Red Moscow

 Unconsciously, the time has arrived in mid-September.

 Early in the morning, as soon as Sokov came to his office, he received a call from Zakharov: "Misha, I have something important to inform you."

Sokov heard that Zakharov's tone was serious, and he quickly asked respectfully: "Comrade Chief of Staff of the Front Army, if you have anything to do, please tell me."

"I just received a call from the Far East General Headquarters, saying that the 13th Army of the Nationalist Army has begun to move north." Zakharov said on the phone: "What you have to do now is to get the Northeast People's Autonomous Army to withdraw as soon as possible. Shenyang, then you will take over the management of the city, and when the 13th Army of the Kuomintang Army arrives, hand over the city to them."

"The 13th Army?" Sokov heard the number mentioned by Zakharov and began to recall the information about this unit in his mind: "This unit was established in 1933. It is the basic unit of the Tang Enbo Department and is under the jurisdiction of the 13th Army. The 4th Division, the 54th Division, and the 89th Division are all fully equipped with weapons and equipment. The current commander Shi Jue is a key member of Tang Enbo's department and a member of the third phase of Huangpu Military Academy. After graduation, he served as platoon commander and battalion commander of the Guangxi Army. , and later became the commander of the Fourth Division. He went to North China to fight against Japan and participated in the Battle of Nankou, the Battle of Taierzhuang and the Battle of Wuhan. In October 1945, Shi Jue led the 13th Army to transport Qinhuangdao from Guangzhou by sea, went to Northeast China to surrender to the Japanese army, and He concurrently serves as the commander of the 1st Northeast Appeasement District, which has jurisdiction over the 13th Army, the 3rd and 4th Northeast Security Detachments, and the 1st Rebei Detachment. In November, he led his troops to capture Shanhaiguan, Jinzhou and other places."

Although Sokov was reluctant to hand over the city to the national army, since it was an order from his superiors, he, a small army commander, had no way to change his superiors' decision. He could only defy the orders and delay them as long as possible. Time: "I understand, Comrade Chief of Staff of the Front Army. I will immediately contact Commander Zeng and Political Commissar Tang of the Northeast People's Autonomous Army to persuade them to leave Shenyang as soon as possible."

Just when Sokov was about to put down the phone, he heard Zakharov continue: "Misha, there is one more thing I want to ask you."

"What's up?"

"Why are you so slow in dismantling factory equipment?" Zakharov said with some displeasure: "Other cities have shipped two to three hundred wagons of equipment to the country, but there is no movement at all here. I remind you You, if you continue to dilly-dally, I don’t rule out the possibility that your superiors will arrange someone to take over your position.”

When Sokov heard what Zakharov said, he immediately understood that the other party was giving him an ultimatum. If the work of dismantling the factory equipment here was delayed again, someone else would be arranged to take charge of the project. In his heart, Sokov wanted to leave more wealth for Commander Zeng and the others. If someone else really took over his position, then all his wishful thinking would be in vain. Thinking of this, he could only bite the bullet and said: "Comrade Chief of Staff of the Front Army, please rest assured that I will arrange for the truck to transport the equipment back to the country as soon as possible."

After putting down the phone, Sokov called Yakov: "Yasha, can you come to my office?"

 “I have work in hand right now, and I’ll rush there as soon as I’m done.”

“Well, please hurry up, I have something important to discuss with you.”

 After making the call, Sokov waited for almost a quarter of an hour before Yakov appeared in the office.

"Misha." As soon as Yakov entered the door, he asked straight to the point: "You are so anxious to see me, what's the matter?"

"That's it, Yasha." Sokov truthfully told Yakov the content of the phone call that Zakharov just made, and finally said: "In order to avoid being dismissed from my position by my superiors, I think it is necessary to Before dark today, we will transport a batch of equipment back to the country."

"Misha, you should have done this a long time ago." Yakov said: "In fact, the equipment disassembly work in several factories has been completed long ago, but I just don't understand why the equipment is not shipped back to the country in time when the equipment is packed. .”

Sokov thought to himself, I want to leave more equipment for Commander Zeng and the others, so that they will have enough machinery and equipment when they build their own arsenal in the future. But Sokov could just think about these words in his mind, but he couldn't tell Yakov. He said perfunctorily: "Yasha, although our army has controlled the Northeast for more than half a month, the bandits around the city and the small groups of fleeing Kwantung Army have never been eliminated. They rashly transported equipment back to the country. I'm worried that the train will We were attacked by these small troops on the road.”

"Misha, you take the problem too seriously." After hearing this, Yakov said carelessly: "A few bandits are nothing. We only need to send more troops to patrol both sides of the railway and increase the number of escorts. They pose no threat to us at all.”

