"What, it took five months?" Vaserigov said in surprise: "It's only a thousand kilometers from Belgrade to Berlin. Even if you only walk 20 kilometers a day, you can reach Berlin in two months at most. Why did you use it?" so long
Time." "Mr. Major," Denarius explained with an awkward expression: "In the beginning, I could walk almost forty kilometers a day. According to my assumption, I can return to Berlin in a month at most. with one's own home
However, after entering Germany, the number of checkpoints increased and interrogations became more and more strict. I once saw several deserters being picked out from the crowd and then dragged to the roadside and shot. I realized that if If I continued to follow the refugee troops into the country, I would be caught sooner or later, or even be executed directly, so I changed to walking by day and night. I would find a quiet place to hide during the day, and wait until night before rushing out.
Road. If there are many checkpoints and strict inspections, I may even have to hide for a week or more before I can find a chance to bypass the checkpoints and continue moving towards Germany." After hearing this, Sokov has already After roughly understanding Denaris's experience, he asked the other party a question that he was confused about: "Lieutenant Denaris, since you found that after entering Germany, the further you went to Berlin, the more you investigated.
Yan Mi, why do you continue to move forward? Don't you know that this will only put you in danger?"
Denaris hesitated for a long time and said slowly: "I just wanted to see my family at that time, and I didn't think too much about it." In these two short sentences, Sokov realized that the current Denaris was Lieutenant Si is a man with a strong sense of family. In order to see his family, he even puts his own safety at risk. He is a very responsible person.
He is a trustworthy person, so we might consider letting him join the Security Command.
Before Sokov could speak, Agelina interjected and asked: "Lieutenant Denaris, did you see your family later?" "I just said that it took me five months to come here. When we arrived near Berlin, it was already the end of February." Denaris continued: "As the war went unfavorable, the defenses near Berlin were strengthened, and there were countless checkpoints on all roads leading to the city. Maybe It was to prevent Soviet or Allied spies from entering the city, and the interrogation became extremely strict. Under such circumstances, if I wanted to continue entering the city, it would be tantamount to seeking death, because I
I could only change my mind, find an abandoned farm dozens of kilometers away from the city, and hide there. I used the potatoes in the cellar and a small amount of canned vegetables to survive until the end of the war. Although with the end of the war, No one would catch deserters anymore, but there were Soviets, Americans, and British everywhere, and if I fell into their hands, I would be put in a prisoner of war camp. So I spent almost another month , I didn’t return to Berlin until mid-June. When I returned to my home on Wilhelmstrasse, I found that the house was already empty and there were no clues left. Even if I wanted to look for it, I couldn’t find it.
How to find them." After learning that Denaris's relatives were missing, no one knew whether they had temporarily fled to other places and were unwilling to come back, or died in the war, Sokov said Even if you want to comfort Denaris,
I don't know where to start. "Lieutenant Denaris," but the considerate Agelina still said to Denaris in a kind manner: "Don't be discouraged. There is no news now, which is for the best.
News. I believe that one day in the future, you will
I can reunite with your family." But Sokov had a different idea. The war has been over for half a year. If Denaris's relatives could come back, they would have come back long ago. There is no trace yet. There are two possibilities:
One is that they died in the war, and the other is that they feel that the areas controlled by the United States, Britain, France and other countries can give them a sense of security, so they choose to stay there. In this way, they want to reunite with their relatives who stayed in the Soviet-occupied areas.
We have to wait at least a few more decades for the moment when the Berlin Wall falls.
The prerequisite is that they can survive until that time.
"Lieutenant Denaris, I understand everything about you." Sokov said to Denaris: "You go back and wait for the news. When the garrison headquarters is established, I will ask Ernst to inform you.
"When the other party goes back and waits for notification, the difference between future generations and this moment is that when future generations say this, there is a high probability that it will be a polite refusal and there will be no further consequences; but in this era, saying this just means that the time is not yet mature.
, when the time comes, he will immediately send someone or call to notify. "Thank you very much, Mr. General." After Denaris stood up, he leaned forward slightly, stretched out his hands to Sokov, and said respectfully.
: "I am always ready, just waiting for your call, I will immediately
Came here."
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A week later, the establishment of the garrison headquarters began in full swing.
