After the car approached the row of buildings, Sokov carefully observed the closed doors, guessing which door the enemy would emerge from.

But until the car stopped, all the doors were still closed, and no imagined enemy rushed out of the door.

Seeing this, Zhu Kewen was about to say something, but Sokov raised his hand to stop him.

Sokov whispered: "Speak German so that you can confuse the enemy."

After hearing this, Zhu Kewen nodded, then pushed open the car door and got out of the car to check.

Sokov held the pistol and stared outside with a vigilant look. Once he found something was wrong, he would shoot immediately. Chursin, who was driving, also picked up the submachine gun next to him, opened the security, and pointed the muzzle at the closed doors.

Zhu Kewen quickly pushed open the doors to check, and there was no one inside. He turned around, faced Sokov and spread his hands, and said loudly in German: "Mr. Major, there are no people here."

After hearing what Zhu Kowen said, Sokov pushed open the car door and got out of the car. Without even closing the car door, he walked over with a gun.

"Is there really not a single person?" he asked in front of Zhu Kewen.

Zhu Kewen shook his head and replied in a positive tone: "No, Mr. Major, there is no one."

Although Sokov saw with his own eyes that there was no one in the rooms that Zhu Kewen opened when he was in the car, he was worried and went forward and opened a room himself to check the situation inside.

In the newly opened room, there was no trace of anyone staying except for a desk full of miscellaneous items, two overturned chairs, and documents all over the floor.

Zhu Kewen came over and whispered to Sokov: "Comrade Brigade Commander..."

Sokov frowned, held his index finger on his lips, and made a gesture of silence, stopping Zhu Kewen from continuing. Although no one was found in the several rooms he opened, who could guarantee that no Germans would hide nearby? If Zhu Kewen talked to him in Russian and was heard by the enemy, his three of them would be in danger of their lives.

"Speak German!" Sokov whispered in German again: "Don't forget what we are here to do."

"But, there is no one here."

"Look for it again." Sokov saw that the doors of the buildings were basically opened, but no one was found, so he began to think about whether the information provided by the scouts was accurate? He said unwillingly: "Open the remaining doors. If no one was found, we will go back and check to see if there are anyone there in the car."

Soon, the remaining rooms were checked, and apart from the mess all over the ground, they didn't even see a ghost.

"Let's go, let's go back and take a look." After Sokov said this to Zhu Kewen, he waved to Churxin, who was standing next to the car with a gun, and signaled him to follow him.

The three of them walked carefully to the back of the building and were ready to shoot at any time.

When they walked around the corner and heard a vague sound of talking, Sokov quickly stopped and raised his hand to make a gesture to stop everyone.

Zhu Kewen and Chursin saw his gestures and immediately stopped and listened to the sound coming from the corner.

After listening for a while, Zhukowen approached Sokov and whispered: "Comrade Brigade Commander, it seems that the Germans are talking. There are not many people, about three or four."

When he learned that there might be only three or four enemies, Sokov whispered to Churxin: "Curxin, open the security of the submachine gun. If you see it suddenly dodge aside later, shoot at the enemy immediately. Do you understand?"

After hearing this, Churxin didn't say anything, but just nodded vigorously to indicate that he knew.

Sokov walked to the corner and looked out carefully. He saw two motorcycles parked not far away, one was a two-wheeled motorcycle and the other was a three-wheeled motorcycle. Four German soldiers wearing steel helmets and military coats were standing next to the motorcycle while smoking and chatting.

Just as he was planning to continue observing the surroundings, he was discovered by a German soldier who was smoking.

The German soldier threw away the cigarette butts in his hand, picked up the submachine gun hanging on his chest, and shouted loudly at Sokov's location: "Who is there?"

When the other three German soldiers heard the voices of their companions, they turned their heads to look at Sokov's hiding position and picked up the weapons in their hands.

Seeing that he was discovered, Sokov walked out generously, strode towards the German soldiers, and asked loudly, "Which part of you are from, what are you doing here?"

Seeing that it was a major walking out, four German soldiers quickly lowered their guns.

