When Mr. and Mrs. Jiemen heard this, they realized that they had not seen their daughter for a long time and did not know if she was doing well now. If they could really follow their son to the Germans, they would be able to reunite with their daughter. Thinking of this, the two of them
They all kept their mouths shut obediently, after all, compared to reuniting with their daughter, other things were nothing.
"Is the Russian defense area very heavily guarded?" After seeing that his parents no longer raised any objections, Henrik remembered that he was going to the 334th Regiment's defense area tomorrow to verify the intelligence. He was worried that the security there was so tight that it would be difficult for him to sneak in.
Go in.
Unexpectedly, after hearing this, Jiemen shook his head and said: "Some time ago, the Russians came to our village to recruit people to build fortifications. Although the conditions are favorable, not many people went."
"Why?"
"Why else?" Jamon said angrily: "Don't you know that the people here basically hate the Russians? If we have weapons in our hands and want to kill them all, how can we still assist them in their work?
What? Those who went to help basically fled from the Warren area. They used this method to please the Russians and hoped to have the opportunity to return to the Warren area in the future."
After hearing this, Henrik sneered and said: "It has only been more than a year since the last massacre. These people have really healed their scars and forgotten the pain. They dream of returning to that unstable land."
"After all, that's where they grew up." Germon disagreed with his son's statement: "If we also lived in the Warren area, even if we suffered that tragic massacre, if I had the chance, I would still
I will find a way to return to that land."
Besides, after Daniel returned to the headquarters, he immediately reported to Sokov about the meeting tonight.
Sokov looked at the U.S. dollars on the table and couldn't help but laugh: "It's really unexpected that U.S. dollars and pounds have become hard currencies in the German-occupied areas."
Ponedelin picked up the US dollars and looked at them, then frowned and asked Sokov: "Comrade Commander, is this fake?" Before Sokov could ask, he took the initiative and said, "I heard
In the past two years, in order to disrupt the London economy, the Germans sent a large number of counterfeit pounds to the UK. The printing of these pounds was so exquisite that it even exceeded the real currency, so that when they were deposited in the bank, the bankers were not even aware of it."
"Comrade Deputy Commander, you are right." After Ponejelin's reminder, Sokov remembered some of the history of the Germans sending hundreds of millions of counterfeit pounds to Britain during World War II: "Germany made counterfeit banknotes.
It is intended to interfere with and destroy the British economy; at the same time, another function of the counterfeit banknotes is to be used for the daily expenses of intelligence work or espionage organizations abroad, which can be said to kill two birds with one stone, with benefits and no harm."
Sokov's words reminded Sidorin of a rumor he had heard, and he asked tentatively: "Comrade Commander, I heard that you once participated in the operation of making fake marks, but for some reason, this operation
You are excluded."
If Ponejelin hadn't mentioned fake US dollars, Sokov would have almost forgotten that he once proposed to his superiors to organize people to create fake marks to disrupt the German economy. This suggestion was taken seriously and relevant personnel were arranged
The production of counterfeit banknotes began. Later, due to some considerations, Sokov was excluded from this operation.
After Daniel waited for everyone to finish speaking, he asked cautiously: "Have the counterfeit banknotes put in by the Germans been seen through?"
"Comrade Ensign, the Germans have put a large number of counterfeit pounds in the UK, accounting for one-third of the total in circulation." Sokov explained to Daniel: "Although the British discovered the German conspiracy, they did not
Dare to speak out, so as not to cause unnecessary panic. The pounds circulating in the market today, let alone those of us who have never seen pounds before, even bank staff who deal with banknotes every day, may not be able to recognize them."
"Ah, the number of counterfeit pounds accounts for one-third of the circulation?!" Daniel said with a shocked face: "Then what are the British going to do? Are they going to allow counterfeit banknotes to continue to circulate in their country?"
"These counterfeit pounds are printed so well that even senior bank employees can't tell them apart, let alone ordinary people. In this case, the British government can only knock out its front teeth and swallow the fake banknotes bloody."
Circulate within your own country.”
"Is it true that the British have nothing to do?" Sidorin asked curiously.
"The only way is to wait until this damn war is over, then collect the counterfeit banknotes and destroy them in the name of issuing new banknotes."