"Commander Zeng told me yesterday when he talked to me on the phone," Sokov said: "Under their supervision, the Kwantung Army prisoners of war completed the disassembly of equipment in a rubber factory and packed all the equipment. I think it can Arrange manpower to transport these equipment back to the country."

The reason why Sokov wanted to transport the rubber factory equipment first was because he considered that these equipment were useless to the Northeast People's Autonomous Army. Even if they wanted to start production, without materials, it would be difficult for a skilled woman to make a meal without rice. It would be better to simply transport these equipment back to the Soviet Union so that I can have an explanation to my superiors.

How did Yakov know about Sokov's crooked intestines? He was quite happy when he offered to transport the equipment back to his country: "Okay, I'll call the train station now and ask them to arrange a train to transport the equipment."

"Also," Sokov stood up and said to Yakov: "You can arrange some manpower now to transport the equipment to the station first. Once the carriages are arranged, they can be loaded immediately." "Did you say that? Wrong, I'm going to make a call now." After Yakov said this, seeing Sokov looking like he wanted to go out, he couldn't help but curiously asked: "Misha, it seems that you are planning to go out. where?"

“I’m going to Tiexi District for a walk,” Sokov replied casually, “to see the dismantling of equipment in various factories.”

“Although Shenyang is under our control, if you want to go to Tiexi District, it’s best to bring more people with you to ensure safety.”

Sokov agreed very much with Yakov's proposal. He immediately called Bezikov: "Comrade Major, this is Sokov. I am going to Tiexi District for an inspection now. Please take a few people with me." trip."

Soon, Sokov, Bezikov and five guards took two jeeps and drove to Tiexi District.

On the way, Bezikov asked curiously: "Comrade Commander, it seems this is your first time going to Tiexi District."

"Yes." Sokov nodded and said, "This is indeed my first time to go to Tiexi District."

“We are going to Tiexi District today, what can we do?”

“Just wandering around,” Sokov said, “seeing how the equipment disassembly work in various factories is progressing.”

"I heard that the prisoners of war of the Kwantung Army are quite diligent." Bezikov said: "When they saw our people, they shouted 'Taijun' one by one, Comrade Commander, you know 'Taijun'" What does it mean?"

If Bezikov was asking someone else, he might not really know how to answer this question, and Sokov happens to know the answer: "The word 'Taijun' is a foreign word, which is the combination of 'adult' (taijin) and "taijin" in the island country's military language. The pronunciation of the Chinese word "taijun" is very similar, so Chinese people may misunderstand taijin as taijun, so the name "taijun" became popular.

The island country's soldiers did not understand that "Taijun" in Chinese culture refers to noble women. They only saw the Chinese people in the areas they occupied. They called them "Taijun" all the time when they saw them, and they were humble and condescending, so they thought they were "Taijun". It is a respectful title for islanders in Chinese and they are readily accepted, but no one has delved into its true meaning. It can be said that it is a word coined due to misunderstanding between the two parties. "

"Oh, that's it." After listening to Sokov's explanation, Bezikov nodded vigorously: "When others ask, I will tell them what you said to me, so that they can understand. What do the Kwantung Army prisoners of war mean by 'Taijun'?"

The two jeeps soon arrived at Tiexi District. The vehicle that came to open the way deliberately slowed down because it didn't know which factory Sokov was going to inspect. In this way, no matter where Sokov's jeep stops, they can find it in time.

Bezikov saw the intentions of the guards in the car in front and turned to ask Sokov: "Comrade Commander, I wonder which factory you plan to go to first?"

“Keep going.” Sokov was just wandering around, with no destination in sight. When Bezikov asked this question, he casually said: "Which factory I see is more pleasing to the eye, we will go to that factory today."

"Okay." Seeing that Sokov didn't say which factory he was going to, Bezikov was helpless and could only say to the driver: "Keep driving along the road. When you get there, I will notify you to stop. of."

The vehicle drove forward for some distance. Bezikov, who was sitting in the passenger seat, suddenly turned to Sokov: "Comrade Commander, look ahead quickly. It seems to be a patrol of the Northeast People's Autonomous Army."

Hearing what Bezikov said, Sokov quickly tilted his head and looked forward through the windshield. Sure enough, he saw a patrol of more than a dozen people in front of him, walking towards him. They wore gray military caps, captured Kwantung Army uniforms, and armbands on their arms. Although the distance was far away, Sokov could guess that the words "Northeast People's Autonomous Army" should be written on the armband.

Just as a smile appeared on Sokov's face, he suddenly noticed something strange. The patrol actually stopped. Everyone took off the rifles originally slung on their shoulders and held them in their hands. They stared eagerly at the two jeeps driving towards them.

 (End of this chapter)