Red Moscow

  Chapter 681 Underground Passage (2)

  The sewer is wider than Sokov imagined. It is three meters high and two meters wide, and can accommodate two or three people in parallel. If it weren't for the thick silt on the ground and the bad smell, Sokov would even feel like he was walking on the street at night.

  The group walked forward along the sewer for fifty meters, and a crossroad appeared. Facing the three passages ahead, Vera chose the one on the right without hesitation, and led the group to continue walking forward.

Sokov looked at the surrounding environment, and said to Guchakov thoughtfully: "I really didn't expect that there is such an underground passage under this city. If we use this to mobilize our troops, don't worry about it." Enemy shelling or bombing."

   "Comrade Commander," Guchakov reminded with a wry smile when he heard Sokov say this: "Don't you think the smell here is too bad?"

"When I first came in, I really couldn't stand the smell. But after a long time, you can get used to it. Don't you think the smell is not as bad as it was just now!" Sokov replied: "It's a smell Whether to walk through the underground passage with this unpleasant smell, or brave the enemy's shelling and bombing, and rush from the ground to the location designated by the superior, I believe that all commanders and fighters can make wise choices."

   Hearing what Sokov said, Guchakov felt that it was somewhat reasonable. He nodded and thought to himself: Although the smell in the sewer is unpleasant, at least it will not be attacked by the enemy. Maybe in the future, more and more troops will use the sewers to mobilize troops.

  Under the leadership of Vera, everyone soon arrived at their destination. After pushing away the cement cover, the two soldiers climbed out of the sewer with everyone's help, and then pulled everyone up one by one from above. Although the building was bombed and collapsed by the German artillery fire, fortunately, the place where everyone came out has not completely collapsed, and there is enough space to accommodate everyone who came out of the sewer.

   Seeing that everyone had come out, Sokov asked Vera, "Vera, where is the basement where your family hides?"

Vera looked around, then chose a direction and took a few steps forward, she stopped in front of a pile of rubble, pointed with her finger, and said, "Comrade commander, the entrance to the basement is here. "

  Looking at the bricks and stones piled up more than one meter high, Sokov couldn’t help crying in his heart: There are so many bricks and stones blocking the door, let alone a dozen people, even if there are a hundred people, they can’t clean it up in a while. Vera saw Sokov's embarrassment, and pleaded crying: "Comrade commander, my family and many neighbors are all trapped in the basement, and if you don't help, they won't be able to survive. "

  Guchakov heard what Vera said, and said to Sokov with some embarrassment: "Mr. Comrade, this girl is very poor. Let's help her."

   "How can we help!" Sokov lowered his voice and said to Guchakov: "You didn't see the bricks and stones piled up at the door. There is no special lifting machine. When can we clean them up?"

"Comrade commander, it looks like there are a lot of bricks and stones here, but it is not difficult to clean up." Guchakov explained to Sokov: "There are a few big stones inside, as long as we clean up the bricks and stones on the surface first, Then drag these big rocks away, then the people in the basement can be rescued."

  Sokov listened to the outside, and found that the sound of the guns stopped at some point. It seemed that the German attack was repulsed again. He turned to look at Guchakov and asked, "How long do you think it will take to rescue the people in the basement?"

   "Two hours." After thinking for a moment, Guchakov replied decisively: "I can rescue the people inside in two hours at most. However, I still need some help."

"Don't worry, I will arrange manpower for you." Sokov said: "The sound of gunfire outside has stopped, and it seems that the enemy's attack has been crushed by us again. It is getting dark, I think the Germans are If there is no more attack, I can send people to help you."

Seeing that Gutchakov and the others started to clean up the bricks and stones, Sokov left here with a soldier, ready to return to the headquarters, and called Chuikov, suggesting that he let other troops use the sewers to mobilize troops, or Build new lines of defense. Unexpectedly, just as they got out of the ruins, they heard a voice shouting: "Who, stop, don't move!"

  Sokov looked in the direction of the sound, and saw a sailor soldier wearing a black beanie and black sailor uniform standing not far away, aiming his rifle at himself. Sokov worried that any of his actions might irritate the opponent, causing him to shoot, so he stood motionless and said to him, "I am the division commander, Colonel Sokov."

"I'm sorry, Comrade Commander." Fortunately, it was still dark at this moment, and the sailor soldier recognized Sokov at a glance, quickly put away his gun, straightened his back and apologized to him: "I didn't recognize it was you!" After finishing speaking , looked at the place where Sokov and the others came out, and asked curiously, "Comrade commander, how did you come out of this collapsed building?"

"In the headquarters where I am, there is a sewer that leads here." Sokov felt that if he really wanted to keep guarding here, he must let the two company commanders understand the importance of the sewer, so he ordered the soldiers to say: " Tell Captain Agranov to come to my headquarters, I have something to tell him." After speaking, he walked towards the building where his headquarters was located.

  The first thing he did when he returned to the headquarters was to pick up the phone and call the headquarters. It may be because of the fierce fighting in other areas that it took more than ten minutes to get through the phone of the headquarters. When he was about to speak, he saw Seryozha and Agranov walking in from outside. He put his finger in front of his lips, made a silent gesture, and then said into the microphone: "I am Colonel Sokov, please help me find Comrade Commander, I have something important to report to him."

  The staff member who answered the phone heard that Sokov said that he had something important to ask the commander, so he didn't dare to neglect, and quickly handed the microphone to Cuikov. After a while, Chuikov's slightly tired voice came from the receiver: "I'm Chuikov! Colonel Sokov, what's the matter?"

"Comrade Commander, I just went to the sewer under Liumian Street." Sokov knew that Chuikov's time was tight, so he didn't go around or greet him, but said bluntly: "I found it quite spacious inside. , we can use the sewers to mobilize troops in the city..."

  (end of this chapter)