The newly established garrison headquarters has a specialized garrison office and several garrison detachments under its jurisdiction.
The commander of the garrison and the director of the garrison department were both served by personnel sent by Zhukov, while the Germans held deputy positions. "Comrade Marshal," Sokov said, running to see Zhukov in person, hoping to obtain the right to appoint certain positions.
Fulfilling his promise to Ernst, Hosenfeld and the others. After sitting down opposite Zhukov, he carefully
He asked cautiously: "I once mentioned to you several officers from the former National Defense Force. I wonder if they can be allowed to serve in certain positions in a certain security unit under the Security Department?"
Regarding Sokov's request, Zhukov did not answer immediately. Instead, he stared at Sokov for a long time, and finally said slowly: "Misha, are these people reliable?"
"I have carefully observed the character of these people and feel that they are reliable people. More importantly, they are very friendly to our army and do not have any resistance." Since Sokov is a guarantee, and these people are very friendly to the Soviet Union
There was no resistance from the army, which made Zhukov very satisfied. He thought for a while and then said: "Now the garrison headquarters has established two garrison detachments. I
I can leave the formation of the 3rd detachment to you."
"The 3rd Security Detachment?" Sokov asked tentatively: "I wonder what level this detachment belongs to and what is the highest military rank?"
"Of course it is a company-level organization." Zhukov said: "But I intend to leave you with full responsibility for the appointment of all officers and the selection of soldiers in this unit." Zhukov's arrangement was based on his trust in Sokov.
But Sokov did not dare to agree casually, so he clearly remembered that Zhukov would be dismissed from his post in more than three months. If this unit was all his confidants, then after Zhukov resigned, this unit would also be affected to a certain extent.
Depending on the extent of the impact, they might be directly disbanded. It was out of this consideration that Sokov said cautiously: "Comrade Marshal, the soldiers of the 3rd detachment
I can be responsible for the selection of officers. But when it comes to the appointment of officers, I think only a few positions are enough. It is up to you and the deputy commander to arrange the remaining officers." Sokov said.
The deputy commander mentioned is General Sokolovsky. He will soon be promoted to marshal, and will also take over Zhukov's position and serve as the second commander of the cluster in Germany. Through personnel arrangements,
He expressed his good will that after Zhukov leaves, the army he formed will not be discriminated against.
"Then which positions are you going to choose?" "I'm going to choose the squad leader and the two platoon leader positions below." As soon as Sokov finished saying this, he suddenly realized that he had no idea about the organization of the garrison headquarters.
He was familiar with it, so he asked casually: "There are platoons in the security detachment?"
Establishment?”
"Yes." Zhukov replied without hesitation: "Since we established this garrison headquarters, I have the final say on what kind of organization it will have."
"That's a good relationship." Sokov said: "I want a detachment and two platoon leader positions. You and Comrade Sokolovsky will decide on the remaining officers."
While the two were talking, the phone on the table suddenly rang.
Zhukov grabbed the microphone and put it to his ear: "I am Zhukov!... Let him come in."
After a while, the door opened and a lieutenant general walked in from the outside. He stood by the door and raised his hand to salute Zhukov.
Zhukov did not return the greeting, but greeted him and said: "Comrade Dratvin, please come here, I will introduce someone to you." Sokov originally saw that the person who entered the door was a lieutenant general, so he didn't care at all. After all, the other party's
His military rank was lower than his own. But when he heard Zhukov calling the other party's name, he immediately stood up from his seat, regardless of whether the other party's military rank was higher than his own.
Although he is low in rank, he is the chief of staff whose position is only lower than that of Zhukov and Sokolovsky. Even if he has a higher military rank than him, when meeting him outside, he must take the initiative to raise his hands and salute him.
Dratvin walked over quickly and came to Marshal Zhukov's desk. He took a special look at Sokov and asked seemingly casually: "If I admit my mistake correctly, this should be Colonel Sokov."
General." "That's right, Comrade Dratvin." Zhukov nodded and said in a positive tone: "He is Sokov Misha." What he said next was to Sokov: "I
Let me introduce you to you. This person is stationed in Germany.
