Red Moscow

Chapter 2510

"No, no." Yakov is also a smart man. He saw that Adelina asked Sokov to go out because she might have something important to talk about. Naturally, he would not play the role of a light bulb, so he waved his hand and said: " I feel a little tired and want to go back and take a nap. You can go shopping and don’t worry about me."

Seeing that Yakov was unwilling to go together, Sokov did not force him, so he left the cafeteria with Agelina.

The Borodino battlefield is not far from the museum. Not far after the two came out, they came to the former battlefield.

　　Although four years have passed since the great war with the German army, the remaining traces of various wars can still be seen here. The criss-crossing trenches and large and small craters can still be seen roughly even if they are covered by snow.

The two of them walked slowly along the hillside. Agelina might be worried that the ground was too slippery and she would fall, so she took the initiative to hold Sokov's arm.

Agelina asked softly: "Misha, have you participated in the Battle of Borodino?"

"No." Sokov answered very simply: "When the Battle of Borodino broke out, I was still a garrison squad leader in the town of Khimki on the outskirts of Moscow. The troops participating in the battle here were commanded by Colonel Porosukhin. The 32nd Far Eastern Red Banner Infantry Division commanded. The center of the division's position was the Borodino battlefield, Major Romanov's 17th Infantry Regiment, a preparatory training regiment from the Moscow Military and Political School, and a tank brigade with 3 tank battalions Deployed here, they successfully blocked the attack of two armored divisions under the German 40th Motorized Corps for six days, buying valuable time for the rear to reinforce defenses."

When Sokov told Adelina this period of history, he suddenly remembered Zhukov’s account of the battle in his memoirs: “In the direction of Mozhaysk, Colonel Polosukhin’s 32nd Infantry Division fought with the enemy by the Air Force. The supporting 40th Motorized Corps fought particularly bravely and tenaciously. Today, nearly 130 years after the Patriotic War of 1812, on the Borodino Plain, in a place that has become an immortal monument to Russian soldiers, Fierce fighting broke out again. The officers and men of the 32nd Infantry Division did not lose this glory, but added to it."

The two of them walked forward for a while. Sokov suddenly saw a steeple monument made of several stones piled up on the slope, and he couldn't help but quicken his pace. Agelina felt that Sokov was walking faster, and she couldn't help but asked in surprise: "Misha, what did you see?"

Sokov pointed to the monument not far away and said with some emotion: "Agelina, I saw this monument."

Agelina looked at the monument carefully and found that the base of the monument was a huge stone with three gradually smaller stones stacked on it. On top of that was an upright stone with a spire, which looked like A very ordinary monument, nothing special. She shook her head and said, "It's just an ordinary war memorial, nothing special."

Sokov dragged Adelina to the monument, pointed to the looming trenches and the broken shelter next to it, and said to her: "During the Battle of Borodino, Colonel Borosukhin was commanding the battle here. At that time, he observed through the artillery lens that the German infantry entered the range of the artillery fire. When he was about to let the artillery fire, he found that the telephone line was blown up by the German artillery fire. At this time, what would you do?"

Hearing Sokov's question, Agelina thought for a moment and then replied: "If I were Colonel Porosukhin, I would definitely order the communications troops to run to the artillery position to convey my orders."

Unexpectedly, after she finished speaking, Sokov shook his head and said: "It is at least one kilometer away from Colonel Porosukhin's observation point to the artillery position. If the communication troops are really sent to run to convey the order, the fighter plane will definitely be delayed. .”

Seeing that Sokov denied his guess, Agelina was not angry, but asked curiously: "How did Colonel Porosukhin convey the order?"

"He conveyed the order to fire by shouting." In order to let Agelina understand what was going on, he also gave a detailed explanation: "He gave the order first, and then the soldiers around him fired at The soldiers twenty or thirty meters away shouted, and the soldiers who heard the order shouted to their comrades dozens of meters away on the other side. In this way, Porosukhin's orders were conveyed to the artillery position one after another.

