Red Moscow

Chapter 2514

"Comrade General," Naumenko said hesitantly after listening to Sokov's words: "But I heard that in order to quickly clear the mines laid by the enemy, our army usually uses prisoners of war or members of the punishment camp to walk on the ground. Anyone at the front of the team who ran away from the team would be shot mercilessly."

Agelina, who was standing next to her, was probably hearing this for the first time. Her pupils shrank violently and she had a shocked expression on her face. Then she turned to look at Sokov and asked him with her eyes: "Have you ever done this too?"

Seeing Agelina's eyes on him, Sokov coughed lightly, and then began to defend himself: "Comrade Captain, the situation you mentioned may exist, but in the troops under my command, I can tell you clearly that there is absolutely no such thing. In order to clear the mines laid by the enemy, I usually use two methods. One is to directly crush them with tanks, and after a blast, the mines on the road will disappear. was cleared.

Another situation is that we are worried that there will be a few anti-tank mines mixed in these infantry mines. If the tanks are driven directly past, they may be blown up. At this time, I will ask the soldiers to drive a group of sheep over and detonate the buried infantry mines, and then send out engineers to clear the anti-tank mines that have not yet exploded. "

 After talking about the situation of his troops, Sokov saw that Agelina's face had returned to calmness, and he suddenly felt more at ease. Still facing Naumenko, he continued: "Comrade Captain, there is actually a more trouble-free way to open up a path in the minefield."

“Comrade General, please tell me.”

"Use artillery to bombard the minefield. The powerful artillery fire can detonate the mines in the minefield." After talking about this method, Sokov further added: "The reason why I can think of such a method is entirely because I When we entered the war, the situation on the battlefield was still in a state where the enemy was attacking and our army was on the defensive. Every time the enemy attacked, they would violently bombard our positions. After their bombardment ended, they were basically nowhere to be found in the minefield. There are no exploding mines so that once their attack begins, the infantry can quickly rush to our positions."

"So that's it." Naumenko nodded after hearing this, and then said awkwardly: "But Comrade General, none of the methods you mentioned can be used to clear the landmines on the Borodino Highlands. Do you have other methods?" Any solution?"

Sokov thought that demining is a difficult task. Let alone now, even seventy or eighty years later, it will not be easy to completely clear a minefield. He had considered building a minesweeper, but seeing the terrain here, he felt that even if he built a minesweeper, the role it could play would be very limited, so he did not mention the matter to Captain Naumenko.

“Comrade General, my troops will arrive soon. Do you have any instructions?”

Sokov looked at the sky outside and felt that it would be dark by the time the engineer company arrived, so he casually said: "Captain, by the time your people arrive, it will be almost dark. Clearing mines in a strange place at night "

The health worker came out of the room and reported to Sokov and Yakov: "Comrade generals, the wounded have been bandaged and can be sent away at any time."

Even though he knew that the two wounded people were not in any danger, Sokov still asked: "Is it life-threatening?"

"It will not be life-threatening." The health worker explained to Sokov: "The lethality of wooden landmines is not as good as that of iron landmines. In addition, after being buried in the soil for so many years, the power has been greatly weakened. Although they suffered The injuries are not life-threatening. According to my estimation, they will be discharged after staying in the hospital for a week at most.”

Sokov waved his hand to the health worker, signaling him to send the two wounded to a nearby hospital for treatment as soon as possible. As for the rest of the matter, he felt that Captain Terelenko and Captain Naumenko were here and they would be responsible for handling it.

"Misha," just as Sokov was about to go back to the room with Yakov, he was stopped again by Agelina: "Come to my room, chat with me, and tell me about your original How to clear German mines."

"Go, Misha." Yakov saw Sokov standing there without moving, so he pushed him behind him: "You and Agelina haven't seen each other for so many years, you must have a lot to talk about. Just have a good chat with her."

 In this way, Sokov entered Agelina's room again.