After talking about the counterfeit banknotes dropped by the Germans, Sokov told Sidorin: "Comrade Chief of Staff, that Henrik will definitely go to the 334th Regiment's defense area to conduct reconnaissance tomorrow to verify whether the defense map obtained is true or false. Please remind me.
The commander of the regiment must deliberately relax his vigilance so that the other party can have the opportunity to spy on our army's defense situation."
Everyone feels that Sokov's arrangement is very suitable. Now that Henrik has eaten the bait thrown to him, as long as he confirms that the defense map is consistent with the actual defense situation, he will relax his vigilance, and then he will have a steady stream of energy.
He sent all kinds of false information to the Germans through him, causing the German commanders to make misjudgments. This was very helpful for the next stage of the attack.
After letting Daniel leave, Sidorin said with some worry: "Comrade Commander, there are only a few days before we launch the attack. Can we complete the deception of the German army before the attack starts?"
"I think it should be possible." Sokov said: "After Henrik completes the reconnaissance tomorrow and sends the intelligence to the Germans, we can give him two more false intelligence, saying that our army has strengthened its forces on the right wing.
Prepare to break through the German defenses from here at the right time. This will force the Germans to draw troops from other areas and deploy them to ambush at the false attack location provided by our army."
"Comrade Commander, this matter is of great importance. Do you think it is necessary to report it to Comrade Marshal?" Sidorin asked.
Sokov thought for a while and felt that the starting point of the strategy he used was good, but if he didn't report it, once someone caught him making a fuss about it, he might not be able to afford it. Thinking of this, he asked
The director of the communications corps helped him get through to the front army headquarters, intending to report the matter to Rokossovsky himself.
Rokossovsky received a call from Sokov and learned that he was making plans to deceive the Germans. He nodded approvingly and said: "Misha, you did a good job. I was talking to Bogo just now."
Lyubov discussed what method should be used to allow the enemy to move our troops attacking the front. Now it seems that your method is the most effective, but I just don’t know if it will be enough in time?"
"Comrade Marshal," although the time was tight this time, Sokov was still quite confident. He asked Rokossovsky tentatively: "I wonder what the situation is like on the Allied side?"
"It's much better than the previous two days." Rokossovsky has his own special intelligence channel, and he knows something about the fighting situation in the Ardennes region. When Sokov asked about it, he said to him:
"As the weather improves, Allied aircraft can once again take to the air for combat. As a result, the German troops lacking air support can only be passively beaten."
"Now that the situation has improved, does that mean that our attack time can be postponed again?"
Sokov asked this with a somewhat teasing tone, but Rokossovsky did not hear the underlying meaning of his words, but said seriously: "Misha, our army's attack time has been determined, no matter what happens,
Under any circumstances, there will be no further delay. You must know that although the Allied air force can take off to fight and provide some necessary air support for ground troops, if we do not launch an attack in time, the Germans may take the Eastern Front
The troops will be transferred to the Ardennes region, and then the situation of the Allied forces will become more dangerous."
"So, no matter what happens, the attack time set two days ago will not change again?"
"Yes, that's it." Rokossovsky reminded Sokov on the phone: "If your strategy can succeed, it is naturally a good thing, as it can reduce the losses suffered by the troops during the attack. But
At the same time, I remind you that you should also be prepared for the worst. Once your plan is discovered by the Germans, not only will they not remove troops from our offensive area, they will even strengthen the defense there. You are confident that you can break through the Germans' attack area.
Defense?”
"Please rest assured, Comrade Marshal." Seeing that Rokossovsky was worried about his next attack, he took the initiative and said: "No matter how strong the enemy's defense is, as long as he encounters our group army, it will be a matter of time before the defense line is breached.
"
Early the next morning, Henrik called Dobzharsky and together they went to the defense area of the 334th Regiment.
And Dobzhaski was a suspicious guy. When he heard that Henrik spent money to buy a defense map from the Soviet commander, he couldn't help but sneered and said: "I said Henrik, your head has been stolen."
Are you stupid? Think you can get a real defense map from the Russians for just two hundred dollars?"
