Sokov had always wanted to find an opportunity to ask Khabarov how he came to this era. Unfortunately, the church is not large in size and there is no room for chatting alone. I want to take Khabarov outside, but the German uniform he was wearing was too eye-catching. There was no way, so he could only temporarily put aside the idea of ​​exploring the truth and talk about it after returning to his defense zone.

Two hours later, a scout ran back panting and reported the situation to Politic. He reported in a panic expression: "Comrade Commander, comrade Commander, something happened, something happened, something big happened."

Seeing the scout in panic, Polytic frowned and asked unhappily: "Don't worry, tell me slowly, what happened?"

"The Germans were found there in the freight center."

Polytic was shocked when he heard this, and then asked back: "What you said is true?"

"Of course, it's all true."

Polytic immediately called the guard company commander and ordered the other party: "Captain, take a guard platoon and go to the freight center with me. By the way, bring the German car seized last time with you."

"What about me, comrade in command." Halanchuk asked.

Polytic stared at him for a while, then nodded and said, "You go with me too."

"Wait a minute, comrade Colonel." Seeing that Polytic was about to leave, Sokov quickly raised his hand to stop the other party: "Where are you going?"

"Where else can I go?" Polytic, who was blocked by Sokov, said with some displeasure: "Lieutenant Colonel Sokov, have you not heard the scouts' report that the enemy was found in the freight center. Of course, I took people to check it out."

"Comrade Colonel, I'll ask you how many enemies there are in the freight center and what kind of weapons and equipment are equipped with, do you know?"

Sokov's question stopped Polytic. He turned his head and looked at the scout standing next to him, and said to him: "You can answer this question from Lieutenant Colonel Sokov."

The scout hesitated for a moment and then said, "When we arrived near the freight center, we found that there seemed to be Germans in it. As for how many people they had and what kind of weapons they were equipped with, I was not sure. Comrade Sergeant felt that he should report such important information to you immediately, so he sent me to the division headquarters."

After hearing the scouts' words, Sokov murmured in his heart. As expected, the scouts had not even figured out the situation, so he hurried back to report it. Politak had not even figured out the situation, so he was about to take someone to check it out in person.

"Comrade Colonel," Sokov said earnestly: "You are the commander of the first division. How could you leave your post without even understanding the enemy situation? Have you ever considered that if something unexpected happens when you go out, the troops will fall into chaos because they lose unified command?"

Polytic's expression froze and then returned to normal. He felt that what Sokov said was very reasonable, so he humbly asked Sokov for advice: "Lieutenant Colonel Sokov, what would you do if you were in my position?"

"Comrade Colonel, you stay in the division headquarters. I and the scouts went to the near the freight center to see what was going on."

"Are you going to the freight center?" Polytic said hesitantly: "Is this appropriate?"

"There is nothing wrong." Sokov said with a smile: "Comrade Colonel, don't worry, I am still good at reconnaissance of the enemy situation. I believe that it won't take long to figure out what the freight center is going to be."

Politix thought about Sokov's proposal for a long time, but he could not make up his mind. If it were his own subordinates, such as Lieutenant Colonel Harlanchuk, he would definitely agree to the other party's request without hesitation. But Sokov was a representative from a friendly army. If something happened to him, he would probably not be so stable in leading the team to withdraw to the friendly defense line. It was precisely because of such concerns that Politix could not make up his mind.

Fortunately, Sokov saw Polytic's concerns and took the initiative to say, "Don't worry, we know how to protect our own safety."

Since Sokov had already said this, Polytic felt that he would not agree, and seemed a little unreasonable. So he ordered the scout: "Take the lieutenant colonel and the others to the freight center and tell the sergeant that even if you sacrifice your lives, you must ensure their safety. Do you understand?"

"I understand!" The scout agreed loudly, then walked to Sokov and said politely: "Comrade Lieutenant Colonel, please come with me."

Sokov nodded, then pointed his hand at Zhukowen and Chursin and said, "You two follow me, and the rest stay here and stand by."

Upon hearing Sokov's order, Zub and Morozova became anxious: "Comrade Brigade Commander, please let us go with you."

"No need." Sokov waved his hand and said, "You don't know German. If there are really Germans in the freight center, you can be exposed when you follow them."

"But, comrade comrade," Sergeant Zubu said dissatisfiedly: "Cursin doesn't understand German either. Are you not worried that he will reveal his identity?"

"He is our driver. As long as he stays in the car and doesn't come out, no one will talk to him."

In this way, Sokov and others left the church and took the seized car toward the freight center.

The driver was Chursin, and the scout was sitting in the passenger seat and acting as a guide to guide Chursin.

Sokov and Zhu Kewen, who were sitting in the back row, talked in German in order to prevent the scouts in the front row from hearing anything they shouldn't have heard.

"Comrade Brigade Commander, if the Germans really occupy the freight center, can the retreat plan you and the division commander still be implemented?"

Sokov glanced at the scouts sitting in the passenger seat and said slowly: "The scouts only said that there might be Germans in the freight center. They didn't understand how many troops they had and what equipment they had."

Zhu Kewen was silent for a moment and said with some dissatisfaction: "It's simply inexplicable. Since it's a scout, why don't you figure out the situation and report it? Are they not worried that such irresponsible reports will affect the commander's judgment?"

Sokov didn't say anything, but was thinking about it. After returning to the defense zone, he must say hello to Belkin and Karsokov, asking them to remind the soldiers who were performing reconnaissance missions to understand the enemy situation and report it upwards. They must not even understand the basic situation, but they will come to report it rashly. Not only will they waste time, but they will also ask the commander to formulate a wrong combat plan based on the wrong information.