Seeing Agelina close the door, Sokov asked, somewhat dumbfounded: "Agelina, you don't really want to hear the story of soldiers clearing mines, do you?"

"I don't want to hear it!" Agelina shook her head and said, "The war is over, who would be interested in this kind of thing. I asked you to come over just to chat with you. I didn't expect that we would meet again today. After that, so many things happened.”

"Yes, yes." Sokov agreed with her statement: "I never dreamed that there would still be residual mines on the highlands of Borodino. If it weren't for our good luck, , met the fox that suddenly appeared and made it our scapegoat.”

"These engineers are the same." Agelina glanced at the door and said dissatisfied: "We have obviously told the engineers that mines were found on the high ground in Borodino, how could they be so careless? , resulting in two soldiers being injured."

Sokov didn't want to continue talking about the engineer soldiers being injured by landmines, so he changed the topic in time: "Agelina, you have been an agent for so many years, have you ever encountered a life-threatening situation?"

"Yes!" Agelina nodded and said: "Before the Warsaw Uprising, we took the risk to bring back the news that the Krajow Army was preparing to lead the Warsaw citizens' uprising, but we did not receive the attention it deserved, which resulted in this The uprising ended in failure."

"Adelina, I think you must be mistaken." Sokov waited for Adelina to finish speaking, then corrected her: "Marshal Rokossovsky took this information very seriously after receiving it. . He invited members of the newly established Lublin Parliament and several soldiers of the Liudov Army and Liudov Guards to arrange a meeting ceremony with the Krajov Army, hoping to find out the situation in the city. "But as far as I know, you didn't take any action in the end."

"I haven't finished speaking yet." Sokov continued: "When Marshal Rokossovsky met with the head of the Krajow Army and mentioned the Warsaw Uprising, the other party actually denied it, saying that they did not have any Plans for an uprising.”

"Lying, he is lying." Agelina suddenly became excited when she heard this: "When I left the city, the preparations for the uprising in the city entered a countdown and were ready to launch a surprise attack on the Germans at any time."

"The Krajov Army flatly denied that an uprising would break out in Warsaw, but members of the Lublin Parliament and the Liudov Army knew nothing about the preparations for the uprising in the city." Sokov sighed and said: " Since the other party tried its best to conceal the information, Marshal Rokossovsky knew that the other party was more defensive against him than against the Germans, so he simply ordered the troops to stop the attack and rest in place. As for what happened in the city, it had nothing to do with us. ”

"I heard a statement from some special channels that our army was already aware of this plan during the Warsaw Uprising." Agelina said: "But our army deliberately stood still and watched the Warsaw Uprising being suppressed by the Germans. ”

"These are all rumors." Seeing that Agelina was deceived by others, Sokov explained to her: "The Warsaw Uprising broke out on August 1, 1944, but our army did not get the British victory from the British until mid-September. The authorities learned the exact news of the Warsaw Uprising, but it was too late at this time. It was only a matter of time before the rebels were wiped out. You must know that the troops with the upper hand in numbers and equipment were the exiled officials supported by London. The order they received before the uprising was to launch an armed uprising to eliminate the German troops in the city before our army entered Warsaw. After taking control of Warsaw, they waited for the arrival of the British and American allies. It can control the scope of our army's strength in the area east of Warsaw."

“If they were stronger, they might be able to achieve this goal and drive the Germans away from Warsaw.”

"This is impossible." Sokov denied Agelina's statement: "The rebels had the advantage in the early stage because they caught the Germans off guard. When the Germans came to their senses, they immediately organized Order's resistance. At the same time, they also asked their high command for help, hoping to send powerful troops to ease the situation in Warsaw. The rebels were not monolithic, and there were elements loyal to the exiled people in London. The Krajov Army in the Mansion; there are Liudov Army, Liudov Guards and Peasant Battalion that are friendly to the Soviet army.