Lieutenant General Dratvin, the chief of staff of the cluster, took over Malinin's position." "Hello, comrade chief of staff." If Zhukov did not introduce it, Sokov could still pretend to be confused. After all, the opponent's military rank was higher than his own.
Low, it’s okay even if you don’t salute him. But now Zhukov has made it clear that the other party’s
Due to his identity, Sokov would be considered impolite if he did not salute, so he saluted first and said: "Nice to meet you!"
"Hello, General Sokov." Dratvine raised his hand in return, then held Sokov's hand and said, "I'm glad to meet you, too."
"Comrade Dratvin," Zhukov said to Lieutenant General Dratvin, "Before you came in, Misha and I were discussing the formation of the third security detachment."
"Comrade Marshal," after hearing what Zhukov said, Dratvin asked politely: "I wonder if I can do anything for you?" "I will hand over the duties of captain of the 3rd Garrison Detachment and two platoon commanders to Mi
Sha will arrange it." Zhukov looked at Dratvin and said: "As for the soldiers to form the third detachment, they still need to be selected from the prisoner of war camp.
The prisoner-of-war camp is now in your charge, so you still need to say hello to Misha when he goes to the prisoner-of-war camp." "No problem." Dratvin agreed readily, "I will arrange for the director of the staff office to do so.
Major Poledenko accompanied General Sokov to the prisoner of war camp near Berlin and selected suitable candidates to organize
Build the 3rd Guard Detachment."
"Comrade Chief of Staff," seeing Dratvin agree to send someone to accompany him to the prisoner of war camp to select personnel, Sokov immediately expressed his gratitude to him: "Thank you for your arrangement."
After coming out of Zhukov's headquarters, Vaselgov, who was waiting by the car outside, immediately came up to him and asked with concern: "Comrade General, what did Marshal Zhukov say about the request you made?"
Sokov saw people coming and going outside the headquarters. If his conversation with Vaserigov happened to be overheard by people passing by, it would probably spread all over the city soon. So he said briefly: "Shanghai
Let’s talk about the car!”
After both of them got into the car and closed the door, Vaselgov turned and asked Sokov: "Comrade General, where are we going? Back to the Adlon Hotel?"
"No, no, no, we won't go back to the hotel for now. Let's go to Wilhelm Street first." "To Wilhelm Street?" Vaserigov was stunned for a moment when he heard what Sokov said. Then he understood the other party's intention and was a little surprised.
Said: "Comrade General, so Comrade Marshal has agreed to your request.
?" "Yes, Marshal Zhukov gave me the task of forming the 3rd Guard Detachment." Sokov said: "And I will also arrange the positions of the detachment leader and the two platoon commanders. In addition, the 3rd Detachment will be appointed by me.
The soldiers of the detachment will be attached to
Select from the nearest prisoner of war camp." The car arrived at Wilhelm Street and stopped at the door of the unit where Hosenfeld and others lived. Then Sokov opened the door and got out of the car, and walked straight into the door of the unit. Followed closely.
Following Vaserigov who got off the car, he quickly set up at the door.
After lining up the sentry, he also walked in.
Sokov came to the door of Hosenfeld's house. Seeing that the door was closed, he raised his hand and knocked twice.
Soon, the door was opened from the inside, and the person who appeared at the door was Ernst.
Seeing Sokov's sudden visit, Ernst couldn't help but be startled: "Comrade General, why are you here?" "Ernst, I have good news to tell you, so I came here in person." He said,
He stepped into the door and asked loudly: "Where is Captain Hosenfeld? This seems to be related to him."
relation."
Unexpectedly, as soon as he entered the door, Sokov saw three people sitting at the dining table in the living room. In addition to Hosenfeld and Denaris, the old policeman named Bayer was also there.
When the three of them saw Sokov entering, they hurriedly stood up from their seats and came to greet him.
"Comrade General said," Ernst, who followed closely, said to the three of them: "He came here today to bring us good news." After finishing speaking, he repeated what he just said in German.
The first time Ernst spoke was in Russian, only Denarius of the three understood him; the second time he spoke in German, all three of them understood. They looked at each other and saw in each other's eyes
I saw the expression of joy. After a while, Hosenfeld asked on behalf of everyone: "Mr. General, can you tell us what kind of good news it is?"