Henrik, like his father, was very disgusted with this brother-in-law, but because of his sister, he had to say perfunctorily: "Dobzharsky, don't jump to conclusions prematurely. Wait until we get to the Russians."
After walking around the position, I will tell you whether this defense map is true or false."
Hearing what Henrik said, even if Dobzharsky was dissatisfied, he couldn't say anything. After all, he had stayed at his parents' house this time when he sneaked back to the village and hadn't gone anywhere. Whatever happened was Henrik's fault.
Before and after running, if this information is true, it means that I have made a great contribution.
After thinking about this, Dobzhasky followed Henrik faithfully towards the defense area of the 334th Regiment. According to his idea, the Soviet defense area must be very heavily guarded, but when he arrived, he found that he wanted to
too much.
There were a few Soviet soldiers standing guard at the entrance to the defense area. They did not conduct an interrogation of Henrik and Dobzhaski, but only asked them if they were here to build fortifications. Henrik quickly replied: "
Yes, yes, the two of us are here to participate in the construction of fortifications."
A soldier pointed them to the area where migrant workers gathered, and politely said to them: "This is a military area. Except for the area where you can move, don't go anywhere else. Otherwise, you will be discovered by sentries. They can do it without warning."
, just shoot directly. Do you understand?"
"I understand, I understand." Henrik nodded and bowed to the soldier and said, "Don't worry, we will never run around."
The two looked for the place guided by the soldiers, and they saw a group of migrant workers repairing fortifications. Seeing this, Dobzhasky asked Henrik in a low voice: "What's going on? Why are there so many people helping Russia?"
Are you repairing the fortifications?"
Henrik lowered his voice and explained to him: "It is said that many of these people who built fortifications fled from the Warren area. They hope to please the Russians by building fortifications so that they will have the opportunity to return to Warren again in the future.
area."
"These people's brains are broken." Dobzhasky cursed in a low voice: "Isn't life in the area occupied by the Germans not good? If they have to return to the Warren area ruled by the Russians, aren't they worried?
Being massacred again?"
Henrik saw that Dobzharski was not finished talking, so he reminded him: "We are here to verify the terrain. Don't keep talking about it. Quickly take a look at the nearby defenses to see if they are the same as those drawings."
In this way, while the two were digging the earth, their eyes were rolling around to check the nearby terrain. They never dreamed that their every move was being monitored by people hundreds of meters away.
When the two entered the defense area, they were discovered by Second Lieutenant Daniel who was standing in the observation post. He reported the situation to the commander of the 334th Regiment. The commander, who had been notified long ago, immediately ordered the observation post to monitor Henrik II.
People monitored them closely and kept track of their every move.
After the observation post reported everything he saw to the regiment commander, the regiment commander chuckled and said to Daniel: "Comrade Second Lieutenant, I really didn't expect that the enemy was so stupid and hit us so easily.
trap."
"Comrade leader, the commander is very thoughtful." Daniel admired Sokov so much at this moment that he explained to the leader: "Initially we planned to give a fake defense map to the enemy, but the commander said that would not work.
, when dealing with the enemy for the first time, they will be very alert. They will definitely verify the intelligence we give them. If it is found to be false, the trap we set for them will not work. "
Daniel said with emotion: "Later, the commander overcame all opinions and asked me to hand over a real defense map to the other party. In this way, even if the other party came here to check in person, they would not find any problems. Look, the enemy did not really take the bait.
What?"
"Yes, yes, Comrade Commander is really amazing." The regiment leader was also amazed by Sokov's layout: "After these two people go around our defense area, they will discover the actual deployment situation, and
The defense regiment you provide them is completely consistent. In this way, they will have no doubts about the intelligence you provide in the future."
"I hope so." Daniel said: "I think I may have to make another trip tonight to check the situation and see if they have fallen into the commander's trap."
"By the way, Comrade Second Lieutenant." Seeing Daniel getting up and about to leave, the regiment leader stopped him again and asked with some embarrassment: "Our regiment's defense map has fallen into the hands of the Germans. After they have verified it, we need
Readjust deployment?”
"I'm not sure about this." Daniel shook his head and said, "I came here today just to find out whether the other party will take the bait. But I will truthfully convey what you said to the commander to see if he will take the bait."