Just as Sokov expected, Antonetta learned that Sokov was about to visit his headquarters. He hurriedly got out of bed, washed briefly, put on his military uniform and hurried to his headquarters.
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Although he moved quickly, when he arrived at the headquarters, he found that the chief of staff, Colonel Dinu, and the three regiment commanders were already waiting there.
Seeing Antonetta enter the door, Dinu hurriedly came forward and asked in a voice hoarse with excitement: "Mr. Division Commander, is it really General Sokov who is here?"
Antonetta turned to look at his chief of staff and said solemnly: "I don't think it is possible for the Russians to lie about this kind of thing, because it can be easily exposed."
Knowing that they would soon meet the legendary general Sokov, several officers in the headquarters were extremely excited. Udrea, the leader of the 52nd Regiment, also said excitedly: "The cooperation between the two parties has begun.
In less than 24 hours, General Sokov hurried over. It seems that he has great trust in us."
"I think so." Antonetta suddenly remembered something the adjutant reported to her on the way here, so she turned to Dinu and asked: "Chief of Staff, I heard that the post office in the city exploded and caught fire. Is there anything wrong?
Is that what happened?"
"Yes, Mr. Division Commander." Dinu answered truthfully to Antonetta's question: "German agents sneaked into the city and destroyed the post and telecommunications office."
"Which regiment is in charge of that area?"
Colonel Marinescu, the commander of the 54th Regiment, took a step forward and replied: "Mr. Division Commander, that is the defense area of our regiment."
"Any clues?"
"According to reports, the German agents who destroyed the post and telecommunications office killed an officer of our army and took away his uniform and documents." Marinescu reported: "I estimate that he will continue to work in this capacity in the future.
There are activities in the city, and it is very difficult for us to catch him."
"You're right, Colonel." Antonetta felt that her subordinates were right. There was no writing on the German agent's face, and he was still wearing a Romanian military uniform. Who would have the ability to spot him among thousands of people:
"It is indeed not an easy task to catch him."
"Chief of Staff," he said to Dinu: "Strengthen the security near the division headquarters to prevent the Germans from sneaking in and causing damage."
"Don't worry, Mr. Division Commander." Dinu knew very well that protecting the safety of the division is also protecting his own safety. Naturally, he would not slack off: "I will immediately deploy strengthened defenses to prevent any strangers from approaching here."
But before Dinu could go to strengthen the defense, someone called and reported: "Mr. Division Commander, General Sokov of the Russian army has arrived and is now at the gate!"
Knowing that Sokov was at the gate at the moment, Antonetta dared not neglect him and hurriedly led Dinu and others to welcome him out.
When he arrived at the door, the first thing he saw was Ponejelin, and then he saw the young man standing next to Ponejelin. When he saw this, he couldn't help but be startled, thinking that this general was too young.
But Ponedelin's attitude towards this man and the military rank on his shoulder straps all showed that this man was General Sokov who was coming to visit him. Antonetta did not dare to neglect, and quickly walked over and said enthusiastically
He greeted: "Is General Sokov across the street?"
"Yes, I am Sokov." The young general smiled and said to Antonetta: "If I guess correctly, you are General Antonetta."
"Yes, yes, I am Antonetta." Antonetta held the other party's hand and said excitedly: "General Sokov, welcome to Otac." Then she introduced Sokov.
Several of his capable subordinates.
On his way here, Sokov got to know Antonetta and several of his subordinates through Ponedelin, and learned that the commander of the 52nd regiment, Colonel Udrea, was an out-and-out pro-Soviet faction.
When shaking hands, Sokov deliberately increased the strength on his palms to show his enthusiasm.
And Udrea obviously also understands Russian traditions and knows that the stronger the handshake or hug, the more representative of the other party's enthusiasm.
The group came to the office and sat on both sides of the conference table. Sokov did not talk in circles, but asked Antonetta straight to the point: "General Antonetta, there were German agents who sneaked into the city and blew up the post office.
, I believe you must know it?”
"Yes, General Sokov, I already know."
"Then did you take any measures?" Sokov asked calmly.