The German soldier who first pointed his gun at Sokov was a corporal. He replied respectfully: "Mr. Major, we are the reconnaissance team of the 197th Infantry Division. We are here to carry out reconnaissance missions. Who are you?"

"I'm from the Brandenburg regiment," Sokov said nonsense: "I went to the nearby mission, but I was attacked by the guerrillas. My subordinates and I fled here." After that, he turned around and shouted at the corner, "There are all people here, you can come out."

With Sokov's shout, Zhukowen and Chursin walked out of the corner and quickly came to Sokov's side.

Sokov looked back and confirmed the positions of Zhukowen and Chursin, and then silently calculated which side should he dodge to later to leave a shooting position for Chursin.

"Mr. Major." The German corporal looked at Sokov and asked in a suspicious tone: "Are you only three?"

"Of course there are more than three people." Sokov said deliberately in an angry tone: "Didn't I just tell you that we were attacked by guerrillas on the road? Except for the three of us, the rest of the people died at the guns of the guerrillas."

"Guerrillas?" The German corporal asked nervously when he heard Sokov say this: "Where are they and how many people are there?"

"According to the distribution of firepower, there are at least forty or fifty people." Sokov asked casually after making excuses, "Corporate, how many of you are? I am worried that if the guerrillas chased here later, just a few of us will not be able to deal with them at all."

"Mr. Major, do you have transportation?"

"Yes, there's a car." Sokov asked curiously: "What are you asking for?"

"Mr. Major, we only have four people, plus you and your subordinates, only seven people." The German corporal explained to Sokov: "Just because of ours, we can't deal with so many guerrillas, so we need to transfer immediately. It's better that you have a car, so you can quickly get out of this dangerous area."

"How far is your troops from here?"

“It’s about 20 to 25 kilometers away.”

After figuring out the strength of the enemy, Sokov felt much more relaxed. He shouted to the four German soldiers: "Since that's the case, why are you still going to be slow? Transfer quickly, so that we can't stop the guerrillas coming."

As he said that, Sokov quickly took a step left, leaving a shooting angle for Zhukowen and Churcin.

At the same time, he raised his pistol and yelled: "Shoot!" He shot at the German corporal first.

The gunshot was an order, and Zhu Kewen's pistol and Chursin's submachine gun also rang.

The sudden shooting caught the four German soldiers off guard. Before they came to their senses, they were all shot and fell to the ground. Before the German corporal fell to the ground, he looked at Sokov with resentment. Finally, he looked at Sokov and then fell straight to the ground.

Seeing that all four enemies were defeated, Zhu Kewen quickly stepped forward and checked whether there were any fish that had escaped. After confirming that the enemies were all eliminated, he walked back to report to Sokov: "Comrade Brigade Commander, you have all solved it."

Sokov nodded and immediately ordered Churxin: "Curxin, send a signal to the comrades in the reconnaissance team and let them come here immediately."

Chursing agreed and quickly walked around the building and signaled to the area where the scouts were located.

Sokov took Zhu Kewen to a locomotive, trying to find out whether the locomotive piled here could still be used.

The two arrived at the first locomotive. When Sokov was about to get on the train, he was pulled by Zhu Kewen. At the same time, a panic sound came: "Comrade Brigade Commander, wait a moment, don't get on the train!"

Sokov turned his head and looked at Zhu Kewen, and asked in confusion: "Comrade Second Lieutenant, what's wrong? Why can't you get on the bus?"

Zhu Kewen pointed to the location of the car door: "Look, what is written on the car?"

Looking in the direction of Zhukowen's finger, Sokov saw clearly that the cockpit door said "Beware of mines" in Russian.

Zhu Kewen said nervously: "There are mines in the cockpit of the front of the car. If we just go up like this, it may be dangerous. Why not send someone to contact Colonel Polytic and ask him to send someone to clean up the mines in the cockpit of the front of the car."

Unexpectedly, after hearing this, Sokov laughed and said, "Comrade Lieutenant, don't worry, there are no landmines at all."

