company. If you look at the troops in the village, there is more than one company here."
Before entering the village, the German lieutenant learned from the corporal that there were five to six hundred troops entering the village, which was almost equivalent to a battalion-level organization. Since the captain in front of him did not have a defense order in his hand, it was possible that the troops entering the village would be higher up in rank.
In the hands of Commander Gao. Thinking of this, he quickly asked: "Mr. Captain, I wonder where your superior is now?"
"Don't be anxious, Lieutenant." Narva noticed from the corner of his eye that many commanders and soldiers were surrounding him from all directions, and he knew in his heart that this must be an arrangement made by Mikhailev after getting the news. Considering the situation outside the village,
There were a large number of German troops passing by on the road. If he fired a gun rashly, he might alert the enemy. Then a large number of German troops would pour into the village, and the consequences would be disastrous. Therefore, he had to find a way to stabilize the opponent and try to win without firing.
To deal with this group of German soldiers: "I have already ordered the major to be summoned. I believe he will be here soon."
"Captain Ernst," a voice came from behind Narva at this time: "What exactly happened here?"
Ernst was Narva's pseudonym. When he heard this voice, he knew that Mikhailev was coming, so he said to the German lieutenant: "Lieutenant, our major is here. If you need anything, you can directly
Talk to him."
Narva turned around and saw Mikhailov approaching surrounded by more than a dozen soldiers. He was still a dozen steps away, so he raised his hand in salute and said in proficient German: "Mr. Major, here is a man from the garrison."
The lieutenant from the headquarters wants to check the deployment order of our battalion."
Mikhailev came to the German lieutenant, looked him up and down, and said: "Lieutenant, are you an officer from the garrison headquarters?"
"Yes."
"You want to check our deployment orders?"
"Yes, Mr. Major." When the lieutenant saw that a major appeared in front of him, his attitude became respectful: "This is a necessary procedure, please understand."
"Lieutenant, I regret to tell you that we don't have any defense orders at all." After Mikhailev finished speaking, he waved his hand and ordered loudly: "Arrest them all." Following his order,
Commanders and soldiers coming from all around rushed up and pointed their guns at the more than 20 German officers and soldiers in the middle.
Looking at the guns pointing at him all around, the German lieutenant asked in horror: "Mr. Major, Mr. Captain, what is going on? I hope you can give me a suitable explanation."
"The reason is very simple," Mikhailev said coldly: "Lieutenant, you and your men have become prisoners of the Soviet Red Army."
"Russians, are you Russians?" The German lieutenant finally understood that the soldiers standing in front of him were not his own soldiers but enemies, and he hurriedly reached for his pistol.
Seeing that the German lieutenant was about to take out his pistol, several soldiers were ready to shoot him. But at this moment, Mikhailov only heard a low roar: "Don't shoot, capture them alive."
Hearing Mikhailev's voice, the soldier who was about to shoot remembered that there was a large German army outside the village. If gunfire rang out here, it would definitely attract a large German army, and the consequences would be disastrous. Want to understand this truth
Finally, everyone moved their fingers away from the trigger, and two soldiers stepped forward to try to catch the German lieutenant.
But they moved quickly, and the German lieutenant moved even faster. He quickly pulled out his pistol, aimed at Mikhail's position, and decisively pulled the trigger.
When Navarr saw the German lieutenant's gun pointed at Mikhailev, he secretly screamed, and quickly stepped in front of him, trying to block the bullet fired by the German lieutenant.
But when the German lieutenant pulled the trigger, he only heard a click, but did not see the bullet coming out of the chamber. Seeing that the pistol did not fire, the lieutenant pulled the trigger twice, but still no bullet was fired. He immediately
Realizing that the gun had jammed, he cursed in a low voice and threw the gun towards Mikhailev's position.
Narva, who was standing in front of Mikhailev, saw that the German lieutenant pulled the trigger several times without firing the gun. He couldn't help but secretly said that he was lucky. When he saw the pistol flying towards him, he quickly ducked his head to the side.
past.
As soon as the German lieutenant threw out his pistol, the two soldiers rushed in front of him, immediately pushed him to the ground, and beat him with kicks and punches. The soldiers under the German lieutenant were surrounded by soldiers several times more numerous than themselves.