The vehicle was driving, and several people suddenly emerged from the forest on the side of the road, waving their hands desperately in the direction of the vehicle.

Although these people were all wearing Soviet uniforms, Sokov instinctively pulled out his pistol and was ready to shoot.

"Ltd. Colonel, don't worry." The scout sitting in the co-pilot turned around and said to Sokov: "It's your own person."

When he heard the scouts say they were his own people, Sokov still carefully observed the people, and saw clearly that one of them was the post-sergeant he had met, and Churxin was separated: "Curxin, drive over and park next to them."

Churxin nodded and drove the car to the next few people to stop.

Before the car could stop, the sergeant came over. After seeing Sokov and others sitting behind the car, he showed a shocked expression on his face: "Comrade Lieutenant Colonel, why are you?"

"What?" Sokov asked with a stern face: "Is there any problem?"

The sergeant did not expect Sokov to say such words, and for a moment he seemed very embarrassed: "Comrade Lieutenant Colonel, you misunderstood. I thought that after my subordinates went back to report to the division commander, he would bring people to check it out in person."

"Yes, your division commander did think of here to check the situation, but I stopped it." Sokov stared at the sergeant and asked, "Do you know the reason?"

The sergeant did not speak, but just shook his head to show that he did not know.

"The task that Colonel Polytic has assigned you is to conduct reconnaissance on the freight center to find out if there are Germans inside and whether the locomotive can be used." Sokov said: "As a result, you sent a subordinate to tell him that there were Germans in the freight center. As for how many Germans have and what kind of weapons and equipment they have, what is their purpose in appearing in the freight center, I don't know it after asking. Tell me, how can I let Colonel Polytic take risks in this situation?"

"You are right. I did not understand the situation in the freight center, so I sent someone back to report to the division commander." The sergeant defended himself: "But I found an enemy in the freight center. The first thing I thought of was to report to my superiors immediately, so..."

Before the other party could finish his words, Sokov raised his hand and interrupted his words: "What's going on in the freight center now?"

"It's still the same."

After hearing this, Sokov frowned and asked unhappily: "Where is the freight center? I want to go over and take a look."

"Comrade Lieutenant Colonel, no," the sergeant heard Sokov say so quickly and persuaded him: "There are open areas around the freight center. I'm afraid that the enemy will be discovered before you get close. Then you will be in danger of your life?"

"Comrade Sergeant, don't worry about this." Sokov pointed to his military uniform and said to the sergeant: "We are riding in a German sedan and wearing German military uniforms. Even if we swagger over, the enemies in the freight center will not doubt us when they see it."

The sergeant was worried about Sokov's safety and continued to persuade: "But it is too risky to do so. I think it's better to wait until it gets dark and I'll take people into the freight center to figure out what's going on inside."

"For us now, the most precious thing is time." Sokov said to the sergeant: "We must understand the situation in the freight center in the shortest time before we can implement the next plan. Comrade sergeant, do you understand?"

The sergeant hurriedly replied, "I understand, I understand."

"Since you understand this, let me tell me where is the freight center?"

"Comrade Lieutenant Colonel, you can continue to move forward by car. One kilometer ahead, you will see a fork on the right. Just drive the car to that fork and you will see the location of the freight center."

After Sokov thanked the superior, he ordered the scouts sitting in the passenger seat: "Comrade Scouts, you have arrived at the station. Get off the bus first and don't affect our mission."

The scout did not dare to neglect, so he quickly pushed open the car door and got out of the car. After closing the car door, the scout retreated behind the sergeant.

Sokov waved his hands at the scouts outside, and then said to Chursin: "Drive."

When the vehicle started, Zhu Kewen asked nervously: "Comrade Brigade Commander, are we going to go to the freight center for three?"

"What, Comrade Lieutenant?" Sokov turned his head and looked at Zhu Kewen and asked with a smile: "Are you scared?"

"How is this possible?" Zhu Kewen said with a hard time pretending to be calm: "As the brigade commander, you are not afraid, what can I be afraid of?"

"Just not be afraid."

After the car drove into the fork on the right, the road ahead suddenly became clear, and the freight center was right in front.

The building of the freight center is very simple, with a row of bungalows with more than a dozen rooms. On the nearby railway tracks, dozens of train wrists and several rusty locomotives are parked.

Seeing this situation, Zhu Kewen couldn't help but frown slightly, "Comrade Brigade Commander, is this what they call the freight center? Why does it look so simple? Even some larger stations are much better than here."

After hearing this, Sokov just smiled faintly and said, "Maybe the facilities here are too old, so no matter our army or the enemy, they are unwilling to occupy this place."

Zhu Kewen tilted his head, squinted his eyes, and carefully observed the situation at the freight center: "Why are there no one? Where is the Germans mentioned by the scouts?"

"Comrade Lieutenant, don't worry," Sokov said to Zhukowen: "Maybe the location of the Germans was blocked by buildings or carriages, so from our perspective, they can't be seen at all."

"Well, there is really such a possibility, so I can't see the enemy." Zhu Kewen said nervously: "If there are really enemies inside and if there are cars driving towards them, will they shoot at us?"

"Comrade Lieutenant, you are so nervous." Sokov laughed: "I have just told the sergeant of the scout that we were riding in a German car and wearing German uniforms. Even if there were enemies hidden in the freight center, they would not fire any shots until they figured out the situation."

"I hope so." Zhu Kewen drew a cross on his chest, and said in a trembling voice: "Comrade Brigade Commander, I hope the enemy is really as you said. Before you understand our identities, you dare not shoot easily."

After pausing for a moment, Zhu Kewen remembered another key question and asked quickly: "By the way, comrade comrade commander, if there are really Germans in the freight center and they want to check our documents, what should we do?"
Chapter completed!