Since this monument is located at a high place, it cut the original trench into two sections. In order to convey Colonel Porosukhin's order, the soldiers had to brave the enemy's artillery fire and run here to shout to their comrades on the other side. Several soldiers died under enemy fire. "

After hearing this, Agelina asked with some surprise: "Misha, how do you know what happened here?"

Naturally, Sokov would not tell Agelina that everything he said was seen in the movie "The Battle of Moscow." Instead, he said perfunctorily: "One of my subordinates once participated in the Battle of Moscow." The Battle of Rodino, what I just said was what he told me personally."

“Oh, so that’s it.” Agelina believed Sokov’s words deeply, and she even said with emotion: “These commanders and fighters who defended Borodino are our heroes.”

Hearing what Agelina said, the muscles on Sokov's face twitched violently twice, and then said slowly: "There are also some commanders and soldiers who bled and died in the battle to defend the motherland, but regrettably, they Not only will he not receive the honor of a hero, he will even suffer misunderstanding from others."

Agelina raised her eyebrows, and then asked tentatively: "Misha, the person you are talking about is the Major Gavrilov you just mentioned when drinking tea, right?"

"Yes, that's him I'm talking about." Sokov said with a serious expression: "Although he had better luck and survived in the enemy's prisoner-of-war camp and got a new appointment. But you also know that now The war is over, and the next step is war reconstruction. So many soldiers are no longer needed, and disarmament is inevitable. In my estimation, Major Gavrilov, who has been disabled in the war, must be on the list of personnel to be abolished . Because he was once captured by the German army, this will cause him to be discriminated against in future work arrangements..."

“Misha, can’t you help him?”

Sokov shook his head with a wry smile and said: "It was my troops who rescued him from the prisoner of war camp. I have helped where I can. But now I am also one of the people waiting to be assigned work. Where can I still have the ability?" Help him arrange his future life."

 “Is it possible to just watch a hero being wronged and do nothing?”

"Agelina, I can't eat hot cheese in a hurry." Sokov said calmly: "I plan to write another book after a while, using the Brest Fortress defense battle as the background to tell the world about it. The introduction included Major Gavrilov’s experience in the battle, letting them know that there are still a group of unknown heroes.” ˆ ˜ ˜ “I think this method is good.” After Agelina thought for a while, she said to Sokov expressed his agreement with this statement: "Only by letting more people know about the defenders of the Brest Fortress, so that when you speak for them in the future, more people will support you. Misha, I look forward to watching it as soon as possible This book of yours.”

Sokov once read the book "Brest Fortress". If he were asked to write it, it would only take a week or two to write it. But in order not to shock the world, he still pretended to be embarrassed and said: "I'm afraid it will take a long time to write this book. After all, there are many things that need to be verified with the defenders of the fortress."

"It doesn't matter, I'll help you." Agelina volunteered and said: "I can help you organize the information. You can even dictate it and I will help you copy it. When drinking tea, didn't General Yakov just say, your "The Dawns Here Are Quiet" was dictated by you and then transcribed for you by specialized stenographers and scribes."

 Seeing Agelina being so enthusiastic about her new book, Sokov felt a little proud. But the next moment, he realized something was wrong. After all, he was now a family man. If he let a young girl stay in his home all day, I'm afraid it would cause a lot of rumors, and even make people angry. Asiya is not happy. If she gets prenatal depression, she will be in trouble.

Therefore, he could only politely refuse: "Agelina, although I really want you to help me write a book, I am worried that this will affect your future arrangements. You know, Comrade Stalin also knows that I am writing a book. The thing is, if he knew that you were helping me write a book, he might wave his hand and announce that you would be my assistant, which might cause you to miss the opportunity to get a good job."