Without any will to resist, he threw away the weapon early and raised his hands high above his head.
"That's enough, that's enough." Although the two soldiers were very cruel and soon beat the German lieutenant until his nose was bruised and his face was swollen, but the other party acted very tough and silently endured the soldiers' fists and boots without making a sound. Mi
Seeing this, Hayev quickly stopped the two soldiers: "It seems that this lieutenant is quite brave. Don't fight anymore. Take care of him and his subordinates first. Be careful, don't let anyone
Sneak away or we'll be in trouble."
Mikhailov said these words in Russian. Although the German lieutenant could not understand, he saw the two soldiers who were beating him stopped and knew that they must have been stopped by Mikhailev, and they were escorted past him.
At the time, he even said a special sentence: "Thank you!"
"Lieutenant!" Mikhailev thought that his troops would soon enter Pavlish. If someone who knew the situation in the city could provide some information, it would save them some detours. He tentatively asked the lieutenant:
"Can you tell us what's going on inside Pavlish?"
"I'm sorry, Mr. Major." Unexpectedly, the German lieutenant replied in a humble manner: "Except for my name and rank, I won't tell you anything."
Mikhailev was not interested in the name and rank of the German lieutenant. He only wanted to know what was going on in the city. Since the German lieutenant was so stubborn, he knew that he would gain nothing by asking, so he rushed to the two soldiers behind the lieutenant.
He waved his hands, signaling for them to take the lieutenant away.
The German troops who entered the village were controlled. Several German soldiers guarding the entrance to the village were also secretly captured by Yegor and his men, and then replaced with his own men to serve as guards at the entrance of the village. Everything was carried out very covertly, even those who
The German officers and soldiers passing by the village did not realize that their own people in the village were all picked up by Soviet commanders and soldiers pretending to be German soldiers.
Unable to get any useful information from the German lieutenant, Mikhailov targeted the German corporal who was leading the way: "What about you, corporal, can you tell us something about the situation in Pavlish City?"
"I'm sorry, Mr. Major, I...I can't...can't..."
Hearing what the German corporal said, Narva straightened his face and said: "Corporal, I'm warning you, if you continue to be stubborn, I will immediately order someone to drag you out and bury you alive."
The German corporal was frightened and broke into a cold sweat. He hurriedly said to Narva: "Mr. Captain, please forgive me. It's not that I didn't tell you, but it's because I don't understand the situation in the city. To be honest, since our squad entered this place,
After entering the area, he has been responsible for guarding this village. He has never passed through the city at all and has no idea about the situation inside."
In order to verify whether what the German corporal said was true or false, Mikhailev called several soldiers who were captured from the village entrance. These soldiers never dreamed that the troops he put into the village were actually Soviet troops in disguise and had been captured long ago.
They were so scared that they lost their minds. When they heard Mikhailev's question, they naturally told him everything they knew in order to survive.
After hearing the confessions of several German soldiers, which matched those of the German corporal, Narva turned and asked Mikhailev: "Comrade Battalion Commander, what should we do next?"
"Those soldiers who came with the German lieutenant should all know the situation in the city." Mikhailev told Narva: "Go and bring two of them over. We will interrogate them carefully. Maybe we can get the information we want.
"
The two German soldiers brought over first were still very stubborn. No matter what Mikhailev asked, they were like German lieutenants, only saying their names and ranks and not answering any other questions.
Seeing that there was no way to open a breakthrough from the prisoners, Mikhailev also fell into deep thought. Just when he was in a dilemma, Yegor came over and said to him: "Comrade Battalion Commander, I think we should bring the prisoners here one by one, so that they
You won't have any scruples when speaking, and maybe we can get the information we want."
A word woke up the dreamer. Yegor's words made Mikhail realize that what he had just done was inappropriate. He brought out two German soldiers at the same time. There must be scruples between the two. It would be difficult to ask what he wanted.
Message. After thinking about this, Mikhailev ordered Narva: "Comrade Captain, you go and bring out a prisoner alone. I want to see if he is willing to provide us with information about the city."