"Yes," Antonetta nodded and said, "I have ordered people to strengthen patrols in the city in order to quickly find the German spies who have sneaked into the city."
Sokov did not believe Antonetta's statement at all. You must know that it was just seven o'clock and most of the officers and soldiers had not gotten up yet. The strengthening of patrols in the city was just a casual mention by the other party.
"Can we catch German spies by strengthening patrols?" Sokov snorted coldly and said, "If we follow your deployment, I'm afraid more facilities in the city will be damaged by nightfall."
Seeing that Sokov saw through his trick, Antonetta broke into a cold sweat. He took out a handkerchief, wiped the sweat from his forehead, and asked guiltily: "General Sokov, what good idea do you have?
Can the German agent be caught as soon as possible?"
"Of course I have a way." Unexpectedly, Sokov nodded and replied confidently: "But it requires your full cooperation."
"I wonder how we can cooperate with you?"
"The method is very simple." Sokov looked at Antonetta and said: "General Antonetta, you immediately give an order to your troops and ask everyone, remember, everyone, to stay in the camp honestly.
Inside, no one is allowed to go out. I will send our soldiers on duty at the door to prevent anyone from entering or exiting until the German agents are captured."
"What, you want to lock all our people in the camp?" After hearing Sokov's words, everyone was stunned.
After a while, Udrea broke the silence in the room: "General Sokov, since our two armies have cooperated and we have also made a commitment not to take hostile actions against your army, there is no need to
Lock us up in the barracks and disarm us?"
"Yes, General Sokov." Dinu also agreed: "Our army is now your ally and will never take any hostile action against you, so there is no need to lock everyone in the camp.
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"Wrong, wrong, you are all wrong." Sokov waved his hands at the two of them and said: "I asked you to lock all the officers and soldiers in the barracks, not to disarm you, but to get the best results in the shortest possible time.
During the time, catch the German spies who have sneaked into the city."
Sokov's statement not only confused Antonetta and others, but also Ponijelin who came with him was also confused. But he couldn't ask Sokov questions at this moment.
, we can only wait patiently for Sokov to reveal the answer to the mystery.
"General Sokov, can you explain to us?" Udrea asked the question on behalf of everyone: "Why can we capture Germany in the shortest time by locking all our people in the camp?"
Where are the secret agents?”
"As far as I know, German agents killed one of your officers and stole his uniform and papers. Right?"
"Yes, that is indeed the case." Dinu pursed his lips at Marinescu, who was sitting next to him. "This matter was reported by Colonel Marinescu's subordinates."
Sokov nodded and continued: "The reason why the German agents took away the uniforms and documents of the victimized officer was because he could use these things to more easily access important facilities in the city. When I say this, no one has any objections.
Bar?"
Seeing that everyone shook their heads in unison, indicating that they had no objections, he continued: "If you lock all the officers and soldiers into the camp and restrict their movement, then the Romanian officer disguised as a German spy will become
He was the only Romanian soldier in the city, and our commanders could easily identify him and capture him."
"Great, this is such a great idea!" After hearing this, Udrea slapped his hands on the table and said excitedly: "German agents can disguise themselves as our officers with their military uniforms and IDs.
, but it is impossible for him to return to any barracks. When all our officers and soldiers stay in the barracks and cannot come out, he will become the only Romanian soldier in the city, and his identity will naturally be exposed."
"Mr. Commander." Udrea turned to Antonetta who was sitting in the main seat and said: "Mr. Commander, I think General Sokov's proposal is good. Let's do this."
Seeing that there were people in the Romanian army supporting him, Sokov said smoothly: "General Antonetta, make up your mind quickly. Take action now while most of your officers and soldiers are still sleeping, and you can make a decision in the shortest time."
Inside, lock everyone in the camp and expose the whereabouts of the German agents posing as officers.”
Now that Sokov had made his plan and received the support of his subordinates, Antonetta no longer hesitated. He immediately ordered Dinu: "Chief of Staff, immediately issue an order to the troops to let all officers and soldiers
They all stay in their respective camps, and no one is allowed to step out of the camp without an order."