"There are no mines? But the location of the door clearly states 'Beware of mines', so what's going on?"

"I think it's probably because the railway workers were unwilling to let the Germans use these locomotives, so they deliberately wrote these words." Sokov explained to him: "You might as well go and look at the other locomotives to see if the same words are written."

Zhu Kewen, who was half-believing and half-doubted, hesitated for a moment, and then said to Sokov: "Comrade Brigade Commander, please wait here first. I'll check the other fronts to see if it's like what you said."

Sokov nodded and agreed without stopping.

When Zhu Kewen went to check out other fronts, Sokov did not rush into the cockpit. After all, he was not a train driver and was unfamiliar with everything on the bus. Even if he really got on, he would probably not be able to see any of them.

A few minutes later, Zhu Kowen came to Sokov again. He said excitedly: "Comrade Brigade Commander, you are right. The other fronts of the cars also have the same words written. It seems that the railway workers deliberately wrote it to deceive the Germans."

After a moment of pause, he asked Sokov tentatively: "Comrade Brigade Commander, can we go up and check it out now?"

At this time, Sokov was no longer anxious. He shook his head and said, "Comrade Lieutenant, neither of us is the train driver. Even if we go up, we may not understand. Anyway, Churxin has sent a signal to the comrades in the reconnaissance team. We will wait for them here to see if anyone among them can drive the train."

As he was talking, Chursin ran over with a gun and reported to Sokov: "Comrade Brigade Commander, the comrades in the reconnaissance team have received my signal and are coming here."

Sokov didn't say anything after hearing this, but just nodded slightly.

When Churxin saw Sokov and Zhu Kewen standing next to the front of the car, he couldn't help but ask curiously: "Comrade Brigade Commander, can this locomotive still be used?"

"I don't know very well." Sokov shook his head and said, "Nether Zhu Kewen and I are not train drivers. We know nothing about common sense about locomotives. Even if we go up, we may not be able to see the reason. So we stay here and wait for the comrades from the reconnaissance team to come. Maybe there will be professionals among them."

Who knew that as soon as Sokov finished speaking, Chursin said, "Comrade Brigade Commander, I was a train driver for several years before the war. If you can trust me, let me go up and check it out. Can you see?"

When Sokov learned that Churxin had served as a train driver before the war, he was overjoyed and said repeatedly: "Comrade Churxin, hurry up, go up and check it out quickly, and see that this locomotive seems to be useful."

"Okay!" Churxin agreed, grabbed the handrail next to the car door, and climbed into the cockpit on the ladder.

Looking at Chursin busy in the cockpit, Zhu Kewen lowered his voice and asked Sokov in a suspicious tone: "Comrade Brigade Commander, do you think Chursin really understands?"

"I think he probably won't deceive me in such a small matter."

The skill was not great, Chursin stood at the door and shouted to Sokov outside: "Comrade Brigade Commander, we are lucky. The locomotive is intact and the carriage is full of coal. As long as the boiler is lit, the front of the car can be started at any time."

"That's great." Sokov was very pleased to learn that the locomotive was good. This means that the transfer of the 315th Division could rely on these locomotives and car swaddles of the freight center. He said to Churxin: "Comrade Churxin, check the other locomotives to see if they can be used."

Just as Chursin agreed and got out of the cockpit, the reconnaissance team arrived.

After the leading scout sergeant came to salute Sokov, he asked respectfully: "Comrade Lieutenant Colonel, don't know what's going on in the freight center?"

Sokov looked at the scouts standing in front of him, suppressed his anger and tried his best to say in a steady tone: "Comrade Sergeant, you are right. There are indeed Germans in the freight center, and there are more than one."

Hearing Sokov said this, the Sgt. He suddenly became nervous. He looked around and asked, "Where are the Germans?"

Sokov pointed at the location of several German soldiers' corpses and said to the sergeant: "Here, they are all there."

The sergeant looked in the direction of Sokov's finger and saw two motorcycles parked there and German corpses were lying on the ground. He quickly called one of his subordinates and ordered, "Come over and see what's going on there."
Chapter completed!