Brigade Commander Zhou of the International Brigade was assembling a mission to Captain Feng, when a burst of gunfire suddenly came from outside.
Whether it is the staff officer or the communication personnel in the command center, they have been through the battlefield for a long time. When they hear gunfire from outside, those with weapons pick up weapons, while those without weapons pick up nearby stools or sticks, and are ready for battle.
But Sokov did not move any action because he had just considered this issue. It was unlikely that the Soviet army's rear deep here would be sneak attacked by the Kwantung Army. In addition, the gunshots outside stopped after a few sounds, proving that no battles were taking place outside. On the contrary, it might be that the secret sentry deployed near the camp had a misunderstanding with the new troops.
"Don't panic, Yasha." Sokov saw Yakov pulling out his pistol, and quickly raised his hand to stop him: "It's not the enemy's sneak attack, it should be the sentry responsible for the guards. There was a misunderstanding with the newly arrived troops. Brigade Commander Zhou!" His subsequent words were said to Brigade Commander Zhou, "Please call the observation post and ask what happened."
Brigade Commander Zhou winked at the Chief of Staff and signaled that he would call. The Chief of Staff, who understood it, nodded and picked up the phone on the table: "Is the observation post? I am the Chief of Staff, what happened to the gunshots outside just now?... Oh, so that's it. I'll report to the Brigade Commander immediately."
The chief of staff covered the microphone with his hands and reported to the brigade commander: "The Brigade Commander, the observation post, reported that a 50-strong internal affairs unit approached our battalion from the southeast and clashed with the secret post."
When Brigade Commander Zhou learned that an internal army had come and had a conflict with his sentinel, he couldn't help but frown. He asked the Chief of Staff: "Chief of Staff, are there any casualties?"
The Chief of Staff quickly let go of his hand covering the microphone: "Are there any casualties?"
Soon, he reported to Brigade Commander Zhou again: "After the conflict, it was the shooting fired by personnel from the Ministry of Internal Affairs. One of our sentinels was injured in the arm and was not in danger of life."
Brigade Commander Zhou asked: "Where is the troops of the Ministry of Internal Affairs? I want to go over and see in person."
“In Area 5.”
Seeing that Brigade Commander Zhou raised his hand to straighten his military cap and was about to walk outside, Sokov hurriedly said, "Comrade Lieutenant Colonel, I'll go with you."
Brigade Commander Zhou stared at Sokov for a while, nodded slowly, and said, "Okay, Comrade General, please come with me!"
Since Sokov was going to the scene of the conflict, Yakov and Lu Jin naturally could not stay in the command center and left the brigade commander Zhou.
On the way, Sokov asked Brigade Commander Zhou: "Comrade Lieutenant Colonel, have you ever been to the Ministry of Internal Affairs in your camp before?"
"No, Comrade General." Brigade Commander Zhou shook his head and said, "I have never been here, today is the first time."
"That's strange." Sokov muttered: "The war is imminent, and suddenly a group of internal affairs personnel came to your camp to do what?"
Brigade Commander Zhou didn't know how to answer Sokov, so he could only smile bitterly and said, "Comrade General, when he arrived at the place, he would naturally know what happened."
Soon, under the leadership of Brigade Commander Zhou, he arrived at the No. 5 area where the conflict occurred. Captain Feng, who came with Brigade Commander Zhou, stepped forward to negotiate with the staff of the Ministry of Internal Affairs who were confronting live ammunition and sentry: "I am Captain Feng, the intelligence chief of the 88th International Brigade. Who among you is responsible?"
A lieutenant walked out of the crowd of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. He glanced at the Brigade Commander Zhou behind Captain Feng, and Sokov and others, and said coldly: "I am Lieutenant Chilepu of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, and I came here to search for the murderer."
Brigade Commander Zhou, who was walking towards the Ministry of Interior, was shocked when he heard Lieutenant Chilepu's words, and then quickly stepped forward and asked, "Comrade Lieutenant, what are you talking about to kill the murderer?"
"Two hours ago, five kilometers away from here, one of our medical camps was attacked by a group of enemies." Chilep said with a stern face: "17 medical staff and 49 wounded and sick were all killed. When we found the black smoke rising from a distance, we hurried over and found that the camp tents were burned and the ground was covered with the bodies of our wounded and medical staff. After some inspection, I found a wounded man who had not died. He told me that before the attack, a truck with a red cross on his tarpaulin entered the camp. The nurses thought that the wounded were sent over. When they stepped forward to greet them, they were fired from the carriage and fell under the enemy's gun.