But after receiving the order, Dinu did not leave immediately. Instead, he said to Antonetta: "Mr. Division Commander, the commanders of each regiment are here now. You can assign tasks to them in person."
"Oh, that's right." Antonetta thought that her orders were usually passed to each regiment, and then conveyed by the commander of each regiment to the officers and soldiers below, so she said to the three regiment commanders: "Three regiment commanders,
After you all heard what General Sokov said, you should immediately return to your respective regiments and ask everyone to stay in the camp so that friendly forces can capture the disguised German agents in the city."
After the three regiment commanders returned to their respective units, Antonetta asked Sokov respectfully: "General Sokov, I wonder if you plan to stay with me to coordinate the overall situation, or go back to your headquarters to take command?"
Sokov considered staying here to command the troops. First of all, there was poor communication. Although there were telegraphs and telephones here, they belonged to the Romanian army after all, and it was not very convenient for him to use them. So he said to Antonetta:
"General Antonetta, I think I'd better go back to the headquarters. Those of you who stay in the building, it's best not to go out before catching the German agents, otherwise it will be bad if there is a misunderstanding."
When Sokov took Ponedelin out of the municipal building, Ponedelin asked in confusion: "Comrade Commander, I think the communication in the municipal building is very convenient, why don't you stay here to take command?"
"Lieutenant Colonel Ponejelin, you are right about one thing. The communications in the municipal building are indeed very complete." Sokov explained to Ponejelin: "But no matter what, those communication lines belong to Romania.
Not only does it cause a lot of inconvenience when used by humans, but there is also the possibility of leaking secrets."
After figuring out what was going on, Ponejelin couldn't help breaking out in a cold sweat. He thought to himself: If he had come up with this arrest plan, in order to facilitate the command of the troops, he would definitely use the ready-made communications of the Romanian army.
route, giving orders to the troops below. But they forgot that although they are friendly forces with the Romanian army now, they were enemies not long ago. The estrangement between the two sides cannot be eliminated with a piece of paper agreement.
After returning to the headquarters, Sokov told Sidorin his response plan, and then ordered him: "Comrade Sidorin, immediately notify the commanders of each regiment and ask them to immediately send troops to patrol the streets.
Anyone seen wearing Romanian military uniforms will be arrested immediately."
"What should I do if I encounter resistance?"
"If there is resistance during the arrest, I authorize them to shoot directly." In order to prevent the troops from being restrained by some scruples when performing their tasks, Sokov said decisively: "Even if this causes
If there are any serious consequences, I will deal with them personally."
In this way, when the Romanian officers and soldiers received the order from their superiors, they all returned to their camps. At the same time, Soviet officers and soldiers carrying out the search mission also appeared on the streets one after another.
Seeing groups of Romanian officers and soldiers, the Soviet soldiers urged them to return to their respective camps immediately after carefully checking their documents.
The Romanian officers and soldiers were also very puzzled. Yesterday was not a good time and everyone was still coexisting peacefully. How come the attitude of these Russians towards themselves has changed today? Although they were full of doubts, they could not ask anything useful from the Soviet soldiers.
information.
Those Romanian officers and soldiers who had just woken up from their sleep were secretly glad when they learned that they could not leave the camp today, because this way they would not have to go out to do any exercises or perform outside work. They lay on the bed with peace of mind, snoring with peace of mind.
Big sleep.
However, the Romanian officers and soldiers who were originally patrolling the streets or performing other tasks were filled with evil fire. They were patrolling the streets just fine, and suddenly received an order to return to the camp immediately and were not allowed to go out casually. Especially watching.
The guards outside the barracks turned from their own men into Soviet soldiers, and they immediately panicked.
I don't know who shouted twice: "The Russians locked us up in the camp. Are they planning to disarm us first and then shoot us all?"
A few months ago, because Italy announced that it would stop fighting the Allies, the Italian troops deployed on the Soviet-German battlefield were disarmed by the Germans, and some of the troops were even massacred by the Germans. There was originally no market for this kind of troops.
His lies, under such special circumstances, turned the officers and soldiers in the military camp into frightened birds.