"Good job, what good job can I have?" Unexpectedly, after hearing Sokov's words, Agelina's face suddenly dimmed: "Since the outbreak of the war, I have worked in various capacities, I was among the enemies. I was almost exposed several times. Fortunately, I was lucky. The German officers who knew my details were either transferred away or died on the battlefield, so I was able to continue to lurk among the enemies. Go down."

Agelina was originally complaining, but after hearing Sokov's ears, she had new inspiration: "Agelina, I suddenly have a new idea."

"what idea?"

"Your experiences in the past few years can be described as legends." Sokov said with a smile: "I plan to write your experiences into a book. I wonder if you would be willing to tell me your story at the right time. listen?"

Agelina was very moved by Sokov's request, but after thinking for a long time, she politely declined Sokov's proposal: "I'm sorry, Misha, although I also want to keep all my stories over the years intact. I can tell you. But no, because many things involve top secrets, even my parents or other relatives cannot tell them."

Sokov understands Agelina's statement very well. He has watched many spy movies in later generations. Some of the underground workers in them, even if the war is over, have to continue to remain anonymous due to various special reasons. , and even have to endure misunderstandings from others. The Agelina beside him now probably falls into the same situation.

"Agelina, I understand what you mean." Sokov said reasonably: "Your identity is quite special, and some of your experiences during the war are top secret. Even if I have a close relationship with you, I have no authority to know. "

Seeing that Sokov understood what he meant, Agelina nodded and said in a positive tone: "Yes, Misha, that's it."

Sokov remembered something at this time and couldn't help but asked curiously: "Agelina, so you are a person with countless secrets. Why didn't your superiors arrange a job for you?" Why don't you just stay at home?"

"My original superior was transferred." Agelina replied: "He was transferred to Berlin. Before leaving, he asked me if I would like to work with him, but I refused. After he left, he A new superior came, and because he was not familiar with the new position, many tasks could not be carried out. And a large group of agents who had withdrawn from abroad and were waiting to be assigned work were left idle by him, including me. Inside."

After hearing this, Sokov began to mutter in his heart: "This new leader is probably an outsider. How can he turn a blind eye to these agents who have made great contributions to the country. Fortunately, it is still a few years before the outbreak of the Cold War. Otherwise, many of them will definitely be incited to rebel." But this kind of thing can only be thought about in one's heart, and cannot be said even to Agelina.

"Agelina, to tell you the truth, Marshal Zhukov also sent me an invitation earlier, hoping that I could go to Berlin, but I refused." Sokov said: "If I knew your Your superiors want you to work in Berlin, maybe I will consider Marshal Zhukov's proposal."

"It's all in the past, and there's no use talking about it anymore." Agelina didn't seem to be interested in going to Berlin to work at all. Even when she heard Sokov said that she also gave up the opportunity to be admitted to Berlin, the expression on her face was... Nothing has changed: "The war is over. I still want to stay in Moscow and continue my unfinished studies."

 Sokov began to wonder what Agelina had said to him when he and Agelina met for the first time. Fortunately, Sokov has a good memory. Four years have passed, but he still remembers what Adelina said, and he said carefully: "I remember you told me that you were a member of the Voloklamsk Academy of Literature student, because you can speak French and German proficiently, after the local leaders inspected you, they decided to keep you on a latent mission. I remember it correctly."

A smile appeared on Agelina's face, and she said emotionally: "Misha, I thought you had forgotten what I said back then, but I didn't expect that four years later, you still remember it so clearly. "

  “I remember everything you said very clearly.”

Sokov said it casually, but at the next moment, Agelina opened her arms and hugged him, and even rested her head on his shoulder: "Misha, since I met you today, I There’s just one thing on my mind.”

"whats the matter?"

“If I stayed by your side as a translator or even a telegraph operator after we first met in the prisoner of war camp, would I have the chance to become your wife?”

Sokov did not expect that Agelina would suddenly ask such a question. He was not mentally prepared at all, and he did not know how to answer it in a hurry.