After the enemy massacred our medical staff, they broke into the tent and shot at the wounded lying inside. When they found that there were no living people in the camp, they burned the camp with a fire. The wounded told me in his last breath that the enemies in our army's uniform were all Asian faces. After they massacred everyone in the camp, they headed towards the northwest."
"Comrade Lieutenant," after Brigade Commander Zhou and Lieutenant Chilep finished speaking, he immediately defended him: "I think you must have made a mistake. Even if the enemies attacking the medical camp have Asian faces, it does not mean that we did it. You must know that we are your friendly forces, and such a conscience will definitely not be done by us."
Although Brigade Commander Zhou had already made a brief explanation, Lieutenant Chilep said relentlessly: "Comrade Lieutenant Colonel, do you say that the murderer is not in your camp, so you are not in your camp? I want to bring people in and search to see if there are any suspicious people."
When Sokov heard this, he understood that the attack on the medical camp must have been a good thing for the Kwantung Army. These beasts wore Soviet uniforms, allowing the medical staff and wounded in the camp to see their Asian faces clearly, and then retreated towards the international brigade's headquarters, just to cause trouble to the east and cause internal conflicts between the Soviet army and the international brigade.
"Gay Major," Sokov turned to Bezikov, who was pushing the wheelchair, and said, "I want to hear what you think?"
Bezikov laughed and said, "Comrade General, this is not a very obvious thing. The people who attacked the medical camp must be the Kwantung Army. They were wearing our uniforms and moved towards the international brigade station. They guessed that there might be people in the camp who survived and deliberately diverted the search troops' attention."
Seeing that Bezikov's statement was the same as he thought, Sokov nodded and then ordered the other party: "Comrade Major, since you have analyzed the truth of the matter, then you will come forward and send these staff from the Ministry of Internal Affairs away."
"Yes, Comrade General, leave this matter to me."
After Bezikov finished speaking, he stepped forward a few steps to Lieutenant Chilep, waited for the other party to raise his hand to salute him, took out the ID and handed it to the other party: "Comrade Lieutenant, I am Major Bezikov, this is my ID!"
Chirep saw Bezikov's ID clearly and immediately shivered all over. He raised his hand to salute again: "Hello, Major Bezikov." After that, he held the ID in both hands and respectfully handed it back to Bezikov.
Instead of bullying others, Bezikov pulled Lieutenant Chilep aside and muttered quietly. While listening, Chilep nodded constantly, expressing his approval of Bezikov's statement. After Bezikov finished speaking, Chilep straightened his body and said to Bezikov: "I understand, Major, I will take my subordinates away immediately."
After Lieutenant Chilep left with the staff from the Ministry of Internal Affairs, Brigade Commander Zhou came to the injured sentry and asked with concern: "Xiao Sun, your injury is not important, right?"
"It's okay, brigade commander." The sentry called Xiao Sun shook his head and said, "I just scratched my skin, it's okay."
Although Xiao Sun said nothing was wrong, Brigade Commander Zhou still called a soldier and asked him to accompany Xiao Sun to the sanitary staff to bandage the wound.
"Lieutenant Colonel," when the soldiers helped Xiao Sun leave, Sokov smiled and said to Brigade Commander Zhou: "It seems that you are quite familiar with the soldiers in the brigade, and you even remember their names."
"Comrade General!" Captain Feng, who was standing aside, couldn't help but interrupt and heard Sokov say: "Our brigade commander can remember the name, origin, and their living habits of every soldier in the brigade..."
"Captain Feng," Brigade Commander Zhou interrupted Captain Feng and ordered him to say, "Come here to meet the generals."
Captain Feng agreed and turned around and left.
Sokov took advantage of Captain Feng's departure and said to Brigade Commander Zhou: "Comrade Lieutenant Colonel, I think the incident that happened in the medical camp should be done by the Kanto Army. You must know that they all have the same faces as you, and if they don't speak, it will be difficult to tell."
"Comrade General, I haven't thanked you yet. Thank you for helping us." Brigade Commander Zhou said with emotion: "If it weren't for your help, even if this matter could be explained clearly, it would probably take a lot of time."