When the person in charge of the Warsaw Uprising saw that the fighting in the city was gradually becoming favorable to him, in order to eliminate the unstable factors, he raised his hand against members of the Liudov Army, Liudov Guards and the Peasant Battalion. The butcher knife in his hand. Their way of doing things greatly weakened the combat effectiveness of the rebel army. "

Agelina had obviously never heard of these inside stories Sokov mentioned. At this moment, when Sokov mentioned it, her eyes widened in surprise again, and she said in an unbelievable tone: "Incredible, it's incredible. Our country We are allies with the United Kingdom. Can’t those rebels first eliminate the Germans in the city and then discuss the division of spheres of influence in Warsaw?”

"I guess the commander of the Klajov Army thought this way: If the Germans in the city are eliminated, the Russians outside the city will enter the city for various reasons. As soon as they enter the city, the entire city of Warsaw will be destroyed. It would fall into their hands. It was driven by this mentality that they raised their swords against their comrades in Liudov's army."

"So that's it." Agelina grabbed Sokov's hand and shook it hard twice: "Misha, I think you should write a book about the Battle of Warsaw so that future generations can know what we have experienced. Everything I’ve ever done.”

“I will write it.” Sokov was thinking that if he did not write a novel about the Warsaw Uprising as soon as possible, then Britain, the United States and other countries would report on it. Of course, they would not say that the failure of the Warsaw Uprising was due to the limited capabilities of the commanders and their inability to use the power at hand. Otherwise, even if the German army mobilizes more troops, it may not be easy to completely suppress the rebels in the city. If a book about this uprising is not written now, in a few years, everyone will have forgotten or even completely forgotten the truth about the uprising. By then, if Europe and the United States make a few more movies, they will be able to completely distort the facts and discredit Marshal Rokossovsky, who has been trying to get in touch with the Krajov Army. "I will try my best to restore the entire process of the Warsaw Uprising, so that readers and viewers can understand that it was not that we did not support them, but that they strictly blocked the news from us in advance, which led to a bizarre failure."

The two were talking when suddenly there was a knock on the door. Sokov went over to take a look and quickly went over and opened the door. Captain Terelenko stood outside the door. When he saw the person who opened the door for him, it was Sokov himself, he couldn't help but blushed and asked: "Comrade General, I didn't disturb you, did I?"

"No, no." Sokov waved his hands and said, "You didn't disturb me. If you have anything, please tell me directly."

"That's it, Comrade General." Terelenko reported to Sokov: "The engineer company and my men have arrived. Now they are on the high ground of Borodino, preparing to clear the mines at the Guard posts were posted in nearby highlands to prevent anyone from accidentally breaking into this area and causing unnecessary casualties.”

"It's already dark. If you clear mines at night, something could easily happen." Sokov said to Terelenko. "I have told Captain Naumenko to stay in the house and rest until it gets light tomorrow." It’s not too late to take people to clear mines in the highlands.”

"Oh, so that's it, then I understand." Terelenko nodded and said, "I will arrange for people to be on guard, and the remaining people will go back to their tents to rest."

"Comrade Captain," seeing Terelenko about to leave, Sokov quickly stopped him and asked: "Have you ever thought about how cold it is on the highlands of Borodino after dark. If you let The soldiers will stay on the high ground tonight. I'm worried that when it gets up tomorrow, you will find that many people have caught a cold."

 “Then what should we do?”

Hearing Terelenko’s question, Sokov couldn’t laugh or cry. He said to himself, you are also a commander, don't you have some ideas in your mind about how to arrange the next work? Since the other party asked about not working, he still said euphemistically: "It's enough to leave a few people on the high ground tonight, and the rest can go back to the museum. In any case, it is warmer here than on the high ground, so as not to worry about it at night." Someone got frostbite."

"I understand, Comrade General." After hearing what Sokov said, Terelenko suddenly had his own idea: "Then I will leave two people to serve as guards on the high ground, and the rest will retreat to the museum first. You see is this okay?"

"Of course, of course." Sokov agreed with Terelenko's proposal: "Let's do it like this. After dawn tomorrow, it won't be too late for you to go to Borodino Heights to serve as a guard."