"After I return to the city, I will report this to my superiors," Sokov said. "Let the superiors arrange appropriate personnel to investigate the attack and clear the grievances you have suffered."
A few minutes later, Captain Feng appeared in front of everyone with ten soldiers.
After saluting Sokov, Captain Feng reported: "Comrade General, the soldiers from your troops have all assembled. Please review!"
The soldiers who followed Captain Feng were filled with questions when they saw that Captain Feng did not salute the lieutenant general sitting in a wheelchair and the major general standing beside him, but reported to a commander wearing the rank of major.
But their questions were quickly answered. Captain Feng officially revealed his identity after obtaining Sokov's permission: "Comrades, according to the orders of the brigade headquarters, we are about to go to the 53rd Army of the Outer Bergar Front to fight together. This is General Sokov, the commander of the army.
After Captain Feng's explanation, these soldiers realized that the officer wearing the major uniform was the highest commander with the highest military rank and position here.
Sokov came to the queue and glanced at the faces of these Anti-Japanese Allied Army soldiers. Seeing that they were all energetic and energetic, he couldn't help but nodded slightly. But when he looked at the weapons in their hands, he couldn't help but frown. They were equipped with not Su-style weapons, but all of them were formal and a Czech machine gun.
He took the machine gun from the soldier carrying the machine gun, looked at it carefully, and the scene in the film and television works appeared in his mind: a soldier jumped out of the trench, carrying a Czech light machine gun, and shouted loudly at the rushing enemy: Japanese devils, your grandfather, I'm fighting with you!
After Sokov returned the machine gun to the soldiers, he turned his head and asked Brigade Commander Zhou who was following him: "Comrade Lieutenant Colonel, what's going on? Why don't you equip our army's standard weapons?"
Hearing Sokov's question, Brigade Commander Zhou smiled bitterly: "Comrade General, you should know that the real battlefield is on the Western Front, so the main weapons and equipment are given priority to the troops fighting against the German army on the Western Front, while the troops in the Far East belong to the second-line troops, so the equipment will naturally be a little worse."
Although Brigade Commander Zhou's words came to an abrupt end, Sokov knew very well that because the Soviet troops in the Far East belonged to the second-line troops, their equipment could naturally not be comparable to those in the Western Front that fought with the German troops. The treatment that the international brigade enjoyed was definitely lower than that of the Soviet troops in the Far East, so they naturally would not have good equipment.
"Comrade Lieutenant Colonel, please rest assured." Sokov said to Brigade Commander Zhou: "Since this small army is given to me, I will treat my troops equally in terms of equipment and treatment. When they arrive at my army, I will change them."
Sokov's promise made Brigade Commander Zhou's eyes shine. He held Sokov's hand tightly and said excitedly: "Comrade General, thank you so much. With good equipment, our commanders and soldiers' combat effectiveness can be greatly improved in the battle."
Captain Feng and the soldiers also heard what Sokov said clearly, and their faces were full of joy. You should know that the weapons in their hands are not only old, but also insufficient ammunition. After all, whether they are formal or Czech light machine guns, they use 7.92mm bullets, which are not matched with the Soviet army's 7.62mm bullets. Once they are exhausted, there is no room for replenishment. After changing into the Soviet army's standard weapons, it means that there is sufficient ammunition and can be built vigorously on the battlefield, allowing the Japanese to taste the taste of being covered by fire.
Sokov finally said to Brigade Commander Zhou: "We will leave Khabarovsk tomorrow morning. Why not let Captain Feng take his men back to the city with me, so as not to send someone to pick them up when I go."
"No problem, no problem." Brigade Commander Zhou said excitedly: "I will arrange the vehicles and take them into the city."
"Ltd. Colonel, don't be so troublesome." Unexpectedly, Bezikov interrupted at this time and said, "There are enough seats in our car, so let the soldiers of the squad take our car back."
Just as the team was about to board the bus, Sokov called them and then said to Brigade Commander Zhou: "Comrade Lieutenant Colonel, I think the number of weapons and equipment in your brigade is insufficient. It is better to let these soldiers leave their weapons and hand them over to other soldiers for use. How about it?"
"That's great, this is really great." Although there are not many equipment for more than a dozen people, it is extremely precious for the international brigade that lacks weapons and equipment. He hurriedly expressed his gratitude to Sokov: "Comrade General, on behalf of all the commanders and fighters of the international brigade, I would like to express my sincere thanks to you!"
Chapter completed!